The next morning, I woke up. I grabbed my cards and checked what multiplier I would get. "Hmm... 254x attack. and 198x defence. will probably hurt though." I shrug. "ehh, it'll be fine." I get them prepared for deployment
"The (Beep) are you doing up so early?" Asked Thomas getting out of bed. "Better question; how the (Beep) did we sleep through what happened last night?"
"You guys? no clue. me? heavy sleeper. And I'm getting ready for our fight."
"How do you guys sleep at all?" Sam questioned as he caught out of bed, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Well; when your a teenage superhero trying to balance life, school & superheroing, you get tired... a lot."
"I have no life, so its easier for me." I shrug.
"When and where are we meeting Blueblood so you can kick his ass?" Asked Thomas.
"At the castle in...," I look outside. "2 or 3 hours."
"Got it. Anyway, I'm gonna go summon that friend I mentioned, feel free to join me." Said Thomas heading outside.
Sam glanced towards Lightningman before giving a little shrug. "Might as well," he said before leaving the library to follow Thomas outside.
"OK Karen, summon Nathan." Said Thomas, now in his suit, as a portal opened in front of him and a blue Mustang Saleen came charging out of it hitting Thomas, sending him back into the TreeBrary.
"Thomas, that you? Sorry, Bro" said the car as it turned into a cop car than a giant robot.
"That was totally wicked! let's do it again!" Said Thomas coming back outside.
"Dude. are you trying to make twilight mad?" I walk out with my mask on. "Hey, Nathan. " I wave
"So Thomas told you about me, speaking of Thomas; why am I here?"
"Lightningman challenged Blueblood for the title of prince of Equestria, he gets to kick the (Beep) out of him."
"You summoned me to watch this man beat up Blueblood... good, I hope it teaches him a lesson & did you beep?"
"Yes, yes I did."
"What the actual (beep)?" Samson questioned, glaring up at the sky for a moment at the censorship.
"Don't question the beeps. it was like that for me as well." said a voice issuing from the walls. I barely flinched
"Sweet baby Jesus, what is that?" Asked Nathan.
"The Author."
Sam's eye twitched for a moment before he pinched the bridge of his nose. "You'd think I'd be used to things like this...."
"not really." I shake my head. "the author is the future version of myself."
"I'm sorry, how the (Beep) does- oh great I beep as well." Said Nathan.
"We all beep." Said Thomas.
"Well scrap... haha, my transformer alternative swears still work!" Said Nathan.
"That's actually not the weirdest thing I've ever heard," Sam said, pointing towards Nathan for a split second.
"yo, author?" I call-up.
"yeah?"He asked
"Canterlot castle please." suddenly we appear right in the middle of a busy ongoing day court.
"Well, that's useful." Said Nathan.
"I know right." Said Thomas.
"I think I'm gonna hurl," Sam said in a strained voice as he doubled over and put his hands on his knees.
"Not here dude." I roll my eyes and look at Celestia, who, to say the very least, was shocked. "hi celest. I'm here for the test."
"And we brought some friends, this is Samson and Nathan." Said Thomas point to each Displaced.
Samson looked up from his bent over position and, seeing Celestia, turned his eyes away as an unreadable expression passed over his face. "Hey...," he muttered quietly.
"Don't mind him, princess. he's from an alternate universe where twilight is evil and nightmare moon is good." this shocked a lot of ponies but Celestia regained her composure first.
"Very well. we just have to wait for Blueblood and the Element Bearers and we can begin."
"I like this world, they aren't freaking out too badly about the giant alien robot." Said Nathan.
"Yeah, this world’s weird like that." Said, Thomas, as the doors opened and the Mane Six and Spike walked in.
"Hey, girls." I wave.
"I don't believe we've been introduced, my names Barricade but you can call me Nathan."
"Now all where missing is Blueblood." Said, Thomas, as the doors opened again.
"Speak of the devil and he shall appear." Thomas and Nathan said at the same time.
"Don't insult the devil by comparing him to BlueBlood." I joke
"You right." Said Nathan.
"OK, we ready to start this?"
"Yeah," I recall what I remembered about equestrian history.
"OK, then let's get this test over with." Said Thomas.
"Test? I thought you said he got to kick the (Beep) out of Blueblood." Said Nathan.
"He does, he has to take a test first." Said Thomas.
"Oh... OK, that... makes sense." Said Nathan.
I summoned some paper and Celestia started to write down the questions.
"How many questions are there?" Asked Nathan.
"Probably a lot." Said Thomas.
"Aye, poke me when they're done," Sam said, folding his legs under himself and a darkish aura flared around him, lifting him into the air slightly. I blinked a few times and then shrugged.
"Well, lets get this over with." Said Nathan as him and Thomas sat down.
Celestia brought us into a room. She handed us the piece of paper and put down 9 questions.
1.How many sapient creatures are there in Equestria? "10. Buffalo, Cattle, Ponies, Yaks, Donkeys, minotaurs, Dragons, Griffons, Diamond Dogs and, of course, Humans. (Because I'm here.)"
2.How were the wonderbolts made? "They were made after the first E.U.P performance. When the Pegasi flew over the crowd, lightning flew over them and You dubbed them the Wonderbolts."
3.Who is the leader of the Equestrian Military? "Shining Armour."
4.Who is the leader of the wonderbolts? "Spitfire."
5.What is my favorite flying pattern of the wonderbolts? "The Icranian Sun Salutation.
6.Who is Discord? "The embodiment of Chaos and Disharmony."
7.How long was Discord's reign of Harmony? "Minimum? 100 years. Maximum? 2000."
8.Who is the god of Equestria? "Faust. Full name. Lauren Faust,"
9.How was Equestria formed? "After the Reign of Chaos, all three tribes of ponies got together to form Equestria.
Once I was done, I left the room and handed the paper to Celestia. I smiled and poked Samson to get him to pay attention.
"Well that was faster then I thought it would be." Said Nathan.
"Agreed." Said Thomas.
"Must've not been that hard of a test, huh?" Samson added, his aura flaring to lift him up and place him on his feet.
"not really for me." I shrug. "Blueblood probably doesn't know at least 2 of the questions."
"At least we can finally get to your fight." Said Thomas.
"I'm gonna love this." Said Nathan.
"Just remember to not go too hard on him," Sam said, patting Lightningman on the shoulder. "Other than that, good luck."
I nod and head for the battlefield. once there, I make sure my dark stone armour is secured beneath my costume.
"Shall we begin?" Asked Nathan.
"That joke is extremely overused." Said Thomas getting a rude gesture in return. "(Beep) you to."
"Anybody got some popcorn?" Sam questioned as he followed along. "Learned from a friend that these things are always best enjoyed with some nice, buttery snacks."
I then got an idea. "Thomas? Send Karen down here will ya?"
"OK..." said Thomas as he got out of his suit and gave Karen control. "Here she comes."
"What do you need Lightningman?" Asked Karen.
"I'm gonna work on some of your wirings quickly." I open up the armor and begin to add some things. "tell me when you gain internet access. My lightning somehow works as memory banks for the internet when I left. So, when I give you a bit of my power, you should have permanent Internet access." I finally figure out a way to give her my electricity without frying her. I slowly charge up the circuits.
"You're turning her into a computer?" Asked Thomas.
"A SUPER computer." Corrected Karen.
"Dude your A.I.'s got some serious sass." Said Nathan.
"No. Computers need access to the internet from external sources. she won't." I close up the armor. " I put in a music preset. ill speak the passphrase when the battle starts."
"So what, she is the Internet now?" Asked Nathan.
"OK, that's (Beep)ing awesome!" Exclaimed Thomas.
"Technically yes, but technically no. Shes basically a highly advanced internet server. She works the internet, but she is not the actual internet.
"Still awesome dude." Said both Thomas and Nathan.
"true." I shrug. "Karen, you still working fine or did my utter disregard for normal physics with my imprinted lightning break you?"
"All systems operating at full compacity." Said Karen.
"Well, that's good to hear." Said Thomas.
"Can we just start this fight already?" Asked Nathan.
"Oh, yeah. Blueblood should be here soon." I sigh. "usually my standalone adventures are longer than this."
"Finally." muttered Thomas.
"Let's get this show on the road." Said Nathan.
"You guys can create an internet link in a foreign dimension and westilldon't have any popcorn?" Sam questioned jokingly. "Man, really gonna have to tell Chris to get on that portable snack machine."
I laugh. "maybe I should get one as well for trips." I face the opponents side and sigh. I then think "Sam?"
"Yeah, dad?" Sam asked in my mind
"It's time for a new transformation for you." I take out the wand and hold it in my hands like I'm about to pull a sword out a sheath. The wand starts to glow and grow until I feel a firm leather grip in my hand. I slowly pull the sword out. The Magical Steel forming as it leaves my hand. Once fully formed, I begin to practice with it a bit. I wasn't that good. But I could hold my own in a fight. I started to practice some counter moves and such.
"Why the (Beep) is Blueblood so late? he can teleport for (Beep)s sake," said Thomas annoyed that the fight still hadn't started yet.
"Dude, you need to chill," said Nathan.
"yeah. his test is probably too hard for him." at that moment blueblood walked in with a satisfied smirk on his face.
"Why the (Beep) are you smirking?" Asked Thomas.
"Yeah, you're about to get your (Beep) kicked... why would you be looking forward to that?" Asked Nathan.
"He could be a masochist," said Karen.
I narrowed my eyes "Or he has something planned. How long it took wasn't because of the test, was it? KAREN! THERMALS! CHECK FOR UNKNOWN PONIES."
"Scanning... scanning... not counting the crowd there are 4 unknown ponies in the area," said Karen.
"Tase them," said Thomas.
"Little (Beep) boy was about to cheat," said Nathan as Karen tased the hidden ponies.
Sam narrowed his eyes. "Hey, Lightningman? Remember what I said about not going to hard on him?" The man said, a frown forming on his face. "(Beep) that, go as far as you can without killing him."
"I thought going hard on him was killing him?" I put my head to one side and smile. suddenly there's a loud charging up sound as blueblood sends a powerful burst of magic my way. I merely smile and dont move.
"Why isn't he moving?" Asked Nathan.
"Cuss he's got a plan," said Thomas.
"This is gonna be fun," Samson said, crossing his legs and using his aura to float. The magic spell hit me and I slip back a few meters, but it dissipated instantly. almost everybody widened their eyes and their jaws dropped. I smile and roll up my sleeve showing a black glint of metal.
"You recognize this Blueblood?" I smile. "No? Well, maybe Celestia and Twilight can tell you?" I look at them and they were horrified and surprised. "Technically you can't punish me for wearing this since I'm the human ambassador. Diplomatic Immunity and all that." I smile even wider.
"Told ya." Said Thomas.
"You knew?" Asked Nathan.
"Watched him make it dude." Said Thomas.
"What I don't get is why he'd be punished for wearing it...," Samson muttered as he watched the match closely.
"Because it negates all magic, but it pushes you back. I don't know why. but its illegal."
"Dude, armour that negates all magic would come so in handy in my universe." Said Thomas.
"That does sound useful." Said Nathan.
"Yeah, think I'll pass this time around," Sam said, casting a careful eye over the armour.
I smile and disappear to behind blueblood. I swing my sword and manage to cut a bit off his hoof
"Finally some action!" Exclaimed Thomas.
"Now we're getting to the good stuff." Said Nathan.
Samson winced. "Ooo, that's going to sting."
Blueblood jumps back and looks at the cut on his hoof. He frowns and then his horn starts to glow again. It looked like he was going to heal his hoof so I rushed forward, then I noticed that the injury wasn't healing. I look around and spot some debris flying towards me.
"Uh oh." I get slammed by it and sent about 5 or 6 feet. I shake my head and get back up. "So you're smarter than I gave you credit for? You used your hoof as a distraction." I smile. "This is fun."
"Karen! I think It's time for some music.!" This phrase activated Karen and got her to play some music.
"Good choice of music." Said Thomas.
"The originals better." Said Nathan. I smile as the music started. I begin to run forward, trying to dodge any and all debris that was sent flying at me. A few things got me though. There was even one that managed to cut through an unprotected place on my suit. It actually cut me. I wince and continue to run at him, Once close enough I slide as if going to get into cover and kicked his legs out from under him. I did a forward dodge roll to avoid another unaimed piece of debris and jumped backwards and pinned him down. I stuck the point of the sword at the base of Blueblood's horn. If I applied a bit more pressure, it would start to carve a small hole into it. Thus every time he used magic, some of it would seep out and affect others nearby. But if I cut it off entirely, he wouldn't be able to use magic at all without pain.
"Yield," I say loudly
"Well, that was fast." Said Thomas.
"You're surprised?" Asked Nathan.
"Statistically the only way Blueblood was going to win is if he killed Lightningman. But he wouldn't do that because he's too scared of his auntie, and I don't mean Celestia." Said, Karen, as Nathan and Thomas started laughing.
"Definitely impressive," Samson said, hand rubbing his chin. "And I do mean both of them. Never expected Blueblood to have those kinds of moves. Makes me wish he'd actually made it out of Canterlot...." Samson trailed off.
I get off blueblood and he glares at me while walking away. I then turned to Thomas. "Your turn now."
"Oh, this is gonna be fun." Said Thomas.
"Good luck guys." Said Nathan.
"Thank you, Sir Nathan." Said, Karen, as Thomas jumped into the ring.
Samson put his legs under him, taking a proper seat in the stands. "Now this I can't miss a beat on," he muttered to himself as his eyes glued to the combatants.
I get ready and raise 3 fingers. "Fight in 3...2...1... NOW!!" I turn and disappear with a crack.
"Can you still see him on the scanners, Karen?" Asked Thomas.
"That I can not Sir," said Karen.
"Great... fighting blind," said Thomas.
"There are things that technology will never be able to do." Said my voice as I hid. I did my best to make sure that my voice echoed off of the walls so that Karen would have a hard time pinpointing where I was. "And one of those things is beating people. People created machines. And we can destroy machines. Become to reliant on them. You will become one yourself."
"OK, you want to stay in the shadows?" Asked Thomas sarcastically as he popped up laser shooters on his wrist handspun in a 360 before landing on his knee.
I managed to dodge the lasers, but the light that the lasers made revealed my location. I knew that this would be a good match. A supercomputer with high knowledge and a human with intuition vs. A teenager with superpowers and almost little to no regard for his own life. I smile. I run forwards and pull out my cards. Suddenly It like a lot of voices were issuing from my mouth saying different things as the entire pack glowed and shot into my body. I groan and yell as hundreds of voices were issued into my head. I struggled to get my mind back as suddenly I heard Sam yell in my mind for Silence. Everyone shut up.
"Listen, Everyone. My Dad is out there. He was the one who created all of you. If you want to continue to live, You will let him use you. Or else I will personally make sure that you are burned. Do you understand?" I was just kneeling there in wide open range. I looked inside of my mind and saw hundreds of creatures in it. At last, they all nodded and the console opened up around them. They all put their hands on it. I opened my eyes. and Smiled. I get up and stretch. This was a major strain on my body. Too much power in something that was barely able to contain it. I would be able to do this an hour at most every week.
"Now." Hundreds of voices were in unison. Some coming in late, some coming in early. But it was all obvious that they wanted to help and save their own bodies and souls. I point my finger at Thomas and Karen. "Give me all you got."