> One Way Ticket > by APStories > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Venom > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "What the hell is that thing?!", a S.W.A.T. officer shouted. The lethal protector, Venom, was standing with the Equestria Girls and I, who all had flamethrowers. Rainbow Dash (my girlfriend) had bonded with Venom, a hulking black monster. "Guess what time it is? Time to die!", I said. Venom and the Equestria Girls shared a laugh. With a crazed, maniacal laugh, I activated my flamethrower and sent the officers packing. "That's your boyfriend?", Venom asked his host. "Yep. He's crazy, handsome, and I've known him since childhood", Rainbow Dash answered. Once the officers disappeared, I turned to Venom. "Alright. You're safe now. I don't know why these officers want you. I mean, you haven't done anything wrong." "Well, with you and the girls protecting me-", Venom started to say. "This just in. A red monster is on the loose in Canterlot. Citizens are advised to stay indoors at all times", a TV reporter said. "Carnage", Venom and I said in unison. "You know him?", Pinkie asked. "He's... my offspring. The 999th symbiote", Venom said. He reabsorbed back into Rainbow Dash. "I'm gonna go home and protect our daughter", I said. "I'm sorry I got you pregnant during freshman year, Dash." "It's okay, Alan. I love you. Our daughter was a blessing", Rainbow Dash replied. We kissed passionately. We separated. I ran off. "Awww, that's sweet", Venom said. Back at home... "Aura? Sweetie? Hello?", I called. "Dad? What's going on? Where's Mom?", my three-year-old asked. I kneeled down to her level. "She and the others are... not gonna be back for a while. Venom is in for the fight of his life. He's... facing off against his offspring. I'll stay with you", I answered. "Is Mom coming back?", Aura asked. "I hope so", I answered. I held my Ocellus plush close. "What's that?", Aura asked. "My... plushie", I answered with an embarrassed smile. "She's a changeling named Ocellus. I got her when I was around your age. I was thinking about giving her to you, but she's... special to me. It's the only thing I have from my family." I hugged my daughter. I put Aura to bed. In the living room, I called Rainbow Dash. "Dashie? It's me. I put our little angel to bed. I hope you come back. I can't bear the thought of losing you." On the other side, Rainbow Dash listened with a tearful smile. "I love you to pieces. If I have to tell Aura that you aren't coming home, then... I don't know what I'm going to do." My call was interrupted by another. "Oh, I'm getting another call. Talk to you later." I hung up and answered the second call. "Hello?" The response I got was complete gibberish. However, it sounded familiar. The gibberish lasted for about 5 minutes. I put the call on reverse, and sure enough, As The Lights Go Out by DAGames played. However, this wasn't the piano nor rock versions. This was a remastered version. The phone rang again. William Alexander Ryan/DAGames answered. "Hello? Mr. Kubicz?", Will called. "I'm here. What's up?", I asked. "Heart Of An Artist: Resurrection is coming soon, so I sent you that audio. What do you think?", Will asked. "I love it. As The Lights Go Out was my favorite track on the original Heart Of An Artist, so this was nostalgic. Good luck on both this and The Goliath's Throne", I replied. "Thanks. PEACE OUT!", Will answered. "Bye-bye!", I replied. I hung up. I hummed As The Lights Go Out. I put Eternal Swing into my radio and listened to the five songs. The songs are Build Our Machine, Gospel Of Dismay, Instruments Of Cyanide, Meet Thy Maker, and Mr. Crooked. I eventually fell asleep. After Mr. Crooked, the radio turned off. I eventually woke up. At Sunset's house... "If we're going to take on Carnage, we'll need some backup", I said. "I broke into the Life Foundation and captured the five artificial symbiotes. I almost got caught, but Aura was able to distract the security guards." I opened one of the canisters. A writhing gray liquid oozed out. It attached to Twilight, who screamed like a little girl. "Sheesh! You scream louder than me!", Aura (full name: Aurora Borealis Dash) said. The liquid absorbed into Twilight. "What the hell was that?!", Twilight asked. "Riot. Riot is what you would call a team leader", Venom said. The other four canisters remained closed. "Will I die?!", Twilight asked. "Is Riot gonna kill me?! Will-" I hugged Twilight. "Shh. Calm down, Twilight", I said. She returned the embrace. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Pinkie open another canister. "NO!" But it was too late. The yellow symbiote had already absorbed into Pinkie. "What?", Pinkie asked. I facepalmed myself. "Which symbiote was that?", Venom asked. "Scream", I replied. "What's the purple one?", Rarity asked. "Agony", I said. Agony absorbed into Rarity. "Fluttershy, you take Lasher, the green one. Applejack, you take Phage, the orange one." Fluttershy and Applejack bonded with their respective symbiotes. "What about me?", Sunset asked. "I couldn't find a sixth one. Wait, where's Twilight?", I replied. "Some S.W.A.T. officers appeared. She went to go take care of them", Aura said. "Oh, sweet mother of pingas nuggets!", I said. I ran outside. A hulking gray monster was obliterating the entire S.W.A.T. force. Venom overtook Rainbow Dash and ran outside. "Shit", Venom said. Suddenly, he whispered something in my ear. I nodded affirmatively. I took out my phone, turned the volume all the way up, and played a song. The volume of the song caused Riot to quake. However, that didn't seem to work. "I have one more song. Hope it works", I said. Riot reabsorbed back into Twilight. "Oh, whatever", I said. "Pinkie, I need you to figure out where Cletus Kasady/Carnage is. Everyone is in danger." "Got it", Pinkie replied. She ran off into the night. However, more S.W.A.T. officers appeared. "Hands!", an officer shouted. Pinkie put her hands up. "On the ground, now!" Pinkie had a look of fear on her face. "Guys, you do not want to do this. Trust me", Pinkie said. "Mask!", another officer shouted. "Copy!", a third officer replied. "Alright, then. Mask!", Pinkie said. "Copy!", Scream replied. The yellow symbiote overtook Pinkie. "What the hell is that thing?!", a fourth officer shouted. The S.W.A.T. officers started shooting at Scream, but she was too strong for the puny officers. She quickly defeated them. She leaped off into the night. Scream reabsorbed back into Pinkie. Pinkie's phone started ringing. Royal Pin/Pokey Pierce was calling her. "Who is Pokey? Your pulse has quickened", Scream asked. "That is none of your goddamn business", Pinkie replied. "Everything of yours is my business, Pinkie", Scream said. "Shit. Yeah?", Pinkie said. "Pinkie, where are you? I'm at Sunset's house, looking for you", Pokey Pierce said. In the background, I could be heard playing Midnight Evil. "Ask Alan", Pinkie said. She hung up. "We need to get to higher ground", Scream said. "That building looks high enough." Scream overtook Pinkie, and she leaped onto the top of the building. "Hmmm. It is peaceful up here. Your world is not so ugly after all." "There! I see something red!", Pinkie said. "Let's get out of here", Scream said. She leaped off into the night. Back at Sunset's house... "Alright, the microphone is set up", I said. "'Long before the first humans stood upright and took their place in the world, there was a beautiful land that was ruled by what many would come to call the Fae. These ancient beings were worshipped by mankind, but they were also feared. Humans were right to be afraid for there were many creatures that lived in the darkness watching us, waiting.' (Bang!) Hey, no! You can't have my ass! My ass belongs to me! 'Most were harmless enough, amusing themselves by causing mischief and playing pranks on humans that crossed their paths.' Oh, you don't say? 'However, some had more sinister intentions. The Urkling, for example, have developed a liking for the taste of human children. These monsters are small, unnaturally fast, and impossible to kill. It was an unlucky tragedy for my people that we decided to build our village here right in the middle of the Urkling's territory. We have lost so many of our children over this past year. There aren't enough tears in this world to weep for their loss.' Okay, then. 'Thankfully, though, my grandmother taught me well in the ways of my Druid ancestors. I may not be able to kill the little beasts, but I was able to work out a spell that binds them to this book. I can only hide it and pray that it never falls into the hands of a child. If you are reading this, know that I'm truly sorry for the demons that have now been passed onto you. Opening this book will have awakened them, and I'm sure they will be ravenously hungry.' Shit. 'Once the book is opened, you must read it from beginning to end in order to return them to their magical prison. Be watchful. They will only attack if you don't see them coming.' (Knock, knock.) Hey, no! 'Most importantly, once you finish this book, keep it hidden so that no one ever opens it again.' Look, Mama! I released demons into our house! What fun! Worst bedtime story ever." "Boo!", Scream said. "Ah!", I screamed. Scream reabsorbed back into Pinkie. "Oh, thank God." I hugged her tightly. "I think that game has me on edge." "Alan, we know where Cletus Kasady is", Pinkie said. "Alright. Fluttershy, you're up", I said. Lasher overtook Fluttershy and leaped off into the night. > Let There Be Carnage > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lasher ran on all fours. "Um, I don't want to die", Fluttershy said. "That's the tenth time you've said that", Lasher responded. Suddenly, something attacked Lasher. "What the hell?" The green monster looked up. "Carnage!" "Lasher. I had a feeling Alan would send you here", Carnage said. "How do you know Alan?", Fluttershy asked. Carnage reabsorbed back into his host. "Zephyr Breeze?! My own brother?!" "Ouch", Lasher said. "That's personal." "I'm supposed to be Rainbow Dash's boyfriend! I'm supposed to be the father of her children! Alan took her away from me! Even worse, they have a daughter! Well... now I will destroy everything he's ever loved!", Zephyr Breeze said. Carnage overtook him, and he and Lasher faced off. The two symbiotes liquefied as they battled. Inside the metamorphosis, Fluttershy and Zephyr traded blows. Suddenly, an extremely loud sound resonated throughout the area, causing both symbiotes to quake. Lasher was able to withstand the sound waves. After separating Zephyr and Carnage, he delivered a final punch, sending Zephyr flying. The sound waves destroyed the red symbiote. Zephyr ran off. "We have to tell Alan", Fluttershy said. "Agreed", Lasher said. The green monster ran off. Back at home, I had finished up Chapter One of Midnight Evil. Lasher came barging in. "Alan!", Fluttershy and Lasher said in unison. "What?", I asked. Lasher reabsorbed back into Fluttershy. "Zephyr Breeze is Carnage! He- he tried to kill me!", Fluttershy said. "Okay, calm down", I said. I wrapped my arms around Fluttershy, and she cried into my shoulder. "Shhh. Shhh. It's okay. Applejack, you're up. Find Zephyr Breeze and bring him to me." "Yes, sir", Applejack said. Phage overtook her and she ran off. Fluttershy returned the embrace. "Once he's dead, you'll be safe, Rainbow Dash", I said. My wife nodded affirmatively. She put a hand on Fluttershy's shoulder. We kissed. The orange monster ran on all fours. They came across an old man. "Hey, you. Have you seen a green-skinned person?", Phage asked. "I think he went that way", the old man said. Phage ran off in the direction the old man pointed to. Sure enough, Zephyr was there. Unseen by the villain, Phage grabbed him. In the distance, a figure watched the orange monster drag Zephyr away. The figure, Prowler, had a mechanical purple suit. He leaped down from the building. "Wait", he said. Phage turned around. He, or rather I, took off the mask. "It seems I came at the right time." Phage reabsorbed back into Applejack. She smiled. Applejack and I embraced tightly. "Are the others okay?" "Yep", I said. I looked at the defeated villain. Back at home... "What kind of name for a serial killer is Alan?", Zephyr asked. "I'm not a serial killer, Zephyr. You're the one who's insane, going after my family just to get what you want", I retorted in a deep voice. I had my Prowler suit on. "What are you gonna do to me?", Zephyr asked. "Kill you. You're a threat to my little girl, and I want to protect her. She's the light of my life. I still remember when I held her for the first time", I answered. "From that point on, Rainbow Dash and I both knew that Aura would need both her parents to protect her from all harm. And for the past three years, you've been trying to kill me and Aura just so you can be with Rainbow Dash. Well, no more!" I revealed a yellow Freddy Fazbear costume. "Now, in the Five Nights at Freddy's universe, you'll obviously survive these suits. Well, that's the case for William Afton. The souls of the dead children are possessed by the animatronics. But since we're not in the Five Nights at Freddy's universe, well, I hope you enjoyed your life! Actually, on second thought..." I brandished my claws and dug them into Zephyr's chest. Screaming could be heard. My wife walked in with our little bundle of joy. "Hide the body. I don't care where, but I'm not going to jail for this." I picked up Aura and walked away. Rainbow Dash stared at the dead body. In Aura's bedroom... I tucked Aura into bed. "Daddy? What happens if that bad man comes back?" "Well, I destroyed the Carnage symbiote, so I don't think he'll be back", I said. I kissed her on the forehead. "Here. I want you to have this." I gave her my Ocellus plushie. "Take good care of her." "I will, Daddy", Aura said. S.O.S Meanwhile, the Golden Freddy suit started moving. Rainbow Dash was inside. Venom overtook her, but the animatronic ran out before the superhero could strike. "Oh, shit", Venom said. Agony overtook Rarity and chased the animatronic. When Agony looked behind her, she saw the rest of us following her, including Sunset, who had bonded with Carnage. Apparently, I didn't fully destroy the red symbiote. Speaking of which, I had bonded with an eighth symbiote: Anti-Venom. Together, we are the Symbiote Syndicate. Agony sniffed the air. "Come on, this way", Agony said. We followed her. The sickening stench of matted fur and rot filled the air. It made my nose cry. "Let's just find that little shit so we can go home", I said. Venom put a hand on my shoulder. "I can assure you that Aura is safe", the black behemoth said. "No harm will come to her on my watch." "Uh, Venom?", Lasher said. We followed his gaze. Zephyr, now in the Golden Freddy suit, was on the top of a high tower with Aura in his arms. "Aura!", I screamed. "Mom! Dad!", Aura screamed back. Zephyr covered her mouth. "ATTACK!", the villain shouted. Multiple Battle-Bots appeared in front of us. Zephyr pulled a lever, and the entire tower crackled with electricity. "Now, time to finish this once and for all!" He threw Aura off the top of the tower! "NO!", I screamed. Anti-Venom ran towards the falling girl. He leaped up, grabbed her, and tossed her to my Venom. I landed on the top of the tower. The Equestria Girls battled the Battle-Bots. "We are your greatest fear. We are the protector of Earth and beyond. We are Anti-Venom", Anti-Venom and I said in unison. "Well, then by bloodshed do the gods make known their will!", Zephyr retorted. I lunged at the villain, and we traded blows. "It's you and me now, Zephyr!", I shouted. "I don't think so!", Zephyr retorted. He pushed me into the power coil, and electricity flowed through my body. I clenched my fists and ripped the coil out of the floor. I grabbed Zephyr and held him in the air. "Yippi-ki-yay, motherfucker", I said. I jammed him into where the coil stood and stuck the coil into his body. I leaped off the tower as it fell. The base of the tower crumbled, and the higher portion came crashing down on the Battle-Bots, destroying them. The symbiotes protected the girls. Soon enough, the entire tower exploded in a blinding flash of light. All nine of us were blown back. When the smoke cleared, Lasher pushed a steel beam aside. "Zephyr?", Fluttershy called. The green behemoth found an unconscious yellow animatronic bear. Lasher picked it up and swung off. He landed fifty yards away. Lasher reabsorbed back into Fluttershy. Zephyr took off the Freddy Fazbear Head and looked into his big sister's eyes. "I let you down, sis. I let you down. You're the best of all of us, Fluttershy. You're on your way. I... love... you", Zephyr said before he died. Me, my family, and the other girls looked on. The symbiotes had already reabsorbed back into our bodies. I walked up to the weeping girl. "I am so sorry, but I had no choice but to end him", I said. "We've all been there. For me, it was my great-grandmother." "For me, it was my mother", Rainbow Dash said. "For me, it was my father", Sunset said. "For me, it was my mom and dad", Applejack said. "For me, it was my best friend", Rarity said. "For me, it was my great-grandfather", Twilight said. "Fluttershy, the hardest thing about this job is you can't always save everybody", Pinkie said.