My Little Pony: War is Chaos – Part 1 "Opposites Attract"

Chapter Three

Cel trots along side Twilight Sparkle, “I hear from Apple Bloom that you and this Trixie know each other pretty well. Would you know how we could find her?”

Twilight tells him, “Just watch, you can't miss her.” in the center of the crystal city, a flurry of fireworks lights up the ever darkening skies, “See, what'd I tell you?” she speaks with disdain.

Greenpool grins, “Okay then, but can we convince her to help us?” Twilight scowls, “Oh, I'm sure we can, she loves being important. But the problem is, can we trust her?” Greenpool shakes his head, “I'm not carrying no more damn ponies!” he snorts.

As so as the ensemble reach the heart of town, they witness Trixie preforming to emptiness, nopony was there.

“Looks like she's finally got an audience she deserves...nopony...” Fluttershy sneers.

Derpy trembles, “Isn't it creepy that nopony's here?”

“They're hiding Tom from me, I just know it!” she starts screaming incoherent threats.

Surprise points the stage, “So...that's her?”

Trixie spots the group of ponies, “You, adoring fans of the great and powerful Trixie. Prepare to be amazed by my extraordinary abilities!”

Applejack snickers, “This ought ta be awesome...”

Trixie fires off a flurry of pyrotechnics, a few landed on her cape and set it on fire, she screeches, turns in circles and stomps the fire out.

Everypony applauds but Fluttershy scoffs, “You are one shitty unicorn...”

The blue unicorns jaw drops, “How dare you call Trixie such a thing, Trixie should put you in your lowly place you meek, worthless pony!” she flips her burnt cape back.

Fluttershy takes a pouncing stance and cocks her wings back, “Bring it on, motherfucker!” before another word could be spoken, Fluttershy spears Trixie through the floor of the stage, everypony watching and listening can hear sounds, like meat being tenderized and two by fours snapping. The entire stage collapses from losing all support, out from the dust comes Fluttershy dragging Trixie kicking and screaming. Fluttershy stops abruptly and begins bashing Trixies head into the dirt and rocks, “I told you to shut the fuck up! Why won't anypony listen to me?!” Trixie, now knocked out and bloody is dragged to Pinkie and shoved in her endless bag. The group gawks, not believing what it is they just saw. Fluttershy stares them all down, “Not, one, fucking word! Let's get outta this hellhole.”

Applejacks color returns as they travel back to the train, “Wuz that as bad as it looked y'all?”

Twilight smiles, “Well I don't know, I think she got just what she's been asking for...except that last part was a bit much.”

Greenpool taps Pinkie, “Umm, can she breath in there, for that matter, how does she fit in there? That shouldn't even be possible.”

Pinkie just bounces along, “Oh she's fine. And she fits because I want her to, you see I'm physics pimp. I put physics in a headlock everyday and ask, 'Who's you're Daddy physics, WHO?' and it'll cry, 'You are Pinkie, You're my Daddy!' teeheehee!” and she bounces away. Greenpool can't even find words to describe his thoughts on that.

Twilight Sparkle lifts the train and sets it back on the tracks. They load themselves on the train, Twilight was about to start the furnace again when Greenpool puts her in a full nelson, “Oh hell no! Applejack, you start this thing. I'm not dying on a train!” Applejack works the the fire and off they go on they're way. The train chugs along and Greenpool finally decides to ask, “Okay, where are we going?”

Derpy stretches around one of the stalls, “Well Uncle Discord said the one after Dishonesty would be Rudeness, so that means we going to-” All the mares shout, “Diamond Tiara's” both Cel and Greenpool laugh, “Well Gp, I believe it's unanimous.” Cel slaps the young colt on his back and walks back to the conductors area.

After Applejack's done stoking the fire, she plops down across from Greenpool and lights a cigarette, “Ey Pinkie, can ya pass me a drink?” Pinkie Pie tosses a silver flask over with AJ engraved on it. She gulps it down and exhales, “HA! Here, ya want some uh this?” she hands Greenpool the flask, he smells it, “Whiskey...?” he asks with one brow raised. Applejack pulls her hat back, “Liz'n 'ere buster, when you work with apples all day, then you come tell me how much damn cider you wanna drink!” she rambles. Fluttershy snatches the whiskey from Greenpool, “Gimme that!” and she downs the whole thing and throws the empty container down. Applejack jumps up, “Hey, what's yer problem?” Fluttershy looks at her with a bobbling head, “Ya snooze ya lose...stupid hick....gonna go see if Cel wanna play train, hehehe.” and she leaves the room. As so as she enters where Cel is, they could all hear, “Hey, no wait!” and a crash. Screwball gallops in to Cels rescue, an audible smack can be heard followed by Fluttershys yelp. Screwball reenters the car with the Pegasus draped over her shoulder, Fluttershy has a pissed off look on her face and a red hoofprint imprinted on her flank.

Applejack stares at the now dry flask with tears in her eyes, “My...whiskey...”

Pinkie digs into her bag, “Here Applejack, got some more in here. It suppose to be for the after party but, this calls for it!” Pinkie throws her the partially drank, half gallon bottle and Applejack catches it. “Aww, sugarcube thanks, If I didn't love stallions so much I'd marry you.” she pops open the bottle and everypony continues to chat.

Greenpool asks Applejack, “I've been listening to Cel Shade tell stories that he'd heard also heard from heard from your little sister, that' your family and Diamond's go way back.” the now tipsy Applejack's head sways, with a plastered look, “Well, pardner...'ah tell ya. We go way back...to tha vary beginin' uh Ponyville. Thay live in a big ol' mansion just outside of Ponyville, hell thay even have thar own train station cuz thar place's so darn big. Ey, that Cel feller sure spends uh whole lotta time with mah sister, heh, he must sure like his mares young. You know what Gp yer kinda...pretty.” she instantly slams her head on the table and snores, sounding a lot like a lawnmower false starting. Greenpool turns toward the engine room and shouts, “Hey Cel, don't bother stopping in Ponyville, Applejack says there's station in front of Diamond Tiara's place!” Cel yells back, “You got it Gp!”

A little outside of Ponyville still, everypony is trying to make the best of things, making jokes and having a good time while Pinkie and Derpy bake in the kitchen, Pinkie brings out muffins,  cupcakes and sandwiches. The train rolls through the small town and everypony searches for any kind of life, but there's none. They all have tears in their eyes, a few begin crying and some hold back.

“This can't be allowed to go on, we're going to fix this soon.” Twilight promises.

The train pulls into Diamond Tiara's station and the massive home looks as if it were swallowing the scenery.

Rarity drools, "I call dibs on the mansion..." Screwball runs up and grabs her, "The hell you are, I'm gonna blow it up if she doesn't cooperate!" they scuffle, rolling around like two peel bugs stuck together. Greenpool scolds them both, "You two stop it!" he points to Rarity, "No!" then to Screwball, "...maybe." Screwball rubs her hooves together, “Muahahahaha!”

It's windows were black, an incredibly overpowering aura emanates from the mansion. Seemingly trying to weigh the group down with sheer force.

Cel Shade glances at the others, “Ready for this?” Greenpool couldn't help but smile, “All day...” he readies his blades and they enter the large doors of the house.

“You, you're late!” a  voice echoes from the darkness...