inFAMOUS 3: Equestria
The Manehatten Blackout
Previous ChapterNext ChapterCole arrived in Manehatten sunset that day, having spent a few too many hours in the cloud city. He got off the rails, and looked around, surveying the area.
“Upscale place… needs more destruction.”
He ran towards the generator, but slammed into an invisible wall.
“The hell is that?!”
He looked past the now shimmering barrier of energy, seeing a pony inside, a Unicorn. He wasn’t dressed like a Maegi. Cole banged on the barrier repeatedly, until the Unicorn turned around. The barrier faded almost immediately.
“You must be Cole MacGrath.”
“Yeah. And you are…?”
“The name’s Jim.”
“Got it. You trying to bring back the power?”
“Yes, I am. Figured I’d give it a try before you got here.”
“You knew I was coming?”
“Yeah. Spike told me.”
“So you’re that friend he mentioned.”
Jim nodded, and turned back to the generator. His horn glowed, as did the generator, but nothing happened. Cole sighed to himself, before grabbing Jim’s horn with one hand, and putting his other hand on the generator. He pulled the energy from Jim, converted it to electricity, and pumped it into the generator. It activated, and began to charge up. The world around Cole spun as he was struck from behind with a magical bolt, and he released Jim, whirling around to face the threat, and nearly losing his balance in the process. He was knocked back against the generator, and he tried to get up, but he was held down by some energy, and another unicorn leaped into the fray, putting up a dome of energy around the generator, Cole, and Jim. The unicorn fought and fought and fought some more, all in the name of Celestia, Cadence, and Luna, or so his battle cry said. He held them at bay for a good while, but he was eventually overrun, shot down, and killed. But his dome died at just the right time. Instead of reflecting the pulse back at Cole and Jim, it died right before doing so, actually amplifying it, sending all the remaining Maegi foes flying, most of them raining down outside the city, some slamming through several walls before coming to a bloody stop, and others ended up impaled on various gates and broken metal pieces.
Jim looked at the fallen unicorn, and uttered a quick prayer for his soul to be rewarded for his bravery. Cole walked over, and checked for a pulse, just in case. There wasn’t one.
“He’s dead Jim.”
Jim sighed, nodding.
“Well, he fought valiantly, and died bravely. That is all that could be asked of him.”
Cole shrugged.
“Eh….”
Jim walked off, and Cole followed him to a graveyard. Jim’s horn glowed, and so did one of the tombstones. It moved, revealing a tunnel leading underground.
“Through here.”
Cole had to crawl on hands and knees to get through the tunnel, while Jim had to just barely duck his head. But, once they reached the other side, Cole knew instantly that it was worth the crawl. There, sitting in the middle of the room, was another Blast Core.
“Hello Blast Core.”
“For restoring power, and for saving many lives, I give it unto you Cole MacGrath. Use it well.”
“Cool, thanks. You mind watching while I sleep it off?”
“Actually, by the time you wake up, I’ll be gone. The bunker is impregnable, so don’t worry about it.”
“If you say so….”
Cole stood up, and activated the Core. The smell of ozone filled the room, and everything glowed for a second before Cole collapsed again.
Next Chapter