Megiddon Ex Machina

Megiddon Ex Machina

Chapter 1

Mountain of Armageddon

Down near Ponyville, in the Ever-free Forest, a brave yellow pegasus wonders around looking for something. "I hope you are enjoying the ride, sorry I couldn't keep you with me," she said to a turtle she was carrying on her back, her words muffled from a bag she was carrying in her mouth. She stumbles upon a tree with windows and strange relics. She smiles as she enters. "Hello?" she says. "I guess she's not here for the moment. I'll just set these down and leave," she says. The pegasus was Fluttershy, dropping off some ingredients for the zebra named Zecora. After dropping off the ingredients, Fluttershy leaves the tree and decides to find a home for the turtle since she has some free time and wants the best for the turtle. She also has too many turtles to take care of. She winds up at a clearing where she parts with the turtle. "I hope you have fun at your new home,"

Inside a cave of some sort where its location is not known to anyone yet, a voice of exhaustion is heard. Following this pitiful groan is maniacal laughter. It starts quiet and discrete and gradually turns from laughter into a mechanized shriek as the vibrations shake the mountain. What terrors and risks would the surrounding settlements have to face? Unfortunately, the location was the mountain which Canterlot hangs from. In this city, many ponies were conversing and going on with their lives when the sudden shake happened. Luna tries to get their attention in the chaos by using the Royal Canterlot Voice. "PLEASE CITIZENS, WE URGE YOU TO LEAVE THE CITY IN A CALM AND ORDERLY FASHION. PLEASE REMAIN CALM AND QUICKLY EVACUATE THE CITY!!" Celestia flew to the balcony and tried to figure out what was happened. Everypony was heading towards the exit, but at that moment, another roar shook the surrounding terrain, and the city started to crumble. Soon, pieces of the city started to slowly descend down the mountain in a chaotic landslide. Some of the city, including the palace of the two alicorn princesses, still stood at its original height on the mountain. The other remnants of the city were scattered and some fragments were clinging to the mountain until they came to a halt. The city of Canterlot was now a cluster of many buildings and places at various heights on the mountain. Then, an explosion occurred at the zenith of the mountain as a creature emerges, engulfed in flames and shined as if made of metal. It spread its wings and took flight, circling the castle as if it were a vulture circling a dead animal. Suddenly, it dives toward the castle. Luna saw this and tried to create a shield to deflect it, but it was too late as it crashed into the castle, taking the balcony with him as Luna fell. However, she balanced herself and took flight. But as she looked, Celestia was not found.

"Blasted monster kidnapped her!" She exclaimed. She set out for the Mane 6 when the sky turned dark and clouds filled with lightning, striking inside the clouds, filled the skies and blocked out the sun. Suddenly, the lightning struck in specific places all around Equestria as if they knew who they would strike. Multiple strikes hit at most two ponies every strike. However, instead of death, the stricken ponies glowed and started to morph. Luna flew to the ruins of the castle before she was unexpectedly struck. Everywhere in Equestria, lightning unlike anything natural was striking everypony everywhere. The creature, holding Celestia, says "You knew, yet you forgot." Celestia could not answer. "The Age of Sentient Metal dawns, and you did nothing to prepare. I have a job for you." Celestia was still thinking about all of her subjects that she let down, Twilight Sparkle included. "You had a disadvantage and knew you had not a choice to save them." The creature says as if he read her mind. "Now, you serve me."

Awoken in a daze and her vision blurred, Fluttershy slowly tried to grasp what had just happened. The last thing she remembered was going back to the path in the forest and then a flash of light surprised her. She put her hoof on a tree as she slowly stood up. Everything looks different, she thought as she looked at the forest, which was now partially metal. There were trees that had half wooden bark and half metallic shell as well as floating bits of metal everywhere. Then she looked at her hoof and saw that it was made of metal as well. Then she realized that she herself was made of metal, except for her mane and tail, which glowed but gave of a shadow and moved like a normal mane. Then she saw that not only was she made of metal, but she was standing upright on her two hind legs. "Eep!" She cried out surprised as she tumbled toward another tree. She tried to walk to the next tree to try and get to the clearing so she can fly out. Do I even have wings anymore? She spread her wings and sighed in relief to see that she still had her wings as she struggled to walk in this new form. She saw a puddle and started to stumble towards it. I still look the same except I'm made of metal, she thought as she looked at her reflection. She got the hang of her two hind legs, but was still unstable as she made her way to the clearing. As she walked towards it, she felt a rumble, as if something huge was coming towards her. She saw that the turtle she set free was bigger and mechanized. As it tried to stomp her, she got out of the way, but barely, and each time closer to being squashed. She flew up onto a tree and saw that the turtle was angered as it crushed the tree she was on. She flew to another tree. I have to stop it somehow, or else it might trample everypony. She then considered using her stare as she dodged another attack. Will it work? Since I'm in this form now, what will it do? Uncertain, but seeing as there is no other choice, she stared at the turtle straight in the eyes. Suddenly, her eyes turned green and a beam appeared and linked between the turtle's eyes and hers. The turtle slowly calmed down and was being overtaken as green waves covered its body, defeating it and kept it from attacking again. She then stopped her stare as she went to check on the giant beast. It was now calm and more friendly than it was before. "There there. Just stay calm and don't stomp around anymore." The turtle nodded.

"I'll get the others and figure this out."