Chapter 04: Truth Be Told In The Dark
The scene opens up to where near an old compound building that’s due to be demolition stood, Ronson’s logo mark was seen that stated he was a part of the deal. A few Steel Golems were posted in the front of the building to keep ponies out from trespassing on property by ownership of a demolition crew, even if Mayor Mare had ordered it out. As the golems were patrolling the spot, something came rolling out that earn their attention…and even more when magic made it levitate upwards and then….started to show lights & play funky dance music. And then what happened was…the golems began to boggy down. And during a weirdest of moments, the sound and light show was playing faster and faster, so did the dancers until….they broke apart from over exlierating their limits; And when it was over, Zan peak from a corner with the Mane Six party nearby.
“Okay, I’m no expert on how you party down, but I like how you pulled it off.” Zan smiled off to say this from liking how he saw the gang take down those golems even if they were supposed to be on the heroes’ side.
“Just another way from having handy Disco Balls to make my enemies dance.” Pinkie Pie smiled off to say this in being proud of what she’s got to get things rolling.
“An with a simple fast movement spell fro' Twilight, they busted a move alright.” Applejack proudly gave credit to their smart friend for doing such a crazy maneuver like that.
“Yeah, each other,” Phobos smiled off in finding that to be funny to him.
“Okay, follow me.” Zan instructed those near to follow his lead here.
“Right,” The others responded in hearing this before they followed Zan along.
Soon the scene shows two opening slide doors which reveal the group entering a darken room. There, there was nothing inside but dust, cowers, and rusted old junky things. There were a few office tables and file cases and desk drawers, but they are hard to know if they have been touched at all.
“My word, it’s a complete filthy mess in here!” Rarity protest the urge of stepping into a place so filthy, but oh well; such as they are.
“Oh my, could anyone really be doing anything illegal here?” Fluttershy asked off in not being sure if there is anything bad to be found here.
“Other than letting this place collect dust?” Spike stated from seeing this place has seen better days.
“Let’s spread out and see if we can find anything.” Zan stated what they should do, fan out and find anything that looks like a clue to what they are seeking.
The gang was split off to cover all over this rundown compound, to find anything that would prove there is a dark secret behind Ronson’s actions. Soon after an hour or so has pass, the Mane Six, baby Dragons, Shining, Iron Brave, & Ben came up to Zan, shook their heads ‘no’ for their finds of anything. The CMC group was still searching in being a bit more energetic in their determination.
“Sorry Zan, couldn’t find anything?” Ben shrugs off to say that neither he or the others seem to have located anything.
“Nothing on my end,” Rainbow shrugs off to say that she got nothing.
“Mine too.” AJ nods in a firm agreement on that one.
“Me three,” Pinkie Pie also responded to say this as not finding anything.
“You think we find something?” Spike rubs the back of his head in thinking from their search that something was around.
“Right, dust, junk, and more of both apparently,” Phobos rolled his eyes.
"So far, nothing to be found," Shining admits in concern. He and Iron Brave reveal themselves and helped with the search but even they too didn't find anything.
“Man, I thought for sure that...” Zan spoke off in feeling like their search was in vein. “Powwfruvhmmm…” He smacked his left hoof to a nearby table to let off some stress. “Rrrrugh, it’s always the same! He never leaves clues that show who he is!” He was seen struggling from feeling like he’s not getting anywhere with exposing Ronson.
“Woah, take it easy.” Ben yelped from seeing Zan be so stressful here.
“Why do you sound like you hate the guy?” Rainbow Dash raised an eyebrow that Zan was being more suspicious about what they were trying to find here to expose Ronson.
"Right, Zan. Even I am getting concerned by this." Iron Brave said in agreement.
“Hugh, you never believe me anyway?” Zan sighs in feeling like even if he explained, the group never believes him.
The group froze in almost feeling like they heard that sentence before from Z-Strap. They all began to have ‘what ifs’ in their minds, but that was put on hold from seeing the depressed Zan Alloy looking ready to be broken, both body, heart, and spirit in what he’s struggling for.
“Zan, um….I know maybe I might sound pushy but, what did Ronson do that was so bad?” Fluttershy questioned the guy if Ronson did anything that it seems those like Zan & Z-Strap don’t like the guy.
“Hugh…you really wanna know, but if I tell you, you’ll just leave me alone.” Zan spoke off with a sorrow face that once he tells this bunch, they won’t like him very much.
“Hey, you seem like you’re really hurting, no good friend would leave another to suffer when they have something that needs lifting.” Ben spoke to help cheer the guy up to not feel so down in the dumps.
“Hugh, alright….you know about my parents not being around?” Zan sighs in feeling he may as well start about what this bunch already knows about his missing folks. “They were fellow military agents that went on an important mission of importance, only…they never return. So I was raised by my grandmother who was a retired veteran, she took care of me when I was still a baby while we lived in a boathouse and I attend a school in Tall Tale.” He explained the moments of his history to those he feels that they can follow how he’s been raised.
“Oh my, that is sad to hear! But, what does it have to do with Mayor Ronson?” Rarity spoke in feeling sorry for the poor dear, but what about Ronson, where does he play in this?
“Cause while he makes a living, crimes have happened in other towns, but slowly he begun to take over and crime disappeared without a trace.” Zan issued off to say this with a straight face of feeling the serious case of what has been happening that trouble e rising, but Ronson fixes it, something that fast ain’t right. “I had my suspicions of him, and once more…he might have been involved in my parents' disappearance.” He issued this off with a frown to look away, knowing the guy was involved in another case, why his folks vanished.
The gang felt pretty bad for Zan Alloy here, his parents got mix in something and for some unknown reason, left the child to not be seen or heard again. One member of the group felt hard for Zan, cause there was a pony whose doesn’t have parents either it seems.
“Gosh, Ah hadn’t known.” AJ spoke to take her hat off to approach Zan to give her thoughts on the matter. “Mah folks are pretty much not around, so Granny Smith been raising me, Big Mac & Apple Bloom all our lives.” She spoke off in stating how most her sibs got raised without parents, only their grandmother has done the loads of work.
“Sorry to hear, so tell me….you still think that I’m wrong about my suspicions?” Zan spoke off in feeling bad to hear AJ had similar problems, maybe this bunch won’t follow his reckless suspicions now.
“Right or wrong, we can help you uncover the truth.” Twilight spoke boldly to say this to the stallion, much to his surprise.
“Twilight’s right. We came this far, we wanna make sure we help you out get over this.” Ben nods with an okay expression that they are here to help, and help they shall.
Zan looked around in seeing such honest faces that showed smiles, those that were on believing Ronson to be a good person, are wanting to help a guy who’s trying to exploit an evil act. Zan had fought alone with maybe his grandma behind him, but now…it feels like he has a real team to back him up.
“Thanks.” Zan smiled off to say in feeling like, it was nice having buds that look out for one another.
At this very moment, Shining Armor pulls Iron Brave into a private conversation for the two to have after listening a bit to what Zan has told them.
“I think he’s telling the truth.” Shiny whispered to Iron Brave in feeling that Zan was speaking true on the matter of his words.
“Want to elaborate for me, just in case I second guess?” Iron Brave whispered back in liking Shiny to give him more details.
“Well, his tone and his expression... I had those before in my life when I lost Starlight. I was filled with anger and hatred on Lorcan. I was so determined to get back at him. I won't stop until I finish him off. That's the kind I had in my life. And Zan, well his Heart spoke the truth.” Shiny explained from just telling that what Zan
“You're right about one thing, Shining Armor. I believe in him.” Iron Brave slowly nods in feeling like Zan Alloy was not speaking lies or nonsense, he spoke with his heart, and that means his choice was not a mistake, but the right one. “I’d say we leave the others for now and find Ronson first. His appearance is not at all as it seems.” After getting this new intel, the two stallions feel something is up with Ronson more than ever, and they need to get to the bottom of it.
“Got it,” Shiny Armor nods silently in agreement; they need to excuse themselves from everyone to figure things out.
“Twilight, I’ll have to borrow your brother for a moment, we need to head somewhere to finish some errands at this time.” Iron Brave spoke in giving some excuse on the matter at hand here.
“Really; Right now,” Twilight asked off surprise, when did this come from.
“Don’t worry Twily, I have faith that you’re in no danger. This is just something me and Iron Brave are gonna do.” Shiny stated that this was just something he has to do now.
“When will you be back?” Nyx asked her uncle in when he’ll be back.
“He’ll return after we finish some errands.” Iron Brave explained the case to the others.
“Okay, good luck then. We’ll find you when we’re done here.” Ben nods in understanding this message clearly.
With that done, Iron Brave & Shining Armor soon head out of the building while the others watch them go; and then afterwards, they went back to doing their scavenger hunting activity to help Zan out. Maybe they’ll find something to prove there is something not right about Ronson.
The scene shifts to the outside part of the old compound, where Shiny & Iron Brave was leaving the doorway and were heading away from the place. And as they were out of ears dropping distance, did they begin to have a chat with the other.
“This is not good in what we’ve learn! We've gotta warn Princesses about this!” Shining Armor exclaimed that if what Zan told them is true from no lies in his heart, then Ronson is the likely enemy.
“Chill, Shining Armor; it'll be fine.” Iron Brave patted Shiny’s shoulder to ease of his tension.
“Fine; how can you say that; the princesses need to be warn of this.” Shiny protest in beginning to worry in knowing they have to warn Celestia & Luna of what maybe going on.
"Don't worry. I've got plans. And this rotten mayor is gonna like our tricks.” Iron Brave spoke off in stating this with a claim emotion that their foe will be surprise in what they are going to dish out.
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Meanwhile, we return to the Mane Six bunch that was still doing the scavenging hunt with the old compound. They’ve been searching after Shiny & Iron Brave left mere moments ago that was about half an hour or so. They have been searching and searching until finally….
“Hey every pony, you gotta see this!” Nyx called out to the group that made them snap to their attention here.
Soon the group raced over to where the CMC were by something that had earn them to investigate something they must have missed.
“We were just looking around like the rest of you.” Scootaloo stated off to say of what they are talking about.
“Right, but then we found something strange.” Apple Bloom stated off in what they uncover seem strange.
“Yep and there it is! What do you think of it?” Sweetie Belle points off in what they found to show.
They all lean down where there was a strange plug-in cord box, but hidden behind it was actually a red button. Once more, there was Ronson’s signature symbol on it; that proves that it’s a clue.
“I don’t believe it, we found something.” Zan responded off to say in actually starting to feel pretty good about now.
“Good work girls, you did it.” Twilight smiled to her daughter and friends for uncovering something for their search.
“Maybe you girls could be the Cutie Mark Scavengers.” Nyx stated in what her friends could be if they were to uncover their true talent.
“YEAH; CUTIE MARK SCAVENGERS,” The CMC shouted off this loudly of liking the idea, which luckily, no one else was around to know that they are here.
After getting over the loud yelling, the gang checks the clue that was found. But once they remove what was keeping it seal and push the button, did they yelp to back away from the ground shaking. But what actually came out of it, was a hidden stair case that lead down to something. The gang were almost too astounded by this, the building compound was supposed to be demolition, but Ronson never sent word to Mayor Mare of when it would take place, all his men did was do…something. This was getting more suspicious by the minute, and soon when they reach the button, the lights came on to find….a secret underground railway base operation. There were some finely crafted materials of tables, boards, crystal balls, arsenal of armor and weapons, magic-what’s-its, you name it, and most of it looked almost too conspicuous to be ordinary defense works against battles with any enemies.
“Woah! Heavy stuff,” Rainbow Dash spoke off in just looking around this weirdo place.
“A little much, don’t you think?” Rarity stated in thinking this much stuff hidden here seem, uncoiling for a kind mayor.
“Right, an de guy was suppose ta tear this spot down?” AJ raised a new suspicion in thinking Ronson was hiding a fact that they weren’t clued in.
“But then, why is there a hidden room here?” Fluttershy asked off the major question about this suspicious room.
“Maybe it’s a surprise party for a secret underground railroad bunker?” Pinkie Pie randomly spoke off that earn some weird stares at her.
“We better look around.” Twilight suggested what they best do here while being cautious.
“Okay, Spike, Phobos, help Nyx and the fillies while we look around, okay?” Ben nods in agreement before asking the baby Dragons to look after the fillies.
“Roger!” Spike & Phobos saluted in hearing that before they and everyone was checking out the mysterious hidden room.
“Aw man, look at all this!” Zan spoke from checking some lay out documents that were label off from different objectives and some seem to hide a few cases of other stuff that might have been illegal, “Makes me wonder if I had found this kinda place out from before….before things changed.” He looks down in pondering how things could have gone, had he found this much from beforehand.
Zan went into a deep thought of the moment, as if…reliving the past.
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The scene opens up to a location near Smokey Mountain, there were some suspicious actions happening near the forest of some Steel Golems wrecking & digging up the place. Zan was nearby as a young pony back in the day as he watched in suspicion of something going down. He overheard some of the golem troops speaking to someone by a magic comm.
“No sign of the magic object sir. The others are trying to find it as we speak.” The captain of the Steel Golems spoke on a comm-link to inform his boss of their progress.
“Then keep looking, I want it found!” Ronson’s voice issued off with a stern growl tone, not like his peppish and happy sound.
“Yes sir.” The captain responded in hearing this, they’ll continue no matter what.
Zan was watching and trying to figure out how his reckless action of coming here alone could stop Ronson’s strong troops until…
“Hey, there’s someone over there!” One Steel Golem pointed out in spotting Zan which made him yelp to ’tch’ at being caught.
“Eliminate any witnesses!” Ronson’s voice gave the order in hearing the commotion of their being someone that saw their hidden scene of criminal activity.
“Yes sir!” The captain responded in hearing this and so they shall get to it.
Zan panicked to run away from the sight as a few of Ronson’s golem troops gave chase. The guy ran until he took a path to avoid being attacked. When it look like the boy was almost caught, he fell into a pit that he didn’t see that Ronson’s group made to throw away garbage while not caring for how to properly handle it. As Zan fell and was in a deep pit of junk, he luckily landed on a mattress pad that bounced him off.
“Aw man, too close. But how do I get out of here?” Zan questioned to look around as he saw that he had to figure a way out. “Hugh, guess if I’m in a junkyard, I’ll just be…creative.” He’ll do what he does best with his talent, so that he can escape this place and get home.
Soon in about three hours, he used his genius of making metal art to build a ladder, and just as the guy was trying to use it, it couldn’t hold that it gave out.
“Darn, I’m missing the right stuff to keep it steady. Hugh, looks like my state is hopeless.” Zan sighs in seeing that he can’t get out without the right materials to make his escape strong enough. “Nothing here looks even remotely strong enough, and I’ll starve if I don’t get some food.”
As Zan sat down in giving up on his hopeless state, he suddenly found a mysterious box with a metal sun-star that was like his Cutie Mark because he had a theme of metal art while being a free runner.
“Weird, why’s this box like my Cutie Mark; was it from another metal artist or something?” Zan asked off puzzled, his Cutie Mark is an original, isn’t it, “Hugh, may as well open it and find out what’s in it.” He shrug off in guessing if the box has his mark, maybe it’s something he’ll take ownership of what’s inside the box.
Soon Zan opened the mysterious box, only to be caught off guard by a sparkling metal object that was there.
“Wow, I never seen metal so pure and left perfectly intact. Whoever made this was a genius. I wonder how…” Zan was so marvel by the object that he was slowly reaching out to touch it…
That’s when a blind light blinded him from the object, and then the metal became goop to grasp onto the stallion while he made a scream from panicking. During the moment, the metal goop was seemingly fusing with the pony until he appeared in a new appearance.
“Ugh, what…happened?” Zan asked off from coming to realizing something whack happened to him, he found a nearby broken mirror to see….he was wearing a strange costume getup. ”What? When…how did I get into wearing this?” Zan yelped to freak out from seeing this, but that wasn’t all. “Frusvhmmm…” Suddenly, the guy’s right hoof changed into a metal object from his appendage. “Okay, this ain’t normal, how am I doing this? I’m not a unicorn?” He asked off in feeling this was weird, was this magic, or something else?
After a few minutes of calming down from what has happened to Zan, he began to try to figure out what has happened to him and what he could do. So far, he learn that he became a being that can turn and forge parts of his body into living metal. Then looking at the box he found, he saw what was label on it: ‘Element Of Metal’, and it sorta dawn to him. Zan must have been chosen tone the wielder of the element, something like finding an element of legend he heard from his Grams as a tall tale was true.
“Okay, let’s see if I got this down now.” Zan spoke off in feeling like he’s gotten the basic stuff down, time to test what he’s learn.
Soon with his skills as an artist with making junky metal stuff, he thought up a plan to form metal object to help him escape the dumpster pit to return to the surface. And from feeling relief, Zan had something control to change himself out of the outfit costume he wore to be as his usual daily self.
“Yes! I’m free!” Zan cheered in seeing he’s finally out of that pit. “Man, I love this! I can’t believe it, I never expected to be this good, ah, I feel like I could do anything and…” While he was enjoying what he has done and felt, something came to his mind….the time of day. “Wait, what am I saying, Grams must be worried about me being gone for so long! Hugh, she might be surprise when she sees me like this!” He signs in knowing he’s gotta get home and inform his grandmother, but she might be surprised by this discovery.
Soon after leaving the area to head home, Zan managed to meet with his Grams on their boathouse, and boy was the grandmother surprise to see her grandchild. But not as surprise to learn what Zan found in uncovering an element that was in a scrape yard, and that Ronson’s Steel Golems were searching for something important, which was the Element of Metal.
“Oh Zan, must you worry your grandma so much?” Grams sighed in seeing her grandchild has made her so worried. “I can’t tell if I should be mad or glad your home safely.” She spoke off to say this stuff in wondering what is she gonna do with the boy.
“Sorry Grams.” Zan spoke in looking sad that he worried his only relative.
“But still, this is a big deal, you’ve been chosen. And the box you showed me is no doubt, someone knew you come to uncover it.” Grams spoke off in seeing that Zan getting the Element Of Metal, it’s like they knew the boy would claim it. “The chances of an image of a cutie mark and it belonging to you because it’s your mark even from a major time difference is a billion to one.” She was puzzled, how was it that her grandson who discovered his talent, finds the same image on a box that had an element and he fuse with it?
“Grams listen, I’ve given it some thought, and…I wanna use this new gift…to fight off Ronson’s evil underhanded plot of our town.” Zan spoke off to tell this to his grandmother about using this new power of his to help out and fight against Ronson.
“Now child, don’t be thinking you can do it so easily. You march up there to cause a ruckus and Ronson will have his whole Steel Golems sick on you! By then, he’ll target us.” Grams stated with a frown that her grandchild would do something foolish, the moment Ronson knows who has the Element of Metal, he’ll come after Zan and her to get them out of the picture.
“No, he won’t get the chance.” Zan spoke this before magically changing into his new outfit that surprised Grams. “I can change into this form; I’ll still be Zan Alloy, normal everyday stallion. But in this form, I’ll become something Ronson will fear. I’ll be a rogue hero, a Metal Rogue by the name…Z-Strap.” He declared himself that he can use the costume that came with his chosen part of wielding the metal element, he’ll go under a new superhero identity to fight Ronson’s manipulative control of their fair city.
“Hugh. Then you may as well need my support, just remember, you ain’t fighting alone.” Grams signs in feeling her child here would wanna be like her, not a supporter of Ronson from his shifty actions and they both wanna expose him….guess she should have seen this coming from how she raised Zan.
Zan, as Z-Strap nods his head in agreeing there, and then turns to head on off. Many scenes are shown showing Z-Strap fighting against what should be peaceful plan works by Ronson, but in truth, he’s just attacking stuff that’s more for evil twist for later. But while doing good Ronson has made Z-Strap known as a Metal Rogue that must be stopped, and so Z-Strap continues to do good while the citizens of Manehattan don’t know the real truth. But someday, Z-Strap will exploit Ronson and end his evil once and for all…
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“Hey Zan! You awake?” Rainbow Dash’s voice is heard that was calling Zan’s attention.
“Hey. What?” Zan snaps from his daydream moment of his past to look at Rainbow Dash and the others looking at some blueprints here.
“Twilight found something darling.” Rarity stated to Zan of them finding something truly puzzling to them.
“Right, an' it don’t look good neither.” Applejack nods with a serious face in what they are looking at.
“What is it? Hugh-hugh, hugh? What is it?” Pinkie Pie asked off in not knowing what it was that they are seeing.
Soon the new princess was looking over what was found for everyone except for the fillies was busy looking for anything else around the area. And boy what they were ending up finding was gonna be something to take surprise to a whole new level in their judgment on Mayor Ronson.
“Ronson’s plan is to take command to become leader and ruling everyone in Equestria!” Twilight spoke off in being very shock in seeing the cage logs and blueprints of structures of Ronson being in charge.
“But only princesses or kings have that authority!” Ben stated in knowing the duty handle by such ponies of royalty.
“Oh my, um, what does it say in how he could even do that?” Fluttershy yelped in fearing this bit of news that didn’t sound so nice at all.
“According to this, he needs aid from the rulers before they vanish and he takes command.” Twilight explained the planning steps of those he needs to have control over many.
“How’s he gonna do that?” Spike asked off in not knowing how one unicorn would have control over so many.
“If they stand on this weird contraption here, it looks like…an Alicorn Sphere Trap.” Twilight showed the schematics of what was drawn as some mechanical circle ring which cast a dotted circle over captive Alicorns; trapping them.
“Sounds bad,” Spike replied off in hearing this that sounded bad.
“Question, is it what Nyx and the others are touching?” Phobos raised a claw to point out something that he was notching seem vaguely like what they were talking about.
Looking behind, a strange black ring device was seen as the fillies were trying to get a closer look to it, much to the adults that were worried.
“Girls; Get away from that!” Twilight shouted to rush over to the fillies that did not know what they were doing.
As Twilight jumped in, she only pushed the other CMC out while grabbing her daughter. But then the ring became active to cast a blue sphere that trapped the two inside.
“Twilight; Nyx,” The others shouted to rush over to inspect their friends and family members trapped in something.
Twilight and Nyx were trapped as they tried to use magic to get out, but their horns would not glow, this sphere must be cutting them off from tapping into their magic ability. The others were banging or smacking the sphere, but nothing was getting through. But before they could do anything, the sphere magically teleported out of the area itself; Then without warning, much of the room’s openings began to have some heavy thick metal doors drop down with some glowing prism orbs from the center walls.
“Yikes!” Sweetie Belle yelped from seeing something else was happening.
“Wha happened?” Apple Bloom asked off in not knowing what was going on.
“What’s going on?” Scootaloo asked from having bad feeling about this whole thing.
“If you’re listening to this, then it appears those of you that snooped your noses in unnecessary business have triggered my security system.” Ronson’s voice was heard over some loud speakers in the room, but it was not his perky sounding voice that was jolly of sorts.
“Ronson,” Zan snarled off in hearing that voice, the guy knows they are here.
“But I must thank you, you sent me two Alicorns who’s magic will be useful in my takeover operation.” Ronson’s voice complimented those trapped for giving him Twilight & Nyx as they’ll fit nicely in his plans. “A pity none of you will get out of here alive.” He spoke this off with a deep threatening tone of his voice.
Then suddenly, other hidden doors opened up to show some Steel Golems entering with their batons in hand. The any yelped to get into some defensive positions in seeing they are being out numbered here.
“The room is sealed and the prism orbs will cancel any magic used inside to destroy or teleport out of here. My enforcers shall finish you all off.” Ronson’s voice stated from having made sure to take every measurements to make sure, the heroes can’t get out. “Now, I have some important guest visiting me, they’ll also serve an important role for me.” Ronson declared this before his voice was cease being heard while just making more of the others puzzled and concern.
“Other important guest,” Spike asked off in not knowing what that was about.
“Who does he mean?” Phobos asked off from having bad feeling here.
“Mom and Aunt Luna; they were coming to visit Ronson after the attack! He’s setting up to capture them!” Ben yelped in feeling more concern that more of his family is being targeted. “We need to get out of here!” As he spoke, he quickly summoned his Master Sword, preparing for battle here.
The rest nods while they got some of their equipment and things out to help them fight.
“Darn it Ronson! Don’t think I’ll go down like this without stopping you from having control here like you did in my town!” Zan curse under his breath in seeing Ronson has gone too far, he won’t stop until he’s stopped that mad-stallion from becoming supreme ruler of all of Equestria without any knowing the truth behind his lies and manipulation.
Soon much of the group was charging into battle while others were staying behind at this moment; Though with more Steel Golems coming in from the hidden doors, this fight will take some time for them to finish off.
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Meanwhile aboard Ronson’s armored train, Princess Celestia & Luna left their Royal Guards outside as they were in a dark room. In front of them, Ronson was in a chair, staring at something of a crystal monitor that showed things. But the Alicorn sisters didn’t know what they were about to get into here or of what dangers are awaiting.
“Mayor Ronson, we have come to check on your situation.” Celestia spoke to Ronson in knowing this important visitor wanted to have something to say to them.
“We are sorry for the inconvenience of what happened.” Luna apologized for the inconvenient attack during the stallion’s first speech presentation earlier.
“Oh don’t be, and if you like to help, just stay right there if you could.” Ronson playfully spoke off cheery and not bothered at all; much to the Royal Sisters confusion of his speech pattern.
Then without, the same ring devices glowed to make magic blue spheres appear that seem to catch the Royal Sisters in something that now and them trapped.
“What the; what is this?” Luna shouted in shock to see this and tried to use magic, but her horn would not glow, “Sister!” She cried out to her sister from seeing they are trapped in something.
“Urrgh, we can’t escape! What did you do?” Celestia struggled from being unable to get out of this sphere that cancels their magic and demands Ronson explain the meaning of this.
“Oh nothing, nothing at all,” Ronson said playfully to turn around from his chair as he stood up to approach the Royal Sisters with a smile. “Just making certain that when you go missing, all of Equestria will go into a panic….letting someone many ponies trust lead them.” He spoke this off with a deep voice that made him sound completely different from earlier, sounding more…sinister.
“You…..you want to rule over the ponies!” Luna exclaimed in dare shock of hearing such a ridicule declaring statement.
“You can’t! Even if you could, my sister and I are needed to raise the sun & moon!” Celestia protest this pony’s plan to have takeover of their kingdom.
“Oh, but I can do that and so much more.” Ronson slowly spoke when his Steel Golem troops were coming in to secure Celestia & Luna’s trapped states. “You see, the plan is that I have this kingdom, under my ‘complete’ rule and no oppressors of any kind. It will be paradise, where there will be no ill will of conflict and all will obey one ruler….” He declared that he wants to make sure; all will be under his rule, without anyone trying to stand in his way. “That’s why having you five here, will give me the satisfaction….in preparing the perfect Equestria.” He stated in what he’s aiming for, and he’ll need these ponies for that plan.
“Five, what does thou mean?” Luna spoke off puzzled in knowing only she and Celestia are here, who are the other three?
Suddenly appearing from a line row was three sphere cells in the ring devices; they were Twilight Sparkle, Nyx, and even Candace. They were apparently in a suspended animated state while they hovered in the air of the spheres that they were trapped inside.
“Candace? Twilight; Nyx,” Celestia responded stump and surprise in seeing those she cares for are trapped in the same state as the Royal Sisters.
“I visited the Crystal Empire, and when I left, I told Shining Armor that his love would be needed for important duties.” Ronson stated how he had Cadance taken, it was a simple feat for him. “As for the latest two, they seem to have stubble onto something of my conspiracy plan. But no matter,” He shrugs off about how he gain Twilight & Nyx, their friends learn something they shouldn’t and won’t escape to tell. “My plan is going very well. Soon, I’ll achieve what my sister never did.” He stated from having that which a sister of his never managed to acquire.
“Your sister couldn’t do?” Luna raised an eyebrow in hearing this declaring statement in confusion.
“Who is your sister?” Celestia questioned who it was that Ronson was stating, was it someone they know.
“Sorry, afraid we don’t have time, as of right now…I’m expected to help deal with a panicky crowd all over the kingdom shortly soon.” Ronson slowly spoke off to say this in having a sly smile in getting himself ready when there is a crowd of ponies that need guidance. “Until then, enjoy your new commendations, you’ll be here for an eternity under my rule.” He stated off to say while turning away to smile proudly in what will be his moment to stand in to lead when all hope is lost…how perfect.
With that, Ronson moves off while some of his Steel Golems position the Royal Sisters in the same line row that unleash knock off gas that put the alicorns to sleep. Outside, some Royal Guards were knocked out by some Steel Golems when the area was avoided of any live witnesses. Then with that, the armored train begins to move off with those that are inside to be used for the evil Ronson’s plan to have complete control in running all of Equestria. What will he do from here, who can stop him and save those used in his scheme? Those are questions to be left answered for another time it seems….
During the moment Ronson had captured the Royal Sisters, both Shining Armor & Brave Heart were carefully peaking from one window that gave them just enough view to see…the evil that was performed. Namely the holding of Celestia, Luna, as well as Twilight & Nyx, and even Cadance from the Crystal Empire, he had them all and there was no one that was gonna stop him.
“No!” Shining Armor silently cried out in protest in seeing this. “We’ve got to help them! Now!” He and Iron Brave got down from the window and ran off to get behind a building, so they can speak with tone voices to not be loud while issuing the situation. “Whoever Ronson's sister was, it's not good! And I'm not going to let that jerk get away with this!” No way was Shiny gonna let Ronson get away with using his family for his own glorify needs and obtaining power.
“Don't worry. This is just what I had hope for.” Iron Brave put up a front smile in stating this matter to Shiny which…came as a surprising shock.
“What! What do you mean ‘what you had hope for’ to happen?” Shiny yelps in hearing this right, Iron Brave knew that Ronson was gonna do this, then why didn’t he step in?
“Listen to me, Shining Armor.” Iron Brave spoke these words with a calm and collective expression even when the situation looks bad, this was not the time to panic. “After everything you had been through, your instinct had led us to discover and learn the truth. And your heart trust Zan for learning his true-self and true heart, isn’t that right.” He explained the situation of what has been played out thus far to this moment of the truth.
“So then….You actually knew about it?” Shining Armor slowly asked off a bit surprised to hear this.
“Hey, it's a test. What can I say? I keep it to myself until I'm very certain.” Iron Brave shrug off to say this in knowing he had to keep things from others while testing them. “And it looks like you're ready.” He spoke in seeing the stallion is now ready now.
“What do you mean? Ready for what?” Shiny asked in not following this discussion until…something began to happen.
Then without warning, Iron Brave’s body glowed in silver color brightly. Shining Armor gasped in shock, what was the Mystic doing now. And then without any warning, the Mystic began a strange chant.
Iron Brave chanted: Element of Harmony,
Heed my pray,
I besieged you,
I had found a worthy one,
One who shown his heart,
A Heart who never abandon Innocents,
Therefore, remove me from your power.
Bestow it on him,
One who show the true meaning of Harmony,
Successor of the Element of Steel.
Afterwards, Iron Brave's body glowed in silver light, and with his eyes closed. Then phasing out from his body, the appearance of a silverish ball with three curved stripes on top had hovered over Shining Armor’s forehead. It circled around on his head for three times. It then swoop and strike’d at Shining's body hard, as he cringed painfully from the unexpected matter. It wasn’t long until the guy was taking in some deep breathing breaths form almost feeling like he ran a marathon.
“Was that….did you…am I…? For reals here…?” Shiny was so stump, he was almost speechless; he’s now the new wielder to the Element of Steel?
“Indeed, now before you go off, I’ll explain how this works. During which, I’m certain your friends will escape and plan a way to expose Ronson.” Iron Brave explained himself to the stallion of the case and about that they have time to go over things before a battle comes up.
Having no doubt that the Mystic was speaking true, Shining Armor decided that he will learn from what Iron Brave has to explain to him about using his new element. It will take some time, but hopefully by the time he has it all narrow down, he’ll join in the good fight, and help put an end to Ronson’s wicked little schemes; for the rule is, you mess with family, and family will mess with you. Everything goes dark at the moment, as the story is coming to fruition.