Zero Tolerance

Chapters

The Day the Goddess was Ressurected
To Open the Box
The Rise of Solar Flare

The Day the Goddess was Ressurected

Chapter 1
The Day the Goddess was Resurrected

It was a fine day in Ponyville when the Cutie Mark Crusaders were playing around in the plaza. A prophet stood there, chanting his quote “Repent! The superior ones have come to our sacred land to fight themselves!” over and over again. Applebloom didn’t get the message he was trying to spread. In Everfree Forest, the superior ones the prophet mentioned, known as Earthlings, prepared themselves for an all out attack against their enemies they refer to as the Neo Axis. It wasn’t long until an airborne fight broke out above Ponyville, which caused most citizens to panic. Fluttershy screamed as she saw a giant robot came crashing down upon her home.

The first ever intergalactic war was waged between the Galactic Alliance and the Neo Axis. This war lasted for 7 years and it reached Equestria, the planet of the horses. Blood, combative and innocent alike, was spilled. The foreign conflict lasted for 13 hours. The most recognized weapon of this event was the titan, humanoid tanks capable wielding different weapons designed for them. During the battle, Princess Celestia was killed after getting caught in the middle of a firefight. When the invasion ended, the natives came to call this terrifying battle Judgement Day. The Galactic Alliance held a funeral for Celestia to prove that they came in peace. Scootaloo walked up to Nyx and said “I swear Nyx, I swear I’ll destroy Neo Axis!”

Ten years have passed since the cruel incident. In New Canterlot, an Alliance cargo truck was passing through the highway. “No food? No movies? No service? I’m outta here!” Rainbow Dash declared before jumping off the roof of the truck and started hoverboarding. “Get back to your post Rain… Ah forget it.” a Caucasian Earthling grumbled, who was upset with Dash’s actions. “What’s wrong Dante?” asked the Japanese Earthling. “She’s at it again Yamato.” Dante replied. “It’s like babysitting a drug addict.” “At least she’s behind us.” said Yamato.

In human teen’s home, Cheerilee was struggling with which card to use. “Admit it you farm whore, there’s no way you can beat me in the game of Magic!” the teen taunted. She was worried until Scootaloo barged in. “I’m glad that you came to save me!” said Cheerilee. “An ex-student of yours, don’t make me laugh.” said the teen. He was confident that he can beat Equestrians. “In case you didn’t know you dirty ape, my name is Scootaloo” said the orange pegasus as she took Cheerilee’s seat. “If you’re ready for defeat, then be my guest.” the teen bragged. Scootaloo grinned as she played the weakest card in Cheerilee’s hand. The teen laughed at Scootaloo’s choice. “Is that the best you can do?” he insulted Scootaloo for it.

Rainbow Dash was keeping the eye out for trouble, she then witnessed enemy gunships. “Heads up!” she screamed. It wasn’t long until Yamato activated the auto-turrets to protect Pandora’s Box, which was loaded into the truck. Dash jumped back into the truck to keep herself safe from gunfire.

“Wow! You really taught him a lesson!” Sweetie Belle cheered for Scootaloo, who humiliated the teen she defeated earlier. “It was nothing.” she responded. The two ponies got on Scootaloo’s motor bike, which was fitted with a passenger’s cab, then took off into the highway. “Why did you play a weak card first?” asked Sweetie Belle. “If a leader won’t train the weak, how can he become a strong person?” Scootaloo replied. There was a brief moment of silence. “Are you dreaming to rule the world?” Sweetie Belle asked again. “Nah, such dreams as that can mess up what you’re really are.” said Scootaloo

The auto-turrets had taken too much damage, rendering them useless. Rainbow Dash knew that the mission will fail if Pandora’s Box falls into the wrong hands, so she had no other choice. “I’ll try to keep them busy, just punch it Yamato!” she yelled before jumping out of the truck again, this time she planned to distract the enemy just to buy her comrades more time. “Man, she’s going all out.” Dante sighed as he watched. “We still got a job to finish.” Yamato replied. He was so focused on keeping the box safe from enemy reach that he did not pay attention to the motorcycle. When he checked the road in front of him, he realized that he was dangerously faster than the bike itself. “Move you damn kids!” Yamato yelled, causing him to steer off course and crash into an incomplete building.

Scootaloo panicked as she heard the driver yell at her. The truck behind her crashed, attracting citizens that had them worried. “Is this some kind of accident?” asked an Earthling. “Don’t you think we should help them?” asked a yellow pegasus with green mane and tail as he took the picture of the accident with his cell phone. “Aw crap.” Scootaloo sighed as she got off her bike. “Where are you going?” asked Sweetie. “I’m going to check if the driver is okay.” Scootaloo responded as she rushes to see if the victims are alive. “Wait!!” yelled Sweetie, but Scootaloo ignored her. She was worried about the accident. “What am I going to do with Scoots?” Sweetie Belle sighed.

Rainbow Dash wasn’t able to distract the enemy gunships for long. A simple turret sweep was all it took to knock the cyan pegasus off of her hoverboard. She got up and watched as the gunship flew past her, then activated her codec system. “Dante, they slipped past me, so expect some trouble from them.” said Dash. Dante heard her over his frequency and said “Thanks for nothing, Yamato just wrecked our ride!” “Don’t worry, I know this truck very well.” said Yamato as he was searching for an emergency starter.

Scootaloo climbed up to the roof of the truck that crashed earlier. “Hello? Is anyone alright?” she asked. “Did you hear me? I said is anyone okay?” “I know you want to help, but we’re going to be late for class!” Sweetie Belle protested, but Scootaloo still ignored her. The sudden movement of the truck caused her to fall through the trap door into the truck itself. “SCOOTALOO!!!!” Sweetie panicked as she watched the truck go back to the road and took off. “Hey! Do you even know that I fell in? Hello?” Scootaloo complained, as she was desperate to get out.

It wasn’t long until the gunships caught up with the truck. They started to shoot down the rear tires first. “We’re taking some serious pounding, I don’t think the truck can go faster at this rate.” complained Yamato. “That’s why I’m got assigned to this mission.” Dante spoke in a bold tone as he went to the cargo area. Scootaloo noticed movement and hid behind the large, metal crate. An Earthling emerged from the door and walked past the crate. “He looks kinda familiar, I can’t put my hoof on it though” Scootaloo thought to herself as she watched.

The rear tires blew out after well-placed shots struck them. One of the gunships aimed the railgun at the truck, with the pilot hoping it’ll deal a final blow on the truck’s mobility. “You’re going down now.” he thought as he was taking aim. Unfortunately, he ate his own words as his gunship was being riddled with bullets before exploding. “Check the source of the counterattack!” another pilot demanded. His teammate surveyed the truck and found a giant monster, made of metal and armed with a machine gun. “A titan!” he warned his comrades before he was shot out of the sky. The titan jumped out of the truck and its pilot, Dante, set the wheel gliders in reverse mode so it’ll keep up with the truck

“Crap! The Neo Axis is going for the truck!” Scootaloo panicked, knowing that the truck actually belonged to the Alliance. She looked around, hoping for a way to escape. Scootaloo turned to the trap door first. “No good. If I climb out, my chances of getting shot will be very high.” she thought as she turned to the back door. “That’s not good either, I’ll break my bones if I try to jump out.” Scootaloo was running out of options, her only chance of escape now was to wait until the truck goes into hiding and stops.

Dante wasted all but one gunship. He believed it was going to be easy, but he got a rude awakening as an enemy titan saved the gunship using its shield. “Krauser!” Dante screamed at his aggressive rival. “We meet again Dante,” said Krauser. “I am afraid that Pandora’s Box is meant for me.” “What you just said should go to hell!” yelled Dante. Him and Krauser started a fight to the death. Yamato saw an underground tunnel and turned the truck to that tunnel, evading Neo Axis’s assault.

Scootaloo checked the truck for more titans, but only found the last one. “If I can’t escape, the least I can do is to hold my own line.” she thought. The orange pegasus reopened the top of the back door, then got aboard the titan. The cockpit had a rather simple function and a sleek design. When Scootaloo tried to operate the titan, the nervous controller linked itself with her mind. “A little longer until the truck is safe.” Scootaloo believed that she can handle it.

“Pay attention all units! A cargo truck containing Pandora’s Box has come under attack and Sector PV is currently besieged by Neo Axis forces.” The voice spoke out through the speakers. “Your mission may vary, but you must carry them out at all costs!” The pilots got inside their titans, with each one following their objectives given to them. However, one pilot stood out from the rest. She wore a pilot uniform designed for a pegasus, but also wearing a uniform helmet designed for unicorns. As she prepared to carry out her assignment, she took a deep breath. “Spartan Mk.4, Unit 13, engaging armed surveillance.” the mysterious pilot declared.

Diamond Tiara was caught in a firefight, along with two of her former classmates Twist and Snails. She believed that the conflict will just end with the same result as Judgment Day. Diamond had to leave a cell phone message for Silver Spoon. “I bet she’s pretty worried about you.” Snails commented on her concern. “I know, what really matters now is our survival.” Diamond Tiara replied. Twist aimed her rocket launcher at one of the Neo Axis titans and fired. The rocket struck a titan’s head and exploded, blinding the pilot inside.

“So far, so good. I wished Dash was around.” said Yamato. The truck kept going through the tunnel until it rammed into the trap a Neo Axis squad had prepared. The explosion had it pinned down. Scootaloo felt the titan shaking, and then its legs started to malfunction. “What now?” she thought. Scootaloo was worried, what if the attack squad planned the ambush? She does not know for sure. The orange pegasus started to peek out of the titan.

The mysterious pilot managed to reach the truck before the enemy could. She scanned for any Neo Axis units, but found a foreign pegasus inside a titan next to the large, metal crate. She knew that Ponyville was under attack, so she decided to shoot first and ask questions later. The mysterious pilot opened fire on the stranger. She was startled by gunfire, causing her to fall out of the titan. She had an orange coat and violet mane and tail. The stranger recovered with seconds and started to wave her front hooves. “Hey! Wrong pony!” she yelled.

The pilot was shocked that she attacked Scootaloo, who she considers a friend. She jumped out of her titan and rushed after her. “Are you okay Scootaloo?” asked the pilot. The orange pegasus could not believe her ears. “Was that you Nyx?” Scootaloo asked the mysterious pilot. She watched as the pilot took off her helmet, revealing herself as Nyx. “I’m very sorry about that.” she apologized to Scootaloo. “It’s cool, glad that you remembered an familiar face.” Scootaloo replied.

Yamato got out of the driver seat, injured from a near fatal crash. The first thing he saw after getting outside was a black alicorn and an orange pegasus. “Nyx, I need to tell you something.” Yamato spoke out to her. “See that metal crate over there?” “What about it?” Nyx asked. She knew who Yamato was. “It’s known as Pandora’s Box, it contains a secret weapon.” He continued. “I need you to bring the box to the research center at Sector PV.”

A titan, with a white paint job and vinyl records and a musical note as decals, was rampaging in Ponyville. It destroyed half of the Neo Axis titans. “I hope that you like those apes of yours becoming pieces of garbage!” the pilot, whose name was Vinyl Scratch, taunted the attackers. A group of three enemy titans started to charge against the DJ unicorn, but two was impaled with launched wrist stakes and the third one was crushed between the two downed titans.

“I’ll buy the two of you some time, now get going!” Yamato ordered. Nyx used her telekinesis spell on Pandora’s Box, making it float without any effort. It wasn’t surprising to Scootaloo as she was aware of how powerful alicorns are. “Let’s go, we’ll finish this for Yamato’s sake.” said Nyx. The two friends carried off with Pandora’s Box, while Yamato boarded the damaged titan. He then kept a look out for Neo Axis soldiers. “Forgive me Kairi, but I must delay the inevitable.” Yamato then opened fire on the first enemy titan to cross the line he made up.

“What’s the secret weapon Nyx?” Scootaloo asked as she and Nyx hurried through the tunnel. “It’s the shame that it’s classified.” Nyx answered with disappointment. As they ran with Pandora’s Box, an explosion was heard. “Yamato!” Scootaloo screamed with remorse. “We have to keep going!” Nyx reminded her friend. The two mares kept going, when they knew that Yamato’s funeral would have to wait. Nyx stopped for a moment. “I know about a shortcut here, follow me.” she said. Scootaloo agreed when she noticed an entry/exit road to her right. They started to take that path without opposition. When they made it out of the tunnel, Nyx found out that another trap was laid out in front of her. She stopped Scootaloo and told her “Keep quiet and they won’t know that we’re here.”

At New Canterlot’s academy for foreign students, Applebloom was worried about Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo. She decided to call Sweetie first. “Sweetie Belle?” The mare from the farm called with her cell phone. “You’re not going to believe what was going on Applebloom.” Sweetie responded. “What the hay happened?” asked Applebloom. “Long story short, Scootaloo fell in the cargo truck when it moved and it just took off.” Sweetie Belle replied. “That’s very crazy, I’ll go callin for her. Bye!” said Applebloom before she cut off connection with Sweetie Belle and started to call Scootaloo.

Scootaloo and Nyx were waiting until the Neo Axis soldiers gave up and left. Unfortunately, the ringing of a cell phone blew their cover. Scootaloo desperately turned her phone off, but it was too late as the soldiers figured out where the noise was coming from. “It’s the end of the line for you stupid horses!” yelled the general of the trap squad. One soldier aimed at Scootaloo and fired, but Nyx got in the way and risked her life to save friend. “NYX! NO!” Scootaloo screamed as she watched the black alicorn die in front of her. The soldier pointed his gun at the orange pegasus again. “Don’t you even think that I only had one bullet.” he said.

“Scootaloo.” a voice spoke out to her. It was the ghost of Celestia, who raptures Scootaloo’s mind into a void resembling the sun temple. “You share the same burden as me.” said Celestia. “If you desire justice, then I will lend you what is left of my powers.” Scootaloo looked up to see a demonic, blue eye staring at her. “But in return, you must get mine, the dead from ten years ago, and your revenge.” Celestia offered Scootaloo not only a chance to fight back, but the remainder of the princess’s magic as well. “I’ll do it.” Scootaloo accepted Celestia’s offer and finds herself back where she was.

“Any last words before I shoot?” asked the threatening soldier. Scootaloo closed her eyes for a second before opening them again. Her left eye became dragonlike, enslaving the soldiers that stared at it. “As Scootaloo of Equestria, I command you to die!” the orange pegasus demanded. “As you wish master Scootaloo.” said the Neo Axis general. The soldiers laughed as they pointed their guns at their heads. The last thing they ever did lives is to pull the trigger.

Scootaloo watched as the soldiers kill themselves. Blood and corpses littered the floor. “Celestia’s revenge, this power, Judgment Day, why is all this making sense?” she asked herself in horror. “So this is what it’s like to be Solar Flare.” Scootaloos traumatized frown soon turned into a sinister grin.

To Open the Box

Chapter 2
To Open the Box

“Rainbow Dash, come in!” Dante spoke through the codec system. “This is Dash speaking, how can I help you?” Dash spoke in a fake business-mare manner. “I lost Krauser in the fight, probably looking for Pandora’s Box.” said Dante. “We still got Sector PV to save.” “Do you mean Ponyville?” asked Rainbow Dash. “I know your type, so we’ll have one hell of a party.” Dante replied.

Scootaloo began to wonder where to start considering her new powers. Before long, a titan showed up. The pilot was none other than Krauser himself. “Who are you filthy barbarian?” he asked before opening fire on Scootaloo, which every bullet missed her. The orange pegasus didn’t flinch even a bit. “I said who are you?” Krauser asked again. Scootaloo exposed her demonic eye once again. “Get out of that titan!” she demanded. Krauser was not affected because the influence could not get past the sensors. “What makes you think you can give me orders?” Krauser was annoyed that Scootaloo was not cooperating with him.

“Oh right, it only works with direct eye contact.” Scootaloo thought for a moment, and then decides to lure him. “I’m a member of a rebellion against the Alliance.” she lied. “If you get out, I’ll show you where Pandora’s Box is.” “Very well, please keep in mind that I’ll keep you in check for the trip.” said Krauser. He got out of his titan, pulled out his handgun. Scootaloo activated her power on Krauser. This time, he submitted to it. “Now hand it over.” Scootaloo ordered. Krauser pulled out the I.D. card and threw it to her. “The password is U,U,D,D,L,R,L,R,B,A.” said Krauser. “Thanks, I’m glad you can help.” Scootaloo replied as she enters the titan she was going to hijack.

The battle in Ponyville was getting worse. Glida, who was a leader of the Equestian militia, watched how combat was getting hectic. She turned to Pound Cake. “This will be very bad if it keeps up.” said the griffon. “I know, they’ll pay for what happened to my parents!” Pound got up and aimed the rocket launcher at a Neo Axis gunship, and then he fired. “How are those birds doing?” asked Vinyl through the codec system. “They had us out-numbered, we tried calling the alliance.” Glida replied.

Krauser regained his consciousness and saw that the entire world was upside-down. He checked for the source of this madness, only to find that he was hanging on the briefs he was wearing stuck on a stray pipe sticking out of a wall. “This is not what I had in mind.” Krauser grumbled, as he was disappointed that he felt for a cheap trick.

Scootaloo parked the titan in a hiding when her cell phone starts ringing again. She answered it this time. “I can’t believe you hung up on me!” Applebloom berated her for doing something rude. “Sorry about that, I had to jump out of that truck and I didn’t want to get caught.” Scootaloo apologized. “Have you ever heard of Pandora’s Box?” she asked. Applebloom checked the synchronet for Pandora’s Box, but the info about it was censored. “Well I’ll be darned, they just don’t want us to know about it!” She complained. “Of course, the Alliance want to keep quiet about it because they’re afraid Neo Axis might steal it.” Scootaloo said it to herself. “Can you do me a favor?” she asked Applebloom. “I kinda lost, so I’ll be home later than usual. Can you let Twilight know?” “You can count it Scoots.” Applebloom replied. “Don’t forget about it.”

Vinyl was having a rough time with a platoon of Neo Axis titans. The wrist stake on her titan’s left arm would not launch. She thought that she was done for, but a mysterious voice spoke through the codec system. “If you want to survive, then you need to listen.” it said. “What kind of wacko are you?” Vinyl asked the voice. “My name doesn’t matter, all can give you is useful strategies.” That voice is none other than Scootaloo herself. “If you say so dude, even if it mean committing suicide.” Vinyl replied, she was desperate for a way out of the mess she got into. “See that truck? I want you to charge at it.” Scootaloo gave her orders to Vinyl Scratch. The dj mare looked around for a truck until she found it. The truck belonged to Neo Axis.

Glida checked for any weaknesses in the attack until she saw Vinyl’s titan charging at the truck. “What the hell are you doing?” She demanded for an answer. Vinyl however, was worried. What if she crashed? When she got too close to the truck to stop, Scootaloo spoke out again. “Jump!” she ordered. Vinyl did just that, stalling the enemy that was chasing her. “Don’t just stand there, go after her!” yelled a Neo Axis sergeant. But his squad came under attack as a barrage of bullets struck his titan down. “A guerilla attack!” warned a pilot. Scootaloo that planned guerilla attack herself since the titan she stole was still armed and it struck down the second titan. Pound Cake found himself some free takedowns and fired rocket grenades at what left of the squad.

It wasn’t long until Glida bypassed Vinyl’s codec system, so she can talk to the stranger. “What were you thinking? You almost got her killed!” Glida was furious. “It pointless it lecture anyone for now.” said Scootaloo, “If you want to survive, then you need to listen.” “I don’t trust you, but I’m listening.” said Glida. “See that truck over there?” asked Scootaloo. “Yeah, you had her stop that thing without me knowing.” Glida grumbled. “There are titans inside it, they’re yours to use.” Scootaloo offered. Glida took a look inside, knowing that it’s too good to be true. When she stumbled upon the titans that were not taken yet, she activated her codec system. “Alright gang! We own this truck now, so get those titans while they’re hot!” Glida ordered.

“Wake up Nyx, it’s time for breakfast.” Twilight nudged Nyx enough to wake her up. The black alicorn saw that she was in her home from ten years ago before Judgment Day. “Your friends are helping with Applejack, so we got the whole afternoon for ourselves.” said Twilight. Nyx just stared at her foster mother. “Are you okay Nyx?” Twilight was not herself. She kept calling out to Nyx until the young filly snapped out of it, only to realize that it just a dream.

It was a Japanese Earthling named Kairi who woke Nyx up from recovery. “Thank god you’re still alive Nyx.” She said. “How did I survive?” asked the confused Nyx. She was partially wrapped in bandages. That bullet should have killed her, but what saved her? Nurse Redheart came through the front door of the military clinic. “It wasn’t luck that saved you.” she said. “It was that well placed amulet you wore.” Redheart pulled out Nyx’s amulet, which its jewel was broke apart by a bullet. “I guess I’ll have Rarity fix it then.” said Nyx, who let out a sigh.

“I can’t believe Krauser had his briefs pulled!” Rainbow Dash broke out laughing. Dante soon followed suit. A German Earthling walked into the break room. “General Jorgen. I wasn’t expecting you.” said Dante. “I’m glad that Nyx is still standing.” Jorgen praised the two. “It’s also a relief that Pandora’s Box is in our hands again.” “Tell me about it, those gunships went past me and the turrets.” said Rainbow Dash. “If only Pinkie was around, she’ll throw a victory party any day.” said Dante. “But it’s not over yet.”

“What happened to Yamato?” asked Kairi. “I’m afraid he moved on.” Nyx replied mournfully. Kairi shed a single tear. “Then keep the details classified.” she ordered, and then Kairi turned around started to cry. “Damn it. I’m going to miss the kindhearted look on his face, he was my brother.” she mourned. “I guess that there’s no way to escape death, is there?” asked Nurse Redheart. “Yamato was going to be a test pilot, but there’s a way to repay him.” “I know, I’ll take his place in his honor.” Nyx replied

The research crew flocked around Pandora’s Box, preparing for a test run for what’s inside. Jorgen walked out of the building. “Alright everyone, we have gone this far just to open it.” He declared. “We’re going to show Neo Axis what happens when we do so!” Nyx approached Pandora’s Box, and then the crew began to open it. It revealed an unusual titan, complete with a black paint job with blue trimmings and armed with prototype weapons. “Say hello to Knightmare, you get to pilot her Nyx.” said Dante. “The two of you are going to take the fight to them.”

“To your right Diamond, an enemy tank is nearby!” Scootaloo warned. Diamond Tiara turned her titan to the right and shot down the Neo Axis tank. “There’s a trap ahead of you Vinyl” Scootaloo warned again. Vinyl’s titan stopped and aimed its right wrist stake at ground ahead of her. “Nice try, you can’t fool me you jokers!” Vinyl taunted as she launched the stake. It struck the ground, triggering a death trap that killed the Neo Axis soldiers by setting off the land mines that were around them.

“Man, we’re winning big time boss!” said Pound Cake. “I guess we should open up to strangers more often.” Glida replied. She was impress with how the mysterious tactician leading the Equestrian Militia. Scootaloo began to giggle. “It looks like I can stop them dead after all.” she thought to herself. Then – boom. A red colored Neo Axis titan charged into Snail’s titan. He panicked so hard, he triggered an eject system. The seat he was sitting on became flat and turned into an escape casket before it was launched into safety.

“What the hell?” Glida was furious. She believed that the unidentified pilot was a coward. The red titan threw its victim at Pound Cakes titan, but he dodged fast enough to avoid getting slammed. The red titan lunged at Pounds titan, and then it starts choking it. “You better count yourself lucky prick!” yelled Pound Cake before he ejects himself from his titan.

Scootaloo watched as the militia faced the impossible battle. “I see, the catch for real combat is that they’re not perfect.” She thought to herself for moment. “If I want something done right, I’ll better do it myself.” Scootaloo decided make last stand. “Glida, get the remainder of your militia to a safe place, I’ll hold him off.” she ordered. “Got it.” Glida answered. “We’re getting back to our turf! There’s nothing we can do against that titan!” she ordered. The griffon began to wonder. “How does she know what’s happening?”

Scootaloo confronted the red titan, and then it pilot spoke. “I am not pleased that you stole Krausers titan and used its data to exploit us.” “Who are you?” asked the irritated Scootaloo. “Allow me to introduce myself,” said the pilot. “My name is Dylan Walter.” “Dylan huh? I’ll see to it that you won’t live long enough.” Scootaloo challenged Dylan to a deathmatch.

“I hope I can get to Ponyville on time.” Nyx thought to herself, piloting Knightmare, which was her new titan now. It sped until it reached Ponyville. Nyx couldn’t believe her eyes, the militia was nearly wiped by a sole titan. She asked one of the survivors. “What happened? It looked like you had a rough time.” Snails turned around and answered. “That red titan, it nearly killed me.” “And I would’ve gave it a good beating too if it weren’t for its cheap shots.” Pound Cake complained. “Where is it?” Nyx asked again. “As far as the noise is coming from, it’s somewhere in the plaza.” Pound replied. Nyx turned on the glider wheels and went ahead to the plaza.

Scootaloo evaded some of Dylans attacks. They were bitter rivals, determined to destroy one another. “Let’s see if you can dodge this.” said Dylan, his titan pulled out a volley grenade and threw it at Scootaloos titan. “Damn it, I won’t be able to survive this blow.” Scootaloo began to eject herself as the titan she escaped from took intolerable damage from the bullets launched from the volley grenade.

“Attention all units!” declared Jorgen through the codec. “Your new objectives are to look for survivors and bring them to the safe zone. Make no exceptions, don’t miss a single innocent!” “Finally, some real action!” said Rainbow Dash who was now piloting the titan. “I hope the Pandora Project pays off, Sector PV has been hit really badly.” Dante sighed. “Better go save your old friends first.” “I can’t wait to see the look on Twilight’s face.” Dash bragged as her and Dante starts looking for survivors.

Nyx arrived at the plaza only to find a red titan. “No one can do this to Ponyville.” she threatens. “A sense of patriotism, it always fails to defeat me at all.” said Dylan. He noticed Knightmare, the secret weapon of the Pandora Project. “It seems that the alliance opened the box, didn’t they?” he continued. Knightmare pulled out the all-purpose machine gun and aimed it at the red titan. “Don’t you realize you’re opposing Fenrir?” asked Dylan, who introduced his titan as it drawn out a short sword. “Have at you!” he declared.

“This was even worse than Judgment Day,” Rarity complained. “Can’t they be more civilized?” “This is war Rarity,” said Dante. “Anything goes, whatever you like it or not.” He pulled Rarity out of the rubble and dragged her to the rescue van. “Hey Dante,” Rainbow Dash called. “I hit the jackpot!” “Lay it on me Dash.” said Dante. Did the cyan pegasus found an important figure? Did she find survivors hiding in a house? “I found an entire militia inside the safe house.” said Dash. “That’s the relief,” replied Dante. “Sector PV needs something to defend itself.”

Knightmare caused continuous damage to Fenrir. “It looks like it’s the end of the line for you!” yelled Nyx. Her titan dropped the machine gun that ran out of ammunition then pull out a long sword from its thigh pocket. The sword expanded the blade from its hilt. Fenrir expanded its shield, and Dylan believed it can block the sword. However, the shield didn’t stand a chance. It was sliced along with the arm that was holding. Fenrir dodged in time to minimize the damage done. “We will meet again,” said Dylan. “The next time, things will be different.” Fenrir retreated from Ponyville, with Dylan knowing that he’ll lose if the fight continues on.

“Look! They’re falling back!” declared an Alliance soldier. Rainbow Dash, Dante, Glida, and the militia watched as the remaining Neo Axis units fled Ponyville. “That’s right you monsters, run!” yelled Pound Cake. Diamond Tiara sighed then said, “Just who was that traitor?” she asked for herself. “How about party at Sugarcube Corner?” asked Dante, “The drinks’ on me.” “Leave the apple cider to me!” bragged Pound. “Whoever it was, it taught us a valuable lesson.” said Glida. “Make the right choices then live.”

An orange slave pegasus was doing clean up duty in the Neo Axis camp at Everfree Forest. One soldier noticed her and walked up to her. “What are you doing?” he asked. Instead of answering, the slave’s left eye became dragon-like. The soldier fell under the influence of this eye. “Can you tell the others not to mind me?” asked the slave. “If you say so.” the soldier replied before he left. The slave’s left eye became back to normal. “With those bombs ready,” the slave thought. “Who will get the last laugh?”

The slave snuck out of camp and went as far away as possible. She took the truck and drove off to New Canterlot. On her way there, she pressed the button. The bombs gone off, killing most of the soldiers and made escape easier for the other pony slaves.

Applebloom was waiting impatiently. “This gotta be a sick joke Sweetie!” she complained. “Tell me about it, this is the seventh time she done something reckless.” replied Sweetie Belle. It wasn’t long until Scootaloo showed up. “Sorry about that, I had to hide in Ponyville during the attack.” she lied. “I’m glad you’re in one piece now.” said Applebloom. The trio gave each other a hug as Twilight watched them. “Today was a mess in Ponyville.” said Spike, who was sitting next to Twilight. “I wonder how Nyx’s doing?” “I bet she’s bringing the survivors back to their homes.” said Twilight. “She gotten stronger within ten years.”

The former Cutie Mark Crusaders went to the dinner table and turkey stew was served to them. “I can’t believe those humans got us used to beef!” Applebloom chirped. “Hey, variety is a spice of life.” said Scootaloo. “I heard you won in Cheerilee’s place,” said Twilight Sparkle. “She wasn’t used to trading card games yet.” “I had to pop his overinflated ego after all.” Scootaloo responded, then started to laugh. Everyone else started to laugh as time went by.

The Rise of Solar Flare

Chapter 3

The Rise of Solar Flare

Scootaloo got up and out of bed as she yawned. “Scootaloo you’re going to school, aren’t you?” asked Twilight Sparkle. “I know, I know, you don’t have to tell me twice.” said Scootaloo. She put on her school uniform and her saddle bags. “What’s with that power?” Scootaloo asked herself. “All can it does is to enslave those that look at it?”

Sweetie Belle and Silver Spoon were lounging next to Scootaloos motor bike. “Can’t wait to see the look on her face.” said Sweetie. She was left behind with the motorcycle yesterday. It wasn’t long until the orange pegasus showed up. “Good morning Scootaloo.” Sweetie Belle greeted. “Thanks for taking my bike back home,” said Scootaloo as got on her motorcycle. “I’m going to need it to…” Her line was cut short when she started the engine, causing the bike to fall apart. Sweetie Belle and Silver Spoon began to laugh at Scootaloo, but the orange mare sighed. “I guess I deserved it for yesterday.” said Scootaloo.

Applejack’s old truck stopped where the bike broke apart earlier. “What are you waitin for?” asked Applebloom. “Oh right, we’re going to miss school at this rate.” said Silver Spoon as the three hopped on into the truck. “Why would they do this to you?” Applebloom asked Scootaloo. “It’s a long story,” Scootaloo replied. “That’s their reason.” There was silence between the four. “I startin to hear rumors about that black titan,” said Applebloom. “I wondered if it has to do with that box Scoots had been talkin about.” “Beats me, too bad I didn’t get to see that titan.” said Scootaloo.

“You have to keep this a secret Nyx.” Jorgen lectured the black alicorn. “There are rumors about Knightmare spreading around Equestria, and we don’t anyone to know about the project.” “But what about the militia?” asked Nyx, who was worried about the Pandora Project. “It’s okay Nyx, they agreed to keep it between us,” Jorgen replied with a heartwarming grin. “Now you are dismissed, so you can get to school.” Nyx eagerly got aboard Rainbow Dashs jeep before it took off. “I can’t wait for a new Daring Doo movie,” said Dash. “It’s going to be based on the book about the spirit crystals.” “My class is supposed to watch it for a field trip.” said Nyx.

Almost everyone involved in yesterday’s incident attended Yamato’s funeral. It was a very sad morning. “He was a righteous warrior until end,” said the pony priest as he held the bible of Celestia. “He had done an noble deed that spelt suicide and saved us all. Let us not forget the happy and delightful times we had with him.” Kairi placed her brother’s cell phone on his coffin then returned to the sorrowful guests. “Salute!” ordered the Alliance general. Not only Alliance officials such as Dante saluted for Yamato, but the Equestian militia as well. Pumpkin Cake started to cry and hugged Pound Cake, her brother. “If only our parents were still alive.” she said. Pound showed remorse not only for Yamato, but the deceased Mr. Cake and Ms. Cake.

“It’s sad that Yamato didn’t get to live,” said Rainbow Dash. “I wished that I showed up to help him.” “Sometimes you can’t save everyone Dash,” said Nyx. “I had to save as many ponies as I could on Judgment Day.” The jeep stopped at New Canterlot Academy for Foreign Students. “It looks like we’re here Nyx.” said Dash. “Thanks Dash, I owe you one.” said Nyx as she got out of the jeep and walked into the front door.

“Good morning Nyx.” said Sweetie Belle, who was still giggling from the incident with a certain motorcycle. “What’s so funny Sweetie?” asked Nyx. “She had to get her revenge on me,” said Scootaloo. “Anyways, how did you survive?” “They shot my amulet,” Nyx replied. “So I had Rarity fix it for me.” There was silence. “Still, we got a field trip to a Daring Doo movie,” Scootaloo continued. “But the other class gets to watch the Hunger Games, so it’ll be interesting.” Two classes started to leave school, so the ex-crusaders joined them for the trip. Among one of the students was Diamond Tiara, she noticed Scootaloo then compared her to the mysterious tactician from yesterday. “Did she really help us?” she asked herself.

“This is unacceptable!” yelled a Neo Axis general. “First, the Alliance opened Pandora’s Box, then a sly circus freak destroyed our camp!” He threw his chair across the room, but Dylan dodged it. “Please clam yourself sir.” asked Dylan. “All right, can you tell me why Krauser sold us out?” the general asked back. “I’m afraid that the horse responsible for the destruction of the camp took on his personality just to exploit us,” Dylan answered. “She might be a expert on titans.” “So Krauser is a P.O.W. now, he was a good man.” said the general. “But I am aware that he is willing to work with the most dominant side.”

“I will have to check on the secret weapon, I vowed to teach those desperate dogs a lesson they’ll never forget.” said Dylan as he left the briefing room. He remembered the day he fought with the spy. “I will try to avenge you as promised Krauser.” He thought to himself for a second then let out a sigh. “Will you help me Fire-edge?” he asked himself.

After both movies ended, the two classes went to Hamburger Plaza. This area of New Canterlot was famous because some citizens mostly ate their lunches there. During lunchtime for the field trip, Scootaloo saw Diamond Tiara and felt that she needs answers for question about yesterday. The orange pegasus walked up to Diamond, and then the pampered unicorn just stared at her rudely. Scootaloo triggered the power in her left eye and asked “Are you a member of the Equestrian militia?” “Yes, I am part of the militia.” Diamond Tiara answered obediently, under the influence of Scootaloo. “Who taught you how to pilot a titan?” the orange pegasus asked again. “Vinyl taught me how to pilot the titan.” Diamond replied.

Scootaloo ceased the use of her powers and walked away, but she realized that she forgot to wipe Diamond’s memory. Scootaloo used her power on Diamond Tiara again. “Can you forget that we had the talk?” she asked. This time, Diamond was not under the influence. The only thing that she believed is that Scootaloo was trying a mere prank. “You don’t scare me you freak!” yelled Diamond Tiara as she moved somewhere else in Hamburger Plaza. “Why is my power not working?” Scootaloo asked herself in panic, she knew Diamond will remember no matter what.

“Can you tell me about Pandora’s Box?” asked Applebloom. “Sorry, but it doesn’t ring a bell.” Nyx lied, knowing that the Pandora Project must be censored to the public. “Maybe you can try kendo, doesn’t hurt to learn how to defend yourself.” Sweetie Belle walked up to Nyx, traumatized. “What’s wrong Sweetie?” asked Nyx, she was worried. “A cop showed up in a titan,” Sweetie replied. “He got the whole bank cornered.” Nyx looked around until she saw the titan Sweetie was talking about. “Oh, he just a member of Crystal Bell,” said Nyx. “As you know about it, they’re the secret police Luna had founded after Judgment Day.” Sweetie Belle began to calm down, knowing that Princess Luna had done something to replace the royal guards that disbanded.

Scootaloo noticed Cheerilee across Hamburger Plaza. The former teacher of Ponyville came to Scootaloo’s side and asked her “Pulling pranks as usual?” “Yep, I got Diamond Tiara riled up.” said Scootaloo as she grinned. “Anyways, can I ask you some questions?” “Sure, just keep my training with card games personal.” Cheerile replied. Scootaloo blinked, triggering the power in her left eye. “Who is Stalin?” asked Scootaloo. “He was a ruthless dictator of the Soviet Union in Russia.” Cheerilee answered, under Scootaloo’s will. The orange pegasus blinked again, return her left eye to normal. She blinked again, triggering the power once more. “Who killed Lincoln?” she asked again. Cheerilee just stared at Scootaloo’s left eye then said “If you want to know, try taking Earth history classes.”

Nyx watched as an Earthling does something only unicorns and alicorns can do, using actual magic. “What is he doing?” she asked Applebloom. “I’d swear you’re always falling behind the date, do you?” Applebloom replied. “He’s infected with Unicorn Syndrome, some sort of disease that allows those humans to use magic.” Nyx felt dumb for a moment, she believed that she needs to keep up with the time. “I have to admit, that disease has been too helpful for doctors to find the cure.” said Sweetie Belle. “After all, we have to evolve sometimes.”

“Of course, it only works once per target.” Scootaloo thought to herself for a moment until Diamond Tiara spoke through the bush. “So you’re the one who helped us, didn’t you?” she said. “Yeah, so?” said Scootaloo. “Maybe if you dress up more regally, you’ll might be able to convince Glida into letting you control the militia.” said Diamond Tiara. Scootaloo realized that the ghost of Celestia gave her power, so she must look just as good as she was powerful in order to be a decent leader. “Thanks for the advice Diamond, I’ll go to Ponyville when the trip is over.” said Scootaloo as she left to meet with her friends for the remainder of the trip.

“Order 66 has arrived!” warned Pound Cake. Pinkie Pie looked out the window of Sugarcube Corner for Earthlings throwing moldy cupcakes and stale peeps at the bakery itself. Instead, she saw anargument between a heartless human and a griffon. “I’m afraid it not going to end well.” said Pinkie as her stomach growled. When she’s not hungry when it does, it means that a fight is going break out. Pumpkin Cake hid herself so she’ll be safe.

“Just admit it! You’re nothing but a desperate gang member!” demanded Glida. “You’re not the boss of me, I can do what I want!” argued the blonde haired Earthling, who was wearing a typical gang outfit. “Just because you’re a fighter doesn’t means you can…” before Glida finished her line, the human punched her in the head. “Flock off featherface, your gang is nothing compared to mine!” he taunted. Then a titan aimed its net rifle at the two. “Don’t you have something better to do than to arguing?” asked the furious pilot. “You better count yourself lucky that the feds showed up.” said the Earthling as he walked away from Glida. “Good riddance for now Jack!” yelled Glida.

In the Carousel Boutique, Rarity was makingan unusual dress. It consists of a knight’s upper armor and steel boots, with white fabric with light blue highlights used to make the shirt for ponies. The skirt cape was made with that same fabric, with the trimmings made with golden fabric. The wing coverings, which was popular with teen pegasus hence it doesn’t restrict the ability to fly, was enchanted so it’ll give away the illusion of white feathers falling off when the wings move. Rarity was making some final touches to the helm designed for the dress itself. She then considers the dress complete and walked up to the orange pegasus. “Your dress is ready madam.” said Rarity. “Good, within two minutes, you must forget that you made this dress.” ordered the pegasus with a left eye looking like a dragon’s. She neatly packed the dress itself in a briefcase then left.

The guard titan was riddled with bullets before the pilot had to eject. “What the hell?” asked Glida, she was very angry with the Ronins for breaking the law her gang were trying to protect. “They gone too far with us by scaring Jack away from the fight!” yelled the pilot, who was a member of the Ronins. Glida could not believe that she ended up in another gang war in Ponyville. But luck spared her when the leader of the Ronins told his gang to head back home. Glida suddenly received a text message from an anonymous sender known as Solar Flare. She starts to read it. “Bring your gang to the public monorail; we’ll talk during the ride.”

“Just as I planned,” said Scootaloo, who was holding a briefcase. “All that’s left for me to do now is to take the form of my other self.” She got the aboard the monorail train, and disappeared. It wasn’t long until the Equestrian militia showed up and boarded the train. Diamond Tiara looked out the window until she received the cell phone call from Solar Flare. “Tell me this, what are the Galactic Alliance doing with ponies?” Solar Flare asked. “They’re treating us just the same as their own kind.” Diamond answered. “Now what are Neo Axis doing to ponies?” Solar Flare asked again. “They’re using us as slaves and can do what they want to do to us.” Diamond answered. “Very well, tell your gang to meet me in the first passenger cab.” Solar Flare ordered.

“Was that Solar Flare?” asked Glida. “Yes, it’s her,” Diamond Tiara replied. “She’s waiting in the first passenger cab.” “All right, let’s go to the front of the train.” Glida ordered and the Equestrian militia went to the first train car in the group. When they arrived, it was empty. Nothing is there, excluding a regal pegasus knight dressed in a style Celestia deemed noble. “Understanding is a part of political nature that was forgotten,” said the knight in a familiar voice. “And now that you learned to understand, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Solar Flare.” “Thanks for your help yesterday,” said Glida, she remembered the voice from yesterday’s incident. “But you still got to work on your stealth skills.”

“I am aware of my flaws and you should too,” said Solar Flare. “That’s why we must join together to overthrow Neo Axis.” “But we’re just a small gang,” protested Pound Cake. “There’s no way we can beat them!” “That’s why we need to enlist the help of Princess Luna.” Solar Flare had something planned. “Did anypony forget that Luna was Princess Celestia’s sister?” asked Fluttershy, the once shy pegasus turned into a brave, defensive sniper for the militia. “Now I get the idea,” said Glida. “You remind of that princess, so there’s hope after all.” “You catch on very quick Glida,” said Solar Flare. “Tonight is the tenth anniversary of Celestia’s demise, and we will meet Luna in the event only to set fire to hope as the Knights of the Sun.” The entire gang agreed, knowing that they need all the help they can get.

On the highway of New Canterlot, a parade float carrying the statue of Celestia drove slow enough for everyone to see. It reminded Earthlings that they shouldn’t throw happiness away, but it reminded Equestians of the tragic moment of Judgment Day. Princess Luna rode on the parade float with Crystal Bell titans as armed escorts. During the event, Celestia’s chariot showed up, blocking the parade float. “Is this some kind of insult?” asked a former royal guard. “It is not the insult, but rather a new fire that is burning.” The mysterious knight declared. The media crew aimed their cameras at the knight, going as far as zooming in.

Luna was not surprised, she predicted that her sister had something up in her sleeves despite the death of the well-loved princess herself. “Who are you?” asked Luna. “My name is Solar Flare,” declared the knight. “Now let this be a warning for the strong, hinder or kill the weak and we will destroy you!” Those words could make Neo Axis very angry, but they inspired Luna. “I am glad that you’re willing to fight for the sake of my sister,” she announced. “But do you have an army?” “The militia is willing to fight by my side,” answered Solar Flare. “But I need your help as well if you want to rid Equestia of Neo Axis.”

Nyx was shocked, she couldn’t believe what she was seeing on T.V. “Mom, is that the ghost of Celestia?” she asked Twilight. “It can’t be,” said Twilight Sparkle, who was very shocked about Solar Flare’s sudden appearance. “Princess Celestia would never wage war at all!” She pulled out her cell phone and dialed the Alliance emergency code. “What’s seems to be a problem?” asked the moderator. “A wacko named Solar Flare is trying to deface Celestia’s personality.” Twilight answered. “I know, we gotten a lot of reports about her,” said the moderator. “So far, she’s bent on destroying Neo Axis and saving the slaves.”

One of the Crystal Bell titans suddenly turned on Luna. “The jig is up both of you,” declared the pilot. “If you don’t turn yourself in Solar Flare, the princess will die!” Solar Flare just stood on the chariot while witnesses started to panic. “I’m afraid you made a big mistake,” she declared. “The militia still got the stolen titans.” Two Neo Axis titans, recolored to match Celestia’s nobility, appeared out of nowhere and opened fire on the traitor. The titan fell to its knees as the pilot loses control. “Damn you!” roared the pilot. “Don’t you have any shame at all Harris?” Luna asked furiously. “I had you in my trap until they showed up,” said Harris. “Now you have to worry about reinforcements!”

“Is Nyx around you?” asked the moderator. Twilight knew that Nyx was working for the Alliance, so she believed that security needs all the help it can get. “She’s right next to me, so hand over my phone to her.” Twilight answered as she gave up the phone to Nyx. “What’s going on?” Nyx asked. “We got a situation in Highway 17 and your support is needed there,” said the moderator. “So we’re sending Knightmare to a location nearest to you.” “Roger that,” said Nyx. “I’ll meet the crew at the coordinates you given me as soon as possible.” Nyx hung the phone call up and gave the cell phone back to Twilight. “Gotta go mom,” said Nyx as she ran off.“The Alliance needs my help.”

“Here they come Pound,” warned Diamond Tiara. “They’re armed with gatling rifles.” The two titans went past Princess Luna and stood guard. Meanwhile, two Neo Axis titans, in their original colors, traveled through the highway. But bad luck came to the pilots when two wrist stakes impaled their titans and started to pull them. “Eat dirt you slowpokes!” Vinyl Scratch taunted as the wires connected to the stake retracted. The impaled titans soon started to tear apart and explode, killing the pilots.

Nyx’s codec system started to tickle her ear, so she answered it very quickly. “Good news Nyx,” said Jorgen. “Solar Flare’s group took out the invaders, so no need for Knightmare for the time being.” She let out a sigh then said “Alright, keep me posted on Solar Flare.”

“I am very impressed with how you dealt with the spy,” said Princess Luna, she started to sense the strange power within Solar Flare. “But it seems that you possess the Cybernova, great power my sister had sacrificed for immortality.” “So that’s the name of the power I got,” Scootaloo, who was using the persona of Solar Flare, thought to herself about it. “I still got a lot to learn.” “You catch on pretty quick Luna,” said Solar Flare. “After all, we share the same enemy.” “In return for saving my life,” declared Luna. “I will lend you the spare weapons Crystal Bell has.” “Thank you for giving me the essential equipment,” said Solar Flare. “My knights will use them well.” Celestia’s chariot turned around and left. “The world needs a hero like her,” Luna thought to herself. “Neo Axis has gone too far to earn the forgiveness of my people.”

Whoever is writing this story, he’s about to take a very original turn in where it’s going.

Pinkie Pie