//------------------------------// // X.~The W-Weapon foundation // Story: Magic Vs. Machinery // by Exotic Butter //------------------------------// Purple dragon with a green belly was walking through the city of Canterlot. “Why did she decide that it must be…here.” He said to himself. By that, he meant the place where the ‘Wonder Weapon’ was started building. Yes, she found a way to build it. “Uh…Twilight?” Purple-green dragon called, when he reached a place of the future ‘Wonder Weapon’, would be. “Wait a moment, Spike!” Twilight replies, while she was screwing something. Spike looked around the foundation for the ‘Wonder Weapon’. It was right, where exactly the best view of Ponyville and the Everfree Forest was once upon a time. A place for the landing pegasi. “It’s…important.” Twilight sighed, left a screwdriver on the foundation and landed next to the Spike. “Well?” “There is…pretty big chance, we were being watched for a long time, before the invasion.” “What makes you say that?” “You see… They look like they know what they are doing and… Their technology is specially made against ponies, more like against the unicorns.  One of the main problems is; for what reasons do they want unicorns? What are they doing to them inside the machines? Why…they tried to kill you? Why are they pushing ponies from the inland?” Spike asked many times. “For these answers, we have to wait, dear Spike. Sometimes, I ask these questions myself. And I always made a theory.” She smiled weakly. “Okay, but… I don’t need a theory to confirm that their machines ARE builded especially against ponies.  Twilight, I have a feeling that the unicorns are…something like a fuel for these death machines…” “Theory?” “Wha- No! THEY are capturing only unicorns and dragging them inside the Tripod! Unicorns are a very big deal for them! They are using them for something. And I think it’s this!” Spike crossed his arms. “Spike…that’s ridiculous. If they're using unicorns…even as a…fuel, then they'd have to count on unicorns learning to hide from them! Those machines would be of no use to them after that!” “Then how would you explain the reason why they capture only unicorns?” Spike asked one more time. “I…have no idea.” “Alright…I hope once, if we could capture their machine, I will be the first who's going search the machine from top to the bottom.” He said, as he then looked again at the foundation. “I see the W-weapon is going to be pretty big.” He changed the topic for good. “Yeah… It’s gonna be powerful, so it will need a strong foundation. The best thing is, it can be made in a day! Some of the engineers are making a barrel in the castle at this very moment.” “A what?” “A barrel, it’s like a long iron tube made to fire projectiles.” “Sweet, what’s gonna be the ammunition?” Twilight put her front hoof on her chest. “Me.” Shocked, Spike looked at her with worry. “Wait, what?! You are gonna shoot yourself onto them?” “What? Oh, nononono… I am going to put half of MY magic into the weapon.” “Uh…didn’t you say that your magic did not even touch the surface of the machine?” “Yea, but the barrel is gonna make the magic beam much faster and more powerful!” “So like…three times powerful?” “SIX times powerful, if the barrel is long enough.” “Wow… Are you sure…it will work?” “74 percent.” “Fair enough.” “Now, do you want to help me with the foundation for the cannon breech?” Twilight asked. “Uh…I mean, why not? I have time.” “Great! Here, take the safety glasses.” She said, as she took one of the safety glasses that were hanging on the construction. “I hope, you know, what you are doing, Twilight.” He said, taking the glasses and putting them on his face. “I am aware of the risks and sacrifices, Spike. The sooner we end this war the better.” “And…if it wouldn’t work?” “Then…we have to evacuate Ponies out of the Equestria to our neighbors.” “Just like that?” “Do you have a better plan B?” “Well…I- Yea…we are nothing against them.” “So you see.”  “Let’s just hope that the W-weapon will save Equestria.” And with that, Spike starts helping Twilight with the construction.