The team of Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia Organa, Twilight Sparkle, Storm Shield, and a few others made their way through the halls of the Death Star. Thankfully, they were able to rescue Leia, but still were not able to find Sunset Shimmer anywhere. Right now, they were in the process of continuing their search while trying to find a means out of this place. Eventually they stumble upon the elevator.
“You all wait here,” Han ordered. “Chewie and I will check it out.”
“I’m going with you,” Storm replied.
Han chuckled slightly, with a head shake.
“All due respect kid, I think you’d be better off staying here.”
Storm glared at the narcissistic space pirate.
“And all due respect to you old man, I’m a thousand years older than you and more battle tested than you could ever hope to be.”
Storm pushed past Han, who stood there mouth agape as he watched the young prince walk by. Beside him, Chewbacca growled in a fashion that looked like he was laughing. This earned him a playful punch in the shoulder, courtesy of Han.
“What are you laughing at you overgrown carpet?” He joked.
That being said, Han and Chewie readied their guns as they walked around the corner and joined with Storm. Storm grabbed his saber pike from his back, ignited the blade, and held it at the ready. An ominous buzzing sound was heard on the other side of the elevator door. Chewbacca responded with a growling noise.
A series of explosions knocked a hole in the elevator door through which several Imperial troops began to emerge. Han and Chewie fired their laser pistols at them through the smoke and flame. Storm, meanwhile, charged full speed and took out any imperials in sight.
“Watch your left!” The trooper shouted. “They went down the cell bay!”
When the smoke finally cleared, the line trooper was the last standing as Storm cut the rest of his squadron down before returning to the group. They turn and race down the cell hallway, meeting up with Luke and Leia rushing toward them.
“Can’t get out that way,” Han spoke.
“Looks like you managed to cut off our only escape route,” Leia stated the obvious.
“Maybe you’d like it back in your cell, Your Highness,” Han retorted sarcastically.
“Is this really the best time to start arguing?” Rainbow questioned them.
“She’s right,” Twilight nodded. “If any of us even have hope of getting out of here, we need to be on the same page.”
Luke takes out a small commlink transmitter from his belt, as they continued exchanging gunfire with stormtroopers making their way down the corridor.
“C-3PO! C-3PO!” Luke called.
“Yes sir?” C-3PO called, over the commlink.
“We’ve been cut off! Are there any other ways out of the cell bay?... What was that? I didn’t copy!”
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3PO paced back and forth inside the control center, while little R2 beeped and whistled a blue streak. Applejack and her little group were preparing for a fight. 3PO yelled into the small commlink transmitter.
“I said, all systems have been alerted to your presence, sir,” 3PO repeated. “The main entrance seems to be the only way in or out; all other information on your level is restricted.”
*BAM! BAM!*
All heads turned as someone was banging against the door.
“Open up in there!” A trooper’s voice called.
“Oh, no!” Spike muttered.
“Looks like we’ve company y’all!” Applejack yelled. “Arm yerself with whatever ya can pick up.”
“Oh… my…” Fluttershy whimpered.
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Luke, Leia, Twilight, and Rarity crouched together in an alcove for protection as they exchanged fire with the troops. Han and Chewbacca barely kept the storm troopers at bay from the far end of the hallway. The laser fire grew very intense, smoke filled the narrow cell corridor.
Meanwhile, Storm and Rainbow battled another wave of troopers coming from the other end of the hall. During the battle, Storm passed Rainbow a blaster, which she proved to be a natural with. She blasted any of the troopers coming from the hall.
“This is totally awesome!” She yelled excitedly. “It’s like a video game!”
“Yeah except in this game you actually die,” Storm retorted, blasting a trooper.
“There must be a way out of here!” Twilight called.
“There isn’t any other way out,” Luke spoke.
“I can’t hold them off forever!” Han called out. “Now what?”
“This is some rescue,” Leia remarked. “When you came in here, didn’t you have a plan for getting out?”
“Tell you the truth it was more of a ‘make it up as we go’ kind of plan darling,” Rarity admitted.
“He’s the brains, sweetheart!” Han pointed to Luke.
Luke managed a sheepish grin, shrugging his shoulders.
“Well, I didn’t…”
The princess grabbed Luke’s gun, firing at a small grate toward the wall next to Han. The blast nearly fried him.
“What the hell are you doing?!” Han shouted.
“Somebody has to save our skins,” Leia snapped. “Into the garbage chute, flyboy.”
The princess jumped through the narrow opening as Han and Chewbacca looked on in amazement. Chewbacca sniffed the garbage chute and spoke something in his native growling.
“Get in there you big furry oaf!” Han ordered. “I don’t care what you smell! Get in there and don’t worry about it!”
Han gave Chewbacca a kick and the Wookiee disappeared through the tiny opening. Twilight and Rarity quickly made their way toward the grate.
“The princess is right!” Twilight yelled. “It’s our only chance to escape.”
But Rarity took one look down the chute and immediately started gagging.
“Oh sweet Celestia!” She gasped. “I am NOT going down there! My hair will end up a complete mess and don’t get me started on how many baths I’ll have to take to get rid of the odor.”
Rainbow quickly rushed up after shooting another trooper, when suddenly she pointed down the hall.
“Rarity, look!” She yelled.
Rarity quickly snapped her head the direction Rainbow pointed in and didn’t notice the latter using her foot to shove her forward and through the chute, screaming as she fell. Rainbow tried to contain her laughter as she looked over at Twilight who only folded her arms and glared at Rainbow.
“Hey, if I didn’t do something we’re all going to die,” She said defensively.
Twilight just rolled her eyes and jumped down the chute with Rainbow close behind her. Luke and Han kept firing as they worked their way toward the opening.
“Wonderful girl!” Han remarked. “Either I’m going to kill her or I’m beginning to like her. Get in there!”
Luke ducked laser fire as he jumped into he darkness. Han fired off a couple quick blasts creating a smoke cover, before sliding into the chute himself. Storm kept fighting off troopers until eventually he was the only one standing. With the area clear, he made his way over to the chute ready to jump.
“Where do you think you’re going?”
Storm froze where he stood, before slowly turning his eyes and caught a glimpse of Starkiller, the Sith standing behind him with his twin red lightsabers ignited.
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Han tumbled into the large room filled with garbage and muck. Luke was already stumbling around looking for an exit. He found a small hatchway and struggled to pry it open, but it won’t budge. Meanwhile, Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash stood close beside Leia while Rarity leaned against the wall. She was hyperventilating, her hair was covered in that muck and her eyes were twitching as if trying to keep herself from screaming.
“Oh! The garbage chute was a really wonderful idea,” Han spoke sarcastically. “What an incredible smell you’ve discovered!”
“Don’t… mention… the smell!” Rarity muttered, gagging.
“Let’s get out of here!” Han declared. “Get away from there…”
“No, wait!” Twilight called out.
But it was too late! Han drew his laser pistol and fired at the hatch. The laser bolt ricocheted wildly around the small metal room. Everyone dove for cover in the garbage, as the bolt exploded almost on top of them. Leia climbed out of the garbage with a rather grim look on her face.
“Will you forget it?” Luke shouted. “I already tried it. It’s magnetically sealed!”
“Put that thing away!” Leia ordered. “You’re going to get us all killed.”
“Absolutely, Your Worship,” Han retorted. “Look, I had everything under control until you led us down here. You know, it’s not going to take them long to figure out what happened to us.”
As the humans bickered amongst each other, Twilight Sparkle slowly looked around and started counting heads. It was then she noticed someone was missing.
“Where’s Storm?!” Twilight called out.
“I thought he was right behind us!” Rarity answered.
“He must’ve stayed behind to fend off those troopers,” Rainbow assumed. “The guy gets all the action while we’re swimming in garbage.”
“Rainbow Dash, you don’t understand!” Twilight argued. “Storm Shield is Princess Celestia’s son! It’s bad enough that Sunset’s out there, probably taken back to that Coruscant planet. But if anything happens to Storm, Celestia will kill me!”
“It could be worse…” Rainbow shrugged.
A loud, horrible, inhumane moan worked its way from the murky depths. Chewbacca let out a terrified howl and began to back away toward the door. Han and Luke stood fast with their laser pistols drawn. The girls looked around rapidly, leaning toward the walls.
“It’s worse,” Han replied.
Suddenly, Rarity felt something slimy crawl up her legs, and she released a loud scream. She raced toward Twilight Sparkle, clutching onto her as she felt the goosebumps after being touched by something lurking beneath the trash.
“What is it, Rarity?” Twilight called out.
“There’s something under the garbage!” Rarity shook, pointing below. “I felt something slimy touch me…”
“Just stay calm!” Twilight soothed.
“That’s your imagination,” Han replied.
Just then, Luke Skywalker quickly turned around.
“Something just moved past my leg!” Luke called.
As they looked around the garbage, Rainbow Dash suddenly saw what looked like a slimy creature swimming in the murky muck.
“Look! You guys see that?”
“What?” Han asked.
For a moment, neither one moved nor spoke a word. All eyes looked around through the garbage, trying to spot the mysterious creature. What neither one spotted was a single eye peek out from the water scanning the group standing in its wake before slinking back into the water. It was deathly quiet in the chute, as they each braced themselves.
“HELP!”
The group turned as Luke was suddenly yanked under the garbage.
“LUKE!!!” The girls shouted.
“Kid!” Han shouted. “Luke!”
Solo tried to get to Luke, digging through the water trying to see him. Just then, Luke surfaced with a gasp of air and thrashing of limbs. A membrane tentacle wrapped around his throat.
“Luke!” Rarity cried out.
Thinking quick, Leia extended a long pipe toward him.
“Luke, Luke grab a hold of this!” Leia called out.
“Blast it, will you!” Luke groaned. “My gun’s jammed.”
“Where?” Han shouted.
“Anywhere!!!”
Solo fired his gun downward, as the girls tried to pry the tentacle off Luke’s neck. But the slimy tentacle pulled Luke back down into the muck knocking the group back.
“Luke! Luke!” Han shouted.
Suddenly, the walls of the garbage receptacle shuddered and moved a couple inches. The group looked around as everything suddenly turned deathly quiet. Han and Leia gave each other a worried look, while Chewbacca howled in the corner. Just then, the girls spot a rush of bubbles and muck as Luke suddenly bobbed to the surface.
“There he is!” Twilight pointed. “Grab him!”
The girls helped Luke to his feet, noticing he seemed to be released by the thing.
“What happened?” Leia asked.
“I don’t know,” Luke gasped, coughing. “It just let go of me and disappeared…”
As Luke cleared his throat, that familiar rumbling sound emerged again. Everyone looked around, trying to figure out just what was going on.
“I’ve got a very bad feeling about this…” Han broke the silence.
Before anyone can say any more, the walls rumbled and slowly edged toward the Rebels.
“The walls are moving!” Luke called out.
“No kidding!” Rainbow retorted, looking around.
“Don’t just stand there,” Leia called out. “Try to brace it with something.”
The group dug around and grabbed poles and long metal beams. They tried placing them between the closing walls, but most of them simply snapped and bent as the giant trash-masher rumbled on. The situation was not looking good for our heroes.
“What a way for us to go!” Rarity whimpered. “We’re about to be crushed by walls in the middle of all this disgusting sludge and our friends don’t even know we’re even here!”
“Wait a minute!”
Luke pulled out his commlink and tried to contact the others.
“3PO! Come in 3PO!” Luke called. “3PO! Where could he be?”
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A soft buzzer, followed by the muted voice of Luke calling out could be heard on 3PO’s hand commlink, which sat on the deserted computer console. Spike, the other girls, R2, and 3PO are seemingly nowhere in sight. Suddenly, there was a great explosion, and the door of the control tower flew across the floor. Four armed stormtroopers entered the chamber.
“Take over!” The First trooper ordered, standing over a dead officer. “See to him! Look there!”
A trooper pushed a button and the supply cabinet door slid open. The other girls, all dressed as Stormtroopers, emerged along with Spike, who was held in one stormtrooper’s arms. R2-D2 and his bronze companion, emerged out into the office.
“Thank goodness you’re all here!” A stormtrooper cried out energetically. “It was terrible; horrible! Those people were madmen! They’re heading for the prison level! Hurry and you might catch them!”
“Follow me!” The First Officer ordered his troops. “You stand guard.”
The troops hustled off down the hallway, leaving a guard to watch over the command office.
“Come on, y’all!” One stormtrooper told the droids.
The one guard aimed a blaster at the group before they could leave.
“Oh! All this excitement has overrun the circuits of my counterpart here,” 3PO spoke up.
“If you don’t mind sir, we should take him down to maintenance,” A stormtrooper spoke softly.
“All right,” The male trooper nodded.
The guard allowed the other troopers and 3PO, with little R2 in tow, to hurry out the door. Spike, held by one trooper, waved a salute to the guard as the guard did a double take. But they were already on their way before the guard could question.
“Brilliant plan Pinkie Pie,” A trooper spoke, with a southern accent. “I don’t reckon they suspected nothing.”
“A wise man did say there are ‘alternative’ means for fighting,” Pinkie replied.
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Meanwhile, as the walls rumbled and slowly closed, the trash room grew smaller and smaller. Chewbacca whined and tried to hold a wall back with his giant paws. Han and Rainbow Dash leaned back against the other wall. All around them, the garbage snapped and popped. And in all that time, Luke tried to reach 3PO or at least someone else topside.
“3PO! Come in, 3PO! 3PO!”
Han and Leia tried to brace the concentrating walls with a pole. Rarity, in her effort to help, felt herself sinking deep into the trash.
“Ooh… I can feel it sinking through my clothes!” Rarity whined.
“Get to the top!” Han shouted.
“I can’t!” Leia shouted back.
“Where could he be?” Luke muttered. “3PO! 3PO, will you come in?”
Twilight struggled her way through the trash, reaching for the commlink and desperately shouted.
“APPLEJACK! FLUTTERSHY! PINKIE, SPIKE! ANYONE!!! ANSWER US!!!”
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“Girls, I have a bad feeling something’s happened to them!” Fluttershy spoke to the group. “What if they got captured trying to find Sunset?”
“We have to hope that’s not the case,” Spike replied. “Our friends are much tougher than that!”
Little R2 carefully plugged his claw arm into a new wall socket and a complex array of electronic sounds spew from the tiny robot. The girls, still in their disguise, looked around making sure their actions weren’t caught.
“C’mon Twi!” Applejack moaned. “Where are y’all?”
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Back in the garbage room, the walls are only feet apart. Leia and Han braced against the walls. Princess Twilight and her friends were frightened as they struggled to hold the walls back, the only other thing they can do was face each other. Leia reached out and took Han’s hand, which she grasped tightly. For the first time, they could see the terror in Leia’s eyes. Suddenly, she groaned as she feels the first crushing pressure against her body.
“One thing’s for sure,” Han replied. “We’re all going to be a lot thinner!”
“Oh, that was a really bad joke!” Rainbow groaned.
“We’ve got to get out of this!” Twilight shouted. “Try to get on top of it!”
“I’m trying darling!” Rarity cried, clawing her way up. “I’m trying!”
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“Good thing those troopers haven’t found them yet!” Pinkie replied, looking around. “But where could they be?”
R2-D2 frantically beeped something to 3PO.
“’Use the commlink’?” 3PO asked, realizing. “I forgot I turned it off!”
“YOU TURNED IT OFF?!?!” The girls and Spike shouted.
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Meanwhile, Luke laid on his side trying to keep his head above the rising ooze. Luke’s commlink suddenly buzzed and he ripped it off his belt. Muffled sounds of Luke’s voice over the commlink could be heard, but not distinctly.
“Are you there, sir?” 3PO called out.
“3PO!” Luke shouted.
“3PO, is that you?!” Twilight called out.
“We’ve had some problems…” 3PO began.
“Will you shut up and listen to me?” Luke shouted. ‘Shut down all garbage mashers on the detention level, will you? Do you copy?”
“Shut down all the garbage mashers on the detention level!” Twilight shouted.
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“Shut down all the garbage mashers on the detention level!” The commlink shouted.
“No. Shut them all down!” 3PO cried to R2. “Hurry!”
The girls listened anxiously, while 3PO held his head in agony. From the commlink, the shuddering and rumbling ceased… followed by incredible screaming and hollering from Luke’s commlink.
“OH NO!!!” Fluttershy cried out. “Twilight! Girls!”
“Listen to them! They’re dying, girls!” 3PO whimpered. “Curse my metal body! I wasn’t fast enough. It’s all my fault!”
“Oh… Dash…” Applejack sighed, looking down.
“YO A.J.!!!” Rainbow shouted. “We’re all right!”
“Huh?!”
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As it turned out, all the screaming and hollering was actually joyous relief. The walls stopped moving and everyone embraced in the background while Luke and the girls spoke through the commlink.
“We’re all right!” Luke repeated. “You did great!”
Luke moved toward the pressure sensitive hatch, looking for a number.
“Hey… hey, open the pressure maintenance hatch on unit number… where are we?”
“Three-two-six-eight-two-seven!” Han shouted, over the commlink.
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In the midst of all the chaos, Ben Kenobi entered a humming service trench that powered the huge tractor beam. The trench was seemingly a hundred miles deep. The clacking sound of huge switching devices could be heard. The old Jedi edged his way along a narrow ledge leading to a control panel connecting two large cables. He carefully made several adjustments with the computer terminal, and several lights on the board drop from red to blue.
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Finally, the group exited the garbage room into a dusty, unused hallway. Han, Luke, and the girls removed their trooper suits and strapped on the blaster belts.
“When we get back to the falcon, I’m the first one in the shower!” Rarity declared, sniffing her shoulder. “Urgh!!! I’m going to have to shower with bleach!”
“If we can just avoid any more female advice, we ought to be able to get out of here,” Han remarked.
Luke smiled, scratching his head as he took a blaster from Solo.
“Hopefully, Ben was able to weaken the tractor beam,” Twilight spoke. “We still don’t know where Sunset is and now Storm’s missing… probably taken too! We just have to find them!”
“Well come on, let’s get going!” Rainbow ushered.
Before they could get moving, a slithery tentacle rolled from the garbage room hatch, edged behind Rarity, and clasped her left cheek. Rarity’s eyes went wide, and she screamed loudly, racing away from the hatch. Chewie growled, pointing toward the hatch, as he raced after Rarity.
“Where are you two going?” Han called out.
The creature, called the Dia Nogu, banged against the hatch as the long, slimy tentacle worked its way out the doorway searching for a victim.
“Not so fast, pervert!” Rainbow shouted, aiming her pistol.
“No wait!” Leia shouted. “They’ll hear!”
But Dash fired at the doorway, the noise of the blast echoed relentlessly throughout the empty passage. Twilight groaned, as she simply shook her head in disgust. Han turned toward Chewie and Rarity, who huddled closely together.
“Come here, you big coward!” Han gestured. “Chewie! Come here!”
But Chewie shook his head ‘no’, while Rarity whimpered and leaned against the Wookiee. The Alderaan princess soon approached Han, after finally having enough.
“Listen. I don’t know who you are, or where you came from, but from now on, you do as I tell you. Okay?”
Han stood stunned by the command of the petite young girl.
“Look, Your Worshipfulness, let’s get one thing straight!” Han argued. “I take orders from one person! Me!”
“It’s a wonder we’re still alive,” Twilight sighed. “But we really should be far from here before the troopers start looking.”
“First smart thing I’ve heard today,” Leia replied, facing Chewie. “Will somebody get this big walking carpet out of my way?”
Han and the rest watched her start away, as the man faced Luke.
“No reward is worth this,” Han groaned.
“And I thought having to deal with ‘our’ princess’s ‘Twilighting’ was rough enough,” Rainbow shook her head.
To which Twilight rewarded that response with a glare, as she wiped the muck off her glasses.
“I’m not going to comment on that,” Twilight muttered.
Nevertheless, the group followed Princess Leia as they swiftly moved down the deserted corridor. The Equestrians prayed to Celestia that the rest of their friends were okay, as they hoped to get themselves out of this station as soon as possible.
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Ooh! Great job with the dramatic tension this chapter!
Phew... that was pretty close! At least the rest of them didn't get caught... But now Storm's gonna have to do with Starkiller, now.
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Yep. That was precisely the atmosphere deemed necessary for the chapter. Dramatic tension every which way.
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Storm Shield has proven he can hold his own in a fight, but he has never faced anyone like Starkiller before. He best be on his guard, he has no idea what to expect.
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Fantastic job
The garbage room... among the worst ways you can find yourself with any possible form of death, the last place you'd want to be around is that place. Especially if you are a certain marshmallow toned woman who despises getting messy... and smelly. And yet, there are so many things in there that could kill any that get mixed with the trash. Strangled to death by some mysterious creature with tentacles (Or if you've seen as much Hentai as I have, you know where this could've gone) and even having the walls slowly impact you with the garbage. All gruesome ways to go.
Fortunately, the other half of the team are able to work quickly after discovering the predicament of their friends. And a good thing because who knows what could've happened if they were a few seconds later.
As for Storm Shield... looks like he's got his hands full dealing with Starkiller right now. First the group were trying to save 'one' of their friends, but now there's 'two' in need of rescuing.
They just barely managed to escape getting crushed in the trash compactor. And figures Rarity would feel the most disgusted about being in it, and the perverted tentacled creature inside it trying to get to her. Now they need to find both Sunset and Storm before getting out of there.
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Nearly getting crushed by the compactor... a grabby tentacle trying to get fresh with Rarity... she's going to be physically scarred about this experience for a while.
But yes, there are more important things. Sunset Shimmer and Storm Shield are currently separated and our friends can't afford to leave until they get the whole team back together again. Otherwise, they'd have been searching this entire space station for nothing.
So we survived the trash compacter, but we lost Storm going down the garbage chute.
great.
I've always wondered how that creature get into the Death Star's garbage system
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Why do I get the feeling that Starkiller is actually going to tell Storm where Sunset is and help him rescue her?
. Oh sweet mama this is getting more tense by the minute, and now Storm will face Starkiller or they'll save her together.
Its so scary. I can't stand it. I CAN'T STAND IT!!!
And in case anyone noticed, I did a looney tune reference by the last part.
And great job as always.
Keep me posted because Starkiller and Storm's fight sounds entertaining
Sweet chapter
Dang. Quick pace as usual. Almost done with the Death Star. Of course Rarity reacts exactly how everyone would expect exeoect there.
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They probably thought if they throw it in with the garbage, they could try to crush it into thinly pieces like all they throw in there. But somehow I suspect the beast was able to thrive with the garbage and possibly was able to thrive in such a precarious atmosphere. Probably was able to squeeze through some part of the pipes whenever they set the compactor to break down the garbage and goes back whenever it's safe.
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We have no idea what the two are going to do at this moment. But we definitely have something in mind.
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Production on the new chapter is coming along as we speak. Still got to put together some extra details into it.
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Yep. That's how we intended the chapter to be.
I just came home from work.
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Well what can she expect to happen. After all, she falls straight into a dumpster. Her clothes are going to smell like garbage for a while. She was nearly assaulted by a slimy tentacle beast. How can she not be scarred from that experience?
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Oh!
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I came home from work about an 'hour' ago. Had to make a Popeye's stop to pick up dinner because my mom was running late from work.
Storm vs Starkiller!
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Looking forward to your commentary, my good man!
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I knew i´m another one when i read this
Great chapter!
That's the bad thing about not having a plan: in a difficult situation you have to improvise, and sometimes you can end up worse. The group, to escape from their pursuers, have gone into a garbage dump and they were "in deep shit", not only because of the waste, but also because they are not alone (the first time I saw this scene it gave me chills). However, something I like about this group (both the Star Wars protagonists and the Mane 6) is that, despite the stressful situations they face, instead of despairing they always look for a solution. Ironically, it's Rarity who gives Luke the idea of whom to ask for help.
Luckily for the group, the droids and the other girls follow Ben Kenobi's advice and use cunning to evade capture, allowing them to save their friends (though C3PO's often failed, turning off the commlink). And Rainbow, learn the lesson now: If you say that something can be worse, it will certainly get worse.
We see that Storm and Starkiller have met and are now alone, with their swords drawn. What result will come out of this meeting between the Jedi prince and the heir of the Sith? Will there be a fight or does Marlek have something else in mind? We can only wait for the next chapter to see what happens.
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Even worse than the fact they had to deal with a dangerous monster lurking in the waste is the fact they were nearly crushed into cubes when the masher came on. They are lucky one of their allies is a droid who can have direct access to the computer system and shut it down before they face a horrible fate.
As for the faceoff between Storm Shield and Starkiller, this confrontation can lead to just about anything.
LOL. the continuous banter between everyone had me laughing my head off, fabulous chapter as always
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It is definitely one of the funniest moments at this stage of the story is it not?
I’m sorry, but I’m afraid this next commentary will take a while.
I should have it up, sometime tomorrow.
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No worries. Take your time.
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Good luck! 👍
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It's no problem. Take all the time that you need.
I'm getting thrilled again!
Thank you for liking my idea for this trash compactor scene :D :D :D
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I knew we would be able to pitch this sequence somewhere during this chapter. Plus, further expanding later during the chapter only adds to Rarity's anxiety.
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Speaking of that, I wonder what happened to Storm Shield while the girls thought that he was holding off the stormtroopers?
Storm Shield meets up with Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi?
Please sunset need to be rescue omg don't make storm die
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I would advise you to calm yourself. Mr. Enigma and I have this whole scenario figured out but we can't reveal anything at this point in time.
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I know it just i worried someone gonna die except obi wan
Meanwhile, back in Discord's theater
Discord's Cut
Meanwhile, the Equestrian heroes' human counterparts (whom they've yet to realize), the Rainbooms, plus Juniper Montage, Wallflower Blush, and the Shadowbolts in Mandalorian armors, were rushing down the halls, until they've at last arrived at their destination.
Numbuh 1: "Here's the hangar!"
Numbuh 2: "And there's the shuttle!"
Sci-Twi: "And it's taking off!"
Skittles: "WE HAVE TO STOP IT!"
Bashful Butterfly: (Points to some Stormtroopers) "If they don't stop us first!"
Stormtrooper: "Huh?!" (Turns and sees the Rainbooms and Shadowbolts) "INTRUDERS! BLAST 'EM!!!" (Opens fires on the Rainbooms and the Shadowbolts)
Thinking fast, Lady Marshmallow activated her geode's magic to conjure up several crystal shields, saving herself and her friends from the Stormtrooper's blasts.
Lady Marshmallow: (To the Shadowbolts) "I believe we've got their attentions. Now what?"
Skittles: "LEEEROOOOY JENKINS!" (Charges into the fray)
Kellogg: (Annoyed) "She always has to jump the gun, doesn't she?"
Numbuh 1: "Either way. SHADOWBOLTS! BATTLE STATION!"
With that, the Shadowbolts all leapt into actions, with Skittles, whipping out blasters of their own to retaliate the Stormtroopers' fires. Numbuh 4 activated her jetpack and started flying up in the air to blast several more of the Stormtroopers from above, while evading some of the blasts fired at her. With precise aim and coordination, Numbuh 5 fired blasts of lasers that destroyed some of the Stormtroopers' guns, knocking them out of their hands. She even shot a pair of whipcords from her vambraces to rip the guns out of two opposing Stormtroopers. This was strong enough to pull the two Stormtroopers, close enough for Numbuh 5 to slam their heads together, causing their helmets to crack.
BONK!
The two Stormtroopers fell to the floor, completely knocked out cold.
Numbuh 2: "OK! Let's dance!" (Pounced on a Stormtrooper from behind, grabbing him in a lock, forcing him to fire at his own troopers)
Numbuh 1: "Numbuh 3! THE WHIP!" (Holds her leg out, which Numbuh 3 grabs onto, before Numbuh 1 spins herself into a tornado and launches Numbuh 3 flying between two Stormtroopers, and backfisted them down like bowling pins)
Numbuh 3: "Seven-ten split, gutter boy!"
Lady Marshmallow: (Recognizes the move from the Friendship Game) "I say! Isn't that...?"
Pinkamena Diana Pie: "Wow! These girls got some moves!"
Kellogg: "They're Shadowbolts. What do ya expect?"
Numbuh 1: (Tussles with a Stormtrooper, before she punched his lights out) "Don't just stand there! STOP THE SHIP!"
Kellogg: "Uh...RIGHT!" (Runs into the crossfires, while activating her geode) "Hold on Sunset! WE'VE GOT YA!!" (At the last second, she grabbed ahold of the shuttle's rear, trying to hold it back from leaving.) "Can't...hold...on...much...longer!"
Skittles: "C'mon girls! That's our cue! LET'S GO!"
The rest of the Rainbooms, along with Juniper and Wallflower, all jumped out from their hiding spots and ran onto the platform, making a beeline towards the shuttle. Kellogg was holding onto the spaceship with all her might, but was struggling to keep it from flying away.
Wallflower Blush barely got onto one of the shuttle's wings, as she whipped out her wand, pointing it at the hatch.
Wallflower Blush: "What was the spell Discord taught Hermione again? Oh! Right! Alohamora!" (Opens the hatch part way, when a laser blast startled her) "AH!"
Everyone turned to look and see more Stormtroopers were flooding the hangar, opening fire on the Rainbooms and Shadowbolts. Some of the Stormtroopers on the shuttles proceeded to poke their heads out from the opened doorways to fire their blasters at Kellogg.
Lady Marshmallow: "APPLEJACK!!" (Throws a crystal shield to deflect a laser blast, causing it to bounce back at the Stormtrooper, blasting him off his stand)
Still activating her powers, Lady Marshmallow continued to project more crystal shields to deflect the blasts, and protect her friends, with Pinkamena Diana Pie throwing sprinkle bombs to blow the Stormtroopers up and scatter them across the platform. Sci-Fi Twi also joined in the fight, as she used her telekinesis to disarm the troopers of their blasters, allowing her friends to make easy work on them.
But one of the laser blasts hits a fuel tank nearby, resulting an explosion that threw the Rainbooms and Mandalorians off, forcing Kellogg to lose her grip on the shuttle.
Skittles: (Holds her hands out for the shuttle in desperation) "NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!"
It was no use. The Rainbooms and Shadowbolts watched as the shuttle flies off into space, disappearing out of sight.
Sci-Twi: "SUNSET SHIIIIMEEEEEEEEEERRRR!!!"
Starkiller: (Walks onto the hangar) "What is going on?" (Sees the Rainbooms) "Who are you?" (Notices the Shadowbolts and gasped) "Mandalorians?! HERE?!" (Whips out his lightsaber)
Skittles: (Sees Starkiller) "YOU!!!" (Narrowed her eyes angirly) "YOU'RE THE GUY WHO KIDNAPPED SUNSET SHIMMER!!!"
Starkiller: "Sunset Shimmer?" (Realizes) "Wait. You're friends of–"
Numbuh 1 & Pinkamena Diana Pie: "Shadowbolts! Rainbooms! GET HIM!"
Starkiller: "WAIT! YOU DON'T–"
But the Shadowbolts and the Rainbooms weren't giving Starkiller much of a chance to speak, as they all attacked him, at once, from different directions. With the exception of the Bashful Butterfly, who hides behind a TIE Fighter, watching her friends duke it out with the lone Sith apprentice.
Numbuh 2 (Sugarcoat) was firing several laser blasts at Starkiller, which he protected himself from, courtesy of the Jedi's Form V – Shien variant – to deflect, block, and redirect the rapid fire blasts, coming at him. Lady Marshmallow kept her crystal shields up, in order to protect herself and her friends from some of the stray fires, while the other Shadowbolts activated shield emitters on their vambraces to protect themselves. Thinking fast, Sci-Fi Twi activated her geode's power to stop Starkiller's hand in mid-air.
Pinkamena Diana Pie: "HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!" (Hurls a sprinkle bomb at Starkiller, who held his hand out to stop the bomb in mid-air, but it still exploded into his face.)
Starkiller: "AAAHHH!!" (Blinded.)
Skittles came running at blinding speed, attempted to sweep kick the Sith apprentice of Darth Vader, but Starkiller still detected her incoming attack and leapt in the air to avoid the kick. Then, Numbuh 4 swooped down and flew circles around him, just as Numbuh 1 and 5 shot their grappling lines at his arms, with Numbuh 2 and Numbuh 3 catching him by the legs with their grappling lines. Starkiller tried to cut himself free, but the grappling lines were made of yellow energies that can't be cut by a lightsaber.
Numbuh 1: "PULL!" (Pulls on her grappling line, with her fellow Shadowbolts in Mandalorian armors doing the same, keeping Darth Vader's apprentice from moving)
Skittles: "YOINK!" (Swipes his lightsaber from his hand, as Numbuh 4 came swooping down for a kick, together with Kellogg)
Starkiller: [Mentally] 'I'm sorry, but you've forced me to do this.' (Concentrated into his ability of the force and pulled all of the four Shadowbolts along their grappling lines in front of him)
Shadowbolts: "WHOOOOOOAAAAA!!!" (All five Shadowbolts in Mandalorian armors came crashing together, with Kellogg smushed in the middle, while Starkiller held his hand out for his lightsaber)
Skittles: "HEY!" (Was pulled along his lightsaber, and they two proceeded to grapple each other for the handle)
Starkiller: (Struggles with Skittles) "Please. LISTEN TO ME! I'm trying to help your friend!"
Skittles: "Yeah right. You're not fooling anyone!" (Revs her feet up into a backflip, to kick Starkiller under the chin, and breaks free from his grip, still holding onto the lightsaber she swiped)
Juniper Montage: (Aimed her wand at Star Killer) "Petrificus totalus!" (Starkiller jumped out of the way and Juniper accidentally jinxed Skittles instead) "Oops! Sorry Rainbow..."
Exhausted, but still standing, Starkiller walked over to retrieve his lightsaber when–
Pinkamena Diana Pie: (Somehow defied his Force sensing ability) "SURPRISE!"
Starkiller: (Startled) "AAAH!!!" (Beats his chest to ease his rapid heartbeat, when a whipcord was fired and ensnared his feet, pulling him away.)
The Shadowbolt-Mandalorians got back up, with Numbuh 2 and Numbuh 4 firing up their jetpacks to take Starkiller to the air, with him dangling by his feet. Starkiller held his hand, reached into his tunic and pulled out a second lightsaber, which he used to cut the whipcords. Once again, using the force, he slowed his fall and landed safely on his feet, before he extended his free hand out to quickly levitate his other lightsaber out of the petrified Skittle's hand.
Kellogg: "Uh-huh! I don't think so!" (Uses her lasso to snatch the other lightsaber away and grasp it in her hand) "Now, how do ya work this–WHOA!" (Activates the swiped lightsaber, projecting its red blade, before turning her attention on Starkiller)
Starkiller assumes the opening stance of the Form V Shien variant, as the remaining Rainbooms and Shadowbolt-Mandalorians surround and advanced upon him.
Starkiller: "Please, listen to me! I'm trying to help your friend."
Kellogg: "By sending her away for more tortures from your sick Emperor?!" (Scoffs) "Some help."
Skittles: "Now you're gonna pay for that!"
Starkiller: "It's not like that! I promise, no harm will come to her!"
Numbuh 5: (Fired her grabbling line to ensnare his arm holding the second lightsaber) "And I promise YOU that we'll HURT you more than how you hurt our fiery friend!" (Her other friends fired their grappling lines to ensnare his other free limbs, with Sci-Fi Twi using her geode's power to completely immobilize him for added security measure.)
Starkiller: "We don't have time to fight! If you want to save your friend, you have to trust me on this."
Skittles: "Trust you? Why should we trust you?"
Juniper Montage: "It could be another Sith mind trick..."
Starkiller: "Because I'm your only chance! She's entrusted me with a message, for all of you..." (Holds out the said device, which displays the holographic message from Sunset Shimmer.)
The Rainbooms and Shadowbolts looked on with piqued interests, and began to exchange glances with one another.
Kellogg: "So you're working together with Sunset?"
Starkiller: "Yes."
Skittles: "And you're turning over a new leaf against the Empire?"
Starkiller: "Yes."
Pinkamena Diana Pie: "The egg comes before the chicken?"
Starkiller: "Uh...what?"
Pinkamena Diana Pie: "Just making sure you're paying attention and not making fun of us."
Starkiller: "Look. I'm really sorry about getting your friend in trouble. I was only doing what my masters had ordered me to do. But if you want to save your friend, there's a shuttle over there. This is...IF one of you can fly."
Numbuh 4: "Pfft! Piece of cake. I've ridden a bike, so a spaceship is nothing."
Starkiller: "Then get in and fly towards the planet, Coruscant. Once you're there, find a place to hide and don't do anything until I arrive."
Kellogg: "Uh, sure, Starkiller. But..."
Galen Marek: "My real name is Galen Marek."
Kellogg: "Uh, right. Galen. Could ya do us all a favor and deliver Sunset's message to our friends, who are also onboard the Death Star? You shouldn't miss them."
Numbuh 2: "One of them's what you call a Wookiee and the other is a small purple talking dog, and they hang with two robots, and one of them's a gold whiny crybaby bumbler."
Pinkamena Diana Pie: "Wow! That's a lot when you say it all at once. Though, I hope they're not too down in the dumps."
SFX: *Timpani Drum Roll*
Galen Marek: "Don't worry. I'll get Sunset's message to your friends. Just be careful once you've arrived in Coruscant. And good luck."
Bashful Butterfly: "Wait...where's Wallflower?"
Discord's Cut – Wallflower Blush
During the chaos, Wallflower was able to sneak onboard the shuttle, through the gap of the doorway, just before it was completely shut. Exhausted from the adrenaline of a near death experience, and the excitements of the battle, back on the Death Star, Wallflower crawled her way into a corner, draping the hood of her cloak over her head, and passes out. In this way, no one would ever know she was there. Her mind was buzzing and racing wildly as she thought of nothing but the fiery girl she had snuck onboard to rescue. She didn't have time to think, unfortunately, when her world went completely dark.
Autumn Blaze and me: "OOH! BURN!"
Random dudes: "OOOOOOOOOOHHHHH!!!!"
Gilda: (Grins in respect) "Y'know, for a nampy pampy prince, he's got attitude. I like that."
Thorax: (Gulps) "That doesn't sound good!"
Maud Pie: "It's never been good for our friends..."
Big Mac: "Eeenope..."
Discord's Cut
Spike: (To the Stormtroopers) "Nobody home!" (Everyone turned to give Spike unamused glances) "You're right. Who am I fooling?"
Me: "Which reminds me...I need to get back to work on my Game Quest series soon..."
Button Mash: "Huh? You say something?"
Sweetie Belle: "Are you kidding me, Rarity?!"
Erik: (-_-;) "I thought you were better than that, dearest..."
Ember: (Impressed) "Wow...princess's got fire."
Smolder: "UGH! So you'd rather be fried extra crispy than to get down and dirty?"
Princess Luna: "She reminds me of Prince Blueblood...speaking of whom, where is he?"
Still back in Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Prince Blueblood: (Still stuck in the chimney) "HEEEEEEEEYYY!!!! I'M STILL HEEEEEEEEEEEEERRREEEEEE!!! Anypony? Help..."
Gilda: "Good on ya, Dash!"
Gallus: "I don't know. I get the feeling, Professor Marshmallow's not gonna let Professor Dash hear the end of it..."
Me: "They're already starting to quarrel like an old married couple..."
Me: "Oh Faust..."
Grubber: (Rings a bell) "Uh waiter?! Can I get the house special? And I'd like to get two mega buckets of popcorns and a giant root beer!"
Tempest Shadow: "...As much as I'm disgusted at your gluttony, I'm sensing a fight coming. And I'd like a big meal to watch it happen." (Rings a bell)
Gilda: "Hey Lady Marshmallow! You're better off smelling like pigeon poops than Kentucky Fried Chicken."
Two old random dudes: "OH! HOHOHOHHOHOHOHOH!!"
A moment of awkward silence.
Princess Celestia: (Simply scoffed) "OH! Now that's just ridiculous! Hehehe. I mean, why would I ever do that to Twilight, of all pony? I don't blame her." [Inner Daybreaker] 'I WASN'T GOING TO HURT HER! Much...'
Discord: "Yeah. I'd bet all the Galleons, Sickles, and Knuts in Tia and Lulu's Gringott Savings on a Trip to the Moon for you Twilight." :D
Everyone: "DISCORD!"
Button Mash: "AAAHH!!!" (Throws his box of apple juice in the air, and it lands on Tempest Shadow) "Behind you!"
Discord: (To me) "I believe this is the part where you creepy bronies quote, 'I've seen enough hentai to know where this heading?'" (Grins trollishly)
Me: "OH SHUT UP!"
Gilda: "Knowing that walking tin can? Probably sitting in a corner, whining like a baby..."
Cheese Sandwich: "Pinkie?"
Apple Bloom: "APPLEJACK! You sly mare!"
Mudbriar: "Technically, she's not a mare, she's more of a female human being."
Everyone, except Maud Pie: "MUDBRIAR! WE KNOOOOWWW!!!"
Mudbriar: (Annoyed and rubbing his sore ears) "I'm not deaf! You didn't have to shout!"
Zephyr Breeze: "I know my sister when I hear her."
Mina: "Gee, what's the matter? Never seen a dog before?"
Discord: (To the Stormtroopers) "How does it feel to be so stupid?" (Blows a raspberry)
Gilda: (Feigns surprise) "No...." (Angry) "YOU THINK?!"
Big Mac: "Nope."
Ember: "Spike. If you had seen how helpless your friend was without her glasses, you'd know she's helpless without you."
Trixie: (Agrees with Ember) "Word."
Everyone: (Cringed at Han's bad jokes) "Oooooh..."
SFX: *Disc scratch*
SFX: *Cartoon Guitar Crashing*
Everybody, including me, all face faulted onto the floor, incredulous at the robot.
Gilda: "Gallus! Take a letter. Remind me to dismantle that robot and put him back together into a robot chicken so I can strangle some sense into him."
Gallus: "You got it."
Gilda: (Angrily at C3PO) "You DUNCE BUCKET!!! If Rainbow Dash gets crushed into rainbow pancakes, because of you, then I'm comin' in there and personally rip you to a million pieces, then I'll put you back together, and TEAR YOU INTO EVEN MORE LITTLE PIECES AGAIN!"
Gabby: "Gilda! Calm down! You're making the babies cry!" (Points to Lil'Cheese, Norbert(a) and several other baby foals and creatures crying)
The audience: "What?!"
Gilda: (Still annoyed at C3PO) "Maybe another time, Tin Man." (Points threateningly like a Sea Bear to Squidward)
Starswirl the Bearded: "I hope he knows what he's doing."
Princess Celestia: "For Twilight, Storm, and Sunset's sakes, I hope so too."
Princess Luna: "I just hope he could talk some sense into Anakin..."
Sunburst was huddling himself up into a ball, whimpering fearfully for his sister's safety, with Starlight doing her best to comfort him. Princess Celestia was just as stressed, if not distraught, for her son's sake, with Princess Luna holding her close.
Picture below for reference
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Tempest Shadow: (Sips on a cup of soda) "That's not the firs time they gave themselves away..." (Resumes sipping her drink)
Ember: "Hmmm. She's dragon material alright."
Capper Dapperpaw: "Been there before."
Trixie: (Smug grin) "Do tell. Do tell."
Discord: "Ooh. If looks could kill, Rainbow Dash is a goner for sure."
Discord's Cut
Numbuh 1: "You sure you know how to drive this thing?"
Numbuh 4: "How hard can it be? It's not on wheels..."
Numbuh 3: "Oh yeah. Famous last words."
Skittles: "Sunset Shimmer! HERE WE COME! EXCELSIOR!"
*BOOM! CRASH! CLANG!*
SFX: *Wilhelm scream*
Random Stormtrooper: "MY LEG!"
Numbuh 4: "Oops. Looks like the silly thing was in reverse. Hehe." (BONK!) "Ow."
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Fantastic work Doc
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Did I miss anyone? The latest commentary is up. Get it while it's hot.
Bugs Bunny - 'Atsa Matta for You'
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