Chapter 1 While the hours tick by.
While The Hours Tick By.....
The seventh time,
The fucking seventh time we had to hunt a Pony to eat this month. Even though they were our enemies, it still pains me to kill a pony, not only because I was a former Brony, but also because I knew that most of them had family. I can only imagine what their colt or filly would say when mommy or daddy did not come home.
I was there once, when my family was forcefully transformed into Newfoals; first was Dad, then Mom and finally my younger brother.
I was the only one left, and after a while I began scavenging by myself, with nothing else to defend myself than a Combat Knife which I looted from a dead soldier, the poor guy was beaten to death, not even the armies of Earth could hold them back, not when The Barrier is active, they just hid behind the pink wall of death, murdering millions. Even more than most dictators did and even then they still wanted more blood to soak the streets- our blood -I reminded myself.
Why did this have to happen? What did we do wrong? Why couldn't the ponies be like the ones from the show?
All those questions swirled in my head like a whirlpool as I ate the liver of the pony we just cooked; I was stolen from my thoughts as Felipe called me.
"Yo, Leo, you okay? - he asked mindlessly chewing pony steak-you seemed rather... gone for a second".
"Yes, I'm okay-" NO, I'M NOT. I'M SITTING HERE POTENTIALLY CHEWING ON A PONY I KNEW FROM THE SHOW, AND GUESS WHAT. IT MAKES ME FEEL HORRIBLE" I silently screamed in my mind "-it's just I don't really know what to do anymore, supplies are getting harder and harder to find, and the ponies have almost discovered our hideout twice this week"
"Don't worry man, were going to survive, us Humans always do" Felipe countered with a reassuring smile "we just have to hold up a little longer before they move their FOB away, then we just go up to the States and join the resistance, I've heard rumors that their numbers are in the thousands, and they plan on attacking Atlanta's Bureau when they get to five thousand strong."
"Well, I still got to take care of Cathy, the loss of her mother has struck her hard, even if she's not my daughter, she sees me as her father" I replied with a tired sigh "I can just pray to the heavens above for reinforcements, we're just a group of ten against an army of over ten thousand Ponies and Newfoals."
"Now, I didn't take you for a religious person" Felipe grinned at me” or is there something you haven't told us yet?"
"Now's not the time for jokes jackass," Paula interfered punching him in the back of the head "Now eat the meat before it gets cold."
"Thanks, Paula, I don't know what would I do without you" I thanked her “Though, I have to ask where did you get this Pony?"
"Well, on the last scavenging run, Me and Felipe went to a run-down supermarket, sadly it was empty but we found this orange and blue pony standing guard with his back to us, so we killed him and brought him here" she replied with a smile "And I have to ask, has Cathy eaten yet? She's been like this for a week now, and she shows no signs of getting better"
"No, she hasn't, I've tried to coax her into eating meat, but she refuses, at least she still drinks water" I replied with a sigh " if this situation doesn't get any better, then I'm a loss on what to do"
"Damn, what's going on with that girl, if she keeps up with that she's gonna get herself killed" She added, cursing under her breath" Damn, has she at least eaten some protein bars?"
"Yes, at least she eats those, but she's still refusing to eat meat" I sighed I noted that I've done that a lot lately, nevertheless I still have a mission, I have to protect Cathy with my life, no matter the costs " Paula....."
"What?" she replied looking over to my direction “What is it Leo?"
I caught myself before doing something really stupid.
"It's nothing, just a train of thought, I'll go and explore more of the building, take care of Cathy while I'm gone, Okay?"
"You have my word, My Friend" She replied smiling softly" She won't leave my sight even for a second"
"Thanks, Paula" I smiled and thought"At least there's still someone I can trust my life with"
I began to don myself with my weapons of choice; The Combat Knife, I decided to call Luna, My three throwing knifes; My Machete, which I named Celestia and The Combat Shotgun, I baptized as Applejack.
I also grabbed some bandages and extra shells for Applejack. And put on a mask that kept my face hidden to everyone. Even though I knew that the ponies would not hesitate to kill or convert me, it was better to remain hidden. Sometimes, it was Life or Death, and I wasn't about to surrender myself to those ponies.
"Better to go now" I mused to myself "After all, the darker, the better"
New Canterlot, Old France, Earth
Everything was going according to the plan, her Newfoals and Ponies were decimating what was left of the miserable Humans.
Except Him, that human had been a nuisance ever since the beginning of The Convergence War, his head was at an all-time high of one hundred million bits to anypony who brought his head to her throne, yet there was no such luck,
everypony, griffon or mercenary she sent there never came back, it was almost as if He disappeared by art of magic, which wasn't possible due to Humans not possessing the ability to harness magic like any of her perfect little ponies could.
And that led to the latest report of failure by her so called "Elite Forces"
"What do you mean he escaped again" Helias Astra's, more known as Queen Celestia of The Royal Sun's angry voice shouted to the guardspony currently cowering beneath her unforgiving glare "Well? I demand answers!"
"I'm sorry Your Grace, it's just that the human keeps eluding our search patrols" Stated a cowering voice belonging to the guard, his brow was full of sweat and his normally glistening golden amour was battered and unpolished, dotted with holes. His blue mane was ragged and unkempt "please don't smite me Your Highness"
"I accept your apology" -the guard released a sigh of relief- "However that does not excuse you from failing me "Astra's indignated voice spat at him"you will receive the same punishment that traitors receive, now die you worm!"
"No please, Princess, have mer-" he was however cut short as a giant fireball encompassed his body and he began to scream in agony, the shrieks his throat emitted gurgled for a second and then, silence.
"Worthless pawn, you have failed me, once again. but no more" Astra's voice stated "may your soul forever burn in Tartarus" she seethed, as she walked off into the halls of the former Palace of Versailles. She had to admit to herself that it was truly a great piece of architecture, even if it was made by those disgusting humans. She then directed her attention towards a pony with purple and golden amour, the current Captain of her ponies and successor of the traitor Shining Armor.
“Captain, dispatch a small strike force to attack the peskiest of humans, don’t bother to convert him, I want him here, and we have some unsettled scores to even out.”
“Yes Your Highness, it shall be done, may I ask something, Your Grace?” The Captain inquired in timid voice, fearing the worst.
“What is it, Captain, I don’t have all evening.”
“Which is the last known location of the human, Your Highness?” The Captain asked, wording his question carefully, lest it cost him his life. “To better have a point of reference where to begin his search”
“The last report of this human’s activity was in Old Britain, Captain” Helias Astra’s voice resonated through the halls, as if they produced an endless echo. all sound stopped, the hoof-falls of the Captain were no longer audible; in shock he had stopped in his tracks.
“How is that possible, humans are destroyed when in contact with The Barrier” The shocked answer of the Captain broke the silence that had befallen them. “He should be dead.”
“I don’t know Captain, but I suspect it has something to do with my Dear Sister and my Niece” Astra’s reply sounded, like a thousand drums of war had been stricken at the exact same time a roaring inferno ignited in her eyes as she spat those words of hatred intermingled with a hint of pain. But the pain was drowned in an ocean of despite and hatred. “Captain, find the human, bring him back here, I don’t care if you lose all your stallions, I want him here, NOW!!!”
“At once, Your Highness, my Stallions and I won’t fail you, I promise.” The Captain sounded off, trotting fast towards the barracks. He had a job to do, and he would not fail his Goddess.
“Prepare yourself Ape, because today you shall meet your end”
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Crystal Empire, Frozen North, Rebel HQ
It was a cold day, even by the Frozen North's standards. The facility had to be constantly heated via magic and the Crystal Guard had nothing to do but to sit there heating the HQ up, the unicorns at least. the earth ponies, pegasi and threstals did commoner chores but not less important, yet nopony could shake the feeling that they were being watched with every single move, from the shadows. in truth they were being watched, but not watched by the Treacherous Sun Goddess but by their princesses, they watched to see how they coped with their new rebel lives.
"Luna, this can't go like this any longer, if it does I'm afraid our ponies will snap" The worried voice of Princess Mi Amore Cadenza resonated through out the cold corridors. "If they snap that can lead them to go towards Celestia's side, seeking peace"
Princess Luna whirled around glaring at her niece, her eyes white with fury and magic
"That monster is not the Tia We knew, thou know that very well Cadence, you knew it from the moment she started with this campaign to wipe out the Humans" replied Luna she took a moment to calm herself and looked Princess Cadence in the eye " We're sorry niece, it was unbecoming of us to shout towards an equal"
"There's nothing to be sorry about auntie, this war has gotten into us in some way or another" Replied Cadence, compasion and understanding shining in her eyes "How do you think the Humans are doing?"
"Bad, that is for sure, the last report that came from the spies we have in Helias Astra's ranks are of mass murder and raping; they say that The Tyrant's stallions are remorseless, every town they enter, only ponies go out alive, the rest however, aren't that lucky."
Author's Note
I lel'd when I first read a TCB it wasn't a serious one just a trollfic but that started me onto the TCB-verse from then on I started to read only TCB where humans won like one of my favourites The Conversion Bureau: New Tactics I, II and III
