4-gotten: Waters
Guiding the raft over the waterways towards the Lighthouse that was their goal proved to be rather relaxing for the group. Hostiles proved few and far between, and the four of them working together were able to steer the raft most accurately, to avoid spiked mines that sometimes ran along the side of the path. The only point of interest for the group during the first half of the trip was when they entered another of the displaced critter labs, where they unlocked the second to last part of the mechas demonstrated, leaving only the legs to be unlocked. When they were informed that a few more tests to unlock the 'Last Resort' project, the recorded voice had only one more thing to say. "I can't say much about it...except to say it's guaranteed to 'Rip Ya a New One'."
Twilight had gasped in surprise at that. "A mech version of the RYNO sequence?" she squealed happily. "Oh, I can't wait to get my hooves on those!"
"You and me both!" Nefarious crowed happily. "Well, hands for me. I don't have hooves..." Turning away, he whispered under his breath, "...yet..."
"So, we're going to have mechs designed to function on the level of the RYNO sequence?" Qwark asked in surprise. "And Twilight and Nefarious are both going to upgrade them? How is the planet going to be intact after four of those are unleashed?"
"Because we'll be responsible with them?" Alister suggested reasonably.
Qwark, Nefarious, and Twilight all turned to stare at him, then burst into uncontrollable laughter. After a time, the laughter diminished when they noticed he wasn't laughing. "Wait..." Nefarious began. "You were serious?"
"Yes," Alister growled, his eyes narrowed.
"Wow..." Nefarious replied. "I can't decide if that's hilarious or just sad." He scratched at his chin for a time. "Oh, what the heck! I'll laugh anyw-OW!"
Twilight withdrew her hoof from where she'd jabbed Nefarious in the metallic ribs. "Behave," she scolded.
Nefarious grumbled under his breath, but relented.
After dealing with a few Bomber Minions, they managed to dock the raft at a wooden platform, following the path it revealed further along. After dealing with another Bomber Minion, they encountered another holo-diary, which promptly displayed its message, starting with an image of a wrecked lab.
"Holo-diary, 003. It has been 22 years since I lost Mr. Dinkles. I checked the Fjords of Rankaroon, the Meadows of Tortom 5, and even the Bluffs of Vendros...nothing. But I know he's out there. Oh, poor Mr. Dinkles. I shudder to think of the countless birthdays he spent as a slave to Nevo's machinations. What plans does that traitor have for these creatures? I must act before it's too late. I have repurposed an old servitor drone to scour the planet for his whereabouts. Using a sample of Mr. Dinkles DNA, Ephemerus will run a comparative analysis of every life form it encounters, until it finds a match."
The image of the machine in question was tiny, plainly an original prototype, just barely big enough to hold a single animal in it.
"Without Mr. Dinkles, Nevo's plans will crumble, and Magnos will be safe from his treachery."
With that last message, the holo-diary ended.
"Huh," Twilight murmured softly. "So...that big station started out as just that tiny thing that was supposed to find his kitty? That's...kinda sad but sweet."
"Personally, I'd have started with the giant one," Nefarious commented dryly. "Faster, and has a much larger range right off the bat, and you don't have to include any self-repair or self-upgrade protocols that inevitably cause it to go rogue as it redefines its original mission."
"You think that's what happened?" Qwark asked curiously.
"Whether accidentally or through sabotage, yes," Nefarious confirmed.
"Well, either way, we're no closer to the Lighthouse standing here," Alister commented dryly. "Let's go."
The group followed the winding path of the wooden platforms around until they eventually reached another raft. This raft trip, however, was much less relaxing, as several bombers flew over dropping bombs, staying out of weapon range as they did so, forcing the group to very carefully maneuver the raft around the falling bombs in addition to the spiked mines they'd already had to deal with. Thankfully, those bombs that did land on the raft could be launched into the water with the Vac-U before it exploded if they acted quickly. Thankfully, that trip was short lived, coming to a stop at more wooden platforms after a jump over numerous spiked mines.
"So much for relaxing," Twilight grumbled as she staggered off the raft and onto the platforms. "I think I'd prefer walking instead of sailing if it's going to be that exciting. At least that way we only have to worry about the incoming enemies."
"Well, I think we're almost there," Alister replied, pointing to how close the Lighthouse looked. "Shouldn't be that much further."
"Hopefully we'll be able to take a break there," Qwark spoke up. "We shouldn't be letting Twilight push herself too hard."
"I'm fine BBBFF," Twilight complained. "I've still got plenty of stamina."
"As much as I hate to admit it, I agree with the overgrown man-child," Nefarious spoke up. "You're the only one of our group with noticeable biological limits, and the only one the hostiles here actually want captured. The last thing we want is you getting too tired to fight back."
Twilight rolled her eyes, grumbling under her breath. "Fine!" Twilight snapped back. "But no babying! I outgrew that years ago!"
"How about another massage?" Nefarious offered as they leapt across numerous floating pieces of wooden wreckage.
"And I can find some plants around here you can eat to make you a nice salad!" Qwark added eagerly.
Twilight giggled to herself. "Pampering's alright."
"This is getting embarrassing," Alister grumbled as they reached dry land, and another cannon launcher to take them closer to the Lighthouse.
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Uh, who said the last line? There's no name or any indication of who was speaking.
7437407
My bet it was Alastar.
Good chapter, so I guess Nefarious will be going more pony soon.
7437407
7437431
Dammit! I know I typed those two words!
Mecha-Alicorn Nefarious, Prince of Mad Science!
...
Oh, sorry, Evil Genius.
ponyed up Nefarious?
!!!!!!! can't wait
7437456
Actually, I believe it's referencing this:
7437502 i think its a reference to both
7437521 Exactly
7437443 More likely a Cyborg Alicorn. Flesh/fur outer covering with mechanical body underneath. Basically an Equestrian variant of the T-850 Terminator cyborg. Only this one can fly and use magic.
7437812
But he's Doctor Nefarius! Why would he even pretend to be a Squishy when he's already achieved the ultimate form of life (i.e. his own, gloriously robotic self)?
7437852 One word, Snuggles.
Anyone else hearing the Transformers sound effect in their heads after reading that?
Should probably change this up to avoid the repetition. Maybe something like:
7437869 I wasn't, until you mentioned it.
OH. MY. GOD.
7438210 DUNDUNDUN!!!!!!!!!
NO MEMES FOR YOU!
7438210 Dr. Nefarious is aware of Twilight's evil plot and has been traveling back 6 mins at a time to stop her!
i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/442/037/bb8.png
ALL WILL NEIGH BEFORE HER!!!
7441193
Oh my god, that's adorable.
Where did you find that?
7441212 Bing & Google Images
7441193 LINK, PLEASE!!
7444418 I just Google Image searched it and said, "Finally; your time has come!" Then Tat told me how adorable it is and you're asking about a link to a picture I've only interacted with around 3 or 4 times. I would promise that I'd give you the LINK but the question isn't whether I'd keep the promise... but when will I hold up my end.
(I'm going to post this in hopes that it is not rude or arrogant or anything bad.)
why should twilight get much faster tired than the others?
7522584 no reason. What they are saying is that the others are trained soldiers, have stupid stamina, or a cyborg/robot thing. She's the only one who uses a lot of stamina fighting.
7608801
Alicorns are demigod or god ponies, imagine taking Applejack's stamina than ampilfying it 100 fold.
Ooo pony Nefarious.
8647225
That's more 4 alicorns stacked on top a single one is like a good ten multiplier