//------------------------------// // Chapter 3 A Hope or A Damnation // Story: Equestria Falls Book one; Paradise Lost // by Ashwood42 //------------------------------// PL Ch 4 Abigail gazed at the mirror. It didn't look like any special; just a normal mirror just a little big. She turned towards Discord. "It's just a mirror." She said questionably pointing at it with her hoof. Discord giggled and floated over to the mirror. "This mirror as a very special kind magic. It use to be a portal between this world and another world filled with many magical and unique creatures. Ever since the fall I have been using the last of the magic to change the magic in the mirror so it take one pony back in time to a time before the war. Although I don't know where it send you. Call it a random stop." "So it will send be back but I could be thousands miles away?" "Yes." Abby face hoofed. "Even if I do and I can save Equestria this how do I get back here?" Discord smiled lowered and moved back into the shadows. "You don't." Outside Matt was drinking some water continuing his scans over the area. The sand and dust whipped around as the day grew hotter. Sweat dripped from his brow as the day dragged on. 'I wonder how she's doing...' He wondered. He took out a hat and placed it on his head then over his face for a nap. "[Distant engine sounds]" Matt bolted out out of his nap. Looking over the wall of stones and pulled out his binoculars and peered looking for the source of the sound. "Where are you?" He whispered Two dust clouds caught his attention; positioning his Johnson towards them he looked back at the clouds. Two jeeps came over the sand dunes blazing towards the castle. Four figures were on board; All wolfs. "Shit!!" Back inside Abby just stared at Discord "What do you mean I don't?!" "You can't. The mirror can only seen a pony back, even if you do change history nothing here will be here. Everything in this world never have existed the STABLE, this sandbox we call home, even you may have never been born." "You're asking me to DIE!?!" she shouted Discord climbed down to the pony with a sad smile on his face. You will still live in the past; you would be in a paradox this time line would be expunge but you will still excites." "But every thing I know will be gone. My home, my friends, everything." She trailed off tears threatening to spill over. Discord patted her head "It will be hard but you can..." He stopped and looked up and stared into the distance. Abby looked up "What is it?" "Wolf magic." Abigail eyes widened but her heart clinched when his voice ripped the air. "ABBY!!! WE GOT COMPANY!!" And gun shots ranged out. Bullets ripped through the air as Matt laid rounds at the approaching jeeps. Hot lead tore through the lead jeep's engine causing it to blow and slide to a halt. The two wolfs inside jumped behind the car and returned fire. The other jeep stopped and laid down fire to redirect Matt's fire power. Abby rushed out of the castle and slide beside her comrade bullets whizzing over head. "What the Hell MATT!!?!! Where did they come from?!" She screamed "My Technopad should have picked up their radio transmissions unless they're on radio silence!" he shouted back continuing to make Swiss cheese out of these flea bags. Two wolfs began to in circle the ponies as one of their brethren was shot dead. Abby focused her attack on the two wolfs out in the open using her magic as a shield for herself and Matt. Matt laced another spread of bullets into the jeep blowing it up. Believing he killed the other wolf he focused on their last of them. But the wolf was part of a old and magical clan of Sand Coyotes. He turned into sand and snuck his way towards the ruins. Abby pulled out her grenades and ready to finish the wolfs but Matt turned to see the wolf rise out of the sand and dropped a live grenade of his own into their mitts. "Grenade!!" He cried tackling Abby as she launched her grenade at the approaching enemy. "BOOM!!" [Abby' ears ringing from the explosion] "Matt... " she could hardly hear herself. " Matt.." She opened her eyes to see dust falling around them. She felt Matt on top of her and tried to push him off. She did so and looked around their position. The two dead bodies of the wolfs were clearly seen and the jeep burning on the dune. But the other jeep was gone with the last wolf from this pack. "Shit, Matt we need to get back." She turned but horror crimped her breath; Matt was unconscious but the entire left side of his body was covering in shrapnel and third degree burns. Blood oozed out of his wounds and hardened on the hot sand. "MATT!!!!" She screamed kneeling next to him she pulled out an first aid and rapped bandages over the blood. She tried to wake him with no success. Then a presence stood over them. She turned to see Discord looking at them with a sad expression. "It is not much but..." He laid his paw on the earth pony and blue light covered his body. Abby could only stare as Discord did what ever he did but she knew some how he was healing him. The light faded and Discord fell to his knees panting. "He will live my little pony but I can not." Abby tried to find words but none came. Discord chuckled lightly. "Abby, my life is about end please listing to this final spell and you can activate the mirror and travel back in time." She wanted to say no and leave. To leave everything her heard behind her. She didn't want to give up everyone here was too much to ask. "Couldn't some other pony do it?" She asked knowing the answer. Discord smiled "The choice is your own and know on else's." He coughed and fell to his side trying to stay alive for a little will longer. "But I believe in you, your friends believe in you, your parents always did." Tears welled up inside as Abby tried to hide them. Pride swelled in her at that but the fear still remained. "How do you..." "Their only thought was come home to you. I never seen such determination." Abby just stared at Discord and nodded he closed his eyes. "Listen my friend, to my words in the end..." After the words left his lips Discord gently set his head down and gave his final breath. Abby bowed her head and muttered a pray for this creature final act of loyalty. Evening settled as Abby lifted Matt on to her back and picked up the mirror with her magic. Looking back there was a make shift grave was left with only a few words etched on it: "Here lies Discord" "Loyal and Chaotic to the very end." On the road between the mountains the lone jeep sped back to the other side. The wolf couldn't help but smile at the old fools words. "A way to travel back in time. Governor Reigns would love to here this." Over the mountains on the eastern parts of Equestria the wolfs and conquered every town and settlement enslaving earth ponies to raise crops and live stock to feed the armies of wolfs. Pegasus ponies maintained the weather but their was no lovely winters but harsh unforgiving months of ice and snow. Summers were hot and relentless to ponies but pleasent breezes were only for the upper food chain. But of all the ponies in Equestria the unicorns were the most hated and treated so. Most unicorns were nothing more than chargers for batteries having their magic power up war machines and slaves to work in factories. Others were placed in offices to file the order of the High Command or business but never could speak unless told too. But the worst part of this new world was that ponies were used in more horrible way than could imagine. At random times ponies were taken out of their work place and used to as target practice for new recruits, other times they were stripped of all of their magic until they just die from the strain. But worst was that mares were used in camps to let the troops loose in their time of heat then kill them when they are done. The Lord of this New Equestria was Pul Durrium Reigns. A large black Iron Wolf with teeth of iron and claws like knives. His fur on his head gleamed in the light. He wore a white business coat with medals and the arm band of the SS. They say the eyes are Windows to the soul but what kind of eyes do your have to appear to be soulless. His hatred of ponies was only matched by his love of horse meat which was his favorite. He sat in a office/throne room high over New Wolf City formerly knows as Manehatten. He gazed out at the city think back to his days of his youth. Remembering stories of the five wolf tribes; Plains, Iron, Frost, Timber, and Sand coming together to end the ways of pony-kind and all other that were with them. If they weren't carnivores they were only tools in their minds. But he wanted to end all pony-kind and take every ounce of their magic for themselves. "Thud. Thud Thud." The door sounded as a Sand Wolf appeared in a cloud of dust and sand. "You know I hate sand on my carpets." His words drip with a killer intent. The Sand Wolf bowed to the Governor and walked up to him. Kneeling down he spoke in a sandy voice "My lord, my pack was killed by two ponies out near the ruin village by the mountains in the wastelands." Lord Reigns knew that some ponies still live in the wastelands but how he'd not know. "Go on.." "I over heard a old creature talk to a young unicorn about a mirror. A mirror that can send someone back in time." He looked up to see the Wolf teeth in a wick and pure evil smile. Back at the STABLE door rolled aside to Abby carrying Matt and large mirror. She turned to the guarded. "I need to see the Colonial." Chapter end.