//------------------------------// // Honesty // Story: Equestria Needs Saviors // by DashyJ //------------------------------// After Applejack's extended vacation at home she was more than ready to get back into her training. Celestia and Luna were more than accommodating with how long Applejack and the rest of her friends could stay where they wanted. And Applejack used her time as much as she could. She was just getting off of the train from Ponyville to Canterlot this morning; it was a colder day than most. Just started snowing yesterday and it didn't seem like the weather was going to let up anytime soon. Canterlot was so beautiful this time of year. But Applejack didn't really care. Seen one winter you've seen them all. The streets of Canterlot were adorned with snow, and festivity. Not to mention ponies with their snoots in the air, and their heads 20 figurative inches up their asses. The few ponies who actually had their eyes open noticed Applejack. She never really came out to the urban part of Canterlot after her training so she was still a sight to be seen. Not used to all of the attention Applejack was distracted, why not a few months ago she was but a humble farmpony and a bearer on the side, but now she was receiving all of this attention! It baffled her so much that she forgot where she was walking. Just as she turned her head, Applejack collided with somepony, knocking them straight off their ass, onto the cold unforgiving ground. Looking down she saw a young stallion on the ground with a befuddled, yet regal look on his face. “Really now Applejack you should watch where you are going.” said the stallion with a smile. “You could hurt somepony, and that would be just awful wouldn’t it?” Applejack felt like she had just fallen of the dumb truck and got hit by the stupid train. How did this stallion know who she was? And why wasn’t she paying attention to where she was going? Looking to the stallion she saw that he had recovered himself and was now back on his hooves. To Applejack’s surprise he had a very dignified look plastered on his face. “Your late” “What jus’ happened…?” Applejack stumbled as she tried to recover what just happened to her. No longer was she in the streets of Canterlot but now in a cold room filled with technology, and strange ponies with lab coats on like they were some sort of important scientists… Important scientists… Applejack mouthed “IMPORTANT SCIENTISTS!” looking around Applejack saw a simulator, tonnes of computers and well more technology in one room than she had ever see in her life time. Looking to her left Applejack saw Celestia smiling at her. It took her a minute to process what was happening but she was pretty sure she got the gist of it. “So you were the stallion ah bumped into?” Celestia giggled and had to cover her face. Her usual look of regal-ness had disappeared whenever she was with the Elements but she was around other ponies so she needed to re-gather herself. “Yes Applejack” she said with a smile threatening to burst out at any moment. “You were the one that knocked me on my fat flank. I never knew you were so sturdy!” Celestia made sure to add flailing hoof gestures to make it even more dramatic. Applejack tried to resist a blush but failed. “Aw shucks Celestia, ah’m a might sorry for doin that, I was just so distracted an…” Celestia waved a hoof dismissively. Though embarrassed that she had just knocked her regal leader on her ass without knowing it Applejack still had other things on her mind. “So this would be the fancy simulator thingy?” Applejack asked. Looking to Celestia she still hadn’t had herself collected and was holding her sides still just to not laugh. Applejack was now curious, activating her V.A.T.S. On close examination she was actually being tickled by a dark feather. Looking up Applejack saw Luna perched on a decorative pillar that was more for show than anything, in one of the far corners of the room, with the largest troll face on you could imagine. Applejack just sat there wondering if she should do anything. While the prospect of Celestia losing all control giggling of the floor was beyond hilarious it wasn’t right. Besides Celestia looked as if she was going to lose even the most basic functions. Applejack was feeling slightly malicious for the moment, but soon she decided… Soon. Celestia was now on the ground incapacitated with laughter on the ground. Luckily she had set a sound barrier around herself, so the other ponies could work in peace. It was looking as if she was going to lose control of her bodily functions any moment so it was Applejacks time to step in. Casually walking to the pillar Luna was perched on Applejack gave it a good old Apple Family Kick. Luna came tumbling down, shouting all kinds of profanities, before she realised she was not in the royal gaming room she and her sister so loved. Falling to the floor Everypony in the room that day realised the truest weakness of an Alicorn that day. Turtle-back syndrome. Luna was trapped on her back flailing her hooves in the air like a turtle or Bender. “DAMN YOU, YOU HONEST TANK! WE SHALST HAVE OUR REVENGE! MARK OUR WORDS! LOYALTY HELP ME!” Before Luna could continue however a guard burst through the doors. He was injured, but not dead... Yet. “Princess… Celestia…” He panted as he used the last scraps of his strength to deliver his message. Canterlot… Under attack… Element’s… That’s all they needed to know, and they were off. Running parallel to each other Luna, Celestia and Applejack burst through one of the garden doors to see what was happening. What they saw was chaos. Canterlot was a mess, the noble ponies were scrambling everywhere, guards were fighting the mysterious foe to no avail and the streets were showered in blood. Buildings In the main area of combat were in ruin. Roads were cracking every which way, and the sky was threatening to turn crimson once again, and high pitched screams of agony and chaos were all about. Just like… The time of Discord. “Hell…” Is this what hell looks like?” Applejack asked idly. Nopony dared to answer but they knew exactly what she meant. It took a moment for the trio to recover from what they had just seen but it was now time for action. “Sister we should recon so Honesty can do her work, and dissolve this problem!” Luna shouted over the painful shrieks of pain and disharmony. Celestia looked to her sister and nodded. As they took flight Applejack was left on her own. She was the first one to arrive back in Canterlot but hopefully her friends would arrive soon to assist her. But for now she was all alone. ‘Dead bodies don’t really count as being with others does it?’ Applejack thought to herself. But her train of thought was eroded by more screams of pain, agony, terror and despair. If only she had something to do… Her V.A.T.S! Perfect! This was just what she needed. Acticating ehr V.A.T.S, It read to her that already 64 guards have died,and the numbers were growing at an alarming rate. Lookig to the sky it told her that this wasn't a natural sky, this was conjured, and by something powerful as well. “Please help! Somepony, ANYPONY!” Applejack heard a voice in the distance... That was all she needed and she was off. Meanwhile… Celestia and Luna were racing through the sky in search of their attacker. It seemed that everything was all leading to one little area. At least that is where all of the guards were flocking to. It took a few seconds to get there but as soon as Luna and Celestia had reached their intended destination they regretted it immediately. In Canterlot square was one pony. Not just a regular sized pony but one with a massive physique a white coat where there wasn’t blood stained to it, and puny wings. Celestia recognised him as Roid Rage the personal trainer for the Pegasi in Ponyville during Tornado duty. He fit the description Twilight had given her almost perfectly, asides one thing. His eyes were… Completely gone. Down below in the streets Roid Rage was in a mental battle this was like nothing he had ever encountered before. Not many ponies knew this but he was a very smart pony. An astrophysicist to be exact. He had studied under Big Mac before he had to leave the university for personal reasons. There he followed his professor and became a body builder. He could never hope to be as strong or smart as Big Mac but he was still an alpha in every way. But none of this mattered because this was even beyond his capabilities. A dragon had attacked him and before he knew it he was its thrall. Having no control over his mortal body. The ony thing he could do was send mental signals. It felt futile but yet... Only being in a mental state of consciousness he could see everything his body was doing but not actually control it. His body was massacring guards, stallions, mares and children alike. And there was nothing he could do to stop it. Every time a fresh group of guards would come to attack and he would slaughter them. Tearing them limb from limb. When his physical dominance was no longer an option his body would conjure magic. This was all too much. His body would cry in victory and laugh manically every time he would kill yet another and another, and another. Eventually the guards figured it wasn't a good idea to attack this beast by force. They had lost too many good ponies and they weren't about to waist their lives in a seemingly unstoppable foe. The best they could do was surround him. With no weapons this was their best bet. "IS THIS A YOU'VE GOT?!?" Roid Rages body bellowed in triumph. "IS THIS THE ALMIGHTY POWER OF EQUESTRIA?!? IT IS A SAD DAY FOR YOU MORTALS! He stopped for a second just to savor this moment the moment of utter fear. The smell of defeat and cowardice on these ponies was invigorating. But yet it felt that there were 2... 2 more who were not afraid of what he was and was capable of. But none the less he was confident these three hopeless fools would wait. In a low but harsh voice he continued looking to the crowd and then in the sky spotting his 2 new enemies he continued. "Today is the day you die..." Thrusting his body towards his knew foes in the sky caught them by surprise. Not that it shouldn’t have he was the best and no pony could ever hope to beat him. But still he had to admit it was rather ingenious of him to do something so bold. Luna was fast enough to evade her foe, but Celestia was not. He laughed as he smashed Celestia's face, then proceeded to kicked her to the ground. Celestia was in a daze, trying to recover in the air, but the arrogant hunk of meat had her pinned to the ground in seconds. When she fell her second time there was an audible crack, but she didn’t bother to look there was no point. While Luna regained herself in the air she found that her sister had fared worse. There she was pinned to the ground her legs bent in ways they shouldn’t be and hardly moving. Her baser instincts got the better of her and she rushed towards her sister to see if she was alright. Big mistake. Roid Rage was waiting for Luna to come to her sister’s aid, and when she landed he attacked, bringing all of his weight down upon her. He tackled her with his chest, but to his surprise she did not fall like a twig in fact she instead flopped on top of him like a stack of pancakes. Obviously he needed a different approach this pony was more physically capable than she let on. Far more than her ally. Luna got up off of her opponent, he seemed incapacitated. “HA! IS THAT ALL!” Luna bellowed in her Royal Canterlot voice. She was in thug mode and no pony was going to stop her. “IS THIS WHAT PINNED TIA!?! SHAME TO YOU WELP! FOR I AM LUNA PRINCESS OF THE NIGHT!” Unfortunately Luna’s thug mode was activated a little too early and Roid Rage had her in a magical cage before she could get too deep into a thug rant. “WAKE UP! TAKE A NAP! DO SOME PAPER-WORK! TAKE A NAP! KICK THE CRAP OUTA SOME-“ SLAM Yeah she celebrated way too early. Although Roid Rage was now certain this day was his, he felt some new presences. 7 to be exact. He could feel the strength in them. The burning hatred of what he was, and he loved it. It wasn’t long before all of them had him surrounded the ones in the sky twisted around him to blind him while the mages attacked him with curses and attack spells. From the ground he was getting assaulted literally from the dirt forming asphyxiating barrier around him. the ponies with their true Element found blasted him with thier powers as well. On top of that there was a dragon raining hell-fire upon him. Oh how life is fun. Eventually the constant attacks stopped. In a moment of melancholy he thought to himself this could be it... Me the great and powerful defeated by mear mortals. There he was trapped by earth, magic, dragon fire, and heavy air pressure. Outside of the attack the mane six and Spike approached what was left of whatever they attacked. "Heh it looks like the joined combat training really worked out" Twilight Said idly. Everypony/dragon agreed, but didn't bother to say anything now wasn't the time. Twilight looked over her shoulder. To her horror she saw the state of her mentor and her sister. Twilight being Twilight went to do what ever flank kissing she could. Not soon after followed by Fluttershy, leaving the rest of their friends on the field of battle. Rule number 1 never abandon your brothers and sisters in arms. Roid Rage felt a falter in the command structure and a weakness in the power of his foes, and was soon to take advantage of it. Using the last scrap of phyiscal strength he had he broke his prison and turned to face his foes. The blast took the Elements and their allies completely by surprise. The radius was large enough to give Celestia a good smack of the rock that Roid Rage was imprisoned in. Roid Rage had certainly turned the tables on is new foes and intended to keep it that way. It was obvious to him now that they were too smart to be attacked by shear force they worked as a team, so he would have to get… a little more creative. If physical force didn’t work he had other tricks up his sleeve, it was time for magic! His foes were still scattered, but he already knew who was in charge. His plan was simple. Cut off the head of the snake and the body will eventually die. Making sure to not take any chances Roid Rage chose one of his personal favourites. It was a fire spell mixed with lightning and air that was sure to: ‘blow away his enemies, they were sure to be shocked by this one. In fact he could feel the burning hatred on their faces right now.’ Summoning his spell he could see the horror in her fiend’s eyes. This spell could easily take out 2 or 3 more of them if he wanted to. It was a sure kill. All he needed to do was make contact… Releasing the fury of his spell he could feel the power it was emanating. This was surely a kill and there was more where this came from. After about 20 seconds he killed off his spell. That was more than enough time to melt his foe away. And it was time for him to start showboating. But something was off. He looked to where he had aimed his spell. ‘Let’s see…’ He thought t himself. ‘Crater? Check. Ground so hot that it’s glowing red? Check. Faint purple magical aura? Ch- That’s new…’ “Dear Celestia… That hurt” Twilight said under her breath. She was lucky that she had raised her defence spell when she had, otherwise she would be evaporated. Litteraly. Roid Rage was taken aback. There was no way she could have survived that. He developed that spell and had seen its use PERSONALLY on so called immortal beings. And yet this puny mortal was still alive. ‘No matter’ He thought to himself. ‘Just time to break out the big guns’ Roid Rage started to… There aren’t any English words to describe it! Mierda cayó! Fue una locura! Era como una escena en que los hombres de negro, con la cucaracha y que, básicamente, se partió por la mitad y esas cosas. In English that makes half sense: Shit went down, Men In Black were involved, Roid Rage dies and now he is a dragon named Arrogance. "Yay." Pinkie deadpanned. “Now he’s a dragon, we can all celebrate and have a super awesome fantastic party about it later, but now it’s time to fight!” Pinkie said breaking the 4th wall, too all of the bronies reading this in their underwear. "Mwuhahaha you think that you could beat me? Arrogance?" using his Elemental magic he had them all trapped in his mighty magical grip. All but one. And it was Applejack. Applejack was a stunned as Arrogance was but she was a little quicker than he was. Rushing to his legs she gave his massive stature a mighty kick. knocking him straight backwards. "You think that you and all of your fancy magic and cocky ways is the way to be going about things?' Applejack shouted. Jumping up on his face, and landing punches on it. "Well guess what? It aint! Mah friends are THE MOST. YOU HEAR ME THE MOST: LOYAL, KIND MAGICAL, GENEROUS, AND FUNNY YOU HAVE EVER SEEN AND YOU WILL NOT BEAT US TODAY! Little did Applejack know that her Element had slowly been forming around her neck the entire time she gave her lecture. Twilight would be proud. "And ah think that it's about time that you are weaker than all of us. We are tired of being pushed around!" Just the Applejacks Element activated releasing it's true power upon Arrogance. And just like that It was over.