//------------------------------// // Gremlins Unleashed // Story: Gremlins: A new sort of Chaos // by Riddle-Me-Think //------------------------------// Chapter 5 Gremlins Unleashed Even know Twilight was soaked to the bone from the rain, she was quite thankful that it had passed rather quickly. The cloud cover on the other hoof was still around. When her home was in view, her heart soared, knowing that there was a way to end this problem right away. Flinging the door open she called “SPIKE!” she looked around for her assistant and perked her ears for claw steps. Her smile faded a bit as she wondered what was going on. She was sure Spike was still here, wasn’t he? She walked about the main room that had neatly stacked books and cleaned floors before finding a note on the table. Picking it up and opening it, she read “Dear Twilight. Rarity came over asking for me to help with one of her projects. I‘ll be back by 4:00 or so. From your Number One Assistant, Spike.” Though the thought was nice, it had thrown off Twilight’s plans greatly. It would take a while, but she could write the letter then go to Rarity’s to find Spike. No complications what so ever. *clank* *thump* Then again… Twilight looked up the stairs leading to her room with a slight worried glance. It was possible Spike had come back for something, but she doubted he would of left Rarity. Taking a calming breath, she began to climb the steps. Slowly the noise got louder, and the sound of giggling fallowed every crash. Once she reached he top, making sure to skip a bad step, she slowly opened the door. When enough of it was open, she felt both fear and anger. Fear as two of those Gremlins were in her room, and neither were the spiky one from before. And anger, as they had wrecked her room. Not to mention they had torn up her Books, Scrolls and painted the walls with her last remaining Ink Jars. Part of her wanted to go in (never mind how they got in) and stop them from doing any more damage! Her logical side on the other hoof told her to find help. There was no way she could handle two on her own when three were uncontrollable for four grown Mare’s. yes, she would go find Spike and maybe one of her friends, come back and- *creak!* Both Gremlins in her room stopped what chaos they were doing and looked to the door. Twilight had both eyes locked on them, pin pricked with panic. She had in avertedly stepped on the bad wooden step that she had been meaning to fix the last few days before all this. Luckily, and rather comically one of the other Gremlins, a brown one almost reaching three feet, took one of Twilights books and threw it. The book (that was about kinetic energy and the force that was carried with it) flew and knocked the other Gremlin over and off her desk, into the trash can. As the brown one laughed and the other struggling to get out, Twilight made her retreat down the stairs and to her door. When the door to the Library had opened allowing Twilight out, she was met with what could only be described as a…bizarre scene before her. Before her was a parade of Gremlins, all with trumpets, drums and every other instrument making racket all the way. That was before she noticed the rest of the scene before her. Now she could see there peaceful little town turn into a crazy house. All around were green and brown Gremlins, be they hanging from high places or throwing sharp objects about. Not far she could see Gremlins trash a candy store rather crazily and duck taping a Pony on the wall- She stopped her train of thought and did a double take. She knew that Pony! “Hold on Mr. Cake, I‘m coming!” ___________________________________________ “This way!” Pinkie exclaimed as both she and Fluttershy exited Sugercube corner. The cold water coming down was both soothing and painful for Fluttershys scratches as they ran. Right now she was fallowing Pinkie, as she would more then likely find there rouge Gremlin. “I do hope we find him before he gets wet.” she said mostly to herself. What they did in the little bakery wasn’t irreparable, but was a significant amount of damage for just three little monsters. An army was… she left the thought hanging. Hearing her friends worried voice, Pinkie Pie went with trying to stay optimistic. “We will! It just like hide and go seek. And I’m the champion at hide and go seek!” Fluttershy was going to smile at that, but didn’t get the chance as she found herself stopped by a soft wall of pink. During there mid run, Pinkie had all but stopped when she spotted something. Or rather, somepony. “Look it’s Dashie!” Pinkie Pie pointed before jumping up and down waving her hoovs calling “Rainbow Dash! Rainbow Dash!” for a moment the Cyan Pegasus stopped her duty for a moment to look down slightly puzzled before flying down. “Hi PinkiePie. Hi Fluttershy. What are you both doing out here? I thought I told you it might rain as we-” what ever she was going to say was cut off by the Pink Mare who began to ramble. “RainbowDashyougottostopitfromraining!” she then pointed wildly around her first to Fluttershy. “RememberthatMogwaithingyShyhadanditwascuteandstuffbutculdentgetwetandstuff?” then pointed to Sugercube corner “WellonegotintomyboxandbrokerulethreeandarenowthesemaniemeanmonsteresTwilightcalledGremlins!” “PINKIE PIE!!!” Dash shouted above her hyper active friends rambling to stop her “What the Hay are on blabbering on about?” she questioned. “Well,” Fluttershy picked up “Three of my Mogwai friends sort of…snuck out and ate after midnight.” she explained dragging a hoof thru the muddy road “And now there horrible little monsters Twilight called Gremlins. And were afraid that if they get wet, they’ll multiply.” Looking up at Rainbows face that was only a tad confused. But that confusion become confidence as she said “You worry to much Shy, I can handle these things no sweat!” Both Fluttershy and Pinkie looked at one another before flatly saying as one “No you cant.” Almost as if somepony had hit her, Dash stumbled before looking at them “What? What do you mean I cant handle them?” she was very sure these Gremlins were no taller then there Mogwai selves, how hard could they be to beat up? “Rainbow Dash, it took me Twilight, Fluttershy and Mrs. Cake to catch two before one got away.” Fluttershy said remembering there little brawl. Pinkie nodded adding “Yea, and they trashed the kitchen! We wont be able to bake for days! Poor Mrs. Cake’s back is all scratched up…even Fluttershy’s.” she pointed. Some alram made its way to the Pegasus’s face as she looked at Fluttershys back were she could just barely see the scratches underneath her friends long and soaked mane. But it also clicked in her head “you had Twilight with you, and you couldn’t handle three?” Twilight was the most powerful Unicorn she knew, capable of handling a Ursa Minor, albeit with some strain and efferent. Even still, she couldn’t handle three little monsters? “I was handling a crazy one with Mrs. Cake, Twilight and Fluttershy were handling another one. The last one just disappeared kinda…” Pinkie thought aloud before remembering “Rainbow Dash!” the said Pegasus gave her full attention “Stop the rain! If it gets wet, we’ll have bunches of mean and nasty Gremlins!” Before she could voice anything to Pinkie, Fluttrshy pitched in “I got three more from just a spilt glass of water. Think of what a rain storm would do.” For a moment she thought. Then what ever doubts she had were gone. With a nod, she took off into the sky to find the other Pegasi and have them get this storm under control. Once that’s done, she would go and help her friends. Once there teamed up, then those Gremlins wont stand a chance!” __________________________________________________ “EEEKK!!!” *Crash!* “Don’t worry Rarity, I got him!” yelled a small dragon who had a trash can lid as a shield and a roll of newspaper and a weapon. Spike raised his shield as the green fiend threw another glass dish his way, shattering on it. “What are these hideous thing!” Rarity shrieked, smacking aside one of the green hoodlums with one of her fabric rolls. She screamed once again as she spotted another one. “Get away from there you Blisterous Monster!” she roared, sending a nearby box of gems to the little green monster about to sabotage her latest creation. It screamed right before it became slightly crushed. Rarity grimaced at how that green ooze of blood would stain her floor. “Snip, Snip!” The sound of succors cussing something met the fashionesess ears before she felt a little less weight. Turning her head slowly, she found her tail, CUT into little pieces. And not to far off was the offender, holding a pair of scissors and giggling to itself. “You…” she started, having trouble forming her words. “You…” her eye twitched. The little monster, didn’t pay any head to her and just laughed at the look on her face. “YOU LITTLE MONSTER FROM TARTARUS!” all its laughing suddenly stopped. On the other side of the room, Spike was trying, and some what failing, to fight back two more of them. His roll of News paper was shredded, and his shield was just about done for. Sure he had his fire like breath, but they had somehow found a fire extinguisher! And since when did Rarity have one of those? It was then he heard Rarity’s roar of rage and almost missed the green rocket knock the two things before him into the wall. He then blinked a few times and looked to the still fuming Mare who’s tail was missing. Looking from her to the monsters that laid on the ground he said “I-I’ll go find something to…uh…tie them up with, yea!” with that he made a dash to the door hoping to find some rope and to give the angered Mare some room. Rarity remained in the same position for a while, still ever fuming over what had happened before calming down. She looked down at the little cretins before her with anger. Both she and Spike had returned from a little shopping, only to find her main room wrecked. She and Spike found there first monster in the kitchen, were it had destroyed all kitchen wear and made a few fires. Then there was a rumbling from her creativity room. that’s were they fought this batch. Admittedly, they had the jump on them, they four still put up a fight. However, nothing, pony or otherwise, messes with fashion! This very thought brought a frown onto her. Her poor tail had been cut both into little pieces and in the most unprofessional way possible! What else could go wrong! To be answered by fate, a rumbling noise was heard from one of the closets. Her eyes darted around the room, spotting another roll of fabric. Grasping it in her magic, Rarity listened carefully with eyes on the door. The same ruckus was heard and the door shook. Carefully, she walked to it and grasped the handle via magic. Then opened it. Once opened she could only stair rather dumbfounded. Before her was another one of them, this time in a trench coat, sunglasses and a cigarette. Where it squired those things was beyond her, and continue to stare at it; as it looked in the mirror humming to itself. It soon took note of Rarity and turned around while holding the coat shut. It then smiled and opened the coat, suggestively flashing her. Her confusion then went into rage as it laughed right at her for its inappropriate prank. “You dirty FIEND!” she shrieked once more, whacking it multiple times with her weapon before slamming the door closed and barricading it with a chair. She felt, angered, insulted and disgusted all at once. “I found some rope!” Spike called coming in before stopping in his tracks at the sight of Rarity. Choosing it a better option not to asked he went to the task of tying up the three other creatures. _______________________________________________ Some distance away, in another part of town, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie continued there mad dash to find the Spike Gremlin. Or at lest find out whether or not water can make more on contact. Strangely enough, they could hear…music playing. And it was playing a bit more loudly then normal, as well as the same hysterical laughter made by the Gremlins. “It’s coming from Scratch’s place!” Pinkie said pointing to a building lit by neon lights from inside. What could also be seen were the fiendish shadows of Gremlins all doing Celestia knows what inside. They looked at each other worriedly before rushing up to a window and peering inside. Within, the Gremlins were partying like animals. Throwing dinning ware, drawing on the walls, breaking records- a few were also hanging from the fans, getting amusement from spinning. They also danced and laughed every time they not one of the others down. On the turntables was another Gremlin, sporting headphones and Vinyl’s Glasses. The said Mare was soon found, hanging upside down by a rope, as Gremlins shared turns trying to hit her with table leg. At the other side of the rope were a few other Gremlins, pulling and dropping her, even swinging her for extra amusement. All the while, the white Unicorn Mare wiggled, dodged and did all she could from getting hit by the wooden table leg. Normally, she would just untie herself and kick them out, but it’s rather hard to use you Magic when your trying to keep from being battered by the said creatures that have you tied up like piñata. It was then the door was thrown open and was fallowed up by a ball of confetti and balloons. The creatures were taken back and blown way by the assault, getting dazed and tangled by it. “FIRE!” Another comical explosion that sounded more like a deep kazoo went off, as more party items flew into them. They all were either running scared, or attacking. This also went for the ones holding her up, thus making her drop to the ground with a *THUD*. There was no way she could have readied for that, and felt pain on her head, and a bit around her horn. She really hoped she didn’t fractured it in any way, that would stink. “Don’t worry Vinyl, we‘ll get you out of here.” came an almost whisper of a voice. Slowly, she could feel her binds loosen as the Mare undid the rope. “Fluttershy, duck!” called the bubbly voice of the Party Mare she was so familiar with. She couldn’t help but laugh at the thought. Leave it to Pinkie to suddenly come in and rescue you. Fluttershy did as Pinkie told and ducked down, allowing another canon ball of confetti fly over her and get another Gremlin. After that, she went back to work trying to undo all the knots in the rope. Pinkie aimed and fired once more at another group of the little monsters, sending them flying into the far wall. As they slid down, one tried to grasp something, only to pres a switch, turning on all the lights. On an instant all the Gremlins in the room screamed and ran out of the room as fast as there legs could carry them. Instead of dim rave lights, they were now bathed in bright white light and seeked out someplace darker. The most fastest way was either the door, or the windows. They went with the windows as there was a Pink Mare in the way of the door. With that they all jumped thru the glass and out into the streets, were they scattered about. Everypony else blinked and rubbed there eyes to the brightness. Pinkie then gasped and said “Oh yea! They don’t like bright light!” “Really?” Vinyl asked as the last of the rope was slipped off “your telling me I could of flip the switch to get rid of these guys?” “Don’t feel bad.” Fluttershy assured “We forgot to…we could have done it when we first found them…” admittedly, it was a little embarrassing that she forgot about that. “Any ways…” the Unicorn said lifting her horn and levitating her shades to her “As much as I hated those creeps, I got to admit. They know how to throw a beat.” she finished her sentence with a frown as her purple glasses were cracked in a few places. They were her favorite pair to. _______________________________ In another part of town, this one filled with even more of the little buggers; Apple Jack carried her sister as fast as she could while a troop of the little monsters persuade them. She had just made it about half way thru the town to find Apple Bloom as night was getting closer, only to spot her tied to a dart board on a wall. There were darts all around her (thankfully non had hit her) and more coming in from a crown of the little creatures. She had first barreled into the group before just gapping her sister still tied to the board and ran. As mush as she wanted to pound them into the ground, it wasn’t an option. For if she looked past her younger sister, she found that the rest of the town was in total chaos with brown and green monsters. All around Ponies screamed and ran about in confusion as they little things set fires, ate like animals, attack Ponies, run around with mallets and in one instance she saw a group push around a catapult. At this moment, she wouldn’t be surprised if- “GET IT OFF! GET IT OFF!” yelled a Pony that turned out to be a Changeling that was in disguise. She would need to tell Twilight about that, but after this crisis was over with. For now, she ran next to it as it tried to shake off the little monsters. There was an addible ripping sound and a scream of pain as its insect wings were torn off. The little fiend only laughed spreading out his arms in amusement. Then a gust of wind came by, catching the torn off wings, sending him afloat. A moment latter it crashed into a wall. With it off of him, the Changeling stopped and tuned for the fastest way out of Ponyville shouting “THIS PLACE IS CRAZY!! YOUR ALL CRAZY!!” Apple Jack decided to ignore him and continued looking for a safe place to put her sister. The farm would be nice, only that way was blocked off when she went to get her sister and was being chased in the opposite direction. “Timber!” called one of the monsters with a wool hat and ax, as a tree crashed into a house; sending wreckage down upon her. She desperately went left and right, occasionally getting cut or bruised from falling glass and wood. There was a scream to her right catching her attention. A door to Colgate’s work place flung open, with said mare running as fast as she could while being chased by another monster in a white coat (that hung on his body, as it was to small to fit over him properly) fallowing her with one of her drilling tools used for working on teeth. “Wha’ in tarnation is goin’ on ‘round here?!” she finally shouted to nopony in particular.