Celestroid Fusion

Rainbow ran into the room and contact Luna.

"Luna! We have a big problem!" Rainbow shouted over the alarm.

"Yes, we have it here too, Luckily we all ready found the problem. The emergency in Sector 3 (PYR) is that the area could melt down soon. It seems the Main Boiler's cooling unit is malfunctioning. This could easily destroy the entire research station, as it would likely trigger the auto-destruct explosives."

"What?! How long until that happens?!" Rainbow shouted.

Though it might stop the X-Parasites, but she was still on and there might be something useful that she could get.

"We have about 6 minutes. Hurry to Sector 3 and access the Control Room to the side of the Main Boiler room. Most of the systems in PYR are down because of this… Again, we know who to blame. The RD-X must have hacked into the system control file." Luna said.

Rainbow wasn't sure but she thought she heard Scanner voice say, "What impressive intelligence."

"This is DEFINITELY not the time to be praising that thing, Scanner!" Luna shouted in her royal Canerlot voice, before adding, "I open the hatches, there's little time. Hurry to the Control Room in Sector 3!" And the line was cut.

Rainbow ran to the elevator and went up it. She ran to the next elevator that was next to her and rode down. She pass the room and ran to the end and drop down. She didn't have time to sight see.

"5 minutes until Main Boiler Unit explode." said the female voice.

Rainbow ran though a heated room with lava and creatures power by the heat. But the new Ice Missile make quick work of them as she ran. She enter another room when the timer show she had 4 minutes left. She use the ceiling to cross another heated room and made it to the Main Boiler Room. She use her map to get higher floor when she saw a familiar red eyes. After flashing twice, the real ice show and Rainbow took it out. She ran inside hoping she could stop the RD-X or whatever Parasite is casing this. She down to the controls and was surprise to see a researcher pony at the controls.

"HEY! What are you doing?! Can you get the cooling unit on?!" Rainbow shouted.

The pony turn and look at Rainbow, who stood frozen at the soulless stare. Then turn into it real shape, a Core-X! Luckily Rainbow knew which from it took and ready her missiles. Once the eye show itself Rainbow fire into it while dodging it counter attack. Which fire rings that Rainbow jump over. She continue the plan and soon the outer shell broke and the X try to get away.

"Oh no you don't!" Rainbow shouted and jump towards it.

She grab and absorb it. Her suit then reported an update.

"Wide Beam Ability Recover. New beam widen when fire." It said.

Rainbow turn to the controls and started to look around. She wasn't sure what the cooling unit was but she had roughly 2 minutes left. She punch in a whole brunch of keys and soon heard, "Cooling Unit Aviated. Main Boiler unit has been cool off."

Rainbow sigh and sat down.

"Man that was too close! Hope Luna and the others can keep the X-Parasites out of this room when they get the chance." She said and then left the room.

She walk back to the Navigation Room taking out any X-Parasites and finding all the E-Tanks and Missile pack as she did and contact Luna again.

"Luna, I stop the Boiler Unit, hopefully it doesn't happen again." Rainbow reported.

"That was close, but it turn out Scanner was right about one thing, the X can mimicked a crew member… It all makes sense now. The X can absorb the memories and knowledge of their prey. A very surprising find." Luna said.

"I guess that's one to look at it if you're not being hunted by these things." Rainbow said.

"But don't you find it strange? This could have destroyed the station with the X in it, not to mention the RD-X. Unusual for a self-preserving species like the X. Unless…" Luna ask and stop.

"Not that 'unless' part again." Rainbow groan.

"Your presence is an even greater threat, a threat to the existence of X elsewhere… This is only a hypothesis… Perhaps… Their survival instinct is in conflict with their newly borrowed intelligence… Don't let your guard down yet. The X are still a threat." Luna said.

Then a beep was heard on the computer and Rainbow waited for Luna to talk.

"Rainbow, I see bio-signs on the Habitation Deck. Survivors? The infected crewman you saw must have survived until recently. Maybe there's a chance… The signs emanate from here." Luna said and Rainbow saw that it was back in the Main Deck.

"I have just restored power to the Main Elevator. Use it to return and look for any survivors. Good Luck Rainbow Dash." Luna said and the contact was cut.

Rainbow went back to the Sector 3 elevator and rode up. She went to the Main elevator and rode up it as well. At the top Rainbow as a hole to her left and a destroy hatch to her right.

Guess that shaking I felt earlier was due to that X destroying the wall. I wouldn't have felt anything if it had just broken the door, She thought.

Rainbow went through the Main Deck again and use her map to climb up to the Habitation Deck. She reach the elevator and saw two hatches, one green and one yellow. But she ignore them because she didn't need to go that way. Rainbow reach the Habitation Deck and saw it was made out of three levels and the third level on the Bio-signs. She climb up, hoping the survivors will hold on until she reach them. Once at the top Rainbow found her path was block. Not wanting to waste time trying to find another way around, She place bombs all over the place and found a hole.

Rainbow ran though the hidden area until she found herself back at the third level and saw a window. She ran up to it and look in but couldn't see anything. She ran up to the controls and release that lock. Soon two green birds and three blue monkeys jump out of the door. Rainbow scanner told her that they were Etecoons and Dachoras, one that was a baby. Rainbow knew Fluttershy would love to see these creatures. The older Dachora bow it head to Rainbow and the group rain off with the baby Dachora trying to catch up. Rainbow couldn't help but to admit that they look cute and harmless. No sign of the X-Parasites at all.

Rainbow went back to the Navigation Room and contact Luna.

"Luna I found the survivors but they are creatures call Etecoons and Dachoras. They are getting some where safe." Rainbow report.

"So the survivors were not ponies, then I'm afraid we can now confirm the deaths of all crew members. I imagined this was the case, but I had hoped it wasn't so." Luna said sadly.

"Hey, I'm sure that they be pleased that we are stopping them and making sure they rest in peace." Rainbow said also feeling sad about the death of the crew members.

"Rainbow...thank you, I think the X-Parasites are evolving, growing stronger. Some are now appearing that resist your current weapons. Work Tool anticipated this and sent Power Bomb data as soon as he finished it. Download it immediately. Our choice of Data Rooms is limited to this one in Sector 5 (ARC). Go. Now." Luna said feeling better.

Rainbow leave the room and began her trip back to Sector 5.

Luna sat quietly wishing all the fallen crew member a good afterlife before turn to her sister and all the workers that was there as well.

"I'm afraid I have bad news every pony." Luna said and all ponies turn to her.

"There are no survivors on the Station." She said sadly.

Many ponies look sad at the news, not even Pinkie could make something light out of it. They all were quiet, giving their wishes to the fallen ponies.

"And the creatures on board?" one ask.

"Rainbow as told me about two types are still fine and has no signs of X-parasites on them. She said that they are call Etecoons and Dachoras." Luna said.

"What are those?" Fluttershy ask.

"I look into them and report what I find." Work Tool said due to he already send the Power Bombs data to the Station.

Just as things was started to lighten up, Scanner walk up to the screen and shouted, "Rainbow Dash is on the run from the RD-X!"

"What?!" Luna said and ran to the screen.

Sure enough the blue dart was Rainbow Dash showing that she was trying to out run a red dot. After a while Rainbow stop and the RD-X move away as if it didn't see Rainbow at all. Everypony sign in relief.

"Let all give Rainbow Dash our hope that she will stop the X-Parasites." Celestia said and the all nodded, expect Scanner.

The trip back though Sector 5 was not as easy as Rainbow hope. Sure she been though it before but during her trip to the sector Data Room she ran into her X-self and had to run to get away from it. Luckily an Ice Missile was able to freeze it until she reach to safely behind a wall and blast open a hole and escape before the RD-X Broke free. Seeing that Rainbow Dash was gone, it growl and left the room.

Once Rainbow got to the Data Room she sigh and relax a little. She step in the machine and her suit glow. Then give her an update.

"Power Bomb data downloaded. Can now use stronger bombs to blow up any type of walls." it said.

"Well, guess that sum it up for a while in this Sector." Rainbow said and left the room.

Rainbow work her way though Sector 5, absorbing X-Parasites and finding a few Missile Packs and the new Power Bomb packs as she travel and use them. Once she made it back to the Navigation Room, she contact Luna.

"Luna I got the Power Bombs and had a little run in with the RD-X." She reported.

"We are glad you got the Power Bombs and escape the RD-X. I place a tracker in you helmet so we can keep up on where you are." Luna said.

"So you already know what I'm doing?" Rainbow ask with a raise eyebrow.

"Not really, we are only able to see you travel though rooms but not see what you're doing." Luna said.

"That makes senses, I guess." Rainbow said thinking on it.

Then Luna said, "Rainbow Dash, return to your ship. I have important information."

Rainbow was surprise at the sudden order but didn't argue. The connection was cut and Rainbow rod up Sector 5 elevator and then up to the Main decks. However, half way up the Elevator sudden stop and the lights fade. Sighing, Rainbow turn on her Night version and her Scanner visor. She found a weak wall and fire a beam at it and saw a morph ball size hole. Rainbow once again fond herself walking though the inner working's of the station as she try to get back to her ship.