The four quickly took off in pursuit of the Z'Grute, making their way through the damaged city. As they made their way, they spotted the Z'Grute chowing down on Alister's ship.
"Hey!" he shouted angrily. "My ship is not a chew toy!"
"It is now!" Nefarious taunted, cackling.
"Well, now how are we supposed to get home when we're done?" Twilight whimpered.
"Don't worry, LSBFF!" Qwark proclaimed. "I'm sure we'll manage it somehow!"
As they progressed, they could hear the news broadcast announcing how Nefarious had unleashed the Z'Grute upon the city. "Mwahahahahaha!" Nefarious gloated. "They shall know my greatness!"
"It's a live broadcast!" Qwark pointed out. "Why not show them some more greatness?"
"YES!" Nefarious proclaimed proudly. "I shall destroy everything in my path!" Lunging forward, he scythed through several robots with his laser chainsaw.
While they were able to keep up with the Z'Grute, it continued to stay just out of reach of any ranged weapons they had with them. "Dammit!" Twilight snapped. "You had to insist on defensive weapons only for this, didn't you BBBFF?"
Qwark shrugged his shoulders. "Oops?"
"I'd take more pleasure in that if I weren't in the same boat of risking being eaten as the rest of you!" Nefarious grumbled.
As they continued, the Z'Grute ripped a giant lightbulb from its moorings to consume what was inside, freeing several blue manta ray like creatures that made their way towards the groups. "Those are Lumenoids!" Twilight proclaimed. "The city uses them as a power source, and they're highly territorial when confronted with anything that isn't another Lumenoid!"
"In other words, they're going to try and kills us," Azimuth translated, spinning his spear to knock several away from him.
"Not if we kill them first!" Nefarious cackled as he blasted away with his hand blaster.
After fighting their way through the Lumenoids, another obstacle rose in the form of two robotic switches that had to be slammed into the ground in rapid succession. Twilight and Qwark both immediately took a switch, not even having to think about it. A light bridge formed ahead of them.
"Let's go!" Azimuth ordered, taking the lead across the light bridge. "Before the Z'Grute comes back and eats our bridge!"
As they crossed, the Z'Grute hurled the lightbulb from before ahead of them, freeing numerous more Lumenoids for the crew to fight their way through. "It's headed for the airway!" Twilight called out, pointing ahead. "We need to catch up!"
"I'll get there first!" Nefarious cackled, racing ahead.
"Not if I beat you there!" Qwark called back, racing after him.
"As if you ever could beat me at anything without help!" Nefarious quipped back.
"Who says he doesn't have help?" Twilight called out, quickly catching up.
"Is anyone other than me going to treat this seriously?" Alister demanded as he leapt forward with the group.
"Just because it's serious, doesn't mean it can't be fun," Qwark pointed out.
"Yeah, come on Uncle!" Twilight chided. "Lighten up!"
Ringing a large bell, the group summoned an air taxi to ride in pursuit of the Z'Grute. The air taxi turned along another path as the Z'Grute counter attacked, and the group was forced to steer around spinning blades by shifting weight on the taxi. Past the spinning blades, they then had to do the same to evade other air cars as they were travelling the wrong way relative to traffic flow.
Once they were out of traffic, they were forced to make a sharp turn as a building fell right in front of them. "It's destroying the city!" Azimuth shouted out.
"Then we'll have to destroy it first!" Qwark proclaimed. "Bring us in close, Twi!"
"On it!" Twilight proclaimed, steering in close. Seeing the Z'Grute drawing back an energy filled fist, she jerked the controls, turning so when the taxi was obliterated the four of them landed on a beam they could grind down. "...that could have gone better," she grumbled, clinging to Qwark's shoulders.
"It's not over yet!" Alister shouted, pointing forward. "Lean!"
The group leaned around on the large beam, shifting around breaches that released damaging energy. Twilight had to jerk her wing back as Qwark swerved a little too close and she singed the tip of a feather. "Yikes!"
"Sorry, LSBFF!" Qwark apologized. "Are you okay?"
"I'm alright," Twilight replied as they reached the end of the beam. "Just one feather, and it's only singed. It was due to molt later this week, anyway."
"Be more careful, you incompetent buffoon!" Nefarious snapped angrily. "She's worth more than the three of us put together, no matter how you measure it!"
Twilight lowered her head. "...I don't know whether to be pleased that shows signs of selflessness in you, upset at how little you value my BBBFF and Uncle, or terrified that you've got some crazy villain crush on me and plan to kidnap me and convert me into a cyborg villain sex-partner."
Nefarious blinked several times. "Wow, and I thought I could get dark. While I won't debate the possible kidnapping and roboticizing, I assure you that were my desires along the last one, I would most certainly romance you properly!"
Twilight stared at him nervously. "That's...comforting?"
"Speaking of which, do you prefer chocolates or flowers?" Nefarious asked. "Or perhaps chocolate covered flowers?"
"Hey!" Qwark complained. "That's my little sister you're hitting on!"
"Bro code does not apply to nemeses!" Nefarious snapped back.
"So is anyone else going to pay attention to the new attacking robots that just showed up?" Alister questioned, gesturing at the large, floating orange robots armed with lasers.
"Not mine, so they can wait!" Nefarious countered, barely sparing them a glance.
"Not mine, so I'd rather focus on the apparent freaky villain crush," Twilight added.
"I have more important things to focus on right now!" Qwark concluded, punching a robot that got too close without even looking at it, sending it flying into another bot, destroying both.
Alister groaned, shaking his head. "Then would somebody at least give me some popcorn?" he demanded petulantly.
very creepy Nefarious
No just no I do not ship Twilight x Nefarious. Nice chapter but awaiting the final game to see how it goes.
Nefarious has his priorities in order, I see
Surprised that Twilight didn't favor chocolate covered flowers. Imagine if they show those later in Season 6.
Probably as a high class hors d'ouevre or something.
At least he's honest and straightforward with it....... Nope, still can't stop the gag reflex. *Dry heaves in a corner*
Nefarious....crush on Twilight...excuse me. :walks over to wall...head slams into wall...wall has huge hole in it, no apparent damage to head...returns to seat: ...welp, turns out my skull is in fact too thick for standard brain bleach techniques and I'm too poor for booze...I'm instead going to curl up in a corner and cry a while, as this is just wrong.
...with that said, loving the by-play and how everyone's skills seem to fall in line with the game. Well done!!
7108587 use this.
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...:looks at cheese grater and puts it to head:...IT'S NOT BIG ENOUGH!!!!
7108645 Quick, get Twilight to make a growth ray to make it bigger.
That's what she said... imma gonna go hide in the corner of shame now...
. . .Am I the only one who wants to see a cyborg Twilight? Not for the sex, but because, well, see previous game chapters and how much destruction she does then as a full organic. Terrifyingly awesome that would be. . . . And I have an idea for a story. See you all when Tats next releases a chapter for this.
Twilight and Nefarious?
...Oddly enough, given the sheer bizarreness of some of the other pairings Tatsurou's pulled off (Scout/Maude Pie, Ultron/Maude Pie, and Max/Internet come to mind as relevant examples), I could honestly see it working - when you put aside the different species (I could easily see Nefarious getting a species change via magic or Deus Ex Friendship Cannon or something) and the whole good vs. evil thing (Heel-Face Turns or even just bad guys turning Affably Evil seem to be a common enough thing in the PWNY-verse), they've actually got a lot in common. For example, they're both intellectuals who happen to enjoy creating weapons of mass destruction.
...Or maybe I'm just weird and twisted. Could be a little of both, really.
Am I the only one that wants this shipping to happen solely because of how deliciously awkward it will make everyone feel?
That being said, wonderful dialogue.
7108687 I want to see it happen purely because of how awkward it will make everyone feel.
Also, Twilight would so have him whipped.
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When I wrote this chapter, I had no intention whatsoever of having Nefarious' crush on Twilight be anything but awkward humor and fuel for dialogue.
...this alt-script is making me rethink it just a bit...possibly...maybe...
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...:types rapidly to every Twilight Sparkle based name on the internet...waits 5 minutes:...SHE DOESN'T CARE!!! :slams head into desk, minimal damage to desk, no damage to head, odd squeaky sound upon impact...looks up at screen:...the heck did I jump into DBZ Abridged?
7108727 Yay! I'm having an impact, if only slightly!
Also, only do it if you think you can make it work. Don't force it in on my, or anyone else, account.
7108728 It's because it's the greatest thing since sliced bread?
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:taps chin in contemplation:...Can't argue that logic, especially when you consider how owned Krillin gets. That being said...:Looks at TFS Gaming:...NEW EPISODE OF LEAF GREEN NUZLOCK!! BRAIN BLEACH HERE I COME!!
So very true.
EEENOOOPPEE!! NOPENOPENOPE!!!! *Grabs a jug of brain bleach*
Makes me wonder if there's a pony whose special talent is making chocolate dipped strawberries and other fruits as well as flowers.
Poor guy, it sucks being the Straight Man in the group.
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They already have chocolate fountains... so anything goes on dunking!!!
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Actually, if my calculations are right, she just turned 18.
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...and? Twilight frequently gets shipped with Celestia.
OH GOD. Nefarious please!
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Twiferious is right up there with Smauglestia for incredibly bizarre ships.
7108964 Oh yeah, I kept meaning to read that fic. I'll start tomorrow.
7108964 Hay Smauglestia is actually a good ship, Twi Nafarious however would require Twilight remain Organic for the relationship to have a chance of working. Cyborg Twi would actually be weaker than Organic Twi due to the limits her new body would have while her organic shell can improve as much as she wishes.
okay, that was different. i don't know whether to be entertained or confused. Maybe both?
7108964 i dunno. i favour Cheerilight more. But hay, we're talking about crossovers, not canon, so.... go wild!
7108691 No, I'm with you in that.
7108727 At least do a non-fic-canon, optional epilogue to this game's events with it.
*looks around* ... *waits*
*looks around again* ...... *waits again* ......... *facepalm* (sigh) Discord... you had... ONE job, ONE!
7108969 What fic?
7108727 they can be friends. Imagine them both in nerd mode over some research project.
Damn this is getting to easy for them now.
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...now?
7109331 well up till now they at least have had to pay some attention to enemies if only to aim
I wonder how will you deal with the new content that next week reboot will bring, or the movie?
Hmm, the good ship Twifarious, should I grab the champagne or torpedo?
Torpedo, this ship shall not sail!
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7109207 There's a fic called "The Greatest Treasure" or something like that. I'm not entirely sure it's romantic, as I haven't read it yet, but it does involve Celestia and Smaug. And with a title like that...
7109503 Thank you. It is now on my read later list.
You ready for the ratchet & clank movie coming out soon?
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This was my thought process near the end... So would it be TwiFarious, or NefariLight?
7109883 it's gunna be great! An I pre ordered the game and can't wait to play it Monday and... Sorry, no one cares nevermind!
While the dialogue is rather cute, I don't ship this. At all. You have an aging, relatively-incompetent cyborg hitting on an alicorn that apparently just hit 18.
In the games from what I've seen, Nefarious is like an old man with the energy of someone in their middle-ages. Or at least, he sounds old. I'd say his age is about 50.
How many relationships have worked out between a 50-year-old and an 18-year-old?
For the Twilestia ship, it kind of makes sense. You have an alicorn and her protege, who has become an alicorn. Neither has to suffer heartbreak when the other dies of old age insofar as the show has given us in the way of background information. But Twilight and Nefarious? That's just ****ed up on many levels.
It would be better to just make Twilight asexual, because there is no sign of romantic interest between her and any other characters in the show. The Flash Sentry stuff was equivalent to high-school dating. It goes on for a short bit, then it ends.
I LOVE IT! I absolutely love what you have done with this arc so far. Keep up the great work
Another enjoyable chapter. Good job.
7108985 .... I just thought of an interesting crossover lesbian ship. Can't think of a good name, but Gwynevere from Dark Souls and Celestia.
Both are goddesses of the sun, so it would be... interesting to say the least.
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Call it Double Sun Power.
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That works
BRO CODE DOES NOT APPLY TO NEMESES.
Freakin choked on my own spit there, hah!
7110591 Just watch out for that jealous Gwyndolin and invite artorias -sunlight Maggot. Maybe also invite Ornstien and Head off to the lands that Gwynovere had left for.