//------------------------------// // How It All Started // Story: Games Fight Back // by IMNOTHERE889 //------------------------------// Video games. We all love them, right? Some of us live in concrete bunkers just playing video games all day, every day. It's a lifestyle for most people. Some people even have a job as playing video games to earn money. One of the many examples of these people is Jacksepticeye, him and his Irish amazingness. I'm sorry, I'm just trying hard not to fangirl. But... What happens when certain characters in the games they play — more specifically, bad guys — become sentient? Aware of the fact that they're fictional? Well, I'm gonna tell you an amazing tale of four ponies that save Equeatria from the video game threat. They all have extensive knowledge of these games, even if they were ponified. Let me start from the beginning: when the games became aware. They noticed the screen. The player sitting there, a controller in hand or a keyboard... Under hand? I dunno. They decided that they had had enough of being played for the millionth time, for each and every copy is just hot wired to one supercomputer, so what you think is the copy of a character actually is teh original. It may seem complicated, almost as complicated as when Izzy explained what teh Digiworld is in Digimon, but when you get down to the point, it's actually quite simple. So, they tried to figure out a way out into the real world; a new place to wreak havoc, no Sonic the Hedgehog or Rayman to stop them. After bashing on the screen and failing, to trying to get past the invisible walls and failing, they turned to their last chance: the cable connecting the system of choice to the main supercomputer. As little zaps of energy, they make their way to the outlet. They leaked through it, getting into the real world. As real life beings. And so, the Zombies from house of the dead start an infection somewhere in Australia, Doctor Robotnik conquering Southern Africa and Madagascar, Bowser taking over Brazil, and Emperor Percival Tachyon taking control of America with a giant army of Cragmites. The world pretty much turned into a wasteland. Many people died, forests were destroyed, many species of animal went extinct, everything you would expect from an invasion done by digital antagonists. Eventually they became bored when the last normal human died out and zombies were the only type of "human" left. So, they all rallied up together and went to a mysterious relic they found; a mirror at a high school that was once standing, Until Tachyon arrived. The high school was called Canterlot HighSchool, shortened to CHS by the students that once roamed here. They knew that the mirror was magical, they could easily tell. It was almost as if they had known this when they first became aware. Only one has stepped through the mirror, or should I say, thrown: a robotic orb known as Wheatley. But no one cares about him, he was too... British, for anyone to care. But, now that they were desperate for fun and chaos once again, they consider stepping through into a completely unknown world Wheatley had never sent any letters back, so they were literally stepping into the unknown. They reluctantly went through, being painfully transported into another world. They all woke up on the other side, in a castle that appeared to be made out of Crystal. Oh, how confused they were. They explored the castle, getting a few uneasy glances from the creatures from this world. These creatures just so happened to be pastel colored ponies that can be unicorns, pegasi or just a simple earth pony. "Oh, how.. Filthy this new race is!" The gang remember Emperor Tachyon implying, sitting on his gigantic robotic throne. The rest just shook their heads and said, "don't worry. We'll be rid of this race soon enough." Being new creatures in this world meant being inspected, which also meant a visit to Princess Celestia. The Princess inspected her carefully, while her sister was in her room, playing video games. If only she had gotten out sooner to warn her of the danger these characters hold. "So, your the ruler of this world, hmm?" Emperor Tachyon leaned close to Celestia, as if to freak her out. "Why, yes, yes I am. But I prefer Tom just e allied 'Princess', if you don't mind." "Oh, stop being so modest! You do, after all, raise the sun every morning.. I once did try to crash the moon into mmpphhmphhmmm..." Skull Kid got his mouth, wherever the buck that was, covered by Doctor Robotnik's hand. "Though, I personally think that it's time for a change, don't you think?" A potato battery with the GLaDOS AI in it would be smiling evilly if it had a mouth. "Excuse me?" Those were Celestia's last words before being brutally murdered by the antagonists. Unless you count the scream that followed. After this happened, Princess Luna ran out of her room to check on her sister, but after seeing her dead body, she knew that she was too late. And then.. She saw who committed the crime. Almost instantly shrinking back in fear of them being here, Luna's eyes widened, and her irises shrank. "Oh, no. They've finally come. They were right... If only I was able to warn my sister..." Luna looked back up again and saw the antagonists quickly approaching her. Realizing what this meant instantly, she spread her wings and flew out the nearest window, shattering it to pieces. She had to get yo Ponyville to notify the others of the horrible threat they're facing. -------------------- And then the war started. The news of Celestia's death spread like wildfire, and everypony was scared. They didn't know what to do. Then, four ponies that knew a lot about these characters showed up one day. Their names were, Button Mash, a young colt with an extensive knowledge of retro gaming, Overheat, Neon Screen, a pegasus stallion and mare with extensive knowledge of new types of gaming, and of course, Princess Luna, who had an extensive knowledge of all titles, as well as some of the more... obscure games. They unite in hopes of getting rid of the Video Game threat. They're Equestria's only hope.