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// Twilight Sparkle is mine! 
// Story: Equestrians- A 1987 Transformers: The movie Parody 
// by Vector-Brony 
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Chapter Four

Inside the base, Big Macintosh and Cheerilee felt the ground beneath them start to rumble and shake. Cheerilee looked out the window at the huge clouds which had stopped right above them. 
"Where in Equestria did that come from?" A giant hole opened and the taloned claw reached down, ripping the ground up into the hole. Big Macintosh pulled her away. 
"Who cares. I'm more worried about where it's going!" He ran to the comms systems and opened a channel to Celestrial City.

Up in Vinyl and Octavia's tower in Celestrial city, they were trying to put their communications back together. Vinyl was getting frustrated at the slow going of the work. 
"No No. The red one goes there and that blue one goes there." Octavia sighed, then pushed the blue circuit into place and the entire control board lit back up and Big Macintoshes voice crackled through the Static. 
"Roger me. Wilco me. Anything. Hello Hello Celestial city." Vinyl grabbed her headphones and quickly flicked the comms to the command centre. Twilight was busy with the others trying to organise the re-building of the city. She had written a list of work, which was exceptionally long. Vinyl's voice suddenly came out over the tannoy. 
"Twi to the Sparkle. We have a request for you all the way from Base number 1." Derpy ran over and activated the view screen. 
"This is Big Mac. A enormous weird looking clouds has showed up in the suburbs of Canterlot." Cheerilee poked her head into view. 
"And it's attac....." Screen went to static. Twilight shouted at the monitor. 
"Big Mac! Cheerilee!" The two of them had abandoned the room and were running for the launch pad and the ship waiting for them. They jumped into the pilots seats and started to activate the engines. 
"Got ta blast free if we can!" Cheerilee pushed all the dials forward and the buttons glowed red. 
"ignition and....." 
"Hit it!"
With a roar the engines the ship started and the ship started to move. But before they could take off, it was lifted backwards and fell into the hole. The rest of the Village followed them in a storm of rocks and debris. Soon the village was completely gone. 
Suddenly Twilights monitor came back to life and Applejack and Braburn were both looking at her from base number 2. 
"Twilight! A giant cloud has just ripped the first base to shreds! It tore it to pieces and sucked it into itself." Braburn stepped in front of her.
"we'll try an slow it down. But I reckkin you get here quick or we won't last ver...." Static was back to the screen. Applebloom shouted out from behind Twilight. 
"Applejack!"

Back at the base the two ponies were busy plugging wires from the console into sockets in the far wall. 
"Applejack activate the explosives! If this doesn't stop it nothing will!" The last cable was in place and Braburn turned the counter on at 100. 
"Explosives are activated. Lets get the hell out of here!" They galloped with all speed to their ship. The clambered inside and activated the engines. In a blast the little Skyship took off just as The Cloud stopped above the base and the claw came down. 

"5" Claw started to rip the base and pull it inside. 

"3-2-1" Kaboom. The explosion vaporised the base and hid the cloud in fire and smoke. Their little ship shook from the blast and the two ponies looked at each over with faces of joy.
"Yee harr. We did it." They put their hooves together and patted each over on their backs. But suddenly the ship stopped in mid flight. A familiar laugh filled the tiny vessel. Applejack remembered that voice. 
"DISCOOOORRRDD" she screamed as they tumbled into the hole. 
"Taint FAAAAIIIIRRRRR" screamed Braburn.

Necro-Moon watched the destruction from great hall and Her mane began to flow around her in anger. 
"How dare you Discord! Canterlot and all it's lands belong to me!" Her mane turned into bright orange fire and began to wrap around her like a giant snake. She screamed in pain as her whole body felt as if it was on fire. Scourge walked in front of her with an emotionless face. 
"But remember! WE belong to HIM!" Still in pain, managed to speak. 
"I belong to nopony! ARRGGHH" She lost her balance and fell down the steps till she reached the bottom. She finally gave in. 
"I will obey. Discord. My master" He mane returned to normal and she stood back up and looked at her Sweeps, warriors and Shadowbolts. 
"Lunarians. To Celestial city!"


At Celestrial city their was a flurry of activity as the two remaining Skyships were being loaded with equipment. Everypony was carrying crates of everything and anything they would need. Twilight came from the command centre with Rarity and Rainbow Dash to meet with the others. 
"Prepare to board the ships. This new menace is more dangerous than all the Lunarians put together. Somehow we must destroy it before it destroys Canterlot." Applebloom walked up with her saddlebags full of apples. 
"What about my Sister and brother their in the bases between that Monster and Canterlot." Fluttershy put her hoof on the young fillies shoulder to comfort her.
"Applebloom. We'll do everything we can to save them" Rainbow Dash broke the mushy moment with cold hard facts. 
"And what are we going to do when we get there. If this thing crunches villages, It'll make short work of us!" Applebloom started to cry again and everyone looked crossly at Rainbow Dash. Twilight had a idea.
"Perhaps the Element of Unity can stop it." Derpy suddenly called out.
"Your right! It can." Rainbow Dash looked at her with a suspicious look on her face.
"What do you know about it Feather brain!" Derpy shied back from Rainbow Dash and mumbled quietly. 
"It's just a feeling." suddenly their is the sound of beating wings. Pinkie looked up at the formations of Shadowbolts.
"Uuh oh. Girls we have a big problem." The Shadowbolts had a large dark Alicorn being followed by twelve different Pegasi. She dived steeply and the others broke formation to attack. She saw Twilight sparkle at took aim at her. 
"I Necro-moon will crush you just as Princess Luna crushed Celestia!" Twilight charged he horn a returned fire and her. 
"And you'll die trying just like Luna!" A magic bolt hit Necro-moons breastplate and left a burn mark. 
"You Celestian scum!" she shook her hoof in anger at the running Unicorn. Cyclone flew next to her. 
"You want me to gut Twilight Sparkle for you?" Necro-moon had regained her composure and turned to look at Cyclone. 
"There are plenty of Celestians for you. Twilight Sparkle is mine!" Derpy, Scootaloo, Appleboom and Sweetiebelle ran for the shuttle as two of the Sweeps glided in from above raining down fire. Derpy used her wings to protect the little fillies from the flames. 
"Keep close to me girls." The shots started to get closer and closer till their is a loud bang and a splat. One of the sweeps fell face first into the ground with pink cake frosting covering her face. The four of them looked up and Pinkie pie standing there with a smoking Party Cannon. 
"I think you would be better off staying close to me." At the first ship Fluttershy was having trouble getting the Wonderbolts on board. They were too busy fighting these new enemies to listen to her. 
"Erm excuse me. Would you be so good as to come inside. If that's okay with you." Her tiny and meek voice was drowned out by exchange of blaster fire which was filling the sky. Spitfire was chasing two of them trying to shoot them down. The others were doing the same. These new enemies, were much better flyers than any of the Shadowbolts. Twilight ran up to Fluttershy to see why their Skyship was still on the ground. 
"Fluttershy! Get the Wonderbolts on the ship." Poor Fluttershy was on the verge of tears. 
"I've tried begging, I've tried pleading. But they wont listen to me." 
"ok forget it. Rainbow dash, Derpy. Get them aboard and take off. The rest of us will make a break for the other ship." Rainbow Dash and Derpy flew up to the Wonderbolts and started to get them moving. At last they piled into the ship and Derpy closed the hatch. She pushed past the chattering Wonderbolts who were all commenting on these new flyers and how they were much tougher. Till she reached the co-pilot seat. Rainbow Dash was already getting the engines ready.
"This reminds me of the Battle of Ponyville. The Shadowbolts were...... Scootaloo, Sweetiebelle, what the hell are you doing here?" The two fillies were looking into Rainbow's eyes with admiration. 
"Your our hero Rainbow Dash. We wanted to hear you war stories." The ship shook and outside  the Sweeps started to strafe the vessel. 
"You living one now! Derpy engage the booster for Caterlot's sake!" Derpy' hoof pushed the throttle fully forward with a great rumble coming from the ship. Outside the engines sent a wall of flame outwards engulfing a Sweep and Shadowbolt. Their charred bodies fell to the ground as the Skyship took to the sky. 

Pinkie had Applebloom riding on her back as they reached the second Ship. 
"looks like were shipmates, Squirt!" Two warriors swept down firing blasts in all directions. Applebloom through one of her apples and it hit one of them in the face. 
"All right!"
"But if you get air sick, you're gonna walk home." They ran up the ramp into the safety of the inside. Twilight and Rarity were at the controls. 
"Hurry Rarity. Theirs no time for Pre-heat." Rarities horn glowed and the throttle moved forward. The ship started to move and a tiny filly appeared between them. 
"Hold on you two. Fluttershy is still out there!" She was flapping as hard as she could trying to grab the ramp. Rarity ran from her Seat with her horn glowing. In one quick movement she surrounded Fluttershy in magic and pulled her in. The Door shut and they lay their for a second to catch their breath. Fluttershy looked at Rarity 
"Phew. That was close!" she jumped as the ship rocked from enemy fire. 
"Trust me darling. This is the fun part." Ship was high in the sky now and Necro-moon and her forces were out of range. After an hour the two ships were side by side high up in the Atmosphere. Twilight turned on the the comms to the other ships.
"Congratulations everypony we've lost them. So get some rest. We'll refuel at Baltimare and work out our battle plan. And by the way, are Scootaloo and Sweetiebelle over there." The orange and white fillies heads popped up at the sounds of their names. 
"We're ok. We just got separated during the escape." On Rainbow Dashes ship they were all talking about their adventures.
"Yep, I Remember the dust being so thick in the battle of doge junction. You had to use windscreen wipers on you goggles." They all laughed at this. Soaring Retorted. 
We know about the wipers. We want the good part of the story." He was slightly drunk from his cider at this time and by accident he knocked over Powerglide. 
"Good parts, Dash. Tell us the good parts" Rainbow dash sat back in the chair with her pint of Cider. 
"Okay. Okay. Well the dust was very thick and i thought for sure...." Derpy interrupted from the rear of the vessel where she was sparring with Fleatfoot. 
"Hey Dash, Don't we have anything better to do than tell old stories." Dash was annoyed by this insult. 
"like what feather brain!" Derpy threw Fleatfoot to the matt with a thump.
"Like figuring out how we will rescue our friends and save Canterlot" This was met by a load of jeers and raspberry's from the drunken Wonderbolts. 
"Quiet. We want to hear the story." Fleatfoot got behind Derpy and put her in a head lock. Derpy lifted her over her head and tussled with her on the floor. Fleatfoot put a hoof up in submission.
"Okay you win. Time out!" The ship heaved with a powerful explosion. About a mile behind, Necro-Moon's Warship had caught up with them. She had pressed he forces hard to find them and now she was angry. She quickly pressed a set of buttons and a multiple number of missiles with long purple streaks, screamed towards the two ships. They both took evasive action and the missiles passed them and quickly turned around. Dash and Derpy were both at the controls. 
"Their just like the Shadowbolts from the skirmish of Trottingham." Rainbow dash commented.
"How did you defeat them?" Rainbow put a hoof to her chin.
"I'm trying to remember. Their was an awful lot of casualties that day. Oh Yeah, we Climbed sharply." Derpy pulled the stick back and hit the thrusters button. The ship lurched upwards sharply and the missiles passed within inches of the hull. As they turned around to go again, they loss control and Exploded in the front of the ship. They rocked from the blast but they were ok. 
"We survived that." 
"But will we survive this," Necro-Moon's ship ad closed the gap and was now right on their tails. Inside Necro-moon gave the orders. Cyclone. Get out there and attack. She lept out the launch bay and flew with speed for the ship. In a tight roll she flew underneath and unleashed a torrent of blaster fire which ravaged the port-side engine. As she came around she aimed for the bridge and fired again ripping into the controls and sending the ship plummeting out of the sky. They passed trough the clouds and saw white mountains. Inside Rainbow Dash and Derpy tried their best to gain control.  
"I can't control it!" the ship hit the side of the mountain with a loud crash. The front section of the ship with Rainbow Dash and Derpy parted from the rest of the ship. The Wonderbolts clung to dear life in the rear, as hit the mountain and started to slide. Scootaloo and Sweetiebelle couldn't hold on. They lost their grip and fell through the break into the white snow. 

On Twilight's ship they watched as their friends fell to their deaths. Rarity looked up from the radar. 
Rainbow dash and Derpy just brought it" Twilight was too busy trying to keep them alive. 
"I can't deal with that right now!" The ship shuddered from another blast hitting the rear. They turned heavily to the port just in time to dodge two more blast from Necro-Moons ship. Rarity pounded he hoof to the controls.
"Face it darling. The Lunarians will dog us till they see us dead." suddenly Twilight had an idea.
"Then that's what they'll see. Prepare for emergency separation. Fluttershy looked around shocked at what she just herd. 
"Um. Twilight, I don't think that's a good idea." 
"What choice do we have!" She Broke a square glass panel in front of her and hit the button inside. The ship shook as bolts exploded, separating the two parts of the ship. Necro-moon seized her opportunity and fired a full spread of rockets which hit the ships stern, Causing a huge explosion. Twilight dropped the ship into the clouds and levelled out. At least now they were out of sight. On Necro-moons ship, she watched the explosion with pride. Scourge stood next to her grinning. 
"The Celestians have been terminated." Necro-moon smiled. 
"Excellent. And the Element with them!" Her mane turned red again and started to wrap her in fiery pain.
"Arrgghh. Discord why? Take me to Discord, take me now!" Inside the cloud, the small forward section was travelling as fast as they could. They had taken a lot of damage which caused pieces of the hull to fall from the ship to the ground below. Inside the cramp space the ponies all breathed a sigh or relief. Pinkie was the first to talk. 
"Did we have to let them destroy three quarters of the ship" Rarity turned to look at her. 
"Well look at it this way. We lost three quarters rather than four quarters." The ship shuddered again and Twilight looked to Rarity.
"Is their any where we can put this thing down for repairs." Rarity punched up a list of territories on her screen.
"No, No. Oh gracious no!" Twilight was confused.
"What's the matter no where to land?" Rarity shook her head.
"Worst than that. Their all dirty places. Theirs Detrot, The Junklands or the...." Twilight's face was one of irritation at her friends. Rarity was quick to notice and quickly set course for the Junklands.