Rapture has given Epsilon only one good thing, the very thing that drives him everyday to live in this stinkin' city. His only family, his daughter Applebloom. He'll do anything and everything to protect her.
-Never will I fall when I think of you-
Rapture, a utopia turned dystopia. It rots now, as splicers run rampant as more big daddies fall along with thier little sisters. The few remaining "sane" inhabitants have become desperate.
ADAM is their only salvation. They wish to market it to the outside. The difficulty of obtaining ADAM has been resolved thanks to a unique little sister who's ADAM is so pure and potent it won't leave you like a Splicer. But she's the only one and a run of the mill big daddy won't save her. She needs something more...
"Come on", Dr. Sedemoid groaned angrily. He's been calculating the number of big daddies that have gone by the cruel hand of splicers and calculating the number of sisters lost to harvesting and savings from Jack, and that old German doctor as well as some other goody two shoes, who feels remorseful. The number of splicers that escalate the less there are of the big daddies. If this continues their will be no more big daddies to protect the little sisters and without them there is no ADAM.
That had to change immediately, if the big daddies are gone and are not able to be replaced then the little sisters well be unsafe for harvesting Adam. With the sisters gone there well be no Adam for further testing or the plan. Those splicers are so addicted that they have lost sight to the fact that Adam is recycled by those girls, and Doctor Lamb has pushed for Adam to be delivered to her for her daughter. That idiotic women believes Adam can change one to a state of omnipotence, in its current state well be getting a monster like "Alex The Great". The shuddered as he recalled the apperance of Alexander. Their can be a profit made from Adam but not here in Rapture.
"I can no longer be restrained by this cursed dystopia. I have better things to do then manage the distribution of Adam in Rapture", Dr. Sedemoid slumped down in his chair, nearly hiding underneath his erotted desk. "My other project needs my attention. My intellectual superiority was wasted away in this city but Project Zender will be worth what this city has put me through", Dr. Sedemoid said sinisterly.
"OK men, bring him in", a female voice echoed through the hall. Two men barged though the doors with a unconscious person on the bed. "Set him down on the bed, and bring the gear", ordered the disfigured woman. The men came back with bulky scuba gear, a weaponized drill and a highly upgraded Rivet gun.
"Do not forget to administer the serum. We wouldn't want an inflated balloon daddy now would we", the horrid women said with a serious tone that died out bear the end of her sentence.
One man signaled the other to grab the syringe that lay on a surgical tray on the counter near the medicine cabinets.
The man brought over the syringe that contained a bright yellow substance with in it. With the syringe in hand the competent splicer stabbed the needle into the subject's wrist, pushing the bright yellow liquid inside.
Later the men began attaching the suit onto the unconscious body that lay before them. The suit was made of a strong material enhanced with Adam that has never been used before until now. Its an experimental metal yet to be fully tested however so the idea is that it will be far stronger then any metal discover, the scientists hope anyway. Soon after placement, they added the same experimental metal rings to some parts of the arms and legs, along with a pair of metal boots with weights added on. They added the drill to the right hand of the body, the drill seemed too have a bronze gear in the middle of it with round circular shaped gears popping out of the sides each seeming to turn slowly. It seemed detachable from how fast they put it on.
With a press of a button the operating table which the subject layed in adjusted itself, placing the subject in a standing position.
A third man came in with a tank that seemed to be able to store air and two other substances, they carefully screwed it on to the subject's back as well as attaching the two tube in both of the subjects wrist. After the tubes were in place the rivet gun was added to the side of it for easy access from drill to gun. A final piece of the suit came it was large in size, circular in shape with many glass holes which seem to be were it would see but had a sort of bug look to it with steel bars protecting the glass eye ways. With a few screws left to tighten to the suit and flesh of the subject, which had the scuba suit grafted to them in a sense thath the armor becomes their flesh.
There was a table full of containers with bright red liquid inside them. "Which one do we use boss, theirs Eletricbolt 3, Incinerate 3, Telekinesis 3, Winter blast 3, and a few other plasmids", said the bearded man.
The woman simply replied, "All of them, we have our orders to make sure this daddy is different from the rest of them. This one has to be the baddest motherfucker out there", The man obeyed and injected a needle in each of the containers, he carefully pulled on the end of the needle sucking some of the red liquid in the needles container. Then began to proceed to the arm of the Subject and inject in a hole in his wrist that was meant for a needle to enter the subject via a tube that already was in the blood stream all wrapped in a leather, cloth like glove. The gloved hand of the victim began to emit vast rays of lighting from his hand and unfortunately one of the bolts hit the bearded man killing him instantly. "Impressive power. what other things have you changed to our daddy here", said Dr. Myers.
"Well for starters we have given it the upgraded level three Drill as well as the level three Rivet gun with regular rivets, trap rivet, and hard rivet ammunition", said the women in response to the doctor examining the subjects body, she looked back at the doctor who looked unimpressed.
"Anything else", the doctor said as he walked around the subjects body, examining it.
"He has a wide array of gene tonics at his disposal, all of which are written on his sheet" said the women
"Good, inject the rest of the plasmid in him", The doctor simply said having a wide smile on his face.
"What do you mean it won't accept the sisters", said Dr. Myers.
"Sorry sir, but its rejecting the bonding process", said the man.
"Well then use another ONE!", yelled the doctor.
"B-But s-sir we tried every single subject we have, he, I mean IT won't accept the little girls", said the man while covering his face in fear. "HMMMMM!", echoed a monstrous voice.
"Ahhhhhhh", a man yelled from the room next to the arguing men.
*THUD**THUMP**CRASH*
"What in Ryan's mind is going o-", the man opening the door was cut off as a lifeless body knocked him down. The beast they created had seem to awake from it's slumber and was raving mad. Plowing everyone in its way with its drill including the man on the floor, it revved up it's drill and with one strong thrust of its arm, the drill blended the mans face. The man yelled in pain as the drill completely destroyed his face killing him within a few seconds, with blood gushing out everywhere tainting the drill with it, soon the drill penetrated past the man's skull.
The big daddy stopped the drill only to face, Dr. Myers: his creator. Myers upon seeing the carnage of his creation inflict on his crew, he bolted to a nearby medicine cabinet were a emergency plasmid was.
Hypnotize 3. The warning label read, "Only for use on violent patients. Use it wisely", he read it to himself.
The Subject E-001, Epsilon soon started to walk to his maker BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, each step the daddy took made the floor shake as if a pocket earthquake was making its way to the doctor. With little time to react he jabbed the plasmid in his wrist, lucky he had used a plasmid before or it would have simple rendered him unconscious. The plasmid rewrote his DNA. Subject E-001 soon saw what his maker did and charged towards him in a fury. Dr. Myers shot a plop of hypnotize at his target. Splashing all over the big daddies helmet and stopping him in his tracks. The so-called ultimate daddy still had plasmids but unable to use without eve. Now under the influence of his creators plasmid. He had no more control of his body again.
"Good" said the doctor in a cracked voice. "Now lay down on the operating table", The doctor ordered.
"MMMMMMMM", Moaned the daddy as he unwillingly obeyed the command.
"You big daddies can be such a handful when first created. Well atleast Dr. Sedemoid will be pleased", he ploped himself down on a stool, catching his breath.
Dr. Myers was at his desk wondering why his creation won't bond with the little sister. While trying to solve the mystery of why the bonding isn't working, two men barged in surprising the doctor. "Damn! What is so important that you need to scare the shit out of me!", the doctor wanted a response.
"Well you see sir, we found a strange creature that resembled a horse quivering in one of the operation rooms", said the man with a bandage on his eye. Funny how splicers look these days.
"So what do you want me to do about it i'm a scientist not a vet just put it in the zoo or some thing along those lines", groaned Dr. Myers. The second man nodded at the man with the bandage and said. "Well you see sir this creature has a sort of magical take to it". I don't give a a rat's ass if this animal is magi-", he got cut off as he realized what these men were telling him.
"Come again", replied Dr. Myers. "S-Sir t-the creature can not only understand us but, the man paused, "i-it can all so talk", stuttered the man. Every thing seemed to slow down as the doctor slowly stood up from his desk and replied "Take me to this creature now". The men nodded and proceeded to show the doc the way to were their keeping the animal. It only took a few minutes for the men to show the doctor the observation room. Between the room and the men observed the body of a horse-like creature. It seemed to have red hair or mane as they call it, with yellow fur and a similar color tail to its mane. A top of it seemed to have a huge red bow on its head similar in appears to the bow of a little sister. "wait a moment" the doctor whispered to himself quietly. "let me speak with the it see if it has any intelligence to it", said the doctor while going to the room of which the filly was being held. upon opening the door the filly reacted immediately. "S-stop r-right t-their I ain't a-afraid t-to f-fight", whimpered the small horse.
"Its okay I won't hurt you I just want to talk", said the doctor in a calming voice.
"R-really you won't hurt me like them other varmints", replied the filly still unsure of her surroundings.
"Of course not I wouldn't hurt a fly", he lied as he carefully approached the scared filly with his hand behind his back holding a white rag. "Now do you have a name little...umm..girl", the doc said nervously so not to blow his cover.
"A-Applebloom", applebloom replied as she slowly got out of her hiding place.
"What a nice beautiful name", he said as he slowly got to eye level with the filly."I have something for you", whispered the doctor as he lifted his hand from his back an put the rag over her mouth and nose. the filly of course struggled but the doctor got a hold of the filly and waited until she stop scrumming. the two men then came in to take her away
"Take her to the bonding room, and get Subject E-001 on the protector bed put this "Applebloom" to the gatherer bed on the double", ordered Myers. the man with the bandage did as what they were told and left for subject E-001 aka Epsilon, and the second man got the unconscious filly out of the docs hands and left.
"Epsilon has sister worth protecting now.", Dr. Myers said as he left the room. A little sister in the form of a pony may yield some fasinating results.
"Alright lets begin the bonding process", said Dr. Myers as he walked in the room *CLICK* the lights came on in a large room with dull walls aligned with metal plating. Two operation tables stood there, one was large in size resembling a cross with a red pillow on the top with straps to tie the subject down. Hanging up on the ceiling was a sign that read protector candidate. The one right next to it was smaller in size it lay upward in a sort of seating position, this too had a sign that read gatherer candidate. *BOOM BOOM BOOM* the floor shook, but the doctors knew what this was. They turned to face the one responsible for making the very room shake. His creation, Subject E-001 aka Epsilon or simply subject-E was In the doorway standing, his glass eye sockets glowed a dark lime green. Trying to squeeze though the door frame came a female who appeared to be controlling Subject-E, she pointed to the large operation table Subject-E lumber towards the table *BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM* each step it took made the ground vibrate. "I see your more stable now aren't you Epsilon", asked the doctor who had a sly grin on his face, eager to start the bonding.
"MNNNNNNN", moaned Subject Epsilon, raising both his hands in the air.
"Good now be a good boy and don't move from that spot", Dr. Myers ordered.
There were three other men standing in the room waiting for their orders to be given to them, the doctor turned slowly towards the men and pointed to a man who appeared nervous and said, "you there, go get the four legged creature now"
"Right away sir", replied the man as he jolted towards the door like his life depended on it.
"As for the rest of you, get preperaruons ready, I'll be observing the procedure from my office, no fuck ups this time", Myers said before exiting the room.
The man from before ran towards the observation room were the creature named Applebloom was being held, he ran nearly missing the room which had the so called magical horse, CHHHHH- opened the door with the usual slide up movement. There it was Applebloom still unconscious from the doctors chloroform rag, not to mention the injection of whatever they put in her for the little sister preparation. The man then slowly moved to the pony as it is suppose to be called. "How the fuck well a pony work in bonding with that thing when all other girls failed, whats so special about this creature", the man thought to himself.
He shouldn't waste anymore time the doctor will have his head if he makes him wait any longer with that said he grabbed the pony from the bed and walked out the door with the door sliding back down behind him.
Slowly a common splicer started to connect every thing, link by link. The machine needing to be filled with a chemical that insured the bonding. A doctor waited nervously as he check that every little thing was right for he did not want to fail Sedemoid and Myers again.
"This needs to work, this needs to work, this needs to work", he murmured to himself in hopes of making the plan work.
"Where is that man with the subject we need her before the hypnotize wears off on Subject E-001", said the only female that was present. CHHHH the double doors opened everyone in the room faced the man with the unconscious body of the pony in his arms.
"Fucking finally what took you so dam long!", Yelled the doctor already to impatient to wait for a reply, he grabbed the filly and put her on the gatherer table. He slowly connected the long tube to the pony on one end and the other to subject-E. He knew that if this really worked the pony would not only be the first animal sister, she would be the only one able to bond with subject-E.
"Okay, start the bonding process", commanded the doctor. With a flip of a switch the bonding process was commencing as red fluid entered the tube to the filly and the big daddy, both jerked as the fluid slowly moved in there body. In the tube that was connected to Applebloom seemed to have a sort of slug being injected into the filly along with the liquid making her jerk more violently as it disappeared in her. When the last drop of liquid entered the bodies of both Subject-E and Applebloom there was only silence, they waited for them to awake or at least one of them.
It seemed like forever as the doctor waited for any movement from the little pony. Subject Epsilon seemed to be the only one to awake from the process as usual, "Come on wake up, fucking wake up!", Yelled the doctor. The doctor sighed as he got no response from the body of Applebloom. With a heavy sigh the doctor splicer order the staff to haul the subjects away but before anyone did anything they watched as the filly's body began move. the doctor slowly observed the filly to notice it was waking up. Applebloom's eyelids began to open ever so slowly to reveal that they have become pure yellow, as her eyes began to opened Subject E's glass eye sockets went from lime green to yellow meaning in a way that the pair bond was a success. everybody in the room stood shocked as the filly stood off the table and galloped towards subject E, "Hello, mister Epsilon, I'm ready to play", Applebloom said in a cheerful voice. Subject Epsilon extended his large hand with closed holes in them to hold the hand or hoof of his new little sister.
The ocean floor, such a sight that anyone would get lost in its immense beauty and peace. This however was not for subject-E, he did not care of the beauty of the sea for only one thing was beautiful to him...his little sister. Epsilon didn't know what it was that made him love his little sister so much. A fuzzy feeling came to him every time he knew his little sister was safe and sound knowing he did a good job protecting her made him happy, every time she was happy, subject-E was happy. Subject-E was getting closer to his destination as he strolled though the sea floor pushing debris away from him. Above Subject-E was a long narrow tube from which people walked on to one point to another with out the need for a diving suit, he could have taken that route, but this path was closer to his little sister's vent, he also wanted no attention from anyone, especially not a splicer.
How he hated them, always wanting Adam for themselves, nothing more then to kill for it even to the point to hurt his little sister, the thought of one of those things hurting his little sister made him furious but he would always protect her no matter what came across him. Subject Epsilon knows there are other daddy's like him but no other sister like his little sister. Other sisters have started to call her...little pony. The name was given to subject E's little sister because she isn't a girl but a female pony, Subject-E didn't care that she was a different from the others or that she was a pony, he loved her the same even more then the other daddy's did to their sisters. At the side of the Adonis resort building the metal blinds slid down to reveal a Alpha-series Big daddy was watching Subject-E, He thought that they no longer made alpha-series, Must be a new one, the symbol of Delta showed on it's hand. Delta.
Subject-E approached a gold color box with statues along side it of men holding spears, he walked inside slowly he came to a two-sided lever with the option of flood or drain, obviously he wanted drain, he reached out his hand and grabbed the handle pulling to the right side.
The door behind Subject-E immediately slid up, seconds later the water trapped in the gold box started to gurgle and the water level dropped as subject E was no longer underwater, the water only took up half of him, then a quarter of him, and finally the water subsided to the point of only drops were left. READY read a sign above subject E telling him it was safe to move forward. His heavy boots could be heard echoing though the halls of rapture subject E continued to walk BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! his footsteps echoes continued. There it was the vent that housed his little sister, subject E walked slowly towards the golden vent and stopped a few feet away from it.
"BOOM, BOOM, BOOM"
Subject Epsilon knocked three times to alert the filly of his presence. Some scuffing noise can be heard coming out of the vent, seconds past when two yellow lights were the only thing visible coming closer and closer finally revealing who it was. She had yellow fur, red mane, and a bow on her head. she had a little sister syringe clutched between her jaws.
"Hello daddy, I can hear the angels singing now...lets go", echoed the filly's voice still having the syringe in her jaw.
Subject-E simply nodded as he stretched out his arms for the filly to land on. The filly began to wiggle out of the vent carefully landing between the hands of the big daddy. Epsilon slowly lowered his little sister on to the marble floor of the room.
"Come on, daddy lets find those angels", echoed the filly's voice as she galloped ahead of subject-E, now carrying the syringe on her back.
"RRRRRRRR", Subject-E moaned.
"Urgh", groaned a horrid looking man as he paced back and forth.
"What are you pacing about", said a second man with a bulged up face coming into the room.
"Don't you realize that were running out of Adam", replied the horrid man in a stern voice. he carefully walked up to the man only inches away from his face "Dam it, Phil we need Adam now" yelled the man as spit flew from his face landing on Phil's face.
"Well what do you want from me, you know that Adam isn't as plenty as before", Phil said while pushing the man away from his face.
"Yes, it isn't much any more...but we need it you know the sensation Adam gives when it re-writes our fucking DNA", yelled the man as he quickly walked to the balcony of the room there in.
The man sighed, "Come on, go get the guys and see if we can't find ourselves a little sister".
"What of the big daddy", Phil asked as he was leaving the room.
we'll kill him, just like the other daddies, responded the man with a chuckle. Phil nodded and left to get the rest of their gang.
"Look daddy, its a sleepin' angel", said the filly in a cherry voice. Subject-E proceeded to lower her on to the corpse that lay before them, the filly took the syringe and stab the corpse, sucking out from the body was a bright red substance slowly filling up the container on the syringe. The corpse next to it had multiple gun wounds...still bleeding too. Subject-E knew that they were fresh, he knew who made them, his multiple glass eyes helped him see everywhere. Putting himself in front of his little sister, he carefully investigated every inch of the room, he locked eyes with a door which opened automatically. Subject-E groaned as out the door came just a little sister followed by her protector. The big lumbering daddy was Rosie or at least one of the Rosies that subject-E has seen in the past. As always they ignored us not paying any attention to anything besides its sister only the sister knew of our existence for she waved at Applebloom saying to her daddy of how the little pony was there, of course the Rosie ignored her and continued to walk to the next room followed by the girl. Subject-E didn't understand why other daddies sometimes didn't care of their little sisters he always loved his wonderful little sister. Subject-E snapped out of his thoughts when loud abstract noise coming from the room were the big daddy and his little sister went too. Subject-E turned around to see that Applebloom was done gathering he quickly picked her up and put her on his shoulders.
"What's wrong daddy", Applebloom said in a sad tone while putting herself correctly on her daddy's shoulder.
"Ahahahhhhhh", a high pitched scream can be heard from the next room and then silence, "Is there a bad man in there daddy", whimpered Applebloom.
The room was silence as only footsteps could be heard some mumbling here and there but nothing happened, subject E walked slowly towards the door of the room "CHHHH" the door opened. In the room was the Rosie laying down on the concrete floor bullet holes are all over his body. Blood still dripped from the wounds there were blood splatter all over the room covering the walls like paint oozing down slowly. This was bad for Subject E, they were on the top floor balcony of this grand hotel with a dinning room below their was no way for him and his little sister to escape he could jump but he might not survive. If it really was a splicer attack then it must be a horde of them in order for them to take down a big daddy. some laughter can be heard coming from the floor below subject E. The laughter was getting louder and louder as it was coming up the stairs, Subject E got in fighting stance ready to attack.
"What's wrong daddy is there a bad man coming again", said Applebloom shivering at the laughter coming closer. Subject E didn't know how many there were, before the laughter reached he attached his drill to his arm and revved up his drill, if he would survive this he would need the aid of the plasmids, without thinking he injected eve into his blood stream. Blue lighting soon fizzed out of his hand sockets ready use.
"Are you going to unzip'im daddy", just then voices could be heard coming though the door. "Did you see the look on the girl's face when her daddy died...hilarious", said a splicer with a deep voice.
"Lets go. There must be another little sister around here", a female voice said.
"She's right we need more Adam, that girl hardly had any", a second man said.
Subject E knew they were referring to taking another little sister or in this case his little sister and he can not have that, subject E lowered the filly off him.
"MMMMMM...RRRRR", subject E moaned as if he was saying something to the filly. Applebloom seemed to know what subject E was saying.
"But Daddy I don't want to hide I want to see you unzip'im" the filly said.
"Shhh, did you hear that. that was a Daddy", a man said while putting his ear up on the wall.
"Yes it is, and it seems he has his sister with him", the female voice replied.
"Well what are we waiting for lets go get 'im" Phil said as he approached the door "CHHHH".
*CHHHH* Epsilon faced the sliding door. Five splicers stepped in the room, three of them were your typical splicers two males and one female each carrying their own weapons, Tommy guns as Epsilon has heard them been called. The Three splicers would be easy for subject E if it wasn't for the other two splicers in the room. Brute splicers. These big splicers always were hard for subject E to handle, Nonetheless subject E knew of there intentions they wanted his little sister.
"Well, well, well, What do we have here", spoke the man who subject E could specify as the leader.
"Where's your sister, daddy-O. We know you have one", continued the leader which was getting closer to subject E. Subject Epsilon immediately revved up his drill towards the incoming splicer scarring him.
"Hey boss look, He has that new little sister that everyone been taking about", said the second male of the room crouching and pointing at Applebloom who was hiding behind subject E's leg.
"So he does...they say it's Adam is more sweeter than other little sister's Adam", the leader of the group said as he snapped his fingers signaling his splicers to his side.
"Take care of that big poloka while I get it's little sister", ordered the leader.
"You got it boss after were done with him there won't be nothing left", chuckled the brutes as they approached subject E, cracking their knuckles.
Epsilon understood every-word that came out of their mouths, knowing they were going to attack Epsilon revved his drill, he wasn't going to let them even near her. The splicers behind them walked to the side of the brutes readying themselves to fight.
The splicers opened fire towards Subject-E001, the sound of machine gun blasts filled the air. Hitting his armor, which ricochets most of the bullets that hit him. Subject-E was furious, his eye socket windows turned bright red. He charged towards the male splicer who was reloading
*CRASH* *VRRVRRRV* *ARGHHHHHH!*
Subject E pinned the splicer up against the wall, his drill going straight though him hitting the wall as well. The blood gushed out as he pulled out , pieces of flesh hanged on the drill. The splicers kept firing at Subject-E, feeling no remorse for their fallen comrade. The brutes stood out of the way waiting their opportunity to strike.
Subject E couldn't get any closer to the rest of the splicers, his sight was blocked with blazing bullets. He decided to join the gun fight as he reached back to disconnect his drill and attach his Rivet gun. Pointing his Rivet gun to the splicers,he shot several rounds towards the splicers two of which hit the other male right in the arm and shoulder. He set his sights towards the wounded splicer, but before he could shoot.
*BAM*
Subject E let out a pained moan. A slab of concrete was thrown at him, slamming the side of his helmet, blurring his vision. He turned to the direction where the slab hit him only to be charged by one of the brutes. Upon contact the brute slammed against Epsilon knocking the big daddy down towards the other splicer which was chasing his little sister. Upon seeing the splicer corner his little sister he pushed himself up only to be shoulder charged. He was slammed against the wall. The brute stood triumphly, thinking he did some real damage to the freak of science. A weird squirt noise caught his attention.
Eve poured into Epsilon's arm and invisible waves started to pulse out of his hand. When the brute came charging again Subject-E with a movement of his hand lifted the brute in mid-air, he floated in the air like a ballon. Subject-E turned to look at the other brute who in turn charged towards him.
Can't they do anything else.
Another movement of his hand the brute that was levitating was thrown at the other brute, knocking both on the ground. Subject E stood back up as he had an opportunity to help his little sister.
"Come here you, I won't hurt you", said the splicer at the quivering Applebloom who was trying to avoid him.
"Get back, get back, o-or you'll be sorry", yelled Applebloom as she turned to look up she saw a lumbering figure appear behind the splicer.
"And who will stop m-ahhhhhh!", the splicer was cut off as a hand grab the ends of his hair pulling him up several feet off the ground. All the splicer could do was hold his head trying to break free from this things grasp.
Subject-E looked at the splicer he was holding, pulling his right arm up, he revved his drill, blood from prior victims flunge everywhere while the metal drill gained rotating speed, readying to penetrate the splicer. Slowly he moved his drill towards the splicer's stomach forcing it in. Blood began dipping from the small hole that the drill was making. Screams of the splicer echoed though Rapture. Blood gushed from the wound that grew more and more as Subject E forced the drill in him. Soon the tearing of his inards was enough to kill him as his guts were torn apart, flinging gore everywhere. He released the splicer when its screams died down. Next to Epsilon standing before him was his little sister safe and sound. He nonchalantly walked towards his sister before being rammed from the side by the one of the brutes. Again.
The other brute seemed to be knocked out but this one was ready to charge Epsilon once more. Charging at him the brute came closer and closer before Subject-E right jabbed the brute in his jaw with his drill, sending the Brute flying towards a balcony edge. The impact of the drill knocked a few teeth out of the Brute. He had landed atop the railing that stopped people from falling off. Subject-E saw this as a opportunity to kill the splicer once and for all. Epsilon approached the Brute who was too dazed by the punch of the drill to react to Subject-E's boot being rested on his hind quarters. With ease Epsilon pushed the Brute off the railing sending him down towards the ground
*THUD/SPLAT*
The brute lay dead on the floor bleeding gallons, staining the city with more blood. Before Subject-E could clam victory he was surprised attacked by the other brute that was knocked out. Subject E hit the railing hard making it loosen under his weight and force but the brute wasn't done he slowly walked back for another charge.
*BAM* *SNAP*
The railing gave way as Epsilon and the brute plummeted down the three stories drop. "MMMMMMM" Subject E's moans could be heard as he fell. Applebloom ran towards the Edge of the now broken railing.
"Daddy, Daddy!", Applebloom yelled down but got no response.
The only surviving splicer, the female chuckled to herself knowing she was the lone survivor. She looked at Applebloom smiling she had all the Adam she wanted from the girl. Applebloom turned around her eyes all puffed up from crying she ran towards her vent knowing without her daddy to protect her she would get harvested or worst. The female splicer just slowly walked towards the direction where the little sister ran off too.
Applebloom reached her vent but couldn't climb it, her daddy always helped her reach the top cause she didn't have hands to help her. "Don't worry girl I won't hurt you. Much", chuckled the splicer. Applebloom turned her head to see the splicer standing over her, all she could do was quiver in the corner of the room knowing what the splicer was about to do to her, like so many other little sisters. The female splicer was happy knowing all the Adam that little pony had would be hers, she reached down to grab the girl. Blood splashed on Applebloom's face. The female splicer gagged and choked on her blood that trickled form her mouth. Her vision blurs. She looked down her body and saw a large pointy object penetrating her, coming through her stomach. The pointed object slid out of her body. Once it was out she slowly turned around and saw the same daddy she watch fall, stand in front of her. " Y-your s-s-sup-pose t-to be d-ead", said the splicer as she fell on her knees bleeding out most of her organs were destroyed by the big daddies drill but the ones that remained fell out. She didn't know why she was still alive but she wanted him to end her pain. Her wish was granted as she looked back up to see the big daddy having it's rivet gun pointed at her head
*PEW*
A single hot rivet stuck the splicer' forehead, flinging her head back before toppling over. Eplion showed mercy and ended her pain. His little sister saw him "Daddy your okay, I thought you left me", cried the little pony as she approached Subject-E's leg. He sat down wanting a rest from the battle.
Applebloom saw this and so she climbed on top her daddies strong arms and rested her head atop his arm, yawning, and falling asleep. Epsilon felt a funny feeling come to him seeing his little sister fall asleep on his arms he still did not know what this feeling was but for now he just wanted the feeling to not end and for his little sister to be happy.
"MMMMMMM", moaned Epsilon as he woke up from his slumber with Applebloom still sleeping on his arms. Again the tingling that seemed to come from his presumed belly came back as he watched his little sister rest so peacefully on his arms, letting out small breaths of air.
Subject-E still felt a bit sore from the fight and the fall he experienced yesterday, but that would go away with a few health packs or a walk through the ocean. Epsilon looked back down to see that Applebloom was waking up.*yawn* "Hello daddy, you okay now", she said as she rubbed her eyes taking the sleep away. Epsilon never saw her little sister wake up before and that made Subject-E feel good inside, a warm fuzzy feeling that Subject Epsilon didn't know what to call. He knows what feeling are and what there called like, anger or sadness but the big daddy didn't know what to call this...this feeling. Subject E nodded off the thought and concentrated back on Applebloom who now was wide awake.
"Come on Daddy lets go and find more Adam", Applebloom said as she jumped from Subject-E's hands landing on the marble floor of were they were.
Epsilon pushed himself off from the floor getting back on his two big feet, attaching his drill. Rapture had never changed since he and his little sister became bonded. Subject-E didn't mind that much, but...Epsilon did want change, to no longer be worried if a splicer would come and attack his little sister, he wanted peace for him and his sister, though he knew that may never be the case. Epsilon heard story's about the world outside of Raptures walls and beyond the ocean. He heard that there was peace in some places and chaos in others, much like Rapture.
The ground was rough, some puddles of brown rusty water flowed within the cracks of the floor. Subject-E walked though the room, splashing the puddles with his weighed boots. He looked side to side in the room seeing only some leaking pipes, the puddles, and an abandoned diner. The glass windows that prevent water from entering rapture have been worn out by no one ever cleaning them, water leaked from the glass, not enough to flood the room though. The lumbering daddy walked forth slowly pounding the floor with his heavy footsteps causing the water on the floor to ripple. *Sniff* "more angels daddy, this way", said the little pony on Subject-E's shoulder pointing with her hoof to the left. Subject E followed the hoof of his little sister. It only took about 2 minutes to get to the Adam or rather the Adam filled corpse. Subject-E knelt down, his little sister immediately responded and jump off from his shoulder onto his knee to the floor. Applebloom took out her syringe from her backside with her mouth and proceeded to approach the corpse. She turned her head side to side before inserting the needle of the syringe into the body. When she knew certainly that the her syringe was in the bodies blood stream she squeezed on the trigger which was specially designed to work with her hooves. The syringe sucked out the Adam from the corpse leaving behind what was left of its blood. The blood entered the small class container at the end of the syringe. Once it was full of Adam, Applebloom grabbed the end of the syringe and put the rubber tit in her mouth and drunk most of the Adam that was in the container she coughed a bit having drunk to much of the Adam.
Subject-E stood around Applebloom, his drill raised in the air slowly rotating. He had always been very protective of Applebloom, he never let anyone approach her. Ever. Sure Subject-E thought that was a bit rough but he knew it was necessary for his little sister's safety he knew if he even let his guard down the splicers would be able to get her. Subject-E looked back at Applebloom.
"Mmmnnnmnm", moaned Subject-E.
"Yes, Daddy I'm all done now", Applebloom said. That's all Subject-E needed to hear for him to approach Applebloom and carry her onto his shoulder. "Love you Daddy", whispered Applebloom this made Subject-E stand still.
"HUMMMNM", Moaned Subject-E looking back at Applebloom.
"I Said, I love you Daddy", Applebloom said once again but loud enough for Subject-E to hear her. The fuzzy feeling attacked subject E as he felt so happy inside.
"NNNNNMMMM", subject E moaned.
"I know you do Daddy", said Applebloom hugging Subject-E on the shoulder. Subject-E thought to himself as he continued to walk across the hallway. I don't have a little sister...I have a daughter.
"B-but Princess", said a orange colored mare stomping her hoof on the ground. She was surrounded by four other mares in a huge room standing over a long red carpet which headed towards the direction on a tall white pony who's mane seemed to flow without any wind, she had both a wing and horn. she sat atop a throne along side her were two other ponies with one having the same flowing mane but different colors. The other mare was a lavender color she too had a horn and a wings but her mane stayed still.
"No buts Applejack, what we are about to do may be to dangerous. I know you want to see your sister again, but I won't risk any more of my subjects", the white princess said putting her hoof in the air to silence the pleas of the mare.
"Applejack, this spell we are about to do needs a lot of energy to perform", the lavender princess continued.
"Indeed, it takes up more energy the more their are of you so we can only send so much, this is why i'm only sending Myself, twilight, and my best royal guards".
"Princess luna will stay here to maintain the gate open, while I maintain it from the other side. Like I said before this spell needs a lot of energy, meaning we can only stay in the other universe for a short time. Understand Applejack", finished the princess as she walked over towards her putting a hoof on her shoulder.
"We'll be back with your sister". said the lavender colored pony as she approached applejack with a smile. Applejack simply nodded.
"Ok, Twilight, Luna, begin the spell", said the princess as her horn began to glow gold. The two other winged unicorns horn's began to glow their own color. Five stallions with golden armor and spears walked up to the princesses.
"we're ready to go princess", one of the stallions spoke lifting his hoof to his forehead in salute.
"Now remember we don't know what to expect from the world we're going so don't let your guard down", The princess nodded at both Luna and Twilight signaling to start the spell.
It's been about several hours now and Applebloom had just finished her third Adam consumption. Subject-E decided it was time for Applebloom to go to sleep. "Are we going home Daddy", Applebloom said as she rubbed her eyes yawning.
"UNNNNN", Subject-E cheerfully moaned picking Applebloom from the corpse and gently put her on his shoulder. Subject-E went off in the direction of his sis-daughters vent. He liked calling Applebloom that it felt perfect for him. He may not have been her real father but she doesn't know that, only Subject-E knew yet he didn't care, he loved her and would protect her with his life.
A strange feeling filled the room, a small ringing noise that Subject-E only got when he'd been hurt real bad. The ringing grew louder and louder. Subject-E thought he was the only one hearing it. "Daddy, whats that noise it hurts", Applebloom shouted putting her hooves atop of her head covering her ears. Subject-E grabbed Applebloom from his shoulder and held her close to him covering as much of her ears as possible. The ringing was unbearable, it lasted more then 2 minutes before silence came back to the room, Subject-E waited, he felt something was about to happen.
Suddenly a loud pop echoed though the room as a small white ball of light appeared several feet from Subject-E.
"What is it, daddy?", Applebloom whispered to Epsilon before jumping off from his grip and walking towards the ball. Subject-E stopped Applebloom with a loud grunt. Applebloom obeyed Subject-E and walked back towards him again.
*POP!*
The white light grew to the size of a one of Raptures double doors when it popped. The color of the white ball turned from pure white to greenish-blueish color. It swirled around in a clock wise direction, the texture of the ball was like water. The most surprising thing was that the ball seemed to be going inwards leading to a black hole. Subject-E started to hear voices. He heard one say. "Quickly now, we can't hold this spell for much long".
Subject E began to see figures come out of the swirling vortex. He quickly grabbed Applebloom and hid behind the wall of the old dinner and stood there. "Daddy what is it?", questioned Applebloom looking up at Subject-E. He moaned quietly to Applebloom putting her down. Applebloom understood what her father said and slowly ducked down behind his leg.
He didn't know what was coming out of the vortex but until then he doesn't want to pick a fight with what ever was coming forth.
Subject-E looked over his shoulder after making sure Applebloom was hidden. The figures began to take shape and Subject-E could soon identify what they were and how many there were. He counted seven beings, six of them being smaller then the seventh. The seventh figure was taller then anything he'd seen before, taller then a brute. The shape of these figure became clearer as they came out of the vortex. A flash of light filled the room making Subject-E cover both his eyes and Applebloom's. After he made sure she was okay, he looked back at the vortex to see that the seven figure have completely taken form in color and all. Five of the figures began to surround the tallest one and the short one. Two of the five had spears pointed forward in all directions while the rest had Drill-like things protruding from their forehead. It took a while for Subject-E to find out that the figures were ponies much like his Daughter, but they were bigger then her. Subject-E continued to look at the five ponies that he thought were male, their muzzle was buffer then the two other ponies. He kept looking at the taller one who looked more like a horse then a pony. He remembered once that Applebloom showed him a picture book about the animals outside of rapture, he saw all sorts of animals including a pony and a horse, yet Applebloom didn't seem like the pony in the book nor did these beings, but the tall one still looked liked a horse to Subject-E. The tall white horse began to walk alongside with the lavender pony and the five other ponies. The big daddy simply watched the ponies as they looked at their surroundings.
"Were are we princess", spoke the lavender pony looking up at the white horse. She said it in a female voice, this told Epsilon that she was a girl.
"I don't have a clue Twilight, this is were the portal thinks she is", the white horse said in a feminine voice. This surprised Subject-E he thought the white horse was a male.
"It seems to me that were in some sort of underwater village, but everything looks deserted", continued the white horse moving her head from side to side.
"D-do you think she's actually here" questioned the lavender pony named Twilight.
"Maybe...the portal is suppose to send us to the nearest location were she had been last".
Subject-E was getting confused, who were they looking for, and whats a portal was it that spinning vortex behind them. These questions filled his mind up. *clack* A small noise came from behind subject E the individuals in front didn't hear it but he did. Slowly Subject-E put Applebloom against the wall and observed what made the noise.
It was a splicer, and from the look of it he was a thuggish splicer. Now this was a problem those splicers were very strong, yet very stupid, if that splicer saw Applebloom and him, he would immediately attack. knowing Applebloom she would run off and hid somewhere like she's used to until Subject-E took care of him. Applebloom would not run on less the splicer saw and attacked us, so Subject-E waited patiently for him to run off. Luckily he did just that and walked the other direction. He was not afraid of a splicer but he did not want to alert the beings, last time he underestimated something it nearly killed him. Although they looked harmless Subject-E just kept his distance.
"HIYA!", the splicer he'd seen before had indeed seen them and decided to do a sneak attack on the Big Daddy. The splicer jumped from the roof of the dinner like a frog, landing on Subject E's helmet. Applebloom began to yell and ran in the direction of the beings looking for a hiding spot. The Big Daddy tried to stop her but the splicer was blocking his view. It began to hit subject E with the wrench gripped in his deformed hand, holding on to the long metal pipes that protected the Daddy's face. Constantly hitting the Daddy's helmet, Subject E raised his hand activating his drill. With a fast movement of his hand, the drill entered the backside of the splicer tearing flesh and bone as it went deep inside. When Subject E saw the drill go in, he immediately pulled out letting the splicer lose it's grip and fall to floor below. Leaving the splicer to bleed out subject E ran towards Applebloom, but the beings had already seen her.
(Minute's before)
"Maybe...the portal is suppose to send us to the nearest location were she had been last", Celestia said looking down at twilight.
*clack* The sound startled both twilight and the princess, but the five stallion guards simply pointed their spears and horns at the source of the sound.
"What was that", questioned Twilight turning her head slowly towards the left. "Do you think someponys there",
"I don't think so", Celestia said in a worried tone.
"Don't worry princesses we'll see what it is", said one of the guards in a proud cherry voice. "All right get in formation!", yelled another guard. The stallions moved into a circle formation and moved towards origin of the sound.
"Now hold it", Celestia commanded raising a hoof in the air. "We don't know what's out their, remember this is another plain of existence, not Equestria. Their could be more dangerous things here. Celestia looked around the area before returning her gaze back at Twilight. "Twilight I don't see her anywhere", Celestia said in a more worried voice. The stallions obeyed and broke their formation and returned to the surround both princesses.
"Where else could she be, she has to be here", Twilight began to panic if she couldn't find Applebloom then, how can she tell Applejack that she's never coming back.
"Twilight, I know you may think its your fault but you couldn't control it, besides i'm the one who told you to study that spell, you simply were just following orders", Celestia smiled at Twilight a kinda of smile that told you everything was all right.
"HIYA!"
Everypony turned their head to the sound of the yell. "What was that, I-it sounded like sompony else", Twilight said as she looked back and forth from the portal to the noise. Out of the corner of the diner came a small pony with a yellow coat, red mane, and a small bow tied atop her head, Twilight immediately knew who it was. "Applebloom!", Twilight shouted as she ran towards the filly.
"Twilight, wait", Celestia said without raising her voice. But before she could stop Twilight a big lumbering creature came out from were the filly was hiding running towards...Twilight.
Subject E saw the lavender colored pony running at Applebloom. This is were subject E panicked he did not know the intentions of the pony beings but he is a Big Daddy and his anger got the best of him. Subject E ran as fast as he could towards the lavender pony. When he was close enough to the pony subject E pounced in the air activating his drill in mid-air planning to hit the pony on the way down.
Just before he hit a golden aura surrounded her body completely. She was then pulled immediately away from Subject E's impact point. Subject E hit the floor with such force that he made the floor crack and vibrate under him. He stood back up and approached Applebloom who in returned walked to subject E. The same aura that surrounded the lavender pony began to surround Applebloom and before subject E could grab her she was pulled in the direction of the beings. subject E looked as Applebloom flew though the sky landing on the white horses back. Subject E began his way to the beings he didn't care if they were stronger then him he just wanted his Daughter back. His glass eye sockets turned from the usual red to complete blood red as he powered up his drill. The five stallions surrounding the ponies began a circle formation around subject E.
The stallions with spears threw their projectiles at the big Daddy, but they bounced off of his helmet and landed on the floor. stunned at how their weapons bounced off the monster. The Big Daddy raised his drill up in the air ready to attack the ponies but he couldn't move it. He looked back at his arm and drill to notice that a grey aura was wrapped around his drill which came from the ponies that had the drills sticking out of their foreheads. With all his might subject E was able to break the aura and resume control over his hand pushing the horned ponies away.
"Leave it, we got what we came for", Celestia said as she turned around heading to the portal with Twilight who had Applebloom on her back. the three ponies ran towards the portal, while the rest used their magic to push back subject E so he would not follow.
Subject E Immediately stood back up from the push they gave him. He watched as the beings began to disappear in the vortex. Fueled by anger Subject E ran so fast that he would have missed the portal entirely if he was not focused on getting Applebloom back.
Applebloom seemed to squirm around atop the horses back, she looked to her Daddy and began to tear up.
"DADDY!", Applebloom yelled for her protector.
A bright flash of light filled the room and then silence. Nothing but silence...
It was the beginning of a new day in Equestria. Celestia's sun rose high in the sky, bringing the light back to the land, pushing aside the night sky. The birds began to chirp, the animal woke up, and the ponies of ponyville were just about to begin their new day. All but one little filly...she was cozily sleeping under the covers of her bed, tossing and turning, sweat streamed down from her head as she held on to her covers trying to get more sleep. She saw flashing images in her mind like a slide show only with sound, each time she saw a image it made her jump with fear in her mind---She didn't know were she was but she saw that everything was in ruin the place was flowing with water and, Red liquid was on the walls she was scared. she kept seeing these figures of strange ape-like creatures standing over her trying to take her. One got near her and placed her in a corner, she screamed for her sister but, she didn't come, the ape-creature stood over her...It said something but she didn't hear it. The creature bent down and stretched out his hand. Everything slowed down as the ape's hand reached for her. It's hands were melted together or that is what she thought happened to it's hand. Applebloom curled up in a ball waiting for this nightmare to be over, she wanted to be back home.
The scream of the ape-creature startled Applebloom as she felt warm liquid splash on her face. She looked up to see that the ape-creature had what seemed to Applebloom to be a unicorn horn, but it's swirls were popping out more and it was spinning really fast as well. Making the liquid that had splashed Applebloom before going in every direction, making a vortex of red liquid. The red liquid spun around in slow motion. Applebloom could see the red liquid as rubber being stretched out with small blobs of it falling to the ground. On impact with the ground the liquid ran back to normal speed. All the liquid hit the ground before the spinning horn had stopped. The horn slid out of the apes body leaving the ape just standing there, It hit the floor with a thud. Applebloom looked up from the ape's body and up to the silhouette of the owner of the horn. She couldn't make out who it was the darkness of it would not let her see it, but she felt safe now like a baby with its mother...She felt safe. The silhouette stretched out what seemed to applebloom as a hoof,but it was still unclear to her, Applebloom stretched her hoof out thinking the silhouette would help her. When she placed her hoof on the silhouette everything blurred away. She saw a flash of white light beam right in her eyes, her eyes shoot open...she woke up, startled at the dream she had. She rubbed her eye's. What was she dreaming about...she never dreamed about that before. Applebloom rolled over to the other side of her facing the window. She realized she was going to be late for school, applebloom jumped out of bed and ran towards the bathroom.
"Are you sure it didn't follow you guys, sister", asked Luna in a worried voice. She was looking at Celestia who was nestled upon her bed she nodded towards her sister.
"Luna, I am sure that the being from the Other world did not follow us. Indeed if it had followed us then it would have appeared in the throne room with the rest of us, yet it didn't appear", Celestia said standing up from her bed, she put a hoof on Luna's shoulder.
"B-but, Theirs still a possibility that it made it through, just not with us", Luna stated putting a hoof on her chin thinking.
Celestia thought for a moment, the creature could have disrupted the spell enough that it teleported him to a different part of Equestria. Celestia continued to think. "Luna did you sense anything weird when we were coming though the portal.
"Yes I did, just before you and twilight came though I felt another sensation as if another being was coming though making it difficult to hold the spell. I used all my strength to hold the portal open. Once you and the rest came through I let go of the spell"
"I see", Celestia continued to think about the situation. "If this creature really made it through it may have been sent to any place in Equestria", said Celestia.
"What are we going to do about it", Luna asked.
"Nothing, We still are not sure if this creature really did follow us here, and if it did; we don't know were in Equestria it could be. If word got out that a being from another universe then our subjects would panic",
"I will send some of my royal guards to look all over Equestria to see if they can find it or see if anypony has seen it",
"I shall send some of my Guards as well". intrigued Luna.
Applebloom ran down the stairs as soon as she was ready, she had her saddlebags, she toke a shower and brushed her mane topping it off with her signature pink bow. She quickly ran down the stairs, almost tripping on the second to last step. When she made it down the stairs she bolted towards the door. "Where do you think your going young filly", applejack said. She was behind Applebloom.
"I'm just going to school", Applebloom said as she looked down at the floor rubbing her hoof against her left hoof.
"No you ain't", Applejack said to Applebloom with a happy tone and a smile.
"Wh-what", Applebloom tried to process what her big sister just said, Applejack usually disliked Applebloom being late to school. The less Applebloom was at school the less she'll learn. Applebloom never heard her sister say she wasn't going to school. Although she never really went late to school.
"Um....Why i'm I not going to school", Applebloom asked. She was kinda worried what the answer would be, maybe she did something wrong or something bad had happened.
"You need to rest up Applebloom you've been...sick"
She's been sick, Applebloom tried to think about this matter. She doesn't recall being sick neither does she feel sick. Whats up she thought. Applejack looked at Applebloom's face of worry.
"Then why don't I remember "being" sick"
"Now don't worry the doctor said that you would have...Amnesia, yeah! that's it", Applejack didn't sound so sure, but if she really was sick then applejack would have been worried sick for Applebloom. Applebloom looked up at applejack. Sweat was pouring down her face to her muzzle.
Applejack wiped away the sweat with her hoof."Now Applebloom you may feel like i'm lying but what i'm a sayin' to you is the honest truth", Applejack embraced Applebloom with a hug.
Applebloom felt that applejack was lying but at the same time she was also telling the truth. She had to chose between them, was applejack telling the truth or is she lying...Maybe its a bit of both.
"Now get up those stairs and put your saddlebags away, Come back downstairs so you can have a nice big breakfast"
Applebloom simply nodded and trotted up the stairs. She looked back at applejack, who had a big smile on her face. Applebloom stared at her sister for what seemed like an hour. She then proceeded to go upstairs.
Applejack sighed, She walked towards the kitchen, turning towards the stove which had a couple pancake ready to serve. Applejack continued to flip some of the pancakes.
"Did you tell her", A Deep voice said from behind applejack. A red stallion with jade green eyes entered the room. stepping closer to the orange mare. Applejack stopped flipping the pancakes. She pulled up a chair from the table and sat down.
"So did you tell her", The stallion continued.
"Of course I didn't, Big Mac...Celestia told me not to mention anything about her being in another dimension. Whatever happened over their was gruesome. Celestia, Twilight, Both of them said that the place was in ruins and seemed abandoned. They all saw blood stains everywhere, on the walls, the floor, and even the ceiling was dripping of blood. Just thinking about what could of happen makes me sick to the stomach. Celestia says that a war seemed to have broken out and the inhabitants went mad or something". Applejack finished with a sigh.
"Hmmm...I see, I understand." Mac said in a calm collective voice.
"What about her friends", Big Mac added.
"They think she was sick too, only ones that know about this are the princesses, twilight and Me...and you and granny too", Applejack said with a sigh
"Okay, then everything can go back to normal, right", Big mac said with a raised eyebrow
Small and faint hoof-steps could be heard coming down the stairs. " We'll talk about it later".
"HMMMMMM", moaned Subject E who was laying on his back covered in leaves and and trash. He sat up right shaking all the trash off of him, Some of it was stuck onto him but it wasn't much of a hassle. Subject E tried to stand up, but when he stood up he became very dizzy and his vision was blurry. Subject E checked his inventory. He still has some EVE hypos, About 2 to be exact. He should of got more of them before this incident.
"...!!?...", Subject E's Glass eye sockets turned red. He spun around a few times to see his surrounding, he was in what seem to be a garden, like Arcadia. Did he end up in Arcadia. No this was not Arcadia, Subject E looked up towards the ceiling...The ceiling was gone what he saw were thousands of bright lights as far as his eyes could see. They must be S-stars...His little sister would always show him pictures of what the world outside of rapture looks like...Could he be outside of raptures wall's...But how....that circular thing. It must of teleported him here, by those...those BEINGS, they must of made it so they could get to rapture easier. But why rapture...Why his little sister...Subject E looked around a bit more. These gardens were full of statues, one of which was of a horse standing on one of its hind legs having a bow in both of it's front hooves with a arrow with the tip being a heart. A few steps more there was another statue it had another horse standing on both its hind legs, holding what seemed like a rolling pin. Another rolling pin was wrapping around the pony with a trail of paper following it. Subject E looked down at the ground he was following a path which lead to each one of the statues. Subject E came across a pillar. That all it was a pillar. From the look of it, there used to be a statue on it the plate below it said Discord. Subject E didn't know what Discord means nor did he care. He needs to find his little sister.
Subject E followed the path out of the garden, There was a giant building as tall as the skyscrapers in rapture. There was light coming from the windows. Subject E stopped suddenly, he felt a sort of pull like the urge to go somewhere but you don't know where. He looked out towards the city limits. All he saw was mountains and forests, but as soon as he approached the edge he looked down, the city being miles up a mountain he saw the lights of what he assumed to be a town. A town where his little sister is at, the pull he feels is her. The urge to go to that town only increased the more he thought of his daughter.
"So what was it like", Said one of the Armored horses to the other.
"The place was in ruins, as I could see anyway. From the state of it all, a war must have broken out or something like that", The place the Stallion was mentioning was rapture this lead the Big daddy too think that this stallion was with the others that attacked him and took his daughter. The more he thought about her the more anger grew in him. Subject E was still a Big Daddy, their nature was for anger to help them in a fight but not for subject E. After watching countless Big Daddies fall, Subject E realized that anger takes away our thinking and makes us into animal. Rapture thought of us as animals but thats not true or not entirely. Thats what made subject E different from the other Daddies, subject E actually thought...Thoughts, He didn't know how he was different but he just was, he was as different as his little sister. But still being designed a Big Daddy he is prone to anger...A lot of anger. This anger needed to go somewhere.
"Then this thing, Iron Golem if you will, came out of nowhere and was about to attack princess Celestia's student, luckily Celestia pulled her out of there in the nick of time, we threw our spears at it but they immediately deflected off of him. He charged at us with ramming speed the other unicorn guards used their magic to push it back and give us enough time to escape with the filly", the grey stallion continued with the story amazing the guard next to him.
"So where is this filly now" asked the smaller stallion.
"Well i believe she's at, Ummmm. Ponyville yeah that's the placed she lives at", the stallion said with a bit to little information.
The horse knew the location of subject E's little sister, but he doesn't know how to get to Ponyville for a matter of fact he doesn't know where HE is. Subject E had to make that horse tell him a way to get there. The anger bottled up in subject E was about to help him in his plan though he did not like being angry. He had to release it some where and that somewhere is on those horses.
"Were you scared of that Iron Golem, I bet you were shaking in you armor", the small stallion teased pointing a hoof to the other stallions armor plates.
"Ha, me scared of a small golem I bet I could of taken him on all by myself", the stallion said in a confident voice closing his eye's and raising a hoof to his chest. A blast of ice shot past the confident stallion sending a chill down his spine.
"Whoa!, kind of chilly today isn't it rookie", The stallion opened his eye's to see his fellow guard to be completely frozen solid.
"What the" The stallion tapped a hoof on the frozen guard, he stepped back a bit and made his way back towards the castle turning around he bumped into something making him fall back. when he looked at the thing he bumped into he wished he hadn't. Standing in front of him was the iron golem.
"OH BUCK!"
Subject E has frozen the small stallion and was now with the stallion that knew of his little sister. The stallion was on the ground trembling scared at the sight of subject E. Subject E immediately grabbed the stallion around the neck and raised him up in the air, choking him.
Subject E tightened his grip around the Stallions throat, the stallion tired to free himself using his hooves to loosen the strong grip of the big daddy.
"L-let g-go o-of me", coughed the stallion having able to muster the words from his mouth, the grip of the Big daddy loosened letting the guard to free-fall down to the ground. "Cough, Cough, Cough" He lay on the ground, having a coughing fit. Putting his hoof to his throat rubbing it. letting some time pass allowing his throat to heal.
Subject E managed to calm his anger, letting go of the stallion, thinking. Subject E didn't know where he would go to find his little sister he was in an unknown place knowing nothing about his surroundings. He hasn't felt his little sisters presence, she most be to far. He needed someone that knew about this world that someone was the stallion before him. If anyone knew where his little sister is, the stallion would know. After all he was there at the moment they took her.
"You Bucking golem, your not going anywhere...your in Canterlot surrounded by other guards...you won't make it out of here", the Guard Struggled to say pointing a hoof at E. The so-called golem approached the stallion making him back up. "Woah..Get back golem or i'll...i'll destroy you", stuttered the stallion as his body began to shake for fear of his death. Subject E took a casual step towards the stallion.
"MMMMMmmm", Subject E muttered to the stallion asking him where was his daughter stepping closer to the guard.
"What?", Said the stallion looking puzzled.
"MMMMMmmm", Subject E asked again where was his daughter was, but the stallion still looked puzzled.
"I don't speak bucking golem", spoke the guard. How could subject E forget this, no human or...horse can understand Big daddies, That's just part of our curse. The stallion mentioned that his little sister was in a Ponyville. Where could this Ponyville be. Subject E needed a way to that town down below. Subject E looked to the stallion and observed him then turned towards the dirt ground sticking out his arm with a finger pointed. He began to write on the dirt.
The guard stared at the golem watching it write something on the ground. He waited there, "What in tarturas are you doing", when he said that the golem rose up and looked at the stallion, He swallowed hard. The golem pointed down at the ground.
"Where is Girl", the stallion read the word that the golem had written on the dirt. "You want to know where that filly is, is that it. Well buck you, I ain't gonna give you nothing about her!", the stallion guard yelled taking out a sword from his scabbard clenching it in his teeth . He got in a charging stance digging his hooves in the dirt for momentum. He charged at Subject E putting all his strength.
"CLANK!", Subject E had intercepted the stallions charging sword attack with his drill making sparks fly. He pushed back the stallion with a forceful push sending him on his backside. Angered, Subject E approached the fallen stallion, reached out and grabbed him by the throat again, raised him up he revved up his drill. "W-ait..wait..w-ait, I know a how you can get to her...I'll give you directions to a train station just don't kill me", the stallion said choking.
After hearing this subject E let go of the stallion, He stood back waiting for the stallion to tell him of this train station.
"Ok, The train station is on the other side of Canterlot, just go straight from here." Said the stallion with a smirk. Subject E approached the stallion and nodded. He turned around and observed the area. Subject E is at...Canterlot. He looked at the city of Canterlot more. From what subject E could remember a train station is like a tram-station, much like the Atlantic express. The Train station is just a few miles from here, though subject E never really went more then a mile without being in water. It's not a problem to E. He only wants to find his little sister and be with her, to protect her. Going in the direction the station is in subject E moved along forgetting about the stallion.
The stallion waited until the golem turned its back on him. "Finally", thought the guard. One last time the guard took a charging stance, blowing strongly out of his nose. He scratched the ground with his hooves. He used all his speed and momentum, closing the gap between him and the golem. Within inches of the golem...within a few seconds to impact. *BAM* The golem spun around back handing the stallion with his drill knowing of the surprise attack on him. The stallion skid along the garden floor. Flying far away from subject E. leaving the gardens and headed towards the train station forgetting about the stallion.
Heavily bruised from the hit, mustering enough strength to stand up, for his duty as a royal guard to protect Celestia and Equestria at all cost. but he is very wounded. Imagine if one swing from that thing could hurt and mangle you this much, how much pain and destruction could It cause with it's full arsenal. He must warn Celestia and luna about the golem's presence in Equestria.
"Bang...Bang...Bang", was all Applebloom could hear in her slumber. She tossed and turned on her bed annoyingly covering her ears with her pillow trying to block out the banging sound. But it seems that the banging noise was coming from her head it wouldn't let her sleep. The noise sound like some one was hitting a hollow wall.. She was so tired from her chores earlier and this noise would not stop.
"Thats it...I can't take it anymore", she thought to herself frustrated. "Might as well get a glass of water, It might help me sleep or something and get rid of this noise". She blinked a couple of times before opening her eyes or she thought she did. There was still complete darkness she can tell that she opened her eyes but it was still pitch black, she rubbed her eyes to make sure she had nothing in her eyes. Not only couldn't she see but her soft luscious bed had changed now being a hard, cold metallic surface. She lifted her head up only to be met with the ceiling. She winced in pain rubbing her forehead with her hooves. How could she have reached the ceiling already that's impossible her bed wasn't that high and she of course was not that tall unless of course she was no long in her room. Moving back and forth Applebloom realized that she was in a cylinder of sort. Pushing in all directions, she was trapped. "What in tarnation", she muttered attempting to make sense of where she was.
Slowly with little resistance she managed to get on all fours but couldn't stand all the way up she had to be crouched down a bit so not to hit her head. She had two ways to go forward or back though they both looked the same, pitch black "where am I", she said out loud to no one in particular.
Bang...Bang...Bang, There was that banging noise again it vibrated the cylinder. A ray of light began illuminating in Applebloom's face, that must be a way out Applebloom thought. She followed the light through the end of the tunnel of metal, her hoof steps echoed in the tunnel. The light got brighter as Applebloom approached it, so bright in fact that she had to close her eyes and turn her.
"Ahhhh! Ooof!", Applebloom groaned having fallen out of the tunnel she was in. She laid on her back groaning in pain. "I'm okay...i'm okay", back on all four Applebloom observed her surroundings. Looking behind her she saw the tunnel, it was just a hole in the wall with a sun-like pattern surrounding it but as she observed it more it looks like a sunflower. To her left was a barrel with fire burning inside, she was puzzled by this. Why would you burn a barrel. The barrel itself has decayed and rusted but next to the burning barrel was a big pile of rocks all blocking what seemed to be a a doorway. She walked closer to the pile stepping on a puddle of some red liquid that streamed down some of the rocks closer to the ground. "What is this...is it blood", lifting her hoof up to her face. She went wide eyed stepping away from the puddle bumping into a building. The fish bowl diner.
"Ok...where am I!", Applebloom asked impatiently expecting some to answer her. "This must be a dream...must be heyyyy!"
Applebloom had been grabbed by an unknown creature with a flabby face and no fur exempt for the clump of fur atop it's flabby head with a bandage wrapped around what Applebloom thinks to be it's eye, it smelled repulsive making her throw up in her mouth. At first she was scared of this thing but her fear quickly turned to her fight mode as she tried to wiggle herself free from the creature's grip who began to run when the ground started to shake violently as if some thing big was approaching and fast. Applebloom had to get out of its grip not knowing what else to do she opened her mouth already going to regret whats shes about to do. 'Chomp' The creature yelped in pain letting go of her. Back on the ground Applebloom dart behind a food cart. "Wake up....wake up", Applebloom said coughing and spitting out the taste of the beast.
'VRRRRRR! Ahhhhhhh!..SPLAT' Applebloom peered over the food cart and saw a lumbering colossus with eight crimson red eyes, it was just as big as Celestia it had the flabby faced creature in its right arm inside the long pointy drill, blood dripping and streaming down it. The colossus push the now dead corpse off it's drill. Applebloom thought this was a opportunity to run for it unfortunately she knocked over a empty can the clashing noise it made echoed though the giant room. The colossus shifted it's head at the direction of the noise. The floor shook heavily at the footsteps of the colossus approaching the food cart. The cart was thrown across the room by the colossus. With the cart gone Applebloom was clearly visible to the giant. It stretched out the arm with out the drill attempting to grab her
"Away from her you foul beast", ordered a voice behind the colossus. A beam of colt blue shoot though the colossus. The colossus evaporated in a wise of purple smoke after the shot. Soon everything else was evaporating In the same fashion as the beast. Applebloom looked dumbfounded and frighten at what would have happened if the beast had gotten her. She shook the thought out of her head and looked up to see the one who shot the beam. Luna. It was Luna.
Applebloom let out a sigh letting go tons of emotions. Luna gently descended upon Applebloom
"Hello child, tho okay with the events that transpired here. Luna simply asked.
"Yes, I'ma going to be okay just glad it's a dream though. I was getting to believe this was actually happening", Applebloom responded with a slit hint of fear in her voice.
"I appreciate thine understanding of these events", said Luna
"Umm...why did i have this weird dream, i never once got a dream that scary or....bloody", Applebloom whispered the last part with her head lowered. Kicking her hoof on the ground.
"Sorry, but you won't have a dream like this again, I'll make sure of it. But tho won't matter you won't remember this dream or this conversation for that matter", Luna's horn began to a glow as she spoke.
"Why won't I remem-", before Applebloom could finish a bright light from Luna's horn temporarily blinded her.
With that Applebloom was gone from the dream plain Leaving Luna. Luna had Applebloom in another one of her dreams erasing only what happened prior to their conversation. Luna closed her eyes and let out a soft sigh.
Luna played her thoughts about Applebloom's dream or for a matter of fact her memory of said incident. The world she was in was broken figuratively and literally. From what she could see a war had broken out. A civil war. Leaving it in the state that it is in now. Having erased Applebloom's memory Luna couldn't see much. But what was left was at least gave some light. These images of blood and gore ravaged Luna's mind she had never seen such violence. "The filly is lucky to be alive", Luna just pondered on about the other world and how it could exist with such violence. What worried her was that eight eyed monster.
"Princess Luna!, A stallion wearing gold armor barged into the room panting and sweating seeming as if he had ran for miles, taking off his helmet holding it between his hoof. "Sorry for the intrusion your highness, but we have a emergency".
"Do pray tell of this emergency", Luna said facing the stallion with a raised eyebrow.
"Yes your highness, I regret to inform you that...there's a monster loose in Canterlot", the guard said nervously.
Subject E lumbered though the streets of Canterlot with one goal in mind. Get to his little sister, to do that he had to use this place's tram station. He used the tram in rapture a couple of times so he knew how to use one they weren't hard to control. These street reminded him of rapture a bit it was quiet something rapture was not though the lack of light and lack of people was like rapture but the buildings here were much shorter then most of raptures no building was higher then a three stories tall those that were high still didn't compare to the buildings of rapture. The streets didn't have anybody out as if there was a curfew. Lights were on here and there with an occasional shadow passing by the lights. Subject E approached one of these building, he put his giant palm on the side of the building. This was not jagged or rough but smooth the building was not made of cement or stone but of a weaker material. He tore a piece off with ease and inspected the material. Wood just wood, simple wood. Subject E has heard of buildings being made out of wood. Underwater wood would not be as strong as it is above water. Throwing the piece away subject E ventured forward towards the train station. The sky still full of stars intrigued Subject E for the stars surrounded a white orb that can only be the moon. So many changes had the big daddy spinning only one thing stayed the same in all his thoughts, his goal.
A sudden force hit subject E from behind Pushing him forward. He spun around to see the cause of this, to his surprise another blast hit his helmet making him let out a pained moan. A dozen of the same horse that he met before were behind him. The one in the middle had his horn smoking like he had shoot a bullet from a gun. The stallion in the middle began to speak asking subject E to halt and no harm would come to him if he surrenders and a safe passage back to his home. If he was going back to rapture, he was going back with his little sister, with a loud moan he revved his drill twice warning the horses. That technique would have worked in rapture, here it meant what ever they thought it was, a warning, a threat, or a movement.
The middle one pointed a hoof at subject E and with that simple motion they began to attack. The horned ones all had a light appear on their horns. With a confused moan subject E was bombarded with bolts of energy, each bolt damage and pained subject E. Much like rapture he was out numbered and unable to get to his opponents. Two options were all he had either stay and fight or run he usually choose the latter for his little sisters sake. Subject E ran away from the constant assault with speeds that out match the horned horses. Just as subject E was a good distance away, a few winged horses flew next subject E each holding a sword between their mouths. They all blocked subject E's way. They had a death stare set on E. One by one they zipped and dive hitting their swords on subject E's armor with a clank, sparks fly with every hit. One managed to cut through the fabric part of his arm gouging it. Subject E moaned painfully. Subject E clenched his hand as electricity surged through his arm and hand spiking everywhere. With a stretched out arm he fired a bolt of lighting from his palm, the bolt hit one of the horses electrocuting him as well as the other horses making a chain of lighting. All the horse dropped like flies hitting the ground with a thud. Subject E grabbed one of the remaining horses by it's sword mid-air halting the stallion altogether.
The stallion tried with all his might to get his sword out of the monsters death grip but of no use. He saw the monster bring up his arm which held a horn like weapon. He shut his eyes waiting for the worse to come.
E-268 held his drill in the air, slamming the stallion with such force you could practically hear the crack of his skull against the drill. Like nothing more then a piece of trash subject E threw the dead stallion. With the deed done subject E continued his goal. Another bombardment of bolts hit subject E from behind. The horned horses had caught up with him. This time he wanted to leave a surprise for the stallions. He swapped his drill for the rivet gun on his back and switch the ammo to trap rivets. Aiming at the ground he shot a two rows of rivets all projecting a green red light. That should stop most of them for now subject E thought continuing along the road.
The stallions in front of the group were the first victims of the trap rivets. The guards learned quickly of the trap and instead of giving up or running through the remaining rivets they all backed up and leaped over the rivets, much better then what splicers did, just running through.
Subject E had gotten to a curve in the road with a ledge being able to see most of Canterlot and the buildings but as he went the stallions were waiting there at the end of the curve making a roadblock and still the others behind him were closing in. Over the ledge subject E saw in the far distance, the tram station. Out numbered he had only one option to jump on to the rooftops below. Being shot at again subject E jumped down onto the nearest roof he could reach.
"CRASH! BOOM!"
Subject E knew of his heavy weight but completely forgot of the buildings being made of mostly wood. He had completely gone through the roof and ended up on the floor of the building. Another loud painful moan escaped him. The sudden fall blurred his vision, a ringing noise filled his ears, his back ached. Such fall would put many out cold or dead but not a big daddy, especially this one. As if nothing had happened subject E stood up and observed his surroundings. He had broken some of the furniture on his way down. Subject E ignored the family of horses that starred at him with surprise and fear on their faces. He made his way out by smashing the door down. He made his way though the streets again approaching the tram station in was not that far now.
Subject E was tried and wounded he's been worst then this but that won't stop him from getting to his little sister. The train station was now just waiting few feet away. Happiness surged in subject E. A sudden blue bolt came from above, it slammed him with such force he tumbled forward. With a moan he got back up to see he was surrounded by the horned and winged horses, but one in particular caught his eye. This horse was different then the others, it was a dark blue horse lacking the armor the others had, it was more slender and taller, having both the horn and wings, and atop its head was small dark colored crown...royalty. It was looking at subject E with disgust and anger.
"So thine managed to get to the portal...no matter, you shall pay for your crimes none the less", said Luna not changing her emotions. "You are out numbered as you can see. You either have the choose of surrendering or the choose of death...which shall it be you foul beast".
The horse was right, he was out numbered and had no other options. No. He was so close to that tram station and his little one, he was not going to just surrender. But how can he get past these surrounding horses. With the commotion, groups of horses left their homes to see the cause of the disturbance. They all had different expressions on their faces, those of fear were frozen in place.
Frozen.
An idea came to subject E which is rare for him but that didn't matter. Clenching his fist, ice began to form on his hand and arm creating a frozen tundra on his hand, the air around his hand started to become visible from the drop in temperature.
Luna was surprised to see the beast cooperating or at least that's what she thought as the beasts left appendage was being frozen over. With what she saw as an incoming attack she ordered the guards to move in and seize the beast.
Subject E could feel the coldness rise as he charged more of the ice. When he saw the stallions approach him, he plunged the palm of his hand onto the ground. The ground around him froze over creating crystalline spikes that pierced some of the horses killing them. A few lucky ones were encased in ice. One of which was the dark colored one. Screams of the observing groups could be heard. Blood dripped from the stabbed stallions streaming down the spike. ones trapped in ice will take them a while to defrost, until then they were no longer a problem. The dark colored one managed to get out fast to subject E's surprise. It hover in the air with it eyes glowing white in rage.
"Beast we gave you the option to live but you denied it therefore you must die". Luna said in a loud thunderous voice. She was angered not only did this monster kill these guards, it killed them in front of the citizens with out remorse.
The sudden change of tone in the horses voice startled subject E but this didn't change anything and from the look of things this dark colored horse won't let him go until either one is dead. The dark colored one strikes first sending a beam towards subject E. He side stepped away from the beams way. E lifted up his rivet gun, shooting several shots at the horse.
Luna dodged every rivet shot at her. When the monster appeared to be reloading, Luna saw an opening and charged at the beast with another beam. Right on target the beast flinched and shot a bolt of electricity at Luna hitting his target as well. Luna yelled in pain falling from the sky. The ground coming up fast, she flapped her wings and managed to float a few feet from the ground landing on all four.
The blast from the horse blurred his vision again but he still shot the horse who plummeted down. She recovered and was standing in front of him again. E-268 saw a bloody cloud in his eye ports telling him he was weakened. But before he could strike again he was levitating in the air and being tossed around like a ragdoll. Smashing against buildings, street lights, and the road. The horse must know Telekinesis. With every hit he began to lose some consciousness. When finally he was let go the mare stood before him.
"I know why your here beast...you want that filly don't you...well you won't ever get to her because your going to die here. You won't be causing her any more pain...She is ours...".
RAGE.
She's in pain...my little sister is in pain...My daughter, I would never harm her...but you horses would. Subject E had a surge of adrenaline carried with the thought of his little sister being hurt and that he would fail her. His big daddy mode was activated. His eight eye ports all glowed the bloodiest red. Subject E hit the horse with a uppercut of his plasmid hand sending her flying. Letting no time for the horse to react, he grabbed it by it's mane and lunged her across the street. She skid across the street, again giving the horse no reaction time he slammed up against her sending her flying yet again hitting a building leaving a dent in it with blood. A piece of wood stuck out the side of Luna.
Luna pulled the piece out from her side it stung her to take it out. Blood gushing out from the wound Luna coughed up some blood. She mustered enough strength to stand up. The beast was facing her, his eight eyes all pinned on her. Luna blast the beast but it was a weaker shot hardly doing any damage. It was Luna's turn to start losing consciousness.
The horse was wounded and subject E intended to finish her off. He shot a blast of ice at Luna encasing her in ice again. Swapping his gun for the drill, he revved it up waiting for it to spin at it's full velocity, he drew his arm back and bashed the ice. The ice broke into pieces sending the horse flying off one last time. That should have made her turn into pieces as well. The horse laid on the ground presumably dead as she seemed no longer breathing. Her eye had swollen shut, the side of her bleed uncontrollably, and blood gurgling out her mouth. Dead in subject E's eyes he left the crowd of horses all gathering around the body of the dark colored one. Some cried others yell with anger. In the distance you could hear them repeat one name. Princess Luna.
The train was multi-colored having no sigh of other riders, E-268 boarded the locomotive. There were all sorts of levers and buttons most resembled the trams in rapture. With a few pulls and tugs the train was on the move towards Ponyville.
Being a few miles away from Ponyville the train being on the edge of a mountain. Subject E looked out to see a whole land covered in trees as far as the eye could see. It was called a forest he presumed. His heavy panting was blocked out due to the roar of the train. Big Daddies have been though worst but not like this. In the distance he could see what he thinks to be the Ponyville. The train stopped violently shaking subject E. Why did the train stop.
"I told you...that...you would die...here and die here you will..." the dark colored horse floated in front of the train flapping her mangled wings, she was still beaten up from their fight panting heavily yet she had the power to fly all the way here. A blue aura grips the train levitating it off the tracks. E wobbled a bit inside, he saw the horse gain a smirk and a tilt of her head she lunged the train over the tracks. the train rolling down the mountain. Subject E was being bounced around in the train like a rubber ball as it rolled down the hill heading for the forest that he had seen earlier.
Luna watch the train topple down. Crashing in the Everfree forest, wanting to see if it was dead but her vision began to fade and she fainted mid-air.
Its been a day sense Applebloom Was sick. She didn't fully understand why she had amnesia. Getting sick was another thing but forgetting you were sick in the first place was weird. None of that mattered though as Applebloom sat outside the school house waiting for her fellow crusaders. Looking out towards the town, she could help but feel lost, like she hadn't been in Ponyville for a long time. Applejack said she was sick for about a week. So why did most things seem foreign. Applebloom closed her eyes in an attempt to remember...she could hear different sounds now, she heard drops of water hitting the ground, some creepy laughter, and a familiar pleasant deep moan.
"Applebloom!", her name had been called snapping her out of her trance. An orange Pegasus with a messy purple mane stood beside her along with a white unicorn which had two different sets of color in her mane. She stared at them blankly, shaking her head.
"Oh, hey girls", Applebloom simply said standing up not taking her eyes off her friends.
"Didn't you hear me call out your name like five times", Scootaloo said rapidly waving her hoof in the air.
"You only called her three times not five", Sweetie belle said annoyingly to Scootaloo who just scoffed.
"Sorry, guess I drifted off or somethin'. So what we doin' today for our cutie marks." Applebloom had started walking away from the school in the direction of ponyville with the rest of the crusaders.
"Well right before you came down with something, we were planning on visiting Zecora to see if she could help us earn our Cutiemarks", Sweetie belle said looking at Applebloom.
"When are we going", Applebloom said trying to remember when she agreed to this. No luck though. They had entered central Ponyville with the town hall being in the middle. The commotion of all the ponies could be heard everywhere from business to just talk. It was a few minutes before Scootaloo spoke again.
"Actually we were planning to do it today, right now", Scootaloo said facing forward she had raised her hoof in the air to show the entrance to the Everfree forest. Applebloom was dismayed her mouth gaping standing in front of the forest which came quite fast they were just in Ponyville a few minutes ago.
"Wait!..shouldn't we like I don't know tell our love ones where we ah going?", Applejack would be furious with me if she new I went into the Everfree forest again", replied Applebloom with concern. "With out tellin' her at least",
"Relax, Applebloom we're gonna visit Zecora isn't she a friend of Applejack besides this is just a quick visit that's all. We'll just see if Zecora has a way to earn cutie marks with out catching the pox or at the very least a way we can get them", Said Scootaloo reassuring Applebloom and Sweetie bell.
"She could teach us how to find herbs, or make remedies, and maybe teach us how to speak in rhyme", Sweetie said with glee
"Well I guess we could do this quickly, and a makin' remedies Cutiemark would be cool. What the hay let's go", Applebloom said with a cheerful voice.
"That's the spirit. Alright then lead the way, Applebloom", Scootaloo said stepping aside to let Applebloom go first sense she knew the way. With that they made their way into the Everfree.
Celestia sighed, she stood beside her little sister Luna who laid on a hospital bed in a brightly lit room. She was not looking well, her wing was bandaged, her head was in bandages which also covered one of her eyes, her torso was also covered. She was hooked up to a machine which monitored her heart rate and such with the occasional beeping of the machine. Seeing her sister like this gave Celestia mixed feelings like feeling anger and sadness at the same time. Anger for the monster that did this, and sadness for her injured sister who had to face the creature alone. A tear fell from her face, Celestia levitated a handkerchief and wiped it away. "Oh Luna, why did you fight that thing alone you should have come for me. Even if i was asleep. You can't do everything by yourself.
The door to the room opened and a nurse came in levitating a clipboard. The nurse was surprised to see the princess. "Opps, sorry didn't know you were here princess. Sorry to intrude but I just came to check up on princess Luna", said the nurse with a small smile.
"That's quite alright, I was about to leave for my duties anyways. How is Luna doing?" Celestia asked heading for the door.
"She's going to be fine, she suffered no real grave injuries, just a few day stay and she'll be good as ever. The unicorn nurse replied looking over the clipboard before turning her attention to the princess. "Though her wing is going to need more rest"
"Thank you nurse, I'll be on my way then", Celestia waved the nurse goodbye who in turn bowed as Celestia left the room.
"MMMMmmmm...", subject E moaned shifting a bit from his position which told him he was laying on the ground helmet and face first. He blinked a couple of times his vision was shaky, before he lifted his head from the dirt and grass floor blinking a few more times. His vision came back to him but blood covered his eye ports making it harder to see and he saw what he thinks to be a squirrel standing right in his face biting a nut rapidly. Subject E shifted a bit making the squirrel jump and run for the forest that came into view. He looked at both his hands looking for any sigh of damage. Wiggling his fingers and making a fist he made sure his hands were responding though they ached. Resting his palms on the ground he pushed himself up off the floor and back on two legs. Immense pain surged though his left leg quickly making him go on one knee. He got back up one his feet this time trying to walk, more pain went through his leg causing him to go back on one knee. Why does my leg hurt. I must of hurt it real bad during the train wreck.
Speaking of train wreck subject E was in the open were was the train. Once again he stood back on his legs resisting the pain his left leg gave him. Slowly he spun around to look behind him, and the train which was a few meters away is all piled up on itself from what he could see, the cars were all connected to the train but some became detached and were scattered around the area. One was stuck atop the tree tops swaying back and forth rustling the leaves. The main engine car lay on its side facing subject E with the glassless window being completely destroy as if something big came flying out of it...oh right the big thing was him. Looks like I was thrown out of the car pretty hard.
There was a troubling pain in his head as well as his body which was still aching in pain. Grabbing his drill, subject E examined it and saw no damage, good. Then he went for his rivet gun. He fumbled around looking for his gun but no luck it was gone. Were'd it go, i just had it with me in train. The train!
Subject E stepped towards the train only to be stopped by the pain in his leg again. He needs to either find a body of water or find a health pack to heal himself, this pain was one of the worsts he's felt. He stood there for second waiting for the pain to subside. With the stinging pain in his leg he made his way to the train.
"Everyone scope the area. If we find the train we find that monster", A deep voice said a few meters away from the wreackage.
"Captain, over here. I found the express, and it's totaled", another voice much higher voice then the last one who spoke was much closer. By what he just said the horses must be close to the train. Subject E was going to have to leave, he was in no state to fight, Hell, he could barley walk. But his rivet gun was still missing and the only other place it could be was in the trains cockpit. Still he can't take the risk of being found by those damn horses not like this. They would make mince meat out of him. He began to breath heavily more so then before, just standing made him tired. He glanced one last time at the train then looked at the endless forest behind him. With no other options he moved towards the forest. Rustling could be heard behind him telling him they were close. He hoped his heavy footsteps were not being heard they could give him away.
"Captain, over here I found the golem...and he's making a run for the forest", to late one of the horses found him already and had alerted the others of its kind. He could try to lose them in the forest but he could also lose himself. The state he's in gave him no choice but to lose them in the thick forest.
"Don't just stand there after him, before he enters the everfree and we lose him!", yelled the horse with a deep voice. He gave chase but to no avail, subject E had already entered the forest squashing bushes, moving plants aside rustling them, and bending some weak trees over as well as snapping some low branches off thier trees. Trying to look over his shoulder subject E made sure he was not being followed. The horse who tried to followed stopped in front of the path which he just made with his size, The forest's many plants and trees were growing back and were covering his path once again, blocking his view.
"Damn, It got away", said the tan colored guard who was going to chase the golem but it managed to enter the everfree forest leaving behind a path of flattened plants and such, and of course the plants soon were growing back and covered the path making the golem disappear from his sight in the thickness of the forest. Another white royal guard ran beside him he was panting hard from the run he just did. He looked back and forth between the forest and the guard next to him.
"Were's the golem. You lost him didn't you, captain said to not lose him and you lose him", said the white royal guard in a annoyed tone.
"Don't go blaming me. It went into the Everfree and you know how easy it is to get lost in there" argued the tan royal guard who but his muzzle against the other royal guards muzzle.
"Quit your arguing, we have bigger problems! That thing is most likely heading to Ponyville. In the mean time I want more royal guards appointed to Ponyville!", said a grey colored stallion who was wearing the typical royal armor stepped in, the two arguing ponies immediately stopped and stood still. "yes Sir", That golem had sent most of his elite to the infirmary and the morgue, so were are all stuck with rookies. "OK let's tell Celestia the bad news",
"Yes, sir", The rookie ponies all stood straight in salute, before moving in unison to the direction of Canterlot.
What ever time has passed seemed to have gone slower then usual for Subject-E. his current state has been taken it's toll on him, he stumbled around the forest floor trying his best to keep what ever energy he had left. He stumbled around for what seemed like hour, but the sun was still high up on the sky, Losing his footing subject-E fell forward in to a tree knocking it off from the ground where it was rooted causing a screeching sound to fill the air, subject-E's fall caused the ground to shake lightly. Subject-E stayed on the ground having no energy to stand. He observed the ground and how it was so soft and rich, he listened to the silence that was the forest never had he ever experienced such peace and tranquility, he wished his little sister was here, she would have probably loved this. He scraped the ground with his hand grabbing the dirt in his hand and then just letting it slowly slide out of his hand. The swish sound of the water running over rocks echoed though subject-E's helmet, a river or a stream must be near by for it sounded very close. With what he has left the great golem stood back up and limped away to follow the sound of the water
There it was the tree that had fall seemed to be pointing at a river, like an arrow guiding him. With no hesitation He limped straight to the river. The river was slow moving though it wouldn't matter if it was fast moving either, he was far to heavy be swept away. This was what he needed probably the one of the only good things that rapture gave him was his array of plasmids and gene tonics including his suit. The best thing rapture gave him was his daughter which was his top priority to find but not in the state of dismay he is in. Walking into the river subject-E limped to the center of the river. This was not the biggest river for he was a bit wider than it, nonetheless it would work. Subject-E sat down in the river causing a huge wall of water to sprout up and the ground to shake. Subject-E sat still letting his gene tonic to take affect little by little. The water flowed around and above subject-E's feet. He could feel himself heal but it would take some time. Tired from what he had just gone through with the horses and the train he slowly closed his eyes and fell a sleep due to his tired state.
"Applebloom! admit that were lost and stop leading us deeper in the forest, let's just back track and go home", Scootaloo said angrily at Applebloom who seemed lost and unsure where they were, looking around aimlessly.
"W-we ain't lost, we're just off the trail a bit, and soon we will be back on it in no time at all", said Applebloom with a weak smile back at her friends who looked like they didn't believe her.
"I thought you said you knew the way to Zecora's hut, you have been there many times...right", Sweetie belle asked nervously and worried.
" I do know the way...I just can't remember right now", Applebloom answered again with a weak smile.
"Great, just great, you could have told us that like an hour ago!, now we are hopelessly lost thanks to you!", Scootaloo said angrily giving Applebloom a mean stare.
"Come on Scootaloo, Applebloom didn't mean to forget the way, besides all we have to do is back track. Luckily I remember how some trees looked like and I can probably lead us back-", Sweetie belle was cut off as the ground beneath them gave way with all three friends yelling, rolling and tumbling down a muddy hill followed by falling rocks. All three tried to stop their fall until they all meet the ground. They stopped at the bottom of the hill all clumped on top of each other. "You were saying Sweetie belle", Scootaloo tiredly said rising her head and slumping it back down.
They all got back up on their feet swiping off the dirt the best they could, not noticing a big pair of white beady eyes staring at them, it breathed heavily with only his breath and eyes being visible in the dark forest trees. "My, my, my what little fillies we have found...for lunch", the hidden beast whispered.
"Yeah, maybe we're more lost then before now", Sweetie belle said cleaning her mane of all the sticks and mud. Applebloom was staring into the forest for a long period of time before she said.
"Ummm, g-g-girls, we have c-company" Applebloom gulped frighteningly pointing to what she was taking about. The rest of the girls stared at a pair of large white eyes. It was bearing it's many sharp canine-like teeth menacingly at them drool oozed out from between and around it's teeth. It growled loudly.
"Hello girls, care to join me for lunch", The beast grinned as he spoke in a deep evil voice.
I regret to inform you that a beast is heading towards ponyville. This beast is the same that attacked you in the other world. It is unknown how he got threw the portal. No doubt it is after Applebloom, we have no way of knowing why he is after Applebloom, but whatever the reason it can not be good. You will be seeing an increase in royal guards around ponyville which is expected from this situation. Now it's imperative that you tell nopony about this creature or the situation, only your friends can know of this beasts approach. Telling others could cause panic and chaos among the ponies. If anypony asks about the increase of guards, tell them that I would be paying a visit to ponyville. Please be careful.
Sincerely
Princess Celestia
"Sooooo...what does it say, Twilight?", Spike said paying no real attention to twilight as he was re-shelving some books. He had just burped out the letter and already twilight seemed worried again. There was a long pause after twilight finished reading the letter out loud probably to reread the letter. "Ummmm...Twilight is everything okay, Is there any coming danger", Spike said biting his claws.
"No, nothing like that Spike, but I do need to call a meeting of all my friends to discuss Celestias arrival to ponyville and arrange preparations with Mayor Mare. I'll see you soon Spike", Twilight had said all this in a flash for before spike knew it she was out the door.
"I'll stay here then...again. Wonder what has twilight all worried, probably another test or something small like that.
"What are three fillies such as yourselves doing way out here in my domain of the Everfree, your all quite a ways from Ponyville" A deep yet soft voice came out from the monster who stared from the darkness of the Everfree forest. It's eyes and teeth where the only visible parts of the monster the CMC could. This monster hid very well within the Everfree forest, the many tall trees block the sun's rays from touching the interior of the forest allowing for complete darkness and a good place to hid. The three filly were shaking in place, the creature itself was looking down upon the fillies. The eye's of the beast were slit with the iris being fire orange that glowed brightly.
"We were jus' going back, weren't we girls", Applebloom had mustered the courage to talk to this unknown creature. "W-we'll be on are way now, right girls", The girls nodded in unison with what Applebloom said. Each of them were about to turn and high tail it out of there though the Creature had a different idea.
The creature smiled exposing more of his ferocious teeth. 'I see, but before you go let me introduce myself", The beast said laughing. Out from the darkness of the Everfree out came the leg of the beast. It has golden colored fur on it with four visible toes each having a long sharp nails curving and digging into the ground there were red stains on the foot and leg. Each girl gulped. He step once more exposing the rest of his body. The beast was huge just as tall as Celestia maybe taller then her. His face was covered in golden fur with scars and red stains, It had a muzzle with a pinkish triangular nose which puffed up every time he breathed, He had a short coat of golden fur. His whole body was golden with a long tail that has a tuft of longer fur at the end of it. The beast had a mane that surrounded his entire head and part of his body, he spoke once again. "Name's Nemean and I'm sorry to say this but I'm afraid that you three won't be going anywhere...you see food has been scarce lately and I'm famished but seeing as food has literally fallen on my doorstep I can't pass this up", Licking his lips as he spoke.
"W-well sorry to say but we don't have any food with us right now. If we get back to Ponyville we might be able to give you food", Sweetie belle proclaimed with a smile as if she was helping out a friend in need.
"Pony food is just so revolting to me those pies, cakes, apples and whatever else your species eats does not sit well with me, Food that is a pony though that is such a delicacy to me...Now lets see who's first on my menu", asked Nemean drooling.
"Hey, we're not food we are fillies who so happen to be lost", Sweetie belle protested on what Nemean said about them. Nemean walked forward with a chuckle
"Sweetie belle, were food to him", Scootaloo said backing up with Nemean approaching Sweetie belle backed up as well leaving Applebloom the only one to not move back even as both her friends urged her too. "Applebloom what are you doing, if your trying to be brave like your sister now isn't the best time when were about to be eaten!"
Applebloom wasn't moving she just stood there, looking at the beast. Her eyes began to swell up as tears began to stream down her face In her eyes she saw the visions of a two feet walking creature flashing between Nemean and the other creature. The creatures were much more horrifying then Nemean. They wore fancy clothes but they were dirty and ruined that rarity herself would have fainted from looking just at the clothes. Her environment began to alter from the Everfree forest to the interior of what she believed to be a castle and water poured down everywhere as if it was raining. The two-legged creature moved along side Nemean as it flash back and forth stopping at the vision of the creature as if she was whisked away from the forest and to this castle. Her breath staggered she was hyperventilating and her mind was filled with with these images of violence and death from this she felt alone and helpless. The creature disappeared and she was back in the forest. Her memory changed she forgot about everypony and only remembers that she had a daddy that would protect her from all that aimed to hurt her with one word in mind she yelled it at the top of her lungs.
"DADDY!!", her scream could have been heard for miles, birds flew out from the trees in response. Nemean flinched back closing one eye looking like it had hurt him, Sweetie belle and Scootaloo were covering their ears.
Scratching his ear the beast looked back at Applebloom, he seemed angered but quickly turned to a smirk and a laugh. "How sweet, your calling for your daddy. Go ahead call for him after I'm done with the three of you I'm gonna need seconds!" The beast laughed not knowing what is to come.
"Applebloom!" Sweetie belle said pulling Applebloom back, hugging her.
"Applebloom why did you call for your dad, why not somepony else who's here with us" Scootaloo replied with fright. Applebloom shook her head to rid herself of these visions. Soon her memory came back again, the other memory's disappeared again she couldn't remember what she saw or why she yelled daddy. The beast opened it's mouth ready to bite the three filly's, they were scared and helpless what else to do if they ran they could risk getting more lost or the beast could easily catch up to them. So they just sat there waiting for the inevitable shutting their eyes and crying.
Deep in the Everfree forest seated atop a small thin river was subject E resting and subject E awoke from his recovery nap moaning as he got up the water streamed down his legs and feet, Water dipped from his lower body. He step forward to see if his leg still hurt, no pained was felt, his leg healed and from what he can tell his whole body has recovered from the previous incident with the train. Lucky for him Rapture scientists injected him with fountain of youth tonic when he is in any body of water he will heal any injuries he has sustained even if its only drops falling on him it will heal any injury. He looked around, still in the forest.
"DADDY!"
A high pitched scream from the distance echoed through out the forest. Subject E's heart sank this scream was from his daughter. She's in danger...she's in Danger...my daughter in DANGER! Subject E moaned loudly and charged in the direction of the yell. The bond that subject E and Applebloom have enables him to track where She is anywhere as long as they are close enough to each other. plowing his way through the forest pushing aside the trees as if they were twigs. In an overhead view of the forest you would see the treetops being brushed aside as birds flew out of each tree that was being move by the incredible force of subject E's run. The dense forest had limited visibility but subject E knew where she was in the forest the bond they shared kicked in as he followed this tugging sensation the closer he got the more this tugging sensation got stronger. I must be close to her now...must protect her. A huge boulder was a few feet from Subject E but this won't stop him, every second that passes is a time that she could get hurt. Pulling out his drill he revved it up and held his arm out then in a matter of seconds the boulder that blocked his way was drilled through causing it to explode into smaller debris scattering everywhere. unfazed he continued his charge he settled his arm and drill down. The tugging sensation subsided meaning he was very close to his daughter.
Subject E could hear sobbing from his...RAGE
The Jaws of the golden lion was inches from the fillies ready to dine on it's next meal but before he could taste the fillies *BLAM*. Out from the Everfree forest a eight red eyed golem charged and slammed straight in to the lion sending him flying, hitting the floor, rolling, and sliding on the ground creating a streak in the ground. In an instant Nemean stood up and looked at his assailant with crossed eyes. "You dare come between me and my meal!" He shouted. He observed the golem creature move to his meal and stood in front of them in a fighting stance.
Scootaloo, Sweetie belle and Applebloom didn't know to think of this new arrival as it moved in front of them. His back had two containers and two tubes with a red and blue substance. The creature moaned loudly at the group with Applebloom being the only one to flinch in fear
"O-okay", Applebloom nodded her other two friends simply stared at the golem
"MMMMN MMMMM NNNNN!" Again the golem moaned still having his back turned at the fillies. Only Applebloom responded to the golem's moan."But why...protect us." Applebloom uttered wiping away tears which left streaks on her face, Scootaloo and Sweetie belle tilt thier heads in confusion to why Applebloom was talking to this other beast. The golem didn't answer he kept his battle stance and raised his drill.
"What ever your intentions are for those fillies, I will not let a golem take them from me. So if you want to live you will step aside and crawl back to what ever hole you came out of and this is your only warning, you better take it.", Nemean growled showing his sharp teeth strutting in front of the golem who was unfazed by his threat, locked eyes with the golem. The two beasts stayed motionless in silence waiting to strike, the wind whistled, the noises of the forest was the only thing heard. The golem revved up his drill and dashed towards Nemean. He leaped away from the charge and landed back on all fours he clenched his teeth. "Death it is then".
With a loud blood boiling roar he charged at the golem with great speed. The golem pulled back his arm and when the lion was close enough he thrust his arm forward but the lion was smarter then expected from a animal as he leaped over subject E. He skid on the floor upon landing quickly turning around and leaped atop the surprised golem he dug his claws into him. Subject E tried to get the lion off his back but the lion quickly jumped off still holding its grip on subject E slamming him down on the ground. Again jumping on subject E while he lay on his back on the ground he gawd at the bars that protected subject E trying to rip them off.
Subject E's view of this attack was the lions forelegs were visible pushing against on of his eye ports, he saw the lion desperately trying to rip off his protectional bars. He punched the lion square in the jaw making it let go of the bar and shift its head to the side by the force of it. He growled in response he began chopping on the bars denting them even more so then before. Subject E revved up his drill and punched the lion on side of his face but to subject E's surprise the drill did not penetrate the skin of the lion instead it simply annoyed the giant lion. The lion was about to bite the bars again but subject E with his telekinesis force pushed the lion off. Recovering from the sudden push the lion laughed at subject E.
"You foolish golem, your weapons are useless against me. My hide is impenetrable; no weapon can hurt me. This fight will end faster then expected, then I call get back to my meal", Nemean chuckled looking at the three fillies that were now looking less scared.
"N-not if this t-thin' can kick yer b-butt", Applebloom said assured of herself. This other beast was not like anything she had seen before it had eight eyes to begin with. The strangest thing is that this golem as Nemean is calling it, it...he had a voice that talk to her it was very familiar and it felt as if his voice alone would protect us, it was strong, reassuring and even gentle of all things. The golem at the beginning of this he said to stay behind him and that he would protect them and she truly believed that he would.
"We'll see about that", Nemean said roaring afterwards. He charged towards subject E yet again but subject E wanted to return the favor and he charged towards him as well upon impact with each other with what brief moment he had E hit Nemean with a left hook. Subject E held the lion back with his arm pushing the lion on his neck while Nemean bit, and scratched him repeatedly, damaging him even more. His scratches left marks on E's helmet but with every scratch and bite subject E kept punching the lion with his drill. This was getting annoying for subject E, he brought his arm back and socked him right on the jaw with his drill while attempting another bite. The sudden force was enough to dislodge a number of teeth from Nemean. He retreated back, blood trickled from his mouth licking the blood off and staring at subject E.
His hide may be impenetrable but it seems evolution forgot to protect his interior. With this new revelation he planned on ending this fight with a well aimed plasmid shot. The lion beast had other plans.
"Not as stupid as a typical golem I see, nothing has ever discovered my weakness this fast before even if its by luck. Too bad you won't live long enough to exploit it, I simply won't allow a golem to kill me!", licking his lips he retreated back into the Forest untill he was out of sight from subject E who tried to follow. The thick forest concealed the lion from all with subject E frantically looking around like some kind of scared child. He look back at Applebloom and the two other fillies. "NNNNNNMMMM", roared subject E and following suit was Applebloom who ran towards the middle of the clearing they were at.
"Come on ya'll. ya'll heard him we got to get away from the edge of the Everfree", Applebloom said waving a hoof over for the rest to follow. Confused at Applebloom who seemed to know what the golem was saying they slowly made their way to Applebloom.
When all three of the fillies were in the middle E put himself in front of them raising his drill to his face. He scanned the forest hoping to catch a glimse of the giant lion. The lion saw this as an opprutunity to attack as the lion charged out from the forest while the golem wasn't looking.
"Look out!", Appleblooms warning was too late as the lion bite the golem's arm causing E to let out a painful moan. Nemean sank his teeth deeper in the golem's arm blood gushing out painting his teeth red. The golem pummeled the lion with his drill until the lion let go running back towards the Everfree. His arm still bleed but the pain he could resist just as he was off guard the lion rammed subject E causing him to fall over. Again Nemean went back into the forest, if Nemean kept this up subject E would surely die. Subject E rose from the dirt and prepared his Winter Blast, it pained him more to use it since he was just bitten and blood still leaked out from the wound. Now he just waited for the beast to attack again and much like before the beast ran out from the Everfree straight at subject E, this time subject E was ready and with a well timed turn he grabbed him just as he hit and threw the lion over his shoulder. Quickly before he got up E unleashed his winter blast on Nemean covering him in a huge solid block of ice. E relaxed himself before he heard a crackling sound and saw that the ice was breaking, he readied his drill-*CRACK*-Ice shards scattered in every direction.
Nemean shaked his body then looked at the golem only for it to see a drill coming at him striking him in his muzzle. He skid back the sudden blow causing his nose to bleed. Nemean growled and ran back at E and leapt on him making him fall over with his back to the ground. The golem was about to deliver another blow just as he was about to the lion clenched the drill with his mouth and ripped it from the golems hand then tossed it aside.
Luckliy that drill was not attached to his arm like other daddies drill were. All he had to do was reattach it to his hand but he doubt the lion will let him. "Not so strong without that drill of yours now are you", Nemean proclaimed while still on the golem. Nemean was puched of the golem by a sudden force the same from before. Back on their feet Nemean, and subject E stared at each other with E only looking back at Applebloom and the other two. Nemean broke his stance and went for E yet again and E followed suit, they clashed with each other Nemean constantly scratched and bite subject E at his helmet, his arms and even his leg. Blood poured from them all. While E simply was holding the beast back and punching him.
"When i'm done with you, those fillies that you tried so hard to protect, are going to be lunch, starting with that filly with the pink bow", Nemean gloated before he saw the golem's eyes glow blood red followed by his whole body that glowed red with a red mist surrounding him. "Whats going on, why are you glowing", Nemean said surprised by the golems sudden change of color. Subject E grabbed Nemean by the throat silencing him lifted him up in the air and slammed him on the ground with the ground cracking from the force of impact. Nemean let out a pained growl "What do you hope to do, you don't have your drill and i'll just get back up as soon as you head for it. Your punches won't do jack against me, even if you hit my interior", Again he laughed and gloated.
Subject E still had him at the throat and he had enough of his rant. His punches won't hurt him but a certain Plasmid will. He placed his foot on the lion so he would move and with his plasmid arm shoved the whole thing into the lions throat causing Nemean to choke and after a few seconds he pulled out. His hand covered in saliva and a syrup-like amber colored substace that came out of subject E's hand not the lions mouth. He stepped off Nemean and backed away his red glow subsiding.
"What was...the purpose...of...that",the lion began to cough uncontrollably and the same amber colored substance leaked out from the lions mouth, nose, eyes, and ears. "What...di..d...you do", Those were the last words Nemean could muster as he fell on his side cold with more amber substance leaking out of his gapping whole as a small buzzing sound was heard with varies bees flying out from the dead lion's mouth. Subject E had used his insect swarm plasmid inside Nemean exploiting the fact that he was still weak inside. Subject E picked up his drill and walked over to Applebloom.
"NNNNNMMM", E moaned at the three fillies with Applebloom being the only one who understood his moans.
"C'mon gals we're going home", Appleblom said with Subject E looking back his eyes green. He was with his daughter again.
At Twilight's friendship castle a meeting was called by Princess Twilight to discuss a matter of the utmost importance, she called for only her best friends for the meeting. Fluttershy was the first to arrival
"Um, Twilight I'm here", Fluttershy opened the door to the castle peering inside. "Hello Twilight are you there", Fluttershy didn't hear anypony she proceeded in walking through the main hall of the castle. Some parts of the hallway had doors that took you to the other sections of the castle. Even after being in this castle numerous times Fluttershy couldn't get over how huge Twilight's castle is and that all this came out of a small box. She made it to the massive twin doors that lead into the throne room. She didn't want to just barge in so she knocked on the heavy doors.-*Knock*-*Knock*-*Knock*-her knocks were soft and quiet as if she was knocking with a pillow. she was restraining herself from knocking to loud.
"Come in Fluttershy, the doors are open", Twilights voice was heard through the twin doors with a loud yet humble tone to it. Fluttershy nodded as if Twilight would see her. She pushed open the doors and entered the throne room were Twilight was pacing around her chair. Fluttershy could see that something was wrong and that this meeting was of the utmost importance as twilight said it would be in the letters that magically appeared in Fluttershy's house it startled her at first but soon she read it and hurried here.
"Fluttershy do you know were everypony else is, they should have been here minutes ago", Twilight said worriedly.
"I'm sure their on their way right now. We just have to wait, I don't mind waiting", Fluttershy said with her usual quiet voice.
"Twilight what's this emergency that you hafta send letters to us all saying to meet at your castle asap?", a third voice came from outside the throne room before revealing herself to be Rainbow Dash slowly hovering in the throne room before landing on her rump in the chair that had her cutie mark.
"I'll tell once the rest of our friends are here. It'll be easier that way", Twilight explained. Fluttershy trotted to her chair and sat down waiting for the others.
"I wonder where pinkie will appear? she usually doesn't come in through the front door", Rainbow said looking around the throne room.
"We'll just have to wait and see", Twilight said placing a hoof to her chin wondering how pinkie will enter she shrugged it off.
"Sorry I'm late darling, I simple had to apply some make up before heading out you caught me at my bath time", A white, purple maned unicorn mare known as Rarity trotted in the room flicking her mane to show her arrival. "Now what is the purpose of this meeting Twilight?"
"Your being watched", Before Twilight could answer Rarity a whispering voice coming from behind Twilight startled her causing her to jump and shriek. The source of the whisper was none other then Pinkie Pie who some how sneaked behind twilight.
"By me of course", Pinkie giggled at Twilight's reaction as she bounced towards her seat with a squee as she sat down.
Twilight sighed relived that it was only pinkie as she got up from the floor. "I'm glad you could make it Pinkie. Even if your arrived in that matter, all we need is Applejack and we can begin".
"That may be a problem Twi", Rainbow Dash said as she crossed her hooves.
Twilight showed a confused face. "Why what happened!", Twilight said with a worried tone.
"Relax Twi, she just went on one of her pie deliveries with Big Mac. She'll be back by tomorrow" Rainbow Dash said as she finished Twilight let out a annoyed groan.
"Don't worry Twi I'll fill her in once she gets back. Lets just get this meeting over with", Rainbow proclaimed nudge her hoof in the air for Twilight to continue.
"Okay...okay. As all of you know a week ago we went to Canterlot to support Applejack on getting her sister back after a terrible spell of mine went terribly wrong", Twilight informed all her present friends they all nodded. "Well from my experience in the other world I have already told you how it looked like and how it has become dystopia".
"Yes! you told us how horrid everything and that every where you looked there was atrocious conditions", Rarity interrupted she seemed very appalled by the city and how it could even house occupants.
"Yes I told all that and such. Through do all you remember when I told you that we encountered a resident and that it attacked me", Again the mares nodded in response not sure where all this was going. "Well...I never told you what that resident looked like or what it did. That resident of the dystopia is why I have called for this meeting. Some how when Princess Celestia, the royal guard and me went back to Equestria the resident also followed us through, we don't know how though", Twilight finished her sentence observing the reactions of all her friends, some were shocked like Rarity and Fluttershy while Rainbow and Pinkie had excitement in their eyes.
"You're telling us that a dangerous creature monster is loose in Equestria...Awesome!", Rainbow Dash broke the silence that befell the room with Pinkie pie bounce up and down in her chair.
"Maybe we can throw him a party and reform him. wouldn't that be awesome to have a Welcome to Equestria creature monster thing", Pinkie joined in with rainbow on how awesome this is but Twilight on the other and did not think this was awesome.
"No! it wouldn't be awesome, not with this beast", Twilight yelled before sighing. "Look this is no ordinary beast, observe", Twilight's horn began to glow purple and from her horn a rectangle was forming in the air near twilight with static showing in the rectangle before it changed to show the dystopia that Twilight talked about.
"Were are we Princess", Twilight said with a scared tone but what was weird is that Twilight herself was not speaking but the rectangle that Twilight had spawned that was the source of the voice. "This magical projection I created is of my personal memories. The view we are seeing is a first pony view of me. We are seeing what I saw the day I went to the other world", the present Twilight spoke.
"Ohhhhh!", Pinkie Pie already bounced her way to the projection and began fiddling with it. She place her hoof on it only for it to go through the memory causing the projection to ripple like water. "so cool, can you do the same with anypony or just yourself because I keep forgetting were I place my keys", Pinkie continued to poke the projection.before Twilight levitated her and place her softly on the chair with her cutie mark.
"I'll answer that question later Pinkie but right now I need to show you all what were up against. Please continue to look at the projection", Twilight inferred pointing a hoof to the moving images which showed Twilight looking around the area until she and the princess as well as all who was watching all heard a loud cry.
"HIYA!"
Just as the voice ended a loud moan filled the room with a small dirty yellow filly with bright yellow eyes running away from the sound everypony in the room recognized the filly as Applebloom. Twilight in the memory ran towards Applebloom but just as she approached she her view panned up and showed a eight red eyed beast above twilight descending down onto her but before that could happen a golden color covered the memory before Twilight was pulled back away from the beast just as the beast made impact with the concrete ground. "Right there", present Twilight said pausing the memory with two vertical bars appearing on the left bottom corner. Twilight paused on the image of the beast which had apparently looked at Twilight as she was pulled away. The beast truly had eight eyes all glowing red with what appeared as three connecting bars protecting the face which seem to extend to the beasts back with armor seemingly covering all of his torso it had green arms or sleeves which had metal rings around them. It stood on two legs but what caught the eyes of the mares was the large drill that was stained with blood. "This is what we're up against", Twilight said as she made the rectangle disappear and looked back at her friends who were in awe.
"Oh my word, that terrible looking thing is in Equestria, but how when you and the princess returned nothing else came with you guys", Rarity much like Rainbow broke the silence of the room.
"Like I said before we don't know how it got through but however it came through it arrived in Canterlot and has been heading to Ponyville since then and has even-",But before Twilight could finish she was interrupted by Rainbow Dash
"Why hasn't the royal guard stopped it yet. I mean come on compared to the things we've fought before that thing is much smaller and doesn't seem to be all that smart or strong. We've fought dragons, changelings, a god of chaos, monster plants and just a few weeks ago Tirek. What diffrence does this creature make", Rainbow Dash said finishing her rant on their accomplishments. Twilight herself was actually looking worried still.
"The beast has killed dozens of guards and has put Princess Luna in the hospital in critical condition, It has survived a train crash that was falling off the side of Canterlot. Now I know the last one may not sound as a feat but this creature is very vicious and as of now the beast's objective is Applebloom", This newly acquired information managed to silence Rainbow Dash for the time being, Rarity and Fluttershy had faces of shock and Pinkie was just having a neutral face with no emotion showing.
"Applebloom? but why does the monster want with her", Rarity inquired of Twilight to shine some light as to why this horrid beast would want such an innocent filly such as Applebloom.
"Oh! Maybe the monster wants to apologize to Applebloom", Pinkie blared out surprising Everypony besides Fluttershy who she startled and had hid in her mane.
"Pinkie...I very much doubt", Twilight said shaking her head back and forth. "Look this thing is after Applebloom and i'm afraid of what it could do to her if It finds her. So for Applebloom and Applejack we must find this creature with the help of some high level guards, we must contain it and send it back to were it belongs", Twilight said with a very serious tone and with a serious face as well.
"That monster isn't gonna lay a finger on Applebloom, I'm right girls", Rainbow Dash said flying off her chair putting herself in front of her friends so that they could all hear her. All but Fluttershy had serious faces on them they all agreed with Rainbow Dash, even Fluttershy even if she didn't seem like.
"Okay girls, lets be careful now like said before this beast is unlike any we've faced before", Twilight said ending the meeting
Deep in the Everfree Forest three fillies were being escorted and protected by a large golem who just minutes before defeated a monster lion. The golem pushed aside bushed and plants, flattening them, creating a path that allowed the fillies to easily traverse behind. One of the fillies approached the golem. "Thank you for savin' our flanks back there, If you hadin' showed we would have been Lion chow", The filly named Applebloom said walking side by side with the golem.
"NNNNNNNN", Moaned the golem who looked directly at the filly. The other two fillies who were trailing behind concurred with Applebloom. Subject E wonder what caused his daughter to revert back to her normal state as it seems her eyes no longer glowed, her coat had been clean and was a brighter yellow then before, and her voice did not sound distorted but the connection between the two was still there strong as ever. Scootaloo was the next to talk.
"Yeah! and the way you fought that thing was awesome for a few seconds I thought you were finished and that we were finished but then you turn the tables on the lion", Scootaloo said enthusiastically while flapping her small wings really fast floating a few inches of the ground landing right back done. The other filly was quiet though smiling weakly she seemed distraught at the golem. The Forest gave no indication of dwindling. How far in were they in. This Forest is to dangerous to stay in or rest in. Those flashing lights from before may be a town of which they can find shelter. "MMMMNNN" Subject E moaned again he noticed the other ponies were very acquainted with Applebloom how long has she been here. They seem friendly so he does not need to worry about them doing any real damage. They were the roughly the same size as Applebloom does that mean that she came from this world. Is this her true home?
"I'm sorry, we don't know were Ponyville is we're lost", Applebloom answered the golems question of where their town was. All this was Appleblooms fault if only she didn't forget were Zecora lives they wouldn't be lost in the Everfree forever. The golem continued to push through the thick forest. "Do you know were your going...ummm", Applebloom stopped herself she hasn't even gotten the creatures name yet but before she could ask the golem moaned again asking another question.
"We'll my names Applebloom and these are my best friends, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle", The fillies all smiled when their respected name's were called. Strange names for children...Wait my daughters name is Applebloom?...I like that name actually...huh, is that what they named her. Subject E knew from the start that he truly wasn't Applebloom's father nor she his daughter but that didn't matter to subject E he loves her with all his heart. What matters to him is that she is safe and protected. He also knew that she had a family somewhere and this place that he has ended up in might be her original home.
"Do you have a name", Applebloom asked surprising Subject E who quickly stopped moving and looked at Applebloom. A name was never given to Subject E they classified him as Subject E-268 just a serial number not a true name but what else did he have so to answer his daughters question he showed her the back of his hand which had a large E stitched to his glove.
"Your name is E...Thats it just E", Applebloom seemed confused as did the two other fillies. They probably aren't use to such small unusual names.
"Is it short for something?", Scootaloo asked pointing at E's glove. Subject E simply moaned at her, Applebloom knew what he said but to Scootaloo it was just a deep moan.
"It's short for Epsilon", Applebloom said surprised to know that the golem's name was Epsilon, she'd never heard of a name like that before. For a while everything was silent with Subject E resuming his walk and so followed the fillies. "You never answered my question back there. why did you protect us"
Again Subject E was caught off guard that she just ask that stopping in his tracks again. Why did she ask...she knows why. "MMMMMM", Moaned E just as he thought of his answer.
"Psst...What did he say", Sweetie belle finally spoke up getting over the fact that the golem seemed kind of nice.
"He said that I already know, Do I?", Applebloom only got two shrugs from her friends for they don't know why either.
Subject E just kept moving, did they do some thing to her did they remove her memories, does she not remember anymore. Everything about her was different, in rapture she was so different. E knows that Applebloom never belonged in rapture was she finally home? in her home? Where she belongs those horses probably erased the rapture memories maybe that is why she has best friends and why she seems not to recognize him. Who ever did it must have want her to forget Rapture which in truth Subject E would have done the same, Rapture was no place for her.
Minutes past all though they felt like hours for the fillies as E continued to push away the forest. The forest was mostly just the sounds of rustling, birds chirping, crickets, and themselves. The path to where ever they were going was taking longer then usual.
"Ugh! My hooves are killin' me, I wish we were home already", Applebloom whined her hooves were red and pulsating from exhaustion. "Woah!", Subject E heard her plea and immediately scooped Applebloom up and placed her a top his head. Startled at first Applebloom quickly realized that he was simply helping her and she readjusted herself on his helmet to get a more comfortable seating position resting one of her hooves on the bar that stretched across the middle of E's head. She actually liked this view she felt as if she was atop the world, or something along that filling that made her fell happy.
"Hey! what about us. we're here to you know", Sweetie Belle said annoyed and with a bit of anger that the golem ignored them from the start. The golem spun around slowly and stared at Sweetie Belle his eyes glowing red, he had taken offense of the fillies tone. She may be a child but E cared not for her even if she was a acquaintance of his daughter. His drill began to spin slowly before his approach was stopped by Applebloom.
"Wait, stop she didn't mean it like that. Please stop!", immediately subject E yielded setting his drill to his side. Applebloom sighed in relief she looked down on her friends. "Ummm Sweetie Belle he didn' like the tone of yer voice". Sweetie Belle was petrified her ears were flopped down and she had a scared expression stuck on her face with Scootaloo clung to her. "Please can you help them up too. They have been walking for hours and are tired...Please", Applebloom implored for the golem to let them come aboard too. Subject E listened to his daughter, he out stretched his arm lending the fillies a hand. Scootaloo was the first to move toward the golems hand placing a hoof on it before she was lifted up and placed next to Applebloom a top of his head with Scootaloo making herself comfortable as much as she can subject E lend his hand to Sweetie Belle who hesitant at first accepted the hand and she too was lifted up to meet with her friends although there wasn't much space left but she managed to get comfortable. Soon as E knew the two fillies were in place he went forward. To the fillies this was a ride as the golem walked the could feel his feet clashing with the dirt ground making vibrations the vibrations themselves were quite soothing.
With pure luck, E and the three fillies found a dirt path that spanned far from both sides but with the finding of this path came deciding which way to go left or right.
"I say we go right", Sweetie Belle urged pointing left with her hoof, she seemed uneasy.
"No, lets go right", Scootaloo was pointing in the other direction to Sweetie Belle.
"Well actually we could just find out the right way by-" Applebloom was interrupted by the arguing of both her friends who seemed not able to make up their minds.
"Left!"
"Right!"
"LEFT!"
"RIGHT!"
"MMMM!", E's moan silenced the two arguing fillies as they quiet down subject E moaned again.
"Ummm...Thanks, Instead of argue ya'll should look at both directions and see if their is somethin' that can tell us which way is correct. from the look of things", Applebloom put a hoof to her chin looking at both directions before she went wide eyed with excitement. "Told ya'll that all we had to do was look, see I don't recall Ponyville having mountains in it", Applebloom pointed to the multiple mountains in the distance. These mountains were of many sizes while they could be from the mountains of Canterlot but there aren't that many at Canterlot.
"Wow I didn't even see those. So I guess were going left then", Sweetie Belle concurred as did Scootaloo who was also say they should go left and by then subject E had already started to walk in the direction of their choice...
When the group finally managed to get out of the forest Celestia had lowered the sun and Luna already raised the moon casting everything in darkness with luna's moon having the only light for the group. Subject E was actually astonished on how fast the sunset and how fast the moon rose it was like those slots at the Mermaid casino in Rapture. As they exit the forest the path they found was the path that lead to Sweet Apple Acres, Applebloom's home. To subject E it was a fairly simple farm with corn crops and the like but with a whole acre of apple trees as far as E could see and from the cloth part of his outfit there was wind blowing. The cargo a top his head where all relived to be here. They continued the path until they were in front of the Apple family barn which by then had past the whole farm giving E a good layout of the place. Applebloom bang her hoof on the helmet of subject E to get his attention. "Can you put us down please. were here and-Woah", Subject E was way ahead of Applebloom he gently placed her on the ground and did so for the other two fillies.
"Bye Applebloom, I have to hurry on back to the boutique before rarity worries herself to death...and ummm bye E", Sweetie Belle said as she waved goodbye and galloped away to the buildings in the distance that E only assumed to be the town.
"Yeah, the same goes for me, their going to be very worried. Bye Applebloom. Bye E", she too waved goodbye and galloped away both fillies disappeared into the town leaving only E and Applebloom, there was a moment of awkward silence before Applebloom spoke up.
"So you must be far from yer home now. you'll need a place to sleep for the night...I don't think Granny Smith would like it if I brought a golem in the house with out telling her...I know you could sleep in the family barn. C'mon follow me", Applebloom trotted over to the big red barn where she opened one of the doors and she went inside. Subject E curiously entered the barn opening both doors a bit forcefully. In the barn he saw Applebloom standing on hay pressing it down with her hooves to flatten it. Subject E looked around the barn, no different from a barn though E has never been in one. There was an upper floor which had hay piled on itself, the latter was much to small for him so no going up today...or ever.
"Done! Well here is you bed for the night, it's very comfy, I didn't know I could make hay feel so comfortable", Appleloom looked at E who was just standing there but what caught her eye was the fresh and dry blood stains around his arm. She knows what to do when someponies injured like that she quickly galloped to the side of the barn. you could hear her searching for something E was just about to go to her to help but she already found what she was looking for; a role of bandage. She faced E who was confused at first but he finally figured out what she was going to do he knelt down to almost her level and stretched his arm. This was a first for Applebloom as she tried to wrap the bandage around E's damaged arm but after a few attempts she managed to bandage up his arm, Applebloom felt very accomplished and proud of a job well done. "Maybe I'll get my cutie mark in caretaker I wonder what it would look like. Maybe like nurse Red Hearts", Applebloom looked at her flank rambling on of a cutie mark? what would that be? "Well Is should go on home now, I'll see you tomorrow if you haven' left yet", She trotted of to the exit, opening the door and as she was about to leave she turned and looked at E. "Thanks again for savin' us E", she smiled and left.
E was contemplating on going after her to follow her to not let her out of his sight again but he was not in rapture anymore, this was her own world, her own home. Subject E is in a very unfamiliar place, not just because the dangers here are new but that his daughter does no know him and that she's back home where she belongs. Maybe she already has a father here, her real father. These thoughts plagued him but something that he knows will forever stay the same. No matter what he would protect her even if she does not see him as her father, he will protect her with all his might, he will protect her from all who seek to hurt her that will always stay the same and his love for her will stay always. E walked over to the large patch of hay that Applebloom made, he let his body fall with a thud as he sat down, he was needing of sleep.
In the surrounding area was nothing but a large plain, the tall grass sways with the breeze back and forth. Bits of pollen fly with the wind, twirling majestically as it travel. The wind whistles now and then. The plain itself was miles long with only a single tall tree among the grass, it's branches swaying with the leaves rustling, but with the plain there was a beach not to far back splitting with the plain. It's waters clashed against the sand and grass, whoosh went the water as it hit the rocky shore, the squawking of seagulls could be heard yet not a seagull in sight. This place was calm and peaceful not disturbed by any but nature. Free from the clutches of man who seek to change this place for themselves.
Next to the tree sat a huge figure who's multiple eyes glowed green. The beast looked around confused but other wise calm to the situation which was unusual for him to be. Subject E rose from the base of the tree, being in an unknown place he reached for his drill but it disappeared from its usual storage. Subject E gazed around the base of the tree to see if he dropped it, but it was not there. He was confused, where was his drill? where was he? More importantly where is Applebloom?
Subject-E was in an unfamiliar place this infinite grass plain was not where he had slept. A few specks of pollen stuck to his eye ports but he managed to clean it with ease. Subject E heard the whooshing sound of the waves hitting against the sand and rocks he didn't know what it was so he followed the noise to the beach were he once was beneath the ocean. He never saw the sea from the surface and seeing it like this gave him a weird feeling inside like when he saw Applebloom everyday. The sea from here was quite a beautiful sight. Still Applebloom was not here and so the sea can wait, Applebloom is his top priority above all.
*Giggle*
E spun around to find the source of the giggle that echoed around the area. He looked around the plain and stopped his sights on a bright pink bow protruding from the tall grass. He lumbered towards the bow. He could never forget the bow that belongs to his daughter. He was practically inches close to the bow until it swayed back and forth before it quickly sank beneath the grass. He tried to grab it before it could leave but it was to fast, he checked around the grass and to his surprise Applebloom was not there nor the bow.
*Giggle*
Another more haunting giggle echoed about subject-E spun and observed the area again and this time Applebloom's pink bow was near the base of the single tall tree that E first woke up near. E lumbered towards the tree until he got to the base of it. Her bow was just on the ground with no Applebloom in sight. E knelt down and reached out to grab the bow clutching it between his hand he displayed it to himself looking it over, inspecting it. Nobody was around the tree only the grass was visible, the dirt and the leaves as well but no Applebloom. E put the bow away to hold for his daughter once he finds her.
*Giggle*
The haunting giggle was much louder then before and much more distorted. E looked up at the sky to see that it turned from blue to grey and cloudy with sounds of thunder rolling in. The wind began to pick up as the grass swayed more fiercely and the tall tree also began to sway violently. E looked to the sea and saw the waves now green in color rise above the beach. The waves all looked like mad dogs trying to get over a fence. The wind picked up even more so, as the waves rose above the beach and began to seep through and invade the grass and as the water made its way to subject-E's feet.
The water was rising, soon the water that was at E's feet was up to his ankles. The thunder of the clouds was joined by lighting that boomed with each strike to the ground. The storm that rolled in was not a threat for E, not by a long shot. Soon the sea waves became more violent clashing against the grass and everything around until one single wave gained sized above everything else it rose up making a wall of water the size of Rapture's biggest skyscraper. Subject-E stood his ground and braced for impact planting his feet in the ground. The giant wave struck E with great force nearly knocking him down but he would not fall. The water spit apart within contact with him then the sea wrapped around E. The ocean quickly surrounded every thing in a permanent blanket of water which was dark as night with small particles everywhere. Debris from something slap itself on E along with seaweed from the sea.
Subject E once again felt the weight of the sea on his shoulders, the sea floor sand beneath his iron boots. There was no grass, no tree, just the infinite dark sea. Nothing surrounded him but the water, dark as ever. He trudged along the sea floor, nothingness everywhere. No mater how far E walked he did not see anything but the sand and debris. There was no rest for the weary for the ground rumbled and the sea sand from the ground beneath E's feet flowed away from him leaving the ground bare and far off in the distance where the sand headed, it collected up in huge pillars of sand that began to take form of buildings very familiar to subject-E. The sand pushed though the water and defied gravity. Other pillars of varies sizes of sand started to rise from the floor taking shape of buildings that belonged to a city that has gone to hell. The sand now began to solidify, harden to steel, now the pillars took shape as windows, panel, doors, designs began to surface as the sand turned to Raptures buildings before subject-E's eyes. Rapture stood before him.
E had no idea what was going on, first the plain, then the ocean coming in, and now Rapture in all it's glory was back. The lights all shined, the buildings all looked perfectly new as if Rapture was rebuilt. No sign of war. E lumbered forward his heavy metal boots hitting the bare sea floor. Within minutes he was in front of one of Raptures many buildings. E truly knew not of what transpired here but In an instant all went black.
He woke from his slumber and could see that he was back at the barn where Applebloom left him. What a crazed dream if he can even call it that. E rose from his hay-straw bed clenching his hand into a fist and slowly unclenched it. The barn was very quiet with its rustic decor, hay pile scattered all over the barn. Subject-E walked to the barn doors his huge gloved hand rested on the double doors and pushed through too the outside. The sun rays hit E's metal helmet blinding him momentarily. The sun was almost high above with all things still slumbering, all be from the birds soaring and the little woodland creature running about. E looked at the house that wasn't too far out. That house was where Applebloom went. The house had a whole orchard right behind as it's backyard, all the trees were of apples. His big steps were slightly muffled by the dirt ground, the ground still rumbled with each step but not as much as in Rapture (well we are not in Rapture that's for sure). Whatever come his way he will fight it o protect his little sister. Coming up to the house which looked awfully like the barn just bigger.
It was silent near the house, no sound penetrated the wood walls. He walked over to the front pouch this is where his plan stopped. He was much to large to fit through the door this was a first for him since most doors in Rapture were accessible. Maybe if he knocked Applebloom would come out just like the vents, of course these weren't the little sister vent and Applebloom did mention other ponys are living with her. So a direct approach would not be wise not until they have grown accustom to him if they even actually try to any way but maybe he could persuade them. Maybe a plasmid can help him and he knew exactly which one, E clenched his hand and a faint white mist wrapped around his whole arm moving around his hand like a snake as invisible waves motioned around like the telekinesis Plasmid. E look at his hand and then at the house again, like he said before Rapture did give him some good stuff. Maybe he shouldn't do it in the open, E made sure he was out of sight the best he could, behind the barn. E waved his hand causing his vision to suddenly blur as everything went cold, all his weight seemed to disappear as he felt light as air, He detach from his body, he became a astral projection of himself using his Scout 2. This Plasmid gives him the ability to create a ghostly body that allows him to exit his body and go around undetected as well as allowing him to go through tight spaces and hack security. E looked back at his body that simply sat their limped over since the catch to the Plasmid is that he leaves his body vulnerable and uncontrollable so he must return to his body when it is in some sort of pain or when the effect wears off. That is why he hid his body just in case. He made his way to the front door his new ghost like body makes no sound as he steps into the house going through the door much as you would expect a ghost to do. To subject-E every time he moved any portion of his body a trail of ghostly white followed behind to E he seemed to move slower then usual but this was just how E saw in his scout form.
The living room of this house was fairly simple just a few rustic chair, a couch, small wooden table with ornaments, and a frame stand family picture. E stared at the picture of a four member family on the picture standing left to right were four ponies all varying in size. The pony on the left looked elderly, she was a light green color with a orange apple patterned scarf her eyes, standing aside from the elderly pony was a orange pony with a cowboy hat she looked at the camera with it's left hoof crossing its right, Applebloom was standing right next to the orange one, she waved at the camera, she looked happy, and next to her was a bulky looking pony with a weird brown collar around its neck. E's heart sank in sadness and delight, this place was really where she was before, where she was born, where she lived before Rapture. He held the photo up to his face, or as close as he could due to his helmet but something struck E as peculiar if she lives here then why was she in Rapture to begin with. E placed the picture down.
He snooped around the house some more, everything had a rustic farm decor that E actually liked, he made his way upstairs with luck he might have enough time too see where Applebloom is before he's forced back into his body. His heavy boots landed on the first step of the stairs and so one until he was atop the flight of stairs onto the second floor of the house that Applebloom lives in. After taking a small turn at a corner he saw hallway with many doors on each side. He sighed and slouched his shoulders
"Mmmmnnnn", Subject-E moaned quietly. He came up to one of the doors and phased his head through to see what was on the other side. This room might belong to the elderly one because there was a rocking chair right around the corner and also because the elderly pony was on the bed wrapped in a blanket. E reeled back his head out of the room, off to another mystery door. In the hallway there was about five doors one of which he just looked in, among the doors were two other bed rooms; both empty of anybody. After checking the two rooms he went to the next room.
Fazing into the door subject-E saw a lump on the bed that was in the middle part to of the room up against the wall. The room was standard size with a small closet to E's right and well the typical assortment you would expect a child's room to have, so in thought E knew this must be Applebloom's. The lump on the bed must be Applebloom sleeping. He didn't know how the Scout plasmid worked but he can only touch security and shoot plasmid from his hands but he isn't able to hold anything else that was to heavy. only light objects like the picture frame and he can only hack the security scattered around Rapture, strange plasmid...He stepped towards the bed and took notice of the pink bow atop the ponies head. This, this was Applebloom alright now that he knew where she was he could relax.
COCK-A-DOODLE-DOBAKAWK....
That is until a feathered creature manically screeched outside the bedroom window, startling E and kicking his fighting reflexes in, shooting the creature with a bolt of electricity that went through the glass (shattering it) and struck the bird leaving only a single stream of smoke and its feathers. The shattered window collapsed and all the pieces fell to the floor all causing an equally loud sound that even a deaf person could be woken up by this.
Applebloom shot straight up from her bed, scared and frantically breathing as if she was just running. She looked around frantically looking for the source of the loud sound. unfortunate for her, but fortunate for E he was completely invisible to the eyes of anyone in this form.
*KNOCK* *KNOCK*
"Applebloom! is everything all right in there, What was that loud racket that woke up the whole house", A female voice came from behind Applebloom's door.
"Ah don't know sis, I was just a sleepin' when the ah heard the sound I immediatly woke up and..." Applebloom didn't finish her story as she looked over to her window that was destroyed with all the glass and wooden frame on the ground. It was little glass so the rest must have fallen out...
With a single thought E's astral image of himself quickly returned to his body going though the path that , his eye ports lit up with yellow, He had to get up fast before the other ponies saw him. As much as he would love to stay with his daughter he couldn't risk the ponies that live here finding him out, they may be hostile and try to take Applebloom from him but that may not be the only problem as it seems that Applebloom cares for these others as a family. From what he had heard before he returned to his body was a voice calling out to Applebloom, and Applebloom claims that she is her sisand from what Epsilon could recall a sis is a shorter version of saying sister. Was that pony really her sister or was it the same case as rapture and they merely called her that.
Epsilon entered the barn only for his head to throb with pain as he placed his gloved hand to his helmet in an attempt to restrain the pain, he heard a loud pop followed by a high pitched ringing sound that lasted until Epsilon stumbled into the barn. The eerie ringing sound disappeared but a sudden migraine followed in suite, causing Epsilon to fall on his knee from the sudden pain. He held himself up with his other arm while the other tried to "comfort" his mind. This painful migraine was accompanied by a sudden loss in Epsilon's vision, everything was white and then the migraine stopped but the whiteness remained. E rose from the floor that was also white but more of a reflective surface, showing him starring back.
"Stop.....", whispered the infinite whiteness. "Portal....", and there the whisper continued, E couldn't pin point the location of the whisperer as if the whole whiteness was the whisperer. "Taking Innocent...Ponies...Stop....Must". Just as quick as it had come the whiteness was gone and the barn was back. E wondered what all of that was about and why was it talking about a portal and ponies to him. E brushed it off as nothing more then a hallucination coming from Scout, E mustn't worry about it. Still he never had a hallucination on that kind of level before, what could have prompt it to happen, was it cause he was in a new land, his recent injuries that have yet to heal a health kit would have helped him already but he ran out a while back ago now only water would heal him. E was debating on whether he should go find a water source of some kind near by. The answer to his little debate came in the form of Applebloom, who barged in the barn pushing two baskets, one full with apples and the other with water.
"Morning E, I just finished breakfast and was wondering if ya wanted any so I brought some apples and water. Since your such a big fellow I thought this was enough for your...ummm appetite", she said cheerfully. She pushed the two baskets closer to him afterwords she grabbed an apple and bit it, leaving the apple with a big bite mark. "See they are delicious and nutritious", she grinned with pieces of apple still stuck to her teeth. Subject E found it funny of Applebloom to do that since she actually did that from time to time in Rapture, once Epsilon found an edible fruit such as the apple. Though E would have love to eat the apples, he really can't after all his mouth is beneath his helmet and he can't take off his suit let alone his helmet, but this did raise the question of how he didn't go hungry and starve. E brushed it aside as he focused back on Applebloom.
"MMMMMMMMM", Subject E moaned.
"What!? Ya don't eat, what kind of pony or creature doesn't eat?"
"MMMMNNNN,"
"What do ya mean your not that type of creature,"
"NNNNNN", Subject E didn't want Applebloom's kindness to go to waste, the best part through is that she did bring water, that's what he needed right now because his wound hasn't fully healed. He dipped his hand into the basket filled with water.
"Uhhhhh...What are ya doing now, the water's for drinking",
"MMMMMM", Epsilon moaned, his hand still submerged in the water, and he and Applebloom waited for a good minute before E pulled out his hand, the water streaming down and dripping from his hand. When his hand was semi-dry he reached over with his other hand to take the bandages off of his arm.
"Wait! your probably still hurt", Applebloom warned E, but Epsilon had already taken off his bandages and to much of Appleblooms surprise the wound was healed as well as the fabric that was torn. Applebloom looked in awe as the wound that looked like it would take days to heal was gone. "How did you do that", Applebloom asked
"UUUMMMMM", E answered rotating his shoulder and arm.
"So it was the water...How does that work", Applebloom asked moving towards the bucket full of water, dipping her hoof in it to see if it had any affect on her.
"MMMMMMMM...MMMMMM", Epsilon moaned explaining how he was "given" the ability to use water as a sort of healing liquid that healed any types of wounds even healing broken bones, curing any sickness, and even growing back limbs. Although E hasn't really seen it himself.
Applebloom's jaw dropped after hearing E's power to heal by water, she looked at him with amazement on how he could do that. "That's amazing, I mean I never heard about anypony or creature that could do that. Is it magic that lets you it, maybe I could ask Twilight if she knows a spell like that. Oh how did you get it E", Applebloom said with a curious smile.
"MMMMMMM", Subject Epsilon lied, as he told Applebloom that he doesn't remember how he got it.
"....Oh no! i'm gonna be late for school. I have to hurry, um E, I will see ya later", Applebloom said in a hurry bolting out the barn leaving Epsilon in confusion of what this school thing is and maybe it could be dangerous, E had to hurry. He made his way out of the barn, the sun already high in the sky. He looked around the visible area trying to see where Applebloom could have gone too. At the far end of the farm E could faintly see Applebloom trotting away in the distance, he had to hurry if he wanted to catch up with Applebloom.
Applebloom slowed her pace down, going from a gallop to a trot and then to just walking. Applebloom could see the school house in the distance as she continued to walk the path that lead to the school but was also close to the Everfree forest. She found it really spooky sometimes to walk near the Everfree forest, she's been in it before but it still gave her chills. Applebloom stopped herself felling a small rumble of the ground, she lowered her head to the ground noticing the small pebbles shaking, the ground shook causing her to fall over onto her head and before she knew it the ground stopped shaking then she was lifted off the ground and was perched on Subject E's shoulders. soon they were off as Epsilon moved in the direction that Applebloom was going in at first. It took Applebloom a few seconds to realize what had just happen before she demanded E to let her down and of course E did as he was told.
"What in tarnation are ya doing out here E, Applebloom scolded E. "What if somepony saw you, they'd be running scared".
"MMMMMMM", Epsilon moaned.
"You came outside the barn to protect me? Protect me from what exactly?".
"MMMMNNNNN".
"Nothings gonna harm me out here, I mean I am awfully close to the Everfree but I take this route all the time and nothing has happen so far, so please E, go back before somepony see you and causes a panic. I'll be a'right E, promise. All i'm doing is going to school.
"MMMMMM".
"Well uhhhh, School is a place were we go to learn new things, sometimes very interesting things, sometimes we learn really boring things though and today were helping one of our friends become class president. So don't worry, school ain't dangerous and nothing there is gonna hurt me....except maybe Diamond but that's beside the point. So just go on back to the barn, actually now that your all healed up ya can go back to you home.", Appleblom said before a loud ringing filled the air. "Oh no I'm gonna be late", She rushed off towards the sound of the ringing, waving good-bye and leaving E to wonder by himself. What shall he do...
The capital of Equestria, was as peaceful. Even with the events that transpired two days ago ponies were going about their own business. They were told the threat was taken care of by the guards, so they needn't worry. Although when we think all is safe there is always an evil lurking in the shadows.
This is true as something lingered behind the shadows of the day, hiding from the sight of all ponies. A gangling metal creature hangs from the sunless side of a building, it's one red glowing eye surveyed the area looking for something. It would often tilt it head as it observed the ponies walk by. It leaned forward in excitement or surprise as it has found what it came for. A fancy looking filly walked merrily with what it thinks to be the parents of the young pony, they held there heads high, reminding the metal clad being of it's home. They seemed to not pay attention to their daughter for their eyes were closed, how they could see was a mystery to the thing. Though this was in her favor as it would make it easier to swipe the filly.
She wall jumped up the two buildings she hid between until landing on the roof of one of them. She peaked over the edge, placing her sight back on the filly who skipped along with her parents who still held their heads high. She would have to follow them until an opportunity surfaces for her. She leaped across the various buildings of this odd city following the filly. This was not the first time it had traversed though the up-top world to take a child but it would be a first to do it with so many individuals watching, she needs discretion. She scanned the area looking for any potential distractions. The scrawny metal creature raised her right arm in front of her chest. Small flames erupted from her palm. It would appear as though she needed to create her own distraction.
Standing on the roof of a building. She turned her head past the filly and her parents, locking on to a building not to far ahead of her target. She stretched out her arm. Targeting the building that she wanted before pulling back and clenching her fist and swiftly jerking it forward with her fingers stretched out and palm sticking out. At the building, an eruption of fire appeared as a result.
The building in minutes was consumed by flames. Ponies yelled and panic as they ran out of the burning building. Onlookers either rushed to help or stayed in place gawking in fear. All their attention however was on the incident. All eyes on the building. The filly and her parents were observing the blaze, lucky for her they stopped near an alley. With her opportunity revealed she dashed towards the edge of the building she was on before she leap onto the side of another building and using a long blade she skid down the side of that building. Landing with silence in the alleyway.
With silence, the lackey creature approached the end of the alley. The filly was much to focused on the blaze to notice her creeping towards. In a swift movement the gangling sister wrapped one hand around the younglings mouth, and used her other hand to grab a hold of her. The metal creature sprinted away from the area, she jumped high up in the air landing on the roof of another building. She jerked her head erratically in different directions, no chances of being seen she pounced upon rooftop. The little pony squirmed in her arms but not enough to make her lose her grip on her. Muffled squeals escaped the filly's covered mouth as the creature jumped to rooftop to rooftop, with speed uncommon to her. This little filly would be her third haul.
