Princess Twilight burst into Celestia’s throne room, her eyes darting across the long hall. Her swiveling head rested on the solar goddess herself sitting on her throne. A shaking pony was sitting under her wing.
“Princess Celestia!” Twilight called out, galloping forward.
The princess looked up from the Pegasus resting under her wing for comfort. Usually when she saw Twilight it brought joy to her withering heart. It was the same kind of joy she felt since the day she first met the little filly, the day Twilight first became her student. But for some reason, Celestia couldn’t find a reason to smile when Twilight came up to her.
She just felt…lost, broken.
The Alicorn stood panting and sweaty right in front of Celestia. “I’m so, so, so, so sorry for the wait, princess! I was just really busy this afternoon with the Auto…” she stopped when she noticed the pony under Celestia’s wing staring at her, “…with…the Autobots back at Ponyville that I accidently missed the train. So, I had to fly here, which explains why I’m kinda sweaty and…dirty.”
Twilight rubbed a hoof through her mane, adjusting the hair sticking out.
“There is no need to apologize, Princess Twilight,” Celestia breathed.
“Sorry!” Twilight squealed, smiling sheepishly.
Celestia managed the smallest of smiles gracing her lips. Twilight was so young. She had so much left to learn. Celestia mentally sighed when the thought returned to her. She didn’t want to have Twilight worry about this, but realized quickly that this was no game the Decepticons were playing. This threat was real, and Twilight needed to know about the truth.
The Alicorn nervously stamped her hoof on the ground when Celestia continued to remain silent. She cleared her throat, catching the elder princess’ attention.
“So…what exactly did you want to meet with me about, princess?”
The truth. That’s what Twilight needed to know.
She could feel the Pegasus, her Royal Messenger, cuddle up closer to her body as his terrified gasps echoed throughout the throne room. Even Twilight could hear him, giving her eyes a look of sympathy. Celestia made sure her wing offered the Pegasus warmth and protection. After what he told her, every single agonizing detail, the princess didn’t blame the full-grown pony for acting this way.
Celestia sighed one last time before turning to face Twilight, her fellow princess.
“I believe you already know of the attack in Fillydelphia?” Celestia began with a question.
Twilight Sparkle nodded, a sigh of her own escaping her breath. “How could I not? It was all over the morning papers today. That’s also a reason I wanted to see you today personally, Princess Celestia. I need to know if there were really Decepticons spotted in the attack and it wasn’t just false assumptions.”
An image of the assumed Decepticon flashed behind Celestia’s eyes. The front page of Equestria Daily had the shot of the Decepticon standing amongst the ruins of the collapsed building. It looked believable, but it was something Celestia couldn’t believe unless she saw it for herself. That’s when she sent her Royal Messenger to Vanhoover… That’s when he saw...them.
She spoke again, every word a challenge to put out.
“Whether or not the evidence in Fillydelphia is true or false, I believe there is one undeniable truth we cannot ignore.”
Twilight looked over to the Pegasus once more. His blue eyes were locked with Celestia’s, another shiver rolling through his body. He nodded once to her. Gladly taking his approval, Princess Celestia turned to face Twilight again, her eyes making her look a thousand years older.
“My Royal Messenger, Speeding Bullet, has just returned from his trip to Vanhoover to meet with the leader of the Alliance of Alien Activity. His job was to deliver my message and to learn why Noctune hasn’t been doing his duty in seizing Decepticons from harming innocent ponies,” Celestia explained, stopping for the shortest amount of time.
She noticed Twilight leaning in closer, her eyes as large as dinner plates.
Celestia sighed. “When Speeding Bullet met with Noctune…he was not alone. Inside the Alliance headquarters were living Decepticons. They did not harm anypony that worked there, they did not harm Noctune, but they harmed him. Noctune also gave my Royal Messenger of message of his own, or a threat would be a better choice of words.”
The look on Twilight’s face said it all.
“He said that Celestia’s reign is over and that the era of the Decepticons had begun.”
Twilight backed away, eventually falling back on her rump. She shook her head rapidly, her breaths taken in dangerous, little gasps. The whole time, all she muttered were words of denial. But not even her denial could shake the truth, the kind of truth Twilight did not want to hear.
She looked up to meet Celestia’s gaze, the elder Alicorn continuing.
“The Alliance of Alien Activity has betrayed Equestria and has joined forces with the Decepticons. I have received word not too long ago that Vanhoover has just been captured and is being used as the Decepticons’ base of operations. With the Crystal Heart in their possession, and an entire city under their control, I can only imagine what horrors they’ll commit. However they got here, the Decepticons, we already know that they will not be playing around with us any longer.”
Twilight got back up and shook her head, her mind still reeling on the fact of this betrayal. She looked up at Celestia and shouted, “This…this is terrible! There’s gotta be something we can do to take back Vanhoover! We can…we can…”
An idea suddenly popped into Twilight head, causing her eyes to be lit up like a bulb.
“We can use the Rainbow Power to stop the Decepticons! My friends and I-!”
Celestia raised her hoof, causing the Alicorn to fall into silence.
“The use of the Rainbow Power had occurred to me, Twilight,” Princess Celestia began. “But the Decepticons have already made a broad statement throughout the country. They said that if any force tries to intervene in Vanhoover’s boarders then they will begin executing innocent civilians by the thousands, all at once. We cannot take that risk.”
Twilight’s head fell, her ears falling flat against her skull. She looked up at Celestia, her eyes burning. She said, “They’re…not afraid, princess. The Decepticons aren’t afraid of making themselves known once again.”
Celestia nodded grimly.
“If we can’t do anything to free Vanhoover…then what can we do, princess?”
For this, Princess Celestia actually had an answer that might help her friend’s wounded heart, as well as her own. Gently nuzzling the Pegasus under her wing, the solar goddess opened her eyes slowly to stare at Twilight, a sigh making its exit through her lips.
“For now, all we can do is pray for those suffering in Vanhoover,” she said, causing Twilight’s head to slowly fall. It picked up once she added, “I have already sent an order throughout the country declaring the Alliance be terminated. All members in any cities across Equestria are to be persecuted and imprisoned for their betrayal.”
“What about me?” Twilight asked, earning the attention of both Celestia and her Royal Messenger. “Why did you want to tell me this information? Shouldn’t Shining Armor or the Griffon King be told about this?”
Princess Celestia nodded. “I have made sure that Prince Shining Armor and all neighboring nations have heard of this threat building on our own soil,” saying this caused the smaller Alicorn to breathe a breath of relief.
Celestia continued, “While their support is appreciated, it doesn’t fill the fear I have in your…” she looked down at the Pegasus under her wing, sighing softly “...Autobot friends back at Ponyville. I fear they might be targeted first from the Decepticons’ aggression.
Twilight nodded grimly.
“The reason I called you here, Twilight, was so that you can spread this message to the rest of the Elements and your Autobot friends. Tell them this threat, prepare them for the inevitable, and for my sake…please be safe.”
Princess Twilight bit her lower lip hard, looking back and forth between her hooves. The message, the threat, the truth, all of it was so overwhelming for her. Now that the Decepticons were back, holding an entire city hostage, the truth in Celestia’s words made sense to the younger Alicorn. The Autobots were no doubt going to be targeted first. With them out of the way, there was nothing standing in the way of the Decepticon aggression.
She needed to tell her friends…now!
Quickly bowing to the princess, Twilight spun around and pushed aside the two massive doors, her galloping hoofsteps heard throughout the hallways.
Celestia watched her leave with the same kind of feeling she had a year ago. Dependency. Twilight needed to tell the Autobots of this and prepare them for the Decepticon attack that was no doubt heading their way, shrouded in a storm of darkness with legions of evil by their side. If she didn’t get them prepared and if the Decepticons did indeed attack…then what hope could they have in defeating not only the returning Decepticon threat but the strength of the AAA?
Not much hope to find. Not much hope to live for.
The Pegasus’ terrified gasps caught Celestia’s attention quickly. She brought down her head and nuzzled his neck affectionately. It did very little to calm him down.
He spoke.
“They…they killed them,” Speeding Bullet whimpered. “All those ponies…I could hear the gunfire…and their…their screams. I should’ve done something…I should’ve gotten help.”
“Shhhhh…it’s alright,” Celestia whispered into his air, her wing wrapping around him tighter. The messenger looked up at Celestia, a tear sliding down his cheek.
“I’m…I’m so sorry, princess. I failed you.”
The solar princess placed a hoof over his mouth. Speeding was quite surprised to see a tear of her own falling away from her eye, but he could understand the feelings she held, the guilt she felt. The pain in her heart was strong, for the Pegasus could barely feel it beat.
“No, my little pony,” Celestia told him, another tear falling, “I’ve failed you.”
Things do not look good. Equestria now faces it's darkest hour (Couldn't resist )
STOP TEASING AND GET THE DECEPTICON SLAYING ALREADY! Also is.... the Big M gonna make a reappearance?
True no one knows about the Dark Spark. Explanations are in order about the Dark Spark and the Con's survival as well as the memory wipes. Drift also needs to show up and bash some Combaticons into the forest.
Once again, Equestria faces it's Darkest Hour. The Decepticons have it's inhabitants at it's knees with the AAA strengthening their forces and have taken Vanhoover. Even if the Rainbow Power could be used, I doubt it would stand a chance against the Dark Spark as only it's equal and opposite, the Matrix of Leadership, stands as the best chance. But since the Matrix is still missing, chances of victory are grim. And if that wasn't bad enough, Lockdown is on his way by order of the Quintessons and once he arrives, who knows how much worse it will get.
Equestria's only chance of hope now lies with the Autobots with Twilight and her friends at their side. Even if they are outmatched and outgunned by the shear numbers that will soon be coming for them and the fact that their memories have been wiped out, there is no doubt that they will fight to the bitter end in the name freedom and peace. They will defend their pony friends, as they have them. They will stop the Decepticons and the AAA... no matter the cost.
Prepare yourselves.... for the hunt!!!
Well. We're boned.
Where the hell is Ultra Magnus in all of this?
And no you can't say he is dead because there is no way that Ultra Magnus the 2nd in command and leader of the Wreckers is dead its just not possible.
And what the F is Drift doing taking his sweet time trying to find Optimus.
We are all targets now
Twilight Sparkle, you better find out about the Matrix, or you're all doomed!!
If only Celestia and Luna's parents and Primus could find a way to give their support, if not physically, but mentally.
That's the feeling I get whenever there's little to no hope. I keep wishing Primus, someone, or somepony could guide them in the right path.
May Primus guide you all with wisdom and hope. Till all are one...
5416601 I'd say in about...three or so chapters? Don't worry, though, it's Christmas break so I have a lot more time to write.
5416767 The hunt is far from over.
5416814 ....Uh...well...he got all the Energon drained out of him like the others back on Cybertron. That's pretty much his fate. As for Drift...he still has to FIND Optimus. Last we saw he was in Fillydelphia, and Ponyville's quite a whiles away, so don't expect him to show up in the next couple chapters.
5418147 If only that could happen...if only.
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I think this song would fit better.
5418411 Well then good sir. Have your self some Megatron music:
OMG you need to have the last light crew in this FUCKING WHIRL WOULD LOVE THIS CHANCE
Celestia: "Oh, what shall I do about the Decepticons?"
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Okay, now you're starting to piss me off. Just two chapters ago, you were talking about how you want Celestia to have a more prominent role in the story and then you pull this shit. You just like the writers of the show that have to always write off the princess's involvement so the Mane 6 can save the day. If a invading army where to attack a country, the country would defend itself, not stand by and do nothing while innocent civilians are getting slaughtered.
Last I checked, the Dark Spark was just being used as a power source for the Nemesis. That's still not an excuse for the Mane 6 to use their powers to see what happens. And last I checked from the first story, the Elements of Harmony are just as powerful as the Matrix. What do you expect them to do just twiddle their hooves and wait. Especially the Autobots, how are they going to defend themselves when they can't remember shit?
5418506 Oh, she's having a prominent role in the story, believe me. All she really did was fail to protect her country, ponies, etc. from the Decepticons (since they've taken Vanhoover), hence why she said that. Also, the Decepticons aren't slaughtering anymore civilians as of now. All they've done was sent out a threat that if any invading force were to intervene THEN they would start executing civilians.
The Dark Spark powered the Nemesis, yes, but it can just as easily be removed and be used for the Decepticons' purposes. The Nemesis can still be functional, but not forever (probably should've added that to the earlier chapters ). The Dark Spark is the key behind everything, but I won't wonder into that territory until next chapter.
When I was writing my first story, the Dark Spark wasn't even canon at that time, so me making the Elements just as powerful as the Matrix was a shame on me. I might have to go back to my first story and change that.
Okay, so what do we got? The ponies don't know about the Dark Spark, they can't attack the Decepticons or else they'll start slaughtering civilians (even if they did attack with the Rainbow Power, they'd face the Dark Spark's power and possibly be defeated, that's why I needed the Decepticons to give a threat so the ponies would stay away), the Autobots aren't ready for war but upcoming chapters will solve this issue, and that's basically it.
I hoped this helped solve these problems. Let me know if there was anything else I might've missed.
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How come the Autobots are still a coverup? Everyone knew about Optimus returning and now there are more Autobots living in Ponyville. I'm expecting the whole town running to them asking them to help, so their cover might as well be fucked by now. How long before paper headlines are like, 'Autobots return, refuse to help!"?
5418575 You know, I might actually have to change that up. It's pointless. Thanks.
Autobots, I have sworn to never kill ponies but when I find out who's behind this, they are going to die.
5419340 HOOAH!
Stuff just got real. ;)
Quick question is Drift a triple changer in this story?
As in a Cybertronian car and Cybertronian helicopter right?
5421127 Yes, but he'll rarely be in his vehicle form. He'll change into his helicopter mode a lot.
5421268 Merry Christmas everybody!
Things keep going from bad to worse in these situations. The ending with Celestia comforting Speeding Bullet was both sad and a little heartwarming, kinda that feeling when a mother comforts her child. Close enough since Celestia tries to protect all her subjects as best she can.