Chapters It was yet another beautiful day in Equestria, as Princess Celestia hoisted the Sun in the skies above the continent. Twilight Sparkle was doing her original Studies while Spike was cleaning up the house.
"Ah Come on Twilight can't I just rest for a little bit."S pike whined, only to get a response from a laughing Twilight Sparkle. "Spike you've just started working 2 minutes ago." "No I haven't I've been working for 2 Hours." Spike waled out of breath.
Twilight sighed, "Spike what am I going to do with you?" she muttered to herself, while giving him a look of annoyance. "Let me stop working?" Spike challenged with a grin hopping that the answer would be yes.
Twilight groaned with his complaining, "Okay fine you can stop, even thought it has just been 2 minutes." Twilight responded with a smile as she turned back to work on her studies, after brushing off her annoyance from the inside of her brain.
"Yahoo!!!!!" Spike cried with happiness as he darted down the stairs and out the door. "Knowing him he's going to probably bother Rarity, ohh that silly Dragon" Twilight laughed at herself for thinking such a hilarious part for Spike, before continuing to study her books.
Spike danced on the way to Rarity's as he began to think on what he can do to impress the alicorn. "Now Let's see what can I do to impress Rarity." Spike thought to himself as he paused for a second and began to search his mind, which unsurprisingly popped up with hundreds of Ideas.
"I know I can get her flowers- Oh, but than I will be revealing my crush," He groaned to his first failed idea, and began to think of another. "Hmmm, Wait I can have Twilight do that Mustache spell on me again and than I'll- Oooh wait, than she'll have me cleaning again. Darn!" Spike grumbled for his second failed plan as he began to tap his feet as if he was extremely puzzled, with annoyance.
He was interrupted all of a sudden by a female Philly, "Hello Spike..." Spike snapped to his senses and turned to see Sweetie Belle, "Oh hey Sweetie. How are you doing today?" Sweetie Belle Smiled and began to gently rub her hoof against the ground. "Um I'm fine." She finally turned to Spike and looked at him in the eyes.
"Still trying to earn your cutie marks?" Spike teased with a laugh, causing her to blush. Sweetie was lucky that Spike hadn't noticed.
"Yeah..." She answered shrugging her shoulders. "Don't worry the time will come, you just have to be patient." Spike suggested with a smile.
"I guess," Sweetie moaned as she rubbed the back of her head. "Well I'll see ya later," Spike finished off as he began to walk passed her.
"Where are you going?" Sweetie asked in concern, only to see Spike turn and face her while walking backwards.
"Where else? I'm going to see your sister." Spike answered spinning back around to face forward again.
Just hearing Spike talkin about her sister, caused Sweetie Belle to look depressed as she sat on the ground and watched Spike disappear in the crowd of Ponies. "Of course your going to see her" she groaned to herself.
"What dose she have that I don't?" she asked herself as she sighted in sadness as she stared relentlessly at the ground.
Meanwhile at the Boutique, Rarity was working on a new special dress that will be worn for her tomorrow when she leaves some time tomorrow. "No No No... It's merely not good enough," She started complaining as she got up from the chair and started to pace the room over and over again, trying to come up with a solution to complete the dress without having to start all over again.
"I can't deal with this there has to be a-" Rarity was cut off from the sound of knocking on her door. "Oh who could that be?" She asked herself as she walked to the front door, and opening it with her magic.
She smiled to see Spike on her doorstep, "Hey Rarity, need some help?" Rarity giggled, "Oh spike sweetie, I don't think you would be into this," Spike looked shocked for a few seconds than cleared his throat.
"Are you kidding, I'm the best Assistant Equestria has to offer, and nothing, not wind, nor,rain, nor blood thirsty dragons, shall stand In my way. What do you want me do?"
Rarity blushed and giggled from Spike's words, "Okay sweetie you can help" she replied with a small giggle as she returned back into the Carousel Boutique followed by Spike who shut the door behind him.
"Alright Spike I'm trying to make a new dress so that I can wear tomorrow," "So you can look more prettier?" Spike asked in a very teasing way causing Rarity to blush again. "No Spike." Rarity replied in a flirty way.
"Its almost complete, but I don't know which diamonds to use." Rarity informed him as she tested several diamonds with her magic on the dress, but neither of them suit her.
Spike jumped onto Rarity's desk and passes the Sewing Machine. "Careful dear," Rarity warned in a very worried tone causing Spike to smile to hearing such a tone. "Like music to my ears." He thought to himself as he finally reached the Bucket of gems.
Just looking at them made Spike drool. hoping to sneak a Diamond he slowly reached into the bucket and grabbed on, but his claw was smacked gently by Rarity's hoof, "No Spike these are not for eating they are for Dress making" Rarity said lifting both Buckets up with her magic, causing Spike to groan with annoyance.
After coming to his senses Spike decided to help Rarity make the dress and fight his hunger for the gems. "Hey Rarity." Spike said causing her attention, "You said you can't tell which gem to use right?" He asked jumping from the desk back onto the floor.
"Yes?" She answered in confusion wondering what he is up to. "Well I have just the solution" He added jumping on to Rarity's back and leaping into the left Bucket pulling out a shining dark blue Emerald.
"This, you can use this." He said jumping back down to the floor and holding it out to her.
"Oh my It's beautiful," Rarity said placing a Hoof on her chest and accidentally dropping the buckets of Diamonds all over the floor. Unfazed by the mess, Rarity slowly reached out for the Blue emerald and grabbed it in her hoof.
"It's perfect Spike..." she said not having the guts to take her eyes off of it. Spike said nothing but just bowed at her, while Rarity softly tapped his head with her hoof and walked back towards her desk to start sewing the Emerald on.
"Spike be a dear and pass me the Thread so I can begin sewing." Rarity asked, as Spike without question saluted her with his allegiance than raced to get the thread. After giving Rarity the thread she needed, she began to sew the Emerald on.
After the dress was completed Spike just waited on a stool, hopping to see what Rarity would look like with her new dress. "I bet she's going to be more beautiful as always." Spike thought to himself as he began to daze off In Rarity land again.
"Spike." A voice called out just before he was able to think anything, caught his attention. He turned his head to look at Rarity in her new dress. Just seeing her made Hearts pop out of Spikes eyes and a waterfall of love drool to pour out of the young dragon's mouth.
"How do I look?" She asked, Spike was so dazed at looking at her right now that he began to mumble words that just came from the top of his head. "Like the most beautiful Unicorn in all of Equestria." Rarity head merely turned red as she smiled from such kind words "Thank you dear" "Anytime.." Spike responded still dazed on her.
Spike was now on the way home, after his affection with Rarity. He felt much better and now was ready to finish cleaning Twilight's house, even though apart of him still didn't want to.
Unexpected Attack On Wing Ridge
As Spike was returning home, he decided to take a short cut through the forests. The forest was a short way back to Ponville library. It was a route that He and Twilight Sparkle would always go through in order to get back to the PonyVille Library faster than moving pass the crowded streets.
As Spike walked through the trees he began to ponder on what the final tasks of the day that awaits him when he arrives back home.
"Knowing Twilight, she'll probably have me cleaning the rest of the shelves, Or maybe she'll have me write down a new check less like always." Spike thought to himself not knowing that he took a wrong turn, and now heading, the wrong direction, toward Wing Ridge rather than PonyVille Library, or better yet Ponyville itself.
After 30 minutes of walking in the wrong direction, Spike finally snapped out of his thoughts and realized that he ended up walking 30 Minutes in the wrong direction. "Uh Oh, I think I must of walked in the wrong direction, while I was lost in thought again." Spike panicked as he looked around not knowing his surroundings one bit.
Spike moved on through the dark forest for the past 10 minutes, It was getting later, and later, and Spike was getting very nervous.
"I should have been home by now, where am I going?" Spike thought to himself as he made his way through the trees. While the baby dragon continued his journey home he heard the sound of a twig snap.
He quickly turned to see nothing but shadows and trees, "Who's there?!" He demanded. No response, the sound of the winds howled throughout the trees. Spike tried to fight his fear and continue on through the forest in hopes of reaching home.
Meanwhile back in PonyVille Twilight has just finished with her studies and all the work that was supposed to be done by Spike. At first she was very upset that Spike hadn’t returned to help her clean, but as the minutes went by she began to worry.
“It’s not like Spike to come home this late.” She said to herself while looking at the clock on the wall. “I better go look for him, it’s getting very late.” Without words or hesitation Twilight left the Library in search for Spike calling his name numerous times.
After 40 minutes of searching, Spike was no where to be found. Twilight stopped at the Ponyville square where she sat down, with tears filling her eyes as they began, dropping rapidly to the ground.
“SPIKE!!!!” She cried with all her might, hopping that he would answer her, but no response was heard.
However, back in Rarity’s boutique, Rarity was sleeping peacefully. She was wrapped in her blankets, while smiling in her sleep. To the left of the bed on a rack , contains the dress that her and Spike did a couple of hours ago, she placed it there so she could remember her helper.
Rarity’s peacefully dreams were interrupted by a certain knock on her front door. Rarity slowly got out of bed and began to make her way downstairs to the front door.
“Who can it be in this time of night.” She asked herself as she answered the door only to find a very tearful and worried Twilight Sparkle in her sights. “Oh dear what is it Twilight?” Rarity asked in a worried and sleepy tone.
“Is Spike here? Please say he’s here!” Twilight asked as if she was hopping that her answer would be yes. “No Twilight, Spike is not here. Didn’t he return to the Library?” asked a very worried Rarity.
Without a word, Twilight’s head fell face down in defeat “Where is he?” She asked herself as a tear fell to the ground. Rarity walked up to her and placed her Hoof under her chin and leveled it with her face.
“Darling I’m sure Spike will be okay, he’s probably in Canterlot helping our Princess with notes to send to others across the land.” Rarity said in hopes of trying to calm the purple unicorn as Twilight slowly looked up, her frown was still showing.
“My dear head back and get some sleep, in the morning we’ll find Spike together.” Rarity than added which caused Twilight’s frown to slowly morph into a Smile. She still felt uneasy inside, but she at least felt better.
“Thanks Rarity.” Twilight said hugging her with her hoofs. As Twilight left Rarity began to slowly walk back up to her bed room.
She reached her bed, but not before taking one look at the dress that her and Spike made several hours ago. She slowly whet into bed and covered herself, with the quilts, tears forming in her eyes. “Where are you my little dragon.” Her final words spoke before drifting off into slumberland.
Meanwhile, back in the darkened black forests Spike was struggling to make his way through thick heavy brush trying to hack through using both his claws, and jaws in order to by pass the branches and vines that stood in his path.
“Oh man I’m in so much trouble” he thought. “If I don’t get home soon Twilight is going to shove her rear hooves inside my butt,”
As the baby dragon continued through the brush, 2 light red eyes were watching him from the shadows behind the trees. The 2 eyes were later joined by 7 more, as they continued to watch the baby dragon struggle.
Spike gasped when he heard another snap of a twig which forced him to turn around, where he would soon see the 8 eyes spring out of the shadows toward him.
The 8 Dark figures were described to be strange beings who walk on 2 legs, with sharp fangs, long hair, strange lights on their bodies, a jetpack body structure on their backs, and an odd looking backwards cap on their heads with 2 horns coming out on each side.
Spike began to quickly hack his way through the Brushes as fast as his feet can carry him, he looked back to see the 2 dark objects chasing him and approaching him with impressive speed. Spike darted outta of the trees and quickly hid himself in a bush.
He carefully watched as one of the Dark figures pulled something out from the Jet Pack, “What in Celestia?” he thought to himself, as he watched the figure pointing the strange object at the bush, and fired.
A dark purple laser shot cut through the bushes nearly almost piercing Spike’s arm. In panic Spike raced from the Bushes, and through the trees again, where he was chased again.
He soon discovered that the long light that cut through the bushes was now being followed by shots that were coming in rapidly from behind as if it was being fired at once.
Not realizing where he was going the baby dragon stumbled on a cliff and began to tumble down where he plunged into more bushes below, with the sounds of Twigs and branches snapping from the impact.
Spike slowly got up from the bushes and looked up to see the 8 figures still at the top of the cliff. He than turned to see one reaching into his back and bulling out some strange looking object with a cable attached to it. The Figure looked as if he was gripping 2 handles at the bottom of the Object, and without warning fired a repeating dark Bluish/Purplish proton blast that caught the bush on fire, Spike raced out of the area as the blast followed.
The other 7 dark figures flew into the air with their jet packs and began to pummel lasers on the baby dragon alone. Spike managed to take shelter in a cave, he hopped that the darkness would allow him not to be seen, he watched however as the dark figure’s eyes changed from light red to dark red.
“What in Celestia are these things he thought,” as he gulped. He than began to see them slowly moving their heads left and right as if they are expecting something to happen.
Spike attempted to make his way into the cave only to be shot by laser and Proton fire. Spike ducked in cover while dark purple and blue lights filled then entire blacked cave and lots of rocks began to fall from all around.
“TWWWWWWWWWIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLLLLGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!” Spike’s cries heard were all over Equestria, and the powerful sound waves managed to reach Twilight which caused her ear to twitch and her to wake up gasping.
“SPIKE?!!!” Without word she raced out of the Library following Spike’s cries. While on the way she saw the smoke that was revealed to be the burning bush from the Proton blast. “Oh No, HANG ON SPIKE!!!!” Twilight Cried as she raced as fast as her hoofs can go.
As the sun slowly began to rise, the dark figures slowly entered the cave and found the baby dragon shivering in a large state of fright. One attempted to shoot him, but a strange noise caught their attention.
Spike slowly looked up and watched as the strange beings placed on finger on their heads, than within seconds began to leave the cave.
Spike was now alone filled with fear in his horrific state, but as they entered the light their color was revealed, they looked as if they were some kind of machines, Android machines.
Finally at last Twilight found him, “SPIKE!!!!” She cried taking him into her hoofs while crying. “I was so worried about you, What happened?!” she asked softly letting him go, while wiping the tears from her eyes with a hoof.
Spike was in too much fright to speak and instead hid under Twilight’s hoofs. Without question Twilight took Spike back home and sent him to bed, than left to find her friends, hoping what frightened her baby dragon that night.
Just 4 days after the unknown attack on Spike at Wing Ridge, the Mane 6 gathered around Twilight's library and were trying to figure out the mastermind or whatever attacked Spike 4 days ago. "I suggest we get our Hoofs over there and find out." Applejack stated while the others agreed with no rejections.
After receiving a report from Princess Celestia, She ordered a small team of Stallion guards to join the Mane 6 as they headed for Wing Ridge.
After arriving at the ridge and finding nothing but the strange markings on the ground made by the android figures The Mane 6 and their team traveled towards a town known as Jackle Land.
Surprisingly when they reach the town it was, it was merely deserted.
"Where Is everyone?" Asked Pinkie Pie a little uneasy, "I'm not sure." Twilight answered as she examined the entire town.
"You think what ever attacked Spike on the ridge below could have been responsible?" Demanded a guard who kicked a small rock out of his site.
"I have no idea," replied Twilight as she jumped down from a porch and regrouped with the rest of her team.
A strange sound was heard coming from the deep Jungle getting everyone's attention.
"That sounded Close" whaled Rainbow Dash. A strange sound of a ship is heard coming their way. "Quick every one hide!" Twilight Called as both her and her team darted for cover. They watch as a strange looking ship flies over the town than disappears behind the ridge.
"What is that thing?" Fluttershy nearly blurted out, until she heard the sounds of a deep voice in the distance. "Spread out you nits! Find them!" the voice called out getting all of the ponies attention.
"That's defiantly not the sound a pony would make, not even a dragon would sound like that." Rarity said a little surprised as she turned to Twilight who she herself was also surprised and speechless by the sudden voice.
All of a sudden one of the guards notice the sounds of twigs snapping in the deep forest towards the East. "Something is coming this way," he silently informed the mane six, as they quickly diverted once again towards their hiding positions.
It wasn't long before they saw a couple of strange looking android like troopers moving directly towards the town inspecting it.
The Guards of Twilight's team quickly made their way towards a near by building across the dusty street armed with energy Bows and a couple of Magical blaster powers from the horns.
As the Androids made it close to the Town center a guard Pegasus took a quick peak from the window, trembling in his Hoofs. "I've never seen these things before in my life." He told his captain as he watched them march below their current position, "Neither have I soldier," his captain agreed in a silent voice, only to notice that the sound of marching stopped.
"Hey now the sound stopped," the third guard in the building stated in complete confusion, only to get a responses from Laser shot that was fired through the window causing the guards to duck in cover.
Guards next door responded to this insurgency with Arrows and magic blaster fire, from their horns.
The mane six quietly crept through passed the hostile androids and began to take position in an alley way behind Dumpsters and trash cans.
With a single spell Twilight managed to hoist a giant boulder right from behind the androids, and smash a total of 3 to 4 of them causing an explosion and the Androids attention towards the Mane 6 who sprang out of cover.
Before the machines had a chance to react, they were immediately rammed to the ground, causing some of thier shots to fire sky bound.
At one point the androids tried to fight in claw combat by slicing at each and every member of the mane 6, but the ponies were too quick even for them. With her horn Twilight managed to jump and ram it right between the eyes of an android causing it to shut down and drop to the ground.
Another Android tried to shoot Twilight but was pounded by Rainbow Dash causing the stream of proton fire to shoot in the sky.
Rainbow Dash managed to destroy the androids head by landing hard on it, than within another split second rushed to aide Rarity who was surrounded.
Rarity with her hoofs managed to attack 2, but was knocked to the ground by the third. Just as soon as the third android was going to shoot her, he was met by 2 Hoofs in the face sending him crashing right into a boulder.
Rarity got back up and with her magic lift up the Boulder and crushed the android in an instance.
"Nice One Rarity!" Rainbow Dash called as she flew around her for a second than straight towards another group of Androids that she was able to destroy with her speed. Fluttershy was flying endlessly through the sky gasping for breath while trying to avoid being shot down by both laser fire and Proton fore.
She rushed ontop of a building and found a dead animal, which caused her to inspect it. After seeing that the poor innocent animal was shot endlessly her anger began to boil deep within her chest.
Within a second the androids met up with her on the roof tops with the aide of their jet packs. As they pointed their Assault rifles towards her she turned towards them ferociously, her eyes white and her teeth grinning.
The androids not even caring let lose at her with laser fire, but Fluttershy flew into the air at fast speed and managed to come around behind. By the time they were able to turn and react they were crushed by a Boulder, that she had thrown at them.
"Serves you right for killing that Innocent Rabbit!" She scowled as she raced back down to the fight raging below.
Royal Guards began to charge from the buildings while the Mane 6 kept the androids busy on the street. Within an instant they managed thrash nearly 4 to 5 in just 5 minutes. More androids rushed from the trees and began to shoot, one guard dropped dead, another shot in the Shoulder.
Twilight and Rarity both hoisted A wagon with their magic and tossed it towards the Androids shooting around the tree line destroying 4, but leaving 3.
Hours later the battle came to an Immediate cease fire when the sound of a strange horn was heard in the distance causing the Androids to leave back into the jungle catching the mane 6 in Immediate shock. "What the Celestia! Are those things!" Snapped Rainbow Dash, "I don't know but we better find and warn Celestia Immediately" Twilight hollered as the mane 6 galloped back to Ponyville as fast as their Hoofs can go.
Recon At The Stallion Fields
About 2 days after the engagement at Wing Ridge, Princess Celestia was given the report by the guards who escorted the Mane Six back during their expedition that time.
"Oh dear, It looks like Equestria may have hostile visitors. We must find out what we can about these new comers." Without hesitation, Celestia sent one of Canterlot's best Guards to sent out a large Equestrian wide bulletin warning all ponies in the vicinity to stay away from Wing Ridge.
At that particular moment Spike, who had eventually recovered from his terror encounter 6 days ago actually managed to come across one of the posters hanging on the tree while he was sent by Twilight Sparkle, to retrive cookies from Pinkie Pie.
"Ever since the attack 6 days ago, Twilight has been treating me like a baby" the baby dragon muttered to himself until he came across one of the flyers that was sent by the royal guards of Canterlot catching Spike's interest.
The silence was later interrupted with the sound of a filly's voice in the distance forcing Spike to turn around.
"Spike!! Are you okay?! I heard that you were attacked 6 days ago." Spike was in surprise on the tone of Sweetbelle's voice. It was as if she was worried sick, she sounded as if she had galloped 20 to 40 miles, for she was outta breath as well.
"I'm fine, Sweetie Belle, but I've just come across this poster, and I'm thinking of finding out who these strange metal beings are." Spike said with a confident smile hopping to become a hero.
"No Way!" Sweetiebelle snapped pushing him a few inches with her hoof."Your not going Spike." Spike who was now starting to get annoyed with everyone's endless over protectiveness, stood his ground and pointed at Sweetiebelles face.
"Now look here Sweetiebelle I never said you would have come with me, but I'm so sick of Twilight's over protectiveness over me, I don't need a filly as well doing the same." he spoke up causing Sweetiebelle to take a few steps back.
After realizing what he has done, Spike took a deep breath and added "Please Sweetiebell I want to know who these strange comers are, please don't say anything to anyone, not even Twilight." He said in a much calmer voice, while getting on his knees and holding his claws together.
Sweetiebelle now lost in thought on what to do, put a hoof on her mouth.
"Please Sweetiebelle I'm begging your." Spike said one last time causing tears to fill her eyes. "Alright." she said unhappily. "Thanks Sweetiebelle I knew I could count on the Cutie mark Crusaders to keep a secret." Spike said joyfully and made his way to the forest where he disappeared within the trees ahead.
"Come back safe." Sweetie muttered to herself while wiping tears with her hoof.
In the Library Twilight was looking through a numerous amount of books trying to see if Celestia has seen or fought any of these androids that they managed to battle back 6 days ago. She is unable to prevail.
"This doesn't make sense. None of those things are in any of these books, It's as if they don;t even exist." She muttered tossing a book away and grabbing another, scanning each and every page from top to bottom.
"They don't even exist during the time of Nightmare Moon either, what is going on here?"she said to herself in surprise before tossing it into a large pile of books in the corner, possibly more than about 30-50.
Twilight sighed, her mane was messed up along with her tail. "I've been searching for almost 20 hours, and there is not one book on those 2 legged gizmos we encountered at Jackletown. Whatever they are, I hope their gone."
Hours went by Spike managed to climb across several steep rocks of the Hoof Mountains range, that was located approximately 20 miles from Equestria.
The sun was setting over the suburbs as the dragon made his way to a very steep cliff, that he had to walk side ways with his back against the side of the mountain. Without any intentions of looking down, he slowly crept through the cliffs, until he saw the sun disappear in the distance.
Spike was filled with a state of fear, "I hope Twilight don't know that I'm gone, I'm 31 hours late." He said to himself softly as he continued to move on until the sound of an engine stopped him.
"What's that strange sound?" he through to himself as he looked around, except for down.
While looking in every direction he later notices that the cliff ahead was getting wider, and that if he continued long enough he would be able to walk normally again.
As quickly as possible he jumped onto the next ledge and was able to stand straight again. The sound grew even louder, as if It was coming towards his direction from the south.
Thinking quick Spike hid behind a rock, and saw 2 blinding lights appear in the sky.
"Whoa.."Spike said softly while covering his face, from behind the rock."I've never seen anything this bright in Equestria before."
The lights appeared to have stood looking at the rock for a couple of seconds until they panned over to the right revealing a large shadow object, It was described to have 4 wings, 2 in the front, and 2 at the back, where at the very end of the body 2 tails, are shown, along with a ghost looking nose, red eyes, and 2 strange dohikeys to the left and right of the nose.
"Wow... Now I've never seen that thing before." Spike said even more surprised than the day he was attacked, as he watched the shadowy figure fly on by shining it;s lights left, and right, in seperate directions, of which the light looks as if it were coming from the front wings. Spike dashed from the rock and followed the object, as it made it;s way to a stop.
Spike hid behind another rock, and watched as the figure descended down towards the edge of the cliff, and open it's right side doors.
Spike's eyes were wide open when he saw a large group of androids run out and onto the edge of the cliff disappearing into the rocks ahead.
The strange flying figure ascended again than moved higher up before disappearing behind the mountain.
Spike moved slowly through the rocks towards the area where the androids have been dropped off, and began to scan the entire area from top to bottom.
The only thing that he was able to find were the foot prince left behind by the androids after they touched down, onto the terrain.
"This is getting weirder, and weirder." Spike freaked out as he fell to his knees and touched the tracks. "These are defiantly not pony tracks, and they are defiantly not dragon, nor Griffin tracks.
What in all of Celestia's sun, are these things." Spike demanded to himself as thousands of questions filled the young dragon's head.
Within minutes of thinking the young dragon began to follow the tracks into the ravine ahead where the androids vanished earlier.
It was an hour after Midnight, as Spike continued through the Ravine, he was getting very tired from traveling, and climbing so much, that he felt as if he was going to fall right of the edge from exhaustion.
Not having to risk a death wish, Spike than decided to call it a night, and wait until the sun is out in order for him to continue his expedition deeper into the Hoof Mountains.
However as he attempted to sleep the sounds of something coming from the deep mountains was heard forcing him to wake up again.
"What in Celestia?" he said to himself before getting up from his comfortable state, and running deeper into the ravine while following the sounds.
He stopped near an open gap on the other side of the cliff where he later saw strange purple and blue lights shining in the night, flashing rapidly in several directions beyond the canyon walls.
Upon reaching the gap, he stops once again in his tracks where he later saw that Shadow figure facing the opposite direction, shining it's lights on a battle right on the edge to it's left. Spike hid behind a tree and was amazed at what he was seeing. He managed to see androids facing off against Dragons, and it would appear that the dragons were losing.
"I gotta do something." Spike said outta of bravery, causing him to leave the rock and run towards the battle. While on the way he looked up and saw the Shadow figure was shooting from it's side doors at the attacking dragons below.
"So that's how their winning. I've got to draw that thing away." Spike said after seeing the very fast moving laser turret on the side of the door, as he grabbed a rock off the ground, hopping to get its attention.
"Hey! OVER HERE!!!" he shouted as he tossed the rock hitting the gunner over the head causing him to turn and fire at Spike instead, who had just managed to move at the nick of time.
"It worked. Now what do I do!" He asked himself as he dodged the laser fire from the gunner. The 2 lights light from the shadow figure than drew away from the Androids in the fire fight with the dragons and began to focus on Spike.
The Shadow than fired It's front guns causing a 4 large purple Repeating Lasers that was able to destroy the Ravines walls preventing Spike from escaping.
"Well I'm not getting out that way..." Spike gasp as he turned to see the shadow figure turn back to it's doors while the the gunner continued to shoot at the dragon.
As quickly as he can Spike ran as fast as his legs could carry him, and right into the firefight which caused the gunner to accidentally destroy one of their own androids.
"Watch your fire You Bloody fool!!!" They called out of frustration, the Dragons managed to take this into opportunity and attack the Androids while they were distracted. Spike raced towards the shadow figure while It was at low Altitude and jumped on boar landing on the Gunner's head and beating it with his little claws.
Spike jumped off the head and attempted to attack the leg, but he was caught by the Pilot of the Shadow figure, and was about to be clawed, until 3 dragons managed to over power the drop ship and wipe out all androids.
The Drop ship losing stability began to plunge down below. Spike managed to escape the falling drop ship with the help of the 3 dragons, and watched in horror as it exploded down below.
Things calmed down as soon as they landed back on the cliff, the sun was starting to come up above Equestria, during this time the dragons were inspecting the dead androids while 2 more were bringing the bodies of their own dead brethren on a coach, ready to be sent back towards Fangs Village located on the Dragons side of Equestria of the north west.
Spike was inspecting the destroyed Androids as well. A female dragon finally broke the silence. "Thanks for the help kid, If it weren't for you we would have been done for.
"Spike smiled he was happy to have finally done something heroic for once instead of always remaining on the side lines all the time. "It was nothing," he replied looking up at the female dragon.
The female dragon turned towards the baby dragon in surprise, "You shouldn't be out here little one, these Things roam these mountains every night." she said continuously staring at Spike
Spike looked at the dead android again for a second, than back at the female dragon.
"Do you guys know what these things are?" He asked hoping that his own species would know the answer, since they did know that they enter the mountains every night. The female dragon walked over to the edge of the cliff where the drop ship fell last night, and points a claw down below. Spike went over and looked down to where she was pointing.
"We know what they are, but we still don't know what those 2 legged metal creatures are." she answered. "What is it?" Spike asked referring to the drop ship down at the bottom of the ridge.
"Before we attacked we heard one of them call those flying coaches Raiders. We also learned that these so called Raiders, are used to drop what ever these things are onto the field."
"Incredible." Spike said in shock. "We also came across a very strange sight, North of here. but we dragons are forbidden to go beyond these mountains." the female said while looking at her brethren moving out of the area. "My friends are leaving I must go too. It was nice seeing you Mr." the female was constantly trying to figure out Spike's name until he answered for her. "Oh Spike," he answered with a smile. "Spike nice name, I'm gotha Princess of the flames." Spike's eyes were now wide open,
"I've never heard of you before." He said stunned and excited to hear everything. "Because we live in separate lands. These Mountains separate the Pony side of Equestria, from the Dragon side."
"Amazing." Spike answered, but than shook off his surprise face, in hopes of finding out what was on the otherside of the Hoof Mountains, immediately changed the subject.
"That's great and all, but what's on the otherside of these mountains." Gotha stared at Spike in shock, but than took a deep breath and answered.
"What lies beyond this ridge is Stallion Fields. A once beautiful land filled with ponies," She sighs unhappily, getting Spike very worried, before she continued. "Not any more. It is now deserted when these things started showing up from the sky." Gotha snapped pointing a claw and kicking one of the dead androids, in the abdomen sending sparks flying out.
"Sky? So wait these things originate from Cloudsdale?" Spike asked curiously. "No. These things are from beyond the stars, their aliens." Gotha corrected.
Spike now really amazed now, wished to go and see the Stallion Fields so he would be able to write to Celestia on what he saw and what he has learned. "Hey Gotha can I get there from here?" Spike asked excitedly, but was softly pushed back.
"Not happening little one, Its too dangerous." Spike was about to protest, until a male Dragon came behind Gotha. "Mylady we have leave, those things might have surely heard the sounds of those booming instruments, their on the way up here." he said as if he was almost panicking.
Gotha turned to Spike than looked up at the destroyed Ravine. "Mylady?" The male Dragon said in tone of worry.
"We will leave. I will go alone. See you all back at Fangstown," Gotha replied as the Male Dragon bowed "Yes Ma'am" and flew away. "Listen little one, It's too dangerous for you to stay up here but it appears you have no way to get home." Spike nodded.
"You'll come back with us until we can get a hold of Celestia."Spike frowned and nodded. Without question he climbed onto Gotha's wings as she took off over the ravine.
Meanwhile, back in Ponyville, Twilight woke up to the sounds of a knocking on the door. "Huh, Come In." She said in a tired voice, only to snap into an Immediate wake up look when she saw Princess Celestia at her door. "Princess" Twilight said bowing.
"Twilight, Spike is no where In Ponyville." she said in a very worried tone. Hearing that made Twilight's eyes pop wide open, forcing her to abandon her bow to look at the princess.
"What?!" She gasp loudly, "I told him to come back about 12 hours ago." she said worried. "We're looking everywhere, but we haven't been able to find him." Sweetiebelle replied very sadly. "Oh Celestia." Twilight gasped to herself while sitting down on the floor, gripping her chest and panting heavily as if she was going to have a heart attack. "We will find him Twilight, A promise is a promise." Sweetiebelle Said with a confident voice.
"I hope he's okay." Twilight added on, before looking up at the Hoof Mountains in the far Distance about 20 miles away.
On the way Spike managed to get along with some of the other dragons sharing stories about his life living among the other ponies, and they shared stories on what life was like before the Androids invaded, but Spike still couldn't stop thinking about the Stallion fields, he was eager to find out what layed on the other side of the ridge.
By Mid night Spike had secretly snuck off towards the direction of the Stallion Fields, where he finally at last saw the other side, and was shocked at what he saw.
The androids have established a large foot hole on Equestria, using the Stallion Region as a staging area.
"We have to take out that Base" Spike told himself, "Celestia has to know about this right away."
Spike all of a sudden heard a female's voice calling his name. "Spike!" Spike turned as a light shined down, causing him to gasp. It was Princess Celestia, she finally found him and she didn't look to happy, instead she looked angry and worried.
"There you are, Where have you been Little one, you were supposed to be back home 46 hours ago!" Spike swallowed his words, but he told Celestia on what he had learned from him witnessing a battle and a Raider drop ship, also showing her the large Android Staging Area on Equestria.
Celestia surprised at first shook off her surprise and said. "What you did was not right Spike, Twilight and me were Worried sick." She boombed pointing a hoof at his nose, as Spikes eyes gasped, he had forgot entirly about Twilight.
How was he going to explain to her what he had just been through? He was already having a difficult time explaining this to Celestia. "I'm eager to forgive you this time." Celestia said rapping her wing around Spike, while attempting to calm herself, before picking him up and placing him on her back.
"Just don't pull a stunt like this again, that's an order." She finished off and flew back toward Ponyville.
After arriving back at Ponyville, Spike jumped off Celestia's back than gulped. Too afraid to open the door, he attempted to slowly reach out and grab the nob, but Celestia helped by opening it gently with her hoof.
As soon as the door was wide open Twilight turned around and saw Spike. "SPIKE!!"she cried using her magic to pick him up and force him towards her. Spike flinched thinking he was going to get smacked by hoof, but instead was a given a hug.
"Spike thank goodness your alright.* Spike sighed in relief for a moment but the hug was later stopped and he felt her hoof on his shoulder with another pointing at his face, with a large glare in her eyes.
"Don't ever run away on me again You scared me half to death!" "Sure Twi," Spike nodded to Twilight aggression.
Afterwords Twilight let Spike go, and went over to princess Celestia. "Where was he?" Twilight asked in curiosity. "He was on the Hoof Mountains. He also found out that those things, those so called androids that attacked you, are using the Stallion fields as a foot hold. Tomorrow night we will attack and defeat this enemy." Celestia said with confidence.
"But in the meantime get some rest I have some work that needs to be done." And without word or hesitation Celestia flew back to Canterlot.
"We have got to do what ever it takes to remove these hostile threats from Equestria no matter the cost." Celestia ordered talking to a large group of Equestria's most best military leaders that she has ever fought with over the past thousand years.
"We need a plan to hit them hard and remove them, anyone wish to volunteer, one step forward?" Celestia asked while looking through the row of ponies.
There was a moment of silence for a few seconds until a Dark Green Pegasus in a black suit with wings out stepped foward.
"We're preparing an attack against the Stallion region, as well as the testing of our new energy crossbows, fighters, and spaceships, that we have been working on in the past years." The Pegasus stated in a very serious and deep tone.
"That's a good point Rivera, but we need to know a way on how to defeat them." Celestia added proving a very valid point. A Unicorn than stood up and said in his own personal opinion.
"We don't know how strong these machines are, we could be putting our selves at meaningless risk if we move too quickly." the Unicorn said as his part of the discussion.
"Israel is right, it's a known fact that these machines are more advanced and well armored. We have new experimental weaponry, but no place to make them. Manehattan is too far, and Griffion Kingdom, won't allow us, to create arms from there." Rivera stated causing Celestia to put on a face of ignorance.
"Say what you must my friends, but you belong to Equestria now, your no longer from that other world that you used to come from, and Rivera you always had the plans, so now is the time to come up with one." Celestia ordered walking right over to Rivera and looking at him directly in the eye, making the Green Pegasus very unconformable.
"Forgive us for stating this, but we might have one solution, but it could be a suicidal run." A Red Earth Pony stated drawing Celestia's attention away from Rivera.
"What is it Big Mac?" "Well Shining Armor and I met up with some strange being a couple of weeks back, he was wearing a red looking armor, had long black hair, a backwards baseball cap with horns, and a strange looking boomstick.
He wanted me to give you this." Celestia watched as big mac reached into his sattle bag and pulled out a strange looking flat chip with lighting move up and down the platform.
"What is it," asked Israel in a state of shock. "We have no Idea, the strange mechanical being said that he might know." Big Mac replied pointing a Hoof at Rivera, causing the whole room to turn to him.
The object was picked up by Celestia's magic as she walked back to Rivera to show it to him. Rivera stared at it for a few seconds, bringing back horrible memories of Earth, Rivera, and a few other planets, that were Invaded, by these machines. "It can't be. Not on Equestria" He said softly with horror in his eyes.
"The What?" Israel asked in confusion. "The R.F.F.S.7, that;s who was attacking and butering the Hoof Mountains and Wing Ridge in the past several weeks. They are known to be manufactured clone copies of the 21 Continetnal's of Europe, but their planet of origin is unknown."
The Ponies in the room gasped, "These machines Invaded severals worlds they took control of their own world along with all of thier Universe, and since than spreaded out into other galaxies." The other Ponies were now starting to talk amongst each other in a large state of both shock and confusion.
"Silence!" Celestia ordered bringing quiet back to the room, before turning back to Rivera. "What are these R.F.F.S.7. or what ever you call them? Why are they on Equestria?" Rivera's face nearly felt white, Celestia didn't look happy at all on what he had just said. "Answer Me!" She ordered, causing Rivera to snap to his senses.
"I just told you, the Rivera Federation Federation Strike 7, took over, all of their Universe, including a couple of Human planets in the Milky way. Earth herself is being overrun, along with hundreds of other flesh and organic worlds amongst the stars, but I have no Idea on why their here in the land of Harmony." He stated hopping to calm the room down. Celestia's horn magic declined and the object fell onto Rivera's nose.
"Play it." Celestia ordered, Rivera just stared at the object. "But I don't know how to use this thing." Rivera pleaded. "You must other wise we will never know on what is going on here." Shinning armor exclaimed to his left. "Rivera, I'd do what he says." Israel said with a smirk to his right, only to receive a glare from Rivera.
"Alright I'll see what I can do." Minutes passed as Rivera tried to figure out the whereabouts on how to control the object that was frequently known as a Hollow shot.
Finally at around 5:00 in the afternoon he cracked it. "Okay people it's on" Rivera announced as Celestia and the other Ponies circled around him as the surface of the Hollow shot displayed an android on the surface. "That's him that;s the android we saw." Shining Armor said pointing a hoof at it.
"Ponies of this uncharted world, We knew those Genocidal Machines would one day come. They have found your Pony Land among the stars. The R.F.F.S.7. are on Equestria. They will burn this planet, kill millions, Ponies, Dragons, and Griffins alike, and when Equestria Burns there will be nothing left to stand between them... from linking from here to the Invasion Of Earth And Crush it once and for all. You must stop them at all cost. This Is New Harrison sighing off."
After words of said were completed the Android New Harrison disappeared and the Hollow Shot shut down. Their was intense silence in the room.
Celestia closed her eyes for a few seconds than pointed a Hoof towards Rivera. "Rivera you will be living with Twilight Sparkle and Spike again, from now on." Rivera groaned with annoyance.
"Ah come on Celestia, that happened in the 21st Century I was in my 80's, back than." Celestia just looked at him without saying a word. Until her little sister Luna spoke up from behind her. "Can't he just stay with me older sister, We are in a married?"
"I'm sorry little sister not this time. Rivera is going to stay with Twilight Sparkle and Spike from now on, until we get these Hostile machines or R.F.F.S.7. in which he and that strange flat board call it, off our world. We will charge and take the Stallion Fields by force." Rivera's eyes widened after hearing those words and spoke up out of argument.
"Let me stop you right there Celestia, what your saying is suicide. The R.F.F.S.7. are not to be messed with, they will be well entrenched. Blaster Machine Guns, Raider Drop Ships, Rocket Propelled Grenades, Strykers APC, EMP Spires, Rudder-1's, Hell from aboves, and Artillery, You launch a charge you'll lose 98% of your entire military. and the FS7 will have a straight shot into attacking here." Celestia drowned Rivera's warning and without hesitations she turned to Luna and ordered her to escort Rivera to Twilight Sparkle's home.
Luna left the room with Rivera under her wing, and the Green Pegasus looking down. He felt a soft nudge from Luna's hoof. "I'm so sorry." Luna said kissing him on the cheek. "Your sister is in danger, doesn't she know It." They were miry outside the castle as they continued to talk. "I will try everything to stop the charge." Luna said giving Rivera one last kiss, before looking into his eyes. "Just promise me you will not fight or enter those hills." She said looking extremely terrified on her husbands saftey. "Don't worry I won't." Rivera replied as he kissed her hoof and flew in the direction towards Twilight's house. Luna watched as a tear fell from her eye as the Green Pegasus disappeared in the light of the sun.
Back in Ponyville Spike was drawing endless pictures of Rarity, he was looking very board, even though he was trying to overcome this boardom by drawing his crush Rarity on sketch.
"Oh Celestia, It stinks being grounded." He groaned as he continued to move the feather pen across the paper. "Well maybe you will learn next time not to run off on Me." Twilight replied while looking over her book of spells, as Spike sighed with annoyance.
A knock on the door was then heard. "I'll get it!" Spike raced to answer, but was automatically picked up by Twilight's magic, and place, back on his spot with his arms crossed, looking even more annoyed than ever.
"Grounded remember." Twilight reminded as she walked passed with her eyes shut not even looking at him, and used her magic to answer the door. "Hello may I help-" Twilight gasped with her eyes open. when she saw who was at the door.
"It's been a century Sparkle girl." Rivera said with a smile. Twilight's cheeks blushed pink, "Rivera, y-y-your alive. I heard you died in 2045 at age 89." She gasped.
Rivera both groaned and chuckled from that remark, "Are you fooled like everyone else by this phony story," Rivera chuckled while revealing her a newspaper that he came across while on the way to her, reading Rivera dies at age 89 on June 7th 2045.
"What about Godzilla?" Spike asked walking along side Twilight who was too busy staring at Rivera to notice him standing right to her left.
Rivera shook his head slowly in sadness. "He's gone. He died of Monstrous Syndrome at age 94 in 2048, the only thing left now is Israel and I." Rivera stated trying to hold back a few tears.
"Come In here at once you old coot." Twilight ordered as Rivera entered and sat down.
"Old Coot? Ha you haven't changed a bit Sparkle." Rivera teased with a smile at first, but than looked down.
He than felt a hoof go on his chin and move his face toward Twilight. "I'm glad your alive." She said with tears in her eyes. causing Rivera to smile, but didn't forget about the mistake that Celestia was about to do right now.
"Twilight listen, Princess Celestia is planning on attacking Stallion Ridge. We have to stop her." He said looking at her directly in the eyes.
"She's what?!" Spike gasped, from right on his left wing. "Yeah." Rivera replied, "It's going to happen right this minute. In a few Hours from now all of Equestria will be at the Stallion fields." Rivera added on as Spike gasped before jumping from Rivera's wing down to Twilight's back.
"What are we going to do Twilight?" Spike gasped. "We have to get to the Stallion fields. Rivera. can you carry me there." Rivera thought for a minute, he has never carried another Pony on his back before. The only time he did it is when him and Godzilla Team first came to Equestria, in 2035, when he had to always drag Mandy along with him, but this was entirely new to the him.
"Alright hop on." Rivera said, moving his wing down like a ramp so that Twilight can just run up it. After going on his back Rivera took off for the Stallion region as fast as his speed can go. While on the way Twilight secretly smiled and blushed. For the first time she was with him on an evening for the first time.
At around 8:23Pm Rivera landed on the Hoof mountains overlooking the fields. "Awesome!" Spike yelled jumping down on the ground below. "I never thought I'd come back here again." Spike was constantly looking around, getting more excited by the second. "Don't get your hopes up kid, This could be dangerous." Rivera warned, as his eyes shifted from left to right in order to make sure that the area is clear.
"Danger is my middle name." Spike teased throwing punches at Rivera's feet, causing him to smirk for a bit, "I thought it was Dragon." He said with a chuckle causing Spike to groan as just before moving his foot away causing Spike to fall. "Sorry about that."
Spike than giggled when he saw Twilight still on him, She looked as if she was frozen and didn't want to let go of him. "And I also see that Twilight is still on your back. Rivera raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"What?" than noticed that there was hoofs around his neck, in one swift move he jumped up causing Twilight to wake up from her fantasy.
"Oookay Sparkle girl, you can let go now." Rivera told her causing Twilight to laugh historically with a huge blush marks on her face, not knowing they were there already. "Sorry I didn't think we would be here so quickly."
As she jumped off she noticed by looking at the terrain, including the Staging Area, that Rivera, was right. Attacking the ridge would be impossible, but she also knew that there was nothing she can do at the moment.
"Well what are we going to do Twi?" Spike asked walking in front of her. "I-I don't know Spike I'm trying to think of a good plan but I have nothing in mind right now." she said sitting down for a bit. She than turned up and looked at the moon over head.
"This is not good huh Rivera?" She asked, only to receive no response. "Rivera?" She asked turning around only to find out that he was not there.
"Rivera?!" she gasped searching around. "What's up Twilight?" Spike asked walking over to her. "Where is he, where Is Rivera." she asked freaking out Spike while he backed away for a bit.
"He said something about leaving to scout ahead." Spike answered trying to calm the Mare down.
"Scout ahead, like No he isn't come on!" Twilight hollered picking up Spike with her magic and placing him right on her back while galloping towards the ravine ahead following Rivera's path.
Unknown that he was being followed, by Twilight Sparkle, Rivera was shown making his way through the Ravine keeping an eye out for any sign of R.F.F.S.7. Presents that may be in their region.
Little did he realize is that while on patrol he was being watched by a Pegasai on top of one of the walls that surround the mountain pass.
As Rivera moved through every corner of the mountain passing and searching for any signs of danger, the Dark Pony secretly began to follow him and watch his every move, with a large grin forming on her face, however due to the Moon's lack of light only her smirk would be visible at the moment.
After jumping over a large abyss in the pass, Rivera stopped for a second looking around in suspicions. All of a sudden a Streak hit his back and Rivera soon finds himself on the ground with the dark Pegasai on top of his belly, with all 4 of it's hooves on his wings.
"What the? Who the hell are you kid?" Rivera demanded only to be silenced by the Pegasai putting a hoof on his mouth keeping him from speaking anymore. "Thought you could Scare me and get a way with it." the Dark Pegasus spoke, getting Rivera suspicious, It was a female, but he couldn't put his hoof, or should we say claw in the human world on it.
"Get off ya crazy Pegasai" Rivera ordered trying to shake her off while moving left and right along with his wings up and down. "Who are you anyway?" Rivera's mouth was silenced by her hoof again. "You know who I am, old monster man." The dark pegasai replied revealing her face after moving it towards Rivera's where the moonlight would reveal it.
"Damn It Rainbow Dash, You Stupid-" Rivera's mouth was covered again by a giggling Rainbow Dash, "You will speak only when I say you can speak." Rainbow snapped in a teasing way only to be interrupted in just 5 seconds.
"Remove the hooves." Rivera said in a very annoyed state, as Rainbow Dash just continued to chuckle, before saying. "Okay you can speak." "Get off now and I promise I won't kick your ass Later." Rivera demanded while still staring at the young mare.
Rainbow Dash put a Hoof on her chin tapping it multiple times thinking of whether or not to get off of him.
"Hmmm, you played a dirty trick In 2045, you scare me into thinking your dead, and you want me to get off. Hmmmm" Rivera just groaned with annoyance. "I am bigger Don't make this old man shake ya off now, cause I will." Snapped Rivera, who has never been so annoyed in history. Rainbow Dash continued to think, and pretended she didn't even hear him.
As Rivera groaned, He all of a sudden felt a kiss on his cheek that appeared to last a second, he turned in confusion to see Rainbow dash Smiling with pink Cheeks, "Okay I'll Get off..." She hovered in the air and allowed Rivera to get back up.
"What are you doing out here Dash, Princess Celestia has ordered all ponies on the Continent that this area was off limits." Rivera asked while getting up into a sitting position, while watching Rainbow Dash zoomed quickly passed him causing the old monster to look around with even more confusion.
She soon ended up right behind him and rest her front arm hoofs on his shoulders and started to explain."Well a couple of hours ago, I was training with the Wonderbolts for our new race that we were supposed to participate tonight, until the Princess Cancelled it just when it was about to start. So I was flying home saddened and broken hearten until I saw you flying passed the Moon, You can be seen from Miles away just to let you know" Rainbow Dash teased rubbing Rivera's head, before continuing.
"Anyway, I was shocked, I couldn't believe that it was actually you and decided to follow to make sure that my eyes weren't playing any tricks on me, so I saw you land somewhere close on a cliff overlooking Wing Ridge, I saw Spike down and" Rainbow Dash's face was now starting to turn into a very angry Jealous one, as she said her name. "Twilight Sparkle."
Rivera looked at the light blue Pegasus and was stun to see her face change from an angry one to back to the happy one she had when she first saw him. "While Twilight was talking with her number one assistant Spike, I saw you disappear into the canyon, after telling Spike something that I could no longer hear that well. I followed you from above, and that's how We ended up right now." Dash finished off with a smile.
"You are one nosy mare," Rivera said unamused at the fact that she had been spying on the 3 of them for the last 10 minutes. "Yeah I'm Nosy get use to it." Rainbow dash responded back hovering and placing her hoofs on her hips.
"Well since your here you can help me patrol this area while I check to see if they are any sings of R.F.F.S.7. in the Vicinity." Rivera offered as he began to look at her directly in the path where he was going to check next before being tackled by Rainbow Dash.
"R.F.F.S.7? our princess spoke of them at Cloudsdale, What are they." Dashie asked in curiosity as she landed on Rivera's left wing.
"Of course you wouldn't know, Shit!" Rivera groaned to himself, as he stopped in his tracks.
"Well I'm waiting tough monster, spill the beans." Rainbow Dash said after hitting his side in a flirty way.
"If you must know they are very powerful mechanical military founded by the 21 Continentals, according to some of the planets they've attacked. They come from Rivera." Dashie's eyes opened wide when she heard his explanation.
"Wow not only are you a Kauji, your a planet too." "No Rainbow Dash, I'm not a planet, I'm Horace, understand? Horace, Horace Rivera for short." Rivera corrected as they entered a wide open space. "Oh you have a funny name." Dashie admitted scratching her head with her hoof. "Get use to it Dash." Rivera said mimicking her words.
Hours have passed, and the whole region was known to be clear. Rivera & Rainbow Dash later moved upon an old Equestrian wind mill, with sky walks surrounding the building.
"Hmm never saw this here before." Rivera stated while walking a bit closer to take a look. "Clear down here," he said as he began flying towards the top of the sky walks. "What ever this place is it looks likes it's been here forever." Rivera added on looking around the old ruins.
Rainbow Dash remained down on the ground below watching Rivera as he moved through the Sky walks examining the site. A sound caught his attention. "Shit! Hide!" Rivera called to Dashie from the Skywalks, but Rainbow Dash could no longer hear him due to the intense winds blowing around her ears, along with her Mane covering a portion as well while flowing in the wind. "What?!" called Rainbow Dash from down below. "Get outta sight Now Raider's Comin!!"
Rainbow Dash not knowing what he's talkin about did as he directed, after removing her mane from her ear, and entered an old shed. Rivera attempted to dash quickly pass the Sky walks and hide behind a pillar.
He watched as the Raider moved through the air shining it's front wing search lights around the site, but than descended at lower altitude, where it's side doors opened, and out leaped several R.F.F.S.7. forces onto the sky walk. "God Damn It" Rivera snapped in a silent voice, as he watched the Raider disappear behind the rocks.
Rivera cautiously moved in another direction as the R.F.F.S.7. patrol started to move in, he managed to make it pass one squad but an android with a shark head, spotted the green Pegasus and fired his sniper rifle. The laser shot flew right passed his ear getting his attention. "SHIT!!" He cried flying into the air while dodging fire from the patrols.
Startled at what's going on outside, Rainbow Dash heard the sounds and slowly peeped open the door seeing that Rivera was in trouble. Growling she flew outta of the shed and up to the sky walks above.
Rivera managed to destroy 4-5 FS7 soldiers, but he knew that he couldn't fight them off and evade laser fire all at the same time.
Rainbow Dash cut through 4 other FS7 forces getting their attention towards her. They attempted to shoot down the Cyan Pegasai, but Rivera came from behind and smashed the 2 into each other with both his hoofs.
Another Android attempted to shoot Rivera in the back but was destroyed by Rainbow Dash. "Thanks Dash." Rivera said as he looked down at the destroyed androids. "That's the last of them, we better keep moving." Rivera than added, but just as he was about to move passed the sound of a female pony calling his name in the far distance, forces him to stop in his tracks.
"Whats wrong?" Dashie asked in a worried tone placing her hoof on his side. "Twilight Sparkle, I forgot about her." Rivera groaned placing a hoof on his nose in annoyance on his stupid mistake.
Rainbow Dash just glared at another distance, "Well why don't you get her?" she stated without even looking at him. "No need, the sounds of her voice obviously state that she will be here in 3...2...1...." Before Rivera knew it Twilight and Spike ended up in the site shocked to see the damaged done from the FS7 patrols.
Rivera walked up to the edge of the sky walk, and looked down to see Twilight and Spike looking up at him. "Glad to see that you 2 decided to join us." He welcomed, as Twilight tel ported her and Spike onto Rivera's level, on the cat walks where Spike jumped off.
"Rivera next time your going to go some where at least tell me.." Twilight snapped pointing a hoof up at his nose, Rivera just stared in confusion at first, but Rainbow Dash's words drew his attention to her.
"Hey Twilight you leave him alone." Twilight turned to see Rainbow Dash walking up to them in a very upset manner. "He just went through a fire fight with 20 FS7 androids."
"Rainbow Dash what are you doing all the way out here at this time of night, and what is this FS7?" Twilight asked even more confused now. Rivera sighed with annoyance and was about to explain again, but was surprised that Rainbow Dash told it to her instead. "They're the machines we fought back in Jackle Town, they're dangerous and fearless."
"Thank You Rainbow Dash" Rivera said with a sign of relief of her sparing him the trouble of saying it. "Well good for you, but still next time tell me." Twilight added putting her hoof on Rivera's chest. Rainbow Dash growled at what she was seeing but played it cool.
The sound of a Raider came back again. "Shit all Ponies and dragon, get to cover It looks like the FS7 heard those shots." Rivera ordered as all 4 went into separate spaces for cover. 3 more Raiders arrived at the site and dropped of more FS7 patrols. Rivera fired his heat blast as soon as the FS7 hit the ground followed by Twilight with a magical blast and Rainbow Dash who moved to the Raiders drawing their fire away.
Spike just responded to them by throwing rocks at the patrols. At one point Rainbow Dash managed to draw the Raiders away, and performed a special trick which got the drop ships to shoot each other. She watched as the 2 Raiders plunged down below with a smile sure of her victory. "2 down one to go," she said while smirking at the other Raider that was coming up behind her and fired repeated laser turrets, Rainbow Dash moved through the sky missing the Laser turrets, however as the turret fired the shot flew about 2 inches from her face, freaking the young Pegasai out.
She than attempted to kick the Dropship, but the only thing she got was a battered leg. *Ouch!! What are these things made off!!* Seeing that an android has her in his scopes he fires a shot, but a rock from Spike hits the android causing him to miss fire.
Rivera seeing that Rainbow Dash was in trouble in fighting the last Raider, came up with another strategy in order to try and destroy the Drop Ship. Seeing this as an opprutunity. Rivera, grabbed an R.F.F.S.7. Assault rifle from the ground, that read ARK-74, on it's side.
While flying at fast speed towards Rainbow Dash, while Twilight handled the rest of the patrol on the ground. Rivera entered the drop ship's transport section, shot through the doorway, and killed the pilot.
Before the pilot shut down, he activated an strange looking flat box that looks similar to a Tabe meaure only with a horn on the end, and dropped it on the ground. Rivera confused at first, is unfazed at this until the sounds of a bomb is heard.
*Oh God!!* At fast speed Rivera leaps out of the drop ship, as it explodes from behind, "Wahoo, we whooped their butts." "We sure did" called out Spike who jumped onto Twilight's back.
"Great job ponies and dragon, Now lets head on over to the-" The sound of a horn was coming from the distance. Rivera gasped and flew over the Region seeing a large army of Ponies both Night and sun alike entering the region. He also noticed that the sun was starting to come up. "Ah Crap!" Rivera cried.
Rainbow Dash flew next to him. "What's going on?!" "Celestia is here. Ours skirmishes with the Patrols all the way up here kept us from reaching the field first." Rivera answered while staring at the advancing army down below. "Oh Celestia." gasped Dashie covering her mouth with her hoofs.
"Christ they'll be slaughtered. We gotta get down there, Go to Twilight Sparkle, and tell her we're going down to at least try to aide the charge." Rivera instructed as Rainbow Dash raced back to the cliff to tell Twilight.
Rivera dove downwards and began to blend in with the forces by remaining in the back ranks. Twilight, Spike, and Rainbow Dash appeared after a teleport spell soon.
The 4 watched as the Army of Ponies later began to move quicker at fast speed, which later turned into to galloping charge, towards the R.F.F.S.7. military staging area directly ahead. "I don't like this" Spike gasps, "No matter what happens stay with me!" Twilight ordered as the 4 approached the field directly ahead.
The main target for Celestia's counter attack was to take out the EMP spires located along the valley ridge. It is important to note that Celestia did not know what the main purpose of the spires. The Mane 6 led the attack on Spire One, deactivating the EMP shield, by kicking it with their hoofs. This allowed the The Lunar Empire to provide air support to destroy A large FS7 Garrison, of MG.42 Nests, and Artillery on the nearby High Grounds, with the use of Magic.
A massive Joint Lunar and Celta force stormed the Stalion plains towards the FS7-occupied site, attempting to reclaim the land and eliminate all FS7 presences from Equestria. Rivera, Rainbow Dash, Twilight, and Spike rushed to the high grounds destroying several defenders before arriving at a large Anti Air Battery that was destroying much of Princess Celestia's advance.
"Rainbow Dash, you and Twilight hold here, Spike your with me," Rivera ordered as him and Spike entered the turret and reached the core. Rivera handed Spike a core bomb. "What is this thing?" he asked.
"When i give the signal throw it at that large white Sphere than run out a fast as your feet can go." Rivera implied, activating the Core bomb's time race.
"NOW!" He yelled as Spike tossed it into the Sphere, causing it to stick on the side, the 2 Ran for cover and regrouped with Twilight and Rainbow Dash outside. "Stand Clear!!" Rivera called out ordering the 2 to leave. The Turret got destroyed from behind causing a massive blaze to shoot into the sky, and allowing the Advance to proceed.
while Princess Luna and Celestia provided support from their Falcon Their first major experimental drop ship.
The assault was soon confronted by heavy FS7 units, which officially spread-ed all over Stallionfields. Twilight and Rivera avoided the onslaught by proceeding to the via bridge access, which was destroyed by a large group of FS7 DJ's. "That was close." Spike gasped while coughing a bit from the sand mixed with smoke.
"Come on let's move. before they fire a second round of RPG's" Rivera urged, while coughing some dust himself, as they continued on.
"What dose RPG Mean," Twilight demanded, Nearly almost missing a blast from FS7 Artillery from the far field. "Rocket Propelled Grenades, and trust me when I tells ya Sparkle Girl, you don't wanna be hit by them." Rivera answered as they made their way up the hill towards the E-Dollar Mining Facility straight ahead.
"The Equestrian Dollar facility, No wonder we had to use Bits again." Spike said surprised as he saw the entire facility was under R.F.F.S.7. control, "Looks like those stallions could use our help." Rainbow Dash added pointing a hoof down below, towards the fight on the bridge.
"Than help we shall give them, Come one!" the 4 of them leaped down towards the cliff, where they charged the bridge evading laser fire and rockets as best as they can.
After Successfully making to the other side, the 4 managed to clear the area as quickly as possible in order to allow the main force that was pinned down on the other side of the bridge, to move forward.
"I hope we won here." Twilight said, as she looked at Rivera, who gave her a wink, as if he was saying we did, but not yet.
With no other alternatives of entering the Spire site. "We take out that Spire we will cripple their defenses" Rivera instructed as he moved ahead. Unfortunately Rainbow Dash was shot in the left wing causing her to spin out of control "MY WING MY WING!!" She crashed into Rivera, first than down onto the ground below.
Rivera regained conscience despite the hard hit, too the ground, and managed to rush over to her aide and offered her his Hoof. "You alright kid? here I'll help ya up." Rainbow Dash Blushed as she grabbed his hoof and got back up. Spike managed to fall safety on the grass.
Despite injury Rainbow Dash continued with Rivera and Spike up toward the Spire. The pair continued fighting their way into the structure, Rivera managed to deactivate the structure's shielding system.
Cleared of defenses, Princess Celestia now sensing victory calls in a Pega strike executed by the DSS Celestia, the first major battle Ship in Equestrian history.
"Great job Ponies and Dragon, with the Spire gone, their last defense is also gone.," Rivera said cheering on the ponies and Spike.
Little did Rivera known, that The spire's purpose was soon realized as a cloaking device for a Newly constructed FS7 Carrier in low orbit above Equestria. Upon being discovered, the FS7 Super carrier proceeded to obliterate the attacking Joint forces, destroying Celestia's heavy frigate, the DSS Celestia with one of its energy projectors, and forcing The ponies to gasp on the size of the ship.
"Whoa what is that thing?!" Spike gasped "I don't know I've never seen it before," Rivera admited while stairing at the thing for a few seconds before the Carrier, retreated into FS7 held space in orbit above Equestria. .
"This is bad." Rivera gasped, before turning to Twilight, Rainbow Dash, and Spike. "I don't like this, why would it leave for no reason?" Rivera wondered looking at Twilight, who just shrugged.
"We gotta get outta here now." "Why we're winning" Twilight suggested until she was cut off by a loud booming sound that came from the sky. Rivera looked up and gasped. "Oh god their here." 3 Ships arrived in the skies above the Stallion region and was slowly making it's way to Celestia's side of the battle field.
"What are those things?!" Rainbow Dash gasped, while Rivera answered in a very low pitched voice. "The T-T-Tartarus, The Dagger, and, The J-Jupiter II, " Rivera said in fright as he noticed the 3 ships glowing dark purple lights under the ships, and later released a large orbital bombardment of the whole field.
The entire Lunar Empire was killed by the millions in the glassing, reducing Princess Luna's casualty rates, to the highest levels in Equestrian history.
Rivera quickly turned to the others, and back ti the field which was now a fiery inferno. "I knew this was going to happen I warned the Princess." Rivera snapped to himself staring at the ground. "But dose she listen? No, she never dose." Twilight and Rainbow both placed their hoof's on his back trying to comfort him, as Rivera turned up again to look at the horrors left by the Tartarus, Jupiter II And Dagger.
Now In complete Panic the Lunar Empire mixed with the Sun Empire began to drop their Swords, and run, while the FS7 Chased after from right behind. Princess Celestia who watched from Hoof Ridge about 20 Miles from the Stalion Fields witnessed as the FS7 Glass Ships reduced the entire Field to Fire, along with 88% Of the Lunar Empire. Anger Boiled deep within her heart.
"This is Not war, This Is Genocide!" Shinning Armor than grabbed her shoulder. "Your Highness we have to go now!" Celestia looked at the field engulfed in flames, than escaped to her charriet, and escaped.
Rivera, Twilight, Spike and Rainbow Dash fled the field, and escaped back to Ponyville, but Shining Armor, before leaving managed to catch a glimpse of the 3. "What? Where did those 4 come from?"
Meanwhile back in Ponyville, Rainbow Dash was taken directly to the hospital. where doctors managed to heal her wing. Rivera was back in Twilight's Library looking down on all the ponies that died, while Twilight was writing about what had occurred at the Stallionfields.
After the failed suicidal attack at Stallionfields, Princess Celestia, and Princess Luna was brought back to Canterlot, in despair.
Princess Luna was sitting on the right of her elder sister, as she turned to see her sigh in depression.
"Rivera was right, we shouldn't have attacked." Celestia said immediately to her self with tears in her eyes, after witnessing the Orbital attack on all of her ponies who attempted to remove the R.F.F.S.7. from Equestria.
She felt a nudge on her shoulder as she turned to see her younger sister Luna. "They died protecting our home, you should be proud of them." Luna said trying as hard, as she possibly can to comfort her sister.
Princess Celestia didn't say anything at first, but did manage to intend on wrapping her hooves around Luna hugging her, causing her to smile. All of a sudden Shining armor arrived into the throne room.
"Any news on the Lunar Empire?" Shining Armor, sighed in sadness, "All of the legions on the field, both night, and day alike, never made it back to Canterlot. They wiped them out, all of them." Shinning Armor answered with a large hint of despair in his voice.
Celestia couldn't help but gasp from Shining Armor's report, she felt as if a hard sharp dagger had been serverly jammed into her chest.
"This can't be. How can the power of Magic be losing against these Invaders?" Celestia spoke to herself while placing a Hoof on her face.
"At least the Ponies that aren't Warriors are safe in their homes." She added on while taking a deep breath.
"About that Princess." Shining Armor started off drawing both Luna's and Celestia's attention towards him, as he continued on what he was going to say.
"We saw Rivera, Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle, and Spike participating in the fight.At least that's what my soldiers reported. I just saw them depart, before I did."
Celestia's Eyes flew wide open along with Luna's. "What?! why would you let the fight, they were supposed to be safe in Ponyville!" Luna yelled causing Shining Armor to back away.
"How did they get onto the fields?!" Celestia asked with a very concerned voice.
"They managed to make their way into our forward divisions on the field before we charged." Luna jumped to Shining Armor and pointed her hoof at his knows.
"Well why didn't you ordered them out?!" Shining Armor back away even farther, but was being backed by a very angry Night Princess.
"Well!" Luna ordered, backing Shining Armor into a wall. "Well It wasn't my fault, we didn't find out until it was over." Shining Armor stated in his defenses, only causing a glare from Luna.
Without anything else to say Luna left the throne talking symortainly to herself "I told Him to stay here!" she snapped while leaping into the air and flying towards Ponyville in the distance, with Celestia and Shining Armor watch in shock.
"I have never seen Princess Luna that angry before. Yes they went up against your orders, but why is she the one getting angry?" He asked in concern, but received no response from Celestia, who continued to watch her sister disappear into the distance.
Meanwhile back in Ponyville Rivera, arrived at the hospital and went to check up on Rainbow Dash, who apparently was looking very happy to see him.
"Hows your wing?" He asked sitting down to the left of her bed. "It's getting better, in 2-3 more days I should be flying again, but boy that shot really hurt." She answered while feeling her wounded wing.
"I know, Laser's are not to be messed with, one little pinch, and your dead." Rivera said proving a large and very valid point to her, while Dashie giggled.
"Hey do you think anyone noticed we were there?" Rainbow Dash asked in concern, causing Rivera, to worry a bit. "Well I sure hope not, If we were caught we'd have to suffer the wrath of the Princess." Rivera teased laughing historically.
"Well hopefully your right." Dashie replied while she laid back down on the bed. Rivera did some thinking while Dashie was not paying any attention, "I hope no one found out other wise Luna will to not only be known as the just the Princess of the Night, she's going to be known as Princess of the Angry Temper Tantrum,"
"You say something?" Dashie asked hearing Rivera, talking to himself. "Nothing Dash, you rest up, I'm going to go and walk around for a little bit." Rivera stated getting up and leaving the room.
"Um Okay." Rainbow Dash added, while placing a hoof on her mouth in worry, and confusion.
Spike was shown walking through the streets of PonyVille, and was shown to have a large basket of Pinkie Pie's cookies, he was on the way back to Twilight's Library.
"Glad Pinkie Pie didn't ever find out about us at Stallionfield, otherwise we'd be in a lot of trouble, with the Princess." Spike told himself in a very silent way hopping that the other ponies couldn't hear him.
He is than stopped by a Stallion Black Unicorn. "Spike man are the rumors true?" Israel asked looking very concerned. Spike was confused at first and had no idea what he was talking about. "Rumors? What rumors" he asked, hopping that he would be more specific.
"The rumor of you, my friend Rivera, Twilight Sparkle, and Rainbow Dash, fighting during the Charge at Stallionfields?" Israel added being as specific as he can get.
Spike gasped, and dropped the cookies to the ground. "It is true," Israel gasped. "What gave it away?" Spike gasped. "You 4 were seen leaving the field by Shining Armor." Israel answered pointing his hoof at the baby dragon's stomach.
"Oh this is Bad." Spike gasped grabbing the cookies from the ground, and racing as quickly as he can back to Twilight's Library hopping no other pony new the truth, on what happened in the fields of Stallion.
Spike raced through the streets and passed Rivera, getting his attention."Hold It!" Rivera called out grabbing him by the tail lifting him upside down. "What;s the big rush?" Spike began to tell Rivera the same exact words that Israel told him causing Rivera's eyes to twitch. "I'm hopping that no one else knows about this." Spike gasped as Rivera was about to speak, he ends up getting was hit in the back of the head by a dark blue wing.
Rivera growled. "I ought a-" his anger expression dropped to fear, when he saw Princess Luna. "You Outta what?!" She snapped with a deadly glare. "Be a little more careful." Rivera said laughing historically. "Princess Luna what are you doing here?" Spike asked in confusion who was still hanging Upside down.
"My duty as Princess, which it looks like you can't even do. Didn't I tell you not to leave Ponyville?!" Luna snapped causing Rivera to laugh historically again. "Oooh not good," Spike gasped. "I gave you one easy thing to do, and you can't even do that right!" Luna added on, pointing a hoof at Rivera's nose getting him nervous with his eyes following it to the left and right.
"Come on Princess Luna give him a break, he was only trying to help." Spike said in Rivera's defense, before Rivera even had the chance to say anything.
Luna looked at Spike and softly grabbed him from Rivera's grasp and said "Spike I have every reason to be angry. Look at you, your a baby dragon, you shouldn't have been apart of that attack You could have been killed." Luna said in a softer voice towards Spike, but Spike responded in his defense. "But we're only trying to help." "Yeah, We figured if we couldn't stop Celestia's charge, we could at least try and provide assistance." Rivera added on after Spike finished his sentence.
Luna just covered Spike's face into her chest and smacked Rivera. "Ouch." he snapped, while shaking his head back into place. "Defy my orders again, and you'll end up like the ponies who died in the region." She whispered, and released Spike softly on the ground, before flying off.
Spike got up and rubbed his head. "Wow I've never seen Princess Luna so angry before." "Kid you don't know the half of it." Rivera stated as he began to walk away, in the direction of Twilight's library.
The 2 returned to see Twilight looking very saddened' "Let me guess you got an earful from the princess?" Spike said in his own personal opinion. "Yeah, she was very disappointment, that we disobeyed her." She than turned her head to look at Rivera and Spike in the door way.
"You guys are lucky you weren't here an hour ago." she said with a smile. Rivera and Spike, looked at each other than back at her. "You have no idea Twilight." they both said at the same time.
About 5 Days after the failed charge at Stallionfields, The FS7, now massed well armed and dangerous, began to march from the shattered wasteland of the Stallionfields into the Hoof Mountains, where they began to exterminate any signs of life that was located in the mountains.
Dragons in the Dragon kingdom that lay just on the otherside of Equestria were attacked by the FS7 Invasion, and were easily wiped out by the Invaders, out of about 3,000 Dragons, only 22 managed to escape the fires of their crumbling home, as it fell withing hours.
Dragon Princess Gotha, was fatelly wounded in the large skirmish, but was rescued by Rivera who manged to fly in and pull her out, causing him to get shot in the wing, and spin out of control where he landed some where in a small ravine below. After occupying Fangtown, The FS7, ended up occupying the Hoof Mountains opening up the way to Equestria up ahead.
Dictator Highland however oredered the FS7 to attack the capital of Canterlot, that was located on the rim of the Mountains, which would be able to open up the road to the rest of Equestria and split the continent in half.
Rivera & Gotha attempted on stoping the FS7 Advance by destroying the Alicorn Bridge that was located In Jades Ridge, but the FS7, still managed to get passed the Mountians with the help of Raider Dropships, including the Murdur of Princess Gotha who later sacrificed herself in order to save Rivera who was about to be shot in the back by an FS7 Sniper hidden in the ridge.
The death of Gotha has been very difficult to Bear, This FS7 Presence in The Hoof Mountains started to get outta hand and Rivera was forced to leave, and retreat back to Canterlot where he warned Princess Celestia in a high pitched voice. "The FS7 Are Comin, The've just taken both the Hoof Mountains and Fangs Town." After hearing such words Princess Celestia order what Defenses she had in order to guard Canterlot with their lives.
Rivera than rushed to Princess Luna, who was worried sick and welcomed him with huge open hoofs. "Princess U've got to get outta of here, they're coming" Rivera ordered as he looked behind at the nearby flashes that can be heard from a mile away.
"I won't leave you!" She cried, but a near miss fire from a Raider, almost hits both, as Twilight Sparkle ran into the room and responded by a blast of her horn. "Back off!!" She cried as the blast struck the gunner on the MG.42 turret, just as the Raider was retreating away.
"Thanks Twilight, alright now let's go their coming!" Rivera said, as him Luna and Twilight raced out of the room.
The army of FS7 Invaders was made up of 800,000 Androids, 200,000 Rudder-1's 300,233 Strykers, and about 22-32 Raider Dropships, and Helos. they arrived in the middle of the night, by both ground and Air A large FS7 fleet hovered over the mountains of about 5 Hail Arora Class Destroyers, and 2 Star Arora Class Cruisers, landed forces too reinforce the ground Invasion, than remained on stand by until ordered too engage.
The FS7 quickly overran the first defence of the Canterlot city, but sustained many losses in it "filling up the dike to the top" towards Canterlot Castle.
After moving past the mountains, and overrunning the cities destroying them by endless air attacks, the FS7 approached the Canterlot Castle, from there. they sent laser's into the Castle.
The FS7 soon got close enough to Castle doors and attempted to break the gate down with Strykers, but were scattered by a small attack team led by Princess Luna and Princess Celestia from a postern-door that ran between the brink of the cliff and the wall of Canterlot.
After the team had driven back the FS7 for a short time, and destroyed the Stryker, Hunters, than arrived covering the gate with Proton fire, but Unicorns struggled too hold back the Proton fires, causing some too knock out, from the intense pain The Hunters were than silenced by Rivera, forcing them too pull back and allow the Unicorns too regain there strength.
The team retreated from the new assault upon the gate. While running back, two FS7 who had faked their deaths knocked Godzilla to the ground. As Rarity and Princess Celestia ran back to save him, a hidden Rainbow Dash hewed FS7's heads saving Godzilla and giving Rainbow Dash his first two kills to Pinkie Pie twenty.
Raider Dropships soon showed up out of the cluds, and used Orbital Lifts to raise hundreds of ladders to scale the Deeping Wall, the worn-out defenders threw down the ladder attacks, but were attacked from behind by Rudder 1's that had breached the outer defenses, through the culvert at the base of the wall.
Rainbow Dash and Applejack with a unit of ponies from the West attacked the FS7 Infantry who got through the hole. Despite a well defense, RHM Uunga arrived over the battle and Orbital Bombarded the field destroying 13% Of the Castle's West wings, including Princess Celestia's throne room.
By leaving a large Gap the FS7 Infantry invaded the Castle's west wing With Rudder-1's rolling into the Hallways breaking through walls, and firing at any pony in the west. On the east Raider dropships, soon arrived over the field again and began too pound the Castle by air cover, along side Helo's.
These acts of attacks weakened the walls western side, and allowed the Rudder-1's too break through the debris of Wooden Wagons and destroy the Castle main walls now leaving the entire inside opened for FS7 Infantry.
Strykers than arrived along side, Hawk APC's and entered the Castle court yards, obliterating any pony defender that was trying too defend the yard.
The Rudder-1's entered the Court yard as soon as the area was clear. Despite attacks from the surviving walls and upper levels the Strykers than destroyed the main entrance into the Castle, and rolled straight into Castle hallways, with HAWK APC's and Rudder-1's following close behind.
After entering the castle, the armored columns than split in too and separated, where they will be quickly regrouped by Infantry.
With the outside completely over run, Princess Celestia ordered all Ponies too abandon the walls and defend the Inside of the Castle, but mostly the Room of Sacred Scrolls in which contained the major Heart and friendship of all of Equestria. If the scrolls would have been destroyed.
All of Equestria would lose fate into defending themselves against the metal menace.
Fire fights erupted all over the Castle halls, with Rudder-1's and Strykers covering the Infantry advancing. On west wing, the Ponys used what ever magic they had left too cave in the west wall in order too stop the western FS7 from linking up with the Eastern FS7.
Furniture While the war raged on the lower level, the higher levels began too construct any fortifications that they could from Furniture, that was once among the royal rulers of Equestria even before Princess Celestia.
The engagement would only last about 20 minutes after having to be overrun with Submarine Tanks that eventually broke through the barricades in the door ways forcing the Princess and the defenders to flee into the upper levels. "Fall back! Fall Back to the Upper Levels!!" Celestia hollered as all Ponies, both guard and citizen related ran for their lives up the stairs while also trying to dodger laser fire from the invading androids.
After occupying the Bottom level the FS7 moved too the Higher levels, overrunning them in just hours along with help of Raiders, and Helos outside. Princess Luna's room was destroyed, by FS7 Rudder-1's in the waking along with Rarity's business room that lies on the north Tower.
The FS7 charged into the Upper Levels to meet with heavy resistance from Ponies, eventually destroying the Sacred Statue of Princess Celestia. The FS7 were then ordered to pacify the Scroll Library and destroy everything in there path. After breaking through Hallway E The FS7 Massacred a large portion of ponies that were barricaded in the Castle Magic hall, from there on they than made there way too the Sacred Scroll Library.
FS7 Legions secured all four Princess Council chambers of the entire castle and fought the obliterated about 23% Of Equestria's most valuable books Within hours the FS7 breached the Hall of Sacred Scrolls, and began too lay waste too the once beautiful room setting fire, too all of the Scrolls on the secrets of Magic, spells, and friendship.
"We can't hold them, the city is lost!" Rivera cried to Celestia, as she herself also Realizing that the castle is lost, looked at her now ruined city, as she turned to Rivera, "We make for Stalliongrad, right now!" She cried as she flew out from the nearest window followed by the survivors of the attack including the Mane six as well,