//------------------------------// // Introduction: A new evil // Story: When Worlds Collapse // by MoonShine //------------------------------// This is an alternate ending to the story ‘When Worlds Collide’. This story starts taking place during the calm period when the UEFDC have been defeated and Kieron is in the hospital. I would advise you to read ‘When Worlds Collide’ first to understand what has happened up to this point. When worlds collapse Kieron is laid on his bed in the hospital still unconscious, a nurse passes by as she looks at him to see how he is doing. The doors to the hospital open and a pony walks in, the pony was blue with white hair and wearing a hat, “I’m sorry but visiting hours have just ended, you’ll have to come back later” the nurse says to the pony. “Trixie is sorry but the princess has ordered for Trixie to use her great power to look into his mind to see if he is alright.” She replies before walking past the nurse over to his bed, the nurse closes the door and follows Trixie to Kieron’s bed. Trixie positions herself next to him and stares at him as he lays still in the bed, hardly even alive. She starts to use her magic to search through his mind, as she searches she finds disturbing memories about his past but all are disrupted suddenly as he suddenly grabs her horn causing her to open her eyes quickly and squeal quietly. “Go in my mind again and I will snap this from your head, Mule.” He insults her as he lets go causing her to fall back onto her rump. “Trixie is not a mule...” she replies as she gets back up and puts her front hooves on the bed, staring into his eyes, “Trixie is powerful and beautiful, you are wrong.” “Please....you’re in my face.” He says as he pushes her aside with his arm. She continues to stare at him. “How dare you insult Trixie...” she replies in an agitated tone, “Trixie came here to help you and all you do is insult her.” She adds before walking away with her head high. “Finally she’s gone...” he says whilst putting his hands behind his head to rest against the pillow, the nurse watching as he open one eyes to looks at her, “yes, can I help you?” he asks in a bitchy voice. “My...you are in such a nasty mood...” she replies before walking up to him, “Now that you are fine, you are to be released from the hospital.” She adds before walking away to check up on other patients. He gets up and takes a while to get his balance, “Wait, I’m sorry for being in such a bad mood, I don’t know why I was like that, please accept my apology.” He says as she tries his best to walk over to her. She knods as she gives him a small smile before walking over to the main door and opens it for him as he walks out into the vast land on Equestria. He walks out and heads for Ponyville, Moonshine is stood outside in the park watching him walk off as she was going to see how he was. She watches from the darkness of the park as he walks past, he looks over to her direction as if he knew she was there. He looks back ahead and continues to head to towards Ponyville, on the way she follows him and sneaks up to him, she soon gets really close to him, lifts a hoof to grab him, he suddenly turns to look behind to see nothing, he looks about to see if anything was there, he has the feeling that something was following him, he turns round only to be completely frightened by Moonshine who is in his face. “FUUUUUUU” He shouts as Moonshine covers his mouth to quieten him. “Shh, you’ll wake everypony up.” She says as he quietens down, “Sorry that I scared you, I think we should talk about you on the way back to the facility.” She adds as he looks at her, they then both head for the mech facility in the dead of night talking about the way how Kieron used to be when he was with SKULL and how the way he is now. When they get to the edge of Ponyville Kieron stops still, “Y’know, I do miss all the killing and pain I caused to others, the sneaking about and wars that I commanded, all o it was so much fun, I honestly miss it.” He says to her with a small smirk upon his face. She looks at him as he turns to look at her, “Are you alright Kieron?” she asks as he puts his head to his face as he groans quietly, “Kieron, what’s wrong?” she asks again. He lifts his head and lowers a hand to reveal one eyes staring at her creeping her out slightly. “I’m going to do it, my Master is awaiting me, SKULL will rise once more, and we have a planet to conquer.” He says before looking up to the sky and raising his hands, “MY MASTER, I AWAIT YOU!” he shouts as Moonshine fears the worst and backs off slightly before flying off to head for the library that has just been rebuilt. Kieron stands as an image of the GM appears in front of him, “MY master....” he says as he salutes by lowering onto one knee and putting his arm against his chest in a diagonal position. The image of the GM then walks up to him and places the cane on his shoulder, he stands up and looks into the eyes of the image, he presses a button on the back of his neck only for the remaining parts of his armour to fold round him, covering half his face and his chest along with a leg. He looks down at himself to look at the armour, “Let me just get prepared and then I will return to you my master.” He says before turning and walking off towards the mech facility. The image of the GM following him a little before fading as it walks with him. Twilight is sat on her bed as she get used to the peace from the war whilst it lasts, who knows, it might return one day. She watches out of her window as she can’t get to sleep from the thoughts of hoping Kieron is alright, her ears suddenly prick up as a rapid knock comes from the bedroom door, “TWILIGHT!” a voice shouts out, she stubbles as she falls off the bed and quickly rushes over to the door to open it to see Moonshine stood terrified about something. “What’s wrong?” she asks as Moonshine grabs at Twi’s shoulders. “Kieron...he’s gone mad...no, he’s turned back, he’s become his old self, and he’s evil again.” She replies in a shaken voice. Twilight takes a while to take in what Moonshine has just said. “Are you sure, he might just be a bit shaken from the battles.” She says as she grabs at Moonshine to calm her down. “No, you’re wrong, he HAS gone back, he had the same look in his eyes as what he did when he was about to kill somepony.” She replies. Twilight thinks about it for a while before accepting what Moonshine is saying. “If it is true then we need to warn the princesses.” She says before walking up to her desk downstairs and uses her magic to write out a letter to the princess. When done she walks over to spike who is putting some books away, he takes hold of it and blows at it with a green flame before returning to his last duties before bedtime. Kieron walks into the facility and immediately Mathis appears, “Ah, Kieron. How are you?” he asks as his hologram walks beside him. “Never better, Mathis. Get communications relays set up, I believe someone is expecting a certain person to give them a pointer on where to go. AKA, The Grand Master is expecting me to set up a starting point for his return.” He replies as he orders Mathis to get to work. “But sir, what are you on about. You want to help him?” he asks. “Of course, don’t you remember, I am loyal to him. That is what I was created for.” He adds as he walks to the armoury to fix his armour. When Kieron gets into the armoury he starts to fix his armour with the many pieces of equipment about, “It will be the end of Equestria, I, the Overseer of SKULL, the human that has killed so many people, now gone back to his old self to work with the Grand Master once again, the most powerful man ever. Equestria, Celestia, you all have no chance, now ready yourselves for the end. It will be over quickly.” He says as she laughs manically.