A Calm in the Storm
Psycho
Chapter Thirty Five
Twilight left the room to address the survivors of the assault. Faithful in Zer0's ability to protect Cadence in her absence, she stepped out to the edge of the stairwell. Hordes of crystal ponies nudged and growled as they fought for space, more yet waited outdoors. The siren pony let out a gentle sigh as she ignited her horn. With a bright flash of magnificent light, all eyes were on her. A brief moment went by as Twilight realized the attention she had drawn to herself. Quickly beating away her blushing cheeks she began to speak.
"Attention denizens of the Crystal Empire, I know that you are all scared. Many of you probably have missing loved ones, some of you may have lost loved ones..." Twilight swallowed as she spoke that last part. "They will certainly be remembered, but for now I must ask that you all remain calm!"
"How the hell can we remain calm!?" One voice rang out in anger.
"I just watched one of those monsters destroy my house!" Another cried.
"What are YOU going to do to save us!?" a final shout cried. The burly gunzerker had enough.
"HEY! You're not being fair to Twilight, or us! We busted our asses tryin-"
"Salvador, that is enough." The gruff stallion turned his broad head towards Twilight. "You all have many reasons to be angry, but I only ask now that you forget anger and focus on survival."
Everypony seemed to groan by now, Brick was about to join Salvador when Applejack stopped him.
"There is an underground shelter just within the throne room, if you all calmly enter then we should be able to get everypony inside and protected until this mess can be dealt with." Twilight once again spoke with a certain confidence in herself.
The crowd seemed much more willing to listen, now that Twilight had given them a means to survive. She was just about to speak again when the crown began to split as a dark blue unicorn trotted through with another mare on her back. Maya steped through the crowd as if they weren't there at all, stopping only when she was in front of Twilight herself.
"Let's see this shelter Twilight, there are many wounded that need help."
Krieg used his incredible strength to lift a massive boulder out off of a small cellar door. The Queen took a peek into the busted in doorway but frowned at the empty room. The psycho also shared a grunt of dissatisfaction as he considered every wasted moment another pony dead. The two of them turned away before a small whimper caught their ears. The Queen turned to find two mares in the back of the room, barely visible in the darkness. She recognized only one, although she had only seen her through her child's eyes. The other, she wasn't so sure about.
The light grey mare approached, with the red maned crystal mare behind her. Chrysalis sensed the fear in both of them, understandable. She stepped forward, almost forgetting her current form as she spoke.
"Come on little ponies, we are not your enemies today" She almost felt bad once she saw them flinch at the deep grunt of a voice she now had.
Octavia stepped forward in front of Crissy. Her mane was unkempt, matching her messy tail, but she still kept the calm tone befitting her class.
"What's going on out there?" The grey mare asked, her eyes spanning between the two hulking stallions before her.
"Hell" One of the two spoke in a cold manner as he watched out the door behind him.
"We could tell that much, the city is under attack? By who? Changelings?" One of the two stallions shot the musician a nasty glare as though he was insulted.
"No, and maybe if you had half a-" The stallion coughed and beat his chest for a moment. "Pardon... no, these are new monsters. The like of which you have never seen..."
Octavia felt herself swallow hard. The twin stallion heavily emphasized when he said monster, although they must have dealt with them before if they were here.
"Are you... here to rescue us?" Octavia sunk her head, expecting bad news.
"I am here to find something precious to me. Fortunate for you, your friend may be able to help" Octavia took a step back, ready to jump between Crissy and the stallion. "You are Crystal Quartz, yes?"
The underground room housing two vault ponies and a half dozen survivors was crowded. Rainbow hated it, she felt like she needed to be in the sky saving ponies but Mordecai wouldn't allow it. Even when she tried to sneak out, he seemed to notice. Warning shots from his revolver would stop the blue pegasi in her tracks, as well as jolting everypony else.
"Ugh... This. Is. So. Boring! How do some of the coolest ponies in the wor- universe, get to be so lame!?" Rainbow pouted as she slumped to the ground.
"You know, complainin 'bout it won't help. Besides, now's a great time for a break" Mordecai grinned as he pulled a dark green bottle from his pack. "You drink?"
Rainbow watched the hunter fiddle with the bottle between his hooves, eventually popping the cork off the top.
"What is it? Some kind of cider?" Rainbow cocked her face with a curious look.
"Heh, much better than cider. Take a swig" Mordecai passed the bottle over, holding it for the other pegasus.
Rainbow stare at the bottle, it's green color made her stomach churn. She was about to decline when her tongue licked across her dry lips. Whatever it was, it had to help her thirst. She reached out and took the bottle in her hoof, and looked at it for a second. A quick sniff left her face scrunched in disgust, it smelled like pond water and piss. For all she new, it was pond water and piss. She swallowed hard as she brought the bottle to her mouth and tipped it back. The cool liquid flowed into her mouth and for a brief second almost tasted good. Then came the potency of it.
"BLEH! What the buck was that stuff!?" Rainbow shouted as she spat the disgusting drink out on the ground.
"Hey! Don't waste it!" Mordecai shouted back as he snatched the bottle back. "This stuff ain't the best, but it'll get ya up and goin."
The hunter tipped the bottle back so far it was practically straight up. Rainbow watched in disgust as the groggy fluid emptied into the hunters muzzle. The bottle came down and out of Mordecai's mouth, and the hunter just grinned.
"Damn... never finished a whole bottle at once, I wonder if I can keep this body just for drinkin! heh..." The hunter mused as he tossed the empty bottle across the room.
Rainbow heard the crash of glass against the wall, but was too busy scrubbing her tongue to remove the taste. She had her share of hard cider, but that was just too far bad. Yet he chugged the whole bottle, Rainbow made a mental note not to take him out for drinks. She took her attention away from her tongue for a moment to notice the white unicorn approaching. Lilith carried a slight smirk as she stepped in font of Mordecai.
"Hey, I found something that may help us out" She began, then shot a look at Rainbow. "This city have an old tunnel system?"
"Uhh, I think I heard Twi say something about the castle having an underground floor. What did you find?" Rainbow managed to get out between scrapping her tongue.
"Well a hidden door with a stairwell. Goes a ways down, may be a good place to put these ponies while we clean up" Lilith suggested. She was about to continue when a crystal pony stepped forward.
"You must mean the crystal mines... Last time anypony went down in them was when Sombra still ruled... Many of us may not want to go back down" The old stallion began. "They... harbor dark powers still..."
"Well... I guess we need to convince them it's safe... Ugh... things can never be so easy can they..." Lilith sighed.
"If I may, we have heard you are warriors of a sort. Perhaps an escort through the mines would make the others more comfortable?"
Rainbow could see the strain on the sirens face, and she understood it completely. How would they be able to stop Hyperion if they had to protect all these ponies from ghosts? She was about to spring up to speak but a rugged hoof reached out to stop her. She twisted her head to meet Mordecai shaking his head in disapproval.
"Let her do her things Dash, Lil can handle it without you" The hunter smiled. "Besides, you would probably just make it worse..."
Rainbow felt pressure run to her face as she fluttered her wings in defiance, but the moment was swiftly silenced as Lilith spoke.
"Alright, I'll escort you all myself" She turned towards Mordecai and Rainbow. "You two get back to the castle and let the others know whats going down."
"Sure thing Lil" Mordecai stood up, cracking his back as he did so. "Watch your back down there, dark powers or not, it could be dangerous. Come on Dash."
Both pegasi peeked through the hatch door above, being sure the area was clear. Rainbow watched Mordecai as he nodde his head and swung the door open.
"Lets go!"
"Sister, do we know what is going?" Luna approached her sister on the balcony. She took a small moment to admore her moon in her sisters sunlight before returning her attention to the white alicorn before her.
"I'm afraid we do not know much... Between this new moon city, and it's attacks towards the empire... I fear for our subjects, I fear for Twilight..." Celestia retained her regal stance, but Luna could see the darkened fur on her sisters face. She was one more moment from tears.
"your student has been through much sister, I am confident in her abilities" The dark alicorn sat down beside her sister and wrapped a dark blue wing around the tall princess. "After all, it would seem forces beyond us have chosen her for this task."
"You speak of these sirens..." Celestia softly commented.
"Nay sister, I speak of her new friends. Be it just chance the one fell from the sky, as well as his own other worldly friends, to find out they have a connection with the chamber..." Luna swallowed hard for her next words. "The one that I..."
"That was not you Lulu. I wish you would see that."
"I hath done many horrible things sister, some under my own name and other under that name... regardless... Twilight is being guided by something greater. She will not fail."
"I hope not my sister... Even now I doubt my own ability to protect our little ponies..."
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And you should sunbutt, you should.
Great update timing!
Couldn't Luna just throw the moon at Jack?
I mean that whole scene would be funny.
The ponies look up in the sky and see the giant space station being chased across the sky by the moon.
Only mechanical guts why no RED JELLY
3345501
This
And rant:
Yay GOTY edition is out! Finally be able to get past lvl 50 now!
3345501 as great as it would be to see jacks dreams literaly crushed by the moon, I have it locked. It's going to be one of those 'magic vs technology' things lol
3345463 I'm glad you are enjoying it
3345194
3346413 *sigh* Ok.
3346805 As much as I know we want to see Jack get owned by ponies, by the laws of drama I must save it for last.
Wonderful chapter, read this on a rainy day, fit the mood quite well.
3347714 Thank you kindly! Always look forward to my #1 fangirls comments haha.
And I wrote it in kinda gloomy weather, also found a few sick songs that set me in the mood for it
well done. I am waiting to see the ponies build some kind of e-tech weapon for the vault hunters to use. that would be pretty gnarly.
3349509 M-tech weapons, Magic Tech! hmmm lets expand on the idea...
The Sonic Rainboom Launcher (I dare you guys to come up with a better name for it)
-Fires a sonic rainboom
20% Cooler
(Thank TGM for the rumor/idea)
The Party Cannon itself...
The BASS CANNON!!!!!!!
Magic Barrier shield generator...
OMG! THE TNIY TINA GRENADE MODS! I have been trying to sneak those bad boys in this fic so hard... Gaige with the Chain Lightning.... hubbuh hubbuh.... And Krieg with the Firestorm! mwahahahahaha.
3349583 maya with the magic missile. and don't forget tina's actual grenade mod: the fuster cluck
3349727 xD I gotta say... best grenade name ever
3349583
Naww, man! Don't make the Sonic Rainboom into a launcher! Dash and everything about her is all about speed.
Name: Awesome Minigun
Gun Type: Assult Rifle
Manufacturer: F&F
Ammo: 120
Effects:
20%+ Damage
20%+ Ammo
20%+ Fire Rate
20%+ Relaod Speed
20%+ Accuracy
20%+ Recoil Reduction
20%+ Cooler
3350142 Haha or a shotgun for Applejack...
The Apple Bucker
Torgue
Stuns on hit
Stats would say
Don't you use your fancy mathematics to muddle the issue!
3351184
. Twilight is the Element of Magic, so a relic. And Rarity can have a diamond shield because... well, because Rarity.
Actually, it should be a confetti shotgun for Pinkie and an apple grenade mod for Applejack. Fluttershy is shy and quiet with a fierce power hidden within, she can have a sniper that instead of a gunshot, all anyone would hear would be
How's that sound?
3352604 Interesting.... although I was more like to give Pinkie a literal party cannon xD but this is just brainstorming ^.^
Thanks for the ideas btw
3352621
Ideas?
Wait! Does what we were talking about actually have a chance of being in the story!?
3352719 I consider everything everyone puts in my comments as ideas for what to put in, why do you think I ask for comments?
However, most ideas for brainstorming are planned for further in, not immediate lol
3352865
Bitchin'.
3352865 I had one random thought. Ok, maybe two.
1. Krieg fighting Jack 1v1, it being recorded and broadcasted all over Equestria.
2. Pinkie blowing up the moon base with Vinyl using a giant Party Bass Cannon Blast.
3366354 Sir, I like how you think
3366381 Maybe Pinkie & Vinyl teach Krieg to DJ while on the base... The controls for the cannon might be a turntable?
3366397 lol or a dance dance revolution
3366451 Then before the final fight, Jack and Krieg dance against each other. Jack to disarm the bomb, Krieg to arm it.
3366462 xD ridiculously amazing...
3366479 The other Vault Hunters and Mane Six will just be standing confused. Not Pinkie though; when asked why there is a disarming dance station, she responds "It wouldn't be any fun to only have one person dancing, duh."
3366495
Because it's Pinkie >.>
3366501 Oh, one more thing. Salvador has a skill called Sexual Tyrannosaurus. He needs to casually bring this up, "oh, you know, I'm just a Sexual Tyrannosaurus".
3366544 I have been considering that greatly actually, only problem is I try to indulge myself in the character in game so I get a feel for their 'playstyle' as well as there attitude. I feel really good writing Gaige because I play mechromancer religiously. And I feel like I do a good job on Krieg because I used to play with two psychos... btw, Gaige and Krieg do not work well together as a team imo. Krieg and DT compete for kills really bad.
I'm experimenting with Zer0 right now because he is going to have a big chapter sometime soon. I really need the first borderlands so I can get a feel for Brick and Lil. Not so much Mordecai, ever since he lost his bird his fighting style is pretty cut and paste. Badass still but simple.
3366606 Mordecai still needs a phoenix. Brick needs to get Cerberus. Give Krieg a hydra or something
3369151 xD Krieg with a Hydra...
3369237 A bass hydra with all his psycho powers, shielding, and a buzzaxe for each mouth
3371162 Oh jeeze >.>
3371181 NEVER STOP THE KILLING! NEVER!
Another crazy/idiotic idea:
Tiny Tina flies some badonkadonks to Equestria, killing a super badass constructor in the landing. She wanted to be with her bros, the vault hunters. She gets turned into a pony and rides on Gaige, who rides on Krieg, who then jumps onto Brick.
A pony riding a pony riding a pony riding a pony.
The ultimate pony ride.
3371268 Yo dog, I heard you like ponies
3371277 In all awesomeness though, the hydra with Krieg riding on it versus The Warrior with Jack riding on it. Then the Party Bass Cannon gets set up, so the dance-off to decide the fate of Equestria ensues. While that is happening, the hydra and warrior are fighting in the background.
3371465 Lol I was actually considering the Warrior landing in the area where all the dragons hoarded their loot in the dragon migration episode, nd having it duke it out with the dragons for a bit
I think theres a certain gun manufactuer who should be added , Mr F.T
3373524 I have been hinted at a certain gun manufacturer needed to be in here quite often >.> I'm considering it, but I have too many characters to work with atm xD. Once the Crystal Empire ac is complete and I can stop using some key characters then I will have the opportunity to introduce new lovable hulks to Equestria
3373524
Ahhh understandable ! Also amazing work for Kreig and Crysalis , I was reading this at work and got in trouble just for that bit
3373987 xD my apologies for captivating you at work
but I will put that on my marks of fame board 
3373987
Many thanks! And tommorow I will start the reading of it , I was getting sounds for the background . Standing in hyperion war zones recording sound is harder than it looks!
3374101 Looking forward to it ^.^
3510976 lol pretty much >.>
3553270 Gearbox has confirmed that Tina's parents are dead, so that means that Krieg is not her father. It is possible that they came across one another at some point prior to the event of Borderlands 2, but I believe that Krieg's ramblings are referring to another character. Personally I'm for the Krieg-Gaige theory myself, but there are of course flaws with that theory.
3563861>>3553270 I think gearbox leaves these things blank for us to guess and speculate. Krieg is a huge unknown and it opens avenues for us to be curious about. Same thing with Zer0 and his origins.
3564034 All I'm doing is stating what I know Gearbox has set in stone and voicing my own theories and opinons, although you do have a good point.
The real question is whether or not Gearbox will stick to their story or start breaking out fresh tablets and sledgehammers.
On an unrelated note; CURSE YOU NOTIFICATION SYSTEM!