Code Geass: Lelouch of Equestria

by Dawn Flower


Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Lelouch made his way through the empty streets of Ponyville. Twilight and her guards had flown away as soon as they had left Sugarcube Corner, leaving Lelouch alone in the dark, empty streets. It was now late at night, and the Sun had gone down.

Lelouch staggered along through a narrow street, just adjacent to the Ponyville courtyard. He placed his hoof against the wall to rest and to gather his thoughts. “Dammit. I wasn’t prepared for this. I didn’t expect the Talons to make a move this soon.

He then turned around and started fishing in his saddlebag. A moment later, he pulled out his headset, and fit it on his head. After briefly looking from side to side, to see if anyone was nearby, he then ducked into a nearby alley. “Alright, I’ll try and see if I can pick up one of their signals again to try and figure out what’s going on.” He then started fiddling around with his headset.

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The pegasus guards led Twilight to a small military command centre set up on the edge of Ponyville. The door in front of them opened up, and they stepped into the main room. There were several ponies around the room; most of them military officers, discussing the current situation. In the centre of the room was a big, circular, crystal terminal, that’s been enchanted to issue orders to the soldiers out on the battlefield.

As Twilight entered the room, her two guard escorts stood at either side of the door that they had just come in, and she continued on towards the terminal in the centre of the room. When she reached the terminal, she was immediately joined by a very tall pegasus stallion, standing about twice as tall as her, and almost as tall as Princess Celestia. He had a white coat and wore gold armor, just like the other pegasus guards; however, he didn’t wear any helmet, revealing his blue, coiffed mane, and he had several stripes on his shoulder and medals on his chest, signifying his high rank. “Princess Twilight,” he spoke while saluting her. “Do not worry, you’re safe now.”

Twilight turned her head to face him as he approached her, and she bowed her head to him in turn. “Thank you, General Biggs.” She then brought her head back up, but she now had a worried look on her face. “But what about the rest of Ponyville?”

“Don’t worry, Your Highness; we have already evacuated the town in order to minimize civilian casualties. Ponyville is now an empty battlefield.” He then turned to face a set of crystal monitors set up all over the wall at the far side of the room. The monitors seemed to be displaying feedback of areas inside Ponyville. “Our forces are already in position to put down this terrorist invasion.”

When General Biggs was finished speaking, Twilight turned back to face the monitors on the wall. The biggest monitor was showing the Ponyville courtyard, with the statue of Princess Celestia at the centre, and two small armies situated at either side. Their ponies were situated to the right, while their opponents were to the left. “Who are we dealing with this time?” Twilight asked.

Biggs’ eyes briefly drifted back to face Twilight before he faced forward again. He then spoke in a cold tone of voice. “The Diamond Dog Rebellion.”

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Lelouch continued fiddling with his headset, trying to find the Talons radio frequency, but he was growing continually irritated as he couldn’t find anything. “What’s going on? Why can’t I hear anything?

He then suddenly heard a loud noise coming from behind him, and his eyes widened in alarm. He stepped out from behind the alley slightly, and peaked around the corner. From here, he could see the whole courtyard.

The courtyard was now divided. The ponies were stationed at one side of the courtyard, divided into three groups, based on their race. The unicorns were out in front, the earth ponies were hanging back, and the pegasi were hovering above them. There were around ninety ponies in total; approximately thirty of each group.

Lelouch then turned to face the other side of the courtyard. Where he had been expecting to see the griffons, he instead saw a group of large, bipedal, dog-like creatures. They all wore metal armor over their torsos and a metal helmet that covered most of their heads. They had long, muscly arms that ended in sharp claws. They were all lined up in rows, and numbered about fifty in total.

One of the armored dogs, not a part of the line-ups, moved over to another dog that was stationed just to the side of the group, who was dressed differently. Instead of metal armor, he wore a red, sleeveless jacket and he didn’t have any helmet. The armored dog stepped up beside him and saluted. “We’re ready to begin our attack now, Commander Rover.” He spoke in a very gruff sounding voice.

Rover simply moved his head to look back at the dog that had just addressed him. Without breaking his stoic expression, he merely nodded his head back at him. “Right.” He then turned back around and took a few steps forward.

The ponies on the opposite side of the courtyard all clutched their weapons tightly as soon as they saw one of the Diamond Dogs make a move, ready to strike at any time.

The ponies back at the command centre, including General Biggs and Princess Twilight, all leaned forward and held their breathes as they awaited what was coming next.

When Rover had walked out in front, and to the side of the Diamond Dog army, he then raised his claw up into the air to grab everydogs attention and address the group. “Dogs; it’s time to make our stand against the pony menace that have continued to oppress us. They think that they can just barge into our land, with their fancy magic, and take from us what’s rightfully ours.” He then turned his raised hand into a clenched fist. “Well now I think it’s time that we show these ponies what real strength is.”

He then turned towards one of the Diamond Dog soldiers on the far side of the group and gestured to him, with a wicked grin on his face. The Diamond Dog that he gestured to acknowledged his signal. He then casually walked over to a nearby building, raised his claw and punched at the side of the building. The force of the blow completely shattered the buildings chimney, knocking it over, causing it to fall to the ground with a loud crash. The entire house then collapsed under its own foundation.

After the dust from the rubble had cleared, Rover then turned back towards the ponies, with a cocky grin on his face. He then reached around his neck and grabbed a whistle, and raised it up to his lips. “It’s time to teach these ponies a lesson in what real strength is. Today, we’re taking back our land.” He then raised his clenched fist into the air again. “Today, we’re taking back our pride!”

There was a huge round of roars and cheering from all of the Diamond Dogs. Rover then blew his whistle hard, signalling the start of the attack. The Diamond Dog army then all reared up in cheer, and began rushing towards the enemy on all fours.

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Back at the pony’s base, Twilight looked on at the ensuing battle, with a look of confusion on her face. She rested against the console in front of her, and placed her hoof to support her head. “This is so strange. Why would they just rush in like that, after all the planning that they put into this attack, without any sense of strategy or self-preservation, when they know full well what we’re capable of?” She then narrowed her eyes in suspicion. “What are they up to?

Next to her, General Biggs just smirked arrogantly and started laughing out loud. “That’s because they’re all mindless Beasts. They probably think that brute strength alone is enough to win. Well, strength isn’t what wins wars; it’s strategy.” He spoke pridefully and arrogantly. He then moved forward and placed his hoof on the terminal in front of him. “Ponies; get ready for combat. Unicorns; hold them in place while the pegasi take them out from the sky. Earth ponies remain behind for further instruction.”

Biggs and Twilight, along with every other pony in the room then all looked up towards the monitor on the far wall, at the ensuing battle.

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Back on the battlefield, the Diamond Dogs continued rushing forwards towards their enemies, running on all fours, their eyes dead set on their targets.

As the Diamond Dogs continued rushing forward, none of the pony’s forces moved an inch. The earth ponies in the back remained completely still, like they’d been ordered to, ready to move at a moment’s notice. The pegasi hovered in the air, keeping a close eye on their advancing enemies.

The unicorns out in front then all lowered their heads and their horns started glowing. Suddenly, all of the Diamond Dogs in the approaching group were each enveloped in a magical aura, and stopped dead in their tracks. They were then all lifted up off the ground, with their claws bound close to their bodies.

The Diamond Dogs all gritted their teeth in anger, and clenched their paws into fists. The unicorns holding them in place looked on at their fine work and just smiled at them smugly. “Too easy.” One of them blurted out.

Back at the Ponyville base, the soldiers and officers all looked on in amazement, not believing that they had won so easily. General Biggs was laughing triumphantly; however, Twilight had her eyes narrowed in suspicion.

In the back alley, Lelouch watched the completely one-sided battle, with a look of complete confusion on his face. “What the Hell is going on here? Who are these guys? Are they really this stupid?” He then closed his eyes and gave a sigh of derision. “Helping these guys out isn’t going to be easy if this is what they’re capable of.

Biggs looked through the crystal monitor at the Diamond Dog Commander. He didn’t seem to be worried or reacting to this new development at all. His face was completely blank. This sight annoyed Biggs and he grunted in irritation. “Alright men, move in. Let’s make an example out of these Beasts. Leave none of them alive. Kill them all!” Next to him, Twilight’s calm expression slipped a bit.

The pegasi all nodded in affirmation, and proceeded to dash down towards the immobile Diamond Dogs. The ground forces then also began advancing on them.

As the ponies started approaching them, Rover then gave a knowing smirk and simply said, “Do it.”

At that moment, one of the Diamond Dogs being held by the unicorns grasp then grinned to himself and unclenched his fist. A small, glowing gemstone fell out of his grasp and on to the floor. It then started flashing faster and faster.

Twilight’s eyes immediately widened in realization as soon as she saw what had happened. She then pushed passed General Biggs and threw herself on to the terminal in front of her. “That’s a magical pulse charge! Everypony get out of there!”

Hearing their Princess’ voice over the comm link made the ponies halt for a moment. The gem then started flashing more wildly, and the next moment it released a magical pulse wave that spread outwards from the centre. The pulse wave enveloped the whole courtyard, and spread out over Ponyville. The pegasi were thrown off by the sudden blast in front of them, and halted where they were.

Lelouch felt the pulse wave pass over him. He raised his hoof to his head as it passed over him, but he didn’t feel any way affected by it. After it had passed, he slowly lowered his hoof from his head again. “What was that?

Lelouch then peaked out from behind the alleyway again. Back in the courtyard, after the pulse wave had gone off, the levitation field surrounding the Diamond Dogs suddenly disappeared, dropping them all back to the ground, and the unicorns were left dazed, though the pegasi and earth ponies seemed to be relatively unaffected, if a little disoriented.

Rover smirked maliciously at the apparent success of his plan, and leaned forward in delectation. “The pulse charge was a success; the pony's magic is down.” He then pointed his paw out in front of him. “Dogs; now! Charge the ponies while they’re helpless.”

At this, all of the Diamond Dogs in the area grinned maliciously, and threw their paws up into the air in cheer. They then all got down on all fours and started charging towards the ponies again.

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Eyes still widened in worry, and in a fit of adrenaline, Twilight pushed General Biggs out of the way, and spoke into the terminal. “Please listen to me. First off, pegasi; fly down there and get the unicorns out of there until the effects of the pulse charge wears off. Try and get them to a safe spot where they attack at range, without having to worry about counterattacks.

“Earth ponies; move forward and hold off their advancing ground forces until the pegasi are back. Hold your position for as long as you can. Then the pegasi; once you get the unicorns to a safe spot, swoop down and attack the Diamond Dogs from the back to keep the enemy boxed in and cut off from one another. Don’t give them the opportunity to pull back or support each other.”

General Biggs stumbled back to his feet. He kept his eyes locked on Twilight. He didn’t appreciate being pushed around, literally, at his rank, but considering she was a Princess, he knew better than to complain about it. He then turned back around and directed his attention towards the crystal monitor on the opposite wall.

With their new orders, and getting their second wind after hearing their Princess’ voice, the pegasi then quickly swooped down, grabbed on to the unicorn soldiers around their midsections, and flew back up into the sky as quickly as they could. With the front lines now gone, the earth pony guards stepped forward and prepared for combat. They got into battle position; spread out on all fours, and prepared for the Diamond Dogs strike.

The Diamond Dogs continued charging towards the ponies remaining ground forces, knocking over the statue of Princess Celestia in the middle of the courtyard, and crushing it beneath their stampeding paws. That would surely serve as a blow to the pony’s morale.

As they approached the earth pony platoon, the Diamond Dogs leapt into the air and prepared to pounce.

Seeing the approaching Diamond Dogs getting ready to pounce, Twilight touched the terminal in front of her again. “Earth ponies; split into two groups around the incoming Diamond Dogs to hit them from both sides and keep them off balance.”

As the Diamond Dogs were coming down on them, the earth pony soldiers quickly leapt to the side at the last moment to avoid the attack. Their forces then quickly split in two, half of them leaping to the left, half of them leaping to the right, to try and encircle the group of Diamond Dogs and cut off their escape.

The Diamond Dogs caught on to their plan, and some of them then started quickly tunnelling into the ground to get around the ponies from underneath. While half of their group set about tunnelling underground, the other half went on the offensive and moved to attack the nearby earth ponies, splitting off to attack the ponies on both sides.

The Diamond Dogs brought their huge, hulking, razor-sharp claws down on their enemies. The earth ponies used their smaller size and increased agility to avoid the incoming attacks, and then respond with one of their own in the form of a hard buck to the stomach. Some found their marks, while others missed, just like their opponents did.

The battle continued on between just the Diamond Dogs and the earth ponies for a while. The ponies scored more successful hits than the Diamond Dogs; however, the Diamond Dog’s bigger size meant they needed more hits to be brought down. They moved around more to keep their enemies off balance, using hit and run tactics to fight. Multiple ponies focused on a single Diamond dog at a time, using their superior numbers to their advantage.

The Diamond Dog’s better strength and bigger size almost guaranteed an instant kill when they scored a hit. Though their hits were less frequent than the pony’s, they were deadlier when they landed. They also used their tunnelling abilities to quickly move around under the pony’s hooves to keep up with their fast movements, striking from underground, catching the ponies off guard whilst they were dealing with other dogs.

As the fighting went on, both sides were starting to wear down the other side’s numbers. However, once the pegasi had gotten the unicorns to safe positions up high, they returned to the battlefield to aid their comrades. With the pegasi attacking from the air, the unicorns attacking from up high, and the Diamond Dogs having no way to combat them in the sky, they kept them off guard long enough for the earth ponies to regain the advantage in this fight.

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While the fighting continued in the courtyard, Lelouch continued observing the battle from the alley, out of sight of the soldiers fighting and the ponies back at the base.

While watching the ensuing conflict, he narrowed his eyes in thought, and he started analysing what he had seen so far. “So, these Dogs can nullify the pony’s magic, but have no way of fighting against their aerial attackers. And the griffons can handle the aerial attacks no problem, but struggle against the pony’s magic.” Lelouch then brought his hoof up to his mouth as he began formulating a plan about what his next move would be and how he would implement it.

As he finished with his thoughts, he began grinning devilishly as thoughts started coming to mind. “Yes. I think I now know exactly what to do.” He then turned back around and started searching through his saddlebag for something important.

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As the fighting continued, the Diamond Dog commander in the red jacket continued observing the fighting. There were several other Diamond Dogs that held back with him, but they were all armored soldiers, that served as his bodyguards.

As he observed the fighting, things were not looking good for them. They had the earth ponies attacking from all sides, the pegasi attacking from the sky, and the unicorns pinning them down from above, boxing them in, and the pony’s superior numbers put them at a further disadvantage as they gradually started losing their own soldiers.

As he continued watching the battle from the side lines, Rover started gritting his teeth and clenching his fist in annoyance. Things were not going the way that they had originally planned. He assumed that since the pony’s major advantage was their magic, that if they nullified that, then their superior strength could defeat the ponies easily. It seems like these ponies have more fortitude than he thought. He had already made that mistake once before and he did not need reminding of it.

As the effects of the pulse charge was beginning to wear off, one of the Diamond Dog soldiers in the field took out another pulse charge from underneath his armor, and threw it up into the air. The pulse charge exploded in mid-air, releasing another wave of magical energy that spread throughout the area. It served to stop the unicorns from attacking with magic or supporting their comrades with magical attacks and shields, but aside from that, the pulse charges weren’t as much of an advantage in this fight as they had anticipated. The ponies were still well equipped to fight them, even without their magic, and they still had the advantage of numbers and fighting on their home turf. Despite the Diamond Dog’s strength and their new weapons, they were losing this fight.

Rover fell down on to his hands and knees, and looked out at the resounding blood bash. They were still holding strong, but at this rate, they wouldn’t last much longer. The boss sneered at the ponies on the battlefield, and the ones that he knew were watching him from the safety of their base. He then yelled out, “Dogs; keep going! Take down as many as these ponies as you can! Even at the cost of your lives!”

“I wouldn’t advise that if I were you.”

Upon hearing this mysterious voice, Rover’s eyes widened and his ears twitched, and he turned in the direction that he had heard the voice coming from. Turning to face it, out of the shadows of the back-alley, he saw a mysterious figure slowly approach him. They were wearing a purple cloak and mask combo that covered their body completely. This made it impossible to tell what the figure beneath looked like, or whether it was a pony or a griffon or even a changeling.

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On the other side of the monitor, the ponies back at the base watched as a mysterious figure emerged from the shadows, towards the back of the battlefield, and approached the leader of the Diamond Dog Rebellion.

Twilight looked at this new figure suspiciously. “Who is that?” She whispered to herself, so quietly that only she could hear.

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As the Rover remained spread out on his knees, he watched as the mysterious figure walked closer to him. One of his guards moved to intercept him, but the boss just raised his paw to stop him. “Hold on a second.” He said to the Diamond Dog, but kept his eyes on the mysterious figure in front of him. “I want to see what this is all about.” He spoke calmly.

As the mysterious figure approached them, he stopped inches away from Rover, and moved to address them again. “Listen, as much as it may pain yourselves to admit it, you’ve lost.” His voice sounded slightly muffled behind his mask. He spoke calmly and contently. “You need to pull your forces into a retreat.”

The red-vested Diamond Dog stood back up on two feet again, not taking his eyes off of this mysterious entity. “And just who the Hell do you think you are?” He asked, narrowing his eyes at him.

The mysterious stranger responded immediately, in a slightly raised tone. “I am Zero, and know that I am your ally; a fellow enemy of Equestria. It was I that led the griffons to victory at Gryphallia last week.”

Rover’s eyes immediately widened when he heard this, and he took a step back in surprise. “What?” After a brief moment of silence, he regained himself and stepped forward again. “That was you?”

“Yes, that was me.” Zero responded. “And know that I am on your side. I want to help lead you to victory, but for now you have to retreat. Retreat now and live to fight another day.”

After a brief glance at the battlefield, the leader turned back to face Zero. “And I suppose you have a way to get us all out of this battle alive, huh?”

“Yes, I’m sure of it, but I’ll need your help to do it.” After Rover looked at him a bit suspiciously, Zero continued speaking. “First off, how many pulse charges do you have left?”

After looking him over again, and mentally reviewing how many pulse charges they had brought with them, how many they had used, how many they had left, and who had what, he responded. “About five.”

“Alright.” Zero began. “On my signal, have your forces when use three pulse charges at the three main sides of the combat. That should keep the pony’s forces stunned long enough for you to tunnel out and make your escape. Then right when you’re about to leave, toss out one more for good measure. Do this and I can guarantee your safety. All I ask is that you take me with you.”

The leader immediately stiffened his upper lip upon hearing that last part. “And just why should I take you with us when I don’t even know who you are?” He then thrust his index finger out at him. “For all we know, you could be a pony trying to trick us.”

Lelouch instinctively took a step back at the Diamond Dog’s hostility. Rover was pointing at him threateningly, with a scowl on his face. Lelouch inwardly cursed at his stubbornness before responding. “Look, we don’t have time for this right now!” He shouted out. “Let’s focus on getting all of your men out of here safely for now, and then I’ll tell you anything you want to know.” At the moment, time was of the essence, so Lelouch needed to tell this guy whatever he wanted to hear in order to move quickly.

However, Rover didn’t let up. “Forget it! You’re gonna answer all of my questions now before we go anywhere!” He yelled.

“And let your own soldiers die!” Lelouch countered.

Rover took a step back and righted himself up, pridefully. “We Dogs would rather die in glorious battle than in our homes after being betrayed.” He then folded his arms together. “Now give me a reason to trust you and show me who you are.”

Sweat started to form on Lelouch’s forehead, inside his helmet. “I can’t let them know that I’m a pony. Not now; they’d never trust me this soon.” He halted for a moment and looked down at the ground. “Dammit, I’m gonna have to do it.” He looked up again to look Rover in the eyes, and then a small compartment in his mask opened up, revealing a single eye with a Geass symbol. “Obey my orders!”

Rover simply stood there, transfixed as the Geass took effect. One of his bodyguards briefly looked towards his Commander, and then took a step towards Zero. However, Rover held a paw out to his side him to stop him. Without taking his gaze off of Zero, he then nodded in affirmation. “Right, understood.” He said, his eyes now with a red tint.

“Good,” Lelouch said as his mask closed up again. “Now, order the retreat.”

“Right,” Rover said absently.

Rover then turned back around to face the battlefield and relayed the order that Zero had given him, to the Diamond Dogs still fighting.

The Diamond Dogs on the battlefield heard this order, and turned their heads to the side and nodded. Three of them then reached into their armor, pulled out a magical pulse charge, and threw them up into the air, aiming them so that the combined blast waves would affect everypony in the area.

The resounding blasts produced three big shockwaves in all directions, encompassing the whole of the courtyard, stunning all of the ponies in the area, blinding them for several seconds.

The Diamond Dogs took advantage of this distraction and quickly started tunnelling into the ground to escape. Their sharp claws tore into the earth like scissors through paper, allowing them to disappear into the ground in seconds.

When all of the remaining Diamond Dogs had evacuated the area, Rover turned to both of his bodyguards. “Alright, let’s go.” The two bodyguards then started digging into the ground rapidly, creating tunnels large enough to squeeze through in a matter of seconds.

While his bodyguards were digging their escape route, he turned to face Zero, his eyes still glowing red. “We’re getting out of here. Let’s go.”

“Right.” Lelouch responded. The four of them then entered the escape tunnels, abandoning the fight to the ponies completely. Right as they were leaving, Rover quickly threw one more into the air, over his shoulder, for good measure, just as Zero had ordered him to, ensuring enough time for them to make their escape. When the effects of the blast had faded, the Diamond Dogs and Zero were gone.

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On the outskirts of Ponyville, the ponies had prepared a small refugee camp to safely care for the Ponyville citizens, in case of a terrorist attack. It was set up inside a big building that was comprised of one big room. There were rows of cots set up in several lines all over the room.

There were a few hundred ponies squeezed into the big building, all huddled close together, afraid of what was going on right now, just a few miles from where they were.

“I can’t take it anymore!” A certain cyan pegasus screamed out, hovering in the air. “I feel so useless. I should be out there right now, helping.”

“Simmer down now, Rainbow,” Applejack said, getting up off her cot and looking up at Rainbow Dash. “The army’s got everything under control. Everything will be fine. Besides, you’re too young to be out there, fightin’. Those are the rules.”

Rainbow Dash gazed down at Applejack while she was talking. “Twilight’s out there helping and she’s our age.” Rainbow countered.

Applejack just hardened her glare at her pegasus friend. “She’s a Princess. She needs more protection than the rest of us, and it’s part o’ her duty to help ‘her subjects’.”

“Exactly, she’s a Princess, and we’re friends.” Rainbow Dash responded. “She should be able to pull a few strings and get me out there. With my help, I just know that we could end this whole stupid war.”

Applejack closed her eyes briefly and exhaled. “Rainbow, Ah know how ya feel. Ah’d like to be out there too, helpin’ out, but this is just the way it is.”

Upon hearing this, Rainbow Dash just squeezed her eyes shut and clenched her hooves tight for a moment, but then she relaxed again. “I guess you’re right. I just wanna do something.”

“Well don’t worry. I’m sure that this will all be over quickly.” Rarity said, as she lay on the cot, with Fluttershy cosying up next to her, burying her head into her mane.

Rainbow Dash let out another sigh as she drifted back to the ground. “Yeah, I guess you’re right. But still…”

Applejack could see that Rainbow had still not completely given in. However, before she could speak up again, something else came to her. “Hey, where’s Pinkie Pie?” She asked, while looking from side to side.

“Oh, she’s over there,” Rarity said in a surprisingly sarcastic tone, while pointing over to the far corner with her horn.

Applejack looked over into the direction that her unicorn friend had pointed, and she saw Pinkie Pie sitting by herself on a single cot, alone in the corner. Taking in this strange sight, Applejack decided to go over and talk to her.

She reached Pinkie in the furthest corner of the room, which was much darker than the rest of the room. Pinkie Pie was sitting there all by herself, with an uncharacteristically sombre expression on her face, looking down. Her mane was deflated, though not completely straight. So also looked strangely… grey; almost like she had been corrupted by Discord again.

Seeing her friend look like this, Applejack decided to speak up. “Hey there, Pinkie, what are y’all doin’ over here all by your lonesome?” Applejack asked.

Pinkie raised her head to look Applejack in the eye. She just stared back at her for several seconds in utter silence, with an almost pained look in her eyes, and then looked away again, looking like she was about to tear up.

Applejack looked back at her friend, now very worried. “Listen, Pinkie Pie. If something’s wrong, then you can tell me.” She said as she took another step closer to her. “What is it?”

Pinkie slowly rolled her eyes back towards the apple farmer, before turning back around completely. After another moment of hesitation, she opened her mouth to speak. “Dgjfkdtydghjtdrdghjgdgx.”

Upon hearing the sounds coming out of Pinkie’s mouth, Applejack immediately let out an annoyed huff and facehooved. “Oh Celestia, not this again.” She then lowered her hoof again before continuing. “Pinkie Pie, if this is another one of your practical jokes, then you can skip it.” She then looked at her again with a more worried expression. “Just tell me what’s wrong, Sugarcube.”

Pinkie leaned forward again, now looking even more worried. “Dfdgnfkhmjdhbnmfjdhgxb.”

Once again, Applejack let out another aggravated huff. “Fine, don’t tell me.” She then turned back around and started walking away. “Let me know when y’all are ready to start acting serious!” She shouted at Pinkie, over her shoulder. She then whispered under breath, “That would certainly be a first.”

Pinkie Pie held out her hoof towards her friend as she walked away. “Hgfgbnfhmkdgbnmgfdgszxbgnfjdhgsf!”

When Applejack had ignored her plea and walked out of sight, Pinkie lowered her hoof again. She then lowered her head as well, and screamed as loudly as she could in her mind. “Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

To be continued…