Fullmetal Pony

by clearshot01


Demolition Duty

        There was a huge surge of energy & a bright flash, & when everyone looked at me, I was different outfit. My pants were a dull grey and my shoes were black, but my shirt was two completely different colours. The right half of the shirt was orange, with a symbol for the sun, while the left half was light blue, with a symbol for the moon. My two blades were strapped to my back, and I had wings, one red, one blue.

        
I didn't stop to admire myself. I'm not that vain. Ok, maybe I might be, but considering the circumstances I can put whatever vanity I have aside. I activated the Sharingan I had recently learned to access, just in case I needed it. Hmm, wonder if I can use Mangekyo sharingan? Meh, I'll figure it out when I need to. Akumu was just staring at me the entire time.

"So, are you going to fight me, or just stand there twiddling your newly reacquired thumbs?". "Don't worry, I'll fight you, but first, I have something to do".

"And that would be...?".

"Getting my mom, aunt Luna and my friends out of here".

"And how do you plan to do that?". He was smirking.

"Easy. And guys, you may wanna' stand back. That door isn't gonna be there for much longer!".

They saw that I was being completely serious and backed away very quickly. I mentally kicked myself for what I was about to do. Sorry Claudius, but this is the only way I can think to get the door open and give everyone else a chance to escape. Please don't hate me for this.

"HEY PINKIE!".

"YEAH?".

"CLAUDIUS BROKE A PINKIE PROMISE!".

"WHAT!?" The effect was instantaneous. The door blew apart in a storm of broken wood and metal, and Pinkie had her party tank's turret aimed squarely at Claudius, who was shaking like a leaf in a hurricane. Dabuq, a freaking tank? Where does she keep all this stuff?

"WHY YOU NO GOOD-"

"Pinkie-"

"PROMISE BREAKING-"

"Pinkie-"

"SACK OF-

"PINKIE PIE!".

"WHAT!?".

"It was a false alarm. Turns out I was mistaken. Claudius hadn't broken a Pinkie Promise. Sorry...".

She looked like she was gonna turn the turret on me for a second, but then she just smiled.

"Okie-dokie-loki. Just one thing".

"Yeah?".

"If you ever say someone broke a Pinkie Promise ever again when they didn't-" Her mane and tail went flat, and she had a look in her eyes that screamed You mess with me and you're dead, and it will be a most painful death.

"I will END YOU!".

She said it quietly and with a straight face, but it felt like her voice was booming from within my very soul. It was all I could do to just nod and not break down right there. She went straight back to her happy, random, energetic self.

"Okay, now that we've cleared a path, everypony else, get out of here. This is between me and Akumu, and I don't want you guys getting caught up in it".

Rainbow Dash immediately started to argue with me. "NO WAY! I JUST GOT REUNITED WITH A FAMILY I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I HAD! I AM NOT LEAVING YOU BEHIND SO YOU CAN FIGHT HIM ALONE!".

Mom and aunt Luna were also adamant about staying. "I am not losing my son or my daughter again. If anything happens to either of you, I'll never forgive myself".

"And I will not allow my sister's children to get hurt fighting the monster that turned me into Nightmare Moon. Call it selfish, but I want payback. But more than that, I want to protect you both".

I sighed, knowing that any argument I made to get them to leave would be either ignored, or completely shot down by a counter-argument.

"Fine, but don't hold back. And Dashie-"

"Yeah, bro?"

"I know you wanna kick his flank, but I'm asking you to stay back for this one."

"WHAT!? BUT I CAN-"

"NO! DON'T SAY IT. I WANT YOU TO STAY BACK. I JUST LOST MY SISTER TWICE! I'M NOT ABOUT TO LOSE HER AGAIN!"

She scowled, but nodded.

"Fine, but if I think for a second something's gonna' happen-"

"It won't. Pinkie Promise." She chuckled a bit.

Then everypony left, while Chris and Luke came up to me, speaking at the same time.

"Dude, we're not just gonna leave and twiddle our thumbs while you fight him. We're not gonna stay here, but we're not leaving. We've got a plan!".

"And your plan is?".

"Two words. DEMOLITION DUTY!" I barely managed to contain my laughter.

"Alright. Just don't blow anypony’s arms off, like you did to that poor man made of pie, Chris."

"Hey, in my defence, he was giving me dirty looks, and he was made of shit!".

"Dammit Chris, just because you didn't like the flavour doesn't mean he was made of shit!"

"Yes it does. I am the pie master. Nopony knows shitty pies better than me`, except maybe Pinkie and Applejack. They can probably spot a shitty pie anywhere."

"Dammit Chris, just call them bad pies, stop using the 's' word. It's an insult!"

"Jeez, never thought you'd get obsessed with the feelings of pies."

"I'm not, but calling them shitty is insulting to everypony that makes them."

"Fine, we'll go now, and start the destruction. You four better have him beaten by the time we're done."

RD, mom, Luna and I just smiled and said together "WE WILL!" And with that, they left, and the four of us turned back to face Akumu.

"Are you four done with all your happy little conversation, or are you gonna start a musical number next?".

Luna spoke up. "No, but we'll gladly arrange for one at your funeral. Just don't expect anypony to show up for it".

 Akumu looked pissed at this comment. "You really think you can kill me? Did you forget what I said. None of you are strong enough".

"Yeah, and I'm the Queen of England!".

This got a few confused looks from mom, Luna and RD. "Um, Shadow, you don't look like a Queen, and what in the hay is England?".

"Sorry, England is a place back in the world I got here from. The queen of England is technically more of a figurehead than an actual ruler, sort of a way of keeping long-standing traditions alive. And I was trying to make a joke out of his declaration of being unbeatable with that reference".

"Oh, sorry".

"No worries. Now enough talk. Time to get serious".

I didn't wait to hear the snide remark Akumu was sure to have come up with in reply. Instead, I just drew Taiyo no kenmeina me and Tsuki no kenmeina me, and launched a Tentai Kurosu at him. He dodged it, only to be hit by a combined blast from mom and Luna. He got knocked into the wall, leaving a large dent in it. We didn't give him an opportunity to recover. They charged up for an even stronger blast, while I prepared one of my more powerful techniques.

"Ok, then when you launch your attack, get into the air, ok? That includes you Dashie.".

They nodded, though I was sure that they were more than a little confused by my request. This suspicion was confirmed by Luna.

"What exactly are you planning?".

"Wait and see". They didn't seem satisfied by my answer, but they all agreed nonetheless.

Akumu had lost his patience, however, and attacked us with a massive ball of shadows, at the exact moment that mom and Luna launched their own co-operative attack. The resulting shock wave knocked us all backwards. Luna moved to clear Dash out of the way, just as I regained my balance in time to use the attack I had been charging. I slammed my blades into the ground, creating a massive surge of energy.

"Tentai Shogekiha!" (Celestial Shockwave).

To say the room was damaged by the resulting explosion of energy would be to say that Chris only likes pie. It was a disaster area. Most of the floor was cracked if not completely demolished, and the same could be said of the walls. Akumu, however, wasn’t even phased. Sure, he had massive burn marks all over his body, but he didn’t even notice it. And I was spent. I’d put everything into that attack, and he was still standing, while I was on one knee panting heavily, and gripping my chest, my blades clattering uselessly to the floor. His smirk grew bigger as he took slow, deliberate steps towards me. Mom, Luna and RD rushed to my side as my transformation faded and I turned back into a unicorn. By some miracle, just as he was about to reach us, the castle started to shake, and parts of the ceiling started to fall.

“What? What’s going on? WHAT DID YOU DO YOU INSOLENT WORM!” Akumu screamed, stepping back just before a massive piece of debris fell through the space he had occupied only moments before.

I smirked as I replied, “Don’t thank me. This was all Chris and everypony else.”
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The destruction of the castle (Chris’ POV, written by the mare herself (Sorry Chris, Star and I couldn’t resist. Just know it was my idea, not his. He just came up with better words than I did. Oh...don’t drop the soap.)

Luke and I ran out the door and informed everypony what was going on. We had a job to do and we weren’t gonna let down the whole of Equestria!

I lined everypony up, telling them their assignments. “Twi, you’re going to help me make those bombs!, Fluttershy, you are going to place those bombs! Everypony else, wait until further instructions!”

I grabbed a nearby lantern and tore off a piece of cloth I got from the ever so popular banner of Akumu. I was happy to rip it to shreds. Necessary shreds! Everypony looked at me like I was some mad scientist. I finished the bomb and showed it to them, it was basically a lantern filled with cloth and mysterious powder. At first, they all burst into laugh, but then I called up Luke so he can demonstrate how these babies work. “Luke! Cast one of your fire spells from you fancy book.”

He looked at me with a sarcastic grin, and began shouting his words for the spell. And then… BOOM! The castle shook, I bet Stephen felt that too! Everypony realised that the bombs were a threat, and stood in line and looked at me with respect. “Alright Twilight, you ready?” “Yes, but what do I have to do?” “Alright take this lantern, stick this cloth in it so it catches on fire, and take this bag of powder” “Alright….”. Applejack spoke up: “Uhh sugarcube, what are we supposed to do while you make your doo-hickeys?” “Ransack it, find more cloths and lanterns if possible, we will need it!” “Alright, but this better be worth it!”. The others went to find supplies, while Twilight and I worked hard to make those bombs.

“That should do it!” I said with excitement, as my eyes went aflame like a mad scientists. “Yes,yes… These should do!” Everypony else came back from the castle, and reported their findings. Pinkie Pie spoke up: “ Oh, I found nothing in the party room! At least I think it was the party room! It was big! Had some balloons! Oh and streamers!!” She burst into an uncontrollable laugh. Applejack spoke next: “I found nothin’. Like nothin’, nothin’. Guy must be a ghost, he owns nothing at all”. Fluttershy spoke up next: “Umm… I found….Nothing, oh please don’t be mad!!” “It’s okay I’m not mad..? I’m curious.. Akumu has a huge castle and you’d expect to find something in those halls of his… This is weirding me out…” Luke spoke up: “Maybe he wasn’t a collector? Maybe he….”. We all heard a noise, sounded like screams. Maybe it was coming from Akumu’s throne room? “I hope Stephen is okay, he’s my best friend, I wouldn’t want anything to happen to him…”

“But nevermind that! We need to get to work everypony! Fluttershy! Take a pack of those bombs and place them on the weak spots in the castle! Applejack, you take a swing or two on those poles in the courtyard to weaken them, that way the whole place will collapse when we detonate! Rarity, use your magic and help carry the load!”

“Oh, alright but I do not wish to get dirty! I am a lady after all!”

“Pinkie Pie, use your party cannon and fire the bombs to unreachable places”

“Okie dokie loki! Party cannon ARMEEED!” Again, she burst into a laugh, with no means of being stopped. I wondered how Stephen was doing. I hope he and the gang are okay! But we need to get back to work!

“Twilight, I need you to help me carry the load, and detonate it after we place it”

“Alright, I hope this plan of yours works, I wouldn’t want anything to happened to them”

“Don’t worry, it’ll work, I have total confidence!”

Several minutes later

Applejack came up to me looking worried. “Uhh we got a problem. Pinkie Pie prematurely detonated one of the bombs using that gosh-darn cannon of hers”

“WHAT?!”

“I think the whole castle is starting to collapse!”

I got up on a pedestal and spoke up: “LISTEN UP EVERYPONY! ONE OF THE BOMBS GOT DETONATED PREMATURELY AND THE CASTLE IS STARTING TO COLLAPSE!” Pinkie Pie blushed like a strawberry and screamed “I’m sorry!!” Across the whole room. “THIS MEANS WE NEED TO STEP UP OUR GAME! I WANT TO SEE THOSE ASSIGNMENTS DONE IN THE NEXT MINUTE ,STAT!”

Everyone rushed on, feeling nervous as the whole kingdom of Equestria is going to fall under Akumu’s reign if we don’t do this right. They were right. Without this Stephen cannot secure the fight with Akumu. So I rushed on by, carving places for the bombs in the pillars and boards with my knife. As promised, all was done in a minute but we still had to take care of the outside of the castle. We got the inside secured, but with the outside still standing the walls would deflect the explosion, leaving only the inside harmed! I won’t let that happen! I gathered all my flyers, including the shadows, and left off, leaving the other ponies in the castle.

“Alright everyone, here’s a knife!” I tossed everyone a knife. “ I want you to use this to carve the space for the bombs! Hurry up, time is of the essence!” Everyone nodded, and got to work, carving the spaces and putting the bombs in there. After we were done, the outside looked like a nest of fireflies. The shine of the lanterns making the castle seem like a place you can actually live in. But I knew what I had to do, and I was gonna do it. Me and my flyers got back to the ponies in the Great Hallways where we left them. “Alright guys, this is it. The final stand. You all did an outstanding job, and I am so proud of you!” A little tear showed up on my eye, and everypony looked at me with respect.

“Twilight, this is it…. 3, 2, 1….!”

A/N: Ok, this is the last chapter that will follow this storyline. After that, I'm rewriting it. If anyone is disappointed, I will be putting the original documents on a separate Google Doc, and possibly continuing them on Google Docs.