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// Monster vs Mane-ster 
// Story: Power Ponies: Origins 
// by Epicdiscord214 
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	  The crowd cheered as the Power Ponies finally stepped out of the castle and to the press. Many reporters started shouting comments and questions.
"Ms. Sparkle," a Pegasus with a blue mane said, "This is News Flash. Tell me, are you content with sharing your identities with everyone in the world? Basically, you just gave your enemies your families' zip codes."
"Don't get your ropes in a twist." Mistress Marevelous said. "If any of those varmints make it to my farm, they're going to meet with my family. We Apples are nothing if not resourceful."
"And my family's in Cloudsdale." Zapp said. "If anything happens there, they'll be properly protected by the Wonderbolts."
"In other words, News Flash," Twilight Sparkle said pulling her mask back over her face, "We heroes no longer have to be ashamed of who we are. So whatever may come, we'll handle it with the world knowing what we're fighting for!"
Just as soon as she finished that, the bottom of their hooves started to vibrate. The pebbles jolted up and down while the ground made a thundering noise growing.
"I thought the earth doesn't usually move until honeymoons." Filli-Second said.
Suddenly, the roads broke as gigantic, green vines sprouted from underneath. The ponies started to panic as a dozen more broke through the roads on that street alone. Hum Drum was then seen running through the crowd and avoiding being trampled until he made it to the Power Ponies.
"Hum Drum, what's going on?!" the Matterhorn asked. "Where did all these vines come from?!"
"Well..." Hum Drum said nervously, "Remember that psychotic supervillain with the extra-long mane? Well... she may have... bonded with the Asteroth."
"WHAT?!" the Power Ponies asked wildly.
Suddenly, a large intersection of the vines came from the ground. The Mane-iac was standing on it with glowing-green eyes and a black outfit.
"An Asteroth-boosted Alicorn is one thing," Sunset Shimmer said, "But an Asteroth-boosted supervillain is... catastrophic!"
"She's... a monster." Saddle Rager shivered in fear.
"No!" Filli-Second shouted. "She's a... a Mane-ster!"
The Mane-ster lowered herself into a crowd of innocent ponies and laughed maniacally.
"Fillies and gentlecolts!" the Mane-ster shouted. "It's about time Equestria moves into a new world order! I volunteer myself to take the princesses role! This is my world now!"
"Enough!" Princess Celestia shouted approaching the villain with her sister by her side. "Surrender now or pay the price!"
"Oh, no!" the Mane-ster shouted sarcastically. "What are you going to do; sprinkle me with a little bit of sunshine?"
"Listen," Princess Luna said, "I know what you're feeling! I felt it too, and I too gave into its temptations! But the more you embrace the power the Asteroth gives you, the more of yourself you'll lose! I know how it feels!"
"Oh, yeah?" the Mane-ster asked. "Well, I know a riddle. What do you get when you cross Mane-iac hair with Asteroth power?"
"ENOUGH!" Princess Celestia shouted. She shot a powerful burst of magic from her horn, but the Mane-ster blocked it with a vine of her mane. The vine then reached further toward the princesses and wrapped itself around their waists. The Alicorn tried to fight it, but eventually, they stopped fighting and their eyes began to glow black.
"The answer is," the Mane-ster continues, "A new superpower that gives me two brainwashed alicorns as my maids!" She then reached out to the crowd. "YOU SEE THIS, EQUESTRIA?! CAN YOU NOTICE ME NOW?!"
"HEY, YOU!" a voice cried out. The Mane-ster looked behind her and saw the Power Ponies approaching her. Filli-Second spoke again. "No Equestria for you, Mane-ster!"
"Mane-ster?" the villain asked. "I like it! 'Cause I'm a monster with a super-mane!"
"You don't have to do this anymore." the Masked Matterhorn said. "We already exposed Starlight Glimmer. She's already in jail. You don't have a reason to do this anymore."
"Reason?" the Mane-ster asked. "What's that? Nice try, kiddies, but I'm no longer doing this because I hate Glimmer. I'm doing this because... I LIKE IT! THE POWER! THE UNBELIEVABLE POWER!"
"Whoa." Zapp said. "Somepony needs a hobby."
"I don't believe it." Saddle Rager said with a growing tone. "I... don't... BELIEVE IT! You mean to tell us you're doing all this just because you like it! I've never heard of a more cruel and offensive purpose in my life! AND IF YOU THINK I'M JUST GOING TO LET YOU GET AWAY WITH THIS..."
"Uh oh." Mistress Marevelous said in a worried tone. "She's getting mad!"
"What's wrong?" the Masked Matterhorn asked. "What happens when she gets mad?"
"Remember when I said you'll know her powers when we say 'brace for impact'?" Radiance asked.
"Yeah..." Hum Drum asked nervously.
"Brace for impact." Zapp said. "We also might want to step back."
The Matterhorn and Hum Drum looked back and saw Saddle Rager's eyes turn blood-red. Her legs and body started to grow to tremendous size. In a matter of seconds, her monstrous, muscular body was half as big as any building. Her roar started to rattle the green hair tendrils.
"Whoa." the Mane-ster expressed. "Looks like someone's been drinking her milk."
Suddenly, Saddle Rager jumped up and tackled the Mane-ster. They both crashed into the middle of a city square. When the crash cloud cleared, the Mane-ster was laying back on a crater unconscious and underneath a deep-breathing Saddle Rager monster. She turned back at her friends watching the whole thing. Saddle Rager's face expression changed to an open-mouth smile before she shrunk back to her meek, feeble size.
"Remind me to never forget her birthday." Hum Drum said.
"She's been like this for years." Zapp said. "Whenever she gets super-mad, she changes into something that can take her anger out. Of course, she's not easily upset, so it happens on rare occasions."
"Terribly sorry you had to see that." Saddle Rager said. "I know it was scary."
"Are you kidding?" Hum Drum asked. "That wasn't scary! That was awesome!"
"Focus, Hum Drum." the Masked Matterhorn said. She reached for her earpiece. "Sunset, how are the princesses?"
"Still unaware." Sunset Shimmer responded. "Celestia and Luna are still hypnotized and the vines are still attached."
"What?" the Masked Matterhorn asked. "But that doesn't make sense. How can the Mane-ster still have mind control if she's unconscious? Unless..."
Too late. Several green vines were quickly wrapped around the Power Ponies' ankles. No matter how much they tried, they couldn't escape. The Mane-ster's eyes opened wide and she laughed. After that, she quickly attached a vine to Saddle Rager's back. The Pegasus then had black eyes.
"NO!" the Power Ponies shouted.
"Nice try, Power Ponies!" the Mane-ster said. One by one, she attached different mane vines to the Power Ponies. "I admit, you had the jump on me. But this isn't your day. This is my day. This is my victory. This... is my Equestria!"
The last one struck with the vine was the Masked Matterhorn. Sunset Shimmer and Moondancer looked and gasped at the sight. The Mane-ster approached the heroes and examined them.
"Hmm. I suppose I can make them chimney-sweeps, complete with a song-and-dance number. I just can't wait to..." Suddenly, she stopped and gasped softly. "What's this?" She caressed her head. "I don't know what this is. It feels like... AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" She screamed in total agony, but she knew something was going on... inside her mind.