//------------------------------// // A Dastardly Plan // Story: MIB: Mares in Black // by Blazing Shadows //------------------------------// MIB: MARES IN BLACK Chapter 4 Author's Note: Well, everypony, I'm back! Thought for sure it was high time for my retirement from writing...but leaving this story hanging didn't sit well with me. HOWEVER, just because you're getting a chapter now doesn't mean this story will ever get finished...or even another chapter. I know that sounds cruel, but I don't really have the same determination that I did when I wrote The Number 22. Plus, I had a whole movie to go by when I wrote it. This story is all me and might take a while to do. However, if I get enough support, I may continue on with this since I'm not in high school anymore. Oh well, let's just see what happens. The Royal Palace was normally a busy place. Every couple of minutes, some guard would come in to announce a special visitor to the Princess. Or some pony of high importance, whether it be an Ambassador or a rich entrepreneur, would come in to have tea and sandwiches with the Royal Sisters...But, today, everything was quite...for the most part. "Why will you not just tell me what you plan on doing with the Elements of Harmony? You seem to love bragging about your evil deeds quite frequently.” "Ugh, women...if it's even relevant to call mares that...Alright, fine. I'll tell you. But I'll only tell you...in song." "...Seriously?" "No, not really. I've just always wanted to say that. Anyhow, my master plan goes a little something like this..." Immediately after finishing his sentence, he pulled a large blackboard on wheels in front of her and produced a piece of chalk from his coat pocket. "When did you have time to bring a chalkboard into this dimension...How did you even pack it?" Ignoring her questions, he began to draw a complex diagram, detailing every part of his dastardly plan to bring about the destruction of both dimensions. It was a grand plan, consisting of several steps and charts that would make the idea he had seem a whole lot more understandable. However... SCREEEEEEECCCHHHH! SCREEEEEEECCCHHHH! ...SCREEEEEEEEEEEECCCCCCCHHHHHHH! "Alright, that's enough! You're giving me a migraine!" "Grr...Alright, fine! I'll talk instead of chalk." He immediately pushed the chalkboard away from him, causing it to roll toward the Royal Throne...only to knock into a conveniently-placed table with an urn upon it. CRASH! "Well, there went my grandmother's ashes...And I just had that place fixed for her..." "I, Maxmillzon III, will lure the Elements of Harmony here to the castle, where I shall reveal to them the nuclear weapons I have here with me that could blow this land of yours to pieces! Thus, I will make a deal with them: hand over the Elements or die. Once that happens, I shall use their energy to increase the power of my teleportation device in order to not only make a doorway to my dimension...but suck it right through! This way, both dimensions will be combined, resulting in the destruction of mankind's perfect little world! Lost and confused with the new change of atmosphere, they'll have to look to me for guidance...or get blown up trying to rebel! I mean, they won't have any other leader to follow,...since you'll be right along with them!" Even though their little spats had made her see the foolish and immature side of him, Max’s speech reminded the Princess that she was still dealing with an evil mad man. "A-And why...would I ever follow you?” "Because, if you or anyone else refuses, I use my weapons, which will also be enhanced by the Elements. Once that is done, they will no longer be mere weapons that can destroy a large area...They'll be great enough to blow up, say,..an entire dimension!" He let out a cruel and evil laugh, easily distinguishable from his other laughs. It rang throughout the room, sending a chill down the Princess' spine. However, as Mad Max had so ignorantly overlooked, there were two rulers of Equestria he had to deal with,...and the other just so happened to be asleep on another floor of the Palace. And, as the night drew closer, she grew closer to waking... MIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIB "Alright, girls! You all can come out now!" "Afraid we're not quite ready yet, J!" "Rarity, putting on a suit doesn't take twenty minutes!" "It does if you want to make it look good!" "Huh...Kinda reminds me of you, slick." "Don't even go there, K." "Rarity, come on! Y'all ain't gotta look all fancy to go hunt an alien!" "Applejack, don't pull on the suit! You'll wrinkle it!" "Would you all just hurry up?!" Suddenly, a door was heard opening upstairs. The sounds of hooves walking down the stairs could be heard. Finally, the six mares came into view. Only, this time, they weren't just mares...They were... "The Mares in Black, baby!" "Easy there, J. Remember that this is only temporary." Even though it would only be temporary, the six mares looked as though they had been in this business for years. They all wore black suits and shades, just like J and K, and all had serious expressions on their face,...except Rarity, who had since decided that she didn’t agree with the colors. "Alright, everyone. We're all suited up now thanks to Rarity’s convenient collection of MIB-accurate suits-” “Though, to be clear darling, I own a lot of collections I have problems with.” “Of course you do. Anywho, now that we’re all suited up, let's get after Max." "Wait, K. What about their weapons?" "Weapons?" "Yeah. They're gonna be helping us fight. Don't you think they need something to defend themselves with?" "Um, excuse me, J?" asked Twilight. "That won't be necessary. Being the Elements of Harmony, our Elemental Necklaces provide us with quite the defense. Plus, we don't have fingers, so I highly doubt we'd be able to use your type of weaponry." "Okay, don't start all that crap with me. If you ponies can open doors, turn on sinks, and pull windows up and down, then why the hell can't you pull a damn trigger?" "That's enough, J. We have to get going." "No, seriously, how do they do all that?!" "Not important. Okay, everyone, let's move out." With that, K opened the door to leave, the Mane Six following him, leaving Spike to watch the treehouse and leaving J behind to mumble to himself. "Why, I have no idea how they do that, J. You're such an observative fellow....Bunch of crap." MIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIB "Hmm...My radar tells me that the agents and their new pony friends are getting closer to the castle...Excellent. Guards, come here at once!" "You locked all the guards up, remember?! And, even if you hadn't, they wouldn't listen to you!" "GAH! Curses!...Fine. If I can't use your henchman,...I'll use mine instead..." "What in Equestria do you me-" CRASH! Suddenly, the door to the Throne Room was torn out of the wall and sent hurdling towards them. Celestia quickly jumped out of the way, while Max stood still, a wild grin on his face. The door crashed down right in front of him, leaving him to stare down at it. "Well,..took you boys long enough." "...W-What have you done, Max? What are those things?!" "Princess,...allow me to introduce you to...my pets..." A thundrous roar shook the castle as Max burst into his new evil laughter yet again. MIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIBMIB "...So, then I was like ‘Oatmeal? Are you crazy? You know as well as I do that I only eat vegetables on a Tuesda-‘" "ENOUGH! Damn! How annoying can one pony be?!" "J, I think you're being a bit too harsh." "Too harsh?! That pink pony hasn't shut up since we got teleported into Canterlot!" "Her name is Pinkie Pie." "Well, Pinkamena Diane Pie for short." "That...doesn't even...That doesn't...GAH! Are we there yet?!" "Yes!" Fluttershy shouted as she leapt into the air and pointed to the castle. However, upon seeing everybody looking at her with startled expressions, she immediately fluttered back down and hid behind her mane. "Um..I-I mean...yes. We're here...I was just...excited to...finally be here..." "Man, hard to believe a pony dressed in such an intimidating outfit can be so shy." "That'd be Fluttershy for ya," Rainbow Dash remarked. "Well, at least we took the shortcut instead of having to walk all the way up here. My hooves are killing me enough as it is." "Rarity, I think you'd complain about your cat if it grew its fur out an inch too long." "An entire inch?!" "Stop!" shouted Twilight. "This is pointless. The sooner we get inside, the better." Everyone nodded in agreement as they approached the entrance of the Royal Castle...or rather, what was left of it. “W-What happened here?!” exclaimed Twilight. “Who could’ve done this?! Where’s the Princess?!” “Maybe a gigantic buffalo and griffon attacked the castle!” spoused Pinkie Pie, drawing confused stares from everyone, particularly Agent J. "What in the hell are you talking ab-“ CRASH! Without warning (and before J could finish his response), the top of the castle exploded outward, causing the group of agents to fall backwards in surprise. As the smoke cleared, Twilight immediately jumped up and looked around, hoping her friends weren't injured. "I-Is everypony all right?!' "Ugh..Yeah.." "Uh-huh." "I think so." "Um...I'm alright..I-I guess..." "I broke a nail!" "My ass hurts.." "Watch your language, slick." "Oh, thank goodness. You're all okay...Now, what in the name of Equestria just..." As Twilight turned around to see what had caused the explosion, a horrendous sight was there to greet her. Two giant metallic creatures had burst out of the top of the Royal Castle, creating yet another giant hole in the palace. They were both massive in size, both at least eight feet high when standing on their four legs, but hardly resembled each other. In fact, they almost looked exactly like... "...A griffon and a buffalo?!" "Huh?” questioned Pinkie Pie. “Who could’ve predicted that?” "Except...they're robots!" shouted J, finding it best to ignore Pinkie Pie’s comments going forward. It was true. Two giant robots, one resembling an Appleloosan buffalo and the other a griffon, were standing before them, their red eyes scanning the surrounding area, possibly looking for any signs of life. Although, they seemed to have not noticed the Mane Six or J and K just yet. "B...But where did they come from?! I mean, we usually only have robots in Equestria at science conventions or factories...How...How can machines be transformed like this?!" "Twilight," began K, "Welcome to our world. A world where technology rules and advances every day. It started off threatening to change the way we viewed our world...and it still is." "Huh." wondered J. "I was just gonna say that this is clearly Mad Max's doings and then ask how the hell he got these here." The robots suddenly moved their heads towards them at exactly the same time. Their red eyes shot out the same bright red beam they had used to scan at them. The light passed over each one of them before dissolving back inside their eyes. Everyone stood back and waited for what the deadly machines would do next...However, after almost half a minute had passed, most began to wonder if they had rebooted or something. "Gah! I can't take it anymore!" yelled Applejack. "Hey, if you're gonna do something, do it before the next century, ya dumb toasters!" "Applejack, I wouldn't..." "No, K. Don't interrupt. This right here proves just how smart this Max guy of yours is. I mean, come on, if he can't even build two robots right, how can he possibly be able to take over our-" RATATATATATATATATATATATA! "K!" yelled J. "Machine guns! EVASIVE MANEUVERS, EVERYPONY! SAVE YOURSELVES!" End of Chapter 4! Author's Other Note: Thanks to codybob for inspiring me to finish this chapter. Couldn't and wouldn't have done it without you.