Sunset ponders on what to do next, now knowing of the long information she has learned.
Her death, her mentor's lost sanity, the old world gone, invasion conversion on Earth, it's all wrong.
In her mind, everything has gone to total shit and out of control, literally.
"So much has happened while I was dead. . . . . why?" She wondered.
"It's obvious when you think about it."
Startled of hearing another voice, she looks up to see somepony beside her.
Or rather, an imaginary pony that looks very similar from looking in a mirror.
"Our own 'honest pretty princess' didn't even bother of putting in a statue of you in Canterlot, sending her own student to her death without knowing what's beyond the portal that she herself created. Heh, mother of the year, right? Or at least, that's what she intends to be when flocking around too much in her royalties of 'business duties' rather than spending time with us. I'm surprised she didn't tell us about her biological parents, they probably won't look at their own daughter's face again from all of the biggest mistakes and deaths she had on her own hooves."
She blinks a few times, but still sees her reflection actually talking to her.
"Wait a sec, are you. . ."
"Wondering on who I am? Why, I'm your fairy god neglectful mother." Her mirror self said sarcastically.
Her real self frowns.
"That's not funny."
"Awwww I'm hurt, the foolish dumbass didn't like her own joke. What, you want a medal of honor for being a puppet of sunbutt's playful little pawn? I can decorate one carved out of her mentor's anal hole inside and-"
She kept her mouth shut to not want of hearing the rest to make her puke.
"Ewwww I'll pass, so then who are you anyway? You kind of look like me."
"Yes and no, I'm actually your conscious self. It's sort of complicated, but I don't want to get into a lot of details. Yes, I'm an image conscious of you as a pony. Before and after of getting killed by native humans in a brutal way. I have no idea on how long I was awake while you were still sleeping. The other explanation, well. . ."
"Well what?"
". . . I'll let Culver tell you instead of me."
"Wait, what do you me-"
"Can't talk right now, leave a message and then I'll return your call. Tootles!"
Her imaginary pony waved a hoof to her before disappearing out of sight.
A few minutes later, Culver came back and sees her looking around.
"Hey there Sunset, were you talking to someone or somepony?"
"Uhhh, it's hard to explain, but I think that I was talking to my imaginary self."
"Yourself? Oh, you mean the dead spirit of your conscious?"
Sunset blinked in pause for the moment.
"My what?"
"Your dead spirit conscious. They only appear when anyone, anypony, or any sentient creature is near death from anything or when they did passed away. I know it may seem confusing to you, but I'll try to summarize it. First off, do you know why any light or sun reflect off of our shadows on the ground or walls?"
"N-No?"
"Well, everything in life has a balance. Our shadows for example, is a part of us that reflects from any light and forms a shadow from any solid objects, including living beings. You see, without the shadow reflecting off the light, it can lead to some huge consequences. Living beings can become undead and structures like buildings or something built from past history, can lead to a total collapse of ruins lost to time."
Sunset felt shocked of this, never in the books she has read didn't mention those important ones.
"So you're saying, my own men. . . . . C-Celestia is unbalancing all life of humans and ponies?"
"No, that's just one of the important ones she's ruining in her entire years. Because of those past events from her life growing up towards the present war, she has now become the very monster than neither any fallen hero nor villain. She's tainted the balance of the orders of Harmony and Chaos in the universe. Whether if she does live or die, Celestia cannot be gone scot-free from these vile acts and must be punished."
Culver then walks over to Sunset.
"In the meantime, why don't we get you up from the floor and show your new appearance?"
"Wait, what?"
He picks up her body and stands her up straight.
"Why does my body seem so um, sluggish?"
"Just wait a sec Sunset, I'll show you."
Snapping his fingers, a mirror is presented towards them.
"Tada!"
Sunset is more likely stunned on her new appearance.
"What do you think of your new body Sunset?"
She didn't say anything as she was more focused on her new looks.
Her own hooves are no longer there, replaced by her hands and feet. Her muzzle is gone, but only shown with a nose and mouth. She still does have her usual eye colors and body color of her pony form, but the difference is her now form also has an oval gem on her forehead, the unfurled pegasus wings on her back, and a pony tail by her upper butt.
Other than her unusual form, the worst part however, is her form's exposed naked with no fur covering her.
Her whole face went red in embarrassment.
"I-I'm a hu. . . . . h-h-huuu. . . ."
Her whole sane mind was too much to think before fainting down on the ground.
Culver was surprised by this when Sunset fainted like that, probably should've mention this to her first.
"Uh whoops."
"Nice going jackass, you've just turned Sunset into the ones responsible for killing & eating her."
"Shut up, at least I didn't transform her into a lamia, harpy, spider, dragon, undead caster, cat, slime, etc."
"Hee hee hee, giggidy~."
{Meanwhile. . .}
The four Beacon members are trekking through the woods towards the downed human soldier.
Ellie's the rifle woman covered for them in the back. Razor, the shotgun man and Charlotte, the sniper girl is keeping watch from left to right while there captain Cruger is walking carefully to look for any hidden traps.
"Anyone get the feeling like we're being watched?" Razor says, gripping his weapon.
"Not in the slightest Razor, all of us know the enemy is clearly testing us humans of our tactics." Ellie replied.
"Yes, but look at how well it turned out when they first invaded our planet. We have tried to make peace with these weird ponies, but in the end, they were the ones who has lied to us the whole time. Now it just feels like another war again, but it's closing in the casualty count to both world war 1 and 2. Including the added bonus of potion corruption. I mean, have you seen of what the newfoals can done when they don't have control of their heat cycle? I can't even unsee it from my dream & nightmare!"
"Nous comprenons Razor, ces anciens humains sont similaires à certains animaux dans des régions éloignées, mais beaucoup plus fous que les gouvernements russe et asiatique réunis." (We get it Razor, these former humans are similar to some animals in remote areas, but much more crazier than the Russia and Asia government combined together.) Charlotte says, rolling her eyes.
"Oh how would you miss expertise French girl? Did you study it in class science like I don't know, wanting to experiment by making anatomy contact with newfoal stallion or mare than with males or women?"
"Pourquoi tu ne viens pas d'embrasser mon cul, espèce de bite noire, en train de sucer, de répandre la maladie, fa-" (Why don't you just kiss my ass, you black cock, sucking, disease spreading, fa-)
Captain Culver stops and turns around, staring sternly mad at the two and they immediately shut up.
"Cut the chattering you two, we're out here for a reason and it's us staying alive. I don't want any of your caused bickering to jeopardize seeing a life die right in front of your own guilty watch. You have two options; Either A: Continue to bicker and leave everyone to die. Or B: Keep your emotions in check and stay focus by saving Earth's humanity against the invaders."
Ellie glances to see her two members really screwed by pissing off their captain.
"B." They both said, earning a bitter lesson.
"That's what I thought. Now keep moving." He says in a harsh tone.
The three have followed him to stay close.
'Nice going jackasses.' Ellie's mind thought, shaking her head to the idiots.
The four kept quiet and trek through, making sure to keep an eye out at all angles.
Eventually, they were close to their destination.
"Razor, check the body if they're alive or not. We'll keep watch and cover you." Cruger ordered him.
"I'm on it captain."
Razor goes to check on the downed body while Cruger, Charlotte, and Ellie keep watch. He looks over the body, noticing a symbol on the back. Wiping the leaves & grass off, he is shocked on what he's discovered.
"H.L.F."
The three soldiers heard him, surprised of this sudden news.
"H.L.F. As in, the Human Liberation Front?" Ellie said in confusion.
"Je pensais que ces connards racistes s'étaient dissous il y a des années." Charlotte says, gritting her teeth from remembering them. (I thought these racist assholes disbanded years ago.)
Captain Cruger looks at the symbol and asks Razor a question.
"Can you tell where the track lead Razor?"
"Approximately north west from here, I see some fresh blood on the ground."
"Is the HLF dead or alive?"
Razor checks for a pulse, but can tell that this male soldier is still alive."
"He's alive, but in bad shape. He needs some bandage to cover his wounded right torso."
"Okay then, now keep quiet. I got a signal from Mable."
He goes to his comm on an ear piece from his right ear.
"What is it?"
"Captain, Waker has spotted multiple bogeys of more than one hundred & twenty ponies heading to our position with a few prototype heavy walkers. He calculates it's less than twelve minutes before they find us. Your orders?"
Cruger rubs his face with his hand, not expecting these stubborn ponies to give up.
"You know what to do with our little surprise packages. Get Terrance and Keith to carefully place them on each of the tree's roots. Wait for one of the packages to trigger, then light the bastards up with a couple of grenade & rocket launchers. Order Nathan to carry Jacob away from the fight. Hold your position until I give the signal to retreat."
"Roger that, over and out."
The transmission is cut off as he turns to his comrades.
"Mable's team has spotted the enemy heading to our position in less than twelve minutes. I've ordered her to hold the line until I give the signal to retreat. Ellie, Razor, make sure this HLF member is kept alive. We need to know everything and what has happened. Charlotte, your with me to finding the soldier's camp site. If there's no further question, then let's move out."
Captain Cruger and Charlotte follow the footprints while Razor & Ellie keep watch, healing the HLF soldier.
Charlotte is surprisingly quiet and her captain can tell it's not good.
"Capitaine Cruger?" She asks him. (Um captain Cruger?)
"I know what you're gonna say without Razor or Ellie so I'm all ears."
". . . Es-tu sûr qu'il est sage de le garder en vie ? Même après ce que le HLF et le PER ont fait pour que tout le monde s'oppose?" (. . .Are you sure it's wise to keep him alive? Even after what the HLF and the PER have done to cause everyone going against each other?)
Her captain sighs, knowing the both of them have fought against the HLF & PER before.
"I hate them too, you had a bad history with them longer than I do. Even if we did put him down, we'd be no better than acting like the xenophobic racist people or ponies. I won't let it consume me and making it a repeat to my future generation children. My own parents didn't teach me to become a xenophobic, they taught me to being a grown youth and make my own career down the line. This isn't who we are Charlotte, we have to make better judgement & difficult choices for the future of humanity. No matter if they do come back to haunt us or weigh us down, we'll always have the will to get back up again."
Charlotte looks down a bit, thinking he does have a point and to become better.
'Je garderai cela à l'esprit, capitaine.' She reminded herself. (I'll keep that in mind, captain.)
The two Beacon soldiers closed in and found the camp site, but it's not what they were expecting.
"What in the hell?" Cruger said in shock.
He and Charlotte saw a massacre of HLF deceased bodies of more than 50 not moving.
Most of the vehicles were damaged while others were flipped over or smashed up.
Crows and Vultures were eating the deceased bodies and missing limbs exposed.
Charlotte felt a tap on her right shoulder.
"Let's go find any supplies available for our team."
She slowly nodded and follows him, still shocked and horrified of many HLF members gone. Who or what could have done this much damage? More importantly, is the person or thing still out there?
They looked around while not trying to throw up from the dismembered bodies.
Captain Cruger looks around the camp, seeing a couple of jeeps and helicopter still intact.
The two walk in the station, finding some supplies of weapons & medic.
"You were right Charlotte, he did have some supplies in this camp." He says, grabbing a bag to put them in.
His comrade looks around and finds a radio system intact.
"J'ai trouvé une radio capitaine non endommagée." (I found a radio not damaged captain.)
"Alright, let me get a signal."
He changes the frequency to his comrades comm channels.
"Razor, do you hear?"
"Yes sir."
"I found the camp site, but it looks like a slaughter house up here. We checked around and it seems safe for now. I found a couple of vehicles and a heli to help us out. Both of you get the HLF member to the jeep and give him morphine."
"Understood captain."
The two heard the sounds of booming in the distance, thinking the fight has already started.
"Il faut qu'ils les aient trouvés monsieur." She says, worried for her teammates. (It must be they found them sir.)
"Yeah, I heard it too."
He changes another frequency to Mable's position.
"Mable? Are you there?"
"The enemy now knows our position sir! We're still holding, but can't stay here forever! Nathan got his chest injured by one of the pegasi's spears! He's okay, but no longer to fight since he can't hold his weapon!"
"Hold your position a little longer. I'm coming over to give them a surprise present. Once I catch them off-guard, pop in some smokes and fallback to these coordinates here. Take both the injured and undamaged soldiers with you, leave no one behind."
"Yes sir-agh! Dammit, eat this you freaks!"
When the communication went off, he goes to grab some gears for the helicopter.
"Charlotte, stay here and help out our two comrades with the HLF member. I'll go prepare to start up the helicopter to assist our teammates, taking the enemy by surprise."
"Oui capitaine Cruger." (Yes captain Cruger.)
After the captain left, she notices a device behind the communication radio.
"Hein?" (Huh?)
She reaches her left hand out, grabbing on what looks to be a strange circle device.
"Hmmmmmm, je verrai si le capitaine peut y jeter un œil plus tard. Peut-être que ses amis scientifiques découvriront cette chose." (Hmmmmmm, I'll see if the captain can take a look at it later. Maybe his scientist friends will find out about this thing.)
Lyra Heartstrings is walking with the human soldiers Bravo team.
They soon get inside the base of a few commanders.
"Lyra Heartstrings, it's nice to meet you." One of them spoke to her.
"Mine too Mr. Halper, so what intel did you find me for?"
"It's in between Europe and Africa, but I'll give you the rest of the details once we join the others."
"Fair enough."
The group and Bravo team go in as the gate closes shut outside.
{Elsewhere. . .}
The draconequus spirit of chaos and disharmony is seen alone, playing some card games.
His white rabbit hair friend eyeing him carefully of not cheating rules.
"Three of a kind sevens, beat that." He smiled.
The white rabbit shockingly gasp, but smirk when he revealed four tens.
". . . You win this round white devil of wonderland." He grumbles.
He watches the rabbit cheers and got his carrots back.
'Oh sure mister Discord, you can make friends with Angel bunny by playing some games and grow a bond of bro colts. Hmph, I'll remind her by exposing the dark secrets of the spa where Rarity often goes to-"
"Discord!"
He thoughts were interrupted when his yellow pegasi friend has returned.
"I'm all packed up now." She said.
"Fluttershy, you came back. Are you honestly sure you made the right call?"
His feathered friend's ears flop down of making a tough choice.
"Yes, as much as a part of me wanted to reject it, Lyra was right. The once good peaceful Equestria I've known for so long is no longer a symbol for peace. Thanks to Celestia, every pony has changed, even my own five friends that I've grown close to has grew distant away from me. I don't want to keep fighting for my own princess's blind justice, I just want to make peace with humanity and healing the injured who didn't deserve to be caught in the middle of the war, even if they do hate me forever."
Her tall chaos friend smiles, thinking that she made the right decision.
"Alrighty Fluttershy, shall we head off in a little bit?"
"I'm all set and not turning back."
"Great, just let me grab a few things and I'll portal us in with Lyra's allies."
He turns away, but pauses when he remembers something back long ago.
The fillies he has heard were the young students of Celestia, Twilight and another pony.
He frowns in sadness, thinking he couldn't do anything to help them while stuck in stone.
'I really wish I could've done something for the fillies. Maybe help them get prepared in case Celestia did something stupid and stop it from happening, but it wouldn't matter now. One is gone and the other controlled by sunbutt. If only there was a way to change things up.'
"Discord?"
He shakes his head and sees his friend tilting her head.
"Are you going to get your things or not?"
"Oh uh, r-right. I'll be back Fluttershy."
He snapped his claw fingers and teleports out, leaving Fluttershy and Angel looks at each other.
"Did he seem off or what Angel?"
Her bunny shrugs and eats his carrot while Fluttershy looked concerned for her chaos friend.
A PER (Ponification for Earth's Rebirth) member is walking on two hooves towards his camp site.
The stallion's body is covered in blood and dragging a deceased body of a PER member.
"She lied, eheheheheheh. The false sun bitch has lied to us all. I tried to warn you my marefriend Vollina, haaaaaaa, but you didn't listen to me~. Now that I have found a new salvation for us, I must slay these infestation. Don't worry though my former lover, for I will let these whorses join you soon and make my wish come true. No strings on us, alllllllllll~."
The stallion's echoes in the woods with his hums and broken laughter.