"Time is but a ghost... that can walk through us. But how we handle time is but the ghost in the ending of our dreams."
On the outside of the station, two were heading into the core to do some work on it. It seemed one was a diamond dog and the other was a Griffin. They spoke to each other and seemed to have a conversation that is odd and mostly strange to some ponies. They kept in contact with C&C. As it seemed to be a calm day. No ships going in at all today. So they felt they needed to fix some things.
"Then she told me... eww no you're not a pony...Grrrr, you're a dog... not my type."
The diamond dog laughed.
"Still trying to get between those legs of a pony Ruff? Heh, it must be an off week if these stories keep popping up. Amazingly, we always get the bad luck."
Ruff laughed as these two seem to be the two main crew that clean up the station and repair parts of it.
"So why did they send us in here?"
Ruff seemed to be looking around.
"There is a connection in the core that is broken. Oh, here it is."
The two start working on the old connection. Since this is still the old Babylon four core. Their communicators go off.
"This is C&C are you two done in there yet?"
Ruff growls softly speaking back.
"We are done now yes."
They start flying back out. Not seeing a strange thing attached to the core coming out of a cloak and powering up slowly.
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"Soooo you have a blind date?"
Muffin smirked as the eight friends got together for lunch and laughed softly.
"Yes... Why is dating that important?"
Rainbow calmly said.
"Who brings the date of the blind?"
Savannah calmly asked.
"Luna did it. She told me... I need to be happy. But I am the commander of this station. How can I do this?"
Charity smiles.
"Well, Darling come to the shop that I opened up. I would love to make you the perfect dress."
Another was about to speak when suddenly ponies were screaming and running away from something.
"Ghost!!!!"
The eight looked at each other and got up rushing to see it. But when they got there nothing was there at all.
"Oh come on!! I am the chief of Security. I wanted something to happen here."
Sun Sparkle sighs. The commutator goes off.
"This is C&C Sugar Sparkle can you please come up. We seem to be having a power drain."
Sugar Sparkle sighs.
"Alright... on my way... Great so much for lunch with you all. Anyway, I think we better get back to our jobs... Something is going on here."
They all sighed and Rainbow Cloud followed Sugar Sparkle.
"Well, maybe this can help me get out of the blind date."
A door opens up and they blinked seeing humans rushing around, but they looked like ghosts. They can't hear them speak. But they seem to be scared about something. Then they vanished suddenly and the two looked around and looked at each other.
"Something is wrong."
Rainbow cloud spreads her wings and they both rush to C&C. But then there is a flash of light blinding them. Rainbow had a rush of pain as she was in a bed in a hospital. She heard Muffin speaking.
"Push push!!"
Then the rush of a baby crying and holding onto the hoof of a male.
"He looks so beautiful Rainbow."
She saw the face and then the flash ended and she was dizzy and stopped before she hit the wall and turned to Sugar Sparkle. She calmly asked and seemed to worry.
"Did you just see something strange Sugar?"
Sugar looked up and nodded.
"I'd rather not talk about it."
Rainbow cloud nodded and flew to C&C.
"Alright, what is going on? Where is this drain coming from?!"
Sugar cried out with a bit of anger.
"We don't know... But whatever it is. It's draining the power and somehow creating a time disturbance."
Then they all looked up seeing a two-legged creature in a breathing suit standing there and reaching its hand out like it wants something. But the creature is not solid. These seem to be windows of the past. Of what happens here.
"Oh, my look outside!!"
Sugar and Rainbow looked outside. They saw spider-like ships attacking large blue ships. The spider ships seemed scary and rather nasty. The spider ships would make loud sounds and then it all went silent.
"Alright... I want you to contact Equestria Sugar... I don't want any ships or shipments coming here from there or other planets."
"Wait, Rainbow what about the leader of new Griffin stone? He should be here in an hour."
Rainbow looked at Sugar and sighed.
"Try to stall."
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Rainbow rushed to the brown sector to see if she can learn anything down here. She runs into the two that were working outside.
"Hey, Commander do you want some spoo?"
The Griffin lifts it.
"It's the last bit of it."
Rainbow looked at the two.
"I am trying to."
There was a gunshot as Sun Sparkle was down here firing at something and Rainbow rushed off to go find out what it was. She rushed towards the sound seeing Sun sparkle and her second in command.
"Bring him over here Claw!!"
They seemed to be fighting a creature that really was here from whatever was going on. A creature she had never seen before. It was a spider being that seemed to scream and yell in pain. The two seemed to take the creature down with ease and Claw kicked the body. Sun Sparkle rushed to Rainbow.
"Report you two, what is going on here?!"
Sun Sparkle looked to Claw and the black Griffin shrugged.
"We don't know... we have been hearing reports of--"
He was cut short and then a large creature in a suit slowly came into the fray. It was a strange suit and it seemed to be bulky as it spoke.
"Put down your weapons... creatures of the other universe. I have come... to warn you... S0 best to hear me out."
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They seemed to be in Twilight's office and Luna was there with the eight and claw. Twilight seemed very very upset.
"What is going on here?!"
The Princess looked at the creature who softly spoke.
"I am from a race known as the Vorlon's. But that is beside the point. I had to learn to speak like you without riddles. Now, something is messing with the timeline and other universes. If it's not stopped this ghosting will merge the two universes into one. But that's not all...my universe is on the verge of a powerful war... War of the Shadows. A war that almost destroyed us so long ago. Your security saved me from one."
Twilight blinks remembering reading about them before deleting the info needing the space.
"I am known as Kosh... I need to return to full fill a promise and then give my life to that promise."
The creature turned seeing that this was once Babylon four.
"This was the missing station Babylon four was it not?"
They all looked to Twilight and she sighed nodded.
"Ah, I see... Babylon four was used in a war long past. It was brought here by the means of time travel. Whatever has happened that machine has come on again."
Muffin calmly walked up to the creature.
"Can you explain... the strange flashes we saw?"
The Vorlon looked to Muffin.
"The future. The future that will come to the past. No matter how much you try to stop it."
Muffin's eyes go wide. Rainbow had a bright blush on her face. As most of the others looked down seeming to be worried.
"All I can say before... I am forced back to my universe. Is that you need to find the device and destroy it. Force it out of the station and--"
He seemed to vanish and then the rest blinked. As the station started to shake from getting hit by something. The com went off.
"Sugar Sparkle we are under attack!!."
Sugar rushed out of the room.
"Alright get ready for everything Muffin Savanna I want you to get back to Med lab. Charity, Pinkie Cake, and Apple Core I want you to get everyone in the safe areas. Sun Sparkle Claw. I want you to take two-star furies and hunt down this device."
Muffin turned to Rainbow
"What about you?"
Rainbow looked up and smiled.
"I am going to stay here and protect the princess."
She rushed to the desk opening up and brings out a large gun. As it hovers in her magic.
"Now go!!"
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Muffin and Savannah
There were already many wounded they rushed to each with the others of the med lab. They did what they could to keep them alive. Muffin rushed and then there was another flash. She was the best mare at a wedding. It was Rainbow's wedding they had Twilight Sparkle was the one marrying them. Then she saw the stallion and blinks. Looking around seeing that all the friends were there even Luna. But then it ended. She was still there helping with the wounded Diamond Dog.
Savannah seemed to have a flash of her own. She was holding for dear life onto a cliff looking down seeing a giant monster-like creature trying to eat her. She heard the voice of her friends trying to reach for her and she fell but it came back to her helping the creatures. As the station keeps shaking. Savannah looks over to Muffin and she has a worried look on her face. She rushes to some foals from the school they had going when this was going on some just had burned.
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Charity, Apple core, and Pinkie Cake.
Charity was helping the young ones along with Pinkie cake. Pinkie Cake was in the safe room dancing and putting on a party to try to keep the spirits up. Apple core was holding a pistol in her teeth. While it seemed to be waiting in case another ghost bleeds through the time bubbles. Charity looked to Apple Core.
"Darling you need to be careful."
The flash hit her and she saw herself in a battle and looking to see Muffin working on healing the wounded. Seeing Sun Sparkle with a sniper firing whatever is attacking. Then a large blast blinds her and she comes back to see the station.
"That... was strange."
Pinkie cake had a flash as well. She was in the middle of a large battle that was on the ground of a planet. All around her ponies were getting shot and they were shooting back. Her friends were telling her to retreat and then looks to see Sun sparkle with the Sniper and Muffin healing the wounded. Then would turn seeing the large creature. Then the flash ended. Pinkie looked around and kept dancing and singing to keep the morale up.
Apple core than had a flash of her own. It was on a planet that seemed to have an alliance talk. While Sugar Sparkle was having a speech. Then she noticed a strange red light. The red light was focused on Sugar Sparkles' head. Then a shot rang out. The flash ended as her eyes go wide and looked around worried and then remember where they are. She puts her hat down to cover her eyes a bit to hide her fear.
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Sugar Sparkle
Sugar Sparkle finally makes it to C&C they look outside seeing ships firing on each other. As they seem to be in the middle of a giant firefight. She looked over to the second in command of C&C. A large stallion Pegasus that seems to be trying to make out what they're speaking about. He is bright yellow with a pure white mane and tail. Green eyes and a puzzle cutie mark
"Jigsaw what are they saying?!"
Jigsaw looks up and shrugs.
"I can't understand any of it!!"
She sighs.
"Keep trying and patch me in. This is Sugar Sparkle of Project harmony stop firing. We come in peace stop firing."
There was a loud explosion outside as one of the ships seemed to do a death run and smash into the other ship. Sugar Sparkles eyes go wide. Then the flash happens. She was on a planet there was a giant war she saw her friends doing what they can. Then turned to see giant ships coming down on them. With the star furies firing on the ships and causing some to go down and then the flash ended.
"Again this is Sugar Sparkle!!"
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Rainbow Cloud.
Rainbow cloud kept the gun aimed and ready seemed to be in armor now. Left Luna and Twilight in the room behind her. She said no one will ever make it in. The side of the wall explodes. As another timeline seems to ghost through. While two-legged creatures come running in. She fires at them taking them down. Her anger was becoming the best of her. She had the gun set to a high-tech battle saddle. Biting on it to keep it firing. For now, she did what she could. But she had another flash. She was flying in the air as a battle was going on. She looked down seeing her friends. Then she looked up quickly. Seeing many creatures in ships and out of them firing at her as the flash ended. But that didn't stop her from firing.
She did what she could to protect Luna and Twilight. She refused to have her and her friends use the new elements too soon. She was then charged at and hit her left back foreleg was broken and then her gun was broken in half. Luna rushed out quickly with Twilight the two using their horns to keep the creatures at bay with their magic. Rainbow Cloud passes out from the pain and seems to be down and out for the moment.
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Sun Sparkle and Claw'
The two took star furies outside. In the middle of the battle. Trying to find what is causing the ghosting. Sun spoke over the com.
"Sugar have you found out what is going on and what is causing this?! I lost contact with Rainbow Cloud."
The voice of Jigsaw comes over the com.
"The issue has been found it's in the core that was recently opened up and fixed. So I would hurry it's starting to get worse. DAMN IT!!"
The sounds of a gunfight opening in C&C and the com goes dead.
"Alright, Claw we have one shot at this stay close to me."
They both fly to the core and it seems there is no way for them to get into it and they both opened fire to get a hole large enough to get into the core. They both flew inside and then a flash hit Sun sparkle. She was holding a sniper rifle and firing on an army that was coming to them and watched as ponies and other creatures getting blasted to bits. Then the flash ended.
"Sun Sun... I found it what do we do... it seemed attached to the core!"
She blinks turning her Star Fury to look. Opening up the grab arm to try to gently pull the device off the core.
"SUN!! This Sugar... hurry, remove it. We are about to jump in from what I can read here."
On the outside, a strange ghosting effect started happening. It seems they were about to jump ahead or backward in time. Claw joined in with Sun to remove the device. With a few tugs, they remove it and the effects still seem to be going around the station. They flew out of the hole they made and the station went back to normal but the effects started to affect them. They tried to remove the claws but they couldn't.
Their ships started to fall apart from the phasing and ghosting that was happening.
"Claw get out and live through this. I will be fine!!"
Claw shook his head.
"No on three we both set the self-destruct and eject."
Sun nodded she set that up as well as Claw. They both released their cockpits and then their ships blew up taking the device with it. Everything started calming down the ships vanished along with the derbies from the ships. Everything seems to have finally calmed down. The inside of the station was a big mess. The drones were sent out to get Claw and Sun back.
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The time of Calm.
Rainbow Cloud opened her eye's it seems everything was fine now... Her friends were standing by her side. While Muffin smiled and helped her sit up.
"Oh.... what happened?"
Looking to see her left back leg broken and in a cast. Looking over to the others they look very tired Apple core just gave a smile and didn't speak. it seems she was tired and ready to get some rest. Looking over to them and they all hugged and she smiled.
"Thank you girls... but is everything alright?"
Muffin nodded.
"Yes, everything is alright. Also, there is still time for your blind date.
Muffin said with a smirk.
The others laughed as Rainbow's face turned bright red and she sighed.
"Fine... fine I will go on this blind date."
It took an hour but she was in a lovely dress that Charity made her. She went down to one of the most well-known restaurants in the station. It had the name Tiger and Gem's nest. She sat at the table that was meant for her and her blind date. She blinks as a yellow stallion sat down and she blinked.
"Jigsaw, you're my blind date?"
He nodded and chuckled.
"It seems so."
Jigsaw chuckles and they both ordered food with Luna standing not very far away watching them with a soft smile on her face.