//------------------------------// // Season 1, Chapter 11: This time we get our cutie marks pt.11 // Story: Armor Fillies // by MarkTheWolfpony //------------------------------// Imp couldn't focus on what to do. Should he go and rescue Twilight or leave Applebloom defenseless. But it doesn't matter as Warp launched Twilight at his direction. He quickly reacted and caught her but it only left him open to an incoming attack. With little time, he put Twilight down before one of those hands formed into a fist, punching him in the stomach. The force of the punch was so strong it caused him to fly off, crashing on the pile of test tubes. With the sound of so much glass breaking, it was a miracle that he could still stand after all those cuts and bruises he got while standing up. “Well I guess I should’ve seen that coming.” He wiped off the blood on his mouth. “Well its a downside when I face people like you. Caring for other ponies’ safety yet you don’t care for your own. I mean how freaking cliche can you get!” “Well you're not the only one who is cliche. You didn't even see that your contraption was at the brink of falling apart.” What he hoped was to grind his gears but instead he made Warp laughed which he didn't expect. “Oh Imp. By now I gotten enough energy from those two for the next phase of my plan.” One of his arms headed next to broken pod. He opened the operating machine and grabbed a glass filled with some sort of glowing energy. “You see. The machine managed to get more than enough for me to use.” The arm raised it up and threw it out of the lab, to a certain direction. “Don’t worry about it. It’s not gonna go to waste if that is what your thinking?” With no hesitation, Imp charged in with full force. He summoned his yo-yo’s and began striking him down. One of Warps robotic arms began to deflect one of them, but left the other one ahead. But with so many arms, it soon grabbed the other one. He pulled it in, dragging him along with him with one hand forming a fist. Imp caught on and with quick reaction, he disbanded his yo-yo’s just in time to dodge the incoming attack. Skidding along the floor, he summoned his yo-yo’s back and launched it at him. But his sets of arms on his back quickly reacted and deflected those two back at him. Luckily he disbanded them before it hit him, only this let the other arms to come at him with more attacks. When one arm managed to hurt him, the others began to do the same. Punches from left to right, hitting him in every part of his body. “It really saddens me that you’re not much of a challenge. Are you still scared!” He couldn't respond as there wasn't a single chance to speak thanks to those arms. “Well then I guess we should take this outside then!” The robotic hands stopped for one moment. One grabbed Imp within his grasp, crushing him as it strengthened its grip. The other five arms raised up and slammed down on the ground, launching them up in the air leaving a hole on the roof. During this, Applebloom got herself up. Able to stand on four legs. “Ugh what happen?” She took a look at her right and noticed Twilight lying on the floor. “TWILIGHT!” She ran to her, checking to see if she is OK. She was relieved to hear her breathing. Putting her hooves to the test, she tried to pick her up but do to her small size she couldn't pick her up. “Dang nabbit! How am I’m gonna get her out of here?” But something caught her by surprise. The wall suddenly bursted open, blinding her with dust from the rubble. After wiping out the dust on her eyes, she began to smile at the sight of her two best friends. “Scootaloo! Sweetie Belle!” Applebloom rushed to them with open hooves, hugging them out of joy to seeing them and able to feel them again. “I’m glad you’re safe!” Scootaloo said desperately. Sweetie Belle headed to Twilight. “Is she alright?” She said in concern. “Yes. She is just tired.” Applebloom soon realized something. “Imp! I forgot that he is in trouble! “Then we need to go help him!” Sweetie Belle shouted. “But one problem…What are we gonna do with Twilight?” The two started to think about what Scootaloo was worry about. After a few seconds, Sweetie Belle stepped up and suggested something. “Lets put her somewhere safe at least. It seems that might be our only option.” The two looked at Sweetie Belle for a moment then they soon looked at each other. Applebloom sighed deeply. “Well then what are we waiting for?” Applebloom smiled with confidence. “Lets go and help our friend.” ____________________ Up in air, Warp smiled devilishly as he still held Imp with in his grasp. “Having fun there! Well lets see how resistant you are when I do this!” He put all his power and thrusted him down at fast speed, giving no time for him to recover. Once he hit the ground, he skidded along knocking every tree before slowing down. He struggled to get up. “Damn….ugh!” Blood began to come out of his mouth with every cough. “I need to figure out something or else I won’t last-” He quickly noticed Warp heading to him at fast speed, having little time to react before he attacked. A huge dust cloud of rubble a merge, with imp running out and getting out of sight. The arms began spin around at fast speed, clearing up the dust cloud around him. “You’re gonna hide? Well this should be fun. Hope you’re good at this game!” He shouted so loudly that the echo covered all the woods. During this, Imp was still running from him. He soon stopped to take a breath. Desperately needing a rest, he took a look around for a place to hide for a while. He noticed one spot where leaves are covering one hole. But he heard sounds of movement getting close. With no time to run, he jumped into the hole and doesn't move a single muscle. The noise got closer and closer but suddenly it stopped. It began to get quiet for a while. Imp took a breath of relaxation thinking that he is gone but that was only false hope. “GOTCHA!” One of the robotic arms came in and grasped Imp with in his grasp once more before pulling him out. “Did you think that hiding in that spot will help you avoid me in the slightest?” Imp quickly struggled to get out but the hand around him became tighter and tighter when he did. When he looked at Warp face to face, he couldn't speak a single word. “Still can’t speak?” Warp devilishly smiled. “Well then I guess I should teach the little colt a lesson.” The grip became tighter and tighter. He soon struggled to breathe. He slowly closed his eyes. But then the two heard something from a distance. Warp turned around only to see the wheels of the Scooter in his face. It left a burn mark in the middle, which caused him to scream in pain. The robot hand soon lost grip of Imp and let him go. Sweetie Belle took the chance to launch and wrap around Imp with her mic cord and pull him away from Warp. She began to hum out a tune in her soft sweet voice. Small lights appeared around the scars that he had. “There! does it feel better?”Imp was able to stand on four legs with no problems. “Ya that feels better.” “Well that is a relief!” Applebloom came out of the bushes. “Hey what are you doing here! It’s not sa-” Applebloom stopped him from talking when she put her hoof on his mouth. “Look!” Her face started to show she was serious. “Right now you are desperately trying to take this guy down on your own and look how that is turning out! Listen just trust us. We are friends threw and threw and we will help you no matter what.” Imp thought hard on what apple bloom had said to him. When he looked at her, his smiled showing confirmation that he got what she was saying. “All right then.” “GET OUT OF MY SIGHT YOU LITTLE BRAT!” Warp just had enough of Scootaloo running around. All of his robotic hands formed fists and slammed down on the ground, causing the ground to shake uncontrollably which caused Scootaloo to go out of control. This gave Warp a chance to attack. He launched one of his fist at her but luckily Imp and Sweetie Belle managed to pull her out-of-the-way in time thanks to their long-range weapons. “Thanks!” She said happily. “Well what do you know. It seems I got the entire group.” He laughed softly. “This should be fun.” Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, and Imp took a stand, getting ready as this might be the finale battle to end Warp’s raid or it could fail miserably.