Noctune gazed at the terrified pony lying across his desk, his newly waxed desk. That pissed him off.
The pony known only as Swift Shade was being held down by two others, two of Noctune’s closest friends. Swift’s terrified eyes quickly shot down to his foreleg being forced outwards in front of the dark brown stallion in front of him.
Noctune stared at the light blue pony once more before bringing his attention over to the knife in his hoof.
“How do we know we can trust you?” Noctune casually asked, his deep voice frightening the young stallion currently wetting himself.
Swift Shade’s focus landed on the knife Noctune was twirling in between his hooves. His eyes shrunk to the size of pinpricks. He stuttered with all his willpower, “P-please! I-I swear my allegiance to y-you and you only, sir!”
“And to whom else…?” Noctune asked.
Swift Shade gulped as the knife began getting closer and closer to his foreleg.
“To…to the Alliance of Alien Activity!”
Noctune raised an eyebrow, before smiling warmly. He chuckled at the stallion’s terrified expression, earning a few chuckles from said pony…though they were forced.
The screams of pain, however, were not forced.
Noctune grabbed Swift Shade’s foreleg and cut into his skin with the knife, drawing blood instantly. Swift shouted in agony, clearly unprepared for what was coming next. Noctune had to force more of his own weight onto the stallion to keep him from moving. He cut and slashed an emblem on the pony’s skin…to forever remain.
“You carry this mark, rookie. You carry it and soon all of Equestria will know it. Celestia will know it…Princess Twilight will know it…the whole damned world will know it sooner or later! When you carry this mark you work for us…nopony else…you’re allegiance is to the Alliance now…not to Princess Celestia or any of the Alicorns running this land!” Noctune hissed as he worked.
One final cut later, Noctune got off the young stallion and pushed him off his desk, which was now covered in blood stains. Swift gripped his foreleg in pain, small tears appearing at the end of his eyes. The two buff stallions merely stared at the young pony, no emotions running past their tinted sunglasses.
Swift stared at his new commander. Noctune sat back in his large leather chair. He had a short black mane and dark brown skin. His eyes were light grey, emotionless and evil. He wore a black coat that covered his front forelegs, which covered his mark.
The young stallion needed a towel or two…
“T-thank you, sir…I won’t let you down…” Swift stuttered, watching as Noctune simply nodded, waving him towards the door out of his office. The stallion nodded back making his way towards the door. The two buff stallions followed close behind him, Swift’s trail of blood staining the carpet.
Noctune sighed…it was still bucking Monday.
He never regretted a thing, though. This gig was the best he could possibly get, especially with the way Celestia is running the country. He sighed heavily and shook his head. Princess Twilight was going to make things even worse. Noctune hated the princesses, everything about them, but the one thing he despised them for the most was how they never could revolutionize the country. They had the power, he knew it, the country knew it, and even they knew it! Well, if the princesses weren’t going to offer change to the world…he would.
After the devastating effects of the Decepticon invasion, now referred to in the updated history books as “The Darkest Hour”, the world realized they could never be too safe knowing they weren’t alone in the galaxy. So, with secret aid from several underground companies, the wealth of the Griffon Kingdom, brilliant minds from all over the world, and cutting edge technology that was once seemed impossible now made reality, the Alliance of Alien Activity was born. Celestia was the one who allowed them to act only to protect the world and its citizens.
Princess Celestia allowed them to have their headquarters in Vanhoover.
And Noctune was the leader of it all.
He underwent everything. Noctune founded the AAA shortly after the invasion, receiving aid and support from multiple countries. Sooner or later, he became very powerful, one of the richest in the country of Equestria. His billboards stretched across the lands and in hundreds of cities. Most of them read “Remember the Fallen Cities.” Each one would end with his insignia and company name.
The Alliance.
Noctune had it all. Power, money, mares at his hooves, everything. He was the leader of what would soon to become the most powerful military force on the planet if his company and publicity kept at its pace. He could order his troops to level an entire city if he ever needed to. Yes, Noctune truly had it all. Then…why was he so angry?
Simple. The princesses.
Especially Twilight Sparkle.
There was a time where Twilight Sparkle truly shined, a time where Noctune actually saw her as an inspiration and a hero. The time she saved Equestria from Discord and King Sombra was a tale worth telling. She was magnificent. Then…Celestia…
She made Twilight a princess. That changed everything.
Noctune and many other ponies didn’t know how this would alter their way of life. Noctune once was proud of her that she received such an honor, and hoping that she would finally bring change to the country.
No…she’s just like all the others. Celestia…Luna…Cadance…all of them make him sick to his stomach. With all the problems in the world, not just the threat of an alien invasion would frighten ponies. Famine, pestilence, war, riots, creatures from the darkest pits of Tartarus, anything that could happen now could be prevented…if Celestia just allowed him to help.
Noctune wanted change. That’s all he ever wanted was to make Equestria and the world better, safer, more proficient. When he finally got the chance to travel to Canterlot to speak with Celestia about this problem…she denied him of his help and power.
She denied change.
Celestia told him that power like that can change ponies! That change in over a thousand years of peace would bring anarchy! Especially the way he described the change!
Change in military…change in weaponry…change in their very way of life.
That’s the reason he hated them. From that moment on, Noctune only worked to protect his country from alien invaders, quietly building a massive army of elite technology that Celestia couldn’t dream of. It was very, very impressive.
However, his worst nightmares came true not too long ago.
Tirek returned, and when he made his way to Vanhoover with that traitorous scum Discord by his side, Noctune actually tried to fight back with his army. Noctune tried to protect his city and everypony that dwelled in it, but even his mighty military strength was no match for the two gods. He lost the magic that resonated inside of him. Tirek enjoyed taking it from Noctune.
He actually thanked Twilight Sparkle that day. It was one of her only shining moments as a princess of Equestria. But it was all a mistake, a mistake Noctune swore to never happen again. He upped his military power even more, receiving more and more money from the Griffon Kingdom. Things seemed to be very promising.
Ever since that day, Noctune has become even more powerful, spreading his influence throughout the lands, insuring ponies that there was no reason to fear. Their world would be protected…from anything. Even if a tyrant was leading it.
Noctune leaned back in his leather chair and closed his eyes.
It was still bucking Monday.
Of course his moment of peace was interrupted by his doors slamming open.
Noctune opened one eye to see a sweating member of his top coalition, Brimstone, enter the room. He was a unicorn, young and powerful. He had a light tan coat and a blue mane. As well as himself, Brimstone wore a black coat to cover his two front forelegs. In his mouth was a newspaper.
“Sir! Youf got to shee thish!” Brimstone shouted with the newspaper muffling his language. He sped over to Noctune’s desk, spitting out the newspaper right in front of his commander. Noctune stared lazily at the headlines, which were mixed with spit and appeared unreadable. Noctune’s eyes rose up and glared at the unicorn.
Brimstone blushed lightly and pointed to a small segment of the paper. “Just read this, sir! You won’t believe it…” he chuckled lightly at that, removing his hoof from the paper.
Noctune casually looked down at the paper and read the small article that Brimstone had pointed to. He read silently and mouthed the words. As he read, Noctune reached over and picked up his glass of hard cider. When he took a sip, he literally spit every last drop onto his loyalist’s face.
Noctune dropped his glass and gripped the edges of the newspaper, his eyes wider than he ever expected. As Brimstone tried desperately to get the burning cider out of his eyes, Noctune slammed the paper on his desk and glared at him.
“How long has this paper been out?!” Noctune nearly screamed. Brimstone flinched back in horror, obviously taken by surprise.
“It...I-I mean one of the lower ranking privates found this on his usual routine through town!” he gulped when Noctune’s glare intensified. “B-but the paper just came out today! This morning!”
Noctune closed his eyes and took in several deep breaths, regulating his emotions. How could this have happened? An alien?! A Transformer even…found in Ponyville?! He mentally slapped himself for not finding this out sooner. The papers said of it possibly being Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots, but none of that mattered to Noctune. Any alien…was a threat.
Autobots were the reason for the invasion; they were the reason for everything. Noctune couldn’t have that…even if it was an Autobot…it needed to be eliminated. When he opened his eyes, Brimstone could already see the red in his veins.
“Get Brass Hoof and groups one through four to Sweet Apple Acres this instant! Equip them with the best weapons we got! We CANNOT allow that alien to escape!” Noctune spat out to the young unicorn.
Brimstone bit his lower lip, looking side to side questioningly. “But…but this was Brass Hoof’s week off! You know how much he questions your authority…he’s not gonna be happy about-!”
He was instantly silenced when Noctune slammed his hoof on his glass of cider, smashing the glass. Noctune’s glare was as intense as a burning cinder, his teeth clenched and ready to bite off anypony’s nose that got too close. Brimstone found himself cowering under his commander’s stare, his legs shaking uncontrollably.
“That wasn’t a request,” Noctune hissed through clenched teeth, “it was a DAMNED order!”
Brimstone nodded quickly, doing the smart thing and getting the buck out of there. Noctune regulated his breathing. He soon found a seething pain from his hoof. He looked down to see glass shards stuck to his skin, blood leaking out vigorously. Not only that…but there was small cracks on his desk from the impact of his hoof.
Noctune quickly covered up his foreleg with his black coat, hiding the deadly weapon he had underneath. He leaned back and clutched his bloody hoof. It hurt…but not as much as when he carved the mark into his other foreleg.
He needed not to worry. The problem would soon be taken care of. Noctune smiled. Ponies did what he wanted when he wanted; he would have never gotten what he wanted if he was just a simple member of the Royal Guard. Power was truly a great thing.
Maybe Celestia was right all along…power changes ponies.
Power changes everything.
Racist ponies who can't see that a good alien is good..... this will end well.
I know it is age of extinction!
Near all man can stand adversity, but if you wanna test a mans character, give him power
-Abraham Lincoln
Ideas don't determine who's right, power determines who's right, and I have the power, so I'm right.
-Jonathan Irons
Enjoy your power- Infamous Second Son
Noctune is a pony that will surely shake things up in this story. >)
Hello... Harold Attinger-pony.
I can't wait for Grimlock
4829902 4829802 "Inspiration." Remember this.
Are world will never be truly safe til all over them are gone
Hmm... An Age of Extinction type story done right? Color me intrigued.
Quick question though. Will Lockdown be involved like the movie or do you have something bigger and worse in the form of some pissed off space pirate transformers or Cybertron's former masters?
4829933 LOL I know, just reminded me if him. but DAMN, this pony be intimidating!
The only difference is that the military is acting on it's own. Celestia wants Optimus Prime alive. His sacrifice was no mere act. It was real and his nobility has inspired many lives. If Celestia even gets a breeze of it, all it would take is the Royal Guard and Celestia and Luna's magic to bring his power to an end.
Well damn. Looks like we got a paranoid power corrupt military leader with a grudge against the princesses for a villain. Hope Optimus wakes up before they come knocking down for blood.
Will the elements of harmony restore cybertron please tell they are!?
4829933 I know but still asome jobe! XD
4830129 Lockdown has been requested a lot. I'll try to squeeze him in somehow.
4830204 That would be...chaotic.
4830244 Or they could come knocking down for...Energon.
4830628 Cybertron's dead, brah.
4830855
Meh if you can't get Lockdown in the story, no worries coming from me. I would still love the story nonetheless.
4830855 The elements revive the titain autobots so it can do anythingr right?
So the MLP villains are OCs okay then so I guess Optimus will wake up the chapter.
I'm surprised that the bad guy ponies didn't say til all are none.
4831027 What? Why would he say that?
4830971 Probably.
4831084 It's a joke you know til all are one I just put a 'N' in front of the one.
I think you overdid the villain here.
4831126 How so?
4831145 Way too much of an evil b***ard. Almost a pony version of Megatronl
4831150 Well, Noctune is an interesting character for me to write. He's going to have a backstory chapter explaining why he hates the princesses. And he's not evil, he's power hungry, which will eventually lead him to become evil as the story progresses.
4831168 thanks for the Harold Attinger pony ( May he burn in hell). But what is this story leading to?
Oh sh*t is about to go down son! I can see it now...that nocturne guy will visit ponyville and hold one of the girls hostage and some how optimus will wake up and go badass on everything. Yeah boy!
Is Octane in this story?
4831520 You make me laugh.
4831439 He is NOT a Harold Attinger pony. Noctune is his own character with his own backstory that was INSPIRED by the character from AOE.
4832033 no autobots are going to die like lead foot and ratchet in aoe?
4831150 Or a bastardizd version of Simmons from the Transformers movie.
4830971 the elements are gone.... remember?
This is basically my thought's and I know that something will happen to confirm it.
I remember another saying: Knowledge is Power, Power Corrupts
Now look at this formula:
Twilight special talent is Magic. Magic is Power. Twilight is the Element of Magic. Meaning Twilight is Power. And if Power corrupts, therefore Twilight will be corrupted in the future.
So the villains in this story are all OC's? I guess you did run out actual villains for this story.
4832167 I hope someone dies in this as no named Autobots have been killed in his other stories
If i was writing this story and decided to kill an Autobot I would have Prowl hiding because he brought Prime here to heal until he was out of stasis so Prowl was watching over him and the ponies at the same time but then he gets found by the Alliance who is looking for Prime thanks to the newspaper but since Prowl is the one active they mistake Prime for him and Prowl tries to run and to avoid the Alliance from discovering Prime but Prowl gets forced out of alt mode and then pretty much blast him apart until he can't move and then Prowl would ask them why are they doing this as he is an Autobot and their friend but then Noctune would explain that he is an alien and all of them must die as they are in his way and endangering all of Equestria and before he is killed for good Prowl being the prick he is makes a comment that contradicts Noctune's words and pisses him off.
So pretty much Ratchet's AOE death but replace him with Prowl and replacing Ratchet's confused lines with Prowl being a smart ass.
And even if Lockdown does not show up in the story himself he could still be referenced too and be the reason Prime is injured the way he is.
And I have a question will the man (pony) made bots be a thing in this story.
God damn Mondays.....
4833057 Ironically enough today is Monday.
Weird
4832437 Interesting... JD did say the Dark Spark would be included.
If what you think is correct then I could guess that the Dark Spark could be the plot point of the subject being that it allows the user to bend reality and its inhabitants to its will as well as being equal and opposite of the Matrix of Leadership.
Noctune, should he discover it, could have every intention to obtain it to get what he wants even if it means losing himself to it and Twilight would be a victim to it. It would be an absolute power struggle.
Just my guess, might not happen.
4832167 Oh, Autobots are going to die. Autobots are definitely going to die.
4832437 Well, Noctune and the AAA are side villains. The main villains are the Decepticons in this story.
4832930 No, the AAA doesn't make Transformers. Their main mission is to protect Equestria from alien invaders, it's just a shame they are commanded by a lunatic.
4833838 I wonder if Noctune has a sibling name Uranus.
Anyways this was a great chapter although i was confused for a couple of seconds as i had no idea what was going on.
Nice change of POV and a nice introduction to our Idiotic Pony villians.
By the way JD i am going to PM my story to see what you think.
Bah-weep-Graaaaagnah wheep ni ni bong can't wait for the next chapter.
4833826 i really don't like how that sounds. Will you give a hint?
4833838
So does that mean, there will be no other MLP villains?(Does the AAA offer alien insurance?)
4834130 Okay, here's your only hint:
"You should've joined us all those years ago, fool."
4834260 Hell yeah there's insurance! What are you gonna do if an alien ship lands right on your carriage? No but seriously I'll bring back an MLP villain at the ending of the story, possibly like a little Easter Egg.
4834633 Why would you give us an Easter egg for a sequel if this is your last Transformers story?
4834671 No, not a ending where there is room for a sequel. Just a little Easter Egg about a good villain from MLP.
4834678 Okay then by the way of all the Transformers cartoons witch ones reminds you of G1.