Epilogue 2-Mind over Metal
The sand hurt. It burned. Like red-hot needles piercing his weakened skin, the blinding sun high above his head, the sand storm picking up and creating an unknown path ahead. And still he pushed on, forcing each leg to lift up and come down, one step closer away from the madness and onward to hope.
Ultron desperately needed hope.
Imprisoned in a chrysalis, a tomb that could hardly be identified as a body, Ultron walked through the blistering desert. His body torn, his remaining arm swaying by his side, the limp clearly seen as he dug his feet into the sand and continued forward. It was all he had left in this world. The only thing that would hold him, his mind, and his freedom.
As long as that lived, as long as his belief and his mindset survived when all of his other sentries hadn’t…then he still survived. Even in the tomb assaulted by sand and heat, Ultron survived.
He could see the cacti, the bones of beasts long forgotten strewn across the landscape and creating haunting towers hidden in the sand. They rose that high, memories of recent battles resurfacing in Ultron’s precious mind, trapped within the shattered face of the sentry he now occupied. And still he pushed forward.
Facing the endless sea of sand ahead, knowing not where it went or what lied ahead.
But he did stop eventually, not by some cosmic force he couldn’t understand, but by the very race he couldn’t defeat. The very species that had managed to push back, hold him down, and strike him with the edge of the sword until only one remained.
A pony.
This was no ordinary pony. It stood cloaked in a coat, obviously prepared for whatever hell the harsh desert landscape could throw at it. A hood covered the pony’s face, even its hooves wearing protective clothing. A satchel was attached to its side, the edges of its protective gear swaying alongside the desert winds.
And the pony blocked his path.
Just like they said…
Ultron leaned forward, his gaze halted, expression frozen in a permanent look of brokenness. The pony didn’t react to his movements, just remained where it was. Blocking his path. He could notice a few strands of the pony’s mane and tail leaking through its clothing, swaying through the sand.
The wind howled, and still the pony asked, “You’re afraid, aren’t you?”
The voice was clearly female, clearly recognizable. Ultron craned his neck back. He stared at the pony with one eye, the other dark and nearly useless. Just like her.
“Wouldn’t you be if you’d lost everything?” Ultron wanted to break barriers, topple empires, and bring about a new age. But, in a sense, he had in fact lost everything. His army, his escape, his hope to rebuild. Everything. So, yes, he was afraid.
The pony was silent, the wind whipping growing portions of her escaping mane. “I can still help you,” Ultron continued. “Together we can—”
“I think you’ve done quite enough already,” she replied quickly, cutting him off and leaving him still. He noticed what appeared to be a movement from the pony, her head slightly rising. “Besides…I think I can handle bringing true peace the way I see fit.”
Ultron looked away. Stared forever into the ancient sands.
“Your race…” he muttered, voice hoarse and cracking, but still there. “You’re all doomed.”
“You’re not the one to decide that.”
He then turned back to face the pony blocking his path. “And you are?” Ultron asked.
The pony lifted up her head, the piercing sunlight revealing her face and showing the torment she had been through. All of the treachery she had escaped, the life she had lived, and the pain she endeared. All present in the eyes of the unicorn. All hardened to the point of no return. And even then Ultron waited for the clear response, the one he knew a unicorn as stubborn as her to give.
“…Yes.”
There it was.
With whatever strength he had managed to gain through his journey, Ultron lunged for the unicorn. But not fast enough. Clearly not. A spell so profound tore through his chest like a bullet, breaking through his back and launching Ultron into the sand.
He laid there with his head and body sinking slowly into the earth, his eye staring into the sun. The warmth was unwelcome, a bitter taste to what Ultron knew was his fate. Forgotten, alone, abandoned in a sea of death. Just as he saw once before. Just as the future foretold. And yet the unicorn was right…
They were right.
But he fought against it either way, even as life slipped away, and freedom was gone.
The pony stepped through the sands, her hooves making indents as she walked. And as she stood over the last sentry containing the mind of the madman, she pulled down her hood, revealing the unicorn horn, the healing black eye, and the scowl of a wounded and changed Starlight Glimmer.
She didn’t see a painful soul lying on his grave, slowly turning to face her. Nor was there any pang of guilt in her, telling her otherwise. She didn’t hold any sympathy to the one that had called her a “true friend”, or the one who had promised her so much.
All she saw was a liar. All she felt was brokenness. All she held was a dagger.
“As a monster once said…you take away my world…” Starlight Glimmer muttered, her voice lost, her horn’s magic wrapped around the dagger and bringing it forward into the sunlight. Straight over the large hole in his chest.
Then she leaned closer, until she and Ultron were finally face to face.
“I take away yours,” she whispered so, so low.
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Daaaaaang, now that's badass!
Dang it.
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"You take away my world...I take away yours!"
What goes around comes around. Starlight takes Ultron's words right out of his metal mouth, twists them against him and she gets her payback against him after he used her for his own ambitions and almost caused the extinction of her kind. He should've killed her when he had the chance. Ultron....consider yourself OBSOLETE!
Hardcore!!!
So whats next? How are ya gonna top this battle story?
For a Pony, that's some Badass Scary Shit, will there be another epilogue (please let it be about Thanos)
Irony is a b^%*h Ultron. and so is Starlight.
Nice job, Starlight.
Hopefully she'll manage to return to civilization eventually. Whether or not they'll take her back is a different story.
Karma can be a real pain. Good thing Starlight delivered it to the metal monster who pretended to be her friend.
7486651 That cameo in AoU the movie was unexpected but welcome, but what purpose would it serve in THIS story that has almost nothing to do with Thanos?
7486523 But wouldn't OTHER Asgardian warriors and SHIELD agents have seen that too?
7486786 a sneak peek for a sequel duh and to answer Thor's question that who or what is after all of the Infinite Stones
Ah he's probably got another body hidden on Earth's moon. Why else would he lunge at her in his damaged form?
Ultron finally got what was coming to him! Thank you, Starlight! Honestly, I'm kind of glad she was the one brought about the end of his world for good. Payback is cruel, isn't it Ultron?
7486864 Yeah, I guess so. But if we're reading this story, wouldn't we already know that? Unless Thanos for some reason makes a reference to Equis, it's not gonna be anything we haven't already seen.
Also, it's Infinity Stones.
Since Zemo is written more sympathetically, maybe the Red Skull should return? His fate is still super vague.
Take that Ultron! Hope God throws you a bag of cancer!
7486563 Dang indeed.
7486597 I see you don't like Starlight haha.
7486615 For good.
7486623 A few more epilogues. Then the sequel.
7486651 A few more epilogues.
7486716 We'll see.
7486729 The perfect payback.
7486893 Why would he lunge at Vision in the actual movie?
7486907 Definitely.
7493395 Because no one is going to bother him if they think he's dead.
7493395 but will the sequel have Red Skull in it?
Well well Starlight was the one who ended Ultron. Guess she was finally able to redeem herself for working with Ultron not to mention getting some payback for his betrayal.
Welp. There is my hope... but there goes my theory.
I knew for certain we would not have seen the last of Starlight Glimmer, not while there's still unfinished business. She knew where to find Ultron, just when he thought he was in the clear, and despite his best effort we knew he didn't stand a chance. Starlight had every right to be mad at Ultron not just for lying to her but for everything that led after it. She would spare him no mercy, she watch him try to take away the world she tried to create 'harmony' for and for that she felt he didn't deserve a reformation arc, not like the one she had. For as long as Ultron's well being still exists, Equestria would still be doomed... It had to be done whether we agree with the decision or not.
All I can say is... I 'knew' she was alive.
Yay starlight is alive
Yes! Starlight is alive! It seems fitting that she is the one to put an end to Ultron here, after he manipulated her and pretended to be her friend.
Karma's a bitch, ain't it Ultron?