//------------------------------// // Wrath: Fireworks and Ice // Story: Dan Vs. The Magic of Friendship(Season 1) // by Barrobroadcaster //------------------------------// Against all odds, Captain America and Chris Redfield chanced upon a very large magnet. They wheeled it end-over-end to the east tower rail platform. "Okay, so... what now?" Chris asked. Cap shrugged, and they both took the opportunity to collapse. "Why is it night?" Dan asked. But he realized no one was around to answer, so he went back to aiming at the flying donut. A vista of deep space cast itself above the complex overhead, as if viewing another corner of the galaxy FROM another corner of the galaxy. It was unlike anything seen from Earth; Equestria, being in another dimension entirely, also had a different form of outer space. There was more of a flow and fewer stars and galaxies. Meteors, comets, cosmic gasses and tails and rays of light and energy of all various kinds and colors swirled in and around each other like rivers and streams rather than celestial bodies. In truth, space was a less-pictured area for the Fausticorn. Because the show focused on the planet of Equestria, space was more left up to her imagination. As such, the realm of space itself in Equestria's universe was that of imagination, more full and lively than space near Earth, but still not as cluttered. Just different. Dan fired again at the steel donut. It was too dark to tell but the cannonball that launched was pink, purple, yellow and wavy-striped because Pinkie Pie. She would've been happy to know her prototype party cannon was working so well. "I sure would have." The ball exploded against the hull of the Cogsdale. The sky erupted in a blaze of colorful bursts. Red, blue, green, yellow, purple, orange- the colors of the rainbow accompanied by rainbow sparkles illuminated the night. "Haha! How do you like- oooh, wow. Ohhhh, now that's pretty." Dan shielded his eyes at first but then was taken in by the awe of the spectacle above him. The Cogsdale found it less-than impressive. The cartoonish A.I. had adjusted to the sudden darkness by applying its nightvision filter. This allowed it to see its primary target- the Spiral Staircase, with ease. When Dan launched a Pinkie Pie-rated firework at it, however, it had the additional effect of overloading the aircraft's photoreceptive sensors. "Ohh, yes! Yes, I love this thing! Pinkie, wherever you are, you are getting a hug from me the next time I see you and I am getting TEN of these for the new Ponyville!" Dan exclaimed. So overjoyed with the massive tank on rails he was now piloting that he decided he wanted them for New Ponyville, wherever he decided it would be. Of course, Pinkie Pie was just excited about hugs. "*gasp* Really?" "No." "Aww." "Okay, maybe with Fluffle," Dan said, speaking beyond the fourth wall to Pinkie. "And Chrys. I know eventually there's going to be a moment everybody's just gonna wanna group it up, so I'm already going to have to endure that, and after that there's-" *Blzrrrrrrrrmmmm!* "GAAH!" The icy beam of the Cogsdale's ice weapon struck Dan and the MTW hard. Both were frozen in an instant, but the wheels of the rail-bound artillery kept it rolling, even if they were encased in ice. "Grrrggrr... errrrgggh..." Dan was frozen solid in mid-shout. His teeth clattered together and he thought he could still feel the tip of one of his toes, so that was a good sign. The next cannonball was already loaded, which was yet another brilliant design choice of Pinkie's- an auto-loader. But with icicles hanging from his shirt sleeves, Dan was unable to reach down and slam back the firing lever. "Hnnrrrr... colllddd..." His eyes looked around frantically, searching for something that could defrost him but there was nothing. Also, it was dark. He was in trouble. The Cogsdale maneuvered around to launch its payload of missiles at its frozen target and if you've ever played Metroid, you know that missiles plus frozen target meant bad news for said frozen target. Dan had not played Metroid, but the Cogsdale surprisingly had, and locked onto him and fired. Dan saw as the sky lit up again, though this time it caused him to feel panic instead of delight. Bright streaks of fire raced towards him from the flying donut ship. Still frozen, he could only watch as they sped right at him. "Eraarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!" was as good a shout as he could manage through gritted, frozen teeth. "EMP at maximum!" The missiles stopped in midair. Gripped by a glowing orange aura, their rockets burnt out. They exploded overhead, and Dan was once again delighted to see a fireworks-like display. And then horrified as the missiles rained the tiny explosive spheres right down on his path. The MTW raced past just as the first of the orb bombs hit the ground. Like before, they did not detonate right away, but slowly began following Dan at rapid speed. And he was still frozen. "AAARRRRRR!!" Summoning his strength, he tried to break free of the ice and was rewarded when he began to feel more of his fingers. Not enough though; he was still frozen from head to most of his toes. Back at the complex, Phoenix watched as Dan battled the Cogsdale. "Good job, ALT! Does that EMP work on the bomb ball things?" "Negative, EMP effective against airborne targets only," ALT replied. "Great." Phoenix rubbed the back of his neck. "Right, so, Dan is frozen down there and being chased by bombs. Does anybody have any ideas?" (I'm not afraid to ask because right now, I got nothing. Hey, it's like I'm in court again!) Samule shrugged. "You've got a team of tiny tech-savvy robots, a giant robotic war machine, if anybody's gonna have any ideas, it would be you." "I guess that's right... where's Sendback?" Again, Samule shrugged. "Are you gonna be helpful or not?" Samule shrugs a third time. That's when the Cogsdale decided to be helpful. By freezing them as well. "Incoming!" *Blzzzzzzzzzzzrrrmmm!* And now, the rest of them were flash frozen as well. "GAAGGGAEHHH... hehhh.. ggeeeggehhh," were the noises Phoenix Wright made after being frozen in place. The lawyer, Samule and the mini Gears were all frozen solid by the Cogsdale's icy weapon. Kyurem's powers were something that neither magic nor technology could compensate for. "Leg articulation impeded. Movement restricted. Leg drive motor unable to compensate. Please contact maintenance." Magic Gear ALT, the last of the original Magic Gear and the only big one, was incapacitated from the legs down. With none of them able to move, they were defenseless. Dan was defenseless. And the Cogsdale fortress didn't need nightvision to see that. That was when Sendback arrived. With Cap and Chris. "Hey guys! We found the magnet and-wooAAAAH!" He slid across the ice and fell into the others. "W-w-WHY is everything cold?!"