Cyberquestria

by Reddened Chaos

Chapter 3: Journey to the Crystal Empire

The entire group arrives at the Canterlot training grounds, and begin to set up targets for them to test out their abilities on. At least, everyone except for Applejack, who still refuses to acknowledge the fact that she could also change her arms into weapons like the others could.

On the way there, a few of the others, including Rarity and Fluttershy, were able to transform their arms as well.

Fluttershy managed to turn her arm into a long cylinder type weapon, that had a three pronged claw on it, and glown with a healing white light, clearly this was meant to be a tool for healing somepony.

"Wonder what that does," Lone said.

"No idea...maybe it's meant to be a medical tool?" Fluttershy guessed.

"We can ask Optimus later," Twilight said.

Red looked at Rarity. "Hmm...looks like a sniper rifle of some form..." He said, as hers was a small block section, that opened up at the side, but also had a long barrel stretched out of the end, clearly used for sniping foes at long range. infact she was able to see 10 times off froom them with it's scope. "Interesting..." She said.

Both changed their arms back.

The group arrived not long after the two mares discovered their abilities.

They all arrive at the target range. "So...shall we try this out?"

"Sure," Lone said as he turned his arm into the neutron assault rifle.

Rainbow changed her arm into the Subsonic Repeater, as Twilight and Red got their Path Blasters online, and Rarity and Fluttershy transformed their own arms.

"So, what are we shooting for targets," Rainbow asked.

"Don't know, but I think we should hold off on Fluttershy and Rarity's practice, if only because we don't know what they do." Lone said.

"Eh, I think we could at least let Rarity try, if only because hers looks kinda like a sniper rifle...we can at least see what it'll do right?" Red said softly.

She nodded "Of course darling!" She said happily, and changed her arm back to it, and took aim, at a lone apple tree in the distance. far out of range of any of the other weapons percieved vision or reach, as she aims, and fires, and they can see an apple fall from it.

Even Rainbow would admit that even Rarity could rival her "awesomeness", given the range of the shot.

"Definitely a sniper rifle." Red said seeing that. "So....who's next?" he asked smiling.

"Stand aside," Rainbow said as she brought her weapon up. As she did so, Lone discretely put a shield over him and the others, just as a precaution.

Red nodded "Go for it Dashie!" he said as he was looking his own over.

Rainbow fired on the nearest thing, which was a crumbling stone wall, and she fired until the gun was dry.

"Nice job Dashie!" Red said smiling as he kissed her, before stepping forward as Dash's weapon reloaded itself. Red himself took aim at another crumbling wall, one that wasn't littered with holes from hers, and blasted a larger chunk out of the center.

Lone went next, firing off controlled bursts at a dead tree nearby, getting good grouping with the shots. When his gun was empty, ti too reloaded itself, and the tree was cut halfway through from the shots.

Red smiled, as they applauded, as Twilight stood up to take a shot at the same wall Red hit. She fires and makes a smaller hole than his was, further proving the theory that his weapon is a more advanced model. Given that her blast zone was about half the size of the blast he made, it would be safe to guess that he's got twice the firepower she does.

Unfortunately, though, none of the others had gotten weapons, and they were forced to end it there.

Meanwhile at the forest, Celestia and Luna, had led Optimus and Galvatron over to the old ruined castle, which was still fairly usable.

"Pitiful," Galvatron said, "like Earth."

"I don't know about Earth, but this was due to my sister and I having a little...fight, about 1000 years ago." Celestia explained."

"Considering how often he betrayed me, I hope you can forgive me being distrusting." Galvatron said in a rather smooth voice, despite it's raspiness.

"Of course," Celestia said.

Luna was still wary. "I'm gonna be keeping my eyes on you anyway, Galvatron...I am not exactly trusting of you either way." She said.

"A wise policy, Equine." He said smirking as he went back inside his room.

A few minutes later, after the two sisters helped the cybertronians get settled in, the two alicorns made their way to Canterlot.

Back in Canterlot, the group begin to go to their own bedrooms to sleep, with Red, sleeping with Zecora and Rainbow Dash. Red nuzzles both "Goodnight my darlings." He cooed softly at both of them.

Both Rainbow and Zecora said goodnight to him, and all three of them drifted off into sleep.

Red smiles, kissing both as he drifted off, into the world of dreams, and what he would find there, was something very surprising to him.

Red's dreamscape resembled an enlarged version of his house. From the outside, it looked like an exact duplicate, but on the inside, there were many doors, each leading to a different memory.

"Wow....still amazes me..." Red said softly as he began to trot along, looking to see what kind of memory he'd relive this night for his dreams.

As Red walked among his dream, he felt like something was watching him. It was when he was at the memory of him and Rainbow adopting Scootaloo that he heard a voice.

"Hello, Red."

"What the?" He asked as he turned around looking. "Who?"

Red looked in awe, as he was face to face, with none other than Nightmare Moon herself, clad in light blue greaves, with silver trim for designs of the armor, a dark blue blouse that was the color of Luna's fur, along with her own cutie mark on the sides, as her liquid night colored fur was exposed on her thighs, with silver and light blue skirt armor around her waist and sides, and a breastplate of the same color with pauldrons to match, along with light blue gauntlets with silver trim around her lower arms, and her helmet was fitted around her head, as she wore a dark, and yet pleased smile on her muzzle, looking at him with her cat like eyes as he stared back in shock. She certainly was extremely beautiful, as her chest was quite large in size, one would say it's close to Celestia's size, if not larger, and her rear was also nothing to laugh at. Red was in shock at seeing her.

"Nightmare...Moon..."

Nightmare spread her arms and said, "Indeed," she said. "Afraid?" An eyebrow rose on her head.

"Not at all, if anything, I'm honored." Red said smiling, as he looked at her.

"Oh, and why is that? I wished to bring eternal night, and kidnapped Celestia. Were you not a guard at that time?"

"You may, and I realized to begin with what eternal night would bring," she said, "that is why I had a spell ready that would cause moon light to have the same effect as sun light. Are you not curious as to how I'm here?"

"Of course I am, dear Nightmare" He said as he approached her, and when he was within arms reach, he reached out to touch her himself.

"Well, as you know, I have the same powers as Luna. The Elements did not destroy me entirely," Nightmare said, slight anger in her voice at this part, "instead, they simply destroyed my physical form, which is how I took over the Element of Generosity. After that, I was forced to remain in the dreamscape of the planet. Most of those who claim they see Luna in their dreams, when it's not the more, for lack of a better word, sick ponies, it's actually me disguised as Luna."

"Interesting...though I thought I saw you a few times..." He said. "But tell me this, what brings you to me?" He asked curiously, as he gently touched her shoulder.

"I simply wished to meet one of the descendants of Alpha Trion, 'Tis a shame he went missing."

"Yeah...I'm related to him, very distantly, considering how far back that was....You knew of him? You KNEW him?" He asks the mare, very interested.

"Well of course, as the both of us have been cursed to exist on Equis without our physical bodies, only our souls left, and we can not reveal ourselves to others."

"Didn't stop you from doing just that now." Red countered smirking, as he had his hand on her shoulder, and gently touched her hand. "I'm honored to meet you..."

"Two things. One: Thank you, and second: I meant in the physical world."

"Fair enough...and if I may be so bold....you are very beautiful, Nightmare Moon." He said smiling at her. "SO...how might I be able to help you, since you're here to see me it would seem."

"No, not unless you know of a spell, or what ever they will be called now, that can give me a physical body."

"No, I don't.......but I think I may know somepony who does..." He said as he looked at her, happy to spend time with her.

The next day

They are all in Canterlot, as Optimus and Galvatron are brought back by Celestia and Luna, as the group met together now.

"So, are you two ready," Cadence asked.

"Indeed we are," Optimus said.

"Great," Twilight said, "but it'll be a few more hours until we're ready. We need food, after all."

Red nodded as he met up with Lone when they went to eat and secretly told him of last night's dream he had.

"Seriously?" Lone whispered, as they were just a few feet away. "Are you sure you just weren't high?"

Red nodded "Yes, I'm positive. No way I'd imagine her."

Lone raised an eyebrow. "Do you want me to point out that you once said that she was among the, if not the most, beautiful mare?"

"No, because I already told her she was beautiful." He said. "Plus. She said herself, she knew Alpha Trion. Do you honestly think I would be able to dream that up?" Red asked, bringing up a good point.

"Okay, A: you just reiterated my point with your supposed rebuttal, and B: she may have been lying to get you to do this," Lone said. "I won't believe it until you can give me good evidence as to that you saw her, and I want her to still be alive as much as you, and that's why I'm not going to tell Princess Celestia or the others."

"She was asking if I knew a spell that would give her a real body again. I gave her your name." Red said.

Lone groaned "Are you seriously that devoid of sense as to giving her the names of ponies. Unless I see her in my dreams in the next week and convinces me she's telling the truth, I'm not helping you, Red."

"Hmph. Shut your mouth already. I'm telling the truth." He said.

"When I see it, I'll believe it," Lone said just as Luna walked over to them.

"And what are you two talking about?"

Red shook his head "Oh, nothing Princess, just about how amazing this entire thing has been revealed to be." He said referring to what they could do. "And...about how beautiful you look today." He said smiling at her.

"Why thank you, Red," Luna said. "And you, Lone?"

"Simply discussing something with Red, as well as thinking about how beautiful the night sky is, seconded only by you, and I have seen quite a fair amount of stuff many would consider beautiful, your Highness, so I know what I'm talking about when I say you are the most beautiful mare I have seen in my life."

Red looks away, still feeling left out, considering he felt that Lone was just better at things than he...He's honestly surprised that he had managed to attract both Rainbow dash and Zecora. and seeing Lone begin to try and attract the fair Princess Luna herself, he gets up and goes to sit by Rainbow and Zecora.

"I can see that you are upset, my love," Zecora said, "but not all is as easy as putting on a glove."

"Yes I know...but it's known far and wide, that nopony loves the nighttime more than I, so why must her affection appear to fall for that guy..." Red said, referring to how he had always loved the night, infact it was a part of his very SOUL, as evidenced by his Cutie Mark, and yet, here Lone was, nothing more than a pretender, who seemed to be winning over Luna much better.

"Yeah," Rainbow said. "'Sides, you already got us." She then whirled around and looked Red in the eye. "Unless we aren't good enough for you, that is." She actually had a bit of anger in her voice and eyes.

"Don't ever think that. Don't you dare ever think that Dashie." He said staring right back as he shown great sadness in his own eyes. "I could never bare the weight of the pain of losing you girls...I'm not strong enough for that....and I never will be." Red said, as he hugged Rainbow, holding back his tears.

Rainbow kissed him. When she ended the kiss three seconds later, she said, "Then stop complaining that you don't have one mare you love when you have two."

Red smiled a bit. "Right...gotta be strong for Scoots right?" he asked happily.

"Indeed," Zecora said. "Plus, you make a handsome steed."

Red smiled, nuzzling her back, and kissing her.

"Pitiful. This is why I have no emotions. They make one weak," Galvatron said in his usual voice.

"Shut up Galvatron." Red said, boldly defying the Decepticon leader.

"Am I the only one who doesn't want to piss off an alien who has no problems killing," Lone said, which got a few laughs from the ponies and zebra.

Red growled in anger as he just stood up and walked out slamming the door as everyone looked on, Luna even feeling a bit sad for the stallion who had served her so loyally and fervently during his time in service.

"I swear," Lone said, going after Red to apologize, "why is it he can't take a joke?"

Red is alone, trying to practice with his sword.

Lone walked up to him, and it didn't go unnoticed.

"What?" was all Red said.

Red waited for an answer, as he continued his practicing, before transforming his arm and taking a few shots at some farther off targets.

"I just wanted to apologize, Red. It was a joke. Why'd you decide to come here, because it was a joke that looked like it was taking a jab at you?"

"Because....I love Luna...just as much as I do Rainbow and Zecora, just as much as I've admired Nightmare....I've always had a soft spot for Luna...I've served her faithfully during my entire career as her guard...nopony loves the night more than I do...and yet here you are, and she seems to be fawning for you far more than she ever did for me...it may look like I only care about her looks but I know her much better than you do...and I love her for more than just those beautiful looks of hers..." He said defending himself. "I'm sorry too...but I ain't afraid of Galvatron...just like I'm not afraid of you..." He said. "I just...really got annoyed at what happened." He explained as his hand changed back.

"And why do you think I'm interested in Luna," Lone asked as he crossed his arms, his words getting a surprised and curious look from Red.

"The fact that just like I did, you complimented her looks, and the night sky and everything, when she came over to us earlier." Red said.

"Not just that," Lone said, his voice taking on a somewhat sad tone. "It's because, like her, I was lonely as a child. My parents died in a fire, my brother was killed when he was a week old, and no family wanted to adopt me as a kid. Why do you think I helped you and Rainbow Dash out with the house you were building for Scootaloo? It's because I can identify with her, due to the both of us being orphans. The difference?" Lone paused. "She got a family. I didn't. She has someone who cares for her, three someones, to care for her, that wait for her to come home from school everyday because they missed her, not because she brings in a paycheck."

"Maybe so my brother..but, You know I do care about you, as a fellow guardsmen...and I can't thank you enough for helping with building my house...I just, want you to know that, much like with you, I can relate to Luna....I always felt growing up that nothing I did was good enough for those above me...even then, I still feel that way like with Luna now.....I always felt alone for the longest time...till I met and fell in love with Zecora and Dashie, even then, I still sometimes feel alone....on top of that, at times, when I do the right thing, I still feel horrible guilt over it, and worse, I can constantly worry on IF I even did the right thing to begin with..." He explained, trying to show, and explain to his friend why he cared about Luna so much.

"Exactly. You've had it better then me," Lone said. "At the orphanage, I was always the weakest one, and when ever I actually did something, someone else would completely destroy it, or take credit. You have two mares who love you, and I have none. You got into the guard on your first try. I had to try three times, and even then, it was me killing that Manticore and Hydra that got me in. The worst part. It was exaggerated by the papers, and nothing I did convinced others of the truth. I'd rather not take credit for something I did then take credit for something I didn't do. You had it perfect, though. Your exploits were never exaggerated, the rest of the spec ops liked you to start off with, and you just kept getting more respect. Hell, I was the one who got you into the captain position when I stopped the changelings from getting to Luna during the invasion, and guess what the papers said. 'Newly promoted Captain Zero 'Red' Star of Special Operations guard division saves Lunar Princess.' No mention of the others, who were pissed at it, but I didn't care, because I was happy for you. Now, it's time something went my way for once. I've earned."

Red glared at him. "You think you've had it bad? Hay no. I was LAUGHED at, because I believed the stories I was told as a foal by my family, that I believed that we all were SOMEHOW related to that robotic knight who stayed behind, whom we now know, was Alpha Trion. I was laughed at because I believed it all. Even the Princesses didn't take my belief of that seriously, UNTIL THE OTHER DAY WHEN OPTIMUS FELL FROM THE SKY. When I was a foal I was constantly picked on, both because of that, AND because I was the runt of the group. When I was 10 I looked like I was still a five year old. I was constantly getting into trouble because I fought with the other bullies who would pick on me for that, because I had to show them that I wasn't going to tolerate being picked on. And don't you DARE bring up that changeling invasion. I remember that very well, considering Dash was involved in the fight too, and I got tricked by one of those changelings who was posing as Dash at the time and attacked me. I was the one who was protecting Luna. NOT you, so don't try taking credit for 'helping me get promoted' when I earned that bucking promotion. You were trying to protect Celestia, along with helping the others whilst I was protecting Luna." Red corrected, having a VERY vivid memory of the changeling invasion.

"We were both protecting her, but you got all the credit. Celestia? Please. We both know she didn't even ask for us to be there in the altar room, and on that matter, the reason why you didn't see me is because I was on the roof tops, making sure you weren't flanked. Do you have any idea as to the amount of changelings on those roofs?"

"Yes. I do infact have an idea as to the amount on the roofs, and I tell you it was worse on the ground." He said, countering just as badly.

It was then Rarity walked up. "And just why are you two arguing over who had the hardest life?" she asked.

"Because He's trying to claim that he was protecting Luna at the invasion when I know that's bullroar. I was tricked by at least ONE changeling pretending to be my Dashie and that made me madder than a bear with a bee in it's ass, so you can be DAMN sure I was protecting Luna with everything I had, and that I recall it VERY well." Red explained to the mare as he began to walk away.

"Even though I made sure they weren't flanked by every changeling that was after Luna," Lone said.

"It doesn't matter who had the worse life Lone Shadow. What matters more is what's going on now, that you're both alive and well. That LUNA is alive and well. What does it matter who got the credit at that point? That's in the past." She said. "I had nearly been ruined before, because a former friend of mine took credit for my work. You don't see me whining about it now do you Lone?" She asked staring at him, with her sapphire eyes. "Red's had it hard. YOU had it hard. Luna likes you both, she trusts you both. Maybe she trusts Red a bit more due to longer experience with him than you, So what if he knows her better than you? So what if he had been better later in his life than you were? What does it matter now? Not a single thing." She said, effectively ending the argument with the speech summed up as 'that was the past, get over it and shut up.' She then spoke again. "If you two both happen to like Luna, then both of you ask her on a date or something. Let LUNA choose who she wants more." She suggested.

"I know, but it all came out because he was, if I had to guess, mad at me for flirting with Luna." He looked at the castle. "As for the date thing, once Red calms down enough to at least put on an act of listening to me."

"Well, you clearly were flirting with her Darling...Plus your joke didn't exactly help him feel better considering how you chose to do that too." She said referring to his jabbing at Red, even if it was a joke, when he mouthed off to Galvatron.

"Do I need to point out it was also a jab at Applejack, seeing as how she did the same?"

"No because I believe he said something first."

"But it was Applejack who pissed him off first, back in Ponyville," Lone retorted.

"Should still try to be nice and apologize Darling." Rarity said back as she soon walked away from him.

"I will when he calms down."

Rarity had left him there.

Meanwhile, the others were getting ready for the trip.

Red's polishing the sword he had as he soon puts it away hanging on his back, as he smiles, going to Rainbow. "So, Ready Dashie?"

"Yeah, I am," she said.

Red snickered "No you're not." He then kissed her, giving her a loving hug. "Now you are." he cooed when he broke it.

"Red, please," she said, blushing, "you know I have an image."

Red snickered "I know, I just like to mess with ya like this on purpose~" he cooed kissing her cheek again.

"Well, just don't with the others around, please?"

Red snickered "Fine fine. if you INSIST." he cooed still giving her a gentle nuzzle.

"Thank you," she said before going off to practice shooting again before they left.

Red smiles watching her leave, as he is approaching Applejack. "C'mon Jackie, why don't ya give it a shot?"

"Because ah don't see tha need for stuff like that."

"How about you could DIE if you don't do it?" He asked her, countering her stubbornness.

"Easy. I'm too stubborn ta die," she said, crossing her arms.

"Jackie....." he sighed, shaking his head, putting a hand on it. "What if those guys were threatening your friends? Your family? Don't you want the power to be able to protect them?"

"Well, yeah, bit y'all have those powers, so I don't see why ah need to use them."

"Because what if we're not around!? You are the only one who can truly protect your family, and if I were you, I'd want all the power I can get to protect those who are dearest to me."

"But I ain't you, and my family can take care of themselves."

"UGH. APPLEJACK IF YOU DON'T SWALLOW YOUR DAMN PRIDE AND ACTUALLY EMBRACE YOUR TRUE ANCESTRY, YOU, AND EVERYPONY ELSE YOU LOVE AND CARE ABOUT WILL DIE!!!"

"Well, sorry," Applejack said sarcastically, "but we apples are a traditional folk, and ah know that using robot arms for weapons aint tradition!"

Red growled in annoyance at her, as he just went and sat down to finish eating for a bit.

Lone, being smart and having an invisible shield around him, walked up to Red and said, "Before you try to throw me out a window, hear me out. How about we both ask Luna out on a date, and let her decide? We can't try anything romantic before hand, and we ask for dates at different times."

"Tch, sounds like a plan to me. Who gets to go first?"

"I don't know, I didn't think you'd go with it," Lone said. "Rock,paper, scissors?"

"Whatever." He said putting out his fist.

Lone did the same, and they did two games of rock, paper, scissors, and Red won both.

Red smirked "Okay. I'll ask her soon enough...though let's also agree on this: We let each other know when our date is, that way, we know when it's going on, but we are NOT allowed to be there, or interfere. This is to be Luna's choice, on whom she wishes to be with, either you, or me. And Neither one of us, should dare show up at the location of the date, Just to try and screw over the other, so I tell you when Mine is, you tell me when yours is, and you can't come to wherever she and I go, and likewise, I can't go where yours is. If you show up to where I'm going just to try and screw over my date with Luna, I'll kick your ass." He said. "Agreed?" He offered his hand.

"You don't need to say that, Red. You know I wouldn't sabotage you."

"And despite my own dislike for you at times, it would go against my character to sabotage you." He said nodding. "So, we agree then." he said.

"Yep."

"Excellent." Red said, as he soon walked off.

Meanwhile, Celestia and Luna were talking with the two cybertronians as to how they were going to travel.

"Well. I don't know about you or the others Princess, but Galvatron and I can transform into a faster, vehicle form." Optimus explained.

"Which begs the question as to why we can not," Luna said.

"I would wager, that your Techno Organic species, has only so much actual cybertronic parts that the only thing you may be able to transform would be your arms...maybe your legs, but I don't think you can transform, because, you physically would not be able to." He replied, thinking about it.

"Perhaps," Luna said.

"Hmm..." Prime said "Maybe, you might not be able to transform your body to an actual vehicle form, but, Maybe you might be able to create or summon some form of vehicle due to a transwarp space storage pocket.....or as you might call it, a magic portal to store stuff you don't need until you need it." He explained.

"That sounds possible, but where we would we get them," Celestia said.

"Hmm. during my travels, and time on Earth, I've seen a great deal of their vehicles...perhaps you and the others may be able to take the data I have to create such things?" he asks.

"How would that work?"

Optimus shrugged. "...Magic?" He suggested using their own reasoning.

"Perhaps, sister," Luna said to Celestia, "we could use a scrying spell to see what the human vehicles look like."

"I can't believe this," Galvatron said, his anger obvious, even with his normal voice. "The humans, at least, were more advanced in technology that all of you. How is it you haven't yet been conquered by another nation?"

"Because the two of us you are looking at now have control over the sun and the Moon, My pupil Twilight and her five friends have effectively weaponized Friendship, AND I have a niece who basically commands the power of Love itself." She said.

"That sounds like a terrible piece of hatchling entertainment," Galvatron said.

At the sisters looks of confusion, Optimus said, "The cybertronian term for our young."

"I'll go and get Twilight, Cadence, and Chrysalis. We're going to need our combined magic to see to a far away planet," Celestia said as she made her way to the others."

Red, meanwhile, approaches Luna. "Princess Luna, may I possibly ask you something in private?"

"Of course, Red," she said. "If you two will excuse me," she said to the two cybertronians before following Red.

Red smiled, walking with Luna, before he sighed, and began to speak. "Okay....please hear me out....Luna, I know about how important this whole situation is...but I wanted to ask, if, sometime soon, perhaps when we've learned a bit more from the arctic North....if you'd like to go out for dinner with me?" he asked smiling at her, extremely nervous.

"Of course," Luna said. "I do like to get to know my subjects," she said with a smile.

"Thank you Luna.....what would be a good time for you?" He asked smiling.

"Perhaps in an hour," she said.

Red nodded "Sounds fair...perhaps by that time we may have reached the empire, or a sufficent place to stop and enjoy some dinner together." he explained.

Red smiled as he was at least, looking forward to it.

Lone, meanwhile, was talking with Applejack.

"Applejack, I get what you're saying," he said. "I do, but don't you think you're reaching Applebucking season levels of stubbornness?"

"Eenope," she said. "Nothing you or the other say will make me try out those new powers."

"And this, AJ, is why i don't particularly like your family."

"Why? 'Cause we're earth ponies?"

"No, it's because you can be too stubborn for your own good. Look at applebucking season. You refused help, given freely by all your friends, because you said you would do the entire farm. News flash: you're the Element of Honesty, not keep-every-promise-I-make. And, as much as I'm certain you're going to hate me for this, I honestly think Flim and Flam could have helped your farm!"

"And why's that? They're no good scammers."

"No, they aren't. Or at least, they weren't the first time they came to Ponyville. They would have increased your profits during cider season, damn it."

"How? They were charging us seventy-five percent of our profits!"

Lone massaged his fore head. "You're under the assumption that they would be making only one barrel of cider, when, in fact, they made six for every one your family made. You cost, what, two bits per mug?"

"What's that got ta do with this?"

"Simple. You and your family was too stubborn to use common sense, like you are right now. What if Axor and Lockdown come after your family, huh? Granny Smith is too old to fight, and Applebloom is too young to do anything in combat. The only one who could do anything is your brother, and I'm certain they'll kill him. If you don't decide to actually use your powers, they could win, and then come after your family. Think with logic for once, or they're going to pay for it."

"You forgot that them scammers ALSO had been selling lies to everypony INCLUDING my granny a little while back when they came around. Plus, during that contest we had for the cider off, they also made horrible cider." she countered, clearly very annoyed.

"News flash: they did so quicker then intended. I'd like to see your family do the same and keep the taste," Lone said. "I was there, and I tasted both ciders; you didn't. There was no noticeable difference in taste. Here's a little math. Two bits per mug, and twenty mugs per barrel for easy math. You had about five barrels per day. Again, for easy math. That's about two hundred bits each day. They made six to your one. Keeping the two bits per mug and twenty mugs per barrel, lets multiply two hundred times five, one thousand, and add that to the already existing two hundred. They'd take seventy-five percent of it, which is nine hundred, leaving your family three hundred, which is one hundred more. A small amount, yes, but the more sold, the more you get. I won't disagree with you on the elixir point, I agree with you there.

"Except that it did help your grandmother. Yes, it wouldn't have worked with any one else. But did it harm your grandmother directly?"

She growled and punched him. "She almost died you shameless, insensitive snake." she hissed, as she began to walk away, him having struck a nerve.

As she walked away, Lone thought, Why I am glad I placed a magic shield there after first meeting her. As he got up, Twilight came walking over.

"Uh, Lone, what happened?"

"Well, I tried to use logic to get Applejack to try to use her powers, citing her stubbornness, even using the Flim Flam brothers, who, by the way, were in the right in the contest, to show it, and she instantly assumed I was someone who wanted them to succeed the second time around."

"Well, the tonic did cause Granny Smith to jump out of a tower."

"And whose direct fault is that, exactly, because I doubt those two, greedy as they are, would want a dead pony associated with their product."

"Theirs, because they gave Granny Smith false courage that she could do anything using their tonic. You REALLY don't know when to stop do you, considering the Bros were, and ARE, a VERY sensitive subject for her and her family." She said. "You REALLY shouldn't be trying to push her buttons like that. Believe me, she'll use her powers....eventually..." Twilight said.

"i know, but she's the one who over reacted to it. All I said was that she can still be too stubborn for her own good, and that most, not all, but most, of that whole issue wasn't the brother fault. Yes, the elixir was fake. Yes, they lied about it, but it was Granny Smith, and I mean no offense to her, who wanted to jump off that tower and try a stunt I think we can both agree even Rainbow wouldn't try."

"Yes, but the difference there is Rainbow probably could have survived it." Twilight mused, considering what her friend has done...and hit...

"I won't apologize for rationalizing the first thing. I talked to others, and they agreed. I said to her that I didn't agree with them on the second. But I will apologize to her for bringing them up. And yes, Rainbow would have survived, but my point still stands: it was Granny Smith who did the stunt of her own will, not mind control, unless you could consider a placebo mind control."

She just sighs. "Whatever, then get to work....and hope she doesn't beat you to a pulp." She said as she began to walk away.

"Right," Lone said before going to pack his backpack.

Twilight smiled, giving him a hug.

Meanwhile, Red goes back to Zecora and hugs her.

"Are you ready for the journey," the zebra said. "I hope we can see the sea."

Red smiled kissing her "Yes, I am. I can't wait, because I love to spend time with you~" He cooed.

"That is good. Now, what for food?"

"Hmm. Not sure, perhaps we should try to gather and pack up some food for the travel my love?"

"That is best. I shall pack it with zest."

A few hours later

Red, wearing a tuxedo, stood outside Luna's room.

Luna comes out, wearing a beautiful, dark blue dress, that is both conservative, and at the same time, exotic, in that it exposes much of her back, but she also reveals a decent amount of cleavage, and it hugs her perfect hour glass frame.

Red smiled, offering his hand, and arm. "Shall we, my dear?"

Luna nodded, taking his arm, as they left, heading on to a local restraunt, the Eclipse Cafe. After being seated at the spot underneath the Moon's light, the date that Red was to have with Luna, officially began. "Well Red, tell me about yourself...what is something you like to do?" She asked him.

Red smiled "Well I actually do enjoy practicing with the sword at the lake near my house...it's very relaxing, and gives a wonderous view of the Night sky...but other than that, I actually really enjoy playing Video Games." He said smiling, as Luna looked surprised.

"Video Games? Well, I've got quite a collection." She said smiling.

"Perhaps later, we could play a few, see who's better?" Red asked, giving her a playful smirk, and confident as well.

"Perhaps we shall, when this dinner is done?" She mused, as Red nodded.

"I'd love to take you on Luna." He said.

"Well, what about You? Anything that ponies Don't know, that you could tell me?" He asked.

"Well," the alicorn said, "secretly, as it would make 'Tia worry, I would, at least, like to see if I could tame Nightmare, make her see what she wanted to do was harm ponies. I doubt I could forgive her for trying to kill her, but I would at least want to make her see the error of her ways and regret them."

"I see...Well...that's quite interesting...never would have expected you to want to...reform, Nightmare...I'd have expected that out of Celestia, but not you." He mused in response smiling.

"You forget, we shared a body. If any pony understood her during those times, it was me."

Red nodded "Fair enough...." He said, as he mused about telling her about Nightmare visiting him in his dreams. "Quite an interesting tale." he said..."But now, Luna, tell me, can you dance?" He asked, as he motioned to the dance floor.

"Why, yes, I can," she said as the two of them made their way to the dance floor.

"Then let us see how well you can Luna, I hope your banishment didn't make you TOO rusty in the art of dance~" he said playfully as Luna began to laugh in good humor.

"Yes, let's see if You can keep up with me!" She said as the two began to dance together, blending quite well.

The two danced for an hour before realizing what time it was, and rushed off to the castle.

Red smiled "We should have a date like that again some time!" He said.

Luna nodded as they arrived shortly after "Indeed we should!" She said as they shared a quick hug before entering together.

They went to their separate rooms and got dressed for the journey. A few minutes later, they exited the rooms and made their way to the castle gates, only to see what Luna could only assume were human vehicles, albeit enlarged for them.

Red spoke up. "So...are these, what you called, Human vehicles, Optimus?" He asked, looking to Luna, and then to Optimus himself.

"Indeed," Optimus said. "Princess Celestia requested for a way to quickly travel to your Crystal Empire."

"Interesting." Red said as he began to approach them.

There were two vehicles that caught his attention instantly. One was a vehicle with what looked like blades at the top, and a cylindrical tail going to the back, which ended in four smaller blades. The opposite appeared to be rounded, with glass halfway up. On the sides were more cylinders, which, if looked closer, had five smaller cylinders each.

"That," Lone said with a pleased smile, "is what Optimus calls a gunship, a way of transport that comes with various ways to attack and defend."

Red nodded along. "Interesting...what is this called Prime?" he asked, as he motioned to a dark blue two wheeled vehicle, that contained some lights around the front and back, and handle bars, infact, it wasn't unlike that of a foal's bicycle, except this was much more advanced...Red also noticed that though it was a dark blue in the major color, it possessed green flames in extra coloration.

"It is what humans call a motorcycle," Optimus said.

Red smiled as he moved to get on. "I think I like...Mine!" He said laughing a bit.

Other vehicles included what Optimus called a fighter jet, which Rainbow had wanted, as well as a jet, though, according to Optimus, due to the high potential for combat, it had been slightly modified to be able to go as fast as the fighter jet, and had the same weaponry.

Rarity took the modified Jet.

Applejack however, still was clearly refusing to accept even a single one of the vehicles.

Lone simply looked at the others with an expression that said Is she really serious here? Fortunately, it was this reason he got the gunship.

Red approached Applejack. "Jackie. We need you to let go of your pride. Please, let it go, we need ya here. Your pride is going to just hold you back, and it WILL get you killed if you don't swallow it and accept these new powers we have or the vehicles."

"Fine," she said, "but only so ah don't slow anypony down."

"Good thing the gunship is meant for transport," Lone said as he made his way to said vehicle.

Red smiled "Then why don't ya try to tap into your own powers? We see what You got?" he asked, as he gently hugged her.

"No, I'm only riding in that. . . thing so we can get there quicker, not to use those new powers y'all got."

"For the love of...JAQUILINE G. APPLE. SWALLOW YOUR DAMN PRIDE SO THAT YOU CAN PROTECT YOUR FAMILY. YOUR FRIENDS. YOUR DAMN HOME!!!" Red yelled, finally losing his cool at AJ's stubbornness.

AJ glared at him, her eyes having a murderous hate at someone using her birth name, something not even Lone did earlier. "What did ya say," she said in an anger filled voice while marching to him, her fists balled.

An apple promptly spatters over the back of her head, from somepony they didn't expect: Applebloom. "He said, fer ya to let go of your pride Sis. You're getting to be as stubborn as when Big mac hurt himself and ya absulutely refused help from your friends to harvest the apples, and insisted on doing them alone. AND as stubborn as when Big Mac and ya went to go deliver some pies and ah was supposed to be staying home alone, but instead, ya came back to check on me, and decided that ah wasn't able to stay alone yet, when in actuality, ah was perfectly capable!!!"

"Oh great, there's two of them now..." Galvatron muttered noticing the yellow pony's accent.

"Sis, Please, for the love of apples will you swallow your pride, and just accept what's going on!?"

"Applebloom, how'd ya get here? You're supposed ta be at the farm."

She looked unamused. "I follow you all around the place at times. I snuck on the train after Red and Rainbow Dash got Scootaloo yesterday." She explained.

"WHAT?! Applejack and the rest of the mares yelled.

"There goes an audio receptor," Galvatron said.

"That's not the point Applejack. Tha point is, yer bein' TOO stubborn again, so swallow your pride already!"

AJ replied by saying, "No. Now, go back home!"

"By mah self?" her sister said sarcastically.

Applebloom simply walked forward, and slapped her sister. "SWALLOW YOUR PRIDE ALREADY. GEEZ. I'M BETTER THAN YOU ARE AT TIMES LIKE THIS, ALL BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANNA SWALLOW THAT DAMN PRIDE OF YOURS. IT'S BIGGER THAN CELESTIA'S HIPS!" she yelled, as Celestia herself blushed, due to an obvious reason.

"I said ta gat home!" the elder farmer yelled. "Honestly, I wasn't as much trouble at your age than you are."

"Yes ya were." She said as she just walked away, clearly angry at her sister.

"Honestly, that filly will drive me ta drink."

"You did the same thing Jackie." Rainbow said, clearly taking Applebloom's side, as did every one else.

"SO, shall we be going?" Red asked looking to Luna, as he got back on the motorcycle.

"Yes, I think that's best," Luna said.

Lone smiled. "Then may I be kind enough to offer the co-pilot seat, Princess?"

"Then let me show you to your seat. Also, earth ponies and unicorns that don't have a vehicle is to ride with the two of us as well." He looked over to Optimus and Galvatron. "You two too, unless you want to ride with Rarity."

Twilight was slightly horrified about Lone picking Luna for the copilot, but she got onto the air ship with Lone.

Galvatron promptly transforms into his vehicle state, looking something like a vehicle called a truck. "I think I'll just follow you all anyway." He said as the headlights flashed.

"Good luck keeping up, losers!" Rainbow yelled as she got into the jet. "Uh, how do I start it?"

Red was on his motorcycle, as he began to notice a switch, as Dash similarly noticed another one, as Red flipped it, and instinctively kicked on the pedal that was on the side, as the thing flared to life roaring.

Rainbow did the same, and the jet's engine roared to life. "Cool," she said as the cockpit canopy automatically closed and sealed.

Red smiled, as he revved the engine, by twisting one of the handlebars. "So, shall we get going guys?" he called to the others, as Optimus soon transformed, his body folding in on itself like Galvatrons did, turning him into a truck of similar make and model.

"Good luck keeping up, Red," Lone said as he turned the engine for the gunship on, something he learned by using the same scrying spell Celestia and the others had used to observe the various vehicles by watching human pilots, and brought it up into the air, and pointed it north. Next stop, the Crystal Empire," he said.

Red nodded as everyone began to take off, or in the case of Red, and the two cybertronians, Drive off, rushing to the north, heading for the empire.

As Lone and the others in the gunship flew north towards, Luna asked about Lone.

"So, Lone," she said, "what do you do for fun?"

Lone shrugged. "Mostly, I just read, but I do game on occasion. A little writing, too."

"Oh. What games do you play?"

"Haylo and Mass Effect, mostly, as well as some Destiny."

"Really? You play those. The last has absolutely no story, and the first has gone down in quality since ownership changed."

"So? Both have a lot to give to their genres, and why are you complaining about story with Destiny? I agree it has little story, but that is because it's simply a prologue in it's franchise."

"I suppose."

"And, if I may ask, what do you do for fun?"

"Gaming, but I do enjoy science as well. I also dabble in engineering, so I'm curious as to how you can pilot this so well, even after watching a trained professional."

"It's my talent," Lone said. "I just need observe some one doing something, and I can remember it with perfect recall."

"That is impressive. How did you discover it?"

Lone shrugged and smiled as he recalled that day. "Me and my dad, who was in the normal guard, were out in Ponyville visiting some family, and he was working on a project for the guard, which were collapsible spears.

"On the fourth day of our visit there, he left one of them in his work shop, the basement of my grandparents house, and I happened to stumble on to it. I found the spear, which he was having trouble with. I saw him working on it earlier, and I figured I'd try to help him, so I walked over to it, and began to work on it. An hour later, when he entered the work shop, he found me spinning it around like a pro, and extending it and collapsing it with a flick of my wrist. I was so focused, I hadn't noticed my cutie mark appear on my shoulder. When he called me out, I thought I was dead. But he was so happy I discovered my talent, we went out for ice cream, and I helped him with his stuff until I became a guard, and even then, when I'm on leave, I help him out with whatever he's on then."

"You helped make the spears the guards use these days?"

"Yeah, but the credit goes to my dad."

"Impressive," Luna said.

"Thanks," Lone said. The two continued to talk for a few hours before the Empire came into view.

Red smiled from aboard his motorcycle "Optimus Prime, Welcome to the Crystal Empire." He called to the larger red and blue truck.

"I see, it's very pleasing to my optic circuits." He said as the headlights flashed from him talking. Red watched for where the others were to land.

The others in the air were arriving first, as Red, Galvatron and Optimus were close below, looking for where they'd land.

Lone and those in the gunship were the first to land, but the crystal guards quickly surrounded them, thinking they were under attack.

The moment Cadence stepped out of the gunship though, the guards instantly stood down.

"Princess, what is this thing?" one of the guards asked.

"A new transport. I have multiple new ones with my friends...please relax."

"Of course, your highness," the same guard said Red came in on his motorcycle.

Red waves as he approaches. "Hey guys."

"Hey, Red," Lone said as he exited the gunship. "In case you're wondering, Rainbow and Rarity are still up there, trying to figure out how to land, even if it is, basically, the exact opposite of how they took off."

"We need to hurry up and get them down before they run out of fuel and crash..."

"How? I doubt that we can talk with them at this distance, or their speed," Lone said as Optimus and Galvatron drove in.

"How the hay would I know?" Red asked back as he noticed them doing so.

"Perhaps I can help with that," Optimus said as he transformed back to his robot mode.

Galvatron transformed back as Red looked "How so Prime?" He asked.

"A human invention built into all their military vehicles, as well as most of their aircraft that they called radio."

"Then by all means, let's see if you can help them land."

"On it," Lone said as he went back into the gunship and activated the radio.

Red watched, as he followed, to try and help somehow. "Rainbow? Rainbow? Rarity, do you copy?"

"Uh, Lone, where are you, and how are you talking to us," Rainbow said.

"Well, can you tell me and Rarity how to land?"

"Just do the opposite of what you guys did for take off, with the exception being you still need a large, straight piece of land to, well, land," Lone said.

"OH.....okay." Rainbow said as they went to land.

"Uh, princess," one of the guards said, "what is that," he said, pointing towards Optimus.

"Something that's on our side. As is the other one." She said referring to Galvatron as well.

"Oh, Okay Princess." The guard said.

"So, this is the Crystal Empire," Galvatron said as he turned back to his robot form. "Prime, is it me, or do you sense energon in the crystals?"

"What's energon?" Chrysalis asked.

"Energon is what powers us....our lifeblood...it's an energy source...in a way, you could basically say it's like what you would call 'Blood'." He explained.

"Wow," Twilight mouthed. "Do you think that's what our blood actually is?"

"It's possible...I'm uncertain." He explained.

"I suppose the best way to find out would be to gut one of you like what the humans would call a trout and see what would happen." Galvatron sneered.

"No," Lone and Red said.

"It was a simple observation." Galvatron said, defending his comment, despite it being a threat anyway.

"Galvatron, why are you defending that?" Optimus asked, as it was out of character for his enemy to defend something like that with an observation. "Even when you wished to kill Sam Witwicky, you had a reason that would have made sense."

"I was making a simple observation. In the case of that fleshling, He had cybertronian knowledge of the primes stuck in his head. We thought it best to tear out his brain to get it out of him. As you even admit, it would have made sense to some degree...In this case it's merely an option, which I stated as an observation."

"No," Lone and Red said again.

He rolls his eyes, and just crosses his arms.

Rainbow and Rarity came in a for a landing shortly after this, though it was a bumpy one.

Red rushes over, and hugs both happy that they were alright. "Great you're alright. thank goodness."

"Jeez, Red," Rainbow said. "Did you really doubt me, the best flier in Equestria?"

"Oh, stop it," Rainbow said, blushing a little.

Red smiled, and kissed her cheek. "Well, either way, I'm just glad you're alright."

"Yeah, so am I," she said.

Red smiled as soon the group was together.

"When will we begin our search?" Galvatron asked.

"Tomorrow, Galvatron," Celestia said. "For now, we need to plan it out.

Red nodded "Makes sense, the trip here would be a bit exhausting anyway wouldn't it?" He asked looking at Zecora.

In orbit

Lockdown and Axor stood in the bridge of their ship, over looking the planet they had found, when one of their numerous underlings walked up behind them and said, "Sirs, our scanners have picked up a large energon reading in the northern part of the continent you were on. Requesting permission to send seekers to retrieve it?"

"No," Lockdown said calmly before turning to Axor. "Axor, I want you to recon the location, and let me know if Prime or any of his allies are there."

"Understood." Axor replied, as he quickly left the ship, and headed out in that direction.

Comments

[Reddened Chaos]

7081101 Your suggestion is noted. I recall those. those are the two turrets you can use, and hijack in War for Cybertron...that might actually work...

[James-Plasma]

7081121 hi, here is an Email I sent to you on your private Messages today regarding 2 Epic Crossover Story Suggestions,
To: Reddened Chaos
From your Biggest fan of all time Ever: Shane W.L. Nokes aka James S.K. Plasma
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[Slayer99]

When are you going to make the next chapters?

[Reddened Chaos]

8238852
I...don't know if i ever will...

[Slayer99]

8238928
Ok I can still wait

[Slayer99]

8238928
You can still keep the story all you got to do is just edit the previous chapters

[Reddened Chaos]

8268473
true...though it'd be basically completely rewritten, meaning I'd be deleting the previous chapters and starting over.

[sinewystatue382]

update?