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// Chapter 37: Push Comes to Shove 
// Story: Shy and Aggressive 
// by Johng117 
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The air was relatively silent in the cafeteria. Only the sounds of gunfire from outside and the whimpering of students were heard. Purists stood among the students as they firmly held their weapons, searching through the crowd of students. The other Purists stood guard in every corner of the cafeteria.
"We need to wrap this up. I just got word that the school was infiltrated and some of our men were just engaged," said a Purist as he walked up to the ring leader.
"MONARCH?" asked the Purist.
"No. They don't look like any kind of military or law enforcement personnel. We may have a fourth party here," said the subordinate. The tattooed purist growled.
"Revolutionaries. Have Dreadnought on standby to cover our escape. We'll wrap things up here," said the tattooed Purist. His subordinate nodded as he left.
"Children! Your co-operation is needed!" said the Purist as he drew everyone's attention.
"My colleagues and I are in a hurry! If you want to get out of here alive, I recommend you listen carefully! We're only here for Transmutants that you have been most unfortunate enough to attend school with. We're here to make things right!" said the Purist as he drew out a pistol. The students stared anxiously as the man walked through the hall.
"Now, normally we would do this via scanner, able to detect a Transmutant DNA signature. Unfortunately, we didn't have enough to go around, so we'll have to do this traditionally," said the Purist. Meanwhile by a table, Sunset, Mosura, Rodan, Pinkie, Rarity and the Dazzlings anxiously sat on the ground. The humans worriedly looked at Rodan, who seemed to be sweating, but he kept himself composed as he closed his eyes. He began muttering to himself in Neighponese.
"Rodan?" whispered Sonata in worry.
"He's praying," whispered Mosura. She glanced at the boy as he kept praying. She saw his wrist exposed to be clear as day.
"Lord, please watch over Gojira and Mosura. Please keep everyone safe," said Rodan in Neighponese to himself. Mosura reached for his hand and held it firmly.
"Now, who would like to identify a few Transmutants to save us time so we can all go home?" asked the Purist. There was silence. No one answered him, and were only filled with fear. The Purist sighed. He then knelt by a boy that trembled in his presence. He took a glance at his bear wrist.
"Don't you want to go home and be with your family? Have a nice hot dinner and sleep peacefully?" asked the Purist as he put on a friendly tone. The boy merely shook as he slightly nodded.
"I do too. But I have a mission. Maybe we can help each other out. Just point out a few you recognize as Transmutants and we can get this over with," said the Purist.
"I-I..." the boy stuttered as all eyes focused on him. The atmosphere grew tense as the boy's response was awaited. The Purist placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Come on. You'll be doing the human race a favor," said the Purist with a smile.
"Amen," said Rodan as he opened his eyes, which were narrowed. He quickly pulled his hand away from Mosura and stood up, prompting the Purists to aim their weapons at him.
"Sit down!" shouted a Purist. The girls stared at Rodan in alarm.
"Rodan, what are you doing?!" whispered Mosura.
"Stay safe, girls," said Rodan in a whisper as he raised his hands.
"I'm turning myself in! I'm a Transmutant!" said Rodan. The students looked on in shock at how he just gave himself away.
"Are you insane?!" whispered Sunset.
"Well this is a surprise. I wasn't expecting one of you to give yourself up," said the tattooed Purist with a smirk as he began to approach Rodan.
"I was hoping we could negotiate something," said Rodan.
"You're not getting out of this, freak," chuckled the Purist.
"No, I don't care about that. I knew I was screwed the moment you guys walked in. But I want you to do something in exchange for giving myself up without trouble. If you'll hear me out," said Rodan. The Purist raised a brow.
"Like what?"
"I want you to let my friends here go free," said Rodan as he gestured to girls.
"What?!" exclaimed Adagio.
"They're all humans, so they're not on your hit list. I just want you to let them walk out of here now in exchange for myself," said Rodan.
"Rodan, shut up!" said Aria with a glare as she attempted to pull Rodan back down but he pulled his arm back.
"I don't think so. All of them just for you? Don't think that highly of yourself. One, maybe. But not all six," scoffed the Purist. He then hummed in thought.
"But... I would be willing to let them all go if you told me something," said the Purist.
"What's that?" asked Rodan.
"I heard the vigilante X attended this school. His identity is no secret, but if you can tell me something useful on his whereabouts, they get to go free," said the Purist. Rodan's stomach turned.
"But if you can't, maybe..." the Purist faced the other students.
"Anyone that can tell me something useful about Gojira Takeshi Jr., you and your friends get to walk out of here free! If you're human, of course," said the Purist. A few students looked at each other as if they were mentally communicating. While Rodan, the Dazzlings, Sunset and Mosura tensed.
"Um... I think I know something that can help," said a teen with a Mohawk as he stood up. Rodan's eyes widened.
"Really? Let's hear it," said the Purist.
"Well, he is neighbors with one of his friends. I don't know where she lives, but I do know who her other friends are and they-"
"Hey, buddy!" called Rodan as he stepped forwards, drawing everyone's attention. A Purist approached Rodan's side as he held a gun at his back. The teen looked at Rodan with a glare.
"Look, I don't know who you are personally, or your stance on Transmutants in particular. And I don't know if you do know anything useful about Gojira or if you don't know anything useful about Gojira," said Rodan, prompting some students to look at each other in confusion at his wording. Rodan took a breath.
"But either way, have some pride in yourself. Have some faith in Jesus Christ as your lord and savior and don't tell these scum sucking motherfuckers anything!" said Rodan with a glare. The Purist behind him scoffed as he cocked his pistol and aimed at Rodan's head. The girls stared in horror.
"Smoke that little shit," said the tattooed Purist with a scoff. Rodan merely clenched his eyes shut as he took a breath.
"No!!" cried Mosura as she shot a hand forward. The Purist behind Rodan suddenly flew off his feet and slammed against the wall at the further end of the cafeteria. Everyone stared in shock at what happened.
"What the hell?!" exclaimed the tattooed Purist.
"It was her!" shouted a nearby Purist as he pointed at Mosura, causing everyone else to look her way.
"Mosura?" called Rarity in disbelief.
"She did something with her hand and he flew away! Night Angel was said to do some shit like that! She's one of them!" said a Purist as he aimed at Mosura. Her eyes widened at the Purist's words. He had just claimed that the Transmutant vigilante, Night Angel, was able to use telekinesis. As far as she knew, no one else besides her brother had this ability in the Transmutant race. The girl gasped as she realized the barrel was looking her way. Suddenly, the Purist grunted as a bullet shot through the window, striking him in the skull. Students screamed as the man died before their eyes as he dropped to the ground. Mosura looked back at the window and found a hole in the glass. Suddenly, more bullets flew through the windows, causing the teens to cry out in panic as more Purists in the room were dropped.
"Snipers!" shouted the tattooed Purist as he and the rest of the Purists began to shoot out the window. Everyone ducked for cover, while Rodan quickly ran away from their line of fire. However, he was tackled by a Purist, who began to swipe his knife at him. Rodan caught the knife and kicked the man away, knocking him back.
"Rodan!" cried Mosura as she ran over to assist as she avoided the line of Purist fire. Outside of the cafeteria, Kumonga and her snipers were taking cover as they were shot back at. Some began to use their pistols to shoot back, while also trying to avoid being shot.
Back in the cafeteria, a few students took the opportunity to run out of the cafeteria as the Purists were distracted.  Rodan was struck in the side by the leg of his opponent and was then stabbed in the lower back by the knife. Rodan cried out in agony from the stab, causing him to drop to his knees as the knife was dragged through his back, with the serrated teeth tearing through his lower back near his spine and tore through his shirt. Rodan groaned in agony as he bled, while the Purist prepared to deliver the killing blow, but Mosura reared her fist back and punched him in the jaw, shattering bone and knocking out teeth. The Purist fell to the ground as he dropped his knife. Mosura rushed to Rodan's side.
"Rodan! Come on, get up!" said Mosura in desperation as she flinched at the gun fire.
"Too much... Pain!" said Rodan as he shook. His eyes briefly lost its white as the green irises expanded. Mosura brought her arms under Rodan's chest in attempt to help onto his feet, but she was suddenly struck in the back by an electric shock.
"Ah!!" Mosura screamed in pain as she was shocked in the back by a Purist that held a large metal baton that sparked. Mosura dropped Rodan as she dropped to the ground. She turned and was struck in the back by the metal baton, creating painful blows along with agonizing shocks. Mosura convulsed as she was beaten, where her eyes briefly lost their pupils via fading, as her blue irises expanded.
Before the Purist could hit her again, Sunset appeared from behind him and slammed a glass cup against his head, causing it to shatter. The Purist stumbled as he turned to meet Sunset. He was about to strike the teen but he was then struck in the head by a tray by Sonata. Before he could turn to hit Sonata, Aria came from behind him and kicked him in the crotch from behind. The Purist groaned as he dropped to his knees, allowing Aria, Sunset, Sonata, and Adagio to slam trays against his head. Rarity quickly made her way over to Mosura as she shook.
"Mosura, darling!" cried Rarity. Mosura muttered as her eyes returned to normal, as she lied face down on the ground.
"Come on! We gotta go!" said Sunset as she and Aria began to help Rodan onto his feet, where they began to take him away from the fire fight. Rarity and Pinkie helped Mosura to her feet and followed them along with Adagio and Sonata. The teens made their way to the back door, which was now clear of any Purist.  The fight continued, where the Purists began to drop from being shot by the Guardians.
"Impact! We're being overrun here!" shouted the tattooed Purist. He was suddenly shot dead by Kumonga.



Senior moved through the hall with Xenjira by his side. The two scanned the area as they moved passed corpses of the Purists that they had encountered.
"Area is clear," said Senior as he looked back and found Baragon with other Guardians.
"What's the plan?" asked Baragon.
"We kill as many Purists as we can before MONARCH's forces get here. After that, we split up in our vehicles and head for our designated hideouts until we can make sure it's safe to return to the lair," answered Senior as he reloaded his rifle.
"We may be able to cover more ground if we split up," said Xenjira.
"No, too dangerous," said Senior. Xenjira rolled his eyes.
"Fine, I'll split up from you guys," said Xenjira as he made his way away from the group.
"Xenjira! Come back!" said Senior.
"I'm not one of your soldiers. I'm going solo. I still have a bone to pick with these Purists," said Xenjira.
"But I am your father!" said Senior. Xenjira scoffed.
"You don't get to order me around as one, when you haven't been around for most of my life. Later," said Xenjira. Senior slightly winced as he watched his eldest son leave.
"Ouch. Man, your son's a dick," said Baragon. Senior didn't respond. He instead faced the Guardians.
"Baragon, take a few of the men and search for anyone trapped here and clear a path for their escape. I'll take the rest and continue the hunt," said Senior. Baragon nodded.
"Got it. Let's move," said Baragon as he led a few Guardians away from Senior's small team. The two began to split up.
Later, Senior found himself leading his team through the hall. They were vigilant, ready to combat any threat. The Transmutants could hear the gunfire from outside of the school. Senior felt his mind wander back to his son and how he had found him wounded. He hardened his eyes as he felt his blood boil. The Purists had made the mistake of hurting his family. Now, he was going to make them feel his wrath.
Suddenly, bullets came flying down behind the hall, killing one of the Guardians.
"Behind us!" shouted a Guardian as the rest whipped around, where they engaged the Purists in a fire fight. Bullets raced from both sides, striking both factions. They were forced to stand out in the open, with little to no cover. This resulted in Senior's men being decimated, along with Purists. Senior caught a few bullets but kept fighting until there was no one left. The surprise attack had cost him the lives of his men. Senior clenched his fists as he looked down at the bodies of his comrades.
"Looks like it's just you and me, asshole," said a familiar voice. Senior shot his head up and found Impact walking down the hall with a rifle in his hand. Senior raised his rifle with a glare. Suddenly, Impact dropped his weapon on the ground.
"Let's say you and I settle this old school," said Impact as he raised his gauntlet covered hands. Senior tossed his weapon to the side.
"I will make you suffer for what you have all done," said Senior in a low tone.



Xenjira was moving through the hall in silence as he held a pistol. His eyes were narrowed as he watched his surroundings, which was filled with bullet casings. He suddenly heard footsteps coming from behind. He quickly whipped around and pointed his pistol at who had just came around the corner.
Flash stopped with a look of alarm. He raised his hand. His eyes then widened in shock.
"Oh. You're just a student," said Xenjira as he relaxed.
"Gojira?!" exclaimed Flash.
"No. Wait a minute... Have we met somewhere before? You look familiar," said Xenjira with a raised brow as he slightly lowered his pistol. Flash then realized the major differences that this individual had. He bore red eyes and white hair, things that Junior lacked. Then, his mind recalled the video he recorded of 'Junior' attacking Purists.
"Wait a minute..." said Flash in realization. Xenjira shook his head.
"Move kid! You're wasting my time!" said Xenjira as he began to run down the hall.
"Hey! Wait!" said Flash as he began to run after the Transmutant, but he was out ran. Flash sighed as he stopped to take a breath.
Xenjia continued on his run, keeping a firm grip on his gun. The Transmutant eventually came across two Purists walking down the hall. He raised his pistol and let loose one round, instantly killing one Purist with a headshot. The second Purist turned in alarm but was met with a powerful punch to face, shattering his mask, where he dropped to the floor dead from the trauma. Xenjira went back to running down the hall. He skidded to a halt as he rounded a corner, where he found Battra, Maud, Rainbow Dash and Erika Shiragami. His eyes widened in surprise.
"Battra?" asked Xenjira.
"Xenjira. What the hell are you doing here?" asked Battra in shock.
"You two know each other?" asked Maud. Erika and Rainbow stared at Xenjira with wide eyes.
"I'm here with the others, doing what I do best," said Xenjira as he raised his pistol.
"Well, since you are here, I need your help. We're looking for my sister and her friends," said Battra. Xenjira shook his head.
"No can do. I prefer to spend time hunting. I rather not waste my time helping you," said Xenjira as he continued on his run. Battra sent him a glare.
"Xenjira!" shouted Battra. But it was no surprise that he would refuse to help, considering on how he was hellbent on killing Purists. Still, it only proved to lower Battra's opinion of him even further.
"Wait, who was that?" asked Rainbow.
"And why did he look like Gojira?" asked Erika. Battra sighed quickly. It seemed that he was going to be pressured into giving answers. Something he had feared.
"Look, I'll explain later. We gotta go!" said Battra as he led the group back down the hall.



From just outside of the school, the shooting continued. The police were overwhelmed by the might of the Purists and their numbers in the school. Blaire grunted as she missed a target that hid. As she took cover behind her vehicle, she found a couple armored trucks to be coming down the road, bearing the MONARCH insignia. In the air were also a few black choppers that hovered over the school building. The trucks stopped, allowing several MONARCH soldiers to be running out.
"Move! Move!" shouted a soldier as they met with the police.
"What's the situation?" asked the soldier as he took cover by Blaire.
"We had some students escaped from the back of the school, while 911 callers informed us of Purists holding people hostage. We can't get inside," answered Blaire.
"Alright. We have a team being dropped down via chopper on the roof. They should clear out the Purists and provide us an advantage," said the soldier.
"But won't they know they're coming? You have choppers over the roof!" said Blaire.
"We're counting on it. Men!" shouted the soldier as he peaked out of cover and fired his assault rifle at the Purists.
"Suppressing fire!" shouted a soldier as he shot a Purist, forcing him into cover. Meanwhile, the soldiers from the choppers dropped onto the roof, with Riku leading them. She readied her rifle as she took point, leading the soldiers down to the door on the roof. She wasn't expecting herself to be deployed in the middle of combat, considering how she was meant to take part in another mission. However, since she was already on her way to Ponyville, Onyx had her take part in the mission anyway. It may have been the best since this situation concerned her original mission.
Riku and the other soldiers found themselves in the school halls, where they tactfully moved through the area with their eyes vigil and alert. They soon found Purists appearing from around the corner, firing at them. The MONARCH soldiers quickly took cover and fired back.
"Riku! Take your squad and move to the West Hall!" ordered a soldier.
"Yes, sir! Men!" called Riku as she began to lead a squad away from the other and made their way to the other hall. The soldiers continued as the others fought. Riku searched the area as she took point



Fluttershy stood in the room with Vice Principal Luna with a look of anxiousness. The few other students and staff with them were silent as they attempted to look through their phones and the surveillance for any news on the outside. Luna sighed as he looked through the surveillance screen as she tapped her finger on the table with a look of worry.
"Come on, sis. Where are you?" muttered Luna to herself as she flipped through the cameras. Fluttershy looked at her phone, not finding any new texts from Rainbow Dash, Junior, or any of her friends. This began to worry her terribly, especially with all the gunfire that could be heard. Just waiting here made her feel helpless, and she hated it.
The girl looked to the adults in the room, who were distracted. Fluttershy sneaked towards the door and carefully opened it. She then exited the room and quickly made her way out to the hallway. She sneaked through the hallway as she breathed nervously.
"This is a bad idea," said Fluttershy to herself. Normally she wouldn't willingly put herself in danger, but her friends were in trouble. It was killing her just waiting around as Rainbow and Junior risked their lives outside. So, the girl moved through the hall, where she began to hear the gunfire approach. She stayed away from the sources every time that she found herself getting too close. However, she worried that by doing this, she could possibly miss any of her friends. Fluttershy attempted to contact Junior again, but he never answered.
She soon found herself just wandering into a janitor's closet, recalling that Twilight had texted her before that she and Applejack were hiding here. However, she found no one inside. This could have been wrong closet. Junior never even told her if he had found her, which was going to make things difficult. Fluttershy turned and gasped in fright as she found a man standing behind her in a white skull mask, pointing a shot gun at her.
"You! You're coming with me!" said the Purist as he grabbed Fluttershy's arm.
"No! Let me go!" cried Fluttershy as she began to pull away. The Purist threw her against the wall in the closet, causing her to cry out in pain. The Purist grunted in annoyance. He then heard a cry as gunfire filled the air, causing him to gasp as he looked away.
"Shit!" said the Purist. He then reached for Fluttershy as she was on the ground.
"Come on!" growled the Purist as he grabbed Fluttershy's long hair. The girl cried out in pain as she held her head as her hair was yanked on.
"No! Stop! Help!!" screamed Fluttershy in fear. Suddenly, she felt scampering on her thigh and onto her belly. Several rats were running out of a hole in the hall and running over her body, squeaking. The Purist gave a cry of disgust as he quickly released Fluttershy. The girl whimpered as she held her head, but was shocked to find these rats to be running off her and towards the man. They began to crawl up his legs and proceeded to gnaw on him. He cried in pain as several rats bit him, causing him to stumble out of the closet. Fluttershy stared in shock as the rats attacked him in such an organized manner, just out of nowhere.
Suddenly, two crows flew through a broken window, squawking. They began to peck at the man's face and even at his eyes. The Purist was lucky to have his mask on otherwise he would have lost his eyes to them. But they managed to get through the holes, pecking at the exposed upper cheeks and brows and eye lids. Fluttershy quickly shot up to her feet and took the opportunity to escape as the Purist was being attacked by the little critters. However, she stopped with a yelp as she found a gun aimed her way. The gun fired, but the shots struck the Purist, killing him. Fluttershy cupped her ears from the deafening sound, while the shooter moved passed her. As her hearing returned, Fluttershy turned to find the shooter looking down at the Purist as the crows and rats fled.
"Freaky," said Xenjira. He then heard Fluttershy whimpering, prompting him to turn and find her looking at the corpse with her hands cupping her mouth. She gave muffled sobs as she got on her knees. Xenjira merely scoffed, completely desensitized to seeing a corpse.
"You'll get over it," remarked Xenjira as he unloaded his clip and replaced it. How cowardly his target was. He had just slaughtered his group and he chose to flee here. Judging by the girl's presence and all her yelling earlier, it was obvious she nearly became a hostage. Xenjira merely scoffed in disgust. Just like a Purist, resorting to cowardly acts. Xenjira looked back at Fluttershy, still finding her to be crying. He groaned as he made his way over to her and grabbed her by the shoulder. Fluttershy gasped as she was yanked onto her feet.
"Stop crying and go home," said Xenjira as he shot Fluttershy a look of annoyance. Normally he would leave cowards like her behind and be on his way, but her sobbing was too annoyingly distracting. Fluttershy sniffled.
"B-But my friends..." whimpered Fluttershy.
"If your friends are human, they'll be fine," said Xenjira. Fluttershy shook her head.
"No! Purists don't care about anyone who's against them! They'll hurt my friends. They'll kill Gojira..." whimpered Fluttershy as she began to sob. Xenjira's eyes widened in surprise.
"You know Gojira?" asked Xenjira. Fluttershy whimpered. It was here that she noticed a resemblance that he held to a certain Transmutant she knew. She never realized it until now after the trauma she endured.
"Wait... Are you... Who are-" Fluttershy was interrupted as multiple gun shots filled the air. She screamed in fright as she got on the ground and held her hands over her head. Xenjira quickly turned and found a Purist shooting in his direction. The Transmutant quickly fired back, landing a killing blow to his enemy's skull. As he dropped dead to the ground, Xenjira turned his attention back to Fluttershy, who trembled. He sighed.
"Look, he's fine. He was taken out of here by some friends of his a few minutes earlier," said Xenjira. Fluttershy blinked as she slowly removed her hands from over her head.
"But... How can I trust what you say after what you, X, did to get him in trouble?" asked Fluttershy as she slightly narrowed her eyes. She was able to fully piece together the familiarity of his face, aside from looking like her friend's. This man was the one who everyone had mistaken Junior for X.  Xenjira groaned in annoyance.
"Look, I'm his older brother! I just found out that I even had one when I was already doing what I do!" said Xenjira. This kid was working on his nerves. He was tempted to just abandon her right here and now. But it would be more that his little brother would bitch to him about if something were to happen to her while under his watch. Fluttershy's eyes slightly widened. Then, she slightly nodded.
"Oh. That explains the striking resemblance," said Fluttershy. Xenjira rolled his eyes as he looked down the corner.
"Now that we are acquainted, beat it. You're bothering me kid," said Xenjira as he peaked over a corner. Fluttershy put on a firm expression.
"Take me to him," said Fluttershy. Xenjira looked back at her with a raised brow.
"Excuse me?" asked Xenjira.
"You seem to know where he was taken. Take me to him," said Fluttershy. Xenjira snorted.
"Listen little girl, I am having a blast here, but you're distracting me. I'm busy," said Xenjira. Fluttershy narrowed her eyes.
"Take me to him, or else I'll scream and alert everyone to this spot," said Fluttershy. Xenjira sighed as he slumped his head.
"I'm gonna kill her. I'm gonna fucking kill her," muttered Xenjira to himself. He then faced Fluttershy in annoyance.
"Look, I get you're concerned about him. But now isn't a good time. But if you're still alive after this, I'll take you to see him," said Xenjira. Fluttershy nodded.
"I also want you to help me find some of my friends," said Fluttershy.
"Fuck that," said Xenjira. Fluttershy took a deep breath, causing Xenjira to quickly cup a hand over her mouth with a glare.
"Alright! Alright! I'll move around the halls until we can find some of your friends, but I'm not going to make a huge effort in searching everywhere. That's up to you," said Xenjira as he removed his hand from the girl's mouth. Fluttershy gave a satisfied smile.
"Deal," said Fluttershy. Xenjira sighed as he began to sneak by the corner.
"Jeez. Young love is such a pain," said Xenjira as he peaked over. Fluttershy flushed to himself.
"We-We're just friends!" said Fluttershy.
"Whatever. Come on, we're moving," said Xenjira as he began to sneak through the hall. Fluttershy recomposed herself and began to follow Xenjira, watching the rear. She felt that she was out of her mind by being anywhere near this man, given what she knew. But she felt she had no other choice if she wanted to survive this and find her friends.



Rodan, Mosura, the Dazzlings, Sunset, Pinkie, and Rarity were moving through the school halls. Rodan and Mosura were still in pain from being attacked earlier. However, Rodan winced as his wound stung, which was covered with layers of bandages on his back. It wasn't a proper treatment, but it was enough to reduce the bleeding a bit until they could escape and get him proper medical attention. As they moved through the hall, they passed an area of broken windows and bullet casings on the ground. The group grimaced as they passed dead Purists that lied on the ground in the corner of the hall. They looked around, in search of anyway to escape. The broken windows looked promising, which led to the side of the school building, away from the front where gun fire was focused. Sonata yelped as she tripped and fell to the ground. She grunted in annoyance as she looked to what she had tripped over. Her face went pale as a look of horror was on her face.
"Eeeek!!" Sonata screamed, startling the other teens.
"What?! What is it?!" exclaimed Adagio. Rarity gave a horrified shriek as well as Sonata scampered on the ground. The teens then saw what the fuss was about. On the ground, just near Sonata, was a dismembered arm.
"Oh my god!" said Mosura as she cupped her mouth.
"W-Who's arm is that?!" exclaimed Pinkie with her face green. Rarity swooned as she was about to faint, only to be caught by Adagio. Rodan stared at the arm with wide eyes. This was nothing like video games or films with gore. The real thing was a lot harder to stomach. He then noticed a familiar sweater to be on the ground by the wall. He then began to make his way closer to the arm, which lied with its wrist exposed. His eyes widened as he saw a Transmutant I.D. tattoo.
"Oh shit! This is Goji's arm!" exclaimed Rodan.
"What?!" the girls exclaimed.
"That's his fucking arm! His sweater's over there and that's his I.D. tattoo!" said Rodan.
"Oh God," said Sunset as she held her head as she began to pace around. Mosura bit her lip as she stared at the arm. If it was here, then Junior was obviously badly hurt. But the question was where he could be.
"Where is he, then?!" asked Adagio as she looked around.
"I don't know. Someone give me his sweater," said Rodan as he knelt next to the arm, as Pinkie handed him the sweater. Rodan grabbed the arm by the wrist and slightly shook as he picked it up.
"Ugh! Man, this is fucked up!" said Rodan with a shudder.
"What the hell are you doing?" asked Aria incredulously, while she and the girls gave Rodan stares.
"What? I'm getting his arm. He's gonna need it," said Rodan as he shrugged, causing the arm to flail and stretch out.
"Need it? Rodan, look at that thing! It's cauterized to hell! The nerves are destroyed!" said Sunset as she pointed to the arm. Rodan looked at the burnt flesh of the arm.
"Oh shit, you're right. Hey, can you even actually put an arm back in if its dismembered?" asked Rodan in confusion as he looked at the arm. Rarity yelped as the hand flailed near her, causing her to recoil.
"Put it back in? It's not a lego, dumbass!" said Aria with a deadpanned look. Rodan scoffed as he swung the arm, while in Rarity's space.
"It was just a question!" said Rodan.
"Stop flailing that thing around!" cried Rarity.
"What? It's just an arm. It's not like it's his guts," said Rodan. Mosura stomped over to Rodan and snatched the sweater from his hand and then wrapped it around the arm and took it away.
"Would you knock it off?! Gojira is seriously hurt! We need to find him before-" Mosura was interrupted as gun fire filled the air, causing the teens to cry out as they scattered. They took cover near a room, leaving the arm and sweater on the ground. However, Rodan ran back out and snatched them up, returning to cover.
"Really?" deadpanned Aria.
From outside of the hall, a couple of Purists were running down the hall, but were shot in the heads, causing them to fall to the ground. Xenjira emerged with Fluttershy whimpering as she followed him.
"Hey, I said to beat it," said X as he reloaded his pistol. He then made his way over to the door that was cracked open. He forced it open, causing the teens to cry out in fear. Fluttershy quickly came to X's side.
"Pinkie Pie! Rarity! Everyone!" cried Fluttershy with joy as she ran to wrap Rarity and Pinkie in a hug.
"Oh Fluttershy! Thank Heavens!" cried Rarity in relief. Meanwhile, Rodan stared at Xenjira with wide eyes of shock.
"You," said Rodan.
"Yep," said Xenjira. The rest of the teens stared at the Transmutant in shock as they saw his face. Sunset quickly stood up as she stepped close to him.
"Wait, who the hell are you?" demanded Sunset as she pressed a finger against Xenjira's chest. As her finger made contact, she gasped as her eyes suddenly rolled back slightly, and she felt a chill in her soul. She saw Xenjira in an alley with a hood on, beating Purists as he spoke in a familiar voice. Sunset gasped as she pulled her finger away from X, who bore a look of annoyance. Sunset's eyes were wide as her breathing was small.
"Hey, yellow! We found your friends, so let's move!" said Xenjira as he made his way out of the room.
"Come on!" said Fluttershy as she towed Pinkie and Rarity along.
"Wait, who is this guy?" asked Aria in confusion as the teens left the room. Sunset stood behind as she watched Xenjira beginning to leave.
"He said he's Goji's..." Fluttershy's voice trailed off as she saw Sunset reaching for the holster of one of the dead Purists. She drew out a pistol and aimed for Xenjira.
"Stop!" shouted Sunset. Everyone stared in shock, while Xenjira turned in annoyance. His expression turned to surprise as he found Sunset pointing a gun at him.
"Sunset, what are-" Rarity was interrupted as Xenjira sighed heavily.
"We're wasting time here," said Xenjira as he was about to turn.
"Don't you fucking move, you son of a bitch!" shouted Sunset as she stepped forward. Rodan had his hand held out towards Sunset as she failed to hold the gun steady. Her expression was furious, but she was obviously trembling in fear.
"Sunset.... Put down the gun," said Rodan. Sunset shook her head.
"No way. Not a chance," said Sunset. Xenjira bore an unimpressed look.
"What is this?" asked Xenjira as he stepped forward. Sunset gasped silently as she stepped forward.
"Stop moving!" shouted Sunset.
"Sunset, what's gotten into you?!" asked Mosura.
"It's him! H-He's the real X! He's the one who framed Gojira!" said Sunset. Rarity, Pinkie, the Dazzlings and Mosura looked on in shock. Rarity and Pinkie backed up in fear, now fully recognizing this man. But then a horrifying realization came to their minds. Junior was innocent all along. But Rodan and Fluttershy already knew this.
"Yeah, I'm X. But I didn't frame him. It was a mistaken identity," said Xenjira as he stepped closer.
"I said stop moving!" growled Sunset as she pointed the gun but still shook. Xenjira merely bore a firm expression, showing no fear.
"So... What do we do here?" asked Xenjira.
"When this clears up.... We're go-going to turn you into the police. We'll officially clear our friend's name, and you go to prison for your crimes," said Sunset as she attempted to keep calm, but her anger was gushing out.
"And what if I resist? Hm? Are you gonna shoot me?" asked Xenjira as he began to take more steps forward. Everyone watched nervously as the tense scene played out. Sunset still held the gun but still shook.
"Is that what you're gonna do? Hm? Do you have the guts to pull the trigger, kid?" asked Xenjira as he stalked closer. Sunset was silent.
"Do you have it in you to take a life? Can you live with the blood on your hands?" asked Xenjira. Sunset shook as she held her finger on the trigger but could not pull it. Her muscles were preventing her from making a move. Suddenly, Xenjira snatched the gun out of her hand, which she gasped and recoiled in fear. Xenjira scoffed.
"Pathetic," said Xenjira. Sunset gritted her teeth as she clenched her fist. She had completely frozen over, unable to stick with her threat in her attempt to stop this dangerous man and help her friend. Suddenly, Xenjira grunted as he was flung against the wall. He growled as he found Mosura holding her hands out at him as she bore a look of anger.
"You're gonna pay for the wrongs you had done!" shouted Mosura as she began to slam Xenjira against the wall multiple times, causing his head to hit the wall as well. Xenjira dropped the pistol as he growled, attempting to fight off the telekinesis but he was slammed against the wall harder this time, being rendered unconscious. He dropped to the ground as Mosura panted. The other teens stared in shock and amazement. Aria smirked.
"Nice," said Aria. Suddenly, multiple footsteps came their way, causing them to turn to find Battra, Maud, Rainbow, Erika and Flash.
"Mosura!" cried Battra as he made his way to his sister and wrapped her into a hug. Maud did the same with her sister while Erika and Rainbow greeted Sunset and the rest of the Main Six with hugs. Mosura pulled away from Battra as she shot him a glare.
"Mosu? What's wrong?" asked Battra.
"My brother is the Night Angel?" asked. Mosura. Battra's eyes widened.
"I... Mosu-"
"Save it!" said Mosura as she pushed Battra away. Her brother deeply frowned as he looked at the ground in shame. Flash looked at Xenjira, who lied unconscious.
"Soooo.... What's this guy's story? Is he like Gojira's clone?" asked Flash.



Senior yelled angrily as he sent a punch towards Impact, who ducked as the fist smashed through the wall. Impact then sent a punch against Senior's ribs, causing him to grunt in pain as he felt his ribs crack. He stumbled but recovered as he round house kicked Impact, who fell onto his back. Senior rushed towards him and tackled him. He mercilessly punched Impact, but the Purist punched Senior in the jaw, knocking some teeth out. Impact then right hook punched Senior in the cheek, causing blood and more teeth to fly out of his mouth. Impact then forced Senior away and then dropped kicked him. The force and strength of the hydraulic kick sent Senior flying as bones in his chest cracked. He wheezed as he lied on his back, clutching his chest. His mask was broken off and his mouth bled as his cheeks swelled. He stood up as he wiped his mouth.
"Not bad. Your tools enhances your fighting skills and allows you to go toe to toe with me," panted Senior.
"I know. It is MONARCH's tech after all," said Impact with a chuckle.
"But even your fancy gadgets will not be enough against me," said Senior as he popped his neck.
"Then I'll just have to keep hitting your vital points till you fall over," said Impact. The two charged towards each other, with Impact sliding passed Senior, who suddenly found himself running towards Stinger as he appeared from nowhere, swinging his tail at him. Senior fell to the ground and was then met with a punch from Impact's face. Then, everything went black. Impact chuckled as a blade extended from his gauntlet.
"Good night, Alpha," said Impact. As he was about to deliver the killing blow, MONARCH soldiers burst through a door, firing at him and Stinger.
"Shit! All units, fall back! Dreadnaught, cover our escape!" shouted Impact as he and Stinger fled the hall. As a few soldiers pursued them, a couple of soldiers made their way over to Senior.
"Contact the Director.  We've captured the Alpha," said Koizumi.
Meanwhile outside, Purists were still in cover as they fired at the police and soldiers. Suddenly, a truck rolled in with a trailer. It smashed into a few police cars, knocking the cops nearby out of cover. The trailer burst open, sending scraps of metal everywhere. From the trailer was a man inside of mechanized suit that stood to be ten feet tall. It bore turrets on its arms, with chains of bullets connected to the arms from the tanks of ammo on the back. The pilot was secured behind a cockpit that bore armored shielding over him with bullet proof windows that allowed him to see, but the digital screen inside with him provided a better view of his targets. A cannon on his shoulder was present. The metal suit bore the Purist insignia spray painted on it. The man fired his turrets at the police and soldiers, forcing them into cover. This allowed Purists to rush multiple armored vehicles that pulled up behind the mech. As the Purists entered their getaway vehicles, they took off, while the mechanized suit was towed away by the truck, which pulled what remained of the trailer. The mech kept firing at the targets as it was towed away.
Meanwhile in the school, Baragon panted as he ditched his empty rifle, while standing with some Guardians.
"Time to disappear," said Baragon as he and the rest of the Transmutants rushed down the hall, narrowly avoiding the MONARCH soldiers that entered. The Guardians navigated through the halls, while Kumonga and her team began to make their way through the back of the school as a chopper flew overhead. She took a breath as she spotted the chopper. The group continued to move away from the school until they made it to a dirt road in between the school and a neighborhood. Here, they found four vans present, with a few Transmutants already entering one to escape. Kumonga looked back and found Baragon with another group of Transmutants arriving. But something was off.
"Wait, where's Alpha?" asked Kumonga.
"He's not here?" asked Baragon.
"Wha- you were with him!" said Kumonga. Baragon cursed under his breath as he pulled out a walkie talkie.
"Boss, you read?" asked Baragon. Only static came over the line. This began to stir worry among the Guardians. Kumonga took the walkie out of Baragon's hands.
"Alpha, come in! Gojira, where the hell are you?!" shouted Kumonga. No response came, only static.
"Shit!" said Kumonga as she held her rifle in a tight grip as she began to make her way passed Baragon.
"Wait! Where are you going?!" Baragon quickly stood in her path.
"I'm going to go find him! I have bad feeling," said Kumonga as she attempted to move passed her ally, but Baragon still remained in her way.
"No. You know the protocol about a scenario like this. He's drilled into our heads for years," said Baragon. Kumonga bit her lip as she looked back to the school. She cursed under her breath as she made her way back into a van. As the remaining Guardians entered the vans, the vehicles drove off. As Baragon took a seat in the back of the van, an annoying buzzing sound filled his ears. He swatted through the air as the buzzing of an insect annoyed him. But that small annoyance was insignificant at the fate that he and his allies dreaded for Senior.



The school grounds and halls were covered in bullet casings and blood. Some section of the halls bore bodies that littered the campus. This is what Riku witnessed as she patrolled the halls. She passed a few bodies of Purists that she and her comrades had managed to take out. However, the rest had either fled from the school or were in fact killed by someone else. She had an idea as she passed a couple of soldiers looking over a few bodies of Transmutants that had died wearing flak jackets while guns lied on the ground beside them.
"Revolutionaries?" asked Riku in surprise.
"Can't say for sure, ma'am. But they were definitely rogue Transmutants," said a soldier.
"Could be that other group of rogue Transmutants," said the other soldier.
"There's two of them?!" exclaimed the first soldier.
"You didn't know? Ah. Well they aren't really covered a whole lot in media compared to the Revolutionaries. But they exist," said the second soldier. Riku hummed to herself as she continued on. It was bizarre and worrisome that there had been rogue Transmutants in this school that were armed during the attack. No one had even seen them until now. Judging by how these two groups had perished in the same hall, it was likely that these rogues had learned of the attack and decided to step in. It looks to have been in vain.
Riku had made her way down the hall until she found medical officers that were moving out the dead as they lied on stretchers with their forms covered by sheets. Riku felt her stomach beginning to tighten as she found the numbers of victims growing. She then stopped as she spotted an emergency team taking a stretcher where a petite girl lied on, holding her bleeding side as she took ragged breaths. Riku watched as the girl skin had turned pale and her face was bruised. Riku felt her stomach tightening further as she watched the child taken away.
Riku began to quickly make her way through the school, passing more halls covered in blood and filled with bodies. As she moved through the area, more bullet casings were found on the ground, scattered. She continued on until she came across the attendance office of the school. She placed her rifle on her back, securing it to the magnetic plate built into her armor. As her rifle was secured, Riku made her way into the attendance office, finding it to be completely empty. She scanned the office with vigil eyes and proceeded to move around papers that were scattered on the tables and the chairs that were on the ground. Riku's eyes scanned the drawers that were present at the side. She spent the next minute scanning through the attendance records. As she scanned through the records, she was startled by the crackling of her COM. With a flinch, she dropped the records onto the ground, while groaning in annoyance.
"The High School is secure. No signs of any more Purists. The number of casualties have yet to be determined," said a man over the COM.
"This is Red Leader. We've identified rogue Transmutants in the East Hall and the Art Wing of the school. All except one are deceased," said a soldier over the COM.  Riku ignored this, already aware of this information, but then her mind played back the last line. One of them is still alive. Riku placed a hand against her helmet.
"Red Leader, what's the Rogue's status?" asked Riku.
"Unconscious. Koizumi and his squad are prepping him for transport," said Red Leader.
"Riku, we have another Rogue unconscious in the West Hall. Head over there and apprehend him," commanded a man over the COM. Riku nodded to herself.
"Copy that. I'm heading for the West Hall now," said Riku as she walked out of the attendance office, but she snuck a glance back, bearing a tight stomach. She was unable to spend the time that she hoped she would have to find what she needed, but her concern would have to wait.
Riku soon came to the West Hall, where she found a few dead Purists on the ground, while finding a group of students standing by as a few MONARCH soldiers and police officers tended to them, checking for any injuries while questioning them. Riku stepped up to a soldier that was present by a man that lied unconscious on the ground.
"You're never going to believe this. Apparently that guy on the ground is the infamous 'X'," said the soldier. Riku looked at the white haired man on the ground.
"The vigilante?" asked Riku.
"Yes, ma'am. Apparently he looks like a friend of the students over here, which lead to the whole misunderstanding of the Takeshi case a while back," said the solider. Riku nodded.
"The two do have a striking resemblance. Alright, prep him for transport to the Vault," said Riku as she handed the soldier a pair of Transmutant cuffs.
"Hold on!" said Blaire as she ended her conversation with the teenagers in the area. Riku looked her way as the blonde officer stepped over to her.
"This man here is responsible for murder and assault. The Ponyville Police Department will be taking him so that he may be sentenced," said Blaire. Riku scoffed as she crossed her arms.
"Officer, this is a Rogue Transmutant, who falls under MONARCH's jurisdiction. His acts are considered as terrorist acts, and will be the next prisoner to add to the Vault," said Riku. Blaire slightly narrowed her eyes at the soldier, who narrowed her eyes back.
"Well you guys certainly haven't been much help looking for the man! You do realize that a kid was nearly prosecuted of the crimes of another because your organization failed to locate and capture the bastard?" questioned an officer as he took Blaire's side.
"At least MONARCH is qualified for keeping Transmutant prisoners! We have a state of the art facility with fail safes and enough fire power to keep in and out Rogues. Nothing that your prisoners can handle," said another MONARCH soldier. The two groups glared at each other as they fought over who should have custody over Xenjira. The teens watched the tense scene going on. Rodan raised his hand.
"Um... Speaking as a Transmutant, I think it would be better if MONARCH took the guy," said Rodan, drawing everyone's attention.
"I mean, yeah the guy almost got my friend locked up, but he was proven innocent already. Plus, I have yet to hear about any Transmutants escaping the Vault, unlike the Purists that escaped from the women's prison a while back," said Rodan as he cleared his throat. Riku nodded.
"Exactly. I am not going to risk the Revolutionaries or him escaping on his own because of how unprepared your prisons are to keep him in check. MONARCH deals with this all the time," said Riku as she looked to the soldier next to her, signaling him to cuff the Transmutant. Blaire kept her eyes narrowed in response as a couple of soldiers began to haul away the man. Riku turned back to look at the teens.
"Do any of you happen to know a student named Angirasu Riku?" asked Riku. The teens tensed as they all glanced at each other.
"That depends. Who's asking?" asked Aria.
"His mother," answered Riku. The teens bore looks of surprise, while Rodan stared in shock.
"Did Angirasu ever mention that his mother was a MONARCH soldier?" asked Rarity as she leaned closer to Rodan.
"I had no idea! He never talks about his parents!" said Rodan in a whisper. He then noticed Riku's expression, which showed that she was losing patience. He quickly faced her.
"He's in the hospital right now. They're removing his inhibitor chip," said Rodan. Riku's chest lost its tension along with her muscles in her shoulders as she heard that he was at least not present during the shooting. However, his reasoning for being in the hospital prevented her from being completely calm.
"Thank you. You all take care now," said Riku as she began to leave the area while following the soldiers that towed Xenjira away. Blaire sighed heavily as she placed a hand on her hip.
"Shit. It's not right. He should be answering to Ponyville Justice," said Blaire with a scoff.
"Nothing we can do about it now," said another officer. Blaire turned to meet the teens.
"Alright. You all seem to check out. We're going to be hanging here a while longer. You kids are free to go home," said Blaire as she and the other officers left the group. As they left, Rodan sighed as he slumped his shoulders.
"God. I think I had like several heart attacks today," said Rodan as he held his racing chest.
"Ditto," said Sonata. Battra glanced at Mosura, who avoided eye contact with him as she bore a hard expression. He sighed to himself as he looked away.
"Is everyone alright?" called a feminine voice. Everyone turned and found Luna rushing down the hall.
"Vice Principal," called Rarity in surprise.
"We're as fine as we could ever be," said Adagio.
"That's a relief. Have any of you seen Gojira or Principal Celestia?" asked Luna as she quickly looked around, with her face bearing worry.
"Sorry, we haven't ma'am," said Mosura. Rodan held up Junior's dismembered arm, which was completely wrapped up in his sweater.
"We found his arm," said Rodan. Fluttershy gasped in shock as she looked back at this, with her face turning as green as a frog. She hadn't realized that Junior was seriously hurt. Luna's expression turned to horror as she saw this, while everyone else sent Rodan a glare.
"Ugh. Rodan, are you still carrying that thing?" asked Aria.
"Come on. I feel bad leaving it on the ground. I at least wanna give it back to him and see what he wants to do with it," said Rodan.
"He would probably want to get rid of it because it's useless to him now!" said Sunset with a glare.
"But-" Rodan was interrupted as Battra stepped up to him and began to take the arm.
"Just put it down, Rodan," said Battra as he lowered the arm to the ground while giving the sweater to Rodan.  Fluttershy bore a completely panicked expression as she watched Xenjira being hauled away.
"No! No! No! I never got to ask X where Goji was! He said that he was going to take me to see him when this was over!" said Fluttershy frantically. Now that she had the sudden revelation at Junior missing a limb, she began to have anxiety. He could bleeding out somewhere, and she had no idea where to look for him.
"My sister was the last one following him when he ran off to find other students. I've tried calling and texting her, but she hasn't answered," said Luna as she bit her lip.
"How does he know where Gojira was?" asked Sonata in curiosity as she looked to Fluttershy.
"He said that some friends took him earlier. But I don't even know who he could be referring to," said Fluttershy as she held her head. The stress was proving to be too much for her right now.
"You don't think he's part of some Rogue group of Transmutants, do you?" asked Pinkie in concern. While she did just find out that what they had previously thought of Junior being X was false, the fact that the two knew each other still called for suspicion, as much as she hated to think about it. Rodan looked to the side as he bore a hesitant look. He then glanced at Battra, who still bore a sad expression as his sister held her arms crossed and avoided contact with him.
"Um... I may know who he was talking about," said Rodan, drawing everyone else's attention.
"You do?" asked Fluttershy in a hopeful tone. Rodan slightly nodded.
"And... I have a pretty good idea where to look to find him," said Rodan.



The air was silent. Twilight found herself standing in an empty space, where darkness shrouded her. She floated through the vast emptiness, finding herself drifting towards a cloud of light that almost bore a rainbow spectrum to it. The center was a pure white light that glowed, lighting up her area. Twilight felt out of place, but was unable to properly react to what she was experiencing. It was as though she had no strength to even care.
The girl's eyes caught sight of a cloud that was blue and violet in color. The cloud reminded her a lot like a cosmic cloud. It was then she noticed the faint stars that were all around her, twinkling in the darkness. Twilight stared at the cosmic cloud, which appeared as a hand. The hand opened up slowly, parting away the stars in its path. In the palm of the cloud's hand were six glowing lights, made up of different colors. Red, green, yellow, blue, orange, and white. These were the colors of the lights that descended down from the cloud's hand. Suddenly, five the lights zipped through the darkness, creating trails of lights. Twilight looked around in attempt to find the mysterious objects, but they were gone, unable to be found. So, Twilight turned back to the hand and saw the remaining white light to have been descending down from the hand and towards her.
Twilight stared with wide eyes as the object came closer, descending down to her like an object in the ocean water. It then stopped in front of her, softly glowing. Twilight was able to make out the object. It was in the shape of a large box, made up of gold and wood. On the sides of this box were what appeared to be depictions of mythical creatures. One she could clearly recognize as some type of serpentine dragon from Neighsian myth. But she also saw creatures that appeared to be butterfly or moth-like creatures, a spiky back creature with a spiked tail, a creature that she could swear appeared as some sort of Pterasaur, and some bipedal creature with plates on its back. Twilight tore her attention from the creatures depicted on the box and found the top to be bearing a patch of glass, where the white light was shining through. Something was glowing inside of this box. Twilight was about to reach for it, but she heard the sound of voices. She looked around as the voices echoed out in the air. They sounded frantic.
Twilight's eyes shot open. Her vision slightly blurred after just waking up. She felt herself feeling cramped and completely uncomfortable. She then heard frantic speaking. She turned to her side and found Celestia and Applejack to be talking to each other as they remained on their knees. The two appeared to have been under a lot of stress, but they were calmly speaking now.
"OK, that should do. He should be fine," said Celestia in relief as she wiped her brow. Her clothes were stained with blood, along with Applejack's. Twilight's memory was fuzzy. She couldn't remember where she was or what had happened. She then felt rocking, making her realize that she was inside of a vehicle. Twilight lightly groaned as she sat up.
"Twi! You're awake!" said Applejack in relief.
"Wha... What's happening? What's going on?" asked Twilight as she found Manda driving through a dark forest while on a dirt road. It was still day time, from what she could tell from the amount of daylight getting through the leaves. Twilight then looked down and found Junior lying down with his head on Celestia's lap. Twilight gasped a she cupped her mouth, finding his chest to have been covered in patches of blood and to have been scarred. And what she saw next nearly made her faint again. She was able to see the burn stub of what use to be Junior's arm. Twilight frantically scooted back as she held her head and trembled.
"Oh God! Oh God! Oh God, no!" cried Twilight as she shook. Applejack quickly grabbed her by the shoulders.
"Twilight, it's alright! He's gonna be just fine," said Applejack. Despite this reassurance, Twilight couldn't help but stare at the stump, causing her to feel light headed. Twilight covered her eyes as she shook. Manda looked at the rear view mirror, finding Junior to be taking ragged breaths as he lied his head down on Celestia's lap. The van soon came across its destination. Manda and the Transmutant with her quickly exited the van, where they made their way to the side and opened the sliding door.
"Alright, bring him here. We gotta get him inside," said Manda as she reached out for Junior. Celestia carefully began to move the Transmutant, with the help of Applejack. They managed to get the boy to the two Guardians, where they began to carefully carry him out of the van. The humans present exited the van as well and began to follow them.
"Where are we?" asked Twilight.
"I think this is the Everfree," said Applejack as she looked around in surprise. Celestia bit her lip.
"Ugh. This is insane. We should've taken him to a hospital, not into the middle of a forest!" said Celestia. She couldn't fathom what these people were thinking of bringing one of her students all the way out here. Soon, they came across the ledge that led to the ancient castle. Applejack and Twilight tensed at the sight, having unpleasant memories about the place flooding back to them. They then noticed a couple of teenage girls rushing over to the Guardians.
"Oh God! Gojira!" cried one of the girls in horror.
"Quick, get him down into the cave!" said Manda as she and the Transmutants lowered Junior onto a stretcher, which was carefully hoisted up, held up by threads of web. The humans stared in shock as they watched Junior lowered down into the chasm, prompting them to rush to see what in the world that they were doing. They then found that several other people were down below the chasm, awaiting Junior as the webs from the teen girls were used to lower him down. Applejack glanced at the girls, and her eyes widened a she saw that the girls were lowering Junior down with their own strength. It was shocking since they didn't look very strong, yet they were able to carefully lower someone as heavy as Junior down. This was no natural feat.
"They're Transmutants," whispered Applejack as she glanced at Twilight and Celestia, who continued to stare in amazement. As Junior was lowered down lower, the other Transmutants down below began to carefully carry him into the cave.
"Hey! Come on!" called Manda, grabbing the attention of the humans. They found the Guardians to have been walking down the stone stairs that led down below to the chasm. The humans reluctantly followed. Soon, they found themselves wandering into a cave, which was lit up by lights from around the cave.
"What in the hay is this place?" asked Applejack. This seemed to be a commonly asked question today, and it was getting pretty tiresome of not knowing the answer. They began to make their way over to where Junior was lied. He was placed on a mattress as he was surrounded by a few other Transmutants, especially the teen girls that were present. A man that appeared to have been an elder. He began to look over Junior.
"Ugh. His wounds were treated poorly! Jesus, he's even missing an arm! What happened out there?" questioned the man as he looked to Manda. Celestia slightly winced as she heard this. She did the best that she could to treat Junior's wounds, but she was no expert in the medical field.
"Purists. Apparently they had some prototypes with them," said Manda. The man drew out a kit and sanitized gloves as he began to draw out tools.
"Hey, who're the intruders?" demanded a man as he drew out a gun at the humans. Applejack and Twilight flinched in fear while Celestia quickly stood in front of them as she held her arms out with a glare. Another Guardian cocked a shot gun as he began to approach the humans with a glare. Manda frantically grabbed the men by the shoulders.
"Stop! Both of you! These humans don't pose any threat!" said Manda as she looked to any of the Transmutants that looked like they were ready for a fight.
"Manda, what the hell are they doing here?!" asked Thorn.
"They know Junior. I wouldn't have brought them but the Principal was pretty insistent," said Manda. Celestia began to step over to Manda with  a glare.
"Alright, what is this?! He should be in a hospital, not in a cold damp cave! And just who are you people?!" demanded Celestia.
"We're none of your damn business lady! Piss off!" said a Transmutant as he held a shot gun over his shoulder.
"Apparently it is my business when you haul off my student to this forest with a bunch of gun wielding strangers!" said Celestia. As she began to argue, Twilight heard a low hum. She looked around in confusion, hearing this mysterious hum. She turned to the side and found a soft light to be glowing in the back of the cave. Curious, Twilight began to sneak away from the group as they focused on Celestia's outrage. She continued on until she found herself over to where she found a soft white light to be shining. Her eyes widened as she began to feel familiarized by this sight.
She made her way over to the light until she came across a box-like object that stood alone in the darkest part of the cave, where hospital-like curtains hid it from its front. It was here that Twilight noticed something else here. The same markings of the creatures in her dream were present on the crate. She even saw the light shining through the glass on top of the box's cover. Something was the source of this light. Her dream was too much of a coincidence to have been matching to this object, which she had never seen before. So, she began to slowly reach for the box. Her hand slightly shaking as she felt herself growing nervous as to what seemed to have been calling to her via hum. As she reached for the top, she felt a spark, coursing through her hand. Twilight yelped in fright as she pulled her hand away, which drew everyone's attention. Twilight stiffened as all eyes were on her.
"H-Hey! Get the fuck away from there!" shouted a Guardian as he rushed over to the girl.
"I- Ah!" Twilight was interrupted as the Guardian grabbed her by the shoulder and roughly yanked her away.
"Don't you dare hurt her!" shouted Celestia as she attempted to reach Twilight.
"Ah! That hurts!" said Twilight as was she pulled away from the Ark.
"Didn't your mother teach you not to touch anything that doesn't belong to you?! You could've gotten us all killed!" shouted the Guardian, while Twilight flinched and shrunk away. Manda quickly made her way over to the Ark and began to look it over.
"You! Did you open this?" questioned Manda.
"I-I No, I just touched it!" said Twilight as she trembled. The way these people were reacting frightened her. She could very well be killed for messing whatever was in there.
"Don't come anywhere near this! It's off limits!" said Manda in a scolding manner as the other Guardian ushered Twilight away from the Ark and towards the other two humans. Twilight quickly rushed to their side, while Manda inspected the Ark. She then looked up and found the moth fairies descending down onto the Ark.
"Is it alright?" asked Manda in a whisper.
"Don't blame the child, Manda. She was merely reacting to the Ark calling to her," said Amber. Manda's eyes widened.
"Wait, what do you mean when you say that it was calling her?" asked Manda.