MANN vs Caribou

I remember it like it was yesterday.

I was once a mare of the highest adroitness as far as I was concerned. When I was a foal, I was the top student in all my classes and had a sense of control that just came naturally. I was once the student of Princess Celestia herself, but I took it all for granted. I will forever be ashamed for being so arrogant, even for a filly.

I overheard a conversation about what the princess felt needed to be done with me. At the time I thought it was all a complete waist of my time and that she would cast me aside when she realized this, so I abandoned her first to become all that I can be with out her help.

I wish I had more faith in her, maybe I could have made a difference now.

I came across a new world filled with strange apelike creatures called 'humans'. Things were very odd, especially  when I also transformed into a human. Perhaps it was a side effect of the mirror or the fact that magic is non existent here. Either way, I didn't care because I was stuck here for 30 moons.

Every 30 moons I would return to Equestria and see how my former mentor was fairing without her best pupil. To my dismay, she replaced me with a ridiculous bookworm, just after taking her entrance exam! This foal somehow got her cutie mark in the process.The princess even let her keep a magic dragon! I was so furious, I took out all my anger out on the students at my school. It felt relieving at the time, but I now know that I could have handled that better.

The years passed and this Twilight Sparkle continued to gain everything a pony could dream of and she just sits on her flank and reads all day long. She defeated Nightmare Moon, wielder/ leader of the Elements of Harmony, defeated an Ursa minor (an infant mind you), saved Equestria multiple times and became a princess!

Why, just why? Because she made friends? Because has OCD? Because she is such a kiss ass?!

A princess of what anyway? Where's her castle, where's servants (other than the dragon)? What is her purpose?

My only concern now was to make them all pay. I would see to it that I would take the thrown by force and show them how I rule. All I had to do was steal the element of magic from her 'royal highness' and bring it back to the human world to create my own army.

A simple plan. Not too complicated, no bullshit.

When I returned to take what is rightfully mine... I was too late. Equestria, my former home, had been conquered by the Caribou. A race of strange creatures that had looked down upon females of any kind as nothing more than living pleasure toys. Celesta drove them out of Equestria a thousand something years ago. I can not believe they returned and took over. The moment they caught sight of me, I didn't have a chance. For some reason their armor was resistant to my magic. I was an experienced fighter from all the times someone tried to stand up to me, but these guys had me out numbered. I could always take someone down by separating them from the their friends, but now I had finally found myself in an unfair fight.

A month later, I was on the run. Running with all my might, to get away from the slave catchers. Some were caribou and others were brainwashed stallions. It was sickening. Being hunted and forced to be their pleasure thing as if it was my only purpose in life. My horn had been severed, I had been bound, gaged and had to endure so much torment that I would have chose to die and save what ever dignity I had left!

Others escaped as well but were caught at some point. I was with a few mares before we were separated. I knew one of them from the other world. The resemblance was very shocking. She was Applejack.

I took shelter in the Galloping Gorge. Never before in my life had I felt so helpless, so fragile. So very alone.

Days later, I found myself bound, gagged, and mounted by yet another stallion. To make matters worse I was being shipped by train to the Crystal Empire for 'special' training since I am one of the few black collars that can't be tamed. Seriously, I know that it would be weak, but I would have faked being like the others to end my suffering, then again I would still feel pain so there really was no point.

After the guard was done I was left alone for a good five minutes before somepony else came in and shut the door behind him. To my astonishment he was not a pony at all, nor a caribou, but a young dragon. I assumed he was here to use me like all the others. Once again to my astonishment, he undid my bonds and helped me to my feet.

This was either another dream like the ones I have where all the caribou would be killed off by monsters, zombies or all males died from STDs leaving females to inherit the earth.

This was no dream, this was the miracle I have waited so long for. I mean sure kid looked wimpy, but I was not about to complain now.

Turns out his name was Spike, as in Prin Twilight Sparkle's assistant, he was one of the few that are immune to the corruption and has been laying low since they took his town. The Canterlot archives were not exactly a place of interest for anyone lately so he was safe for a short time until they searched for any black collars still in the castle. His only means escape was to set an entire wing of the archives on fire.

He has been on the run all this time and got to assault some slave masters, including  'prince' Shining Armor!

Impressive for a little guy.

We talked about how this could have happened and why it happened. I knew it was The Crystal Heart perverted, caribou magic, and even Discord. Spike was not so sure about Discord, Luna explained to him that Discord may have fallen victim to the caribou as well since this was slavery, control, something Discord wouldn't go for since it is against his nature of chaos, disorder.

That actually caught me off guard, especially the part about him being reformed by Fluttershy. It made sense in a way, if she was anything like human Fluttershy, then she would have no problem dealing with animals that needed rehabilitation. Then it hit me like a runaway freight train! THE MIRROR!

The portal between this fucked up reality to a less fucked up reality and could help us. The mirror alters a being that passes through so that the balance between worlds is not disturbed. In theory, it could undo the magic that has taken hold and maybe even repair, after all ever since I came here I have not experienced any corruption at all. It was a long shot, but it's better than staying here.

Then it accrued to me that I was not alone in this. Spike had just save me, the one that lost everything and everyone he held dear and near to his heart and was being pursued as a fugitive. I shuttered at the thought of what they might do to him. So I did the one thing I never thought I would do.

I made a friend.

"Hey Sunset, are you ready?"

Sunset was brought out of her thoughts by the voice of her young friend. She turned to him, he wore an uncertain expression and was looking to her for reassurance. She gave him a warm smile and grasped his clawed hand, giving it a squeeze.

"Ready"

With that being said, they both turned towards the mirror and made their way through with a blinding white flash.

*Opening Credits*

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Cathy Weseluck as Spike

Rebecca Shoichet as Sunset Shimmer

Kathleen Barr as Trixie Lulamoon

Seth Green as Brimstone

Nathan Vetterlein as The Scout

Rick May as The Soldier

Dennis Bateman as The Pyro / The Spy

Gary Schwartz  as The Demoman / The Heavy / MONOCULUS

Grant Goodeve  asThe Engineer

Robin Atkin Downes as The Medic

John Patrick Lowrie as The Sniper

Ashly Burch as Miss Pauling

Nolan North as Merasmus / The Bombinomicon / Deadpool