Torchwood: Project Equestria

Rainbow darted over the claw to the bed and nabbed a pillow. Quickly and (literally) aimlessly she launched the pillow straight into the claws hand. The claw flinched and aimed at Rainbow before Applejack bounded up from the ground and bucked the claw as hard as she could. The claw lurched back hard and impacted the wall. A loud crunch sounded as the claw swiftly left the room with a finger dangling bellow, which appeared to be severely damaged from the last impact.

Dash and AJ sat where they were, panting heavily.

“That was, too close,” Dash stated still catching her breath.

“Yeah. We should probably – get outa here? – yep,” AJ and Rainbow agreed before a loud noise sounded from outside.

-+-

Without hesitation Dash grabbed Applejack around the belly and flew straight through the window without thinking. As they gained altitude AJ looked down and spotted their attacker, “Rainbow, wait!”

Rainbow stopped and turned to face where Applejack was looking; the machine that attacked them was glaring at them also, as if silently saying, ‘damn.’

“AJ look!” Rainbow Dash said looking towards Ponyville. From their position a faint outline was visible.

“Tell me that ain’t that tripod,” she asked rhetorically.

“yep,” Rainbow replied.

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-Twi/Rarity-

Twilight and Rarity where still waiting for the Fighting Machine to move on. It must have been half an hour before it finally did. The claw receded back into the metal bulk which began glittering a bright orange glare against the morning sun. Slowly the machine rotated bulk-first before moving each leg to allow further rotation. For a few moments it stood making only a slight ‘breathing’ movement before letting out its horn. -+- At this point the machine moved on southward.

“Good we’re clear,” Twilight whispered to Rarity beside her.

Both ponies crept out from the shadows and crossed briskly across the grass towards the library. Slowly Twilight opened the door and entered. Rarity followed close behind and closed the door behind them. Twilight darted across the room to the chest holding the Elements of Harmony. She forced the chest open enough to tear the lid from its hinges. Her face turned to horror at the chests interior; empty (aside from the gold velvet).

Rarity approached beside her and glanced at the chests contents, “oh don’t tell me it took the Elements!”

Twilight froze and dropped the chest, “yes, yes it did.”

“And with the power it already has. . ?”

“It, it could overthrow Princess Celestia and, well possibly if it was that cruel. . .”

“Enslave us all?”

Twilight looked at her, “well, yeah I mean, it took Spike, killed Tahlia, and now holds the Elements of Harmony – but can’t use them dear,” Rarity interrupted with a glint of hope in her eyes, “it can’t use them without us remember?”

Twilight smiled, “your right, and as long as we got each other,” she was interrupted by Rainbow dash and Applejack who barged through the door. Both began shouting incoherently which made it sound like gibberish.

“ONE AT A TIME!” Twilight broke the noise.

“There’s another one!” Rainbow stated.

“Another tripod?”

“nuh-uh,” Applejack spoke this time, “this one’s got claws, lattsa them.”

“So does the tripod.”

“It’s got six legs!” Rainbow exclaimed.

“Six legs?”

“And really, really really – CLAWS BIG ENOUGH TO LEVEL PONYVILLE!” Applejack began before Rainbow interrupted.

Twilight gave a grave look, “this one sounds worse than the tripod.”

“Yup,” both ponies agreed, “both ways as well,” Rainbow added.

“Both ways?”

“Yeah it’s, wait,” Applejack peeped behind Twilight and notice the empty chest, “uh Twi, where are the Elements?”

Twilight dipped her head, “the Fighting Machine took them.”

“Shoot. So what do we do then?”

Twilight snapped back to normal and walked towards the door, “we get to Canterlot, warn Princess Celestia and hope that we can put an end to all this.”

Everypony cheered and Rarity spoke, “Right then darling, let’s get pinkie and Fluttershy and be off then.”

“But what about the train?” Rainbow asked.

Just as she said that, Steampunk Bill (the train’s conductor just in case you forgot) barged through the door, “girls, the trains ready to go. And also your friends are waiting for you there just in case you’re wondering.”

Everypony exited the library and headed for the train station. By now the sun was clearly visible on the eastern sky and the estimated time was 7:40am.

The time was now about 10:00am when the train arrived at the Canterlot station. A company of Celestia’s royal guards hurried along the platform to meet the girls. As the train halted the girls stepped off and greeted the guards who stated that Celestia required their presence.

Celestia awaited the girl’s presence within Canterlot Castle. The girls burst through the doors accompanied by the royal guards.

“Princess Celestia!” Twilight exclaimed.

“Twilight my student thank goodness you and your friends made it!”

Twilight dipped her head slightly, “well not all of us.”

Celestia looked worried, “what do you mean?”

The girls approached and Pinkie spoke, “well you remember Tahlia from a few nights ago?”

“Yes?”

“Well, uh, how do, how do we put this,” she said with a tear in her eye.

“You don’t have to Pinkie, I understand,” Celestia replied. She knew from Pinkies tone that they had lost Tahlia.

“So what do we do now?” Twilight asked.

Just as she finished a royal guard burst through the door, “PRINCESS, IT’S HERE!”

Everypony approached the edge of the balcony that overlooked the rest of Canterlot Castle. The guards below manned (anyone know the equestrian version of that term? No? Anyway) the guards manned their stations along the walls. Everypony below throughout the town went for the nearest building and took refuge. Outside the city walls the Fighting Machine stood firm and erect with a slight ‘breathing’ motion.

Celestia and the girls watched as the machine lurched upwards and let out its now signature sound. -+-

“So, this is the creature that’s been terrorizing my kingdom,” Celestia groaned.

“Yes,” Twilight replied, “and it also has the Elements of Harmony.”

“IT WHAT!?”

Twilight walked back inside with her head tilted, “we we’re too late to get back to Ponyville and it took them.”

“As much as I am disappointed that you would let the Elements fall into the wrong hooves Twilight, I am glad you told me before it was too late.”

Applejack turned her head and looked over towards the Fighting Machine, “uh girls, we’ve got more trouble.” The Handling Machine waltzed towards the Fighting Machine and halted beside it.

“Ah, it’s come back for us AJ!” Rainbow Dash screamed as she hugged Applejack.

“Basically we came here to pass on information but now we might be here for your protection Princess.” Twilight continued.

“I would agree Twilight. If that ‘thing’ has the Elements and has come here then. . .”

As she finished a green flame appeared above Celestia; a grey scroll laced with a red ribbon blinked into existence and fell atop Celestia’s head. The girls looked extremely surprised and Twilight gasped.

Celestia opened the scroll and began reading; at first glance the paper appeared extremely different to any paper she had ever received;

“Presence requested,” Celestia repeated.

Twilight looked up at the princess, “what do we do?”

“Well now before we go doing anything,” Applejack butted in, “Let’s consider what’s happened since this all began.”

“Agreed,” Rarity replied, “after everything that Thing has put us through why should it start telling us what to do!”

“Right,” said Twilight,

+++

“We meet with these things.”

“All of us,” Rarity said.

“No Rarity, just Twilight and I,” Celestia stated.

“But but but but but but but,” Pinkie stuttered.

“Girls,” Twilight interrupted with reassurance, “we’ll be ok, wait here for us to return.

“Ok,” the girls replied.

The drawbridge at Canterlot’s wall fell with a heavy thud. Celestia and Twilight proceed over and left the Castle’s sanction. Ahead of them stood the Fighting Machine and the Handler waiting for them. The ponies stood at the edge of the drawbridge (which as far as I remember from the Geneva Convention still labels them on protected territory until they step off. Anyway) they stood on the edge of the drawbridge and waited.  After a few moments the Handler moved forward and lowered its bulk to the ground, Twilight stood off the drawbridge and proceeded forward before stopping a few hundred feet from the Handler. (From what I remember from the G.C. they’re both in neutral turf now which according to is where opposing sides may exchange whatever).

A grill bellow the funnel of the Handler opened like no door Twilight had ever seen, slowly the machine lowered its bulk until grill was nearly touching the ground. Just as the door near full open a silhouette appeared from the ambient light within the machine. The silhouette’s colour broadened once the figure stepped out into the natural light and Twilight made it out instantly and ran, “SPIKE!”

“TWILIGHT!”

Both met in a big hug that was quickly interrupted by the Fighter’s horn. Spike handed Twilight a scroll which was similar to one they received earlier.

“They told me it was important,” Spike added.

“Can you say who ‘they’ are,” Twilight asked.

“Well, ‘they,’ said to wait for their ‘say-so,’”

Twilight turned towards Celestia and gave a nod, Celestia nodded in return.

Back within the Castle Twilight handed (or hooved IDK then again ‘hooved’ sounds just wrong) the note to Celestia who took it with a levitation spell. The other ponies gathered around to read, only the note simply said;

“Explain?” Everypony repeated.

From behind them a voice sounded, “Yeah, is it a bad time?”

Everypony looked behind them; a grey alicorn stood in the doorway and gave a wave, “hi.”

Celestia recognised him, “Isaiah?”

Isaiah smiled.

“So where have you been all this time?” Celestia asked.

“Ehh here and there, mostly sightseeing.”

“Mostly?” Pinkie asked.

“well, I’ve been doin’ some other stuff as well.”

“Like what?” Rainbow asked.

“ask him then, I’ve been doin’ my own stuff,” Isaiah said pointing to the other side of the room.

A large grey dragon was leaning against a pillar with his arms crossed, “hey. Hey Spike,” he waved at Spike who was standing next to Twilight.

Twilight looked down at him, “now can you explain?”

A female voice sounded from atop the staircase, “how about we all explain.”

The girls looked up and let out a shocked gasp at the pony. Twilight felt speechless but managed one name, “Tahlia!?”

Everypony was left speechless at the fact she was still alive after the Fighting Machine ambush, but this left Twilight with an idea the made her look at Isaiah, “so if she’s still alive, and you’re suddenly here, and. . .” she gasped when she turned towards the dragon who was wearing an evilly familiar mask.

The trio gathered and stood in front of the girls. Twilight raised a hoof to her muzzle and thought before turning to the others. They raised their hooves and entered a group huddle,

“It can’t be them,” Twilight said.

“Not Tahlia and Isaiah but the dragon maybe,” Rarity followed.

“But theirs two machines and three of them,” Pinkie followed.

“What’s that got to do with this?”

“I don’t know. I thought it might be useful.”

“Well what else do we know?”

“Well we know that they vanished right before the meteor thing fell in Everfree.”

“Tahlia had that episode before it fell.”

“And Isaiah went after her.”

“And they scared the critters around Ponyville as well,” Fluttershy added In an attempt to join the conversation.

At this point Spike was getting tired of their pointless conversation and decided to end it.

“Everypony listen up!” the girls stopped their conversation and looked. Spike was standing beside his dragon friend, “It’s really not that hard to figure out.”

The girls exited their huddle and Twilight spoke up, “so, it was you this entire time?”

“Yeah, everything past the capsule was us,” Isaiah said.

“Twilight may I take this?” Celestia whispered to Twilight, “sure.”

“May I ask you three, why did you do what you did?” She asked.

Edd spoke up this time, “being honest everything that happened in the last few days has been a minor mistake. The whole ‘scaring the entire town into evacuation,’ which should I add was brilliantly executed, was not intended, it just happened. So, sorry.”

“Is that enough an explanation?” Isaiah asked.

Celestia thought for a moment before concluding, “Well yes. Everything except your method of, well, transport.”

“We’ll get to that later,” Edd said, “but right now you have a town to recall.”

“Hmm you’re right,” Celestia agreed.

“We’ll hold a town meeting to explain everything to Ponyville as well.”

“Very well, I’ll be there as well just to be sure you didn’t miss any details with us.”

“Well I’ve told you everything I’m allowed to tell you.”

“Allowed?” Celestia asked.

“Exactly. Now, you get the town back, and we’ll organise that meeting.”

“Very well then mister – Edward miss whatever-your-called-here. Now then. See you in Ponyville,” he stated before vanishing in an aqua globe.

“And I’ll see you later too Celestia,” Isaiah said in mild worry.

“Very well then Isaiah. And tell your friend he needs some manners.”

“What, he can’t help he’s our maid. Te-he,” he laughed lightly before vanishing in a similar aqua glow.

The girls gathered around Tahlia and began questioning. Celestia turned and walked out onto the balcony and looked off into the distance. Tahlia followed her and looked out; the Handler was now heading towards Ponyville whilst the Fighter shifted into motion and followed. Celestia, not looking at Tahlia simply asked, “who are you three Tahlia?”

Tahlia tilted her head, “I don’t think you should know just yet Princess. But from what’s happened lately, you might have a good idea who we are.”

“You three aren’t native to Equestria.”

Tahlia looked up at Celestia, “we aren’t native to this realm.”

Celestia said nothing, as did Tahlia.

News was travelling fast around Equestria that the threat of ‘invasion’ had been dealt with. All the towns and cities where refugees from Ponyville where receiving the news with requests for all of Ponyville’s residents to return home. It was around about a quarter to five before the first train bound from the Crystal Empire returned full of ponies excited to return home. Among those exiting where the Cutie Mark Crusaders; Applebloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo; excited to return home.

“Do ya think Applejack and the others will be back yet?” Applejack asked.

“Well they would’ve been her to greet us if they were,” Sweetie Belle replied.

“Where do ya think they’d be then?”

“They’re probably still at Canterlot with the Princess,” Scootaloo answered.

“So what do we do now?” Applebloom asked. The three thought for a moment before concluding;

“The Clubhouse!”

"Come on we gotta get there quickly," Sweetie Belle said as the fillies ran off.

Meanwhile though the town was beginning to regain the life-force it had been drained of; doors and windows reopened, flowers bloomed, shop signs flipped to 'open,' the pulse of life that kept the town alive throughout it's existence began to beat again. It wasn't long though before letters began appearing within letterboxes around Ponyville with, 'Royal request: meet at the town hall in 15 minutes,' signed by Princess Twilight.

The crowd gathered in front of town hall as requested. It was a short while until the purpose of the request was answered; Twilight and the rest of the mane six exited town hall and stood before the crowd.

"It was only three days ago that we were driven from our homes by the forces of the unknown. It was three days ago that the horror that fell into Everfree made us cower in our beds that night. And it was the horror," she paused for a moment, "that we are here to tell you about because, well," she paused again and turned to her friends who where gesturing encouragement towards her, "We are here today to tell you all that the horror that we fled from was only misunderstood."

Murmurs rose from the crowd. Twilight spoke again, "the subjects behind this event have come forward and apologised for the actions and, oh." a dozen hooves raised from the crowd and Twilight picked one from the middle.

"What about us where's our apology?" a colt shouted which arose a moderate uproar from the crowd.

"I was leading to that," Twilight spoke above the crowd, "they're on their way now."

"So where are they then?" a mare shouted from the rear of the crowd.

Just as her sentence concluded a heavy wail sounded from behind town hall.

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Distant bells chimed signalling 12 in the afternoon. As the ringing subsided the distant thumbs became audiable. And then it came into view as one foot impacted the stream throwing water high above the ankle joint. The second landed short of town hall and the third followed through. the first and second took small steps forward once more before the glistening monolith stood over town hall and glased down at the now terrorfied crowd. A blinding flash appeared in front of Twilight who stood back to allow room. In an instant a grey alicorn burst through, head tilted and wings erect. As the glow faded the alicorn tucked his wings and lifted his head and looked over the crowd, "Afternoon Ponyville."

Meanwhile over at Sweet Apple Acres the Cutie Mark Crusaders arrived at their clubhouse still in the same condition it was in a week ago.

"So what are we gonna do until everyone's done at town hall?" Scootaloo asked.

"Well the apples are overdue for the harvest this season 'suppose we could get a head start on them." Apple Bloom replied.

"We might as well since we can't help anypony out," Sweetie Belle added, "and besides, maybe we might find our Cutie Marks on our own."

"Yeah, I mean what haven't we done around here yet that could earn us our Cutie Marks?" Apple Bloom asked.

The girls thought for a moment without much success, "I'm out of ideas," Scootaloo said.

"yeah really until things return to normal there isn't anything we can do," Sweetie Belle added.

"Suppose we could go back to Ponyville and see why everypony got called there."

"Sound's good Scoots," Applebloom replied.

The girls departed the clubhouse and headed off in the direction of Ponyville. It wasn't long before Scootaloo paused for a moment and looked around with the feeling of being watched, "hey girls, do you fell like we're being watched?"

Applebloom and Sweetie Belle looked at Scootaloo and replied, "no, why?"

"Mmm, nothing."

The girls continued onwards unaware of their current status. At the edge of the gate into Sweet Apple Acres Applebloom ran forward and looked over the hill towards Ponyville: the Fighting Machine was visible from their location and Applebloom gave a look of slight confusion, "hey girls che-," she turned to look at Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo; a massive silver-clad crab with large emerald eyes stood behind them and raised slightly.

Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo turned and looked up at the machine. Simaltaniously, all three of them huddled and screamed as they ran as fast as they could towards Ponyville. Meanwhile within the cockpit Edd peared over the console and out the view-port, "oh damn that's not gonna' end well."

"And, in term was the reason behind the use of this device," Isaiah continued his confession as he pointed towards ALPHA. He looked over towards the Mane 6 before looking over the crowd at Celestia and Luna who displayed less deserning looks. Isaiah lifted a light smile as murmurs rose around the crowd. out of nowhere a voice shouted, "what about your entry!?"

Isaiah paused and bobbed up to try and see who shouted the question, "what?"

"Out in Everfree with that big meteor thing!"

"That was in self-defence I apologise for that but what happened was in self defence."

"Self-defence?" Twilight exclaimed from Isaiah's left, "half of us where traumatised from the whole experience!"

"Twilight I. . ." Isaiah began, "OK look that whole experience was. . ." Isaiah was interrupted by distant screaming. The crowd turned and looked towards the source: Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo came running through the crowd towards the Mane 6.

The trio screamed babel in front of the girls before looking up at ALPHA. "ANOTHER ONE!" Apple Bloom screamed.

Isaiah thought momentarily before realising and switching channels on his radio, "Edd where you at?"

"The three ponies just found you lot didn't they." Edd questioned blankly through the mike.

"Yep and they said that ALPHA was 'another one' so care to explain why shits gonna get worse off for me to explain!?"

"Just tell them the truth but different." Edd replied in a relaxed tone, seeming to know what he was talking about (for once).

"How so eh?"

"Your Earth is bland and boring right. Our Earth is screwed by decades of Alien occupation."

Isaiah began to understand where Edd was going with his idea, "so like Earth-Equestria must have a fucked-up version as well." Edd finished.

"Perfect thanks."

"No problem bud. By the way I'm three minutes out."

Tahlia approached Isaiah, "Edd scare them with the Handler?"

"Yeah by accident, but i got a plan that should shut up the questions thanks to Edd."

"How so?" Tahlia questioned.

"Like this," Isaiah stated moving forward and jumping onto a piece of the railing on the edge of the porch. He sat down in a human-esq pose with his front hooves in his lap, "k before you all start getting pissed about what just happened perhaps I should tell you all why we've done what we've done."

"Please do," Celestia requested as she and Luna moved to the front of the crowd and sat down.

"OK," Isaiah began, "where we're from is, pretty much here, but, not like this; Ponyville no longer exists. all that's left of this place is a burning furnace of an eternal fire which formed from a decade long war between the Pony race and another race called the Xorda. Initially we thought we had them, but it was a winning battle in a losing war and quickly we were overwhelmed. Each of our species; Pony, Gryphon, Dragon," he looked over at Spike before looking back, "we banded whatever technologies we had and created these things, "he pointed a hoof at ALPHA which groaned as it re-adjusted it's stance slightly and sprayed out a light burst of Veridigen exhaust.

"Against the Xorda these were our only defence. Of these we have the Fighting machines, this thing; the Flying machine, which the Gryphons command to neutralize Xorda air forces; and the Dragons command Handling machines, that thing," Isaiah gestured towards DELTA now hovering behind the cloud with its claws retracted. "All together we wiped the Xorda out from the planet but Equestria was too far gone for our inhabitance, so our chief scientists and engineers devised the Dimensional Assualt Capsule, which we came here with. And thats pretty much it." Isaiah concluded.

"So why are you here?" Celestia questioned.

"Are you willing to accept what remains of us?"

Stunned murmurs arose from the crowd. Isaiah gave a fake worry-full stare as Celestia contemplated, "I'll consider it."

The crowd broke into a light applause as Isaiah leapt from the railing and joined with Tahlia. As the crowd began to disperse Edd teleported beside Isaiah and gave him a staged hug. Twilight and the girls walked over beside them, "wow, if we'd known you'd been through all that, we wouldn't have been so harsh in questioning."

"No problem Twilight, at least you all know now."

"We're sorry," Pinkie squealed as she hugged Tahlia.

"I deeply apologise for our intrusion Isaiah, but like I said, I'll consider allowing your Equestria's residents to relocate here."

"Thank-you Celestia." Isaiah returned dipping his head slightly.

"Well, we have things to attend to back in Canterlot. Twilight, Girls, we bid you farewell for now," Celestia stated before teleporting out with Luna.

"we should go too," Applejack followed.

"Agreed," everyone else followed.

As they left Tahlia, Isaiah and Edd huddled together, "nice story," Edd began.

"yeah I just mixed some stuff around and basically got that working."

"and it worked too," Tahlia followed.

"yeah that was lucky. So what do we do now?"

"well I'll get in contact with Wesley and report on what's happened so far but you too can do whatever." Edd ordered.

"I've had enough publicity for one day, I'll be up there," Isaiah pointed.

"I'll go and just hang out with Twilight then." Tahlia finished.

"agreed then," Isaiah and Edd agreed simultaneously before teleporting out. Tahlia stepped down from the porch and headed in the direction of the Library.

Fluttershy arrived home shortly after the conclusion of the seminar. she sighed lightly as she opened the entered and laid down on the couch and closed her eyes. As she opened them again Angel stood in front of her with a blank look on his face, "oh Angel I haven't seen you since we left." Angel crossed his arms and frowned. "I'm so sorry I forgot about you but everpony was leaving in a rush and I. . ." Fluttershy paused and sighed again, "I'm sorry Angel I just," she sighed again and got up and headed into the kitchen. As she opened a cupboard full of groceries she peeped out the window to her left and noticed something in the distance. As she closed the cupboard and Angel bounded onto the bench top she peered out the window to focus on the object. The object in question as ALPHA standing idle at a fair distance away.

Isaiah zoomed in on Fluttershy as she looked out her window in curiosity. He placed both his hooves on his cheeks and sighed. As Fluttershy walked away from the window Isaiah raised his hooves over his eyes and groaned, "I've made a big mistake haven't I," He questioned himself.

That night Fluttershy slept peacefully as she normally would with Angel in his bed beside Fluttershy's. Angel awoke suddenly as a bright light shone past the window. As he got up a light groan became audible briefly before subsiding. He quickly jumped up and sat down on the windowsill waiting for the anomaly to return but with no result. Cautiously he hopped down and woke Fluttershy who woke up in minor annoyance, "Angel this is not a good time to wake me up." Angel jumped up to the window again and pointed outside, "Is there something out there?" She asked sleepily. Angel nodded and bounded out the room and into the living room. Fluttershy slowly hopped out of bed and followed Angel. Angel gestured to the front door and Fluttershy reluctantly opened it, "Out here?"

Angle nodded and stepped back slightly as Fluttershy walked outside into the night. The ambient air was cold with a slightly warm breeze. The full moon of the night gave the area around Fluttershy's home an faint white glow. Fluttershy walked down the footpath for a short time before coming across a foreign object along the way; a large metallic foot attached to a high extending pole. 3 of these shapes stretched down from a massive bulk with blocked out the moon when Fluttershy wandered below it. She froze in the center of the shadow and peered up at a familiar object descending from the bulk; the claw that she encountered a week earlier.

Slowly the claw dropped down to just above eye-level to Fluttershy who stood motionless as the fingers extended revealing the emerald eye in the centre. Fluttershy looked into the eye for a few moments before here view focused on a small obsidian sphere within the eye. On the other side of the eye Isaiah sat at the console observing Fluttershy back. He felt a mild depressing feel going through him as he looked into her eyes. Slowly Fluttershy raised a hoof to one of the claws fingers and tapped it lightly before lowering it again. Isaiah stepped out from the console and walked up to the viewport. He looked on for a few moments at Fluttershy before she began to move away. The claw followed her movement for a few seconds before closing and receding back into the tripods body.

Isaiah returned to the console and sat down. Slowly he tilted his head back and sighed, “She was probably not the best pony to start with.” He flipped a switch on the left side of the console which brought up an option on the viewport. Isaiah shifted the joystick to the option: DELTA.

Edd reclined in his seat as he lit a joint of Poison Joke. The entire cockpit was blazing music drowning out the incoming ringtone from ALPHA. Edd spun around slowly whilst releasing a blissful moan. When his head neared the console in front of him he heard the ringtone and switched the communications channel open. On the other side Isaiah was suddenly hit with the absurdly loud music and switched the volume down quickly. “Edd!” Isaiah shouted with no reply. “EDD!” he shouted again this time yealding a result as Edd moaned into the microphone.

“Woh, I’m high as a kite and the greenhouse is on fire.”

“Yeah that’s great,” Isaiah sarcastically replied, “WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU ONE!?”

“du, dude, dude, du, dude have. . .” Edd began before his head fell forward and hit the console hard.

"That sounded like it hurt," Isaiah remarked after hearing the impact resonate through the microphone, "look Edd, if you're sane enough to understand what I'm saying you should know that this whole thing we've done was a terrible idea."

Isaiah waited for a few moments before giving a long sigh. He took the headset off and slung it on a hook on the right of the consoles panel and tilted his head back over the chairs head, "reality is fucked sometimes," he said to himself as he got up and exited into the bedroom between the cockpit and the generator. Slowly he got into the bed and lay on his back and closed his eyes.

Isaiah's eyes shot open at the sound of noises that were foreign but familiar. As he turned his head he shot to all fours at the realisation that he somehow was on Xen. "What the fuck how am I here!?" he screamed at himself. The sound of rapid footsteps sounded behind him and he turned rapidly to see a Gargantua ramming into him. Isaiah went flying into a nearby wall and slid down the uneven surface to the floor. When his eyes opened again the Gargantua was standing over him with it's nitro jets primed. Isaiah screamed as it fired and his vision went white and his body numb. When Isaiah opened his eyes again the white was dominant, feelings of confusion rolled through his mind as he wondered if he was in limbo or some other plane of existence. As Isaiah clambered to his feet the white shifted into a massive black pupil outlined by a dark cyan ring which quickly dominated the white. From the either a deep feminine voice boomed over the silence, "I know the truth about you Isaiah."

Isaiah backed away from the eye and instantly slipped from the invisible platform he was standing on and fell into the void below. Shortly after, he impacted a solid surface. Getting up, he found himself in the Lambda Complex teleportation chamber at Black Mesa standing over the Xen portal. Isaiah remembered this event from nearly 5 months ago "Holy shit this is old," he said to himself before the voice returned again, "your quotation tells me that I'm on the correct route of your memories."

Isaiah dropped into mild anger, "who the hell are you to go through my memories."

"The answer will present itself shortly Isaiah. But for now." The voice continued. Isaiah's location shifted in a disorientating stretch of perception. The distortion ended in a bunker-esq location bearing a T-shaped hallway. Cautiously Isaiah stepped to the right of the junction to a doorway blocked by a massive structural collapse. Slowly he approached the largest stone and propped his ear against it, a slight voice became audible but gained volume. Quickly Isaiah realised that the voice was that of Dr. Finitevus. Isaiah remembered this event from only 2 and a half months prior.

"We're getting closer now." The location distorted again and returned changed once more. This time though the location was one Isaiah feared to tread; the dark grey walls of Anti-Site-30. From behind him the sound of a revolver clocking sounded which forced Isaiah to turn around. Isaiah's most feared foe lifted his signature Taurus .44 parallel to his sharp featured face and smiled. Isaiah backed off slowly before his anti-self turned and aimed the revolver at Isaiah and fired. Isaiah shut his eyes and flinched as the ringing drowned out the ambience.

As the ringing faded he opened his eyes and found himself at Canterlot within the library. Vast columns of bookshelves stretched outwards from where he stood. "All but fiction," the voice returned this time much smoother and calm. Isaiah turned and looked in the direction the voice came from; the voice was Princess Lunas.

"You know the story I told was fake," Isaiah replied with full sanity.

"From what we had found from the memories within you, your story was far from accurate with only limited truths."

"Like the fact we're not from here?" Isaiah continued.

"Well yes that being one of them."

"So now you know the truth and your gonna' tell your sister aren't you." Isaiah said sarcastically.

"No we're not." Luna solidly replied.

Isaiah raised his eyebrows in mild surprise, "Ok so why not."

The location transitioned to a mountain range. Luna vanished in front of Isaiah and reappeared behind him overlooking the landscape. Isaiah noted that the location was the main island of Arcadia and the mountain was overlooking the main structure of Site-30. "In the spirit of knowledge," Luna began, "We believe it is best that what we know stays with us to detur the furthur curiosity of my sister."

"You wont tell Celestia so she wont as more questions? Why?"

Luna turned and looked down at Isaiah, "You, Tahlia and Edward are unique. But there's a certain quality within you three that brings upon the most horrific of dangers at the sound of your presence."

"What does that mean?" Isaiah asked.

"I sense something in your future; something that bears the name of evil. But there's another that follows in it's wake; something calling itself of golden knowledge, a city; your name, Edward's, and another called Max; called out by the thousands that inhabit the city. But that's all we can see. Nothing more, Nothing less." Luna concluded.

"So when will it happen?"

"I am unsure. But it is waiting for you, you cannot find it, only await it's arrival."

"But what about the evil you sensed?" Isaiah asked worrisomely.

"That we are unsure of also, but we can sense it will happen soon." Luna finished before vanishing.

The location around Isaiah distorted before finishing on a small hill inhabited by a lone tree. Over the hill and standing out from the vast green valley below was a massive foreign object that looked to be at least a kilometer in diameter. The object in question beared what appeared to be a large golden wall protecting an emerald dome which hid whatever was below it. From behind Isaiah came the familiar pattern of footsteps. He turned around and saw what appeared to be ALPHA but lacking its markings looming over him. From the either Luna's voice became audible once more, "Prepare for unforeseen consequences."

The tripod fired it's heat-ray as Isaiah woke up in his bed.

Ending