Applejack creaked open the door to the Engineer's workshop, and switched on the light. Inside, the walls were covered with blueprints, and bolts, nuts, and tools lay scattered on the floor.
"Alright, where are those machines 'a his?" She asked herself as she looked around. She saw the modified teleporter exit, where she and her friends arrived from Equestria. She picked up a tool belt that sat on one of the workbenches, inspecting it. The pockets held several small metal parts, and some wires and silicon chips. There was a holster on both sides, on for the wrench, the other for the pistol.
Curious, Applejack slipped it around her waist, tying of the end behind her. It was a little heavy, weighing itself down on her hips. "'Spose that's part a' the job." Applejack muttered. There was a spare hardhat resting on a coat-hook.
"Reckon I should bring a lil' protection." She said again. She then looked on a high shelf. Four metal boxes. They would be easy to reach, but carry out all of them at the same time and deploy them, she'd only be able to hold two at once. "He had teleporters, right? Guess I'll carry those out, and take the rest later." Applejack thought, reaching up on the shelf. She grabbed two metal cases, each marked 'Teleporter'.
Applejack hoisted them under her arms, and stepped outside. She placed one box at the base, the exit. "Those guys mentioned we couldn't use this 'respawn' thing. I guess if things get hairy, we'll pop back here and hunker down." She mused, planning ahead. She stepped back into the workshop, grabbing the sentry and dispenser.
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Spike was rummaging around in the Soldier's room, looking for something to use in a fight. He came across a small box filled with fresh cigars, shotgun ammunition, and WWII propaganda.
"Not gonna find anything here." Spike said, picking up a box of bullets. "How am I supposed to use these if I don't..." He said, trailing off before he found a bigger box. He popped open the lid, smiling widely. Inside was a full sized rocket launcher, completely filled with ammo. There was also a small, gold medal inside, and a replica helmet the Soldier was always seen wearing. Spike happily put the helmet, only to have the brim fall over his eyes slightly. He also decided to pin the medal to his purple shirt, and stood up. He turned to the mirror that sat on the bedroom dresser, and saluted his reflection.
"Rarity likes a man in uniform, right?" He chuckled as he lifted the rocket launcher onto his shoulder.
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Fluttershy opened the Medic's bedroom door, peaking inside. The room rattled with a noise she recognized as a pigeon. She adored the sound of small birds, so she opened the door wider to enter. She saw the pigeon sitting in a bronze bird cage, but its feathers were splattered with blood. Fluttershy shivered at such a sight. It didn't seem to be wounded, so it must've been someone else's blood, which frightened Fluttershy even more. She shook her head, remembering what she was looking for. On a small table, was the Medigun and Übersaw. Fluttershy picked up the Medigun, and pulled its trigger. Since there was nothing in front of the gun to heal, the gun simply let a wisp of red smoke slip from the barrel. It rose past her nostrils, and Fluttershy happened to inhale a little of it. It was warm and spicy, like a gaseous cinnamon. She felt herself relax and sighed.
She then snapped from her dazed state, and realized what happened. Fluttershy saw a backpack with a red cross on it, a few feet from the table. "That looks kind of important." Fluttershy thought, and looked at the Medigun. There was a small hole at the back, and a hose hung off the edge of the backpack. Fluttershy slipped the pack onto her back, and attached the two components. As she did a small meter on the side of the gun flickered and lit up. It read 'Übercharge' and the meter's needle was resting at 0%. Fluttershy picked up the Übersaw, and looked at the dried blood on the blade. She cringed at the sight, but attached it to the backpack so she could use it later.
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Twilight climbed up the ladder that led to the Sniper's perch. She'd been up here before, where a Sniper-bot shot the original Sniper. She was able to cause a bit of damage up on this perch without the sharpshooter, and did pretty well defending against a Spy-bot. The rifle was where she left it, and so was the kukri and a few more shields. She was quite a distance away from the metal gates, so she used the rifle's scope to zoom in on the area.
The rest of her friends were there. Derpy, wielding a flamethrower while the others kept their distance, Zecora holding a sword and shield, Rarity flicking the butterfly knife around to feel it's movement in her hand. Applejack set up the machines a short while behind. Rainbow Dash carried the scattergun, her fingers resting on the trigger, and her wings twitching, ready to take off. Spike struggled to keep the helmet out of his eyes, keeping his aim with the rocket launcher steady. Finally, Pinkie Pie was somehow holding the minigun in her hands, happily hoisting it while Fluttershy kept the Medigun on her.
"Alright. Let's get this over with." Twilight muttered, resting her hands on the trigger.
The group ahead turned their focus to the gate, as the sound of metal scraping against gravel rumbled into earshot.
As a metal shape crawled from the darkness, it was something the girls hadn't seen before. A giant armored tank, barely fitting through the hole.
Pinkie Pie squealed with delight as she opened fire on the tank, inciting the others to follow her lead. Small dents and bullet holes appeared in the metal shell, but the vehicle kept rolling.
"It's not working! This thing isn't slowing down!" Rainbow Dash cried, hurriedly reloading her gun from Applejack's dispenser.
"We'll keep on it! We got more incoming!" Spike shouted, seeing more robot Scouts rush in with another bomb. With the tank and team under constant pressure, Rarity, Derpy, and Rainbow Dash veered off to hold off the Scouts. With a couple of quick potshots from Rainbow's scattergun, and Derpy Hooves happily spinning around, lashing a wheel of fire around the robots, it wasn't long before the Scouts crumbled. Rarity snuck further back in a disguise, hearing bigger robots stomping through the cavern.
A giant Soldier stomped through the tunnel, several Medic-bots clinging medi-beams on it. The robot's rocket launcher was glowing an electric blue, and resonating with power as it fired glowing rockets at the rest of the team, who quickly dodged each one, but barely.
Rarity snuck behind the Giant Soldier and readied her knife. "This little thing isn't going to be enough. But I can at least stop them from fixing it up." Rarity told herself. She saw one of the Medics drop from a hole in its head, from Twilight's sharpshooting. Rarity quickly thrust her knife into the second robot's back, and swiveling around to slash at the last Medic. Her disguise, however, faded upon attacking, and the Soldier noticed. It stopped firing at the others.
With an eerie mechanical creak, the towering robot swiveled around, firing its thunderous weapon down on it's closest target.
"NO!" A horrified Spike cried out before he felt his entire spirit crushed.
Rarity reached into her coat pocket before the rocket completely vaporized her on impact.