Taylor arrives in front of the everfree in time to see a green cloud get called back into the forest.
“Was that green gas? The grass turned black and the leaves yellow… now that’s just breaking the Geneva convention. I mean just using chlorine gas like that.” Taylor says annoyed.
“Hey.”
“Right, how many drones are we carrying again? Get them on the catapult.” Taylor says deploying her rigging.
She could just launch them by throwing them however that gets tedious. 5 drones are launched in quick succession each carrying 4 laser guided hellfire missiles. The 5 drones are following the receding gas to find its source.
“It’s receding and not dissipating? That’s odd.” Taylor mutters watching through her drones.
“Oh? Luna got the letter? Let’s just have that drone circle around for a bit I wanna see what it’s like when Twilight arrives.” Taylor says holding back laughter.
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Meanwhile in Canterlot.
“Hey, Luna are you awake sister?” Celestia asks
“Yes Tia I am awake.” Luna says
“I got a letter that was addressed to you.” Celestia says
“Did thou?” Luna asks
Not even a second later a small metal container falls through the ceiling as it skids across the ground. The canister pops open with a hiss revealing a scroll.
Luna takes it in her magic and opens it.
“I see. I shall prepare tea then.” Luna says happily
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Back with Taylor.
A squad of drones is circling high above an unsuspecting centaur. Taylor doesn’t know who he is. However the fact it’s killing the forest and all living things in it means it needs to go. Preferably 6ft under.
“And you’re sure the fallout would be too damaging?” Taylor asks
“Hey!”
“Horseapples… fine I’ll use the conventional weapons then.” Taylor says
“Hey!”
“You’ve selected music?” Taylor asks
“It’s not bad.” Taylor says as she starts to float above the tree lines.
“Hit him with the hellfires. Afterwards we’ll unleash the VLS tubes on him.” Taylor says
Taylor watches through the drones as all 20 hellfires hit home. The enraged scream that follows let’s Taylor know it survived.
“Each of those were armor piercing rockets… roughly 100lbs of explosive yield each and it tanked 20 of them.” Taylor says in shock.
That shock didn’t hold long though as the VLS systems kicked in and started launching its missiles. Tomahawk after tomahawk takes to the air. Taylor watches with a smirk as Triek tries to dodge them or block them with a shield. The 1000lbs explosive yield missiles make quick work of the shield. Or they should have… all 105 did minimal damage from the looks of things. The last 5 missiles in the VLS(vertical launch system) are nuclear warheads.
“How! That should’ve killed him! Each of those… prepare the nukes we might actually need them.” Taylor says shocked.
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Triek was having a pleasant day, stealing the wild magic of the Everfree. When out of the blue sky he hit by an explosion spell. 20 of them at once.
“YOULL PAYY FOR THAT PONIEEEESSS!”
That’s when things really started to go wrong. Triek had to dance around dodging massive explosion spells which left craters in the ground and vaporized trees. The explosion itself wasn’t the issue it was the shrapnel pelting his shield. Luckily it held just barely.
“Did the elements come to challenge me again? That was way too much magic even for an alicorn.” Triek says looking at the destruction around him.
The forest was on fire smoke obscuring the sky. That’s when it happened. There was a cry! A battle cry as a… a filly charged in through the smoke. An earth pony filly… flying in the sky wearing some
weird sort of armor.
“WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE! IM GONNA KILL YOU THEN THAT PONY PRINCESS IN THAT TOWN!”
“Your worst nightmare.” The filly responds
“I DOUBT TH-“ Triek tried to respond however his shield cracked. Well in truth it shattered as a metal rod went straight through his shoulder.
That’s when the filly rushed him while he was distracted by his injury. The filly hit him like 3,000 ton ship.
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Taylor watched as the centaur thing flew several miles away as it struggled unable to straighten itself out in the sky.
“I could’ve said something better than your worst nightmare. He threatened mom he dies.” Taylor says to herself.
“Hey”
“Oh? Wait what about the fallout…”
“Hey”
“he landed in a valley which could contain most of the explosion! That’s perfect!” Taylor shouts happily
Suddenly a single nuclear warhead is launched.
Off in the distance there is a bright flash and the ground shakes as the sky seems to be trying to out shine the sun. Later Taylor would figure out the bright light could be seen from clouds dale.
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A few minutes earlier at crystal castle.
“Twilight!” Rainbow shouts crashing through a window.
“She’s not here!” Fluttershy says worried
That’s when the ground starts to shake as distant booms are heard.
“Maybe she’s already fighting Triek?” Fluttershy asks
“Hi Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash.” Spike says walking into the library.
The ground continues to shake as a few books fall from the book shelves.
“Dang that’s gonna be annoying to put back.” Spike says looking up at the shelf.
“Spike! Send a letter to Celestia! Twilight is fighting Triek again!” Rainbow Dash says
“What! But Twilight went to Canterlot!?” Spike asks back confused.
“Where is Taylor?” Fluttershy asks
The sky outside glows brighter than Celestia’s sun as a few bookshelves fall over. The boom that hits the town shatters windows and scares a bunch of ponies.
The three look out into the dying Everfree in panic.
“I’m taking a letter!” Spike says quickly as he starts to write the panicked letter.
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Taylor lands in front of the crater that the nuke created. Her Geiger counter sounding like a broken record as the radiation bounces off her hull. The shadows of trees were burned into the ground and cliff face. If one were to look quickly enough even timber wolf shadows could be seen.
“Did you actually survive that?” Taylor asks looking at the Centaur in the pit.
“Hehehe, hahaha! You fool! There is so much magic in the air from that attack that my injuries will mean nothing!” Triek shouts in deranged glee.
Taylor is silent as her gigercounter in her instruments is slowly reading less and less radiation in the air.
“Haha!” The centaur laughs one last time before it coughs up blood. His body beginning to mutate beyond recognition as the radiation burns him alive and his regeneration from his magic is trying to heal him.
“W-what magic is this!?” Triek shouts in panic.
“I dropped the sun on you. While not using magic.” Taylor says
“What? Impossible.” The Centaur whispers horrified.
“People tend to forget the power of knowledge and ingenuity. The power of science and technology.” Taylor says
“Curse you.” Triek says in between coughs.
“You wouldn’t be the first and probably won’t be the last. I’ve killed gods before and you are just a speck of cosmic dust in my eyes. If it wasn’t for the fact you threatened my family. You would’ve survived today.” Taylor says with as much malice as she can.
“That just ain’t fair at all.” Triek says as he is lost to the world.
“I’m gonna need a lead coffin for him.” Taylor says wincing with the amount of radiation Triek’s body is giving off.