The Sequel You've All Been Waiting For
-The house Roseluck shared with Lily and Daisy-
Slowly, Roseluck opened her eyes to see the clear blue sky and Celestia's sun shining right on her through her open window. She blinked a few more times to clear her vision before the sight in front of her really sank in. It was an absolutely beautiful day out. Or at least it was from what she could see in her window.
After admiring the sky and the rays of sunshine for a moment, Roseluck held up a hoof to her mouth and let out a rather adorable yawn. She shifted around in her bed for a moment, but when she tried to move, she found herself unable too, as somepony's hoof was wrapped around her mid section and holding her tightly. Startled, Roseluck instinctively reached for the hoof that was holding her, and then followed it back up the pony it belonged. The pony that the hoof belong to of course, was none other than Line Draft, who was still sleeping soundly behind her.
It was then that memories of last night came flooding back to her, and as they played out in her head again, Roseluck couldn't help but smile. It was funny, she really thought last night was going to suck, but as it turned out, even she could be COMPLETELY wrong. As she replayed the events of last night in her head all over again, she reached down with a hoof and put her hoof on top of Line Draft's. She lay there in her bed for a few more minutes just looking out at the sky through her window with his hoof around her.
After about ten minutes though, she decided that she did have to get up. Without waking Line Draft, she wiggled her way out of his grasp and out of her bed. As she stood up on her hooves, she turned around and looked back at the still sleeping Line Draft. Something was off. He seemed so.... so.... lonely. It didn't take Roseluck longer than a second to figure out why as the imaginary lightbulb in her head went off. Carefully, so as still not to wake him, she lifted up the hoof that was holding her, and with her mouth and other hoof, she moved her pillow into his hooves so that he was holding it. When she let go, Line Draft hugged the pillow tight and pulled it closer to him. A smile formed on his own face as he did.
Internally, Roseluck couldn't help but squee at that.
Still slowly and carefully, she leaned back in and kissed Line Draft on his muzzle before quietly walking out of her room, leaving Line Draft there to sleep. He had earned it after all.
After leaving her bedroom, Roseluck then walked over to the house's shared bathroom and got in the shower. She was in and out of it in about fifteen minutes, maybe a little more. When she left her bathroom and walked past her bedroom again to head downstairs, she peeked inside her room to see that Line Draft was still sleeping. She couldn't help but let out a little fangirl sigh as she saw it. He just looked so adorable while he slept. She only stopped to look for a moment though before she continued downstairs and made her way into her kitchen.
As she approached the kitchen however, she could already hear the telltale sounds of somepony making breakfast.
'Somepony's already awake?' Roseluck thought to herself as she walked in. Between her, Lily, and Daisy, she was usually the first one awake because of her.... rather strange... schedule. When she walked into the kitchen, she found none other than Daisy in the process of making some breakfast, though exactly what she was making Roseluck couldn't quite tell yet.
"Ah, good morning, Roseluck," Daisy said to Roseluck as she turned around to meet her.
"Morning, Daisy," Roseluck replied to her. As she stared at Daisy, she noticed something a little... off... about her. Her mane was a little bit messed up and there were some not very noticeable bags under her eyes. These things probably wouldn't have been noticed by the laypony, but Roseluck, she could see them. "Sleep well?"
Daisy didn't say anything in response at first. She just kept staring at her in her usual, chipper way.
-Sometime last night-
Daisy unceremoniously stepped through her front door and locked it behind her, having left the party shortly after everypony else had. She let out a rather loud, exasperated sight as she dragged herself up the stairs towards her room. As she started climbing the stairs however, she began hearing some rather odd noises, they were a bit faint from the bottom of the steps, but she could hear them. It sounded like somepony was moving around a lot up there.
Upon hearing this, Daisy stopped for a moment in confusion before continuing up, albeit slowly, and somewhat cautiously. As she climbed the steps however, the noises began to get louder, and she could hear the rather distinct sounds of somepony moaning.
"Ah! Yes! Like that!" she heard a rather familiar voice scream as she just about reached the top. A voice that she knew would never be making noises that even remotely resembled those unless Tartarus had frozen over, and yet.... "Ah! Harder! Harder! AH! AH! AH! HARDER! FASTER!" The noise continued. They seemed to be coming from Roseluck's room.
Slowly, very slowly.... very, very, VERY slowly, Daisy practically crawled towards Roseluck's door. "Ah! YES! YES! YEEEESSSSS!!!" Slowly, and by slowly, slower than a clock's minute hand, Daisy opened the door to Roseluck's room and...
"OH YEAH! OH YEAH! OH YEAH! OOOOOHHHHHH YEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!! WHOSE YOUR MARE! WHOSE YOUR MARE!!!!!" At that point Daisy's face lit up like a Celestia damned Hearth's Warming tree.
-Back to the present-
"Yes," Daisy said to Roseluck with a smile. "I slept just fine."
"Oooookay....." Roseluck said... not exactly buying it. After a moment of thinking about it though, she figured it best to drop it. "So, what are you mak-"
"Hello there, Roseluck," a very familiar voice suddenly said from behind her.
"GGGGGGGGYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Roseluck immediately belted out the moment those words hit her ears.
"Well this is a fine how do you do," the voice said again. Instinctively, Roseluck turned around faster than lightning to see.... none other than DaedaltheusXIV himself leaning against the wall right at the entrance to the kitchen.
"Ah, nice to see you Daedaltheus," Daisy just said to him politely.
"Daisy," Daedaltheus politely replied to her with a nod. At that, Daisy returned to her work.
"Wha-wah wha.... When did you get here?" Roseluck asked him.
"Just now," Daedaltheus responded. "Like, literally, just now. As in, less than a second before you turned around."
"Oh," Roseluck said in understanding. He had been known to do that on occasion. "Okay......" After a moment of semi-awkward silence between them, Roseluck cleared her throat and regained her usual composure. She wasn't nervous by any means, she had no reason to be around him, but he had just showed up at a rather awkward time. "Um.... what are you doing here?"
"I was in the area," Daedaltheus explained. "And I thought I would stop by and take you out to lunch."
"Lunch?" Roseluck said, confused as all hell.
"Yes," Daedaltheus replied, the look on his face unchanged. "Is that a problem?" Roseluck wasn't sure if he was messing with her or not, but either way, she couldn't help but stare at him with her mouth open.
"It's 8:30 in the morning," Roseluck said after a few minutes.
"What?" Daedaltheus said, now it was his turn to be confused, as was Daisy, as she had a look that pretty much matched Roseluck's on her face when she turned to look back at him.
"Yeah," Roseluck said to him. "How could you not know that?"
"This can't be right," Daedaltheus said as he took out his pocket-watch and opened it up. Both Roseluck and Daisy just stared at him for a moment as he kept his eyes glued to it. "I said Equestria time you f*cking parasite." Daedaltheus said to his pocket watch, as if he were somehow angry at it. "Oh...." Daedaltheus said as he raised both his eyebrows in sudden realization. Both Roseluck and Daisy exchanged a quick glance at each other before looking back to Daedaltheus. Much quicker than he took it out, Daedaltheus quickly closed the pocket-watch and turned his attention back at Roseluck. "And I thought I would stop by to take you out to breakfast."
Roseluck just stared at Daedaltheus for several seconds, confused as all hell. He just looked at her the same way he always did, the same, solemn look on his face. After a moment, she turned to look at Daisy, who just shrugged before turning back to her work. At that, Roseluck just let out an exasperated sigh.
"Fine," she practically groaned.
"Excellent," Daedaltheus said in a rather chipper manner as he got up off the wall.
"Ah, there you are, Roseluck," the two of them suddenly heard Line Draft say as they both looked back towards the entrance of the kitchen to see that he had just come down the stairs. None of them could see it, but the moment his voice hit her ears, Daisy's face lit up like a Hearth's Warming tree.
While Line Draft was rather jubilant to see Roseluck, he stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Daedaltheus standing there.
"D.... D-d- Daedaltheus," he barely said.
"Ah, good morning, Line Draft," Daedaltheus said as he walked out from behind the kitchen wall and out to greet him. "How was your evening?"
"Oh... um.... it was...." Line Draft responded rather nervously before looking past him at Roseluck, who just smiled back at him. At that, he couldn't help but smile himself. "Spectacular...."
"Good. I'm glad you enjoyed yourself." Daedaltheus said to him, seeming happy to hear that. "Roseluck and I were just about to go out for breakfast. I'd invite you to come along but..." He paused for a moment as he looked back at Roseluck, who in turn, looked back up at him, the look on her face was kind of unreadable. "This is something of a private matter."
"I understand," Line Draft responded, his eyes looking more towards the floor than at Daedaltheus. "I'm busy anyway."
"Good," Daedaltheus said to him, seeming satisfied before he turned back to Roseluck. "Shall we go?"
"What? Oh, um yes," Roseluck replied back to him as the two of them headed off in the direction of the front door. As Roseluck passed Line Draft however, she stopped for a moment and gave him a quick kiss on his cheek. "Thank you," she whispered to him before she continued along behind Daedaltheus as they reached the front door to the house, which had turned crimson red as they approached it. Like the gentleman that he was, Daedaltheus politely opened the door for Roseluck first and she stepped through the door. Afterwards, he stepped through himself and closed the door behind him. The front door to Roseluck's house quickly faded back to normalcy with them gone.
Line Draft, for all intents and purposes, couldn't help but light up like a Hearth Warming's tree himself as he touched the cheek that Roseluck kissed him on. After a moment, he let out a sigh as a smile crept across his face.
"So um...... Line Draft was it...?" Daisy suddenly said from the kitchen after Roseluck and Daedaltheus had gone.
"Yes," Line Draft politely responded to her.
-Lyra and Bon Bon's House-
You wake up just a bit before 8:00 am. You're not sure at all why you're waking up this early, you didn't get home until much later than usual after all, and while you will admit that you did sleep like a rock.....
You know what? It's not worth contemplating. You're awake, that's all that matters. After all, you did have somewhere important to be today.
Since you are awake, whether you wanted to be or not, you throw the makeshift covers off yourself, stretch out your arms and yawn before you notice that the house is strangely quiet. Lyra and Bon Bon don't seem to be up yet, which meant that you were alone.
After rubbing a bit more of the sleep from your eyes, you get up and walk on into the kitchen, which is straight ahead of you since you sleep on their couch after all, and try to get yourself some breakfast. You open the panty to grab some cereal, but then you stop. Something's been on your mind for a while. In fact, it was on your mind all last night, but you didn't really want to talk about it because of the party.
Lyra and Bon Bon were leaving.
They were leaving because you told them too. You told them that you, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Spike were all going to Canterlot today, and that they had to leave town. They had to leave because you had a bad feeling that something was going to happen. It was kind of sudden, and you brought it up without giving them any warning, and while they did agree to it, you still kind of felt uneasy. After all, if someone you knew told you that you had to leave because something bad was going to happen, you'd be second-guessing, too.
So, with that in mind, you ignore the cereal and instead open up one of the other pantry doors and pull out some flour. You also search around from some milk and other ingredients, and start making some delicious waffles for them. It just seemed like the right thing to do.
-15 Minutes Later-
Just as you finished up the last waffle, you start hearing hoofsteps coming from the stairs, and within moments, you see Lyra walk into the room. Her mane was a mess and her eyes looked like they might as well have been shut. Typical morning Lyra.
"Hey," she says to you as she slowly walks to the table and takes a seat.
"Morning," you say to her as you put some waffles and a plate and set it in front of her before walking over and grabbing her a mug of coffee, which you were also working on.
"Thanks," she says before she picks up a knife and fork with her magic and starts eating her waffles. She doesn't say anything, but she does nod a little bit once she takes a bite. You can tell she likes them.
While she's eating, you quickly make yourself your own plate and your own coffee and sit down across from her before you start eating yourself. For a while, neither of you say anything. It's kind of awkward. Usually once Lyra has her coffee she likes to talk in the mornings.
"So, Lyra," you say, you being you. "Did you-"
"Yeah," she says before you can even say anything else. "We talked about it yesterday while you were getting ready for the party. We're going to go stay at Bonnie's cousin's place in Trottingham. She sent her a note through the post office, so it should all be good."
"Oh..." you reply to her. You suppose it's a good thing that she actually did send a message through regular mail as opposed to any kind of magical messages, since those still appear to be blocked, but still, that's not really the issue here. "Look, Lyra, I'm sorry if-"
"Stop," Lyra says as she holds up her hoof. "I know what you're going to say, and it's fine." She stops for a moment and looks down at her nearly finished plate of waffles before looking back up at you. "With all of the things that have been going on with you since you got here, we understand where you're coming from, and to tell you the truth..." she started fidgeting in her seat a little bit before resuming. "I.... I haven't exactly told Bonnie this yet, but I'm starting to get worried myself. I mean, first you went through that whole thing with Twilight, and then you get attacked, it's just...." she stopped right there and looked down at her plate again. "I can't explain it, but I believe you. I think you're right. Something bad is going to happen." Then at that, she looked back up at you. "So you don't have to apologize for asking us to do this, we know, we understand why. So don't go thinking that you're making us go or anything like that." At that, she took another bite of her waffles before continuing with her mouth full. "All right?" At that, you can't help but crack a smile.
"Yeah," you respond. "Thanks Lyra." At that, she gives you a quick salute before finishing her mouthful of waffles and swallowing them.
"I just wish we could've, you know..." Lyra continued, though with another awkward pause. "Gotten high one last time." At that, you can't help but laugh.
"We're just going up to talk with Princess Celestia," you say to her. "So, when we get back, definitely." You and Lyra both nod at that. You believe it too, in fact, you're gonna hold yourself to it.
The sound of another sudden yawn from the entrance of the kitchen however, keeps you from thinking about it any longer.
"Morning," Bon Bon says as she walks into the room, looking no worse than Lyra. Seeing her, you quickly get up and serve her some nice hot waffles.
-Later-
After breakfast, you, Lyra, and Bon Bon all do what you have to do to get ready. You take a shower, throw on your work clothes (the only other clothes you have that aren't your suit), put on your shoes, and grab a few things. You also make sure to grab your knife. The knife that Lyra gave you back in the cave so long ago. It wasn't that long, but it seems like it was forever ago. You just look at it for a second before spinning it like a boss in your hand and sheathing it.
Honestly, you have no idea why you are bringing it, you are only going to talk to Princess Celestia after all, but something is telling you that you are going to need it, and hey, given recent events, it's better to have it and not need it at this point.
After a couple hours, you watch Lyra and Bon Bon come down the stairs after you. Both are adorned with larger than usual saddlebags. Not having much, you don't really have a bag, but that doesn't matter.
"So..." Bon Bon asks after a few moments of silence. "You ready to go?" You just look back at her. It takes you a few moments, but eventually you respond.
"Yeah," you say to her. "Yeah, I'm ready to go."
"Well," Lyra says after taking in a deep breath and putting on a smile. "I guess theres no use staying here now is there." You honestly love that about Lyra, how even in completely serious situations she can seem all chipper. Sure, Pinkie Pie could do that, but Lyra, she could actually make you believe she was happy. It wasn't like she had a permanent smile on her face.
So with that, the three of you head out. You had out, and Bon Bon locks the door behind you all. The three of you then start making your way through town. As you walk, you notice how everypony seems to be strangely absent. It's like the three of you are the only ones there. Where did they go?
This was odd, it wasn't noon yet, but it was getting close, and knowing this town, it should have been up and about with you by now, but there wasn't a single pony to be seen. You couldn't help but get an odd feeling about this. It was the middle of the day, where did they all disappear to?
The moment the three of you pass by the town square though, you get your answer.
"What in Equestria?" Bon Bon suddenly said as she noticed it first. You and Lyra stop in your tracks at that, and you can't help but feel your eyes widen a bit at what you saw.
Since you had the advantage of being taller than most ponies (there were a few like Big Macintosh who were as tall as you), you could very well see what was going on.
It seemed like every pony in Ponyville was packed into town square. From where you were, you could see town hall, but that wasn't the only thing you could see. Not to far from it, it looked like some kind of wooden stage was set up, and every pony was staring towards it, as if expecting somepony. Oddly enough though, the Mayor wasn't anywhere to be seen. Not only that, but at both sides of the stage, you could see two identical flags. Both were dark red in color and had this weird, diamond like symbol on them. That wasn't the disturbing part though. On the stage, standing at the back, you could see six members of the royal guard, as well as several, and by several you mean you could not count how many there were, more guards between the ponies and the stage, like they were security at some big event. That would have been all well and good, but these were members of the royal guard, ponies that as far as you knew, only guarded Princess Celestia. Then, you saw them, at the corner of the stage, to the right where you could see them, Trixie and Joseph Curwen were standing.
Out in the crowd of ponies however, you could also see a familiar Stetson hat and not to far away, you could see the familiar rainbow colored mane of another pony.
"Jason..." You quickly look down to notice that Bon Bon had been tugging at your shirt, the look in her eyes seemed to suggest that she had been trying it for a while and was starting to worry. The look in Lyra's eyes was pretty much the same.
"Go on ahead," you quickly tell them. "Just get to the train station and get on the next train to Trottingham. I'll see you when you get back." Neither Lyra nor Bon Bon say anything at first, they just keep looking at you with that same worried look. After a moment though, they both force themselves to relax a little bit before turning and continuing on in the direction of the train station.
You however, start walking towards the crowd of ponies.
-At one of the other entrances to town-
"So you all understand the plan then?" James Tiberius Kirk said to his squad and Zecora as they all made their way back into Ponyville.
"Well I can't speak for anyone else," Gordon Freebrony said without taking his eyes off the road in front of him. "But I understand it just fine."
"Captain," Spock chimed in. "If we are to approach this human, I must remind you that-"
"Yes, Spock," Kirk said before Spock could say anything else. "You-" Before he could even say another word however, the five of them all looked forward into town square and saw the crowd of ponies. "What in the world?" Kirk said as the five of them made their way towards it.
-Sweet Apple Acre's, a few hours earlier-
"You're leaving!?" Braeburn exclaimed as he saw Applejack adjusting her saddlebag a bit more.
"Eeyup," Applejack replied to him. "Something's goin' on an' we have ta go see Princess Celestia ASAP. Not sure what it is yet, but that's probably why we're goin'." The moment she finished that sentence, she looked back at Braeburn. His eyes were to the floor. At that sight, Applejack let out a sigh of guilt. "Ah'm sorry Braeburn."
"It's all right," Braeburn said as he looked back at her and did his best to put a smile on. "It just seems like Strongheart and Ah just got here yah know, and now you have tah go off savin the world again." He sighed for a moment at that. "But that must be how it is, you bein' on of tha elements of harmony and all." At that, Applejack walked over to him and put a hoof on his shoulder before throwing on a reassuring smile.
"If it makes yah feel any better," Applejack said to him. "Ah'm not gonna be gone that long. We're just going tah talk to her so probably no more than a day. Ah'll probably be back before ya'll leave." Braeburn didn't say anything. It did make him feel better, if only a little bit. If Applejack had to talk to Princess Celestia, then that did raise many concerns.
"Can we at least..." Braeburn began before pausing for another moment. "Can we at least walk yah to tha train station?" At that, Applejack couldn't help but smile.
"Sure," she said. "Ah'd like that."
-Town square, the present-
"Applejack," Braeburn said to his cousin, who stood right next to him in the crowd of ponies. Little Strongheart stood on the opposite side of him. "What's goin on?"
"Ah don't know," was all she could respond. The worried look on her face though probably said more than what she wanted.
-Back to Jason's perspective-
Without losing step or focus on what you should be doing you step into the crowd of ponies. As politely as you can, you try to make your way through them while keeping an eye out for Applejack or Rainbow Dash. Thankfully, the ponies were polite and let you pass when you needed to, and they weren't all crowded in too close so that was good. Unfortunately, after a little while, you lose sight of both what you undoubtedly knew was Applejack's Stetson hat and Rainbow Dash's mane.
You're not gonna lie right now, this whole scenario is kind of frightening you. You frantically look around for any recognizable signs of Applejack, Rainbow Dash, hell, even a sign of Rarity or Fluttershy would be a godsend at this point, or even Pinkie Pie, but no, you don't see any of them. Even despite the fact that you were taller than most ponies, you lost sight of them in this immense crowd of ponies you now found yourself in the middle of.
"NOOOO!!!!!" You suddenly hear somepony scream from the front of the crowd. You look towards the stage, and while it's a little bit difficult to see through the immense crowd of ponies, thank to your slight height advantage, you do manage to see what's going on. Somepony is actively, and frantically fighting his way through the crowd in an effort to get to the front, or more accurately, to the stage. While most ponies were being polite as they were with you and letting him past, you saw that he wasn't at all hesitant to push several ponies out of the way in an effort to reach the stage. He was running as if his life depended on it.
It took you a moment to recognize him, probably because you hardly ever talked to him. Sure, you knew who he was, but you only talked to him like once or twice.
It was Time Turner, that clock maker stallion that was married to Derpy.
The moment Time Turner reached the front of the crowd however, several guard ponies stepped up and crossed their spears in front of him.
"What are you doing!?" He yelled at them.
"Sir!" You could hear one of them say. It was kind of hard to hear from where you were with all of the chatter going on, apparently all of the other ponies there were just as curious as to what was going on as you were, but you could hear them. "Please step away from the stage." Time Turner however, ignored what the guard was saying and tried to fight his way through, only for both guards to grab him and throw him back to the ground. "Sir, if you do not wish to be cited I suggest that you either keep away from the stage and watch like all the other ponies or leave and go about your business."
"You don't understand!" Time Turner shouted at them as he frantically got back onto his hooves. "She didn't do anything! She-" As he screamed that he tried to make another dash for the stage. However, right as he ran up to the guards again, you could see one of them step out in front of him and punch him hard in the gut with his hoof. You watch as practically all of the ponies around him collectively gasp as Time Turner doubled over in pain and fell back towards the ground. That guard must have hit hard.
Time Turner tried to get back up onto his hooves again, but when he did, you watch the guard who hit him step out into the ground and point his spear at his throat.
"If you even think of trying anything else it won't be my hoof that goes through you," you hear the guard say to him. At that, though it's difficult for you to see, you don't watch Time Turner get back up. All of the ponies who saw this looked just as confused as you were. It's only then that you look back up at the stage, and notice something else. The guards in front of the stage, they aren't the only guards here. On both sides of the stage, as well as behind it, you could see several more guards, all of whom are armed. It was like there was a small army here.
"What the f*ck is going on here?" You ask aloud, though nopony answers.
Then, suddenly, from the stage, you hear the unmistakable sound of hooves on wood. The moment that sound hit everypony's, as well as your ears, everyone went silent as you all look towards the stage. On it, stepped none other than Risen Flagg.
While you weren't really surprised at all to see him there, after all, Trixie and Joseph Curwen are on the stage, so you knew for damn near certain that he would show up, but you didn't expect all of this.
Everything was quiet as he walked across the stage towards the center and surveyed the crowd of ponies in front of him. No joke, you could hear a pin drop, it was that silent. You watch as Risen Flagg looks out into the crowd for a little bit before looking back at Trixie and Curwen. After a moment, he then looks back out towards the crowd, and clears his throat.
"Fillies and gentlecolts," he speaks to the crowd in front of him, as well as you. "For those of you who do not know who I am, I am Risen Flag, a senator from Canterlot and a concerned citizen of this beautiful nation of Equestria." He didn't even need to yell. There wasn't even a microphone in front of him. All he had to do was raise his voice a little so that everyone there could hear him and he just talked normally. You could tell he had done this sort of thing before. Which, given that he was a senator, was also not any kind of a surprise to you at all. "I, much like yourselves, enjoy the carefree privileges and freedoms that we are afforded by our law-giving goddesses, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, but there are those not content with this. In the past few months, we have seen an advancement in our lifestyles thanks to the newfound technologies that are being mass-produced, giving jobs to the jobless, and most importantly, bringing about an age of enlightenment to this nation. However, again, there are those filled with such malcontent and ill willed thoughts to this idea, to this notion that they have decided to take up arms against us, but then again, you have not heard of this, correct." He paused again for a brief moment, then began pacing back and forth across the stage as he started speaking again. Even though you couldn't see him using any magic, you couldn't help but wonder if he was somehow using magic to amplify or project his voice out to the crowd.
"For some time now, there has been an insurgency brewing within the borders of our fair nation, an insurgency led by a group of ponies that wish to destroy our way of life. The disappearance of ponies around Canterlot and Ponyville, the sabotage of several installations developing new technology and the bombing of advanced hospitals and town centers across this nation. This group, up until now has been led by a mysterious figure lurking behind a vast and almost unending cascade of ponies willing to die for this cause. However, as of this morning, I have been made aware of the identity of these insurgents, of these pseudo-revolutionaries that wish to bring about our destruction." That.... what he was saying.... was honestly a surprise to you.... You really were starting to believe that everything was perfect in this world.
"The leader of these traitors to goddess and country is none other than Grey Rebl, the director of the Appaloosa Intelligence Agency, who even as we speak, plots against us." Somewhere, in the crowd, you could almost feel somepony's jaws drop. "Moreover, I believe that even the Canterlot Intelligence Agency is being converted but these are but rumors, those involving my beloved CIA. During the past few months, he has converted the peaceful town and its intelligence officers into an army and headquarters with the sole purpose of beginning a revolution to bring myself and other likeminded individuals down. Ordinarily, I would say ‘bring it on’ or perhaps even ‘whenever you are game’, but I must be honest with you my ponies. I cannot do this because I am afraid." He paused for another moment at that as he made his way back to the center of the stage. "I am afraid that he will not just stop with me. I am afraid that he and his rebel rousers will kill innocent fillies and colts in their crusade, and I am afraid that eventually he will go after the princesses themselves. You have heard them talk in favor and support of my programs, of my factories and of the overall upgrade of beautiful Equestria, so why would he not go on to kill them, I ask you." He paused for another moment and looked down towards the floor beneath him. After that moment was over however, he looked back up at the crowd with a certain change in expression. An expression that lacked any kind of fear.
"However, not all hope is lost, my ponies, not all hope is lost because we have captured one of the insurgents, one that you may find familiar." At that, you watch as four more guards walk up onto the stage. In between all of them is another pony with chains around her hooves, and wings, a black bag over their head. A pony with a grey coat.... and while you couldn't see her mane, her tail was blonde, and her cutie mark, was of several bubbles. The guards escort her to the center of the stage where she stops, and two of the guards stand towards the back, while the other two take a few steps back, yet still remain on both sides of her, as if to present her to the crowd.
"No...." you for whatever reason quietly say to yourself.
"Miss Derpy Hooves!" Risen Flagg said as he walked over and tore the bag off the pony's head, revealing none other than the wall-eyed face of Derpy Hooves herself. You hear literally every pony in the crowd collectively gasp at this before talking amongst themselves again. Towards the front, you see Time Turner try to do something again, but the guard that hit him before kept his spear at his throat. After a few moments of letting the crowd talk, Risen Flagg continued. "We have evidence to prove that she not only led a team of insurgents to a factory developing experimental weapons, but also killed several engineers, scientists, and workers before stealing a new, experimental device and sending it to Appaloosa by train to Grey Rebl himself. She has also attended chapter meetings of the Canterlot Intelligence Agency, which rumor has it has strong ties to Appaloosa lest we forget, and has visited Appaloosa with increasing frequency ever since the hints of the uprising. She stands here before you today on trial for the crimes that she has committed in the name of Grey Rebl and the AIA. How do you plead, Miss Hooves?"
"I did nothing wrong," Derpy frantically spoke as Risen Flagg confronted her "And... and I've never been involved with the AIA. I only attend the meetings because my friend does."
"Is this not a picture of you in Appaloosa, after the train carrying the device arrived in the town?" Risen Flagg asked her as he held up some kind of picture. You were too far away from them to tell what was on it.
"That...." Derpy tried to utter out, but found herself seemingly unable. It was like she knew what she was looking at was impossible, but it was there anyway. "That can't be me! I wasn't in Appaloosa when that train arrived, I couldn't have been."
"Do you have any collaborators to suggest that my story is false and that yours is the truth, Miss Hooves?" Risen Flagg asked her.
"Ye...Yes," Derpy said, the fear in her voice seeming to have grown tremendously. "But....but I mean, I can't talk about it...."
"Then you have no alibi and the evidence is stacking up against you, because you were the mare that destroyed the facility and stole the weapon!" Risen Flagg exclaimed, pointing at her.
"I am innocent!" Derpy screamed as loud as she could as the crowd began to speak once more.
"You are not, Miss Hooves," Risen Flagg said to her again, this time, sounding much angrier than he had been previously. "Because I have documents right here showing you having signed the Loyalty Oath to the CIA and the AIA, signed by you with a photograph taken of you at the meeting, taken by my inside informants."
"I never did such a thing!" Derpy screamed.
"DERPY!" You watch as Time Turner tried to get back up, but the other guard in front of him walked out and kicked him in the head back to the ground again.
"Time Turner!" Derpy shouted at him from the stage.
"The evidence is here," Risen Flagg continued, seemingly paying no attention to what just happened. "Printed in plain black and white, cross examined several dozen times and laid out here, but perhaps there is a more convincing piece of evidence, and my last one at that. A voice recording of you at the factory before its destruction."
"What!?" Derpy screamed as Risen Flagg took out something that to you, was undoubtedly some kind of tape recorder, and pressed play.
"The day may come when the government turns its eyes on us and decides with a single stroke of buttons and keys to end our lives in a flash of yellow fire and alight the sky with a second sun. The time of the common pony’s revolution is upon us and we will start it with a bang." A voice that sounded so much like Derpy's that it would have been impossible to prove otherwise said in the recording, yet, to you... something was still wrong. Both your inner Batman and Doctor were screaming it.
"There you have it citizens," Risen Flagg said as he put the tape recorder away. "Miss Hooves is guilty as charged, but there remains a single question as to her punishment. Certainly, there are a myriad of options available to us, such as imprisonment, spending the remaining years of her life surrounded on all sides by grey walls and black bars, but that punishment is not good enough for her. Internment at a labor would suffice, but again too soft, and does not send a message across to the AIA, so that leaves a single option to uptake in this situation, my ponies, and my beloved citizens of Equestria." Then, at that... something impossible happened. Something that you, you of all people here, knew was impossible.... but it happened anyway.
Risen Flagg, with his magic, drew from his coat a 9mm pistol and shot Derpy in the head.
Time froze for you as the sound from the gun echoed through the crowd and through all of Ponyville. The looks on everypony's face was certainly no different than yours right now. Not a pony uttered a single word as Derpy Hooves' body fell from where she stood to the floor of the stage. Even though it only took a moment for her to fall, it felt like eons. You.... you didn't even want to imagine what Time Turner must have been feeling right now.
"Death is the only punishment suitable for traitors, and is the fate that will befall all of these revolutionists that desire to end our way of life," Risen Flagg continued as he put the pistol back in his coat. "Thus, I am declaring a state of martial law in all cities known to house the traitors flying the banner of the AIA so that we can expedite the search for this mad pony." He paused for another moment at that and took a step towards the center of the stage, completely ignoring the bleeding body of Derpy Hooves, which currently occupied it. "Let it be known, Grey Rebl, director of the Appaloosa Intelligence Agency, that her death is only the beginning of your end. The beginning of the end of all of your friends and insurgents scattered throughout Equestria. From this day forth, we are at war. War with the AIA and all those that stand between us and its destruction, against all traitors that would dare try and make ruin of our nation and its peoples. We shall sound the horns, raise our arms against you, and bring ruin unto you, Grey Rebl, unto your revolutionists and your misled traitors!!! I, Risen Flagg, shall bring the fury of the goddesses upon Appaloosa!!!!!" There was silence for several moments as Risen Flagg stamped a hoof into the floor of the stage, practically cracking it under his hoof. Afterwards, Risen Flagg calmed down once again and regained his usual composure.
"May the goddesses save Equestria May the goddess bless Equestria," Risen Flagg said as he bowed his head a little and took a step back.
At this, it didn't even take a pin to drop. Almost immediately after he said that last bit, practically every pony in the crowd suddenly went nuts and started screaming at the stage.
"YOU MONSTER!!!" One pony shouted.
"You didn't have to kill her!" Another one shouted.
"Why are you even a senator anyway!?" Another one shouted.
Suddenly, you watch as somepony threw an apple at the stage, which Risen Flagg promptly caught with his magic and let drop the ground. As if on cue, all the guards from behind the stage started walking out and surrounding the crowd, making sure as many of them got between the stage and the crowd as possible.
"I'LL TEAR YOU TO PEICES!!!" You suddenly hear Rainbow Dash shout as she suddenly flies up out of nowhere above the crowd.
"Rainbow!" You shout at her, but she doesn't hear you. She flies up into the air and does a dive kick towards the stage, only for another guard pony, this one a pegasus, to fly up in front of her and knock her back down into the crowd with his spear.
"RAINBOW!!!" You suddenly hear Applejack shout as you suddenly hear the sound of hooves against the ground. You look out in the direction of the voice, but see nothing, just more cursing at the stage. You think you can see a brief glimpse of Applejack's cousin, the one that you met last night at the party, and his buffalo friend, but they're gone almost as quickly as you can see them.
Then you look back towards the stage, and see another pony jump up out of the crowd, and punch one of the guards. Suddenly, at that, the guards start moving into the crowd of ponies as the crowd starts rushing the guards. You watch in horror as the guards start attacking the citizens of Ponyville. This wasn't a crowd anymore, it was a riot.
"PROHIBE!" You shout at the top of your lungs, hoping that everypony will hear. None of them do. "Quaeso te prohibere!" you shout again, but again, everypony ignores you and keeps fighting each other. "Prohibe! Derigo te prohibere!" You shout as loud as you can, using every ounce of focus and power you can to try and get the ponies to stop fighting, but it's no use. They're still going at each other. The guards are still attacking the ponies in the crowd, and the ponies in the crowd are still trying to fight through them to get to the stage.
Just then, suddenly, brick laid in front of the last speck of light, in dawns on you. Something you never thought to test out with your newfound Latin powers. Something you never thought to try, cause you honestly never thought you would need to do it. Well, it looks like you have your answer to it now. You can't.
Even with all of the insane powers at your disposal. You can't control other ponies.
You can't mess with free will.
Slowly, you fall to your knees as this dawns on you. You can't stop this. You can't stop it now. It was already going, and you couldn't even begin to imagine how this was going to end. There was nothing you could do.
All around you, ponies kept running past you to try and get to the stage, but all of them kept getting pushed back by the guards. You... there was nothing you could do.
Slowly, you look back towards the front of the crowd... and you see Time Turner. Slowly, yet not as slowly as you seemed to be seeing things right now. You watch Time Turner get back to his hooves. You watch him stand... and look towards the guards in front of him.
"You...." you hear him say where you're sitting. "You Celestia damned.... SON OF A-" At that, he rushed into the guards as well, only for three of them to come out of nowhere and surround him. One of them hit him in the stomach with his fist, and then another one hit him over the head with the back end of his spear.
"You want to join her?" You hear the guards say as he raises his spear with his magic right above him.
"Stop right there you Celestia damned monsters!" You suddenly hear Rarity shout as she, out of nowhere, runs out from the crowd and gets between Time Turner and the guards. "Who in Celestia's name do you think you are? You, none of you are fit to call yourselves a guard!"
That was it. If this was what it was truly coming to. You weren't gonna stand for it. Not slowly at all, you stand back on your feet.
"Fine," the guard said to her. "If you want to-" He didn't get to finish his sentence. Before he could even say one more word. You step out in between him and Rarity, and grab his spear just under the blade. With that, his attention is on you now. "Great, you want-"
"ABSTRUDO!" you shout as you hit him right in the chest with your other hand and hit him with your open palm. The force of your strike sends the guard flying backwards, past several other guard ponies, and into the stage behind him, upon which it breaks around him.
"You damned dirty ape!" One of the other guards shouts at you as he holds up his spear at you. Several more of his guard friends come out and stand around him as he does. "Don't think we won't hesitate to take you down too!" At that, you take the spear of guard pony that you hit, which was separated from his grasp when you hit him, spin it around several times like the boss that you know you are before you hold it behind your back and hold your free hand out before you position your feet, a fighting stance. The spear is a bit heavy, but for you... now.... this is nothing.
"Come get some," you say to them.
Perspective Shift:
Multiple Characters
Jason Morgan
Applejack
Rainbow Dash
Rarity
Fluttershy
Pinkie Pie
Braeburn
Little Strongheart
Gordon Freebrony
James Tiberius Kirk
Spock
Leonard "Bones" McCoy
Zecora
There is a riot happening right now in the center of Ponyville.
All of you.
What do you do?
What do you do?
Next Chapter:
PONY KOMBAT!!!!!
Riot in Ponyville
Yes, in the next chapter you will get to command ALL of these characters as you help them fight through the riot that is currently taking place in Ponyville. Good luck.
Oh yeah, and as tempting as it may be. Don't even think about going up to attack Risen Flagg or anyone else on the stage. Now is not the time for that. That comes later. Trust me on this one.
Oh, and it kind of should go without saying, but with the exception of the characters involved in this fight, the side story is going to be temporarily halted until this concludes. Sorry.
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This is what you get when you piss me off.
DO NOT FUCK WITH RED.
Dammit, thought I was gonna have first comment...
...I'm out.
Sorry. I wanted to see where this story went...but I can't handle it after Derpy's death, especially when we weren't even given a chance to prevent it.
Good luck with this, but this is my last comment.
JASON MORGAN KICKS ASS THATS WHAT HAPPENS WOOOOOTTT!!!!
I have only one thing to say: I knew it! I knew the AIA was going to be targeted! And boy do I have IDEAS when this happened! But you had to get Derpy killed. However, it's a late night for me. School is continuing so I need to be at my best. Since it's very likely I'll be one of the last to contribute, a word for everyone who I hope is going to read this:
FOR DERPY! FOR BEST PONY! KICK ASS EVERYPONY, AND CHEW THE GUM VIGORIOUSLY! RIP THOSE WHO STAND AGAINST US! REVENGEANCE IS AT HAND, WITH A VENGEANCE!
The Red… the Red… FUCK THE RED! FUCK THEM ALL! I WILL HANG THEM BY THEIR FUCKING GENITALIA FROM THE GOD-DAMNED MOON! NONE OF THEM WILL SURVIVE! I WILL PAINT THE CAESAR WITH THEIR BLOOD! THE ENTIRE FLEET SHALL BEAR A NEW COAT OF SCARLET WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON THEM! I WILL ERASE ALL OF THEM, DOWN TO THE VERY LAST STRAND OF D! N! A!
GRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHH
You and yours on the other hand are still fair game
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Before I get to editing, nice Planet of the Apes reference.
Oh, and killing Derpy, as much as it had its intended effect, that was cold. Ice cold. Like George R.R. Martin cold.
im not suggesting something, i just want to say, i hope the ponyvillians kill all those fucking guards
Looks like we're gonna need more commenters. Or not. Time I got into this again.
Jason: Your spear is some sort of metal, I presume. And said spear can be charge with a lightning enchantment. A maneuverability enchantment for yourself is also recommended, especially in this kind of situation. We don't want to kill them, no, but heavily disarming them with nonlethal strikes are available. Inner Batman can help you with this, so you'll be mostly channeling him if you do. Oh yes, before I forget, you best improve your defenses. Make your body strong as diamond, so no sneak attacks will work.
Applejack: As an earth pony, close combat would be the way to go. However, the pandemonium ensuing is going to lower your abilities in that crowd, unless you can fight in such a situation. Disarm the ones with weaponry; those spears have a long range to keep you away. Knock them out too, and don't hold back; they had guard training, you know.
Rainbow Dash: You can fly, and you are fast. Utilize hit and run tactics to knock the Pegasi enemies out of the sky, but watch yourself so that you don't run into their spears. Take their weapons if you can, too.
Rarity: I have a feeling you were prepared for such a thing, probably with knitting needles. While I would highly advise acupuncture methods to take down the enemy, I don't think you have that skill. So be light, dance through the battlefield, and stab their eyes out. Or something of that nature; whatever works for you. If you don't have said needles, just use your magic to support your friends; freeze your enemies, move their weapons, etc.
Fluttershy: ... That pony... just killed an innocent mare, right before your eyes. And now... there's fighting everywhere. I imagine a particular large brute of a guard come at you with killing intent. You have your Stare; make him IMMENSELY sorry about his actions. Either that, or weaponize your cuteness somehow. Probably not though
Also, get your knives; self-defense will be necessary. Medical work, too. The birds should be able to get a First Aid kit.
Pinkie Pie: This is no time to smile... I got a BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD feeling about Pinkie...
May her enemies have mercy on their souls...
I just thought this one thing to happen to RISEN MUTHA FU***** FLAG I WANT HIS LITTLE BI*** MOUTH FUTA MOUTH FUC*** THEN HAVE HIS INTESTINES RIPPED OUT OF HIS ASSHOLE IN THE SLOWEST AND MOST PAINFUL WAY POSSIBLE WHILE CELESTIA AND LUNA MAKE HIM JASON'S AND TIME TURNER'S BI*** THEN HAVE HIM DRINK AND EAT HIS OWN FECES FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNED
FOREVER THEN HE CAN BE GRANTED THE PERMISSION TO GO TO HELL. That seems fair right?
OMG!!! That escalated quickly.
I should make clear that English it's not my native language so excuse me for any kind of misspelling and bad orthography.
Jason:
You take the spear and swing it against the three guards in front of you while saying (Force Push) and enjoy the satisfaction that gives you trowing these so called "guards" into the air like rag-dolls, (if the rag-doll physics were programmed it was probably so you can exploit the HELL out of them, so this is the time!!....nor like you were in a videogame or whatever) and turn to the other guards that for a split-second stare in awe while their comrades blast off at speed of light at the sky by the force of your Home-run (Team Rocket would have been proud), but they quickly regain their composure as five of them try to take you down. Before anyone could reach you though you point at them and say (Freeze / Ice make column), almost instantly the guards turn into a living ice cube, one of them can still move his mouth and he whispers: 'I was frozen today'. They won't give you any trouble now though, you turn to Rarity to tell her to get safe, but suddenly she's not in your plain of vision, you try to get a glimpse of the mane 6 in the middle of the riot, but it's too chaotic, your inner Batman tells you to focus on taking the guards down while hoping to come across with them.
Rarity:
You can not believe what has just happened now, but you are currently beyond furious, this ....Risen Flagg after psychologically breaking you down with his......lies and insults, now has the NERVE to execute a beloved pony from the town on the spot in front of everypony without even a fair trial! And those pitiful excuses for guards ....didn't ...even ...flinch! As one of the guard prepared to hit you with a spear, Jason suddenly appears, stopping the guards from hitting you and striking them flying backwards. You see through the corner of your eye two other guards preparing to tackle Time Turner, who kept trying to continue getting up the stage towards the lifeless body of his wife. You dismiss the lack of "ladylike" conduct on your next course of action as you point your horn against them and blast them with a magic ray, getting them far from the devastated pony, this however isn't enough to put them down (you fear that your magic beams are not as powerful as Twilight's), as they rise and run towards you with a serious look. As you prepare to blast them again, an unconscious pegasus guard falls on top of them, knocking them out cold as you watch dumbfounded of what have just happened.
Fluttershy:
Derpy, was shot in the head in front of the entire town after been labeled a traitor. She always had been a nice pony, you didn't talked with her much since you did't actually been that close to her, but she was without a doubt a good pony, anypony in Ponyville could attest to that, always delivering letters, which sometimes got switched by mistake, and passing by at Sugarcube Corned to get a loud her favorite muffins. And since she had married Time Turner she had looked as happy and clumsy than ever. She certainly couldn't be a traitor planning to overthrow the princesses. She didn't deserved this......even if she was a traitor how could have they just..."end her" like this, without a proper trial in Canterlot with the princesses. This ....cannot .....be ....happening......
This...this can not be happening
How could they........?
How dare you.......
HOW DARE YOU!!!!
YOU MONSTER!!!
You fly above the multitude, as you make your way towards the stage, ignoring the shouts of warning from Applejack. You see Rainbow Dash get hit by a pegasus guard as she approached the stage. Almost at the same time, you suddenly encounter another pegasus guard who tries to put you down, in any other occasion you would have apologized, flown away and tried tomorrow, but NOT today, you have not been this angry before, in fact it seems like an eternity since the last time you were so mad that you could just scream:
HOW DARE YOU! YOU SHOULD BEEN ASHAMED OF YOURSELF FOR CALLING YOU A GUARD! NO GUARD SHOULD STAND OR SUPPORT THIS MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE AND ABUSE HIS AUTHORITY TO BULLY PONIES LIKE THAT!!!
This takes aback the pegasus guard, who clearly didn't expect such a violent outburst like that, he takes a second to get over his stupor and flies towards you with the intent to block you.
You remember when you swore that day to never again became that.....monster, to never return to that state for the sake of your friends, to forget everything "he" taught you, to not even remember what you "learned", but the situation is unbearable and you cannot be just sitting down after what has happened. So as soon as the guard reaches you, you put to good use what you learned:
WHEN SOMEPONY TRIES TO BLOCK....
You turn around, and...
SHOW THEM THAT YOU ROCK!!!!!!!
...you kick the hay out the guard, as hard as you can muster, POW! Right in the kisser!
The guard got knocked out instantly, dropping like a fly into the top of other two guards who were attaching a familiar white mare with a stylish mane, who was now confused about the sudden realization of events.
You ignore the guilt of having hurt another pony as you reach rainbow Dash, who had just recovered from the recent blow.
Applejack:
You watch in horror at the spectacle in front of you as Fluttershy suddenly flies off to the stage without hearing your warnings, a pegasus guard notices the filly's sudden behavior and tries to keep up with her in order to subdue her from behind, but you don't give him the satisfaction of hurting another one of your friends, you quickly take your rope (you ALWAYS take your rope with you) and lasso the pony guard, catching him by surprise as you pull the end of the rope and take him to the ground with ease, (after all, you do physical work every day on the farm and you are used to heavy lifting and pulling) . You finish tying the infuriated guard up as he complaints and struggles to get free but you are pretty sure he isn't going anywhere.
Suddenly you hear a fearsome BOOM and you turn your head to watch a bunch of unicorn guards getting blown up in smoke, and confetti, as Pinkie pie reloads her party cannon with more ammunition. Her hair almost looks kind of deflated and straight and that gives you goosebumps as she continues to shoot without mercy at the guardponies.
'YOU B***ING MURDERER-MEANIE-PANTS!! YOU HAVE GONE TOO FAR, YOU HEAR?!!! THIS WASN'T IN THE DEAL, AND DON'T YOU DARE TRY THAT BULLSHIT EXCUSE OF "I'M ALTERING THE DEAL" KIND OF THING BECAUSE THIS WASN'T CALLED FOR!!!!
You weren't sure of what she was going on about but you know this was going to get ugly.
Rainbow Dash:
You recover from the recent blow and stand up while Fluttershy arrives at your spot.
'Rainbow Dash are you ok? How are you feeling?'
'I feel.....absolutely...... livid' You respond, as you display your wings and fly up to the sky, dodging a pegasus guard and speeding up high, you continue to fly until you decide that's high enough. This murderer will pay, he had no idea about what unrelenting force he had awakened, and this day he will remember what do you get when you anger the mare that made the impossible happen.
User Command: Sonic Rainboom that motherf****r
well first off, Jason needs to limit casualties by turning the spears to dust or rusting them to uselessness. Anyways, fuck the spears, you have your knife right? But before we get down to Business (to defeat the Huns), try projecting a giant avatar to scare off everyone, if not, try mass paralysis, if not, see if you can get a want it need it spell (don't forget to ask Rarity), if not, get RD to get you a cloud and turn it into tear gas. if not, improvise a distraction. If not, time to practice control of copied knifes and wholesale slaughter, though I have a feeling that's where he wants this to go... Also check that Risen wasn't just fucking around when he shot Derpy, or is a really bad shot, or failed to adjust the fatal T for ponies. People have survived worse than a single bullet to the head before, especially if magical healing is involved. Jason really needs to avoid the wholesale slaughter of an army of guards though. Check to see if there are any meteors in orbit, if not, pull one in, you need to have one in case to really need to just say "fuck you" to someone in less words.
Az. Fluzzerzzhassserfah! DAH!? FLAGHAZEEHAVAAHZEEEJAVEE! REEB! ZAHVAAARGHLOJAMBREEEND!? WAZAVAVA! WAZAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVA! WAAH! WAAAAAAH! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
... DERPY. DERPY. DIED. DERPY. DIED. DERPY. DIED. DERPY. DIED. DERPYDIED. DERPYDIED! DERPYDIED! DIED! DERPY! DERPY IS NOT ALIVE! NOT LIVING. DEAD! VAZEVUVUVUVU! I DON'T. I DON'T KNOW. I CAN'T WORDS! AHHHH! DERPY! WEUGHEUGEEEEEEH! MEEEEEEEEEEEEH!
I... I NEED TIME. WORDS LATER.
SOMEBODY HAD BETTER USE A DAMN APELITE.
I have only one suggestion for this riot and everyone that's part of it: Everybody rally around Jason and fight your way to the train station!
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Ion Cannon Ready. Select target.
R.A.: Dum dum tiddy dum dum. *continues humming before pressing a button and suddenly a huge beam of light takes out half of Daedaltheus's comment*
R.A.: Red smed! Black and white is where its at! *turns away and continues about his day*
Okay, deep breaths. Deep breaths. In. Out. In. Out. In. Out.
... Okay... I'm ready.
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Alright, Jason... Calm down. Oh my god, I feel like a goddamn monster for saying it, but you have to calm down. Don't let your anger get to you. OHH, how I froth at the mouth at the notion of some much-deserved pain, but you can't! Jason, these guards are... Well, they're assholes, yes- I mean, christ, Time Turner just lost his wife; they could cut him some slack- but... Well, okay. Just don't kill them. They're assholes, yeah, but they haven't done anything even close to deserving death. Your inner Doctor and your inner Batman, I'm sure, agree, but what about YOU, Jason? I'm sure you know that killing these ponies- no matter how cruel they are- would accomplish nothing. So, Jason. Just save that rage for some... bigger fish.
I'll start out with general stuff:
Now, Jason. Need I remind you of your OP powers? I'm sure I don't. With your powers, anything these guards could hope to do to you is negligible. You don't even need that spear, really. With just a few words, you could put an impenetrable force field around yourself. With the same amount of effort, you could easily knock these guys out, I'd bet. With that in mind, your goal here should be to save lives. Not to fight. End this riot before more ponies die senselessly. The easiest way to do this would be to knock out one or both offensive parties. I'd recommend knocking out nearly everypony, since, this being a riot, things are out of control, and if you just knock out the guards, the rioting ponies are likely to trample over them to get to the stage. The only ones you should keep conscious are ponies that you deem important to your cause, ponies that aren't participating in the riot, the mane 6, minus Twilight, since you'll need to speak with them about this, and anypony that shows a clear intent to ending the riot. Also, leave Time Turner awake. Something about what... Derpy... said is surely getting your inner Batman curious, and you need to ask him something...
Now, details:
Jason, there are a number of ways you could accomplish what you've set out to do. First and foremost, defensive magic. Put a shield around yourself, or make your skin impenetrable, or something. Just in case a lucky guard gets you from behind. I also recommend making all of the guards' weapons disappear. You have to save lives, and sharp weapons wielded by these mad guards could easily kill an innocent pony. They WERE just threatening both Time Turner, Rarity, and you with them, after all. Best get the killing tools out of the picture.
Now, onto knocking them out. There are a number of ways you could do this. Cutting off the oxygen in the area would do it in a short amount of time, and it's relatively safe, once you let oxygen back in. You could also just try summoning some cloths with chloroform in front of their faces, or something. That'd be simple, if a bit ridiculous. Probably the best option, though, would be to summon up a cloud of sleeping gas to knock them out. There are plenty of options of what gas to use. I'll leave that up to you. This would be the safest route, so long as you don't leave it there long enough for them to OD on it, which should be a problem easy enough to mitigate. And to make sure the ponies you don't want knocked out don't, just summon some gas masks on their faces. You summoned a tank before- I'm sure a cloud of gas and some gas masks will be simple enough. You could also try paralysis of some sort. As a last resort- and I mean LAST RESORT- knock them out with hand-to-hand methods: a hard attack to the head, a chokehold, etc...
Risen Flagg is manipulating everypony into rioting against him. Instead of participating in the riot, you must end it. If Risen Flagg wants you to riot against him- and he clearly does, or he wouldn't have done something so clearly evil- you must make sure you do not. For, if you do, you'll be playing right into his hands.
There is but one thing that's an actual threat to you- Risen Flagg's posse. Be aware of who is around you. Make sure that none of Risen Flagg's group of monsters is among the group. Because, if just one of them is, that one could cause the deaths of countless. Including you. So, be on full alert concerning their presence. And if one of them DOES attack, fight them away from the crowd. Best not endanger civilian lives in the fight. Do all in your power to make sure they don't hurt anypony.
Ah, and now for what I want you to ask Time Turner... I want you to, as gently as you can, ask him what I've been meaning for you to ask him for ages now: "Do you own a fobwatch?" I'm sure he'll be confused, but... Well, depending on his answer, this could be very important.
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Now, AJ, Rainbow, Pinkie, Rarity, and Fluttershy. You must not let your emotions take control of you here. You can't let this riot escalate. I know you want to see Risen Flagg pay for what he's done- oh, and believe me, he will- but rioting right now won't do anything but get ponies hurt.
Or worse.
You aren't going to get anywhere by attacking the guardsponies, and I'm sure Risen Flagg will be long gone by the time you get to where he was. It's best to try to do the most you can in the situation you're in right now: and right now, the most you can do is stop this senseless fighting, before somepony else dies.
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Braeburn, Little Strongheart, Gordon Freebrony, Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and Zecora. You know who Risen Flagg is. You know what he's planning. You know what he's capable of. And you know that there were a million and one ways that he could have killed Derpy without anyone knowing or causing a fuss. But he killed her in front of a town full of her friends, instead. Why? You know why. He wanted a riot. He wanted these ponies to go mad after seeing their friend die. He wanted to see them scream. Why did he want this? Who knows. Maybe this is a part of his plan. Maybe he wants to prove that he can do whatever he pleases. Or maybe he just gets off on screwing with those he causes suffering upon. It's almost certainly all three, considering who he is. No matter the cause, you must stop this. Hopefully, he doesn't know of your presence here. Surely, he expects this riot to escalate. He wants that. So make sure it doesn't happen. Be absolutely damned sure that this riot does NOT go any further than it has.
Put a stop to this. Don't let anypony else die for Risen Flagg's twisted scheme.
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And to EVERYONE: do NOT let this turn into a cause for rebellion. Don't let this become a civil war.
Weapons manufacturing, made-up revolutionaries, and public executions of innocent loved ones? It's becoming increasingly clear the Risen Flagg doesn't mean to attack Equestria directly- he plans on the ponies destroying it themselves, a la a civil war he creates himself.
Think about it:
Risen Flagg has weapons of unprecedented danger created- even bombs capable of destroying entire cities- and then, he announces that there's a rebel faction against him.
Then, he shoots an innocent pony in front of a whole town.
The ponies in this town- all of which were friends of the executed pony- will, of course, have thoughts of joining this rebellion Risen Flagg mentioned. Risen Flagg, having secretly created this rebel faction himself, will have the leaders in this rebellion- HIS rebellion- recruit these ponies to their cause. The ponies will join, thinking they'll be saving Equestria from Risen Flagg's tryanny, but what they won't know is that Risen Flagg will be controlling those in charge of the rebellion. This process will happen across the country, as more and more ponies are roused into rebellion by Risen Flagg's cruelty. And, because he will control the rebellion's leaders, and- him already being an Equestrian senator- he will have control over the Equestrian guard, he will be able to create a war of unparalleled bloodshed.
If all goes according to his plan, he will have half the country hating his guts, and the other half kissing the ground he walks on. And he'll start a war using that. And, in this war, his new weapons technology will be used, causing even MORE death.
Wouldn't YOU support a rebel faction if you saw your own wife shot by the government, for no reason?
A brilliant, but terrible, plan.
He wants to have the ponies kill each other off in a synthetic civil war he created. Then, when they're weakened, he'll finish them off. For he knows that no army armed only with the weapons he provides could ever defeat an outer god. No matter what side wins such a war, he wins. He's already planted the seeds of rebellion in Ponyville with his execution of Derpy. Don't let it go further, and don't let it start here.
You must MAKE SURE this does NOT happen.
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And this is for Grey Rebl, as a commenter to a side story author:
If you get the chance, get rid of that f*cking nuke. It'll be used as proof that you're harboring a rebellion. Oh, and, considering what I said above... don't harbor a rebellion. Don't let one start anywhere, if possible. That'd be bad, mmmkay? The AIA starting a rebellion might be exactly what Risen Flagg is hoping for. Also, be wary that Risen Flagg may have underlings- changelings, perhaps- that have infiltrated your ranks.
For once, I can just give commands to my characters rather than spelling ot everything they do! I HAVE THE POWAH!!!!!!
P.S. That escalated quickly.....
Right, Kirk, Gordon, Spock, McCoy, Set phasers to stun. Priority are those with weapons. Priority on keeping Jason safe. Secondary is to hit the most violent ponies.
As for Jason, use your Fus Roh Dah attack thing first. Might as well send as many of the combatants for a loop in one fell swoop.
AIA agents Braeburn and Little Strongheart: Go meet up with Timeturner and help him reach Derpy's corpse. Simply having a small chat with them at a time seemed to pushed a few buttons in you both. Don't inflict harmful wounds, just knock them out. Get the crowd under control, training at the AIA had covered this. Senseless violence is going to get ponies unnecessarily hurt.
Fluttershy: Summon the bears.
Twilight: Telekinesis. You lifted a Ursa once before. Several guards and pounds worth of weapons isn't going stop you.
Pinkie Pie: Can you hear me? Do you not know that mare, Pinkie? 'Cause you know you do. She always come by to your store and buy muffins in bags. You both make small talk, and every time you do you know her a little more. You know her well. And there are those certain things that you know about her that makes her death even more tragic.
Now, we don't need Pinkie Pie the Crazy Party Pony. No, we need more than just crazy. We need Horse shit crazy. Become the wrath of Ponyville, and show them...
Show them how much we love Derpy.
Jason Morgan: Maybe you can't control the will of a living thing, but you can still control the environment. First, handicap the earth pony guards. Use ice to make it harder for them to move. Then, use wind against the pegasi guards. Don't worry about Rainbow Dash, she can take it. However, watch for the ponyvillians. This job requires precision. Your inner Batman makes it easier for you.
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... Wow. That's... That's actually a really damn sad way to tell someone to go into battle.
Feels, man. Feels.
:( Derpy. ):( Jason you must now kick flank, rain Tataris (pony hell) , get as close as you to Derpy and yell "SANA QUOD INEPTE OCCIDIT!" (heal that which has been wrongly killed) over and over until it works and then mutter "ADDUC EUM AD ME, UT SPURIUS NYARLATHOTEP." (bring me that Nyarlathotep ba$t@rd) and ferrum et accipitris (FALCON PUNCH) that jerk in the face!!! ):[
ps my emotacons dont work right
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Really? Thanks! I never thought I could make the feels.
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You didn't even TRY to act like it was something other than a tantrum. You flaunted any form of trial or justice system, barely constructing a kangaroo court, then EXECUTE an innocent?!? Well, the good news is that Ponyville doesn't see Flagg as a nice guy anymore. What they SHOULD do is curbstomp him right now. Death is too good for him. By violating another's basic equine rights to life, he forfeits all of his rights. In human world terms, animals have more rights than he does now. FURNITURE has more rights. He is lower than dirt. He is lower than shit.
ALUCARD! Release control art restriction: 0!
The bird of Hermes is my name, eating my wings to make me tame.
All of this is completely moot if that's actually how your Equestrian justice system works. If it is (and please send me confirmation,) I'm out. I'm done. I don't "do" bullshit criminal systems like this in stories. Hell, the beginning of Mario Sunshine pissed me off for that very reason.
(what do? parts to be added after class.)
Jason, use this as a last resort, if all else fails, use this,
... Risen Flagg. Someone should stick a tracking device on him or something. Unfortuneatly, none of the above ponies would be able to do such a thing, due to combat. Perhaps one of the Sub-Sub authors in the comment's section could do something like that, discretely... Probably won't happen, though. Still... one can hope.
Certainly a mood killer, huh?
(Yeah...)
... Think you can follow him? I mean, I know what just happened to you, but...
(... No, it's alright. I'll do it.)
... Thanks. I owe you one.
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Ok, this is Daedaltheus speaking not as the character DXIV but the author himself.
Equestria does have a very strict and powerful justice system, involving several various levels of courts across a broad hierarchy. The best example of this that I can think of is that Ponyville's court of law is quite similar to traffic court and paying for a traffic ticket. Canterlot's court is more akin to the Supreme Court, acting as the superior organization over all others throughout the land and being able to make the changes to any law. There are lawyers and judges, not unlike our own court of law, each one acting in accordance with the different distinct areas of law from architectural judicial decisions and building codes to basic copyright courts.
That being said, the proper steps that should have been taken was taking Derpy before a court of law and bringing up the charges of treason against her and to let all 'evidence', let's face it the evidence is about as sound as a using a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster as a hangover cure, be heard to the high judges. The entire process could take months or even years, resulting in the potential for a smear campaign to be launched against him and a vast number of inquiries being made about the sabotage that was done. Think of it like this:
Judge 1: Sir, what facility is it that you are claiming she infiltrated.
Risen Flag: It's a long and scientifically complicated discussion that seems rather irrelevant to the proceedings at hoof.
Judges 2-9: We have the time.
One speech involving the vast dynamics of nuclear physics, the capabilities of thermonuclear energy in warfare, and the secrecy involving the creation of the facility and the three prototypes
Judges 1-9: YOU ARE UNDER ARREST, RISEN FLAG!
Risen Flag: What?! Why?
Judges 1-9: FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE LAWS OF NATURE, MAGIC, AND CREATING A DEVICE TO ENDANGER THE LIVES OF ALL PONYKIND!
See the problem with actually taking Derpy to court and really, having the majority of the rest of the story being a pony version of The Devil's Advocate, though I myself would LOVE to see a pony version of Al Pacino as Lucifer, and does not a compelling black as coffee comedy make. By doing this, Risen Flag which all of you have been able to point out by now is a sadistic, malevolent and evil bastard with this confirming all suspicions. He shows a blatant disregard for all life and the rules that govern society, making him even more hated than before.
Additionally, let's face it, there are only a handful of characters that could be killed off in order to make this story darker and to make him even more hated than he was before with those being:
A) Jason Morgan
B) Pinkie Pie
C) Derpy
D) Twilight Sparkle
E) Any number of the Side-Story Character [Don't worry, you are all safe from death in the story]
A cannot be killed for he has the power of main character status; B is the author's assistant, unofficial and he will deny until the Earth is consumed by the dark gods; D is a main character too and safe, and E is explained above. C is the best option given the love of the fanbase for her, and to be frankly honest my keychain and plastic Derpy figure are testaments to my adoration for the blonde walleyed mare.
To conclude, Risen Flag violated the law and trust me, he will be pay for this both at the hands of the commenters and the ACTUAL Equestrian legal system. Actively executing Derpy goes against all things in the Equestrian Court of Law so to be brief, there is no kangaroo court system involved in this story, just one bastard being given directions by another bastard because one bastard feels that maybe letting Equestria fall into the hooves of an outer god is a great idea.
Hope this helps and please stick around, this roller coaster ride ain't over yet and trust me when I say this, the ride is worth it.
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Ah, cool, cool. I kinda figured Risen Flagg had gone beyond what he was allowed to do, based on how the townspeople reacted, but it's nice to receive confirmation on that. Thanks for that, guy-who's-usually-evil-but-isn't-this-time.
Since I joined kind of late, I'm only going to say this...
Kirk, Spock and co, set phasers to stun and fire away.
Pass it. Off as magic if anyone asks questions.
Omniscience is not my forte, though I may be learning, I still fuck it up all the time, so I'll tackle this one at a time.
Jason: use the term "Ostende CABALLIO criminum veritatem Derpy Hooves" and shout it so all will hear. Now use "Liga eam in suis corporibus ita sunt, ut non moveretur." to bind them in place. The first shall reveal the truth in the matter of Derpy, be it damning or otherwise. The second does not infringe upon free will, as it's just a crowd pin. After that, use "Laminae malum impetu percutit." to destroy Risen's body, if possible.
Applejack: No clue. Use the Elements, I guess, on Risen Flagg.
Rainbow Dash: See above.
Rarity: See Above.
Fluttershy: Cower, then explode in fury, metaphorically speaking, then see above.
Pinkie Pie: See above. Derpy was a favourite customer, damn it!
Braeburn: Umm... Dunno.
Little Strongheart: See above.
Gordon Freebrony: Who is he, again?
James Tiberius Kirk: Set phasers to stun, after Jason's stunt, subdue those who must be. Blast the ever loving fuck out of Flagg!
Spock: See above.
Leonard "Bones" McCoy: See above? Dunno if he is a Star Trek character or not.
Zecora: Throw a potion of truth at Flagg! Throw it with all your might! Failing that, make a Flagg voodoo doll, fill him with needles!
Flagg, you fucking bastard, you are going to pay... Oh yeah, somepony point out that this is not how the judicial system works, and Flagg is now guilty of at least one count of premeditated murder in the first degree.
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Yeah, Daedaltheus- the real one, not the his character- already confirmed that Risen Flagg went beyond their judicial system. Even said Flagg could get in serious trouble for it.
I'm glad they didn't suddenly make Equestria a grimdark, kill-all-those-who-cause-disharmony, dystopian type of nation. That'd suck, since I don't like fics that do stuff like that.
3984540 Thank you for the confirmation. "fanfic justice" systems like Risen Flagg's are common enough to have become a bit of a berserk and "abandon story" button for me regardless of the victim's actual guilt, so it's good to know he actually did cross the line.
3957128 This, only with one addendum. Gordon, tell every one of the guards to take their seats. INCLUDING BILLY. THIS WAS NOT APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE!
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This is the MEANING of evil.
RED is dead.