Morning With A Heavy Shower Of Pegasi
Crap
I dashed as fast as my new found hooves could carry me.
Not good
I looked around, the foliage around me flashed by as I made out dark shapes lurking in them.
Not good Not GOO-awahah
I was slammed from the side into a tree. My assailant retreated back into the bushes watching my every move.
Alright back against the tree and I have only 180 degrees to worry about.
How did this happen? How am I inexplicably a pony? Well it started wi-
He came back. Darting to the side I spun around letting him slam his face into the tree. For the first time I got a glimpse of my enemy. He was a dark brown Pegesi donning a full set of armor with a short sword at its shoulder. He got back up, shaking off the blow, he unsheathed his blade and swiped at me.
Not this again I snorted and charged. Even though I had a horn I hadn't started to learn magic. The brown Pegasi swung at me, I ducked, the sword slicing at where my head had been only a second ago. I crouched with my back hooves and slammed him with an uppercut using both my front hooves.
Haha I was breathless. Composing myself I checked the unconscious pony. His armor couldn't fit me. So I stole his sword and shoulder guards. Anyway, where was I? Right it all started only ten minutes ago when I woke up to find that I was a pony with a horn. Then-
My ears picked up a rustling sound. Then a few more. They are all around me. Why are the Pegasi attacking another pony? I did not have time to answer myself. Two more darted out swords raised. I would have raised my own sword if my jaw was strong enough to hold it. I sheathed it and ran.
The foliage here is really thick.
I can feel them flying through the air. Lucky for me the canopy is thicker than the shrubs so I can go faster than they can fly. Every once in a while an arrow bolt strikes a tree near me and that is my cue to change direction.
How long will I have cover until I get to open ground? How are they shooting arrows? Why can I think so normally under such stressed conditions? As I look forward I can see a brighter light in the front. Oh damn
I realize the forest has reached its end. After going into open ground they will catch me in seconds. Already they start to descent and fly just a little higher than me. If they catch me again I won't be able to fight them off. But then the light speaks to me. "DUCK YOU FOOL." Well shouts at me, I dive just before a beam of light blasts into the forest enveloping it in a bright painful light. The Pegasi get the full blow of it and I feel my back singe from the intensity.
"That'll fix them." I looked up at my savior but the light blocks my view. "We gotta leave soon. It will blind them only for a while before they return." I stare blindly "Who are you?" The light still burns my eyes. The silhouette walks towards me. But before I can get a better look he points a brass colored contraption at me. "Sweet dreams"
A purple smoke fills my vision and I start to drift off.
Woah what is happening My head won't stop spinning. I can hear muffled voices in my head. I can see people talking. I reach out to touch them but they get farther. The shape starts to make sense and I see the two Alicorn princesses talking "Wait I need to talk with you." Then I felt my side sting. The next thing I know I'm tumbling out of a bed and smacking onto the dark wooden floor...
"Well good morning to you." I look up bleary eyed. What I guess was the pony who saved me from his accent was staring down on me with a smile. "You better get cleaned up. Our captain wants to have a word with you. By the way I didn't remove your cloak so take it off yourself and meet us outside." He gestures to a bowl and I look into it. Instead of my face in the rippling water, I see a grey pony with a sharp horn sticking out of his head. Wait cloak? Oh ya the one I stole from that house. Don't think the owner wants it back. The cloak was dirty and wet from the forest and the bog I ducked down into.
Gonna need to get used to this somehow. I plunge my face into the cool clear water. Grabbing at a towel I wipe off and make my way outside.
"Well then its good to see you up. Although we don't usually have many Unicorns here, any enemy of the Pegasi is an enemy of ours." We walk through the campsite. Around me I can see traces of Ponyville, such as sugar cube corner which had been converted to what looked like a giant warehouse.
Noticing the glances from all the Earth-ponies my guide ushers me along. Strange..... Why are there only Earth-ponies here, and why were the Pegasi being so hostile? My thoughts are interrupted when a large menacing pony stands over me.
"This is the pony you found in the Everfree forest?" The Earth-pony who i figured was their captain looked up and down.
"SOMETHING TO STARE AT?!" I was speechless. Although it was rude to stare, this guy was packed. Bulging muscles and scars to match with an eye patch. He looked like the pony version of Arnold Schwarzenegger. He turned to my guide.
"WELL THREE-LEGS HE DOESN'T SEEM LIKE MUCH OF A FIGHTER." He stares back at me. "But an enemy of those flying chickens are a friend of mine. I unintentionally buckled from his towering figure but luckily he didn't notice.
"Three-legs see to it that our guest is well prepared in case of another attack." He paused. "And if he doesn't fight then he can go back to the forest for all I care." Well then back to the fight for me.
We made our way into an open field. from the surroundings I could see remnants of the apple fields that probably belonged to Applejack. The trees had been removed and what was left of the barn was the signs of a mysterious fire. "Well this used to be the farm of the best apple grower in Equestria." Three-leg's voice crept into my thoughts. "She and her friends vanished right before the war broke out and so did Princess Celestia."
I tried to question for more but it seems we had reached our destination. In the field were several Ponies testing different machinery and weapons. There were some launching what looked like water bombs at targets that were belayed into the air. "As the bomb hit, it will cover the target in a dark viscous liquid that immobilizes the target." Three-legs interrupted my thoughts yet again.
The projectile was placed inside some sort of medieval cannon that was made of strong wood reinforced with metal rims. A pony was riding on top and it had to be reloaded after five shots.
We carried on further. Some ponies were using some sort of arm brace, They pointed to a target and fired. The bronze contraption made a loud bang and a red ball sped at the yellow target almost 30 yards away.
"The weapon is powered by steam, energy and heat, what happens is that ponies pump the weapon by running or by pulling on the cocking mechanism using their mouths, then the steam created will build a high pressure of air. Then when the user aims and fires, the piston is released and fires this special projectile made out of a light but dense material that can pierce heavy wood and heavily dent metal."
He proudly smiled as another loud thunk was heard crushing its way into the poor target. "We made a large version of this to destroy walls but we haven't tested it." We carried on walking on to the next station. Here was a strange weapon. It was large and had to be placed over the whole hoof.
"Ah this is the double barrel fire-spitter." He slid one on him. when he straightened his front leg the weapon cocked and made a tiny click. He aimed and fired, the projectile was a fierce fireball which soared about 10 meters before flying through the air dropping slightly downwards. In the end it flew about 20 meters before landing on the floor in a mini bonfire.
"My personal favorite, although after about 50 meters it will just fizzle away." He bent his arm and the weapon broke in half and two large empty shells fell out. he slotted another two into a pipe with his mouth and clicked it back into place. "The bullet is made out of different chemicals that react when a spark is created inside this baby." He showed me a large white shell.
"We still got dozens other weapons in the shed but we haven't tested them yet." He looked at me. I looked back, except my jaw was dropping three centimeters lower than it should be. "What?"
"How did....When did you guys.... Why are you..." My voice was broken. the Ponyville I know is making High tech steampunk weapons. "Well its a long story, do you wanna hear it?" He put down the weapon.
"Yes"
"Alright then. Once upon a time in the magical land of Equestria." I looked at him with a face of annoyance. He didn't seem to notice. "There were two regal sisters who ruled together and created harmony for all the land. To do this the eld-"
"Alright alright what about after that. Like a few years ago"
"Oh well what happened was the-"
A large explosion erupted back in ponyville. Well I'm gonna have to wait for that story.
