A comet struck our paradise known as Equestria, unleashing a virus that destroyed two thirds of the Earth's population. They turned out to be the lucky ones in the end....
Enter a world where Humankind and Ponykind peacefully exist. The year is 2018. Human technology mixed with pony ingenuity has rapidly advanced the quality of life throughout Equestria. Humans downgraded into a simple lifestyle of old fashioned cloth tunics, and a more humbled way of living. We were greeted with open arms. Celestia invited our kind into her world. She ruled over all life in Ponyville. Harmony and love coexisted between the two species. Until that unfateful day...
A comet struck our paradise known as Equestria, unleashing a virus that destroyed two thirds of the Earth's population. They turned out to be the lucky ones.....
Those who did survive, became mutations and heard a voice of a maligant god inside their heads. They called themselves, the Order. Their ultimate goal was to merge the two species into one flawless race of beings. The Order sought out after any unmutated human or pony that they deemed 'unpure', and lored them away to concentration camps. All female species, including both children and foals, were rounded up and silently exterminated. Those who were alive took shelter in caves and underground hideouts. Technology from the Order was far more advanced than the whole world could ever comprehend. Far more advanced than the latest technological marvel from humanity, and far more powerful than any spell that any unicorn could ever muster up.
Forces are now being gathered up secretly, and planned retaliation against this new religous cult. Rumors of a new resistance organization shot across the world. Soldiers gathered up and trained troops, weapons and new technology were now being stolen, and a new movement was born.
Born of lifelong Strife.
This is a choose your own action sci-fi adventure, you are known as a mercenary, simply identified as the protagonist of this fic. You choose the relationships of the characters inside this story. Who will you fall in love with? One of the Mane 6, or the mysterious Blackmare who guides you throught your journey? Or will you go alone?
Fight for the Front and Freedom! Move out!
Enjoy this read and have fun. Note : This is NOT a final product. Please be aware of any spelling and gramatical errors you might encounter as you read along. I will polish this up once I get the bulk of the content out there.
"Hey, what's that in the sky? Wanna check this out?" Someone calls you over to an observation telescope.
The year is May 18th, 2018. Humankind and Ponykind have lived peacefully in coexistence. Ever since the arrival of human explorers first step foot opon the mystical lands of Equestria. Celestia greeted them with open arms, as humankind sought out new territory for colonization from their own realm. The humans brought along a recollection of books containing their past history, skilled laborers, tradesmen, Doctors, medicine, new technology, ideas, and so many other things to share with the world of Equestria. Celestia and Spell practitioners taught the humans the concepts of magic. Both species, as time grew on, never came into conflict with each other. The two species merged armed forces to form a diverse military of both pony and humankind. Soon enough, relationships started to build within each other. Both species formed marriages and shared life long bondings.
You are the Protagonist, our main hero in this story. You get to choose who you want to form relationships with, how the outcome of the story will be revealed, and how the fate of Equestria will be decided(with the possibilities of three endings). Your decisions from here on will ultimately let you live to fight another day. Or will you fall under the iron fist of the Order?
First, lets start with your character. Do you prefer to be a:
A) Human
B) Stallion
Now remember this, chosing either races will not affect any of the possible outcomes of the story, or the relationships that you choose to form. This is basically your own personal preference for who you want to be.
If you choose A) then read paragraph A onward about the history of the arrival of humans.
If you choose B) then read paragraph B onward about your first glimpse of the arrival.
A) You remember clearly in your mind the first day you stepped onto the grassy plains of Equestria. The portal that materialized from your world into this mystical realm was large enough to transport a caravan of humans. However, not everyone back in the human realm of modern day earth could not pass through. With corruption and demoralization ever becoming more present in everyday life, a desperate series of prayers were finally answered by a god like force. Your eyes widened once the publicity of this new portal broke out across the world. Everyone rushed to glimpse the beautiful landscapes of Equestria. Goverments tried desperately to seize the public from entering, while they assembled armed forces with checkpoints as an attempt to take control over the portal. They failed. Humans that desperatly seeked refuge collided with the armed forces with arms. Eventually they forced themselves into the peaceful place of senerity.
Your intentions had to be pure and true in order to pass through. Other corrupt human beings with their own evil intentions would evaporate into thin air if they attempted to pass into the portal. Celestia devised a sort of 'filter', to seperate the good from the evil. The gateway was finally closed after a predetermined limit was allowed to live in Ponyville.
That faithful day when the ponies first reacted once they saw you. Most family of ponies stood back and cautiously guarded their young, while others stared with blank expressions of disbelief and awe to the sight of humans and their families. A greenish cyan colored pony rushed to the scene, and gleefully shouted to her friend "See! I told you that they existed! You owe me 100 bits!" Afterwards, her boastfulness broke the ice between the akward silence of the two species. Celestia, on a golden throne, was called to the scene after one resident of Ponyville contacted her with the news of humans. Groups of human security guards, and Celestia's royal guards, cautiously formed a parallel perimeter between the two species. Celestia cautiously trotted forward in a friendly demeanor as a sign of grettings. A leader of the humans stepped forward to greet her. She was the first to speak amongst the two species.
"Welcome to our realm strange creatures, I am Princess Celestia. Do you speak our language, or....can you understand us?"
The large white equine spoke in a familiar tounge to the humans. English. Perhaps it was a sort of universal translation that we could all understand. The humans are still not sure how it was possible to this day, but with that aside, her tone of voice was soothing and welcoming to all of our ears. The leader of the caravan of humans stepped forward.
"Yes, we can understand you. We do come in peace. We seek refuge from our corrupted planet. Allow me to extend my greetings to you."
The human extended his right hand towards Celestia. Celestia, unsure of the gesture, copied the human and extended her hoof. The human grasped her hoof and shook it. The parallel lines of guards went back into the crowd, as the two races stepped forward with a ton of questions. The two races from that day onward started to transcribe a whole new way of life. The ponies were curious about why humans lacked cutie marks. Humans explained that most of them were multi-talented in a variety of fields. This statement rose respect and more trust between the two intelligent species. Ponies, with the help of humans, built more homes and expanded residences inside Ponyville. Both Scholars and historians were shocked to see the striking similarites of famous landmarks and city names. Life continued on in tranquility. You decided to live in a small home near the outskirts of Ponyville. Twilight and her friends invited you over for tea one night. She developed a special interest in human books and anatomy. After the tea party and a few discussions, she invites you to her top balcony to stargaze with her friends. You make yourself confortable inside the warm atmosphere of the Golden Oaks Library. You gaze opon the billions of starts that glittered throughout the night. She peers inside her telescope, and spots an odd anomaly flying towards the town of Ponyville....
B) You cannot clearly recall how you first reacted, since the first day humans transcended into the realm of Equestria. You were one of the many starstruck stallions that trampled in the crowds of equines to get a glimpse of the humans. Many questions rushed throughout your mind. Were they hostile? Were they friendly? How do they act? Do they have cutie marks? What was their goals and motivations? Curiousity got the best of you, when you stood up on your hind hooves in the back of the crowd. When you first glimpsed at the sight of a human, your jaw dropped in awe. The best description that you could muster up, was that they looked like shaved slender pink gorillas. However, they spoke your language, and were more advanced than any wild gorilla that you could ever imagine. That psychotic green mare was right, they really do exist...But how in Celestia's name did she know? Maybe she was behind the mysterious opening of the portal of their realm into ours. No one could be certain for sure.
The female species of the humans, contained features that we're pretty attractive to a stallion such as yourself. The mane's on their head grew in an akward position from around their scalp. They called it simply hair. They walked in a bipedal fashion and wore clothing, which did not make any sense to you. They claim it was for privacy and warmth. What strange creates these humans are. More of the less they were pretty interesting. A group of humans, under the rule of the township, decided to move near your home. Your new human neighbors were friendly and outgoing. They invited you to backyard cookouts and strange new games. However, their ideas of entertainment were exactly reminiscent to the sports and events that your species were accustomed to. Their language contained different slang that you were accustomed to. They would say 'somebody' instead of 'somepony', 'everybody' instead of 'everypony', and so on. It drove you up the wall.
During one neighborhood gathering event at night time, a middle aged female human with a backyard telescope was star gazing. She invited you over once she saw you during a backyard cookout. She seemed to have a special interest in stallions like yourself. She cuddles up towards you in comfortness and delight. You peer inside the eyeglass piece on the telescope to spot a large, searing hot object rushing towards your hometown of Ponyville.....
As you peer into the telescope, you eyes widen in fear. The blazing fireball hovers closer to Ponyville. Action must be taken for granted. The comet was not deteriorating, as it penetrates deeper through the atmosphere. You had to warn Celestia before chaos disrupts in Ponyville.
You take off from the telescope to get a ride over to Celestia's castle. The royal guards backed away from the entrance opon your arrival, and hastily opened the gates after you informed them about your horrifying message. You sprint on the red velvet plush carpetway, towards the direction of Celestia's throne room. Celestia, glancing and reading a pile of letters, diverts her attention towards the sound of your panting. She finds the troublesome expression on your face to be startling.
"My faithful citizen of Ponyville...What brings you in here tonight?" Celestia questions, as she looks over your exausted complexion.
"Your highness, please look outwards to the night sky with your telescope. There...seems to be a falling object from the atmosphere heading directly towards Ponyville!"
All of the color from her face drains into a perturbed but bewildered expression. Your statement made her jump from her throne. Celestia descends from her throne in haste. She leads you to her observation balcony, to her own personal observational telescope. You point the telescope towards the flaming object in the sky. After Celestia peers into the telescope, she trembles in disbelief and agitation. You glance down toward the town of Ponyville from her balcony, to see both humans and ponies scurrying out of their homes to view the blazing object. The comet lid up the entire town of Ponyville. Celestia devises a quick plan for the comet in the sky.
"Please follow me, loyal subject. I shall declare a mandatory meeting inside the town hall for the citizens of Ponyville..."
She leads you to her personal royal escort carriage. The steps descend from the carriage, as you follow in behind her. The carriage door slams shut. She tells her personal escorters to drive faster in discontent. After many years living in Ponyville, you cannot recall the princess being this distressed from before. The Celestia that you used to know would always contain a cool head, even in stressful situations. She throws off her goldenware around her hooves, and bites the tips of her hooves in anxiety. A sense of apprehension overtakes the atmosphere of the carriage.
Sirens blared throughout Ponyville. Mandatory evacuations were being carried out by the royal guard. Humans and ponies trample toward the entrance of the town hall for the latest news. As you withdraw from the carriage with the princess, looks of panic and distraught shadow over the citizens of Ponyville. The town hall becomes congested with worried indiviuals and concerned families. Mayor mare, frazzled from all the panic, is relieved to see Celestia. Reporters, journalists, and news crews surround the stage with microphones. Celestia's royal guards prevent anyone drawing closer to the princess. The crowd settles down, as Celestia begins to speak at the head of the stage:
"My citizens of Ponyville, a illuminating anamoly befounds us this very night. It has been clearly identified to be a comet. Do not panic, however, the comet should dissipate in our atmosphere before it can make contact with Ponyville. To avoid any further chaos, I hereby declare Mayor Mare the rights of 'Mareshal Law' over the citizens of Ponyville. I advise your to stay in your homes and seek shelter until further notice. I will assemble a team of our greatest spell casters and scientists to deal with this threat. Let us all hope that the comet does not reach our precious land in due time. Any other questions will be directed to Mayor Mare at the time being. Thank you...."
Celestia leads you back to her carriage. You exit the building with her. The speech did little to ease the tention back inside the town hall. Mayor Mare is overwhelmed by shouting from the audiance. Celestia dismisses her royal guards around the carriage. You step in with her, and you are escorted back to the castle. The mane 6 patiently await for the princess in the main hall, with Twilight Sparkle in front of the group. Celestia is escorted out of the carriage, and Twilight Sparkle trots over to hug her with a following speech:
"Oh Celestia, what will Ponyville do about this? Is there any hope in rescuing Ponyville from this impeding disaster?" Twilight asks in worry to the Princess.
"I will assemble my hierarchy of spellcasters, in an attempt to create an invisible barrier around the town. Twilight, I urge you tell your friends to go back into town. Seal your homes and protect your families. I do not want you to be involved in this. Please, go." Twilight gazes at the princess in discontent, and subbornly objects to her plea.
"But Princess, I'm your top student! I should partake in this event....." She was blaintly interrupted by the Princess.
"TWILIGHT! PLEASE, JUST DO IT!" Celestia bellows aloud inside the castle. Twilight was startled by her sudden outburst. She drags her hooves in defeat back to Ponyville, along with her friends. Celestia turns over to you with a response of her own.
"Thank you for forewarning us about this cataclysmic event that is about to unfold. Please, I ask you to confort the girls. I shall assemble my highest ranking scholars to try and prevent any loss of life. Make sure the elements of harmony remain safe during these uncertain times. I must go now, for our time is limited."
Celestia turns away and gallops into her chambers. Confort the girls? It will be impossible to watch over all of them. So who will it be? It's up to you, which of the Mane Six do you choose to go back home with? Or will you ignore Celestia's plea and go back home by yourself?
A)Twilight Sparkle
B)Rarity
C)Applejack
D)Fluttershy
E)Pinkie Pie
F)Rainbow Dash
G)Go back home by yourself
Read onward to one of the Mane Six characters that you desire to choose. If you decide to choose not to form a relationship with any of the Mane Six, then choose G. After you are done reading, continue onto the next chapter.
A) Twilight Sparkle
You choose to go back home with Celestia's favorite top student, Twilight Sparkle. You look over to her in concern. Her head is bowed down in defeat, after Celestia defensively objected to her plea for her own safety. You walk over to her. She moves her head back to a level position, with a few words to say:
"I...I don't understand...I'm her top student. I've really wanted to help her, but why is she being so defensive all of a sudden?" She questions to you.
"Twilight, she's lived longer than any of us in about ten lifetimes. For her being over 1000 years old, she might have faced a dire situation like this from before. Let's listen to her demand and go back home, Ok? Look, I'll spend the night with you and Spike over in the Golden Oaks Library. Maybe we can share a good book together. Will that make you feel better?" You suggest the idea to her.
She thought about the idea with a shy blush. You could tell that a stallion or a human has never asked to be with her before. You knew in the back of your mind, that she would only isolate herself with books as her only companions. Her friends, Spike, and her books. She was the one out of the Mane 6 that took interest in you, ever since you moved into Ponyville. The two of you would always share books together, read magazines whenever the chance was given, read every little detail inside manuals, and would re-read them just to be sure. Spike was always intrigued by your fascinating tales, about bravery and courage, that you would always make up as you went along. You loved reading new information, or picking up skills whenever you had the chance to do so.
"Sure, I'll meet you back around my place within an hour. Ok?" She reconfirms with you, while she strokes her mane behind her neck.
"Alright, you got it. I'll be there right on the spot." You tell her in return.
Twilight and you depart from the castle, as the rest of the girls head back to their homes. You finally arrive at your house, and glance up at the sky to see the comet now the size of a large basketball. The light gleamed throughout the entire night sky of Ponyville, in a blinding golden white light. As you gathered up your things to go back to the Golden Oaks Library, you pause for a moment to think about Celestia. She knew that nothing could be done about the comet that would inevitablely strike Ponyville. Was this really the end of civilization? You could only hope that it wouldn't be. While avoiding the last minute prepping humans and ponies, that scurried around in the streets like frightened animals, you finally made it to the Golden Oaks Library. Twilight greets you at the door as you let yourself in.
"Thanks for spending the night with me. I've chosen a few good books that we could both read together. However, It's going to be hard concentrating with all those panicking maniacs out there." Twilight looks up to you with a grin. You take off your coat on a nearby coat rack.
The two of you trot to a nearby window. Spike supports himself on a table to view the chaos unfolding outside. People with barrels of water rushed inside their homes. Ponies with carts of food panicked with their families. The streets were littered with newspapers and various debris. You lock up all of the windows and doors of the library, and snag a few books from off the shelves. Twilight cozily snuggles up to your side, with Spike overlooking above her to view the book. As you both read silently to yourselves for a few hours, your concentration was disturbed by a thunderous collision. It echoes throughout all of Equestia. The comet struck closer than you could ever imagine. The shockwave violently rattles the Golden Oaks library. Books unhinge and fall to the floor. Lamps overturn and clash with flying glass shards. You overturn your body onto Twilight, and grasp her under your arms. Your used your back as a barrier from any falling objects. Spike opens a large book and uses it as a shield over his head. After 20 long seconds of the abrupt collision, it was over. You support Twilight up along with Spike, and peer into a nearby window to view the damage done...
B) Rarity
You choose to go back home with Equestria's most elegant ladys, Rarity. Rarity looks over to you, after Celestia's startling speech, with a look of concern. She trots over to you with a discontent speech of her own.
"Darling, would you please escort me back to the Carousel Boutique? I wish to not be alone in such a frightening event. I could use a tall, strong Man/Stallion like yourself to protect me. Will you abide to this damsel in distress?" She clings onto your forearm, with one of her infamous looks of plea. Her ears droop to the sides and her lower lip extends forward in dismay.
How could you resist? She was the most beautiful mare in all of Equestria. She gave a generous amount of attention to her feminine side, made clothing for you on a regular basis for no charge, and was looking for that special someone in her life. She had a cute personality for a feminine mare, and pure heart made of gold. Besides, only Rarity and her little sister would not fare up very well. That's if anyone tried to break into their home in amidst of the riots occuring outside.
"Alright Rarity, I'll escort you back to your home. Let me grab a few things and I'll meet you there within an hour." You told her soothingly.
Her eyes glittered with joy, and she gasped a slight relief.
"Oh, that would be fabulous. I shall greet you by the Carousel Boutique's entrance within the hour. Please don't let this distressed mare wait for you any longer."
Rarity and you depart from the castle, as the rest of the girls head back to their homes. After making sure Rarity was back safe and sound, you make your way onto the streets. You finally arrive at your house, and glance up at the sky to see the comet now the size of a large basketball. The light gleamed throughout the entire night sky of Ponyville, in a blinding golden white light. As you gathered up your things to go back to the Carousel Boutique, you pause for a moment to think about Celestia. She knew that nothing could be done about the comet that would inevitablely strike Ponyville. Was this really the end of civilization? You could only hope that it wouldn't be. While avoiding the last minute prepping humans and ponies, that scurried around in the streets like frightened animals, you finally made it to the Carousel Boutique. Rarity invites you at the door as you let yourself in.
"Darling, please let me take your jacket. Your right on time for some tea." Rarity's horn ambiently glowed, as you hold your forearms out. The jacket glides off onto a nearby coat hanger. Sweetie Belle looks up and grins to your arrival. You pick her up and give her a kiss on the cheek.
"Follow me this way darling. The tea is now ready to be served." She leads you back to the kitchen. You sit down at the kitchen table with Sweetie Belle on parallel sides of the table.
You and Rarity always got along infamously well. She was a high class woman with alot of needs, but none of them seemed to interfere with the things you did. She would invite you to go shopping with her at places such as the Ponyville Grand Mall, the Canterlot Strips, and the Fillydelphia Outlets. You wouldn't mind going with her, since you've enjoyed being in her company. However, the way she would shop from store to store, would drawl out for what seemed like an eternity. You never lost your patience, and remained a true gentleman/gentlecolt. As any typical female would do, she would rush out with bags of clothes from each fashion store. Then she would lose control over the jewelry behind the glass display cases. Rarity would often ask your opinion about what perfumes smelled best on her, if this clothing made her plot look too big, or if she looked pretty with this necklace. You would always give her a deep hearted response, instead of a generic remark like most apathetic guys would say on a date. She caught onto this, and would later realize that you were geniune, unlike the other colts that had previously dated her.
As the two of you discuss about some of the latest gossips occuring in Ponyville, the comet abruptly ended your conversation. Plates rattled from off the shelves and collided onto the floor. Expensive chinaware and expensive silver plated untensils crashed inside the kitchen. You run over to Rarity and Sweetie Belle, who were in a state of shock from the sudden disturbance. You grab them both and duck underneathe the table. Opalescence screeches abruptly, and runs out of the house in panick. Rarity holds you tightly. Sweetie Belle grabs your side and begins wimpering. The collision violently ends with a dead silence. After the collision, the three of you look outwards of a near window to reveal the damage done...
C) Applejack
You choose to go back home with some southern hospitality. The one and only Applejack. She trots over to you, to ask you something in a polite gesture.
"Ah...Hey there Sugarcube. Would you mind if ya came back home with me to Apple Acre Farms? We sure could use ya'll to pack away anything layin' around in the farm..." She blushes and kicks some loose dirt on the ground. You smile at her shy plea, with a polite response of your own.
"Sure thing sweetheart. First, let me grab some things back at home. I'll be over within an hour to help you pack away anything laying around in the farm." You tell her.
"Shucks, ya'll are so helpful to the Apple family. Ah gotta think of a way to repay you one of t'ese days." She looks up to you with a warm grin.
That's one thing that you've admired about Applejack. She was always honest and straight to the point. You could tell that she was raised on good southern morals from her parents. However, you were told by her friends that her parents were deceased. She held the responsiblity of running the farm mostly on her own. That left a huge impression on you the day you've met her. You would always volunteer to help around the farm unconditionally. Tasks such as carrying baskets of apples on a long wooden stick on your back, as you would talk to Big Mac around the farm. Big Mac was a soft spoken southern strong gentleman, that would intentionally look after her younger sister for her best intentions. At first, he was skeptical about your presence on the farm. But later on, he learned to gain your trust as he saw the honesty within you. He liked your helpful nature as it was less strain on him. Also, the fact that you were never big in math, and enjoyed the simplicity of the farm made you click with the family. Applebloom would always ask you for suggestions on how to get her cutie mark.
"Look deep within yourself Applebloom. Listen to your heart. You will find your true talent one of these days, just be patient. You have to explore the varities of life in order to discover yourself." You would always tell her.
Your advice would leave an impression on her. She would take off with the Cutie Mark Crusaders to explore the world even more. Applejack was impressed with your words of wisdom for the family, and was deeply attracted to your northern accent. She would invite you over for supper with the Apple family on a weekly basis. Granny Smith would muster up the best meals your tastebuds has ever savored. You would take the time out of your day, to listen to Granny Smith's old time stories about the past. The exciting events she witnessed when she was your age. She would recount interesting stories about the invasion of P-Day, the inventions that changed everyday pony life, her past love, and so on. Applejack really appreciated your presense around the farm. In return, she's taught you how to lasso, how to plant and buck an appletree, and so many other skills that you've hoped to learn in a lifetime.
Applejack and you depart from the castle, as the rest of the girls head back to their homes. You arrive at your house, and glance up at the sky to see the comet now the size of a large basketball. The light gleamed throughout the entire night sky of Ponyville, in a blinding golden white light. As you gathered up your things to go back to Apple Acre Farms, you pause for a moment to think about Celestia. She knew that nothing could be done about the comet that would inevitablely strike Ponyville. Was this really the end of civilization? You could only hope that it wouldn't be. While avoiding the last minute prepping humans and ponies, that scurried around in the streets like frightened animals, you finally made it to Sweet Apple Acres. Applejack greets you along the outside of the barn gates.
"Ahm glad you've made it in one piece sugarcube. It's like heck on earth down there in Ponyville. Can you help me carry t'ese bales of hay back to the barn with me?" She walks you over to bales of hay laying around near the fence, that seperated the barn to the crop field.
"Sure thing." You tell her.
You follow her over to the bales of hay. Big Mac carrys a barrel of apples over near the barn. He nods his head as a greeting towards you, and you wave at him in return. You lift two bales of hay with your arms and follow Applejack into the barn. Winona rests on a makeshift dog bed. As you deliver the last bale of hay back into the barn, Granny Smith rings a cowbell to call out supper for the family. Applebloom helps distribute plates around the family dinner table, as you make your way inside the humble home. Granny Smith's cooking aroma from her pots fill the entire room, as your stomach grumbles anxiously for a home cooked meal. As everyone gives thanks for their meal before eating, a loud crash emerges from Ponyville that disrupts the quaint atmosphere. The shockwave from the comet rattles the entire house violently. Cast iron pots, with the food from the kitchen table, collide onto the ground with extensive force. Winona emerges from undearneathe the table and barks aggressively. You huddle around the family, as you all take cover underneathe the table with the family dog. Big Mac manages to cover Granny Smith and Applebloom with his enormous silhouette, as you cover Applejack with your body for her protection. She grasps her arms around your waist, while she buries her head into your frame. After the violent outburst was finally over, you stand up with the family to reveal the devastation outside....
D) Fluttershy
You choose to go back home with the timid and humble Fluttershy. The mare with inner beauty and hidden talent that no one seemed to pay recognition to. Fluttershy was startled by Celestia's defiance to Twilight's plea, and started to tremble in response of her outburst. After she regains her posture, she trots over to you with a plea of her own.
"Um....Could you please.....Come back home with me tonight? I'm scared for my pets and I would like someone to be around...If you don't mind..." Fluttershy asks, while bowing her head in nervous submission. Her heart warming plea makes you smile with a response of your own.
"Fluttershy, I don't mind at all. I feel that you would be extremely vurable to anyone out there. How could I go home in content if I knew that you couldn't defend yourself? I'll help you safeguard your pets, and I'll be with you tonight. I'll be by your cottage within the hour. I gotta grab some things from my home first, and I'll be right over. You can count on that." You tell her.
She perks up her head in delight and gives you a warm hug. Oh, Fluttershy. It was a challenge breaking the ice when you first met her. She was extremely insecure and shy when her friends first met you, but you broke the tension when you approached her with your knowledge of nature. You told her that you were an outdoors man/stallion at heart, and loved every possible moment that you could give back to nature. Her attractive persona radiated with kindness, with a trace of innocence that was untouched by anyone else that resides in Ponyville; And quite possibly all of Equestria for that matter.
When you first made eye contact with each other, you instantly bonded with her humble nature. You would take long walks throughout the woods with her, help injured animals make a full recovery, enjoy the sights and sounds of birds chirping, and somehow even got along with her pet rabbit, Angel. You did not however put up with Angel's spoiled behavior, as you would show true alpha dominance over the pet rabbit. Angel respected a male authoritative figure with a backbone, and got along with you with little resistance. The fact that you contained a leadership persona, an assertive presence that would help care for animals around the cottage, she would look up to you as a leader and a guardian for protection.
You'll never forget the time when you were on a peaceful walk, when you heard the outcry of a mother wolf with her pups. Her rear leg was caught inside a bear trap. To your knowledge, poaching with bear traps was strictly forbidden in Equestria. However, a few twisted indivuals seemed to bypass the portal before being caught. You squat down to the injured wolf mother, as you attempt to disarm the bear trap. Instead of the mother snarling defensively at you for her pups, she sensed your presence to help her and her young. You release the trap with sucess, and wrapped a makeshift bandage around the injured leg from a piece of your clothing. As the mother limped behind you, back to Fluttershy's cottage, you cradle her pups within your jacket. Fluttershy rushed out from her cottage to tend to the injured animal's leg. She knew that you were geniune from that day forward.
After helping her raise the wolf pups with her, the fully mature adult wolves would often swing by the cottage with a series of kisses, full of thankfullness for the two of you. You enjoyed watching sunsets on a nearby hammock by the cottage with her after a long day, as you wrapped your arms around her in confort. She would rest her head on your shoulder in complete trust.
Fluttershy and you depart from the castle, as the rest of the girls head back to their homes. You arrive at your house, and glance up at the sky to see the comet now the size of a large basketball. The light gleamed throughout the entire night sky of Ponyville, in a blinding golden white light. As you gathered up your things to go back to Fluttershy's Cottage, you pause for a moment to think about Celestia. She knew that nothing could be done about the comet that would inevitablely strike Ponyville. Was this really the end of civilization? You could only hope that it wouldn't be. While avoiding the last minute prepping humans and ponies, that scurried around in the streets like frightened animals, you finally made it to the cottage. Fluttershy patiently waits for you from the top door.
"Oh, it's horrifying out there! People and Ponies fighting like predators for food and water. Luckily I've got plenty of both, but we have to tend to my animal friends before we can settle in. I have to make sure that they're all fed and properly taken care of." She tells you in concern.
"Alright, we'll start off with the birds and the bird feed. We'll work our way around the cottage, tending to each animal with the right amount of food. After that, let's make sure we lock up all of the doors and windows inside the cottage. There's no way we could tell if we could trust anyone out there on the streets." You tell her.
After tending to her animals, and finally settling inside her cottage, Fluttershy prepares a snack after all of that hard work. As she presents the plate of neatly arranged food on the table, the comet violently strikes the outskirts of Ponyville. Animal feed, with the addition of pet supplies, tumble outwards from the shelves and onto the floor. Fluttershy leaps from her chair and shrieks in terror. You grab her securely, and head under the table with Angel besides you. Fluttershy trembles ferociously, as she clings onto you for protection. More falling objects from within the cottage collide onto the floor. After 20 seconds from the violent shockwave from the comet, You peek your head out from underneathe the table. You grasp Fluttershy's forehoof, as she cautiously follows right behind you. Both of you head to the doorway of the cottage, to reveal the damage done by the comet...
E) Pinkie Pie
You choose to go back home with the overly rambunctious party animal, Pinkie Pie. Nothing ever seems to phase her, even in a dire situation like this. Pinkie bounces over to you with a little message of her own.
"Hey there silly pants! Wanna come back home with me? We could always throw a party together! It would get our minds off of all of this!" Her squeaky upbeat voice proposes to you. Heck, why not?
"Alright party animal. I'll be by your place within an hour. I gotta bring some overnight things, in case I decide to crash at your place. See ya in an hour!" You tell her.
A party, huh? That really sounds like a good break from all this drama unfolding in Ponyville. Even though the whole idea sounds ludicrous, it seemed sane by Pinkie Pie's cheerful demenor. You've always submitted to her playful nature. After all, life is too short to be negative. It should be spent enjoying every moment of it. Pinkie Pie was a mass of conflicting impulses, however you famously got along well with her. You really impressed her at the last party, with her alcoholic cider drinking contest. You were the last one standing in amist of all of her friends, that passed out drunk on the party floor. It boiled down to you and Dash with 8 mugs both chugged. Dash could barely pick up her last mug, and she collasped to the floor while you were still going at it. The next day of the party, you remember waking up in the afternoon with your body sleeping in a akward position on her couch. Marker was drawn all over your face, as you can't recall the previous night whatsoever. Pinkie trotted over to you in admiration.
"Wow! You really are a party animal! I bet your having one of the worst hangovers right now! Here, have some water." Pinkie hands you a glass of water, while her friends wake up around you in a groggy mood.
Ever since that day, Pinkie would invite you over to bake with her. You would go to town events like the circus, arcades, ice skating rings, theme parks, and other things that Pinkie Pie and you enjoyed together. Even when she experienced her split phases, you would always be there for her. She loved your company and loved having you around. You helped her improve her recipes and even went as far as marketing her own brand of cupcakes; called Miss Pie's Cupcakes. Word quickly spread around town about the baked goods.
"I've never thought I could go this far with baking! Seems like we really were ment to be together!" She cheerfully shouts aloud to you and gives you a big warm hug. The two of you were lost party animals, that stumbled into each other by fate.
Pinkie Pie and you depart from the castle, as the rest of the girls head back to their homes. You arrive at your house, and glance up at the sky to see the comet now the size of a large basketball. The light gleamed throughout the entire night sky of Ponyville, in a blinding golden white light. As you gathered up your things to go back to Sugarcube Corner, you pause to think about Celestia. She knew that nothing could be done about the comet that would inevitablely strike Ponyville. Was this really the end of civilization? You could only hope that it wouldn't be. While avoiding the last minute prepping humans and ponies, that scurried around in the streets like frightened animals, you finally made it to Sugarcube Corner. Pinkie Pie cheerfully bounces for you at the doorway.
"Hey there silly! Glad you could make it! It really is like a wild party out there. Wanna come in for some drinks?" She asks you. You catch your breathe at the doorway.
"That sounds...great right about now. That'll get my mind off the fact I almost got trampled to death." You tell her, as you throw your bag inside the doorway. She giggles in return, and bounces off to the kitchen for a fruit cocktail mixer. Gummy blankly stares at you, as you seat yourself down at the kitchen table. What a funny little critter, you think to yourself. Nothing ever seems to phase him as well. You could see why this was her pet. Pinkie rushes back out with two cocktail glasses, and the mixer already prepared.
"This is a special blend I made myself! It's kinda like a pina colada, 'cept I call it a Pinkie colada! Here, try it!" She gleefully pours your a glass. She pours herself a glass of her own. Before you had the chance to sip the cocktail drink, a large collision rattles Ponyville. You grab Pinkie instictively, and take cover behind a counter.
"Oh no! What's going on?" Pinkie shouts in panick, as kitchenware from the bakery crashes to the floor. She hugs you tightly as baking trays, metal pots, pans, and other cooking untensils fall to the floor. After about the longest 20 seconds you've ever experienced passes by, the violent shaking from the coment comes to a sudden halt. Pinkie Pie wraps her arm around your shoulder, as the two of you emerge from underneathe the kitchen counter. You walk over to the kitchen window to view the outside world and the damage done...
F) Rainbow Dash
You choose to go back home with the tomboyish mare, overwhelmed with self confidence and loyality, Rainbow Dash. You could really use somepony around with that kind of personality in a time like this. Rainbow Dash boasts a question of her own to you.
"Hey there tough guy! Wanna chill with me back at my place? At least you'll be safe from the ground in case anything happens. We could work out together if you want to get your mind off of things?" She proposes to you with a innocent blush.
You knew in the back of your mind that Rainbow always had a crush on you. You were a renowned athlete back in Ponyville. When you trained your body, you knew what you were doing. You stayed away from alcohol, ate at least five nutritious meals a day, worked out for at least two hours in the morning, and you would hit the right muscle groups each day with plenty of recovery shakes and rest. It really paid off in the end. All the mares would drool over your build. You got along with all of the other stallion and human bodybuilders, and you would go out of your way to help out others at the gym.
That's when you first saw Rainbow Dash. She was struggling, trying to squat a whopping 400 pounds on her own. You knew right away that she couldn't handle that with her size. There was no way that her back was ready for that kind of weight. You rush over to her, when she almost collapses to the side. Before she fell over, you caught the bar in mid air and quickly re-rack the weights. She collapses back onto the hard rubber floor, while panting invigorously.
"Ma'am? Do you know what your doing? What are you trying to accomplish by lifting those heavy weights?" You ask her in concern, while she catches her breathe.
"Hey! I know what I'm doing! I'm trying to train my body! What do you think I'm trying to do, look like an egg head lifting a dumbell?" She snaps back to you rudely.
Instead of trying to reason with her, you offer your help. You heard all of the stories of Rainbow Dash. A determined athlete, a hero to many, and a role model for many foals and children alike. Her agressive determination and tomboyish personality was an attractive feature to you. It was rare to see a mare of her league, as even most stallions that you knew were wimps with no backbone compared to Rainbow Dash. You loved a woman with self confidence and a strong willpower, even if she was in the wrong in this case. You throw her off her agressive streak with advice, and some help of your own.
"Well, look, I was walking by when I noticed you were going way too heavy. It disturbs me when I see someone with your kind of motivation incorrectly exersize. Let's take a break from lifting with your back for awhile. I'll help you set a few goals that you could work at. By the time your done with me, you'll be squatting 400 pounds in no time. Let me show you around the gym, and I'll train with you tonight. Later on I'll sit down with you, and plan a workout schedule with what exactly your trying to accomplish. Ok?" You polietly propose your idea to her.
She thinks for a minute, and smiles to the idea of your proposal. She expected backtalk from you, but instead saw appreciation for someone that was willing to take time out to help her. She extends her forehoof out to you, as you grab it and help her on her hooves.
"Wow...You would really do that for me? Heh, your kinda cool after all. I expected someone with your kind of physique downtalk somepony with my kind of build. I honestly have no idea what I'm doing when I work out here. All that I want to do, is build up my muscular endurance and wingpower so that I could fly faster." She tells you in relief.
"Hey, not a problem. I was just like you when I first started. High goals, but with no clue. Come on, I'll make you a schedule. We can talk things through, and I'll devise some goals for you." You lead her back to a table inside the gym.
"By the way, my friends call me Dash." She informs you in trust.
As weeks transform into months, you layout a series of strength and endurance courses for Rainbow Dash. Every day of the week, you would swing by her place to the gym. You would be her pesonal mentor when she pushes herself to the limits. You would shout aloud to push in another extra rep, to go that extra mile when she was struggling the most. She loved the fact that she had someone to motivate her when she was exercising. Dash quickly bonded to you for your strong willpower and encourgement. Within time, she reached her goal of squatting 400 pounds in three sets.
Rainbow Dash and you depart from the castle, as the rest of the girls head back to their homes. You arrive at your house, and glance up at the sky to see the comet now the size of a large basketball. The light gleamed throughout the entire night sky of Ponyville, in a blinding golden white light. As you gathered up your things to go back to Dash's Cloud Condo, you pause to think about Celestia. She knew that nothing could be done about the comet that would inevitablely strike Ponyville. Was this really the end of civilization? You could only hope that it wouldn't be. While avoiding the last minute prepping humans and ponies, that scurried around in the streets like frightened animals, you stand in front of the large cloud structure. Dash swoops down from her doorway, to help escort you up to her place.
"Guess your gonna need a lift to get up there, huh? Here, I'll fly you up to my place. Hang onto me tight!" Dash extends her arms to you.
You cling onto the soft silhouette of Dash. She prepares her wings from the ground, and darts off in lighting speed. You reach the doorway of the condo, and calmly descend in front of it. She unlocks the door, and leads you a room converted into a miniature workout room. You put on your workout gloves, as Dash racks some 45's weights on a bench press machine. Before you could support your body under the bench bar, a sudden shockwave emits from Ponyville and collides into Dash's condo.
"Sweet Celestia, what on earth is going on!" Dash stumbles backwards. Weights from a weight rack collide onto the ground. You thrust your body away from the machine, and grab Dash securely in your arms. You dart out of the hazardous room with her, as more weights crash onto the floor from behind. The shockwave rattles Dash's condo, for what seemed like a stalemate in time. You take cover inside Dash's room, and duck underneathe the bed with Dash by your side. She grabs you tightly as you experienced the longest 20 seconds of your life. As the shockwave finally halts to a sudden dead silence, you dart out from underneathe the bed. Dash follow you to a open window inside the room. As the cloud structure floats from a distance above Ponyville, the two of you peer downwards to witness the damage done....
G) Going back home by yourself
What are you, a personal babysitter for Celestia? You choose to go back home by yourself. The girls can take care of themselves for now. They're fully grown mares with their own problems. In everyday life, you chose to be alone, seaching for that special someone to fill the void inside of you. As much as you liked the Mane 6 as your friends, you could not make personal connections with any of them. They were good friends. That's it. You wish the girls the best of luck, as you depart from the castle and head back home.
You arrive inside the middle of the streets, and glance up at the sky to see the comet now the size of a large basketball. The light gleamed throughout the entire night sky of Ponyville, in a blinding golden white light. As you think about plans to secure your house, you pause to think about Celestia. She knew that nothing could be done about the comet that would inevitablely strike Ponyville. Was this really the end of civilization? You could only hope that it wouldn't be. While avoiding the last minute prepping humans and ponies, that scurried around in the streets like frightened animals, you finally made it back to your house.
You board up and lock your windows. You secure the doorway, and place sandbags in strategic locations around your home. You gather as much food as possible and place it onto your kitchen table. You rush to your bathroom, to fill the tub with as much water as you can, while gathering as much extra water in jugs and buckets to be used for drinking. While gathering as much resources as possible, the comet struck away from a distance. You could hear the panicked screams of your neighbors from outside. You run into the basement, as the shockwave from the comet shakes your house. Cans of food roll off your kitchen table, and crash onto the hard wood floor. You flip the switch of your emergency power to your house, as the whole town of Ponyville loses power.
The ramble from the shockwave comes into a sudden halt, you emerge from your basement into the living room. You glance from a crack of a wooden plankboard, as you witness the damage done from the outside...
The damage revealed outside wasn't as catastrophic as you expected it to be. You peer outside, only to see the comet lodged three hundred meters away from the building you were located in. Curious settlers slowly exit from their homes to examine the oddity. As the curious species of humans and ponies draw closer, a peculiar yellow cloud cracks through pores of the comet. The citizens of Ponyville step backwards in shock. They sprint away with their families in dismay, as the toxic cloud uplifts into the atmosphere of Ponyville.
You could only watch in horror, as the citizens of Ponyville drop like flies. Dead to the ground. Ponies scurreid with their hooves over their mouths. Humans rip their clothing in distress, and use the strips as makeshift gas masks. To little avail did it stop the poisonous cloud. The two species wailed in agonizing pain when the cloud made contact with their skin. They grasped their throats, as the yellow cloud entered their lungs and choked all quality of life out of them. Your eyes widen, as your cover your mouth in horror. You felt like you were going to be sick. The manes from the unfortinate ponies who came in contract of the cloud, falls into clumps and patches. The skin of many humans blister and boil like the bubonic plague, whenever they came in contact of the expanding cloud.
They scream to seek shelter from the toxic cloud, that swept slowly into Ponyville from above the atmosphere. Inside the home that you were contained, you took extra precations to seal the cracks of any exposed openings with whatever you could find. It worked. The cloud could not seep into any entryways that the building had.
The ponies from outside the door cry out: "PLEASE! OPEN THIS DOOR! WE HAVE CHILDREN WITH US! PLEASE, AT LEAST TAKE THEM INSIDE WITH YOU!"
"Oh my goodness....The children...." You thought to yourself. It would be morally unjust to let them suffer the same fate as their families. You could see them crying with their mothers. They wimpered from outside the doorway, as you can see their distraught expressions from a nearby window. The cloud reeked with inevitable death for the families. It expanded around the outside perimeter of the home with every passing minute. You had to make a choice. Are you going to risk opening the door to let the foals/children inside with you? Or are you going to value your own safety and protect yourself, and whoever was inside with you at the time being? You cringe, as you have to face a dreadful decision. A cold sensation travels throughout your spine.
Read onto paragraph:
A) You choose to morally do the right thing. Risk your life and open the door.
B) Value your own Safety and keep the door closed. You had to preserve the life contained inside the house.
A) There was no way that you could just stand around, and let innocent life fade away before your eyes. Your going to play the hero card this time around. You unlock the series of locks on the interior of the door. You remove the damp towel from the lower doorway, that has sucessfully blocked the air from the outside. You grasp the doorknob and swiftly swing open the door. That, unfortinately for you, was an unwise decision. The children with their parent were already dead at the front doorway. Their facial features were lifeless and gray. The yellow cloud choked all life from them, before you could save them in time. The cloud swiftly flows inward. Your body locks into an immovable state of horror. Once the cloud made direct contact with you, every cell from within your body was ignited to a state of unimaginable pain. You drop to your knees, as you gasp for breathe for the slightest hint of air. Your eyes water intensly, as the world around you slowly fades to black. You collapse to your side on the floor. You slowly lose consciousness and pass away into the afterlife. Not only did your actions foresaw the end of you, but you've jeopardized everyponies life inside the home as well. They go along with you to the afterlife, as death strips away every living thing inside the home. Go back and read part B to continue on.
B) It was a inhumane decision, but you couldn't risk the life cotained inside the home you were in. You've witnessed how the citizens dropped lifelessly to the ground, once the yellow cloud came in contact with them. The draining quality of life from outside the doorway, pounded on the door in a last attempt. The door locks withheld to the substantial abuse. You could hear the disturbing outcry of gagging and coughing. You couldn't take the sound of deteriorating life anymore, and force yourself away from the doorway. You head to the living room (and attempted to comfort any ponies that were with you for the time being). There was absolutely nothing you could have done for those poor souls, but you've managed to save yourself and everyponies life inside the home for now. You turn on the radio and television, to gather up as much information as you possibly could.
You discover that 'Mareshal law' was fully enacted and into effect. The media warned everyone to stay in their homes for at least five days, or until the visible radiation from the comet completely diminished. Imminent death was warned to anyone/anypony who was willing to risk to go outside. The citizens of Ponyville were also warned not to make direct contact with any deceased bodies, or any loved ones infected from the cloud. Anybody who was infected, was to be quarentined immediately to avoid risk of further contamination. Luckily for you (and anypony inside), you had just enough stocked up canned food and supplies to wait out fives days. There was no reason to go outside and witness the damage done.
Days pass by, while you occupy yourself and anyone else inside the home. You peer from outside the window, to see teams of hazmat suits piling up dead bodies onto wagons. As the fifth day passed by, it was finally announced safe to go outside once again. You walk around town with anypony who was with you (that's if there was a pony with you). To your horror, you witness hundreds of deceased beings littered all over the streets. A majority of Ponyville's citizens failed to plan properly, and stubbornly ventured outside for supplies during the radiational exposure of the cloud. They suffered from skin infections and mutations. The ones who planned properly and took precautions, held out fine inside and were in perfect health. Everyone suffered due to the tragic loss of life around Ponyville. Celestia was nowhere to be found. Mayor mare was now fully in charge of Ponyville. The citizens of Ponyville, and everyone else in Equestria, has now taken a major downfall. To experience a new era of rule...
The Mane 6, along with you, regroup near the townhall. Thousands upon thousands of bodies littered the streets. A putrid stench spoils the air around you. Families mourn over their dead. Bodies were stacked in piles and were fully incinerated. Both ponies and people attempt to peel off layers of skin that were exposed to the cloud. A new sensation of melancholy and depression overwhelms the entire town. The girls are deeply agitated from the scene. Applejack kicks up some nearby dirt, while she bows her head in sorrow. A thought suddenly appears inside her head.
"Oh my sweet Celestia!.....Mah family in the south! I'll have to find out if th'er okay. Look...I'm sorry ya'll...Ah gotta leave Ponyville to make sure they're all safe and sound. I promise aile be back to return to yew fella's." Applejack tells the Mane 6 out of the blue.
"Darling, are you sure that's the brightest idea? We would be absolutely devastated if anything were to happen to you from your departure." Rarity spoke in concern.
"A'm sorry sugarcube, but I gotta go. I cannot continue on not knowin' what happened to the rest of mah family. I'll be back sooner enough."
She hugs all of her friends goodbye, and waves down a taxi afterwards. She informs the taxi stallions to head to the Ponyville Express train station. Before she jumps onto the horse drawn cab...
A) Read onto paragraph A, If you've decided to form a relationship with Applejack previously.
B) Read onto paragraph B, To wave her goodbye and wish her the best of luck.
A) Before leaving to her cab for her departure, Applejack trots over to you.
"Ah'm gonna miss you especially Sugarcube.....If anything were to happen to me, I want you to look over mah family while Ah'm gone. This is strict family business. I just can't go on not knowing what happened to them. Ah hope you understand..."
Before you had the opportunity to say anything back to her, she stands on her hind hooves to your level. She wraps her forehooves around you, and unexpectingly kisses you on the lips. Your head turns red with surprise, as the kiss caught you off guard in front of the girls. The other Mane 5 gaze opon the scene in admiration. Applejack lowers herself from your level, and looks away in a shy blush with her forehooves crossed. The taxi cab hollers at Applejack impatiently. She turns away and trots to the taxi. The taxi rides off in the distance. Subconsciously in the back of your mind, you know that she'll return back to Ponyville safe. The question was when?
B) Applejack stands on her hind legs and hugs you goodbye. You hug and wish her the best of luck. She trots away from you and the girls, and enters the back seat of the cab. The Mane 5 all wave as you do so. Applejack peers from the back taxi window, and tears up from the image of her friends fading in the distance. The cab rides off into the horizon. Fluttershy silently sighs to herself. The rest of the girls head back to the main hall once more.
After Applejacks departure, the girls regroup in a small semicircle with you joining them.
"Whatever is going to happen to Ponyville? How am I ever going to go back to the spa? And....And shopping! How am I ever going to go shopping again?" Rarity whines in distress to the group.
A) Say something kind to comfort her (choose this if you formed a relationship with Rarity). Read after paragraph B to avoid confusion.
B) Give her a realistic answer, but be polite at the same time. Continue on from there.
A) "Sweetheart, I'm going to make it an absolute priority to go shopping with you. With all of this stress and tension from this tragic event, it'll be a great way to relieve ourselves. Afterwards, we can go to the spa to get a deep muscle massage. I would hate to see a beautiful mare, such as yourself, to experience a panic attack over this. Look, It'll be my treat." You propose your idea to her.
Even though the idea itself wasn't a realistic answer, it did have some effect. Twilight rolls her eyes in disgust, and Dash chuckles silently to herself. Pinkie bounces up and down like the goofball she is. Fluttershy remains silent the entire time. Rarity's eyes glitter to the idea. It definitely did releave some tension off from her.
"Oh darling, you would do that for me? You truely are a gentleman/gentlecolt that any mare could ever dream about. That's why I love being around you." Rarity whinnies aloud cheerfully.
She jumps up to your level and kisses you on the cheek. Twilight inpatiently disrupts the moment between you two.
"Look, can we get back on track here? This isn't accomplishing anything productive..."
"But, whatever shall we do in the meantime?" Rarity asks you directly. The rest of the girls look over for your word.
"I think we should help out anyway we can around here in Ponyville. I'll be with my special somepony to lend a helping hand/hoof around town. You girls look around to assist anybody or anypony who can use our help. Rarity dear, would you help me with anything that isn't too laborous? Does that sound alright to you?"
"Darling, that sounds excellent. Thank you for not putting anymore stress on me, you truely are a man/stallion looking over his lady." Rarity's cheeks blushed. Twilight snorts in disbelief. She leaves the group with the rest of the girls.
B) "Well Rarity, I hate to break it to you. I don't think any of us are going to go shopping anytime soon. But hey, look on the bright side. Once Ponyville gets back on it's hooves again, you'll have your chance to go shopping again. In the meantime, we all should try to help out around here as best as we can." Rarity bows her head to the ground, with her lower lip extended in defeat. Fluttershy trots over to Rarity to slightly confort her.
The girls preplanned their own agendas and motivations after the comet struck. Fluttershy's kind hearted nature made her a perfect candidate to care for the sick around town. Twilight Sparkle used her spells and ingenuity to assist in the constructive restoration of Ponyville. Rainbow Dash helped carried supplies for the construction. Pinkie Pie assisted in soup kitchens, to distribute food for everyone who was starving from the lack of food. Rarity generously volunteered inside the homeless shelters, to hand out blankets and materials for families without homes from the comet, or from the savage anarchist who've burnt down anything in their sight.
How do you want to play your part? Do you want to:
A) Help Fluttershy. Care for the sick and the dying (choose this option if you formed a relationship with Fluttershy).
B) Help Twilight. Co-cordinate with the reconstruction of the town (choose this option if you formed a relationship with Twilight).
C) Help Dash with labor and the restoration of Ponyville (choose this option if you formed a relationship with Dash).
D) Help hand out food and cook with Pinkie Pie (choose this option if you formed a relationship with Pinkie Pie).
E) Be with Rarity. Work with her in the homeless shelter (choose this option if you formed a relationship with Rarity).
F) Go back to Apple Acres and help Applejack's family (choose this option if you formed a relationship with Applejack).
G) Go back home by yourself. Help around your neighborhood (choose this option if you don't have a relationship with the Mane 6).
A) "Um, hi there...Would you mind if you came back to the Ponyville hospital with me? I'm working as a nurse there. We are so overwhelmed with sickly patients, and we could use some volunteers...If you don't mind. Most of the Ponyville staff has recently passed away due to direct contact with the cloud....Or they are either too unhealthy to work. I could use a helping hand/hoof around the hospital with the patients I'm assigned to. I've only treated animals with you, but I'm too scared to work on any human or pony by myself....." Fluttershy sighs unconfidently to you.
"Flutters, I will be more than willing to help you treat your patients. Just tell me what to do, and I'll assist you in any possible way I can. You can put bits on that. We've treated many animals in the past, and they have all made a sucessful recovery. This should be no problem for the both of us." You tell her.
Fluttershy squees from your positive encouragement, with a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"Oh....thank you so much for being there to help me...Especially in a time when Ponyville has taken a serious fall, and is in need of our nurture. I knew I could count on you..." She winks to you, after another silent sigh of relief.
The two of you depart from the town square together, to travel to the Ponyville hospital. When you've entered inside the hospital's main entrance, patients silently moan in physical and mental anguish from around you. There were not enough rooms in the hosipital to occupy all of the sick. Most of the patients lied on makeshift beds in the hallways, reception rooms, and waiting areas. Most of the admitted patients suffered from horrible skin mutations. Others silently babbled to themselves from severe mental trauma, or screamed aloud in pain. Hospital staff rushed around with both ponies and people on stretchers. "What have you've gotten yourself into?" You think to yourself. Fluttershy leads you to a room with a pale man on a bed. He was tall and bald in appearance, and he suffered from major exposure of the yellow cloud.
"Um, Good morning sir....This is my assistant. We are going to take care of you for today. Now let's see...what is your ailment? Do you need help with anything?" Fluttershy asks the man.
He completely ignores Fluttershy. He starts to tremble from severe paranoia, and then suddenly calms down for a brief moment. He shouts a brainwashed speech in front of you and Fluttershy.
"Can you hear him? He is marvelous! He is the One God! The leader of the new Order over the world! He speaks to only us chosen! Everyone else who cannot hear him is an non-believer! I shall only listen to him, he is my guide. All non-believers will perish before him, in his prophesied future! Wait! Can you hear him? He's calling us to the mountains for a new beginning! The new age has begun! I must leave here!"
The patient jumps out from the bed. You and Fluttershy attempt to strap him down, but his unnatural superhuman strength overwhelms the both of you. He pushes off with extesive force, and exits the room calmly. More than half of the patients from around the hospital follow the man in a mindless matter. He gathers everyone/everypony from around Ponyville who also hears the malignant voice of their One God. Both brainwashed humans and ponies follow the man to the Drackenridge Mountains. Their collective voice would teach them how to rebuild Ponyville with more advanced technology. It promised them centuries of desire for mankind and ponykind alike, where Princess Celestia failed to do so. The brainwashed cult would go on a crusade, to merge all non-believers into a single superhuman/superpony race over all living beings.
As the weeks go by, this new religous cult ravaged the crusade against all non-believers. Anyone who didn't hear the voice or spoke out against it, were planned to be rounded up and put into concentration camps, or were planned to be silently exterminated....
B) "Hey again. I could use some assistance from you. Mayor Mare requested that we should design a new fortified structure around the town hall. However, I'm not quite exactly sure what kind of materials we should use. You see, since the comet struck Ponyville, it wiped out most of the available building supplies for the construction crew. What do you think that we should use a substitute?" Twilight asks.
You think for a minute, and examine the damage done in your surroundings. What would be a good building substitute? A quick idea pops inside your head.
"Can we use reinforced mud bricks and straw? It seems like a stable material that's commonly used for alot of the homes built around here. From what I see, it can hold up to some substantial abuse. It's also alot more economical to replace in case anything ever happens again...." You suggest.
"That's a great idea! Wow, why didn't I think of that? This is why I love having you around. Mayor Mare would have my flank if I didn't propose something to her soon. Why don't you come back to the Golden Oaks library with me, and we can look up on how to build reinforced walls with mud bricks?" She suggests with nerdy enthusiasm.
The two of you depart to the treehouse library from the town hall. Before you could approach the entrance, a stubborn crowd of both ponies and people block your pathway. The enormous crowd is led by a tall, pale man....
"Can you hear him? He is marvelous! He is the One God! The leader of the new Order over the world! He speaks to only us chosen! Everyone else who cannot hear him is an non-believer! I shall only listen to him, he is my guide. All non-believers will perish before him, in his prophesied future! Wait! Can you hear him? He's calling us to the mountains for a new beginning! The new age has begun! We must leave here!"
"New age of what?" Twilight questions aloud. You create a barrier between her and the brainwashed crowd.
More than half of the citizens of Ponyville follow the man with blind faith. He gathers everyone/everypony from around town who hears the malignant voice of the One God. Both brainwashed humans and ponies follow the man to the Drackenridge Mountains. Their collective voice would teach them how to rebuild Ponyville with more advanced technology. It promised them centuries of desire for mankind and ponykind alike, where Princess Celestia failed to do so. The brainwashed cult would go on a crusade, to merge all non-believers into a single superhuman/superpony race over all living beings.
As the weeks go by, this new religous cult ravaged the crusade against all non-believers. Anyone who didn't hear the voice or spoke out against it, were planned to be rounded up and put into concentration camps, or were planned to be silently exterminated....
C) "Hey there tough guy! Wanna help me carry some wood? The Ponyville Constuction Crew and I are salvaging the damage done by the comet. We could use someone as strong as you, to help us patch up the houses around here. Whaddya say?" Dash winks for your help.
"Sure thing Dash. Remember what I taught you about lifting heavy objects?"
"Yep!" She nods and blushes cheerfully.
"Always lift with your hind legs, and keep your back strait. Don't ever lift more than what you can handle." She quotes from one of your training seminars with her.
"That's my girl." You tell her in return.
She chuckles like a school girl and waves you over. The two of you assist each other in lifting a series of stacked wooden plywood boards. You pace with her over to a home, that was damaged by the rapid looters and anarchist before order was finally restored in Ponyville. Suddenly, a brain dead crowd guided by one man stubbornly appears in front of you. The two of you pause in your tracks, and release the plywood to the ground. You dart over to Dash, and block her from the crowd for her protection. The leader mindlessly chants aloud in front of both of you.
"Can you hear him? He is marvelous! He is the One God! The leader of the new Order over the world! He speaks to only us chosen! Everyone else who cannot hear him is an non-believer! I shall only listen to him, he is my guide. All non-believers will perish before him, in his prophesied future! Wait! Can you hear him? He's calling us to the mountains for a new beginning! The new age has begun! We must leave here!"
"What the hay? We're not following you to the mountains! Are you all nuts?" Dash suddenly boasts in front of the large crowd.
"You will regret those words, non-believer! Seek salvation in the mountains when the One God has spoken!" The bold man snarls towards you and Dash.
More than half of the citizens of Ponyville follow the man with blind faith. He gathers everyone/everypony from around town who hears the malignant voice of the One God. Both brainwashed humans and ponies follow the man to the Drackenridge Mountains. Their collective voice would teach them how to rebuild Ponyville with more advanced technology. It promised them centuries of desire for mankind and ponykind alike, where Princess Celestia failed to do so. The brainwashed cult would go on a crusade, to merge all non-believers into a single superhuman/superpony race over all living beings.
As the weeks go by, this new religous cult ravaged the crusade against all non-believers. Anyone who didn't hear the voice or spoke out against it, were planned to be rounded up and put into concentration camps, or were planned to be silently exterminated....
D) "Hey, silly! We sure can use you at the soup kitchen in Sugarcube corner. It's like a wild party down there! They are so many hungry ponies and people with grumbling tummies to feed. Do you want to help out with handouts back at the kitchen with me?" Pinkie grins her proposal towards you.
"You party animal! You bet your pink flank I'll help you out. I can't imagine all the overwhelming joy of those hungry souls, ready to be fed by your splendid cooking."
"Oh, you! Come on and follow me back to Sugarcube Corner. We're being bombarded with tons of hungry bellies that need our help." She giggles to herself, and leads you to follow her.
You depart from the town hall, to follow her down to Sugarcube Corner. She converted the bakery into a fully functional staff of kitchen crew and volunteer food distributors. Rarity was working inside the bakery as well, generously handing out blankets and pillows for every family who was in need.
As you work with Pinkie, cooking up scrumptious meals for every hungry family to savor, and passing out food for every orphanated child and foal from the comet, you hear a faint chant emerging from outside the bakery. A large group led by a tall, bald man pass by Sugarcube Corner. Everyone pauses from what they were doing, and proceed to walk to a nearby window to gaze opon the enormous croud.
"Can you hear him? He is marvelous! He is the One God! The leader of the new Order over the world! He speaks to only us chosen! Everyone else who cannot hear him is an non-believer! I shall only listen to him, he is my guide. All non-believers will perish before him, in his prophesied future! Wait! Can you hear him? He's calling us to the mountains for a new beginning! The new age has begun! We must leave here!"
"Weeee! That look's like fun!" Pinkie squeals aloud. You hold her back from joining the brainwashed crowd.
More than half of the citizens of Ponyville follow the man with blind faith. He gathers everyone/everypony from around town who hears the malignant voice of the One God. Both brainwashed humans and ponies follow the man to the Drackenridge Mountains. Their collective voice would teach them how to rebuild Ponyville with more advanced technology. It promised them centuries of desire for mankind and ponykind alike, where Princess Celestia failed to do so. The brainwashed cult would go on a crusade, to merge all non-believers into a single superhuman/superpony race over all living beings.
As the weeks go by, this new religous cult ravaged the crusade against all non-believers. Anyone who didn't hear the voice or spoke out against it, were planned to be rounded up and put into concentration camps, or were planned to be silently exterminated....
E) "Darling, back inside Sugarcube Corner, we are abundantly being overwhelmed by many families who are in need. Our staff, Pinkie Pie, and I cannot simply handle the large crowds ourselves. Could you be my hero, and help me escort as many clothes, blankets, and pillows generously out to the families with me?" She convincingly pleads to you with puppy eyes.
"Oh, of course sweetheart. I will be willing to do anything to help relieve stress. Your generosity is unmatched by anypony throughout Equestria. I will do my best to shine upon a diamond like youself." You use your cheap lines on her again.
"Ohhh....how sweet of you darling. Not only you are a polite, well mattered gentleman/gentlecolt, but you are a romatic at heart. I love a man/stallion that will do anything to confort his lady. Come closer to me, darling."
Rarity stands on her rear hooves, and she extends her head to pucker up for a kiss. Jackpot! Well, that was easy. She kisses you on the lips for a short moment in time. Her eyes flare up with delight; from the firey passion expressed from the kiss between you two. She trots back with you to Sugarcube Corner, with her forehooves wrapped around your torso. She smeared a bit of her blue mascara from her facial features resting on your shoulders. The two of you walk back to Sugarcube Corner together. You secretly hold her forehoof with your hand/hoof underneathe the counter, while you work with her to hand out supplies. The staff vigorously distributes clothing, pillows, and blankets to anyone in need.
While the last of the supplies were handed out, you hear a faint chant emerging from the outside. A large group led by a tall, pale man passes by Sugarcube Corner. Everyone pauses from what they were doing around you, and walk to the nearby windows to gaze at the enormous crowd. You hold Rarity close for comfort.
"Can you hear him? He is marvelous! He is the one god! The leader of the new order of the world! He speaks to only the chosen, everyone else who cannot hear him is an unbeliever! We only listen to him, he is our guide. All unbelievers will perish before him in his prophesied future! He's....calling us to the mountains for the new beginning! It has begun! All believers must leave here to start a new era!"
"That sounds absolutely horrible! Let us never venture to the mountains for whatever reason!" She whines to you in a dramatic tone. You nod in agreement.
More than half of the citizens of Ponyville follow the man with blind faith. He gathers everyone/everypony from around town who hears the malignant voice of the One God. Both brainwashed humans and ponies follow the man to the Drackenridge Mountains. Their collective voice would teach them how to rebuild Ponyville with more advanced technology. It promised them centuries of desire for mankind and ponykind alike, where Princess Celestia failed to do so. The brainwashed cult would go on a crusade, to merge all non-believers into a single superhuman/superpony race over all living beings.
As the weeks go by, this new religous cult ravaged the crusade against all non-believers. Anyone who didn't hear the voice or spoke out against it, were planned to be rounded up and put into concentration camps, or were planned to be silently exterminated....
F) You clearly recall what Applejack requested for you to do, before she departed to see her family. To look after her family and the farm while she was gone. You head back to Sweet Apple Acres by yourself, where you spot Big Mac and his little sister lifting wooden buckets of apples. You jog over to Big Mac, who lowers his bucket of apples from his mouth to talk to you.
"Ah heard what happened to Applejack. Wish she'n told us ahead of time. She seems like she trusts you the most to look after the farm while she's gone. You mind helping us with these bunches of apples? That will be mighty fine of you."
You lift two baskets of apples with your back, supported on a long wooden carrying stick. Granny smith rocks back and forth on her rocker on the front porch, while knitting a sweater for Applebloom. On top of a hill overlooking Ponyville, Applebloom calls the two of you for a sight to behold.
"Big brother! Mister! Come over an' check this out!" Applebloom waves at the peak of the hill.
Big mac drops his basket. You lower the wodden stick carefully to the ground. You pace over to Applebloom with Big Mac right by your side. On top of the hill, you gazed opon what seemed like half of Ponyville's citizens being led by a tall, pale man. You extend your ear out, to hear what the man was chanting to the crowd from a distance.
"Can you hear him? He is marvelous! He is the one god! The leader of the new order of the world! He speaks to only the chosen, everyone else who cannot hear him is an unbeliever! We only listen to him, he is our guide. All unbelievers will perish before him in his prophesied future! He's....calling us to the mountains for the new beginning! It has begun! All believers must leave here to start a new era!"
"Ya'll think I can get my cutie mark with that man?" Applebloom looks up to you with a perplexed expression.
"I don't think so Applebloom. Big Mac, get Granny Smith inside with your little sister. I got a bad feeling in my gut about this." You tell Big Mac.
"Eeeyup. Ah agree. Come on Lil' Sis, lets go on inside and avoid any trouble." He gathers the rest of the apple buckets. You lift the wooden stick on your back while following Big Mac.
More than half of the citizens of Ponyville follow the man with blind faith. He gathers everyone/everypony from around town who hears the malignant voice of the One God. Both brainwashed humans and ponies follow the man to the Drackenridge Mountains. Their collective voice would teach them how to rebuild Ponyville with more advanced technology. It promised them centuries of desire for mankind and ponykind alike, where Princess Celestia failed to do so. The brainwashed cult would go on a crusade, to merge all non-believers into a single superhuman/superpony race over all living beings.
As the weeks go by, this new religous cult ravaged the crusade against all non-believers. Anyone who didn't hear the voice or spoke out against it, were planned to be rounded up and put into concentration camps, or were planned to be silently exterminated....
G) The six of you depart from your own ways, and head back to your corresponding homes. You trot around your neighborhood, to see if anyone could use your help. Bodies piled up in front of houses on lawns. Doors contained large painted X's in front of the doorways. Children and foals alike wander around the streets, searching hopelessly for their lost families. The sounds of mourning and sobbing surround the air around you. As you pile up as many bodies in front of your house, a tall, pale man with a large group passes by your house. He chants something aloud in front of the crowd.
"Can you hear him? He is marvelous! He is the one god! The leader of the new order of the world! He speaks to only the chosen, everyone else who cannot hear him is an unbeliever! We only listen to him, he is our guide. All unbelievers will perish before him in his prophesied future! He's....calling us to the mountains for the new beginning! It has begun! All believers must leave here to start a new era!"
More than half of the citizens of Ponyville follow the man with blind faith. He gathers everyone/everypony from around town who hears the malignant voice of the One God. Both brainwashed humans and ponies follow the man to the Drackenridge Mountains. Their collective voice would teach them how to rebuild Ponyville with more advanced technology. It promised them centuries of desire for mankind and ponykind alike, where Princess Celestia failed to do so. The brainwashed cult would go on a crusade, to merge all non-believers into a single superhuman/superpony race over all living beings.
As the weeks go by, this new religous cult ravaged the crusade against all non-believers. Anyone who didn't hear the voice or spoke out against it, were planned to be rounded up and put into concentration camps, or were planned to be silently exterminated....
A statuesque, muscular armored subhuman cyborg bellows down to you.
Four months have passed since the mindless cult ventured far into the mountains, called opon by their One God. You could still clearly remember how the cult emerged back into Ponyville. First it began with the half human/half cyborgnetic foot soldiers. They were heavily armored with a new type of assault rifle. They marched into town with well coordinated squadrons. Each footstep synchronized in a military style fashion. They ambushed the town hall, were Mayor Mare still withheld 'mareshal law' over Ponyville. The foot soldiers slaughtered any surviving members of the royal guard, who were still alive from the yellow cloud. Mayor Mare, fearing for her well being, instantly submitted to the new cult. The cult granted her authority over the citizens of Ponyville; As long as she conformed to their new plan for all of Equestria.
The cyborgnetic men called themselves "Acolytes", performing duties and orders carried out by their One God. They brought along with them advanced technology to enforce their rule. Behemothic humanoid robots that were few in numbers, marched along the soft earth right besides the squads. They captured anyone or anypony with their enormous hands who would try to take refuge. The mechanized warriors would also demolish any buildings that the cult felt no purpose for. The organized cult, called the "Order", assembled citizens to construct re-education prison camps for all non-believers. The slaves would later establish their headquarters on the outskirts of Ponyville. Finally, the Order constructed a type of "conversion" factory for all captured stallions and men alike.
They went after our women, children, mares, and foals who couldn't possibly defend for themselves. Any alicorn or unicorn who would dare to use any "offensive attack spells" in self defense, would rebound from their "magicproof" metal alloy armor. Any pegasi/alicorn who attempted to flee Ponyville, were either shot down by the Order, or were captured to have their wings gruesomely clipped off inside the conversion factory. They rounded up all the women and children on carts. The fear stricken women and children were torn away from their homes, and were escorted to an unknown location in request by the religious cult's One God. It was part of the Order's plan for a whole new world, psychotically envisioned only by them. They believed they could prelong life without the usage of reproduction, and saw no need for a female counterpart.
Everyone in Ponyville lived in constant fear for their lives and safety. The cult's influence shot acoss the world. National and Civil wars broke out as a result. Armies and small pockets of resistance were effortlessly slaughtered by the masses. United nations from across the globe, and cities throughout Equestria fall one by one under the iron grip of the Order. Those who valued their women and children took shelter underground, and hid like feeble cockroaches. Other men and stallions gave up with little resistance, and submissively lived under the rule of the Order.
The Acolyte who ordered you to move along, was a group commander for a small extermination squad. The group consisted of lower ranking Acolytes. They captured a few mares and foals from the streets. The squad ordered the distressed females to put their fore hooves against a nearby wall, to face away from the extermination squat. They all sob silently, and submit to the commander's orders. The commander somberly bellows in a robotic tone:
"3.....2.....1......Open Fire....."
The extermination squad discharge their assault rifles in a three round burst, aimed towards the defenseless mares and foals. The rounds strike the women and children from the back. You could hear the sound of a haunting "thud", as their bodies inanimately fall to the ground. Blood paints the wall with a tight pattern of bullet holes. You could feel yourself get sick. A squad of five acolytes march together in a triangluar formation from behind you. Their boots stomp in synchronisation that echoed throughout the town. Large, basketball shaped metallic drones hover in the air from above. They scanned the air with infared sensors, for any pegasi or alicorns with usable wings to gun down. Acolytes appear with large wheel barrows of dead bodies. Corpses were mixed with both female equines and humans. They were thrown into a nearby bonfire.
You wince at the horrid scenes conducted by the Order. Luckily for you, the Order left you alone just for the fact that you were a male. At least for the time being. With this new transition in your life, and no available work to sustain yourself, you divert to the life of a mercenary. The Order forced this lifestyle onto you, as you wished to never kill anyone over money. However, with the tyrannical rule of the Order, they had other plans for stragglers like yourself. The Order would unexpectingly break into your home in the middle of the night. You attempted to resist, but the acolytes overtake you with brute strength and sheer force. They knock you out with a swift blow to the back of your head, with the butt of an assault rifle.
You slowly regain your vision the next day. As the world around you comes into clarity, you look around to see both stallions and men all handcuffed to the back of a cart. It was being drawn by Big Mac himself. He was under the opressive rule of the Order, with two Acolyte troops seated on a coach wagon. The men gumble amongst themselves, while the stallions silently moan in disconfort. You sat with one bruised stallion to the right, and a man with a scar running across his face to the left. You shout over to Big Mac, who was being overworked from the station wagon and the load of the cart itself. His features were gaunt and malnorished, and his ribcage was visible under a thin layer of skin.
"Hey Big Mac! Where are they taking us?" You shout over to him. He was too weak to respond to you.
"Quiet, Parasite! I will kill you myself if you make another word." One of the Acolytes threaten.
You attempt to stand up from the back of the wagon, only to find your feet/hooves bonded in cuffs and chains. You turn your head to the front of the wagon, to see where the station wagon was taking you off to. In the distance, you witness what looks like a mining camp with both ponies and humans. The station wagon draws closer to the camp while time passes by. Two acolytes overlook the front gate of the mining camp in parallel guard posts. They both activate an electronic pull switch, which opens the front gatw of the mining camp. You observe your new surroundings once inside, to see malnourished stallions carrying a bizzare yellow radiant ore inside their knapsacks. You see men mining the unrefined ore embedded in the ground. Sentinels hover around the perimeter of the mining camp. Acolytes robotically march around the perimeter of the camp to accomidate the Sentinels. A single man who was infuriated with his work, throws his mining equiptment to the ground and attempts to escape. The sentinel's alarms sound off from the man's actions. It discharges a searing hot laser beam towards the man. The spherical lasers penetrate the man's heart. He falls to the ground with a charring cavity hole inside his chest.
The chains were undone around your arms/forehooves and legs/rearhooves. You are forced off the cart with the group of both men and stallions. You were either issued a mining laser tool if you were a man, or a large carrying bag for the unrefined ore if you were a stallion. You are assigned to a small cluster of both humans and ponies. They were tasked to mine 100 pounds of ore for the day. You were issued only one meal a day. It was a food substance of clear gelled protein, with a combination of minerals to sustain your body. The food gel was universally distributed to both men and stallions from the Order's guards. As you were eating your food substance one day, you spot a starving stallion with frail features. He was patiently waiting for food from the guards. The guards mock the deprived stallion by dumping his food in the dirt. Food would be normally dumped into the filthy bowls everyone was issued. The Acolytes holler with laughter, and kick the malnourished stallion in the muzzle. The stallion stumbles into a dirt pit, too weak to fight back. After the Acolytes departed from the stallion, you share some of your food with the stallion. The expression of appreciation was worth more than your appetite that day.
During your forth week inside the concentration mining camp, you could hear a faint beeping noise from outside of the concrete wall. You drop your food bowl in shock, after identifying the source of the beeping noise....
You question silently to yourself. While a group of acolyte guards pass by you, you drop your mining equiptment and decide to investigate the source of the noise. You stealthily trot over to the source of the beeping noise, while remaining unnoticed by the guards of the camp. You plant your ear to the right of the stone masonry wall. The repetitious beeping from the other side of the wall has suddenly paced to a vigorous rhythm. Your eyes widen with shock. You hastily stand up and sprint away from the wall.
The Acolyte guards were alerted by your movement. They proceeded to raise their rifles directly aimed at your torso. Before they had a chance to squeeze off a three round burst in unison, a large explosion discharges from the other side of the wall. The concussive shockwave from the explosion knocks you out temporality. You regain consciousness, as you wake up to the sounds of gunfire discharging around you. Your vision was blurry, but you could make out a large squad of figures charging inside the mining camp. They were shouting out orders to the prisoners of the camp, and were shooting their very own assault rifles. Two figures lift you up from the dirt ground, and drag you on your feet/hooves behind the masonry wall. As your vision clears, you witnessed the entire camp in a state of anarchy.
Miners and stallions from the camp rebel against the Order influence. They fought back with the entry assault squad, that has sucessfully infiltrated the camp. Human miners, armed with their laser mining tools, overwhelm the Acolytes and steal their assault rifles. The cyborgs were disorderly from the unexpected assault. Stallions throw off their carrying bags. They buck the Acolytes with whatever remaining strength they had in their legs. Big Mac was dragged out from the complex from the left of you. He hinted some life inside his massive body, due to his slight moaning. After your vision completely regains back to normal, you observe the assault squads more attentively. The squad consisted of mix of humans and ponies, armed with assault rifles stolen from the Order. A few mares served as field medics for the squad. The assault rifles that the ponies carried were slightly modified for their own use. Refugees scurry out like frightened chickens from the blast entry point.
The assault squads all wore brown uniforms that were lightly armored with metal sholder plates. The uniforms also contained combat helmets, with an antenna that protruded from the side. All of them contained a wrist mounted communication device, that you've later assumed it was for their headquarters. You were carried to Celestia's old castle keep, that was now abandoned by all royality. Segments of the castle were strategically bombed by the Order, after the events of the yellow cloud epidemic. The castle was now condemned to the public. It was boarded up and blocked off from the homeless of Ponyville. Until now.
A muscular ex royal guard, dressed in the same brown combat uniform, intently blocks a section of a wall inside Celestia's chambers. One of the men dragging you, speaks a hidden pass phase to the ex royal guard:
"I need gold"
The guard nods his head and pressed on a brick inside Celestia's chambers. You hear a series of inner mechanical gears inside the stone wall move in synchronization. The guard moves out of the way from the section of wall he was protecting, to the right of Celestia's old throne. The wall lowers into the ground and reveals a lower hidden passageway. You were still weary from the concussive force of the bomb blast, but you make out flourescent lights mounted inside the dark tunnel. You are carried to a medical room inside a newly disclosed secret underground hideout. They carefully lay you out on a bed. The fatique from the events cause you to drift off to sleep.
You reawaken inside the medical room, only to be greeted by Fluttershy examing your vital signs. She was dressed in doctor's scrubs, and she contained a stethoscope around her neck. You lift your head from the pillow to be greeted by her humble, mellow voice.
Choose the following options if you:
A) Previously formed a relationship with Fluttershy.
B) Haven't formed a relationship, but just a friendship with her.
A) "Oh my goodness! I was so worried that I would never see you again!" She shouts aloud. You were greeted by a series of kisses to your face.
"Where am I....Flutters?" You ask her wearily while drifting your head.
"Oh, right. Your inside a secluded underground base inside Celestia's castle. We are the last figment of hope for Humankind and Ponykind. Well....For every creature that's unaffected by the radiation. The rebels sucessfully breached the camp that you were held prisoner in. I wanted to inform you that Applejack finally made it back safely to Ponyville...But....Unfortunately her family in the south did not survive the yellow cloud epidemic. She's now working in the small arms department for this base. Rainbow Dash is requesting that you meet up with her ASAP. She is right around the corner, up the stairs to your right. I think she's planning for another assault on the Order soon..."
"Alright, Thanks Flutters. I'll visit her as soon as I can regain my balance..."
You pick yourself up from the bed. She lends her forehoof as support. You give her a quick kiss before leaving. She blushes from the sudden kiss, and quickly glances away in modesty. She has one last thing to say before you leave.
"Good luck, sweetie. Stay safe....Please don't get hurt. I don't want to risk losing you again." She squeaks audibly as you close the door.
"Thanks Flutters. I promise I will return to you in one piece." You return to her from the other side.
B) "Oh, Im glad your finally awake. You've been out of it for quite a long time....." She notices you waking up on the bed.
"Where am I....Fluttershy?" You ask her wearily while drifting your head.
"Oh, right. Your inside a secluded underground base inside Celestia's castle. We are the last figment of hope for Humankind and Ponykind. Well....For every creature that's unaffected by the radiation. The rebels sucessfully breached the camp that you were held prisoner in. I wanted to inform you that Applejack finally made it back safely to Ponyville...But....Unfortunately her family in the south did not survive the yellow cloud epidemic. She's now working in the small arms department for this base. Rainbow Dash is requesting that you meet up with her ASAP. She is right around the corner, up the stairs to your right. I think she's planning for another assault on the Order soon..."
"Alright, Thanks Flutters. I'll visit her as soon as I can regain my balance..."
You pick yourself up from the bed. She lends her forehoof as support. You fall into her arms, and you hug Fluttershy unintentionally. She delightfully returns a warm hug to you. She has one last thing she says to you before you leave.
"Good luck and stay safe.....If you dont mind." She squeak in modesty.
"You can count on that." You tell her in return, as you close the door from behind.
You walk up a flight of stairs located to the left of you. It spiraled upwards to the right of the second floor. To the left of the walkway, was the Front's insignia displayed nearby two rebel guards. You jog your way down the hallway at the top of the staircase, to finally meet up with Rainbow Dash. She was patiently waiting for you inside the command center. Her hoof grasped a high tech clipboard, displaying a holographic geometrical layout of Ponyville.
Choose the following options if you:
A) Formed a relationship with Rainbow Dash.
B) Meet with her for your first assignment.
A) "Tough guy! Oh man, am I glad to see you! Come over here, I have a special assignment just for you." She proudly offers aloud.
You jog over to her hastefully, and greet her with a welcoming hug. She hugs you in return, and jabs you a playful punch on the arm.
"In case Fluttershy hasn't informed you already, I organized this entire underground resistance base all by myself! There are many pockets of rebels out there just like us. We communicate only throught short wave on a hidden frequency. Don't worry, it's coded by our most brilliant scientific minds. We are the last flicker of hope for Ponyville. It seems like we still have the free will to oppose the Order. We have many able bodies, but uh.....We lack that one real problem solver that will give us the edge we need. Twilight doesn't count." She snickers to herself.
"Im in Dashie. By the way, I am very impressed how you run this whole operation by yourself. Tell me what I need to do." You inform her without hesitation.
"Excellent tough guy! I knew I could rely on you. I will give you your ComLink to our mentor, Blackmare. She will be your guide from here on out. Together, you will unlock the secrets of the Order and their ruthless servants."
"So, where do I start?" You ask.
"Our last raid on the Order was honestly quite a mess. I need you to accomplish several missions to prepare the way for more attacks on the Order. Most of our troops were captured, and are currently being held prisoner. I need you to free our prisoners...."
"Sounds easy enough..." You tell her with self confidence.
"That's the kind of enthusiasm this rebellion needs! You are so awesome!" She squeals like a school girl. Dash regains her bold posture after going off track.
"Ahem, excuse me. Here, take this money and visit Applejack who supplies most of our weapons. Then, this key will get will get you in to see Mayor Mare. She's a corrupt puppet of the Order, but she loves to make deals. Do whatever you need to free our troops in arms." She hands the corresponding items over to you.
"Sounds like a plan, I'll get going now....."
"Wait! Before you go....." Dash interrupts you before leaving. She grabs you closer to her, and suddenly makes contact with your lips. The sudden kiss threw you off guard. Her magenta eyes closed seductively, while she whispers in your ear.
"That's for good luck, tough guy. Now, move out soldier!" Dash dismisses you with a shout. You salute her before departing the command center.
B) "Good! I'm glad your awake. Welcome to the Front! Come over here, I have a special assignment just for you."
You jog over to her in haste, and give her a warm hug. She hugs you in return, and gives you a playful punch on the arm.
"In case Fluttershy hasn't informed you already, I organized this entire underground resistance base all by myself! There are many pockets of rebels out there just like us. We communicate only throught short wave on a hidden frequency. Don't worry, it's coded by our most brilliant scientific minds. We are the last flicker of hope for Ponyville. It seems like we still have the free will to oppose the Order. We have many able bodies, but uh.....We lack that one real problem solver that will give us the edge we need. Twilight doesn't count." She snickers to herself.
"Im in, Rainbow Dash. I impressed with the fact that you run this whole entire operation. Tell me what I need to do." You ask her, while you observe your surroundings.
"Excellent! I knew I could rely on you. I will give you your ComLink to our mentor, Blackmare. She will be your guide from here on out. Together, you will unlock the secrets of the Order and their ruthless servants." Dash informs you.
"So, where do I start?" You ask her.
"Our last raid on the Order was honestly quite a mess. I need you to accomplish several missions to prepare the way for more attacks on the Order. Most of our troops were captured, and are currently being held prisoner. I need you to free our prisoners...."
"Sounds easy enough..."
"Good! I like your enthusiasm. Here, take this money and visit Applejack who supplies most of our weapons. Then, this key will get will get you in to see Mayor Mare. She's a corrupt puppet of the Order, but she loves to make deals. Do whatever you need to free our humans and ponies in arms." She hands the corresponding items over to you.
"Sounds like a plan, I'll get going now....."
"Alright! Move out! Fight for the Front and Freedom!"
"Hm, this underground center is really well established...."
You think to yourself, as your eyes wonder around the reclusive underground rebel base. You retrace the pathway back to the Front's main gate, from the last individual of Celestia's royal guard stood on patrol. The guard activates a internal lever inside the wall. The entrance of the base slams shut behind you. Suddenly, a radio transmission sparks on your wrist mounted transceiver. You could hear a familiar voice speaking to you, that you could have sworn that you've heard from before. Her voice was cleaverly disgusied with a voice modifier; though you couldn't put your finger/hoof on who it was.....
She spoke to you with a soft, melodic voice.
"Listen, If this Com Unit works, then that means your still one hundred percent human/equine. I've been ordered by Rainbow Dash to guide you. Were talking trust here. Betray me and pay for it. Oh, and by the way, you can call me Blackmare..."
Blackmare? Who the heck is Blackmare? You question to yourself, as you step afoot back into Ponyville's streets. You wander around inside Ponyville's trading square, looking for any evidence of a local prison. As you pace yourself around town, your Com Unit recieves another transmission from Blackmare. She hints you a lead with further instruction.
"Applejack is the Front's fixer. She's currently behind the unmarked door inside the trading square, behind the town's black market weapon shop."
A group of Acolytes march by you in unison, not giving any second thought about your presense. You scurry around the market trading square, to look for any signs of a black market selling stolen weapons. It was extremely jeopardous owning one, since the Order would execute anyone with possession of their weaponry. As you examine an alleyway along the street vendors, you spot a small filly in a cloak. She was hidden in the shadows of the alley, away from the Order's watchful eye. She stood in a bipedal fashion, and waved you over to her small stature.
"Good evenin' mister! Would you like to buy some weaponry? Hey, wait a min'. Do ah know you?" Her voice squeaks in a southern accent.
The filly was no other than Applebloom, Applejack's upbeat younger sister, and one of the few remaining filly survivors from the extermination. It was astonishing to see her still alive. You had a ton of questions for her. Before you jog over to her in the alleyway's, a lone sentinel on patrol in the atmosphere scans the market. You dart into the shadows with Applebloom. She speaks to you, after finally indentifying who you were.
"My oh My! It's great to finally see ya'll again! Mah big sis' was so worried if somethin happened to ya while she was gone. She's in the back waiting. She'll explain everythin' that happened. I hope I get mah cutie mark from doin' this..." She boasts with some inner confidence.
In amidst of all the chaos and tyrannical rule, she was still motivated about receiving her cutie mark. "What a bold little filly, no wonder why she is still alive. Her older brother and sister did a damn great job, safeguarding her from the inhumane exterminations carried out by the Order." You think you yourself. After playfully brushing with her mane, you walk to the back of the alleyway to a barred wooden door. It was guarded by a metallic, heavy duty reinforced doorlock. You withdraw the key given to you by Rainbow Dash out from your travel bag. You insert the key and unlock the door. Inside, a lone rebel stood on patrol near the doorway for any unwanted visitors. Along the counter of the weapons shop, a human stood with Applejack by his side. Applejack's facial expression invigorates with life from your arrival.
Choose the following options if:
A) You formed a relationship with Applejack
B) If y'all just pals with each other. Reciever yer weaponry and leave.
A) "Sugarcube! Oh mah sweet Celestia! It's great to see ya!"
Applejack gallops over the weapons counter from your arrival, and trots to your stature to wrap her forehooves around you. She proceeds to kiss you from her long departure, as you return the favor with a light kiss back. Applejack withdraws her head away, to look you directly in the eyes with sorrowful news.
"Oh Sug, it's horrible out there in the world today. T'ose damn Order drones has even reached mah family in the south. They were all...relen'lessly murdered darlin'...." Her eyes water with emotion.
"Hang on a sec....Sorry....Think ahm gonna cry......"
Applejack sobs aloud, and starts to bawl on your shoulder. You grasp her closely to your silhouette, and stroke her mane for her own comfort. She wraps her forehooves around your silhouette. Her broken tone of voice reaches out to you, with more unfortunate news regarding her situation. The guard nearby the door reaches out towards the two of you in concern, but you raise your hand/hoof outwards in rejection.
"Were....awl that's left in the Apple family Sug. They dragged Granny Smith out of our home to Celestia know's where. They've burnt down our farm and destroyed our Sweet Apple Acres. Big Macintosh tried to fight back Sugarcube, but t'ese advanced metallic gizmos from the Order knocked him out without a hassle. Me and mah lil sis' Applebloom managed to escape into the Everfree forest. T'em Acolytes even chased mares and women alike into the forest, screamin' for their very own lives while they were dragged out. Ah saw everythin' with mah very own eyes. Please tell me, did Big Mac make it out of the ambush alive an' well?" She sniffles up to you.
You recounted your memories back to the underground hideout hospital. A human nurse was tending to Big Mac's condition from the last time you saw him.
"He's safe and sound Applejack. I remember seeing him in a nearby hosipital bed before I left headquarters. He was under the care of a nurse. Dont worry, the Order is going to pay for what they did to you and your family."
"Damn right those Order bastards will! But ahm glad to hear mah big brother's safe and sound. So, what brings y'all in here today?"
She questions after the emotional outburst. Heck, you couldn't blame her for whats she's been through.
"I was sent by Rainbow Dash for arms and supplies. She's assigned orders for me to infiltrate and release our prisoners next to town. I can see you have a few assault rifles from the Order. Can you tell me how these things operate and work?" You ask her.
"Sure thing Sugarcube! You can start by gettin' revenge on t'ese sons of bitches by weildin' one of these. This here is a standard issue MK39A1 assault rifle, chambered in a 5mm cartridge and manufactured by an Order armory plant in town. T'ese bad boys can hit a bottlecap leanin' on the edge of a fence. Think it was redesigned from an old WW2 schematic from the humans. Anyway, Its fed by ah' curved 35 round magazine on the left side of the rifle. Just align the sights at yer target and squeeze away partner. Ah recommend three round bursts. If you try goin' full auto with t'is thing, you'll be lucky to hit the broad side of a barn. Here, let me show you how to work everything partner...."
After about thirty minutes of detailed instructions, She passes over an assault rifle with some preloaded spare mags. You place the rifle and the magazines in your backpack for concealment. The pony issued assault rifles have an elongated trigger guard, modified by no other than Applejack for the Front. The human assault rifles remained unmodified. Before you leave the small shop, Applejack kisses you one last time. You head off to negotiate a deal with Mayor Mare.
"Ah wanna make sure you come back alive and well Sugarcube. Dont let me down partner..."
"It'll be my first priority to return to you safely sweetheart. After this is all over...."
B) "Sugarcube! Ahm so glad your alive and well!"
Applejack gallops over the weapons counter from your arrival, and trots to your stature to wrap her forehooves around you. You return a warm hug back. Applejack withdraws her body away from you, to look you directly in the eyes with sorrowful news.
"Oh Sug, it's horrible out there in the world today. T'ose damn Order drones has even reached mah family in the south. They were all...relen'lessly murdered darlin'...." Her eyes water with emotion.
"Hang on a sec....Sorry....Think ahm gonna cry......"
Applejack sobs aloud, and starts to bawl on your shoulder. You grasp her closely to your silhouette, and stroke her mane for her own comfort. She wraps her forehooves around your silhouette. Her broken tone of voice reaches out to you, with more unfortunate news regarding her situation. The guard nearby the door reaches out towards the two of you in concern, but you raise your hand/hoof outwards in rejection.
"Were....awl that's left in the Apple family Sug. They dragged Granny Smith out of our home to Celestia know's where. They've burnt down our farm and destroyed our Sweet Apple Acres. Big Macintosh tried to fight back Sugarcube, but t'ese advanced metallic gizmos from the Order knocked him out without a hassle. Me and mah lil sis' Applebloom managed to escape into the Everfree forest. T'em Acolytes even chased mares and women alike into the forest, screamin' for their very own lives while they were dragged out. Ah saw everythin' with mah very own eyes. Please tell me, did Big Mac make it out of the ambush alive an' well?" She sniffles up to you.
"He's safe and sound Applejack. I remember seeing him in a nearby hosipital bed before I left headquarters. He was under the care of a nurse. Dont worry, the Order is going to pay for what they did to you and your family."
"Damn right those Order bastards will! But ahm glad to hear mah big brother's safe and sound. So, what brings y'all in here today?"
She questions after the emotional outburst. Heck, you couldn't blame her for whats she's been through.
"I was sent by Rainbow Dash for arms and supplies. She's assigned orders for me to infiltrate and release our prisoners next to town. I can see you have a few assault rifles from the Order. Can you tell me how these things operate and work?" You ask her.
"Sure thing Sugarcube! You can start by gettin' revenge on t'ese sons of bitches by weildin' one of these. This here is a standard issue MK39A1 assault rifle, chambered in a 5mm cartridge and manufactured by an Order armory plant in town. T'ese bad boys can hit a bottlecap leanin' on the edge of a fence. Think it was redesigned from an old WW2 schematic from the humans. Anyway, Its fed by ah' curved 35 round magazine on the left side of the rifle. Just align the sights at yer target and squeeze away partner. Ah recommend three round bursts. If you try goin' full auto with t'is thing, you'll be lucky to hit the broad side of a barn. Here, let me show you how to work everything partner...."
After about thirty minutes of detailed instructions, She passes over an assault rifle with some preloaded spare mags. You place the rifle and the magazines in your backpack for concealment. The pony issued assault rifles have an elongated trigger guard, modified by no other than Applejack for the Front. The human assault rifles remained unmodified. Before you leave the small shop, Applejack hugs you one last time. You head off to negotiate a deal with Mayor Mare.
"Please, don' end up in a bodybag like everyone else around here. Don't let the Front down partner..."
"I'll make it back in one piece, I promise...." You close the door behind you.
Your next assignment after collecting your assault rifle, was to strike a deal with Mayor Mare with negotiation of the prisoners. You jog over to the town hall of Ponyville. It was located a hundred meters away from the trading square. Two emotionless red uniformed Acolyte guards; patrolled on parallel sides of the town hall's entrance. They gaze blankly at you, as you pass into the doorway while trying not to make eye contact. You begin to wonder how Mayor Mare kept her self preservation for all of this time. She was technically a 'mare', and a useless pawn to the Order. You guess she bribed the cult for her worth, fearing for her own life for the time being. After all, she was a smooth spokesmare. An incomming transmission from Blackmare pauses you from progressing further.
"All that I know about the mayor, is that she's playing 'both ends' towards the middle. Here in front of you is her so called mansion."
And a mansion it was. After the comet struck, Mayor Mare really fortified the town hall to greater heights. You open the front door of the town hall, only for your eyes to wonder around in awe to your new surroundings. The mansion was decorated with unique stone monuments, and the interior was littered with paintings of herself. More tame red uniformed Acolyte stand on guard inside the hallways. They stand on patrol with no signs of life or movement. You walk down the front hallway of the mansion, and make your way onto the right on the plush carpetway. As you did this, you made direct contact with a clumsy stallion courier. His mail scatters all over the floor. He kneels down to recollect his messages, and snorts up to you in frustration after doing so.
"Excuse me sir! What is your business here? Do you have an appointment with the Mayor?"
Choose the following dialogue:
A) "Of course! My appointment was at one o'clock today! Did she forget already?"
B) "Yes I do. My appointment was at three. I think I'm running late so I better go...."
C) "Shut the buck up! That's none of your business! We have important matters to discuss so get out of my way!"
A) You tell the courier in response. The courier strokes his mane while thinking to himself. He gasps aloud, and hollers dramatically in the mansion to capture everyone's attention.
"NOPE! THAT IS NOT TRUE! WHAT YOU TOLD ME IS A LIE! THE MAYOR DID NOT HAVE ANY ASSIGNED APPOINTMENTS AT ONE O'CLOCK TODAY ON HER SCHEDULE! GUARDS! OH GUARDS! KILL THIS INTRUDER, HE'S GOING TO ASSASSINATE THE MAYOR!"
What!? That wasn't true! You grasp the little nosy prick by his mane in animosity. The red uniformed Acolytes inside the hallway invigorate to life, and point their assault rifles in synchronization towards you. You let go of the courier and attempt to withdraw your assault rifle. Before you had the chance to arm yourself, the guards squeeze off an entire magazine in the direction of you and the courier. The rounds strike across your body, which as a result killed you instantly. The courier is caught in the unintentional crossfire as well. He tumbles down in a pool of his own blood. You have died. But heck, think about the bright side of the situation. At least you took out the little arrogant prick along with you....
B) You tell the courier in response. The courier examines you with his forehooves crossed, and a look of discontent from your arrival.
"Well, your running late sir. The Mayor expected you at least thirty minutes ago. Please go to your left and follow the elevator up. The Mayor's office is located on the opposite end of the catwalk....."
Damn! That was a huge relief on yourself. You pass the courier and ride the elevator to the second story up. As the elevator opens to the second floor, a gilded armored Acolyte patrols the catwalk on the second story. You walk across the catwalk into the Mayor's office, where you find her filing her forehooves. She was speaking to herself in third person, until you interrupted her train of thought...
C) You tell the courier in response. The courier backs away from your menacing stature, with his eyes wide with fear. You crack your knuckles/hoof in front of him. The sound echoes throughout the mansion. He speaks with a nervous tremble behind his voice, with further instructions on how to locate the mayor.
"I'm......I'm sorry sir...The mayor is located...is located up....I mean at the second floor....to the opposite of the catwalk....ha...have a nice day sir...." The courier gathers his belonings and scurries out the front door.
There was no way your going to be intimidated by some arrogant courier. Being a mercenary has hardened your personality.He was probably one of the many spineless stallions that submitted to the Order. Besides, it was none of his damned business what you were about to discuss with the mayor. You travel up the elevator to the second floor. As the elevator opens to the second floor, a gilded armored Acolyte patrols the catwalk on the second story. You walk across the catwalk into the Mayor's office, where you find her filing her forehooves. She was speaking to herself in third person, until you interrupted her train of thought...
"First they slaughter thousands, now they want all abled-bodied pesants for unspecified 'tests'. How does the Order expect me to keep the peace? What in Celestia's name do you want?" She questions towards your sudden appearance with a raised eyebrow.
"A prison pass...Let's make a deal."
The Mayor grins towards your proposal.
"I like you already. Well, I have two chores that I don't want to do myself. One is 'messy', and the other 'bloody'. So what will It be?"
Choose the following options if you:
A) Take task of the 'messy' chore.
B) Take task of the 'bloody' chore.
A) "Alright, I'll take on your so called 'messy' chore. Call me the cleaner." You tell the Mayor with confidence.
"Excellent! One of my minion's is stealing power with a tap on the main line somewhere. Find it and truncate his supply, and I'll provide you with what you want. Bring me something back as a token of your journey...." The mayor slyly grins for her need of materialism.
"So where do I find this so called 'tap'?" You ask the Mayor.
"If I knew, it wouldn't be a chore now wouldn't it? Come on dear, use your charm, but shut off his supply..."
"Right then. I'm out of here..." You depart from her office.
You walk back into the catwalk, to the elevator on other side of the office. You recieve another incomming transmission on your Com-Unit from Blackmare.
"Greedy pig....I unfortunately have no futher information about a power coupling. So let's take this task slowly...."
Great, that didn't the situation one bit. It was time to use your adroitness and ingenuity. You walk onto the streets of town, only for your train of throught to be interrupted with another incomming transmission.
"We need to speak to somebody or somepony who knows the underground electrical supply, and can locate where the coupling is. Command says to find Lyra Heartstrings. She's in, what's politely called the 'bum' hole. (Get the reference?) Take the walkway by the sewage plant of Ponyville and head down the stairs."
You wander around town, trying to find any possible leads to a sewer. Blackbird transmits another message to you.
"Take your time with this mission. I can't get intel from command..."
Finally, after a vigorous search around the streets, you locate a downward stairwell. At the bottom of the staircase was a scruffy mare, that was concealed from the Order's watchful eye. She squatted by an incineration barrel, trying to keep warm from the elements. You identified her as the mare you were looking for; Lyra Heartstrings. If you were a human, she would squeal from your sudden arrival to her. If you were a stallion, she could care less about your arrival. Her role was a mentor for lost citizens around town.
"You seek answers from me, my human/ stallion friend? The Order has seen to it that we ask only one question. Why?" She boasts while trying to sound intimidating. It didn't work.
In her state, you could clearly see that she was out of her mind. Even before the sudden arrival of the Order, you knew she completely lost it when the first humans made contact with the equines.
"Where's the power supply for town? I need to locate the source of the power tap." You ask her.
"I'll tell you where it is, but I don't know whos coupling you'll be tampering with. It's right here in the sewage plant. You'll have to pull that lever to get in." She points with her hoof over to a pull lever on the wall. You pull the lever down. The raw sewage levels drain into a basin from below.
(If you've chosen to be a human, read the special dialogue from below. If not, continue after 'Dialog ends here'.)
Special human dialogue:
"Wait! Excuse me if this sounds rude.....but.....you have hands! Do you mind...If I can touch...See them? Oh who am I kidding? I wan't to feel them all over my body!" Lyra bounces in uncontrollable excitement. Her odd question throws you off guard.
"Wait....What? Lyra, you have some odd interests, but I'll let it slip this time. However, Im not going to let my hands 'feel' you around your body."
Lyra grins blissfully and prances over to you. This is truely an akward moment, but the fact that she was hunted by the Order made it only once in a lifetime situation for her. You take off your gloves in front of her. Lyra's eyes glimmer with light from the sight of your bare hands. You pet her mane, while rolling your eyes in disbelief. Her ears start to twitch with pleasure, and she relieves a silent cheerful whinny. Wait a minute, what are you doing? You have a mission to carry out soldier!
"Look, I can't stand around for much longer. Sorry Lyra."
"Aw.....fine. Maybe when you done with whatever your doing, you can 'pet' me some other time?" Lyra proposes to you with a glee.
"Sure, whatever....." You roll your eyes once more.
(Dialog ends here)
You hop down to the lower drained sewer levels, while covering your mouth in disgust from the rancid smell. You hooves/feet make contact with the putrid sludge produced by Ponyville. A grimy encrusted doorway captures your attention on the lower levels. You move your hand/hoove to open the door. A motion sensor activates, and the door opens within itself. A large metallic powerline with a blinking power coupling, is the first thing that you spot when you walk into the undergound entryway. Was this coupling the source of draining power? Should you destroy it? You begin to think to yourself.
Decide if:
A) This the source of power drainage. Destroy it immediately.
B) Do not tamper with the power coupling. Take a look around first.
A) What did you have to lose? Your destructive insticts overtake you, as you overlook the ambient light of the power coupling. This object is the 'power tap' that Mayor Mare directly referred to. Even so, you could tell the device was consuming an immense amout of power by the heat it produced. This must be it. You unsheathed your punch dagger, and thust the blade deep into the core of the coupling. The coupling malfunctions with sparks, and a white flame erupts from the hole you've created. You grab the broken coupling and place it in your backpack, just when Blackmare sends you a transmission. It was a rather nasty message.
"You fool! You shut off power to the jamming circuits that we use to conceal our base from the Order! Head over to Celestia's castle and take out the scanning crew NOW!"
How were you supposted to know? Blackmare should have been more precise with instruction before you entered the underground room! It was too late. Now you were faced with the dilemma of taking out the scanning crew from the Order. You venture further inside the underground power supply, to locate your way back up to town. You approach Princess Celestia's front gate of the castle in stealth. You peek your head inside the front gate before ambushing the scanning crew. The last of Celestia's royal guard, now lies dead in front of the hidden passageway wall due to your actions. A number of Blue uniformed Acolyte guards, scan the interior of Celestia's chambers to spot any suspicious leads for the entryway of the Rebel base. You crack open the chamber doors, and surreptitiously sneak in the shadows of the chamber. The shadows provided temporary camouflage from the infared sensors of the Acolytes.
You slowly withdraw your punch dagger once again, and close in behind an isolated Acolyte. The lone Acolyte examines the interior masonry nearby Celestia's throne, for anything that looks unusual or suspicious. As you pace yourself closer behind the unaware Acolyte, you lose your balance and tumble into the towering figure. This causes the Acolyte to loose his balance, and as a result discharges his assault rifle in the air. All due to your failed assassination attempt. The Acolyte's reinforced helmet drifted across the chambers from his fall, to reveal his grotesque cyber organic facial features. His skin was pale and lifeless, and visibly clear from any pigmentation. The Acolyte was once a human male, but all that you could see was an empty shell of a body. He had a crudely installed optical range enhancement device in place of his eyes. You could only imagine the horrific pain this man once endured during his operation. The Order was known for not being medically inclined towards their patients. He had no clear conscience left, due to the neurological device inhibitor visibilly drilled into his skull. The bottom line is, he wasn't a human anymore.
You thrust your dagger into the chest of the sub-human cybornetic machine, directly in contact with it's still beating human heart. The Acolyte bellows in pain, but passes quickly when you withdraw your dagger. The discharge from his rifle, and the bellowing yell from the lone Acolyte, alerted the other Acolytes inside Celestia's chamber. As you sheathe your dagger, it was already too late for you. The Acolyte scanning crew spotted you over the deceased Acolyte. Before you had a chance to withdraw you assault rifle in defense, they discharge their rifles in the direction towards Celestia's throne. The rounds strike the area in a wave of lead, instantly killing you as a result. Moral of the conflict? Don't always trust your primal instincts of destruction, hence it will lead you to your own.
B) Maybe you should have a look around before you take any actions. You leave the power coupling untampered with, and follow the power lines into the next area ahead of you. As you venture further into the dark caves of the power room, you locate an old rusted power coupling. You guesse that an electrician forgot to dispose of it. You grab the broken power coupling and place in your backpack. A incomming radio transmission from Blackmare, disrupts the ambient silence of the enclosed caves.
"Good move! Mayor Mare is a lously liar. That power coupling is our only defense against the scanners of the Order. So let's get that prison pass."
It was a wise decision you left that power coupling untampered with. If you were to destory that coupling, it would leave the Front vulnerable for any infiltrations conducted by the Order. You travel to a scending staircase from the underground power supply, which leads you back into town. You jog over to the town hall mansion, to meet up with Mayor Mare once again.
She eagerily awaits for your arrival inside her office. You withdraw your backpack in front of her, and reveal the broken, rusted power coupling. The mayor buys your story with a speech of her own.
"Oh I just love souveniers! Here, this pass card will get you into the prison. Make sure you speak to Fido of the Diamond Dogs. Whatever you do after that, I really don't want to know..."
You grab the pass handed to you, and thank the Mayor before you departure. You walk out from the mansion, and head off to the prison gates, located directly left from the town hall. You take a deep breathe of relief, and peer in front of the towering prison with the pass clutched in your hand/hoof......
B) "All right, I can negotiate with dirty deeds. Im not squeamish." You return your answer to the Mayor.
"Hm, tell you what....There's a dirty diamond dog named Rover, who's been selling children and foals to the Order. I will not tolerate that kind of depravity. Not without my cut at least. Rover works within the warehouse of Ponyville. Kill him and bring back his....ear. And I'll see what I can do for you."
"How do I get into the warehouse?" You ask the Mayor. She withdraws a card from the drawers of her desk.
"This key card will get you into the power station. On second thought, cut off his ear and then kill him. Much better..." The Mayor grins with the morbid thought to herself.
Out of all the years that Mayor Mare has been elected, you could never recall her being this twisted with greed. It could be possible influence from the Order. However, you are a mercenary. This task isn't anything new to you. At least you were a merciful killer when assigned with dirty deeds. You took no pleasure during killing, but it was necessary for your own survival for the time being.
As you leave the entrance of the Town hall, now converted mansion, an incomming transmission from Blackmare makes you halt your progress.
"The warehouse is located on the lower floors of the power station. Let's make this assassination quick and painless....."
Time to head off to the power station located inside town. You pass by the intrusive market vendors, and locate the front entrance of the power station from a few meters away. The power station contained a large electronic keycard lock. You swipe the card recieved from the mayor. A series of inner mechanical gears work to recede the door. You walk inside the entryway and peer to your right. An Acolyte guard inspector scans anyone entering or leaving the facility. As you show him your keycard, he trusts that you were a peasant working for the power company. You walk down the long narrow hallway, to pass into another metallic doorway. It leads you into the interior of the station.
The metallic doorway follows you to an elevating platform that descends downward. You step off from the lift, and examine the hallways to the left and right. Large directory signs on opposite ends of the hallways, are visible to your stature. To the left of the platform, it read "Reactor Core". To the right, it read "Warehouse".
Warehouse. That was your key ticket to finding Rover. You pace yourself until your are directly in front of the sign. The dead end leads you to a T intersection, where your instincts dictate to go left first. Acolytes on patrol pass by you. You pause your progress, as your eyes make contact with an Acolyte dressed in a unique uniform. He was located in a overlook watch room, to the right of the hallway. The room contained a viewport that peered to the bottom of the warehousing floor. Malnourished workers scurry around packaging various electronic componentd for the Order. The uniquely uniformed Acolyte was a foreman, with traces of somewhat of a human personality. You approach the Acolyte foreman with a few questions about Rover.
"Hello, Im looking for a worker named Rover. Is he contained on the lower levels of this facility?" You ask the foreman.
"Rover? Yeah, he's down in the warehouse, but your not getting in unless your cleared." The deep robotic voice bellows to you.
"I've got clearance right here." You withdraw your key card and present it in front of the foreman. He scans the key card with his optical implant, and indentifys that it was issued to you by the mayor.
"Go on." The foreman bellows with little emotion, as he presses an electronic switch on the wall.
"Do you know where he is?" You ask the foreman with uncertainty.
"I don't know where anybody is. I just keep the lid on the rat trap." The foreman fails to remark a pun.
His information wasn't helpful, but at least the foreman gave you clearence to enter. You step downwards, to meet an Acolyte overseerer on the lower level. He bellows robotically:
"Get back to work. NOW!"
You grab a wooden box from the assembly line, and pretend that you were actually working. You conceal the punch dagger carefully inside the wooden box, and pace around the assembly workers to find Rover. You spot a large variety of familiar facial features from Ponyville. Stallions were hauling large crates on carts and wagons. Humans in assembly lines assembled electronic devices, and tossed them on the conveyer belt. An overseerer pulled off a human worker from the the line from a simple mistake. He punished him by striking his bare skin with an electrified stun rod. Visible scar markings were all over the workers as you pass by them.
A human and stallion worker silently complain amongst themselves about having no down time. Rumors also persisted around the facilites about the overclocked work the Order forced opon the workers.
"I think the Order is planning a surpression raid on the Front." One human whispers to the stallion besides him.
"I hope not. We don't need anymore bloodshed on the streets." The stallion returns to him.
You walk around the factory and finally locate Rover. He was in a dark corner besides two shipping containers, trying with all of his effort to keep the children silent. He appeared to be agitated towards your arrival.
"Alright Rover, any last words before I kill you?" You discard the wooden box to reveal your punch dagger. Rover shakes violently, and starts to tremble with a cold sweat.
"Oh...Damn. The mayor sent you didn't she? I was going to give her my cut, really I was! Ok, listen. I've got a stash hidden with gems. It's yours if you look the other way...."
You didn't trust the crooked bastard, but the offer was tempting. He points over to a wooden crate that contained a visible knitted sack of precious gemstones. You run over to the sack, when all of a sudden he shouts aloud.
"If your going to kill me, I'm taking you with me! Guards! Help me! Im being attacked!" Rover hollers inside the warehouse.
You throw the bag of gems inside your backpack, and dart over from where Rover was attempting to escape. You tackle the massive diamond dog, and jabbed your punch dagger directly into his spinal column. It punctured his vital organs. You muffle his scream with your hand/hoof over his mouth. You quickly sever his right ear, and pocket the proof of assassination for Mayor Mare. You regain your posture, as the alarms of the warehouse start to sound off in synchronization. Acolytes discharge their rifles towards the sound of the commotion. You sprint as fast as you can, back to the elevator up onto the first floor. The red uniformed Acolyte guarding the front gate was unalerted by your actions. You hustle into the town square, as you attempt to catch your breathe. You find a piece of clothe, and wipe Rover's blood clean from your dagger.
Mayor Mare eagerily awaits you back inside the town hall mansion. You trot across the catwalk to her office. You empty out your pocket with the severed ear clutched in your hand/hoof.
"Do you have good news for me? Im all ears! Hahahaha!" She laughs aloud, due to her morbid pun.
"I have it right here. The deed is done." You respond to her.
"Oh, I just love souveniers! Here, this will get you into the prison. Talk to Fido of the Diamond Dogs. Whatever you do after that is your business. I dont want to know..."
You grab the pass handed to you, and thank the Mayor before you departure. You walk out from the mansion, and head off to the prison gates, located directly left from the town hall. You take a deep breathe of relief, and peer in front of the towering prison with the pass clutched in your hand/hoof......
"I'd better conceal my assault rifle....In case things get ugly in here."
You realize before entering the prison. You slowly pace your way up to the main prison gates, with your assault rifle carefully shrouded underneath your tunic for concealment. The main gates were essentially just a metal barred door. You press your hand/hoof on the frigid metallic surface, and a motion sensor lowers the gates into the ground. Your eyes glance around inside the prison entryway. The interior was heavily guarded with Acolytes on patrol. Time to find Fido. A lone prison guard may know where he currently resides. As you tap the Acolyte on the shoulder to question the whereabouts of the Diamond Dog, he abruptly turns around to you and bellows aloud:
"The Order's wraith will rain down on these servants until they beg for death!"
Useless information. On the lower level, a red uniformed Acolyte nearby a metal mesh gate stood on patrol. Before you attempt to open the door, he shifts his hulking silhouette in front of the door to prevent further access.
"Halt! No one gets through here without authorization from the Warden or the Mayor."
The red uniformed Acolyte guard bellows down to you.
"Here's my pass, now let me in." You respond to the guard with little patience.
"Ok, but only talk to the Warden." The Acolyte responds, void of emotion.
Your Com-Link wrist mounted device recieves commentary from Blackmare, who overheard the short conversation.
"Geese, what a grouch....We'll get him later."
You don't say Blackmare? You sarcastically think, as the guard unlocks the entrance to the door. You jog into the room with little time to waste, and the metal door slams behind you. The Warden was overlooking the lower floor from a second story platform. Another flight of stairs was located down the hallway from outside the mesh gate. From a distance, the prisoners were located down the flight of steps. To avoid any conflict with peaceful negotiation, you would have to talk to Fido the Warden first. It was his final word if the prisoners would live or die.
You travel up the flight of steps, where Fido stood on the second floor of a balcony. He carefully analyzed any incomming visitors with a watchful eye. He was disquisitive about your arrival to the prison. You approach the massive diamond dog with a request to release the prisoners, as you presented the pass you recieved from Mayor Mare. Fido did not take kindly towards your peaceful negotiation. He presents a negative backlash of his own.
"I don't care if Mayor Mare gave you a pass for admission. I am in charge here. This is my prison. My key that I hold is the only way in or out, and I'm not taking any chances. The Order does not tolerate any mistakes." He scorns at your request.
His resistful nature infuriates you. The prisoners were going to be released one way or another.
"Give me the damn key you dirty mut!" You lose your temper towards Fido.
The Acolytes withdrew from their frozen stature, and brace themselves with their assault rifles at bay. You carefully grasp your punch dagger underneathe your tunic. Peaceful negotiations was no longer a valid option. Fido chuckles due to your short temper, with only another statement to enrage you even more.
"Ha! Over my dead body! Shackle or chains? Don't leave here, I want you to hang around!"
Fido backs into a wall to press an electronic switch. The alarms sound off around you. You charge at Fido, as he attemts to swing at you with his gigantic paws. You manage to dodge his behemoth arms, and dive underneath the space between his disproportinate legs. You jump up onto his gigantic silhouette, and fling your arms around his neck into a chokehold. The Acolytes raise their assault rifles without hesitation, and discharged their rifles towards your direction.
The Order has a disregard for their servants and workers it seems. They completely ignored the fact that Fido was trying to pry you off. The rounds unintentionally strike Fido. Bullets wizz around your head and strike the masonry from behind you, as some of the rounds ricocheted in different directions. Fidos massive size collapses to the ground, with you still attached to him. You use his massive body as a blockade from the gunfire. While blindfiring towards the direction of the Acolytes, you reach into his pockets and locate the prison key. Spraying and praying seemed to be effective. Two Acolyte guards collapse to the floor with bullet ridden corpses. You reload a fresh magazine, and swing yourself down to the lower floor.
An Acolyte located from outside the metal mesh gate discharges his assault rifle in a three round burst. You slam your back behind the metal door. You squat to the floor and return fire for a split second. Fast reflexes and perfect sight alignment defeats the Acolyte from outside the mesh.
You open the metal door. and sprint down to the lower level of the prison. You eyes widen in horror from a gruesome scene before you descend further into the prison. Rebels, stallions, peasants, and a few mares lie decomposing behind metal cages from opposite sides of the staircase. The Order were executing existing prisoners, to make way for more room inside the facility. You judged that they were executed by a firing squad, due to the bulletholes lodged inside the masonry walls, and the small entry wounds located across their corpses. The sight of the relentless killing infuriated you, but you had to keep calm in order to survive this mission. Your subconscious screams for revenge over the poor souls that lie dead behind bars.
A metallic gate with a golden key hole greets you at the end of the stairs. You withdraw the key recieved from Fido's bullet ridden corpse, and turn the key inside the lock. The thick metallic door swings open automatically, and it leads you to the main prison sector. Without any prior knowledge or warning, you pass over a glowing green floor sensor. The electronic sensor scans all visiting pesonnel for traces of Order tracking technology. Luckily for you, you had no such technology surgically installed inside your body. However, with your pure organic form, the alarms sound off inside the prison from failure of detection. You take cover to a nearby control panel, to hide behind four electronic pillars. A transmission from Blackmare disrupts your concentration.
"Guess there's no free pass this time. Time to lock and load!"
Two acolytes advance toward your position from the right side of the corridor. You drop to the floor in a prone position, with your assault rifle pointed down the hallway. You discharge three round bursts, aimed at their torsos. The Acolytes bellow a robotic scream from the rounds making contact. You pick yourself up from the prison floor, and sprint down the corridor towards their direction. You make a sharp right down the hallway. Scampering mechanical legs forces you to pause. You look around with your assault rifle at bay, but to you failed to identify the source of the noise. Suddenly, a small, brown mechanical spider lunges forward onto your chest armor. You land on your back in complete bewilderment. An electrical current that protrudes from the spider's mouth, arc's closer to make contact with your metal armor. You've never seen one of these small creations from the Order. However, you exert the brown mechanical spider off from you. The mechanical spider skids down the hallway in sparks, with it's legs scurrying to regain posture. You discharge several rounds into the little monstrosity. The mechanical spider erupts in a small explosion of metal shards and electronic debris.
"What the hell...Was that thing?" You think as you regain your composure. You swap out another magazine into your assault rifle, and continue down the corridor to the right. On the same level inside the prison, you encounter two more nasty little mechanical spiders. You destory them with relative ease. You continued down the corridor, traveled up ascending staircases, and made more turns along the way. You pass by electrical boxes with Order technology, and prison bars with both human and pony captives inside the bars.
"Hey! Your not from the Order! In the name of God, please release us stranger! They're going to execute us all!" One malnorished human reaches out to you with a bony hand.
You pause from venturing further, and advance towards the prisoner to view inside his viewport. His prison cell was inaccessable from a green transparent barrier.
"I'm here to free you all, but I need to know how to bypass this barrier. Would you possibly know how to shut off this transparent field?" You ask the man.
"I believe so brave one. The Acolyte guards control the prison cells with a main control panel. I've seen it with my own eyes. Qucik, find the main control center. Either shut off it's power or destory the main frame. Please hurry, I fear that we do not have much time!" The prisoner panicks in distress.
"Alright, I'll get you out of here one way or another." You tell the prisoner in return.
You jog down the hallways, and avoid a near collison into a row of metallic bars. To the left was a guard station that controlled the bars with an eletronic switch. You locate the override pull switch inside the room, and spot a new piece of hardware along the way.
A crossbow consisting of eletronic bolts and a detachable box magazine, rested on the floor nearby an observation viewport. You sling your assault rifle and pick up the electrically charged crossbow. A satchel of bolts attached on to your belt. The futuristic crossbow had an automatic reloading mechanism, with a mighty draw weight of about five strong stallions. The eletronic 'stun' bolts must have been used on prisoners attempting to flee the Order. However, you wonder how effective the bolts would be against their own creators...
The electronic bars lower from the right of the hallway. You continue down another long hallway with prison cells on parallel sides. Two Acolyte guards from down the hall point their assault rifles at you. The prisoners contained inside the cells, suddenly beg and plead for release from your arrival. One of the Acolytes was currently distracted by three prisoners located to the right. The prisoners reach out from the viewport of the cell, and grab the Acolyte's uniform to throw him off balance. The distracted Acolyte discharged his assault rifle unintentionally into the other Acolyte. You launch a carefully placed electronic bolt into the torso of the distracted Acolyte. He grasps the lodged bolt inside his chest, and pulls it out with little harm done to him. You drop the crossbow to the floor and withdraw your assault rifle. You carefully aim a three round burst towards the Acolyte's chest, which instantly kills him.
You rearm yourself with the crossbow, and sling the assault rifle over your shoulder. Another set of electronic bars block your path. A fellow prisoner points out a guard post with an override pull switch. You scavenge the guard post where you locate preloaded assault rifle magazines, personal health kits, bandages, and more electronic bolt magazines. After you pull the switch, you rush into the next hallway. A hovering drone appears down the hallway, which you've instantly recognized from the skies of Ponyville.
It was a troublesome Sentinel, accompanied along with a brown metallic spider. The spherical hovering robot scans the hallway with its infrared sensor. The Sentinel identifies you as a threat, and gradually opens it's chassis to reveal an technologically advanced weapon. It launches a stream of incinerating lasers towards your direction. You dart behind a wall to the right, and pause for a brief moment with your crossbow at bay. The sentinel scans the area for your presence, but fails to target you yet again. You do a quick barrel roll to the left, and launch two carefully aimed electronic bolts at the sentinel's exposed infrared sensor module. The sentinel short circuits when one arcing bolt makes contact with the exposed electronics, and implodes into a blazing ball of fire. The brown metallic spider charges towards your prone position. You launch another electronic bolt at the spider. It makes contact and short circuits the little nuisance.
An elevated platform greets you down the hallway. You step onto the elevated platform, which lowers you to the underground sector of the prison. As you step off from the platform, you spot a viewport that gives you a tactical advantage inside the next room. The alarms were not sounded inside this level, so stealth was a key factor. A floating sentinel hovers inside the next room. You look to see what the sentinel was guarding, to only find out it was Pinkie Pie herself. Her compuslive and random nature assured her as a high level threat to the Order. Inside her containment cell, she curled up into a fetal position and lied whimpering. A lone Acolyte stood on patrol nearby a doorway, with both human and pony prisoners located inside the next room. You had to make a choice:
A) Take out the guard blocking the door with your electronic crossbow, then the sentinel afterwards.
B) Use your assault rifle and take out the sentinel first, then engage the Acolyte shortly after.
A) You decide the Acolyte threat had to be silently terminated beforehand. You waited until the sentinel patrolled the opposite side of Pinkie's cell, away from the viewport. You rested the crossbow on the ledge, and aimed directly towards the Acolyte's helmet from across the room. You steady your breathing, and slowly press the trigger with your finger/hoof. The bolt soars from across the room, and penetrates the Acolyte's helmet with precision. The Acolyte falls to the floor with post mortem spasms. The thump caused by the Acolyte alerts the Sentinel. It scans the lifeless body while on patrol, and activates the alarms inside the lower level. You release two more bolts aimed at the sentinel's exposed chassis, while it was busy scanning the body. The sentinel short circuits and falls into the pit below Pinkie's cell. Pinkie Pie ceases to whimper, and peeks upward from her forehooves due to the sudden disturbance.
B) You figure using your assault rifle on the sentinel first was a better decision. You drop your crossbow nearby the viewport and withdraw your assault rifle. You carefully align the sights towards the red scanner section of the Sentinel. A carefully squeezed three round burst is discharged at the spherical drone. The rounds penetrate the thick armor, but does little good to eliminate the robot. The sentinel activates the alarms inside the lower prison sector. You quickly change your sight picture over to the Acolyte guard, and squeeze off a volley of rounds. The Acolyte bellows in robotic pain, and collapses to the floor. Before you could re-align your assault rifle's sights at the Sentinel again, it returns fire with a linear stream of lasers. The lasers sear right through your armor, and burns through your vital organs inside your chest. You attempt to cover the exposed chest cavity with your hand/hoof. Your vision of the world permanently fades to black. Protip : Your electronic bolts can short circuit robots, so use that to your advantage next time!
You hurtle down the flight of steps in the next room, with the captured attention of Pinkie Pie.
"Weeee! A prison break! Thank Celestia your here to save me! The prisons control room is just to the right of my cell. Please hurry! I don't know how much longer I can stay cramped inside this tiny cell!" Pinkie yells with a whine.
"Dont worry, I'll get you out!" You holler back to her, while entering the next corridor to the right. Two sentinels travel up the prison cell hallway, with two brown metallic spiders on the floor. You deplete the last of the electronic bolts inside the crossbow's box magazine. The Sentinels implode to a firey ball, which favorably collided into the spiders just below them.
The main control room was secured by a paw print scanner, located just to the right of the door. Another transmission from Blackmare is received by your intercom. She gave you some insight on what to do about the door.
"Ok, you pleased the Mayor, splattered the Warden...Now it looks like were going to have to do a little surgery."
Wait, cut off one of the diamond dog's paw? The gatekeeper must have been Spot, since it seemed that the Order gave the Diamond Dogs the duty to overlook the town's prison. Inside the next room, opposite to the doorway of the main control room, a gilded altar with skull decorations captures your attention. You jog over to examine the altar, when suddenly a squad of Acolytes discharge their assault rifles from hidden vantage points. Swift reflexes dictate you to take cover behind the altar. Oddly enough, the Acolytes ceased fire towards the direction of the altar. This gave you an advantage in the firefight. You return fire and impetuously eliminate the threats.
While briefly examining the altar, you locate a large golden skull switch. You press the switch into it's corresponding slot, and a door located at the top of a staircase reveals itself. A personal Sentinel from Spot reveals itself at the peak of the staircase. You vigorously withdrawal your electronic crossbow, and launch two electronic bolts towards the robot. The Sentinel tumbles down the staircase towards your direction. You enter the room, where Spot anticipated your arrival at the end of a plush bed. He silently smirks to himself, with a following speech only to infuriate you.
"Release my comrades, and I might let you live." You return to the ignorant mut.
"Kill me, and you'll never set anyone free. I possess the only pattern key that will unlock the cells." He grins at you.
"Alright then, so be it. Do you mind lending me your paw?" You withdraw your punch dagger.
Spot releases a nervous tremble from the sight of your gleaming blade. He attempts to swing at you in self defense. You dodge his massive paw, and lunge your punch dagger directly into the pit of his stomach. His eyes widen in pain, and he grasps the entry wound while you withdraw your dagger. He falls to the floor in defeat. A trickle of blood slowly developed into a pool around his body. You remove his bloodied paw from his wound, and crudely saw it off for your own. You return back to the doorway, with a surprise message from Blackmare.
"AH! You cut off his paw! I thought you were a nice guy. Well, kind of. Hmf, let's go back to the scanner." She responds to your gruesome act.
It was absolutely heart wrenching to live the life of a mercenary, but you justify your cruel acts by thinking about the innocent lives that you'll be saving. You rush back to the door with the paw scanner, with Spot's severed paw grasped in your hand/hoof. You press the paw into the scanner, and await for the door to open upon itself. With the paw still clutched, you walk over to the control panel that contained three more scanners. You firmly press the paw into the scanners, which releases the translucent barrier inside the prison cells throughout the complex.
Your mission was successful! You freed the prisoners while completing your task.
You descend into the lower level of the control room, with a corresponding message from Blackmare.
"Way to go my friend! Jump onto the teleporter with Pinkie, and we'll bring you back to base."
You retrace the pathway back into the room of Pinkie Pie's isolated cell. The prisoners scurry out from the cells in relief, while thanking you along the way. Pinkie Pie, now armed with an assault rifle from the deceased Acolyte guard, helps escort the prisoners for a safe departure. She trots over to you with a warm hug after the crowd was clear.
"I knew you could do it Silly! Let's ditch this party and meet up with Rainbow Dash. You lead the way!" She squeals with a high pitched voice.
You nod to Pinkie, and travel back down the hallways towards the location of the control room. You locate the transportation device on the lower level, and hold Pinkie by your side. The molecules of Pinkie Pie and yourself dissipate into the air. The teleporter transports you directly back into headquarters, where Rainbow Dash awaits for the two of you. She briefs you on your next mission.....
"Pinkie! Oh thank gosh your alright! We were so worried that we would never see you again!"
Dash's eyes widen once the two of you materialize inside headquarters. The two ponies run to each other with open hooves. They both wrap their arms around each other, and hugged like they haven't seen each other in years. The reunion was uplifting for everyone who witnessed it. After they were done, Dash dismisses Pinkie to get some extra rest. She then turns over to you, with another special assignment to carry out.
"Greetings! Great job on your mission by the way. The prisoners are now free thanks to you. Here's some bits. Go visit Fluttershy and Applejack for training and a stamina implant. Afterwards, get some rest. I have higher goals for you."
"I most certainly will. So, what's the next assignment?" You ask Dash with your hand/hoof under your chin. A stamina implant huh?
"We've received intel that a single power crystal runs the grid for the Order's shields. If you demolish that crystal, you will punch huge holes inside the Order's defenses. Blackbird will lead you to Rarity, whom she has a way inside the facilities. Good luck bold hero. Whatever you do, don't get killed in the line of duty. Your proving to be more valuable to the Front....and especially to me." She boasts with high confidence.
A) Read this if you developed a pre-existing relationship with Dash.
B) Continue on with your assignment. Visit Fluttershy and Applejack for new training and upgrades.
A) While she peeks around to make sure no one was looking, you receive yet another moment of affection before carrying out your mission. You kiss Rainbow Dash for a brief minute. After she withdraws her lips, she whispers a few plans in your ear. "Hey, once we crush the Order together, let's start thinking about each other...." She was interrupted by a rebel assistant by tapping her on the shoulder. She removes her forehooves from around you, and receives an electronic clipboard. She overlooks the clipboard, and starts to chat with the human. As you walk out of the headquarters, you receive a wink from her. You travel down the staircase to the medical room, where Fluttershy awaits you with a stamina implant.
B) "Alright, wish me the best of luck." You tell Dash with a sigh of relief.
She acknowledges your request, and salutes you with her right front hoof to move out. You walk out of headquarters, where you almost make a head on collision with Pinkie Pie. She was eagerly waiting for your dismissal. It almost gave you a heart attack.
"Hey there silly! Just wanted to thank you for saving my pink flank! We should chill together once our assignments are finished! Teehee! Well, guess I'll be on my way! Oh yeah! I almost forgot one more thing....."
A) Read this if you developed a pre-existing relationship with Pinkie.
B) Expect something totally out of the blue from her.
A) Pinkie leaps onto you with force with her forehooves, and agressivly kisses you with pure joy. It throws you off balance while you land on your back. You support the back of Pinkie's head and return the affection to her. She giggles from your startled but pleased expression. "Once these party pooper troopers disappear, I wanna throw a private party just between me and you! What do you think?" Before you can return an answer to her, a rebel walks over to the scene.
"Uh, hey. I heard alot of commotion coming from here. Did you two fall or something? You need help?" The rebel asks while scratching his head.
"Aw no, we're fine! I was just helping him off the floor! Here ya go! Next time be a little bit more careful silly!" Pinkie springs upwards, and offers her hoof to you.
You grab it and pull yourself from the floor. The rebel shrugs from the entire commotion, and walks back to stand on guard at his post. Pinkie Pie bounces away into another room. Geeze, what a random girl. You travel down the staircase from the walkway, into Fluttershy's medical room.
B) Pinkie pounces playfully on you, and holds you up against a wall. This causes you to swing your arms into the air in shock. She burrows her muzzle into your chest and hugs you tightly. A rebel looks overheard the commotion, and starts to laugh to himself from your embarrassed expression. Pinkie smiles back to the rebel, and she moves her pink silhouette away from you. She giggles to herself and bounces into another room inside the base. You scratch your head while trying to comprehend what happened, and later dismiss the event by shrugging to yourself. It's just her playful and upbeat nature. You travel down the staircase from the walkway, into Fluttershy's medical room. .
"Oh goodness! You made it back!" Fluttershy's wings sprout outwards, and her eyes widen with delight. She rushes over to you with a incomming hug. You hug her in return.
"I was so worried that you wouldn't make it out of that nasty prison alive. Thank you for saving my best friend Pinkie Pie!"
She squees cheerfully. Angel taps his foot impatiently while glaring at her. Her excited persona transcends into her usual shy humbleness.
"Oh wait, I shouldn't say that out loud in case Angel gets offended. Um, It's great to see you again. I've been working on a little side project since you were gone. Rainbow Dash might have informed you about a stamina implant? I also have something else to tell you....."
A) Read this if you developed a pre-existing relationship with Fluttershy.
B) Find out what Fluttershy has been working on since your departure.
A) "What is it Flutters?" You ask her for her own concern.
"Well...I've been thinking about you lately. I'm.....just so worried that I might never see you again. Oh I can't bare it! Please! Just stay with me. I dont want to be so alone down here. Work with me inside the rebel base, where I know your safe from harm. Rainbow Dash will understand. I toss and turn every night in bed, thinking that something horrible might happen to you. I'm treating the wounds of so many patients; They tell me their frightening stories about the Order....and....and....I think I'm in love with you...." She starts to tear up and whimper.
You hush Fluttershy, while brushing her mane to reveal her mountain meadow eyes. You draw her trembling figure closer to yours, to move in forward for a soothing kiss. Your lips make contact with hers. She calms for a brief moment, and wraps her hooves around your frame. Her trembling ceases, while she looks up to your eyes with calm affection. Fluttershy emits a sigh of relief, and she rests her head on your chest in confort.
"I love you, Fluttershy. I will make sure absolutely nothing will happen to me while I'm gone. Once the Order is defeated sweetheart, we can start to think about our future together. We have duties to perform and tasks to achieve in the meantime. The world needs our help right now. I promise I'll return to you immediately...."
You confort her by rubbing your hand/hoof over her shoulder. She smiles pleasantly, and slowly returns to a normal stature.
"Thank you for relieving my worries. Well, I'm working on something that will give us an edge over these monsters. It's a cybernetic Implant that will bolster your stamina. Increasing the pain threshold you can withstand, Sweetie. Um....I would like to tell you more, if that's alright with you...." She bows her head in shy submission.
"Sure, go right ahead sweetheart."
"I've ironed out all the bugs, and tested the implants on a few volunteer animals just to be safe. You know it will be safe if it works on my critters friends! Angel can now lift up to 50 pounds with his stamina implant! Why don't you show him Angel?"
Angel puffs up his chest, and sprints over to an empty oxygen canister. While hyperventilating to himself, he lifts the object over his head with a confident squeak. Fluttershy claps her front hooves in delightful satisfaction.
"Dash wants you to be the first human/stallion to receive it, so it would lead the way towards all troops augmented in this fashion....Don't worry, I've programmed the machine to be extra gentle, and you wont feel a thing...." She squees due to her work.
"I trust you with my life, Fluttershy. I'll take the implant." You tell her.
"Yay...Well, if you could just follow me this way Sweetie." She moves the front counter inside the medical room, and leads you over to a operation table with peculiar dried bloodstains. You gulp to yourself over the sight. Fluttershy trots to a computer terminal and types various input commands into the machine. Afterwards, She trots over to you and asks if she can remove your belongings. After handing your equipment over to her, she places your belongings underneath the table and leaves the room afterwards. The assertive nurse wheels in a gas canister full of anesthesia over to the operation table, and holds a pillow with her mouth while doing so. She rests the pillow at the head of the operation table, and implores you to lay on the table as comfortably as you can.
"I promise nothing will go wrong...It will be over in a flash." She tells you with soothing confidence. She releases the value of the canister, and holds a respiration mask over your face/snout. You drift off into darkness, and moments later you regain consciousness on a hospital bed.
You wake up with a surgical lining across your chest, due to where the robot made the incision and placed the sutures. An overwhelming feeling of healthiness is suddenly present. It was hard to describe in words, but the feeling was virile and stimulating. You also noticed that you muscles were more defined and bulkier from before. Fluttershy smiles pleasantly as you awakened, with positive results from the surgery.
"Your my first successful patient! Let's see, no signs of tissue rejection, vital signs are good, heart levels are normal....Excellent! Please report to Applejack once you feel ready to move again. She wants to show you a few tricks at the range. Well, good luck with your mission. Please return to me safely Sweetie...." She whispers with uncertainty.
You kiss her, and recollect all of your belongings from the floor. You leave the medical room, and stumble into the small arms room where Applejack eagerly awaits you.
B) "Hmmm?" You incline your right eyebrow up in curiosity.
"Well....Um.....Never mind. Since you were gone, I have been working on a little side project on my own. I also see that you have bloodstains on your tunic. Are you injured anywhere?" She questions while examining your figure. The blood from Rover, Spot, and Fido made quite a mess.
"I'm fine, thanks. So, tell me more about this side project."
"Well, I'm working on something that will give us an edge over these monsters. It's a cybernetic Implant that will bolster your stamina. Increasing the pain threshold you can withstand. Um....I would like to tell you more, if that's alright with you...." She bows her head in shy submission..
"Sure, go ahead." You tell her in return.
"I've ironed out all the bugs, and tested the implants on a few volunteer animals just to be safe. You know it will be safe if it works on my critters friends! Angel can now lift up to 50 pounds with his stamina implant! Why don't you show him Angel?"
Angel puffs up his chest, and sprints over to an empty oxygen canister. While hyperventilating to himself, he lifts the object over his head with a confident squeak. Fluttershy claps her front hooves in delightful satisfaction.
"Dash wants you to be the first human/stallion to receive it, so it would lead the way towards all troops augmented in this fashion....Don't worry, I've programmed the machine to be extra gentle, and you wont feel a thing...." She squees due to her work.
"I'm not overly thrilled to participate as a guinea pig, but I trust you with all your capability, Fluttershy. Give me the implant." You emit with uncertainty.
"Yay...Well, if you could just follow me this way Sweetie." She moves the front counter inside the medical room, and leads you over to a operation table with peculiar dried bloodstains. You gulp to yourself over the sight. Fluttershy trots to a computer terminal and types various input commands into the machine. Afterwards, She trots over to you and asks if she can remove your belongings. After handing your equipment over to her, she places your belongings underneath the table and leaves the room afterwards. The assertive nurse wheels in a gas canister full of anesthesia over to the operation table, and holds a pillow with her mouth while doing so. She rests the pillow at the head of the operation table, and implores you to lay on the table as comfortably as you can.
"I promise nothing will go wrong...It will be over in a flash." She tells you with soothing confidence. She releases the value of the canister, and holds a respiration mask over your face/snout. You drift off into darkness, and moments later you regain consciousness on a hospital bed.
You wake up with a surgical lining across your chest, due to where the robot made the incision and placed the sutures. An overwhelming feeling of healthiness is suddenly present. It was hard to describe in words, but the feeling was virile and stimulating. You also noticed that you muscles were more defined and bulkier from before. Fluttershy smiles pleasantly as you awakened, with positive results from the surgery.
"Your my first successful patient! Let's see, no signs of tissue rejection, vital signs are good, heart levels are normal....Excellent! Please report to Applejack once you feel ready to move again. She wants to show you a few tricks at the range. Well, good luck with your mission. Please return to the base safely...." She sighs with uncertainty.
You hug her, and recollect all of your belongings from the floor. You leave the medical room, and stumble into the small arms room where Applejack eagerly awaits you.
Applejack was in the middle of a presentation, to present the operation for custom assault rifles built for ponies. She displays how to work the bolt of the rifle, how to squeeze the trigger, and how to engage threats at a long distance. She looks up from the counter, and spots you entering the small arms room.
A) Read this if you developed a pre-existing relationship with Applejack.
B) See what the southern mare had in stock for you. Learn some trainin' Partner.
A) "Well lookit' we have here! It's great to see you again Sugarcube!" Applejack shouts in front of everypony inside the room. It startled the fresh recruits from their focus on her assault rifle.
She gallops over the counter with enthusiasm, and almost knocks you over with a deep kiss. You return the affection while gripping her tightly to your frame. Her eyes start to water afterwards. She looks up with a sensation of worry for your own being.
"Ah don' know what's gotten into Dash lately, sending you out to do t'ese dangerous missions and all. It just ain't right partner. Ah'm just worried about what could happen to ya out there when yer gone. Only ones I got left are mah big brother....little sis'....and you....Ah got nothin' left after that. 'Cuse me Sugarcube, don't mind me..." Applejack starts to sniffle to herself, and silently sobs into your shoulder.
You remove her hat and stroke her golden mane in comfort. You peer down to her, and gently brush some tears away from her emerald eyes.
"Applejack, your a strong southern mare. A single girl operating Sweet Apple Acres with the help of a few close relatives. You were doing this way before the Order's influence started to escalate across Equestria. Listen, after this cult is eradicated, we'll rebuild the farm and the entire plantation. We can start thinking about the future of Sweet Apple Acres once our lives are accustomed to normal. First, we need to focus our efforts in defeating this vile organization together. How does that sound sweetheart?"
Applejack slowly peers up from your shoulder, making direct contact with your eyes once more.
"That sounds mighty fine partner.....Let's get revenge on t'ese evil sons of bitches together. Yer a great leader to me and ah excellent role model for the Apple family. Ah always knew somethin' was special 'bout you, the first time we've exchanged glances." Applejack blushes up to you.
"I've felt the same thing when I've first met you. Now, Rainbow Dash sent me down here for you to demonstrate a few tricks on small arms." You tell her, while exchanging a smile.
"She sure did partner. You already know ah'm not technical savy. Ah'm a 'hooves on' teacher, so grab a few spare mags and follow me to the range. Once your done with me, you'll be pickin' off them Acolytes from beyond yonder." She grabs her own custom assault rifle from behind the counter, and passes over to you a few preloaded magazines. She instructs Applebloom to continue on with the presentation.
You place the magazines inside your backpack, and follow the orange mare to the firing range. She presses on an electronic switch from the wall behind you. Two sound barriers close in from each side. She shows you how to control your breathing to a further extent, how to run and fire on the move, and shows you how to use bullet drop to your advantage when shooting at longer ranges. While correcting your sight alignment when firing prone, she feels your masculine figure while correcting your grip on the assault rifle. Applejack blushes unintentionally from the encounter. After the instruction and long training seminar, she wraps her forehooves around your masculine frame and kisses you for a brief moment.
"Ah wish you the best of luck Sugarcube. Please, Ah ask you only one thing. Return to the Apple family and me in one piece? Ah love you partner, and ah couldn't bare it if somethin' were to happen to you out there." She hugs you before you leave the arms training room.
"I will Applejack, and I love you in return. Your my incentive for stayling alive. I promise I'll return to you without hesitation after this nightmare is all over...." You walk out of the room, where Applejack trots to Applebloom to resume her presentation to the Stallions.
You hustle out of the secluded rebel base, and venture into Ponyville's streets once again. You jog over to the front gates of the Power Station inside of town, while grasping the same pass that you recieved from Mayor Mare. The same red uniformed Acolyte guard from a guard post exchanges a cold stare, just as you swipe the electronic keycard in the slot of the thick barred door.
B) "Why howdy Partner! It' great to see you alive and swell." Applejack shouts in front of everypony inside the room. It startled the fresh recruits from their focus on her assault rifle.
She swings herself over the counter, and trots over to you with a hug. You return the favor and hug her back. She draws herself away from your arms, with a question about your arrival.
"So what brings ya'll in here today?" She asks in a strong southern accent.
"Rainbow Dash sent me down here for you to demonstrate a few tricks on small arms." You tell her, while exchanging a smile.
"She sure did partner. You already know ah'm not technical savy. Ah'm a 'hooves on' teacher, so grab a few spare mags and follow me to the range. Once your done with me, you'll be pickin' off them Acolytes from beyond yonder." She grabs her own custom assault rifle from behind the counter, and passes over to you a few preloaded magazines. She instructs Applebloom to continue on with the presentation.
You place the magazines inside your backpack, and follow the orange mare to the firing range. She presses on an electronic switch from the wall behind you. Two sound barriers close in from each side. She shows you how to control your breathing to a further extent, how to run and fire on the move, and shows you how to use bullet drop to your advantage when shooting at longer ranges. After bringing some Acolyte cut out targets back down from the range, her eyes widen from the results and comments on your improvement.
"Dang Partner, Ah wouldn't want to be on the recievin' end on that thing. Well, I sincerely wish ya the best of luck Sugarcube. Why don't ya'll stop in some time, when ah get the chance to learn a few more licks with the Order's weaponry? Ah surely enjoy the company." She asks you just before you leave to carry out your mission.
"I certaintly will. Your an outstanding teacher Applejack, and I'll swing by again after this mission." You tell her just before you leave the arms training room.
"Aw shucks. Teachin' ain't my profession Sugarcube, but thanks anyhow. Stay safe out there partner." She hugs you before going back to her presentation
You hustle out of the secluded rebel base, and venture into Ponyville's streets once again. You jog over to the front gates of the Power Station inside of town, while grasping the same pass that you recieved from Mayor Mare. The same red uniformed Acolyte guard from a guard post exchanges a cold stare, just as you swipe the electronic keycard in the slot of the thick barred door.
The barred metallic door slams behind you as you entered the facilities. An incoming transmission from Blackmare abruptly halts your progress.
"Remember, kill with stealth. You won't set off any alarms by doing so."
Point taken. Now it was time to locate and gain intel from Rarity. You wondered how she was coping with the destruction, after the Order decimated most of Canterlot and made it virtually impossible to shop anywhere. You jog down the long hallway to meet the same elevated platform that descended downward. After you step off from the platfrom, you venture foward into the same hallway with two parallel signs at opposite ends. To the left of the hallway, a sign labeled 'reactor core' with a electronic lock made it clear that you required a keycard to enter. To the right of the hallway, read the same 'warehouse' sign. Rarity must be located in that sector somewhere. However, in the back of your mind, you were reminded that she hated doing laborious work in excuse for her feminism. So you best bet was to search the lower floors of the warehouse again. Acolytes guard were fortified in key positions around you, as you look around for some kind of entry point to get into the warehouse. Thankfully they didn't recognized who committed the murder (that's only if you chosen that route with Mayor Mare).
You pass into the foreman's office. He was too busy focusing on an electronic clipboard for stock inventory. You sneak around the Acolyte foreman, and press an electronic switch on the wall. It raises a series of bars for access to the warehouse below. A stack of crates laid nearby a assembly line of busy workers. You grab a crate, and pretend you were picking an order for shipping. As you scurry around on the lower floor, you spot a white mare filing her hooves in the shadows. While she blows the filing dust from her hooves, she looks up slow to spot you. She signals for you to meet her behind an enclosure of shipping containers.
A) Read this if you have developed a relationship with Rarity.
B) Gather intel from the elegant mare. See what kind of splendid news she'd offer to you.
A) "Darling! It's an absolute delight to see you again! I was in upmost distress, ever since the Order hauled you away for that dreadful mining camp. I'm simply relieved to hear the news on behalf of your well being. I knew my knight in shining armor would return for his elegant lady....." Rarity was interrupted by an Acolyte overseer, who was on patrol with a stun rod.
She forces you to take cover right besides her. The overseerer scans the area from the commotion, but fails to locate you or Rarity. The Acolyte returns to his guard post to stand motionless. As you peer from the shadows to make sure the coast was clear, Rarity uses her magic and levitates you closer to her. She wraps her front hooves around your shoulders, and makes contact with your lips, to give you long lost affection ever since your departure. You return her affection by wrapping your hands/hooves around her silk white frame. Rarity begins to speak, with she cuddles her head onto your chest, while she looks up to you with unconditional affection.
"Darling, let us make it an upmost priority to go on a romantic dinner after the Order is cleansed. I know a fabulous restaurant in Canterlot, where all of my high class ponies friends savor the food. I will choose my most beautiful dress for the occasion." She speaks to you in a dreamy demenor. Was she aware that most of Canterlot lied in ruins? You went along with it, for her own fantasies and her own sakes.
"First, we have assignments that we must conduct. I have a way to get you into the power station. However, it's on the risky side." She whispers in concern.
"Rarity, I'd be willing to risk anything for such a unique mare such as yourself. Tell me, where do I begin?" You ask her. She soaks up your classy flirtation, while briefing you with further instruction.
"Oh, how charming Darling. Anyways, I managed to retrieve an I.D. from some hapless stallion who stumbled into the reactor's coolant pit. The sight was rather unpleasant, but a lady's has to do what she's has to do. Besides, I don't mind getting dirty, only in a time of desperation." Rarity grins to you.
"So what happens when I finally get in?" You ask her.
"Just inform them that your the replacement worker for the unfortunate stallion. They won't question your status, since the Order has a habit to ignore minor details. It's simple, but a marvelous plan that simply has to work. Oh, you might want to check out the storage room just above us." Rarity informs you.
"Alright sweetheart. I'll be on my way then. Oh and by the way, before I leave....."
1) Read this dialog if you've assassinated Rover.
2) Read this, If you spot something on the floor nearby Rover's post.
1) "Rover was in the black market for selling children to the Order. It's certainly a cruel act, but I made sure that came to a end. However, he tried to bribe me with something that might be of your interest. Here, I think you should have this. You deserve it out of anypony that is ever so special to me."
You pull out the satchel of gems, that Rover offered before you ceased his existence. Rarity's sapphire eyes glimmered with delight. Her breathe was taken away by your offering. She whinny's in a silent expression to not alert any of the guards. While expressing another moment of deep affection towards you, she removes herself with a love stricken expression in her eyes.
"Darl...Darling! You shouldn't have! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! This generous offering has deepen my love for you to the greatest of upmost degree. I shall arrange personal events with you, after our romantic dinner together. Please darling, return to me safely and out of harms way. It would be a atrocity if our future together is ruined." Rarity trembles with overwhelming joy, while she examines the gems.
"I will sweetheart. Your my one and only damsel in distress. This knight in shining armor will return to you safely. I have to go now, sweetheart. Our inseparable love will impel me to crush the Order once and for all." You return to her with a grin.
She kisses you for a final time before your departure. You take the badge from her, and continue out of the warehouse.
2) "I think I see something on the ground." You point with your finger/hoove over to a small satchel, hidden in plain sight from the workers. You trot over to the small bag and open it, and quickly reclose the bag after realizing what it was. She gazes in curiosity, before you offer the bag to her with a little touching speech.
"Look what I found for you, sweetheart. Our luck together is beyond normal comprehension. I never contained this amount of good fortune with anypony else. Here, I think you should have this. You deserve it out of anypony that is ever so special to me."
You offer the bag to her. She opens the bag to look inside, and nearly faints to the ground. She looks up to you with an ear to ear grin. You were surprised that she missed the bag. After all, her destiny was to find gems.
"Darl...Darling! You shouldn't have! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! This generous offering has deepen my love for you to the greatest of upmost degree. I shall arrange personal events with you, after our romantic dinner together. Please darling, return to me safely and out of harms way. It would be a atrocity if our future together is ruined." Rarity trembles with overwhelming joy, while she examines the gems.
"I will sweetheart. Your my one and only damsel in distress. This knight in shining armor will return to you safely. I have to go now, sweetheart. Our inseparable love will impel me to crush the Order once and for all." You return to her with a grin.
She kisses you for a final time before your departure. You take the badge from her, and continue out of the warehouse.
B) "Darling! I was in upmost distress, ever since the Order hauled you away for that dreadful mining camp. I'm simply relieved to hear the news on behalf of your well being. You see, I was expecting....." Rarity was suddenly interrupted by an Acolyte overseer who was on patrol.
She forces you to take cover right besides her. The overseerer scans the area from the commotion, but fails to locate you or Rarity. The Acolyte returns to his guard post to stand motionless. As you peer from the shadows to make sure the coast was clear, Rarity taps your shoulder with her fore hoof. Rarity proceeds to speaks to you quietly. She informs you with further information on breaching the power control station.
"Darling, I've scanned the entire building layout for reconnaissance purposes. I have a way to get you into the power station, but it's on the risky side." She whispers in concern.
"It seems like I don't have much of a choice in this situation. Where do I begin?" You ask her. She briefs you with further instruction.
"Right. I managed to retrieve an I.D. from some hapless stallion who stumbled into the reactor's coolant pit. The sight was rather unpleasant, but a lady's has to do what she's has to do. Besides, I don't mind getting dirty, only in a time of desperation." Rarity grins to you.
"So what happens when I finally get in?" You ask her.
"Just inform them that your the replacement worker for the unfortunate stallion. They won't question your status, since the Order has a habit to ignore minor details. It's simple, but a marvelous plan that simply has to work. Oh, you might want to check out the storage room just above us." Rarity informs you.
"Thanks Rarity. Maybe we can go to the spa with your friends after this mess?" You suggested to her.
"That sounds marvelous darling. It will certaintly relieve some stress." She agrees.
You hug her before you depart. She hands over the badge before you step out of the shadows.
You retrace your pathway inside the warehouse, before making it to the left hallway. You travel up to the opposite end of the hallway, where the keycard port emits a red light. Another red uniformed Acolyte calls you over to a guard post. It halted your progress.
"Stop. Show me your ID badge."
You show him the badge without hesitation. The Acolyte reacts to the ID badge with little surprise.
"Oh. Ok. Sure, go ahead. Have a nice day."
The Acolyte bellows with somewhat emotion. You return back to the the keycard activated door. You swipe your badge through the terminal, and the terminal light emits a green color. The front entryway to the Reactor Core opens gradually, as you witness a room that was heavily saturated by Order influence. Incoming streams from the rivers of Ponyville turn massive generators. You figured the generators powered the Order's main source of electrical supply. You vaguely remember what Rarity said before your departure. There was a storage room from within the facilities. You look to the right of the doorway, and locate another guard post from the other side.
You duck underneath the viewport, and proceed to open the door slightly. The Acolyte inside the post paid no attention towards your arrival. You spot a new piece of weaponry besides the Acolyte, who was too busy scanning the generators with a computer terminal. You grab the new weaponry without detection, and managed to close the door behind you. You scan over your newly acquired hardware. It was a mini rocket launcher, designed by the Order. It was fed from an internal rotating belt connected on a link of pocket sized micro missiles. The whole rocket laucher could be broken down into three sub components, for easy storage and field stripping. You decide to break down the rocket launcher and coceal it for later use, just in case things got ugly around the Power Station.
Back towards your left of a walkway, was the location of a pull lever. You've decided to pull it, not knowing what it would do. It raised a staircase to a second floor corridor. The entrance of the corridor contained a Order biological scanner. So much for stealth. You dart through the scanner, as all of the alarms inside the sector were set off. Ceiling turrets from around the facilities direct their guns and begin to fire. You jog to a nearby staircase, while doing your best to dodge the bullets behind you. You take cover from the peak of the staircase, while withdrawing your crossbow with electronic bolts from your backpack. You swiftly return fire to the ceiling turrets, with two aimed bolts from your crossbow. The ceiling turrets short circuit, and implodes into a mess of exposed wiring and electronic debris. You scurry into the room located on the second floor. The interior of the room was constructed with enormous black computer chips.
A lone Acolyte from the opposite end of a walkway, attempts to point his assault rifle at you. You dispose of the threat with a shot to the head. You spot an emergency override pull lever inside the room. You pull it downwards, and as a result it reveals an access point that descended into a lower level. You swing your body over a guard rail, down into the level below you. A group of sentinels rise from the electronic pits below. They open their chassis to open fire. You dodge the lasers and make your way onto a descending platform. The elevator leads you back into the floor level, only now into a different sector of the Reactor Core. You walk into a pump station for the generators. You venture down into the lower levels, only to be greeted by a squad of Acolytes and brown mechanical spiders. You pace yourself sideways and open fire on the move. You successfully take down two Acolytes and the brown electronic spiders.
A grey Pegasus with a blonde mane was stationed in front of a control terminal. She intentionally tried to trouble shoot a large hydralic pump. She didn't bother to pay attention to the commotion from the gunfire. Her Strabismus eyes were too focused on troubleshooting the terminal. You tap her on the back. One eye gazed down to a electronic clipboard, while the other focuses on you.
"I just don't know what went wrong with this pump! Who are you? Only clearance level two personel are allowed in this area." She questions, while frightened from her screw up.
"I'm just the replacement worker for the stallion." You tell her with little ease.
"Uh, it's about time that you showed up. Go talk with King Sombra inside the core. Oh yeah, and take this keycard. Don't want you getting shot on your first day, huh?" She asks with her forehooves crossed and a nervous grin.
"So, where's the power crystal?" You ask the helpful mare.
"They don't tell me much here. I'm only alive because I'm a hard worker, but they might haul my flank away this time. I heard rumors that Sombra guards the main power crystals of this entire operation. You better get moving to the lower elevators before they catch us both, Mister." Derpy Hooves speaks while trembling.
Derpy hands over a clearance access keycard for the lower levels. She proceeds back to her work with a blow torch. You locate the elevator that descends into the lower levels, where none of the alarms thankfully were set off. You hear a faint explosion from the top level, more then likely caused by Derpy herself. A man in a grey tunic approaches you in frustration. He expected your arrival for the replacement worker for quite some time. You approach the man not knowing what to expect from him.
"The Almighty Programmer is so paranoid of infiltration, that he's locked up the computer core. How am I supposted to get my work done? The only way in is the suicide run...." The man shout aloud in disbelief.
"Suicide run? What does that mean?" You ask the man.
"It's a sure fire way to get killed, but that's not important right now. Go down the lift if your so inclined...." The man walks away in disgust.
As you step onto the lift, you recieve a little piece of commentary from Blackmare.
"Phew! I'm glad I'm in hiding...If you know what I mean."
You step off from the lift, and make your way down a long circuit board hallway. You activated another override switch. As you pull the switch, the floor lowers into the ground from behind you. You unintentionally activated a defense mechanism inside the facilities. A hydralic system of descending pillars collide behind the pathway from where you ventured. The pit just beneathe of you contained circuits of extremely high voltage. You have to be careful now. One wrong move and you might get crushed by the pillars, or fried to death by the arcing circuits below.
A) Balance yourself as best as you can, and hustle through the hydralic press.
B) Take your time and place your steps on the walkway.
A) You time yourself carefully, just before you step back onto the walkway. The hydralic poles slam down in syncronization onto the yellow striped path. It violently vibrated the entire pathway. You sprinted with all of your energy onto the pathway. It's a good thing that you rushed through this one. If you hesitated on the balance beam for long enough, you would have lost your balance and experienced a horrible death. Just as the hydralic pillars raised into the ceiling, you gain momentum and dart right through the obstacles. You catch your breathe on the other side and step onto the lift once more. You return into the same room with the disgruntled man.
B) You step onto the balance beam, while taking your time and counting each step in intervals. The hydralic pillars slam into the walkway in front of you. You look down towards your foot placement. It wasn't such a great idea to take your time for this instance. The second hydralic section slams with sheer force in front of you. It causes the yellow painted walkway to rattle in a violent fashion. You loose you balance, and tumble down into the arcing pits below. Your body makes contact with the open circuits. A million volts of electricity travel through every inch of your body. You could feel your body lock into shock, as your heart goes into a state of fibrillation. You die instantly before you could even flinch. Another work hazard experienced in an unsafe work enviorment. OSHA must be aggravated right about now.
You retrace the pathway all the way back to the main entrance of the reactor sector, now wielding a high level clearance card. You swipe your card on the opposite terminal from the entrance. You enter into a room with enviormental suits. The room was a decomtamination room from what you've observed. It contained shower heads, with drain basins on the floor and enviorment suits neatly arranged on shelves. You find your appropriate suit and gear up for the next clearance area just ahead. As you step into the next room, you witness a large container with a ambient humming sound. You press a switch to the right of a pathway, forcing you to go right of the monolithic structure into another control room. Gilded Acolytes were present inside this room. Hydraulic pumps filtered radiation waste from the pits below. You walk into an isolated control panel at the center. You step onto yet another lift, to be greeted by a deranged stallion on the second floor.
"Work....Sleep....get tortured. What a life. Say, your the replacement worker for the careless pit diver?" The stallion twists his head in a bizarre fashion. He looked like a descendent from the Sparkle family, but you couldn't put your finger/hoove on it. What was even more odd was how he was unaffected by the radiation. He smiles in a deranged fashion.
"Uh....yeah...Where's the crystal now?" You ask while backing off a bit.
"YEAH! Well, Sorry. Go talk to King Sombra. Bring the walkway up using the switches, then use this I.D. for the elevator....Better get going then! Don't wanna piss off the king, do you?" He chuckles maniacally, while holding the I.D. out for you.
"Thanks...." You approach the insane stallion, and grab the card from his hoof. You activate the pull switches on the wall, and retrace back to the room with the gigantic humming container. A pathway on both sides rise from the radiation pits. You step onto the right side while traveling to the side of the monolithic container. The vibrations from the container rattled your bones inside your body, and you felt an immense wave of energy emmited from inside the container.
King Sombra from the second floor overlooks the control panel for the monolithic container. You receive a tranmission from Blackmare, as you ascend to the second floor on the lift.
"Word from Rainbow Dash states to stand back when you open fire on the crystal. Or else you'll end up in pieces..."
The king is disrupted by your arrival. Why king Sombra was present inside a power reactor core, was more than a guess to you. He studies your facial features, trying to identify who you were. His voices crackles to you in suspicion.
"Peasant! You aren't cleared for this area! Let me take a look at you keycard. Quickly! The Order has put me here on duty until I am worthy enough to rule Ponyville. How dare they challenge Sombra's power! I'm in an awful mood right now, so make this fast!"
That explains why he was so easily defeated in the crystal empire. You withdraw your keycard, and present it to King Sombra. He forcefully uses his magic to take it out of your hand/hoove and inspects the keycard. He tears the card into two, and erupts with anger.
"Worthless peasant! This card is garbage! Guards! Kill this intruder. Dispose of this cockroach right now!" The King bellows to you.
You withdrawl your punchdagger, as the King attemps to shape shift into his cloud form. You tackle the King and grasp his horn to prevent him using his magic. A gilded Acolyte from behind you, raises his rifle from the commotion and activates the alarms inside the sector. The King hisses and attempts to shake off your firm grip. The Acolyte discharges his rifle towards you and King Sombra. The FMJ rounds richochet off Sombra's reinforced metal armor, and strike the Acolyte at base of his helmet. The Acolyte collapses to the ground. Sombra's eye widen to the fact that he was responsible. With the punch dagger clutched in your other hand/hoove, you jab the dagger at King Sombra's neck repeatedly. He was mortal without the use of his magic. Sombra attempt to seal his entry wounds with his magic, but passes out from his lack of blood. You cast his body over the ledge, so that it falls into the radiation pits below. his body bubbles and disintegrates to a pool of black mass. You flip a switch from the guard post. The monolithic structure ascends into the ceiling above, to reveal your mission objective from the viewport. The almighty power crystal.
The crystal contained it's own energy radius. Arcing streaks of electricity emitted from around it. You step back from a safe distance. You rapidly reassemble your mini rocket launcher, flip up the iron sights, and send a volley of rockets towards the crystal. The crystal erupts into shards of hot flying projectiles, forcing you to take cover back behind the computer terminal. The power station starts to shake violently, due to the malfunctioning generators and hydraulic pumps.
"Quick! Let's get out of here! There's no time to mess around." Blackmare blares from your intercom unit.
You sprint into the hardest pace in your entire life. You rush and retrace back to the power station's entrance. Acolytes storm in and attempt to aim at you, but were crushed by collapsing pipes and rock debris. You stumble back into the town square once again, to abandon the power station for the final time...
"More missions must be conducted before command feels it's safe to attack. Dash has arranged Applejack to give you new training. Visit Fluttershy for another implant upgrade."
Blackmare transmits to you, as the power station begins to crumble. You stumble onto the towns streets once more. Acolytes from around you storm into the power station. The Order was not aware who assaulted the power station, so you pace your back into town square with a calm stature. A starving, cloaked stallion extends his hoof for some spare gold in a dark alleyway. As you throw a few gold bits into a tin can in front of him, you recieve another transmission from Blackmare.
"The Order thinks that it's secure inside their fortified castle. Boy are they wrong! If you open the gates they'll be easy pickings. After that, we'll have to go down into the sewers. Head along the rivers across the Mayor's mansion."
The sewers? Well, at least your environmental suit that you recieved from the power station will make the trip a little more sanitary. You travel back to Celestia's condemned castle, to gain entryway into the Front's base once more. You spot Rainbow Dash inside headquarters. She was too overwhelmed to talk to you for the time being. As you peered inside headquarters, she laid out the plans for the assault on the Order's main compounds for a few rebel commanders. The Programmer's lair was the main focus of the raid.
Who exactly is the fearsome Programmer? This question boggles your mind, as you descend into the lower levels to visit Fluttershy for the new stamina implant. Fluttershy await's you for a new upgrade.
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"Oh Um, Hi again. Ready for a tune up I suppose?" Fluttershy questions.
"Yeah. I'm ready to recieve my upgrade." You politely tell her in return.
You lay down on the operation table to follow the same procedures. Fluttershy makes you confortable as possible on the cold table. She holds the anesthesia mask towards your face, as you drift off into darkness. This time, you enter the dream world. You arrive into an ancient temple, decorated with unusual hieroglyphics and alien features. In the dream, you supported your assault rifle close to your chest. You examine the ancient writings on the wall. Suddenly, a shadow of a man's torso appears from the darkness. He heckled as you were talking to yourself over the writings, casting a deeply modified robotic voice.
"You fool! You dare to defy the Order? I await for you in my lair, if you even survive past my guards. You shall perish, unbeliever!"
You swing yourself around, and discharge the assault rifle towards the black figure. The shrouded figure reaches his hands towards the sky. A shower of light crashes down onto you. You felt the sensation of a million volts travel throughout every molecule of your body. You relieve an agonizing scream of pain. Before you knew it, you wake up in a cold sweat on the operation table while heavily breathing. Fluttershy rushes over for your well being.
"Oh my gosh! Are you alright? Oh my, I didn't expect this as a side effect!" She panics while throwing a blanket over your frame. Angel follows behind Fluttershy with a morphine syringe for the pain.
"Fluttershy, It's alright. Just had a nightmare, that's all...." You pick yourself off from the operation table, and regather your belongings. She stands up on her hind legs, and hugs you before you leave the medic room.
"Please....be safe out there Sweetie. l" She says in worry. Fluttershy orders Angel to put back the syringe as you depart.
You skid over to Applejack's arms and training room. Applejack proposes a new project to you behind the counter.
"Howdy, Sugarcube! Say, I gotta new weapon design for the Front. I was eye'n over a Order schematic, and with t'ese fancy required gizmos, Ah figure Ah could make a flamethrower for ya'll!" She grins up to you.
"However, Ah just need the right materials to make your own personal flamethrower. Just give me a list of these things on yer next raid, and I'll make a flamethrower in a jiffy!" She passes over a schematic with the parts you need. You nod to her, and follow her to the range for a few new pointers.
She informs you how to blindfire more accurately with the assault rifle, how to reload your newly aqquired rocket launcher, and shows you a few new tricks with the electronic crossbow.
"Right then Partner. No time to waste. Hope ya'll learned a few new tricks. Bring me back those parts Sugarcube, and best of luck on yer next mission out there. If ya excuse me, ah gotta get back to a few rebels in trainin'."
She stands on her hind legs and hugs you for before departure. A line of rebels inside the room wait for handouts, as you leave the arms room once more. You travel back into the streets of Ponyville, to locate the rivers near the Mayor's mansion. You recieve another quick transmission from Blackmare.
"Ok, follow the left opposite side of the river of the Mayor's mansion. The sewage dwellers are horrible beings, but their network of tunnels gives them access to secrets. Hold your nose/snout, were going down."
You locate the sewer overflow gate lever, and give it a hard pull. The stench of the sewer overwhelms the atmosphere, as the gates slowly open a passageway. You take out your environmental suit from your backpack, and gear up just before you descend down. The respirator contained on the head visor of the suit, filtered out any putrid or rancid scent's emitted by the town's waste. You drop down into the thick sludge below.
"Were looking for Trixie. She calls herself 'The great and powerful rat queen'. Ever since Twilight defeated her in a magic duel, I'm sure her description is 'boastful' as well as colorful..." Blackmare silently laughs to herself.
So that's where Trixie lives now? Ever since the arrival of the Order? You always wondered what happen to her ever since the short incident inside Ponyville. A self absorbed mare like herself could not roam freely across the lands of Equestria. The risk of being captured was far to present, and was far more important than her deceiving magic displays. Perhaps her new fan base was down in the sewers...Despite it being a pretty depressing thought.
A sentinel unintentionally greets you at the end of the sewage pathway waterfall. Just before it had the chance to open it's chasis to fire opon you, You leap onto the howering robot and descend downwards. The sentinel goes into a state of confusion and malfunctions. It softens your landing by colliding into the thick sludge below. You step off from the sentinel, and swim onto a nearby floating platform. It lead you to a elevator that traveled upwards to a second floor. A lone Acolyte from the second floor, gazes down into the sludge processing chambers. You withdrawl your punchdagger and stealthily close in behind the Acolyte. You grab the Acolyte by his helmet visor, and lunge him backwards onto your punchdagger. He dies within a few seconds from your punch dagger severing his spinal column. You shove his massive body from out the viewport, where it lands in thick sludge near the malfunctioned floating sentinel. You proceed into the next room.
Another lone red uniformed Acolyte stood on patrol up a right flight of stairs. You lower yourself into a kneeling position, and slowly pace upwards without detection. You block the Acolyte's infrared sensor from behind, and thrust the punch dagger into the right side of his neck. You release his body as it tumbles down the staircase. The Acolyte contained an ID card, which you pocket for later use. You press an electronic switch, that the red uniformed acolyte guarded nearby, and travel back down into the sludge chambers once more.
Armed with your reassembled rocket launcher, you travel down into the left of a newly revealed sewage passageway. You are ambushed by two Sentinels, who emerge from a right indent from the wall. A brown mechanical spider in the sludge, scurries towards your direction. You lauch three rockets aimed at the foes. They implode from the methane gases caused by the sludge. The flame had to die out before you could continue on. An incomming transmission from Blackmare is received by your Com-Unit.
"Ewww...Yuck! I don't even want to think about what your stepping in..."
Whatever it was, thank Celestia your environmental suit made it bearable. You shift your eyes around to examine your new enviroment. You locate a staircase to the left, and decide to travel it upwards with caution. A lone Acolyte shuffled his feet from within a storage area, with your back pressed up against the staircase's wall for a preplanned assault. You swipe your keycard inside the door lock mechanism, and blindly fire two rockets towards the shuffling. The sounds of him imploding into a bloody mess was quite disturbing. However, the storage room contained many useful items. Personal medkits, micro missles, phosphorous grenades, high fragmentation grenades, and a unusual item of some sort. While you examined the object, you noticed that it contained a fuel tank connected to a gas tube. This had to be one of the missing weapon parts for Applejack's schematic. You place the part inside of your backpack, and continue on your way to the opposite door from the storage room.
A sentinel from this room overheard the commotion of gunfire, and exposed it's internal chassis to scan the perimeters. Your survival instincts click into gear, while stealth was out of the question. You skid backwards on the cold stone floor to avoid it's infrared sensor. You unlease a volley of missles into the chassis on the robot. It implodes into a mass of flame. You pick yourself up from the floor, and travel down an elongated stone corridor, only to stumble onto another lift. An Acolyte from a guard post, spots you on your descent. The rounds strike discharged from his assault rifle strike too close for comfort. You return fire with two blindly fired missiles in the direction of the Acolyte. You press an electronic switch located near the lift, and return onto it once more. As you step inside the vile sludge once again, you recieve a message from Blackmare with more useless insight about the sewers.
"Just what I need! More brown goo...."
Well, at least she's not stepping in it for goodness sakes. The switch that you activated, relieved a value of sludge current. You lose your balance from the sheer force of the current, and travel inside the rapid sludge into a new area. The sludge carries you down into yet another waterfall of more sludge. The contents of your backpack now reek of slime, and many other foul things. You force yourself up from the pit of the waterfall, and trot over to a pathway to dump the contents out. You clear any blockage inside your weaponry. After this was done, you locate a rocky underground pathway. It led into a secluded hideout full of beggars. Blackmare must have been bored out of her mind, to send you another useless transmission.
"I hate to say it, but this reminds me of home. I'm located underground, not that far from here."
She was underground for all this time? It made sense, as she was the highest targeted member of the Front. After all, she was the mysterious guide for Rainbow Dash and yourself. Was she really in control of the resistance movement? You couldn't be sure. The beggars nearly vomit at your new arrival inside the secluded hideout. While trying to cover their snouts/noses, they held out their hands/hooves for spare gold. You throw a bag of bits onto the floor. They scatter around and collect the gold pieces, like a starving animal anticipating for food. They completely trusted your presence inside the hideout afterwards. You question a random beggar for the location of Trixie. She points her hoof to a weathered door, while covering her snout in disgust. You thank the beggar, and wander into the weathered room, to appear inside a deserted room. The room was littered with empty bottles for potions, opened food barrels, shattered glass debris, and large cracked electronic viewboards. Trixie was busy with a magic spell, in which she forcused her efforts while holding a semi-full bottle. Her nose twitches from the rancid smell, and she nearly drops the bottle to the floor. She demands your presence inside the hideout.
"My goodness! What is that hideous smell? Is the great and powerful Trixie greeted with a surface dweller in need of a favor? Trixie does not take requests ever so kindly, but I demand that you rid yourself of that smell first!" She curls up her snout, while her eyes water from the smell. You remove your environmental suit, and place it in a nearby barrel. Trixie levitates a barrel lid and seals the barrel to entrap the smell.
"Much better. Now, in order for me to abide to a request, you must carry out on for me first. My followers are in need of food as you can see, and my magical spells are unsuccessful in food duplication. Fear not, once the great and powerful Trixie formulates the right spell, I will feed all of my pleasing fans! If you would like to assist Trixie, we need the town's entrance from our hideout to be clear. This is so that we can gain access to food ourselves. The Order nuisance is however, blocking the path for my followers. The great and powerful Trixie will conjuring up a plan to bypass this dilemma herself!"
Was this blue mare out of her mind? The beggars from outside were simply looking for refuge. She made false promises to the starving beggars of Ponyville, just so that she could believe that she still contained a personal fan base. You couldn't believe it.
"What do I need to do? Oh great and powerful one?" You roll your eyes while playing along.
"Trixie demands you to bring back a guard uniform. That way one of my eager followers can wear it to gain access with Ponyville's food markets. No one will dare to shut the door on a Trixie guard again. If not, do not bother the great and powerful Trixie. She needs to focus on other efforts. Your excused from my presence." She trots away back to the semi-full bottle lying on the floor. You take the environmental suit barrel, and exit the barren room.
Hasn't Twilight Sparkle taught her anything? Speaking of Twilight, you wonder where she was in amist of all of this conflict. You retrace your pathway back into the sewage current rush. You float in the vile goo, down a waterfall back into the right hall, from which you were ambushed earlier by the sentinels. You take the left chute inside the sewage plant into another lift. You were ambushed by two brown metallic spiders, once you reached the top of the lift. You manage to kick off one of the spiders, while the other tries to attack you with it's arcing, pulsating mouth. You grab the spider by it's mechanical legs, and manage to throw it towards an advancing Acolyte. The Acolyte raises it's assault rifle to fire at you, but the spider makes him loose his balance. The arcing current in the spider's mouth makes contact with his metallic armor. His body twitched from high voltage, as the spider short circuits from contact with the metal armor.
You search the new room, to gaze onto a large computer monitor. It displayed information regarding a new prototype war machine from the Order. The monitor broadcasts a horrifying heavily armored bipedal robot, that the Front will be forced to fight in the near future. The robot inside the monitor demonstrates its fiece firepower on a few captured rebels. The robot lifts it's flame thrower module arm in the video, and casts a flaming napalm substance onto the captured blindfolded rebels. The defenseless rebels scream in pain. Their flesh melts right off from their bones. The video was a propaganda film released to the public, to reconsider any normal civilians from joining the Front movement. The other mechanical arm of the robot, contained a internal rocket launcher that fired a trio of rockets all at once. It test fired the rocket launcher onto a group of rebels, who were scurrying like a bunch of frightened animals. The purpose of the propaganda video was to inject more fear for anyone or anypony who opposed the Order. The video abruptly ends with the robots assembly line model :
ED-209 Crusader
You could only hope that you will never encounter such a monstrosity. Once you travel back down to the sewers lower levels, you place yourself to descend down another lift. You encounter three sentinels after you jogged down the hallway. You launch a barrage of missles at the exposed internals of the metallic robots. They explode into metal fragments. You scurry down a staircase to follow a pathway, which lead you to a lone Acolyte that wore the uniform Trixie requested. You disassemble your rocket launcher, and unsheathe your punch dagger. While the Acolyte blankly stares towards a nearby wall, you grasp the Acolyte from behind and lunge your punch dagger. The Acolyte twiches for a brief moment, before his corpse becomes completely drained of all life. You undress the Acolyte and backpack his uniform. You retrace your pathway back into Trixie's hideout. You open the door to her lair, while disposing your environmental in the same barrel. She raises her right eyebrow in question.
"Has the great and powerful Trixie expected a return with her required garments?" She trots over to you, expecting an immediate answer.
"Will this uniform work?" You offer the guard uniform to her.
"Fantastic! This uniform is exactly what Trixie has expected! Here's something extra for your works. One of my most loyal fans tore this off a fallen Crusader. It's inferior garbage that was offered to me. I have no use of it, so you may have it for your work. Also, to get to the gate mechanism, you have to enter another part of the sewers. Since you reek like something on that behalf, that should be no problem for you. You must enter the castle from a sewer maintenance door, and drain the fluid reclamation tank. At the bottom of the tank is the hidden entrance towards the sewers. Beyond that is the manual gate control. I opened several tunnels for my fans, but you are free to use them at your disposal. Leave Trixie now, for your stench is overwhelming." Trixie holds her hoof over her snout.
You thank Trixie and leave the secluded hideout. The sludge current drifts you back into the previous area. A series of stone stairs lead you into a new area of the sewers. As you reassembled your rocket launcher, you are interrupted yet again by a incomming transmission from Blackmare.
"Why can't I do a mission in a field of flowers for once?"
You wondered the same thing. A series of sentinels emerge from both sides of a long sewage pathway. You discharge a series of rockets in a linear path. After the threats were eliminated, you travel down the halls to find a teleporter. It led you back into the town's square. Your next objective, find the reclamation tank and destory the gate controls.....
Your oxygen tank canister connected to your environmental suit, depletes to it's last molecule of air.
Thankfully for you, it didn't matter. You were inside Ponyville once more, but were materialized into an unknown location of the town. You take off the visor of your enviormental suit, to breathe in the freshness of air once again. As you examine your surroundings, the teleporter relocated you into another part of the sewage treatment plant. However, a translucent energy barrier in front of a large metallic door, sealed off any possible entry back into town. You reach out your hand/hoof to touch the green barrier, only to jolt away with a 1st degree burn on your hand/hoof. You pace backwards from the door, and explore the new settings into more detail. You locate and travel down a flight of wooden steps on the outside treatment plant.
You could hear the clashing of hydralic pumps filter the green sewage as you desend downwards. You locate a stone masonry room, to find a single human technician operating power controls of the plant. The man was worn out from overworking and lack of sleep. He was fed up with the tyrannical rule of the Order, as he grumbles and curses slightly to himself. You tap him on the shoulder, to question him about the location of the reclamation tank inside the plant.
"Main control? Yeah, There's another way to the sewers control. Throw that switch next to me. Go up and purge the reclamation tank so that I can quit this job. I will be forever in your dept."
After pulling the lever, you thank the human technician and travel towards the outside of the green barrier. You gain access to a value of the lower sewer levels. You release the pressure of the value and land into the uncanny solid goo once more. You swapped out your old oxygen supply for a fresh new canister. You exchange the old belt of micro missiles, for a fresh batch of newly loaded missiles inside your rocket launcher. The raw sewage drains out into a current rush, that swipes you off your feet/hooves to descend into another waterfall of sludge.
You are unintentionally greeted by two mechanical brown spiders at the end of the waterfall. The two spiders were taken out with a trio of well placed rockets. You pick yourself up after doing so, and shake off any glutinous racid sludge from your figure. You jog into a corridor of sludge with a lone sentinel on patrol. While kneeling in the shadows, you aim the rocket launcher and discharge one rocket. The sentinel implodes into a searing molten mass of fragments. You jog down the long corridor, where your feet/hooves make contact with stone masonry at the end of the pathway. Finally, you were out of the green mess once and for all. Or where you?
A linear hallway of concrete and metal bars, are present as you venture further into the sludge factory. You press a switch at a breaking point down the hallway, to only be interrupted by Blackmare. She was losing her sanity due to bordom.
"That Brick! Didn't we pass that brick? Oh wait.....no....."
You really wished that your Com-Link unit was a two way radio, to beg her to stop sending you useless transmissions. It was already bad enough dealing with the smell of the sewers, which your new canister did little to filter out the smells. On top of that, being caked with grime and raw sewage. You stenched with a smell that could turn the bravest of men into cry babies. A celing turret down the hallway, locates your position and fires off a few rounds abruptly. It forces you to take cover. You turn around behind cover, while carefully aiming the sights of your rocket launcher. You release two rockets down the hall, where one of the rockets misses the ceiling turret. Luckily, the other rocket makes direct contact. The ceiling turret implodes into a white fireball. You charge down the hall, over the pile of smoldering ceiling turret fragments.
A storage room full of useful items and ammunition, is located inside a room at the end of the hallway. It was accommodated with a lone hostile Acolyte who overheard the commotion. You lauch a rocket at the startled Acolyte, who had no time to respond to you as a threat. The rocket lodges into his shield, and fails to detonate for a brief moment. The dud forces you to retreat from the room. As the Acolyte raises his assault rifle, the lodged rocket explodes inside of his shield. It creates large shards of shrapnel that penetrate the Acolyte's armor. You reenter the room after the firefight was over. The room contained a fresh pack of oxygen canisters, a box of preloaded assault rifle magazines, and a box of loose micro missles. You gather the supplies in your backpack, and proceed back into the long linear hallway.
Another hydralic room full of booming machinery, compile sludge into the basin below the floor. The water inside this treatment room was a purified clear blue. You locate a value attached to a pipe, and turn it with unexpecting consenquences. You jog out of the hydralic room, back into the hallway to be interrupted by Blackmare yet again.
"Don't ask me our location inside the treatment place. I'm lost, too. Sorry......" She whines in regret at the end of the transmission.
With the linear paths that you have been following, her help and guidance wasn't a necessity inside the sludge factory. At least she expressed remorse and sympathy for your headaches. You wonder back down the linear hallway, to come across an electronic switch that you press against the wall. The wall reveals to be a platform for the lower levels. It lowers and rises briefly. You step onto the flat platform, to be greeted only again by the familiar green sludge. One hell of a treatment plant for raw sewage. You drag your feet/hooves back into the green mess, to reveal a room off from the left that you failed to locate earlier.
You enter the room, to witness another lone technician. He who was too busy troubleshooting a computer terminal to notice your presence. Large machinery equipment lag and jolt. It was due to a malfunction lodged in the middle of the machinery. A pressure switch to the right of the entryway, was located and pressed by you. This reveal an entryway into the ventilation shaft. A sentinel screeches a eletronic pitch from your presence inside the large vent. You silence the robot by discharging two rockets inside the enclosure. The miniature shockwave from the rockets short circuit the drone. A large, slow moving hydralic lift lowers down to your stature inside the vent. You step onto the lift and ascend upwards. After the hydraulic lift finally ceases to rise, you are presented with your mission objective.
A single emergency pull lever is located inside a narrow pathway inside the upper level. You throw down the switch, to reveal the tubular reclamation tanks internals. You swap out your assault rifle in place of your rocket launcher. The risk of the shrapnel and the shockwave presented a hazard, due to the tight enclosure of the room. You flip on the full auto settings on your assault rifle, and pull the trigger to expend an entire magazine. The rounds penetrate the internal wiring and tubular frames, which in result causes a small explosion inside the values of the reclamation tank.
"Command, do you copy? He's done it! The gates are now open to the Programmer's lair! Send in the shock troops ASAP! Get back to headquarters. Tell Rainbow Dash were comming in!"
Your heart felt like it was leaping out of your chest. It was due to the motivating, adrenaline pumping transmission. The first major assault conducted by the Front, was about to break out and unfold on the world. You swap your assault rifle back into your backpack, and re-arm yourself with the rocket launcher. You rush outside of the room, back into the thick sludge to retrace your pathway out of the facilities. At the opposite end of the corridor, a small army of eight sentinels open their chasis and fire their lasers upon you. You dive into the sludge and return fire, unleashing a full belt of chain linked rockets. A chain reaction of explosions rattle the bricks inside the sludge corridor. You press an electronic switch, to gain access to the rising/lowering platform of the stone masonry. The stamina module was on overdrive, while your heart pumps blood vigorously throughout your veins.
While retracing your steps, you stumble onto a isolated teleportation device. It leads you back into the same monitor with the ED-209 Crusader first witnessed. From there, you travel to a series of elevators, while dodging sentinels and small brown mechanical spiders back along the way. You finally step into the town square of Ponyville once more. In a secluded alleyway, you undress from your sewage engulfed enviromental suit, and redress into your old body armor and tunic. The atmosphere of the town square was tense. Everybody and everypony knew what was about to unfold. You step out of the shadows, and pace yourself back into Celestia's castle. The royal guard nods after you speak the hidden pass phase, and activates the wall to reveal the hidden chambers down to base. HQ was full of life like you never witnessed it before. Rebel human and pony comrades jog by you in a hurry. Along them was their commander, Pinkie Pie. She was heavily armored and geared up for battle. She prances by you, armed with two micro missle launchers and a mile-wide grin.
Rainbow Dash awaits you inside HQ, with intel for the first direct planned attack on the Programmer's lair. The base eagerily preplanned and anticipated this assault for quite a long time. She lowers her electronic holographic clipboard, to speak to you on your next mission.
"Hey! Tough guy! Over here! I got a new set of assignments for you to carry out. This is extremely critical to this mission. There is no room for error, so don't even think about backing out now. When I'm done with you, meet up with Applejack for her new flamethrower, and Fluttershy for another stamina upgrade. Also, don't forget to visit Twilight Sparkle on the lower floor. Yeah, I know what your thinking. She will give you the 401 on the latest technological updates on the Order. Her knowledge could be a valuable asset for you...."
"You've exceeded my expectations tough guy. Because of your bravery and success, our troops are now on the move. I want you to join our assault, with a specific target in mind. I want you to take out the Programmer. It's time to reveal what we've found out about this layer of the Order."
Rainbow Dash informs you with self pride. She continues to brief you with more information about the Programmer, and a little backstory on the Order itself.
"According to the scientific research of Twilight Sparkle, the genetic mutations caused by the virus not only warped the psychics of the Order, but it caused their bodies to decay. Without procreation, the Order has found out that biomechanical enhancements was the only way to maintain their strength in numbers. The decay has advanced so much, that most of the troops that we face are more machine than organic. We believe that their collective conscientiousness is controlled by one being."
"Who exactly is that?" You ask her. She responds with a name that makes you cringe.
"The Programmer. Creator of the artificial intelligence that controls the Acolytes. Destory the Programmer, and we may cripple the Order's troops with a single blow. However, use caution. We have reports that he can 'vaporize' attackers..."
You silently gulp to yourself, just as you recall in your dream how the Programmer put a violent end to your existence. Rainbow Dash then begins to speak for a moment.
"The Programmer's lair is reported to be somewhere in the outskirts of Ponyville. He's in a undisclosed location inside a castle. Now, see Twilight for more info on the Order, Fluttershy for the new stamina installment, and Applejack for your new flamethrower. Fight for the Front and Freedom! Move out!" Dash raises her hoof and salutes you.
You return a fellow salute back to her and move out of HQ. You jog to the lower levels of the base, to finally witness Twilight Sparkle for yourself. A group of stationed humans and ponies, were typing information into a few terminals. Twilight Sparkle, along with her assistant Spike, were busy coordinating strategic infiltration points to infiltrate the Programmer's lair. She dragged her hoof on a large electronic display screen. A pile of captured database files, along with hand printed Order archive books, are scattered and piled next to the purple mare. Spike glances over to identify you, then proceeds to tug on Twilight's tail for her attention.
"Uh Twilight...We got a visitor..." Spike says aloud.
"Not now Spike! I need to focus on coordinating this upcomming assault! Now let's see...If the Front infiltrates from here..." Twilight stratches her chin while thinking, as she focuses unconditionally on the large electronic viewing board.
"But Twilight!" Spike whines impatiently.
Twilight turns over to Spike with a look of discontent. Spike points over to you, as Twilight diverts her attention over to you suddenly...
A) Read this option if developed a pre-existing relationship with Twilight.
B) Gather new information on the Order from the egghead.
A) "Oh sweet Celestia! Am I ever glad to see you again!" Twilight completely loses her focus on the large screen, to trot over to you with haste and alacrity. She then proceeds to stand up on her rear hooves, and wraps her forehooves around you. You brush her neatly trimmed mane away from her eyes, and proceed with a reuniting kiss. Spike watches the scene between you two, and rolls his eyes in disbelief. You return the long gone affection to her.
"I'm sorry that I couldn't see you earlier during your missions. Rainbow Dash has assigned me long drawn out complex tasks. It's now my duty to gather new information on the Order's database, and to thoroughly study stolen electronic archives from the Order. I have gained a whole new perspective of how the Order operates and functions. Now, I am in charge in coordinating the upcoming assault for our troops." Twilight informs you.
"However, It's been so lonely since your departure. I've been occupying myself on a few romance novels whenever I have free time. You see, I have been patiently anticipating for your return. Thank Celestia I have Spike with me for company."
"I was worried that something might have happened to you. I don't want to depart from you again." You tell the brainy mare, with your arms wrapped around her soft silhouette.
"Oh, you don't have to worry about that. I feel that our triumphant victory over the Programmer will be a major leap for the Front. I have all the confidence and faith in you to return from this conflict safely. After hearing all of the successful missions that you have completed so far, I believe we might actually have a winning chance at this!" Twilight cheerfully tells you. She then proceeds to speak about her preplanned future with you.
"I have plans for the two of us, once I can calculate the final crippling blow that will cease the Order to function properly. The Golden Oaks library is completely demolished. Thankfully, I have recovered a majority of the books from the rubble, and most of the library from my memory into our databases. With the help of a few reprogrammed robots from the Order, we can build an even larger library! No matter how inhumane the Order may seem, this newly acquired technology can be used for the positive benefits of both humankind and ponykind! It's the perfect plan!" Twilight excitingly shouts aloud inside the base, unaware she was losing control of her tone of voice.
"Twilight, keep it down for goodness sakes!" Spike tells her in respect for the other humans and ponies working at nearby terminals.
"Whoops, sorry. However, once our lives are established back to normality, I have been thinking about our future together. Maybe we can finally settle down in the aftermath of all of this? What do you think?" Twilight proposes to you, while she taps her forehooves shyly.
"That sounds wonderful Twilight. I am yearning to be with you after the Order is defeated, and once Ponyville can sustain itself again. However, we need to focus on what's important for our survival. I have been sent down here to gain new intel from the Order. Do you have anything new that I am not aware of?" You tell her.
"Oh, I have plenty of new information to share with you. Here, follow me back to the display board." Twilight urges you to follow her from behind. She was anxious to show off her new knowledge of the Order.
She presses her hoof on the touch screen, to bring up a list with neatly organized ranks of the Order. She presses on a integral button, to present a large programmed presentation. A large holographic projection casts down from the ceiling of the room. She trots over near the holograms, to inform you with her newly acquired intel from the Order.
"Alright then. You have previously fought a majority of ranks from the Order. I'm sure you already know most of their weaknesses. I will present new knowledge that you might be unaware of, and a few pointers that you can use for your advantage out in the field. For starters, this is the lowest ranking troop on the totem pole...." She points with her hoof towards the projection in the center of the room. It was the familiar small mechanical brown spider.
"This little guy is called a Stalker, manufactured by the weapons plant of the Order. They are used for scouting and reconnaissance on lower grounds. Equipped with basic infrared modules, light armored plating, and a small arcing offensive weapon, they pose only a minor threat to the Front. It has the ability to crawl onto walls and ceiling surfaces. They identify any living organic being that emits heat as a potential threat. If one were to slip into this base, our cover will be completely blown. A single electronic bolt will short circuit it, or a few rounds from a assault rifle will quickly dispose of the threat. Spike, next projection please."
Spike proceeds to the large touch screen, and presses the same integrated button.
"Here we have a Sentinel. We nicknamed them 'the eye of the sky', since they mostly scan the sectors above Cloudsdale. They have the ability to lock onto aerial and ground troops with a targeting sensor, and can take them down with swift precision. However, there is a main design flaw with Sentinels. They are forced to expose their internal computer chassis before open firing on a potential threat. The Sentinel itself is not really made for combat. It closely resembles the duty of a Stalker with the purpose of scouting and patrolling. The outer shell is made up of a bullet resistant metallic alloy. Wait until they expose their internals before open firing. Spike, next slide."
Spike pushes the screen again.
"This as we all know is an Acolyte. The main infantry and the basic foot soldier of the Order, converted from either mutated or normal humans. They are equipped with basic ballistic armor and a bullet resistant shield. Their right eye is replaced with a advanced ocular implant for scanning sectors in low light environments, and for increased accuracy over longer ranges. They have a surgically implanted neural computer inhibitor, to prevent free will and capable independent thought. Also, the Programmer has interlinked their personal computer storage banks to the Orders central intelligence monitors; Gathered from any actions conducted, ideas communicated, or images seen by the Acolyte."
Twilight pauses for a moment.
"In the battlefield, a single Acolyte can alert another Acolyte by broadcasting a distress signal through their collective consciousness. However, their distress signal is limited only to a short disperse wave, thus explaining why the alarms in the lower levels of your prision mission were not set off. The surgical process and conversion is extremely harsh, where most of the subjects pass out from the pain. They are injected with anabolic steroids and stamina implants for longetivity on the battlefield. However, their internal computers rely on the power of their organic heart, thus making them a true cyborg. You can take them out with a single posioned bolt from your crossbow, or a few carefully placed rounds in their chest cavity. Next, Spike."
Spike taps on the screen again.
"Here is a Reaver. Half man, half machine. Whenever a severly wounded Acolyte is retrieved back from the battlefield, they are sent to the Order's medical facilites. They undergo yet another excruciating operation. Fusing metal plates to bare skin, and interally wired to a computer mainframe, the Reaver undergoes a series of basic training programs. The Acolyte inside becomes familiar to the new motor control functions of the Reaver. Be careful of these guys, they are armed with a razor sharp metallic claws, and a shrapnel blaster for close quarter combat. Some of our troops have received deep lacerations and severe wounds in close ranges from Reavers. If you can, take them out with stealth, or from afar with a few rockets. They are incapiable of setting off alarms if they spot you, so take your time while terminating one. Spike, next slide."
Spike, now bored out of his mind, obeys her command.
"This is a Templar, the only known biomechanical cyborgs to contain life support for ponies that serve the Order. They were gifted indivuals after the comet stuck Ponyville, due to severe mutations and genetic alterations. They were among the first to hear the voice of the maligant god inside their heads. Due to this, they were promised immortality from their god, if they could convert as many citizens as possible to join the evergrowing ranks of the Order. The Templars safeguard the archives of the Order, and closely follow the Oracle for guidance on their crusades. They are not hostile towards anyone in town, but are extremely agressive and unforgiving towards anyone/anypony whom they think are inferior. If they view you as a threat to the Order, they will attack you without hesitation. When trespassing inside the Order's facilites, be careful of hositility. They are armed with the new experimental mauler weapon, and razor sharp hooks that protrude mechanically from their backs. Field reports state that the new mauler weapon can completely disintegrate a rebel with one shot. Other reports state that they take pleasure in killing lone rebels with their hooks, just so that they can see the fear in their eyes before they bleed out to death. Take them out immediately from a distance if they pose a threat to you. Don't risk getting up close and personal. Finally, the last slide Spike."
Spike relieves a sigh, to press on the screen for a final time.
"Finally, we have a Crusader. A new prototype war machine deployed by the Order, and designed to scare the living daylights out of the Front. These robots house thick reinforced metal alloy plating to deflect bullet fire, a napalm flamethrower designed for anybody who might witness the victim burning alive, and a trio micro missle launcher that is pinpoint accurate. It utilizes a infrared advanced targeting module to view the world. When facing these bad boys in close quarters, it's game over for you. They will detect your heat signature and movement if you try to sneak up. However, with thorough research from fallen crusaders and tactics from victorious rebels, they are mechanically flawed in many ways. They are slow and clumsy in some situations. It takes a few moments before they can lock onto your heat signature from a distance. That gives you time to counteract the threat. Also, fire from an external source will confuse the crusader. Use that for your advantage. We are now arming our troops with combustible torches for that reason alone. Aim at the infared module, and their external power canister in between their legs with whatever you have. Well, that's all the intel that we have for now."
You pause to think for a minute. The images of behemoth robots whom assisted the Acolytes, pops into your mind as the presentation ends.
"What about the gigantic bipedal robots, Twi? I saw a few assisting Acolytes during the first raid on Ponyville." You ask her, after realizing the monstrosity wasn't present during the presentation.
"Oh, are you referring to Inquisitors? Well, unfortunately we do not have much information on them. Largely due to the fact that our rebel scouts assigned to retrieve data were never heard from again. I'm sorry, I cannot tell you much information, other than that the colossal robots safeguard very important locations of the Order. Anything else that you need to know?" Twilight asks you.
"No, but thanks anyway. Well, I'm off to see Applejack and Fluttershy before I depart..."
"Wait! Before you go..." Twilight trots towards your stature inside the intel room.
She blushes to herself, while proceeding to grasp you for a goodbye kiss. You kiss her for a long five minutes, wishing you couldn't depart from the moment in time. Spike impolitely interrupts the scene.
"Ugh! You two really need to get a room! Twilight, we have work to do!" Spike tugs on her tail impatiently.
"Please be safe out there..." Twilight withdraws herself from you, and lowers to her normal posture.
She trots back to the viewing board, to coordinate more designated areas for the attack. You drag your feet/hooves into Applejack's small arms training area, located to the right of the large intel room.
B) "Oh, hi there! I'm glad to see you again!" Twilight completely loses her focus on the large screen, to trot over to you with haste and alacrity. She then proceeds to stand up on her rear hooves, and wraps her forehooves around you. She returns to her normal posture on her hooves.
"It's been hectic since your departure. Rainbow Dash has assigned me long drawn out complex tasks. It's now my duty to gather new information on the Order's database, and to thoroughly study stolen electronic archives from the Order. I have gained a whole new perspective of how the Order operates and functions. Now, I am in charge in coordinating the upcoming assault for our troops." Twilight informs you.
"I was worried that something might have happened to you while I was gone." You tell her in concern.
"Oh, you don't have to worry about that. I feel that our triumphant victory over the Programmer will be a major leap for the Front. I have all the confidence and faith in you to return from this conflict safely. After hearing all of the successful missions that you have completed so far, I believe we might actually have a winning chance at this!" Twilight cheerfully tells you.
"I have plans for a whole new library, once I can calculate the final crippling blow that will cease the Order to function properly. The Golden Oaks library is completely demolished. Thankfully, I have recovered a majority of the books from the rubble, and most of the library from my memory into our databases. With the help of a few reprogrammed robots from the Order, we can build an even larger library! No matter how inhumane the Order may seem, this newly acquired technology can be used for the positive benefits of both humankind and ponykind! It's the perfect plan!" Twilight excitingly shouts aloud inside the base, unaware she was losing control of her tone of voice.
"Twilight, keep it down for goodness sakes!" Spike tells her in respect for the other ponies and humans working at nearby terminals.
"Whoops, sorry. However, once our lives are established back to normal, I've been thinking about what will happen to Ponyville. I sure hope Celestia is safe, now that I can't send any more letters to her...." Twilight sighs to herself.
"I hope for her well being too, Twilight. Do you have any new information that you would like to share with me?" You ask the brainy mare.
"Oh, I have plenty of new information to share with you. Here, follow me back to the display board." Twilight urges you to follow her from behind. She was anxious to show off her new knowledge of the Order.
She presses her hoof on the touch screen, to bring up a list with neatly organized ranks of the Order. She presses on a integral button, to present a large programmed presentation. A large holographic projection casts down from the ceiling of the room. She trots over near the holograms, to inform you with her newly acquired Intel from the Order.
"Alright then. You have previously fought a majority of ranks from the Order. I'm sure you already know most of their weaknesses. I will present new knowledge that you might be unaware of, and a few pointers that you can use for your advantage out in the field. For starters, this is the lowest ranking troop on the totem pole...." She points with her hoof towards the projection in the center of the room. It was the familiar small mechanical brown spider.
"This little guy is called a Stalker, manufactured by the weapons plant of the Order. They are used for scouting and reconnaissance on lower grounds. Equipped with basic infrared modules, light armored plating, and a small arcing offensive weapon, they pose only a minor threat to the Front. It has the ability to crawl onto walls and ceiling surfaces. They identify any living organic being that emits heat as a potential threat. If one were to slip into this base, our cover will be completely blown. A single electronic bolt will short circuit it, or a few rounds from a assault rifle will quickly dispose of the threat. Spike, next projection please."
Spike proceeds to the large touch screen, and presses the same integrated button.
"Here we have a Sentinel. We nicknamed them 'the eye of the sky', since they mostly scan the sectors above Cloudsdale. They have the ability to lock onto aerial and ground troops with a targeting sensor, and can take them down with swift precision. However, there is a main design flaw with Sentinels. They are forced to expose their internal computer chassis before open firing on a potential threat. The Sentinel itself is not really made for combat. It closely resembles the duty of a Stalker with the purpose of scouting and patrolling. The outer shell is made up of a bullet resistant metallic alloy. Wait until they expose their internals before open firing. Spike, next slide."
Spike pushes the screen again.
"This as we all know is an Acolyte. The main infantry and the basic foot soldier of the Order, converted from either mutated or normal humans. They are equipped with basic ballistic armor and a bullet resistant shield. Their right eye is replaced with a advanced ocular implant for scanning sectors in low light environments, and for increased accuracy over longer ranges. They have a surgically implanted neural computer inhibitor, to prevent free will and capable independent thought. Also, the Programmer has interlinked their personal computer storage banks to the Orders central intelligence monitors; Gathered from any actions conducted, ideas communicated, or images seen by the Acolyte."
Twilight pauses for a moment.
"In the battlefield, a single Acolyte can alert another Acolyte by broadcasting a distress signal through their collective consciousness. However, their distress signal is limited only to a short disperse wave, thus explaining why the alarms in the lower levels of your prison mission were not set off. The surgical process and conversion is extremely harsh, where most of the subjects pass out from the pain. They are injected with anabolic steroids and stamina implants for longevity on the battlefield. However, their internal computers rely on the power of their organic heart, thus making them a true cyborg. You can take them out with a single poisoned bolt from your crossbow, or a few carefully placed rounds in their chest cavity. Next, Spike."
Spike taps on the screen again.
"Here is a Reaver. Half man, half machine. Whenever a severely wounded Acolyte is retrieved back from the battlefield, they are sent to the Order's medical facilities. They undergo yet another excruciating operation. Fusing metal plates to bare skin, and internally wired to a computer mainframe, the Reaver undergoes a series of basic training programs. The Acolyte inside becomes familiar to the new motor control functions of the Reaver. Be careful of these guys, they are armed with a razor sharp metallic claws, and a shrapnel blaster for close quarter combat. Some of our troops have received deep lacerations and severe wounds in close ranges from Reavers. If you can, take them out with stealth, or from afar with a few rockets. They are incapable of setting off alarms if they spot you, so take your time while terminating one. Spike, next slide."
Spike, now bored out of his mind, obeys her command.
"This is a Templar, the only known biomechanical cyborgs to contain life support for ponies that serve the Order. They were gifted individuals after the comet stuck Ponyville, due to severe mutations and genetic alterations. They were among the first to hear the voice of the malignant god inside their heads. Due to this, they were promised immortality from their god, if they could convert as many citizens as possible to join the ever-growing ranks of the Order. The Templars safeguard the archives of the Order, and closely follow the Oracle for guidance on their crusades. They are not hostile towards anyone in town, but are extremely aggressive and unforgiving towards anyone/anypony whom they think are inferior. If they view you as a threat to the Order, they will attack you without hesitation. When trespassing inside the Order's facilities, be careful of hostility. They are armed with the new experimental mauler weapon, and razor sharp hooks that protrude mechanically from their backs. Field reports state that the new mauler weapon can completely disintegrate a rebel with one shot. Other reports state that they take pleasure in killing lone rebels with their hooks, just so that they can see the fear in their eyes before they bleed out to death. Take them out immediately from a distance if they pose a threat to you. Don't risk getting up close and personal. Finally, the last slide Spike."
Spike relieves a sigh, to press on the screen for a final time.
"Finally, we have a Crusader. A new prototype war machine deployed by the Order, and designed to scare the living daylights out of the Front. These robots house thick reinforced metal alloy plating to deflect bullet fire, a napalm flamethrower designed for anybody who might witness the victim burning alive, and a trio micro missile launcher that is pinpoint accurate. It utilizes a infrared advanced targeting module to view the world. When facing these bad boys in close quarters, it's game over for you. They will detect your heat signature and movement if you try to sneak up. However, with thorough research from fallen crusaders and tactics from victorious rebels, they are mechanically flawed in many ways. They are slow and clumsy in some situations. It takes a few moments before they can lock onto your heat signature from a distance. That gives you time to counteract the threat. Also, fire from an external source will confuse the crusader. Use that for your advantage. We are now arming our troops with combustible torches for that reason alone. Aim at the infrared module, and their external power canister in between their legs with whatever you have. Well, that's all the intel that we have for now."
You pause to think for a minute. The images of behemoth robots whom assisted the Acolytes, pops into your mind as the presentation ends.
"What about the gigantic bipedal robots, Twi? I saw a few assisting Acolytes during the first raid on Ponyville." You ask her, after realizing the monstrosity wasn't present during the presentation.
"Oh, are you referring to Inquisitors? Well, unfortunately we do not have much information on them. Largely due to the fact that our rebel scouts assigned to retrieve data were never heard from again. I'm sorry, I cannot tell you much information, other than that the colossal robots safeguard very important locations of the Order. Anything else that you need to know?" Twilight asks you.
"No, but thanks anyway. Well, I'm off to see Applejack and Fluttershy before I depart..."
"Alright, good luck on your mission! Please excuse me back to my viewing board, I have work to do with Spike."
She trots quickly back to the viewing board with anticipation, to calculate more designated marked areas for the attack. You drag your feet/hooves into Applejack's small arms training area, located to the right of the large intel room.
Applejack's small arms training area was extremely overcrowded with both human and pony rebels. Big mac, Applebloom, and Applejack were busy dealing with the cluttered crowd of rebels. Big Mac was distributing assault rifles and magazines over the counter. Applebloom was given the task to preload the magazines for the troops. Applejack was focused on trouble shooting a few selected firearms.
"Mah hooves are gettin' sore and dirty, big brother!" Applebloom whines to Big Mac.
"Now now little sis'. Remember what wer fightin' for, and what that cult did to our Sweet Apple Acres." He returns to the filly.
Applejack spots you inside the mob of rebels. She wave her forehoof over to her position behind the counter.
"Ah, howdy partner! Over here! Ah heard you got some new fancy gizmos for me. Please 'cuse us ya'll.....Make a single file line fer goodness sakes!" She loses her temper at the crowd. The crowd was startled by her shout, and they obediently listened to her request. It make life alot easier for you navigating through the crowd.
You budge through the narrow lines of rebels. Applejack greets you to the left opposite corner of the armory.
"Alright partner, let's see what you got in store for us."
You pull off your backpack, and place the flamethrower parts on the counter. The rebels witness the new hardware, as they receive their gear and exit the room. Applejack looks over the new equiptment on the table, and silently thinks to herself.
"Hmmm, yer gonna have to give me a few hours with t'ese gizmos. Am gonna need my big brothers help. Why don't ya go over to Fluttershy in the meantime, for that stamina upgrade she's been patiently waiting to give ya'll. Aile have something mustered up when you wake up from yer operation. The crowd in here should gone by then."
"Alright, sounds good Applejack. I'll return once I'm ready to move out." You tell her.
You squeeze your way out from the congested room, to travel into Fluttershy's medical facilities. She was overwhelmed with patients herself, with her own staff of nurses and doctors working energetically as you enter the room. Combat medics with wounded patients on strechers charge in behind you. The room was overcrowded with fallen rebels. Some of the rebels were laying on the floor, recovering from wounds on makeshift beds and blankets on the floor. Fluttershy witnesses your arrival inside the crowded room, and carefully prances over the patients lying on the floor.
"I'm so glad your not hurt. This new assault is frazzling for my medical staff. Um, ready for your stamina upgrade?" She asks you in a mellow sigh.
You nod your head in return. She leads you over to the operation table and makes you confortable, even though the atmosphere of the medical facilites was unsettling. She releases the gas value from the anesthesia canister, with the facemask over your nose/snout. You breathe in the anesthesia gas, and drift off into the dream world once again. In your dream, you face the largest foe that you have yet to encounter on your journey.
A colossal Inqusitor towers in front of you as a dark shadow. You let out a war cry, as you discharge your assault rifle towards the giant behemoth. The Inqusitor remained unphased by your gunfire, as rounds deflect from it's heavily armored chassis. The firing pin inside your rifle clicks dry with no ammo. You release your assault rifle in defeat. The Inqusitor slowly levels it's left arm, to aim a giant mauler weapon directly at your stature. It fires a single dispersion of visible electron particles from the mauler. The large green dispersion melt through the chest plate right of your armor, and burn directly through your flesh down to the bare bone. You scream in agony, as you can feel the particles create a firery chain reaction inside your cells. The pain you've experienced from the dream felt too legitimate to be true.
You wake up in a cold sweat on the drone operation table. She runs over to you in distress for your well being.
"Oh dear! You shouldn't feel pain from the operation! Oh my! It must be a side effect from the stamina upgrade! I thought the bugs were ironed out by now!" She rushes over with a syringe of morphine gripped inside her mouth. Angel was busy tending to another patient's wounds.
"No, Fluttershy. I'm fine...Just another nightmare..." You tell her to ease the tension.
She places the syringe on a metal tray in relief. You proceed to pick yourself from the operation table. Afterwards, you regather your clothing, armor, and backpack. Fluttershy makes a medical request before your departure.
"Well, I think you should rest a little bit more. Please take your time while fighting the Order. Most of my patients are here due to poor decisions. I have all the confidence in you....That you'll be alright. You made it this far without getting severely hurt. Before you go, take this field operational health kit with you. I pre-programmed a medical bot inside the suitcase, in case you receive any major field injuries while your gone. Be careful Sweetie...."
She hugs you one more time, after a human patient calls out to change his IV bag. She trots over to the patient with a IV bag grasped by a flap inside her mouth. You carefully step over the moaning patients on the makeshift beds, to revisit Applejack for the new flamethrower.
It appears Applejack was wrong with her prediction. The small arms room was just as crowded as before. Applejack waves you over for her newest contraption. She pushes over the flamethrower and a attached energy fuel tank; Across the counter for you to try it on. You slip the new fuel tank on the side of your backpack, and grasp the handle of the flamethrower. She proceeds to tell you a few things about your newly aqquired equiptment.
"Alright, Partner. Here's the scoop. We've fixed the hose leaks inside the values of yer flamethrower. We also welded a few things together, and gave it a good test run inside the range. Big Mac almost burnt down the entire place! Ya'll should be good to go Sugarcube. Stay safe out there Partner, I gotta get back to all te'se anxious rebels waitin' in line." She hugs you briefly, and trots back to her station.
You step out from the congested room, to jog out of the base back into the tense atmosphere of Ponyville. A steady steam of rebels gathered around Ponyville's town square. You tag along with a squad of both ponies and humans, while they circled around a white stallion for orders. The squad leader of the group was no other than Twilight Sparkle's brother, Shining Armor. He was in exactly just that. He boldly displayed the family heirloom armor, and was armed with a custom assault rifle. He was assigned as both a combat medic, and a group leader for his squad. As Shining Armor followed up with every role within the squadron, you gaze around town before the squad was dismissed. The Acolyte guards in Ponyville now lie dead, due to the sheer number of rebels reclaiming the town's square. Businesses were boarded up, and store owners slam their metal shutters for protection. The rebel squads sprinted towards the metal gate near the sludge factory, directly in the pathway of the Programmer's lair. Just as you ignite the small blue flame on your flamethrower, You receive a message from Blackmare.
"We have conflicting reports about the Programmer's location. One says that he's in a computer room, another says that he's in a keep, and yet another that metions that he's in a long hallway."
That translates into more exploration for you. Shining Armor and his squad position themselves along the large metallic door. Before you open the metal gates into the battlefield, two Acolytes from the left attempt to flank the squad. You sqeeze the trigger handle of your flamethrower, and disperse a steady stream of unstable napalm. The Acolytes scream in excruciating pain before collapsing to the ground. The intonation of assault rifles discharging, stallions screaming in pain, and rebels shouting orders was audible from your position. Shining Armor never experienced a situation such as this one. The amount of training he received as a royal guard, would never prepare him for an assault against the Order. His squad gazes over to you for a decision. You have a choice to make. Open the metallic gates and join the fray, or follow the path from which the Acolytes attempted to engage you and Shining Armor's squad?
A) Open the gate. Join the assault with Shining Armor and your fellow comrades.
B) Follow the pathway from where the Acolytes failed to assault you.
A) You decide to open the metal gates, and join the assault head on. Two ponies lift up the metallic gate and expose the open battlefield. Rebels rushed inward to take cover behind walls. They blindly fired at a few Stalkers and Acolytes. Others bravely charged ahead into a castle outpost. Your squad scatters to join the rebels, while Shining Armor discharges his assault rifle endlessly. From several meters away, a group of crusaders lock onto your body heat signature. Your flamethrower didn't help the situation. They discharge a cluster of precisely aimed rockets towards you. All color and life drained from your face, as you gazed at the tips of the homing rockets. Two of the rockets glide right by your head, while the last rocket strikes the side of your napalm canister on your backpack. The canister erupts into an explosion of metal shards and smoldering napalm. The flaming napalm douses your entire body, as the flames set you into a inextinguishable fireball. You drop to the ground while screaming in pain. Your skin melts until nothing remained but a charred skeletal structure. Go back and read path B to continue with the story.
B) You decide to travel the stairwell up from where the Acolytes attemped to flank you and your party. The squad, with Shining Armor directly following you from behind, follow you up the stairwell into a second story viewport. You turn the gas value off from your flamethrower, to switch to your assault rifle due to the confined space of the stairwell. The second story room contained reinforced viewports that overlooked into the battlefield from above. You find more rebels inside the room, taking cover from the relentless firepower discharged by the Order. You kneel down behind one of the viewports, to gain intel from a stallion commander that was wounded. A large metal shard from a crusader's rocket, protruded painfully from his right hoof. Shining Armor proceeded to take out a field surgery kit, to withdraw a syringe of morphine from the medical pack. You begin to question the Stallion, as Shining Armor worked on his wounds.
"What's the status on the battlefield?" You question at the top of your lungs. The explosions and gunfire from outside made it difficult to talk.
"We're taking heavy casualties out there, Sir. Our troops are slowly advancing to the Programmer's lair." The stallion grimances in pain, as Shining Armor dabs the gash on his hoof.
"Any idea's on how to infiltrate the lair?" You grasp your assault rifle near your chest. A human rebel to the right of you, targets an Acolyte with his assault rifle and squeezes off a three round burst.
"If you follow the pathway on this floor, you will run into the Chapel. We were informed that the Programmer might be in there. We've attempted to blast charge the door, but it won't budge. You will have to find the Chapel's key to make any progress forward. There should be a rope that lowers down into the battlefield, next to the doorway. Climb down and work your way from around the Chapel to find that key. Make sure your surroundings are clear before you run off...."
The stallion flinches in pain from Shining Armor field dressing the wound.
"Alright, thanks." You take off from the left of the viewport post.
A ceiling turret detects your presence along the catwalk. You point your assault rifle and sqeeze off a few rounds. The rounds strike the turret. It erupts into a white flame of electronic debris. You locate the rope and swing down to the battlefield below. The lower levels of the Chapel was successfully breached by the rebels. As you open the door with haste, you witness Acolytes engaging in a firefight with rebels. The rebels were pinned down along the top floor. You swiftly aim your assault rifle and sqeeze off a few bursts. The Acolytes did little to react towards your entry. The rounds struck them along their right side, in which they bleed out onto the floor. A trio of rebels expose themselves from cover, to advanced forward along the upper floor. A lone human rebel sprints down the staircase, to thank you for your efforts.
"Thanks for your help. We were pinned down with little ammunition to spare. The Programmer should be in the next room on the second level from here. Excuse me while I catch up with my squad." The lone rebel loots the corpses for spare magazines, and rushes back to regroup with the squad.
The squad waits for your arrival next to the door. You take a deep breathe, before breaching the Programmer's chapel. You activate the door and swing your assault rifle. You locate a lone cyborg at the far end inside a electronic command room. The Programmer releases a cold sweat, and proceeds to raise his hands in submission. However, he posed no threat towards you. You are suddenly interrupted by a transmission from Blackmare.
"This looks good! Computers, Programmer....What do you think?" Blackmare questions.
Something wasn't quite right. Why hasn't he attempted to vaporize you yet? The Programmer trembled nervously, with your assault rifle fixed at him. You charge over with a few questions.
"Are you the Programmer?" You shout with a intimidating tone of voice. He returns an answer, with a medium pitched robotic voice.
"Pro...Programmer? Who told you that? There is no Programmer. That story was rumored ages ago. Don't tell me the Front believed that crap....Idiots." The false Programmer nervously laughs.
"My patience is growing thin, scumbag. What's the truth then?" You press your muzzle of the assault rifle on the chest of the trembling cyborg.
"I....I honestly told you all that I know! Your...Your wasting your time with me." The fake Programmer violently shakes in fear.
Blackmare then sends you another transmission, in response from the interrogation.
"Look's like were not going to get any answers from him. Let the rebels handle this situation. Keep moving soldier."
You remove your muzzle and step away from the false Programmer. The rebels surround the false Programmer, and knock him out with a quick blow to the back of the head. You exit the room and retrace back out from the chapel, back into the battlefield once more. While taking cover, you swap out your assault rifle to reassemble the micro missle launcher. Two crusaders fired a barrage of missiles at Shining Armor's squad from the second floor. They were preoccupied to lock onto your heat signature. Just as you aim your rocket launcher at the opposing threats, Pinkie Pie charges from nowhere with a facetious yodeling warcry. Her rocket launchers fired simultaneously towards the crusaders. The rockets penetrated and implode the infrared sensors of the crusaders. The crusaders malfuction and erupted into a fireball. It boosted the morale of the rebels behind cover. Pinkie Pie turned around to the rebels and proceeded to shout:
"Come on boys! Let's give 'em hell and cupcakes!"
Pinkie leads a squad of both rebel humans and ponies. They charge inside the large outpost located in the middle center of the battlefield. You follow quickly from behind the group, and advance upwards into the structure. A lone, battle scarred crusader twiches on the floor and metallically shrieks from your arrival. It proceeds to point it's flamethrower, but you take out the threat from a safe distance. The crusader ignites into a pile of rubble. You jog inside the outpost, to where Pinkie and a few rebels were engaging a lone crusader. Pinkie Pie depletes the last of her rockets, as some of the rebels fire at the crusader in desperation. The crusader was badly damaged, but it attempted to point its rocket launcher towards Pinkie Pie. She dropped her rocket launchers, and expressed a nervous gulp.
You aim your rocket launcher at the crusader, and fired off a volley of micro missiles. Pinkie uncovers her forehooves from her face, to look around and locate you at the top of the second floor. She bounces in joy, as you step down from a lift that descended to the ground floor.
"Weee! Thank goodness you came here in the nick of time! The Programmer's lair should be located at the far end of the battlefield. I'm out of rockets to get rid of these party poopers. You wouldn't have any to spare?" She proposes while bouncing.
You reach into your backpack and hand over a belt of micromissles. She hugs you with gratification, and loads up back into battle. She darts off into a right pathway with a few rebel allies. You can hear the sound of her rocket launcher discharging, as she squeals with laughter and overwhelming joy. Typical Pinkie Pie, nothing ever seems to phase her.
You travel to the left pathway of the outpost, and emerge into the battlefield again. A few rebels exchange fire while taking cover behind a nearby bridge. They point out a large underground entryway with an affixed golden Order symbol at the head of the structure. This has to be the Programmer's lair. A transmission from Blackmare reconfirms your thought.
"This has all the hallmarks of a temple of evil! Severe architecture, big banner...I'd say bingo!"
The underground lair descended underground, with a flight of wooden steps and two posts on parallel sides. Dim torches were visible at the end of the flight of steps. A large reinforced metal door was located at the end. You open the large metallic door, to witness a cerimonial hallway decorated with Order symbolism and a blue velvet carpet. The ceilings and pillars that supported the structure were aligned with gold. As you proceeded onto the blue carpet, you were ambushed by Acolytes on a higher level. One of the discharged rounds from an assault rifle skitted by your metal armor.
You dart down the hallway, towards a dim ceremonial chamber luminated by torches. Acolytes discharge their assault rifles from around you. Stray bullets wizz by your head, rattling your skull in the process. You sprint with all your energy from your location, towards a throne located on the other end of the chamber. Two doors were located behind the throne. You take the right door of the throne and slam the door. You can hear the rounds collide into the metal door from behind, as you attempt to catch your breathe.
The sounds of marching boots draw closer towards the door. You pick yourself up from the ground, and proceed into the inner chambers of the lair. A section of floor lowers suddenly in front of you, which forces you to sprint in a quick session. You lunge forward, barely making it before the floor lowers into a arcing pit of electricity. You jog past another control room with monitors projecting the battlefield, and a elegant bedroom stylishly lit by candles. Opposite of the bedroom, beheld a dark ceremonial cavern with a familiar gilded Order altar on the lower floor. A stallion cyborg with a electronic eye monocle trembled at the bottom of the altar. He was also nervous by your sudden presence. You point your rocket launcher directly at the monstrosity.
Before you had the chance to interrogate him, he proceeded to speak with a familiar robotic voice. It was similar to the first false programmer.
"You've killed all the guards! Please, don't hurt me! I'm just a scapegoat. I told him that this was a dumb idea. The real Programmer is in the Keep. Here, take this key." He reaches out with his hoof, to reveal a golden Order insignia key. You grab the key and interrogate the stallion cyborg.
"How do I know that your not the real Programmer?" You level your rocket launcher closer to the wide eyed cyborg.
"Does It look like I wield ultimate power? The Order uses us all like pawns in a chess game. Now go, I'm dead already."
You lower your rocket launcher from the cyborg, and proceed to exit from the right side of the chambers. The Acolytes were caught off guard by your presence, and attempted to fire their assault rifles yet again. Your agility and stamina was too quick for the Acolyte's robotic thought process. You escape from the underground lair, and out into the battlefield for a final time. The Programmer could only be in one place, and that was directly towards the dead end structure of the battlefield. You jog up to the structure, while rebels located inside tower overlooks press a switch for you. A large solid bridge between the parallel posts lower into the ground. Two etched stone blocks of crusaders, stand in display near the entrance of the lair. This definitely was the Programmer's lair; The final destination before you face the image of your nightmare...
Something unsual caught your eye, as you activated the gate before the Programmer's lair. Two green illuminating pillars were decorated with what seemed like alien hieroglyphics. You could swear that the radiant technology was not from the Order. However, you couldn't focus on minor details. The metallic door crash open before you. You peer inside the lair, to gaze opon a holographic board that projected the real Programmer. His image was located at the opposite end of a hallway. You draw closer to the projected image on the computer screen in caution. A series of metal bars slam behind you. The walls rattled with internal mechansims at work. The Programmer from the projected image began to bellow with a deep robotic voice.
"Your the one who has caused so much frustration for me? Why should I waste my time with a parasite such as you? I look forward to purifying your soul. Confess your sins and I may spare you. Yet again, maybe not..." The projected image laughs sadistically.
The Programmer in the projected image hovers to a nearby terminal, to activate a few controls from a recessed location. He projects his voice in a defening tone over the intercom. The image of the Programmer fades away on the computer monitor.
"DIE UNBELIEVER!"
A series of chambers open inside the room, to reveal a small army of sentinels. You sprint backwards for cover behind a pillar, and unleash a volley of rockets at the hovering sentinels. The rockets caused a chain reaction between the drones. A smoldering ball of fire from one sentinel, collides into the motherboard of the projection computer. The bars blocking your escape, suddenly lower into the floor. The smouldering piles of debris and electronic sparks now lie around you.
Your heart races with adrenaline, with your stamina implant working on overdrive. A squad of Acolytes from a following room overhear the commotion from the firefight. They scatter into the hallways and blindly march into the computer room, as you pick off each one with a single individual rocket with every trigger pull. You follow the pathway into a ceremonial tribute chamber, with candles located on top of a altar. You locate a small golden skull switch, and activate it for a series of stairs from behind the altar to lower into the floor. You disassemble out your rocket launcher, and relight your flamethrower before venturing down.
You pace into an underground rocky lair. Two crusaders emit a electronic shriek, in order to alert a few Acolytes nearby. You dodge the rockets from the crusaders and sprint inside the open lair, while discharging flaming hot napalm in return to the crusaders and the Acolytes. The crusaders short circuit and implode, and the Acolytes catch aflame while screaming in agony. You finally reach the outside on an upper floor, to reveal a towering mayan-like temple. A large floating egg shaped dome mounted on a spiked saucer, rested on the top peak of the temple. The egg shaped dome invigorated into life, and hovered down towards the base of the temple.
The egg shaped dome suddenly split vertically. It revealed a abnormally shaped human torso, with a pale muscular build. The torso contained a golden glowing object around the base of the neck, that emitted a powerful sensational energy wave throughout the atmosphere. The Programmer lifted his eyes from his stasis container, to reveal pitch black sclera and pure white pupils that squinted due to the daylight. Without emotion or question, he proceeded to lift up his arms in the air. He violently casts a shower of electricity from the sky.
You snap out of your trance and lunge behind a nearby wall for cover. Lighting crashes at your original stature, moments before you hit the ground. You can hear the slight hum from the hovering saucer draw closer towards your position. Your heart pounds laboriously. You try to keep calm, but you had to make a life or death choice. Fight the Programmer in close proximities with your flamethrower, or swap out your rocket launcher and engage battle from the outside of the temple?
A) Fight the Programmer in close quarters. Engulf him with your Flamethrower.
B) Fight the Programmer from a distance and fire with your Rocket Launcher.
A) You decide to take this conflict up close and personal with your flamethrower. You pick yourself up from the ground, and retreat backward inside the lair. The ambient sound of the Programmer stalked you from behind. He attempts to launch a shower of electricity over your head. While retreating, you witness a squadron of rebels lead by Pinkie Pie. They were busy engaging in a firefight with Acolytes and Crusaders on the lower floor. With the slight hum located from the Programmer's hovering device, you dart down a hallway and anticipate his arrival at the far end. You expose yourself when the hum was at it's loudest decibel, to reveal the tall pale silhouette mounted on the alien device. You squeeze off an uncontrollable stream of flaming napalm over the Programmer. He bellows in electronic pain, as you empty out an entire canister of flammable liquid. The hovering saucer malfuctions, while the Programmer hollers and screams while burnt to a charred crisp. He clashes into a nearby pillar, with his tall frame now sagging over the saucer.
"Was he still alive?" You question yourself. Just to make sure he was dead, you proceed to step foward to examine his charred torso. The golden necklace with the alien relic gleamed around his neck.
All of a sudden, the Programmer's emergency life support systems invigorate to life, as you struggle to take off the golden relic around his neck. His torso re-animates with life, and he firmly grasps your wrist. He sadistically grins, while tightening his grip around your wrist to a level of immense strength. You could hear the sounds of your wrist bones cracking from the extensive force. You holler in pain, as he shoves you off from the saucer. As you try to squeeze the trigger lever on the flamethrower with your other hand/hoof, his charred figure attached to the hover craft floats upward. He speaks aloud in a sinister electronic voice.
"I must say, you put up a worthy fight for such a insect. Now it is time for purification! Time to die, unbeliever!"
Your eyes widen in horror. You watch as the Programmer raises his arms to the sky. He casts a small portal of electricity from above your head. The electrical current strikes the Flamethrower, as 100 million volts travel throughout your body. Death was imminent from the lighting strike. Read part B to continue on.
B) You chamber a missile before joining the fray. You dart from behind cover out into the open, fully exposing yourself in sight radius of the Programmer. The Programmer smirks in delight, thinking how foolish it was for you to be exposed out in the open. You squeeze the trigger of the rocket launcher, unleashing a series of rockets that flew towards the figure of the Programmer until the link ran completely dry. Several rockets glide by the Programmer due to the inaccuracy of full auto fire. Most of the rockets make contact with the metal plating of the hovering saucer. The recoil of explosions send the Programmer airborne backwards. He collided into the Mayan-like temple from behind him. This caused a downpour of bricks and rock to rain down upon him. You reload another chain link of rockets from your backpack, and jog backwards to take cover behind a wall. You expose your head, peeking towards the rubble for any signs of life.
After several long minutes drag by, the rubble pile began to move. The programmer thrashes his arms upwards from the rubble. His saucer spike projections spin around in a circular motion, to move any rocks and debris outwards. His pale white torso was now covered with deep lacerations. due to the rocket and stone shrapnel. He was weak and disoriented, however he still proceeded to raise his arms toward the skies. Now was the time to act. You sprint towards the right behind cover, and unleash more rockets towards his way. Lighting crashes down behind you, striking a pillar of stone that exploded into chunks of fragment. The rockets made contact with the exposed gaps on the saucer, and made contact with the computer motherboard of the hovering vehicle. The Programmer bellows in pain, as his torso jolts with electrical current due to the hovering craft malfunctioning. The craft short circuits in mid air, and erupts with a small series of explosions. The craft crashes within a large shockwave into the temple. The shockwave knocks you off your feet/hooves. A mysterious golden object from the crash site, arcs outward from the debris and skids nearby you.
You pick yourself up from the ground, and proceeded towards the small gleaming object. The object shifts from a radiant golden color, into a highly advanced technological C shaped marvel before your eyes. From a distance, you could hear Pinkie Pie and her rebel support squad advance towards your position. You pick up the small peculiar object for closer examination. As you grasped the C shaped object, a divine flow of energy surges through your veins. The extraordinary energy travels throughout every atom and molecule of your body. However, your stamina implant overrides your bodily functions, which causes you to faint as a result. You fall unconscious at the base of the temple, with the alien device clutched in your hand/hoof.....
You regain consciousness within a new secluded base, now retrofitted by the Front. As you pick yourself off from a stretcher, your hand/hoof muscles still grasped the powerful relic. Rainbow Dash trots over when you regain your posture. Twilight stood nearby the stretcher, analyzing your newly found alien object.
"Good! You're awake again. When you grabbed that relic around the Programmer's neck, You let loose some terrible secrets...." Dash informs you.
"What...kind of secrets?" You rub a bump on your head, while asking the blue Pegasus.
"Why don't you tell him, Twi?" Dash looks over to Twilight Sparkle.
"We've recovered fragments from the Programmer's crashed saucer. His database files indicate that the Order is worshipping an intelligent weapon. That weapon that you hold is called the Sigil..."
Dash discourteously interrupts Twilight, to tell your more information about the Sigil.
"The fragment that you have is one of five. It wields power that draws from the user's own life force. While you live, you control it's awesome power..."
Twilight butts into Dash's speech with more information.
"Ahem, as I was saying...The shock that made you unconscious was the Sigil piece tuning in to your body. It can read your brain waves, your heart rythm, and your bodily functions. You can wield it's awesome power, but only at a cost. It will..in simpler terms...drain you dry for every time you utilize it. One piece constitutes an extraordiary amount of power, but collecting all five pieces would be astronomically devastating. It would give the user control over Equestria, and the entire planet for that matter."
"As I was saying before egghead interrupted me, We have no idea where this weapon came from. We must find out if we're going to win this war. You've wrested one from the Order, but we must obtain all five. That's all the new information that we have so far. I'm assigning you to seek out the Oracle, and ask her for guidance to obtain all the pieces. Here's some gold for your hardships, visit Fluttershy and Applejack before heading out. Your dismissed! Move out!"
Twilight turns over to Dash with a slight arguement. You let the two settle their dispute as you explore the new Front base. As you look around your new settings, you figure out that the new front base is currently located near the Programmer's lair. You suddenly receive a transmission from Blackmare.
"The Oracle's temple is in the borderlands of the Everfree forest, located on the outskirts of Ponyville."
A useful transmisson for once. You trot around the base to look for the medical facilites first, with the intentions of healing the bump on your head and a new stamina upgrade from Fluttershy. A lone rebel points to the general direction of the medical facilities. You thank the rebel, and inhale a fresh breathe of air after stepping outside. As you gaze into the sky, you notice the entire cloud structure of the atmosphere was a crimson red. It was due to the absence of Wonderbolts for weather control. Also, not to metion how the comet drastically changed the normal weather cycles.
Fluttershy was inside her medical room, sanitizing the operation table with an alcohol soaked rag. She was whistling an unfamiliar tune while cleaning. You knock on the side of a wall to snap her out of her trance. She squeaked in surprise from the sudden noise. She looks over to you with a shy, embarrassed smile.
"Oh, you startled me. Um...ready for your new upgrade? I modified the medical bot with new code, and retuned the operational procedure to avoid any lucid nightmares now. The newly installed hard drive from Twilight has increased the peformance and operational time on my patients. Want to give it a go?"
"As long as I don't have any more nightmares. Sure, I'll give it a go." You tell her in return.
"Ok, I think you know the procedure by now. Here, I'll make you confortable as my assistant prepares the medical bot. Angel, Sweetie? Could you please assist mommy again?" She asks her white rabbit behind the counter.
Angel, with a disgruntled look, hops over to a terminal and presses a series of buttons. Fluttershy wheels a canister with an IV setup over to the table. She lays a pillow at the head of the operation table, and makes you as confortable as possible for the same procedure. At least this operation facility was well taken care of, due to the lack of bloodstains and lack of dreary patients from the previous base.
"Inhale slowly now, Sweetie......" Fluttershy holds the face mask over your nose/snout. You drift off into the realm of dreams.
Inside your dream, you appear on a green silk carpet, with an alignment of templars parallel on each side. The Oracle floats stationary at the end of the carpet way. She spoke with a distinctive native accent, that you could have sworn you heard from before. The dark figure communicates her message only through a puzzle of riddles.
"If you must find what you seek, you must look towards the finest peak. There you will find the truth....."
The dream abruptly ends before you could question the Oracle. You slowly regain consciousness back onto Fluttershy's operation table. She silently squeaks to herself in delight, due to the sucessful operation. Also for the fact that you didn't wake up in a cold sweat from another nightmare.
"Yay! Another successful operation! Oh...Sorry. I'm glad that you didn't experience another horrifying nightmare..."
As you rub the partially healed bump on your head, you express a look of discontent.
"Sweetie, what's wrong? Did everything go alright during the operational procedure?" She cocks her head with a look of concern.
"In my dream, I made contact with the Oracle. She told me to "to look towards the finest peak". I wonder what her message means?"
Fluttershy's widen with fright, due to you mentioning the Oracle. She starts to tremble with fear.
"Did...You say the Oracle? Oh my, guarded by those scary looking templars with hooks and....No! Please don't go to her! She might hurt you!" She silently starts to weep to herself. Her tearful eyes look up to you.
"I don't know what has gotten into Dash with her assignments. She's been extremely opressive with her orders, and she's been really mean to me lately. I fear that Applejack's is going to have a nervous breakdown soon. Everyone and everypony in the base is going through a lot of stress from her..." She jitters her teeth in anxiety, and starts to sob aloud.
"Flutters...Ugh, look. I'm sure everyone around here is stressed out to the breaking point. You see, this Sigil that I hold will change all of that. If I manage to collect all five pieces of the Sigil, I promise the world that we know will change for the better. I promise..." You tell her in attempt to alleviate her stress.
"Okay...If you promise...." She accepts your comforting hug before you head out.
The base contained the location of Applejack's small arms training room next to Fluttershy's medical facilities. You open the metal door to visit the small arms room. Big Macintosh, Applebloom, and Applejack wave you over towards the new counter with a warm Apple family greeting.
"Why howdy there! Ah heard you taken out that Programmer all by yerself! Well, congrats on yer accomplishment!" Applejack boasts aloud with pride.
"Eeeyup." Big Mac responds with a smile of satisfaction.
"Ah wish I was there wen' you took out that big bad Programmer! Maybe Ah could have found mah cutie mark!" Applebloom whines while crossing her forehooves.
"We need you down here from harms way, little sis'. Now, even though Dash has been cockin' up an additude with me lately, I was instructed to give y'all a few more tips for the battlefield. Ya ready to head over to the range Sugarcube?" Applejack offers her new training to you.
"I think we know the drill by now partner." You return to Applejack.
After extensive hours of training and drills on the range, you hug Applejack and leave the range to the small arms room. While Applejack lays her own custom assault rifle on the counter, you ask her a personal question about Rainbow Dash's new attitude.
"So Applejack, I know that the base has been overwhelmed with stress, but how is exactly Rainbow Dash treating everypony down here?" You begin to ask her.
The question makes her pause for a minute. She turns around to you, with a expression of disconfort and a sense of worry.
"Honestly Sugarcube, Ahm worried 'bout her. She's developed a frezy for power that Ah've never seen in her before. She ain't the same ever since that darn comet stuck Ponyville. It seems like she's more obsessed about collectin' them Sigil pieces than actually winning this war. Please be careful, Partner. I'll have to talk some sense back into her." Applejack hugs you before you leave the small arms room.
After finding a pathway out of the new rebel base, you walk back out of town and into the streets once again. Blackmare sends you a transmission with some intel about the Oracle.
"The Oracle is a supposably high priestess who operates outside of the Order. Follow the outskirts of town and travel into the Everfree forest."
Oh great, the Everfree Forest. You have heard countless rumors about the mystical creatures that used to thrive inside the Everfree Forest. Ever since the arrival of the Order, the Everfree Forest now lied in ruins, due to the firebombing and raids conducted by Acolytes. You guess they didn't want to deal with any external forces besides the Front. You disassemble and conceal your weapons, as you travel on a dirt path leading into the Everfree Forest. Acolytes march by you on patrol, as hovering Sentinels scan the skies from the horizon above. You avoid any detection by traveling off road to the path of the Oracle.
After navigating your way out from the Everfree Forest, you follow the dirt path into a indiscrete cavern. The entryway was lit with torches. You travel only in the shadows of the cavern, to avoid detection from the Order. A few Stalkers scan the interior of the cavern. You successfully trick the Stalkers by catapulting a torch away from your position. By doing so, it caused the brown spiders to investigate the disturbance. As you ventured deeper inside the caverns, you stuble towards a dead end rocky wall. A metallic door blocked the path to the Oracle. The door appeared to be locked with an electronic keycard. Two red uniformed Acolytes patrolled inside opposite guard posts from the door. They withheld the keycard necessary to open the large metallic door. You unsheathe your trustworthy punch dagger. Which guard will you decide to take out?
A) Take out the Guard inside the post to the Right.
B) Take out the Guard inside the post to the Left.
A) You decide to take out the guard to the right. While soundlessly sprinting up to the right of the post, you duck underneath the view post, and cling to the wall with your body. Carefully placing every step to the rear door of the post, you fail to locate a puddle just outside of the door. You clumsily slip on the puddle while wielding your punch dagger. It skids out of visibility from behind you. You crash onto the stone floor, with a loud thud that alerted both of the Acolytes. They open the post doors, and spot you lying on the floor. With little time to respond to the threats, they aim their assault rifles and discharge a three round burst directly at you. The rounds penetrate your vital organs, as you bleed out to death on the cold floor. Read option B to continue on with the story.
B) You decide to take out the guard to the left. While soundlessly sprinting up to the right of the post, you duck underneath the view post, and cling to the wall with your body. Carefully placing every step to the rear door of the post, you gently push the door with one hand/hoof with the Acolyte unaware of your presence. You proceed to stand up behind the Acolyte, and you quickly grab his helmet from behind. You muffle his scream with your left hand/hoof, and thrust the punch dagger with your right. The Acolyte bleeds out, and tumbles into your arms unconsciously. You lower his body to the floor and search his satchel bag for the missing key. You find the key, and proceed to open the large metallic door without detection.
The large metallic door seeps into the ground. You carefully trot inside the next room, only to be caught by a few Stalkers. With little time to engage the threats, you sprint inside the lighted interior of the caverns. The sounds of clanking metallic legs stalk you from behind. You locate a smaller metallic door, for only a new kind of threat to emerge out of it. It was the feared Templar. The Templar matches the same exact holographic depiction back from the presentation. It raises it's right arm towards you, to aim it's experimental prototype mauler weapon. You drop to the floor, as it discharges its positive array of particles over your prone figure. The particles strike the Stalkers from behind. They vaporize into a pile of smoking ash.
You briskly pick yourself up from the floor, and sprint behind the doorway of the Templar. It was too slow to react towards your sudden movements. You manage to lock the metal door, as you can hear the metallic claws from the Templar furiously dent the door from behind you. With your stamina implant pumping blood on overdrive, you dart inside the Oracle's underground temple. A few more Templars stand motionless once you were inside. However, they showed no intentions of hostility. One of the Templars walked up to you for identification. You had no choice but to submit to the scan.
It analyzes you as a Sigil holder. The Templar proceeds to speak in a sketchy robotic voice.
"Welcome. Please follow me to the Oracle. All units standby." The Templar broadcasts over the underground speakers.
You pace behind the Templar, with a million questions in your mind. The Templar leads you into an underground lair embellished with Order influence. After a good ten minutes of following the Templar, it directs you to a velvet red carpet with gold trimmings. The Templar travels back towards the entrance, from where it stood on patrol. You cautiously stride forward on the carpet. Hooded figures kneeled on parallel sides of the carpet. They were humming a robotic chant unfamiliar to you, that echoed throughout the stone masonry of the temple. With your Sigil piece at hand, you traveled and the end chamber to meet Zecora. She was patiently anticipating for your arrival. Four shrouded Order cultist bowed towards her hovering figure.
She lectures you to step closer to her. The same mysterious alien hieroglyphics, emits a ambient green glow from behind Zecora. You step onto a short staircase from which she floated behind. She thrusts her arms outwards, to cease the chanting inside the temple. She bellows a authoritative voice throughout the chambers.
"What is the wisdom that you seek? My knowledge is only for the brave, but not the meek." She casts aloud.
"I seek guidance for the Sigil pieces of the one god." You return to her.
"I sense a great source of power that resonates from within you. Travel the path of the crimson and obsidian tower that will guide the bold adventurer through. There you shall find the Bishop who holds the second piece. Return to me after you have slain the beast. Take this token to the Keymaster. Follow his symbols of power, for your delay is crucial by every hour. "
As you step off the mount from where Zecora hovered, She casts a portal for you to leave the temple. With no other choice in mind, you step into the portal. It materializes you back near the guard posts. You recieve a message from Blackmare.
"Crimson and Obsidian? Why can't she say red and black?"
I guess this mare wasn't aware of Zecora's colorful speech patterns; Full of rhymes and riddles. With the Sigil now grasped in your hand/hoof, it was now time to retrack back into the borderlands of Ponyville. While doing so, Blackmare sends you another message with information on the Bishop.
"The Bishop is the Order's military leader. He plots their tactics, runs their spies, and is in charge of controlling 'us'. If we eliminate him, the Order will lose all military control..."
You wonder what surprises the Bishop would throw at you. While traveling on the dirt path exterior of Ponyville, you come across a cloaked human rebel. He directs you to the direction of the Keymaster. He states that you can find him inside Canterlot, where "he frequently lurks around the Commons area." After traveling on foot/hooves for a few hours, you finally arrive on the outskirts of Canterlot. You locate an architectural medieval styled building with a sign labeled 'Commons'. Inside the Commons area, the Keymaster gazes towards the outside from a window. Boredom plagued his mind, as his only duty was to guard one key. His attention diverts over to you, after you close the door from behind.
"A lot of people would say that this is a thankless and insignificant job. But it's not! In fact...." He goes off in a random tangent.
"Look, I know who you are. Just give me the key to the Bishop..." You tell him, annoyed from his boastfulness.
"Ok...here you go! Just remember, I'm the keymaster....." He boasts with self pride.
"You really need to get out more..." You cock an eyebrow up at him.
The Keymaster was puzzled by your comment. You leave the Commons area, and explore the new reformation of Canterlot. It was overtaken by heavy Order influence. Templars and Acolytes marched in the streets. They patrolled for any signs of unusual activity, or attempted to capture any rebel spy clusmy enough to stumble into town. While pacing inside the streets and asking for guidance, you come across a once wealthy stallion who was now a beggar. His once luxurious tuxedo is now tattered and musty. His mane was filthy due to the lack of water, and other limited hygenic resources the Order failed to provide the citizens. The Order foresaw no need for the wealthy residents of Canterlot, so they ravaged the town and placed their military headquaters there. Some residents where lucky enough to bribe the Order with money, while others were spared by betraying the Front. Fancy Pant's refusal to help the Order has made him dirt poor.
He leads you towards the location of the military headquarters, by acessing a few secluded alleyways only traveled by beggars just like him. As you traveled inside the malodorous alleyways, you ask him why Fleur-De-Lis wasn't present with him. He paused for a minute. Before leaving, he requests only one thing for his beloved companion Fleur-De-Lis.
"Please, seek revenge for my beloved Fleur-De-Lis. I've watched the Order demolish my home, mercilessly pillage Canterlot, and ruthlessly drag Fleur-De-Lis by her very own mane. This injustice has to cease before more innocent lives are lost...." Fancy Pants breaks down in tears in front of you.
"I will put an end to this, Fancy Pants. Your beloved Fleur-De-Lis will be avenged..."
You help Fancy Pants up, and generously hand over a bag of coins. The offer renewed his spirits, and he thanks you before departing. You jog over to the military castle's main gates, where two Templar guards on the outside gate stood on patrol. You swipe the locked gates with your keycard, given to you by the Keymaster. Once inside the castle, another biological scanner stops you from making further progress. You have no other choice, but to enter through the scanner. While doing so, the facility goes on lockdown with alarms blaring through your skull. You withdraw your concealed assault rifle, and continue through the corridors.
A message from Blackmare rings through your Inter-Com with a helpful suggestion.
"Since you activated all the alarms inside the facility....why don't we swap uniforms and blend in?"
This piece of advice would later save your life inside the facility. While darting through a few halls, and returning fire to a few alerted Acolytes, you stumble into a command point. You gun down two Acolytes that were preoccupied with a few terminals. Inside the locker room of the command point, you locate a black Acolyte uniform that fits your figure (If your were a stallion, there was a nearby Templar suit). After suited in your new disguise, you loot the Acolyte bodies for fresh magazines. You come across an Order keycard in the process.
Your disguise was put to the test, when a squad of Acolytes infiltrated the room. They pay little attention to you, as they search the room for the intruder. You march out from the command point, and search the facilities for further evidence of the Bishop. A map of the building was projected on a holographic screen from a lone computer monitor. You located and pinpoint the Bishop inside the facilities, but unfortunately you've discovered that you would have to pass another screening checkpoint. You release a nervous sweat before leaving the monitor. You travel down the corridors once more, to locate the second screening check point.
The metallic doors open before you. You take one brave step forward inside the screening, and auspiciously pass with flying colors. You could've sworn the amount of weapons carried inside your backpack would trigger some suspicion. A red uniformed Acolyte signals you to draw closer to him. Maybe the Order detected the weapons stashed inside your pack? You had no choice but to submit.
"I.D. Check?"
The red Acolyte bellows robotically. You relieve a sigh, and pass over the Order keycard. The Acolyte scans it profoundly and allows you to progress further into the facilities. You find a door that leads you into another section of Canterlot. You appeared to be inside an outside courtyard of the fortress. A transmission from Blackmare rattles your Inter-Com once again.
"I just recieved word from HQ that Rarity has sucessfully infiltrated the fortress! Let's head to what's called the 'hospital'. More like a butcher shop to the Order."
Inside the courtyard of the fortress, you witnessed the remaining decadence of Canterlot. High class ponies who've decided to betray the Front and assist the Order, gathered timidly inside the confinement area. Their selfish and greedy demenor forms antipathy inside you, as they laugh while attending to a game of croquet on the grassy knoll. You are forced to set aside your emotions, and continue on with your mission. After trekking across the field, you locate the hospital inside an elegantly chiseled building. You remove and discard your disguise, and look for any traces of Rarity. In a neaby corner of the hospital's entryway, Sweetie Belle emerges from hiding.
"Do you think by me helping the Front will help me get my cutie mark?" She grins while looking up to you. You follow her down the hallway to the location of Rarity.
"Perhaps Sweetie Belle. Only time will tell by this point." You tell her in return.
She opens the receptionist doorway, where you find Rarity as a disguised nurse inside the facilities. Sweetie Belle locks the door from behind you, and directs her attention at the door like a guard dog.
"Darling! Can you just believe those traitors in the courtyard? I have thoroughly agreed to participate in their activities, but I cannot simply comprehend how they could turn to the Order for protection. Prince Blueblood must be responsible for bribing the Order with such atrocities...." Rarity vividly remembers her date with Prince Blueblood.
"He's responsible for the conformity of those cowards?" You head flares up in anger.
"Not only that Darling, but he sold out some of the most kind hearted ponies like Fancy Pants. I can only hope that he is safe..."
"I ran into him while I was in Canterlot, Rarity. He was in pretty bad shape. They pillaged his home and dragged Fleur-De-Lis before his eyes..."
"That's horrible! Oh Celestia, Prince Blueblood will not escape his indespicable actions this time." Rarity stomps her hoof to the ground. She exhales a loud snort that was unfeminine of her nature. After realizing her emotions got to the best of her, she blushes and expresses an embarrassed smile.
"Sorry Darling. Well, you're probably wondering about the 'whereabouts' of the Bishop. If you simply look behind you, you will find the citadel in which he is contained. I was unable to bypass the force field of the entryway. It only opens for applicable visitors I suppose."
"So how to I get in?" You ask Rarity.
"I'm afraid that you'll have to fight your way through the security complex. Use the teleporter once you're inside. Destory the computer in the central administration. I would do it myself Darling, but I'd rather have a strong brave hero do it for me. I might chip my hoof in the process!" Rarity whines in a dramatic tone.
"Alright Rarity, anything for you. Is there anything else that I need to know?" You ask her politely.
"There's an advantage to destorying the main central computer. From hacking the terminals from outside of the citadel, I found out that's where the Order's plans are kept. It will double the advantage for the Front if you happen to be successful. I have unfinished business that I must conduct with Blueblood afterwards. Also, I received word from a few rebel scouts, that the Baily's warehouse has received a new shipment. Called the 'Mauler' if I recount correctly. That's all I have for now Darling."
Sweetie Belle trots over to open the door for you. You hug Rarity before leaving the receptionist room. You playfully brush Sweetie Belle's mane before leaving the medical complex. You enter back out into the courtyard.
You locate the building labeled "Security Complex" while pacing around the inner area of the courtyard. Once inside the complex entrance, you withdraw your assault rifle from concealment. An elevated platform was present in front of you. You relieve a personal sigh, and step onto it. Just as you leave the elevator, another bio scanner was presented inside the Security Complex. You load a fresh magazine into the mag well of your assault rifle, and prepare for the upcoming conflict with the Bishop.....
You release one deep breathe of air, and charge into the security complex with your assault rifle. Two Acolytes from down the hall raise to aim their assault rifles. You dive to the floor in a prone position and discharge your assault rifle, striking the Acolytes just below the waist line.
You pick youself up from the ground and sprint down the hallway. A Sentinel emits a robotic shriek from down the hall. It slowly opens it's metallic chassis, leaving you time to align your sights to it's internals. After the sentinel remains nothing but a smoldering pile of electronics, you enter a doorway down the hall to pull on a throw switch. After you leave the room, Blackmare sends you another useless transmission. Her recent transmissions hinted a sign of personal delirium.
"We've been down many hallways before....but I think these walls are moving as we pass."
"She must be going completely insane being underground..." You think to yourself. Retracing your footsteps, you encounter two parallel staircases ascending upwards into a hallway. What staircase should you travel up first? Risk going up the right staircase, or go into the left?
A) See what's ahead by traveling up the left staircase.
B) See what's ahead by traveling up the right staircase.
A) Your instincts naturally dictate to go left in most of these situations. With your assault rifle pointing up into the unknown direction of the staircase, you reach the top with no visible enemies to encounter. There are two solid metal bars that block you from progressing further into the second floor. You turn away from the metal bars and attempt to travel back down the staircase. With your guard intentionally let down, you fail to spot a lone Sentinel from the other side of the bars. The Sentinel exposes it's computer internals with a loud shriek. You whip around with your assault rifle, but unfortunately you were too late. A steady stream of elongated lazers strike you dead center in the chest. You drop your assault rifle, due to the precise shot placement of lasers that struck your chest. You fall to the floor, dead from a lone Sentinel. Continue on with option B to continue the story.
B) You stick to your repulsive gut feeling to go up the right staircase, after debating with your sub conscience to go left. You travel up the staircase and bypass a curved corridor. Down the hall, a single Sentinel screams opon your arrival. You unload half of your magazine in short, controlled bursts aimed at the Sentinel. The Sentinel erupts in a firey ball of electronic debris. Another pull switch awaits you down the hallway. While charging down the hallway to activate the switch, your eye catches something unusual from an exposed opening in the left wall. You could have sworn you saw a translucent Acolyte pass by, but you couldn't be sure for certain. You pull the switch downwards at the dead end of the hall. Two walls adjacent from the switch lower down, revealing two hidden passageways. The wall behind you slams firm into the ground, leaving you trapped with yet another decision to make.
A) Explore the right passageway inside the security complex.
B) Explore the left passageway inside the security complex.
A) You decide to venture onward inside the right hidden passageway of the security complex. While turning to the right corner, you meet face to face with a lone Acolyte. The Acolyte broadcasts a high priority message inside his headset, which sounded like inaudible gibberish to your ears. You raise your assault rifle in a 'offhand position', learned from Applejack on the firing range. You expel the last of your magazine, and head onwards into the dimly lit corridors of the security complex.
B) You decide to venture onward inside the left hidden passageway of the security complex. With low visibility inside the left passageway, you make a head on collision with the same translucent Acolyte that you spotted from before. He shoves you off with constraint, which in return makes you fall on your back. Your assault rifle skids out of reach from behind you. You attempt to crawl after it, but unfortunately you were too late. The Acolyte unleases a hail of lead directly into your body. You can feel the blistering hot rounds penetrate with each strike. You have experienced a slow but arduous death. Go back to part A to continue onward with the story.
The sounds of metallic feet clash inside the facilities, accompanied by the familiar skittish metallic spider legs from your previous missions. You stash away your assault rifle inside your backpack, and briskly assemble your rocket launcher. It was risky discharging your rocket launcher in such close quarters, but you had no other choice after identifying the footsteps to be Templars inside the facility. You nearly stumble into a hydralic press, while bypassing a few sharp corners inside the hidden passageway. An idea appears inside your sub conscience, as you look over the mechanical press slamming into the conveyor belt floor. Your cleaver instincts dictate that you should create a diversion by discharging a few micro missiles. You'd figure that it will lure a few Templars into the press. There were three visible entryways inside the machine. From a safe distance, you discharge two missiles towards the ceiling to create an impassable pile of rubble. There was now only one visible pathway into the hydralic press. You would have to use yourself for bait as a drawback.
The plan worked perfectly. The disturbance caused by the rocket explosions, forced the Templars to investigate the commotion. You exposed your head at the opposite end of the hydralic press. The Templars from the entryway of the press spot you, and attempted to discharge a spread of searing particles. You dart behind the wall of the press, and await to hear the sounds of machinery crush the Templars. The Templars, without any intuition or awareness of the mechanical press, mindlessly march into the trap. The screeching sound of crumpling metal and shattering glass, halt the other Templars from progressing forward. This was your time to escape. You locate another pathway from your position, and travel down to locate another transporter. The transporter materializes you back into the same room; From which you've pulled the first throw switch.
A Crusader shrieks at the other end of the hallway, to greet you with a trio of rockets. You run for cover behind a wall, and blindly fire from around the corner with your micro missle launcher. The remnants of the crusader trigger two more staircases inside the complex to be revealed. You trust your sub conscience this time around, and travel up the left staircase. Another Crusader from up the stairs attempts to engulf you with flaming hot napalm. You jog backwards to avoid the stream of napalm, and patiently anticipate for the Crusader at the end of the staircase. Crusaders were not designed to travel staircases due to their sheer bulk. You discharge six carefully aimed rockets at the clumsy Crusader attempting to lower itself down the staircase. The Crusader tumbles down the staircase in a flaming inferno. You activate another pull switch, and hear a new section inside the facility shift within itself.
You investigate the source of the noise inside the facility, and discover yet another revealed hidden section inside the security complex. This section was much larger from the previous hidden hallways that contained the hydralic press. You dart into the corridors, only to be ambushed by a squad of Acolytes and a lone Templar who managed to escape the rubble. Your stamina implant works on overdrive, as you charge forward discharging a hale of rockets towards the threats. Rounds fly your silhouette while the discharged particles collided with a few rockets in mid air. Gunsmoke from the assault rifles, with a combination of the rocket shockwaves emitting dust inside the tight quarters, it was nearly impossible to gain any sight of your targets. You use the low visibility inside the room to your advantage. As you leave the room, you feel a sudden sharp pain in your left arm.
One of the rounds from the short skirmish has striken your left arm/forehoove. Due to your adenaline pumping and your stamina implant working on overdrive, the pain was unnoticeable until now. You kneel down inside the next room behind cover, and proceed to open your field operational surgery kit from your backpack. The little pre-programmed drone from the kit treats your wound, as you grimace in pain from the procedure. After wrapping a tight banage over the wound, the little bot shuts down in self destruction, which renders the kit now useless. The haze of smoke dissipates into the exposed skylight of the previous room. The Templar, with the addition of it's Acolyte allies, scan the interior of the room for any traces of you. It was time to move on.
This newfound room from which you hid contained holograpic projectors, two dimensional maps of the geographical features of Ponyville, and another electronic throw switch. A new piece of military hardware lied in front of the switch. It was the experimental mauler weapon from the Order. Why it was sitting in front of this switch was a mystery to you. However, you repack your rocket launcher and analyze the new weapon. It was constructed of a light metal alloy, extrinsic to any metals you were aware of at the time. It was fed by a single energy pod canister, commonly found on Crusaders after defeat. The muzzle of the weapon contained a viewing window, which emitted a green glow of visible chain reaction molecules that spun around in a circular motion. The weapon contained a left handle bar for support, and a right trigger system with two modes of fire. The stock of the weapon housed an 'accordion styled' recoil pad, which you supported you body into when firing the weapon. You locate the settings of the mauler, to switch to the Templar's dispersion pattern, and continue into the facilities central computer core.
While inside the control room, it was impossible to conceal your new weapon. Your best bet was to stay out of the eye of the Order during this time. The shadows were your friend in this situation. You've managed to sneak around inside the darkened corners of the facility, while locating a few more pull switches. Traveling deeper into the facilities, you remain covert until you were stifled by a lone Reaver on patrol. The situation presented the chance to test out your new mauler weapon. You pull the trigger by pressing the right lever of the weapon, not knowing what to expect. An array of green particles dispersed from the muzzle of the weapon, striking the Reaver with direct contact. The chain reaction of green particles dissolved the metal armor of the Reaver, and caused a chain reaction until nothing remained but a smoldering pile of ash. The gun was relatively light in recoil to your discovery.
After finally activating a few more pull switches, you locate a small armory with a key for access into the computer's central main core. This was it, your chance to permanently cripple the Order's military infrastructure. You switch to the second firing mode of the mauler weapon. The mauler's green particle circular pattern, fuzes into one massive particle inside the viewport. With Acolyte gunfire erupting from behind you, you had to act fast. You venture inside the central computer core room, only to witness a large glowing green orb in the middle of the room. Two human civilians were on parallel sides of the Orb, analyzing two terminals to keep track of the temperature core. They cower in the sight of you wielding the mauler, and sprint out of the room from behind you.
"What you see in front of you is the computer's central core. Take it out quick and let's get the heck out of here!" Blackmare transmits to you in a hurry.
The doors from behind you open with the arrival of two Acolytes. With little time to react, you squeeze the trigger of the mauler. A faint distinctive hum emits from the weapon with a brief pause. All of a sudden, a blinding flash of green energy discharges in front of you. The recoil from the weapon knocks all breathe from out of you, as you skid backwards onto the cold metallic floor. A circular stream of green plasma disperses from a main energy ball, after it makes direct contact with the core. A shockwave of plasma disintegrates the Acolytes from behind you. The main core now lies in shambles. You pick yourself up from the ground, and retrace your steps until you are finally out of the security complex. You make your way out into the courtyard.
You next dilemma was concealing your mauler weapon. With the panicked decadence scurrying like mice inside the courtyard, and the military ranks of the Order scrambling outside for an intruder, you hide behind a stone pillar and remove your cape from your armor. You wrap the cape around your mauler, and strap it to the back of your backpack. Even though the protrusion from your back looked suspicious, the chaos from outside the facilities was far more plentiful for anyone/anypony to take notice of you.
With the translucent barrier now gone, the Bishop's castle was now exposed for infiltration. You enter undetected through the front gates of castle, with a transmission from Blackmare before you'd entered inside the keep.
"Wait! The Oracle said that we would know him by his symbol of power....Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
You pause for a moment, to think out what the Bishop's symbol of power would be. It dawned on you that she was referring to the second Sigil piece! You heart beats rapidly inside your chest. You remove the cape shrouding your mauler, and prepare for the second conflict of your life. You switch back to the dispersion settings on your mauler weapon. Two Acolyte guards from outside the keep, withdraw their assault rifles from your entrance. You dispose of the threats with two quick dispersions. Suddenly, the speaker system of the castle broadcasts the Bishop's looming robotic voice. You could hear another ominous croaking voice, that followed his speech patterns during his broadcast.
"Who dares to defy me and enter my fortress? A worthless human/stallion? Your head will be priceless in my collection. Face me and suffer a slow death."
His speech was a threating attempt of physiological warfare. However, you remained unphased by his impending message. The pain and suffering experienced by Ponyville's citizens would be far greater for the Bishop. You managed to open the front gates of the fortress, after engaging in a small skirmish with a few templars. Once you've breached the main fortress gates, a trio of missiles cast by your head. A lone Crusader aimed it's missile laucher directly towards you, while it cleverly anticipated for your arrival. You take down the threat with a few bursts of green particles from the mauler. The Bishop's private military force attemtped to stop you, while you jogged from switch to switch. You activate the sequences of switches inside the fortress, with a comment from Blackmare after doing so.
"The Bishop is certainly paranoid of outsiders. It explains all of the heavy resistance that your facing inside here."
After activating the sequential order of switches, and taking down the hordes of Order ranks that stood in your way, you stumble into an unusual sight before progressing to the Bishop. An enormous humanoid skeleton display. The enormous skeleton was interlinked with cables. After studying the structure for a brief moment, you press your hand/hoof over the skull. The empty sockets of the skull radiate a blinding light, with a hidden speaker inside the jaw of the skeleton.
"The presentation of this skeleton is what I'm going to do to you, human/stallion! Your rotting corpse will be mounted on display at the entrance of my fortress. This battle shall be a presentation of why you can't stifle the power of the Order! Our conflict shall be broadcasted for the entire world to see! Let it instill fear into the Front..."
The Bishop bellows with laughter from the speaker before cutting off. You released a cold sweat, before pacing into the arena of the Bishop. From around you, you could see video recorders embedded inside the walls. The arena was also a recording studio of sorts, where you guessed the Bishop conducted his propaganda videos. You find the charred remains of the blindfolded rebels, witnessed by the entire world from the Crusader propaganda demonstration. This is where the rebels were executed for public broadcast.
Back inside the rebel base, the Front anxiously waits for the impending battle that was about to unfold. The whole world crowds around any television monitors to watch the event. The gates from which the Bishop stood behind, slowly lowered into the ground. Electronic shrieks rattle from the Bishop's cybernetic legs. The Bishop towered from about 10 feet above you. He wore a black armored visor around his head, boasted a muscular pale upper body, wielded a long ranged heat seaking missile launcher, and contained the second golden Sigil piece around his neck. He launches a single missile that snaps you out of your trance from the intimidating appearance.
You sprint behind the walls from which he emerged from. With your heart pounding inside your chest, you attempted to control your trembling from the sight of the towering figure. You had to make a decision before the Bishop could locate you. With two available firing modes for the mauler, and the Sigil inside your bag, how will you decide to combat the Bishop?
A) Engage the Bishop with your mauler. Use the dispersion pattern setting.
B) Engage the Bishop with your mauler. Use the plasma blast setting.
C) Discard your mauler and use the Sigil.
A) Your best bet was to use dispersion setting on your mauler to fight the Bishop. In such close quaters inside the arena, and the harsh recoil from the second mode of fire, your instincts choose this setting for this reason. The mauler's setting was locked into dispersion with a flick of a switch. You sprint from behind cover, as the sounds of the Bishop's cybernetic legs march closer to your position. You expose yourself towards the Bishop and fire off a volley of electonic particles. You watch as the charged particles inefficaciously bounce from the reinforced robotic legs of the monstrocity. You drop your mauler and freeze in horror, as the Bishop stomps closer towards your stature The Bishop bellows a maniacal laugh, before speaking aloud on the speakers.
"Here is your hero, world! I'm afraid that our bold adventurer's journey will have to cease today. I expected a better battle that this! You should have known that I was prepared for your stolen experimental mauler weapon. I cannot kill in such close proximities, so I will crush you like a cockroach. Pity, I wanted your body as a trophy in my collection."
The Bishop lifts it's mechanical right leg directly over your head. He slams it into the ground with diligent force. The only thing that you could recount before dying instantly, is the sound of your bones splintering in a loud audiable crunch. The live event of your death, is what instilled fear throughout the whole world to this very day. The cult broadcasted one single message in mind: The Order was here to stay. Try another option to continue onward.
B) You decide that your best bet, was to use the plasma blast from your mauler to fight the Bishop. With a flick of a switch and a deep exhale, you were ready to encounter the Bishop. You expose yourself while squeezing the trigger, and anticipate for the harsh recoil from the blast. The Bishop fails to spot you from cover, until the giveaway from the Mauler's low hum attracts his attention. Before he could lock onto you with his rocket launcher, the blast from the mauler sends you recoiling backwards inside the arena. The large plasma ball makes contact with his bare, exposed chest. It causes a chain reaction of molecules to eat away his exposed flesh. The Bishop shrieks in robotic pain, as a vile green fluid disperses from a stub of his right arm. His body disintegrates into the ground, where an unusual cloud formation rises from the remnants of his corpse. You discard your mauler after it runs dry, and quickly and withdrew your Sigil.
A stream of lighting singes the threads of your armor, casted from a supernatural cloud Spectre. You were fortinate enough to react quickly before the lighting made contact. You point the Sigil, and attempt to channel a flow of energy from within you. The Sigil casts a shower of lighting just above the gaseous monstrosity. The Spectre locks into mid air, as the lighting pool strikes the floating abomination in repetition. The monster starts to radiate with light, as you cast more showers of lighting above the Spectre. Your body suddenly presents a overwhelming sense of fatigue and exhaustion. The Spectre erupts into a blinding white light, where you were forced to shroud your eyes from the bright intensity. It releases the second Sigil piece before violently exploding. You are victorious! You trample over to the second sigil piece that rests on the ground. The second piece snaps into the first, to make a complete ring formation. A transmission from Blackmare proudly echoes throughout the empty arena.
"You did it! HQ is going wild with cheers from your victory! The Order is now in disarray with no military guidance. Let's head back to the Oracle now..."
C) You decide to discard your mauler, and use your Sigil for the battle against the Bishop. The mauler skids away from you on the floor. You withdraw your Sigil and expose yourself from cover. You attempt to channel your energy though the Sigil piece, but fail to react to a rocket that was homing towards you. The rocket collides into a nearby stone structure, which causes you to loses your focus on the Bishop. The Sigil casts a shower of lighting at the wrong intented target; A nearby Order stand constructed of pure gold. The Bishop, without hesistation, locks onto your frame with his rocket launcher.
Dizzy from the concussive force from the rocket, you fail to dodge the next rocket homing towards the center of your chest. The rocket penetrates your armor but fails to detonate. The rocket lodges far into your chest, and it disrupts your vital organs. You bleed internally from the concussive force, and die within an instant. The Bishops carefully deactivates the rocket lodged inside your chest. He drags your body to be proudly presented in front of his fortress, for everyone and everypony to witness. Your body displays a beaconing message; A display for anyone who is foolish enough to appose the Order. Go back and choose another option to continue on.
The machines inside the fortress turn rouge, due to the lack of military Order leadership. They scan and miscalculate each other as threats, and attempt to destory each other. You carefully bypass through the rouge machines, to make your way out of Canterlot for good. You travel back onto the dirt roads. You retrace your pathway back into the temple of the Oracle. Zecora anxiously awaits for you. Before you can announce the victory to her, she bellows a final ultimatum for you to decide....
"I've recieved intel that the spectral energy found from the Bishop is present near the Oracle. Let's be careful."
The same spectral energy that ascended after the Bishop's defeat? Was she implying that Zecora is under the influence of the same cloud abomination? She presented no hostilities towards you, and has meticulously guided you to the second Sigil piece. Is it possible that Dash was under the same influence as well? It might have explained her new tyrannical rule inside the base, but you couldn't jump into conclusions. You appear from the portal and step into Zecora's temple, where she patiently awaits you at the peak of the staircase.....
The peak? "Look towards the peak, there you will find the answers." You recall from your dream.
You peer upward from her figure, to witness a similar apparition with your own eyes. A floating translucent monstrocity appeared over Zecora from the skylight. You were now positive that she was now under the control from an otherworldly being. You cautiously pace up to Zecora, where she blares aloud another series of riddles.
"The next challenge I present to you will test your spirit, as you may find it coherent. The third piece that you will find is held by your leader; Rainbow Dash is under control from another reader. She is the same as that she sends you to kill. By slaying her would be an act of goodwill...."
"Wait a minute, how can Rainbow Dash be a traitor for her own movement? This doesn't make sense at all! What you preach to me contradicts the very reason why the Front is fighting from opression!" You shout furiously inside the temple.
"Your stubborn and blind faith has allowed her to advance her own goals. If she were to gain control, there will be no mere difference from the Order's rule over every man and foal. Confront her and resolve your fate..."
You step away from the Oracle to think for a minute. Perhaps she was right. What was the difference of the Order's tyrannical rule, compared to Dash's newfound rule over her troops? You recall the comments from Fluttershy and Applejack on Dash's new behavior. Yet again, the Oracle could be possibly deceiving you for the sole preservation of the Order. It would explain the presence of her very own personal Templar bodyguards inside the temple. From this very moment you have stepped foot onto this journey, this next decision will influence your fate from within this conflict.
A) Trust Dash. Fight for the Front and Freedom! Put an end to Zecora's lies and deceit. She was clearly under the influence of the Order.
B) Trust Zecora. For her words speak the truth. Put an end to Dash's tyrannical rule in order to avoid history repeating itself.
A) You appear in front of Zecora's hovering cloaked figure, with a intimidating return message of your own.
"NO! I WILL NOT TRUST YOU ZECORA! YOUR LIES AND DECEIT SHALL NOT SPREAD ANY FURTHER!" You scream at the top of your lungs.
You withdrawl your sigil piece and point it directly towards Zecora. Her vibrant, golden eyes widen with shock from your actions. She bellows aloud with a slight hint of anger inside the temple. You could cleary hear the influence of the Spectre speaking as well.
"YOU FOOL! HAVE YOU NOT REALIZED THE ORDER'S ULTIMATE GOAL? IT SHALL NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE HERE, YOUR KIND SHALL PERISH UNDER THE WILL OF THE ONE GOD IN FEAR!"
You channel the energy from your body into the sigil piece. Zecora casts a circular shield barrier in front of her. A shower of lighting casts directly from your sigil piece to strike the mystical circular barrier. The surge of energy was far too great for Zecora's magic to handle. She recoils backwards from the dispersed energy of the sigil piece. She falls unconscious in the pit below, still alive but impared from the conflict. The Acolytes from inside the temple invigorate into life, due to your course of actions. The rounds fly by your head, as the Spectre from the skylights transcends downward. You tumble to take cover at a neaby pillar, and you cast more surges of lighting towards the Acolytes inside the temple.
Each Acolyte that make contact from your lighting surges, erupt into a bloody mass of gore. The Spectre hovers inside the temple in an attempt to kill you. You aim your sigil piece at the Spectre, while it focused it's efforts to locate you. You cast small bursts of energy towards the Spectre. Every sucessful contact that you made with your sigil, the Spectre would return with an intensive shockwave of electrostatic ball energy. After the 10th sucessful lighting strike casted by you, the Spectre erupts in a violent flash of gaseous explosions. The third Sigil piece skids across the floor. You jog over to the piece, and latch it onto the Sigil. A message from Blackmare interrupts the moment, with a comment of the small skirmish between you and Zecora.
"Well, so much for prognostication....Hold it! Dash is calling for you back inside base. Let's get out of here in one piece."
You located the teleporter inside the temple, which led you back into the outskirts of town. Another teleporter casted by Twilight Sparkle, appears inside ancient ruin of the Everfree forest. You step inside the teleporter, and materialize back into the command center of base.
Dash, along with with Twilight, patiently anticipate your arrival inside the briefing room. As you step off from the portal, Dash proceeds to speak to you with unwelcoming information.
"There seems to be no end to the horrors that we face. Twilight, why don't you inform our mission operative on the latest intel that we've recently received."
"Right, Rainbow Dash. According to the reconnaissance from our recon scouts, the Order is not only killing our citizens, but transforming them into ruthless bio-mechanical soldiers. You might have been previously aware of this information, due from the visual screening that I've already presented for you. However, we've located and pinpointed the factory from where these bio-mechanical soldiers are being mass produced..."
"So where exactly is this factory? How do I infiltrate the complex?" You question in front of the girls. Dash steps forward with more information.
"Rarity will meet you by the waterfall besides the Commons. She was the one who sucessfully infiltrated the complex, and will brief you on how to get in. Twilight has casted a portal inside a remote location near Rarity. We need to locate our next Sigil piece! Good luck to you. Now move out, soldier!" Dash salutes.
You salute her in return before departing from base. You make your way into a portal near the computer montiors, casted by Twilight Sparkle herself. You materialize inside a small bar, presumably near the location of Rarity. The Commons of Ponyville was rather large by geographical standards. It contained an abnormal quantity of Order troops as well. Rarity must be well hidden somewhere inside the bar. You walk up towards the bartender, and asked if any white pony checked out for a room. The Bartender informs you that a cloaked white stallion has recently rented a room. He informed you room 20 to be precise. You thank the Bartender and make your way down into the lower floor, to find the location of room 20.
You knock on the door of the room, and whisper aloud Rarity's name inside the view port. She opens the door in a quick session, and drags you inside within a hurry. She slams the door from behind you, and hastily locks the wooden door. Sweetie Belle peers from outside the viewport, still believing that she will recieve her cutie mark if she stood on patrol.
"Darling, I'm delighted that you've found me in such short notice all by yourself. Now, I've located the factory inside the Order's stronghold. I was in a party of five humans and five stallions. There's a web of catacombs under the stronghold. Unfortunately, you will need a key to gain access to the stronghold. One of my scouts has stolen the key inside the catacombs. However, I lost contact with my scouts, to encounter one of THE WORST....POSSIBLE....THINGS!" Rarity eyes widen and whines in a drastic tone.
"Shhh! Keep your voice down!" Sweetie Belle whispers to Rarity.
"What was it?" You ask her with genuine concern.
"Oh, right. Sorry Darling for being sidetracked. My squad was dismembered by something absolutely awful. I'm not quite sure what it was that they encountered, but I could hear their screams fade away before I lost their transmission. Oh, it was horrible! I believe they informed me that it was the silhouette of a floating man. I recall the descriptions of a bio-mechanical arm and a infrared monocle. After that I've received dead silence. Please be extra cautious on this mission, Darling. Sweetie Belle, could you please scan if the coast is clear?"
After Sweetie Belle scans the outside sectors of the motel room, she cracks the door open for just enough room for you to sneak out. She closes the door behind you, wishing you the best of luck before doing so. You recieve a transmission from Blackmare.
"The factory is right next to the mines. Rarity must mean the mines of the Appaloosan Mountains! The Appaloosan ore is magnetic and explosive. Just the thing for shutting down a force field! Let's get that key from the catacombs, and then we're off to the mines for some ore."
With some cooperation and guidance from the town's folk, you receive a map for the location of the Appaloosan Mountains. You travel out of the Commons in a taxi to find the Appaloosan Mountains. You pay off the taxi, after visually locating the complex underground mining system. The underground mining system is where Fido, Rover, and Spot used to reside. You wonder why would Rarity would use this system to escort her scouts from the stronghold. Perhaps it was for her sole intentions to collect a few gems along the way. Diamonds were her best friend after all.
The mines below contained heavy resistance of many Stalkers. They were not much of a threat with your assault rifle. You activate a series of switches and values inside the undeground complex, to lead you towards a path of ancient forgotten ruins. Your Sigil piece began to vibrate erratically, once you traveled towards the top of the structure. A decaying sacrifical corpse lied at the head of the ruins, similar to a barbaric Mayan ritual. You recieve a transmisson of Blackmare.
"Ugh, how awful! I wonder why Rarity hasn't bothered to inform us about this. I'm sure the overwhelming sence of panic caused her to flee from the mines. Could it be.....Watch out a Crusader!" Blackmare ends the tranmission abruptly.
A trio of rockets soar just above your head. You take cover behind the altar of the decaying body. You assemble your rocket launcher in cover, and return fire to the Crusader at the base of the ruins. You discard your rocket launcher after you've defeated the Crusader, due to the fact that your rocket launcher ran dry with no more micro missiles. The sigil vibrates even more furiously after the firefight. You withdraw it from your bag, and grasp the object as it pulls you towards an unknown location behind the ruins. A Mayan like temple is visible just in front of you. A million questions raced throughout your mind.
Why wasn't this location documented in the Pony archives? Did human civilization really influence Ponykind? Why has Princess Celestia remained confidential about this? These questions shot throughout your mind like a speeding bullet. As the Sigil finally ceased to vibrate, a gasous like cloud emerges from the peak of the temple, only for you to find out in horror that it was another Spectre....
B) "Your words speak the truth, Zecora. I shall return to you once Dash is defeated. I cannot allow history to repeat itself once again." You speak aloud to her.
"Good! You seem to be wiser from what I have perceived. My knowledge is only of power in which you believe. Return to the Front base, and redeem yourself from the duality of your race. Go now, I have casted a portal for you in the ruins of the Everfree forest, to lead you the path of your false leader. She is forever the great deceiver..."
You are escorted by a lone templar from the temple of the Oracle, back into the Everfree forest. You located the ancient ruins, and intentionally step into the portal. Dash eagerly awaits for your return inside the base. She trots up to you, to examine your newly aqquired second Sigil piece.
"So tough guy, I've witness you single handedly take down the Bishop all by yourself. You've exceeded all of my expectations that I've had for you. You may now retire from your missions. However, I'm gonna need that Sigil before you go. I think you need some rest after that intensive conflict. Your name will be recorded as 'the Great bold adventurere of the Front'. Feel free to crash here and make this base your home for now on." Dash convincingly speaks, offering her hoof over to the Sigil piece in which you grasped.
You reject her offer, with a following statement that only enrages her.
"I'm sorry Dash, but I cannot allow for you to repeat history all over again. Zecora was right all along. I'm doing this in the interest of preservation of both species. I've seen the horror inside Fluttershy's innocence, and I firmly believe in Applejacks honest remarks about you. You cannot be trusted with such a powerful tool..."
"You...YOU WHAT? I'LL ASK YOU NICELY AGAIN. HAND OVER THE SIGIL, AND BE ON YOUR WAY. I AM IN CONTROL OF THIS BASE! YOU SHALL FOLLOW MY ORDERS!" Dash yells aloud inside the base. The evidence of her selfish tyrannical rule, was now visibly clear towards everyone and everypony inside the base.
The rebel scouts move from their position with their rifles ready. Twilight, Fluttershy, and Applejack emerge from their stations to confront Dash. Twilight defends your statement with a speech of her own.
"He's right, Rainbow Dash. You cannot be trusted with such a powerful tool. I've seen how you've treated my friends. This is not how you run sucessful military opererations, especially with self motivated authoritarian rule! History dictates that one indiviual who becomes corrupted by power, becomes consumed by evil. I think its time for you to step down from your position."
Dash's voice morphs into a rasphy, gutteral growl that was reminiscent to the Bishop's Spectre. Her body suddenly hovers into the air, and her eyes cast out a golden glow. Twilight, Fluttershy, Applejack and you step backwards from the sudden event. Dash's jaw lifelessly drops, with a voice that was not from this world. It was the voice of a Spectre speaking out telepathically for everyone and everypony to hear.
"YOU INSECTS SHALL NEVER STIFLE THE PLANS OF THE ONE GOD! BY ATTACKING ME WILL RESULT WILL THE LOSS OF YOUR FRIEND'S LIFE. SUBMIT TO THE ORDER AND WORK AS SLAVES FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIVES!"
"My friends, please forgive me for my next course of actions...." You silently speak to the trio of Mane Six behind you. You cast out a shower of lighting at Dash's hovering body. The lighting makes contact with the empty shell of what was left of Rainbow Dash. Her body recoils lifelessly into a large computer monitor. Her friends scream from behind you, to rush over to her body in shock. The gasous Spectre emerges from her empty shell.
The rebels inside the base discharge their assault rifle towards the Spectre. You cast a series of lighting showers towards the floating monstrocity. The lighting emitted from the Spectre homes after you. You take cover behind a computer terminal that absorbs most of the impact. You feel a slight jolt of electricity, that slightly interrupts the rythmetic beating of your heart. However, you still pursue to discharge more surges of electricity to defeat the Spectre. With the constant surpression provided by the rebels, and the sucessful lighting strikes casted by you, the Spectre finally implodes in a gasous cloud. The third Sigil piece skids across the floor. It fuses onto your Sigil after the short conflict. Blackmare sends you another transmisson.
"Twilight has already agreed with me to take over command of our forces; That's if anything were to happen to Dash. It appears that she was deceiving us all along. The Spectre caused her to join alliances with the Order. Meet with Twilight Sparkle for further missions for now on...."
You jog over to Twilight, where Fluttershy devoutly performed CPR on Dash's body. Her friends covered their mouths with their hooves; With a look of distraught over Dash's condition. Fluttershy uses a defibulator after several unsuccessful attempts. Dash suddenly invigorates back into life with a few coughs. Her friends express a sigh of relief. Fluttershy orders Applejack for a stretcher, to transport Dash back into the medical facilites for recovery.
Fluttershy looks over to her friends, with a bright outlook on Dash's condition.
"She'll be alright, thank goodness. Um, but I'll have to conduct strict observation for any abnormal mental changes. Thank you for saving my friend..." Fluttershy appears up to you.
"Hopefully she will revert to her old self again. I hope you ladies understand that it was the only choice that I had to make for the time being."
"We do, Sugarcube. Sometimes I'd hate to be in yer shoes. Now let's haul 'er back to safe havens...." Applejack lifts the stretcher along with Fluttershy. They scurry down into the lower base. Twilight turns over to you.
"I suggest that you may return to the Oracle. She will brief you with further instruction on what to do. I'll have to stay here with my friends under command."
"I understand, Twi. I'll be back with further word from the Oracle."
You locate the portal inside the rebel base, in which Zecora kept open for you. You step into the portal, to be automatically transported back to the Oracle's chambers. With the third piece now attached to your Sigil, the Oracle sences your internal strength increasing with every piece that you wield.
"You have cured the ailment. However, your heart beats with the intentions to kill another prevalent. Next, you shall find the surgeon who slaughters and controls your people. The one they called the Loremaster, who is by no means feeble. Stop his reigh of terror, and the next piece shall be yours..."
"How should I get back to you?" You ask the Oracle.
"I shall cast yet another portal to the location of the Loremaster. Enter it, and he shall await you on another level inside his lair. Be quick to end him, for he shall never harm another mare."
Zecora chants a spell from inside the temple. You turn behind you from where the Oracle floats, and witness the embodiment of another vibrant portal. You step into the portal, and materialize inside the Loremaster's lair....
A) Read this section if you've chosen to trust Dash. Fight the Spectre inside the ancient ruins.
B) Read this section if you've chosen to trust Zecora. Pursue after the Loremaster inside his lair.
A) The alien monstrocity of another Spectre emerges at the peak of the temple. You withdraw your Sigil to the sight of the ungodly being. A few pre-programmed Sentinels animate into life due to the Spectre's awakening. A shower of lighting rains just above you. You tumble away from the entrance of the temple, to take cover behind a structure of an ancient sacrificial tribute altar. You run to your left, to cast a shockwave of electrical energy from your Sigil piece. A majority of the electrical shockwave made direct contact with the monstrosity floating in the skies. After a few successful strikes, the Spectre violently implodes from the power contained within the Sigil. The skirmish was extremely brief. The alien cloud, however, did not contain a Sigil piece. The Spectre's personal guards self terminate, due to the lack of any guidance. You receive a message from Blackmare after the short skirmish.
"My friend, whatever is that we're fighting, it's certainly more than just the Order. Investigate the ruins for any traces of Rarity's squad. Then we're off to the mines."
After the transmission, you attempt to climb the steep stairway of the ruins. After gasping for breathe, you make it to the peak of the ruins. You stand in what appeared to be a sacrificial chamber, from which the Spectre emerged from the skylight. The Spectre must have lured Rarity's surviving members into this chamber, to escape whatever abomination that dismantled them back inside the factory. Your eyes examine the interior of the sacrificial chamber. The entire interior was decorated with vibrant alien hieroglyphics. As you scan the chambers, you spot an unusual oddity carved on a pillar. An etched timeline, prophesied the events of your journey up until now. Something clicked inside your head.
"Princess Celestia must have gained prior knowledge of these ruins. It would explain her tribulation in attempting to prevent the whole catastrophe..." You think to yourself.
You eyes wonder to the next segment of the timeline. The next segment depicts an indivual wielding a partially assembled Sigil, casting a shockwave of lighting at what appeared to be a floating man. The visual matches the exact description portrayed by Rarity. Your eyes follow onto the next block. It shows the indivual wielding the fully assembled Sigil piece with brilliant power. Around him were the elements of Harmony. The last and final segment shows the indivual standing on top of the world, with a radiant arua broadcasted around his body. Could that individual possibly be.....
Blackmare snaps you out of your trance, to regain focus on your mission. You collect the factory and mine admission keycards to carry onwards. You skid down on the rocky slope of the ruins, back to venture further inside the network of catacombs. A family of rats feast on the corpse of a decaying Acolyte. Inside the network of catacombs, you locate the entryway into the mines. You insert your keycard on the outside terminal, and await for the door to shift into the ground.
The scenery inside the mining camp was nothing less but barbaric. You recall the horrific memories from the concentration camp you were stationed in. This mining camp that appeared in front of you was no different. Underfed, bruised stallions carried a type of crude ore for the human workers. The emaciated human workers hauled the unrefined magnetic ore into a underground chute. Your clearance keycard was the only object that prevented you from becoming one of these unfortunate souls. A red uniformed Acolyte scans your card at the door checkpoint, and permits you to enter deeper inside the refinery. You recieve a message from Blackmare, after you bypass the second checkpoint of the mining camp.
"These poor souls are drones of the Order. Their synaptic functions are being jammed by radio controlled implants. If we destory the mine's transmitter, then they're free to retaliate!"
You activate a lever on a neaby elevator, to expose an underground section of the mine. The drones transferred the unrefined ore in these facilities. You follow the path of one drone in undetected seclusion. The drone was a fairly broad chested male human. He would endlessly grumble "Must mine more ore..." within seconds opon repetition to himself. You receive another transmission from Blackmare.
"Command states that the transmitter is shielded by a force field. So, two birds, one stone, free the drones, and in return get practice with the explosive ore! My suggestion is to place the unrefined ore near the forcefield, and ignite it from a safe distance. Be careful not to stand too close while doing so..."
The force field she was referring to, was the semi-translucent green barrier near the elevator shaft. You venture further inside the underground mining facility, descending even deeper into the earth. On your way into the mining tunnels, you stumble into a lone stallion. He appeared to be in command of the lower operations. He seemed capable of independent thought, due to his self awareness and unusual behavior from the drones. He trots over to you with a few words, confirming that he wasn't controlled by an rc implant.
"Hey! I know you don't belong down here, but I ain't gonna report ya to the authorities. I managed to get rid of those darn rc implants attached to the back of my head. Seemed like it short circuited from the magnetic ore. Are you a part of the Front? Are you here to free us?" The stallion questions to you.
"Yeah, I'm here to free you all from slavery. However, I need to collect a few samples of ore to infiltrate the forcefield on the upper floor. I can already tell there's going to be massive rioting down here. Since you look like you got your act together, I suggest you lead the workers to freedom. Do it only after the workers are capable of independent thought. Got it?"
"Alright, I'll show you where the ore deposits are located. Be careful how you handle it; The stuff is highly explosive. Even the littlest spark could trigger a chain reaction. We learned that the hard way a few weeks ago. Here, follow me." The stallion insists that you follow him.
He leads you into a secluded section of the underground mine. As you appeared inside the small cavern, lied piles of unrefined magnetic ore only a few feet away. You collect a few large samples of ore for your backpack. The stallion wishes you the best of luck, before you head back into the series of platforms to the upper level. You surreptitiously place a large deposit of ore near the translucent green barrier, and align the sights of your assault rifle. You control your breathing steadily, and squeeze the trigger on your exhale. The three round burst of bullets spark the magnetic ore. A violent chain reaction diminishes the forcefield, with the consequences of the alarms setting off inside the facilities.
You jog past the breached barrier, to appear inside a transmitter room. The room contained a large array of electronic components and computer monitors. You couldn't clearly identify where the transmitter exactly was, so you empty an entire magazine into the large central computer mainframe. The computer sparks furiously. The lower level of the mining facility suddenly erupts with relinquished outcries of freedom. It was now your time to depart from the facilities, to make way towards the legendary conversion factory of the Order.
A steady mob of irate rebels cascaded from the underground caverns of the Apoolosian mountains. Chaos and anarchy overwhelmed the Order troops stationed inside the Commons of Ponyville. The exceeding numbers of free captives pillage and attempt to reclaim their old livelihood. In amist of the disorder inside the Commons, you locate the factory and carefully place another chunk of unrefined ore near the translucent barrier. You set off a chain reaction with the ore, after reloading a fresh magazine in your assault rifle. A lone Reaver located on the other end of the gates, forces you to deplete your assault rifle yet again. You reassemble your rocket launcher, and head inside the factory gates.
Three pathways now stood in front of you. The evidence of the Oracle's infamous signature was towards the right of the pathway. You figured that the Loremaster was located somewhere on this path. Your claim was reconfirmed with evidence from Blackmare:
"Im reading massive neural wave distortions from straight ahead....I think we found it!"
Your stamina implants kick into overdrive, as your heart pounds due to the high amount of adrenaline. Two Crusaders stand motionless at the end of the right pathway. You respond to the threats with a barrage of rockets. Deeper inside the factory, more ancient hieroglyphics with reminiscent temple carvings were etched inside the walls. You figured that the Loremaster was aware of the ancient prophecy, and intended to alter the future for himself. After returning enemy fire to many enemies, activating a series of synchronized switches and pull levers; One etched carving inside the wall captures your attention. It forces you to pause from venturing further inside the lair.
It was a carving of the formidable Inqusitor, shrouded in cobwebs and aged by moss. Something doesn't add up to you, as you study the etching in further detail. Could it be possible that the Order technology was lost a millenia ago, and recently uncovered by a advanced species? Was it possible that the gaseous life forms were responsible for the foundations of Humankind and Ponykind? It would explain the similar correlations between the two societies. However, you couldn't waste your time trying to uncover the answers for yourself. You progress further into the lair, and stumble into a room at the peak of a staircase. However, something atrocious was present in the room with you.
Organic hearts were pumping blood into machinery without the use of a body. The hearts contained support of interconnected wires, and were contained under visible glass tubular mainframes. There was a sole purpose for the slaughter of innocents after all; The hearts of both men and equine was litterally the life blood of the Order! It was a disgusting sight to bestow upon. It infuriated your hatred for the Order to an even higher degree. What stood in front of you was even more horrific. A glass viewport contained the sight of captured civilians. They were in the process of being hauled away to another location inside the factory. You figured it was to the processing chambers.
You withdraw your Sigil in haste, due to the fiery hatred building up from within your soul. As you collectivly regain forcus on your mission, you retrace back into the three way intersection. You locate the chapel inside the complex, and you cast a series of shockwaves along the way. The ranks of Order fall one by one. You activate a series of switches inside the chapel. A blue crystal key descends from a pillar. After placing it in your backpack, You retrace back to a room of three doorways. The processing chambers stood just ahead. The only thing preventing you from progressing forward was the red crystal key.
You stumble back to the corridor with the familiar Inquisitor carving. A series of walls lower into the ground, to allow access to a chamber with innumerable ancient carvings surrounding the interior. A switch lowers in front of you. You press the switch, and a series of mechanical gears were audible inside the walls. The red cystal key lowers in front of you. You retrace your pathway to the door requiring both keys. You insert the crystal keys at the same time. A narrow hallway is slowly revealed in front of you. You recieve a message of Blackmare; In response to the gruesome scene that unfolded from the processing chambers.
"What a shame...Our technology is being wasted on torture instead of life. I never intended this kind of living for the citizens of Ponyville."
You jog down the hallways, to open a door and reveal the wretched sight of the conversion chambers.Your eyes widened with shock. It was clear that the missing scouts from Rarity's squad were being processed on the conveyer belt. You cast a wave of electricity, due to the heavy Order resistance inside the chambers. After the brief conflict was over, another comment from Blackmare was transmitted to you.
"I can't believe it! Just when I think I've seen it all! They go in desensitized and exit....I don't even want to think about it! Let's end this atrocity once and for all."
The conversion chamber's central processing computer stood below the conveyor belt. You remove the core in disgust of the sight above, as the truth finally dawned onto you. Why would Rainbow Dash send Rarity and her squad on a suicidal mission, with prior knowledge that she would be eventually captured by the Order? Why has she sent 200 scouts to be countlessly regurgitated into mind controlled drones? It was clear that Dash was consumed by her lust for power. Her actions were no different from the Order's rule. The very Sigil that you held in your hand/hoof, has now cost the lives of 200 beings. Perhaps you should've listened to the Oracle after all. You recieve a message from Blackmare, after a wave of self pity overwhelms you.
"The Oracle was right all along! Rainbow Dash has lost her mind! She intentionally sent 200 men and equines to their deaths! I wan't vengeance for both the deceased and the living under her rule. I've contacted Twilight to transmit a portal just behind you, based on your coordinates. It's time we settle score with her back inside headquarters."
For all these years you've known Dash, how could she even think about commiting such vile acts against her own allies and friends? The element of Loyalty for crying out loud! She was viewed as a heroic figure back in Ponyville, and a inspiration for many children and foals alike. Something wasn't right about this situation. You sense that she was under the influence of another deity. You step onto the portal transmitted by Blackmare, and materialize back inside headquarters after completing your mission.
Dash eagerly awaits for your return inside the base. She trots up to you, to examine your newly aqquired second Sigil piece.
"So tough guy, I've witness you single handedly take down the Bishop all by yourself. You've exceeded all of my expectations that I've had for you. You may now retire from your missions. However, I'm gonna need that Sigil before you go. I think you need some rest after that intensive conflict. Your name will be recorded as 'the Great bold adventurere of the Front'. Feel free to crash here and make this base your home for now on." Dash convincingly speaks, offering her hoof over to the Sigil piece in which you grasped.
You reject her offer, with a following statement that only enrages her.
"I'm sorry Dash, but I cannot allow for you to repeat history all over again. Zecora was right all along. I'm doing this in the interest of preservation for both species. I've seen the horror inside Fluttershy's innocence, and I firmly believe in Applejacks honest remarks about you. You cannot be trusted with such a powerful tool..."
"You...YOU WHAT? I'LL ASK YOU NICELY AGAIN. HAND OVER THE SIGIL, AND BE ON YOUR WAY. I AM IN CONTROL OF THIS BASE! YOU SHALL FOLLOW MY ORDERS!" Dash yells aloud inside the base. The evidence of her selfish tyrannical rule, was now visibly clear towards everyone and everypony inside the base.
The rebel scouts move from their position with their rifles ready. Twilight, Fluttershy, and Applejack emerge from their stations to confront Dash. Twilight defends your statement with a speech of her own.
"He's right, Rainbow Dash. You cannot be trusted with such a powerful tool. I've seen how you've treated my friends. This is not how you run sucessful military opererations, especially with self motivated authoritarian rule! History dictates that one indiviual who becomes corrupted by power, becomes consumed by evil. I think its time for you to step down from your position."
Dash's voice morphs into a rasphy, gutteral growl that was reminiscent to the Bishop's Spectre. Her body suddenly hovers into the air, and her eyes cast out a golden glow. Twilight, Fluttershy, Applejack and you step backwards from the sudden event. Dash's jaw lifelessly drops, with a voice that was not from this world. It was the voice of a Spectre speaking out telepathically for everyone and everypony to hear.
"YOU INSECTS SHALL NEVER STIFLE THE PLANS OF THE ONE GOD! BY ATTACKING ME WILL RESULT WILL THE LOSS OF YOUR FRIEND'S LIFE. SUBMIT TO THE ORDER AND WORK AS SLAVES FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIVES!"
"My friends, please forgive me for my next course of actions...." You silently speak to the trio of Mane Six behind you. You cast out a shower of lighting at Dash's hovering body. The lighting makes contact with the empty shell of what was left of Rainbow Dash. Her body recoils lifelessly into a large computer monitor. Her friends scream from behind you, to rush over to her body in shock. The gasous Spectre emerges from her empty shell.
The rebels inside the base discharge their assault rifle towards the Spectre. You cast a series of lighting shockwaves towards the floating monstrocity. The lighting emitted from the Spectre homes after you. You take cover behind a computer terminal that absorbs most of the impact. You feel a slight jolt of electricity, that slightly interrupts the rythmetic beating of your heart. However, you still pursue to discharge more surges of electricity to defeat the Spectre. With the constant surpression provided by the rebels, and the sucessful lighting shockwaves casted by you, the Spectre finally implodes in a gasous cloud. The forth Sigil piece skids across the floor. It fuses onto your Sigil after the short conflict. Blackmare sends you another transmisson.
"Twilight has already agreed with me to take over command of our forces; That's if anything were to happen to Dash. It appears that she was deceiving us all along. The Spectre caused her to join alliances with the Order. Meet with Twilight Sparkle for further missions for now on...."
You jog over to Twilight, where Fluttershy devoutly performed CPR on Dash's body. Her friends covered their mouths with their hooves; With a look of distraught over Dash's condition. Fluttershy uses a defibulator after several unsuccessful attempts. Dash suddenly invigorates back into life with a few coughs. Her friends express a sigh of relief. Fluttershy orders Applejack for a stretcher, to transport Dash back into the medical facilites for recovery.
Fluttershy looks over to her friends, with a bright outlook on Dash's condition.
"She'll be alright, thank goodness. Um, but I'll have to conduct strict observation for any abnormal mental changes. Thank you for saving my friend..." Fluttershy appears up to you.
"Hopefully she will revert to her old self again. I hope you ladies understand that it was the only choice that I had to make for the time being."
"We do, Sugarcube. Sometimes I'd hate to be in yer shoes. Now let's haul 'er back to safe havens...." Applejack lifts the stretcher along with Fluttershy. They scurry down into the lower base. Blackmare sends you another transmisson.
"I'm recieving reports that the factory that we've demolished leads to a lab. According to Rarity, there is a strong energy signature emitting from within. Twilight will cast a portal for you. Back into the factory, towards our next step to Freedom!"
Twilight, after receiving word from Blackmare, trots over to you with further instruction.
"I suggest that you follow orders from Blackmare for now on. She will brief you with further instruction on what to do. I'll have to stay here with my friends under command. I'll open a portal based on the coordinates of the energy signature. I sincerly wish you the best of luck, out of any harms way." She suddenly balances herself on hear rear hooves, to give you a quick hug before your departure.
"Thank you, Twi. Well, I'm off to the factory....."
Your body fades as you step on the transportation device, to materialize inside an unfamiliar part of the conversion factory. Two parallel banners of the feared Inqusitor sudden appear in front of you. You attempt to open a metallic door to the right of you, only to be greeted by a lone sentinel on the other side. You test out your newfound powers of the forth Sigil attachment. A homing shower of lighting collides into the Sentinel. It erupts into a violent surge of electronic components. You pace around a 'inner castle-like moat', to activate a few parallel levers. A door reveals itself in the center of the banners. You jog towards the inner ward of the factory.
Before you descend into inside the inner keep, you could hear the thunderous footsteps of a behemoth robot. Your body trembles violently, for the impeding conflict with the Order's colossal marvel.....
B) The ambient chants from Zecora's temple fade away, as you materialize inside the Loremaster's lair. You appear to be inside an indiscreet location, away from the Loremaster just as predicted. Blackmare was impressed with a following transmission.
"Darn impressive entryway, but the Loremaster is on another level. Head down."
Two parallel elevators were present in front of you. You attempt to use the left elevator. Luckily for you, it descended downwards to the lower levels of the lair. Your luck was short lived, by the sounds of a mechanical behemoth stomping inside the facilites.
You stumble off from the elevator, to be greeted by a few personal guards of the Order. A shockwave of electricity was casted by your Sigil. You quickly disposed the threats within a quick session. The iron feet of a unknown colossal machine rumbled the masonry of the lower floor. You locate and step onto a elevator that ascends from the bottom floor, into a assembly storage room full of Crusaders. The Crusaders animate into life opon your arrival. You cast another shockwave of electricity inside the close quarters. The entrapment of Crusaders incinerate into a pile of electronic rubble.
As your progress further inside the lair, you nearly drop your Sigil to the sight of the very behemoth that has haunted your dreams. The almighty Inqusitor clashes inside a large corridor. It's array of laser rangefinders scan the proximities of the corridor. It locks onto your heat signature, and pursues after you with it's jet pack thrusters. You cast a wave of electricity in self defense. However, none of the balls of lighting made direct contact with the Inquisitor. You retreat backwards into a elevator lift, where you can hear the sounds of HE grenades make contact with the hydralics of the elevator. The elevator glitches from the deep impact. You cling onto a rope of electronics from inside the shaft, and climb upwards with all of your strength. The Inquisitor stalks your every movement, but you sucessfully avoid the mammoth by exiting inside a doorway.
After activating a series of switches, you return to the lower floor with three possible teleportation devices for you to travel into. Your faced with the dilemma of choosing the right teleportation device, to advance further into the lair. Which portal will you choose?
A) The left portal
B) The center portal
C) The right portal
A) You choose to advance into the left teleportation device. You materialize inside of a enclosed metallic room with a single viewport to the right of you. As you step off from the transmitter, you were caught off guard by the gutteral robotic cry of a Reaver. You attempt to cast a shockwave of lighting outwards, but you experience a sudden sharp pain inside your chest. You drop your sigil, due to the intensity of the pain increasing. You look downwards to behold a horrific sight. Two claw like protrusions were lodged just below your chest cavity. The Reaver contracts it's claws away from your silhouette. You fall to the floor in a puddle of blood, ending your bold journey from a lone Reaver. Choose another option to continue onwards.
B) You choose to advance into the center teleportation device. You materialize inside an enlongated hallway, with a switch at the dead end. You jog over to the switch and activate a lever, and steer back into the teleporter from behind you. You materialize into a new indiscrete location inside the lair. Two enormous banners are displayed on parallel sides of a metallic doorway, with the imprints of two fully assembled Sigils. Two Inqusitors from below the fully assembled Sigils, beckon anyone brave enough to advance forward. You feel a sudden emission of energy flowing from the metallic door just before you. You clutch your Sigil unconditionally, and proceed into the large metallic door; To meet the butcher of both equines and mankind...
C) You choose to advance into the right teleportation device. A large metallic thump alters your calm, collective nature. You have materializes inside the same room with your behemoth stalker. The Inquisitor swoops his mammoth sized robotic arm, to grip you for scurrying away from escape. It clenches it's mighty hand around your silhouette. You could audibly hear your bones crunch, from the intesive pressure building up around your body. After experiencing intestive pain, you pass out after your stamina implant malfunctions. You were crushed by the iron grip of the Order, litterally. Choose another option to continue onwards.
1) Read this section if you've initially chosen to trust Dash. Continue onward to face the murderous Loremaster.
2) Read this section if you've initially chosen to trust Zecora. Continue onward to fight the colossal Inquisitor.
1) You step off from the elevator, to venture deeper inside the undeground complex. Your heart pulsates with every ounce of adrenaline you've mustered up for this fight. Order ranks perish one by one, due to the power of your almighty Sigil. However, something horrific lies ahead that halts your progress to locate the Loremaster.
The bellowing robotic yell of a behemoth Inquisitor rattles the inside facilities from your presence. You cast out an indiviual homing shower of lighting towards the colossal robot. The Inquisitor absorbs the lighting impact with no visible effect. You retreat backwards to the left peak of a staircase, to avoid a grenade being lobbed by the Inquisitor's internal module chassis. One of the grenades unintentionally make contact with a single shadow Acolyte. The Acolyte erupts into a massive pile of gore, after the time delay from the grenade detonates.
The collosal footsteps of the Inquisitor marches onwards to your location. Time was in short supply.To little avail, you were blocked from fleeing the Inquisitor by traveling the left stairway. You had to make a decision, fast. Attempt to defeat the Inquisitor with your Sigil, or use your Mauler from your backpack on the plasma ball settings?
A) Use the Sigil to defeat the Inquisitor.
B) Use the Mauler to defeat the Inquisitor.
A) It was either fight or flight in your situation. You conduct one bold attempt to use your Sigil against the Inquisitor. The Inquisitor's enormous iron hand breaches the mechanical doorway from the other room. You cast your Sigil, once the Inquisitor was in full view of the doorway. You cast a series of lighting showers in attempt to defeat the robotic monstrosity. The Inquisitor remained unphased by your fruitless attempts to stop it. It locks onto your heat signature created by your body, and discharges a cluster of HE grenades. The grenades explode near your stature at the top of the staircase. Just like the Acolyte from below, you rupture into a massive pile of gore with little time to react. Choose Option B to continue onwards with the story.
B) You scurry to take off your backpack, to remove your experimental mauler weapon. The Inquisitor joins the fray, after its enormous iron hand forces the mechanical doorway upwards. You charge your mauler weapon with a energy canister, and lock onto the plasma ball settings before the Inquisitor was in plain view. You squeeze the handle bar trigger of the weapon, which as a result makes your recoil backwards. The plasma ball strikes the outer shell of the Inquisitor. The Inquisitor ruptures in a violent flash of green light. The colossal monstrosity was no more. You switch your mauler settings back to the dispersion settings and continue onwards.
After activating a series of synchronized switches, you've unintentionally awoken another Inquisitor inside the lair. How many colossal bodyguards did the Loremaster actually have? While you jog past another biological screening point inside the lair, you recieve a message from Blackmare.
"Darn impressive entryway, but the Loremaster is on another level. Head down."
Two parallel elevators were present in front of you. You attempt to use the left elevator. Luckily for you, it descended downwards to the lower levels of the lair. Your luck was short lived, by the sounds of a mechanical behemoth stomping inside the facilites.
You stumble off from the elevator, to be greeted by a few personal guards of the Order. A shockwave of electricity was casted by your Sigil. You quickly disposed the threats within a quick session. The iron feet of a unknown colossal machine rumbled the masonry of the lower floor. You locate and step onto a elevator that ascends from the bottom floor, into a assembly storage room full of Crusaders. The Crusaders animate into life opon your arrival. You cast another shockwave of electricity inside the close quarters. The entrapment of Crusaders incinerate into a pile of electronic rubble.
As your progress further inside the lair, you nearly drop your Sigil to the sight of the very behemoth that has haunted your dreams. The almighty Inqusitor clashes inside a large corridor. It's array of laser rangefinders scan the proximities of the corridor. It locks onto your heat signature, and pursues after you with it's jet pack thrusters. You cast a wave of electricity in self defense. However, none of the balls of lighting made direct contact with the Inquisitor. You retreat backwards into a elevator lift, where you can hear the sounds of HE grenades make contact with the hydralics of the elevator. The elevator glitches from the deep impact. You cling onto a rope of electronics from inside the shaft, and climb upwards with all of your strength. The Inquisitor stalks your every movement, but you sucessfully avoid the mammoth by exiting inside a doorway.
After activating a series of switches, you return to the lower floor with three possible teleportation devices for you to travel into. Your faced with the dilemma of choosing the right teleportation device, to advance further into the lair. Which portal will you choose?
A) The left portal
B) The center portal
C) The right portal
A) You choose to advance into the left teleportation device. You materialize inside of a enclosed metallic room with a single viewport to the right of you. As you step off from the transmitter, you were caught off guard by the gutteral robotic cry of a Reaver. You attempt to cast a shockwave of lighting outwards, but you experience a sudden sharp pain inside your chest. You drop your sigil, due to the intensity of the pain increasing. You look downwards to behold a horrific sight. Two claw like protrusions were lodged just below your chest cavity. The Reaver contracts it's claws away from your silhouette. You fall to the floor in a puddle of blood, ending your bold journey from a lone Reaver. Choose another option to continue onwards.
B) You choose to advance into the center teleportation device. You materialize inside an enlongated hallway, with a switch at the dead end. You jog over to the switch and activate a lever, and steer back into the teleporter from behind you. You materialize into a new indiscrete location inside the lair. Two enormous banners are displayed on parallel sides of a metallic doorway, with the imprints of two fully assembled Sigils. Two Inqusitors from below the fully assembled Sigils, beckon anyone brave enough to advance forward. You feel a sudden emission of energy flowing from the metallic door just before you. You clutch your Sigil unconditionally, and proceed into the large metallic door; To meet the butcher of both equines and mankind...
C) You choose to advance into the right teleportation device. A large metallic thump alters your calm, collective nature. You have materializes inside the same room with your behemoth stalker. The Inquisitor swoops his mammoth sized robotic arm, to grip you for scurrying away from escape. It clenches it's mighty hand around your silhouette. You could audibly hear your bones crunch, from the intesive pressure building up around your body. After experiencing intestive pain, you pass out after your stamina implant malfunctions. You were crushed by the iron grip of the Order, litterally. Choose another option to continue onwards.
"The truth can only be found through universal will. You will fall to your knees in front of the One God. The One Light. Join me and my quest for true power, and I will complete the Sigil."
The robotic voice of the Loremaster oscillates through the stone masonry. You receive a direct response from Blackmare, as a comment from the Loremaster's speech.
"I am starting to get sick of this mystical double talk! End this butcherous creation once and for all!"
You were getting fed up by the elite of Order craving for power as well. A lone Templar stood in front of you inside the Loremaster's lair. Oddly enough, it presented no hostilities towards your arrival. It activated a switch from behind, and lifted it's visor to identify itself. It turned out to be the one and only Lyra, with a delightful grin from your arrival inside the chambers. She waves a Templar humanoid robotic craw as a greeting. It puzzled you how she successfully infiltrated the underground base, let alone sneak into a Templar suit undetected. Your curiosity was short lived opon the arrival of the Loremaster himself.
Lyra marches away from the upcoming conflict that was about to unfold. She exits into the corridors located behind you. The depiction of the Loremaster matches the exact etchings from the ancient ruins. Mechanical, tentacle like petrusions were in place of the Loremaster's arms. Opon further examination, you identified the monster as the man who led the occult group into the Apoolosian mountains! It would explain the charismatic nature with his speech, and his persuasive intent to retrieve your Sigil. His left eye was replaced with a infrared ocular implant. At the end of the mechanical tentacles were razor sharp claws, that you've presumed 'lured' Rarity's squad into the pits below. The Loremaster activates two personal Inquisitors to do his bidding.
You steer into a right hallway away from the pits. You switch your mauler weapon back to the plasma ball setting, and anticipate the arrival of the two Inquisitors. You heard the jetpacks activate inside the hallway. You fall to the ground in a prone position, and swiftly point the muzzle of the weapon towards the end of the hallway. As the Inquisitors made their grand entryway inside a elevator shaft, you fire off a single plasma ball. The plasma ball disperses into a great shockwave of vibrant light. The two Inquisitors implode from the impact.
The Inquisitors were just a mere distraction for the Loremaster. Without any prior knowledge of the Loremaster's previous location, you here the mechanical sounds of a claw extending from behind you. The Loremaster latches onto your armor, and attempts to drag you out from the hallways. You drop your mauler weapon, and withdraw your Sigil piece before being lured into the pits below. You cast a homing shower of lighting towards the Loremaster. He shrieks in robotic pain, due from the lighting making contact with his cybernetic frame. You jog away from the Loremaster, to jump onto the elevator shaft from which the Inquisitors originated from. After descending into the lower floor of the pit, you take cover behind a towering pillar. The Loremaster tracks your every movement with his infrared sensor.
With the Sigil wielded, you had the choice to flank the Loremaster from either direction of the pillar. The right of the pillar was in the direction of another elevator, and to the left was the acidic pit in which the Loremaster dragged his victims into. The Loremaster hovers closer to your location.
A) Flank the Loremaster from the left of the pillar. Risk being lured into the acidic pit yourself.
B) Flank the Loremaster from the right of the pillar. Attempt to take out the Loremaster from the opposite elevator.
A) You attempt to flank the Loremaster from the left side of the pillar. You dart towards the left side of the pit, while casting a series of homing electical showers at the Loremaster. The Sigil piece locks onto the heat signature of the abomination. Each successful strike causes the Loremaster to glitch in the air. The fifth lighting strike is what did the trick. The Loremaster collides into the floor in a vile green mass. His smouldering body, however, suddenly twitches with life. A gasous cloud of another Spectre erupts from his spinal column.
Without hesitation, you cast out more showers of lighting towards the hovering abomination. You enthusiastically dodge more showers of electricity casted by the Spectre. After a long confrontation with the Spectre, you stand victorious in the aftermath of the firefight. The Spectre implodes in a series of gaseous eruptions opon it's defeat. From it's body, flung the final Sigil piece that you have yearned for since the beginning of this journey. You composedly pace over towards the final Sigil piece, and grasped it in your hand/hoof. The last piece latches into the center of the Sigil, without any foreign aid from you.
The Sigil vibrates persistently from the complete formation. The sigil suddenly causes you to transcend into the air. Pure, god like surges of energy pulsates from within your veins. Your vision suddenly fades to black and white for a brief second. A golden aura of energy casts away from your body, and rumbles the interior of the chambers in a cataclysmic shockwave. You drop to the ground, as the hand/hoof that grasped the Sigil trembles with small visible arcs of electricity. You now wield the power of the true god.
B) You attempt to flank the Loremaster from the right side of the pillar. You dart to the right side of the pillar, to attempt to 'lure' the Loremaster into the elevator. The Loremaster locks onto your next course of actions. You fail to step onto the elevator shaft, and could feel the mechanical arm of the Loremaster latch onto your back. He drags you closer to the pit, as you attempt to cast more showers of lighting towards him. The showers of lighting miss the Loremaster. He swings your body with his mechanical claw over the base of the pit. You collide with intensive force, on the wall of the center structure of the pit. It paralyzes your entire body, as you helpless descend into the acidic pit below. The acid eats away your armor to the bare flesh of your skin. You could do nothing, but to endure a slow painful death. Go back and read part A to continue onward.
A series of archaic memories enters your mind. The Loremaster was nothing but a guard dog, for the true entity behind the Order's uprising. The truth was now clear to you. A single creature was responsible for the start of advanced civilizations, but it wasn't the divine creator of Mankind and Ponykind. It granted us the knowledge of trigonometry, a advanced system of calendars, and a form of communication though hieroglyphics. It was in fact, the same alien who influenced both ancient Mayan and Egyptian civilizations. It goes by many names in the past, such as Ra and Alom to name a few. You recieve a message from Blackmare, after the entire back wall of the lair collapses to reveal an otherworldy interior chamber.
"I'm receiving reports from Twilight, that this location is transmitting a massive wave of energy from within! According to her, this is the source of a extraterrestrial force. The same exact entity who created the Order. This is it, my brave hero! The elements of harmony have a word to say before your final conflict..."
You hear Blackmare's transmission fade out, to the voice of Twilight Sparkle.
"We're all counting on you! Just remember this, keep calm and venture on! I know you can do this!"
Her voice fades away. Rainbow Dash proceeds to speak to you.
"Hey tough guy! Look, sorry about that incident earlier. I hope you realize that wasn't 'the actual me' back in base. The whole Front is rooting for you! I'm counting on you now, so don't let me down!"
Pinkie interrupts Dash with her own little motivational speech.
"Hey there silly! Good luck beating the brains behind the Order! I'm gonna throw a party after your victory! Just for you!"
Rarity's soft spoken voice cuts in after Pinkie's.
"My gallant hero! I sincerely wish you the best of luck for this upcoming conflict. Be sure to gather any gems while your down there, for me?"
Applejack's strong southern accent butts in afterwards.
"Shucks, Sugarcube! Ah can't believe it yer made it this far! For the Apple family, for Sweet Apple Acres, and fer all that is right in this world, return to us in one piece. We're countin' on y'all!"
Fluttershy ends the transmission with a soothing motivational speech.
"Oh, um...Please return to base after you've defeated this evil. I really don't believe in violence, but please do it for all of my friends....And for Me. You rock! Woohoo...."
The transmission fades back into Blackmare's voice. Her voice morphs into a voice familiar to everyone of Ponyville.
"I think it's the appropriate time to reveal who I am. I, Princess Celestia, hereby wish you the best of luck. The entire fate of Equestria now rests in your hands/hooves. You've have demonstrated your flawless leadership to the elements of harmony, assembled all of the Sigil pieces, and have yet to be influenced by this prime evil. Release me from confinement of this underground cell. Go get 'em, bold hero!"
Your jaw drops from the voice of Princess Celestia. She was the one who truly organized the Front all along? Was Twilight Sparkle aware of this? Why would she remain reclusive of this fact back inside base? A million questions raced in your mind. However, it was time that you've ended this prolonged Strife.
A large glowing pillar, with the imprint of the fully assembled Sigil, now stood in front of you. You place your Sigil inside the imprint. The pillar transends into effulgence, a blinding green light that engulfs you into an unknown location. You materialize within an area of imprinted alien hieroglyphs and fluorescent green light. You locate a triangular switch within the room, and press it to reveal an underground cavern. A Inquisitor, along with a army of Order influence, attempts to end your bold journey from progressing further.
You cast out your fully assembled Sigil piece, while charging forwards onto a narrow pathway just ahead. You locate an elevator that descends downward into...What appeared to be a space craft! You return several series of lighting strikes back into the hordes of Order. The elevator platform seals shut and descends downward, just before the Inquisitor had the chance to lob a grenade inside the platform shaft.
The platform lowers into a isolated chamber of heavy breathing. The echoes of a thousand lost lives from the Order, whisper inside the chamber. A hum from the ancients transcends from the walls around you. As you drew closer inside the Entity's lair, the whispering merged into a audiable rattling. The whispering suddenly came to a halt, as you stepped foot into the final chamber of the Entity.
For all that you've fought for, how the Order ravaged your life and changed the lives of millions of citizens. How you remember the screams of the innocents being dragged from their homes. The forced brutality of the Order and their remorseless concentration camps. It all boiled down to this final conflict. You pass through a mechanical metallic door, to reveal the voice of the One God. His irate growl emits a telepathic voice, that sends chills down your spine.
"YOU.....YOU HAVE CRUSHED MY ORDER, TORN THROUGH MY ROUSES, AND THREATENED CENTRIES OF DESIRE! I WILL PREVAIL! I WILL INFECT YOU! AND TWIST YOU! TO MY WILL!"
Without hesitation, you cast a shower of lighting at the source of the telepathic voice. The voice was transmitted from a green, egg like cocoon structure from the center of the chamber. The lighting strike awakened the horrific Entity from it's eternal slumber.
You release a cold sweat in response of the floating monstrocity. A cluster of what appeared to be pointed barnicles on a translucent black mass, hovered around inside the interior chamber. Crimson tentacles protruded from the monster in every direction. A shower of lighting snaps you out of your trance. You skid to the pits of the cucoon at the base of the chamber. These next decisions conducted by you, will influence who will emerge victorious from this conflict.
A) Fight the Entity at the base of the chamber.
B) Fight the Entity at the peak of the chamber.
A) You make one daring attempt to engage the Entity at the base of the chamber. The ambient sounds of the Entity hover just above your head. The Sigil quivers violently with every sucessful lighting strike aimed at the translucent monstrocity. The Entity returned fire with a shockwave of lighting, casted inside it's space vessel as a natural defense mechanism. You jog around the circular formation on the base of the vessel, vigorously dodging every shower of lighting emitted by the Entity. One individual stream of lighting from the Entity makes contact with your armor. Your body jolts with a million volts of electricity, and the concussive force recoils you into a wall. Your heart fibrillates in a state of shock, and your muscles transcend into a state of paralysis. Your vision fades away into a world of darkness. You regain your vision, inside yet another world.
The afterlife...
A flashback of memories fly by like a speeding bullet. The very first memories of the comet strike. The arrival of the ill-advised, brainwashed cult. The dread and misery experienced by every living soul in Ponyville. Every single mission you've sucessfully carried out. How you've made it this far without dying. Was it all going to go to waste on this day? Due to this very last conflict?
Blackmare broadcasts a distress message opon your death. Everybody and everypony that have listened to the events unfold, purge into a state of melancholy.
"Hello? Can you hear this message? Please wake up! Oh dear! Twilight, if you are listening to this, I call opon you to use the elements of harmony. Our situation is critical! Revert to plan B, now!"
Twilight receives the distress message from Celestia. She gathers her friends to conduct a spell. A spell of purity and life. The Mane 6 conjure up the elements harmony in a circle. Honesty, for a world blinded by lies and malevolence. Laughter, to get through the hardest times the world has ever endured. Kindness, for the unfortunate souls who has suffered through a lifetime of tragedy. Generosity, for the millions who have lost everything without hope. Loyalty, for a dedicated resistance movement that would give the powerless a chance for redemption. Last but not least, Magic. The mystical vitality that made this all possible.
The cohesive force conjured by the Mane 6, proliferated a radiant light throughout the base. The life orbs from the elements of harmony, transcend from the Front base to collide into your body. Your muscles suddenly twitch with life. The chambers of the interior space craft was now visible once again. You pick up your Sigil piece, now charged with the life force of the elements of harmony. You cast one brilliant ball of lighting, to strike the floating deity in one final blow. The Entity shrieks in a telepathic state of pain, heard across the world by everyone and everypony. The Entity implodes in gasous vapors and translucent fires. It collides into the ground of the chamber, only to reveal yet another trepidation.
The Entity has merged into three sub creatures. Without hesitation, you aim your Sigil piece towards the monsters, and disperse more showers of electricity. The sub-Entities fall one by one from the power of harmony. After the intial conflict was over, a looming silence stenches the atmosphere. You've become overwhelmingly exhausted, to the point of losing consciousness on the base of the floor.
A message from Twilight Sparkle, broadcasts a victorious message over the Front's receivers.
"Attention all troops of the Front, he's done it! Celestia's soldier has purged the evil from Equestria! The Order is no more! All robotic troops are now offline! We can now rebuild Ponyville once more! Celestia, do you copy?"
"Twilight, send a medivac team to the location of the Entity's lair. I want him escorted safe and sound back to my castle. I can now safely withdraw from seclusion. A new era of peace and tranquility shall unfold between Ponykind and Mankind! We shall celebrate our victory for all of Equestria!" Celestias voice boasts over the receivers with pride.
An escort team of ponies locate your body inside the chamber. You are transported to Celestia's castle, to lie on a plush mattress in a private room. The remnants of Ponyville's citizens anxiously wait for your awakening inside the royal hall. The castle has been restored into it;s normal condition, after you undergo the longest slumber you have ever experienced. It was just as you pictured it in your memories. You were knocked out cold for three days, while your vitals were supported with IV fluid. A gilded robe laid alongside the bed. After a human nurse removes the needle from your arm, she calls out for your friends. You dress yourself with the robe, and are comfortably greeted by Celestia and the Mane 6.
Your harmonious awakening was short lived, by a dormant Inquisitor inside the private room.
"No need to panic. I've reprogrammed the Inquisitors to be helpful in nature. Their weapons are removed from their chassis, and are now under the command of Celestia. Don't worry, it's finally over." Twilight giggles along with her friends.
You relieve a deep sigh, and crash back into bed. There was no way you could move another muscle......
You have recieved the best possible ending for this journey. Continue onto the next chapter. Read about the restoration of Ponyville, and the possible conclusions with Celestia or the Mane 6.
B) With every last inch of stamina that you've had, you charge up the narrow pathway to confront the Entity. The Entity vanishes from your sight of view inside the chambers. It materializes to the left of the cucoon, and casts a shockwave of electricity. You dodge the electric shockwave by going prone. You return a series of electrical dispersions towards the Entity. They strike the Entity in a rapid session, with each strike resulting the Entity to shriek in telepathic pain. A homing streak of electricity is casted by the Entity in one final stand.
The streak of lighting makes contact with your metal armor. Your muscles transcend into a irreversible state of paralysis. You could only gaze in horror. Your Sigil skids to the lower base of the cucoon out of reach. The Entity floats in silent ambiance of the atmosphere, howering towards your frozen body. With your basic motor functions now diminished, you were now the Entity's prey. The Entity swoops you up with a single crimson tentacle.
"You....Are no longer a threat to my Order. You've should have known I've anticipated your every move by reading your pathetic thoughts. I shall squeeze the life out of you, until you are no more. Your death shall be a shining example for future generations of the Order."
The loud crunch of your bones shattering was heard across each living being, telepathically broadcasted by the Entity itself. The Entity has rewritten the prophecized future for Ponyville, Equestria, and the entire world. Celestia resigns from her position of power, and hopelessly submits to the Entity's rule. She has taken her own life in fear of the Front's base being revealed. However, the Front's base was infiltrated by your decayed thoughts. Each inhabitant was slaughtered one by one. The Front was no more.
Tolls of the innocents racked up over time. The Order created a super virus that drove every independent living being, into a state of madness. Each living member of the equine and human race were rounded up and brutally exterminated. The only thing that showed evidence of any life, was the pale, organic tissue encased in metallic shrouds of the Order. The cult has achieved its goals. The super race was now born. With no way to procreate and nothing to feed on, the Entity has abandoned it's super race of beings. Humankind and Ponykind only exist as vague memories.
You have recieved the worst possible ending. You may either stop here, or go back to part A for the better ending.
2) "The truth can only be found through universal will. You will fall to your knees in front of the One God. The One Light. Join me and my quest for true power, and I will complete the Sigil."
The robotic voice of the Loremaster oscillates through the stone masonry. You receive a direct response from Blackmare, as a comment from the Loremaster's speech.
"I am starting to get sick of this mystical double talk! End this butcherous creation once and for all!"
You were getting fed up by the elite of Order craving for power as well. A lone Templar stood in front of you inside the Loremaster's lair. Oddly enough, it presented no hostilities towards your arrival. It activated a switch from behind, and lifted it's visor to identify itself. It turned out to be the one and only Lyra, with a delightful grin from your arrival inside the chambers. She waves a Templar humanoid robotic craw as a greeting. It puzzled you how she successfully infiltrated the underground base, let alone sneak into a Templar suit undetected. Your curiosity was short lived upon the arrival of the Loremaster himself.
Lyra marches away from the upcoming conflict that was about to unfold. She exits into the corridors located behind you. The depiction of the Loremaster matches the exact etchings from the ancient ruins. Mechanical, tentacle like extrusions were in place of the Loremaster's arms. Upon further examination, you identified the monster as the man who led the occult group into the Apoolosian mountains! It would explain the charismatic nature with his speech, and his persuasive intent to retrieve your Sigil. His left eye was replaced with a infrared ocular implant. At the end of the mechanical tentacles were razor sharp claws, that you've presumed 'lured' Rarity's squad into the pits below. The Loremaster activates two personal Inquisitors to do his bidding.
You steer into a right hallway away from the pits. You switch your mauler weapon back to the plasma ball setting, and anticipate the arrival of the two Inquisitors. You heard the jetpacks activate inside the hallway. You fall to the ground in a prone position, and swiftly point the muzzle of the weapon towards the end of the hallway. As the Inquisitors made their grand entryway inside a elevator shaft, you fire off a single plasma ball. The plasma ball disperses into a great shockwave of vibrant light. The two Inquisitors implode from the impact.
The Inquisitors were just a mere distraction for the Loremaster. Without any prior knowledge of the Loremaster's previous location, you here the mechanical sounds of a claw extending from behind you. The Loremaster latches onto your armor, and attempts to drag you out from the hallways. You drop your mauler weapon, and withdraw your Sigil piece before being lured into the pits below. You cast a homing shower of lighting towards the Loremaster. He shrieks in robotic pain, due from the lighting making contact with his cybernetic frame. You jog away from the Loremaster, to jump onto the elevator shaft from which the Inquisitors originated from. After descending into the lower floor of the pit, you take cover behind a towering pillar. The Loremaster tracks your every movement with his infrared sensor.
With the Sigil wielded, you had the choice to flank the Loremaster from either direction of the pillar. The right of the pillar was in the direction of another elevator, and to the left was the acidic pit in which the Loremaster dragged his victims into. The Loremaster hovers closer to your location.
A) Flank the Loremaster from the left of the pillar. Risk being lured into the acidic pit yourself.
B) Flank the Loremaster from the right of the pillar. Attempt to take out the Loremaster from the opposite elevator.
A) You attempt to flank the Loremaster from the left side of the pillar. You dart towards the left side of the pit, while casting a series of homing electrical showers at the Loremaster. The Sigil piece locks onto the heat signature of the abomination. Each successful strike causes the Loremaster to glitch in the air. The fifth lighting strike is what did the trick. The Loremaster collides into the floor in a vile green mass. His smoldering body, however, suddenly twitches with life. A gaseous cloud of another Spectre erupts from his spinal column.
Without hesitation, you cast out more showers of lighting towards the hovering abomination. You enthusiastically dodge more showers of electricity casted by the Spectre. After a long confrontation with the Spectre, you stand victorious in the aftermath of the firefight. The Spectre implodes in a series of gaseous eruptions upon it's defeat. From it's body, flung the final Sigil piece that you have yearned for since the beginning of this journey. You composedly pace over towards the final Sigil piece, and grasped it in your hand/hoof. The last piece latches into the center of the Sigil, without any foreign aid from you.
The Sigil vibrates persistently from the complete formation. The sigil suddenly causes you to transcend into the air. Pure, god like surges of energy pulsates from within your veins. Your vision suddenly fades to black and white for a brief second. A golden aura of energy casts away from your body, and rumbles the interior of the chambers in a cataclysmic shockwave. You drop to the ground, as the hand/hoof that grasped the Sigil trembles with small visible arcs of electricity. You now wield the power of the true god.
B) You attempt to flank the Loremaster from the right side of the pillar. You dart to the right side of the pillar, to attempt to 'lure' the Loremaster into the elevator. The Loremaster locks onto your next course of actions. You fail to step onto the elevator shaft, and could feel the mechanical arm of the Loremaster latch onto your back. He drags you closer to the pit, as you attempt to cast more showers of lighting towards him. The showers of lighting miss the Loremaster. He swings your body with his mechanical claw over the base of the pit. You collide with intensive force, on the wall of the center structure of the pit. It paralyzes your entire body, as you helpless descend into the acidic pit below. The acid eats away your armor to the bare flesh of your skin. You could do nothing, but to endure a slow painful death. Go back and read part A to continue onward.
A series of archaic memories enters your mind. The Loremaster was nothing but a guard dog, for the true entity behind the Order's uprising. The truth was now clear to you. A single creature was responsible for the start of advanced civilizations, but it wasn't the divine creator of Mankind and Ponykind. It granted us the knowledge of trigonometry, a advanced system of calendars, and a form of communication though hieroglyphics. It was in fact, the same alien who influenced both ancient Mayan and Egyptian civilizations. It goes by many names in the past, such as Ra and Alom to name a few. You receive a message from Blackmare, after the entire back wall of the lair collapses to reveal an otherworldly interior chamber.
"Another piece of the Sigil! Let's head back to the Oracle. We are one step closer to the Sigil, and you are one closer step to me......"
She ends the transmission in a flirtatious matter. You locate a portal inside the Loremaster's lair, back inside Zecora's temple. You step up to her floating presence, with the Sigil almost at full completion.
"Excellent! The Sigil almost complete, but you must hand it over to avoid conceit. You see, I weild the last piece of the Sigil. You shall return to the Front as their vigil. You have reached the end of your journey. Go home, for you are no longer my attorney. "
Zecora has been using you as a pawn all along. You reject her demand with a retaliation of your own.
"NO! I WILL NOT TRUST YOU ZECORA! YOUR LIES AND DECEIT SHALL NOT SPREAD ANY FURTHER!" You scream at the top of your lungs.
You withdrawl your sigil piece and point it directly at Zecora. Her vibrant, golden eyes widen in disbelief from your actions. She bellows aloud in a slight hint of anger inside the temple. You could cleary hear the influence of the Spectre speaking as well.
"YOU FOOL! HAVE YOU NOT REALIZED THE ORDERS ULTIMATE GOAL? IT SHALL NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE HERE, YOUR KIND SHALL PERISH UNDER THE WILL OF THE ONE GOD IN FEAR!"
You channel the energy from your body into the sigil piece. Zecora casts a circular shield barrier in front of her. A shower of lighting flies directly from your sigil piece to strike the circular barrier. The surge of energy was far too great for Zecora to handle. She recoils backwards from the energy of the sigil piece. She falls unconscious in the pit below, still alive but impared from the conflict. The Acolytes from inside the temple invigorate into life from your course of actions. The rounds fly by your head, as the Spectre from the skyview decends downward. You tumble to a neaby pillar, and cast more surges of lighting from your sigil at the Acolytes inside the temple.
Each Acolyte that make contact from the lighting surges, erupt into a bloody mass of gore. The Spectre hovers inside the temple in an attempt to kill you. You aim your sigil piece at the Spectre while it was distracted. You cast small bursts of energy from your body at the Spectre. Every sucessful contact that you made with your sigil, the Spectre would cast a shockwave of electrostatic ball energy. After the 10th sucessful lighting strike casted by you, the Spectre erupts in a violent flash of gaseous explosions. The final Sigil piece skids across the floor. You jog over to the piece and attach it to the Sigil.
The Sigil piece vibrates violently from the formation. The Sigil suddenly lifts you in the air. Pure, god like surges of energy pulsates from within your veins. Your vision suddenly turns black and white for a brief second. A golden aura of energy casts from your body, and rumbles the interior of the temple in a cataclysmic shockwave. You drop to the ground, as the hand/hoof in which you grasp the sigil trembles with small visible arcs of electricity. You now wield the power of the true god. You recieve a message from Blackmare after the moment.
"You wield the power of the complete Sigil! Head back to the pillar and place the fully assembled Sigil inside the imprint. I will breif you with further instructions."
You retrace your steps all the way back to the Loremaster's lair. You locate the pillar with the Sigil imprint, and follow Blackmare's instructions. The wall behind the pillar lowers into the ground. You receive yet another transmission due to the newly revealed location.
"I'm receiving reports from Twilight, that this location is transmitting a massive wave of energy from within! According to her, this is the source of a extraterrestrial force. The same exact entity who created the Order. This is it, my brave hero! The elements of harmony have a word to say before your final conflict..."
You hear Blackmare's transmission fade out, to the voice of Twilight Sparkle.
"We're all counting on you! Just remember this, keep calm and venture on! I know you can do this!"
Her voice fades away. Rainbow Dash proceeds to speak to you.
"Hey tough guy! Look, sorry about that incident earlier. I hope you realize that wasn't 'the actual me' back in base. The whole Front is rooting for you! I'm counting on you now, so don't let me down!"
Pinkie interrupts Dash with her own little motivational speech.
"Hey there silly! Good luck beating the brains behind the Order! I'm gonna throw a party after your victory! Just for you!"
Rarity's soft spoken voice cuts in after Pinkie's.
"My gallant hero! I sincerely wish you the best of luck for this upcoming conflict. Be sure to gather any gems while your down there, for me?"
Applejack's strong southern accent butts in afterwards.
"Shucks, Sugarcube! Ah can't believe it yer made it this far! For the Apple family, for Sweet Apple Acres, and fer all that is right in this world, return to us in one piece. We're countin' on y'all!"
Fluttershy ends the transmission with a soothing motivational speech.
"Oh, um...Please return to base after you've defeated this evil. I really don't believe in violence, but please do it for all of my friends....And for Me. You rock! Woohoo...."
The transmission fades back into Blackmare's voice. Her voice morphs into a voice familiar to everyone of Ponyville.
"I think it's the appropriate time to reveal who I am. I, Princess Celestia, hereby wish you the best of luck. The entire fate of Equestria now rests in your hands/hooves. You've have demonstrated your flawless leadership to the elements of harmony, assembled all of the Sigil pieces, and have yet to be influenced by this prime evil. Release me from confinement of this underground cell. Go get 'em, bold hero!"
Your jaw drops from the voice of Princess Celestia. She was the one who truly organized the Front all along? Was Twilight Sparkle aware of this? Why would she remain reclusive of this fact back inside base? A million questions raced in your mind. However, it was time that you've ended this prolonged Strife.
A large glowing pillar, with the imprint of the fully assembled Sigil, now stood in front of you. You place your Sigil inside the imprint. The pillar transcends into effulgence, a blinding green light that engulfs you into an unknown location. You materialize within an area of imprinted alien hieroglyphs and fluorescent green light. You locate a triangular switch within the room, and press it to reveal an underground cavern. A Inquisitor, along with a army of Order influence, attempts to end your bold journey from progressing further.
You cast out your fully assembled Sigil piece, while charging forwards onto a narrow pathway just ahead. You locate an elevator that descends downward into...What appeared to be a space craft! You return several series of lighting strikes back into the hordes of Order. The elevator platform seals shut and descends downward, just before the Inquisitor had the chance to lob a grenade inside the platform shaft.
The platform lowers into a isolated chamber of heavy breathing. The echoes of a thousand lost lives from the Order, whisper inside the chamber. A hum from the ancients transcends from the walls around you. As you drew closer inside the Entity's lair, the whispering merged into a audible rattling. The whispering suddenly came to a halt, as you stepped foot into the final chamber of the Entity.
For all that you've fought for, how the Order ravaged your life, and forced you to kill for survival. How you remember the screams of the innocents being dragged from their homes. The forced brutality of the Order and their concentration camps. It all boiled down to this final conflict. You passed through a mechanical mansonry door, to reveal the voice of the One God. It was no other than the voice of princess Celestia, with a slight male growl following her same speech patterns.
"Haha! At last! I have waited for a fool like you to bring me my freedom. You should have known that I, Princess Celestia, was using you as a pawn inside my little game. This is where your journey ends, bold adventurer!"
Celestia has betrayed us all? A burning rage builds up within you. Without hesitation, you cast a shower of lighting at the source of the telepathic voice. The voice emitted from a green, egg like cucoon from the center of the room. The lighting strike awakened the horrific Entity from it's internal slumber.
You sweat a cold sweat in response of the floating monstrocity. A cluster of what looked like pointed barnicles on a translucent black mass hovered around inside the chamber. Crimson tentacles petruded from the monster. A shower of lighting snaps you out of your trance of awe in sight of the Entity. You tumble downwards to the origins of the cucoon at the base of the chamber. These next decisions carried out by you, will influence who will emerge victorious from this conflict.
A) Fight the Entity at the base of the chamber.
B) Fight the Entity at the peak of the chamber.
A) You make one daring attempt to engage the Entity at the base of the chamber. The ambient sounds of the Entity hover just above your head. The Sigil quivers violently with every successful lighting strike aimed at the translucent monstrosity. The Entity returned fire with a shockwave of lighting, casted inside it's space vessel as a natural defense mechanism. You jog around the circular formation on the base of the vessel, vigorously dodging every shower of lighting emitted by the Entity. One individual stream of lighting from the Entity makes contact with your armor. Your body jolts with a million volts of electricity, and the concussive force recoils you into a wall. Your heart fibrillates in a state of shock, and your muscles transcend into a state of paralysis. Your vision fades away into a world of darkness. You regain your vision, inside yet another world.
The afterlife...
A flashback of memories fly by like a speeding bullet. The very first memories of the comet strike. The arrival of the ill-advised, brainwashed cult. The dread and misery experienced by every living soul in Ponyville. Every single mission you've successfully carried out. How you've made it this far without dying. Was it all going to go to waste on this day? Due to this very last conflict?
Twilight broadcasts a message in panic opon your defeat. The whole world that listened to the Front's broadcasts and the events unfolded, purge into a state of melancholy.
"Hello? Can you hear this message? Stay put if you can hear this! I will conjure up a spell with the elements of harmony. Oh no, I hope it's not too late!"
Twilight receives the distress message from Celestia. She gathers her friends to conduct a spell. A spell of purity and life. The Mane 6 conjure up the elements harmony in a circle. Honesty, for a world blinded by lies and malevolence. Laughter, to get through the hardest times the world has ever endured. Kindness, for the unfortunate souls who has suffered through a lifetime of tragedy. Generosity, for the millions who have lost everything without hope. Loyalty, for a dedicated resistance movement that would give the powerless a chance for redemption. Last but not least, Magic. The mystical vitality that made this all possible.
The cohesive force conjured by the Mane 6, proliferated a radiant light throughout the base. The life orbs from the elements of harmony, transcend from the Front base to collide into your body. Your muscles suddenly twitch with life. The chambers of the interior space craft was now visible once again. You pick up your Sigil piece, now charged with the life force of the elements of harmony. You cast one brilliant ball of lighting, to strike the floating deity in one final blow. The Entity shrieks in a telepathic state of pain, heard across the world by everyone and everypony. The Entity implodes in gaseous vapors and translucent fires. It collides into the ground of the chamber, only to reveal yet another trepidation.
The Entity has merged into three sub creatures. Without hesitation, you aim your Sigil piece towards the monsters, and disperse more showers of electricity. The sub-Entities fall one by one from the power of harmony. After the initial conflict was over, a looming silence stenches the atmosphere. You've become overwhelmingly exhausted, to the point of losing consciousness on the base of the floor.
A message from Twilight Sparkle, broadcasts a victorious message over the Front's receivers.
"Attention all troops of the Front, he's done it! He has purged the evil from Equestria. The Order is no more. All robotic troops are now offline....However, I have lost my leader along the way....Dash....do you copy?" Twilight sobs.
"Twilight, send a medivac team to the location of the Entity's lair. I want him escorted safe and sound back to base. And Twi, I am deeply sorry for your lost. We are here for your support." Dash ends the transmission in symphony.
You lay on a hospital bed inside of the Front base. Twilight has now assumed the duties of Princess Celestia. She evolved into an Alicorn for her responsibilites over Ponyville, left in the achives by Princess Celestia. She greets you with a pleasant smile, along with the mane five circled around you.
Your soothing awakening was short lived by a dormant Inqusitor inside the same room.
"No need to panic. I've reprogrammed the Inquisitors to be helpful in nature. Their weapons are removed from their chassis, and are now under the command of me. Don't worry, it's over. I'm in control now." Twilight giggles along with her friends.
You relieve a deep sigh, and crash back into bed. There was no way you could move another muscle......
You have recieved the neutral ending for this journey. Continue onto the next chapter, to read about the restoration of Ponyville, the evil influence of the Entity over Princess Celestia, and the possible conclusions with the Mane 6.
B) With every last inch of stamina that you've had, you charge up the narrow pathway to confront the Entity. The Entity vanishes from your sight of view inside the chambers. It materializes to the left of the cucoon, and casts an outwards shockwave of electricity. You dodge the electric shockwave by going prone. You return a series of electrical dispersions at the Entity. They strike the Entity in a rapid session, with each strike resulting the Entity to shriek in telepathic pain. A homing streak of electricity is casted by the Entity in one final stand.
The streak of lighting makes contact with your metal armor. Your muscles go into an irreversible state of paralysis. You could only watch in horror. Your Sigil skids to the lower base of the cucoon out of reach. The Entity floats in silent ambiance of the atmosphere, howering towards your frozen body. With your basic motor functions now diminished, you were now the Entity's prey. The Entity swoops you up with one crimson tentacle.
"You....Are no longer a threat to my Order. You've should have known I've anticipated your every move by reading your pathetic thoughts. I shall squeeze the life out of you, until you are no more. Your death shall be a shining example for future generations of the Order."
The loud crunch of your bones shattering was heard across each living being, telepathically broadcasted by the Entity itself. The Entity has rewritten the prophecized future for Ponyville, Equestria, and the entire world. Celestia resigns from her position of power, and hopelessly submits to the Entity's rule. She has taken her own life, in fear of the Front's base being revealed. However, the Front's base was infiltrated by your decayed thoughts. Each inhabitant was slaughtered one by one. The Front was no more.
Tolls of the innocents racked up over time. The Order created a super virus that drove every independent living being, into a state of madness. Each living member of the equine and human race were rounded up and brutally exterminated. The only thing that showed evidence of any life, was the pale, organic tissue encased in metallic shrouds of the Order. The cult has achieved its goals. The super race was now born. With no way to procreate and nothing to feed on, the Entity has abandoned it's super race of beings. Humankind and Ponykind only exist as vague memories.
You have recieved the worst possible ending. You may either stop here, or go back to part A for the neutral ending.
1) Read this section to reveal the best possible conclusion of the journey. Learn how Ponyville rebuilds civilization with the remnants of Order technology left behind. Uncover what is to become of your future with either Celestia or the Mane 6.
2) Read this section to reveal the neutral ending of the journey. Learn how Twilight discovers how Princess Celestia succumbs under the Entity's rule. Uncover your lone fate by yourself, or the relationships you've developed with the Mane 6 all along.
1) The nightmare was finally over. Your eyes were groggy from your restless journey. After reawakening from one of the longest slumbers you've ever experienced, you were greeted in a warm atmosphere. Ponyville began to rebuild society. Celestia decided to hold a royal celebration for your victory inside her castle. Princesses like Cadance and Luna emerge from hiding to join the grand celebration. You, along with the Mane 6 behind you, step onto the crimson plush carpetway inside the royal chambers of the castle. Citizens from Ponyville and across the globe, compact inside the castle to participate. Reporters with news media, bombard you with flashes and questions from parallel sides of the carpetway. They were blocked off by the reprogrammed drones of the Order, now repainted with symbols of Celestia and retrofitted to serve her unconditionally.
You walk along with the Mane 6, to where Celestia sits on her golden throne. Luna accompanies her sister to the right of the throne. Celestia raises her forehoof to silence the commotion of the crowd.
"My fellow citizens and guests of Ponyville, we have all experienced a tragic moment that has burdened all of us. A great evil befell over the entire planet, and has taken so much away in our lives in the process. I was aware of this prophecy from centries ago. I did all that I could in my power, to stop such events from taking place in our lifetime. You cannot change the unprecedented fate of the world, no matter how hard you may try.
From every tragedy ever documented, I have learned that there is always a glimmer of hope. A hero who would arise from the ashes, with a powerful tool to triumph over the prime evil. That hero is with us today. He has journeyed through countless adventures, witnessed the tragedy experienced by everyone here, and has survived the impossible. May I all welcome you, our grand hero!"
The castle erupted with thunderous applause and cheers. Cameras flash vigorously from around you. Reporters yell at the top of their lungs with questions. Celestia raises her forehoof yet again to silence the crowd.
"So, what shall you do now, grand hero?" Celestia questions to you, while the whole world awaits for your response.
A) Read this section if you've chosen to be alone on this journey. Develope a relationship with Blackmare, now Princess Celestia.
B) Read this section if you've chosen to develope a relationship with Twilight Sparkle, the element of Magic.
C) Read this section if you've chosen to develope a relationship with Rainbow Dash, the element of Loyality.
D) Read this section if you've chosen to develope a relationship with Rarity, the element of Generosity.
E) Read this section if you've chosen to develope a relationship with Fluttershy, the element of Kindness.
F) Read this section if you've chosen to develope a relationship with Applejack, the element of Honesty.
G) Read this section if you've chosen to develope a relationship with Pinkie Pie, the element of Laughter.
A) "I may now weild the power of the Sigil, but I couldn't do it without the help of my friends. I would like to thank the elements of Harmony for their support throughout this journey. Without them, I would be dead. Most of all, I owe my gratitude to the Front's mentor, Blackmare. I think I shall become a grand ruler with you, Princess Celestia. You need my company the most. We shall guide the citizens of Ponyville by each other's side, for aeons to come...."
Princess Celestia was blown away by your heartwarming speech. She steps off from her throne, to give you a kiss that made the entire world cheer with pride. The Mane 6 hug each other, full of glee from your actions. Princess Celestia will now become Queen Celestia with a royal wedding. You were now the king of Equestria, immortalized by the divine rule of the Sigil. Both Ponykind and Mankind has merged into one, not physically by the madness of the Order, but spiritually from the holocaust.
Your peaceful rule by Celestia's side will garentee no more harm over the world. Applejack rebuilds Sweet Apple Acres with the remnants of Order technology. Inqusitors replanted apple orchards that were once harvested for the Order's use. Stalkers would pick the apples from the orchards, and Sentinels would hover the buckets back to the farm. Sweet Apple Acres has now doubled their apple production rate, and the Apple family retire to become multi millionares. Applejack would buck a tree from time to time. For old times sake.
Twilight Sparkle expands the evergrowing library of the Golden Oaks. All Order technology was now safely kept and documented for the intentions of good. She would give tours around the library for any newcomers of Ponyville. With your permission, Twilight writes an biography of your life and journey. It sells in the millions across the globe. She uses her money to promote education and literature. She opens up a college entited "The Academy of Profound Knowledge". With the combination of Order technology and magic, the Golden Oaks Library becomes the lead center for study around the world. Twilight Sparkle goes down in history as one of the greatest teachers who've ever lived.
Rainbow Dash resigns as her leader of the Front, to take command over the Wonderbolt's academy. With her experienced tactics and previous knowledge from facing the Order, she devises a universal miltary force entitled "The United Coalition of Equestria". This new military would ensure peace for everypony and human for that matter. Rapid technological innovations would see improvement in the aerial and ground forces under her rule. Dash releases a space program to monitor for any extraterrestrial threats. She reaches the highest rank possible before retiring.
Pinkie Pie would still seek to make everyone laugh in the aftermath of the holocaust. She envisioned a purpose for the Order technology left behind......Giant dancing groovy robots! Inqusitors have now been reprogrammed to bust a move. Sentinels were retrofitted to play music everytime their internal chasis was exposed. Stalkers would deliver baked good to everyone in Ponyville. With years of experience and baking, she patents her own brand of cupcakes. Her time formulating the right recipe paid off in the end. She markets her own brand, and has made untold fotunes as a result. Even though reprogramming the robots did not improve the damage done in the aftermath, it enlighted Ponyville's spirits to give them a whole aspect in life. Life is short, so party away....
Fluttershy takes her newfound knowledge of medical science to improve all quality of life. With her stamina impants, the average life expectancy was now a startling 300 years! She has also developed an implant that would reduce the natural aging process. Anyone who was 120 now looked like they were 30. She would later retire from the medical field, to pursue her lifelong passion of helping animals. Fluttershy would later develope the non-profit organization called the ASPPCA. The acronym stood for the Animal Society for the People and Ponies Caring for Animals. With the help of the remnant robots and her friends, she sets up headquarters on a tropical island. The oganization would seek out any stray or injured animals, abandoned by their owners due to the Order. It was heartwarming for the owners to finally reunite with their pets. She would also feed any malnorished critters along the way. The animals would all eventually find a home once society was reestablished. Fluttershy has forfilled her dreams as a animal caretaker, and has sucesfully helped thousands along the way.
Rarity would still search for that special someone along the way. She would fill her passion as a full time treasure hunter, and a part time dress designer. You join her with her hunts along with Spike. You would travel across the globe with her, to uncover lost treasures buried deep within the earth. Some of the rarest gems such as Painite, Alexandrite, Tanzanite, Benitoite, Poudretteite, Grandidierite, Musgravite, Jeremejevite, Red diamonds, and Red Beryl were uncovered. She would later design the clothing with such gems, with a few kept for herself. They would auction for around a billion bits. Rarity would expand the Carousel Boutique into a fashion center to show off her creations. She would eventually find that special someone in the process. Even through Spike was somewhat disturbed by this, he would later find companionship with Sweetie Belle. The Carousel Boutique became the headquarters for fashion and design. She would hand over the business to Sweetie Belle after retiring. Sweetie Belle turned out to be a remarkable fashion artist.
So it was written. The final conclusion of your journey. Life continued onwards in peace and tranquility for Ponykind and Humankind. Your model of purity shall be an influence for generations to come. Many have lived and died during your lifetime, but your sacred oath of peace shall never be threatened by evil once more.....
This is your story of Strife.
B) "I may now weild the power of the Sigil, but I couldn't do it without the help of my friends. I would like to thank the elements of Harmony for their support throughout this journey. Without them, I would be dead. However, I am a man/stallion of my word. Twilight Sparkle, I think it's time that we've finally settle down together....."
"I don't know what to say...." Twilight's eyes sparkle with delectation.
The two of you make contact with a long kiss, with the entire world gazing opon the scene in awe. She blushes with her forehoof crossed, and her ears cocked downward from the long kiss. Princess Celestia never felt so proud for her top student then ever before. Her friends cheer her on in the background. Spike, despite being a cold blooded creature, gives the both of you a heart warming hug. You withdraw from the castle with your brainiac companion by your side. After the long celebration was over, you lay out the plans with Twilight Sparkle on the restoration of the Golden Oaks Library.
You expand the evergrowing library of the Golden Oaks. All Order technology was now safely kept and documented for the intentions of good. She would give tours around the library for any newcomers of Ponyville. With you by her side, Twilight writes an biography of your life and journey. It sells in the millions across the globe. She uses her money to promote education and literature. She opens up a college entited "The Academy of Profound Knowledge". With the combination of Order technology and magic, the Golden Oaks Library becomes the lead center for study around the world. You worked as a principal, in charge of the largest college on the entire planet. She furthers her knowledge in the art of arcane magic, to go down in history as one of the greatest scholars who have ever lived.
Later on in your career, you go on an expedition with her to uncover ancient texts from across the globe. The two of you uncover spells that would achieve superhuman capabilities, rapid regeneration, and so forth. You would forever safeguard this sacred knowledge with Twilight by your side. After finally settling down, your wedding with Twilight Sparkle would be held by Princess Celestia inside her castle. You will be forever known as the guardian of magic.
Rainbow Dash resigns as her leader of the Front, to take command over the Wonderbolt's academy. With her experienced tactics and previous knowledge from facing the Order, she devises a universal miltary force entitled "The United Coalition of Equestria". This new military would ensure peace for everypony and human for that matter. Rapid technological innovations would see improvement in the aerial and ground forces under her rule. Dash releases a space program to monitor for any extraterrestrial threats. She reaches the highest rank possible before retiring.
Pinkie Pie would still seek to make everyone laugh in the aftermath of the holocaust. She envisioned a purpose for the Order technology left behind......Giant dancing groovy robots! Inqusitors have now been reprogrammed to bust a move. Sentinels were retrofitted to play music everytime their internal chasis was exposed. Stalkers would deliver baked good to everyone in Ponyville. With years of experience and baking, she patents her own brand of cupcakes. Her time formulating the right recipe paid off in the end. She markets her own brand, and has made untold fotunes as a result. Even though reprogramming the robots did not improve the damage done in the aftermath, it enlighted Ponyville's spirits to give them a whole aspect in life. Life is short, so party away....
Fluttershy takes her newfound knowledge of medical science to improve all quality of life. With her stamina impants, the average life expectancy was now a startling 300 years! She has also developed an implant that would reduce the natural aging process. Anyone who was 120 now looked like they were 30. She would later retire from the medical field, to pursue her lifelong passion of helping animals. Fluttershy would later develope the non-profit organization called the ASPPCA. The acronym stood for the Animal Society for the People and Ponies Caring for Animals. With the help of the remnant robots and her friends, she sets up headquarters on a tropical island. The oganization would seek out any stray or injured animals, abandoned by their owners due to the Order. It was heartwarming for the owners to finally reunite with their pets. She would also feed any malnorished critters along the way. The animals would all eventually find a home once society was reestablished. Fluttershy has forfilled her dreams as a animal caretaker, and has sucesfully helped thousands along the way.
Rarity would still search for that special someone along the way. She would fill her passion as a full time treasure hunter, and a part time dress designer. You join her with her hunts along with Spike. You would travel across the globe with her, to uncover lost treasures buried deep within the earth. Some of the rarest gems such as Painite, Alexandrite, Tanzanite, Benitoite, Poudretteite, Grandidierite, Musgravite, Jeremejevite, Red diamonds, and Red Beryl were uncovered. She would later design the clothing with such gems, with a few kept for herself. They would auction for around a billion bits. Rarity would expand the Carousel Boutique into a fashion center to show off her creations. She would eventually find that special someone in the process. Even through Spike was somewhat disturbed by this, he would later find companionship with Sweetie Belle. The Carousel Boutique became the headquarters for fashion and design. She would hand over the business to Sweetie Belle after retiring. Sweetie Belle turned out to be a remarkable fashion artist.
Applejack rebuilds Sweet Apple Acres with the remnants of Order technology. Inqusitors replanted apple orchards that were once harvested for the Order's use. Stalkers would pick the apples from the orchards, and Sentinels would hover the buckets back to the farm. Sweet Apple Acres has now doubled their apple production rate, and the Apple family retire to become multi millionares. Applejack would buck a tree from time to time. For old times sake.
So it was written. The final conclusion of your journey. Life continued onwards in peace and tranquility for Ponykind and Humankind. Your model of purity shall be an influence for generations to come. Many have lived and died during your lifetime, but your sacred oath of peace shall never be threatened by evil once more.....
This is your story of Strife.
C) "I may now weild the power of the Sigil, but I couldn't do it without the help of my friends. I would like to thank the elements of Harmony for their support throughout this journey. Without them, I would be dead. However, I am a man/stallion of my word. Rainbow Dash, I think it's time that we've retire together....."
"Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh!" Rainbow Dash's heart pounds with euphoria and overwhelming excitement.
Her eyes fill with tears of joy. You recieve a lighthearted kiss from her, for the entire world to gaze opon the scene in awe. The Mane 5 cheer for her in the background. Headlines broke out across the world. The Front's leader to be engaged with the galant hero. The two of you hold a cerimonial wedding inside the Wonderbolt's Academy. After the wedding vows were spoken, Dash pulls you in for an agressive kiss. It throws you off balance, as the two of you collide into Pinkie's wedding cake. It make a humorous but rememorable picture for headlines across the globe.
The two of you resign from your duties, to take command over the Wonderbolt's academy. With her cunning tactics combined with your previous knowledge from facing the Order, she devises a universal miltary force entitled "The United Coalition of Equestria". This new military would ensure peace for everypony and human for that matter. Rapid technological innovations would see improvement in the aerial and ground forces under your rule. Dash releases a space program to monitor for any extraterrestrial threats. You both recieve the highest possible rank in aviation before retiring.
From the money from your career with her, you start your own franchise of gyms across the globe. You persue your lifelong dream after it skyrockets in business. Dash was a personal trainer and instructor at the main facilites. You would hire both people and ponies who have lost everything in the aftermath, and have given them a new prospect in life. The gym franchise would be entited "Tough Guys Gym: Awesomeness Across the Globe". You hand over the business to Scootaloo before retiring with Dash.
Twilight Sparkle expands the evergrowing library of the Golden Oaks. All Order technology was now safely kept and documented for the intentions of good. She would give tours around the library for any newcomers of Ponyville. With your permission, Twilight writes an biography of your life and journey. It sells in the millions across the globe. She uses her money to promote education and literature. She opens up a college entited "The Academy of Profound Knowledge". With the combination of Order technology and magic, the Golden Oaks Library becomes the lead center for study around the world. Twilight Sparkle goes down in history as one of the greatest teachers who've ever lived.
Pinkie Pie would still seek to make everyone laugh in the aftermath of the holocaust. She envisioned a purpose for the Order technology left behind......Giant dancing groovy robots! Inqusitors have now been reprogrammed to bust a move. Sentinels were retrofitted to play music everytime their internal chasis was exposed. Stalkers would deliver baked good to everyone in Ponyville. With years of experience and baking, she patents her own brand of cupcakes. Her time formulating the right recipe paid off in the end. She markets her own brand, and has made untold fotunes as a result. Even though reprogramming the robots did not improve the damage done in the aftermath, it enlighted Ponyville's spirits to give them a whole aspect in life. Life is short, so party away....
Fluttershy takes her newfound knowledge of medical science to improve all quality of life. With her stamina impants, the average life expectancy was now a startling 300 years! She has also developed an implant that would reduce the natural aging process. Anyone who was 120 now looked like they were 30. She would later retire from the medical field, to pursue her lifelong passion of helping animals. Fluttershy would later develope the non-profit organization called the ASPPCA. The acronym stood for the Animal Society for the People and Ponies Caring for Animals. With the help of the remnant robots and her friends, she sets up headquarters on a tropical island. The oganization would seek out any stray or injured animals, abandoned by their owners due to the Order. It was heartwarming for the owners to finally reunite with their pets. She would also feed any malnorished critters along the way. The animals would all eventually find a home once society was reestablished. Fluttershy has forfilled her dreams as a animal caretaker, and has sucesfully helped thousands along the way.
Rarity would still search for that special someone along the way. She would fill her passion as a full time treasure hunter, and a part time dress designer. You join her with her hunts along with Spike. You would travel across the globe with her, to uncover lost treasures buried deep within the earth. Some of the rarest gems such as Painite, Alexandrite, Tanzanite, Benitoite, Poudretteite, Grandidierite, Musgravite, Jeremejevite, Red diamonds, and Red Beryl were uncovered. She would later design the clothing with such gems, with a few kept for herself. They would auction for around a billion bits. Rarity would expand the Carousel Boutique into a fashion center to show off her creations. She would eventually find that special someone in the process. Even through Spike was somewhat disturbed by this, he would later find companionship with Sweetie Belle. The Carousel Boutique became the headquarters for fashion and design. She would hand over the business to Sweetie Belle after retiring. Sweetie Belle turned out to be a remarkable fashion artist.
Applejack rebuilds Sweet Apple Acres with the remnants of Order technology. Inqusitors replanted apple orchards that were once harvested for the Order's use. Stalkers would pick the apples from the orchards, and Sentinels would hover the buckets back to the farm. Sweet Apple Acres has now doubled their apple production rate, and the Apple family retire to become multi millionares. Applejack would buck a tree from time to time. For old times sake.
So it was written. The final conclusion of your journey. Life continued onwards in peace and tranquility for Ponykind and Humankind. Your model of purity shall be an influence for generations to come. Many have lived and died during your lifetime, but your sacred oath of peace shall never be threatened by evil once more.....
This is your story of Strife.
D) "I may now weild the power of the Sigil, but I couldn't do it without the help of my friends. I would like to thank the elements of Harmony for their support throughout this journey. Without them, I would be dead. However, I am a man/stallion of my word. Rarity, your knight in shining armor is here for you. Let us ride off in the sunset happily ever after...."
Your cheesy pickup line has full effect on Rarity. She outbursts with excitement, and starts to whinny in euphoria.
"Darling, you have no idea how long I have anticipated for this day! Come here my brave hero...."
You support her white silhouette within your arms. You give her a long kiss, for the entire world to gaze opon in awe. She faints in your arms with a mile wide grin. After the party was over, you carry her all the back to the Carousel Boutique. You treat her to one of the classiest, top line restaurants in Canterlot the next day. This day would be a special event for the two of you. You propose to her with the finest red diamonds uncovered by you along your journey. Inside the diamond ring was the inscription of "Lunctus Largitate, Bonded Simul Et In Perpetuum". She dramatically collaspes over by the glimpse of the diamond. Once you help her up, she tightens her arms around you and accepts your proposal.
Overwhelmed with watery tears of joy, Rarity designs one of the most startling wedding dresses in her entire career. She teased to all news media "That it would be the most fabulous dress for the entire world to ever set eyes opon." Your wedding would be held at Celestia's castle. While the entire world anxiously waited, along with your behalf, she makes her grand entry with her extravagant dress. Gems such as Painite, Alexandrite, Tanzanite, Benitoite, Poudretteite, Grandidierite, Musgravite, Jeremejevite, Red diamonds, and Red Beryl were built inside the lining of the dress. News media dropped their jaws to the radiant beauty of her appearance. After the wedding vowels were said, she prances into your arms to experience one of the most luxurious, romantic honeymoons later that evening.
Rarity would later hand over her business to Sweetie Belle. She would uncover her cutie mark along the way. Even though Spike wasn't overly thrilled about your newly wedded wife, he would later find companionship with Sweetie Belle. Rarity would forfill her passion for gem hunting by your side. The two of you have mustered up enough money from your gem collection to buy a Yacht, and would travel the entire world for what it was worth. Elegant beauty. With the Order now in remnants of robots, you would ensure that even the thought of being poor was eradicated. You went on peaceful missions of pure generosity with Rarity. No one on the face of the earth would ever have to face starvation, homelessness, unsanitation, or anything below the lines of living ever again.
Twilight Sparkle expands the evergrowing library of the Golden Oaks. All Order technology was now safely kept and documented for the intentions of good. She would give tours around the library for any newcomers of Ponyville. With your permission, Twilight writes an biography of your life and journey. It sells in the millions across the globe. She uses her money to promote education and literature. She opens up a college entited "The Academy of Profound Knowledge". With the combination of Order technology and magic, the Golden Oaks Library becomes the lead center for study around the world. Twilight Sparkle goes down in history as one of the greatest teachers who've ever lived.
Rainbow Dash resigns as her leader of the Front, to take command over the Wonderbolt's academy. With her experienced tactics and previous knowledge from facing the Order, she devises a universal miltary force entitled "The United Coalition of Equestria". This new military would ensure peace for everypony and human for that matter. Rapid technological innovations would see improvement in the aerial and ground forces under her rule. Dash releases a space program to monitor for any extraterrestrial threats. She reaches the highest rank possible before retiring.
Pinkie Pie would still seek to make everyone laugh in the aftermath of the holocaust. She envisioned a purpose for the Order technology left behind......Giant dancing groovy robots! Inqusitors have now been reprogrammed to bust a move. Sentinels were retrofitted to play music everytime their internal chasis was exposed. Stalkers would deliver baked good to everyone in Ponyville. With years of experience and baking, she patents her own brand of cupcakes. Her time formulating the right recipe paid off in the end. She markets her own brand, and has made untold fotunes as a result. Even though reprogramming the robots did not improve the damage done in the aftermath, it enlighted Ponyville's spirits to give them a whole aspect in life. Life is short, so party away....
Fluttershy takes her newfound knowledge of medical science to improve all quality of life. With her stamina impants, the average life expectancy was now a startling 300 years! She has also developed an implant that would reduce the natural aging process. Anyone who was 120 now looked like they were 30. She would later retire from the medical field, to pursue her lifelong passion of helping animals. Fluttershy would later develope the non-profit organization called the ASPPCA. The acronym stood for the Animal Society for the People and Ponies Caring for Animals. With the help of the remnant robots and her friends, she sets up headquarters on a tropical island. The oganization would seek out any stray or injured animals, abandoned by their owners due to the Order. It was heartwarming for the owners to finally reunite with their pets. She would also feed any malnorished critters along the way. The animals would all eventually find a home once society was reestablished. Fluttershy has forfilled her dreams as a animal caretaker, and has sucesfully helped thousands along the way.
Applejack rebuilds Sweet Apple Acres with the remnants of Order technology. Inqusitors replanted apple orchards that were once harvested for the Order's use. Stalkers would pick the apples from the orchards, and Sentinels would hover the buckets back to the farm. Sweet Apple Acres has now doubled their apple production rate, and the Apple family retire to become multi millionares. Applejack would buck a tree from time to time. For old times sake.
So it was written. The final conclusion of your journey. Life continued onwards in peace and tranquility for Ponykind and Humankind. Your model of purity shall be an influence for generations to come. Many have lived and died during your lifetime, but your sacred oath of peace shall never be threatened by evil once more.....
This is your story of Strife.
E) "I may now weild the power of the Sigil, but I couldn't do it without the help of my friends. I would like to thank the elements of Harmony for their support throughout this journey. Without them, I would be dead. However, I am a man/stallion of my word. Fluttershy, I choose to live the rest of my life with you. Together, we shall help any critters in need of our love."
"I.....Um......Oh goodness! Thank you for choosing to stay with me!"
Fluttershy expesses an assertive emotion that her friends were unaware of. She flutters in happiness from your proposal. After expressing outward graditude, her head in bows in shyness from the attraction she drew onto herself. You perk up her head for a long kiss, for the entire world to gaze opon in awe. She warmly grasps your silloutte after the celebration was over. The two of you would travel the entire world, to help anyone in need of care. She shares her medical knowledge for hospitals across the globe. After she retires from her short medical career, the two of you forfill your lifelong duty. To protect and preserve all wildlife and animals.
With enough funds from your journey, you assemble the organization known as the ASPPCA. The acronym stood for the Animal Society for the People and Ponies Caring for Animals. The bold stories and accounts from your adventure, influence many members from society to join your organization. Fluttershy and you would seek out any stray or injured animals, previously abandoned by their owners due to the Order. It was a heartwarming scene for the owners to finally reunite with their pets. Fluttershy would also feed any malnorished critters along the way. The animals would all eventually find a home once society was re-established. No other living being on earth would ever feel negelected again.
The marriage would be held outdoors. Fluttershy's animal friends would help her prepare for such an event. She would dress in a simple, but elegant wedding dress influenced by mother nature. The simplicity of her humble nature, made her beauty radiate from any other bride wedded in history. Fluttershy's assertive personality was now openly expressed towards everyone. She knew that she had the comformity of a significant other by her side.
After your missions were forfilled, you settle down and expand inside Fluttershy's cottage. You have gained many pets along the way. Your leadership role was an influence for many pack oriented animals. Animals such as Foxes, Wolves, Tigers, Cats, Dogs, and so many others now share a home with you. You develope an enormous greenhouse aquaponics system, as an additional attachment to the cottage. You share your plans of the aquaponic system, as a reliant food source for the world. Hunger was eradicated from the face of the planet. With many personal side projects in mind, you devise a free range zoo with a variety of independent animals. Along the way you develope a large biodome terrarium. With the combined humble nature of you and your partner, you have sucessfully tamed all wildlife known on earth. Evolution between animals and humans/ponies would later provide a universal language for everyone to understand. That language would be called Love.
Twilight Sparkle expands the evergrowing library of the Golden Oaks. All Order technology was now safely kept and documented for the intentions of good. She would give tours around the library for any newcomers of Ponyville. With your permission, Twilight writes an biography of your life and journey. It sells in the millions across the globe. She uses her money to promote education and literature. She opens up a college entited "The Academy of Profound Knowledge". With the combination of Order technology and magic, the Golden Oaks Library becomes the lead center for study around the world. Twilight Sparkle goes down in history as one of the greatest teachers who've ever lived.
Rainbow Dash resigns as her leader of the Front, to take command over the Wonderbolt's academy. With her experienced tactics and previous knowledge from facing the Order, she devises a universal miltary force entitled "The United Coalition of Equestria". This new military would ensure peace for everypony and human for that matter. Rapid technological innovations would see improvement in the aerial and ground forces under her rule. Dash releases a space program to monitor for any extraterrestrial threats. She reaches the highest rank possible before retiring.
Pinkie Pie would still seek to make everyone laugh in the aftermath of the holocaust. She envisioned a purpose for the Order technology left behind......Giant dancing groovy robots! Inqusitors have now been reprogrammed to bust a move. Sentinels were retrofitted to play music everytime their internal chasis was exposed. Stalkers would deliver baked good to everyone in Ponyville. With years of experience and baking, she patents her own brand of cupcakes. Her time formulating the right recipe paid off in the end. She markets her own brand, and has made untold fotunes as a result. Even though reprogramming the robots did not improve the damage done in the aftermath, it enlighted Ponyville's spirits to give them a whole aspect in life. Life is short, so party away....
Rarity would still search for that special someone along the way. She would fill her passion as a full time treasure hunter, and a part time dress designer. You join her with her hunts along with Spike. You would travel across the globe with her, to uncover lost treasures buried deep within the earth. Some of the rarest gems such as Painite, Alexandrite, Tanzanite, Benitoite, Poudretteite, Grandidierite, Musgravite, Jeremejevite, Red diamonds, and Red Beryl were uncovered. She would later design the clothing with such gems, with a few kept for herself. They would auction for around a billion bits. Rarity would expand the Carousel Boutique into a fashion center to show off her creations. She would eventually find that special someone in the process. Even through Spike was somewhat disturbed by this, he would later find companionship with Sweetie Belle. The Carousel Boutique became the headquarters for fashion and design. She would hand over the business to Sweetie Belle after retiring. Sweetie Belle turned out to be a remarkable fashion artist.
Applejack rebuilds Sweet Apple Acres with the remnants of Order technology. Inqusitors replanted apple orchards that were once harvested for the Order's use. Stalkers would pick the apples from the orchards, and Sentinels would hover the buckets back to the farm. Sweet Apple Acres has now doubled their apple production rate, and the Apple family retire to become multi millionares. Applejack would buck a tree from time to time. For old times sake.
So it was written. The final conclusion of your journey. Life continued onwards in peace and tranquility for Ponykind and Humankind. Your model of purity shall be an influence for generations to come. Many have lived and died during your lifetime, but your sacred oath of peace shall never be threatened by evil once more.....
This is your story of Strife.
F) "I may now weild the power of the Sigil, but I couldn't do it without the help of my friends. I would like to thank the elements of Harmony for their support throughout this journey. Without them, I would be dead. However, I am a man/stallion of my word. Applejack, we've been through so much together. How about we finally settle down and rebuild Apple Acre Farms? Would you like to spend the rest of our lives together, Partner?"
"Shucks, call me a liar if ah didn't Sugarcube! 'Course this southern gal is going to be your partner! Come on over here and recieve some southern hospitality!"
She stands up on her rear hooves to give you a long, passionate kiss. The entire world gazed opon the scene in awe. Applejack withdraws her head for another quick speech.
"Ah wouldn't known what the Apple family could have done without ya. For all yer honesty and hard work you've dumped into my life, I would be a trainwreck without you by my side. Rest assure that ah will be always be by yours..."
After an eventful celebration of square dancing, relaxation, and apple cider, you return to the remnants of Sweet Apple Acres. With a construction crew consisting of her friends, the remnants of the Order, and a few honest folks back from Ponyville, Sweet Apple Acres was rebuild to an even higher stature then before. The barn was now a crisp metallic structure, retrofitted with new technological farming marvels. Fields were replowed by hand/hoof, and preserved with a few apple ochards that Applejack kept behind. Farm animals inhabited the fields once the business was back in production.
Inqusitors replanted the apple orchards that were once harvested for the Order's own use. Stalkers would pick the apples from the orchards, and Sentinels would hover the buckets back to the farm. Sweet Apple Acres has now doubled their apple production rate. The high demands for apple cider were met with the public. Production skyrocketed through the roof, without the loss of quality over quantity. The Apple family would later retire to become multi millionares. Applejack would buck a tree from time to time. For old times sake. She would later plan the marriage between you two.
The marriage was held outside the gates of the barn. The surviving members of the Apple family participated in the event. After so much tragedy overwhelmed the family, so much was yet to be gained for a bright future. Applejack would later announce that she wished Granny Smith and her parents could have witnessed the wedding. With you by her side, she would no longer have to suffer from loneliness. Her big brother and younger sister will always be there, no matter what the circumstance may be. Family and friends is what mattered the most within a cruel and unforgiving world. Scars will heal over time.
Twilight Sparkle expands the evergrowing library of the Golden Oaks. All Order technology was now safely kept and documented for the intentions of good. She would give tours around the library for any newcomers of Ponyville. With your permission, Twilight writes an biography of your life and journey. It sells in the millions across the globe. She uses her money to promote education and literature. She opens up a college entited "The Academy of Profound Knowledge". With the combination of Order technology and magic, the Golden Oaks Library becomes the lead center for study around the world. Twilight Sparkle goes down in history as one of the greatest teachers who've ever lived.
Rainbow Dash resigns as her leader of the Front, to take command over the Wonderbolt's academy. With her experienced tactics and previous knowledge from facing the Order, she devises a universal miltary force entitled "The United Coalition of Equestria". This new military would ensure peace for everypony and human for that matter. Rapid technological innovations would see improvement in the aerial and ground forces under her rule. Dash releases a space program to monitor for any extraterrestrial threats. She reaches the highest rank possible before retiring.
Pinkie Pie would still seek to make everyone laugh in the aftermath of the holocaust. She envisioned a purpose for the Order technology left behind......Giant dancing groovy robots! Inqusitors have now been reprogrammed to bust a move. Sentinels were retrofitted to play music everytime their internal chasis was exposed. Stalkers would deliver baked good to everyone in Ponyville. With years of experience and baking, she patents her own brand of cupcakes. Her time formulating the right recipe paid off in the end. She markets her own brand, and has made untold fotunes as a result. Even though reprogramming the robots did not improve the damage done in the aftermath, it enlighted Ponyville's spirits to give them a whole aspect in life. Life is short, so party away....
Fluttershy takes her newfound knowledge of medical science to improve all quality of life. With her stamina impants, the average life expectancy was now a startling 300 years! She has also developed an implant that would reduce the natural aging process. Anyone who was 120 now looked like they were 30. She would later retire from the medical field, to pursue her lifelong passion of helping animals. Fluttershy would later develope the non-profit organization called the ASPPCA. The acronym stood for the Animal Society for the People and Ponies Caring for Animals. With the help of the remnant robots and her friends, she sets up headquarters on a tropical island. The oganization would seek out any stray or injured animals, abandoned by their owners due to the Order. It was heartwarming for the owners to finally reunite with their pets. She would also feed any malnorished critters along the way. The animals would all eventually find a home once society was reestablished. Fluttershy has forfilled her dreams as a animal caretaker, and has sucesfully helped thousands along the way.
Rarity would still search for that special someone along the way. She would fill her passion as a full time treasure hunter, and a part time dress designer. You join her with her hunts along with Spike. You would travel across the globe with her, to uncover lost treasures buried deep within the earth. Some of the rarest gems such as Painite, Alexandrite, Tanzanite, Benitoite, Poudretteite, Grandidierite, Musgravite, Jeremejevite, Red diamonds, and Red Beryl were uncovered. She would later design the clothing with such gems, with a few kept for herself. They would auction for around a billion bits. Rarity would expand the Carousel Boutique into a fashion center to show off her creations. She would eventually find that special someone in the process. Even through Spike was somewhat disturbed by this, he would later find companionship with Sweetie Belle. The Carousel Boutique became the headquarters for fashion and design. She would hand over the business to Sweetie Belle after retiring. Sweetie Belle turned out to be a remarkable fashion artist.
So it was written. The final conclusion of your journey. Life continued onwards in peace and tranquility for Ponykind and Humankind. Your model of purity shall be an influence for generations to come. Many have lived and died during your lifetime, but your sacred oath of peace shall never be threatened by evil once more.....
This is your story of Strife.
G) "I may now weild the power of the Sigil, but I couldn't do it without the help of my friends. I would like to thank the elements of Harmony for their support throughout this journey. Without them, I would be dead. However, I am a man/stallion of my word......Where's Pinkie Pie?"
You scratch your head in curiousity. The Mane 5, along with Celestia, look around the chamber and shrug. She was here just a minute ago, where could she have possibly gone?
The squeal of Pinkie Pie's voice disrupts the grumbling inside the crowd. She screams "Surprise!" while retrofitted inside her party cannon at the end of the carpetway. The explosion of the cannon forces everyone to hit the floor. You froze in terror, as the pink silloutte of Pinkie Pie collides into you with force. She hugs you with extensive joy, along with a deep kiss that makes the entire world chuckle with laughter.
After settling down, you regain your posture with Pinkie grasped within your arms.
"Surprise silly! I wanted to make this event extra special! So why not make a grand entryway! After we get drunk, let's crash at my place! I have a ton of things planned for the two of us!" She sprang up and down while giggling.
"Alright Pinkie, whatever you say." You return a smile at her.
Everyone at the party chugs down mug after mug of apple cider. Pinkie Pie collapses to the floor, passed out after taking too many rounds of the alcoholic beverage. You pick her up in your arms after the celebration was over, while being slightly intoxicated yourself. After dragging your feet/hooves inside the doorway of Sugarcube Corner, you crash onto the closest couch with Pinkie by your side.
You slowly regain your vision the next day, with Pinkie Pie standing over you on the couch.
"Hi! I made breakfast for you silly! Today's a brand new day in Ponyville!" She nuzzles you with her snout to get off the couch.
With one of the biggest hang overs you've experienced in a long time, it was worth it in the end. Pinkie Pie discussed a purpose for the Order technology that morning......Giant dancing groovy robots! No matter how irrational it may seem for a normal person/pony; Inqusitors have now been reprogrammed to bust a move. Sentinels were retrofitted to play music everytime their internal chasis was exposed. It uplifted the citizens of Ponyville spirits, while trying to recover from the tragety left behind. Stalkers would deliver her baked goods to everyone in Ponyville.
With years of experience and baking, she patents her own brand of cupcakes. Her time formulating the right recipe at the Front's base paid off in the end. You contributed to her recipe with many exotic flavors in mind. After all, who wouldn't want to be Pinkie Pie's personal taste tester? The two of you have made untold fortunes in the baking business. Even though reprogramming the robots did not improve the damage done in the aftermath, it enlighted Ponyville's spirits to give them a whole aspect in life. From the wise words of Pinkie Pie; "Life is too short, so party away...."
The marriage between you and Pinkie would be held at the Sugarcube Corner. While you patiently wait for Pinkie Pie at the end of the carpetway, you wonder what surprises she would bring with her this time. A wedding cake that she crafted, stood in front of the altar for everyone to gaze in awe. The cake won awards for one of the most 'exquisite cakes ever made'. This was before Pinkie would burst from the cake, to scream her wedding vowels in a high pitched voice. She stuffed a chuck on her own cake inside your mouth before kissing you. Everyone chuckled due to her sudden appearance from the cake, and your shocked demeanor caught on every front page of the newspaper. A major but memorable food fight broke out after the wedding vowels were spoken. You would later retire with Pinkie Pie, to hand over the cupcake business to Mr. and Mrs. Cake's twin siblings.
Twilight Sparkle expands the evergrowing library of the Golden Oaks. All Order technology was now safely kept and documented for the intentions of good. She would give tours around the library for any newcomers of Ponyville. With your permission, Twilight writes an biography of your life and journey. It sells in the millions across the globe. She uses her money to promote education and literature. She opens up a college entited "The Academy of Profound Knowledge". With the combination of Order technology and magic, the Golden Oaks Library becomes the lead center for study around the world. Twilight Sparkle goes down in history as one of the greatest teachers who've ever lived.
Rainbow Dash resigns as her leader of the Front, to take command over the Wonderbolt's academy. With her experienced tactics and previous knowledge from facing the Order, she devises a universal miltary force entitled "The United Coalition of Equestria". This new military would ensure peace for everypony and human for that matter. Rapid technological innovations would see improvement in the aerial and ground forces under her rule. Dash releases a space program to monitor for any extraterrestrial threats. She reaches the highest rank possible before retiring.
Fluttershy takes her newfound knowledge of medical science to improve all quality of life. With her stamina impants, the average life expectancy was now a startling 300 years! She has also developed an implant that would reduce the natural aging process. Anyone who was 120 now looked like they were 30. She would later retire from the medical field, to pursue her lifelong passion of helping animals. Fluttershy would later develope the non-profit organization called the ASPPCA. The acronym stood for the Animal Society for the People and Ponies Caring for Animals. With the help of the remnant robots and her friends, she sets up headquarters on a tropical island. The oganization would seek out any stray or injured animals, abandoned by their owners due to the Order. It was heartwarming for the owners to finally reunite with their pets. She would also feed any malnorished critters along the way. The animals would all eventually find a home once society was reestablished. Fluttershy has forfilled her dreams as a animal caretaker, and has sucesfully helped thousands along the way.
Rarity would still search for that special someone along the way. She would fill her passion as a full time treasure hunter, and a part time dress designer. You join her with her hunts along with Spike. You would travel across the globe with her, to uncover lost treasures buried deep within the earth. Some of the rarest gems such as Painite, Alexandrite, Tanzanite, Benitoite, Poudretteite, Grandidierite, Musgravite, Jeremejevite, Red diamonds, and Red Beryl were uncovered. She would later design the clothing with such gems, with a few kept for herself. They would auction for around a billion bits. Rarity would expand the Carousel Boutique into a fashion center to show off her creations. She would eventually find that special someone in the process. Even through Spike was somewhat disturbed by this, he would later find companionship with Sweetie Belle. The Carousel Boutique became the headquarters for fashion and design. She would hand over the business to Sweetie Belle after retiring. Sweetie Belle turned out to be a remarkable fashion artist.
Applejack rebuilds Sweet Apple Acres with the remnants of Order technology. Inqusitors replanted apple orchards that were once harvested for the Order's use. Stalkers would pick the apples from the orchards, and Sentinels would hover the buckets back to the farm. Sweet Apple Acres has now doubled their apple production rate, and the Apple family retire to become multi millionares. Applejack would buck a tree from time to time. For old times sake.
So it was written. The final conclusion of your journey. Life continued onwards in peace and tranquility for Ponykind and Humankind. Your model of purity shall be an influence for generations to come. Many have lived and died during your lifetime, but your sacred oath of peace shall never be threatened by evil once more.....
This is your story of Strife.
2) The atmosphere inside Princess Celestia's castle wasn't the same as before. It lacked her calming presence within the chambers. With Twilight Sparkle now in charge, the future was now unclear. The ancient scripts did not foresee this sudden event within the town of Ponyville. However, a letter was left behind by Princess Celestia. Twilight was told if anything were to happen to her, to read the letter immediately. She read the letter aloud to her friends. You listened closely behind them.
"Dear Twilight Sparkle,
You are reading this letter on behalf of my disappearance. I may no longer be around to guide you and the elements of harmony. Please do not be upset by this. Your understanding of friendship and morality has proven to be flawless. I want you to guide the citizens of Ponyville for now on. Inside my chambers are the books you shall ever need for what lies ahead. The future may seem unforeseeable, but always retain the lessons you have learned throughout your journeys. No matter what happens to me, I will always be with you."
-Princess Celestia
Twilight sobs with the mane 5 after reading the letter. Princess Luna and Cadance appear inside the chambers to comfort the girls. A great feeling of melancholy befell over everyone. Ponyville and it's citizens were now free, but at the cost of a amiable mentor. Celestia's sacrifice will always be remembered. A funeral was held inside the chambers, with Celestia's body inside a golden casket for everyone to view. You place the fully assembed Sigil on the chest of Celestia, and kiss her forehead before the casket was sealed. She was buried with the other great heroic figures of Equestia, with a grand monument that stood out for the entire world to gaze opon. A golden inscription on the monument read: "Here lies Princess Celestia. A leader to all with a pure soul and a heart of gold. You shall never be forgotten."
After her casket descends into the cold earth, Twilight looks up to you with watery eyes. You confort her by lending your shoulder. She withdrew her head, to realize how Celestia fell under the Entity's rule.
"I fully understand how Celestia became influenced by the Entity...." She sobs silently to you.
You look into her eyes for an answer. She then begins to speak.
"She went into hiding to guide your journey, for the preservation of the elements of harmony. You see, as you might have already known, she was the true leader behind the Front's movement. Your consciousness was interlinked with Princess Celestia ever since the beginning of your journey. She saw within the ancient scriptures, that you were chosen to be the guardian of harmony. That link was then disrupted when you've decided to trust the Oracle. The Entity located her underground shortly after. The Oracle simply used you as a tool to get to Celestia...."
This simple fact disturbs you greatly. Twilight then stands on her forehooves, to wrap her front hooves around you.
"It's not your fault, you felt within your heart that it was the right thing to do. So, what shall you do now?" Twilight lowers down, with the Mane 5 trotting behind her to look for an answer from you.
A) Read this section if you've chosen to be alone on this journey. Go home.
B) Read this section if you've chosen to develope a relationship with Twilight Sparkle, the element of Magic.
C) Read this section if you've chosen to develope a relationship with Rainbow Dash, the element of Loyality.
D) Read this section if you've chosen to develope a relationship with Rarity, the element of Generosity.
E) Read this section if you've chosen to develope a relationship with Fluttershy, the element of Kindness.
F) Read this section if you've chosen to develope a relationship with Applejack, the element of Honesty.
G) Read this section if you've chosen to develope a relationship with Pinkie Pie, the element of Laughter.
A) "Thank you Twilight, but I will depart from here.....For good. I may now bear the title as the guardian of harmony, but Princess Celestia's death shall be a burden for the rest of my life. I will return to Ponyville if I am ever needed again. Goodbye Twilight, I wish the best for your rule over the citizens of Ponyville. I will depart after I have gathered my belongings and have wished the Mane 5 the best of luck." You tell her in sorrow.
"I understand.....I will call opon you if Equestria is in need of a hero. Farewell...." Twilight hugs you for the last time.
The Mane 5 were deeply upset by your departure, but they understood your guilty conscience. You managed to scavage your belongings from the rubble of your home, and head out into the Everfree forest to start life over. Your home was built on the outskirts of Ponyville. In an attempt to bury the past, you undergo a series of meditations and consolatory isolation. Ponyville began to rebuild society. You we're frequently visited by the Mane 6 from time to time.
Applejack rebuilds Sweet Apple Acres with the remnants of Order technology. Inqusitors replanted apple orchards that were once harvested for the Order's use. Stalkers would pick the apples from the orchards, and Sentinels would hover the buckets back to the farm. Sweet Apple Acres has now doubled their apple production rate, and the Apple family retire to become multi millionares. Applejack would buck a tree from time to time. For old times sake.
Twilight Sparkle expands the kingdom of Princess Celestia. All Order technology was now safely kept and documented for the intentions of good. She would give tours around the kingdom for any newcomers of Ponyville. With your permission, Twilight writes an biography of your life and journey. It captures the interest of millions across the globe. She uses her authority to promote education and literature. She opens up a college entited "The Academy of Profound Knowledge". With the combination of Order technology and magic, the Golden Oaks Library becomes the lead center for study around the world. Twilight Sparkle goes down in history as one of the greatest teachers and rulers who've ever lived.
Rainbow Dash resigns as her leader of the Front, to take command over the Wonderbolt's academy. With her experienced tactics and previous knowledge from facing the Order, she devises a universal miltary force entitled "The United Coalition of Equestria". This new military would ensure peace for everypony and human for that matter. Rapid technological innovations would see improvement in the aerial and ground forces under her rule. Dash releases a space program to monitor for any extraterrestrial threats. She reaches the highest rank possible before retiring.
Pinkie Pie would still seek to make everyone laugh in the aftermath of the holocaust. She envisioned a purpose for the Order technology left behind......Giant dancing groovy robots! Inqusitors have now been reprogrammed to bust a move. Sentinels were retrofitted to play music everytime their internal chasis was exposed. Stalkers would deliver baked good to everyone in Ponyville. With years of experience and baking, she patents her own brand of cupcakes. Her time formulating the right recipe paid off in the end. She markets her own brand, and has made untold fotunes as a result. Even though reprogramming the robots did not improve the damage done in the aftermath, it enlighted Ponyville's spirits to give them a whole aspect in life. Life is short, so party away....
Fluttershy takes her newfound knowledge of medical science to improve all quality of life. With her stamina impants, the average life expectancy was now a startling 300 years! She has also developed an implant that would reduce the natural aging process. Anyone who was 120 now looked like they were 30. She would later retire from the medical field, to pursue her lifelong passion of helping animals. Fluttershy would later develope the non-profit organization called the ASPPCA. The acronym stood for the Animal Society for the People and Ponies Caring for Animals. With the help of the remnant robots and her friends, she sets up headquarters on a tropical island. The oganization would seek out any stray or injured animals, abandoned by their owners due to the Order. It was heartwarming for the owners to finally reunite with their pets. She would also feed any malnorished critters along the way. The animals would all eventually find a home once society was reestablished. Fluttershy has forfilled her dreams as a animal caretaker, and has sucesfully helped thousands along the way.
Rarity would still search for that special someone along the way. She would fill her passion as a full time treasure hunter, and a part time dress designer. You join her with her hunts along with Spike. You would travel across the globe with her, to uncover lost treasures buried deep within the earth. Some of the rarest gems such as Painite, Alexandrite, Tanzanite, Benitoite, Poudretteite, Grandidierite, Musgravite, Jeremejevite, Red diamonds, and Red Beryl were uncovered. She would later design the clothing with such gems, with a few kept for herself. They would auction for around a billion bits. Rarity would expand the Carousel Boutique into a fashion center to show off her creations. She would eventually find that special someone in the process. Even through Spike was somewhat disturbed by this, he would later find companionship with Sweetie Belle. The Carousel Boutique became the headquarters for fashion and design. She would hand over the business to Sweetie Belle after retiring. Sweetie Belle turned out to be a remarkable fashion artist.
So it was written. The final conclusion of your journey. Life continued onwards in peace and tranquility for Ponykind and Humankind. Your model of purity shall be an influence for generations to come. Many have lived and died during your lifetime, but your sacred oath of peace shall never be threatened by evil once more.....
This is your story of Strife.
B) "Twilight Sparkle, for everything that we've experienced together. For all of the horrors and tragety that we've witnessed throughout our lifetime, I think it's time that we've finally settle down together. Let's rebuild the Golden Oaks Library, and rule over Ponyville, together."
"I don't know what to say...." Twilight's eyes sparkle with renowned hope.
The two of you make contact with a long kiss. She blushes with her forehoof crossed, and her ears cocked downward from the long kiss. Her friends smile in the background. Spike, despite being a cold blooded creature, gives the both of you a reuniting hug. You withdraw from the funeral with your brainiac companion by your side. After the mourning was over, you lay out the plans with Twilight Sparkle on the restoration of the Golden Oaks Library.
You expand the evergrowing library of the Golden Oaks. All Order technology was now safely kept and documented for the intentions of good. She would give tours around the library for any newcomers of Ponyville. With you by her side, Twilight writes an biography of your life and journey. It sells in the millions across the globe. She uses her money to promote education and literature. She opens up a college entited "The Academy of Profound Knowledge". With the combination of Order technology and magic, the Golden Oaks Library becomes the lead center for study around the world. You were now the king of the castle, and Twilight will later on become your queen.
Later on in your career, you go on an expedition with her to uncover ancient texts from across the globe. The two of you uncover spells that would achieve superhuman capabilities, rapid regeneration, and so forth. You would forever safeguard this sacred knowledge with Twilight by your side. After finally settling down, your wedding with Twilight Sparkle would be held inside her castle. A grand tribute to Celestia will be held along the wedding. You will be forever known as the guardian of harmony.
Rainbow Dash resigns as her leader of the Front, to take command over the Wonderbolt's academy. With her experienced tactics and previous knowledge from facing the Order, she devises a universal miltary force entitled "The United Coalition of Equestria". This new military would ensure peace for everypony and human for that matter. Rapid technological innovations would see improvement in the aerial and ground forces under her rule. Dash releases a space program to monitor for any extraterrestrial threats. She reaches the highest rank possible before retiring.
Pinkie Pie would still seek to make everyone laugh in the aftermath of the holocaust. She envisioned a purpose for the Order technology left behind......Giant dancing groovy robots! Inqusitors have now been reprogrammed to bust a move. Sentinels were retrofitted to play music everytime their internal chasis was exposed. Stalkers would deliver baked good to everyone in Ponyville. With years of experience and baking, she patents her own brand of cupcakes. Her time formulating the right recipe paid off in the end. She markets her own brand, and has made untold fotunes as a result. Even though reprogramming the robots did not improve the damage done in the aftermath, it enlighted Ponyville's spirits to give them a whole aspect in life. Life is short, so party away....
Fluttershy takes her newfound knowledge of medical science to improve all quality of life. With her stamina impants, the average life expectancy was now a startling 300 years! She has also developed an implant that would reduce the natural aging process. Anyone who was 120 now looked like they were 30. She would later retire from the medical field, to pursue her lifelong passion of helping animals. Fluttershy would later develope the non-profit organization called the ASPPCA. The acronym stood for the Animal Society for the People and Ponies Caring for Animals. With the help of the remnant robots and her friends, she sets up headquarters on a tropical island. The oganization would seek out any stray or injured animals, abandoned by their owners due to the Order. It was heartwarming for the owners to finally reunite with their pets. She would also feed any malnorished critters along the way. The animals would all eventually find a home once society was reestablished. Fluttershy has forfilled her dreams as a animal caretaker, and has sucesfully helped thousands along the way.
Rarity would still search for that special someone along the way. She would fill her passion as a full time treasure hunter, and a part time dress designer. You join her with her hunts along with Spike. You would travel across the globe with her, to uncover lost treasures buried deep within the earth. Some of the rarest gems such as Painite, Alexandrite, Tanzanite, Benitoite, Poudretteite, Grandidierite, Musgravite, Jeremejevite, Red diamonds, and Red Beryl were uncovered. She would later design the clothing with such gems, with a few kept for herself. They would auction for around a billion bits. Rarity would expand the Carousel Boutique into a fashion center to show off her creations. She would eventually find that special someone in the process. Even through Spike was somewhat disturbed by this, he would later find companionship with Sweetie Belle. The Carousel Boutique became the headquarters for fashion and design. She would hand over the business to Sweetie Belle after retiring. Sweetie Belle turned out to be a remarkable fashion artist.
Applejack rebuilds Sweet Apple Acres with the remnants of Order technology. Inqusitors replanted apple orchards that were once harvested for the Order's use. Stalkers would pick the apples from the orchards, and Sentinels would hover the buckets back to the farm. Sweet Apple Acres has now doubled their apple production rate, and the Apple family retire to become multi millionares. Applejack would buck a tree from time to time. For old times sake.
So it was written. The final conclusion of your journey. Life continued onwards in peace and tranquility for Ponykind and Humankind. Your model of purity shall be an influence for generations to come. Many have lived and died during your lifetime, but your sacred oath of peace shall never be threatened by evil once more.....
This is your story of Strife.
C) "Rainbow Dash, for everything that we've experienced together. For all of the horrors and tragety that we've witnessed throughout our lifetime, I think it's time that we've retire together. Let's settle down and relax from this exausting journey."
"Sounds great! Wanna crash at my place?" Rainbow Dash cocks a smile up to you.
You recieve a lighthearted kiss from her, after the funeral was over. The Mane 5 smile for her in the background. News would later brake out across the world. The Front's leader to be engaged with the galant hero. The two of you hold a cerimonial wedding inside the Wonderbolt's Academy. After the wedding vows were spoken, Dash pulls you in for an agressive kiss. It throws you off balance, as the two of you collide into Pinkie's wedding cake. It make a humorous but rememorable picture for headlines across the globe.
The two of you resign from your duties, to take command over the Wonderbolt's academy. With her cunning tactics combined with your previous knowledge from facing the Order, she devises a universal miltary force entitled "The United Coalition of Equestria". This new military would ensure peace for everypony and human for that matter. Rapid technological innovations would see improvement in the aerial and ground forces under your rule. Dash releases a space program to monitor for any extraterrestrial threats. You both recieve the highest possible rank in aviation before retiring.
From the money from your career with her, you start your own franchise of gyms across the globe. You persue your lifelong dream after it skyrockets in business. Dash was a personal trainer and instructor at the main facilites. You would hire both people and ponies who have lost everything in the aftermath, and have given them a new prospect in life. The gym franchise would be entited "Tough Guys Gym: Awesomeness Across the Globe". You hand over the business to Scootaloo before retiring with Dash.
Twilight Sparkle expands the evergrowing library of the Golden Oaks. All Order technology was now safely kept and documented for the intentions of good. She would give tours around the library for any newcomers of Ponyville. With your permission, Twilight writes an biography of your life and journey. It sells in the millions across the globe. She uses her money to promote education and literature. She opens up a college entited "The Academy of Profound Knowledge". With the combination of Order technology and magic, the Golden Oaks Library becomes the lead center for study around the world. Twilight Sparkle goes down in history as one of the greatest rulers who've ever lived.
Pinkie Pie would still seek to make everyone laugh in the aftermath of the holocaust. She envisioned a purpose for the Order technology left behind......Giant dancing groovy robots! Inqusitors have now been reprogrammed to bust a move. Sentinels were retrofitted to play music everytime their internal chasis was exposed. Stalkers would deliver baked good to everyone in Ponyville. With years of experience and baking, she patents her own brand of cupcakes. Her time formulating the right recipe paid off in the end. She markets her own brand, and has made untold fotunes as a result. Even though reprogramming the robots did not improve the damage done in the aftermath, it enlighted Ponyville's spirits to give them a whole aspect in life. Life is short, so party away....
Fluttershy takes her newfound knowledge of medical science to improve all quality of life. With her stamina impants, the average life expectancy was now a startling 300 years! She has also developed an implant that would reduce the natural aging process. Anyone who was 120 now looked like they were 30. She would later retire from the medical field, to pursue her lifelong passion of helping animals. Fluttershy would later develope the non-profit organization called the ASPPCA. The acronym stood for the Animal Society for the People and Ponies Caring for Animals. With the help of the remnant robots and her friends, she sets up headquarters on a tropical island. The oganization would seek out any stray or injured animals, abandoned by their owners due to the Order. It was heartwarming for the owners to finally reunite with their pets. She would also feed any malnorished critters along the way. The animals would all eventually find a home once society was reestablished. Fluttershy has forfilled her dreams as a animal caretaker, and has sucesfully helped thousands along the way.
Rarity would still search for that special someone along the way. She would fill her passion as a full time treasure hunter, and a part time dress designer. You join her with her hunts along with Spike. You would travel across the globe with her, to uncover lost treasures buried deep within the earth. Some of the rarest gems such as Painite, Alexandrite, Tanzanite, Benitoite, Poudretteite, Grandidierite, Musgravite, Jeremejevite, Red diamonds, and Red Beryl were uncovered. She would later design the clothing with such gems, with a few kept for herself. They would auction for around a billion bits. Rarity would expand the Carousel Boutique into a fashion center to show off her creations. She would eventually find that special someone in the process. Even through Spike was somewhat disturbed by this, he would later find companionship with Sweetie Belle. The Carousel Boutique became the headquarters for fashion and design. She would hand over the business to Sweetie Belle after retiring. Sweetie Belle turned out to be a remarkable fashion artist.
Applejack rebuilds Sweet Apple Acres with the remnants of Order technology. Inqusitors replanted apple orchards that were once harvested for the Order's use. Stalkers would pick the apples from the orchards, and Sentinels would hover the buckets back to the farm. Sweet Apple Acres has now doubled their apple production rate, and the Apple family retire to become multi millionares. Applejack would buck a tree from time to time. For old times sake.
So it was written. The final conclusion of your journey. Life continued onwards in peace and tranquility for Ponykind and Humankind. Your model of purity shall be an influence for generations to come. Many have lived and died during your lifetime, but your sacred oath of peace shall never be threatened by evil once more.....
This is your story of Strife.
D) "Rarity, for everything that we've experienced together. For all of the horrors and tragety that we've witnessed throughout our lifetime. Your knight in shining armor is finally here for you. Let us continue our lives happily ever after...."
Your cheesy pickup line has full effect on Rarity. It sparks a renewal of hope for the elegant mare. She wipes the tears away from her eyes.
"Darling, you have no idea how long I have anticipated for this day! Come here my brave hero...."
You support her white silhouette within your arms. You give her a long kiss. Her friends smile for her in the background She looks up to you with a faint smile. After the funeral was over, you walk all the back to the Carousel Boutique with her. You treat her to one of the classiest, top line restaurants in Canterlot within the next week. This would be a special event for the two of you. You propose to her with the finest red diamonds uncovered by you along your journey. Inside the diamond ring was the inscription of "Lunctus Largitate, Bonded Simul Et In Perpetuum". She dramatically collaspes over by the glimpse of the diamond. Once you help her up, she tightens her arms around you and accepts your proposal.
Overwhelmed with watery tears of joy, Rarity designs one of the most startling wedding dresses in her entire career. She teased to all news media "That it would be the most fabulous dress for the entire world to ever set eyes opon." Your wedding would be held at Celestia's castle. While the entire world anxiously waited, along with your behalf, she makes her grand entry with her extravagant dress. Gems such as Painite, Alexandrite, Tanzanite, Benitoite, Poudretteite, Grandidierite, Musgravite, Jeremejevite, Red diamonds, and Red Beryl were built inside the lining of the dress. News media dropped their jaws to the radiant beauty of her appearance. After the wedding vowels were said, she prances into your arms to experience one of the most luxurious, romantic honeymoons later that evening.
Rarity would later hand over her business to Sweetie Belle. She would uncover her cutie mark along the way. Even though Spike wasn't overly thrilled about your newly wedded wife, he would later find companionship with Sweetie Belle. Rarity would forfill her passion for gem hunting by your side. The two of you have mustered up enough money from your gem collection to buy a Yacht, and would travel the entire world for what it was worth. Elegant beauty. With the Order now in remnants of robots, you would ensure that even the thought of being poor was eradicated. You went on peaceful missions of pure generosity with Rarity. No one on the face of the earth would ever have to face starvation, homelessness, unsanitation, or anything below the lines of living ever again.
Twilight Sparkle expands the evergrowing library of the Golden Oaks. All Order technology was now safely kept and documented for the intentions of good. She would give tours around the library for any newcomers of Ponyville. With your permission, Twilight writes an biography of your life and journey. It sells in the millions across the globe. She uses her money to promote education and literature. She opens up a college entited "The Academy of Profound Knowledge". With the combination of Order technology and magic, the Golden Oaks Library becomes the lead center for study around the world. Twilight Sparkle goes down in history as one of the greatest rulers who've ever lived.
Rainbow Dash resigns as her leader of the Front, to take command over the Wonderbolt's academy. With her experienced tactics and previous knowledge from facing the Order, she devises a universal miltary force entitled "The United Coalition of Equestria". This new military would ensure peace for everypony and human for that matter. Rapid technological innovations would see improvement in the aerial and ground forces under her rule. Dash releases a space program to monitor for any extraterrestrial threats. She reaches the highest rank possible before retiring.
Pinkie Pie would still seek to make everyone laugh in the aftermath of the holocaust. She envisioned a purpose for the Order technology left behind......Giant dancing groovy robots! Inqusitors have now been reprogrammed to bust a move. Sentinels were retrofitted to play music everytime their internal chasis was exposed. Stalkers would deliver baked good to everyone in Ponyville. With years of experience and baking, she patents her own brand of cupcakes. Her time formulating the right recipe paid off in the end. She markets her own brand, and has made untold fotunes as a result. Even though reprogramming the robots did not improve the damage done in the aftermath, it enlighted Ponyville's spirits to give them a whole aspect in life. Life is short, so party away....
Fluttershy takes her newfound knowledge of medical science to improve all quality of life. With her stamina impants, the average life expectancy was now a startling 300 years! She has also developed an implant that would reduce the natural aging process. Anyone who was 120 now looked like they were 30. She would later retire from the medical field, to pursue her lifelong passion of helping animals. Fluttershy would later develope the non-profit organization called the ASPPCA. The acronym stood for the Animal Society for the People and Ponies Caring for Animals. With the help of the remnant robots and her friends, she sets up headquarters on a tropical island. The oganization would seek out any stray or injured animals, abandoned by their owners due to the Order. It was heartwarming for the owners to finally reunite with their pets. She would also feed any malnorished critters along the way. The animals would all eventually find a home once society was reestablished. Fluttershy has forfilled her dreams as a animal caretaker, and has sucesfully helped thousands along the way.
Applejack rebuilds Sweet Apple Acres with the remnants of Order technology. Inqusitors replanted apple orchards that were once harvested for the Order's use. Stalkers would pick the apples from the orchards, and Sentinels would hover the buckets back to the farm. Sweet Apple Acres has now doubled their apple production rate, and the Apple family retire to become multi millionares. Applejack would buck a tree from time to time. For old times sake.
So it was written. The final conclusion of your journey. Life continued onwards in peace and tranquility for Ponykind and Humankind. Your model of purity shall be an influence for generations to come. Many have lived and died during your lifetime, but your sacred oath of peace shall never be threatened by evil once more.....
This is your story of Strife.
E) "Fluttershy, I choose to live the rest of my life with you. Together, we shall help any critters in need of our love."
"....Oh! Thank you!"
Fluttershy expesses an assertive emotion that her friends were unaware of. Your words uplifted her spirit. After expressing outward graditude, her head in bows in shyness from the attraction she drew onto herself. You perk up her head for a long kiss, after the funeral was over. She warmly grasps your silloutte on the way home. The two of you would travel the entire world, to help anyone in need of care. She shares her medical knowledge for hospitals across the globe. After she retires from her short medical career, the two of you forfill your lifelong duty. To protect and preserve all wildlife and animals.
With enough funds from your journey, you assemble the organization known as the ASPPCA. The acronym stood for the Animal Society for the People and Ponies Caring for Animals. The bold stories and accounts from your adventure, influence many members from society to join your organization. Fluttershy and you would seek out any stray or injured animals, previously abandoned by their owners due to the Order. It was a heartwarming scene for the owners to finally reunite with their pets. Fluttershy would also feed any malnorished critters along the way. The animals would all eventually find a home once society was re-established. No other living being on earth would ever feel negelected again.
The marriage would be held outdoors. Fluttershy's animal friends would help her prepare for such an event. She would dress in a simple, but elegant wedding dress influenced by mother nature. The simplicity of her humble nature, made her beauty radiate from any other bride wedded in history. Fluttershy's assertive personality was now openly expressed towards everyone. She knew that she had the comformity of a significant other by her side.
After your missions were forfilled, you settle down and expand inside Fluttershy's cottage. You have gained many pets along the way. Your leadership role was an influence for many pack oriented animals. Animals such as Foxes, Wolves, Tigers, Cats, Dogs, and so many others now share a home with you. You develope an enormous greenhouse aquaponics system, as an additional attachment to the cottage. You share your plans of the aquaponic system, as a reliant food source for the world. Hunger was eradicated from the face of the planet. With many personal side projects in mind, you devise a free range zoo with a variety of independent animals. Along the way you develope a large biodome terrarium. With the combined humble nature of you and your partner, you have sucessfully tamed all wildlife known on earth. Evolution between animals and humans/ponies would later provide a universal language for everyone to understand. That language would be called Love.
Twilight Sparkle expands the evergrowing library of the Golden Oaks. All Order technology was now safely kept and documented for the intentions of good. She would give tours around the library for any newcomers of Ponyville. With your permission, Twilight writes an biography of your life and journey. It sells in the millions across the globe. She uses her money to promote education and literature. She opens up a college entited "The Academy of Profound Knowledge". With the combination of Order technology and magic, the Golden Oaks Library becomes the lead center for study around the world. Twilight Sparkle goes down in history as one of the greatest rulers who've ever lived.
Rainbow Dash resigns as her leader of the Front, to take command over the Wonderbolt's academy. With her experienced tactics and previous knowledge from facing the Order, she devises a universal miltary force entitled "The United Coalition of Equestria". This new military would ensure peace for everypony and human for that matter. Rapid technological innovations would see improvement in the aerial and ground forces under her rule. Dash releases a space program to monitor for any extraterrestrial threats. She reaches the highest rank possible before retiring.
Pinkie Pie would still seek to make everyone laugh in the aftermath of the holocaust. She envisioned a purpose for the Order technology left behind......Giant dancing groovy robots! Inqusitors have now been reprogrammed to bust a move. Sentinels were retrofitted to play music everytime their internal chasis was exposed. Stalkers would deliver baked good to everyone in Ponyville. With years of experience and baking, she patents her own brand of cupcakes. Her time formulating the right recipe paid off in the end. She markets her own brand, and has made untold fotunes as a result. Even though reprogramming the robots did not improve the damage done in the aftermath, it enlighted Ponyville's spirits to give them a whole aspect in life. Life is short, so party away....
Rarity would still search for that special someone along the way. She would fill her passion as a full time treasure hunter, and a part time dress designer. You join her with her hunts along with Spike. You would travel across the globe with her, to uncover lost treasures buried deep within the earth. Some of the rarest gems such as Painite, Alexandrite, Tanzanite, Benitoite, Poudretteite, Grandidierite, Musgravite, Jeremejevite, Red diamonds, and Red Beryl were uncovered. She would later design the clothing with such gems, with a few kept for herself. They would auction for around a billion bits. Rarity would expand the Carousel Boutique into a fashion center to show off her creations. She would eventually find that special someone in the process. Even through Spike was somewhat disturbed by this, he would later find companionship with Sweetie Belle. The Carousel Boutique became the headquarters for fashion and design. She would hand over the business to Sweetie Belle after retiring. Sweetie Belle turned out to be a remarkable fashion artist.
Applejack rebuilds Sweet Apple Acres with the remnants of Order technology. Inqusitors replanted apple orchards that were once harvested for the Order's use. Stalkers would pick the apples from the orchards, and Sentinels would hover the buckets back to the farm. Sweet Apple Acres has now doubled their apple production rate, and the Apple family retire to become multi millionares. Applejack would buck a tree from time to time. For old times sake.
So it was written. The final conclusion of your journey. Life continued onwards in peace and tranquility for Ponykind and Humankind. Your model of purity shall be an influence for generations to come. Many have lived and died during your lifetime, but your sacred oath of peace shall never be threatened by evil once more.....
This is your story of Strife.
F) "Applejack, we've been through so much together. How about we finally settle down and rebuild Apple Acre Farms? Would you like to spend the rest of our lives together, Partner?"
"Shucks, it would be an honor to! Ah would be more than happy to be your partner!"
She stands up on her rear hooves to give you a long, passionate kiss. Her friends smile for her in the background. Applejack withdraws her head for another quick speech.
"Ah wouldn't known what the Apple family could have done without ya. For all yer honesty and hard work you've dumped into my life, I would be a trainwreck without you by my side. Rest assure that ah will be always be by yours..."
You return to the remnants of Sweet Apple Acres. With a construction crew consisting of her friends, the remnants of the Order, and a few honest folks back from Ponyville, Sweet Apple Acres was rebuild to an even higher stature then before. The barn was now a crisp metallic structure, retrofitted with new technological farming marvels. Fields were replowed by hand/hoof, and preserved with a few apple ochards that Applejack kept behind. Farm animals inhabited the fields once the business was back in production.
Inqusitors replanted the apple orchards that were once harvested for the Order's own use. Stalkers would pick the apples from the orchards, and Sentinels would hover the buckets back to the farm. Sweet Apple Acres has now doubled their apple production rate. The high demands for apple cider were met with the public. Production skyrocketed through the roof, without the loss of quality over quantity. The Apple family would later retire to become multi millionares. Applejack would buck a tree from time to time. For old times sake. She would later plan the marriage between you two.
The marriage was held outside the gates of the barn. The surviving members of the Apple family participated in the event. After so much tragedy overwhelmed the family, so much was yet to be gained for a bright future. Applejack would later announce that she wished Granny Smith and her parents could have witnessed the wedding. With you by her side, she would no longer have to suffer from loneliness. Her big brother and younger sister will always be there, no matter what the circumstance may be. Family and friends is what mattered the most within a cruel and unforgiving world. Scars will heal over time.
Twilight Sparkle expands the evergrowing library of the Golden Oaks. All Order technology was now safely kept and documented for the intentions of good. She would give tours around the library for any newcomers of Ponyville. With your permission, Twilight writes an biography of your life and journey. It sells in the millions across the globe. She uses her money to promote education and literature. She opens up a college entited "The Academy of Profound Knowledge". With the combination of Order technology and magic, the Golden Oaks Library becomes the lead center for study around the world. Twilight Sparkle goes down in history as one of the greatest rulers who've ever lived.
Rainbow Dash resigns as her leader of the Front, to take command over the Wonderbolt's academy. With her experienced tactics and previous knowledge from facing the Order, she devises a universal miltary force entitled "The United Coalition of Equestria". This new military would ensure peace for everypony and human for that matter. Rapid technological innovations would see improvement in the aerial and ground forces under her rule. Dash releases a space program to monitor for any extraterrestrial threats. She reaches the highest rank possible before retiring.
Pinkie Pie would still seek to make everyone laugh in the aftermath of the holocaust. She envisioned a purpose for the Order technology left behind......Giant dancing groovy robots! Inqusitors have now been reprogrammed to bust a move. Sentinels were retrofitted to play music everytime their internal chasis was exposed. Stalkers would deliver baked good to everyone in Ponyville. With years of experience and baking, she patents her own brand of cupcakes. Her time formulating the right recipe paid off in the end. She markets her own brand, and has made untold fotunes as a result. Even though reprogramming the robots did not improve the damage done in the aftermath, it enlighted Ponyville's spirits to give them a whole aspect in life. Life is short, so party away....
Fluttershy takes her newfound knowledge of medical science to improve all quality of life. With her stamina impants, the average life expectancy was now a startling 300 years! She has also developed an implant that would reduce the natural aging process. Anyone who was 120 now looked like they were 30. She would later retire from the medical field, to pursue her lifelong passion of helping animals. Fluttershy would later develope the non-profit organization called the ASPPCA. The acronym stood for the Animal Society for the People and Ponies Caring for Animals. With the help of the remnant robots and her friends, she sets up headquarters on a tropical island. The oganization would seek out any stray or injured animals, abandoned by their owners due to the Order. It was heartwarming for the owners to finally reunite with their pets. She would also feed any malnorished critters along the way. The animals would all eventually find a home once society was reestablished. Fluttershy has forfilled her dreams as a animal caretaker, and has sucesfully helped thousands along the way.
Rarity would still search for that special someone along the way. She would fill her passion as a full time treasure hunter, and a part time dress designer. You join her with her hunts along with Spike. You would travel across the globe with her, to uncover lost treasures buried deep within the earth. Some of the rarest gems such as Painite, Alexandrite, Tanzanite, Benitoite, Poudretteite, Grandidierite, Musgravite, Jeremejevite, Red diamonds, and Red Beryl were uncovered. She would later design the clothing with such gems, with a few kept for herself. They would auction for around a billion bits. Rarity would expand the Carousel Boutique into a fashion center to show off her creations. She would eventually find that special someone in the process. Even through Spike was somewhat disturbed by this, he would later find companionship with Sweetie Belle. The Carousel Boutique became the headquarters for fashion and design. She would hand over the business to Sweetie Belle after retiring. Sweetie Belle turned out to be a remarkable fashion artist.
So it was written. The final conclusion of your journey. Life continued onwards in peace and tranquility for Ponykind and Humankind. Your model of purity shall be an influence for generations to come. Many have lived and died during your lifetime, but your sacred oath of peace shall never be threatened by evil once more.....
This is your story of Strife.
G) "Has anyone seen Pinkie Pie?" You ask the Mane 5.
You scratch your head in curiousity. The Mane 5 look around the funeral and shrug. She was here just a minute ago, where could she have possibly gone?
"Hi!" She squeals from right behind you. You lose your balance, with Pinkie Pie clinging onto your silhouette.
After settling down, you regain your posture with Pinkie grasped within your arms.
"Surprise! Where you looking for me silly? Let's go back to my place and drown our sorrows! I have invited everyone here for a party!" She looked up to you with a grin.
"Alright Pinkie, whatever you say." You return a smile at her. A party would be a great way to forget such a sorrowful event.
Everyone at the funeral was invited to Sugarcube Corner. The party was held to cheer up everyone's spirits. Pinkie chugs down mug after mug of apple cider. She collapses to the floor, passed out after taking too many rounds of the alcoholic beverage. You pick her up in your arms after the event was over. After everyone dragged their feet/hooves out from the doorway of Sugarcube Corner, you crash onto the closest couch with Pinkie by your side.
You slowly regain your vision the next day, with Pinkie Pie standing over you on the couch.
"Hi! I made breakfast for you silly! Today's a brand new day in Ponyville!" She nuzzles you with her snout to get off the couch.
With one of the biggest hang overs you've experienced in a long time, it was worth it in the end. Pinkie Pie discussed a purpose for the Order technology that morning......Giant dancing groovy robots! No matter how irrational it may seem for a normal person/pony; Inqusitors have now been reprogrammed to bust a move. Sentinels were retrofitted to play music everytime their internal chasis was exposed. It uplifted the citizens of Ponyville spirits, while trying to recover from the tragety left behind. Stalkers would deliver her baked goods to everyone in Ponyville.
With years of experience and baking, she patents her own brand of cupcakes. Her time formulating the right recipe at the Front's base paid off in the end. You contributed to her recipe with many exotic flavors in mind. After all, who wouldn't want to be Pinkie Pie's personal taste tester? The two of you have made untold fortunes in the baking business. Even though reprogramming the robots did not improve the damage done in the aftermath, it enlighted Ponyville's spirits to give them a whole aspect in life. From the wise words of Pinkie Pie; "Life is too short, so party away...."
The marriage between you and Pinkie would be held at the Sugarcube Corner. While you patiently wait for Pinkie Pie at the end of the carpetway, you wonder what surprises she would bring with her this time. A wedding cake that she crafted, stood in front of the altar for everyone to gaze in awe. The cake won awards for one of the most 'exquisite cakes ever made'. This was before Pinkie would burst from the cake, to scream her wedding vowels in a high pitched voice. She stuffed a chuck on her own cake inside your mouth before kissing you. Everyone chuckled due to her sudden appearance from the cake, and your shocked demeanor caught on every front page of the newspaper. A major but memorable food fight broke out after the wedding vowels were spoken. You would later retire with Pinkie Pie, to hand over the cupcake business to Mr. and Mrs. Cake's twin siblings.
Twilight Sparkle expands the evergrowing library of the Golden Oaks. All Order technology was now safely kept and documented for the intentions of good. She would give tours around the library for any newcomers of Ponyville. With your permission, Twilight writes an biography of your life and journey. It sells in the millions across the globe. She uses her money to promote education and literature. She opens up a college entited "The Academy of Profound Knowledge". With the combination of Order technology and magic, the Golden Oaks Library becomes the lead center for study around the world. Twilight Sparkle goes down in history as one of the greatest rulers who've ever lived.
Rainbow Dash resigns as her leader of the Front, to take command over the Wonderbolt's academy. With her experienced tactics and previous knowledge from facing the Order, she devises a universal miltary force entitled "The United Coalition of Equestria". This new military would ensure peace for everypony and human for that matter. Rapid technological innovations would see improvement in the aerial and ground forces under her rule. Dash releases a space program to monitor for any extraterrestrial threats. She reaches the highest rank possible before retiring.
Fluttershy takes her newfound knowledge of medical science to improve all quality of life. With her stamina impants, the average life expectancy was now a startling 300 years! She has also developed an implant that would reduce the natural aging process. Anyone who was 120 now looked like they were 30. She would later retire from the medical field, to pursue her lifelong passion of helping animals. Fluttershy would later develope the non-profit organization called the ASPPCA. The acronym stood for the Animal Society for the People and Ponies Caring for Animals. With the help of the remnant robots and her friends, she sets up headquarters on a tropical island. The oganization would seek out any stray or injured animals, abandoned by their owners due to the Order. It was heartwarming for the owners to finally reunite with their pets. She would also feed any malnorished critters along the way. The animals would all eventually find a home once society was reestablished. Fluttershy has forfilled her dreams as a animal caretaker, and has sucesfully helped thousands along the way.
Rarity would still search for that special someone along the way. She would fill her passion as a full time treasure hunter, and a part time dress designer. You join her with her hunts along with Spike. You would travel across the globe with her, to uncover lost treasures buried deep within the earth. Some of the rarest gems such as Painite, Alexandrite, Tanzanite, Benitoite, Poudretteite, Grandidierite, Musgravite, Jeremejevite, Red diamonds, and Red Beryl were uncovered. She would later design the clothing with such gems, with a few kept for herself. They would auction for around a billion bits. Rarity would expand the Carousel Boutique into a fashion center to show off her creations. She would eventually find that special someone in the process. Even through Spike was somewhat disturbed by this, he would later find companionship with Sweetie Belle. The Carousel Boutique became the headquarters for fashion and design. She would hand over the business to Sweetie Belle after retiring. Sweetie Belle turned out to be a remarkable fashion artist.
Applejack rebuilds Sweet Apple Acres with the remnants of Order technology. Inqusitors replanted apple orchards that were once harvested for the Order's use. Stalkers would pick the apples from the orchards, and Sentinels would hover the buckets back to the farm. Sweet Apple Acres has now doubled their apple production rate, and the Apple family retire to become multi millionares. Applejack would buck a tree from time to time. For old times sake.
So it was written. The final conclusion of your journey. Life continued onwards in peace and tranquility for Ponykind and Humankind. Your model of purity shall be an influence for generations to come. Many have lived and died during your lifetime, but your sacred oath of peace shall never be threatened by evil once more.....
You have reached the conclusion of the fanfic! Thank you for everyone who has upvoted, watched, or has followed this literature from the very beginning. I am a man of my words, and will revise and polish up everything after chapter two. Now, to uncover any questions that you have in mind.
Q: Why the heck did you choose to write about Strife:Quest for the Sigil? I've never heard of it until now.
A: The whole goal of the fanfic was to raise awareness and possible interest for a forgotten FPS game. Back when I first started writing this fic, I had a unparalleled interest in Strife's plot. What started it all was a recommendation from a DooM online community to go check it out. Strife was more than just a "run and gun" linear videogame. It contained dynamic elements that wasn't present in any videogame at the time, an in-depth storyline with interactive dialog, and a RPG style FPS gameplay with three possible endings. It was unfortunately overshadowed by the release of ID Software's Quake a month later. Due to poor sales, it never took off with the public. The age of 3D renders buried Strife in the sand.
I like what someone said online from awhile back. "You could literally fit everyone inside a small room who has played or has least heard of Strife, and there will be open space inside that room...."
Strife was a criminally underrated game for its time. By merging the storyline of the game, with a theme on the internet that everyone has heard of (that being MLP), I hope it will shed some new light on the FPS itself. My old friend John H from high school sparked my interest in MLP ever since 2011. To be honest, I never had an interest in cartoons (besides the mature HBO Spawn series) since then. No matter how rediculous this statement may seem, My Little Pony has certainly influenced my outlook on life as a whole. I think the motto "Love and Tolerate" is easily forgotten by a majority of people out there. We have to remember what makes us good at heart in the end.
Q: Why did you make the fic "A choose your own adventure"? I remember reading those kind of novels when I was a kid with the Goosebump series....
A: This is due for the fact that Strife was a dynamic RPG FPS, with a high rate of replayability after you've completed the game. Strife had many paths that you could have chosen to follow. To make this fic stand out from any boring linear plot, I've decided to make the reader directly interact with the events occuring within the story. The death sequences that the reader may have stumbled opon was to make it more interesting. There were many gaps inside Strife's storyline, that I've hoped to uncover for the reader along the way (I.E. the brief origins of the Order, the ranks of the Order, how the Sigil works, ect.). I will admit that some parts of Strife did feel abit rushed, as if the developers just wanted to complete the game.
Q: Why merge it with My Little Pony?
A: Simply for the fact that I've spotted alot of similarities between the two universes. Themes like the future medieval theme for one. What made Strife seem interesting to me, was the fact that the main setting took place in a small town similar to Ponyville's. The element of magic seemed like a reoccuring theme for Strife. For example, it's unclear exactly how the Sigil works. We all know that it has something to do with the user itself. Whether it being a divine force or technology, or maybe a mix of the two. Also, look at the textures for the houses and buildings in Strife. Now compare it to the architecture of many My Little Pony buildings. You will see that both structures have been built by similar materials. Even though My Little Pony and Strife share such themes, it still retains the modern/futuristic theme present in our lifetime as well.
Q: How did you make those pictures in the story?
A: First, I would take a screenshot of the particular scene from the fic. This was so that the reader has a sence of what's going on if he/she has trouble picturing the scene for himself/herself. I used the gzdoom engine for my playthrough, which can be found here http://www.osnanet.de/c.oelckers/gzdoom/index.html. Gzdoom was used because it smooths out any pixelation normally found in old FPS games, and enhances almost everything else in the playthrough. The mod, Weapons of Rebellion (http://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=32780) for better visuals and redefined weapons.
Then I would look inside the gzdoom for the particular screenshot. If it's a plain screenshot with no addons, I would use imageshack to upload the picture as is. If I've felt that certain characters should be added within the scene, I used http://pixlr.com/editor/ to upload the screenshot. I would take a vector image from the Mane 6 or an OC to be added as a layer. If the character wasn't proportioned to my liking, I used http://www.picresize.com/ to adjust it accordingly. Any cutting, cropping, ect. was done at pixlr. All original characters and images belong to their respective owners.
Q: I've noticed you copied and pasted a majority of the paragraphs in a few sections. Why?
A: While all of the work I've contributed to this story is purely original, there has to be a flow of linearity. If I were to start from stratch, with every minor detail from each paragraph, I would surely lose the interest of the reader. The reason why it may seem that some paragraphs overlap is an error on the reader's behalf. If something doesn't make sence, or if it's too confusing to follow, send me a PM. I will be more than happy to correct any errors that you may find along the way. As I type this, I will inform that this is still not a final product. I will have to revise this entire fic from where I left off in chapter two. I garentee that you may find grammatical and/or spelling errors along the way. I will announce it when I feel everything is corrected and polished up.
Q: Anything else from you in the future?
A: As a matter of fact, yes. I have all of the chapters laid out for my next fic. It's called My Little Castlevania: Resurrection of Discord. In this fic, you will follow the path of another unnamed Protagonist in the settings of Castlevania. It will be a linear approach, told in first person. I don't plan to add any pictures. You can find all the details on my latest blog post. After that story is complete, my final fic will be called Isolation. This one will be purely original, from the log entries of a journal written by a single man. The theme will evolve around his isolation, and how he uncovers the mysterious vanishing of the human race along with the sudden arrival of the Mane 6. You can also read the details of that fic on my latest blog entry as well.
Thank you for all the positive support. It keeps me motivated to continue writing. Keep an eye on for my future work.
