The Metal Complexity

“I see you found our plan to defend Equestria once and for all,” Celestia said menacingly.

“What is this Princess?” Twilight asked angrily.

“Oh you think that you’re Elements of Harmony is the only thing protecting Equestria? Ha, not at all,” Celestia mocked. “With those gems out of service, we need the Solar Flare Order more than ever!”

“Don’t try and take all the credit Celestia,” An unknown voice announced. “It was I who built all of this,”

“Who is that, princess,” Twilight demanded

“Oh my partner, the one who will defend Equestria from those Changeling scum, a quick swat to those bugs,” Celestia planned. “And my slave as well, control spells are fun, are they not,”

Celestia then looked away at a clock, counting down. “Soon I shall mount my invasion on the Changeling homeland. And teach them a lesson,”

“Princess, this is madness! Stop this right now,” Twilight ordered

“Humph, perhaps you don’t know your place, maybe you need tutoring on discipline,” Celestia scowled. Her horn began to glow and a beam of light was cast on Twilight, she then was imprisoned in a bubble.

“Release her now!” Rainbow Dash shouted

“Looks like your loyalty went with your element Miss Dash,” Celestia mocked. Rainbow Dash attempted to charge at her but it was hopeless as she was blasted with magical laser.

“RAINBOW” The other 5 screamed in unison. Rainbow Dash was squirming and writhing in pain, her life signs slowly fading.

“Enough, I have had enough of your brutish ways, what happened to the graceful and glamorous princess we all knew?” Rarity said

“I guess you all need a lesson, such a pity. You were very useful to me,” Celestia announced. She then fired a spell at Rarity, changing her into a spider, then a spell at Applejack, banishing her into the form of an apple tree, Pinkie Pie was frozen and made to stare at a grey wall, Twilight was kept in the bubble prison and Rainbow Dash was simply left to die. She looked at Fluttershy, who was in a corner, covering her eyes, with a menacing look. She was crying so much 2 puddles formed under her head.

“You have been the most obedient of your traitor friends. But you are still a problem here,” Celestia said.

“I…I promise I won’t tell anybody,” Fluttershy cried with complete fear.

“Pfft, You are so pitiful, it’s a wonder why they have you as a friend, just get out of my way,” Celestia mocked.

She fired a spell at Fluttershy which knocked her unconscious.

When she woke up, she found herself in a room. The room was nicely decorated with cushions. This room looked familiar, it looked like Canterlot castle. She stood up and looked around; perhaps something would give her some clue to where she is. She opened a drawer and found a diary which was black and blue and had a Moon and Stars on it. She opened it to her first page which read:

“Dear Diary, We have finally defeated Discord, my sister and I have took control of this dying country and hope to bring into a golden age of harmony”.

“Should I be reading this,” Fluttershy questioned herself. She began to flicker through the pages until she saw one which caught her eye.

“Dear Diary, I have found love! He is the most charming pony I have ever come across. While most ponies are scared of me, he just bowed and greeted me. Most ponies thought he was crazy but he then proved that I mean no harm. I haven’t felt this feeling since I was a little filly. I just hope I see him some more. He appears to be old friends with the captain of the royal guard,” Fluttershy began to wonder, who this pony is who is writing this diary. Suddenly she heard the door creak where a blue Alicorn was watching her; she had a blue mane which had some kind of sparkle to it. It was Princess Luna.

“Enjoying story time?” Luna said angrily.

“Oh…I…I’m sorry it just that I-“Fluttershy stuttered in complete fear until Princess Luna pinned her against the wall.

“What art thou doing here in my quarters and why art thou reading my private diary!” Luna demanded

“I don’t know, I was with my friends then Princess Celestia cast a spell on me now I’m here,” Fluttershy screamed.

“An unlikely event to happen, why are you here and what do you want,” Luna still demanded, not believing Fluttershy.

“Please, I was in some creepy place with loads of mean metal animals and then Princess Celestia cast a spell on me then I woke up here, just please don’t hurt me” Fluttershy cried. Luna began to think she was telling the truth, was it really her sister who had done this. She released Fluttershy and reassured her.

“We are sorry, We do not think that my sister would do something like this,” Luna wondered

“Did she mention something about some kind of Solar Order?”

“Yes, why is it important” Fluttershy replied. Luna sighed

“This is wonderful news then!” Luna rejoiced

“What, why?” Fluttershy asked, but Luna was mesmerised in thought.

“Err, Princess?”

“Oh, Sorry. So she must teleported you to a random location, unlucky for her for you to be here,” Luna said.

“And it’s a good thing because we finally get to see him again,” Luna was like a teenage filly. She took out a picture of her diary and showed Fluttershy. It was a Stallion with a grey and white mane and a dark grey skin and was unusually tall, but his main features were that his legs were made of metal and he had some kind of pattern on his head. The picture was old, ancient in fact. It was the Stallion and Luna together next to some odd stone covered in the same runes as before.

“We know, we know he is a Metaquine, but we simply cannot stop thinking of him.” Luna dreamed

“Is that him then?" Fluttershy asked

“Yes it is, my sister must of imprisoned him as slave when I was banished to the moon, the cold, grey, dark moon,” Luna shuddered of the thought of the moon. Luna snapped out of it.

“We must see him again, we can break my sister’s spell by reconnecting one of his memory links,” Luna decreed.

“We?”Fluttershy asked. Luna groaned, most ponies don’t understand the medieval dialect she is used to using.

“We as in I,” Luna corrected

“Let us make haste, before my sister does something she shall regret,”

Luna and Fluttershy flew back into the Everfree forest and managed to get into the facility unseen by the hulking security bots that were patrolling the forest.

They entered a room which was full of computers, buttons and screens. Both of them had culture shock from Metaquine technology. They looked at the end of room was a pony observing the screens in front covered in a black cloak. Factories, testing and storage, this is the main control room of the facility.

“So kind of you to join me ladies,” The pony said. “I rarely get visitors, they usually run”.

“Who are you?” Luna asked angrily.

“My oh my, you are rude one aren’t you,” The pony replied mockingly, “I shall tell you, but only in Discords way,” the pony declared. "I am a legend known by few. I am feared by most but loved by few, a mere echo of a stronger being”.