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Operation: Placing Blame

Locatoin: BLACK HQ

Date and Time: September 23, 2027. 17:23 hours. Day of the Equestrian Takeover, Aftermath.

Subject: Shadows

Objective: Come to terms with the death of your wife.

No...

Rosa...my love

Why? Why would she do this?

Was it my fault?

No...it wasn't my fault...it couldn't have been...

Maybe...maybe it was that time of the month, and this put her over the edge?

No...no that wouldn't be it. How could I even think that?

Why? Why then?

Maybe this was somehow Celestia's fault...

Because she saw the chance the Elites have at love...

What?

She saw hope for them, and this event wiped it out...

But...they're monsters. They kill and laugh about it!

No...those ones are the monsters. Do not label the

Elites for what a few do. They are not all this way...

Well then...why did they attack us?

Who knows, they may have been forced to.

Equestria has never taken too kindly to outsiders.

So they attack us?!

If they needed new homes, they would have to.

Maybe they ran out of space or food.

They could have asked!

Maybe it was corruption...

What do you mean?

The Elite government is strange, even the citizens of

Illesia believe that they need a new form of government.

So, why not overthrow the government? Revolt?

Do you not remember the forces that attacked?

How could the people of Illesia stand up to that?

So...the Elites are a people waiting to be freed from their own government?

The Elite's form of government is known as a Supremial,

in their terms. This puts a few aristocrats in charge, and

the military handles a large majority of the rest. The

people have very little say in what happens, if any.

So it is a revolution waiting to happen?

Correct.

Then...why did Rosa kill herself?

She saw the light in the Elites, the hope they had.

When Equestrians started killing Elites, we wiped that hope

clean. You, being a soldier, played a role in that.

But...she had to have known that I didn't know that!

Obviously, she did not...It seems there was a

fatal lack of communication...

No...this is Celestia's fault...

How? She did nothing wrong.

I...I dunno, she's the only person I can blame...

You can blame yourself.

No! This isn't my fault!

You said it yourself, you didn't know. It was

your fault, but it also wasn't

What?

You caused this, unknowingly. You had no idea

your actions would cause this much damage.

But...but...

It is your fault, but it was an accident. Accidents happen,

and if we learn from them, they can be fixed...

How?

You must restart the light in the Elites. Give them hope again.

But...Rosa...

I'm certain, Rosa is looking down on you right now,

feeling the utmost remorse for her actions. She never knew

that you didn't intend for all of this to happen. She still loves you...

Who...who are you?

I'm you, but enlightened.

Which means?

You are now me.

Wait...now I'm confused.

It does not matter now, what matters is what happens

next. You can save the Elites, or 'save' Equestria, by killing

them. Which would Rosa want?

...The Elites deserve as much a chance as we do...I'll help them...

Keep her in mind. Whenever you have a decision to

make, ask yourself, "What would Rosa do?" Then, you will

know you made the right decision.

Thank you...without...whoever you are, I'd have surely blamed Celestia.

Celestia does not know about the Elites. You cannot get

help from her. You are on your own. Escape, escape BLACK now.

I...I will...

I love you, Shadows...

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