//------------------------------// // Chapter 7 What Happen to MajorTom // Story: Chaotic: Equestria Girls // by Roboman3000 //------------------------------// "Maxxor. Please." As Tom tries to beg Maxxor to stop, but Maxxor just raises his fists and sends them toward Tom, "No!" But Maxxor's attack was blocked by a diamond shield. The three looks back to the battle and see that the shield came from Rarity holding her hand out, but then the Tangath Toborn construct uses his claw to attack her, slashing her in the stomach. "Rarity!" Applejack shouting out as she tosses aside Arias and ahead toward Rarity. "You're Ok Rares?" She asks Rarity as she carries Rarity up. "I.... Be alright.... Darling." She answers as she covers her belly that Tangath attacks. Rainbow Dash saw what happened to Rarity and became enraged. She used her speed power to full charge toward Tangath and hit him in the stomach, sending him flying toward Tank. They both Slam into the lockers and Arias landed on top of Tank. The Maxxor construct continued his order to attack Tom but Tom was saved when Twilight used her magic to wrap Tom in her aura around and move him back to the others. "Thanks, Twilight." He thanked her. Tank finally moved Arias off of him and saw the group together. "Alright, fun's over. Maxxor use Flame Orb!" He orders it as he taps the attack card in his super scanner and a ball of fire appears on Maxxor's hand. He threw it at the group but luckily Rarity had enough strength to make a diamond shield to stop the attack and Pinkie threw her sprinkle on his face, it then exploded. "Ok nice trick, but let see how you like battlegears." Tank said as he tapped on his scanner and a couple of items appeared on the creatures. Arias got the 'Pyroblaster', For Tangath Toborn the 'Gauntlets of Might', and last Maxxor got 'Vlaric Shard'. The three creatures were ready to attack the group but Sunset looked around to find the fire alarm and then pulled it. The school's alarm rings and everyone starts to leave the classrooms. Everyone who came out saw the three monsters and had all a mixed shock and terror. Seeing all the crowds, Tank makes a choice. "Remember this isn't over Bacon Hair, I'm going to make sure you never see chaotic, never." Tank then puts something on his super scanner. "Maxxor, uses Smokesurge." Maxxor begins belching out a cloud of black smoke that covers the hall. When the smoke clears up Tank and the other chaotic creatures disappear, Then the crowd starts asking questions. "What was that?" "What were those things?" "Man, I hope it is not another equestria magic thing again." "Hey Y'all," Applejack got everyone's attention. "My friend got hurt, can one of you help me take her to the nurse?" "Sure," One of the students helped out Applejack by carrying Rarity's other arm. Tom looked left and right but didn't see Tank anywhere. "I need to find Tank and fast. If he is able to bring perim creatures to life, we are in big trouble." "Wait Tom," Sunset called out to him. "Rarity is hurt and we need to rest." She then looks at Wallflower Blush and then continues, "Also, some explaining is in order." "Yeah!" Rainbow pipes up, "Like what was Tank talking about Sunset being in chaotic and what is Perim?" All the other girls shook their heads in agreement. Tom looked toward the girls and then sigh, "Ok, you girls told me everything and now it's time for me to do the same." Meanwhile back in Fear Valley, The Tangath team are getting ready to move to their next destination and Kaz was explaining what was going on to Sunset. "So these M'arrillians are another Tribe?" Sunset asked. "Yes, and they are also really dangerous." Kaz explains to her, "They have the power to control other creatures and almost took control of all Perim by drowning it." Sunset gasps in horror after the last part. "Lucky all the tribe team up and send most of them back to the doors of the deep mines." Sunset then looks back at the creature's group. "I see OverWorlders, Mipedians, and Danians but I don't see anyone from the UnderWorld." "Yeah, Well you see the underworld tries to take them on by themselves but lost and all the other tribes thought it was best to team up," Kaz said but trying not to make the UnderWorlders look bad. "But when things got bad they come back and help save the day." "Yeah, after we did all the hard work." Viqtarr shot back at Kaz. "And, these M'arrillians have the power to control other creatures?" Sunset asked, wanting to get back on track. "Yes," Nebres said. "They mind control all of our friends and people. We managed to stop their plans to drowned all of perim, but lost our captain." He finished looking sad saying that and Sunset looked at the others and they all had even sad looks. "Most of M'arrillians are lock back behind the Doors of the Deepmines, but there are still some out there." "And some creatures actively work with them," Ghatup said as he grips his hand. "Like Lord Van Bloot." Kaz continues. "You see Bloot has always wanting to rule the underworld, he even tries to use a battlegear that makes copies of other creatures to get the other tribes to go to war." "So, how was he stop?" Sunset asked. "Well, Tom found pieces of a mugic that destroy the battlegear with help from Chaor and Maxxor but mostly Chaor." Kaz said but the other creatures gave him a deadpan look knowing that he was lying. "Ok, it was mostly Maxxor who casting the mugic but Chaor help." "He then worked with the M'arrillians and after they were defeated he became an outcast," Frafdo said, getting his bow. "And it's time for us to move, so Kaz gets that girl back to your chaotic place so we can get back to the mission." He finished saying as he and the others began to leave. Kaz helps Sunset pull out her scanner and show her which button. "Ok just push this and you will be back in no time," he said as he grabbed his own bag and got ready to leave with the others. "It was nice meeting you Sunset, good luck with everything." "What, but what about Tom? Do the M'arrillians and this Van Bloot?" Sunset asked worried about her friend. "And he's going to be ok?" "Yeah but don't worry, We get him back," Kaz said back. Sunset then looked at her scanner and back to the group, she finally spoke "Okay but, I COMING TO!" she shouted causing the rest of the group to stop and look at her. Kaz ran back toward Sunset. "What, Sunset you can't go to, you're still a new player this is way too dangerous for you." "I don't care." she declared as she gave a serious look. "Look I may not understand half of what is going on but I know when a friend is in trouble, I want to do anything to help them." Viqtarr then walked toward the two. "No way, We already have one puny human to look after, we don't need another one." He told her. Sunset got up to Viqtarr's face and told him. "Listen teddy bear, I'm going and that is final." She then gave the Overworlder a dangerous look, making him back off a bit. "Fine," Frafdo said. "We don't have time for this, If she wants to come then let her." he then looked at her, "Just don't get in our way." The group with Kaz and Sunset follow toward the next location to stop Van Bloot from getting the shadow device again and saving Tom chaoticself from Bloot hand. Kaz taps Sunset's shoulder and asks her. "Sunset, Are you still sure about this? Perim and its creatures are really dangerous for any chaotic players, even for newbies." Sunset looked back at him with a determined look on her face. "Yes! but I still want to know. How did Tom get captured in the first place?" Back in the real world in the school nurse room, Tom and the rest of the main 7 with Wallflower Brush were seated quietly as Rarity was being treated by the nurse. The Nurse tells the group, "Her injuries don't look too bad but she needs a few days to heal." The Nurse took off, leaving the 9 friends to talk. Sunset got up and walked toward Rarity, "You feeling ok, Rarity?" She asked her. "It's quite alright dear, It's just only a flesh wound." Rarity replies as she holds her bandage belly from the Tangath Toborn construct attack. "So, Chaotic is not just an online game, It actually a real place?" Rainbow asks toward Tom. He answered her, "Yes, It is a place where chaotic players can go and play the game for real." "What do you mean 'for real?’" Twilight asked. "It means that you can actually become the creatures and fight in the locations," Tom said making all the girls except for Sunset and Wallflower have surprise looks on their faces. "Y'all serious Tom?" Applejack questioned. Tom nodded, The group was all silent until Pinkie squeezed and bounced around. "My God!, My God!, My God!, My God!" She stops in front of Tom and grabs his shoulders. "So I can become Zhade or.. Qwun or.. Na-Inna or... Tiaane or.. Jorre. Or, or, or!" She started shaking him and was stopped by Fluttershy moving her off of him. Wallflower then spoken. "It's true girls, chaotic players like me and Tom can travel there. And Sunset too." "Is that true, Sunset?" Twilight asked her and all eyes fell on her. "Yeah, I think." She said, "When Wallflower touch me I saw the memories of us chaotic and I was battling against Tank as Chaor." "But how? You were here at school the whole time?" Twilight asked. Tom explains, "You see Twilight, when you use your scanner to port to chaotic create another you and when port back only your memories go back with you." Tom then looked at Sunset, "That still leaves me with one question. Sunset, how did you get in?" "Hmm... Silly You just said how, We can just use our scanner." Pinkie pointed out "Yeah but not really." He continued, "You seem to get into chaotic, you have to win a number of online matches to get a password to let you enter." He looked back toward Sunset, "Sunset how did you get the code when you just built your online account yesterday and only had one match in the real world?" "I don't know, I just saw the code on my message page and thought it was a part of my online deck so I typed it in too..." Sunset then realizes something and goes to check her bag but what she is looking for is not there. "My Scanner! I was in a rush to go to school. I must have left it." "Oh, If your scanner is in your room then you can just head home to get your scanner and the other you can get back." Wallflower suggests. "Ok then, Wallflower you should head back and keep the other Sunset safe until she gets back home," Tom said. "Should you go too, Tom." Rarity suggests, "You know to be safer than sorry." "I can't." "What do you mean you can't?" Rainbow asked. "I-I just. Can't." Tom lowered his head down and replied in a sad tone. Both Applejack and Fluttershy can sense that Tom is feeling uncomfortable talking about this. The two got up and walked toward him, placing their hands on his shoulders. "Tom, if you have something to say, spit it out. Better to be truthful and trustworthy than deceitful and untrustworthy." Applejack claims and giving him a reassuring smile. "Don't worry Tom, just tell us and whatever it is I promise that we can help," Fluttershy told him. Tom looked at both of the girls and sighed "OK, I tell you the rest, first you guys know about Perim right?" Back in Perim, Sunset, Kaz and the Tangath team would be on the path toward Gothos Tower. Kaz begins telling Sunset what happened. "It started when Tom came to Kiru City to help our friend Bodal move something battlegears." A scene shows Tom carrying a box with a big man-beaver with four arms and wearing a blue vest with goggles. He was also carrying four boxes with Tom, both of them were following a short green man with a large head, he wore a well-dressed blue and red robe with gold-colored trim and holding a list. The three walk past an open door and overheard some voices coming from it. "What do you mean they found a piece?" One voice shouted. curious Tom leaves back to the door and peeks through. He saw two overworld creatures, one was Maxxor and the other was an anthro white goat, both of them were standing and it looks like they were having an argument. The white goat continued. "Dardemus told me himself when I went for my fire training lesson, he said one of his friend saw Zamool with a piece of the Shadow Device." "That, That can't be, I thought the mugic would have destroyed it all!" Maxxor smashed his fist on the table but quickly took a breath to calm himself, "Is Bloot still locked up by the Danians?" the goat man nodded, "Good. If Van Bloot gets his hands on the shadow device again, he can take over Perim with the M'arrillian by his side." Maxxor continued, "If we can get just one piece then we can stop Van Bloot from assembling it, But we need someone to find one?" "I'll do it," Tom said as he walked into the room not holding the box anymore. The short green man and man-beaver burst into the room scrambling. "Maxxor, please forgive me." The green man begged, "This human was helping me and Olkiex carrying some of the dangerous battlegears to the room and I see we disturbance you and Owis meeting so we just...." Maxxor holds up his hand to silence the green man. "That's enough Bodal," He then looked toward Tom's direction. "Tom, are you sure? last time you needed your special scanner to handled the shadow warriors." "Please Maxxor, you said it yourself, If Van Bloot gets the shadow device back it won't just be you guys and Perim that be endangered, All of us will be." Tom pulled out his scanner. "Plus my scanner can track down battlegear." Maxxor sat down and was in deep thought then he looked up and answered. "Alright, but as soon as you find a piece you bring it to me or one of my warriors. got it." Tom nodded, "Good, I will send a message to Queen Illexia and Prince Mudeenu about this. And maybe Chaor." Maxxor got up and left the room. The goat man now calls Owis turn to Tom. "Tom if you want I can ask Dardemus where his friend saw Zamool last?" "Thanks, Owis, I will head back to chaotic to pack up and be ready." The two heard a cough and turned back to see Olkiex and Bodal holding the boxes with Bodal looking annoyed. "After I finish moving those." The flashback ended and back with Sunset and Kaz, "Tom was packed up and left chaotic to meet with Owis, but Owis lost track of Tom when they were being chased by some of Van Bloot forces. We all thought he would have used his scanner to port back, but he never did." Kaz finished with a sigh. Sunset placed a hand on his shoulder and said. "Don't worry, all of us are getting him back, just like you said." She gave him a smile which made him smile back. Frafdo raises his hand to stop the group. "Everyone quiet, look." He pointed toward Gothos Tower, a stone wall building pitch-black with red stained-glass windows, and surrounded it was an army of the crab creatures again with gray men wearing metal skull masks. In front of them was five other creatures, One look like a blue demon wearing black leather one-piece with had spikes everywhere, the other was a goblin man in a suit of armor, the next one looks like a mix between a mummy and an old tree, next the other one is a thin yellow gargoyle with a cyclops-like face, the last one appears to be a hulking man in red and grey armor with over-sized gauntlets and boots. The group seeing the size of this army had shocked looks on their faces, Frafdo spoke. "Looks like we're gonna need some more help." Back at the school, Tom was finishing explaining everything about Perim, Lord Van Bloot, the shadow device, and what happened to his chaoticself. "And after Kaz told me what happened I just waited for news from me. Then a few hours turn into days, and days turn into weeks and weeks turn into months." Everyone had somber looks hearing what Tom been through, "And it was worse when I had to move away from Kaz, my last connection to chaotic." "What you mean," Fluttershy asked. "Before I met you guys there was no one and no way for me to play chaotic," Tom said. "What about online?" Rainbow asked. "That's the problem." Tom pulled out a laptop from his backpack and tapped on the chaotic website then gave it to Sunset. "Here Sunset, try to log-in to your account." Not knowing what Tom is going on with, she just did what he said but nothing happened, she did it again but nothing happened again. Twilight walks toward a now frustrated Sunset, "Sunset, what wrong?" "I can't access my account," She said typing on the keyboard. "I know I remember the password right." Wallflower answers, "Don't worry that what happens when you port to chaotic, your real-world scanner and online deck will be shut down because your chaoticself is using them. it will work until the other you come back." She then realized and look back toward Tom, "Tom you mean that you..." "Yeah, with other me in chaotic I haven't been able to use my online deck or my scanner." He holds up his unworkable scanner. "So that's why you haven't used your scanner for our matches," Rainbow said and Tom nodded. "And You think this other you are trapped somewhere?" Rarity asked. "That the best I can hope for," Tom answered feeling that his chaoticself was gone. Pinkie's eyes burst with tears, she jumps on Tom and hugs him tight. "Oh, poor Tom. We are so sorry you have been through all of this." She then sneezed on his shirt, "Don't worry, you have friends here too and we will help find other you." "Hmm. Pinkie, remember, we can't get into chaotic." Twilight added. "Plus there is no time for this. Tank needs to be stopped before he uses that equestria scanner to hurt someone else." Tom said as he was using a tissue to remove Pinkie's snot from his shirt. "He's right," Sunset said. "We should probably split up to search for him." "No way!" Tom shot back, "Rarity got seriously hurt by one of Tank's creatures and I don't want for the rest of..." "Tom don't worry like we've been telling you we deal with this kind of thing on a daily basis," Rainbow stated. "And as long as we stick together, our friendship can handle anything." Pinkie said. "But..." "Come on Tom, what the best thing to do, us facing those dangerous Perim creatures together or you doing it alone and getting yourself killed," Applejack asked him. Seeing he had no answer and everyone had a determined look on their faces, Tom just sigh and said. "Alright fine, but we still need to be careful. I use the super scanner before and these creatures construct are as tough as the ones in perim." "That means our best chance to stop Tank is to get that scanner and destroy it," Sunset stated and looked toward everyone who nodded. "And we better hurry, the more Tank using that super scanner the more it will corrupt him." "Right!" Everyone cheered and left the nurse room except for Tom who just now realized the others wanting to do this now. "Wait, we going now?" Tom got out of the nurse's room and ran to catch up with the girls. "Hold on, are you sure Principal Celestia will be ok with us missing class? Pinkie Pie somehow got right behind Tom and ran to catch up with him and said. "Oh Tom, I have just one more question." "Yeah, what is it?" he asked, still confused. "How did Kaz know about the parts he wasn't there for?"