Chapter 07: Shutting Down This Operation!
We turn to focus our attention within a strange large reinforce cell area that seem more massive to contain a vehicle, or from pass it from a small view of window bars revealed…some prisoners. Those of Task Force X were now seen chained in strong alien tech made chains along with those that had Anti-Power collars on their necks to drop those with unique capabilities down to mere human level. But right now, many of them were scattered around the walls or corners, many in deep thought about what happened to them. They got suckered by Merluck pulling a fast one on them, bringing in Shiv Katall that booty-trap the docks that electrocuted them into an unconscious state, rob of their weapons & restrain to rot in this cell with nothing to look forward to. Gets worse, when Firmtact realizes they botch the mission, they may as well kiss their lives goodbye because of two things; being captured, & failing to keep Twilight safe.
“Hugh….So, this is it, isn't it? We're all gonna get blown to bits, right?” Harley asked off after signing in knowing what comes next.
“Yeah…sounds about right. No turning back.” Frost sighed as well in stating how they can’t get out of this situation.
“And so, it marks the end of the Task Force X.” Black Tiger addressed off in realizing that this meant for all of them.
“Awww…And here I thought I was gonna get my first comic edition about Daring Doo.” Clumsy Rat moans to whimper about what he won’t get from where he’s at now.
“Not to mention, no plans for Asian Trip. What a cruel world…” Shades shrug off his hands lightly in knowing what he’ll miss out here.
“Unacceptable... To be defeated by mere weak-minded fools.” Maskdevil groans off to complain about being outdone by the Apocalypse Order.
“Oi! DJ Idiot! Mind shutting your stupid harmonica down?! I'm trying to think of how the hell we can get out of here!” Boomerang turns to DJ Red in who was playing the ‘blues’ with a harmonica he managed to keep on him after they got sent here; but the constant playing was annoying him from thinking right.
“Boomerang is right. Damn it... They don't call him the Great Mob Boss for nothing, indeed. He thought of everything. He ensure that we do not escape.” Black Spider responded in agreement while cursing the fact that they were duped to play into Smaug’s hands.
“What's the point, man? We're all gonna get blown to bits. Firmtact thinks we killed Twilight and Trixie.” DJ Red sighs to look down in knowing what comes next for them, kaboom time when Firmtact knows they screwed up their mission.
“No! I refused to die here! I will not be beaten by the likes of him!” Devil Destroyer yelled out in protesting this manner of swallowing such defeat. “I am Devil Destroyer, the Demon Warrior! I refused to submit to some cowards like him and Dark Curse. I will destroy everything that stands in my way.” He roared doff like a warrior refusing to give in to the defeat of the enemy that best’d him, he refuses to acknowledge it.
“Father is right. We haven't given up the fight yet. We should free ourselves.” Skycrush stated this off in agreement, they must get out of here.
“How are we gonna do that, devil girl? In case if you hadn't noticed, we're chained up and our powers are locked up.” Frost coldly reminded those that they are in chains, & those that had powers got Anti-Power collars canceling them to make them helpless.
“So... We're gonna die.” Harley asked off in realizing that it was all hopeless here. “Hugh…I was so looking forward to have a date with that pudding.” She sighs in feeling regret about having a date with someone she likes.
“Huh? Is she referring to Deadblast or P.J.? Coz I'm confused now.” Clumsy Rat leans to Shades & DJ Red in being lost of which one Harley was talking about; Deadblast or Psycho Joker.
“Who cares? That girl has gone coo-coo anyway.” Shades shrugs off in thinking it don’t matter, Harley Witch is a nut job.
“I was talking about that handsome brown boy. You know, the one with that cool looking golden triangle mark.” Harley was stating out who she was referring to, much to anyone’s surprise.
“Dudette… You do realize he already has the girlfriend.” DJ Red raised an eyebrow in reminding Harley that Ben is Twilight’s Lover.
“And not to mention, he doesn't seem to have an interest on you. I think you're more suitable with that clown boy.” Black Tiger issued off in stating this factor of who Harley is suited of having any whack-job relationship with.
“If he cares for me, he might.” Harley remarks off to say this in making a protest, etc.
“Why are you all discussing of the past when we should focus on battles! I will not let this trap hold me down!” Devil Destroyer shouted off like a raging warrior as he was struggling to get the chains off him…but thanks to the Anti-Power collar, his strength was drop severely.
“Enough... Have some dignity & honor. I've always looking forward to face & battle with someone who is worthy to me. But now, we're all gonna died without regrets.” Reaperdeath snapped forth in quieting the noisy group to just accept this with some dignity then to be pitiful about what will happen totem afterwards.
“I certainly have. I wish I could see her again.” Deadblast spoke off to say this while looking at a photo of his little girl, before sighing to put it away. “Everyone, it's an honor to work with you all, even it means you guys are just another bunch of jerks for working with Dark Curse.” He turn in stating this off towards those around him, including those that were once members of the Dark Terrorist.
Pretty much, everyone was responding to answer to Deadblast’s honor statement in their own ways. Some common sense, some kinda awkwardly strange from Harley, others from Devil Destroyer were about one’s own self honor & stuff.
“Well... This is it. It's a good day to die…” Deadblast sighs off to simply say this in knowing what comes next.
“We wouldn't count on that yet, Deadblast.” Twilight’s voice was heard off in stating something to remark that statement. Then to many of Task Force X’s surprise, Twilight & the Rainbooms were seen along with Ben Mare to help get those stuck here out.
“Hi yah, is it visiting hours already?” Harley replied off to say something crazy here.
“Ignore her, what are you doing here?” Frost stated dryly while wanting to know why the girl they had to protect, was here.
“I thought that be obvious, we’re here to help you out.” Rainbow Dash smiled off to make a sly comment about what they are doing here.
“Oi, this be the weirdest thing to ever occur…teens busting criminals out of their cells. Even Psychopath Joker finds that one to laugh all night long!” Boomerang exclaimed in knowing that this was something weird, to which crooks getting saved by innocent high-school kids was beyond weird, it was strange.
“Well if ye ain’t interested.” Applejack replied off in thinking the lot were not at all interested.
“WE’RE INTERESTED!” The Enforcers yelled out in wanting to be set free here; who are they to be picky of who saves them.
“But why would you help us, we’re convicts?” Black Spider asked off the main question, innocent civilians helping convicts…it don’t make sense.
“True, but Twilight here has her reasons, so we’re not questioning, but believing in her judgement.” Rarity stated off to only mention this as a way of following what their friend was thinking of doing.
“I’m held responsible for all of you as my friends, even though you're all just the criminals. I'm gonna make sure that all of us make out alive & be freed. That's the promise.” Twilight issued this forth in wanting to be clear, though the bunch are convicts, she wants to help them out so that they all can get out of this alive no matter what.
“Yeah, I mean, sure your criminals that get put away a lot, but living in a world where there’s no freedom is not fun at all.” Pinkie Pie stated off to mention this that even convicts don’t deserve to stay put here when the world will never be the same again.
“So please help us, if not for the others, then for the world you live on with us. You don’t want everything to be gone, there’s lots of things even you must care for.” Fluttershy asked off nicely in wanting these convicts to do what they at least care for that they don’t want to be taken away, especially that is something of their daily life.
“Wow. That's the nicest thing you ever said to me. Thank you.” Harley was wiping a tear from her eyes in feeling so touch, she felt like crying a bit. “I hope you don't mind if I take little Benny as my date.” She spoke off in stating something very much like crazy random.
“What?!” Ben yelped off in having heard this.
“Wow, even I’M not THAT random to say that!” Pinkie Pie replied off in seeing that was a random thing to say that was….a little over the top.
“Just ignore her. She's just crazy clown. But thanks for the save too, kiddo.” Frost told Twilight & the rest to ignore Harley cause she’s a little nutty, but thanked her for the aid.
“No one knows what she's thinking. But thanks needs to get some good compliment.” Boomerang exclaimed off in mentioning this little claim with a few other things to be said.
“That's Harley Witch alright. The craziest of the craziest clowns. But thanks for that cool offer, you all.” DJ Red replied off in also agreeing on the same term of the matte rat hand.
“Yeah... Not bad for yourself.” Shades stated in being glad someone was being all caring for them.
“We're buddies, already? Cool…” Clumsy Rat replied off stump that they are all pals, hugh, I guess that’s okay to be.
“I am honored to fight besides you for your devotion and loyalty.” Black Tiger bowed his head down in being thankful for Twilight’s efforts in coming back for them.
“I do not always appreciate your thanks, but this will be enough. Now for my vengeance on my enemies. They all shall feel the wrath of Maskdevil.” Maskdevil responded off to issue off the matter about thanking some teens for reaching them, but he will take it to use in getting vengeance on the ones that imprisoned him.
“Twilight Sparkle, we're honored for your help. Won't we, father?” Skycrush responded in thanks for the aid, while looking to her father to agree on being thankful for the rescue in coming back for them.
“Just so you know. We are not friends & especially the Apple family! I will not forget of what they had done to me for stealing my Red Hare.” Devil Destroyer remarked off in making this strictly clear over a subject about them not being all close friends, just being on the same side is all.
“Honestly... Yew've abandoned it! It was adopted by Blade Dragoon! An’ it's not stealing too!” Applejack rolled her eyes in having heard this statement before, which made the others look to her funny. “Long story, probably better told at another time!” She exclaimed this off to clear the weird tension in the air in where nobody even knew the Apple’s Family & Devil Destroyer had some….strange misunderstanding.
“Never mind! When we're done, don't expect some warm welcome or thanks from me. The Demon Warrior does not make friends with the weakling.” Devil Destroyer issued off this cold remark in making this crystal clear of who he doesn’t become friends to…the weak.
“Just ignore him. He doesn't have the pride to appreciate others. He'd prefer to work alone. He’s a jerk. But as everyone had said, thank you.” Reaperdeath exclaimed off i mentioning this to the others about Devil Destroyer while giving them thanks for coming to aid them.
“So, what do we said we finish this job once and for all….” Deadblast smiled off to say this in looking forward to putting an end to this little assign mission they were given.
“Try to cause some disturbance by destroying their weapon manufacturing operation. Sunset & the others already went to free Dragon Strike Force & the Mini-Cons. The next step…will be saving the world from becoming metallic.” Twilight
Then without warning, everyone had to quickly get themselves to be on the move, time was ticking & there was not a moment to lose. So Twilight slide the card to open the cell door before everyone used their own security cards to unlock the chains, the cards wouldn’t work on the Anti-Power collars, but they will worry about removing them later. Right now, everything begins to go dark as to what will be playing out next here, is another mystery in the waiting…
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Meanwhile, the events of what was happening to the planet were being seen from within the office of where Smaug & Merluck were watching it. The MechaTransformer was being the power of the Vector Key into the jammer, which sent its beam ray upwards to be reflected by control laser reflective satellites. Soon the whole world was going to become either a metal spotted planet, or a world entirely of metal.
“We’re nearly there father, already, nearly half of the planet’s countries are surrendering to your terms.” Merluck issued this off in telling his father the good news of what was currently happening around the planet.
“Excellent, but it seems that the rest of the world…hasn’t fallen.” Smaug responded off while being focus on the topic about the ‘other half’ that has yet to surrender.
“Yes, they think that in less than half a day, a miracle will stop the progress of turning all organic life into Transformium.” Merluck nods off in agreement, the planet’s little resistance is trying to hold onto such hope.
“A waste, & soon, Phase 3 will be completed before the final effort is made.” Smaug exclaimed forth in seeing that they will begin moving on to the final motion of whatever evil they are hacking….
“Boss! We got a problem!” Suddenly, a thug ran into the room to interrupt the father & son’s moment that sounded important.
“What is it, can’t you see I was discussing plans for this world?” Smaug narrow his eyes in a threatening motion in not being in a good mood of this interruption.
“But boss, someone is wrecking the jammer machine!” The Thug pointed off in stating what was currently happening in the facility.
“Impossible! Who could it be when the alarms have not gone off?” Merluck protest to say this that they have not been alerted of any intruders.
Then down below from the office spot, outside the window, some weapon fire was heard that was causing some thugs to flea in terror. Wheelie & Brains were seen, wielding some machine guns to cause a disturbance while making a big scene.
“Hell yeah, revolution baby!” Wheelie cheered forth in announcing this phrase.
“Oh yeah, we’re kicking your butts!” Brains exclaimed off to say this in loving what mischief they are causing.
“How did those Mini-Cons escape the lab sent to be reprogramed?” Merluck asked off in demand towards the same thug that was reporting the problem.
“Well, about that…they escaped from the help of…” The thug was about to say something in response when….
Then at the same moment, while the Mini-Cons were distracting the thugs, someone else was seen on the scene; the Rainbooms gang. They are seen grabbing some emergency fire-axes & extinguishers to start wrecking up Smaug’s little facility line operation while scaring a few other unprepared thugs away. Even Ben & Nyx along with Spike were helping, followed by Goldie, Jack Zen, Pinkamena & Twilight trying to hack the system to try to disengage the virus program in the military satellites to stop Project End from here.
“Uh-oh! It’s a prison break!” One Thug yelps in seeing what was happening here; the captives have escaped.
“But, this ain’t a jail house!” Another Thug pointed out the idea that was different of the situation.
“Don’t just stand there….SEIZE THEM! They’ll Ruin Project END!” Merluck snapped off over above the thugs to apprehend the Rainbooms group before they ruin the project.
Now without warning, many of Smaug’s loyal thugs were grabbing their weapons to entry the working facility to start opening fire on whoever was trying to stop the Mob Boss’s plans for the work.
“Waaaughhhh!” The Mino-Cons screamed out from when they were knocked across to land by the others.
“Wheelie, Brains, get out of the line of fire!” Sunset yelled out to warn her little bot pals that ran for cover.
“Lookout! More are coming!” Goldie yelled out in seeing more thugs coming from the right side of them.
“More goons are coming from the left!” Jack Zen issued off in seeing more thugs are coming to get them from the left.
“I’m thinking we should have jam the doors to prevent anymore from coming.” Pinkamena stated in thinking they should have done something to keep more enemies from coming in.
“A little late for that, look! They’re cornering us in here.” Ben stated off to mention this while seeing what was going on as he spoke.
At this moment, the Rainbooms & Goldie’s bunch were surrounded by many underlings, all of them ready to fire their guns. But then a weird motion happened, as the thug’s guns were shot off their grips by….gem shards? Then everyone turns to see where those gems came from, but an open door leading outside the palace, was a familiar character the heroes once encounter that wore a familiar helmet that makes fear come to life, but wore gauntlets to turn structure of choice into gems for attacks.
“Sombra?” Sunset responded off surprised to see the last person to come help them out in a tight jam; it was Sombra. But what was he doing here?
The Rainbooms looked concern in what Sombra was doing as he looked at the rest before using his gauntlets to make gem shards appear to knock the thugs out. This caused the good guys to stare in puzzlement as Sombra slowly comes out more while Autumn Gem was behind him during the time.
“Why would you help us after you & your partner Chrysalis tried to wipe us out?” Rainbow Dash raised a suspicious eye in pondering what Sombra would be doing here after what he last pulled on them.
“When you have time alone with nothing to do you, have moments to think things over.” Sombra briefly looked to the others in giving a little explanation in having had time to ‘think’ about his actions. “Of course, it goes by faster…with a little help.” After having said that last part, Autumn Gem comes out from behind Sombra to lightly wave before the others.
“Who are you?” Rarity asked off in not knowing who the nice woman Sombra brought out was.
“My name is Autumn Gem, I’m Sombra’s Therapist to help him be a better person.” Autumn Gem introduced herself to the group of who she was.
“His what now?” Applejack raised an eyebrow in having heard what this girl was to Sombra.
“Believe me, he is not much of a bad man at all. He was just…mislead in life.” Autumn Gem explained off in what Sombra was before, but now he’s pass all of that.
“I knew it work! The pairing Autumn Gem to reform Sombra after his capture worked perfectly.” Pinkamena exclaimed off with a big smile in seeing that having Autumn turn an old enemy like Sombra from bad to good, worked out nicely.
“Sis, I’m quite surprised by what you did that it actually helped better an old enemy. But on a bright side, at least we now have a great upper hand here.” Goldie was stating off in seeing what Pinkamena did was a shocker, but smiled in not complaining in seeing they now have more help here.
“Man, wonder what the Dark Terrorists will react in seeing the guy they used in the past now is gonna be opposing them in the future.” Jack Zen exclaimed in just imaging such a thing that would happen under such a condition. ”Now I have a feeling he will be wanting to get back at them.”
“That’s only when they decide to strike again, but for now, you all must get out of harm’s way while I hold off this lot.” Sombra exclaimed forth in alerting the teens that such matters of running into the Dark Terrorist will wait until after they survive the Apocalypse Order.
“But how did you find this place?” Flash asked off in how Sombra even knew where they were to help out.
“He told us!” Autumn Gem stated off to mention someone informing them.
“He who?” Pinkie Pie raised an eyebrow in not knowing what they were referring to.
“Him…As…In…ME!” Spoke a voice from above the ceiling where someone broke through a glass window to land on a railing stair spot to appear before all. “Surprise-Surprise, Guess Who’s…BACK!” Detective Dan stood off proudly in announcing who was now back in action here.
“Detective Dan!” The teens responded off with Spike barking in joy; the detective was back.
“You’re alive!” Nyx smiled off with joy in seeing the guy they thought died off the roof & fell in the water by the docks died, but he somehow survived.
“Takes more than thug’s bullets to knock this detective off when he’s on duty!” Detective Dan proclaimed forth in mentioning that it’s tough to get rid of this guy.
Now Sombra launching a counterattack by using the helmet to induce the thugs own worse fears, causing many to flee in terror of what is not really there. All while never watching out for gem projectiles Sombra used afterwards. Smaug & Merluck were watching this, & were becoming annoyed by how things were turning out that they did not like.
“Sirs! We got a problem!” Two thugs showed up in alerting the boss & his son of another problem.
“Now what?” Merluck asked off annoyed that things keep popping in one after another.
“Sir, our secret underground shipping of weapons is being attacked, by those convicts.” The thug pointed out to say, as a monitor in the office shows their other underground facility beneath this one, was being attacked by Task Force X.
“And here comes the Dragon Strike Force’s few members joining this battle!” A second thug pointed out in seeing who was arriving on the scene to join the Rainbooms group, Shadow Dragon & Terrorcreep.
“I will not allow the plans to come apart. Shiv Katall, take care of those military fools.” Smaug issued forth in sounding quite, displeased, as he turns to someone from the shadows to ‘take care’ of the problem.
“Very well, this will be on your pay roll.” Shiv Katall replied off in stating this in knowing what to do next here to which, he’ll be paid more for this service.
Soon Shiv Katall launched himself off the office spot to suddenly dive bomb into tackling against both Shadow Dragon & Terrorcreep. Powers or no powers, the members of Dragon Strike Force were gonna put up a fight here. Everyone was seen having their own shares of the matter between the thugs regrouping to try to attack Sombra & Autumn Gem, but the guy was using more crystal gem manipulation from his gauntlets to protect them. But then a loud noise was heard, Detective Dan busted down a door to the office to corner the Mob Boss & son from where they stood.
“Smaug, your goose is about to get cooked!” Detective Dan issued off in having cornered the Mob Boss that his plans are now all but over with.
“Grr…” Merluck growls in about to reach for a gun to shot the guy, except his father stops him.
“Leave this one to me Merluck, go & guard the jammer to insure our victory.” Smaug instructed his son to protect their project while he handles this detective.
“At once, father…” Merluck responded off to say without arguing back; just before leaving out the other door as now only two foes remain.
“Oh, thinking you don’t need a handicap, hugh?” Detective Dan asked off in seeing that Smaug was not worried about having the better odds in his favor.
“Please….I’ve given you a handicap by lessen the difficulty, for now…” As Smaug spoke, he brought out two strangely advance tech object things. “Your demise is at hand.” After saying that, they admitted a straight rod of glowing red energy unlike anything seen before, even to a detective’s eyes.
“Uh oh, them things look dangerous!” Detective Dan yelps in seeing such wicked tech in the hands of the Mob Boss, not a good thing.
“The latest in alien tech, a pair beam sabers to my kind of liking…the Etheral Blades!” Smaug explained forth in what he wields, as he swings the two beam saber objections in hand as if they were natural to his own unseen combat skills.
Then in a sudden flash, Smaug dashed across to swing his weapons, the detective duck out of the way in time to see those energize weapons cut clear across a wall & glass spot with a heated friction. Detective Dan had to quickly get out of the way when Smaug leaped upwards to cut his own desk the detective got near before leaping out a window onto a metal walk path as the Mob Boss was following him. Detective Dan pick himself up to run towards something on the next area as Smaug was slowly stalking up to his prey.
“This is a toy facility, right? So every object is a weapon, like THIS one!” Detective Dan exclaimed forth before moving a tennis machine up front to aim at the target. “Tennis Launcher 2000, loaded, ready, &….FIRE!” He issued forth this in preparing to attack Smaug from a distance.
Soon fast balls were being fired right at the target, they were so many & so fast that they were gonna hurt. But Smaug was showing off more skills with his beam sabers, in hacking, slashing, spinning & twirling to dice them tennis balls like they were nothing while slowly approaching the corner detective.
“Oh right, he’s got them beam sword things that can slice through this like butter on knife. And it looks like this’ll hold him off for a few minutes unless I think up a plan!” Detective Dan exclaimed to say this in noticing that the enemy has a weapon that can easily slice & dice things with them energize weapons of his; so this’ll buy him time until he can think of another solution.
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Meanwhile, the Rainbooms were trying to shut down the machine while keeping some thugs back from Twilight's working progress.
“Twilight, how’s it going with shutting down whatever is causing the world to end?” Rainbow Dash asked off to her friend in how long till she finishes what she’s doing.
“They’re using advance alien encryption, I need time to break it.” Twilight stated to say this in needing more time to crack the code & stop the satellites from directing the MechaTransformer’s beam to turn all things metal.
“That is time that you do not even have!” Merluck stated off in having entered the scene from across the spot, as everyone saw him.
“Hugh! It’s Merluck!” Rarity gasped off in seeing Smaug’s son was here as they brought up whatever defenses can help them.
“Curious how the mighty Dark Terrorists & even Galvatron, invaded to battle at Canterlot High, only to be defeated. But it was not by Azure Phoenix’s group, you had a role to play in it.” Merluck stated off in being curious that these teens had something to do with an event that was quite big over two sides falling back when a battle at Canterlot High was starting.
“Well here’s something for you to think about, buster!” Pinkie Pie issued to say, as she mysteriously pulled out her party cannon to fire it, causing Merluck to dodge to his right, but…
“Got’cha!” Applejack lasso’d the target with a rope, only for the rope to be blasted off from an invisible force. “Wha in Sam Hill?” She replied off puzzled, what did this guy even do.
“I am my father’s successor, I aim to be as powerful as him. Do you think mere high schoolers can beat me?” Merluck stated to say this in not about to be beaten by those that are hardly combat train fighters like high schoolers.
“How’s about this play off instead!” Ben shouted off to say from nearby, as he, Jack Zen, Goldie & Flash rushed with metal pipes to perform a four-way pincer attack.
But then without warning, a strange sonic vibration noise escaped from Merluck’s gloves that emitted a sonic frequency from his 9 & 3 O’Clock spots that froze the guys in their tracks to cover their ears from loud pain noises.
“What….are you doing?” Jack Zen cringed to hold his ears in feeling pain.
“Sonic Scramblers, the perfect way to immobilize targets without letting a finger.” Merluck smiled off to say this in having the upper hand in ceding any attackers.
“Aaaaahhh….the noise!” Goldie cries out from being unable to withstand such noise hurting the ears.
“It’s….too much!” Flash exclaimed off to say this in feeling this was becoming hard to withstand.
“Hiyaahhhh!” Then Pinkamena was seen charging in the front to attack the enemy, but then Merluck tap his chest where a button badge was that….intensify the sonic frequency over everyone. “AAAAAUGHH…my ears!” Pinkamena drop her guard to hold her ears, as everyone clutch their ears, even the Mini-Cons & Spike the Dog were moaning & groaning from what treatment they were getting.
“Did I forget to mention it works in a wield field of my area, not just for frontal needs?” Merluck exclaimed to mention this that he can adjust his weapon to spread around his wide area than just pointing his hands out.
“Grrrraaaauughh….Twilight….can’t we stop it?” Sunset groans to speak loudly in hoping their friend has figured something out.
“I….can’t think…the noise….it’s too much!” Twilight cringed off to say in having a hard time thinking from the noises.
Everyone seem to be unable to do anything at this point. But out of the ones that felt like they were unable to withstand to Merluck’s sound waves scrambling their ears, Fluttershy was shown to be having the worse time; the girl was screamed in pain as she held her head tightly as if something was seriously wrong.
“Fluttershy, what’s wrong?” Rarity asked off in seeing their friend was in more pain then usual?
“Is the noise effecting you too?” Rainbow Dash asked off in thinking what Merluck’s doing is harder on the one most sensitive.
“No….it’s not that…it’s….something else!” Fluttershy exclaimed through the intense surges of pain she was feeling, like there was something else than Merluck’s attack. “I’m feeling strange, like the pain is not there…But something else is hurting…it’s just…just…” She was feeling something strange, it was not the ear splitting noise, but something was effecting her a lot more.
“Just what?” Applejack asked off loudly in wondering what it was that was hurting Fluttershy.
“This pain….feels like…Hunger…” Fluttershy squirmed off to say this in feeling that the ear-splitting pain was not harming the girl, it’s that she was feeling hungry.
“You’re hungry now? I help offer a treat, but kinda busy!” Pinkie Pie yelled out to say this but they are kinda busy with Merluck’s continuous attack.
“Oh no….her condition….there’s only a little time left now!” Sunset yelps in realizing what Fluttershy was saying, her slow transformation to a vampire…it’s nearly completed.
“What happens next with only a half day till…” Ben was about to ask this with worry, their problems keep getting bigger by the second, what happens with Fluttershy now might be…
“Help….Me…I…can’t….Resist….It…” Fluttershy cringed off to say in feeling her head get all woozy, her exhaling becoming more, her eyes’ pupils seem to…shrink down?
Then without a moment, something began to happen with Fluttershy’s body. A strange morphic extension of her skin showed some bat wings grew out her back, her days were becoming pointy, elf-like & her expression changed from pain; to a scary mean look.
“What is this?” Merluck raised an eyebrow in surprise, this was not something he was expecting.
“Oh no….she’s now in the final stage…now Fluttershy’s…Flutterbat!” Pinkamena yelps out in seeing what was happening to Fluttershy, she’s turn into a vampire version of her herself dubbed Flutterbat.
Then Flutterbat dashed off against the sonic scrambler to tackle Merluck across the space, causing his field around the others to be shutdown. During the battle against Shiv Katall, as Shadow Dragon & Terrorcreep were trying to handle the skilled bounty hunter of extreme skills, they bear witness to seeing someone fight Merluck to give him a run for his money….it was Fluttershy, or something that appeared like her.
“What the hell?! What has happen to Fluttershy?!” Terrorcreep yelled out from witnessing what was happening to Fluttershy all of a sudden. “Why is she Vampire?! Was my father involved of this?!” He turn to the Rainbooms in demanding an explanation of how Fluttershy is now a vampire; she’s supposed to be human.
“Crazy thing yo, she took a sample of your blood & injected it into herself.” Wheelie pointed off in mentioning this to the guy in how this whole thing started.
“That’s right, said she wanted to be useful by having vampire strength, she did.” Brains nods off in stating this as a clear claim of the matter itself.
“She did what?!” Terrorcreep yelped upon having heard what Fluttershy did to herself. “Going alone without trusted company was unacceptable even if she said she had her animal friends! But this…this is the worst case I ever heard! What was she thinking?!” The guy exclaimed from not believing this, Fluttershy willingly was trying to turn into a vampire, that’s NUTS!
“She thought about trying to get stronger because she thought she was too weak to be helpful.” Sunset explained the reason about Fluttershy’s actions were to be more helpful.
“We told her that turning into a vampire would mean she lose something else she had, & tried to get her to take the capsule to cure her.” Ben explained that the rest inform Fluttershy that no matter what, they care for the girl as who she is, & that Fluttershy shouldn’t change who she is just cause some think she’s weak & useless; it’s not true.
“But we lost it when we got captured on the docks.” Nyx pointed off that they lost the only capsule that had the cure to allow Fluttershy to undo the slow transformation.
“So now the question is, how are we gonna turn Flutterbat there back into Fluttershy?!” Rainbow Dash asked off in feeling that unless something is done, they’ll lose their friend of who she really is.
“You have to get the capsule she was given, I’ll try to…” Terrorcreep issued this off to the bunch to help change Fluttershy back by finding that capsule to cure her, but before he could do anything…
“Pofruvhmmm…Clanpvhmmm…” Then without warning, a bolos weapon was shot out that ended up tightening Terrorcreep to restrain his arms from movement.
“Sorry, but you’re a little tie up with me here.” Shiv Katall issued off to say this in seeing the target won’t be doing any help.
“Drat….if it wasn’t for this collar, I…” Terrorcreep cursed off to say this while stating if the collar wasn’t on him, he would be having a better time fighting with vampire strength.
“Save it, I’ve fought many targets, most of them had vampire strength. And the only ones that could give me a real work out…are only two of this world. Your father Myotis, & the Lord of all Monsters, NeoVamde.” Shiv Katall issued off in knowing much about Terrorcreep, even with the guy at full strength, the only strong vampires are of those Terrorcreep knows all too well.
“Don’t take us so lightly, Bounty Hunter!” Shadow Dragon snapped off to swing his sword against an electrical blade of Shiv Katall’s weapon.
Shadow Dragon was holding out okay against the tough opponent like Shiv Katall as Terrorcreep was trying to get out of his binds. Flutterbat was seen flying off in attacking Merluck that was using his sonic weapons to fire sonic blast to stun the girl, but she seem to have a high resistance to keep going.
“A vampire….I see, the sonic scrambler speed up your process of losing your human will. But even if you have the strength, you’re still acting on instincts alone.” Merluck remarked off in knowing that even if Fluttershy had the abilities & strength of a vampire, she was still acting on instincts alone.
The fighting seem to be getting harder for many that were doing any combat. Two of Dragon Strike Force members were having a hard time against Shiv Katall, the others were fighting to destroy the underground weapon facility; the Rainbooms were trying to break the jamming device turning their world metal. And Merluck was fighting against Flutterbat in keeping the creature away from him, as Detective Dan saw how close Smaug was getting cause he was almost out of tennis ball ammunition.
“Dang, everyone’s so busy, guess I gotta take a risky shot here.” Detective Dan stated to say in seeing he best act now before things get too out of hand.
“What will you do detective, you’re already at the end of your rope.” Smaug remarked off to say this in seeing the guy was unable to do much at this time when he’s cornered the target.
“Maybe, but not at the end of my chains!” Detective Dan remarked off to say this in having a backup plan in this situation.
Now Detective Dan grabs a nearby chain, starts making a Tarzan call to swing from chain to chain as Smaug only sliced off the first chain. Merluck unleashed a powerful sonic boom that knocked the wild Flutterbat across to skid near its friends.
“Fluttershy….” The others called out in checking their friend, only to realize a mistaken error on their part.
“Hiss….” But then Flutterbat turn her attention away from Merluck, to hiss at her friends…as if not recognizing them as friends but as…something else.
“Um, guys….I think she appears to be giving us hungry eyes.” Sunset stated off in looking worried in what their friend was showing them; a vampire’s hunger for blood.
The Rainbooms were looking worried as Flutterbat seem to eye them as not enemies, but as a meal, she couldn’t remember the Rainbooms because Fluttershy…was not herself. The group feared about hurting Flutterbat, but the thought was not shared back, what are they gonna do.
“Hey Fluttershy! How’s about some FAST Meal!” Then from above, Detective Dan was seen swinging across a chain in calling her out.
“Hisss….” Flutterbat hissed in gazing at the detective that was swinging near their location.
“Detective Dan, what are you doing?” Twilight yelled out as if the guy was doing something foolish.
“I’m being live bait! Come on, if you’re hungry for blood, try & get some O Plus!” Detective Dan replied doff in being but to get Fluttershy to come after him then of the girl’s friends.
Hearing that made Flutterbat lick its lips, before using its wings to soar up with an open fancy mouth in about to…TAKE A BITE! The rest of the gang gasped in seeing time moved slow as Flutterbat was about to go off and suck the man’s blood when she bites into his neck. Or would she…?
“CHEW ON THIS!” Detective Dan yelled out in stating this factor as he clutch something in his hand before tossing it.
Then without warning, the object thrown was not a weapon but…a familiar cure capsule that Fluttershy lost. And as the charging vampire girl was coming in full throttle, she was none the wiser when she swallowed the capsule without warning.
“Cough…cough…cough…” Flutterbat was coughing to hold her neck as if struggling from what was happening to her. Within Flutterbat’s blood stream, the trail of crimson vampire blood was slowly resolving out of the system. Then Flutterbat was shown her eyes shifting colors before, she fainted on the spot to almost drop…
“Got’cha!” Detective Dan exclaimed from catching Flutterbat as they swung across before landing on a metal stair rack.
“Detective….what did you do?” Jack Zen asked off puzzled in seeing this, Fluttershy’s vampire state was….slowly undoing itself; the wings shrank & the ears return to normal, the hair, the skin color, even the eyes. Flutterbat was now changed back into her true self, Fluttershy, a now 100 percent human girl.
“Gave her the cure is what I did, I stubble across it when I escaped my death on the docks.” Detective Dan issued off in stating what he did in having helped cure Fluttershy with something he got by chance.
“What about…” Goldie was about to say in seeing where the two were, they were pretty high up.
“Don’t worry, looks like I managed to land on my feet to save this day in the nick of time.” Detective Dan issued off to say this in being sure that everything is alright.
“Vrisshvmm…” Then without warning, Smaug was seen dashing from beneath the spot, slicing with the beam sabers that caused the rack above to start to topple.
“Ah….crud. Waaaaughh!” Detective Dan cursed off in seeing what was happening as he held onto an unconscious Fluttershy as they fell right into a pack of coal bags.
As the smoke was clearing from the wreckage, the others gasped in seeing that while Fluttershy was a distance away; Smaug held a beam saber near Detective Dan’s spot.
“Oh no…Smaug has them in his sights!” Autumn Gem gasped off in seeing this, they have to do something.
“Surrender, detective…it’s over.” Smaug stated forth the surrender of this foe where hope was now crushed.
“Not quite! Hey Sombra!” Detective Dan exclaimed to say this before he suddenly shouted this while pulling something out of his coat; a familiar brief case.
“Hmmm?” Sombra looked up to see something thrown down towards him.
“Use that gauntlet & jam that briefcase into that machine there!” Detective Dan issued off in what the guy should do while the getting good.
Sombra was lost, but fired his forge gems at the case that went into the display compartment of the machine. Suddenly, there was a system error,as many of the products were piling up, electrical surges & temperature meters were rising; much to anyone’s notice.
“Um, what did I just do?” Sombra asked off in feeling slightly strange in not liking what was going on.
“That’s your little Seed Grenade & Transformium device, right?” Detective Dan turbot Smaug in asking what that machine was to the Mob Boss. “I wonder what would happen if it was….having a stuck problem with more things to turn everything into Transformium.” The guy was playing mind games here, knowing that jamming the brief case full of such dangerous stuff to turn what is caught in the implosion to metal, what happens when a lot more of it is together.
“What?” Merluck replied off in looking back at the detective in great shock. “You IDIOT! That chain-reaction will cause an overload explosion that will turn everything here into Transformium!” He snapped off that the klutz detective was planning to destroy this entire spot with them inside.
“What!?” The others responded off in having heard this, that….did not sound good.
“Yep, I say in about…five minutes. So guess what Smaug, even if you did beat me, which I ain’t saying….you’ll lose all the same!” Detective Dan replied off with a cocky smile in having put Smaug into a checkmate state.
“Well play detective…” Smaug stated off to say this as he puts away his weapons in seeing…he must retreat for now. “Merluck, we must escape…” He turn to his son in issuing off that they need to escape, this place is lost to them.
Merluck was seen running in a direction of his own choice as Smaug went near a wall to which revealed a secret passage. The machine nearby was starting to overload, as everyone was seeing this, even Shiv Katall put off his fighting to fly out of the broken window in the roof to get away from what will come.
“Um, I think now’s a good time to blow this popsicle stand….” Wheelie stated in thinking what it’s time for them to be doing.
“Oh yeah, I’m down with that, lets blow!” Brains nods off in agreement in thinking it’s time they flee the scene.
“Everyone, over here!” Trixie was seen leading the remaining members of the bunch that stop Smaug’s weapon operation while seeing what’s happening here. “This way!” She signal those that remain to hurry up out this exit to get out of the oven before it blows.
Soon everyone was picking themselves up to start running straight out the only exit while many of the thugs were screaming in terror to get out. Wasn’t long before Detective Dan ran carrying Fluttershy off to join the others in escaping as the Vector Key was starting to spark wildly, the MechaTransformer was reacting, & then… Then without warning, a huge explosion happened outside the facility in which a strange pulse covered it while the beam ray was suddenly stopped.
And above the planet, the military salute that was first reflecting the ray beams of the MechaTransformer, cease being active. And with that, the rest of the ray beams cease across the planet, causing a chain-reaction of where areas being turn to metal were finally vanishing. At that moment, the survivors that watch this sign & cheered with relief & joy; the nightmare was over; a miracle and saved them.
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Finally, the scene changes to the outside of the facility that was now nothing but a metallic ruin of what it once was. After an hour had passed, the local authorities & military units had surrounded the area to investigate what happened. Most of Smaug’s loyal thugs were seen being loaded up into an armored vehicle or two in taking these guys to prison. Shadow Dragon was discussing things to the police of what happened, followed by informing their military in command of what was prevented. Task Force X was nowhere in sight, probably because they are a unknown unit of convicts that would be questioned of who put them up for such things. And right now, Twilight was with her friends the Rainbooms, discussing things of having survived this.
“Hugh, I’m glad that this is all over.” Twilight sighs off to say this in being received this was over.
“You and me both Twilight.” Ben nods off to smile & pat the girl’s shoulder in feeling the same thing.
“I’m glad that we managed to help save the world from becoming all metallic.” Nyx nods off in agreement that they helped prevent their world from being all metal & stuff.
“Me too, I rather like seeing the nature & all of its animals.” Fluttershy nods off to say this in what she enjoys seeing; everyone was glad she came around later on & was now feeling much better from being cured of the vampire transformation.
“I quite agree darling, they all have a beautiful appearance of where one can feel…inspiration.” Rarity smiled to state this in what she enjoys most of their beautiful world.
“Yep, an’ nature’s good fer farming’ & getting’ vegetation on our plates.” Applejack nods off in honestly agreeing to what they all enjoy served be organic food then inorganic stuff.
“Yeah, plus all that hard cold metal would totally make it hard to skid on soft grass during soccer play outs. Among other things as well.” Rainbow Dash issued off in how she likes soft grass compared to hard metal floors when skidding on such stuff, but there are other things to be glad too.
“Still, you could have warn us about that crazy stunt, detective.” Jack Zen raised an eyebrow in how close a call the guy did with that stunt.
“Ehhh, what can I say, when life gives you lemons….” Detective Dan shrug off to simply state something as a simple fact…
“Make lemonade?” Brains responded off in knowing what came next.
“Nah, squeeze them lemons in the eye of an enemy to stun them long enough to get a win!” Detective Dan issued off to simply state this in what to do when stopping evil with lemons on hand.
“Hugh, I never heard of that one before.” Wheelie rub his noggin in not hearing such a thing.
“I think he just made it up.” Nyx stated off in what was said was something else entirely.
“But still, it was very effective…” Pinkamena nods off to simply say this about the case of how it all turn out.
“As about as effective as that crazy stunt you pulled.” Then appearing from out of nowhere, was Terrorcreep as he seem to have a serious face.
“Um, uncle…I…” Fluttershy yelped in being shy behind her friends, not sure if he knows about something she didn’t say when….
“Spare the innocent kid, he already knows.” Detective Dan cuts in to say this in knowing Terrorcreep saw the whole scene earlier.
“Gulp…” Fluttershy swallowed hard in feeling that the secret of taking vampire blood to turn into one herself has come into light from the person she got the sample from; not good.
“We’ll talk after things here have been cleaned up, but I expect a full explanation from you, Fluttershy.” Terrorcreep pointed off that they will discuss things later about the subject, when things are done here.
“Huff…I’m in trouble now, aren’t I?” Fluttershy sighed off in feeling that her uncle was a little upset with her.
“Not as much as someone else will be.” Shadow Dragon spoke off in entering the picture to say something to the group. “Right now, Task Force X’s absence meant to be out of the spotlight, but I’ll inform Azure Phoenix about this…& about your involvement when you were supposed to be kept safe, Twilight.” He stated that whoever put together the unit of convicts & involved Twilight in this dangerous situation will be needing to answer for it.
“I know….but…what will happen to them & Trixie?” Twilight nods to say while still being concern about Task Force X’s members.
“I cannot say, that will be discussed another time. As for Trixie, it’s puzzling why only you two were put on a team with convicts.” Shadow Dragon shook his head in being uncertain about the case while puzzled more about why two teens from different schools were involved.
“Hey, where is Trixie?” Pinkie Pie asked off in noticing that Trixie was not here, neither was Boris’ gang; that’s kinda weird.
That was a good question, for far away from the rest of everyone else, Trixie was with Boris’ group behind an alley, watching everything from afar of things that went off, slipping through the authorities, etc.
“Hugh….sometimes, being a trickster has its moments to slip out of crowds.” Trixie sighs off to simply say this much about what she pulled.
“I don’t get it, why did we leave?” Dum Dum asked off a dumb question of the matter.
“Yeah, it’s not like the cops were gonna arrest US, right?” Boxco nods off in thinking they won’t be arrested.
“In case you two forgot, our records say otherwise.” Boris rolled his eyes in not taking a chance to be involved in Smaug’s little operation that the authorities will get mix up wrong.
“Still….I wonder if my father & brother even made it out of there alive.” Trixie stated to say this in thinking with concerns about…her family.
“Well they said some thugs didn’t make it out.” Dum Dum pointed out those that didn’t get out in time to be turn metallic.
“But no sign of Smaug or Merluck. Or that other guy.” Boxco pointed off that the others most discriminating, were not seen.
“Frankly it’ll be too soon to see any of them.” Boris rolled his eyes to remark the matter before looking to Trixie. “For now Trixie, let’s go home…after all, you still have a charity event to finish.” He stated this in what they best be doing for now before this mess started.
“I’ll catch up soon, just need a little more time.” Trixie stated off to briefly say she needs a moment before catching up to these guys.
Boris & his boys then decided to walk on ahead of the girl, as Trixie was slowly moving afterwards until…she stop in spotting a familiar heavy armor bounty arms cross & leaning on the dark side of an alley.
“Hugh…Shiv Katall!? You’re…” Trixie gasped in seeing this guy was alive.
“Alive & not turn into metal, just as the same could be said for my paying clients.” Shiv Katall briefly stated this little factor to the girl.
“So, they did make it out?” Trixie looked down in knowing that this stunt wouldn’t have put an end to her father or brother’s evil.
“Yes, & they told me to give you a relay message; the operation has been halted, but the rest will be taken care of.” Shiv Katall issued off in stating something for the girl to know.
“What does that mean?” Trixie raised an eyebrow in not following the message.
“Something only you can figure out, your brother said. Until then, if you need to hire someone….look me up, but don’t even think I’ll be working under the government’s eye.” Shiv Katall issued off to briefly mention this in terms of business if one wants to hire him.
Then at that moment, Shiv Katall activated his cloaking function, then was out of sight as Trixzie looked around; but saw the guy was gone.
“This day gets stranger & stranger…” Trixie shakes to sigh her head in seeing that tonight was just getting stranger every second.
Soon Trixie is seen walking along by herself to just have an alone time to herself. Everything begins to fad out around here, for what will happen after Smaug’s latest Project END came in failure, or is there more than meets the eye? That is another strange case to this mystery to be solved…in the conclusion of the matter…