An army truck arrived in Ponyville, alarming the citizens as it stops. Two stallions climbed out, as they were on an important business. One of them is obviously Soarin, but the other had a azure coat, yellow mane and tail, and violet eyes. Twilight saw how important it is to meet up with them, so she came up to them.
“Good evening Twilight,” said the mysterious stallion, “I hope you’re not running into problems with friendship now, aren’t you?”
“Not a problem at all,” Twilight replied, she was a bit nervous with this stranger, “are you here for the haro?”
“Don’t be silly,” the azure stallion tried to get the weight off of the lavender mare’s shoulder, “we’re only here to investigate the rumors.”
This is trouble for Twilight, what if they find out? The stallion looked very suspicious to her, almost if he was able to see through lies. She had no choice but to submit.
“Let’s have a talk in the library,” Twilight offered, “we shouldn’t let it go to public.”
“Fine by me.” Soarin agreed with Twilight. The three ponies started off to the library.
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Rainbow Dash went over the pamphlet again, making sure that she understands how the gundam works. The cyan pegasus looked out the window to watch the night sky. She began to wonder who overheard her and that egghead. Said egghead showed up with two stallions.
“Twilight?” asked Dash as she stuck her head out the window, “is that you?”
“It’s me of course,” Twilight Sparkle replied, “but military officials wants to talk to us.”
Dash got her head back in and went to the first floor, ready to greet the visitors. When the trio came inside, one of them looked very unfamiliar.
“Who’s that Soarin?” she asked, “I never met him before.”
“Oh, his name is Gear Jack,” Soarin replied, “but I just call him General Jack because of his rank.”
“Nice to meet you Ms. Dash,” said Jack, “I heard about you being a representative of Loyalty.”
“No problem,” Rainbow Dash replied, “now is there anything you need?”
Jack glared at the pamphlet, believing that it’s a clue to the rumor. He took a closer look at it, and then he realized it’s an instruction manual for the gundam.
“I take it you found a gundam?” Gear Jack asked.
“Well,” Rainbow Dash started, “I was flying this morning when a falcon ran me over and we crashed on a giant monster made of steel.”
“Go on,” said Jack, “I’m listening.”
“I stepped back from the face until I hit something that made its chest open,” Dash continued, “so I peeked inside, but the breeze knocked me into it. I had to touch things to know where I am, but I found out that it’s a cockpit for a gundam.”
“What did you do to it?” asked the general.
“I told it to let me out,” said Rainbow Dash, “and it did what I told it to do.”
“Interesting,” Jack commented of the cyan pegasus achievement, “but great power comes with great responsibility and we need all the firepower we can get.”
“Are you going to hire me?” asked Dash, “or are you going take the gundam?”
“We only need the gundam,” said Jack, “because the scientists invented the psychological controller.”
The two mares were shocked, they could not understand how important it is to get the gundam to Canterlot. They started to discuss the situation they’re in. Rainbow Dash and Twilight Sparkle made up their minds.
“Here’s the deal,” said the lavender unicorn, “first, you have to see the gundam in action before you can take it.”
“That’s a interesting idea,” said Gear Jack, “we don’t know what the gundam is capable of after all.”
Rainbow Dash and the azure pegasus shook their hooves, agreeing with the deal.
“Thank you for you time,” said Jack, “I’ll think of that deal as a field test.”
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Scootaloo and Silver Spoon waited at Ponyville’s military stop for officials to pick them up. As they watched the moon, the two fillies wondered about the rumor they heard earlier. Suddenly a cold feeling struck Scootaloo. She looked around, only to find a dark grey pegasus, with brown mane and tail and violet eyes, calmly staring at her. The orange pegasus blinked and the stranger was gone.
“What’s wrong?” asked Silver Spoon, “you acted like you saw something.”
“Must be my imagination,” Scootaloo replied, “almost if it wanted me to have a better life.”
“Well we both stuck,” said Silver Spoon, “Diamond Tiara is too spoiled anyway.”
“I supposed you’re right,” said Scootaloo, rubbing her neck with her right hoof, “she really hate blank flanks.”
It wasn’t long until two N.L.R. officials showed up. One of them approached the fillies, wondering what they did wrong. The youngsters gave their salutes to the stallions before putting their hooves back down.
“Can you tell me why you’re going to military school?” an azure pegasus, with yellow mane and tail and violet eyes, asked the two fillies.
“To show Rainbow Dash what I can do.” Scootaloo answered this question.
“To become a valiant knight of Equestria.” Silver Spoon answered as well.
The officials thought about the reasons they heard. They realized that the new recruits enrolled themselves to military school willingly. But how are they going to fit in with actual troublemakers? The stallions made up their minds.
“Well you’re in luck,” said the azure pegasus, “because we’re putting you under training with one of the best we got.”
“We got the seats ready for you,” said a familiar pegasus, “so hop in.”
The four got inside of the N.L.R. truck and it drove off to Canterlot.
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In the endless void above Equestria, a vastly huge, cacoon like colony floated aimlessly. Many lights shined on the surface as it was containing an extremely bright creature. As the colony spun around gently, three humanoid monsters left it, as they were on a mission. Those monsters were headed for Equestria.
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Star Blade sighed in his bedroom, wondering why the new recruits deserved it, even though they didn’t do anything bad. Wasn’t that booklet he wrote brainwashed them? Did they want to serve Equestria that early? The lavender stallion was not sure about the situation they’re in. Suddenly, the intercom spoke out to him.
“Commander Blade,” said the voice behind the intercom, “our satellites picked up three unidentified creatures heading to our planet.”
“Give me a visual,” Star Blade demanded, “we need to be prepared just in case.”
A video showing three strange creatures popped up in the monitor. The commander took a closer look at the video then realized what those creatures are. He had to make judgment on defenses, but it wasn’t long until the lavender unicorn noticed that Ponyville was the most vulnerable.
“Evacuate the residents of Ponyville,” Star Blade ordered, “we have to save as many ponies as possible.”
“Acknowledged,” said the voice, “beginning evacuations right now.”
“It has been thirty years,” Star Blade thought to himself, “why now? Is my twin cousin safe?”
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In the Carousel Boutique, Rarity was planning to make more plush zakus, believing that children would be more interested in them than dresses. Suddenly, a loud wailing noise pierced her ears. The very stylish unicorn recognized the tone of the noise, so she rushed to get Sweetie Belle.
The lovely filly was disturbed by the noise, making her cover her head with a pillow. Her sister opened the door in fear of losing her, and woke Sweetie Belle up.
“Sweet Belle,” said Rarity, who was still worried, “we have to leave Ponyville now.”
“Why Rarity?” asked Sweetie Belle, “its dark outside.”
“Because something dreadful is about to happen,” Rarity answered, “and it involves our lives.”
Sweetie Belle became so scared she cuddled herself on Rarity. Did Trixie made an ursa minor angry again? Did Spike take too many things again? She was not sure, but all she can do now is to depend on Rarity’s protection.
As they leave their home, the two white unicorns saw that other ponies evacuating Ponyville. Among those trying to escape, Fluttershy saw Rarity.
“Rarity?” Fluttershy called out, “is that you?”
“I’m glad you remembered the drill,” said Rarity, “I’m starting to think that we’re going to be invaded.”
“Did you hear the soldiers?” asked Fluttershy as she joined Rarity, “We’re being relocated to Avalon.”
“Avalon,” Rarity thought to herself, “it supposed to be a military fortress, but why are we being moved to such place?”
“Is something wrong Rarity?” asked Sweetie Belle. There was no response; the trio saw Pinkie Pie and Applejack. But Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash was nowhere to be seen. Where did the two go? The pink pony was starting to have bad feeling about this.
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The cyan pegasus and the lavender unicorn were rushing through Everfree Forest, looking for something very important. There were so many trees, which made their search more difficult. The dark blue ball started to bounce on the cyan mare.
“I know where the gundam is in the woods,” said the ball, “but we’re not having luck at all.”
“I supposed you’re right Research,” said the lavender mare, “I have been doing the hunting. Maybe Rainbow Dash has better luck.”
Dash remembered where she found the iron god, but the wailing noise she was hearing was nothing more than a ticking clock to her.
“I think I left some broken tree limbs behind,” she said, “if we follow them, we’ll find the gundam more easily.”
Research scanned the forest for any damage she was talking about, and then he found a trail of fallen tree branches in his radar.
“Follow me!” Research demanded, “I found our lead.”
The two mares began following Research, knowing that they’re one step closer to finding the gundam.
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“General Jack,” the voice in the radio called out, “come in General Jack.”
Gear Jack knew who was calling him, so he shifted controls over to Soarin before answering the radio. The truck almost made it to military school, which was based in Canterlot. Scootaloo and Silver Spoon saw a city like fortress standing out from the rest the country.
“This is General Jack,” he said to the radio, “I hear you loud and clear.”
“Do you have the recruits with you?” the voice asked.
“They’re with me,” Jack answered, “I can’t believe we picked them up before the alarms rang.”
“Good,” said the voice, “because the scientist realized that far younger minds can handle the pressure better than older minds.”
“Acknowledged,” said Gear Jack, “I’ll let the recruits know.”
The radio went silent as the azure pegasus took control of the truck again. The fillies still stared at the fortress, believing that it was a sight to see. They were interrupted by Gear Jack’s voice.
“Are you comfortable with piloting mobile suits?” he asked, “the nervous controller can cause mental problems.”
“Oh, don’t you mean that…” Scootaloo tried to ask, but the truck arrived at the garage. It was very spacey, allowing room for a lot of workers. The four climbed out of the truck, know that they made it. What towers over everypony is a mobile suit, complete as a minotaur.
The mobile suit is equipped with an assault rifle, which is on the back. Rotating gatling cannons for the ears. Vents that keep the pilot cool during operation. The chest are painted blue, the waist are painted red, the collar and the vents are painted yellow, and every other pieces of armor are painted white. The green colored visor protects the camera needed for the pilot to see through the mobile suit itself.
Before the group approached the mobile suit, a scientist, sporting lime green fur, white mane and tail with light green streaks, and yellow eyes, stopped them in their tracks.
“I’m not going to let you hurt innocent children!” the scientist protested.
“We don’t time to argue Lyra,” Gear Jack threaten, “the demons are coming to Equestria and they’re going to hit us hard unless we fight back!”
“And trust those fillies with our fates?” Lyra argued, “I don’t think so!”
Twilight’s male doppelganger walked in, hearing the argument against the new discovery. He saw Silver Spoon and Scootaloo, who were new recruits. He decided to break it up.
“What the hell is going on?” he asked furiously.
“My general wants to hurt foals with the psychological controller Star Blade,” Lyra complained, “and I’m trying to keep that from happening!”
“Let him do what he wants,” Star Blade protested, “there’s many ponies’ lives on the line now.”
“You win,” said Lyra, who was disgusted with the idea of surrendering to Gear Jack, “but if one filly dies, I’m holding you responsible.”
“Now the real question is,” the azure stallion sighed as he looked at Silver Spoon and Scootaloo, “which one is going to pilot it?”
The orange pegasus went over her memories of reading the Squire Manifesto. The book taught her that young minds could think more clearly than old veterans. It also taught her that courage is required to unlock such feat.
“I’ll do it,” she declared, “whatever those things you were talking about, they crossed our line.”
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As the last of the residents were being herded to the evacuation trailers, one of the Solar Empire soldiers spotted three objects that were going to crash into Ponyville.
“As soon as those civilians get inside,” he ordered, “punch it!”
“Roger,” one of the drivers replied, “and just in time too.”
Inside one of the trailers, Rarity and Fluttershy met up with Applejack and Pinkie Pie. Sweetie Belle was shaken from the horrors of the siren, but glad to see Applebloom again.
“I don’t know why those varmints would show up,” complained Applejack, “now how am I supposed to raise apples now?”
“I am worried about what we’re going to eat,” said Rarity, “that awful noise didn’t give us enough time to pack food up.”
Suddenly, the pink pony showed up with a bag of apples. How she got those apples remains a mystery, but everypony in the trailer were glad that they got something to eat.
“Children and mares first,” Pinkie Pie declared, “the trip only last for the night!”
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Scootaloo was in the cockpit, wearing the neural headband. The cockpit closed with her inside. She knew that she is going to fight the invaders. The orange pegasus began to open her mind up.
“Alright, assimilation in three,” declared the engineer, “two, one!”
The mental pressure overwhelmed Scootaloo, feeling as her brain was going to implode. But then, she became one with the mobile suit. The monitors lit up, revealing what the camera is showing. As the brave filly channeled her thoughts about movement into the mobile suit, it started to walk.
“Holy cow,” Lyra was shocked that the miracle had happened, “did you see that?”
“Seems like my book has taught her well,” said Star Blade, “now our hopes is with her now.”
As the mobile suit approached the garage door, Scootaloo started to hear the radio beep. She answered it and found out that Star Blade was contacting her with the mobile suit’s frequency.
“How are you feeling now Scootaloo?” he asked, “I was getting worried for a second.”
“Felt very sick at first,” she responded, “but I’m fine now.”
“Alright, Ponyville have been evacuated,” Star Blade explained the situation to the orange filly, “but the demons will hit the surface at any moment.”
“Scootaloo,” Silver Spoon interrupted, “please don’t get yourself killed.”
“You can count on that promise,” said Scootaloo, “the mobile suit fits me like a set of clothes after all.”
Star Blade cut the transmission off of the mobile suit for now. He knew that Scootaloo did a far better job than Spitfire, but the demons have to be stopped no matter what.
“Open the garage door!” the lavender stallion declared, “we need this mobile suit dispatched ASAP!”
The workers did what Star Blade told them to do. Soon, the garage door started to open up, paving a way out for the mobile suit. The first thing Scootaloo saw were three meteor-like objects that were going to crash into Ponyville. She knew that barring the demons from attacking the civilians was her goal now.
“Longinus, Scootaloo,” she announced, “moving out!”
The mobile suit, that Scootaloo now calls Longinus, started to rush into Ponyville. Star Blade, Gear Jack, Soarin, and Silver Spoon watched as the new weapon leaves to fight the demons.
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During the ride, Fluttershy noticed what the objects really are and started to tremble in fear. Sweetie Belle and Applebloom realized that Scootaloo is missing, which got them worried. Thing were getting scarier by a minute. Eventually, the demons crashed into Ponyville, but it took only seconds for them to recover. The SE soldiers readied their weapons in response.
The demons were bi-pedal giants, armed with lightweight rifles that can shoot lasers. They looked like they were ferial vampires, complete with claw-like hands, two horns that pointed backwards, the eyes looked like red lines, the wings appeared skeletal. Most of their armors were colored dark grey. Their sleek appearance was intimidating to the weak-willed. What they carried on their waist were long swords.
One demon aimed its rifle at the SE gunship and fired, destroying it and killing those that occupied it. The rest the battalion struck back, only to realize that an anti-metal shielding protected the demons. But they knew that the shielding is limited in power, so they kept firing until a barrage of lasers took most of them out. Suddenly, a mysterious figure came running to Ponyville as it was on the hurry.
“Hey dog meat!” a voice yelled out, “think fast!”
The figure revealed itself as the prototype mobile suit as it jumped. It flipped backwards in the air before slamming its hoof on the head of the demon. The battle machine regained its balance before turning around. The other two demons aimed their rifles at the mobile suit, while the one got back up. It pulled the assault rifle off of its back and aimed it at one of the demons. Inside, Scootaloo looked at the demons, knowing that Longinus can do the work.
“Alright Rainbow Dash,” she said to herself, “I’m going to make you proud.”