The Female Kul’asepticon wirewolf walked into the laboratory filled with corpses of Autoponies and Kul’asepticons alike dragging a dead Autopony with her. She looked up and saw her bat pony friend sitting on top of a White cannon with shades of Blue. She was just looking around but still knew her friend came into the room and asked the Wirewolf what was she looking at. “What the heck is this place?”
“Vinyl’s lab. Just dump whatever corpse you find in here, she doesn’t even care.”
“Yeah, like this thing I’m sitting on.”
“That’s her Bass Cannon. It’s made from the best sound pieces she could find. And the remains of that SoundBlaster guy after that big yellow Pegasus chopped him up like Cyber-Sushi.”
“I’m just surprised she took Nightmare’s passing so calmly.”
“True, but I don’t think she’s gonna let it go that quick.”
“Yeah she followed Nightmare like a Dog following it’s owner, and check out the corpse in the middle of the room. Looks like it was made from the night sky.”
“Weird, almost as dark as-”
They both turned their attention the screen above them as a video of Tirek came up. Tirek had chosen to have a coronation to officially declare leadership over the Kul’asepticons. He looked no different other than skin was now a brighter red and he sported a Mohawk on his head.
“Looks like the show’s started.”
“Jerk’s on Every Channel.”
Both Cons than left the room and the doors closed behind them. So they didn’t see the Bass Cannon transform and Vinyl Scratch rise from its place. She looked up at the screen with Tirek’s smug face looking at her. She than turned to the corpse in the shackles in the middle of the room, sinews exposed with a bit of bone as well. The time for the return was now.
“Owloucious eject. Retrieve EDK Techvolt Emitter.”
Owloucious flew up and rummaged through the parts and remains, finding the gun and handing it to Vinyl. She used it fire at the two consoles at either end of the room powering up two switches. She walked to the one on the right and pulled it down and hook holding an arm matching the body’s color attached it to the socket and the limb twitched a little. She proceeded to the other one and found a bit of trouble connecting the left arm, but it twitched as it completed its connection to the body. Vinyl than turned her attention to the Left side of the room.
“Rumble, Eject.”
A small Orange coated brown-maned Colt came out of her chest, his forehooves shaped like pile drivers as he approached a shaft covered by pieces of Ponies.
“First we crack the shell, Than We crack The Nuts inside!”
he brought his right hoof down creating a small vibration, and clearing the debris allowing him to run inside of the shaft. While he went inside, Vinyl walked to a lamppost similar to one of her modes and petted Owloucious who rested on top of it.
Rumble appeared above a railing holding something.
“Here it is boss.”
A crane grabbed it and placed it on the corpses neck… revealing it as the head of Nightmare Moon herself. Vinyl than fired the Techvolt directly into Nightmare’s chest, the lifeless husk cringing a bit as each bit of it went into her, until the ammo was all gone. Vinyl than pulled a switch allowing a purple glow in a few tubes to go inside of Nightmare.
“Dark Energon infusion commencing in 3…2…1. Infusion initiated.”
The Dark Energon pumped into Nightmare, muscles and sinew rebuilding, bones sealing cracks and moving back into place, when all that was done, the skin covering over it and the fur growing back, with a newer darker coat. The eyes of the lifeless husked glowed a bright dark purple with power and her muscles toning, resulting in the lighter armor put on sealing snuggly. The body then convulsed with life as light engulfed the whole room.
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Nightmare did not know how long she felt adrift, but she did know she heard a familiar voice speaking.
“Balancing audio receptors…”
in that void she weakly said the name of the one speaking. “Vinyl…?” she than felt herself go into something, than a surge of power immediately after. She than used a part of it to will herself to open her eyes.
“Visual sensors online.”
Nightmare looked her around, her sight seeing outlines of light blue before the colors balanced out and she saw other colors as well. She looked at he hooves and saw a new tone of muscle in them. “Where… am I?”
“Kaon. My lab near the Pit.”
“where is Tirek?”
She looked up and saw Tirek speaking on the screen with a brighter tone and a large Mohawk. “Kul’asepticons, a new age is upon us. Gone are the failures of Nightmare Moon.”
Nightmare Grunted and slammed her two hooves together, as this was the last straw for Tirek. “Have fun with your reign Tirek, it will not last.” She than pulled then cranes of her hind legs with hardly any effort, she than let out a yell of anger, at Tirek for his treachery than throwing an arm at the screen, destroying it. She walked forward and found Vinyl and Rumble at the entrance, Rumble holding a Riot Cannon, her signature, weapon in combat. She grabbed it allowing it to integrate into her right hoof. But she simply tore the door open and walked through, creating looks of surprise on several Autopony Prisoners as they looked like they’d seen a ghost, and Hearing Vinyl saw one last thing before walking out.
“Vinyl Superior, Autoponies Inferior.”
That was correct, as not even their Autopony City Titan could keep Nightmare Moon down. She walked through the door and than flew to the upper level with one simple flap of the wings. She walked through than heard Vinyl on her Comm. “Nightmare, Corona and the other loyalists are awaiting your orders.”
Nightmare saw a statue of Tirek in front of her and simply punched it with her right hoof, and the statue crumbled to pieces. “Tell them to wait Vinyl, this is something I’ve waited a loong time to do.” She turned a left then a right facing a platform going up into the pit. She than heard Tirek begin his speech. “My Fellow Kul’asepticons I know you have concerns about our miniscule Energon supply, and I can assure you it is of no concern. Under my rule I promise you we will have more Energon than you can possibly imagine.”
Nightmare rolled her eyes at his false promises and moved onto the platform to end this once and for all. The platform and it raised to the pit where several Kul’asepticons were watching the coronation, a large statue of Tirek in his current appearance in a victorious pose behind where Tirek was with Selene behind roped by Energon Chains, and shocked at who just entered, but Tirek was oblivious and just angry at what just happened.
“Who disrupts my coronation?”
“Coronation Tirek? This is bad comedy.”
Nightmare’s vision had become stronger than ever before so she didn’t even have to look around to see several Kul’asepticons shocked at her return as some of them were present at her seeming demise, she could even see The Dazzlings and Sunset Shimmer in the stands of the arena, The Dazzlings jaws agapes at this while Sunset was relaxed and sipping on an Energon Cube with a smirk on her face saying ‘Called it.’ Tirek than realized who just insulted him.
“Nightmare, is that you?”
“Here’s a hint.”
Nightmare than jumped into the air with one flap of her wings than dove down into the arena slamming hard into it and smash parts of the floor and sending several Kul’asepticons flying. Tirek mearly smirked. “you are no one here Nightmare, the Kul’asepticons are loyal to me now. The reign of Tirek has begun.” Tirek than took a pose resembling his statues. Several Kul’asepticons ran to attempt to kill her but she simply blasted them with no trouble. Tirek upped the anti by sending in Shotgunners who just died like the rest along with the incoming Rocket Troopers.
“Where did you think I learned to fight Tirek? This was the arena I earned my right not as a Queen, far too small, as a Empress of Kaon.”
A Dog’o War descended from the air facing her and she had just ran out of ammo in her Riot Cannon, so she ran for him head on and they both exchanged blow for blow than the Dog’o War delivering a punch with his right arm but Nightmare dodged and grabbed the arm, than twisting it the other way and a look of madness entering her eyes as her pupils dilated into marbles, feeling the lust of battle enter her body after so long as it heard the sickening crunch of broken metal than the tearing wires as she tore the arm off. She then rammed into the Dog’o War and delivered two punches to it’s face before denting it’s chest armor, creating a crack in it than making a demand to the downed Con.
“GIVE ME YOUR SPARK!”
She than tore his chest open, and through all the wires, and grabbed the spark with her Mouth pulling it out of the chamber, tossing it up in the air than chomping on it than swallowing it whole feeling the warm Energon enter her throat and turned to the sky, letting out a primordial roar in victory. She turned to the Dog’o War on her left, who was shaking and a puddle of Oil amassing under him. She smiled a sadistic smile her carnivorous teeth with freshly spilled Energon stained on them. He tried to run but Nightmare tackled him then tore him limb from limb, throwing his head over to Tirek who dodged it but it smashed his statue. Tirek was angry at how all the Con’s on the floor were dead.
“Is there no one left to challenge this… this… pretender to the throne?” Sunset then shouted as the conclusion was now seen. “You’ve had this coming a long time Tirek!”
Nightmare followed the words Sunset said and thought exactly.
“Tirek, your so called reign as a king has come to an end.” She than transformed into her tank mode, stronger and more powerful than before. She aimed at Tirek than fired at him, destroying his Mohawk, clipping his horns a little, and singeing his coat a layer or two and putting a hole in his right shoulder. He than looked at Nightmare clutching the wound. “You will pay for this Nightmare!”
He than transformed and flew off, not seeing Selene had gotten out of her bondage and turned to Nightmare. “You want us to get him, finish him off?”
“No Tirek’s plans have severally drained our Energon supplies, I will see to Mirrorlestia about that dilemma.” She turned to she a statue of her in her new form be lowered and smiled Triumphantly. “Kul’asepticons, Nightmare Moon has Returned!”
Walked forward through the legs and found the Seekers in front of her, the Dazzlings Kneeling while Sunset briefly bowed, than spoke. “Good to have you back Lady Nightmare. I am-”
“I know who you are Sunset Shimmer, Vinyl has told me about you in some of her reports. She said your ideas remind her of Tirek, but I know you know where your dear place is Sunset…”
“Of course ma’m-”
“As my second in command.”
“What?”
“I am in need of a new one since my own has proven traitorous. Mirrorlestia relies on logic but I need one with something more. Vinyl is loyal but I need someone who wouldn’t be afraid to take a risk for the cause. And you’ve seen what happened to Tirek so you know your place here.”
“I don’t know what to say Lady Nightmare.”
“No need, you will accompany me on the mission I’m about to embark on.”
“Yes Lady Nightmare. Adiago, looks like the Seekers are yours now.”
Adiago smiled at her new position as Air Commander of the Kul’asepticon Battle Fleet. Sunset and Nightmare walked though hearing the Kul’asepticons on their side’s salute and yell. “Long Live Nightmare Moon!” they found Corona at the side of a dropship ready to talk to Nightmare. “Long live Nightmare Moon, I have rebuilt the tower from the Sea of Rust to the target planet. The world is primitive but rich with raw energy. All that is left is to require a ship for transport.”
“I already have that covered Corona, continue your work, I will be pleased if your results come out as expected.”
“That is a 90% chance as an actual outcome.”
Sunset was curious as at Nightmare’s came answer. “And just where do we get a ship to hold all the Kul’asepticons?”
“I’ll explain on the way.”
Nightmare and Sunset entered the dropship and it flew off, the only chances of finding a ship that large lying in Nightmare’s selected destination.