"Man, what did I even do to get myself stuck in this mess?"
"You should be thankful, at least Queen Celestia gave you a chance to be a part of one of her ships, would you rather be up here mopping the hallways than being out there risking your life?"
"Guess you're right, I just don't trust, you know - her."
"No one does, I heard she cut off the head of one of the Lunar spies that boarded this ship and used it as a wall decor."
"That's, urgh, I think I just threw up in my own mou-"
The door hissed and in a split second it opened, a hooded figure was behind it, the janitors stood erect and saluted the figure who didn't even raise a hoof, guess the figure was that much of a high ranking officer to give a salute back. The guards were shaking, terrified actually, cause they knew what THAT pony can do. The pony trotted along the long hallway till it reached another door, put it's hoof against the scanner and in a few seconds, the light above the door turned from red to green. The door opened and the pony went in and the door shut tight.
"Like I said, what did I even do to get myself stuck in this mess?"
The hooded figure continued to trot along mazes of metal bridges and railings, the engines around her hissed with steam, the pony can hardly hear her own hoofsteps, but that didn't matter much. This pony was an alicorn, from the outline of it's wings and even with the hood, you can see it's horn, slightly pulsating with dark energy, the pony continued to trot till it reached another door, spoke a few words and it opened, this room was big, it had a small chair in the center and and bright buttons were in front of it, it was like the main bridge, but instead of a wall, it had a huge glass plane that was overlooking empty space, another part of the room had glass tubes with some kind of pony in it, it's face was unrecognizable, there were thousands of these containers.
And on that chair, was another hooded figure, but this was taller and it looked older, it had a long broken gray horn, it's hooves were wrinkled already, like it was dipped in water a long time.
"I take it that the Lunar spy has been dealt with?" said the figure in the chair.
"Definitely."
"Very good, very very good, did you manage to squeeze out information from the spy?"
The small pony didn't answer.
"Well, did you!?"
"I squeezed too much."
The old pony slammed it's hoof against the control panel in anger, it's horn glowed with black energy and lifted a wall panel and threw it to the other side.
"I TOLD YOU TO CONTROL YOUR POWERS! HOW CAN WE LEARN THE LOCATION OF THE LUNAR REPUBLIC IF YOU KEEP ON KILLING THEIR OWN!?"
"I'm sorry, it won't-"
"NO! THIS IS THE LAST TIME. FAIL ME AGAIN, AND YOU'LL BE WITH THEM IN THE DARK ZONE."
"Yes, master."
"Now go! Find me a spy and give me information, not heads, remember. Last. Time."
"It' will be done."
The small pony bowed and disappeared in the blink of an eye. Panting, tired and angry, the slim alicorn let out a howling sound which can be heard even from the deepest darkest parts of space. She stood up from her chair and walked to one of the tubes, but inside this one was a different pony, different from the others, in this one was a tall alicorn, white, and instead of an unrecognizable face, it's face was a swirling blob.
"Soon my dear, soon."
Welcome to Platronum - 1
"HEY YOU! THIEF! SOMEONE STOP HIM! COME BACK HERE AND PAY FOR THAT!!"
"Haha! Catch me if you can! I'll pay you back double some other time!"
"GEET BACCKK HEEREEE YOOUUU THIEFFF! "
"Aw snap. He went full mad man."
Stone Bread's typical day, that's the 10th time one of his delicious long breads have been stolen. Same kid, every hour, and still he doesn't take precautions to stop the brat, too expensive for traps he says.
"Huh, looks like that's my sign, see ya next time old man!"
"DAMN YOU!! YOU ARE NOT GOING-"
Stone Bread saw the male pony jump off the bridge and into the deep river, everyone knew that that river's current was too strong for anypony can handle, lest be a stallion. Stone Bread looked over the bridge and saw a boat come out of it, it was the same group of kids that always steal his bread.
"ONE OF THESE DAYS, I'LL GET YOUU AND I'LL RIP YOUR FLESH AND FEED IT TO THE DOGS!!!"
The stallion and his friends can't hear Stone Bread's screams and curses and shouts against them as they laughed and as the river's current lead them further away.
"Damned street kids."
The stallions name was Red Cifer, atleast, that's what they call him, he doesn't know his real name, and he wasn't even red, he was a tall pony with a yellow, clean, mane cut, much that of Shining Armor's. He didn't know his parents, but all he knows that they cared for him too much to let him die in the war.
He didn't blame them, he understood the sacrifice they had to endure for his safety. He was an orphan, and most orphan kids living in Frikks-2 were living in one orphanage, and that was Bright Eye's Home for the Hoofless. And like most orphans, Red Cifer, was left on the doorstep. He can't remember much of his childhood, all he knows that he was an orphan, his parents loved him, and that he was loved by the ponies in Bright Eye's orphanage.
"Man, old man Stone Bread reallly looks pissed, are you sure you ONLY stole a long bread?" said Jumper, another stallion.
"Oh please Jumper, we all know that it's not only long breads but those scrumptious muffins of his. Man they. Are. The best." said Sand Dune, A Pegasus with a cream colored coat and yellow mane.
"Look, there were a lot of prize sweets from Stone Bread's shop and I went in there and took what I need to take. I got us some long breads, some cookies, some muffins of course, and...this."
Red pulled out a dusty scroll from his bag, there were cuts and holes on it, telling that the scroll was old, it's paper wasn't from around this parts, so it probably came from somewhere else.
Frikks-2 wasn't a Solar Controlled empire nor a Lunar Republic as well. It was a small city located on the planet Etinus Prime, it had it's own government and police force, it was a big city filled with alabaster buildings that rose like towers to the heavens. It was filled with rivers going down to the sea. It was one of the cities that you can say, wasn't destroyed by the war, yet many it's citizens and founders were war survivors. It was a city built to escape the war between the two factions, a city were some ponies would describe it as paradise.
"Ewwww, it was with our food," said Sand Dune, "okay I think I lost my appetite."
"What is it?" asked Jumper trying to get the scroll.
"I dunno, but I heard Stone Bread and some guy talking about it, said it can change the lives of the citizens of Frikks-2, I wonder what it could be."
"Whatever it is I don't want it near our bred it looks...ugh, never mind, we're here anyways, Jumper, fetch my rope."
Sand Dune was a really strong Pegasus, more stronger than that of Jumper and Red combined, she got her rope, lassoed it onto the nearest stump and tied the other end to the boat, in which the stump served as an anchor.
"Alright up and at em. Let's go boys."
Bright Eye's Orphanage was built near the river, it didn't have a sign so no one knows where it is actually located...except of course Bright Eye's, the orphans and the other residents of the orphan.
They came up to a big metal door, Sand Dune knocked three times when the small eye hole opened.
"Password?" a deep voice asked.
"Berry Fruits."
"You my proceed."
The huge metal door swung open and revealed a flight of stairs going down to a dark place.
"Ugh, seriously Red, that doorkeeper, creeps the living hell outta me."
The three of them took a small lantern, lit it, and then went down, it was a long flight of stairs and there were a lot of cobwebs, they were used to this since it was the only thing that kept this place really secret.
Sand Dune pushed a small brick to her right, the brick slid and there was a loud rumbling noise and the walls opened, there was another flight of stairs downwards. Sand Dune placed her lantern on a small pedestal and the doors behind them closed, they were technically in a pitch black place. Only their lanterns gave them light.
"Come on Sand Dune, I'm hungryyyyy," groaned Red.
"Hold your horses, this takes time ya know."
Sand Dune closed her eyes and floated a few feet off from the ground. She opened her eyes and it glowed with a faint blue color.
"Through times of darkness we strive to find light, and if we cannot find light, we will become the light."
Red and Jumper closed their eyes as well as the room around them spun and spun until they disappeared.
They reappeared in a different room somewhere far away, it was a big room but only a small door for one pony to fit in. Sand Dune walked up to the door, pushed it open, and a city appeared.
The city was filled with blimps and planes, the city was inside a small cave somewhere on the planet, the only light source it has was from the crater on top of it. There were birds of different kinds, and the buildings that rose from the city were the same than that of Frikks-2's tall and white. There were even visible spotlights on the base of the city.
"Hello visitors," squawked the speaker above them, "welcome to Platronum."
