//------------------------------// // Chapter 9: The Death Star // Story: Equestria Wars Episode XV: Knights of Zero // by sonicdash123 //------------------------------// Charming Thunder was in a holo conference with princesses Celestia and Luna as he explained to them what happened after the mission to find SCORPIO was successful. He told them that his daughter Light was the Red Hood and that she decided to help work on the cure. "Can she be trusted?" Luna asked. "I have soldiers watching over in case anything goes wrong," Charming Thunder reassured. "She will be in good hooves." "Then we have an advantage against Zero," Celestia said. "She may reveal secrets to us about him and his empire. But what about the fleet?" "SCORPIO is working on that." Charming Thunder turned his chair around facing the left side of the window. "In the meantime, I believe it is time we revealed to Twilight and the others the super weapon." "Is it wise?" Luna asked. "It brings Twilight painful memories during the time of the Lunar Wars. Are you sure you want to do it?" "I am. She may get angry for keeping it a secret even from Cadence, but the weapon is the only chance we have for destroying the fleet." "I understand. I'll arrange preparations for your arrival with Twilight." "Good. I'll be sure that the construction on the weapon is complete and will be fully operational. We will then crush Zero's fleet. And then when it is done, the Mephiles Alliance will be crushed." The hologram transmission ended as Charming Thunder got up from his throne and walked down the steps leaving his throne room. --------------------- Charming Thunder piloted his shuttle through lightspeed with Twilight, Starlight, Lucina, and Rainbow on board. He flipped a switch and came out of lightspeed in the sky and flew straight ahead. "Where exactly are we going, Charming?" Starlight asked. "You'll see if you want to come up to the cockpit," Charming Thunder said as everyone came to the cockpit and sat behind him. A TIE Fighter flew past the shuttle and kept going straight as the shuttle followed. "Where is that fighter going?" Twilight asked. "There are no bases around here." Lucina then saw something in the distance and said, "We're heading for the moon." Rainbow gasped as the shuttle flew closer and realized what it is and said, "That's no moon. It's a space station." "It's too big to be a space station, Aunt Rainbow." Lucina looked at where Rainbow was looking and couldn't believe what she is seeing. It was familiar to everyone else as well except Charming Thunder who continued to fly his shuttle to the armored space station; the Death Star. "What is going on here, Charming?" Twilight demanded. "I have a bad feeling about this." "All will be explained when we get there and land." The shuttle flew closer and closer and then got pulled past a docking port control room and into a huge bay, coming to rest in the massive Death Star. A squad of stormtroopers marched into formation before the craft as the hatch of the shuttle swished open. Charming Thunder and the others walked down the ramp and he turned to the others and said, "This Death Star is similar to the one from the Lunar Wars with it's superlaser upgraded to destroy enemy fleets and not ours like one ship we destroyed and later scanned the wreckage from the Mephiles Alliance ship; the Silencer." Twilight and the others followed Charming Thunder as he led the way out of the hangar. "It is capable to destroy capital ships in a rapid succession. This station is now the ultimate power in the universe. Celestia and Luna approved this station to use it for battle against the Mephiles Alliance." "What does this have to do with the Eternal Fleet?" "They will be the first capital ships to demonstrate the full power of this station." "And you kept this a secret from me?" Twilight said. "I was afraid of your reaction." "I would've approved if you shown it to me in the first place. What about Cadence?" "She will know from the princesses." "Any weak points on this station at all?" Starlight asked. "Nope. All covered up." Starlight sighed with relief in case something went wrong. "Now, shall I continue the tour of the station?" Everyone including Twilight nodded and followed him through the halls of the Death Star. --------------------- After returning from the Death Star, Charming Thunder sat on a medical table as Light helped a doctor carry some syringes with the cure in it which was done quickly since Light returned. Light used her magic to levitate one out as she explained, "It may hurt a little, dad." "Side effects?" "No," the doctor reassured. "The probes will shut down permanently on the inside then will be destroyed. We just need to test it to see if it will work." Charming Thunder lays down and took a deep breath as Light carefully injects him with the cure. Charming Thunder felt pain from the inside a little after the cure entered his body and the doctors looked at the x-ray monitor to see the probes exploding in his blood cells. "It worked," Light said; excitedly. Charming Thunder sighed and slowly got up as he was helped up by Light. "Now I can focus on Zero himself," Charming Thunder said as Light softly hugged him as he did the same. "Thank you, Light. For helping me." "It was my pleasure, father." "Guess you have a sister to get acquainted with when this is all over, huh?" "Yeah. She seems to be a nice mare." "Reminds me of myself before I was crowned king." Charming Thunder hugged Light as she returned the hug.