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The Sparkle in his Eye - Tatsurou



Ratchet balances saving the galaxy with being the father to a purple alicorn foal. Adorable shenanigans and explosions ensue.

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4-gotten: Igliak Invaders

By the time the heated debate between Nefarious and Qwark over whether or not it would be considered good etiquette for Nefarious to attempt to court Qwark's little sister finally started to die down, Alister had already cleared the first group of attacking robots. When he got back and found that they were still debating, he decided to add his own two cents. "Nefarious, you're a villain! Why do you care about what's considered good form from a social perspective?"

"Because I'm not trying to date Twilight as a villain!" Nefarious snapped back. "Didn't you catch that earlier when I said it was completely separate from any villainous intentions regarding kidnapping and roboticizing? I mean seriously, just because I'm an evil genius mad scientist bent on universal domination doesn't mean I can't be a gentleman!"

"An admittedly fair point," Qwark admitted. "And one thing I have noticed about you is that as deceitful and conniving you've been about your plans and villainous schemes, you've never actually lied."

"Of course I haven't!" Nefarious snapped back. "What's the point of lying? That's like those villains who 'pretend' to have a change of heart only to use it to stab the good guys in the back! No self respecting mastermind would stoop to that level!"

"For one thing, there's too much danger of the 'pretend' part changing," Twilight piped up.

"Exactly!" Nefarious agreed. "If I ever consider changing sides, I'm going to make a genuine try of it as serious consideration for a change in lifestyle, and give any friends I make in the process due warning if it's not working out so they can choose which side they'd rather be on. An inability to live a certain way is one thing, but there's no value in betrayal!"

"But what about teamed up villains stabbing each other in the back?" Twilight asked as they started moving through the city, almost absentmindedly activating the weapons vendor they came across to get new armaments for everyone. By habit, Twilight put it all on her tab, as her account had grown huge on interest and wise investments after renegotiating her Gadgetron contract at 18.

"Well, that's different!" Nefarious countered. "Villains expect that, and wouldn't respect you if you didn't! Even so, it's far more interesting to be the strategist of a villainous team-up. That way you can send your allies to their doom against the heroes, weakening both allies and heroes until whoever's left falls easily when the time comes for either the backstabbing or the dramatic confrontation! Alternatively, your victory leads to them being subordinate to you, and if they actually agree then that loyalty is worth keeping and rewarding."

Twilight gasped in amazement as the group took the automatic training course for the new function of the weapons in the 'Friendship through Firepower' program, where weapons fired together from multiple combatants with the same weapon at the same target would result in all weapons involved kicking into overdrive for greater damage and building up an explosive blast at the target. "You've read the Overlord List!" she squealed. "But...then how come you don't ask Lawrence to point out flaws in your plans?"

"Come now, Twilight!" Nefarious countered. "Lawrence is many things, and useful in many ways...but he is not an average five year old!"

"For anyone who cares about our actual mission here," Azimuth grumbled as Twilight giggled, "it seems the new robots are after the Z'Grute-"

Twilight yelped in surprise as one of the more advanced of the new robots grabbed her. "Put me down!" she shrieked angrily...only to stare, stunned, as Qwark, Azimuth, and Nefarious lunged in, literally ripping the robot limb from limb, Qwark with his bare hands, Azimuth with his lance, and Nefarious with his laser chainsaw. "Uh...guys? I think you got him..."

"It seems the robots are after Twilight as well," Azimuth concluded.

"Not on my watch!" Nefarious and Qwark both shouted together, only to turn and glare at each other. "Hey! I can do a better job protecting her than you!" they snapped, again simultaneously. "Can not! Can too! Can not! Can too! Hey, stop copying me!"

Azimuth leaned in towards Twilight. "...am I the only one getting a 'separated at birth' vibe here?"

Twilight stifled a giggle. "And here I thought you were the group's straight man," she teased.

"So that means it's my responsibility to reign in the insanity of the rest of you?" he grumbled in reply.

"Well...that is what Daddy asked you to do in keeping an eye on Qwark and I, right?" Twilight indicated.

Groaning, Azimuth brought his palm to his face. "...can we go back to blasting robots to bits?"

Chuckling, Twilight led the way forward, rather surprised to see that Qwark and Nefarious followed automatically. As they progressed, the FtF function of the guns achieved a great deal of use, and with everyone following her lead as to what to shoot, even the most heavily armored of the bots they encountered went down swiftly.

Before long, the group came to an obstacle Twilight was unfamiliar with. It appeared to be a swingshot target, but there was nothing to swing to. "Hmm..." Twilight murmured as she stared at it. "I wonder..."

"Only one way to find out!" Qwark proclaimed, latching onto it with his swingshot. It lifted higher into the air, dragging him with as it started to open up.

"Oh! It's a swingshot group carrier!" Twilight declared. "Once we're all hanging from it, it'll take us through the city!" She quickly latched onto Qwark with her swingshot. Glancing down, she saw Azimuth latch onto her before Nefarious could, and Nefarious grumblingly latch onto Azimuth. She giggled as the carrier extended a propeller to carry them through the city.

As it flew, Qwark spoke up. "Hmm...this is going to take a while...let's play I Spy!" Glancing around, he grinned. "I spy with my little eye...something that begins with...C!"

"Z'Grute begins with a Z," Nefarious pointed out.

"How'd you know?" Qwark gasped in shock as Twilight facehoofed.

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