//------------------------------// // Chapter 1 // Story: The Zodonian Pony Republic of Houston // by jidbrony //------------------------------// Chapter 1 "Fire! Death! Burn! Bleed!" Terl yelled as General Zod walked into the ships hallway only to be attacked and chocked by Mecha Linkara. "Remember me!" The robot threatened as it dragged Genearl Zod into the main command room plummeting him onto the ground and began to beat him senselessly. General Zod tried to call for help but his cries were ignored as his Second in Command Terl continued to spout out terrible misread Shakespeare quotes as he continued to attack the ship of there mortal enemy the online internet celebrity Nostagia Critic. "You got to know when to hold them, know when to fold them, know when to walk away and know when to DIE!!!" Terl shouted as he continued to laugh manically as Mecha Linkara continue to smash General Zod head on the couch causing great pain and discomfort towards his person. Eventually Mecha Linkara stopped beating Zod up and began to attack Terl grabbing him by the neck and chocking him. General Zod slowly began to regain his strength and get back up and go help Terl out with Mecha Linkara. A few moments later however before Zod could strike a blow to his robotic enemy a blue shell was launched from the Critic ships. Zod, Terl and Linkara all looked up on the screen as the blue shell began to head toward them. General Zod turned to Terl with a look at pure defeat on his face and said. "Well...come on lets here it." "You know what...I got nothin... sucks to be us." Terl responded looking defeated as well. The blue shell attacks the ship and plunges it straight toward the mighty battle station known as the Death Bomb. As all three of them plummeted to there doom General Zod noticed that there was a incoming call from the station. He decided to see who it was. "General Zod." Said the voice of there master the Executor. "Yoo hoo." General Zod responded. "Get down here this instance." the Executor demanded. General Zod looked on screen as the ship was about to crash into the Death Bomb. "Uh...I don't think that's going to be a problem actually." A few seconds later the ship collided into the space station and punched a mighty whole into it. A few moments passed as General Zod, Terl and Mecha Linkara al came out of the rubble that there ship had caused. General Zod looked around as Terl shouted in triumph by the fact that he was still alive. "Were is the Executor?" Mecha Linkara asked. General Zod looked around and saw chunks of organs and skin splattered all over the place. "A little there and there and there..... and a little there." He pointed to a small part of the Executor's heart that was on Terl. Terl immediately whipped it off in discuss. Then as if without warning a loud beeping sound could be heard coming from Mecha Linkara. General Zod and Terl looked down to see the countdown to his self destruct program was activated. General Zod , Terl and Mecha Linkara knew the game was up and there was only one thing they could do at this point. "To be...." Mecha Linkara started. "Or not" Zod added. and Terl gave the final part in a glorious triumpt "TO BEEEEEEEE!" Then Mecha Linkara exploded causing a chain reaction that destroyed the entire Death Bomb. All there was... was darkness. But slowly Zod eye's began to open again an he notice that he was drifting into space. No, not drifting but more like being flung into space, not only that... he was alive and Terl was alive was alive as well, for he was screaming as loud as his lungs to let him as the two of them were flying of into the stares. General Zod was shocked he could not believe what he was seeing. "This is impossible... unless." Zod came to a realization he looked at Terl. "Terl you moron shut up I need to talk to you!" he screamed. "What! I'm kind of busy at the moment being flung into the depts. of space!" Terl yelled back sounding annoyed. "I know why were still alive!" Zod yelled. "How? Personally, I'm a little scared to find out." Terl yelled back. "Oh stop being such a baby." Zod said. "Look the reason were still alive is that the plot whole must have effected the laws of gravity and space causing us to survive even though we clearly shouldn't... it's like the movies of the Son of Jor-El back in the 80's." "You mean Kryptonians can't breath in space? Terl asked looking curious as the two of them continued to fly though space. "Of course not! Were god-like but not that god-like, besides explain how can you be talking and screaming right now." General Zod answered looking annoyed at Terl incompetence. Terl had know good answer to make a witty comeback. The two of them continued to fly though space for a couple of moments until they realized where they were headed. A bright blue light slowly appeared behind them as General Zod looked up and looked at it with awe. "It's the plot hole!" He screamed with excitement. "Quick you idiot head toward it at once." "But what about the side effects, we don't even know were it leads." Terl said sounding cautious. "Better than drifting into space with you for all eternity or when the laws of physics decide to work again." Zod retorted. Terl eventually gave into Zod's demands as the two of them fling there bodies and headed to the phenomenon known as the plot whole. The light consumed them as Zod and Terl became blinded by it, unable to see or feel anything for what seems to be a eternity. Slowly things started to come through the sweet chirping of birds could be heard and slowly a bright blue sky began to emerge. General Zod was the first awake finding himself on the some nice soft grass. He got up and looked around and noticed he was in a colorful forest filled with all sorts of trees and flowers. In the sky he looks up at the son. "Ah excellent I can feel the power of the mighty yellow sun being infused with me!" He continued to look around the forest and notices Terl was still unconscious and so General Zod did the one thing he knew would wake him up. Shoot him with his heat ray vision. "OOOOOOOUCH!" Terl screamed as he was running around trying to cool himself down from Zod heat vision. General Zod merely watched with amusement. "Enough whining! We must find out were we are so we may begin our conquest of this world!" Zod said looking determined and ready for battle. "Uh....Hold on there General Crud. One problem...not much to conquer especially considering the fact were in the middle of a inhabited forest!" Terl yelled . Zod didn't seem to care. "First off I know that. Second that doesn't mean we can't conquer the forest animals and have them submit to our will. If ever Disney Princess can do it, so can we! They will whistle while they work if I have anything to say about it and by work I mean become my army of animal slaves!" "This is all your fault you know, if you hadn't been busy singing and partying instead of fighting the Critics like me none of this would have happened." Terl yelled. "Do you dare question the great vocal skills of General Zod!". Zod yelled back. "Yes, I should be in command not you." Terl threatened shoving Zod. "Oh yeah! Well...Take this." Zod began to fire his laser beams him. Terl began to run away trying to avoid Zod's attacks Zod continued to chase him around until finally Terl stopped him. "WAIT!" Terl screamed. "I hear something Zod perhaps we should follow it, it might lead us to some civilization. "I'm surprised you can hear anything at all considering you shout practically everything you say." Zod retorted. " Oh shut it. Lets just find out who lives in this world. Hopefully there war like although looking by the flora and fauna the chances are looking slim. " Terl said "Very well! I shall lead though since I have SUPER HEARING!" Zod moved in front of Terl and began to lead the way to the small voice that Terl had heard. They journey through the forest only lasted a few minutes. Zod noticed that as they continued there journey the trees began to change, all them were covered with apples, the strange fruit that could be used to poison women that were prettier than other women. Finally Zod and Terl eventually found a shred of civilization it was a small farm. "A farm! I hate farms." General Zod said looking angrily. "Why?" Terl asked looking curious. "Because! The son of Jor-El was rumored to raised on a Houstonians farm! Perhaps he is here right now!" Zod said looking at the farm with suspicion. "Look, it one of the strange four legged creatures humans use to ride from palace to place." Terl said as he pointed a small yellow colored horse running around, it had a red mane and red bow tied to it. General Zod starred at it for a moment wondering why that mule was running around without it's master to command it. Then a voice came from within the barn. "Applebloom." said a southern girls voice. Then a organ pony came out from the barn wearing a cowboy hat and had a yellow mane. "Applebloom come on it's time for lunch." "Coming sis." Applebloom responded. Terl and Zod were shocked those creatures could talk and communicate with one another. General Zod knew what he had to do. "Zod! What are you doing, get back here!." Terl tried to stop Zod but it was to late Zod had left the secrecy of the forest and began to walk up to the two Ponies. Applejack and Applebloom turned around and looked at the strange figure with shock and awe not sure what to make of him. General Zod just stood tall and looked down at both of them with a warrior like demeanor. "Uh...can I help you mister?" Applejack asked trying to break the ice. With that General Zod yelled, "KNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEL!" Applejack and Applebloom just stared at Zod not sure what to make of him especially his strange clothing that he was wearing. Applebloom then spoke up as she started at Zods clothes. "Sir. Why are you wearing girls clothing?"