//------------------------------// // Episode 1: Dusk is Wild Force red? Did Red-Lion make the right choice? part 1 // Story: Pony Rangers Wild Force // by Medabotsfan33 //------------------------------// Dusk Shine, who has a purple coat and his mane was a lighter color of of purple with an even lighter shade of purple for highlights, was checking on Tank the Tortoise making sure that his shell wasn't damaged from his most recent crash landing. He has seen Tank two or three times this week alone and he was getting mad at the owner of the tortoise. Dusk had been in this universe for four years, and he still wasn't used to seeing his friends as mares. "Tank's fine. He just has to stay on the ground for a week or two," he said to the rainbow manned mare who happened to be a pegasus. "A week?!," the mare exclaimed, not to happily. "Or two. Rainbow Dash, you can't just keep pushing him like you've been doing lately," Dusk said a bit irritated. Rainbow sighed, "Sorry, Dusk." Dusk replied, "Just remember, Rainbow he's not a born flyer like you or Fluttershy." "You got it, Dusk," Rainbow replied back while picking Tank up. Rainbow left and Dusk was left alone to close up shop. He sighed to himself; he had only seen Tank today. He went to his backyard and sat down in his hammock. Dusk liked to relax after work and when he wasn't seeing his girlfriend, Colgate, Dusk was just dozing off, the sun warming his coat quite nicely when his peace was interrupted by screams of terror and maniacal laughter. "YES, RUN PUNY PONIES! RUN LIKE THE PITIFUL WIMPS YOU ARE!," exclaimed a demonic voice from across the fence. Dusk got up and ran to help the terrified civilians. "Who the heck are you?," Dusk asked. "I'm Plug Org. Who are you?," the monster answered then asked. Dusk answered, "My name is Dusk Shine. I'm the private student of Prince Solaris." He charged and punched the beast. Dusk said, "Ow," he shook his hand, "What are you made of?" "Metal," Plug Org answered. Just then four ponies in full body armor came charging in attacking Plug Org. A roar could be heard from a distance and a red robotic lion came bounding in from somewhere in the sky. It let out another roar, but Dusk could understand the lion's roar perfectly this time. "Go! We'll take care of this as long as possible," the pony in the blue armor called. Dusk was confused, but got onto the red robotic lion. The red lion started to bound into the sky and Dusk had a look of pure terror on his face when it did so. Dusk in midflight fell unconscious, but when he woke up he was in the middle of a jungle that he didn't recognize. He decided to take a look around and adventure through the jungle. While he was exploring he could feel the ground beneath his feet shaking from something he just couldn't put his finger on. Just then a black robotic bison and a white robotic tiger came running past Dusk forcing him onto his butt. A robotic yellow eagle soared over head and Dusk was so amazed. "This place is so interesting," Dusk said to himself. He continued his walk in the unknown place to him. Dusk found a pond, so he decided to get a little rest when a blue robotic shark came out of the pond and scaring him almost to were he passed out again. He got up, still a bit shaken by the shark, and wondered some more before he found something that looked out of place to him. It was a large temple in the jungle. Dusk walked into the temple and to his surprise the ponies in the full body armor were there waiting for him. He was able to finally get a clear look at their body armor. The first one was black with a bull like face on the helmet and one stripe going left diagonally across his chest. Next is another male, but his armor was blue with a shark on his helmet and two stripes going left diagonally across his chest. The third was white with a tiger on her helmet, but she had no stripes going left diagonally across her chest. Last but not least the final pony's armor was yellow with an eagle on her helmet and she had three stripes going left diagonally across her chest. "What is this place?," Dusk asked. "This is the Animarium," the male in the blue answered with a voice Dusk recognized. Dusk asked, "Caramel Fudge, is that you?!" Caramel took his helmet off and smiled. Caramel Fudge was a stallion who's fur was a light yellow and his mane as well as his tail was blue with pink highlights. The mare in yellow asked, "Why did Red-Lion choose him?!"