//------------------------------// // Chapter Eleven: Your friendly PER man // Story: The Conversion Bureau: The Land Downunder // by Da Bunnana King //------------------------------// The Conversion Bureau: The Land Downunder By Da Bunnana King Chapter Eleven: Your friendly PER man === The jeep silently purred as I roared down the highway, the land around me was a blur. I began to think to myself how to introduce myself to the PER member when I found him... then again he was an old friend so hopefully he wouldn’t ponify me on sight. ‘I hope they does ponifiy you. Then you can finally put this whole revenge business behind you.’ Rose hissed at me. “Thats a new one from you. I thought you were nice, because we were becoming good friends.” I joked to her as I put the car on cruise control. ‘Well this whole, go and cut a path to the head of the Australian HLF, is kinda hypocritical of you. I mean you didn’t want to kill them in the first place but now you want to kill them all and raze the building to the ground.’ “Thats what you think,” I replied, as I spotted the large shield dome that surrounded Brisbane. The shield that protected Brisbane was set up by the dying government when the ozone layer had burned a hole above Australia, Brisbane bore the brunt of it making life under the sun inhospitable. But being the human race, we figured that if we projected a holographic image with a dark enough tint, it could create a sort of synthetic ozone layer over the city. It worked but last time I remember being in Brisbane the tint was a dull grey not smog black. ‘This is why Equestria is better.’ “You’ve never been to Equestria, let alone read about it.” I said as I passed a semi-trailer that looked like it was an old radar site that was used to monitor the skies when gang wars plagued Australia when the mining boom hit. ‘What is that doing out here?’ Rose questioned me, “Fuck if I know,” I responded, as I neared the dome. I spotted that it was guarded by what seemed to be HLF, not wanting to take any chances I floored it and drove straight past them, making them shit bricks. ‘That wasn’t nice to do.’ “Fuck da HLF and da police... that and they were HLF.” I said as I cruised down the streets of Brisbane. ‘Alex, what has gotten into you?’ “Well you’re in my head, my life is drawing to a close if I don’t ponifiy and I am making a deal with the PER to attack the HLF. So I guess I am going crazy.” I responded, as I found what I was looking for. It was a black X marked on the ground in one of the plazas that scattered the dilapidated city. === “Well looks like it’s time to meet some ponies.” I said, as I pulled the jeep in an alleyway and hopped out. I strode around into the empty plaza and stuck to the shadows like a ghost, waiting for a pony to come out of its lair to ponifiy me. Mainly an old friend of mine. “Ummm... Mister, you know you could just ask to be ponified if you’re HLF.” a voice came, from next to me. “Holy shit!” I swore, as I nearly jumped out of my skin to see a tan colored earth pony who was holding a purple egg. “Alex...? Is that you?” He asked, me as he trotted up to me. “Yeah, I am Alex but who may I ask is this?” “‘It’s me, Jack. You know, from your old company.” He said as he ushered me towards a metal door. “Jack Daniels Sauwse? Wow... well that was convenient.” I said as he pushed me through the metal door. He turned to me and shook me. “Are you crazy?! Do you have any idea how big that bounty is?!” He yelled at me while still shaking me. “Last time I checked it was big. But look I am here for your help... well yours and the PER’s.” I said, pushing him away. “Well if you need to ponifiy then you came to the right ponies. Let me just go get some of the serum and we can have you in Equestria in no time.” “I need your help to take down the HLF.” I blurted out. “What?” he responded, turning his head towards me as if I’d said, ‘You have a very sexy flank.’ “You heard me. I want to take down the HLF in this region, I know how.” “Well then, we’d better take you to the Knight Commander then,” he said, as he trotted happily in front of me. “So besides living in the bush, what else have you gotten up to?” “Well I went to a Conversion Bureau yesterday, got attacked by the men who have been hunting me and then I wound up here.” I said smugly, as we continued down the tunnels of the PER head quarters. “Wow, must of been a heck of a day. So what made you join up with us?” “Because I have a plan.” I responded coldly, as he turned his head around to me. “And what would that be?” He asked, as we approached a door with strange symbols on it. “Well it involves you guys and that ponification stuff.” I said, as I pushed through the door, seeing a large, heavily built stallion sitting behind a desk. His coat was black like the night, his mane was a shiny silver with a streak of yellow running through it, and on top his forehead was a long pointy horn that glimmered as if it had been sharpened. “Well then,” he spoke with a deep voice like that of my old drill sergeant, “You have come to the right place then.” === “Sir,” Jack said, saluting him, “we have a mister Linstrom here to see you about taking down the HLF with possible conversion and joining the ranks of the PER as a human, sir.” “Is he now?” He said, trotting up to me, “So what makes you so sure that we will help you?” “Well, I know where the head of the HLF are in this region, I know the building layout, I have a plan to get in and out, and you also hate the HLF even more than humanity.” I stated, as he trotted around me observing me and my reactions. “Alex we don’t hate humans. We just are trying to show humans that being a pony is the right choice.” Jack said as he gulped nervously. “I know all about that. But I still need your help.” “Help for what?” The leader stated as he trotted in front of me. As he slowly drew closer to me, I noticed his cutie mark was that of a shield with a lone sword on top of it. “I want the man who killed my parents dead.” I said, with a vengeance. “Well then I have one question to ask you... would you forcefully ponifiy one of your own kind?” “Yes,” I solemnly responded. “Well then,” he said trotting up to me and holding out his hoof, “Welcome to the Australian chapter of the Ponification for Earth’s Rebirth, Knight Aspirant Alex Linstrom.” === Authors Notes: Why do I have the feeling that I fucked this up bad? Oh and thanks to Cloudhammer, Jaysteeny and Wasteland Gunner for being epic prereaders.