My Brave Pony: Starfleet Magic Season VIII

by DakariKingMykan


Episode 7: Sonic Symphonic

EPISODE SEVEN

Another day, another mega-virus monster…

This monster was a basic dinosaur-like design, grey in color with sharp spikes and sharp teeth and claws to boot. It had been messing up the circuitry for the city lights in the New Crystal Empire, so they lights flickered like crazy and shocked anyone who came close to them.


Once again, the Super Cyber Data Squad was on the mission.


*Mykan’s POV*

I, as Surfer, had already digitized into the systems and was battling it out with the creature.

The creature roared and flailed about, forcing me to blocks its attacks with my arms, or roll along. “Come on, bonehead,” I growled “Hold still a minute!”

I grabbed the creature by its boney tail hold it somewhat at back, but the furious monster actually swung hard and sent me crashing into a pile of circuits, messing the systems up more.


The lights in the city were going berserk, frightening the civilians. Electricians tried everything, but every time they got so much as up their ladders, ZAP!! They were shocked badly and thrown off, crashing on the ground.

The power plants tried to shut the lights off at the source.

“It’s jammed!”

“We can’t shut ‘em off!”

“It’s like something’s fried our controls!”

This was the work of the virus, severing the links to the controls.



The monster roared at me and came charging forth, when suddenly it was intercepted by the Dread Program, which bit into the neck!

“It’s not nice to kick a man when he’s down.” said DD.

“Don’t forget us!” called Sweetie Belle, as she and the other Crusaders came in with their Data Beasts.

“We better make this fast, I’ve still got homework to do.” said Scootaloo.

“Let’s rope him in.” hollered Applebloom “Taste some Totalizer.”

She rammed hard on the controls, and her beast dashed forth whamming into the monster’s chest, sending it back several paces.

“Get ready for the heavy artillery!” snapped Sweetie.

“Right with you!” added Scootaloo.

At their commands, Arc and Assault fired their lasers and missiles, blasting the monster hard, making small explosions and sparks flow all over.

“DATA SABER” I shouted, and my swords pixelated into my hand.

The monster glared at me and foolishly charged forth to get at me…!

“CRASH SLASH WAVE!” with a simple swing and a blast from my blade, I blew that monster into data bytes, and it was gone!

“Yee-Haw!” shouted Applebloom.

“Take that, Buggy Eyes.” teased DD.

I nodded proudly, “Now to put things back to normal.” and my restore program repaired all the systems, making the lights stop flickering and shocking and the computers were repaired…

…Much to the disdain and anger of the evil Megadox! He actually appeared on the screens within the Data Beasts’ cockpits. “Data Squad!” he thundered “You were most fortunate this time, but eventually, your luck will run out.”

The girls and I were far from disturbed by his taunting. Sweetie Belle even scoffed, “Not the way we see it.”

Megadox jeered at us, “There is nothing in the universe that can silence me! I am MEGADOX; overlord of the Digital World, and future conqueror of the Fleshlings!”

His boasting and laughter was now starting to get on our nerves. “Try saying that to us in person!” snarled Applebloom “We’ll fry every circuit in that dump-heap you call a body.”

Megadox only laughed, “Such big words from such feeble programs such as yourselves. Much as I admire exchanging these petty arguments, I must be on my way.

…Until next time, Data Squad, which shall be the last time-- for you!”

He laughed once more and then logged off.

“Never mind, him.” I said “Let’s head on home.”

With that, we all sailed our way along the circuits, but rather than emerging in Lightning and Starla’s house, we emerged outside the girls’ tree house by New Sweet Apple Acre; nowhere near the super computer.

Other than Lightning and Starla, no one else was anywhere near the area and had no idea of what experiments was going on.

The girls were so psyched and cheered for joy.

“Shh… keep it down, girls!” I said to them.

The girls had quite forgotten, “We’re just so stoked about all this.” said Scootaloo.

“Yeah, we just kicked another virus out of the system again.” added Sweetie Belle, “Especially thanks to these…” she held up her wrist revealing a new watch with a small square box on it.

The other crusaders and I each had one. The only looked like ordinary watches, but were in fact miniature computers and link ups, connected to the Super Computer, via powerful electronic wavelengths, as well a magical-transport spell, courtesy of Krysta.

My device was created and infused by Professor Brain, and magically infused by Krysta.

The other four, we had requested built as backup, but secretly kept the fact they were actually for the girls, and we agreed to keep their helping me a secret from everyone… even their royal majesties.

Starla, though she wasn’t as skilled as the professor was in computers, still managed to hack the programs to link up the girls’ watches to their respective Data Beasts, just as mine was linked to Surfer.

This way, if a virus attacked a system again, we could actually link to the super-computer by tapping on our watch faces. This would let us view holographic screens, exactly whatever would be on the super computer, and thanks to the magical link-up Krysta had cast on the systems, we could digitize into the Digital World wherever we were and not have to go to Lightning’s house.

It was, however, vital to keep watches charged, which could be dozens simply by plugging them into an electrical outlet-- like recharging a simple battery.

“Looks like it worked fine.” I said “And because they look like watches, no one will suspect a thing.”

The girls all looked down at their watches and thought they were totally amazing.

“I really wish I could tell, Applejack about this.” said Applebloom.

“Yeah,” agreed DD “If Buddy and Tree Hugger knew, they’d probably--”

“Girls…!” Lightning said to them.

“We know, we know.” said Sweetie “It’s for us to know, and them to find out; Data Squad’s oath.”

“We won’t tell anyone.” promised Scootaloo

“Very good.” said Starla.

It sure got dark by now; the girls realized they had to get home before their families worried. “Don’t worry,” I said “I wrote letters to your families saying that I’ve tutoring you girls a few hours after school, and they bought it.

So just play it cool.”

The girls agreed.

“You know, falsifying to families is considered a felony, Mykan.” Lightning said to me.

I gave him a straight look, and he sighed, “But you’re right, it is necessary. Just try to keep within the lines; I don’t like having to ride on my authority.”

Starla calmed him, “Let’s go home, dear.”

With that, we bid our goodnights. Applebloom and DD walked down to the farm, Lightning and Starla escorted the others home, and I teleported home to New Canterlot.


*POV Pause*

Applebloom got home just in time to smell her mother’s good cooking. “I’m home.” she called out “What smells so good?”

“Just in time, honey.” said Pear Butter “I made your favorites.”

Applebloom’s eyes lit up and sparkled and she practically rushed to the table throwing her school bag down and nearly running over her father and brother as she passed.”

“Boy, trust your ma to get your sis stirred up like that.” said Bright Mac.

“Eeyup.” agreed Big Mac.

Soon the entire Apple Family was sitting at the dinner table. Granny Smith was asleep in her chair, and didn’t feel much like eating, and Applejack had just come home from patrol.

“Hi, sorry I’m late. I had to help with an investigation regaurdin’ the lights in the village. They’re all fixed now.”

“Well what was wrong with ‘em?” asked Big Mac.

Applejack new it was I, as Surfer, who must have fixed it; since she and other Starfleet members knew of the program, and Megadox, but she was sworn under oath not to tell. So she made up a fib, “Oh, just a huge bug in the system. They barely managed to blow the critter to bits. It could’ve shorted all the power out of the village.”

Her fib fooled the family, but Applebloom rolled her eyes nervously, and softly touched her watch, but fought the temptation to tell and said nothing.

“Hey, where’d you get that watch?” Bright Mac asked.

“Oh, um… Mr. Stevens got it for Me.” she lied “He bought one for each of the girls, as a gift; said we were doin’ so well in our studies.”

Her fib fooled everyone, even Applejack.

Granny Smith began to stir in her sleep, “Watches… who needs a dang ol’ watch.” she sputtered “Why in my days… we used the sunlight to tell… the time of…” she fell back asleep again.

The Apple siblings chuckled, but Bright Mac and Pear Butter didn’t feel the same-- they were growing a bit concerned about something, but felt it was nothing to discuss about right now.


DD was having dinner with Buddy and Tree Hugger.

“So, what were you studying today, DD?” asked Buddy.

“Oh, um…” DD quickly tried to come up with a fib, but she was saved when Tree Hugger gasped softly “Whoa… the baby’s kicking.” she whimpered in delight.

Buddy leapt up almost in shock, “Honey, are you okay?”

His wife sighed and smiled as she went into extreme relaxation, “Ooooohhh… yeah, sing to me, baby.” She said as she rubbed her belly, “Take me in with those groovy beats and vibrations of bliss.”

Buddy and DD rolled eyes at Tree Huggers hip talk, but the conversation was then changed to talking about the baby coming and all the preparations. So DD was safe.


Sweetie Belle finished dinner with Spike and Rarity.

Rarity chomped down her servings rather ravenously before she caught hold of herself and her rather disgusting manners, “Oh, do forgive me…” she said “I’m just so famished.”

“But all you’ve been doing is resting and sewing all day.” said Sweetie.

“It’s the baby, Sweetie Belle.” replied Rarity “I can’t help it. I get these bad cravings to snack when I know I shouldn’t.” She started to tear up-- her mood swings kicked in. “Oh, if I can’t stop this, I’ll gain so much wait… I’ll… be… Fa-ha-ha-hat…!”

Her overdramatic crying really annoyed her husband and sister. “I think she needs to some time out of the house.” Spike called to Sweetie.

His sister-in-law agreed, and then she noticed the small stack of mail near her plate, including a poster about a rock band that would be playing in New Ponyville town square the next day.

“Sonic Symphonic” That’s the name for the group.” said Sweetie.

“I’ve heard of them,” said Spike “They come from the New Crystal Empire. They say that they have the power to play great harmonic tunes that can charm anyone. They’re on their first ever rock tour around the planet.”

Sweeite Belle then got the idea, “Hey! Why don’t we all go to their concert tomorrow?”

Rarity and Spike gawked at her.

“Well, why not? We could all hang together outside, and maybe the rock outfits will give Rarity an idea for her fashion.

“Well… I’m not so sure…” said Rarity “Those rock concerts, and all the rowdy ponies seems rather…” before she could finish, she looked at the posted, and she was impressed, not with the outfits, but the handsome rock stars. “Oh, my…!” she sighed heavenly and gazed at them with goo-goo eyes, much to Spike’s chagrin.

Rarity cleared her throat and snapped into reality, “What I mean is… perhaps we could go. I could use the fresh air in my condition.”

“Whatever you say, dear.” grumbled Spike.


While all that was happening, far away in the New Crystal Empire, Data Stream was frustrated! She angrily pounded the desk and scolded at the computer screen, “The Bone-A-Saurus failed! Nice going, Megadox! And you called yourself “Overlord of the Digital World.”

“Silence!!” thundered Megadox “You have no idea how powerful I am! I have destroyed entire networks of mainframes. More than you have ever accomplished, Fleshling!”

Data felt most offended, “You better watch your mouth, Mister. Don’t forget who needs who around here. I just MAKE you the viruses, YOU’RE the one who brings them to life and powers them.

Consider that while work on making our viruses better, because I’m going to bed!”

“You impudent Fleshlings!” grunted Megadox “Is that all you can think of is rest?”

“Oh, right…” Data said as she got up “How could I forget… computers don’t need sleep. Well, maybe you ought to try it sometime and refresh your power-bits. Goodnight, Megadox!”

She shut off the computer, just like that and went off to bed, unbeknownst to her that right after she left, Megadox switched came back on the screen by himself.

“That impudent fleshling-- Thinking she can order me around. One of these days, I shall show her what true power I possess.”

He snickered wickedly and logged off again.



Early next morning, Saturday, DD and Applebloom were already up and helping their families with the morning chores. At least with no school that day, they didn’t have to go as fast.

As they helped the grownups feed the animals, the girls could suddenly hear the sounds of Scootaloo shouted out to them, “APPLEBLOOM… DD…!!”

“Whoa! What’s got your feather’s flappin’?” asked Applebloom.

“Just these!” cried Scootaloo and she flashed three tickets for the Sonic Symphonic concert in Town Square that day.

“Wow!” cried DD “I’ve heard of this band, but I’ve always wanted to hear their music and see if it’s as good as they say it is.”

DD and Applebloom each took a ticket. Scootaloo was holding two more, one for herself obviously. “Did you tell Sweetie Belle yet?” asked Applebloom.

“Didn’t have to,” replied Scootaloo “She’s already coming with her own ticket.”

“Well, who’s the other ticket for?” asked DD.

“That’d be me…” Rainbow Dash called as she touched down “Who do you think got them for you girls?”

The girls were more psyched than ever. Naturally Rainbow was all for rock bands, and she wouldn’t miss this one for much.

“Hold your horses there, girls.” Applejack called out. She and Buddy came over to the group. “Sorry, but you won’t be goin’ to that rock concert.”

“WHAT?!!” the girls all shouted.

“Applejack!” snapped Rainbow, and before she could protest further, “…Not without us.” Buddy said as he and Applejack held up their own tickets they had gotten days ago. The girls and Rainbow felt sheepish falling for their trick.

“When did you guys get those tickets?” asked DD.

“Princess Cadance sent them to us in the mail.” replied Buddy “The Royal Crystal Family sponsors Sonic Symphonic, and is supporting them on their world tour. Cadance thought she’d give all of us these as gifts for her dearest friends, and include enough for our families.”

Applejack nodded “We were savin’ it for a surprise, since you girls have been doin’ great in school, we thought we’d treat you and bring the family along, but it looks like now we got extras.”

“Well, what are we waitin’ for?” said Applebloom “Ley’s finish the chores and get on over there.”

“Leave that one to us.” said Buddy. Rainbow and Applejack nodded, and together, using their Starfleet speed and strengths, they plowed up the rest of the fields, did the tending to plants, hauled in bushel-after-bushel of apples.

Bright Mac and Pear Butter were still astounded by the speed Applejack and the others were going at.

“You should see what they go like when they really go fast.” said Big Mac.

The chores were all done in less than thirty minutes, due them already being half-done before. “That should do it.” said Buddy.

“Let’s move on out.” said Applejack.

“YEAH!!” the three crusaders hollered.


Later on, at Lightning and Starla’s they got a surprise visit from Cadance, Shining Armor and Flurry Heart whom were in town to help promote the concert in New Ponyville and thought they’d stop by so Flurry could have a nap in a quiet and trustful place… but also to ask for a little help with one thing regarding the concert.

Flurry and Shining Light were both fast asleep in Shining’s playpen.

“Aww… so sweet.” whispered Cadance.

“And about time,” added Starla “They played so much you’d think they’d never stop. They always get so energetic when near each other.”

The fathers sighed, and Lightning asked “So what exactly did you want help with?”

“We need security help.” replied Shining Armor “The Band is becoming so popular, loads of ponies are going nuts at the sight of them, our regular security can barely control the crowds.”

“…So you want us to head the job, right?” asked Starla.

“That’s pretty much it.” said Cadance “If you do, the band promised you backstage clearance passes.”

Lightning and Starla weren’t so sure, especially the thought of bringing their seven-month old baby to a loud rock-concert.

“No problem…” said Cadance, and she reached into Flurry Heart’s diaper bag and pulled out a cute pair of special earmuffs “We bring these for Flurry all the time, when we need her to sleep and it’s too noisy, and we pack extras.”

With that, Lightning and Starla agreed to help.



Later that day, Data Stream read the newspaper about Sonic Symphonic playing in New Ponyville that day, and that Cadance and her family were there promoting the concert, which really made her mad.

“…Stupid rock groupies and stupid Cadance-- still live the high life while I’m still locked up in here as a worthless trash picker.”

She then noticed the picture of the bands and their electronic gear, preferable the lead singer’s electric guitar. “Hmmm… ohhhh, I’ve got an idea.” she snickered.

She quickly turned on her computer and began typing variously.

Megadox came online without her even calling to him, “My sensors detect the vibrations of your typing. You are making a virus for me?”

“Not really making, but perfecting.” replied Data “I’ve saved the Bone-a-Saurus’ and am working on it as we speak.”

“Your logic is null!” grunted Megadox “Surfer already eradiated that virus.”

Data rolled her eyes “I told you, I’m perfecting the design! I’ve given him missile spikes, a couple extra arms, and a supersonic roar that can transmit a powerful wave length that can weaken anyone it touches and send them to sleep.

Behold, Skell-A-Saurus!”

Megadox observed the design on the second screen, and just as Data promised it was indeed like the previous monster but more farcie looking-- spikier, four arms and all the perks.

“Ah, an excellent design,” he commented “And if it succeeds in putting fleshlings to sleep, it will make conquering the world all the more easier, for me!”

“I know just the place to use it too.” hissed Data “Are you able to infect electronic instruments?”

“Of course!” snapped Megadox “Anything that is computerized or runs on electrical power, I have the power to manipulate.”

“Then send it to the rock concert in New Ponyville, and plant it in the electric guitar. Once our little Skell-A-Saurus alters it, it’ll send everyone who hears it into a deep slumber, including that miserable Cadance!”

“Very well,” said Megadox “Skell-A-Saurus… I give you life!”

With a zap of his powers, the monster came to life and gave a menacing screech.

“Now go, find the electronic instrument and serve me well!”

The virus was off, traveling along the powerlines, making its way to New Ponyville where the concert was all set up and nearly ready to begin.

The virus traveled from the powerlines, into the plugged in guitar. Once inside the Digital World within, it immediately began to use its sonic screech to infect the circuits-- positives were changed to negative, others were overloaded with power. All the circuits began to glow an eerie shade of red!


Meanwhile, Lightning and Starla were doing their job, and Krysta helped them out too.

“Look, there’s the Apple Family and Buddy Rose’s too.” said Krysta.

Indeed, all of them had come, even Granny Smith, was being pushed in a wheelchair, but she didn’t look too hip and peppy. She looked groggy and a little pale.

“Is she alright?” asked Starla.

“Eh, I’m fine…” groaned Granny “Just a little… under the weather… and I… I…” she fell asleep in her chair.

“I thought maybe some fresh-air would help her.” said Bright Mac “Besides, you know Ma; even loves a good rock concert.”


Tree Hugger, was there too, “There’s nothing I like as well as a sonic wave of rockin’ tunes.” meaning she liked rock bands, which everyone got the meaning of. There were quite a few hippies at the concert too, all excited and waiting for the show to start.

“We’re just making the most of things.” said Buddy, and he motioned at Tree Hugger’s belly “Pretty soon we’ll have way much to handle.”

Lightning approached him and patted his shoulder, “You’ll make a great dad. You already have some experience.” he motioned at DD.

DD smiled up at her cousin, and Tree Hugger came over and pecked her husband deeply on the cheek. “Aww…” said Buddy “Maybe it won’t be so bad after all.”

“Hey…!” Sweeite Belle called as she, Spike and Rarity came along. The crusaders all huddled together and squealed “EEEEEE…!!” as they jumped for joy and expressed their excitements.

As for Rarity, she gawked around at the souvenir stands selling all kinds of merchandise-- T-Shirts, caps, and mugs and drinking cups, all kinds of things officially branded by Sonic Symphonic.

“Oh, how darling…!” Rarity cooed as she observed all the merchandise “Oh, why this would look divine with a little couture at the bottom.

Oh, and put some sapphire around the rim of this cap, and it could really stand out.”

The gang all sighed and chuckled at her.


Soon, the concert was already ready to begin, when Lightning and Starla were invited backstage, as promised by Cadance and Shining Armor. Flurry Heart and Shining Light were already in the playpen with their earmuffs on, and Lightning and Starla finally met the ponies of Sonic Symphonic.

Heart Strings: The leader singer and guitarist of the group. He was a reddish Earth pony with a bright yellow mane, and on the front of his leather jacket was a picture his cuitemark-- a guitar surrounded by stars.

Picker: The base player. He was a brown Pegasus with a black mane. His cutiemark was that of a guitar pick and strings

Viola Scales: The keyboard player, and the only female in the group. She was a beige Earth pony, with a long two-toned mane-- black, and white streaks, and her cutiemark was that of piano keys.

And finally, Rammer: the band’s drummer. He was a big burly blue unicorn, with a brown mane, and his cuitemark was a big base-drum.

The exchanged handshakes-- Rammer was impressed how strong their handshakes were. “Wow! You guys really are super strong as they say.”

“Well we didn’t become head of the Starfleet forces being pretty.” said Lightning.

Viola chuckled, “That’s what I tell everyone how I got into this gig.” she flicked her mane and winked at Lightning “Do you believe that?”

Lightning tried to hide his bashfulness, “Um… yes… I do.”

Starla growled softly.

“Seriously,” said Heart “We can’t thank you two enough for helping us. We’re still kind of new in this music gig, thanks to the Princess and her husband.”

Cadance and Shining Armor nodded thankfully.

“It’s our pleasure.” said Lightning.

“Hey, how would you guys like to hear a little tune?” asked Picker, “We need to tune up a bit before we perform anyway.”

Before the others could answer, Flurry and Shining cried from their playpen-- they both had soiled their diapers, as was hinted by the sudden smell.

“I think it’s your turn to do it…” Starla said to Lightning.

“You too…” Cadance said to Shining Armor.

The fathers sighed, but agreed, and while they went off to take their babies to the restrooms in back of the concert area, the mothers stayed behind with Krysta. “Oh, well, more music for us then.” Krysta said.

“Yeah, go ahead.” said Cadance

So the gang grabbed their instruments, plugged them into the amps, but turned the volumes low so the audience wouldn’t hear outside.

Heart grabbed his guitar…


…Unaware the virus was still inside it and had already caused horrible modifications with the circuitry.

Heart then declared, “This here is part of song we call “Rock Oh My Baby.” and the second he struck the first chord, a blast of unusual soundwaves emitted from the electrical systems, hitting himself the group, and the friends, and they all fell unconscious flat on the stage.

The stagehands came out to tell the group they were on soon and were shocked to discover that everyone was flat out cold.

“What happened?”

“We’ve got a show to run!”

One of the stage hands tried to help Heart up to his feet, and in the struggle he grabbed the guitar, accidently striking one of the strings. Then he and his fellow stage hands fell unconscious as well.

Ironically, one of the stage hands fell over an amp, cranking its volume up, and when Heart’s guitar hit the floor, several chords were struck at once!

The sound blazed through the curtains hitting the spectators in the audience, and they all began to fall to the ground like falling dominoes.

“Huh?” cried Applebloom “What’s goin’ on?”

“I don’t know…” said Sweetie Belle “But I feel… a bit woozy.”

The families were far enough away that the sounds weren’t strong enough to knock them out, but the high pitched sound after was monstrous. “That’s high frequency waves!” cried Buddy.

“Whoa!” cried Tree Hugger as she held her ears down “Can someone, like, tune out the voltage a notch?!”

Applejack called out to those still unaffected, “Everyone, get on the ground! Cover your ears!”

Many ponies did just so, but Granny Smith was still in her chair. The sound didn’t seem to bother her, due to her being hard of hearing at her age. “Eh… what’s goin’ on?” she asked “Somebody tune up the volume. My hearin’s not as good as when I was a youngin’


Other ponies that were starting to hear the high noise from way back scrambled to get earmuffs from the vendors, not even bothering to pay for them but just ransack the stands and just taking them, which lead to brawls and struggles.

“Ugh!!” growled Spike, and he, and the pony officers got up to break up the fights. Rarity stayed behind due to her forbiddance to perform super duties because of her pregnancy.

“What is going on around here?” groaned Scootaloo “Even Rainbow Dash doesn’t make this big a noise when she breaks the sound barrier.”

“What do you think is going on back there?” asked DD.

“I don’t know,” said Rarity, but stay down girls.


When Lightning and Shining Armor came back with their freshly diapered babies, they could hear the screeching pitch. “A’rgh! What is that?!” groaned Shining Armor.

“Sounds like high pitched feedback.” said Lightning.

The sound got dimmer as it ran out of power. The babies didn’t notice as they were still wearing their muffs, but when the fathers got back to the stage and found everyone out cold. “What happened here?” cried Shining Armor and he bent down over his wife. “Cadance…?”

Lightning softly stroked Starla’s face, “Starla? Honey, come on, wake up…”

Starla and Cadance began to come to their sense; due to their Starfleet training they were much stronger; the blast from the soundwaves couldn’t keep them out for very long.

Krysta was still unconscious due to her being small. Shining Armor scooped her up. “She’s alright.”

Starla and Cadance shook themselves awake.

“What happened?” Cadance asked “The last thing I remember, Heart strummed his guitar and… I blacked out.”

“Look at the band… and the staff!” cried Starla.

All the ponies were still unconscious, and Lightning began to worry. He peeked out through the small openings in the curtains of the stage, and saw half the crowd was unconscious as well, and he could see everyone in back was on the ground covering their ears over the dying soundwaves.

He could even see the families in the back of the crowd, and the officers detaining the crazed shoppers. “I’ll be right back.” he called to the others, and he left the stage and headed on to the back of the crowd.

“Lightning!” Rarity called to him.

“Is everyone alright? What happened?”

“I don’t know…” said Bright Mac “One minute we heard this big WHAMM sound and then everyone in front fell over like trees in a breeze.”

“A whamming sound?” asked Lightning “…Like a guitar chord?”

“Like exactly like that.” said Tree Hugger “I’d know the sound anywhere.”

The Crusaders thought that was weird too, and suddenly, their watches were flashing red. This was the special alert built into their devices warning that a virus was near, which meant trouble in the Digital World.

“What’s wrong?” asked Pear Butter. She and the others didn’t notice the glowing of the watched-- the girls had turned them downward.

Lightning looked back at the girls, and then excused himself to head back to the stage.

He examined Heart Strings’ guitar.

“You’re sure?” asked Starla.

“I’m positive. I’ll bet Megadox planted a virus in here.” said Lightning. He was very careful not to let it slip that the girls’ watches alerted him.

“Well, shouldn’t Mykan be on the job?” asked Cadance.

“Yeah, how does he even know about this?” added Shining Armor.

“Oh, I’m sure he knows by now.” replied Lightning.



*Mykan’s POV*

On a quiet day like today, there was nothing I enjoyed as much as relaxing at home and catching up on my reading-- to help me learn more about the planet.

Suddenly, I noticed my watch glowing red “Virus Alert!” I snapped softly. I threw down my book, and with a single pressing on my watch, the hollo-computer came online before my eyes and immediately showed me the trouble. “It’s in an electric guitar…!”

I had seen enough, and I prepared the Surfer Program. “All right, it works!” I cried for joy. “I just hope the girls know this in case I need them.”

The program was ready to launch. “Ready or not, Megadox… here I come!

…Time to DIGITIZE!”

One touch of the image and FLASH…! There I was as Surfer, and on my way along the powerlines, off to New Ponyville, and within seconds I was in the guitar.

“There you are!” I thundered, and the Skell-a-Saurus roared and snarled at me.

I charged straight at the monster, and it roared at me-- blasting me with sonic waves that knocked me flat on my back. “Well that was no good.” I grumbled “How about a taste of rocket-power!”

My boots glowed and I sprinted forth to strike the monster, WHAMM! Right in the face! The monster roared in anger.


*Pause*


…Just like Data Stream as she watched everything, “Surfer! He always shows up to ruin everything!” then she calmed down “Well, he won’t be getting out of this one so easily.”

“Precisely.” agreed Megadox “Go, Skell-A-Saurus, and eradicate the Surfer Program!”


*Resume*


The monster concurred, and swung its four huge arms.

I dodged two arms, but got tripped up by the third. I fell over onto my chest plate, and quickly rolled out of the way before the fourth arm bashed me.

As soon as I managed to spring up onto my feet, the monster fired spiky missiles at me from its chest, hitting me all over, and down I went again.

“It’s no good! I need help!” I groaned “Data Squad, wherever you are… I could use some backup!”


*Pause*

The girls watch faces were blinking red flashes now, warning them that Surfer was in danger and calling for backup.

The girls all huddled together.

“What are we supposed to do?” asked Applebloom “If we try to port outta’ here, the grownups will see us!”

“But Surfer needs us now!” cried Sweetie.

“What are you girls talking about over there?” asked Big Mac.

“Nothing.” called Scootaloo. The others all acted as innocent as she did, but then they went back to their whispering. Their watches were blinking faster than ever; meaning Surfer’s energy was running low. Thank goodness the watches made no noise, but it didn’t help the girls at all.

“We’ve got to get out of here!” cried Scootaloo, but not one of the girls knew how.

At least the other three officers weren’t watching and were now going about helping ponies recover from their blackout, and DD noticed the bathroom area far off near the stage. “I got an idea…” she whispered to the others.

The girls agreed it would probably work.

“Hey, Ma…” said Applebloom “We all need to take a leak.”

The girls all acted like the really needed to go.

“Well, alright, but don’t you be goin’ too far when there’s an emergency.” said Pear Butter

“We won’t.” the girls all replied, and off they went.

“Somethin’ seemed kinda odd about the girls.” said Bright Mac, but his wondering was interrupted when Tree Hugger and Rarity looked a little tired from their pregnancies, and they needed to get off their feet.

“We better find you two some chairs.” said Big Mac


With the plan worked, the girls made their way to the restroom area, but instead of going into any of the portables or in the diaper center for babies; they crept behind the structures where no one would see or hear them.

“Okay, the coast is clear.” said Sweetie Belle.

“Good,” said Scootaloo “Hang on, Surfer, we’re on our way!”

The girls activated their computers and got the programs for the Data Beasts ready. “Altogether now!” said DD, and they all put their wrists together and shouted, “SUPER CYBER DATA SQUAD… LET’S KICK SOME MEGA-BUTT!!”

In a Flash, they were gone-- outfitted in their suits and helmets and piloting their respective Data Beast.

DD: “Dread Program online!”

Sweetie Belle: “Assault ready to fire!”

Applebloom: “Make way for Totalizer!”

Scootaloo: “Arc’s gonna fly!”

…and they were off, cruising along the powerlines.


*Resume*

The Skell-A-Saurus roared at me, sending me back several paces, and then fired more missiles at me, knocking me down again. My chest orb was pulsating, meaning I was running low on power.

Suddenly, as the monster charged at me, Dread and Totalizer rammed it back hard, then Arc and Assault shot it with their lasers and missiles.

“Hope we’re not too late.” DD called to me.

“Just in time, Team” I called “Now let’s Link-Up!”

“RIGHT!!” the girls agreed, and the Data Beasts combined with me to make my super armor, “Super Surfer Link-Up Mode!”

“All right, let’s bash us a bug!” said Scootaloo.

The monster roared and fired its missiles at me, but I just stomped my way right through the barrage, hardly feeling a thing.

Reaching the monster, I began to punch and kick at it.

“Take that, ugly!” chortled Applebloom.

The monster growled and grabbed us all in two of its huge arms and lifted me bodily off the ground. “Whoa! He’s got us!” cried Applebloom.

“And he still has two free arms!” added DD.

Indeed, the monster used it’s free arms to bash us all good, rocking the girls around in their cockpits.

“I can’t… break free!” I groaned.

“Hold on, I think I got this.” said DD “Firing shoulder missiles!”

The missiles fired from my shoulders in a straight up into the air, and then they came down right on the monsters back, shocking it hard and make it release me. “Now, let’s finish this!” I said “ERADICATION WAVES!”

I powered up, fired my finisher, and the virus was totalled!

The girls cheered for joy, and then I used my Restore-Program to fix the damaged systems, setting everything right again.

“All right… let’s port on out of here.” I said. The girls disengaged the Data Beasts from me, and we all ported out back to the real world.


*Pause*


The girls all appeared back by the washroom area by the concert and cheered for joy, but softly.


While everyone one in the crowds and backstage were waking up, now that the virus was scratched and the soundwaves lost all power.

The band members awoke. “Oyi! What happened?” asked Heart.

“I have no idea.” said Viola.

“Hey, don’t we have a concert to perform?” asked Picker.

“Oh, yeah… let’s rock it.” said Rammer.


*Resume*

As for me, I appeared in my living room safe and sound. I looked down at my wrist-com, “You lose again, Megadox!”


*End of POV*


Safe to say Megadox was furious, “Your virus has failed again, Fleshling!” he thundered.

Data Stream sighed, “I still say it’s more YOUR problem than mine. I could probably come up with more viruses in my sleep.”

“Then perhaps, you should take a little nap… and dream up new viruses.”

Data looked ready to pop her head, “Why you miserable little excuse of a computer bug, I ought to--”

“Uh-uh-uhn…” said Megadox, and he unleashed a small electrical burst from the screen at Data, knocking her out cold-- her head fell flat on the desk.

He couldn’t help but chuckle, “Sleep tight.”


Back at the concert, the girls returned to the families. The officers had finished dealing with the mad shoppers. “Whew! What a tough crowd.” said Rainbow.

“That certainly was a long bathroom break.” said Applejack.

“Yeah, are you girls okay?” asked Buddy.

“Oh, um… yeah we’re fine.” replied Applebloom.

“After all, when ya gotta go, ya gotta go.” added Sweetie, and the fibs fooled the adults perfectly keeping the Data Squad secrets safe.

Suddenly, music began to playa s the curtains opened wide, and there was the band playing their hit song which made the crowds cheer; Rainbow especially. Granny Smith fell asleep in her wheelchair as if she heard nothing at all.

Nevertheless it was a fine afternoon, especially from Lightning and Starla’s view from backstage. They both knew the Data Squad did well, and knew they would continue to serve well in the many battles to come.


(Promo)

In our next episode: Swift Star’s training begins, and he still doubts himself. Meanwhile, as Stammadon makes plans of his own to beef up his strength, his minions go down with another monster with the power to emit strong emotions to disrupt their fighting.

Can Lightning convince Swift keep trying, and how will Swift himself deal with these troubles?

Don’t miss the next exciting episode of “Starfleet Magic!”

(Next Episode: “Are you Feeling it?”)