Magic 13: カオガール
Sunset Shimmer smirked at the floating eyes of Queen Chrysalis. "It's not so easy, is it?" she taunted.
The black cloud around Chrysalis' eyes writhed angrily. "Silence, you filthy human wretch..."
"If I might make a suggestion?" Sunset offered.
Chrysalis seethed. "I do not need a mere human to counsel ME on how to conduct my operations!"
"Yeah yeah, but would it kill you to listen?"
Chrysalis was silent for a moment. "Very well...offer your suggestion."
Sunset stood and began to pace. "I've noticed a pattern recently. Nearly every engagement with the mahoushoujo ends with yet another Element of Harmony awakening. They've got one left. If that last Element awakens before we're ready...you and I are both in trouble."
"I do not fear these...Elements of Harmony..."
Sunset snapped her fingers, bringing up the lights. Her nearly nude body was still covered in ugly scars, burns, and puckered puncture wounds. "You would if you'd seen their power," she said. "I am immortal and heal from all wounds instantly. Or did, until only three of the six Elements struck me with their combined power. Since then, my healing abilities have diminished drastically."
"Your point?"
"The power of all six Elements combined would probably kill me," Sunset Shimmer said. "And if they'd kill someone whose magic is of this world..."
Chrysalis' cloud contracted. "I see."
"It's time to stop openly attempting to defeat the mahoushoujo," Sunset said. "Allow your Changelings to build in number and power. Fill the streets of this human city with your soldiers. Mix up lower-level and higher-level drones. Twilight Sparkle seems to have the means to detect Changelings, so make certain the easily-destroyed minions are the ones they discover. Keep the higher-level ones well outside of their detection radius...give them time to build strength."
Chrysalis' eyes narrowed. "That strategy seems contradictory to your earlier observation."
Sunset shook her head. "The new mahoushoujo keep appearing when the others are actually in danger," she said. "If they fight drones they can defeat easily, it diminishes the likelihood of them awakening their final companion, while keeping them distracted."
"It also gives them time to sharpen their skills," Chrysalis said.
Sunset shrugged. "Crushing others beneath your heel usually involves risk," she said. "Risk of discovery, risk of defeat, risk of betrayal...surely you're aware of this."
Chrysalis' eyes twitched. "You are sharp for a meager human."
"I wouldn't be where I am now if I weren't," Sunset said.
"There is still one flaw in your strategy," Chrysalis said. "To send that many of my children into the human world at once...it would require vast amounts of energy."
Sunset smirked. "I've been saving something for just such a situation." She snapped her fingers, and a crude obsidian pedestal appeared in front of her. Upon it was a rough crescent-shaped crystal which shone with a pale silver light. At the heart of the crystal was an indistinct shadow.
Chrysalis' eyes floated closer, examining the object. "Is...is this...?"
"One of the Six Lunar Seals," Sunset said. "Finding this took several months of painstaking research." She folded her arms. "I can release its power for your use."
"You're insane," Chrysalis breathed, awestruck.
"Breaching one of the seals will not weaken the prison," Sunset said. "Not enough that we should worry."
"Celestia would surely notice...!"
Sunset shrugged. "So? The odds of her linking either of us to this..."
"I don't like this plan," Chrysalis said. "It's foolish."
"Fine. Then keep sending a few pitiful minions into this world at a time. See how well they fare against the Elements of Harmony."
Chrysalis hissed. "Fine," she spat. "But the consequences of this will be entirely on YOUR head."
Sunset rolled her eyes. She extended her hands and began to chant. A red pentagram snapped into place around the crystal, which began to strobe. A loud chime filled the air. With a sharp, ringing sound, the crystal shattered, its silver glow spinning into a vortex which funneled itself into Chrysalis' eyes. The Changeling Queen writhed and hissed and screamed.
When the silver light faded away, Chrysalis laughed. "This power...!"
"Now, send forth an army!" Sunset shouted. "Plunge this city into confusion!"
Chrysalis glared at her. "Don't presume to give me orders, human!" she snapped. "You continue to live only because you are useful to me."
As Chrysalis' presence faded from the room, Sunset Shimmer rolled her eyes contemptuously. "That's what you think," she said. Her body glowed red, and all the scars, burns, and wounds disappeared, leaving her skin smooth and flawless. She examined the fingernails of her left hand with a superior, satisfied smirk.
"Prepare yourself, Twilight Sparkle," she said to the empty room. "I am going to kill you slowly and painfully. I am going to enjoy every excruciating second of your agony. And then I will break Celestia."
Magic 13: カオガール
"Wh-what the hell is that?!"
"B-BOSS! COME HERE!"
Red lights cast eerie reflections off the buildings lining the wrecked street. Police cordons had been set up, prohibiting traffic into and out of the area. Officers stood vigil over the scene, preventing reporters and rubberneckers from entering.
Not that anybody really wanted to. The stench was unbearable.
It was well past midnight, and emergency workers had spent hours using heavy equipment to remove the pile of dung from the street. They were still at it, too, but work occasionally stopped to clear out chunks of pavement debris.
The foreman walked over to the work site from where he had been taking a coffee break. Two workers had just backed out of the shitpile, horrified expressions on their faces. "What is it?" he asked.
One of them shakily pointed to something in the pile. Frowning, the foreman grabbed his high-powered halogen lantern and shone it into the pile.
He nearly dropped it. "Wh-what the hell is THAT?!"
One of the workers crept slowly back into the pile, kneeling to examine the strange thing. "It...it looks like a giant bug...kind of..." He frowned. "It's dead, whatever it is. Torn clean in half."
"A giant bug? Is that even...?"
"It looks like some kind of tokusatsu monster," the second worker said, having recovered his nerve upon confirmation that the thing was dead.
The foreman frowned. "I'm calling this in," he said. "Keep shoveling this shit out of here, but don't touch that...whatever it is."
* * * * *
"Ne, ne...Smile-chan..." a girl in Pinkie's class whispered the morning after the Dungabeet incident. "That was you, wasn't it? On the news?"
Pinkie laughed. "Don't be silly!" she said.
"No," a boy said, "I'm sure that was you. Your hair and your figure are pretty hard to miss."
"Hey! Don't say perverted things like that to Smile-chan!"
Pinkie giggled. "I really don't know anything about it," she said. "It looked to me like someone was filming a movie."
"No, I heard the street was all torn up. And that huge pile of crap...it took all night to get rid of that with trucks."
"That flying chick looked like that rainbow-haired girl, the one who was at the park that time..."
"You mean Rainbow Dash? She's in the class next door!"
Pinkie let the rumors wash over her, smiling and giggling it all away. Inwardly, though, she was worried.
* * * * *
"It HAD to have been you! Nobody else has that wild rainbow hair!"
"I wasn't anywhere near there!" Rainbow said. "I told you, I was at the hospital visiting Twilight!"
"But it had to have been you! And Smile-chan was there too!"
"I really don't know anything about it!"
*Dammit...will you just drop it?*
* * * * *
Rarity was filing her nails when the homeroom teacher of Class 3-C walked in. "Good morning, class!" Mr. Toity said, smacking his ever-present paper fan against his hand. "Settle down, we have a new transfer student!"
The class murmured with interest. Senior classes almost never got transfer students.
"Come on in, dear!" Mr. Toity called.
The door slid open, and an incredibly tall girl walked into the classroom. Many present gasped.
She was taller than any boy in the entire school. Her uniform blouse stretched alarmingly over her prominent bust. Her skin was deeply tanned, and her hair, tied in a long, loose ponytail, was bright gold. Freckles dotted her friendly, smiling face, and her green eyes looked out over the class with warmth and openness.
"Introduce yourself, please," Mr. Toity said.
The girl bowed. "Howdy y'all. M'name's Applejack. Ah'm here from Cow Town. Ah know it's right strange t' be comin' inta a new school as a senior an' all, but Ah'm lookin' forward t' spendin' mah last year'a school here."
Nobody said a word, applauded, or even chuckled at her accent. They were too busy staring in shock and awe.
"Well, welcome to the big city," Mr. Toity said. "Now, if you would please...take a seat next to...hmm..." He looked around the room. "Rarity-san." He pointed at an open seat, and Rarity raised her hand to draw Applejack's attention.
Applejack sat down in the assigned seat, then mimed tipping her hat to Rarity. "How do," she said.
"Charmed," Rarity said. "You have...quite the physique, darling," she said.
Applejack chuckled. "Ah growed up on a farm," she said. "Makes a girl big an' strong."
"So I see," Rarity said.
* * * * *
Scootaloo looked at the girl who had just sat down next to her. She wore blue jeans, a yellow checkered shirt with pearl buttons, and a big pink bow in her bright red hair. The girl looked over at her and smiled. "Howdy!" she said. "Ah'm Apple Bloom!"
"I'm Scootaloo," Scootaloo said. "You talk kinda funny."
Apple Bloom frowned. "Well excuse me fer not bein' from around here!"
"Sorry, I didn't mean...!" Scootaloo sighed. "Sorry."
Apple Bloom looked down at her desk. "Kids been laughin' at me all mornin'," she said. "Ah tried t' talk t' some'a th' others, but..."
"I wasn't laughing at you!" Scootaloo said. "I've just...never heard anyone talk like you before."
"Oh," Apple Bloom said. "Well, Ah'm from Cow Town. Me an' mah big sis just moved here."
"How come?" Scootaloo asked.
Apple Bloom sighed. "Mama an' Papa wanted us t' have a better education, or somethin'," she said. "Ah don't really know. Somethin' about knowin' what other parts'a Neighpon is like..." She sighed. "Anichama explains it better."
"You said just you and your sister moved here, though?"
Apple Bloom nodded. "Anichama's gotta run th' family farm," she said. "He already done did his schoolin', he's up in his twenties. Anechan's seventeen."
"Huh," Scootaloo said. "Hey, you like Ramen Ninja?"
Apple Bloom giggled. "Ah sure do! Ah got th' latest game! Ah always pick Miso."
"Alright, settle down, class!" the teacher called out.
"Let's talk some more later," Scootaloo whispered. Apple Bloom nodded back, then faced forward.
* * * * *
The students in 3-C crowded around Applejack's desk at lunch, peppering her with questions.
"Why'd you transfer now?"
"Do you like takoyaki?"
"Say something in Kansai-ben!"
"Do you have a boyfriend?"
"What's your three-size?"
Rarity frowned. "Now, REALLY, everyone!" she called out. "You're being rather rude to our rustic new classmate!"
"Aw heck, Ah don't mind none," Applejack said with a chuckle. "Ceptin' that last part. Ah don't mind tellin' y'all Ah'm 193cm tall, but Ah ain't gonna tell ya how big mah boobs are."
"193cm?!" half the class cried.
"She's a kaiju!" one boy said, pointing dramatically.
Applejack shot up from her desk with startling speed and struck a monster pose. "RAWR!" she bellowed. A few girls in the back shrieked. Applejack chuckled.
Rarity raised an eyebrow as Applejack sat back down and dug into her lunch. "Well...you're certainly...full of personality," she said.
"That a nice way of sayin' Ah'm fulla shit?" Applejack asked with a smirk. "Yeah, Ah reckon so." She reached into her bookbag and pulled out two shiny red apples. She tossed one to Rarity. "Here, eat up."
Rarity blinked. "Thank you," she said. She polished the apple off with her handkerchief, then took a bite. Her eyes widened. "Oh. Oh my. This is the best apple I've ever tasted!"
Applejack grinned. "That's from mah family's farm. Ah been tendin' th' tree that there apple came from since Ah was five. His name's Bloomberg. He likes horse manure, he don't like pig manure, an' he drops exactly fifty-three apples every season."
Rarity stared at her. "How...lovely," she said. She took another bite of the apple.
Applejack rubbed the back of her neck sheepishly. "Sorry, sugarcube," she said. "Ah get a little worked up when Ah'm talkin' about apples. That ol' farm's been mah whole life."
Rarity smiled. "Well, there's nothing wrong with being passionate about the things you love."
"How 'bout you?" Applejack asked.
"Me? Well, I design various apparel, mostly haute couture, I practice Judo..."
"You do martial arts an' make fancy frou-frou dresses?" Applejack asked. "Hoo-wee, that's a mighty odd combination."
"I suppose it is," Rarity said with a smile. "One would hardly think an elegant, fashionable, gorgeous girl like myself would be willing to get 'down and dirty', as it were."
"Rarity's the captain of the Judo club," an eavesdropper spoke up.
"Really now," Applejack said, raising an eyebrow. "Shucks, Ah reckon you just might be th' most interestin' gal in this here classroom. Other than me." She grinned and held out a hand; Rarity took note of how chipped her nails were. "Put 'er there, pardner."
Rarity daintily took Applejack's hand and shook it, taking note of the rough calluses. "A pleasure," she said dryly.
* * * * *
People going about their business in the heart of Pony City stopped and stared as a dozen identical salarymen in black suits with narrow black ties emerged from a train station in a single-file line. They spread out, blocking access to the station entrance. One of the identical men stood in front of the line. "Obey that which is the will of she who is known as our Queen. Harvest that which is known as the energy of emotion from those which are known as humans. Create that which is known as a panic in this place which is known as the place in which we are to create that which is known as a panic. If at all possible, exterminate the ones who are called mahoushoujo and take from them that which are known as Elements of Harmony."
"Inquiry: please describe that which are known as Elements of Harmony."
"Use that which is called your brain." The apparent leader turned his back to the others. "Commence that which is the operation known as the operation to create that which is known as a panic!"
All twelve of them pulled submachine guns from their suit jackets and began firing wildly into the crowd. People started screaming and running in every direction.
* * * * *
//Breaking news. Groups of armed men have emerged from every train station in Pony City. These men, each armed with automatic weapons, have begun firing randomly at bystanders. So far, we have received no reports of injuries or fatalities, but the scene in the streets is one of mass confusion. Police encourage all residents to remain behind locked doors as they attempt to restore order.//
Twilight and Spike stared at the television in horror. "What the...?"
Spike's pendant began to strobe vibrantly green, each flash almost blindingly bright. "Chikushou!" he snarled. "It...it just isn't possible!"
Twilight frowned. "The girls are still at school...we have to—"
"No," Spike said firmly. "I'm not...I can't..." He took a deep, shaky breath. "I won't let you get hurt again, Neechan. I'll handle this."
"But—!"
"Look...at least let me check it out, see what's happening. This...this isn't right. I don't like it." Spike smiled at her. "Besides, I'm good at sneaking around."
Twilight smirked. "Well, that's true." She sighed, looking at the television, where aerial footage of the madness was now being broadcast. "Still...I don't like...you shouldn't..." She sighed. "You need to be extra careful, Spike."
"I will, Neechan." He frowned. "I just hope my reserves will hold up..."
Twilight grimaced. "J-just this once..." She swallowed heavily. "Just this once...you can...you can overcharge." She closed her eyes; her face burned scarlet. "Just...hurry up."
Spike stared incredulously at her. "Are you serious?"
"Just do it already!" Twilight snapped. "Mou..."
"If you say so..." Spike tentatively slid his hand underneath Twilight's shirt...
A full minute later, the interior of the apartment was completely bathed in blazing green light as six, a dozen, then two dozen Spikes jumped out the window, leaping across rooftops and spreading out across Pony City.
Twilight straightened her shirt, thoroughly embarrassed and, as much as she hated to admit it, a bit aroused. "Of all days to go without a bra..."
* * * * *
Five minutes before the final bell, the PA system came on. //Attention students and faculty. Due to a public safety emergency in Pony City, no students will be allowed to leave the school building until further notice. We are aware this will inconvenience many of you, but your safety is paramount.//
Confused, angry whispers and mutters filled the room. "Th' heck was that all about?" Applejack wondered.
"I'm not sure," Rarity said. Worry clouded her eyes.
Her phone rang. She pulled it out. "Moshi-moshi...yes, hello, Sparkle-san..." Her lips thinned. "So that's why...yes. I'm afraid none of us will be going anywhere for a while...the school's been locked down...I understand." She hung up and held her phone, sighing heavily.
"What's up?" Applejack asked.
"That was a friend of mine," Rarity said. "She's a student here, but she's recovering from an injury at present. She called to tell me that there's...well...an army of dangerous individuals roaming the streets."
Applejack's eyes widened. "So that's what's goin' on..."
Apparently other students were receiving similar calls, because the confused, angry mood had turned into one of fear and panic. The teacher rapped on the podium repeatedly in a futile attempt to restore order. "Class! Please be seated and calm yourselves...! Minna-san...your teacher is speaking!"
Applejack facepalmed and stood up, taking a deep breath. "Y'ALL ZIP YER LIPS RIGHT THIS SECOND!" she bellowed.
The class instantly fell silent.
"Now ain't no call fer y'all t' be cuttin' up an' all!" Applejack said sternly, hands on her hips. "Y'all jes' sit tight til they get this all sorted out!"
"Th-thank you, Applejack-san," the teacher said.
The PA crackled to life again. //Attention. Will the following students please report to the nurse's office at this time: Class 3-C, Rarity-san. Class 2-C, Rainbow Dash-san. Class 2-B, Fluttershy-san. Class 2-A, Pinkamena Pie-san. Please release these students to report to the nurse's office at this time.//
The teacher nodded to Rarity. She collected her belongings and left.
Applejack watched her, brow furrowed in thought. She raised her hand. "Hey, uh, Sensei? Ah gotta take a piss..."
The teacher's nose wrinkled in distaste. "You could be a bit more tactful about such things, but...you're excused."
Applejack left the room, looked around to make sure nobody was watching, then jumped onto the banister and slid all the way from the third floor to the first floor. As soon as her feet touched the ground, she made a beeline for the nurse's office.
* * * * *
The four girls gathered in the nurse's office to find Cadance talking into a compact mirror. "It seems to be a massive Changeling invasion, but isn't that impossible?"
//I don't see how Sunset Shimmer could have obtained enough power for a mass summoning. Still, I've felt ill at ease for a while now. Something is amiss...I can't put my finger on it.//
"The girls are here. It's going to be tricky sending them out into the city with the school on lockdown..."
//You don't seem to have a choice.//
"No...I guess not."
//I'm going to contact Twilight and tell her to head out. She is well enough to fight, isn't she?//
"She's completely healed. And yes, that's a good idea. With this mess going on, we can't afford to have her on the sidelines."
//Keep me posted. Once the girls are deployed, don't disturb them unless it's an emergency. We can't afford one false move in this madness.//
"Understood."
Cadance closed her mirror and turned to the girls. "You've all heard?"
They nodded. "Big Changeling invasion," Rainbow said. "Twilight already called all of us."
"Spike-kun's already scouting," Cadance said. "I won't lie: this is a serious situation, and I'm very concerned for your safety."
"I'm more worried about everyone who doesn't have magical powers," Pinkie said. "We need to get out there and deal with this." She sighed. "It doesn't matter who sees us anymore. After yesterday, I'm pretty sure the secret's out anyway."
Cadance nodded. "You're probably right." She turned to Rarity. "Will you fill in for Twilight-chan as leader until you can rendezvous with her?"
Rarity nodded crisply. "I'll do my best." She turned to the girls, already pulling her locket out of her blouse. "Let's transform. Fluttershy-san? Will you be okay? I know you're awfully new to all this..."
Fluttershy swallowed heavily. "I-I'm scared..." She looked down. "But...Obaasan could be in danger. And...and everyone else...I'll do my best."
"Good." Rarity produced her Element and inserted it into her locket.
"Element of Harmony..."
"Element of Harmony..."
"Element of Harmony..."
"Element of Harmony..."
"GENEROSITY!"
"LOYALTY!"
"LAUGHTER!"
"KINDNESS!"
In bright flashes of light, the four schoolgirls were replaced by four mahoushoujo. Cadance blinked at them, somewhat taken aback. "Umm...wow. Those outfits are...something."
"Aren't they just?" Rarity asked. "I still want to know how to alter Sparkle-san's. If it's even possible. She looks...well..."
"Like a closet dominatrix?" Pinkie suggested.
"Yes, rather that."
Cadance shook her head. "Okay..." She opened the window and looked outside. After a moment, she leaned back in. "You're clear. Go!"
The four girls jumped out the window, Rarity and Pinkie sprinting across the courtyard while Rainbow flew high into the sky and Fluttershy hovered a few feet off the ground, travelling at a much slower pace.
"Good luck, girls," Cadance whispered.
The door slammed open with a loud bang. Cadance whirled around and stared, stunned, at the immensely tall, tanned girl who stood there, green eyes blazing.
"Alright, whut th' hell's goin' on?" she thundered.
"I-I don't know what you...you should be in your classroom!"
"Th' hell with that!" the girl yelled, throwing her right hand out to her side. "Ah jes' saw them four gals turn all glowy an' stuff an' go out th' window, an'...an' heard somethin' about..." She faltered. "Look, Rarichin's th' first friend Ah done made here in Pony City, an' she's gone all kung-fu girl an' done run out in th' middle of a big mess, an'...an' Ah wanna know what's what!" She regained her composure and flashed a grin. "Besides, it sounds t' me like th' rodeo's in town, an' a cowgirl like me ain't jes' gonna sit in th' stands if'n there's a bronco t' bust."
Cadance frowned. "I...I appreciate your concern for your friend, really, but..."
The girl cracked her knuckles. "You want Ah should tell th' principal you just sent four students out th' window durin' a lockdown?"
Cadance sighed. "Alright...here's what's happening..."
* * * * *
"The one that approaches is the one that is known as the human male that is to be captured alive for conversion into that which is known as a Royal Drone for the purposes of mating with the one who is our Queen!"
"I am well aware that the one that approaches is the one that is known as the human male that is to be captured alive for conversion into that which is known as a Royal Drone for the purposes of mating with the one who is our Queen. Capture the one that must be captured!"
Spike dropped down into the midst of three identical suited men with machine guns. They trained their guns on him. He threw a brace of kunai, sending their weapons clattering to the ground. He charged in and let loose with a barrage of punches and kicks, staggering the three assailants. "Show me what you really look like, you Changeling freaks!"
"The request that is the request to reveal our true forms is a request which will be granted."
The three nondescript salarymen became three giant cockroaches.
Spike grimaced. "Eugh! Change back! Change back!"
One of the roaches tackled him to the ground. The other two piled on top of him.
Spike grinned cheekily. "So...looks like you got me."
"Affirmative. You who are the one our Queen wishes captured are now the one who has been captured by us."
"Think again," Spike said. He began to pulse with green flames...and exploded in a towering fireball, incinerating the three cockroach Changelings.
Three blocks away, another Spike disarmed one of the Changelings, then turned its own gun against it and opened fire. He watched in confusion as absolutely nothing happened.
"Foolish human!" the Changeling said. "The weapon you hold is that which is known as...a fake."
Spike threw the gun away. "So...the guns are all fake?" His eyes widened. "You're just using them to scare people! You're trying to create a panic...you feed on confusion!"
"Your analysis is correct. That which is known as human fear and confusion is that which we who are known as the Infestation feed upon. And you are the human male that is known as the one our Queen wishes captured—"
"Yeah, I'm sick of hearing you talk." Spike rushed the Changeling and exploded, incinerating it.
On a rooftop two blocks further away, Twilight, transformed and ready for action, landed next to Spike. "Learn anything?" she asked.
"Yeah," Spike said. "Your breasts are really soft."
Twilight slapped him upside the head. "About the Changelings!" she snapped.
Spike chuckled. "They're harmless," he said. "Well...other than the fact that they're all feeding right now. The guns are just noisemakers. No real bullets. That's why there aren't any casualties." He frowned. "They're sure hell bent on capturing me and taking me to their queen, though." He shuddered. "I am SO not doing it with a bug."
Twilight blinked. "Wait. What?"
"Oh, didn't I tell you?" Spike asked. "It looks like their queen has a hard-on for me. They want me to mate with her."
Twilight paled. "That can't possibly be good."
"Yeah, I'd rather do that with y—"
Twilight slapped him again, a lot harder. "Call Celestia-sama and ask her why they'd want to...to...why they'd want you for something like that." She frowned. "And stay up here on the roof! Just...keep letting your fire clones fight on the ground. If there's a stronger Changeling hidden in all this mess..."
Spike nodded. "Be careful, Neechan."
Twilight teleported down to the street.
Spike snorted. "Yeah, like I'm lettin' you outta my sight." He cloaked himself in his Indifference charm and followed Twilight.
* * * * *
As soon as Cadance had finished her explanation, Applejack had run for the shoe lockers, grabbed her boots and hat, and tore out of the school as fast as she could run. A few teachers tried to stop her, but her sheer size, strength, and speed made that futile. There would undoubtedly be hell to pay later, but for now...
The story the nurse had told her was...bizarre and fantastical, but Applejack had watched her eyes the entire time, and was convinced that she was telling the honest truth. She had a sense about such things. Ever since she was a little girl, she'd always been able to tell when people were lying to her.
She'd also always been a terrible liar.
As she left the school grounds, she ran into packs of creepy identical salarymen with guns. If Cadance was to be believed, they weren't men at all, but monsters disguised as men. She had a moment of panic when three of them opened fire on her, but it only took her a second to realize that the "bullets" coming out of their guns were nothing but shadow. They were harmless. Armed with this knowledge, she plowed through the gunmen. She followed a trail of unconscious gunmen...and a little further along, a trail of things that were clearly not human, but which more closely resembled giant cockroaches. Most of them were dead, having been killed in a variety of painful-looking ways.
The further into the heart of the city she went, the heavier the carnage grew. Now it wasn't just dead roach-men, but overturned cars, exploded fire hydrants, and fires all over the place.
She caught sight of a blue speck in the sky. A lightning bolt slammed down, and a chunk of the street exploded. Pushing her hat low on her head, Applejack smiled grimly and charged in the direction of the explosion. "Yippie-kie-yay," she muttered as her boot heels kicked up dust.
* * * * *
"SMILE BURNING VAGINA!"
Three roachmen were immolated by pink flames. Two more tried to tackle Pinkie from behind, but Fluttershy's shield tore through them.
"Eww! Watch the gibs, Shy-chan!" Pinkie exclaimed as some bug goop splashed on her. "Bug guts are icky!"
"G-gomen nasai!" Fluttershy squeaked as her shield returned to her. A Changeling charged her from the side; she curled up in a ball and slammed her shield upside its head. It fell to the ground, and Rainbow impaled it through the head with her lance before taking off again, spinning up a tornado which tore through a group of roachmen.
Fifty more of the creepy gun-toting salarymen marched onto the scene from all directions. They threw away their guns, which by now the girls had realized were simply for show, and began picking up any dangerous-looking objects they could find.
"Well, the good news is, they die easily," Rarity said as she grabbed one and threw it into two more. As they went down in a heap, she used her Fashion Wave to obliterate them. "The bad news is, they're icky and there's entirely too many of them!"
"Yeah, what's up with this shit?" Rainbow asked as she landed and engaged two Changelings in melee combat. "It's like..."
"They're cockroaches," Fluttershy said as she scrambled away from two roachmen who were using downed street signs as weapons. "Last summer, we had an infestation at the pet shop. We...we had to close down for a week." She deflected an attack with her shield and sliced the Changeling in half. "They breed like crazy!"
"Ick," Pinkie said, making a face. "I hate the ones that get into the plumbing. So nasty!"
"Hey, Pinkie!" Rainbow called. "Can't you shoot off like, a bug-bomb or something with that thing?"
Pinkie paused, considering this. "Nah, I'd rather keep killing them with fire. SMILE BURNING VAGINA!" Five more roachmen were incinerated.
"Incoming!" Spike's voice called...from six directions at once.
Six Spikes dropped down from the rooftops, fists and feet flying, clearing a circle around the girls.
Rainbow's jaw dropped. "What...what the hell?!"
Rarity's eyes widened. "Why, Spike-kun...there seem to be...quite a lot of you..."
"Oh my goodness..." Fluttershy blinked. "I didn't know Spike had brothers!"
One of the Spikes rolled his eyes. "Hey! Bug freaks! I've got a message for your queen!" He grabbed one of the Changelings and threw it at Rarity. "Here, hold this guy for me, willya?"
Rarity squawked indignantly.
"What is the message that is the message the one who is to be captured and presented to the one who is our Queen wishes to convey to the one who is our Queen?" a roachman asked.
The Spikes cracked their knuckles. "The message is..."
They spread out, each tackling a pile of Changelings to the ground.
"...fuck..."
The Spikes all started to glow green.
"...OFF!!"
The Spikes exploded in a towering inferno of emerald flames, destroying over two thirds of the newest wave of Changelings.
The girls gasped. "S-spike?" Pinkie asked.
Rainbow smacked a fist into an open palm. "I get it! Clones!" She laughed. "Oh man, Spike is awesome!"
"The message which is the message that is to be conveyed to the one who is our Queen is a message which is illogical," the Changeling that had been thrown at Rarity said.
Rarity let out a snort of disgust and took its head off with a straight chop.
Another small army of Changelings arrived on the scene. These had discarded their human disguises entirely.
"Crap...more of these creepy roach dudes?" Rainbow whined.
"I...I'm getting kind of tired..." Fluttershy whimpered. "And...these heels...really hurt..."
"Stay strong, ladies!" Rarity said. "We must endure!"
A broad shaft of magenta light tore through several roachmen, obliterating them. The girls whirled.
Twilight twirled her baton. "Sorry I'm late," she said. Her eyes glinted with fierce determination.
"Twilight!" Pinkie exclaimed happily.
"Oh, thank heavens you're here, darling!" Rarity said. "We have quite a mess on our hands."
"H-hello, Twilight-san..."
Twilight looked at Fluttershy and blinked. "Wow. Up close, that looks really pervy." She shook her head. "We're in for a long haul, girls. There's still a ton of these things. I don't know where they're even coming from, but..."
Two Changelings tackled her from behind, armed with makeshift clubs. She screamed as she went down under a barrage of blows.
"NEECHAN!" Spike burst into view, body-checking the two Changelings and delivering burning kunai to their heads. Once they fell to the ground dead, he knelt next to Twilight. "Neechan!"
Twilight pushed herself to her knees. "I'm...I'm alright," she said. "Just...a little out of shape..." Her hand glowed, and she waved it over her body. She let out a shaky breath, then stood up, twirling her baton. She looked around; the Changelings were standing in a circle around them, watching them warily. She glared at Spike. "I told you to stay out of the way!"
"How do you know I'm the real Spike?" Spike asked. "I could just be one of the clones!"
Twilight raised an eyebrow and dug a finger into his scalp. He hissed in pain and backed away. "Okay, okay, sheesh!" Spike sighed. "I just...want to protect you, okay? I can't let you get hurt again."
"Awww," Pinkie cooed.
"Confirmed: the male human is not a false manifestation of magic. Capture the male human."
"You know, I'm gettin' real tired of hearin' that," Spike said. "You know I hear every last thing my clones hear, right?"
"That information was not known to the Infestation, and is information which is irrelevant. You must be captured and presented to the one that is our Queen. The humans that are called mahoushoujo are humans that must be exterminated."
"Just try it, bug," Rainbow snarled.
"Suggestion accepted." The Infestation advanced in unison, and the fight resumed.
For the next ten minutes, the five mahoushoujo and Spike fought a seemingly endless wave of roachmen. Insect corpses were piling up faster than Pinkie and Twilight could dispose of them. Fluttershy looked like she might collapse at any second, and Rainbow had had to bail her out three times.
After ten minutes of fighting, there were still dozens of roachmen.
"This...is...so...unsmile..."
"We can't keep this up forever!"
"I...I'm sorry...girls...I can't...keep...fighting..."
"Looks like y'all could use a hand!"
A tanned titan of a girl tore into the battlefield. Fists and feet plowed through roachmen with the force of a runaway truck, splattering bug gore everywhere.
"Alert! A new threat has appeared!"
"The human which has engaged the Infestation is a human that is...extremely strong."
"The human which has engaged the Infestation must be subdued so the mission that is the mission to capture the human male and exterminate the mahoushoujo may continue!"
"Yeah...good luck with that." The impossible girl grabbed two roachmen and slammed their heads together, then kicked them into three more roachmen, who all went down in a heap. She picked up a fallen street sign and, with a loud "YEE-HAW!", went to town on them.
"Holy SHIT," Rainbow said, staring in shock.
"Who...who is THAT?" Twilight asked.
"WHAT is that?" Pinkie asked, blinking repeatedly.
"Applejack-san?" Rarity breathed quietly, eyes wide.
"Oh...oh my..." Fluttershy gasped.
"Wow, she's strong! And HUGE!" Pinkie said.
"In a lot of ways!" Spike added, grinning.
After reducing the pile of roachmen to a pulpy mess, Applejack scraped some bug guts off her boots, then adjusted her hat and turned to face the others. "Howdy y'all. Hey Rarichin."
The others turned to Rarity, peering at her curiously. Rarity paled. "I don't believe we've...known one another long enough for such...familiar nicknames..."
Applejack ignored her, looking around at the carnage. "Ah gotta say...this here's some wild hayride." She kicked violently backward, sending a Changeling that had snuck up behind her flying. "Th' school nurse told me all about what's goin' on, an' how y'all are some kinda superheroes or somethin'. Ah wasn't sure Ah believed 'er until Ah saw all this." She grinned lazily. "So, y'all mind if Ah join in? Looks like y'all could use a hand."
"Applejack-san, was it?" Twilight asked. "We appreciate your help, but...what's happening here is—"
"Evil girl, powerful magic, summons monsters, killin' people left an' right, magical elements, mahoushoujo, gotta kill th' witch?" Applejack summed up. "Yeah, Ah know all about all that." She threw her makeshift weapon at a Changeling, impaling it. "Count me in."
Spike's pendant began to glow orange.
Twilight blinked. "Uhh...well..."
"Yay! We've got all six!" Pinkie cheered.
Rarity blinked. "That was fast."
Spike pulled out the gilded chest. The final Element, an orange gem, zipped out, headed straight for Applejack. He produced a silver locket and tossed it to her.
Applejack grinned. "Element of Harmony..."
The locket glowed orange, and three apples engraved themselves in the cover. Applejack opened it and inserted the gem, which changed shape, becoming a gleaming orange apple.
"HONESTY!"
A pillar of orange light engulfed Applejack as her clothing exploded away from her body. The light coalesced around her chest and hips, becoming a bright orange bikini. A denim miniskirt formed over the bikini bottom, three glossy red apples embroidered on the left hip. Tight, knee-high brown boots with apple-shaped rubies in the tops and brass-capped toes appeared on her feet, with gold spurs jangling at her heels. A knee-length sleeveless suede duster wrapped itself around her body, open down the middle, exposing her bare midriff and huge bikini-clad chest. Suede gloves enveloped her hands. An orange Stetson with a yellow band and an apple-shaped gem on the front topped her head. A wide leather belt appeared around her waist, with an apple-shaped gold belt buckle in front that bore the initials "AJ"; a lasso hung from the back of the belt, while two holsters hung at her hips, each holding a bright silver gun.
"Well? How do Ah look?" Applejack asked, tipping her hat back and placing her hands on her hips.
"And the award for most naked mahoushoujo who isn't Sunset Shimmer goes to..." Pinkie quipped.
Spike's eyes threatened to leap out of his skull. "Yes. All my yes."
"...my costume suddenly doesn't seem...so bad..." Fluttershy said.
Rainbow crossed her arms over her chest, sulking. "Dammit...it just isn't fair..."
Twilight, blushing faintly, cast a mirror spell. Applejack studied her reflection and raised an eyebrow. "Eh...least Ah got th' body for it," she decided. She drew her guns and cocked back the hammers. "So, we gonna do this thing?"
Suddenly, all six girls began to glow. A soft, serene chime filled the air, rising in volume.
"Wh-what's going on?" Fluttershy asked.
The mahoushoujo rose into the air, stirring dust and debris at their feet. A wind picked up, swirling around the area. The Infestation backed away nervously.
A column of light, glowing all the colors of the rainbow, rose up around the girls, shooting sparkles and streamers and flashes into the air. The pillar of light collapsed, becoming a rainbow shockwave which spread outward, annihilating the Infestation throughout Pony City and vaporizing their remains.
The light faded, the chiming sound died down, and the girls landed on the street.
"Whoa nelly," Applejack said. "Whut in tarnation was that all about?"
A bright golden flash illuminated the street, and Celestia appeared, smiling brightly.
"Well done, girls!" she said. "You have finally awakened all six Elements. I felt their power even from such a great distance."
"That...that's what happens when all six Elements come together?" Twilight asked.
"That was simply the six Elements reacting to the awakening of the final Bearer," Celestia said. "You have done well to come this far, but you have much to do before you are ready to confront Sunset Shimmer." She turned in a circle, fixing each of the girls with her gaze.
"You each have the will to protect something. Some of you have forged strong bonds of friendship with one another already. Some of you have only just met. In order for these six Elements to reach their full potential, the six of you must function as one. The six of you must become the closest and dearest of friends."
"Friends, huh?" Applejack asked. "Ah like th' sound of that."
"Agreed," Rarity said warmly, smiling at the others.
"Yay friendship!" Pinkie cheered, bouncing up and down.
"Friends..." Fluttershy said softly, a faint smile on her face.
"Yeah, I'm down with that," Rainbow said, grinning.
Twilight looked around at the others, smiling. She nodded confidently. "I'm beginning to understand...friendship is something truly special." She looked at Celestia. "So...what do we do now?"
"That is entirely up to you, my student," Celestia said. "For now, I suggest you go home, rest, and get to know your newest comrade."
Spike started to drool. "Oh yeah...we'll get to know her real well..."
Celestia arched an eyebrow. "...while Spike patrols Pony City," she added.
"Aww, man!"
Everyone, even Fluttershy, laughed.
Celestia became serious. "I will be in contact again soon. What transpired here today troubles me greatly. I fear our enemies are preparing for something...big. Be careful." She disappeared in a warm burst of sunlight.
Applejack scratched her head. "So uhh...nice t'meet y'all..."
* * * * *
A tempest of rage and power filled the dark room. Chrysalis' screams echoed off the walls. "FOOL! Your plan BACKFIRED!"
"On the contrary, Your Majesty," Sunset Shimmer said as she stood from her chair, bringing up the lights. She stood with one beautiful, flawless hip cocked to the side, an elegant, unmarred hand placed upon the other, and smirked at the raging Changeling queen. "Everything went exactly according to plan."
"WHAT?!" Chrysalis screeched. "You said they would not find their last companion! You said the sixth Element would remain asleep!"
"Oh...that. Well...I lied." Sunset buffed her nails on her skirt. "I wanted the sixth Element to awaken."
"Have you taken leave of your senses?!"
"You've outlived your usefulness, Chrysalis," Sunset said, smirking. "I'll admit that in the beginning, I needed you. Even moreso after my first brush with the Elements." She clenched a fist. "But now that my immortality has returned, I can plan for my next encounter with those girls...and I will kill them with my own hands. Then I will have the Elements of Harmony...and I will wield such power that I can bring Celestia herself to her knees."
Chrysalis roared angrily and fired a blinding column of silver power, flecked with green and black streaks, at Sunset.
Sunset gave her a half-lidded, amused stare as she absorbed the blast with one hand.
"What?!" Chrysalis roared. "But...the power of the Lunar Seal..."
Sunset laughed into the back of her hand. "Did you honestly believe I would give an insect such power?" She rolled her eyes. "I broke the Lunar Seal days ago. What I gave you was a pitiful taste of its power. Less than a tenth of the immense magic contained within."
Chrysalis' eyes widened. "But...that power...! If...if that was only..." She withdrew, her cloud contracting into her eyes and shivering. "You don't mean to say...!"
Sunset's eyes glowed silver. "The power of the Lunar Seal is mine." Her voice echoed with power, shaking the walls. "With this power, I will destroy Twilight Sparkle and her friends. Then, with the power of the Elements of Harmony, I will conquer Celestia, and the entire world will fall at my feet!"
She glared at Chrysalis. The silver glow faded, and her voice returned to normal. "Now begone. And take THAT with you." She snapped her fingers; Chrysalis disappeared, along with the thing that had once been Snails.
* * * * *
Darkness settled over a Pony City in shambles. Massive sections of the city were blocked off, police were out in force, and people pressed in against barricades, trying to catch a glimpse of anything.
Not that there was anything to see. Other than a lot of property damage, there was no sign of anything that had transpired. Every trace of the nightmarish army that had descended upon the city had vanished as abruptly and inexplicably as it had appeared.
The only injuries that resulted from the chaos were people who had been trampled, shoved, or otherwise jostled in the madly fleeing crowds. Dozens of people were ultimately hospitalized, but miraculously, nobody had died.
Umadakara had finally lifted its lockdown around sunset. Students and teachers made their way home in an eerie, yet seemingly safe, city.
But not everyone made it home safely.
Hoity Toity screamed as he was crushed by the giant mandibles of an immense, hideous creature. The creature's sinister eyes burned green...
...and then it transformed into his exact double. The Changeling straightened the ruffled lapels of its shirt, ran a hand through its meticulously-coiffed hair, picked up Hoity Toity's paper fan, and walked away.
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4486430
Clarify. You don't like that story?
5151625 I'm saying suggesting it in any way, shape, or form inspired this is fucking insulting.
i really want to have a picture of AJ when she's transformed. can you please make this happen?
5151650 I wish I could. But I have no art skills. And the one illustrator I have in my pocket is kinda busy working on Persona EG.
5151655 but is it a possibility for the future? because she sounds damn sexy.
5151714 I couldn't even begin to tell you. The only artists I know of who draw that sort of thing don't work for free and I don't exactly have the money to commission artwork for this.
I'd LOVE very much to see artwork of the Mane Six in this story. And also Sunset Shimmer. Is it likely to happen? Not really.
5151735
Why do the Changelings in this chapter remind me of Krang from the most recent Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show?
5151770 Because they're straight ripoffs of the Kraang.
Seems like the one known as MythrilMoth is also known for watching that which is Turtles who happen to be Mutants with skills like those known as Ninjas and are of the age resembling those known as Teenagers as well. (Couldn't resist.
) Man, did Cadance fold like a house made of cards under pressure or what? 
I can't help but wonder why Spike is getting patrol duty (aside from the fact he is a lecherous little perv here).
5151858 See above comment re: TMNT/Kraang.
And Cadance...well...she's a white mage with healing magic and not much else. Applejack is a very large, very intimidating girl who made a pretty severe threat.
Spike being sent on patrol duty...eh...chalk that up to getting token butt monkey status for once in this fic.
5151770
I was thinking the same thing.
5151864 So wouldn't that mean that while she's getting her butt handed to her by AJ, she could heal up the damage?
Just kidding, she may have Mary Sue like tendencies, but I would still hate for her to get hurt.
OMG!! The six Elements have been joined at last. And Hoity is dead! WHY?!
On another note, if you need someone to make artwork of the Mane six, I might give it a try.
Now I'm really interested to see what you plan on doing with Luna. If the Lunar seals are being used to keep Nightmare Moon locked away, then just how powerful could she be? Also, the girls are now going to have two forces after them! This is getting really good!
5151877 Sure, go for it.
Wow. A villain with pattern recognition. Sunset truly is a dangerous opponent.
Also, Morse himself couldn't have telegraphed this one any harder.
Lunar Seals? I see we're foreshadowing the next big bad already. And Sunset's definitely going to regret breaking one, assuming she's not dead by the point the rest of them inevitably crack.
Evidently, Auditors are changelings. Go figure.
Now, let's see. We have the red mage (well, purple,) the dragoon, the monk, the paladin, the gunslinger, and Pinkie Pie. Seems like a balanced party to me. I'm a bit disappointed we don't get to see AJ in action, other than serving as an essential component of the Rainbow Shockwave of Kill Bugs Dead™. Oh well, something to look forward to, along with the shapeshifting stag beetle substitute teacher. (Also, is it just me, or did the outfits get progressively more fan servicing with each new mahoushoujo?)
5152121 Oh, the fanservice definitely ramped up, it isn't just you. But the fanservice was always planned, make no mistake.
You killed Hoity Toity?
Meh...
Anyway, things are really gonna pick up now. Can't wait for the next part
5152231 Well I had to kill somebody...
5151941 Thanks!
I liked the ending but I think applejack joined in way to fast. I would at least think you would make her the hardest one to join in because of some tragic events, death of family by friend, so she wouldn't want to make friends. Or waited until the next chapter to bring her in. But other than that it's really good. This should be a fan made YouTube anime show one day. And if you need voice actors hint hint I do a pretty good Fluttershy, Rarity, AJ, and Pinkie pie. (okay there some what close to it.) (twilight and rainbow dash are to hard to mimic for me)
5153006
You're confusing this with that webcomic by Mauroz. This Applejack is NOT that Applejack.
When she first burst onto the scene, I couldn't help but feel like Applejack took lessons from Jack Cayman's School of Beat-to-Fuck.
Then she transformed, and it felt like she'd fit right into the Onechanbara scene.
I was hoping Pinkie would use the "Just Die Already" version of her beam here. I imagine the sound effect for Fulgore's Devastation Beam (new Killer Instinct) when I read it.
That being said, i can't help but feel like Sunset's plan is going to bite her in the ass in a big way. Get the popcorn.
The gang's all here! Unleash the Deus Ex Machina!
5153006 I sort of agree here. Rainbow, Pinkie, Fluttershy and Rarity each had their own introduction and foreshadowing, whereas Applejack just jumped in, said hi, and started kicking ass. It kind of makes her feel like an afterthought. It still was a pretty good chapter though, and I can't wait to see what the power of all 6 can do.
Cool chapter, but I think AJ joined way to fast
5151864
.....no, that's for being a lecherous perv. He's probably the third most powerful of the group after Twi and surprisingly Applejack, but after his actions and going haywire, he kinda deserved it. [Memo to Spike: the girls (exception: Applejack) know your powers work on perversity and lust. Just keep it down!!]
....and also because he's the only major male protagonist, so it's about custom that the male protagonist has to do a bit of the grunt work while the story focuses on its main female protagonists. (i.e. he's gonna exit stage left/right for a couple of chapters until he's needed)
Applejack becoming the sixth Element in just about a single chapter? Yeah, that fits pretty well.
5158402 I...think you misinterpreted some of the events of this chapter.
Specifically, this remark.
Twilight allowed Spike to do what he did in this chapter, even though it was embarrassing and she was hesitant to do so, because she wanted to give Spike an "overcharge". Remember waaaaaaaay back at the beginning of the story, when she let him rub her thigh so he'd have enough power for a long-range teleport? Spike can gain a LOT of power VERY quickly like this, but for reasons that should be obvious, he's not going to touch a girl without her permission. In this situation, the sheer scope of the mess in the streets necessitated an overcharge, and it was TWILIGHT'S suggestion, NOT Spike's. She knew EXACTLY what he was going to do, because she TOLD him to do it.
As for "going haywire"--again, you're misinterpreting what happened here. Spike drew enough power from the overcharge to use a technique we haven't seen yet: a variation on the Tajuu Kagebunshin no Jutsu from Naruto.
So Spike being sent on patrol was NOT him being "punished" for anything. And he certainly didn't do anything to "deserve" it.
After you previously told me that Applejack wasn't going to be a token gaijin in the story, I had inklings that you might go the "Kasai-ben as Southern twang" route, making AJ the token Osakan. And boy oh boy, you certainly did not disappoint in that regard.
I love how Applejack very much feels like her own character here. At her core she's still the blunt, confident, rootin'-tootin' character we've come to love elsewhere, but in this alternate universe she adds an extra level of bravado and brashness that still feels very fitting (particularly in light of her Season 1 characterization). I love how she pals with Rarity right away, feels few to no compunctions about jumping into a fight fists first, and is street-wise enough to catch on to basics of the insanity around here with nary a word. In many ways, she reminds me of Tina Foster from Ai Yori Aoshi - a similarly confident, bold, blonde-haired "outsider" type who is far more complex than she initially appears. You've done an outstanding job realizing AJ's character in just this one chapter, and I look forward to seeing how she and her relationships with the other girls (particularly with her social graces opposite, Rarity) in chapters to come.
As for the narrative developments, hehe, you do have plans in mind for the future, don't you? Good to know that Sunset Shimmer and Chrysalis are only the tip of the iceburg of villainy that the Mahou Six will have to face. Keep up the great work!
5160411 Glad you enjoyed it! And you pretty much summed up exactly what AJ is here.
And yes, there are quite a few plans in place--after all, I wouldn't be calling this a seven-arc, 130-chapter story if I didn't have future plans. There is very much a long game here.
5160411 I myself rather enjoyed Applejack here, Especially the badass Western thing she has going for her in Mahoushoujo form.
I also appreciated the deconstruction of wearing high heels in combat by Fluttershy, further emphasized by her lack of physical fitness and overall newness to the whole idea of fighting Changelings. Twilight and Rainbow don't wear heels (at least that's what I've gathered from the costume descriptions), Rarity is quite physically inclined being captain of the Judo Club, and Pinkie probably did some dancing in heels doing Idol stuff. Don't worry, Flutters! You'll get used to it! You pretty much have to...
5166712 ...why would you start reading a story at chapter ten? And make a random guess about something that happened in that chapter without contextual knowledge? That...completely confuses me.
I REALLY want to see more of the Infestation.
Which makes me sad because I have this feeling this was their 15 minutes of fame.
5167039 They were kind of a monster-of-the-week, yeah...
5166873
You know what I mean.
5167063 No, I really don't. Especially since your observation about Angel didn't make any sense whatsoever.
They caught and killed the Parasprite, and it kind of wasn't strong enough to actually kill anything living in the first place...
5167073 I am moderately sure that I have commented on chapters 1-9. And I wasn't talking about the Parasprite, just some theoretical Changeling that likes taking the shape of animals or something.
5167141 Ahh, okay. It's a little hard to keep track of who's commented on what without wading back through the comments because there's like, over 360 comments, and I was in the middle of being aggravated at football when I read that comment. My bad. (Seriously, I know you're reading Persona EG but I brainfarted on whether you were reading this or not...
Very sorry about that! 
)
Anyway...back to the thing with Angel: No. Angel is just Angel and you're reading way too much into that. The pillowcase that smelled bad was the one Fluttershy used as a bed for the Parasprite back in chapter 6. It's been there the entire time she was in the hospital, stinking like Parasprite birth.
I would expect Rarity to be written Rarit(e)i: ラリティ
5169340 It is in the Japanese dub, but I disagree with that romanization. Also, the katakana spelling of loanwords is WIDELY open to interpretation, because the process itself is imprecise.
5167293 Dang. And here I thought I had managed to predict a plot point.
5170516 *patpat* There, there. There's over 100 chapters still to come, you're bound to predict one eventually.
5170525 Maybe....
5181032 Excuse me, but I believe I am. I've been studying Japanese for over a decade, and am well-versed in the odd rules that govern loanwords. I've seen the same English word interpreted ten different ways in katakana. So yes, I am qualified to say that the way "Rarity" has been officially interpreted is awkward, and that I choose to interpret it differently in katakana.
5181362 Perhaps you can stop trying to troll me?
Here, I'll help you get started.