The quick clopping of hooves was the only noise that filled the otherwise silent halls of Canterlot Castle. The source of the clopping was a single pony running through the halls. This pony had dark blue fur, and a red mane. She wore tattered rags. She galloped her way towards the throne room.
Meanwhile, Princess Celestia sat upon her throne, listening to the tedious complaining of the nobles. She was currently listening to a noble who was trying to get her to lower a tax that was costing him precious money. She was just about to deny the nobles request, when the door to her throne room was thrown open. A pony bust through the door, and stopped a few feet away from the throne.
"Spy Glass? What is the meaning of this interruption?" asked Celestia. The pony, now known as Spy Glass, kneeled in front of the throne.
"Princess, I have urgent news involving the Crystal Empire!" replied Spy Glass.
"Can it wait until after my meeting with the princess?" asked the noble in an arrogant tone. The princess sighed. As much as she wanted to blow off these arrogant nobles, she had a duty to listen to them.
"Spy Glass, can we wait until I'm finished with Lord Blackhoof?" asked Celestia.
"Princess, this is urgent. You'll be glad I interrupted," replied Spy Glass.
"Blackhoof, I shall return in a moment. I must meet with Spy Glass for a few minutes." The princess stood up, and walked down the steps, and proceeded to head towards her office behind the throne room. Spy Glass followed.
"But Princess!" cried Blackhoof. Celestia dismissed his complaint, and opened the door to her office. She stood behind her desk. Spy Glass walked in, and shut the door behind her.
"Alright, Spy Glass, what is this 'urgent' news?" asked the Princess.
"Princess, King Sombra is dead." Celestias eyes widened in shock.
"H-he's d-dead?" Glass nodded. "How?"
"He was killed by a pony. An Alicorn."
"Impossible! There are only three Alicorns in the world, myself included!"
"I saw him myself Princess! I swear to you, he was an Alicorn!" Princess Celestias eyes moved left, then right. After a few moments of contemplation, Celestia locked eyes with her spy.
"Alright. Tell me about this pony."
"Well Princes, he's not much better than Sombra. In fact, he might be a greater tyrant. He's militarizing the empire. He's discontinued the mining of crystals, and instead he's mining precious metals."
"I see. Do you know where he came from? Or anything else about him?"
"All I know is his name Princess. He calls himself; Lord Megatron."
"Megatron?" 'Megatron, Megatron.' That name sounded familiar to her, yet she could not place the name. "Thank you Spy Glass. You are dismissed." Her spy nodded, and left, leaving the princess alone in her room. "It seems I will need to meet this Megatron."
Megatron stood upon the castle balcony, observing his newly acquired empire. Statues were erected in his image. The Decepticon symbol hung on banners in his throne room. Male ponies age eight and over were required to enlist in the military. All other ponies of able body were sent off to the mines to mine for metals. These metals were used to make armor and weapons. Since his battle with Sombra, Megatron had been studying. He'd been learning new spells, and he'd been learning about the world he'd come to inhabit. He'd learned that the most prosperous and peaceful nation was Equestria. He planned to send spies to infiltrate the country in the future. He also learned that there where two warrior nations; the gryphons and the minotaurs. If he was going to be able to stand a chance at conquering Equestria, he'd do well to gain control of those species. And if he could gain the allegiance of the dragons, his victory would be assured. There were only two issues. Number one was that apparently, the Alicorn Princesses who ran Equestria raised and lowered the sun and the moon. This went against every scientific principle he knew of, but apparently that was how it worked here. If he was to become the ruler of this world, he'd need to know that he'd be able to take up that responsibility. The second issue was the existence of these so called; Elements of Harmony. Apparently they were the single most powerful magical artifacts on the planet. They were even able to tame the power of the God of chaos; Discord. If he was to conquer the world, he would need to get them out of the way.
"Lord Megatron, sir!" Megatron was brought out of his thoughts by one of his guards. Megatron turned to face the pony.
"What?" asked Megatron.
"Sir, we've received a letter from the Princess of Equestria. She wishes to meet with you." Megatron walked past the soldier and headed towards his throne. The guard followed. When Megatron reached his throne, he sat upon it, with the pony standing in front of it.
"So, this princess wishes to meet me. What are her intentions?"
"I am not sure my lord. She merely said she wanted to meet with you."
"Very well. Set up a time for her to arrive here, and I will meet with her."
"Yes sir," said the guard who turned to leave the throne room. But as soon as he left, another soldier rushed into the room. He kneeled a few feet away from the steps to the throne.
"My Lord, scouting team alpha squad commander Silver Wing reporting in!" said the new soldier.
"Out wit it," replied Megatron.
"My team and I were scouting the frozen wastes outside the empire, when we came to a cave of ice. We found something. Somthing the likes of which we've never seen before!"
"What is it?" asked Megatron.
"Sir, I believe it is best if you come with us to see what we found."
"Arg. Very well, take me to it."
Silver Wing and one other soldier led Megatron through the icy wastes towards the cave. They finally came to the cave and saw three other ponies standing in front of the cave. The trio reached the cave, and stood before three scouts.
"Well, show me what you have found," said Megatorn.
"Yes sir," said one of the scouts. They led him into the cave. "Here it is sire." Megatrons eyes widened at what he saw. It was large, extremely large. It had long flat arms, with claws sticking out of them. It's head was devoid of any features, with spikes sticking out of it. It's body did not have any fur on it at all. Megatron knew what this thing was.
"Soundwave," said Megatron in surprise. After collecting himself, an evil grin appeared on Megatrons face. His most loyal servant, and now greatest weapon was here.