Fate Worse Than Death.by jayjaymcboogieChaptersprologue A Losing BattleThe Birth of an AllyHope and Lossprologue prologue Its bean almost 90 years now since the great war ended and my race, the humans, were sent back to our universe. my human name is Jason Robinwood. my pony name is Nova Ring. Today is my 120th birthday, unfortunately that is were my story ends. pony magic is a beautiful thing and can elongate a life long past its years, but we all still have to go sometime. that is why i'm going to share with you the only thing that i have to offer to these worlds. the story of the Great War. how the mighty princesses of Equestria fell to the power not of magic but of science. of how six friends wielding the ultimate power known to either worlds saved a man from a life of endless torment and evil. a cautionary tale of a fate worse than death. A Losing BattleThe year was 3047 in the human world, and we had reached almost every corner of the universe. colonizing planets, depleting resources, and enslaving alien life forms. oh yes we were at the climax of our society. starting in the year 2014 with the discovery of the atrium human technology expanded faster than anyone could have ever predicted. by 2020 we had colonies on every habitable planet in our solar system. by 2050 we had already reached the nearest galaxy. we had left our home planet in hopes of finding more resources in space but there two were limits to the resources of the universe. by the year 3022 we had nearly depleted the universe supply of oxygen. we new we had to do something and fast if we were going to survive. we were on the brink of extinction when a visit to a long dead planet yielded a surprising find. a strange mineral dead in the core of the planet. it surged with bio-genetic energy as if it were alive.we knew it wasn't from this universe as it had a strange habit of spewing out random chunks of matter. sometimes a diamond sometimes a rock sometimes a grilled cheese sandwich. we named the rock alpha-minera 2056. at first we believed it to be some sort of worm hole connected to the past. but soon its true origin was revealed. in 3034 the alpha-minera 2056's energy was concentrated into a focused point and created a portal. not to the past but to an entirely new universe all together. the entire world emanated with the same energy as alpha-minera 2056. and was populated with sentient equestrian beings that had a similar DNA make up as horses. after "interrogating" several of the inhabitants we came to know this place as Equestria. over the next 13 years we researched Equestria and its inhabitants as much we could. we even went so far as to compile a small history of there world. although this world had many of the same creatures as ours there physical structure was different, and all animals seemed to be sentient on some level. but one species of creature help presence over all others. the equestrian rulers of the world known as ponies. there were four main types of ponies. pegasi had wings in which they could fly. they also seemed to have a special ability to walk on and manipulate weather. the unicorns had horns protruding from there heads and seemed to be able to manipulate the very fabric of reality with there will. alicorns which had both wings and a horn, and earth ponys which had neither wings nor horns. all sub-species of pony could interbreed and did so frequently. after we had compiled all this information we decided it was time to start our conquest of this new land. and so in 3047 we sent the first wave of human invaders through the portal to begin our conquest. because we studied the new land so extensively we knew that if we wee to defeat the pony forces we would have to get rid of there governing bodies. princesses Luna and Celestia. these two ponys were the source of day and night. they made there sun and moon rise and fall every night. they were also the most powerful of the ponys. being the only known alicorns in Equestria. if we could take them out then there was only one other thing that could stop us. the elements of harmony. the governing forces in this universe. they were wielded by six friends. 40,000 human troops marched through the portal into what the ponys called the ever free forest. all heavily armed and willing to kill anyone or anything. Fluttershy was the first to encounter us. she was a timid pony about average size with a pink mane and yellow coat. we new her to be one of the holders of the elements of harmony so without hesitation we executed her. we marched into a town called ponyville with the dead ponys body. we planned on using it as a point of intimidation. we stopped in the middle of this very colorful town to deliver our message, our promise of war. the ponys gathered round our massive army. the last five holders of the elements of harmony gathered in a group. strangely none of the ponys seemed scared in the least. they seemed more in awe of us. there eyes filled with curiosity. one little pony which later i came to know as Scootaloo jumped up by us and asked in a condescending manner,"what do you jokers want?". instantly the nearest of our solders slammed a fist against her sending flying through the crowd of ponys. after seeing this act of cruelty the ponys went into a panic. out of nowhere a thundering voice came from within our ranks. it was our general. he stepped out in front of us and began to speak. "you ponys! the rulers of Equestria. you have held this land in your possession since its creation. you have mastered the art of flight and are able to bend reality with your understanding of 'magic'. you are the supreme being of this land of infinite resources. however it is time for your reign over this world to end. we humans claim this world for man kind, and we will kill anyone who stands in our way. even your precious princesses. we have already claimed the life of one of the holders of the elements of harmony". at this the solder carrying the body of Fluttershy stepped forward and dropped her on the ground. the faces of of the ponys changed from simple fear to terror and disgust. "if you wish this to be your fate then challenge us". he continued, "if you wish to live in peace under our rule then surrender now". suddenly the remaining holders of the elements of harmony stepped. a purple unicorn named twilight stepped forward and said, "over our dead bodys!" she then proceeded to shoot some sort of beam out of her horn. most of the solders in the path of the beam were able to get out of the way or block it but i wasn't so lucky. i felt the energy surge through my body as if i was struck by lightning but worse. i fell back on the ground and lay staring up at my fellow soldiers. i couldn't move. i watched through blurred vision as my comrades began there assault on ponyville. my body grew even weaker as i watched that blue sky fade into a black haze as i fell uncounsouce. i awoke in a strange hut. the room was filled with strange artifacts that resembled that of the African culture.i was lying on a wooden table with ropes tied around my limbs. suddenly in walked four ponys. i recognized them immediately. they were all holders of the elements of harmony. twilight sparkle, rainbow dash, applejack, and rarity. i recognized twilight first because she was the one who had knocked me unconscious. i was instantly filled with rage. you! i ripped the ropes off and leaped off the table. i went for twilight. she tried to fire another spell but was to slow. i grabbed her by the throat and slammed her against the wall. i looked into her eyes and said, "your species is week". her eyes were starting to shut, but before they did a purple glow began to emanate from her horn. suddenly i was thrown backwards by an unknown force. as i law paralyzed on the ground with three ponys staring at me judgmentally, i began to have visions. i saw my home world dead. and the land of equestria in a shroud of darkness. ponys enslaved grovelling in filth. i saw a tyrant of a dictator. a human. and then i felt the pain of the poor pony we had already killed. i felt the bullet pierce my heart and blood drain from my veins. i felt the pain of a human fist as hit smashed against my skull as it did to Scootaloo. i felt the pain of my entire species dying in our universe void of any resources. i felt the pain of every pony in Equestria under human rule.i felt both emotional pain and physical. i cried out in agony and begged the ponys to grant me death. suddenly the pain was gone. i was back in the real world. i i was suddenly aware of two more equestrians in the room. i looked over and i saw the young pony Scootaloo on a table with bandage around her wing and a zebra mending her wound. i looked back up to see rainbow dash helping twilight up. she walked over to me and i bowed my head and begged for forgiveness. "please spare me i know my kind seems to be barbarians but i beg for you to give me mercy". She looked down at me and sighed." i know you are not like the others of your kind but we needed to show you your true nature. i could tell from the way your eyes darted back in forth when you were in formation that you were afraid, not for yourself but for your species. i know you are afraid but if either of our worlds are going to be in piece again then you need to tell me why you have come to dominate our land." i looked deep in her eyes and somewhere deep inside i knew that they needed my help. i told them everything. from the discovery of alpha-minera 2056 to the depletion of our universe resources. i told of how our world was fighting a losing battle against our consumption of resources and how we planned to use the resources we found in this world to sustain ourselves. i told them everything. The Birth of an AllyIt had bean almost a week since i had bean knocked unconscious by Twilight. the human forces had wiped out most of Ponyvile and was heading for Canterlot to confront the princess. we had bean staying with Zecora a zebra living in the ever free forest. it was the only place safe near to Ponyvile. i was staring down at my rifle i had brought with me from my world and an extreme feeling of sadness overcame me. how could i have gone along with such tyrants for so long. Equestria wasn't the first world we had conquered for resources, nor was it the first i had helped in. we enslaved thousands of alien societies. the rifle i held wasn't even mine, i had taken it from my first kill on Darouse. i was only fifteen when i did it. but the Darousian soldier i took it from was no more than 11 in earth years. he hadn't done anything to me. he probably didnt even see it coming. now we were going to do the same to these ponies. when had i become such a monster? when did we lose our humanity? "Hey Jason! are you okay?" a soft voice came from behind. "oh, I'm fine twilight." i responded trying to hold back my deep depression. "You don't look fine. are you sure you're okay?" "it's just I've bean meaning to ask you. after you knocked me out how did the other holder of the elements of harmony die?"but before she could answer someone else shot in. "her name was pinkie pie! and what do you care anyway? you're the reason she's dead!" "rainbow dash!" twilight said scolding the other pony."he's bean through a lot. he doesn't need any more grief." "i still don't know why were helping him. for all i care he could go hug a.manticore". after saying this she angrily flew into the another room. "don't pay any attention to her. she's just upset. we all are. but to answer your question she tried to befriend one of your soldiers" twilight looked down at this and let out an exasperated laugh."pinkie could make friends with anyone".she then walked over to me and said "if there is anything you need just let us know". i looked down at my rifle again and descended back into the darkness of my mind. over the next few days twilight and the other ponies filled me in on the basic history of Equestria right up to there battle with discord, an evil dragon bent on causing disorder. one day about two weeks later a small green dragon arrived at the hut burnt bruised and beaten half to death. i knew him to be spike from twilight stories. he laid unconscious for three days as we mended his wounds and on the fourth day he came out of his coma. "twi twilight". spike said pitifully. i was sitting by his bed wondering how my species could do such a monstrous deed to such a small creature when he awoke. when i heard him speak i sprung up and yelled for twilight. "twilight! spikes awake!" i yelled through the hut. all four ponies ran in with Zecora and little Scootaloo limping behind. "what did he say?" rarity asked in an exited voice. "he called for twilight". twilight stepped forward and walked to his bed side. "spike i'm here what is it?" she said with worry in her voice. the little dragon tried to sit up but failed. "I've got something for you". the little dragon said with a rasp. suddenly he spit out a strange green flame that materialized into a type of note. after doing so he collapsed back onto the table and gasped for breath then shut his eyes. rarity burst into tears and ran to his side. twilight, rainbow dash and applejack hung there heads in respect. suddenly Zecora butted in. "he is weak but dead he is not. just trying to prank us is this little snot." suddenly spike sat back up on the table. "come on you're no fun." spike responded. all the ponies laughed even i chuckled a bit. Rarity tackled spike to the ground with an affectionate hug. this came with another round of giggles from the group but it was short lived. after we had settled twilight began to read the letter. To my loyal subjects, i regret to inform you that the humans have reached Canterlot and are to reach the castle any day now. i have cast a spell that will protect the castle for a while , but i am week and fear that the humans will breach the walls of the castle any day now. I'm not sure how long the Royal Guard can last against them. even our magic hasn't bean able to stop them. if there is any hope it lies with the elements of harmony. Sincerely, Princess Celestia. twilight had finished reading and had a grim look on her face. "even the princess has lost hope" she said with as depressed look. suddenly Scootaloo shouted out. "just because the princess has given up hope doesn't mean we have to!" twilight looked up and smiled. "agreed". rarity responded. "well if were going to take on these brutes were gonna need a plan" applejack suggested. "what about the elements of harmony? we cant do anything with twilight and pinkie go...." she stopped herself. the rest of the ponies in the room hung there heads in respect. "maybe that human Jason can help us" applejack suggested. "no way! he'll do the same to us that they did to pinkie and Flutershy!" Rainbowdash said defiantly. "now, sugar cube you saw how he felt when twilight cast that spell on him." applejack responded. "like it or not he's our only hope right. now." twilight argued. "so what do you say Jason? will you help us?" Applejack asked as she turned around, but i was already gone. i couldn't live with the guilt i felt. i stood at the edge of a cliff. the sorrow i felt was more than i had ever felt in my life. it was so intense it made me sick to my stomach. i saw the river below and new that would never find my body. it was perfect for my suicide. even in this most beautiful of worlds the river i peered into now was blacker and more evil than any had seen on any of the other planets i had helped conquer. i took the pistol on my hip and cocked it. i placed the muzzle on my temple and squeezed the trigger. i heard the hammer fall. i heard the pin strike the primer. i heard the spark as the primer ignited the powder. i heard the bullet spin out of the barrel, but i was still standing there. i looked at the gun in amazement. a strange purple glow encased the bullet keeping it from traveling any further toward my head. i looked over to see twilight standing with the rest of the ponies. her horn had the same purple glow around it as the bullet. i knew it was her magic that had saved me from myself. i fell to my knees and dropped my gun in despair. i stared at the my hands that seemed so out of place with this environment. my skin didn't match. it was the first time i had realized it. i knew that this was not my world. we didn't belong here. it certainly wasn't ours to destroy. i looked up at twilight and i saw in her eyes true forgiveness. i can't say the same for Rainbow dash. she still had that angry look on her face. i knew she would never accept me as i was. twilight walked over to me and said, "are you alright?" but before i could respond i heard a scream come from behind her. i looked over in horror as one of the human soldiers had grabbed rarity. the other ponies ran to her instantly. they were fighting him as best they could, but it wasn't enough. he simply shook them off. suddenly a rainbow colored flash passed by my head and struck the soldier. it sent him flying and rarity was able to get away. rainbow dash had used the sonic rainboom to attack the soldier. I'm still not sure how it didn't knock him out. he didn't stay down for long. he grabbed Rainbowdash by her mane and threw her to the ground. he swung his fist down on her with a thundering crash. she lay there staring up at this monster of a man. she was helpless and none of the other ponies were near enough to do anything. the soldier pulled out his rifle and pointed it at Rainbowdash. the shot was bone shattering. Rainbowdash looked over in amazement at the giant lying in a pool of blood. then she looked over at me. i had just put away my pistol and was getting to my feet. she crawled over to me and i helped her up. she looked up at me with a genuine look of appreciation and said, "maybe you're not so bad of an ally after all." Hope and Losswe left the next day, leaving Zecora to look after Scootaloo. after gathering some supplies we headed into town. Ponyville was different from what we had all remembered. although i had only seen Ponyville for a few minutes before being knocked out i knew that this was very different from what i had seen, and yet it was so familiar. i had seen towns like this across the cosmos on countless planets, but this was different. it was the first i had seen without my mask of prejudice or hate. the town was in ruins. everywhere i looked there was a thin layer of black grime. it was no doubt ash from fires or explosions. some parts of ponyvile was still in flames. i watched as the four ponies in front of me hung in sadness and despair. and once again i felt the guilt, but this time i made silent promise to myself. i swore that i would devote myself to returning the peace to whats left of Equestria or die trying. i may have terrorized hundreds of other civilizations but i wasn't going to let them do the same to this one. i was going to make it right. we passed a strange tree that grew right through the middle of town. it was the biggest tree i had ever seen. it had what seemed to be windows and doors. and on the inside i saw shelves and book cases. the leaves of the tree were almost all burnt and the trunk was black with soot. as we walked by we saw books spread on the ground with pages torn out and half burned. at the sight of this twilight started to tear up. spike ran over to her to comfort her and said, "don't worry twilight I'm sure Owlowiscious is fine". she looked at him with an unsure smile and hung her head and kept walking. i never did find out WHO Owlowiscious was. suddenly three human warriors came out of no were. in seeing them we dove behind a low wall of a ruined building. we peeked through a crack in the wall. luckily they hadn't seen us, but they were walking my way. suddenly spike started to panic quietly. "what are we gonna do?" he whispered. "hold on" i replied I've got an idea. play along. i stood up from behind the wall and then things got worse. we recognized each other. one of the guards i recognized. he was my cousin Robert. "Jason? is that you?" he yelled out. "Robert cuz. what happened?"i replied. "after you got zapped we took this town. were up on that mountain now were trying to take that castle up there. i guess the royalty is up there or something.what happened to you after you got zapped? we saw those ponies drag you into the forest.we thought they were holding you somewhere. you our something." "they did. but i got the better of them. there my prisoners. there just over there behind that wall." back behind the wall Rainbow dash heard this and retorted. "i told you we couldn't trust trust him. he just left us for dead." she tried to fly off to attack but twilight stopped her. "dash just wait. remember what he did for you. he killed one of his own. he wouldn't just do that to convince us. besides if he wanted to kill us he would have done it already." twilight responded. "fine but i still don't trust him." i lead Robert and the other soldier over to were the twilight and the rest of the ponies were."hey Jason why did you keep them alive? you know we don't take prisoners." Robert asked. "i know but when they tampered with my guns. now they won't fire. so i had to find someone who had a working rifle." i responded. "your rifle looks fine." "i think its the firing pin." "oh that's easy. let Steven here take a look at it." Robert said gesturing to the other soldier. Steven tried to grab my rifle. "wow. Robert you know i don't like others touching my guns." i responded. "i don't remember that." "well I've always been like that." "alright whatever you say". we reached the wall and i showed them to the ponies. "wow Jason these are the ponies we've bean looking for. good job cuz." he slapped me on the back in recognition. "okay who's first?" Robert said point his Rifle at the ponies. "i think you should let me do it Robert. after all i captured them." i quickly said afraid he would make the choice himself. Rainbow dash looked at twilight with a look that said seriously? twilight responded with a nervous smile. "okay Jay go ahead. you're right the kills are rightfully yours." Robert responded. he handed the gun over to me and i cocked it. i proceeded to aim at rainbow dash who gave me a look of anger so powerful that it surprised me. i knew she had no idea what my plan was. i quickly spun around and shot Steven in the head." i then proceeded to point the gun at my unarmed cousin. "Wow what are you doing Jay?" Robert said in panic. "I'm making this right" that shot was the hardest i had ever made. the bullet passed right by his head. he fell back in relief and fainted.i tied him up and waited for him to wake up. "wha... whats going on?" he said as he came to. he was startled as he saw the faces of the four ponies standing over him. he tried to stand run but hit his head on a pipe above his head. i gestured at twilight to perform the spell. she stepped forward and pressed her horn against his head as he tried to squirm away. her horn began to glow and his eyes rolled back in his head and he fell to the ground in convulsions. she had performed the same spell she had on me that had made me realize my wrongs. he started to foam out his mouth and rolled around in the dirt as if he was given cyanide. i couldn't help but think if this is what i looked like. somehow twilight new what i was thinking and responded to my question. "no. i think he's endured more evil than you. that's why he's i more pain.more pain? how could there be anymore pain than what i had endured? i didn't want to think about it. he soon came to and with tears in his eyes he crawled over to twilight and begged for mercy. when she didn't respond he crawled over to me. "cuz. i kn... know why you did it. please for... forgive me. ill do any thi... thing."he shuddered with tears in his eyes he grabbed my foot and rolled into the fetal position. i knelt down and put a hand on his back and he looked up at me as if he was a young child looking for redemption. i smiled and reassured him. "Robert. i know how you feel. you must understand we aren't evil. we've just bean corrupted by our lust for resources and power." "please help me. i don't want to feel this anymore. all those ponies in pain. our entire species dead. please end me now." he responded and gestured towards his rifle. "that's not the way Robert. we can still change what you saw and felt. it hasn't happened yet. you just have to trust me. fight with me on behalf of this world." "anything anything to stop it from happening." i reached around and and untied his wrists. he stood up and thanked me with a hug. "i pledge allegiance to you and to this universe.. i pledge allegiance to the ponies. i will fight for you and if i must give my life for them." he said sniffling and then saluted me and the ponies. he ad-libed the pledge from the one we recited when we joined the military. rarity and applejack chuckled at this and i couldn't help but smile myself. "okay cousin lets just take this one step at a time." i reassured him. "wha... what now?" he said wiping the tears out of his eyes. "were gonna need some help getting into the castle." i responded "i think i have an idea." twilight suddenly said. "are you sure this will work?" Robert said nervously. "i'm positive" spike replied. "i do this all the time. first time with something living though." "wait what?" Robert shouted worriedly. Robert sat inside a large container with me twilight rainbow dash and rarity. the plan was to use spike as a sort of portal device. twilight said that spike could send packages to the princess by just breathing fire on them. i had seen him conjure a letter from his breath but i hadn't seen him send one. we all sat in a crate of which spike would blow fire on to send us via magic directly to the princess. i was nervous. i mean i didn't like using our human portal based off science but this. none of us liked the idea of a dragon breathing fire on us but it was our only hope. if we tried to get to the princess directly we would have bean caught immediately. and even if we got passed the human army we wouldn't be able to get passed the magical barrier without compromising the princess. like it or not we had to do this. still it was strange seeing Robert afraid. he usually would be the first to accept a challenge but now he seemed shy afraid of his own shadow. i guess the sight of all that pain changed him. i wondered if it had changed me the way it did to him. i didn't have to think long for the answer. "ready?" spike shouted "yeah" i responded and shut the lid to the crate. suddenly it got very hot in the box, but it wasn't painful. it was as if i could sense the pain but couldn't recognize the feeling. inside the crate rarity and applejack were hugging tightly as if to protect each other from the flames, or maybe to say good bye. Rainbowdash was huddled in the corner grinding her teeth with her eyes shut. twilight stared intently at the side of the crate almost wondering what would happen next. suddenly the side of the crate burst into flames and twilight looked at me as if to say it will be alright. i looked back at the wall but there was no longer a wall. instead a wall of green flame. it swirled around me in almost a mini tornado. i looked around for my companions but they were no were to be found. suddenly i felt something fall off my side. i looked down at my hip but amazingly it wasn't there. large chunks of my body were falling off and joining the green swirling mass. i was aware of my body it felt like it was still there but it was gone. i looked at my hands as they too flew off one finger at a time into green flame. by then i was nearly completely gone. i began to panic. i tried to yell out but before i could what was left of me was sucked into the green mass. i felt my mind stop. i no longer existed. i knew nothing. i had no conciseness. i had no thoughts. i can't explain how it felt because it didn't feel like anything. i don't know how long i was like that but when it was over an even stranger feeling over came me. i suddenly existed again. my body the crate my friends all reappeared from the fire that had engulfed us. i felt one thought at a time re enter my mind. it pieced itself together and then once again i was whole. suddenly i was back in the box with the ponies and my cousin. applejack and rarity stopped embracing each other and gave each other a thankful look. Rainbowdash breathed a sigh of relief. twilight looked at me and smiled. Robert hadn't quite come to yet but suddenly he burst into screams and burst out of the box. suddenly he stopped in his tracks chocked up by something."um Jason you might wanna get out here" he called down to me. i stood up out of the box and realized what had made him choke up from his episode so quick. the same thing stopped me. two spears with blood on the tips hung under my chin in the air. a blueish glow surrounded them. i looked up and saw two male ponies in golden armor with unicorn horns standing angrily in front of me. there was the same blueish glow around there horns that there were on the spears. i knew that this was the same thing that twilight had done to the bullet. twilight and the rest of the ponies i was traveling with popped up from inside the crate to. "looks like they got some pony prisoners." one of the guards said. "i think we should liberate them" the other one responded. and simultaneously they brought the spears back and then flung them forward again aiming for our throats. but just as we were about to be impaled a voice came from behind. it was soft and kind but had kind of power to it that could only come from someone in a point of leadership. somehow i knew who this was without seeing. i looked up and saw a majesty greater than any i had seen before. she was plane but stood taller than any other pony i had seen yet. she had both unicorn horn and wings of a Pegasus. as she drew near i could feel her power coursing through me as it did when twilight hit me with the bolt of magic. i was in awe. i fell in love with her instantly. i was confused. i didn't understand how i could be attracted to a pony. another race. i didn't care. i knew right there that i would do anything for her. i would defend her and everything she stood for. i looked around and realized that all the ponies were bowing in her presence. even Robert keeled down. but i was left standing awe struck by her beauty. it was then that i realized that she was limping. she stood about the same height as me and it wasn't until she approached me that i bowed. as i knelt there i looked up she understood how i felt for her i think. she said something to me alone. not with words but with her mind. her eyes spoke of a magic greater than her own. i couldn't see that there was any but i understood that i had to find it. then we all stood back up and she gave us all a look of sadness and then collapsed. i looked in horror as blood pored from her side. the humans had breached the field. i hit my knees and lifted her head. i had tears in my eyes but she was smiling almost cruelly. she touched her horn to my chest and i felt a spark as power surged through me. i looked down at my hands and saw a yellowish glow surrounding them. similar to the glow of the unicorns horn. she said said with one last breathe a word i will never forget. harmony. her head hung limp in my hands and i turned around tears in my eyes. the ponies had just discovered that her sister Luna was also dead. the all cried. even Robert teared up. i looked up to see who was the culprit. standing in the giant doorway was an entire army of humans. ready to attack. in the front was the general who had spoken on behalf of us earlier. his name was General Martin Robinwood. My father. his pistol at his side smoking. he saw me and smiled and waved me and Robert over to the ranks. i was insulted. i was enraged. i felt Celestia's powers surge through me and i wanted revenge. i stood up and i grabbed my rifle and yelled out in anger. i turned my rifle towards my father and he gave me a look of extreme confusion. i pulled the trigger and he jumped aside. i sprayed the men with all the ammo in my magazine. they were firing back but i didn't notice and i didn't care. all of the bullets seemed to deflect away from me anyway. when i was out of ammo i used my pistol when i was out of ammo with that i pulled out my knife. and was about to head for them directly but before i could Robert pulled me back and we got into the crate. suddenly the green flames returned and we were swept back to were we had came. i don't remember getting out of the crate i just remember waking up back at zecoras. rarity was in a panic."but a alicorn is the only one who can use the elements of harmony by themselves" she cried out. "now calm down sugar cube i'm sure we can find a way to use them ourselves." responded applejack. "how when pinkie and flutershy are gone?" she said in a panic. suddenly twilight came in with a book. wait wait. "it says here that when an alicorn dies they can transfer there power to the last person they touched before they died." "yeah so? rainbowdash interrupted. "well Celestia touched Jason last before she died. that means he can use the elements of harmony." twilight finished. "so now we have to trust this human. great." rainbowdash said angrily and stomped away. "now i know you don't like it dash but i think him and his friend have more than proven themselves. and although we suffered the loss of the princess we still have hope with Jason"
prologue prologue Its bean almost 90 years now since the great war ended and my race, the humans, were sent back to our universe. my human name is Jason Robinwood. my pony name is Nova Ring. Today is my 120th birthday, unfortunately that is were my story ends. pony magic is a beautiful thing and can elongate a life long past its years, but we all still have to go sometime. that is why i'm going to share with you the only thing that i have to offer to these worlds. the story of the Great War. how the mighty princesses of Equestria fell to the power not of magic but of science. of how six friends wielding the ultimate power known to either worlds saved a man from a life of endless torment and evil. a cautionary tale of a fate worse than death.
A Losing BattleThe year was 3047 in the human world, and we had reached almost every corner of the universe. colonizing planets, depleting resources, and enslaving alien life forms. oh yes we were at the climax of our society. starting in the year 2014 with the discovery of the atrium human technology expanded faster than anyone could have ever predicted. by 2020 we had colonies on every habitable planet in our solar system. by 2050 we had already reached the nearest galaxy. we had left our home planet in hopes of finding more resources in space but there two were limits to the resources of the universe. by the year 3022 we had nearly depleted the universe supply of oxygen. we new we had to do something and fast if we were going to survive. we were on the brink of extinction when a visit to a long dead planet yielded a surprising find. a strange mineral dead in the core of the planet. it surged with bio-genetic energy as if it were alive.we knew it wasn't from this universe as it had a strange habit of spewing out random chunks of matter. sometimes a diamond sometimes a rock sometimes a grilled cheese sandwich. we named the rock alpha-minera 2056. at first we believed it to be some sort of worm hole connected to the past. but soon its true origin was revealed. in 3034 the alpha-minera 2056's energy was concentrated into a focused point and created a portal. not to the past but to an entirely new universe all together. the entire world emanated with the same energy as alpha-minera 2056. and was populated with sentient equestrian beings that had a similar DNA make up as horses. after "interrogating" several of the inhabitants we came to know this place as Equestria. over the next 13 years we researched Equestria and its inhabitants as much we could. we even went so far as to compile a small history of there world. although this world had many of the same creatures as ours there physical structure was different, and all animals seemed to be sentient on some level. but one species of creature help presence over all others. the equestrian rulers of the world known as ponies. there were four main types of ponies. pegasi had wings in which they could fly. they also seemed to have a special ability to walk on and manipulate weather. the unicorns had horns protruding from there heads and seemed to be able to manipulate the very fabric of reality with there will. alicorns which had both wings and a horn, and earth ponys which had neither wings nor horns. all sub-species of pony could interbreed and did so frequently. after we had compiled all this information we decided it was time to start our conquest of this new land. and so in 3047 we sent the first wave of human invaders through the portal to begin our conquest. because we studied the new land so extensively we knew that if we wee to defeat the pony forces we would have to get rid of there governing bodies. princesses Luna and Celestia. these two ponys were the source of day and night. they made there sun and moon rise and fall every night. they were also the most powerful of the ponys. being the only known alicorns in Equestria. if we could take them out then there was only one other thing that could stop us. the elements of harmony. the governing forces in this universe. they were wielded by six friends. 40,000 human troops marched through the portal into what the ponys called the ever free forest. all heavily armed and willing to kill anyone or anything. Fluttershy was the first to encounter us. she was a timid pony about average size with a pink mane and yellow coat. we new her to be one of the holders of the elements of harmony so without hesitation we executed her. we marched into a town called ponyville with the dead ponys body. we planned on using it as a point of intimidation. we stopped in the middle of this very colorful town to deliver our message, our promise of war. the ponys gathered round our massive army. the last five holders of the elements of harmony gathered in a group. strangely none of the ponys seemed scared in the least. they seemed more in awe of us. there eyes filled with curiosity. one little pony which later i came to know as Scootaloo jumped up by us and asked in a condescending manner,"what do you jokers want?". instantly the nearest of our solders slammed a fist against her sending flying through the crowd of ponys. after seeing this act of cruelty the ponys went into a panic. out of nowhere a thundering voice came from within our ranks. it was our general. he stepped out in front of us and began to speak. "you ponys! the rulers of Equestria. you have held this land in your possession since its creation. you have mastered the art of flight and are able to bend reality with your understanding of 'magic'. you are the supreme being of this land of infinite resources. however it is time for your reign over this world to end. we humans claim this world for man kind, and we will kill anyone who stands in our way. even your precious princesses. we have already claimed the life of one of the holders of the elements of harmony". at this the solder carrying the body of Fluttershy stepped forward and dropped her on the ground. the faces of of the ponys changed from simple fear to terror and disgust. "if you wish this to be your fate then challenge us". he continued, "if you wish to live in peace under our rule then surrender now". suddenly the remaining holders of the elements of harmony stepped. a purple unicorn named twilight stepped forward and said, "over our dead bodys!" she then proceeded to shoot some sort of beam out of her horn. most of the solders in the path of the beam were able to get out of the way or block it but i wasn't so lucky. i felt the energy surge through my body as if i was struck by lightning but worse. i fell back on the ground and lay staring up at my fellow soldiers. i couldn't move. i watched through blurred vision as my comrades began there assault on ponyville. my body grew even weaker as i watched that blue sky fade into a black haze as i fell uncounsouce. i awoke in a strange hut. the room was filled with strange artifacts that resembled that of the African culture.i was lying on a wooden table with ropes tied around my limbs. suddenly in walked four ponys. i recognized them immediately. they were all holders of the elements of harmony. twilight sparkle, rainbow dash, applejack, and rarity. i recognized twilight first because she was the one who had knocked me unconscious. i was instantly filled with rage. you! i ripped the ropes off and leaped off the table. i went for twilight. she tried to fire another spell but was to slow. i grabbed her by the throat and slammed her against the wall. i looked into her eyes and said, "your species is week". her eyes were starting to shut, but before they did a purple glow began to emanate from her horn. suddenly i was thrown backwards by an unknown force. as i law paralyzed on the ground with three ponys staring at me judgmentally, i began to have visions. i saw my home world dead. and the land of equestria in a shroud of darkness. ponys enslaved grovelling in filth. i saw a tyrant of a dictator. a human. and then i felt the pain of the poor pony we had already killed. i felt the bullet pierce my heart and blood drain from my veins. i felt the pain of a human fist as hit smashed against my skull as it did to Scootaloo. i felt the pain of my entire species dying in our universe void of any resources. i felt the pain of every pony in Equestria under human rule.i felt both emotional pain and physical. i cried out in agony and begged the ponys to grant me death. suddenly the pain was gone. i was back in the real world. i i was suddenly aware of two more equestrians in the room. i looked over and i saw the young pony Scootaloo on a table with bandage around her wing and a zebra mending her wound. i looked back up to see rainbow dash helping twilight up. she walked over to me and i bowed my head and begged for forgiveness. "please spare me i know my kind seems to be barbarians but i beg for you to give me mercy". She looked down at me and sighed." i know you are not like the others of your kind but we needed to show you your true nature. i could tell from the way your eyes darted back in forth when you were in formation that you were afraid, not for yourself but for your species. i know you are afraid but if either of our worlds are going to be in piece again then you need to tell me why you have come to dominate our land." i looked deep in her eyes and somewhere deep inside i knew that they needed my help. i told them everything. from the discovery of alpha-minera 2056 to the depletion of our universe resources. i told of how our world was fighting a losing battle against our consumption of resources and how we planned to use the resources we found in this world to sustain ourselves. i told them everything.
The Birth of an AllyIt had bean almost a week since i had bean knocked unconscious by Twilight. the human forces had wiped out most of Ponyvile and was heading for Canterlot to confront the princess. we had bean staying with Zecora a zebra living in the ever free forest. it was the only place safe near to Ponyvile. i was staring down at my rifle i had brought with me from my world and an extreme feeling of sadness overcame me. how could i have gone along with such tyrants for so long. Equestria wasn't the first world we had conquered for resources, nor was it the first i had helped in. we enslaved thousands of alien societies. the rifle i held wasn't even mine, i had taken it from my first kill on Darouse. i was only fifteen when i did it. but the Darousian soldier i took it from was no more than 11 in earth years. he hadn't done anything to me. he probably didnt even see it coming. now we were going to do the same to these ponies. when had i become such a monster? when did we lose our humanity? "Hey Jason! are you okay?" a soft voice came from behind. "oh, I'm fine twilight." i responded trying to hold back my deep depression. "You don't look fine. are you sure you're okay?" "it's just I've bean meaning to ask you. after you knocked me out how did the other holder of the elements of harmony die?"but before she could answer someone else shot in. "her name was pinkie pie! and what do you care anyway? you're the reason she's dead!" "rainbow dash!" twilight said scolding the other pony."he's bean through a lot. he doesn't need any more grief." "i still don't know why were helping him. for all i care he could go hug a.manticore". after saying this she angrily flew into the another room. "don't pay any attention to her. she's just upset. we all are. but to answer your question she tried to befriend one of your soldiers" twilight looked down at this and let out an exasperated laugh."pinkie could make friends with anyone".she then walked over to me and said "if there is anything you need just let us know". i looked down at my rifle again and descended back into the darkness of my mind. over the next few days twilight and the other ponies filled me in on the basic history of Equestria right up to there battle with discord, an evil dragon bent on causing disorder. one day about two weeks later a small green dragon arrived at the hut burnt bruised and beaten half to death. i knew him to be spike from twilight stories. he laid unconscious for three days as we mended his wounds and on the fourth day he came out of his coma. "twi twilight". spike said pitifully. i was sitting by his bed wondering how my species could do such a monstrous deed to such a small creature when he awoke. when i heard him speak i sprung up and yelled for twilight. "twilight! spikes awake!" i yelled through the hut. all four ponies ran in with Zecora and little Scootaloo limping behind. "what did he say?" rarity asked in an exited voice. "he called for twilight". twilight stepped forward and walked to his bed side. "spike i'm here what is it?" she said with worry in her voice. the little dragon tried to sit up but failed. "I've got something for you". the little dragon said with a rasp. suddenly he spit out a strange green flame that materialized into a type of note. after doing so he collapsed back onto the table and gasped for breath then shut his eyes. rarity burst into tears and ran to his side. twilight, rainbow dash and applejack hung there heads in respect. suddenly Zecora butted in. "he is weak but dead he is not. just trying to prank us is this little snot." suddenly spike sat back up on the table. "come on you're no fun." spike responded. all the ponies laughed even i chuckled a bit. Rarity tackled spike to the ground with an affectionate hug. this came with another round of giggles from the group but it was short lived. after we had settled twilight began to read the letter. To my loyal subjects, i regret to inform you that the humans have reached Canterlot and are to reach the castle any day now. i have cast a spell that will protect the castle for a while , but i am week and fear that the humans will breach the walls of the castle any day now. I'm not sure how long the Royal Guard can last against them. even our magic hasn't bean able to stop them. if there is any hope it lies with the elements of harmony. Sincerely, Princess Celestia. twilight had finished reading and had a grim look on her face. "even the princess has lost hope" she said with as depressed look. suddenly Scootaloo shouted out. "just because the princess has given up hope doesn't mean we have to!" twilight looked up and smiled. "agreed". rarity responded. "well if were going to take on these brutes were gonna need a plan" applejack suggested. "what about the elements of harmony? we cant do anything with twilight and pinkie go...." she stopped herself. the rest of the ponies in the room hung there heads in respect. "maybe that human Jason can help us" applejack suggested. "no way! he'll do the same to us that they did to pinkie and Flutershy!" Rainbowdash said defiantly. "now, sugar cube you saw how he felt when twilight cast that spell on him." applejack responded. "like it or not he's our only hope right. now." twilight argued. "so what do you say Jason? will you help us?" Applejack asked as she turned around, but i was already gone. i couldn't live with the guilt i felt. i stood at the edge of a cliff. the sorrow i felt was more than i had ever felt in my life. it was so intense it made me sick to my stomach. i saw the river below and new that would never find my body. it was perfect for my suicide. even in this most beautiful of worlds the river i peered into now was blacker and more evil than any had seen on any of the other planets i had helped conquer. i took the pistol on my hip and cocked it. i placed the muzzle on my temple and squeezed the trigger. i heard the hammer fall. i heard the pin strike the primer. i heard the spark as the primer ignited the powder. i heard the bullet spin out of the barrel, but i was still standing there. i looked at the gun in amazement. a strange purple glow encased the bullet keeping it from traveling any further toward my head. i looked over to see twilight standing with the rest of the ponies. her horn had the same purple glow around it as the bullet. i knew it was her magic that had saved me from myself. i fell to my knees and dropped my gun in despair. i stared at the my hands that seemed so out of place with this environment. my skin didn't match. it was the first time i had realized it. i knew that this was not my world. we didn't belong here. it certainly wasn't ours to destroy. i looked up at twilight and i saw in her eyes true forgiveness. i can't say the same for Rainbow dash. she still had that angry look on her face. i knew she would never accept me as i was. twilight walked over to me and said, "are you alright?" but before i could respond i heard a scream come from behind her. i looked over in horror as one of the human soldiers had grabbed rarity. the other ponies ran to her instantly. they were fighting him as best they could, but it wasn't enough. he simply shook them off. suddenly a rainbow colored flash passed by my head and struck the soldier. it sent him flying and rarity was able to get away. rainbow dash had used the sonic rainboom to attack the soldier. I'm still not sure how it didn't knock him out. he didn't stay down for long. he grabbed Rainbowdash by her mane and threw her to the ground. he swung his fist down on her with a thundering crash. she lay there staring up at this monster of a man. she was helpless and none of the other ponies were near enough to do anything. the soldier pulled out his rifle and pointed it at Rainbowdash. the shot was bone shattering. Rainbowdash looked over in amazement at the giant lying in a pool of blood. then she looked over at me. i had just put away my pistol and was getting to my feet. she crawled over to me and i helped her up. she looked up at me with a genuine look of appreciation and said, "maybe you're not so bad of an ally after all."
Hope and Losswe left the next day, leaving Zecora to look after Scootaloo. after gathering some supplies we headed into town. Ponyville was different from what we had all remembered. although i had only seen Ponyville for a few minutes before being knocked out i knew that this was very different from what i had seen, and yet it was so familiar. i had seen towns like this across the cosmos on countless planets, but this was different. it was the first i had seen without my mask of prejudice or hate. the town was in ruins. everywhere i looked there was a thin layer of black grime. it was no doubt ash from fires or explosions. some parts of ponyvile was still in flames. i watched as the four ponies in front of me hung in sadness and despair. and once again i felt the guilt, but this time i made silent promise to myself. i swore that i would devote myself to returning the peace to whats left of Equestria or die trying. i may have terrorized hundreds of other civilizations but i wasn't going to let them do the same to this one. i was going to make it right. we passed a strange tree that grew right through the middle of town. it was the biggest tree i had ever seen. it had what seemed to be windows and doors. and on the inside i saw shelves and book cases. the leaves of the tree were almost all burnt and the trunk was black with soot. as we walked by we saw books spread on the ground with pages torn out and half burned. at the sight of this twilight started to tear up. spike ran over to her to comfort her and said, "don't worry twilight I'm sure Owlowiscious is fine". she looked at him with an unsure smile and hung her head and kept walking. i never did find out WHO Owlowiscious was. suddenly three human warriors came out of no were. in seeing them we dove behind a low wall of a ruined building. we peeked through a crack in the wall. luckily they hadn't seen us, but they were walking my way. suddenly spike started to panic quietly. "what are we gonna do?" he whispered. "hold on" i replied I've got an idea. play along. i stood up from behind the wall and then things got worse. we recognized each other. one of the guards i recognized. he was my cousin Robert. "Jason? is that you?" he yelled out. "Robert cuz. what happened?"i replied. "after you got zapped we took this town. were up on that mountain now were trying to take that castle up there. i guess the royalty is up there or something.what happened to you after you got zapped? we saw those ponies drag you into the forest.we thought they were holding you somewhere. you our something." "they did. but i got the better of them. there my prisoners. there just over there behind that wall." back behind the wall Rainbow dash heard this and retorted. "i told you we couldn't trust trust him. he just left us for dead." she tried to fly off to attack but twilight stopped her. "dash just wait. remember what he did for you. he killed one of his own. he wouldn't just do that to convince us. besides if he wanted to kill us he would have done it already." twilight responded. "fine but i still don't trust him." i lead Robert and the other soldier over to were the twilight and the rest of the ponies were."hey Jason why did you keep them alive? you know we don't take prisoners." Robert asked. "i know but when they tampered with my guns. now they won't fire. so i had to find someone who had a working rifle." i responded. "your rifle looks fine." "i think its the firing pin." "oh that's easy. let Steven here take a look at it." Robert said gesturing to the other soldier. Steven tried to grab my rifle. "wow. Robert you know i don't like others touching my guns." i responded. "i don't remember that." "well I've always been like that." "alright whatever you say". we reached the wall and i showed them to the ponies. "wow Jason these are the ponies we've bean looking for. good job cuz." he slapped me on the back in recognition. "okay who's first?" Robert said point his Rifle at the ponies. "i think you should let me do it Robert. after all i captured them." i quickly said afraid he would make the choice himself. Rainbow dash looked at twilight with a look that said seriously? twilight responded with a nervous smile. "okay Jay go ahead. you're right the kills are rightfully yours." Robert responded. he handed the gun over to me and i cocked it. i proceeded to aim at rainbow dash who gave me a look of anger so powerful that it surprised me. i knew she had no idea what my plan was. i quickly spun around and shot Steven in the head." i then proceeded to point the gun at my unarmed cousin. "Wow what are you doing Jay?" Robert said in panic. "I'm making this right" that shot was the hardest i had ever made. the bullet passed right by his head. he fell back in relief and fainted.i tied him up and waited for him to wake up. "wha... whats going on?" he said as he came to. he was startled as he saw the faces of the four ponies standing over him. he tried to stand run but hit his head on a pipe above his head. i gestured at twilight to perform the spell. she stepped forward and pressed her horn against his head as he tried to squirm away. her horn began to glow and his eyes rolled back in his head and he fell to the ground in convulsions. she had performed the same spell she had on me that had made me realize my wrongs. he started to foam out his mouth and rolled around in the dirt as if he was given cyanide. i couldn't help but think if this is what i looked like. somehow twilight new what i was thinking and responded to my question. "no. i think he's endured more evil than you. that's why he's i more pain.more pain? how could there be anymore pain than what i had endured? i didn't want to think about it. he soon came to and with tears in his eyes he crawled over to twilight and begged for mercy. when she didn't respond he crawled over to me. "cuz. i kn... know why you did it. please for... forgive me. ill do any thi... thing."he shuddered with tears in his eyes he grabbed my foot and rolled into the fetal position. i knelt down and put a hand on his back and he looked up at me as if he was a young child looking for redemption. i smiled and reassured him. "Robert. i know how you feel. you must understand we aren't evil. we've just bean corrupted by our lust for resources and power." "please help me. i don't want to feel this anymore. all those ponies in pain. our entire species dead. please end me now." he responded and gestured towards his rifle. "that's not the way Robert. we can still change what you saw and felt. it hasn't happened yet. you just have to trust me. fight with me on behalf of this world." "anything anything to stop it from happening." i reached around and and untied his wrists. he stood up and thanked me with a hug. "i pledge allegiance to you and to this universe.. i pledge allegiance to the ponies. i will fight for you and if i must give my life for them." he said sniffling and then saluted me and the ponies. he ad-libed the pledge from the one we recited when we joined the military. rarity and applejack chuckled at this and i couldn't help but smile myself. "okay cousin lets just take this one step at a time." i reassured him. "wha... what now?" he said wiping the tears out of his eyes. "were gonna need some help getting into the castle." i responded "i think i have an idea." twilight suddenly said. "are you sure this will work?" Robert said nervously. "i'm positive" spike replied. "i do this all the time. first time with something living though." "wait what?" Robert shouted worriedly. Robert sat inside a large container with me twilight rainbow dash and rarity. the plan was to use spike as a sort of portal device. twilight said that spike could send packages to the princess by just breathing fire on them. i had seen him conjure a letter from his breath but i hadn't seen him send one. we all sat in a crate of which spike would blow fire on to send us via magic directly to the princess. i was nervous. i mean i didn't like using our human portal based off science but this. none of us liked the idea of a dragon breathing fire on us but it was our only hope. if we tried to get to the princess directly we would have bean caught immediately. and even if we got passed the human army we wouldn't be able to get passed the magical barrier without compromising the princess. like it or not we had to do this. still it was strange seeing Robert afraid. he usually would be the first to accept a challenge but now he seemed shy afraid of his own shadow. i guess the sight of all that pain changed him. i wondered if it had changed me the way it did to him. i didn't have to think long for the answer. "ready?" spike shouted "yeah" i responded and shut the lid to the crate. suddenly it got very hot in the box, but it wasn't painful. it was as if i could sense the pain but couldn't recognize the feeling. inside the crate rarity and applejack were hugging tightly as if to protect each other from the flames, or maybe to say good bye. Rainbowdash was huddled in the corner grinding her teeth with her eyes shut. twilight stared intently at the side of the crate almost wondering what would happen next. suddenly the side of the crate burst into flames and twilight looked at me as if to say it will be alright. i looked back at the wall but there was no longer a wall. instead a wall of green flame. it swirled around me in almost a mini tornado. i looked around for my companions but they were no were to be found. suddenly i felt something fall off my side. i looked down at my hip but amazingly it wasn't there. large chunks of my body were falling off and joining the green swirling mass. i was aware of my body it felt like it was still there but it was gone. i looked at my hands as they too flew off one finger at a time into green flame. by then i was nearly completely gone. i began to panic. i tried to yell out but before i could what was left of me was sucked into the green mass. i felt my mind stop. i no longer existed. i knew nothing. i had no conciseness. i had no thoughts. i can't explain how it felt because it didn't feel like anything. i don't know how long i was like that but when it was over an even stranger feeling over came me. i suddenly existed again. my body the crate my friends all reappeared from the fire that had engulfed us. i felt one thought at a time re enter my mind. it pieced itself together and then once again i was whole. suddenly i was back in the box with the ponies and my cousin. applejack and rarity stopped embracing each other and gave each other a thankful look. Rainbowdash breathed a sigh of relief. twilight looked at me and smiled. Robert hadn't quite come to yet but suddenly he burst into screams and burst out of the box. suddenly he stopped in his tracks chocked up by something."um Jason you might wanna get out here" he called down to me. i stood up out of the box and realized what had made him choke up from his episode so quick. the same thing stopped me. two spears with blood on the tips hung under my chin in the air. a blueish glow surrounded them. i looked up and saw two male ponies in golden armor with unicorn horns standing angrily in front of me. there was the same blueish glow around there horns that there were on the spears. i knew that this was the same thing that twilight had done to the bullet. twilight and the rest of the ponies i was traveling with popped up from inside the crate to. "looks like they got some pony prisoners." one of the guards said. "i think we should liberate them" the other one responded. and simultaneously they brought the spears back and then flung them forward again aiming for our throats. but just as we were about to be impaled a voice came from behind. it was soft and kind but had kind of power to it that could only come from someone in a point of leadership. somehow i knew who this was without seeing. i looked up and saw a majesty greater than any i had seen before. she was plane but stood taller than any other pony i had seen yet. she had both unicorn horn and wings of a Pegasus. as she drew near i could feel her power coursing through me as it did when twilight hit me with the bolt of magic. i was in awe. i fell in love with her instantly. i was confused. i didn't understand how i could be attracted to a pony. another race. i didn't care. i knew right there that i would do anything for her. i would defend her and everything she stood for. i looked around and realized that all the ponies were bowing in her presence. even Robert keeled down. but i was left standing awe struck by her beauty. it was then that i realized that she was limping. she stood about the same height as me and it wasn't until she approached me that i bowed. as i knelt there i looked up she understood how i felt for her i think. she said something to me alone. not with words but with her mind. her eyes spoke of a magic greater than her own. i couldn't see that there was any but i understood that i had to find it. then we all stood back up and she gave us all a look of sadness and then collapsed. i looked in horror as blood pored from her side. the humans had breached the field. i hit my knees and lifted her head. i had tears in my eyes but she was smiling almost cruelly. she touched her horn to my chest and i felt a spark as power surged through me. i looked down at my hands and saw a yellowish glow surrounding them. similar to the glow of the unicorns horn. she said said with one last breathe a word i will never forget. harmony. her head hung limp in my hands and i turned around tears in my eyes. the ponies had just discovered that her sister Luna was also dead. the all cried. even Robert teared up. i looked up to see who was the culprit. standing in the giant doorway was an entire army of humans. ready to attack. in the front was the general who had spoken on behalf of us earlier. his name was General Martin Robinwood. My father. his pistol at his side smoking. he saw me and smiled and waved me and Robert over to the ranks. i was insulted. i was enraged. i felt Celestia's powers surge through me and i wanted revenge. i stood up and i grabbed my rifle and yelled out in anger. i turned my rifle towards my father and he gave me a look of extreme confusion. i pulled the trigger and he jumped aside. i sprayed the men with all the ammo in my magazine. they were firing back but i didn't notice and i didn't care. all of the bullets seemed to deflect away from me anyway. when i was out of ammo i used my pistol when i was out of ammo with that i pulled out my knife. and was about to head for them directly but before i could Robert pulled me back and we got into the crate. suddenly the green flames returned and we were swept back to were we had came. i don't remember getting out of the crate i just remember waking up back at zecoras. rarity was in a panic."but a alicorn is the only one who can use the elements of harmony by themselves" she cried out. "now calm down sugar cube i'm sure we can find a way to use them ourselves." responded applejack. "how when pinkie and flutershy are gone?" she said in a panic. suddenly twilight came in with a book. wait wait. "it says here that when an alicorn dies they can transfer there power to the last person they touched before they died." "yeah so? rainbowdash interrupted. "well Celestia touched Jason last before she died. that means he can use the elements of harmony." twilight finished. "so now we have to trust this human. great." rainbowdash said angrily and stomped away. "now i know you don't like it dash but i think him and his friend have more than proven themselves. and although we suffered the loss of the princess we still have hope with Jason"
