Select quotes from My Brave Pony: Starfleet Magic.
The planet itself was also a tightly control [sic] Police State, but a benevolent one and not tyrannical. The streets were always kept clean. Petty or harsh crimes would not be tolerated and subjected to small sentences— a week of community service, or a night in small prisons, things like that.
Then there were VERY serious crimes that usually were handled by trial, but that was hardly the point.
Then there were VERY serious crimes that usually were handled by trial, but that was hardly the point.
Now understanding what his course of action was. He summoned his minions before him in his massive throne room. The minions bowed, and Titan explained his plan, “My experiment in sending that puppet to gather energy from the alicorns has proven a success. Even now, the rift in the force field is expanding as my power grows, which greatly weakens the barrier itself, but if I am to effectively escape I shall require more power, which means more energy drained from those ponies and the world around them. Do you understand?”
Mysterious bowed to his master “We understand completely my Lord Titan. We will not let you down.”
Dementia nodded, but Rep-Stallion scratched his head in confusion, “Uh, not trying to question orders, but can’t we just get stronger in secret and then strike those punks again?”
Dementia nudged him softly and growled “We’re going to explain it to you one last time, so pay attention! One of the first rules of combat is… Don’t underestimate your opponent!”
“Dementia is correct.” hissed Titan “That is mistake I intend not to make a second time, therefore we stick with my plans. By doing this will not only gain more energy and power, should Starfleet spring into action we shall study them and learn of their skills and power, making it easier to crush them in our own time.
However, if we destroy them beforehand, that’s fine too.”
Mysterious bowed to his master “We understand completely my Lord Titan. We will not let you down.”
Dementia nodded, but Rep-Stallion scratched his head in confusion, “Uh, not trying to question orders, but can’t we just get stronger in secret and then strike those punks again?”
Dementia nudged him softly and growled “We’re going to explain it to you one last time, so pay attention! One of the first rules of combat is… Don’t underestimate your opponent!”
“Dementia is correct.” hissed Titan “That is mistake I intend not to make a second time, therefore we stick with my plans. By doing this will not only gain more energy and power, should Starfleet spring into action we shall study them and learn of their skills and power, making it easier to crush them in our own time.
However, if we destroy them beforehand, that’s fine too.”
It was fitness-day— The day when members of the force were to go through exercise workouts. It wasn’t just all believing and having good skill to use magic, they also had to be in good shape and keep fit for normal everyday lives, as well as combat without magic. Participation was mandatory.
Lightning and Krysta felt sick to their stomachs at such stupidity. “I know he had good intentions but... reasoning with creatures THAT evil…?” groaned Lightning.
“That’s like trying to capture the sun, either incredibly difficult or impossible.” added Krysta.
“That’s like trying to capture the sun, either incredibly difficult or impossible.” added Krysta.
—Season I, Episode 4: Rollin' Rocks
So, several Starfleet forces and civilians who were normal astronauts set off to explore the vast regions of dimensional space, locating other planets suitable to live on, or to explore and observe. By doing this they met other races of creatures. Some were bad and some were nice, some to help and some to fight.
By expanding their horizons, the space ponies found new allies with friendly races and helped to protect them from evil forces, and other Starfleet fighters would seek out the home planets of potential evil forces, and be ready to stall them if attempted to cause any danger. This way, if any chaos was to commence, at least it would not spread so easily throughout the galaxy and harm innocent planets. It wasn't always easy.
By expanding their horizons, the space ponies found new allies with friendly races and helped to protect them from evil forces, and other Starfleet fighters would seek out the home planets of potential evil forces, and be ready to stall them if attempted to cause any danger. This way, if any chaos was to commence, at least it would not spread so easily throughout the galaxy and harm innocent planets. It wasn't always easy.
“That’s Cadance for you.” Twilight said “The best foal-sitter I ever had.”
“Don’t you mean "babysitter?” Lightning asked.
“Oh, sorry…” Twilight said. She was still getting used to her new speech adjustment.
It was "Somebody" not "Some-pony", and all the basic stuff.
“Don’t you mean "babysitter?” Lightning asked.
“Oh, sorry…” Twilight said. She was still getting used to her new speech adjustment.
It was "Somebody" not "Some-pony", and all the basic stuff.
“Besides…” DD continued “Even if we [Space Ponies] could earn cutie marks, I’m not so sure if I’d like to have one anyway.” The students all looked very concerned when she said that. How could someone not even consider wanting a cutie mark, and DD explained bravely that she thought it was just plain silly. “Do you really to have a picture on your flank to show your special talent or part of your personality? No, that’s not who you really are. I know I can do lots of things already, and there’s a lot more things I know I can learn to do, and I don’t think I need a mark to tell me that for me. I’m happy to be who I am, cutie mark or not.”
Twilight hated to admit it but she was still a little shaky on the fact of having to destroy creatures. “I know sometimes we have to, but… I still don’t think that it’s right. It makes us no different than they are.”
Krysta hovered near her “Twilight, I like you, but… sometimes I think you really need to wake up and stop kidding yourself.”
Twilight took that a little offensively, but the others agreed with Krysta. Even Spike agreed. “If we hadn’t done that, then Titan and all the other bad guys from the previous war would’ve killed us all long ago, even if the planet hadn’t been set to explode.”
“I know!” Twilight said sounding annoyed “Do you have to give me this same boring speech every time? I understand, but I just don’t feel anything good comes out of it.”
“Never mind, Twilight.” said Lightning “Maybe one day you’ll see.”
Krysta hovered near her “Twilight, I like you, but… sometimes I think you really need to wake up and stop kidding yourself.”
Twilight took that a little offensively, but the others agreed with Krysta. Even Spike agreed. “If we hadn’t done that, then Titan and all the other bad guys from the previous war would’ve killed us all long ago, even if the planet hadn’t been set to explode.”
“I know!” Twilight said sounding annoyed “Do you have to give me this same boring speech every time? I understand, but I just don’t feel anything good comes out of it.”
“Never mind, Twilight.” said Lightning “Maybe one day you’ll see.”
The Crystallites were very attractive creatures, but only on the surface. They were reputed to having the most outrageous of egos in the galaxy, claiming they were the most beautiful creatures of all, and felt it gave them the right to do as they wanted. The worst part they were treacherous thieves that specialized in stealing treasures and preserving their good looks, but most of all, seizing control of all they desire, namely worlds which would entitle them to steal more treasures and conquer more worlds.
“My dangerous acts…? Well, maybe I like running wild in the street, and maybe you should learn to be a better driver. Did that ever occur to you?”
“Silence!” shouted Lightning “I want answers from you and I want ‘em now! Why did you have Starla cut from the play?”
Celestia was outraged by the way he was speaking to her, but merely slid a file towards him which contained photographs taken showing Starla as the culprit responsible for trashing the set. “If you expect me to allow someone who has done this to be in our school play, you are sorely mistaken.”
“I don’t believe this one bit.” said Lightning “Starla would never do something like this.”
Celestia had been told the same thing by Starla, and since Starla was not able to prove otherwise, Celestia cut her off. “My decision is final. Now, get out of my office.”
Lightning stiffened his body and gazed at her furiously. “No, I won’t!”
Celestia’s features hardened into deep fury. “What did you say?”
“I said… No… I… won’t! I’ve kept this quiet for some time, but you’ve asked for it. You are nothing but an overbearing, bad-tempered, cold-hearted whiny little misfit of a hag!”
He was shouting so loud, that practically everyone could hear what he had said echoing through the school; everyone gasped and peered round the corner. Some even swallowed flies, literally, but were freaked out to even care.
Celestia had never felt so angrily heart-struck in her life. She felt her whole body shaking with such fury, all she needed was one more little push. “You know what… maybe it’s a good thing Bud is dead!” growled Lightning “I’m not so sure he would want an angry wretch like you riding on his back, and how Grandruler ever fell for a demon like you is beyond me!”
Celestia SCREECHED like an angry banshee and swiftly leapt over her desk, tackling Lightning to the ground and began to angrily punch his face. He didn’t feel anything from her punches of course, and he grabbed hold of her arm and flipped her off of him.
“Sister, Stop [sic]!” cried Luna as she barged in trying to break the two of them up, but Celestia was so outraged, she punched her own sister in the face sending her colliding head first into the counter outside, knocking her out cold, and she continued to attack at Lightning.
Many students saw it, and while some actually found it cool, the rest were horrified and ran off to call the police.
Lightning didn’t dare attack Celestia, knowing with his superior strength he would really hurt her more than she deserved to be, but he did shove her off him, and sent her crashing into a shelf with her old riding trophies on it, and they all fell on her, a couple were even broken, and one of them was the very first trophy she and Bud had ever won, really enraging her, so much that she lunged at Lightning, tackling him to the ground with her hands on his neck attempting to choke him to death.
He just had to get her off of him somehow, and with his one free hand he felt up on top of the desk. He felt sharp pencils, a pair of scissors, a letter opener knife, and finally the hot cup of coffee. He grabbed it and then swiftly bashed at Celestia’s face hard, shattering the cup and scalding her with the hot coffee and knocking her off of him. She SCREAMED in extreme agony as she lay flat on the floor rubbing her face. “IT BURNS! IT BURNS!!
Now feeling outraged and very ashamed of himself deep down for what he had just done, Lightning angrily ran out of the school
Celestia was outraged by the way he was speaking to her, but merely slid a file towards him which contained photographs taken showing Starla as the culprit responsible for trashing the set. “If you expect me to allow someone who has done this to be in our school play, you are sorely mistaken.”
“I don’t believe this one bit.” said Lightning “Starla would never do something like this.”
Celestia had been told the same thing by Starla, and since Starla was not able to prove otherwise, Celestia cut her off. “My decision is final. Now, get out of my office.”
Lightning stiffened his body and gazed at her furiously. “No, I won’t!”
Celestia’s features hardened into deep fury. “What did you say?”
“I said… No… I… won’t! I’ve kept this quiet for some time, but you’ve asked for it. You are nothing but an overbearing, bad-tempered, cold-hearted whiny little misfit of a hag!”
He was shouting so loud, that practically everyone could hear what he had said echoing through the school; everyone gasped and peered round the corner. Some even swallowed flies, literally, but were freaked out to even care.
Celestia had never felt so angrily heart-struck in her life. She felt her whole body shaking with such fury, all she needed was one more little push. “You know what… maybe it’s a good thing Bud is dead!” growled Lightning “I’m not so sure he would want an angry wretch like you riding on his back, and how Grandruler ever fell for a demon like you is beyond me!”
Celestia SCREECHED like an angry banshee and swiftly leapt over her desk, tackling Lightning to the ground and began to angrily punch his face. He didn’t feel anything from her punches of course, and he grabbed hold of her arm and flipped her off of him.
“Sister, Stop [sic]!” cried Luna as she barged in trying to break the two of them up, but Celestia was so outraged, she punched her own sister in the face sending her colliding head first into the counter outside, knocking her out cold, and she continued to attack at Lightning.
Many students saw it, and while some actually found it cool, the rest were horrified and ran off to call the police.
Lightning didn’t dare attack Celestia, knowing with his superior strength he would really hurt her more than she deserved to be, but he did shove her off him, and sent her crashing into a shelf with her old riding trophies on it, and they all fell on her, a couple were even broken, and one of them was the very first trophy she and Bud had ever won, really enraging her, so much that she lunged at Lightning, tackling him to the ground with her hands on his neck attempting to choke him to death.
He just had to get her off of him somehow, and with his one free hand he felt up on top of the desk. He felt sharp pencils, a pair of scissors, a letter opener knife, and finally the hot cup of coffee. He grabbed it and then swiftly bashed at Celestia’s face hard, shattering the cup and scalding her with the hot coffee and knocking her off of him. She SCREAMED in extreme agony as she lay flat on the floor rubbing her face. “IT BURNS! IT BURNS!!
Now feeling outraged and very ashamed of himself deep down for what he had just done, Lightning angrily ran out of the school
Twilight lay unconscious on the ground, but no one had actually seen what happened, giving Flash the perfect chance to continue his cover by calling the paramedics and faking a story that he and Twilight were simply chatting outside when she suddenly collapsed, possible due to a violent seizure.
Twilight was taken straight to the hospital where she was diagnosed to be in a deep coma, and wouldn’t snap out of it for some time. The doctors had a hard time believing that she really just collapsed from a seizure.
Lightning was the only one to suspect it was really Flash and his mother who did it, but couldn’t prove it, and still didn’t wish to cause more trouble trying to expose him.
Twilight was taken straight to the hospital where she was diagnosed to be in a deep coma, and wouldn’t snap out of it for some time. The doctors had a hard time believing that she really just collapsed from a seizure.
Lightning was the only one to suspect it was really Flash and his mother who did it, but couldn’t prove it, and still didn’t wish to cause more trouble trying to expose him.
“I know.” said Cadance “But it just seems so hard to let go. He was my big brother, and I really loved him, but when I had to destroy him… it felt as if a part of me died with him.”
Lightning stepped forward. “You feel like you lost your whole world.” The girls turned to face him. “Believe me; I know what that really feels like.”
Cadance felt like she was only just beginning to realize the absolute truth and how her problems weren’t really all that bad. She only lost one or maybe a few family members or loved ones in her life, but everything else stayed the same for her. Lightning on the other hand, he lost all his people, his family, his friends; everything when his birth planet, Harmonious was destroyed. “I’m sorry, Lightning.” she said “I… I guess I wasn’t really thinking about how others have it.”
“It’s not your fault.” Lightning said as he joined her by her side and looked up at the stars. “When Harmonious blew up, and all my people died, not a day or night went by that I didn’t stop to think about it and all that I lost, and I still do, but I try to cope with it, and it helps. Now I have a reason to fight; a reason to keep on living; so that I can help protect others so they won’t likely have to face the same stuff I did. When Unicornicopia and Equestria were destroyed, I knew how everyone felt… but… look at all this, look what we created… in many ways we all learn to move on at some point, even if we ultimately can never put it behind us.”
Lightning stepped forward. “You feel like you lost your whole world.” The girls turned to face him. “Believe me; I know what that really feels like.”
Cadance felt like she was only just beginning to realize the absolute truth and how her problems weren’t really all that bad. She only lost one or maybe a few family members or loved ones in her life, but everything else stayed the same for her. Lightning on the other hand, he lost all his people, his family, his friends; everything when his birth planet, Harmonious was destroyed. “I’m sorry, Lightning.” she said “I… I guess I wasn’t really thinking about how others have it.”
“It’s not your fault.” Lightning said as he joined her by her side and looked up at the stars. “When Harmonious blew up, and all my people died, not a day or night went by that I didn’t stop to think about it and all that I lost, and I still do, but I try to cope with it, and it helps. Now I have a reason to fight; a reason to keep on living; so that I can help protect others so they won’t likely have to face the same stuff I did. When Unicornicopia and Equestria were destroyed, I knew how everyone felt… but… look at all this, look what we created… in many ways we all learn to move on at some point, even if we ultimately can never put it behind us.”
"They’re murderers; they go on killing everything they deem as evil. They never once thought of talk and reason. You know what they are, violent, evil sneaks, and they turn our world into a police state, watching us all day and night."
—Ace Ray, Season III Episode 5: Truth Hurts
"To be honest, Ace Ray... You’re as bad and unimaginative as the evil they face!"
—Skye, Season III, Episode 5: Truth Hurts
The end results of the grueling training were astonishing…!!
Now the ponies had very strong levels of endurance; their bodies were so solid that it wouldn’t be easy to hurt them. It as almost as if they were wearing suits of thick and dense armor right inside their bodies, and certain forms of magic would not be able to penetrate them, which meant they could be transfigured into other creatures or objects so easily.
Their physical strength had improved immensely; they could lift huge and solid objects the size of small hills and hardly break a sweat, and they could break giant boulders into gravel with one punch, some even with just one finger, or even their tails!!
Their speed… Now that was an astonishing improvement. Some managed to run on their two feet alone at 15.5 kilometers per second, which equaled to 55,800 KPH! More than seven times faster than Rainbow Dash and her absolute best speed, and that was just by running. They could travel at even faster speeds by flight. According to Grand Ruler, some ponies like him were most likely to one day reach the velocity of light squared, but only in theory. With a speed like that, a pony would be able to circumnavigate the entire universe... if they didn't stop for rest breaks!
All this, and the technology and weapons they had developed and pioneered over the centuries, they became a fierce force to be reckoned with. They traveled to many star systems and discovered many new sorts of sights and discoveries. They fought against many different sorts of foes; Dragons, ogres, giants, witches, warlocks, mutants, demons, aliens, orgs, even a few machines here and then.
In every measurable sense, the Starfleet race was far superior to the Equestrian race; in magic, strength, experience and intelegence [sic].
…The Equestrians in the audience couldn’t possibly argue a thing with that. Compared to Starfleet with all its massive powers and other things, they were still in nursery school. So all this new training was to help them all power up and become just as strong fighters as any member on the force.
Now the ponies had very strong levels of endurance; their bodies were so solid that it wouldn’t be easy to hurt them. It as almost as if they were wearing suits of thick and dense armor right inside their bodies, and certain forms of magic would not be able to penetrate them, which meant they could be transfigured into other creatures or objects so easily.
Their physical strength had improved immensely; they could lift huge and solid objects the size of small hills and hardly break a sweat, and they could break giant boulders into gravel with one punch, some even with just one finger, or even their tails!!
Their speed… Now that was an astonishing improvement. Some managed to run on their two feet alone at 15.5 kilometers per second, which equaled to 55,800 KPH! More than seven times faster than Rainbow Dash and her absolute best speed, and that was just by running. They could travel at even faster speeds by flight. According to Grand Ruler, some ponies like him were most likely to one day reach the velocity of light squared, but only in theory. With a speed like that, a pony would be able to circumnavigate the entire universe... if they didn't stop for rest breaks!
All this, and the technology and weapons they had developed and pioneered over the centuries, they became a fierce force to be reckoned with. They traveled to many star systems and discovered many new sorts of sights and discoveries. They fought against many different sorts of foes; Dragons, ogres, giants, witches, warlocks, mutants, demons, aliens, orgs, even a few machines here and then.
In every measurable sense, the Starfleet race was far superior to the Equestrian race; in magic, strength, experience and intelegence [sic].
…The Equestrians in the audience couldn’t possibly argue a thing with that. Compared to Starfleet with all its massive powers and other things, they were still in nursery school. So all this new training was to help them all power up and become just as strong fighters as any member on the force.
—Season III, Episode 5: Truth Hurts
Frost-Eye told his story, and how he was sealed away in the Ice Cavern one-hundred years ago by Celestia!
He used to be an ordinary Pegasus pony in charge of wintry weather, and he loved causing snow-storms or ice-falls, but often he liked having a little fun by misusing his powers to play practical jokes on others by dumping snow on them, even in the summer, or mocking others for enjoying the other seasons instead of winter.
“They always said it was almost as if I had wanted to cast the planet into an eternal winter. I supposed in some ways they were right. Just thinking about it—an endless winter and my services being used 24/7. I’d make a fortune, and I could have all the fun and glory I’d ever want and nothing could tell me not to.”
He went on to explain that his mischief and evil deeds soon landed him in trouble. Celestia decided he needed to be taught a lesson. She sealed him away, freezing him within the walls of the Ice-Cavern, and promised to release him when he had learned respect for others, or he would remain where he was in the eternal freezing environment he so wanted.
A-hundred years past and all he could think about was making Celestia and all of Equestria suffer for this. That’s when he was freed by King Sombra, who desired help in taking over the Crystal Empire after it had reappeared. That was how Frost-Eye became the frozen demoncorn he was now, and his freezing powers had increased immensely.
He used to be an ordinary Pegasus pony in charge of wintry weather, and he loved causing snow-storms or ice-falls, but often he liked having a little fun by misusing his powers to play practical jokes on others by dumping snow on them, even in the summer, or mocking others for enjoying the other seasons instead of winter.
“They always said it was almost as if I had wanted to cast the planet into an eternal winter. I supposed in some ways they were right. Just thinking about it—an endless winter and my services being used 24/7. I’d make a fortune, and I could have all the fun and glory I’d ever want and nothing could tell me not to.”
He went on to explain that his mischief and evil deeds soon landed him in trouble. Celestia decided he needed to be taught a lesson. She sealed him away, freezing him within the walls of the Ice-Cavern, and promised to release him when he had learned respect for others, or he would remain where he was in the eternal freezing environment he so wanted.
A-hundred years past and all he could think about was making Celestia and all of Equestria suffer for this. That’s when he was freed by King Sombra, who desired help in taking over the Crystal Empire after it had reappeared. That was how Frost-Eye became the frozen demoncorn he was now, and his freezing powers had increased immensely.
The whole of the planet was put on wide alert of Raven and her sinister plot, and that anyone who so much as spotted her anywhere or had any information that would lead to her capture was to be reported at once to the authorities, but no one… positively no one was permitted under any circumstances to do battle with her.
The rest of Lightning and Twilight’s friends knew of Raven by this point and almost couldn’t believe the story they were told. It only made Twilight angrier and more determined than ever to find Raven and strangle her for threatening her beloved teacher. “Captain Twilight Sparkle, you’ll do no such thing!” Lightning strictly told her. “We still don’t know exactly how powerful Raven really is. It’s dangerous to even think of facing her.”
Everyone else agreed. So far, Raven had only been showing them samples and fractions of her power, and with a-thousand years of training, that didn’t even come close to all their years of training combined.
The rest of Lightning and Twilight’s friends knew of Raven by this point and almost couldn’t believe the story they were told. It only made Twilight angrier and more determined than ever to find Raven and strangle her for threatening her beloved teacher. “Captain Twilight Sparkle, you’ll do no such thing!” Lightning strictly told her. “We still don’t know exactly how powerful Raven really is. It’s dangerous to even think of facing her.”
Everyone else agreed. So far, Raven had only been showing them samples and fractions of her power, and with a-thousand years of training, that didn’t even come close to all their years of training combined.
Twilight continued to fight as best she could, but Raven was starting to grow annoyed and decided to teach Twilight a lesson once and for all about getting in the way between her and her revenge. Her golden horn began to glow with that mystical light, and she laughed loud and wickedly, and her hands were just glowing brightly. Twilight gazed in concern, but remembered that Celestia’s life was at stake, and she began to charge up her own power and was glowing along with her Element of Magic deep within her.
“Twilight!” shouted Lightning, and he dashed down to try and get to her and stop her, but the two ponies already fired two large beams of magic at one another. Twilight pushed and struggled and gave it all she got, but she too stood no chance against the power of the uniforce, and Raven began to send force the powers back at her. Twilight gasped and barley [sic] managed to leap out of the way just in time, but Raven zipped right up to her, and zapped her right thought [sic] armor and piercing her right through heart...!!
...right before Lightning’s eyes and horror!!
“NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…!!”
Twilight’s body jolted with magical currents, and small explosions. Her visor had shattered, and her armor fell off and hit the ground with a loud clang as she fell to her knees… forward onto the ground… followed by a large, fiery explosion!
...
The spell stopped working because Twilight was the one, who had cast it, and… there was no doubt, she was a goner. Raven cast a glare at Lightning and decided to let him be. “Let this be a warning…” she sneered “Anyone who dares get in the way of my revenge will meet the same fate as your friend. Ciao!” and she vanished while laughing loudly, but Lightning was almost too devastated to care.
He powered down his suit and walked over to Twilight. He got down on his knees and, ever so gently, scooped her into his arms. The wound on her chest was very fatal. “Twilight…?” he peeped softly as he gently caressed her face with his fingers “Twilight…?”
She weakly opened her eyes and gazed up at him. “Lightning…” she spoke so wearily and softly she almost couldn’t be heard. Tears were flowing down Lightning’s face. “Just take it easy. She’s gone now.”
Twilight slowly laid her hand into Lightning’s one free hand. “Lightning…” she peeped “…I’m… sor… ry!” Her eyes slowly closed and Lightning felt her hand softly sliding out of his and it just flopped lifelessly onto her chest!
“Twilight…?” Her entire body lost its coloring and turned to a chalky grey, her cutie mark glowed brightly under her pants, and seemingly left her flank and dissolved into thin air, and finally out of her body emerged a newly forged stone representing the element of magic. “Twilight… ” sobbed Lightning. His tears were cascading down his face and splashing onto her body. “No! No…!” And her [sic] threw his head high up into the air and let out a very loud and mournful NEIGH… just like the pony he was.
“Twilight!” shouted Lightning, and he dashed down to try and get to her and stop her, but the two ponies already fired two large beams of magic at one another. Twilight pushed and struggled and gave it all she got, but she too stood no chance against the power of the uniforce, and Raven began to send force the powers back at her. Twilight gasped and barley [sic] managed to leap out of the way just in time, but Raven zipped right up to her, and zapped her right thought [sic] armor and piercing her right through heart...!!
...right before Lightning’s eyes and horror!!
“NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…!!”
Twilight’s body jolted with magical currents, and small explosions. Her visor had shattered, and her armor fell off and hit the ground with a loud clang as she fell to her knees… forward onto the ground… followed by a large, fiery explosion!
...
The spell stopped working because Twilight was the one, who had cast it, and… there was no doubt, she was a goner. Raven cast a glare at Lightning and decided to let him be. “Let this be a warning…” she sneered “Anyone who dares get in the way of my revenge will meet the same fate as your friend. Ciao!” and she vanished while laughing loudly, but Lightning was almost too devastated to care.
He powered down his suit and walked over to Twilight. He got down on his knees and, ever so gently, scooped her into his arms. The wound on her chest was very fatal. “Twilight…?” he peeped softly as he gently caressed her face with his fingers “Twilight…?”
She weakly opened her eyes and gazed up at him. “Lightning…” she spoke so wearily and softly she almost couldn’t be heard. Tears were flowing down Lightning’s face. “Just take it easy. She’s gone now.”
Twilight slowly laid her hand into Lightning’s one free hand. “Lightning…” she peeped “…I’m… sor… ry!” Her eyes slowly closed and Lightning felt her hand softly sliding out of his and it just flopped lifelessly onto her chest!
“Twilight…?” Her entire body lost its coloring and turned to a chalky grey, her cutie mark glowed brightly under her pants, and seemingly left her flank and dissolved into thin air, and finally out of her body emerged a newly forged stone representing the element of magic. “Twilight… ” sobbed Lightning. His tears were cascading down his face and splashing onto her body. “No! No…!” And her [sic] threw his head high up into the air and let out a very loud and mournful NEIGH… just like the pony he was.
The Cutie mark [sic] Crusaders didn’t even seem to care much if the wedding was off. They went back to school feeling very sad, even Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon were actually showing emotions as if for the first time… as they felt just as bad as everyone else.
Celestia placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. Much as she really didn’t like what she was about to say, but it was the truth and Lightning had to be told it, again. “It is not your fault, Lightning. Much as I hate to say it, but Twilight was the one who did wrong. She was told more than enough times not to go after Raven. We no way of knowing how powerful she really was. We all knew how high the risks were.”
Krysta nodded, “But it didn’t make any difference to her. No, Lightning, in-spite [sic] of her pure intentions, she deliberately disobeyed orders and acted without thought.”
Krysta nodded, “But it didn’t make any difference to her. No, Lightning, in-spite [sic] of her pure intentions, she deliberately disobeyed orders and acted without thought.”
—Season III, Episode 17: Lost and Found
Frost-Eye soon found himself back against the wall, the same one he had been sealed in before, and Lightning stepped forth, and reminded him of all the horrid things he did with his bad behavior and his sick, twisted idea for freezing weather, and nearly killing everyone. “You were sealed in here for a reason. Now, you’re going back until you learn some manners and respect.” His eyes glowed brightly with a small amount of the uniforce, and he fired it right at Frost-Eye and the wall.
Frost-Eye screamed and roared as the entire cavern began to collapse all around them. “Let’s run!” cried Pinkie and they all dashed out of the cavern, leaving Frost-Eye to be helplessly sealed away again, and the entire cavern collapsed and sealed itself up under the snow and ice.
“Lightning, how did you do that?” asked Spike.
Lightning explained he heard tales from Queen Celestia of how she sealed Frost-Eye away the first time, by forcing a magic spell to use as the seal. Since the uniforce was stronger than almost all things, and with the cavern now sealed away under the mountain… Frost-Eye wasn’t likely to come out of there for a really long time. Hopefully, he would learn some sense.
Frost-Eye screamed and roared as the entire cavern began to collapse all around them. “Let’s run!” cried Pinkie and they all dashed out of the cavern, leaving Frost-Eye to be helplessly sealed away again, and the entire cavern collapsed and sealed itself up under the snow and ice.
“Lightning, how did you do that?” asked Spike.
Lightning explained he heard tales from Queen Celestia of how she sealed Frost-Eye away the first time, by forcing a magic spell to use as the seal. Since the uniforce was stronger than almost all things, and with the cavern now sealed away under the mountain… Frost-Eye wasn’t likely to come out of there for a really long time. Hopefully, he would learn some sense.
Grand Ruler remembered his glory days as Captain of the Canterlot guard, and the battles they fought protecting everything. Even when one of his men was down and needed help while begging that the others to leave him and go on; he would he pick him up and remind him “A good soldier never leaves a friend behind.”
Even when Starfleet was formed he taught his very first troops the same manner, and lived the exact same experiences.
Suddenly, he realized something, and scrambled through the rule book, and sure enough he found exactly what he was looking for and grinned proudly…
He immediately called the meeting back into session. “I have my decision!” he announced, and everyone gazed at him nervously. “The Starfleet code Section six, paragraph two: The safety of missions and promising of success will not be affected by the fate of any individual.”
Many of the others felt their hearts being crushed. “What does that mean?” asked Spike.
“It means, no matter how strongly we feel we can’t go after Starla.” said Buddy Rose.
Spike felt his insides churning with grief and shame.
“However…!” Grand Ruler suddenly said, and everyone turned to face him again “If there is one thing I have learned and that every good warrior has, it’s that you never leave anyone behind, so as is stated in the first and foremost sections of field combat.”
Everyone’s hopes started to rise. “So… does this mean…?” Fluttershy stuttered.
Grand Ruler nodded “The first rule is strict and must always be noted and followed if need-be, however, we have not come to that yet. Therefore, if we were to make the exception this time, it may very well be the exception that proves both rules. We’re going after Starla!”
Even when Starfleet was formed he taught his very first troops the same manner, and lived the exact same experiences.
Suddenly, he realized something, and scrambled through the rule book, and sure enough he found exactly what he was looking for and grinned proudly…
He immediately called the meeting back into session. “I have my decision!” he announced, and everyone gazed at him nervously. “The Starfleet code Section six, paragraph two: The safety of missions and promising of success will not be affected by the fate of any individual.”
Many of the others felt their hearts being crushed. “What does that mean?” asked Spike.
“It means, no matter how strongly we feel we can’t go after Starla.” said Buddy Rose.
Spike felt his insides churning with grief and shame.
“However…!” Grand Ruler suddenly said, and everyone turned to face him again “If there is one thing I have learned and that every good warrior has, it’s that you never leave anyone behind, so as is stated in the first and foremost sections of field combat.”
Everyone’s hopes started to rise. “So… does this mean…?” Fluttershy stuttered.
Grand Ruler nodded “The first rule is strict and must always be noted and followed if need-be, however, we have not come to that yet. Therefore, if we were to make the exception this time, it may very well be the exception that proves both rules. We’re going after Starla!”
“Look.” said Shining Armor, pointing at the bottle on the windowsill. The two figures, remained unseen by them, but the trio examined the medicine bottle and the note attached to it: “For the Queen, be sure to take these. Your survival depends on it.” it said. This worried everyone, but confused them as well, and they began to suspect a trap. Shining Armor ripped off the note, breaking the sticker-seal. A big flash of light shone, and he dropped the bottle as everyone stepped back and gazed in awe as light images of the two hooded creatures appeared.
The trio was just speechless, but the babies gazed at the two figures strangely.
“If you are hearing this message, be advised, this is no trap.” said the male.
“You must listen very carefully to what we are about to tell you. We can only say it once.” said the female. The trio listened very carefully, feeling it was important.
“Queen Celestia is extremely ill, and in exactly one week from today, she will die from a blood disease.”
Celestia gasped, and the others gazed at her with such concern.
The female voice then explained everything, and the images warped to showing events from the past. There Celestia was, fighting with Raven, the evil assassin whom tried to murder Celestia, and killed Twilight.
…Remembering this angered everyone severely.
The message played on warning Celestia this was how it all started…
Raven had coated her fists with a very powerful poison she had discovered from her thousand years of training in the Dark Dimension. She managed to even render it invisible so Celestia would never suspect a thing, and no current Starfleet technology would detect it within her.
Raven herself was already immune to this poison, yet every time she punched Celestia during their brawl, hitting Celestia’s skin, the poison seeped into her body. Though it was only in small doses, it slowly began to build up inside of her. Modern day technology would never have been able to detect the poison until it was too late.
It was Raven’s hope that if by some fluke she had lost to Celestia, Celestia would still die and she’d gain her revenge, for no actual cure existed that could help her.
“This medicine we have given is your only hope. It will give you a fighting chance if you take it.” said the male voice.
“By now you must realize that this is not an act of trickery. We would never give you this message if it had been.”
“Take your medicine now. You have not much time left.”
The images faded and would not be seen again. Celestia was a mixture of emotions, confused, astonished, but most of all she was afraid. “I’m… going to… die?!”
Grand Ruler gazed at his wife with possibly the deepest most frightened concern he had ever felt. He really didn’t know what to think, yet explanations were justified, and with no time to actually study the pills and find out their contents as it would take far too long, in desperation not to lose her, he was prepared to take the biggest risk he had ever taken…!
He took the bottle and handed it to her. “You better take your medicine.”
Even Shining Armor was inclined to agree.
The trio was just speechless, but the babies gazed at the two figures strangely.
“If you are hearing this message, be advised, this is no trap.” said the male.
“You must listen very carefully to what we are about to tell you. We can only say it once.” said the female. The trio listened very carefully, feeling it was important.
“Queen Celestia is extremely ill, and in exactly one week from today, she will die from a blood disease.”
Celestia gasped, and the others gazed at her with such concern.
The female voice then explained everything, and the images warped to showing events from the past. There Celestia was, fighting with Raven, the evil assassin whom tried to murder Celestia, and killed Twilight.
…Remembering this angered everyone severely.
The message played on warning Celestia this was how it all started…
Raven had coated her fists with a very powerful poison she had discovered from her thousand years of training in the Dark Dimension. She managed to even render it invisible so Celestia would never suspect a thing, and no current Starfleet technology would detect it within her.
Raven herself was already immune to this poison, yet every time she punched Celestia during their brawl, hitting Celestia’s skin, the poison seeped into her body. Though it was only in small doses, it slowly began to build up inside of her. Modern day technology would never have been able to detect the poison until it was too late.
It was Raven’s hope that if by some fluke she had lost to Celestia, Celestia would still die and she’d gain her revenge, for no actual cure existed that could help her.
“This medicine we have given is your only hope. It will give you a fighting chance if you take it.” said the male voice.
“By now you must realize that this is not an act of trickery. We would never give you this message if it had been.”
“Take your medicine now. You have not much time left.”
The images faded and would not be seen again. Celestia was a mixture of emotions, confused, astonished, but most of all she was afraid. “I’m… going to… die?!”
Grand Ruler gazed at his wife with possibly the deepest most frightened concern he had ever felt. He really didn’t know what to think, yet explanations were justified, and with no time to actually study the pills and find out their contents as it would take far too long, in desperation not to lose her, he was prepared to take the biggest risk he had ever taken…!
He took the bottle and handed it to her. “You better take your medicine.”
Even Shining Armor was inclined to agree.
“But I don’t understand. I came up with excellent features, ideals, and creative means to end the war.”
“That may be, but you didn’t portray it accurately enough.” said Lightning “You portrayed simply by talking and resolving differences would end all the war and fighting; and while that could be true, that’s not how it would work in real life.”
Twilight was growing irritable. “So, you’re saying I should just fight, and kill and hurt more innocent people.” She pointed at a news-clipping on her desk about the thugs being hauled away.
Lightning could only sigh in disappointment. It was bad enough she put words in his mouth. He really hated it when Twilight tried to point out flaws in his arguments.
“That may be, but you didn’t portray it accurately enough.” said Lightning “You portrayed simply by talking and resolving differences would end all the war and fighting; and while that could be true, that’s not how it would work in real life.”
Twilight was growing irritable. “So, you’re saying I should just fight, and kill and hurt more innocent people.” She pointed at a news-clipping on her desk about the thugs being hauled away.
Lightning could only sigh in disappointment. It was bad enough she put words in his mouth. He really hated it when Twilight tried to point out flaws in his arguments.
Meanwhile, that very day at Canterlot High, all the students were so confident about their upcoming third and consecutive triumph of the Friendship Games; their school against Crystal Prep.
This would all be thanks to the Starfleet gang.
(...)
[Rhymey] referred to the fact that their Starfleet powers and experiences helped them and the gang develop graceful and stronger skills for their every days lives; flexibility, endurance, strength, speed, even their wits, but it was not their actual powers though. Those powers could only be accessed by the energizer badges they and all their friends kept on them but never actually wore them in public.
So, it was pretty much just natural skills.
“But still, doesn’t it feel like… cheating?” asked Fluttershy.
“It so isn’t…” said Rainbow as she waltzed up behind them kicking her soccer-ball. “We’re been through this every year, they accuse of cheating, and we prove to them it’s natural skill and talent. HI-YA!”
This would all be thanks to the Starfleet gang.
(...)
[Rhymey] referred to the fact that their Starfleet powers and experiences helped them and the gang develop graceful and stronger skills for their every days lives; flexibility, endurance, strength, speed, even their wits, but it was not their actual powers though. Those powers could only be accessed by the energizer badges they and all their friends kept on them but never actually wore them in public.
So, it was pretty much just natural skills.
“But still, doesn’t it feel like… cheating?” asked Fluttershy.
“It so isn’t…” said Rainbow as she waltzed up behind them kicking her soccer-ball. “We’re been through this every year, they accuse of cheating, and we prove to them it’s natural skill and talent. HI-YA!”
—My Brave Pony: Starfleet Humans: Starfleet Events, Act 1: Differences Apart
They had left the gym earlier, and we’re all waiting outside in the hallways, waiting for Twilight to sneak out into the girls’ locker room.
“There she is…” said Buddy Rose.
“…Let’s move.” said Sunset.
Twilight was suddenly confronted by everyone, standing right in her way like a human wall. All of them had their arms folded and scolding expressions on their faces.
“Um… excuse me, please.” she said nervously, but the others would not budge.
“No more games with you, girl.” said Applejack.
Twilight blinked in confusion.
“We know what you’ve been up to; you and that little thing of yours you made.” said Artie.
Now Twilight felt her blood turn cold, and she gulped nervously. She knew she couldn’t try to lie her way out of this.
“Confess! Confess!! CONFESS!!” shouted Pinkie.
Twilight’s hair came undone and her glasses fell off. Even the others were a bit appalled by Pinkie’s shouting, but Twilight gave in. “All right, follow me.”
She led them all to the girls’ locker room, the girls followed her inside, but Rarity blocked the guys from coming in. She pointed to the sign and said “Uh, uh, uhn… girls only.”
The guys sighed and backed away from the door.
...
At that point the girls came out from the locker room and rejoined with the boys. The boys saw the device glowing with its multi-colors.
“So that’s where our powers have been all this time.” said Dyno.
“Why did you do this, Chica?” Myte asked.
Tears of regret formed in Twilight’s eyes “I didn’t mean for any of this to happen. I just wanted to learn about the strange energy coming from your school, and learn more about what goes on here on this island. I didn’t know it was magic, or how it worked.”
The others were still not pleased with her.
“So you decided to just steal our powers and keep them for yourself? Is that it?!” snarled Rainbow.
“No, it’s not like that.” cried Twilight “It just started to absorb energy on its own, but I don’t know how. I’m really sorry.”
Despite her sincerity, the gang was unmoved by the seriousness of the whole ordeal.
That’s when the detector began to go crazy again and caused another rift to appear in the middle of the hallway. “I don’t know how this happens either!” cried Twilight.
“Is there anything you do know?!” snarled Sunset and she grabbed the detector and snapped it shut, thus sealing up the rift.
“That was a portal to United Equestria.” cried Fluttershy.
“United Equestria…?” asked Twilight.
Now the gang was really infuriated.
“Do you have any idea how serious this is?!” growled Starla “You could’ve unleashed horrors and chaos with unthinkable consequences.”
“Hey!” snapped Spike “Don’t talk to her like that. She didn’t know, for that matter even didn’t know.”
“That’s not the point!” snapped Sunset “For someone who seems to be so smart, did you ever think maybe you shouldn’t mess with things you don’t understand?”
By this point Twilight’s tears were falling earnestly “But… I want to understand.”
“But you don’t, and I don’t think you can!” snapped Sunset.
To Twilight, she was acting just like Lightning and the way he talked down to her.
“You don’t really understand, Twilight.”
“That’s not how it works in real life.”
“How many times do we have to go through this?”
“You may watch and learn, but you don’t have any experience.”
Twilight couldn’t hold it in anymore and just ran off crying.
“Twilight, wait!” cried Spike, and he wretched himself out of Fluttershy’s arm and chased after her.
The gang immediately felt remorseful.
“That poor girl.” cried Rarity.
“What she did was very wrong,
But it seems we came on much too strong.” Rhymey added.
Sunset felt the most remorseful “Some friendship games these turned out to be. Even I turned my back on the very thing I was trying to promote.”
Artie walked up to his girlfriend and comforted her “It’s not all your fault. Maybe we weren’t playing our roles any better?”
The others all held their heads down in shame.
“There she is…” said Buddy Rose.
“…Let’s move.” said Sunset.
Twilight was suddenly confronted by everyone, standing right in her way like a human wall. All of them had their arms folded and scolding expressions on their faces.
“Um… excuse me, please.” she said nervously, but the others would not budge.
“No more games with you, girl.” said Applejack.
Twilight blinked in confusion.
“We know what you’ve been up to; you and that little thing of yours you made.” said Artie.
Now Twilight felt her blood turn cold, and she gulped nervously. She knew she couldn’t try to lie her way out of this.
“Confess! Confess!! CONFESS!!” shouted Pinkie.
Twilight’s hair came undone and her glasses fell off. Even the others were a bit appalled by Pinkie’s shouting, but Twilight gave in. “All right, follow me.”
She led them all to the girls’ locker room, the girls followed her inside, but Rarity blocked the guys from coming in. She pointed to the sign and said “Uh, uh, uhn… girls only.”
The guys sighed and backed away from the door.
...
At that point the girls came out from the locker room and rejoined with the boys. The boys saw the device glowing with its multi-colors.
“So that’s where our powers have been all this time.” said Dyno.
“Why did you do this, Chica?” Myte asked.
Tears of regret formed in Twilight’s eyes “I didn’t mean for any of this to happen. I just wanted to learn about the strange energy coming from your school, and learn more about what goes on here on this island. I didn’t know it was magic, or how it worked.”
The others were still not pleased with her.
“So you decided to just steal our powers and keep them for yourself? Is that it?!” snarled Rainbow.
“No, it’s not like that.” cried Twilight “It just started to absorb energy on its own, but I don’t know how. I’m really sorry.”
Despite her sincerity, the gang was unmoved by the seriousness of the whole ordeal.
That’s when the detector began to go crazy again and caused another rift to appear in the middle of the hallway. “I don’t know how this happens either!” cried Twilight.
“Is there anything you do know?!” snarled Sunset and she grabbed the detector and snapped it shut, thus sealing up the rift.
“That was a portal to United Equestria.” cried Fluttershy.
“United Equestria…?” asked Twilight.
Now the gang was really infuriated.
“Do you have any idea how serious this is?!” growled Starla “You could’ve unleashed horrors and chaos with unthinkable consequences.”
“Hey!” snapped Spike “Don’t talk to her like that. She didn’t know, for that matter even didn’t know.”
“That’s not the point!” snapped Sunset “For someone who seems to be so smart, did you ever think maybe you shouldn’t mess with things you don’t understand?”
By this point Twilight’s tears were falling earnestly “But… I want to understand.”
“But you don’t, and I don’t think you can!” snapped Sunset.
To Twilight, she was acting just like Lightning and the way he talked down to her.
“You don’t really understand, Twilight.”
“That’s not how it works in real life.”
“How many times do we have to go through this?”
“You may watch and learn, but you don’t have any experience.”
Twilight couldn’t hold it in anymore and just ran off crying.
“Twilight, wait!” cried Spike, and he wretched himself out of Fluttershy’s arm and chased after her.
The gang immediately felt remorseful.
“That poor girl.” cried Rarity.
“What she did was very wrong,
But it seems we came on much too strong.” Rhymey added.
Sunset felt the most remorseful “Some friendship games these turned out to be. Even I turned my back on the very thing I was trying to promote.”
Artie walked up to his girlfriend and comforted her “It’s not all your fault. Maybe we weren’t playing our roles any better?”
The others all held their heads down in shame.
Yes, Brass is a strawman, inspired by and behaving exactly like somebody who was very rude to me about my Starfleet verse and my characters.
Preferring an entire galaxy of so many innocent beings, including the Equestrians he supports, to be killed just so they don't have to put up with what HE THINKS Starfleet is
That is Pathetic, and shameful and extremely scorn-worthy!
Preferring an entire galaxy of so many innocent beings, including the Equestrians he supports, to be killed just so they don't have to put up with what HE THINKS Starfleet is
That is Pathetic, and shameful and extremely scorn-worthy!
—Author's note, Season VI, Episode 1: Escape from Starfleet: Part 1
“They come to our world, lead their enemies to us, and if that wasn’t bad enough they turned us from normal ponies into these human shaped weirdos! Oh, and to add insult to injury, they treat us all like we’re inferior and enslave us with their martial laws, and when trouble comes they just fight and kill, and they arrest creatures with no good reason…
…They’re nothing but a bunch of silly, overbearing tyrannical dictators! Why can’t you guys see that? Why can’t anyone see that?”
…They’re nothing but a bunch of silly, overbearing tyrannical dictators! Why can’t you guys see that? Why can’t anyone see that?”
—Brass Bolt, Season VI, Episode 1: Escape from Starfleet: Part 1
“Space Ponies ARE stronger than you Equestrians, but we don’t treat you like slaves, and we don’t bluntly rub in your faces.”
—Random Space Pony, in response to Brass Bolt's aforementioned statements, Season VI, Episode 1: Escape from Starfleet: Part 1
As he walked through the prisons, he saw many ferocious creatures pounding and banging at their cells only to be stopped by the magic force-fields keeping them sealed in, and keeping their powers drained so they couldn’t even try to escape.
“QUIET!!” a guard shouted as he walked along the cell-bock[sic], “KEEP IT DOWN, ALL OF YOU OR YOU WON’T BE FED TONIGHT!!! I MEAN IT!!”
Several more prisoners were being marched in after a hard day’s labour, as part of their sentence. One of the creatures attacked the guards and tried to make his escape.
“Oh, no you don’t!!” someone shouted, followed by a small blast of Uniforce, knocking the alien unconscious.
It was the warden; Cerise Wonder, whom had long since been promoted to Colonel. She was a space alicorn, whom greatly resembled princess Cadance— same color, same mane style, even same voice— but Cerise had a golden horn like Lightning had.
The guards saluted, and were grateful she showed up, and she gazed pitifully at the prisoners, “You see that?” she said threateningly as she motioned to the unconscious convict, “Anyone else who tries will get it worse! GOT IT?!”
Though Brass knew the other aliens prisoners, he still felt the way the Starfleet ponies were behaving was worse.
“QUIET!!” a guard shouted as he walked along the cell-bock[sic], “KEEP IT DOWN, ALL OF YOU OR YOU WON’T BE FED TONIGHT!!! I MEAN IT!!”
Several more prisoners were being marched in after a hard day’s labour, as part of their sentence. One of the creatures attacked the guards and tried to make his escape.
“Oh, no you don’t!!” someone shouted, followed by a small blast of Uniforce, knocking the alien unconscious.
It was the warden; Cerise Wonder, whom had long since been promoted to Colonel. She was a space alicorn, whom greatly resembled princess Cadance— same color, same mane style, even same voice— but Cerise had a golden horn like Lightning had.
The guards saluted, and were grateful she showed up, and she gazed pitifully at the prisoners, “You see that?” she said threateningly as she motioned to the unconscious convict, “Anyone else who tries will get it worse! GOT IT?!”
Though Brass knew the other aliens prisoners, he still felt the way the Starfleet ponies were behaving was worse.
—Season VI, Episode 1: Escape from Starfleet: Part 1
Princess Luna stepped forth, “Our efforts to save our home-world were in vain, but our lives were spared the destruction, and before long our new world was born, and our new lives began. Not to mention we all got these rather interesting new bodies.”
Pretty much all the ponies gathered liked their humanoid bodies; they made their lives so much easier than before— now able to perform menial tasks with their hands instead of their mouths or magic. This would help get a lot more done a lot more efficiently, especially for those who couldn’t do magic.
Pretty much all the ponies gathered liked their humanoid bodies; they made their lives so much easier than before— now able to perform menial tasks with their hands instead of their mouths or magic. This would help get a lot more done a lot more efficiently, especially for those who couldn’t do magic.
Suddenly, he spotted a speck of sparkling blood on the floor in the hallway. No doubt it was Grand Ruler’s blood as he was a deity alicorn, and their blood type sparkled.
After a while, Sienna was resting, but was still being hauled off to prison, and Mako was going with her, but he was willing to face up.
“What you did was very brave, Mako.” Grand Ruler said “But inspite [sic] of all this, you and your sister must still answer for all the bad things that you’ve done.”
Mako held his head low, “Yes, your majesty. I understand, and I’m willing to pay.”
Grand Ruler didn’t like this as much himself. “However…” he said “I will have words with intergalactic DA’s and mention of how you helped us, and it still is understandable of what happened to you two.
Hopefully we can get you both into some rehabilitation program.”
Mako felt just a little better, and he looked at the all the heroes smiling rather sadly at him. “Thank you all for believing in me. It’s the nicest thing that’s happened in a long time.”
The heroes felt even worse now, but they couldn’t change a thing.
The guard put his hand on Mako’s shoulder “Come on, kid, time to go.” and he softly led Mako through a portal which would take them both, Sienna and the other guards to the prison planet.
Then they were gone.
(...)
A week later, after some much cleaning up and restoration, all was beautiful and gleaming again. New trees were planted, grass was laid out, all the damages cleared away, and it was time to celebrate victory, as well as getting word from Intergalactic DA that Sienna was undergoing psychiatric treatment, while Mako would have to be placed in a foster home on another planet until a time his sister could be released and maybe join them.
...At least were not imprisoned.
“What you did was very brave, Mako.” Grand Ruler said “But inspite [sic] of all this, you and your sister must still answer for all the bad things that you’ve done.”
Mako held his head low, “Yes, your majesty. I understand, and I’m willing to pay.”
Grand Ruler didn’t like this as much himself. “However…” he said “I will have words with intergalactic DA’s and mention of how you helped us, and it still is understandable of what happened to you two.
Hopefully we can get you both into some rehabilitation program.”
Mako felt just a little better, and he looked at the all the heroes smiling rather sadly at him. “Thank you all for believing in me. It’s the nicest thing that’s happened in a long time.”
The heroes felt even worse now, but they couldn’t change a thing.
The guard put his hand on Mako’s shoulder “Come on, kid, time to go.” and he softly led Mako through a portal which would take them both, Sienna and the other guards to the prison planet.
Then they were gone.
(...)
A week later, after some much cleaning up and restoration, all was beautiful and gleaming again. New trees were planted, grass was laid out, all the damages cleared away, and it was time to celebrate victory, as well as getting word from Intergalactic DA that Sienna was undergoing psychiatric treatment, while Mako would have to be placed in a foster home on another planet until a time his sister could be released and maybe join them.
...At least were not imprisoned.
“Listen very closely.” said Mowaza “Over ten-thousand years ago, on my planet… there was a great evil…!”
She turned to her guard with the scroll, and the guard held the scroll up so that it fell open revealing a large ancient splash-panel painting; of an ancient Chinese like town being ransacked by evil creatures, and in the upmost center was a large hulking creature that had a large lion’s head, two dragon heads for hands, and the face of a huge bear as chest armor.
“…Stammadon!” Mowaza called him “He believed that only the strong and the mighty should rule, and those he deemed weak were to be erased. This lead him to become power-hungry, and a warmonger; using these as means to increase his own strength and rule over anything he desired.”
Grand Ruler and Celestia held hands, feeling outraged at such a creature and its lust for power, everyone else in the room felt the same way.
Mowaza continued with her story and motioned at the chest. “Brave Kung-Fu warriors of our world fought hard, channeling their inner pure strengths. Finally, they were able to capture and imprison Stammadon… inside this box.”
A moment of silence followed as everyone took a moment to let it all sink in.
“For all that time,” said Mowaza “The royal family had been charged with the honor and duty of guarding this, to ensure that Stammadon would never escape.
But now… that we are converting to the ways of peace and bliss, we can no longer carry out that task.
We know that you are of good nature, Starfleet, and our faith is with you as well.
We wish to entrust this task to you, if you will have it.”
(...)
POW!! The box burst open, and a huge burst of energy flowed out from it with the force of a hurricane. The force of the strong winds and shockwaves knocked everyone around, Grand Ruler and Celestia were knocked away, and even Striker was freed from the aura that held him as the other ponies got knocked away by the blast.
“I’m outta’ here!” Striker cried, and dashed he off.
“FREE!!” thundered a deep and evil voice “…I AM FINALLY FREE!!”
“Oh, no!!” cried Mowaza. The spirit of Stammadon turned, and a pair of glowing red eyes shone in the energy, glaring at her. “Mowaza!” he thundered “For many millennia I’ve been trapped and guarded by your family and heritage, but now that I am back, YOU will be disposed of first!”
“LOOK OUT!!” Pinkie Pie screamed as the evil spirit rushed in too fast for anyone to react.
“AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH…!!!” The force flew straight at Mowaza, knocking her with a strong hit that send her sailing hard into the wall, and she flat on the floor.
“The Queen!!” cried the gaurds.
Stammadon laughed, “Mowaza is defeated… the rest of you are not worthy of my time!” and he flew off with such a force, knocking everyone down in a gust of winds as he flew out the window and was gone.
She turned to her guard with the scroll, and the guard held the scroll up so that it fell open revealing a large ancient splash-panel painting; of an ancient Chinese like town being ransacked by evil creatures, and in the upmost center was a large hulking creature that had a large lion’s head, two dragon heads for hands, and the face of a huge bear as chest armor.
“…Stammadon!” Mowaza called him “He believed that only the strong and the mighty should rule, and those he deemed weak were to be erased. This lead him to become power-hungry, and a warmonger; using these as means to increase his own strength and rule over anything he desired.”
Grand Ruler and Celestia held hands, feeling outraged at such a creature and its lust for power, everyone else in the room felt the same way.
Mowaza continued with her story and motioned at the chest. “Brave Kung-Fu warriors of our world fought hard, channeling their inner pure strengths. Finally, they were able to capture and imprison Stammadon… inside this box.”
A moment of silence followed as everyone took a moment to let it all sink in.
“For all that time,” said Mowaza “The royal family had been charged with the honor and duty of guarding this, to ensure that Stammadon would never escape.
But now… that we are converting to the ways of peace and bliss, we can no longer carry out that task.
We know that you are of good nature, Starfleet, and our faith is with you as well.
We wish to entrust this task to you, if you will have it.”
(...)
POW!! The box burst open, and a huge burst of energy flowed out from it with the force of a hurricane. The force of the strong winds and shockwaves knocked everyone around, Grand Ruler and Celestia were knocked away, and even Striker was freed from the aura that held him as the other ponies got knocked away by the blast.
“I’m outta’ here!” Striker cried, and dashed he off.
“FREE!!” thundered a deep and evil voice “…I AM FINALLY FREE!!”
“Oh, no!!” cried Mowaza. The spirit of Stammadon turned, and a pair of glowing red eyes shone in the energy, glaring at her. “Mowaza!” he thundered “For many millennia I’ve been trapped and guarded by your family and heritage, but now that I am back, YOU will be disposed of first!”
“LOOK OUT!!” Pinkie Pie screamed as the evil spirit rushed in too fast for anyone to react.
“AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH…!!!” The force flew straight at Mowaza, knocking her with a strong hit that send her sailing hard into the wall, and she flat on the floor.
“The Queen!!” cried the gaurds.
Stammadon laughed, “Mowaza is defeated… the rest of you are not worthy of my time!” and he flew off with such a force, knocking everyone down in a gust of winds as he flew out the window and was gone.
Ever since United Equestria was formed after The Great War, with Starfleet’s advanced technologies, things had quite improved since the days of Equestria of Old.
Computers and Systems were now much more advanced, and able to do much more than ever before, and new complex machinery and devices were established to make life a little different, and much more efficient.
Simple home computers were only used for things like writing, developing software, or even simple drawing programs. Whereas large complex consoles were used in Starfleet for many things, like tracking, radar, weather scouting, data analysis, storing records, ect, ect…
One thing the computers did not have was Internet. Though human ambassador, Mykan Stevens, had shown and taught the inhabitants of this remarkable benefit of his world, most citizens agreed it best there be no internet…!
United Equestria was a planet more centered around Friendship; as in “Spending time with friends and family” Going on picnics, fishing, bowling, to the movies or theater, or just plain hanging out and having fun.
Plus, they also knew that having such things would probably have benefits, but also serious consequences, like cyber-bullying, hacking, and people wasting all their time in front of the computer, ignoring outside life.
So, things like internet, motor cars, television— most people were perfectly content not having such things, and they got on just fine without.
Even still, just because technologies improved, didn’t mean everyone was forced to switch over. Applejack and her family stuck to their old farming methods, because they liked it that way.
Many deemed United Equestria fine as it was.
Computers and Systems were now much more advanced, and able to do much more than ever before, and new complex machinery and devices were established to make life a little different, and much more efficient.
Simple home computers were only used for things like writing, developing software, or even simple drawing programs. Whereas large complex consoles were used in Starfleet for many things, like tracking, radar, weather scouting, data analysis, storing records, ect, ect…
One thing the computers did not have was Internet. Though human ambassador, Mykan Stevens, had shown and taught the inhabitants of this remarkable benefit of his world, most citizens agreed it best there be no internet…!
United Equestria was a planet more centered around Friendship; as in “Spending time with friends and family” Going on picnics, fishing, bowling, to the movies or theater, or just plain hanging out and having fun.
Plus, they also knew that having such things would probably have benefits, but also serious consequences, like cyber-bullying, hacking, and people wasting all their time in front of the computer, ignoring outside life.
So, things like internet, motor cars, television— most people were perfectly content not having such things, and they got on just fine without.
Even still, just because technologies improved, didn’t mean everyone was forced to switch over. Applejack and her family stuck to their old farming methods, because they liked it that way.
Many deemed United Equestria fine as it was.
“Lightning,” Grand Ruler said “I realize how you feel about Swift Star, but we can’t just waltz off to Ainzul without a proper plan. I’m afraid I cannot allow you to go, not this time.”
Lightning felt that would come, and he was prepared for this. “Do you remember when Starla was captured by King Sombra?”
Everyone remembered that, especially Starla; how Sombra disrupted her and Lightning’s wedding, imprisoned her and tried to turn her against everyone, which didn’t work, and in the end, though the dangers were so great, and probability of success low, even Grand Ruler realized it was for the best.
“You always taught me that sometimes rules were made to be broken, as well as followed.” Lightning said.
“He’s right.” agreed Starla, and stood by her husband confirming her decision.
One-by-one, the other fighters stood together and agree, which melted Celestia’s heart for their honor and bravery, and Grand Ruler realized this as well, but he still felt very uneasy of this, as remembered Twilight Sparkle, and how her running off against orders to do battle with a super powered enemy resulted her death, and he really didn’t want to risk that again.
“Darling,” Celestia said to him, “I know what you’re thinking, and I feel the same. I think about Twilight everyday too.”
He was astounded she practically read his mind, and the other fighters all felt the same too. Especially Lightning— he never forgot how he saw Twilight go down in that explosion, and how he couldn’t save her, and she died in his arms. “Please, Master. I don’t was to let Swift down.”
Grand Ruler was in a mix of emotions, and even he knew he couldn’t let his emotions affect his rightful decision. “I have a plan.” he said, which brought hope to everyone’s eyes “It is very risky, and even I know I shouldn’t be doing this…
…I know! Taking risks never stopped us.”
Lightning felt that would come, and he was prepared for this. “Do you remember when Starla was captured by King Sombra?”
Everyone remembered that, especially Starla; how Sombra disrupted her and Lightning’s wedding, imprisoned her and tried to turn her against everyone, which didn’t work, and in the end, though the dangers were so great, and probability of success low, even Grand Ruler realized it was for the best.
“You always taught me that sometimes rules were made to be broken, as well as followed.” Lightning said.
“He’s right.” agreed Starla, and stood by her husband confirming her decision.
One-by-one, the other fighters stood together and agree, which melted Celestia’s heart for their honor and bravery, and Grand Ruler realized this as well, but he still felt very uneasy of this, as remembered Twilight Sparkle, and how her running off against orders to do battle with a super powered enemy resulted her death, and he really didn’t want to risk that again.
“Darling,” Celestia said to him, “I know what you’re thinking, and I feel the same. I think about Twilight everyday too.”
He was astounded she practically read his mind, and the other fighters all felt the same too. Especially Lightning— he never forgot how he saw Twilight go down in that explosion, and how he couldn’t save her, and she died in his arms. “Please, Master. I don’t was to let Swift down.”
Grand Ruler was in a mix of emotions, and even he knew he couldn’t let his emotions affect his rightful decision. “I have a plan.” he said, which brought hope to everyone’s eyes “It is very risky, and even I know I shouldn’t be doing this…
…I know! Taking risks never stopped us.”
“And now,” Grand Ruler announced “A special announcement regarding the Planet Vistula.
It has been discussed with officials of the Vistulan Council and Starleet, in regards to the tragic death of Princess Calista. Her death was horrifying, and we all grieve for her loss, but thankfully the Vistulans have realized the situation of which lead to her death and they do not blame Starfleet for her demise.”
The large crowd of people applauded at that, but his majesty raised his arms signaling for silence as he continued…
“It has been decided to grant control of the Planet Vistula to Hawk Fenton, whom even as we speak, is receiving this same announcement via royal messengers.
For his outstanding courage and assistance, and his noble leadership skills, I hereby forthwith promote him to Space General, and appoint him as the first President of the planet Vistula, accepted by United Equestria, and the Vistulan inhabitants.”
Thunderous applause erupted all over, Lightning and Starla felt pleased for Hawk, and wondered how he was taking the news.
…Hawk was speechless, and frozen in shock at first, but he graciously accepted his new role as General and President of the planet, and promised to look over his new people with love, order, and respect to ensure continuation of life.
It has been discussed with officials of the Vistulan Council and Starleet, in regards to the tragic death of Princess Calista. Her death was horrifying, and we all grieve for her loss, but thankfully the Vistulans have realized the situation of which lead to her death and they do not blame Starfleet for her demise.”
The large crowd of people applauded at that, but his majesty raised his arms signaling for silence as he continued…
“It has been decided to grant control of the Planet Vistula to Hawk Fenton, whom even as we speak, is receiving this same announcement via royal messengers.
For his outstanding courage and assistance, and his noble leadership skills, I hereby forthwith promote him to Space General, and appoint him as the first President of the planet Vistula, accepted by United Equestria, and the Vistulan inhabitants.”
Thunderous applause erupted all over, Lightning and Starla felt pleased for Hawk, and wondered how he was taking the news.
…Hawk was speechless, and frozen in shock at first, but he graciously accepted his new role as General and President of the planet, and promised to look over his new people with love, order, and respect to ensure continuation of life.
