King must find redemption with monarchs that want him dead.
King has come to terms with his life. He is not welcome in the life he thought he had. With the absence of his honor guards, he would have to be careful. He has yet to know if Celestia had mentioned him yet. A part of him hope that she hasn't.
King Darky felt the wind blow past him every second felt like a minute; every minute felt like an hour. Everything happened so slowly, as if the gods were punishing him even more as he saw the cliff he once stood on had been destroyed as was falling he started feel the taste of iron in his mouth, pain riddled his body. Scares bleeding heavily as his decent into a frozen wasteland continued. His left ear was ripped in half, as his right eye was missing as blood trickled down the side of his face trying to mimic tears as he felt the cold freezing wind blow paste him.
Patches of fur were torn off, his body burned and scorched. He had never felt so much pain in his life, he could feel the wind blowing faster and faster link a nose dive he only gained speed as his death was gaining. He saw a yellow figure reaching out for him, he knew he would die anyway. That's when a blue blur darted in front of me taking the yellow figure with it as he could hear muffled shouting. He could feel it all remembering the times before, the ponies he knew gone. never even tried for him. He noticed the scorch mark on his chest as it was where Celestia had hit him hours earlier. They had set him up and he knew it.
All his life he only knew that people used him, never saying thank you never giving him anything. He only worked for them and nothing. No thanks, no recognition, no credit; nothing. Just the princesses taking all the credit, making their schemes all the more real when he was right; when he was wrong. They would blame him for it all, saying that he was a lair and would never be set free. They would have never set him free anyway. He felt the wind blowing wondering when he would hit the ground. He felt the snow smashing against his exposed skin, as it made his wounds even worse from the cold snow and how severe the wounds actually were.
Then he felt it. He felt cold, the cold water gripping his body as he sunk deeper and deeper to the icy prison that awaited him below. He felt cold the water holding him down, restricting his movements as he felt the cold. He felt the darkness. The very darkness that had kept him safe and had also brought him to this place he called hell.
The ice freezing him slowly. He wondered, what would kill him first? His injuries, or Hypothermia? He thought of it keeping his eyes open expending every ounce of energy to stay alive, but then it hit him. I he lets go, he would never have to be used again. No pain, no shouting, no abuse, and it would all go away.
He felt his back hit the frozen floor of the frozen lake. The sun light shinning down on him, laughing at the state he was in. He laid there, thinking for one last time. He had been at war with himself for as long as he could remember. Always on the frits, what should he do. The good or the bad, should he follow the light or the dark, give in to greed or share his wealth, or should he let corruption take him or let celerity push the corruption back? All questions he asked himself every waking day. All questions that had answers, he was just too afraid to answer them. He was afraid of what would come next, of what the result would be. He kept his thinking trying to look into the past just being unable to push past the cold that clouded his thoughts. Focusing his thoughts he tried to push past the freezing ice but it made his body ache and his muscles become sore. He then thought again once more Reflecting on the past, as he should have done years ago. All he did all he ever wanted was one thing.
King sat on the throne in the castle ruins in silence. Thinking as he always did, as he pondered on the world around him. As a voice entered his head reminding him of a mans words that had been told to him.
'Conflict blinds our judgement, blinds us from the truth that hides from everyone it can. We have to earn its trust, so it will allow us to make things clearer than they once were; allowing us to pass a judgement that may be fair on actions or words, but we must never let conflict blind our view on the world around us, for truth can be your enemy, or you ally' the voice echoed in King's head as he was snapped back into reality as he hopped off the throne and began to walk through the ruins thinking even more, but soon reminded himself to stop.
He walked through the ruins until he came to a door and opened it and beyond it was a rebuilt room that was somewhat livable. He walked over to the worn down night stand and pulled on the drawer and inside was a crystal that was black. He picked it up and walked into the middle of the room. And set it right side up. He looked at it as he had a memory. A memory of when he was abused and used for others own gain. Although. all of those people, or demons, were dead.
He started to become angry as he raise his paw and smashed the crystal. Following the action King felt a seeding pain go through his paw and looked down and saw a piece of the crystal sticking struck through his paw. He sat down and grabbed it with his other paw and pulled it out a scream of pain as he pulled the crystal out. He grabbed a piece of cloth and ripped it and started to wrap it around his paw.
"Fucking hell that hurt." King said as he made his way to a desk that was pushed up against a wall.
He limbed through the abandoned castle making his way back to the throne room. The trip was quiet, the plague of silence once more threatening him yet again. The silence was killing him; with his paranoia it made things much worse for him. He had walked for what felt like hours when it was really just a few minutes at most. He looked at the armor stands as he made his way to the back of the room, going behind the thrones and saw a passage that lead down, deep into the castle. He kept walking through the abandoned tunnels that had once been used for ambassadors to safely get to the castle incase anyone wanted to assassinate one of them, but long since have been abandoned. He kept walking down until he came into an open room with a river running through it. The river server as a water supply for the castle and all of the village that lived just outside the castle. He noticed that some fish were in it. Despite not needing food he still needed the energy that came with it. Since his paw was basically destroyed. He had an idea, but he really did not want to do it. He did not know the temperature. He waited for a fish to hop out of the water. As it did King snapped at it missing by a couple of inches while getting a face full of ice cold water. Which made his fur stand on end as he jumped in surprise from the cold water.
He shook the water off of himself and got ready for another try. As a fish jumped up he snapped his mouth again at it and he caught it. He chopped down on it killing it. He set it down as he felt proud of himself.
"Second try what do you know." he said as he picked it back up and walked to the passage and made his way back up into the throne room where he would enjoy his meal for once.
After some walking he eventually came to the throne room. How no one ever found that was beyond him. He sat up on the Lunar throne and ate his well deserved meal wondering how pissed the princess must be.
"Speaking of which wonder what their doing?" King said out loud as he shrugged and proceeded to eat his fish. "This makes me miss fish sticks."
Celestia paced back on forth in front of the throne mumbling to her self. King just escaped and she had no answers. To make matters worse the guards that stood guard around him were also gone. The seals were cracked or destroyed completely. Meaning it was caused before hoof, but how could it have been done.
"Sister you must calm down we will catch him." Luna said which gained a questioning glance from her sister.
"I would have expected you to be made or even furious." Celestia said.
"Oh sister I am very angry and furious. I just know how to suppress it and know to focus on finding out where he could have gone." Lua said as she sat on the throne.
"King is out of his cage, there is no telling what King will do. He could do anything he wanted." Celestia said as her blood began to boil.
"Sister I promise you we will find him and when do we will make sure that he stays imprisoned, permanently." Luna said as a evil smile grew on her face as she had an idea.
Fluttershy and her friends were walking through the Everfree forest as they were going to the castle of the two sisters. As they walked through the dangerous forest it had become less and less scary for her due to them going through it on multiple occasions that were never the good occasions. They kept on walking until they came upon a clearing and saw that the rope bridge was still up which they were relieved for. As the crossed the bridge something did not feel right. The unicorns in the group felt something wrong, but could not put their hoofs on it. So they just brushed it aside as it just being the ruins that spooked them a little.
As they approached the door that feeling came upon them again except everypony could feel it. As Twilight Sparkle opened the door to take a peak, but saw nothing so they continued. When they got to the throne room they felt it again, but it was not as bad as they felt before. Moving on they all departed to explore different parts of the castle. Rarity grabbing any fabric she could find, Apple Jack and Rainbow Dash were as usual challenging each other, and Twilight was going to the private library that belong to Celestia.
As she walked she had begun to notice that this part of the castle seemed to be very well kept and wondered what spell could have done this and how long it had been up. Then she noticed an object was in the middle of the floor and picked it up with her magic and saw it was a fish bone. Which made her curious or the fact that where would the fish come from and who else was here. She kept walking and noticed that it was going in the direction that the private library was which made her quicken her pace. When she got there she saw that the door was closed. As she silently opened it she looked in and saw that the room had been rebuilt to an extent that it was livable. she walked in again silently so not to alarm anypony that might also be here. She then noticed that the door was open to the library. and peaked in and saw about nine books floating in the air. She wondered where and who was levitating them. She did not have to wait long as a cat appear from behind a book shelf levitating four more books in its aura.
She was so shocked she failed to notice that the feline had spotted her and she did not have time to react as a bolt of magic struck her in the chest knocking her back making her stumble onto her back. The feline stood on top of her with a blade to her throat. As a question that both entered their mind.
“Who are you?” They both said in unison as the blade got pushed more up against Twilight’s throat.
“I asked first.” King said as his eyes started to glow brighter to simulate his furious anger. “Who sent you? That back stabbing bitch, Celestia?” King said which gained a gasp from the unicorn.
“How dare you talk about the princess like that.” Twilight said as she said it she had started to regret it.
“How could I? HOW COULD I talk about you princess like that!?” King started to shout until he stopped himself. “I have my reasons, but the bigger questions is why are you here?” King asked still holding the blade to her throat.
“My name is Twilight Sparkle and I came with my five other friends.” Twilight explained the reason they were here which made king ease up a bit.
“Fine I will believe your story, for now at least.” King said as he got off of her just now noticing the height difference.
"I have a question?" She asked.
"And I have an answer." King retorted which gain a flat expression from twilight as king turned around and started to rummage through the books.
"Anyway, how can you use magic without a horn?" Twilight asked which made king stop in his track. He turned the corner and gave her a glare.
"I don't want you asking that question ever again for that is question that I have never answered nor will I ever answer it." He said. "Now any other questions or is that it, because if you couldn't tell I am busy." King said as he turned back to Twilight.
"One more actually, I don't know if this question is sensitive or not, but how can you talk?" Twilight asked which made king turn around to face her. Letting out a sigh he reluctantly answered.
"I will answer it for you since your the Elements of Harmony." King said which made Twilight jump in excitement, but then stopped.
"Wait how did you know me and my friends were the Elements." She asked with suspicion.
"I can feel all kinds of magic and sometimes I can tune that to a certain point. I will explain more later. Now shall we be on our way then miss sparkle." King said. He was going to play nice for awhile then he could work a plan while he had the defense of these ponies for his side incase sun butt decided to try and call him out.
Twilight and King’s made their way through the castle ruins each step is seeming like a minute longer than it should be the tension high between them although none of them knew it. The silence seemingly dragged on as each one of them took a step king having to take quicker strides due to the unicorns height. He had never been this close to a pony before since he was in prison band with that being The reason behind his paranoia he opted to Celestia for most of it. If he was to be honest with themselves, he was actually starting to develop an irrational fear of them due to his constant abuse and being used for the abilities that he had. He thought on the day he was imprisoned by Celestia after he had helped her with a battle that has never been put in any equestrian history books. Despite him being called a hero by her she backstabbed him and threw them in prison fearing the power that he had. His thoughts begin to wander back to the time when people adored him over the two sisters. He thought back to the beginning, but he quickly and swiftly dismissed the thoughts of the past. Continuing forward to the throne room.
Coming into the throne room they both noticed Twilight’s friends running around in a panic. To be honest he found it kind of funny if he was to be honest with himself. He then noticed they were trapped in a purple aura and then looked to Twilight Sparkle, who had a very frustrated expression on her face. She started to lecture them or what not, King didn't really care to listen. That was until he heard a gasp and turned and saw a yellow blur heading straight for him. He tried to back away from the yellow intruder.
"OH SHI..." He was cut off from all the fur in his face.
"God fucking damn it."He said, his voice being muffled by all the fur.
He started to here her talk about how cute he was and if he was being honest with him self, He was starting to get really pissed. He was soon hugged one more time, but he could have sworn he heard a cracking sound coming from his body. As his black fur started to turn maroon.
"I..c...nt...br..ath" King said through gasps of air.
With a gasp she let go of him as well as with constant apologies.
"I am so so so so sorry I thought you were an animal." The yellow one said.
"I will let it slid this once, only because I have had to deal with worse." King said which got some confused glances from everyone in the room.
After the introductions were out of the way. They all started to leave the castle. King looked at the castle, He would return when he was done, just needed to tie up some loose ends first.
As the exited the Everfree forest King had to shield his eyes from the sun. He forgot how bright the sun was compared to being in the Everfree.
"Welcome to Ponyville." Twilight exclaimed as she gestured a hoof to the small village.
He looked at the familiar town that he knew, that used to be the capital of Equestria until Nightmare moons banishment. Everything had changed except for the way it looked. As they all started to walk slowly into the town as everypony looked at King with curiosity and wonder. As they walked through the town they came upon a library he knew. Twilight opened the door and everypony entered the library.
"King you said you would tell us how you knew that I was the element of magic?" Twilight said as she began to sit down in front of him as well as the rest of her friends.
"I would get settled this will be a long story." King said as he took a seat and took in a deep breath.
"Are any of you aware of the Pre-Pony Era?" King asked looking around the room.
"Yes," Twilight said as she raised her hoof in the air. "No pony knows for sure what it was like, but some scientists think that there was a civilization before pony society that was highly advanced and were very power full and supposedly peaceful." She finished as she heard laughter coming from the small feline.
"That funny, those creatures were know as Ο άνθρωπος. Creatures that were very distructive in nature they wanted nothing but knowledge and power and they would kill anything and anyone that stood against them." King said as he got ready to tell the story.
Date: Pre-Equestrian Era
Ruins, they littered the waste land as time began to take its toll on once beautiful city. Time had not been kind to the city saw it held many secrets for a long time. How was the time when life began to spring it back into its natural ways. Nature beginning to take back control over land that I’ve been destroyed and desecrated by the people who once inhabited it. Cities were burnt to the ground as remains of every day items now nothing but buried in dirt ash and steel as well as under them countless remains that litter the cities and roads that connected it all together. Species thought they could defend their homes with every single armament that they could, But it just wasn’t enough.
The cities of the old civilization for a Questria had fallen and we were set to take their place. But there was a time in between that with those same species with whatever was left, thrived. Thrived from the ashes of war in conflict and now then become stories for old trying to one day start a new. It would not come to pass. Life would never grow back.
Life was barren, sickening, and most of all deadly. Nothing could survive the waste land of the ones beautiful rich and thriving green planet. It was no longer a haven it was now a graveyard. The grave that its own kind had created for itself never to recover again. But there is a story written in Cave paintings in hieroglyphics, say depicting that one day life would be fully restored and they would return but not as what they were, but one of their own would be reincarnated to help bring about the New Age. Bring an age of peace where the Ancients could not. These ancients were referred to as, “The Great Wardens”. The Great Wardens were the powerful race that would take on the ones before and would start what their ancestors could not.
“That’s the story of old. The legend that would spread through out the millennium.” King finished as he looked at some of them with confusion, but the purple one writing on a piece of parchment.
“I have to send this to the Princess!” She exclaimed which made King have an idea to prevent that and he did not like it when he did this.
He inhale some dust in his nose, and yes it is dust like actual house dust, and felt the need to sneeze. He aimed it at the parchment and he let out a sneeze sending a beam of magic at the parchment burning it into dust.
“Oops, my bad.” King said trying to sound innocently, some how them buying it.
“Well can you repeat the story?” Twilight said with irritation.
“Nope it’s a one time thing, plus I hate repeating myself.” King said as she looked at him with a flat expression. He would she Ms. sunny ass who was the evil one in this little game of hers.
“So um what’s your name?” Flutter shy asked warning a glance from King.
“Who wants to know?” He asked starting to get a little defensive, channeling magic into his paws ready to blast a hole into anyone’s skull that tried to send him to the princesses.
“Oh, well, um we don’t know your name that’s all.” Flutter shy said as King settled down from the magic channeling letting out a tiny gas bomb that no pony would smell. At least that’s what he hoped.
“I suppose that’s a good enough reason. Well then my name is da...King. Yes my name is King.” King said refusing to use his first name. “With that out of the way, anymore questions
“Actually, King, one more question, do you have a place to stay?” Flutter shy asked as King assumed she might ask this to somepony she may have met or something he didn’t know nor did he care.
“Yes.” He said simply
“Where might that be darling?” Rarity asked.
“The abandoned castle, that’s where.” King said which earned him a lot of concerned glances from the ponies in the room.
“What?” He asked innocently and the next thing he knew he had another face full of yellow fur. He wondered if this would become a reoccurring thing.
After the 30 minute long hug and using magic to help him breath. The butter Pegasus offered him a place to stay in her home he tried to say no, but she was as stubborn as Celestia being called a bitch by king 50 times in a row none stop or constantly telling her to suck a fat one until she left his cell room.
King would admit he liked telling her that one because he would always make fun of her for it would never happen. Sometimes it would make his guards laugh too, which made it better for him at times when he would become extremely bored.
After some convincing he accepted Fluttershy’s offer to stay at her home. He quickly teleport back to his home, grabbed a couple of items and teleported back to town.
His teleportation was different from others he had to have a starting point and like a map pinpoint the point B to which he could teleport to, he can still teleport anywhere he just chooses not to risk being teleported into a rock. With his quote on quote “New home” he walked with Fluttershy to her humble abode.
“So king, why did you decide to live in the castle and not come here?” Fluttershy asked King as they both walked through the town’s streets.
“It was the closest thing that felt like home to me.” King said lowering his head his ear flattening against his head.
Fluttershy felt she had said something wrong and started to apologize to him, but King kept saying it was all in the past.
They eventually came upon Fluttershy cottage and King had to admit it looked quite nice compared to all the other homes. They both walked up to the door, Fluttershy pushing open the door and turning on the lamp that was next to the couch and the door way that lead into the kitchen.
“So King how can you speak, if you don’t mind me asking?” Fluttershy asked.
The snow raged on as the storm got worse and worse. The snow willing to punish any of those who dare try to step foot in its raging fury. The wind roared on as a pony trudged through the snow. The pony had a helmet on its head as blue lights came from the visor. Four dots in the front of the helmet simulating eyes. He walked through the frozen wasteland looking in every direction as if was being followed. The pony put his hoof to his the side of his head making the front of it retract upward so that the pony's face was visible. His face was dark maroon color with his eyes being black with white pupils in the center. He had a scar going down his left eye all the way down to his cheek. His mane was a dark blue color that was covered by the armor he was wearing and his tail was not a pony tail rather a similar tail to a felines. He brought his hoof to the side of his head the front of the helmet, retracting once more to cover his face from the snow and ice that was pounding against his armor.
As he kept pushing his way through the snow, noticed that the mountains were getting closer and closer. As he approached he pulled a device off of his back and tossed it up into the freezing cold air. The device however did not land rather it hovered over the snow before an single eye popped out from its small body. The stallion walked past the device as it took notice and started to hover next to him. The stallion and his hovering companion both started for the mountain range, but was stopped when he felt like something was watching him. He stopped and put his hoof in front of his companion. Until heard movement coming from the ridge above him.
He started to reach for another device on his midsection. It did not take long for he already had a grip on it. He pushed a button on it it clipped to the back of his neck and attached to his forelegs. Everything happened in slow motion, quick on his hooves, he snapped around aiming his forelegs at the intruder and opened fire. The wings on the creature's back unfurled as with its massive wing span. He finished it off by aiming for the eye and fired blowing a hole through the creature's head spilling the inside of its head on the snowy floor which was now starting to turn red. Getting up he dusted himself off and continued as if nothing happened. His companion made an arm appear and picked up a piece of flesh from the dead creature as a red beam of light came from its eye, washing over the flesh pacing back and forth until he stopped and dropped the flesh and spoke.
"The nova corruption has spread though out this region and it is as if it refuses to leave. Which I find odd knowing its nature." The robotic vibrant voice said.
"I know, that is why we are here. To ask it ourselves and hopefully end it if possible." The stallion said his voice sounding mechanical and static sounding due to the helmet he wore as he spoke in a emotionless tone. As they both continued The stallion stopped and pulled his hoof to the side of his head signaling his companion to stop. He held his hoof there for a second before he unfurled his wings and and flapped them where he landed on a ridge to watch a bunch of Nova sentries walk by. He noticed that the Nova sentries looked like the ponies of this world, with crystals sticking out of their bodies. He noticed that one of them had a crystal coming out of what he could only assume was her eye with the color of the crystal being purple. He waited until they passed before he jumped down tiny thrusters on the bottom of his wings letting him glide quietly to the ground. As he turned around he felt something familiar about this ridge but ignored it for the time being. That is when he saw a weapon Jutting out of the snow with a helmet like his hanging off of it. Then it all came back to him.
Pre-Equestrian Era
"HOLD THIS RIDGE! WE NEED TO BUY THEM SOME TIME TO FINISH SEALING THE DOORS!" A voice yelled over the countless explosions. He could feel it all coming back to him.
"GOLIATH INCOMING!" another voice said except this one was female.
"OPEN FIRE!" another male voice said. watching the blood shed before him unfold it had happened.
He felt the need to help. He pulled a rifle off of his back and jumped over the barricade meant to hold the enemies back long enough for the door to close. As he cleared it he charged at the enemies he remembered it all. The Swarm they were the cause.
He felt somepony grab his shoulder and start shaking him. Yelling his name, but it was muffled so he couldn't hear it.
"ANDREW! Andrew snap out of it." a voice said as everything faded away.
Present
Andrew shook his head, shaking the nostalgic feeling away from him. The swarm all of it, he remembered. He remembered a time long ago when the Ο άνθρωπος finally achieved peace. He remembered all too well that it did not last long. He turned around and kept walking up the ridge.
"Lets keep moving we are running behind on schedule." Andrew said through his helmet, his static; mechanical voice hiding the pain he felt.
They kept walking every now and then encountering patrols and opted to just avoid them. It then started to hit him.
"Why are the Swarm up here." Andrew question himself trying to find any clues. That was until he saw a structure he knew. Once he was certain that the Swarm was no where in sight he jumped down from the ridge and landed making a crack in the rock, the armor making the landing softer than it sounded.
He walked up to it and wiped some of the snow off the side of it. As he saw the letters and numbers that were written on the side of the structure as it read, 'Phoenix 0 7-4'.
"Sythe. Splice this terminal." Andrew said as Sythe plugged in one of its mechanical arms into the terminal's outlet.
He stood there watching Sythe splice the terminal his helmet started to speak.
Warning hostiles detected
Hostiles incoming.
"Shit!" Andrew said as he got behind a piece of the wreckage.
"Παρείσακτος! Σκότωσέ τον!" The Creature said as it pointed its arm at him and fired multiple shots all missing and hitting the cover he was hiding behind.
He peeked from behind his cover and saw three medium sized bipeds jump from the ridge. As they stood up a arm cannon formed on their arms.
"Χαχαχα! Ετοιμαστείτε να πεθάνετε!" The middle on spoke for him still not able to understand what they were saying.
He got out of cover and rolled to another piece of the wreckage and pulled his rifle off of his back.
"Well isn't this a fine day!" He spat to himself through his helmet peeking over his make shift cover and firing at the one to the left missing it as it dove for cover.
"Πάρτε τον εισβολέα!" the one to the right said as it moved up trying to get to cover. It however was unable to as Andrew took the opportunity and opened fire and hitting the creature in the chest and head killing it. He quickly ducked down as more bolts of energy darted just over his head.
"Στρατιώτης κάτω!" the one on the left said as the one the right one moved up.
"Ρύθμιση ισχύος. θα σε καταστρέψω!" It said in it's language as it hovered and it suddenly turned purple. As it quickly ducked back into cover.
Andrew got out of cover and opened fire at the purple one hitting it multiple times in its head, but it only staggered back. He gridded his teeth as he unfurled his wings and jumped up and landed on its head. As he tried to get a hold on it he activated his energy blade, letting out a war cry started to stab it in its head repeatedly, refusing to stop. After stabbing it multiple times, he pulled it back and shoved it right through the head of the creature, where the blade would come out where the mouth should be, and pulled the blade upwards; slicing the creatures head in half as it still tried to reach for him, but kept failing.
Andrew unfurled his wings and pushed off of it and landed behind cover. Where the creature would produce an ear splitting screech before exploding. The final creature got out of cover and started to constantly open fire. Until its weapon stopped firing. It started to charge Andrew.
"Θα σκοτώσω..." It didn't get to finish as Andrew put a hole in its head as it collapsed to the cold snowy ground. As the once white snow started to turn purple.
"Andrew I am almost done, but there's something else." Sythe said as Andrew trotted over to him.
Andrew pushed the side of his helmet making the part of the front with the eyes slide up to the top of his head, as the part where his mouth was slide down. As he looked at the some what active terminal as it displayed radio frequencies, the inventory of the wreckage, and other stuff that was in a computer.
"Andrew I got it, I am uploading it to your Helmet visor." Sythe said as he got back to splicing the terminal.
As Andrew turned around he pushed the side of his helmet making the plates retract back to covering his face from the freezing cold snow and winds. He lifted his foreleg and a holo screen appeared over his foreleg. He swiped his hoof across it as he grabbed what he was looking for and tossed the holographic orb in the air as it burst, many other tiny orbs made a dome around him with lines connecting them together. He then noticed figures appear. They were bipedal and were taller then him by far. He pushed a holographic triangle symbol on his foreleg and everything started moving. As Andrew watched everything play out.
Andrew noticed multiple bipeds were walking about as he noticed tall towers with some more bipeds in them hold a weapon similar to his own. he then started to hear talking.
"You know we can't push against the Swarm. Everyone knows that." The distress short male biped said as it confronted a taller more stoic one.
"Doctor, I do not care of your concerns, I only came for what I requested and that is it." The stoic biped said.
"Sargent, I already told you it isn't ready and will not be for awhile, but if you provoke the swarm you won't have to worry about the weapon." The biped named Doctor said as he put his hands on the table and stared down the one known as Sergeant down. The Sergeant not moving a muscle at all.
"Doctor I don't have time for your excuses I need the weapon. Now is it ready or not?" Sergeant said as he slammed his hands down and stared down the Doctor.
"Y...yes, it is." He said as he hung his head low disappointed in himself for giving in so easily.
"Good, I want a shipment of those weapons by next week at sunrise. I thank you Doctor, I hope you can learn to do the same." The Sergeant said as he walked out of the tent.
A couple of seconds went by before the Doctor let out a heavy sigh.
"I just hope you learn as well. I hope we all do." The Doctor said before everything started to fizzle out until the dots formed the orb again as it went back into his foreleg.
Andrew finished watching the old recording and had stopped to think on it. he still had questions on his mind. He decide to think on it later, he still had a job to do.
"Sythe what is this thing anyway?" Andrew asked.
"This is a transport vessel on route to an unknown location. We maybe able to find out its destination if we continue up the mountains. If this terminal is correct then there should be some sort of facility further up the mountain range. Sythe unplugged from the terminal and plugged itself into Andrew's back where it sat.
Andrew continued through the Mountain range encountering multiple Nova corrupted sentries on his way up the mountain. After finishing off another patrol of sentries he put the rifle on his back and continued further up. As he kept walking he came upon what looked like an Outpost of sorts.
"Sythe what can you tell me?" Andrew asked his Helmet making his voice sound like static.
"This appears to be an outpost, but what kind I am unsure of. Have a look around and see if you can find any terminals you can plug me into." Sythe said as Andrew proceeded to wonder about the outpost looking in every tent until he came across a building. He walked up to it, unfurled his wings, and flapped them once and jumped to give him self some extra air time. As he hovered a couple of inches off the ground he grabbed the door handle, but it wouldn't open.
"Sythe can you splice it?" Andrew asked backing up and letting the small floating robot splice into the security system.
"Andrew we have incoming hostiles." Sythe said which made Andrew's face fall flat under his helmet.
"Activating mobile fabricator. This fabricator can only fabricate ammunition and small arms and has limited energy so use it wisely." Sythe said through Andrew's helmet radio.
"Why can't I go to an outpost where I am not attacked?" Andrew asked sounding very very pissed.
He heard his helmet start to speak to him.
Multiple hostiles detected..
Identifying...
Nova Corrupted units Identified..
Code name: Imp
Analysis: Imps prefer to attack with overwhelming force, but are very weak to any and all weaponry.
"Well ain't that good to know." Andrew retorted, getting out from behind cover and opening fire at the imps and boy did he just now realize how many there were.
He shot a group of imps that tried to flank him, but he made quick work of them. He quickly activated his energy blade that was on his right foreleg and spun around and swung slicing a group of three imps in half. He continued for about what felt like an hour, but really it was only about five minutes He finally was out of breath. Sitting on his back legs he pulled the rifle over his shoulder and fired thirty bullets straight above him and watched as an imp fell right in front of him.
"All hostiles in the area have been neutralized. I have finished the splicing the security system. You should be able to pry it open." Sythe said as he activated his built in cloak and stuck close to Andrew.
"About time." He said before he pull out his side arm and fired to his left as an another imp went flying right behind him. He gripped the crack with his hooves and pulled, with a lot of effort he forced the door open breaking the mechanism that was built into the door. He saw a terminal at the center of the room and also saw a desk with a device on it he had never seen before.
He first walked over to the desk and studied the device. He unfurled his wings and hovered above the ground by a couple of inches so he could see the device more closely. He lifted up his left foreleg and pointed his hoof at the device on the desk. As a beam of blue light washed over it pacing back and forth on it.
Data Received...
Locate a Nearby Station for Log Play Back..
He took notice of a flashing light on a terminal that we has looking for and flew over to it and landed next to it. He pulled the so called Log in front of his helmet so he could see it. As he started to flip it trying to inspect it he put it up to the terminal as it was suddenly pulled into a sky blue beam of light. As the Log floated above the terminal he sunk into it being destroyed as an blue orb floated out of it and into the middle of the room before bursting and the similar creature from before appeared.
All the others disappear except for one. As he walked up to the central terminal that he was at he pushed button on the terminal as a ringing sound was heard then a holographic image of a more female looking one appeared.
"What do you need this time?" The women said almost letting out a chuckle.
"He went through with it." The doctor said bluntly. Which got a concerned expression from the female.
The doctor started to pace back and forth rabbling to himself about how its all over.
"Michal calm down what did the Sergeant do?" She asked as the formerly named doctor now Michal faced her.
"He is going to attack the swarm!" he practically yelled at her when he said it.
"What? He can't not without proper authorization. You told him it's not ready right?" She asked with a hint of aggression in her voice.
"Of course I did, you think I just gave him the weapon? I am not that stupid Charlie, and you know that. He basically might have had a gun to my head. Even after I tried to tell him not to do it, but of course the dipshit has to pull the "that's an order" card on me and you know I hate to not follow orders." Michal said as he sat down on one of the chairs and put his hands on his head.
"Hey calm down, you know when he does that, I understand that you can't deny that. It's apart of being with military officers. Hey, look at me." she said making Michal stand up and look at her. "We will make it through this [Redacted] always find away. We always have, and always will its what we are as a species. It's what makes us [Redacted]." Charlie said before Michal let out a heavy sigh.
"I guess your right." He said which made her smile a bit.
"Hey, I will call you later and don't worry I am sure he will reconsider it, despite the way he acts. He really takes care in his plans." Charlie said before ending the communications.
"I hope your right." Michal said before making his way out, but not making it two steppes before he fizzled out and disappeared as it formed back into an orb. As it finished it flew over to Andrew and disappeared into his right foreleg, as he raised it to inspect it before putting it down again.
"Andrew, I got something." Sythe said as it made multiple screens appear.
"What is it?" Andrew asked as he looked at all the screens.
"This outpost was protecting a mountain base, but here is the interesting part. Look at this recording here." Sythe said making a Hologram appear of the crashed Dropship that was leaving the mountain area. Watching as a rocket came from a ridge and hit the ship forcing it to crash where they had first found it.
"Wait, rewind it back to when the rocket was launched." Andrew said and Sythe complied as it rewound it back until he put up his hoof to signal Sythe to stop.
"It appears that the rocket wasn't from this Swarm these creatures were fighting. From what I have read in this terminal the swarm was like undead, but with more coordination." Sythe said as Andrew picked up where she left off.
"Except, for this rocket was a precision shot. Meaning it was intended to look like the Swarm got a lucky shot." Andrew finished. He started to contemplate the recording. "Download all data on the terminal I want every corrupted, damaged, and nondamaged files downloaded, we will review them later." Andrew said as he both of them had finished up and proceeded further up the mountain.
As they both exited started to exit the outpost and go even further up the mountain. The snow still pounding against his armor as he walked forwards. The winds were getting stronger and stronger. As they continued up the mountain range, they started to encounter less and less of the Sentries, which He wasn't complaining or anything. It just struck him as odd.
He saw a strange machine frozen in a strange positions. It looked as if it was fighting someone, or something. He ignored it for now and walked right by it.
"I am detecting a faint signal within the mountain itself." Sythe said.
"So it was true. There is something here after all." Andrew said as he walked to another terminal.
"Sythe splice this terminal and this time keep it quiet." Andrew said as Sythe plugged into the terminal until Sythe a made a surprised noise.
"Andrew, there is zero security systems in this terminal." She said turning her eye to him.
"What do you mean?" He asked walking over to her.
"Take a look," She said making a hologram appear in front of him. He took notice that the Hologram was one big square and that there were lines going all across the it. "This is what is inside this terminal and this is the one I hacked into earlier." She said making a second square appear, but he noticed all the red lines there were.
"The red lines are what cause alarms to go off. This one however seems to have been made like this on purpose." Sythe said as she examined it further.
"So what your saying is someone put this here?" Andrew asked as he looked at the two squares once more.
"Yes, Someone disabled the security systems on this terminal." Sythe said as she begun Splicing the terminal. "I got something. Its an audio log not a holo recording. Playing log." Sythe said as static began to fill Andrew ears as the log started to play.
This is log Alpha 0 1 1 2 0 8
and something strange occurred today. The swarm you know the problem that all of [Redeacted] for what feels like, well, forever. Been 3 years since it all started, but when your fighting battles, time just, kinda, leaves you. If you know what I mean that is. But today the Swarm had actually retreated and it struck everyone as odd, but for the military they saw it as a sign that there was still hope. That was until we saw an entire mountain just, Exploded. Now all that's left is a never ending desert of snow and sleet. It is now nothing but a flat straight wasteland. I just hope we can actually win this after witnessing that. The log then stop playing and floated into the side of his head.
"Lets keep moving." Andrew said as Sythe unplugged and followed close behind.
"Did you hear what the log said. The whole entire valley that the Empire sits on was once a mountain and the tallest one at that. The amount of explosives required, well lets just say a lot." Sythe said as they continued further.
As they continued Andrew noticed a symbol on a sign. It was a picture of an eagle holding three arrows in one tallon and something else that he could not make out due to the corrosion that was on it. He knew they were getting close. As he approached a wall and looked up and saw a platform.
"It seems that there were stairs here at one point." Sythe said which made him look to the side noticing the broken star case on the snowy ground.
"Then we climb." Andrew said as he lifted his hoof up to the rock wall in front of him and push a button on his shoulder. Claws appeared on his hooves as he stabbed one into the wall and raised the other up and latched onto the rock wall.
"Why didn't you just fly?" Sythe started to shout as the wind roared louder then a lion.
"The wind currents would catch my wings and throw me off the mountain!" He shouted back as he reached and latched onto the wall. He started to hear crashing and saw multiple rocks coming down on top of him.
"OH SHIT!" Andrew said as he flapped his wings once and lunged to the left narrowly avoiding the collapsing rocks.
"I guess the disturbance of this place must be causing climate change to the rocks!" Sythe yelled again over the roaring wind.
"How much further?" He shouted.
"About 2 meters." She said as he finally reached up a hoof over and pulled himself up. and rolled onto the top laying on his back.
He cheered in triumph until he noticed another cliff face. His started to twitch.
A crystal pony was minding her own business, watering the flowers that were blooming. As she was putting away the watering can she heard a noise.
FUCKING DAMN IT!!!!!!!
The noise echoed through out the mountains the crystal ponies just thinking it was another rock slide from the mountains. She too shrugged it off and went back to work.
After a lot more climbing he had almost reached the top when the rocks above him started to collapse. As his eyes went widened as he watched as the rocks came down on him. Until Sythe spoke up.
"Jump left!" She said and he then notice a collapsed metal path built into the side of the cliff face. With one big swing he lunged toward the catwalk flailing his forelegs as he just barely caught the edge of the metal walk way.
"Andrew, oxygen levels are low up here. I am activating your suits oxygen systems." Sythe said as a holographic image of him appear infront of her eye as she used one of her mechanical arms to push a holoswitch to activate the oxygen systems.
"Thanks. It was getting hard to breath." Andrew said as he walked carefully on the catwalk.
"I am detecting an entrance ahead. It must be the main door." Sythe said as he walked forwards.
"Hopefully the main entrance door is still functional after all this time." Andrew said starting to become more aware about his surroundings.
"We need to get to the central A.I. matrix. That will be our biggest hope of finding out what we want to know." Sythe said as she tried to pinpoint the location of the A.I.'s Central chamber.
"I wonder why they would build the main unit up here?" Andrew question.
"If my theory is correct, then it was meant for the A.I. and not for people." Sythe said as she was working on locating the chamber.
Andrew knew of the Metal world, but not many ponies knew what was beyond their doors and walls. For some reason he was the only one that was allowed to access other hidden facilities as the one they were looking for. He remembered when he woke up he was clueless until he found the armor. That's when he started to put together the pieces.
As they continued walking on the walk way they eventually came to set of stairs and Andrew started to walk up them when the top gave way and started to collapse. Thinking quickly he jumped forward and grabbed the edge and pulled himself up.
"These places were obviously not built to last." Andrew commented.
Andrew noticed a dropship similar to the one that crashed except not completely destroyed. He noticed the side of it as it read 'Scarecrow 9 8 7-alpha'. Moving on from the dropship he continued to the main entrance .
“We have arrived at the main entrance.” Sythe said as she floated over to a console that was on the side of a wall. “I can’t open the door from here. We will have to find another way inside.” She finished.
“Then let’s fond another way. Any options?” Andrew asked as he looked to Sythe.
“I have one, but it requires some climbing.” Sythe said earning a flat look from him.
“It’s like a docking station or a hanger whatever you want to call it, but if we can enter there we might be able to open the main door from the other side.” Sythe explained.
“Yeah I’m not climbing again. Any other bright ideas?” Andrew asked.
“No that’s about it unless you want to go through the security entrance, but it’s highly likely it has collapsed.” Sythe said.
“Is there another terminal we can use to locate an alternate access port?” Andrew asked with seriousness to his tone of voice.
“Yes, the alternate terminal.” Sythe said as she pulled up a map.
“I can fix the terminal to allow a port to open big enough for me to enter and splice the terminal on the other side.” Sythe said as she floated over to the terminal.
Warning..
Incoming Hostiles...
Nova Corruption Identified....
Identification: Novitic Demon
Analysis: The Novitic Demons are arial units that use the elements around them and manifest them into weapons that may suit their needs.
Recommend using anti-air or heavy weaponry against the enemy.
“Well I don’t carry a big ass cannon with me so I think I’m pretty fucked.” Andrew said as bullets that were made of ice shot at him. He quickly ducked behind cover and heard the ice hit the crates he took cover behind.
Andrew aimed his weapon one of the demons and fired hitting it in the chest and head making it fall to the ground. As it got up, it quickly went to cover and shot blindly over his make shift cover.
“Sythe how we doing over there?” Andrew shouted at her.
“Almost done.” She said
Andrew got out of cover again as did the demon, but Andrew was quicker and opened fire everything into its head making it stager back. Andrew quickly charged it as he put his weapon on his back. Letting out a war cry he jumped on the demon’s back. Gripping one of its wings, he pulled until with a sickening crack, he ripped the wing off making it scream in pain. He then rolled the demon over and with the end where the bone was sticking out of the wing. Stabbed the demon in the eye multiple times in the eye.
“I got it. I will be one second hold on.” Sythe said as she proceeded to splice the terminal on the other side. She managed to do it with ease as she managed to open it.
“Andrew this is as far as I can get it you’ll have to crawl under it.” Sythe said as Andrew begun to crawl under the door as it shut behind them.
“So I guess we have no way out?” Andrew asked.
“The door locks are jammed form the freezing ice. I can stay here where I can try to repair them in case we need an exit.” Sythe said.
“Okay see you in a sec.” Andrew said about to walk off until he was hauled.
“Wait take this you may need it.” Sythe said as she tossed a knife that had a circler hilt to it.
“What is it?” Andrew asked her as he inspected it.
“It’s a hacking knife. This will allow you to splice any terminals since I will be here.” Sythe said as she turned back to work on the frozen locks.
As he continued through the facility he decided to look around and see what he could find. As he searched in a room that had a bunch of crates in them he started to open them one by one.
He soon exited and entered the main A.I. chamber. He noticed a terminal in the middle of the room in front of a row of tall server boxes. He walked up to the terminal and inserted the hacking knife as numbers would appear at the hilt of the knife and would slowly start to hack the terminal. As it finished he got the data needed.
As he walked down a hallway, he noticed he was in the science and development section of the facility. As he continued he came across a window and when he looked out of it the sight struck him like bolt of magic. It was a video recording and what was on it scared him deeply.
In the room a screen was online as it depicted a cat like image as it pointed out certain features of the feline.
King woke up with a yawn, as he sat up and stretched his surprisingly small body. He got up and jumped from the bed he was on, but face planted into the wooden floor.
"God damn it." King said as he sat back up rubbing the side of his head. He stood up and made his way to the door.
He made his way out the door and down the stairs. towards the kitchen. as he walked down the stairs he heard singing. He went past the kitchen and trying to get to the door, but was stopped by a greeting from the yellow Pegasus.
"Oh um hi." King said him really wanting to blow this entire building up.
"Where are you going? Aren't you going to have breakfast?" Fluttershy asked. King really not wanting to, but he gave in due to his stomach betraying him. He looked down to his mid section with a flat expression on his face.
“I guess I could go do something.” He said looking to her.
“I have just the thing for you.” She said as she grabbed some herbs and other plants and put it into a bowl. Then she drizzled something all over it and slide it across the table as he sat down.
As king tasted it he had to admit for being just a salad it wasn’t that bad. King started to finish the food he was given until he felt something. As his his slowly growing happiness soon faded as he started to get a skull splitting headache. Bring his paws to his head he started screaming as he felt his magic becoming unstable. Until it stopped. King noticed Fluttershy on the floor crying.
“Fluttershy this wasn’t you.” King said which made her look up to him.
“Are you sure?” She asked him.
“Yes, but I have a feeling I know what caused it.
Badlands
Deep below the sand, dirt, and rock laid an army of slumbering creatures made of metal and gold, as also their sizes varied some being as small as a full others being being half the size of a full-grown dragon. As row upon Rome miles upon miles these metal creatures slumbered, but in their lifeless body as they dreamed, dreamed of a day they would be reawakens called to serve.
One of the machines from its hunched over state started to shift upwards as its body made metal clanking noises, as other noises were heard from inside his body. Soon ahead would flip forward from the back of his body as the singular I in the middle what flickered a life with the red glow representing its fury.
A voice spoke through the army of machines that lead in before it.
“ The Wardens well rise again, and take the rightful place upon the surface and claim all that is rightfully ours.” The Voice said it’s deep scratchy yet metal tone as a bigger machine worm like body as its size matched that of a dragon. It’s been let out and earsplitting screech as the earth above it began to rumble simulating its fury.
Andrew walked to Sythe with a distant look in his eyes as if sadness and overtaken them. Luckily his sadness was hidden by the helmet that covered his face. He couldn’t believe it the one thing he had hoped to never see again was standing in that room, or so he thought.
“ I have just finished releasing most of the ice from the locking mechanism, soon will be able to exit through this doorway.“ Sythe said as she finished up on the final remaining pieces of ice.
Then Andrew started to feel the ground shake. As he felt it get closer and closer his eyes widened and he quickly grabbed Sythe and bolted away from the door. They did not get too far before the massive explosion came from the giant metal door. Andrew turned around and saw the entire door was gone and in its wake a lone bipedal creature stood.
“I...I..it’s a Warden Legion.” Andrew said as he started to back away. As he did the warden let out an ear splitting screech which made Andrew hold his hooves to the side of his head.
He noticed that it was as big as the ship outside. He pulled out his rifle and started to open fire on it, but his weapon wasn’t even making a scratch on its armored platting. Sythe noticed ice that was in between the arm of its joint with the cannon.
“Andrew! Aim for the ice between its arm joint!” Sythe shout as Andrew took aim and fire destroying the ice making the arm with the cannon fall off. As it began to fall over it immediately got back up. It’s chest plate began to shift as two smaller Warden machines that pulled weapons off their backs aimed and started to open fire. The bigger one turned around a a pair of thrusters appear on its back as it took off into the frosty air of the frozen north.
It did not take king too long to deal with the troops, but he was afraid of what and where that Warden machine was going.
“Sythe what was that?” He asked panting a little.
“Sir, that was a Legion Titan” she said as they watch it fly off until it was out of view.
Appleoosa
Braeburn looked out into the distance at the apple trees and the Buffalo that were stampeding through it. It was a beautiful day until he felt the ground rumble beneath him. He started to notice a crack in the earth as a gainer metal arm shot up from the ground scaring him off of his chair. As the metal creature came to full height it stared him down before letting out some garbled noises before more creatures similar in color, but different in size began rising from the ground.
He noticed an even bigger one rise from the ground bigger than the town hall appeared as it raised a device on its arm and pointed in a random direction before letting out a roaring screech which made the others follow.
Changeling Hive
The queen of the Changelings was laying on the ground beaten and battered. A bipedal metalic creature stood over her as it stared her down. It then turned around and walk to a wall. It raised its arm and fired. Blasting a hole in the wall. It did what it’s relatives did and flew off. Other Changelings started to rush to her aid. Offering their love to her to help with her wounds.
“Thank you my children, but I believe that this fight is one we may not win.” Chrysalis said as she too watched it fly away.
Canterlot
Celestia was receiving reports all over Equestria about metal creatures rising from the ground and causing mass panic among her subjects. She did not know what to do. For the first time if a thousand years she didn’t know what to do. But she knew somepony or rather someone who might.
Ponyville
The citizens of Ponyville were screaming in terror due to the giant metal creatures that were walking through town. King raised his paw and threw a powerful magical beam at one the beam going right through the armor making it collapse to the grass. Some of the stopped and turned and looked at him. They raised their weapons and opened fire at him. He continued to dodge the projectiles that were being shot in his direction. He noticed that there were only two of them remaining from the other ten he already fought.
He raised his paw again and shot another beam of magic at one of the machines making it stager backwards as it had dent on its armor. It got back up and raised its cannon and started to open fire again. King got an idea and jumped in between the to machines as the one that was shooting at him accidentally hit its companion.
King raised his paw once more and shot powerful bolt of dark magic at the machine and hit it where the scorch mark was making the bolt go right through it and destroying it as it fell to the ground with an earth shaking crash.
King turned around and noticed that Twilight and her friends were running towards him with worried expressions on their faces.
“King are you alright?” Twilight asked as she looked him over for any injuries.
“Yes, I’m fine. I’ve been through worse.” King said as he whispered the last part to himself.
As the main 6 let out a released sigh which confused him.
“You girls worry too much.” King said as he looked at them with a flat expression. “I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I must do something.” King said as he walked away.
“King wait!” Fluttershy asked King stopped in his tracks and turned to look at her.
“Can I come with you?” She asked.
“No Flutters you can’t. It’s too dangerous even with my power.” King lied. He was going into hiding after this more because the princesses may hunt him down.
“Please?” She begged.
“Fluttershy!” He shouted. “I was not here for long, but I know that if it wasn’t for you six, I don’t know what I would have done.” He finished. “Good-bye.” He said as he snapped his digits together; with a flash he was gone.
Canterlot Castle
Celestia had managed to calm part of Equestria by sending messengers to reassure everypony that they were working on it and devoting to finding out what in the world was going on. She was finishing the final letter and hoofed it over to a guard that was standing in front of her. With a bow the guard took off to the intended recipient.
“Celestia.” A voice rang through her head.
She quickly stood up and looked around her, trying to pinpoint the source.
“Celestia, you dip shit turn around.” The voice said. As she did she saw King standing there almost transparent.
“King!” She said with anger shooting a bolt of magic at the image, but the bolt simply going right through him.
“Seriously? I come to tell you what is happening and this is what I get? If so then I guess I’ll go.” King said as he started to walk off, but was stopped by Celestia.
“What do you want beast.” Celestia said with anger.
“I have a name you know and I will only respond to it.” He said as he gave her a flat expression.
“Fine...King what do you want?” She asked him.
“Nothing I’m here to tell you that I know what’s going on, but I can’t say it here.” King said as he studied his surroundings.
“No pony is in here so why so secret?” Celestia asked him.
“The creatures are cold The Great Legion or you should know them as, The Great Wardens.”
“Listen to me children of gods, and hear my tale of times long past and destruction beyond your comprehension.” A voice spoke through the never ending darkness.
Pre-Equestrian Era
“They were once existed a species, that was it five advanced than any of us could comprehend. They were cunning, clever, and most of all willing to kill. Until the world came under attack by beings from another world. So humanity came together to create, ‘The Legion Wardens’. They were machines built to protect all living creatures from a darkness called the Ather.” The voice said as an image appeared and a swirling mass of pure darkness formed In front of it. It looked darker then the pony of shadows.
“Through time the Ather would corrupt worlds and ripped the minds of those who opposed them from the inside. Transforming them into nothing but a husk and a creature beyond recognition. The Legion would be able to push back the Ather until an even darker foe appeared. The foe would then proceed with taking over the legion that were built to protect against their creators and would eventually cause the planet to become lifeless for many years. Until life would form once more. A prophecy was for told; that one day the legion would be reawaken once more to finish its work, but it was also told that two hero’s would rise, one of the light. Elegant, caring, and kind. While the other was of the darkness. Evil, powerful, and yet caring.” The voice said as it made everything disappear making everything go back to full pitch black darkness.
“Until then, I shall do what I have always done for many years, watch and wait.”
Celestia and king stared at each other for what felt like an eternity not a single one of them blinking. Celestia stared him down with a look of anger with her horn glowing ready to attack invade he tried anything.
“Are you going to ju...” king was cut off as a magic bolt went right through him which made his frown deepen.
“Are you done?” He asked, Celestia still had her eyes on him.
“Why are you here?” She finally said as she watched him walk to one of the many pain glass windows. He specifically went to the one where it depicted Twilight ascending into the role of becoming a princess.
“I am here to tell you that I know how to stop the legion.” King as he raised his paw started to count down from three.
“So it was you!” She yell as she shot another bolt the same thing happening like the other 50 times she’s tried.
“There it is alway quick to blame the villain for something that might possibly be beyond their capabilities. Do you really think I would reawaken the legion?” He asked her. He actually noticed doubt in her eyes.
“What proof do you have that it isn’t you?” Celestia asked which surprised him at the sudden change in mood.
“Why the sudden change in attitude? What game are you playing?” King asked getting up close to her face with a questioning look on his face.
“No game, just curious if your claim holds up to your claimed innocents.” Celestia said as she looked him dead in the eyes.
“It’s actually quite simple. The legion can’t be stopped.” King said as he looked back at her.
“Do not lie to me king, how do we stop this Legion?” Celestia asked with anger in her tone while her horn started to charge up.
“Celestia I tried everything only way to stop them is by destroying every last one of them, even then that’s difficult for me.” King said as he started to grow irritated of the sun princesses accusations.
“I knew you would try something like this. To try and trick me, there is a way and I will fin...” Celestia said but was cut of by King.
“SHUT THE FUCKING HELL UP YOU WORTHLESS BITCH! You want your fucking proof? Fucking fine, find me at frozen north at the lowest peek of the Ice Plateau.” King said finally having enough of her bullshit accusations. As he finished he turned around before completely disappearing from sight.
Celestia smiled and Luna entered the throne room with a smile on her face as well.
“I will call for the elements we will need their help to deal with him.” Celestia said as she started to right on a piece of parchment. When she was done she rolled it up and almost immediately received a response. Which said that they would be there soon.
Few hours later
Twilight and her friends have arrived and they looked exhausted as they entered. As they entered Celestia addressed them.
“Princess we came as soon as we could, but these metal creatures kept getting in our way and one thing lead to another an...” she was cut off by Celestia.
“Twilight we are aware of the metal creatures, to as what they are? They are known as the legion of wardens or better known as The Legion.” Celestia said remembering what King had told her. Luna then spoke up.
“We found the culprit to be a magical being named King.” Which made the six ponies plus dragon gasp in surprise.
“Y...you don’t mean by a cat named king d...d..do you?” Fluttershy asked afraid of the answer.
“Yes, I assume that’s where he has been is with you?” Luna question in which they all nodded.
“Ya know what, I never expected somepony so darn kind to turn out to be this evil.” Applejack said.
“I know, but we have a location so when we weaken him we need you six to use the elements of Harmony on him.” Which all six nodded. As all present in the room made their way to the train station.
King stood at the edge of the plateau as he look at the ruined remains of the The Alpha central core. He watched as if a show was playing before him he saw its construction every wiring put into place, but even then he couldn’t remember his past before turning into this thing. He was wear a cloak as the hood covered his face, but the glow of his eyes were the only things visible under its shadowy covering.
He continued to stare off into the distance until he heard hoof steps getting closer. As he turned around he saw Celestia and Luna as well as the six ponies that he had trusted during his time.
“We know your plan king stop the legion before we stop you.” The rainbow one said.
“I have already told you if I could I would have done so already.” King said as he gave an angry glare.
“And yet there is something your not telling us.” Applejack said as she gave a glare back towards King.
King was getting tired of all of this. The accusing, the blame. It was getting old.
“Fine!” King said which made everyone stop and look at him in questioningly.
“You want to blame me for something? Well then blame me when I GUT YOU LIKE A FUCKING FISH!!” King shouted charging up magic as dark magic as purple and maroon orbs started to float around him as he started to hover about 2 inches above the ground. As he was fully invaded in dark magic as it formed in on its self, they were shocked with what replaced King.
Demon, large, and leathery wings were now on his back. Horns that were in the shape of a crown formed on his head, as his eyes turned from orbs into slits almost snake like, and scales form around his body as his claws got sharper and he got bigger. He was now about the size of Celestia if not a little under.
“You throw false accusations at me Celestia accuse me of treason when I was the one that kept Equestria from falling apart. What did I ever get in return? NOTHING!” Said as his voice was deeper and more demonic sounding as he threw a bolt of magic at Celestia as she and Luna dodged it.
“King your tyranny ends here.” Twilight said.
“No it doesn’t Twilight sparkle because I’m not the one connected to the legion. I don’t control the legion.” King said which as apple jack looked at king his words were as hard as steel.
King threw up a block as Celestia came in for a slash with her spear. Scrapping through the flesh. As she backed up she noticed that king was in the defensive which is what she wanted. She readied herself for a major blow as she charged for the head king readied to block, but Celestia swiftly changed course and slashed at his left ear. Which her attack was successful as she heard him yell in pain as half of his ear was torn off. As she readied for another blow she heard applejack speak out to her
“PRINCESS stop! He is tellin the truth.” Applejack said. As the princess was moving into another attack as she readied her horn and fired a beam of magic at his back as it started to burn through his fur and scorched his back as he fell to the snowy ground.
“What makes you say that he isn’t lying.” Celestia asked.
“I don’t know just a feeling honestly.” Applejack said as she brushed some of the snow aside.
As Celestia turned around she saw king stood up ready for another fight until Luna stepped up.
“I will deal with him.” Luna said as she readied herself for a fight. She charged with speeds that caught king off guard, but he managed to dodge.
He kept dodging unable to even attempt an attack. He saw an opening and took it, but it wasn’t a good idea. Luna was ready for him and she slashed making deep slashing wounds appear on his body as he was kick away from her a couple of meters from the edge of the plateau.
“King I thought you were stronger than this?” Luna said as she started to walk up to him. She picked him up with her aura and took aim. She charged a bolt of magic. Kings eyes widened in fear as before he could brace himself he felt the hot agonizing pain of a magical bolt striking his right eye vaporizing it with an empty sock all that was left. He let out a scream of agony as he had never felt so much pain.
“Sister the elements!” Luna shouted as Celestia nodded and she put a hoof on Twilight and nodded to her as well. The six ponies started to hover a strong and powerful aura surrounding them.
King started to stand up and looked towards the six ponies floating in the air. His body beaten and battered, bloody and scared as well as scorched. He looked on with his only eye at his only friends betray him just like the sisters did. He saw the rainbow beam of magic come hurling towards him. That’s when he felt it strike him right in the chest. He felt his entire chest become soaking wet in his blood. As he looked down at his chest a hole had been burning into his flesh exposing everything inside of him to the cold and snowy world. He fell on his back legs as he fell off the cliff and to the water below.
‘It was a trap.’ King thought as he felt himself fall quicker and quicker. The wind roaring in his only working ear as his decent quickened. He felt the hole in his chest he could see his heart and lungs the things that kept him along for so long. He knew it was only a matter of time.
King felt his body hit the cold and freezing water as he sunk deeper and deeper. He felt something grab his mid section and pull him down. As a muffuletta sound filled his voice.
Andrew jumped into the air as he landed on the snow as he panted for exhaustion as he looked at the fifty or so legion metal corpses that littered to the ground slowly being frozen over by the snow. His armor lights glowing as a blue shield would make a sound to notify him that it was charging.
“Andrew shields are now at 100% functionality weapons have been replenished and all systems are working properly.” Sythe said as Andrew nodded.
“Good I don’t want to have to deal with that again.” Andrew said as he continued further towards a glow over the hill when he got to the top he grew a frown on his face. A giant spire with buildings surrounding it were on fire with legion swarming the city.
“The crystal Empire. Come on let’s go.” Andrew said as he readied his weapon and started running towards the army of waiting legion.
Canterlot
Buildings were on fire or were in ruins as everypony was evacuated from the city and moved to the castle for shelter. Celestia and Luna as we all as a handful of guards were attacking trying to push back the legion. A royal guard was picked up by one of the legion as the legion slammed him into the ground repeatedly. Until liquid started pouring from its metal claws. As the legion advanced the royal sisters and guards were being pushed back further and further.
Unknown location
A tentacle like appendage carried the beaten and bloody feline as it generally laid it down of a table as he romoved the cloth from the body. The creature noticed the hole in its chest as well as the missing ear and the missing eye.
“My time of watching and waiting is finally over. Would you say? Old friend.
