Spikezillaby DartagnenChaptersAwakeningDiscoveryMemories Part 1DisasterRecoveryMemories Part 2JaponyAwakeningA cave painting of a spiked creature showed. Large spinal plates covering it's back. Razor sharp fangs and claws were painted. The cave painting looked ancient, almost as if it were there for more than centuries, telling a story of one creature. A medieval painting, showing humanoid pony like creatures, trying to slay a beast. Fire erupted from it's jaws, rows of spikes went down it's back, it's lips curled into a soundless snarl. The ponies wore knight armor, thinking it would protect them. They were wrong. A picture of an ancient creature, dead, on the sand. It was massive, nothing but bones. However, it showed men around it, spears and swords, as if they knew something the cameraman did not. A massive picture of a fish was shown, devouring a man whole. Men had spears, stabbing into it, arrows and scars dotting across the creature's scales and fins. A old, soundless video turned on. Ponies waved at the camera, on top of a strange boat. The date was 1954. To those, it was the beginning of the nuclear and magical age. The strange machine was called a 'submarine'. It showed islanders looking off in the distance, seeing an ancient creature. Spinal plates surfaced from the water in a silent display. The spines were massive, belonging to a creature more ancient than pony kind. Stallions, wearing army uniforms, watched from boats to see the massive creature. It continued to move, the soldiers wearing looks of fear and gave looks that would make anyone scared. The frames switched, to show an overhead view of the spinal plates, moving at a pace that belonged to the owner's knowledge. It changed to show three cartoon islands, satellites and landlines dotting up on them. It then showed Soldiers running two and fro, right next to missiles, loading them onto boats. Another view of the spinal plates, moving slower this time. A pony pointed at the radar, a large object heading towards them. Ponies sat down, wearing goggles, science coats covering them. "Ten, nine, eight..." Helicopters moved away from an island, carrying personal and scientists away. A large creature flew towards the island, making them glare at it. It was massive, a blue exoskeleton covering it's body. It had crab like claws, large bat like wings, and a scorpion tail, giving a shrill roar. "Seven, six, five, four..." A strange device was being held by two ladders. It was green in color, with a yellow stripe going down the middle. A sign was on it, showing that it was no ordinary test. It showed a head, with spines going down it's neck, and this little present was going to a special creature. It had a bear like snout, green spikes and had purple scales. "Three, two, one..." A creature surfaced, water exploding out in an brilliant display. The creature had three large rows of spinal plates going down it's back. White foam covered it's face, hiding what it looked like. Purple scales were visible, containing over hundreds of tons of weight and muscle. It's spinal plates were green, raising from the water like a dagger through flesh. Another shrill roar echoed out, the giant saurian sighting the insect. It's tail slammed into the insect, sending into the island. The giant dinosaur gave a glare that could kill, it's chest puffing out slowly. It then opened it's maw, letting loose a roar that shook the very heavens. "SHREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNGNGNGNGNGNGNGNGNNNNNNN!!!!!" The two titans clashed, the saurian biting onto the arthropod's neck, tearing into it's exoskeleton. A shrill roar erupted from it, the large dinosaur throwing the bug away. It suddenly stabbed it's tail into the saurian's chest, making it roar in pain, before the insect tackled the monster down. They wrestled on the ground, the insect freeing itself and flew around the dinosaur. The monster's wound started to slowly repair, it's glare unwavering. A strange sound started to go through the air. It started as a low pitch, the saurian's tail raising up, a green light showing. It started to trail up, traveling up the creature's spinal plates. It sounded like tesla coils humming to life, the saurian's eyes started to glow green, nuclear fumes pouring from it's nostrils and gills. Water evaporated around it, it's chest expanding, it's lungs burning from the lack of air. It then opened it's bear like maw, nuclear radiation spewing from them, looking like emerald flames, making the insect screech in pain as it's armor and organs burned from the heat. The saurian stopped the beam, roaring in victory, until it saw the insect started to repair it's organs and skin, making it give an annoyed growl. It looked towards the humanoid ponies, it's glare softening. It then turned back to the insect, before the small metal device started to beep. It exploded, catching the saurian by surprise. A cloud, shaped like a fungus, raised high into the air, sending smoke and ash into the air. Nearby boats were blown back from the force, ponies cheering and clapping as it went off. Soldiers shook hands, some even hugging each other. The cloud rose higher into the air, nearby islands being burnt and scorched. The smell of smoke was thick in the air, before trees were blown away by a powerful force. Water, dirt, rock; everything was blown back by the force, before it hit the camera filming it. Ashes fell from the sky, white smoke filling the air, before something moved in front of the camera. Suddenly, a foot moved, making the ponies stop cheering, the saurian coming out of the smoke. All it's wounds were now healed, it giving the ponies a look. It then looked at the insect, now charred and dead, and raised it's maw to the sky, letting loose a roar of victory heard for miles. It then slowly walked into the water, before diving into it, disappearing into the depths of the ocean. SPIKEZILLA A spinning rotor was heard, a helicopter flying around a mountain. It was 1999, fourty years later, and it was really busy. The helicopter turned, showing a mining field. Hundreds of men walked around, climbing ladders, or carrying equipment. The helicopter landed, sending dust into the air. A mare stepped out, purple fur. She had a horn on her head, with two wings on her back, wearing a while button up shirt with black jeans. She also wore a suit vest, black in color. "Doctor Sparkle?" The mare's name was Twilight Sparkle, and she was on a classified mission. A guard appeared at her side, blue hair and a white coat, wearing golden armor. "Yes." Twilight answered, seeing the doctor. "Thank god your here, Sparkle, my men found something." The stallion said, walking off, muttering silently. Twilight followed him, the guard behind her snorting in an amused fashion. "Our diggers found a source of radiation. Thinking it was a radiation pocket, we stacked the heavy machines, when suddenly," They stopped, seeing a large hole in the ground in front of them. It was easily a mile wide, destroyed or bent machines on the other side, "The valley under them fell, we speculate about fifty workers went down with it." Twilight gave a whistle of awe, before the doctor led them away, the guard stopping to stare for a minute, before following the two scientists. "I've got a bad feeling about this," The guard muttered, the three getting ready to get suits on. Unknown to them, a parasitic life form dug out of the ground a miles away from them, giving clicking growls and roars. It started to head towards the ocean, leaving dead trees in it's path as well and a large trail of dirt. DiscoveryTwilight gave a look around, a hazmat suit covering her body. Other ponies with gear were all around her, studying the area. It was dark in the cavern, the only source of light was a few flash lights, dotting here and there. The sound of clicking hit her ears as she looked over, one of the ponies carrying a strange device, measuring the radiation levels. "My ponies found this cavern, the radiation and magical levels were only half what they were. Seems like when we opened it, it started to fill." The stallion from earlier said, before Twilight came upon a large stalagmite. Suddenly, a light shined on it, showing it was not a pillar of stone, but a giant fossilized rib. Twilight started in interest, slowly examining it. It tood to be twenty feet tall, reaching towards the ceiling. It was dark, but still had a little yellow on it, indicating the difference between the stone and the fossil. "It's some kind of fossil, isn't it?" The stallion asked, making Twilight nod silently. "I've been diggin' holes for 25 years and I've never seen anything like it." Suddenly, flood lights turned on, traveling down the cavern, indicating something that would make scientists squeal in happiness. A large ribcage was shown, Twilight and many workers standing on it's spinal cord. It has a long tail attached to it, the large skeleton about 276 feet tall had it stood up. The guard, known as Shining Armor, Twilight's brother, saw something that made him shiver; a giant skull. It was box like, massive, probably holding a brain most species would die to have, looking like a bear's maw. Large, triangular teeth were attached to it's jaws, showing a smile that would've made dragons jealous, a large, maple leaf like spike erupted from the ground, Shining stared at the skull for a moment longer, before returning his gaze towards Twilight, who was following the stallion in charge. Suddenly, a man whistled, catching their attention, taking pictures of two strange things hanging on the ceiling. The machine that one of the stallions held started clicking faster and faster once he was scanning the two pods. A stallion held a camera, filming the pods. "One looks broken, as if something hatched from it." The stallion pointed out, seeing one of the pods, was indeed, broken. Twilight saw a stream of sunlight, following it. What she saw made her grimace. Shining kept staring at the open pod, the other glowing a little, making the stallions and mares go get machines to get it out of the cavern. He noticed Twilight was staring at something, then walked over to her, seeing a giant hole in the ceiling, sunlight going though, making him blink, trying not to be blind. When his eyes adjusted, he saw the large hole had been dug by a massive creature. The rotors were heard again, the helicopter flying over head, the pilots staring at the path of destruction which led to the sea. Twilight gave a sigh of annoyance, before nodding to Shining. Shining pulled out a radio and said, "They were right. We're gonna need to know where that thing is heading." _________________________________________________________________ Ponyjira, Japony 1999 A.L.B (After Luna's Banishment) The sound of roaring was heard, a young filly getting up from her bed. Dinosaurs were scattered on the ground, along with some dragon toys. In the corner, a large, dinosaur like creature, grey scaled in color, shot blue 'flames' out of it's mouth, hitting a large, three headed golden dragon. It had maple leaf like spinal plates going down it's back, it's eyes glowing blue. The filly grabbed a sign, walking towards the sound of talking. She stopped, a little bow on her head. A young mare walked behind her, a stetson on her head instead of a bow. They peeked around the corner, seeing an older mare arguing on the phone. "No, Ah'm tellin' ya that these earth shakin' ain't natural." The mare said, Applejack and AppleBloom looking at each other. "Granny's awake?" Appejack asked, making Bloom nod. "She's never awake this early in tha mornin'." "Ya'll think Ah should put this somewhere?" AppleBloom asked, looking at the teenage mare. "Prolly..." She responded, before giving a smile. "Go get dressed, ya got school today." "Nonononononononono, I'm tellin' ya that tha stallions in charge should hear 'bout dis." She said, before both the young mares left to get ready. _____________________________________________________________________ Big Mac stood in the doorway, watching as AppleBloom ran off to the bus, picking other young fillies and colts up. She stopped, waved at thee smiling Big Mac, then got into the bus. Big Mac sighed, seeing her go, then started to walk with Granny Smith and Applejack. Applejack opened the carriage door, seeing their grandmother get out of the house. It was a cloudy day, water hung from carriages all around, mates and stallions walking around, chatting or enjoying the morning. "Look, Coolgate, with all honor, an' respect, an' all that, Ah dun wanna seem like tha old crazy mare that has no idea what's goin' on. Just hurry on up and get them." Granny said, giving a sigh, ending the phone call, muttering something. "She made ya a sign." Applejack said, getting into the carriage's passenger. Big Mac got into the back, silent as ever, his thoughts unspoken. "For yer birthday." Granny Smith smiled, giving a chuckle. "Sweet little filly." She then put her seat belt on, starting to ride away with Applejack and Big Mac. "So, where're we goin'?"Applejack asked, making Granny Smirth smile. "Me and Mac here are gunna head towards the plant, you're gunna go to the Apple Orchard and see how much Cider we have in stock." Applejack groaned in annoyance, making the older mare chuckle. "It's better than headin' towards a borin' workplace." Big Mac said, making Applejack roll her eyes. "Ah'm sure ya'll be able to visit the workplace some day, just don't worry about it." Granny Smith said, stopping the carriage, Applejack getting out. "We'll pick ya up later, little one." Applejack gave a sigh, seeing the carriage ride away. She gave a snarl, seeing the magical energy plant in the distance, smoke pouring from the tops. She then muttered curses under her breath, walking towards a barn, going inside. One of the cows mooed, seeing her, sheep and goats bleeting in the background. She would not know the future horror that would befall the plant she despised at the moment. _____________________________________________________________________________________ The sound of the underwater world was heard, whales singing happily in the distance. A school of fish started to swim around spires rising out of the water. Volcanic openings dotted around the sea floor, sending heat into the water, along with bubbles. Suddenly, the large spires moved, turning light green in color. They rose a little, as if the ground was breathing. The stones started to move, breaking off of the saurian creature. Purple scales were shown with what little lights there were. Legs, thick, like a tree trunk, held toed claws, slamming into the ground, sending dust into the water. Four clawed arms were shown, gills decorating the creature's neck. A whale passing by suddenly swam away, a bear like snout snapping where it was. The massive dinosaur gave a frown, multiple sounds hitting it, but that's not what made it frown. An echo sounded out, a small sound, but it gave the monster frown anyway. "NGNGNGNGNGNGNGNGNGNGNGNNNNNNNNN!" The monster gave a rumbling growl deep from it's chest, any creature nearby now frightened by the massive, ancient creature. Emerald green eyes held eons of knowledge and wisdom, along with memories, from it's hatching to now. Faust, it felt old. Well, calling the creature an IT was a little wrong, so, he moved a little forward. His underbelly had the same light green color as his spinal plates, the massive creature standing 367 feet tall. If one were to stand in his presence, the first thought would be "God". He then looked around, before heading towards the surface. His powerful limbs and tail made it easy to swim, making him surface a few moments later. He looked around, feeling something powerful in a far off land. His frown softened, a smile plastering his maw now, knowing that power anywhere. "Celestia..." He sniffed the air, before inhaling. His large chest expanded, before he opened his bear like maw to release a sound that many hadn't heard in a long time. "SHREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNGNGNGNGNGNGNNNNNNNNN!" ______________________________________________________________________ Celestia felt a shiver go down her spine, looking towards the horizon. He powerful gaze softened a little, feeling something powerful, far off in the oceans. She gave a soft smile, her meeting forgotten for the moment. "Spike..." "Your Majesty?" Someone interrupted her fond memories, giving the group in front of her a soft smile. "I'm fine, don't worry about it." Celestia calmed everyone, the setting sun casting an orange glow across her throne room. "Just thinking of old friends..." She added, silently, before returning her full attention towards the Day Court, her mind bored now. "I'll see him again...soon..." Memories Part 1Celestia remembered that day, when HE had shown up. It was one of the worst days of her life, besides banishing the creature she once called her sister. In a few years, Luna would return, she knew that, but, this was possibly something worse than an eternal night. She would stare at the sunset, knowing that HE would awaken again, only a brief feeling, but she felt the immortal power, more powerful than hers. She was considered a goddess, which was true, however, this creature was a true God. He awoken a few moments ago, but she felt him return to his home in the depths. She shifted in her seat, remembering the day...The day Equestria was almost destroyed by one of Discord's creations. Her jaw clenched at the mention of his name, Discord, she felt that if one mentioned his name, she could feel his fanged smile, making her frown. She rarely got angry, but, this was an exception. The 'God of Chaos' and his daughter, Eris, were strange creatures, having magical powers that made no sense. She could feel when he would escape, sooner or later, and soon, he'd release Eris, his daughter. He always found a way to annoy her, even in his stone prison. A shiver went don her spine, remembering the large saurian her thoughts had turned to. The massive dinosaur was powerful beyond measure, when he walked, the very ground shook, and his roar split the heavens with no problem. He was massive, and his power rivaled the Sun she moved every day. This monster...no...that wasn't right, calling him a monster. This...God...yes, that's the word. This God was the show of a time long gone, but still was very well known once he walked through. the God was primordial, making Celestia look like a mere foal, just born, compared to him. He was two-hundred million years old, Celestia couldn't even hold a candle to that. He, however, was not an angry God, as was his ancestors. He was a Guardian, not like Discord. He was Nature's prize, only hers alone, at least, the only one seen. He had protected the creatures of this planet for eons, paintings shown in old caves of him and other Gods. She remembered the day she first met him...it wasn't a good first meeting to say the least. _____________________________________ Celestia had a wonderful morning. She had her coffee, got ready with her regal dress, ate some cake, and had no problem with the nobles. The only problem was, she was having a splitting headache. Her horn felt like raw, magical power was being pushed into it, then suddenly sucked back out. She was in Hoofishima, the year was 1945. Equestria and Japony was called in for an agreement, a treaty. This was happily agreed on, but, every Unicorn in the city felt the splitting headache she did. No one paid any mind to it, however, as a bigger disaster was heading just over the horizon A dragon, called Junior, was called in, to help with the negotiations. He was a Radiation expert and a Paleontologist; a strange field of study for just one drake. He knew both the language of Equestria and Japony, making him the right choice, having the patience to wait centuries, without loosing his temper, and had a calm attitude all of the time. His scales were a dark grey, his eyes toxic yellow, his spikes were as white as bones, and held an air of respect around him. He and Celestia had a wonderful discussion about Dinosaurs. He was talking about a new species he dug up, and called it a Gojirasaurus, in honor of an ancient creature in Japonies mythology. He was a large creature, described to be a protector and knight of Nature. The way he described it, the creature was massive, and had bony, white protrusions from it's back. It's scales were as black as the night, and spewed blue fire, though was no dragon. The creature's scales were tougher than a dragons, almost all weapons would do nothing to him. He was said to be strong enough to make Celestial Animals, such as an Ursa Major, back away. This "Gojira" was said to be the God and King of all monsters. He and his kind were called 'Kaiju', and it was told that he may return in a different form, though similar to his old form. Junior said that once he did, the lives of many would be lost, but, a brighter future will be certain. A mare, with peach fur and a dark brown mane, whispered to Junior, making him grimace. He gave a worried glance towards the city, noticing the beauty of it, the afternoon sun making it shine. "It was nice meeting you Celestia, but I must regret to inform you I'm needed else where; a nuclear power plant has been attacked by a strange creature, so I have to supervise the clean up crew." Junior said, bowing before leaving the room, leaving Celestia alone. "Good to meet you too, Junior." She waved, giving a friendly smile. Junior walked towards a plane, the mare behind him, the drake muttering to himself. Though the mare was confused, she didn't question him. He suddenly stopped, then looked off to the horizon, giving a smile. "He's coming." Junior said, making the mare give a questionable look. "As the legends foretold, almost as if he knew this would happen." He then sighed, a little smoke went out of his nostrils. "My father told me something I would never forget, you want to hear it?" "Of course, master." The mare said, giving a small smile, knowing the reptilian creature said many wise things. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, "Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." I suppose we all thought that one way or another." Celestia gave a frown, feeling the headache come on, much stronger than before, before something caught her attention. It was a small feeling, but it was growing more powerful by the second. Suddenly, a screech hit her ears, making her wince in pain, covering her ears. She looked out, gasping; a large centipede like creature came out of the water, slamming it's body into one of the buildings, taking who knows how many lives. It gave another shriek, it's red scales shining in the sunlight. It started to move in the city, stepping on mares, stallions, and foals alike as the city evacuated. It's jaws chomped onto many, killing them with thousands of tons of bite force. It slammed it's body into another building, smoke filling the skies. A stallion checked his watch, seeing it stop ticking. A foal cried, it's parents had been crushed under a falling building. The monster noticed the crying foal, and descended upon her, ready to eat her, before it's antenna twitched, making it stop, and look towards the ocean. Celestia followed the insect's eyes, then gasped, seeing three rows of spinal plates starting to rise from the water. They were emerald green in color, swimming very fast, the middle row being the largest compared to the others. The insect backed away from the foal, water flowing through the streets, stopping just in front of the little foal. Suddenly, in a flurry of black and white taking her away from the battle. "NGNGNGNGNGNNNNNNNNN!" A large rumble was heard, the growling appearing from the creature with the spinal plates. The insect shrieked, seeing the newest monster, glaring at it. The water finally parted, showing a creature that made Celestia's eyes widen in fear and awe. It stood to be over 300 feet tall, bright purple scales covering it's body like natural armor. It's spinal plates were like maple leaves, jagged and jutting up, the sound of rumbling was heard again. This new monster towered over the other, it's arms, kind of short, but reminded her of a primate's, held four clawed finger, strong enough to rip obsidian like it was nothing. It's neck held gills, but it was warm blooded, like all the giant creatures from it's era. Powerful jaws, bear like, held the biggest teeth that anypony had ever seen. The creature's tail whipped around behind it, large, crocodilian looking. The plates ended at the tip of it's massive tail, legs, thick like tree trunks, stepped, cracking the ground under it. Ponies gasped in fear, before an old stallion smiled silently, before uttering one word. "Gojira." It's eyes, emerald green in color, glared all of it's hate towards the insect, the portals of it's vision showed eons of knowlege, making Celestia feel like a foal compared to it. It looked at the ponies, it's gaze softening, seeing the peaceful creatures. It then did something that made them confused; it smiled. It made a movement with it's massive head, almost as if permitting the ponies to leave the area. The ponies took what the creature had allowed them to do; run away, as fast and as far as they could. The ponies who survived the attack would remember this, telling their children of the saurian that had spared them. This...God...was one full of mercy. The saurian gave a snarl, seeing the insect shriek loudly. It inhaled, it's lips curling back, the air around the two giant monsters grew silent. The saurian's chest puffed out massively, making the insect back away a little. The God thrust it's head forward, opening it's maw to release a noise that would split the heavens and shake the earth itself. "SHREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNGGGGGNGNGNGNGNGNNNNNNNN!" DisasterBig Mac started to suit up, putting on a gas mask, his green eyes showing through the clear plastic part of it. Three other stallions were with them, their masks attached to a tank on their back, allowing them to breath, the suits glowed a little in the red light. "Alright, let's make this quick." Mac said through the radio in his suit, adjusting his gloves, the other stallions nodded. One stallion had a dark brown coat, light brown highlights in his mane, a cutie mark of a gas mask, with flames surrounding it, on his flank. His name was Pyro, and this was his fourth year on the job in the nuclear plant. His eyes were a light green, with specks of brown. He was a Unicorn. The second had light blue fur on his body, his mane ice white, his eyes were teal. On his flank, was a cutie mark of data, marking he was good with computers and machines. This was his fourth month on the job. He was also a Unicorn. The third, and final, had a black coat of fur. His mane was white, spike like, and his eyes were a toxic yellow mixed with red. On his flank, was a radiation sign, yellow and black, showing his job with the nuclear plant. This was his first year on the job. Everytime he smiled, it showed his canines, fang like. He was an Earth Pony. The large door in front of them started to open, all of them entering, hearing the door shut behind them. Granny was walking with another mare, the mare looking like she was in mid-twenties. A drake stood next to her, giving a worried look, searching through the papers. "The earthquakes are getting closer." The drake said, giving a growl of annoyance. "Could be aftershocks of the Fillypenes earthquake." "No, sunny, these aren't aftershocks...'quakes are random, dun' repeat, these are precise, repeating." Granny said, looking at the paper. They entered the control room, hundreds of buttons and lights on the walls and boards, technology running through the room like a giant snake. Unicorns and Earth Ponies sat down in desks, reading the technology as if it were a book, turning ever knob or pushing buttons that confused anyone who wasn't trained on this job. ___________________________________________ A creature, with a black body, made purely of chitin, surfaced from the bay, giving a clicking growl as it stood up. It was barely the size of the medium sized buildings around it, but it paid no attention to them. A white stripe went along it's side, large, butterfly like wings showing from it's back. It's head, like a triangle, was showing, it's lower jaw mandibles, it's mouth filled with sharp teeth. In the distance, the aura of red energy was showing in it's vision. It didn't see, like normal creatures, it's red, glowing eyes could only see magic and radiation. That was it's food source. It lifted it's right forearm, the sound giving off of it was like a beating heart, it's arm giving a pattern of glowing. As it raised it's arm, it's eyes were glaring at the lower creatures. It then slammed it's claw into the ground, a massive, invisible wave of energy ripping out of it's body and outwards. All kinds of energy was shut off, lights flickering off, cars stopping in the middle of the road, Unicorns could feel a massive headache throughout the city, confusing Pegasi and Earth ponies. A Pegasus tried to fly, only to find out his wings would only leave him grounded. Eath ponies tried using their strength, such as Applejack, but only found a hurt hoof, feeling tired, the energy leaving their bodies. It gave a shriek, startling the city awake, the cloudy sky letting loose some rain, turning into a torrent of water. It looked around, seeing glowing energy, all of the colors different from each other, 'seeing' the magic in the lesser creatures. It walked forward, it's jaws opening, then engulfed ten of the ponies, making the other run. It's jaws filled with the crunchy creatures, their bones and blood appearing in it's mouth as it fed. energy ran throughout it's body, making it happy. It started to walk forward, releasing another clicking shriek. It's lower mandibles opened a little to show sharp teeth, it's chitin armor protected it from conventional fire, tanks rolling in and firing at the creature. It felt the missiles pound into it's armor, feeling like the stinging of a small insect. It gave a clicking growl, raising it's arm again, ready for an EMP attack. It slammed it's claw into the ground, shutting off the tanks, then walked forward, crushing them under it's feet. These creatures only gave it a little energy, it needed a real supply, and soon. It looked up, seeing a structure that looked like two tubes rising out of the ground. The energy supply would be able to feed it for more than a decade. It gave an unearthly howl, walking towards the structure. It was ready to feed. It started to walk forward, crushing ponies under it's feet, engulfing a dozen or two. Soldiers started to fire at it, only gaining it's attention. Explosives pounded into it's carapace, making it give a clicking growl of annoyance. It would teach these equines what it was to mess with a superior life form. It howled, rushing forward, surprising the soldiers with speed for a creature that size. It locked it's jaws onto a tank, starting to swallow it whole as the others fired at it. bullets, though did nothing, were being fired without pause. It turned, slamming it's claw into a building, raining rubble onto the equines below. Those that survived quickly vanished into it's maw, the creature giving out a howl as it fed off of their bones and energy. It's glowing eyes looked over some of the escaping ponies, it crushing and eating as many as it could. It's stomach growled at it, making it whimper silently. These creatures were too small to be considered even a snack. They attack and run, but did little more than give it a little energy each time it feasted. It slammed it's body through a building, making it fall down, killing the ponies in it easily. It then swiped one of it's claws at the ground, taking the souls of a dozen stallions with one single, bloody swoop. A large, red, wet stain was all that was left, making it growl in annoyance, seeing it couldn't feed off of them more. It raised it's head, seeing the massive, red energy getting closer, the creature giving a clicking growl as it walked forward, leaving a trail of destruction and death. ____________________________________ Granny watched as the scanner printed out something, looking like waved, the ground shaking and lights flickering. She gave a look of fear, then looked at the stallion that walked with her. "Are we runnin' at full power?" She asked, making the stallion nod. "Yes, why do yo-" "Shut it down, all of it." She ordered, before giving orders left and right. She grabbed a walkie-talkie, speaking into it, "Mac, you there? Mac?" Big Mac in question was walking down a hallway, feeling the ground shake under them. His eyes widened as he heard a hissing sound. He looked towards the other end of the hallway, seeing radioactive fumes start to pour out, making the team start to run. ________________________________________________ The radio sparked to life, "Granny! Granny, do you read?" "I read, Mac, how's you're-" "There's a breach, Granny. Me an' the others are heading back right now." "Listen to me, an' listen good; once the radiation hits you, you can't survived for five minutes, with or without the suit." Granny smith gave a growl of anger, looking to a stallion. "Are the doors on manual?" "Yes, but I don't see-" The stallion replied, giving a confused look, then gained a look of understanding. "Miss Smith, we can not do that, the rules forbid it!" "Keep 'em open, my grandson is still in there!" Granny said, running out the door. ______________________________________________ Mac and his team kept running, their hooves beating against the ground, the sounds echoing off the halls, besides the hissing of the nuclear fumes, which was gaining on them. They jumped over pipes and metal, which was wretched loose when the shaking got stronger and stronger. One of the stallions was lagging behind, before his body was consumed with radiation. He screamed violently, feeling all the energy swallow his body, tearing off his mask. His face started to melt, him screaming in pain as his flesh was torn off his bones. His skeleton dropped a few moments later, the flesh off of it, the bones stripped clean. Mac started to run faster, but noticed the stallion wit black fur and a white mane fell, making him stop. He turned, running towards the stallion, trying to help him up. Mac looked up, seeing the fumes only ten feet away, making him smile sadly. _______________________________________________ Granny Smith ran past the other workers, seeing them run away from something. She then walked around a corner, seeing a large door. On the side, there was a control panel. She hit one of the buttons, asking, "Is it on manual?" "Yes, it is, but you have to shut it, now, before the entire city becomes a nuclear dead-zone." The stallion replied, but Granny Smith ignored him, watching down the hall. "C'mon, ya big lug, c'mon..." Suddenly, the end of the hallway was met with a white mist, making Granny frown. It started to trek towards her, it's radiation clawing towards her. She felt a few unshed tears in her eyes, seeing the fumes get closer. She then shut the door, the door sliding down just in time. The fumes hit the door, making her sob violently. Her tears rolled down her face, sadness filling her being. She looked up, seeing two stallions start pounding on the door, yelling, but she couldn't hear it. "I'm sorry." She said, before Mac pushed them out of the way, tearing his mask off. "Take care of 'em, Granny." Mac said through his mic, making her cry even more, the red stallion smiling sadly, a look of understanding and calm in his eyes. Two more doors shut, Granny sobbing more, cursing herself silently, but she heard a strange clicking sound, feeling the building shake again. _____________________________________________________ It had found the food source it needed, but it was blocked by the lower creature's structures. No matter, it would get what it wanted easily. It slammed it's claw through one of the large, funnel like objects, breaking through it easily. Dust covered it's body, making it unseeable, it's jaws opening to release a clicking shriek, happy it had found food. The smaller creatures ran, terrified, but it wouldn't bother them now. It had found what it wanted, and unless the creatures wanted it, it wouldn't bother them. It gave a clicking growl as the funnel fell, sending concrete and metal to the ground, it's jaws opening to taste the energy, making it growl, happy. _______________________________________________________ At a school, a few miles away, AppleBloom looked out of the classroom, the teacher urging them out, seeing the nuclear plant fall, her eyes going watery. "Granny? Mac? AJ?" Recovery15 years later Applejack blinked as the bay doors opened, making her wince as Celestia's sun pierced her eyes. She blinked a few times, before looking around, seeing other soldiers getting ready and packing. She got up, adjusting the Stetson on her head, she grabbed her bag, slowly watching as the doors finished opening. "Ya got any family waiting for ya?" A dragoness asked behind her, Barb was her name. Barb had light green eyes, the pupils slitted, like a snake. She had dark purple scales, emerald green spines and underbelly. She was a little taller then Applejack, but, considering Barb was a dragon, it made sense. "I hope so." Applejack said, giving a soft smile, hearing someone shout, but, she didn't pay attention. "Well, let me give you a bit of advise, my friend; take some time to relax. It's one of the few things they don't train you for." Barb said in a joking attitude, making the farm mare chuckle. "Alright! Let's head out!" A stallion yelled, making the duo follow the group. _________________Ponyville_________ Applejack closed her eyes, giving a smile as she heard the giggling of a foal. The smell of burning wax met her nostrils, before the giggling was hushed. "Don't look, give us a minute." A female voice said, signaling it was Applebloom. "Yeah, Mom, don't look yet." A young, male voice said, making Applejack smile more. "Okay, open your eyes now." Applejack opened her eyes, before giving a gasp of surprise. There it was; a chocolate cake. It had frosting, pink in color, around the edges, with the crude drawing of a dragon-pony hybrid on it, and Applejack on it. "Oh mah stars!" Applejack said, before looking at the Kirin and Applebloom, seeing them smile. The Kirin has a dark green mane, with emerald eyes, sharp canines, and only stood up to Applejack's waist. His scales were under his dark purple fur, dark purple in color as well. His name was Minilla, having dark green freckles on his cheeks. The small rows of spikes when down his back, emerald green in color, his long tail waving behind him, showing her was excited. His head was bear like, him showing jewel eating teeth. "Aunty Pinkie Pie made this for you, mommy!" Minilla said, smiling happily, putting the cake on the table, a sign hung from the ceiling behind him. It showed a crude drawing of the kirin and Applejack, saying, "WELCOME HOME, MOMMY" in orange letters. He then pointed to the drawing, saying, "That's you. And that's me." "What's it say?" She asked, grinning from the banner. "Welcome home, Mommy." He read out. "C'mon, Mini, we gotta eat this cake!" Applebloom said, excited, the teenage mare sitting down, the six year old kirin sitting down with them. "Mommy's home. Means cake every night." Applejack said, making Applebloom giggle. "No, Ah dun think so!" Applebloom proclaimed, despite Minilla's excited look. "Mommy's home, means cake every night." Applejack said playfully, smiling, despite Applebloom's playful objections. She stopped laughing, only to look at Minilla, noticing the brown spot on Minilla's eye. "How did ya'll get cake on your eye?" Applejack asked, licking her finger, then wipe it away. "Aunty did it." Minilla said, making them laugh again. A hour later, Applejack laying in bed with Minilla, tickling his stomach, making him laugh and giggle, squirming under her one armed hug. His eyes were filled with joy, making Applejack laugh. "If ya'll keep gigglin', Ah can't go tah sleep." She said playfully, before she settled him down, smiling. "Mom, will you be here tomorrow?" Minilla asked innocently, making Applejack kissing his forehead. "Of course Ah will." Applejack promised, making him smile contently. "Now, night, mah little angel." "Night mommy." He said, giving her a kiss on the cheek, before closing his eyes and resting on the pillow. She got out of his room, softly closing the door behind her, giving a happy sigh. Applejack was now 24 years old, and a happy mother. She lived with the Elements of Harmony in Ponyville, exactly seven years after Lord Tirek was defeated. Twilight said she and the other Princesses had found something, so she had to travel all the way to Japony to get it. She sighed sadly, remembering what happened that fateful day, so many years ago. She missed Macintosh dearly, but, she tried to move one, Faust rest his soul. She went downstairs, sitting down with Applebloom, seeing her get some cider for the both of them. "So, got any interesting stories from the front? How's Uncle Sarge doin'?" Applebloom asked, making Applejack smile. "Ya know Sarge, "killing the dirty blue scourge" and whatnot. He's still got his trusty shotgun with 'im too." Applejack replied, then started to drink the cider. "And get this, they seem to have somehow "traveled forward in time". That's gonna be a long story to tell." "Well, we got nothin' but time." Applebloom offered, ready to hear the story. "Well, it all started in a place called "Blood Gulch", an-" "RIIIIIING!" "Ah'll get it." Applebloom said, going to the phone. "Ya'll are still tellin' me that story." She picked it up. "Hello?" "Who is it?" Applejack asked, before she saw the young mare smile. "Yeah, we're her Grandaughters. Applejack and Applebloom." She then fell silent. "She did what?!" Applejack's ears flattened, her cringing from the yell. "Can ya'll keep it doww? Some of us have kids sleepin' in tha house." "Alrighty, we'll be right there." Applebloom said, sighing. She hung the phone up, before looking at Appejack. "It's Granny Smith. Ponies in Japony have arrested her, she was caught outside the fence, again." Applejack sighed, before getting up. "Where's mah hat?" Memories Part 2Celestia watched the sunset, her thoughts turning back to him. He awakened more then a decade ago, but why? She needed to know why, because nothing wakes a God unless it's powerful, and deadly. She gave a sigh, her mind muddled with thoughts and memories long forgotten. A soft bump made her thoughts disappear, making her look to her side, seeing her sister, Luna, there. "What is thy matter, dear sister." Luna asked, her tone slipping back to the old tongue. "Nothing, Lulu. Just thinking of an old friend." Celestia answered, giving a soft smile. "I'm worried about him, and, as you know, he isn't faring any better over the years." "Ah, I see. Thou art thinking about him again, aren't you?" Luna said, smiling softly. "It has been some time since I have been in his dreams." "Yes, sister, I am." Celestia said, before humming in thought. "Lulu?" "Yes, Tia?" Luna answered, giving a confused look. "Has Twilight perfected Starswirls time spell?" She asked, making Luna more confused. "Yes, Tia. Why do thou ask?" "Because, this mission I have for her may be the most important to all of us." Celestia said, thinking about a project, unheard of in decades. "It may stop us from extinction." __________________________ Hoofishima, Japony "Ground Zero" 7:42 AM, Year 1945 Cloud of smoke billowed from the streets of a once peaceful city. The sounds of towers creaking and groaning under their own weight echoed through the deserted streets. The roars of two titans clashing broke the creepy silence. The massive saurian gave a bellow of pain as the giant arthropod bit onto his arm. His hand curled into a fist and punched his enemy, making the giant creature back off. The saurian let loose a roar of pure anger, biting onto the arthropods armored head, the sound of crunching echoing out for hundreds of meters. The few thousand who chose to stay watched as the monsters duked it out in their once amazing city. The saurian was shook off, then slammed into a skyscraper, bringing the building down onto him. The only one brave enough to venture out was Celestia, her anger was boiling in her body, seeing the two monsters turn the city to ruins. Seeing the rubble not moving, the giant centipede started to move away, before a beam of pure magic hit it's chest, making it screech in pain. The beam stopped, the attack leaving a black marring on it's chest. The creature turned, seeing Celestia, a inferno of hatred, her eyes glowing gold. The creature gave a series of snorts, almost as if it were laughing at her. A big of ball of light slammed into it's chest, making it screech in pain. It glared at her with glowing orange eyes. It started to breath in, and before Celestia could expect it, it started to spit out an orange substance. Celestia threw up a shield, the golden bubble blocking the substance. A burning sensation ran through her glowing horn, and she looked up to see what was happening; The substance started to eat it's way though her shield, the substance acidic in nature. She flared out the shield, the shield exploding out, making the acid fly off. She looked around to see the spot she was standing on was the only spot not burned, the acid eating through the street easily. It reared it's head back, ready to spit more acid. Celestia prepared a counter spell, however, she didn't need it. A massive tail, 567 feet long, slammed the centipede through five buildings, making dust cover it. The saurian, thought to be dead, got up, it's emerald green eyes showed the flames of Hell. It lifted it's head, releasing an unearthly howl, heard for miles around. It seemed the roar split the earth and slammed through the heavens. Celestia watched in awe of the massive dinosaur, seeing the massive beast as a God. It's emerald green spinal plates shone in what little light there was, jagged, disgustingly beautiful is looks. It's bear like maw held jaws that would make most creatures jealous. Gills ran down it's neck, purple scales covering his body. It's arms, a little shorter than Celestia expected, were like a primates, holding four clawed fingers. It's legs, thick, like tree trunks, had toed claws. It's tail, longer than most of it's body, waved around behind him, the anger in his body showing. The saurian's emerald green eyes, with his slitted pupils, held eons of knowledge and memories; from the birth of an ancient race of saurians to this moment. A rumbling growl erupted from his throat, the saurian turning to see who distracted this creature long enough for him to attack. His eyes landed upon the form of Celestia. She prepared to fight, ready to defend her little ponies, only to realize the monster calm a little. His slitted pupils became more rounded, showing an intelligent creature, with emotions and feelings, making her back down a little. It gave, what seemed to be, a smile. It then snorted nuclear fumes, hearing the sounds of the buildings fall. It turned, the fury of a God showing on his face. He let loose a torrent of noise, charging forward with a speed that was impossible for a being of his size. He disappeared into the dust, the sounds of battle continuing. Soon, Celestia looked up, hearing the sounds of planes. Attack planes rushed forwards, machine guns roaring as they disappeared into the smoke. An explosion sounded, the centipede rushing out, attacking another plane. It snorted, slamming one of it's many claws into a building. The centipede rushed towards Celestia, opening it's mandibles to swallow her whole. She started to fire magic at it, but it brushed the attacks aside, shrieking in anger. Suddenly, a low, but loud, humming sound filled the air, making everyone stop what they were doing. Even the centipede, who had been dead set on killing the pest known as Celestia stopped it's tracks, fear filling it's glowing, orange eyes. The saurian appeared, the edge of it's tail glowing a bright emerald green. The humming grew louder, the spinal plates glowing more and more, before it started it's slow trail up. Everyone looked in awe as the saurian's eyes started to glow neon, nuclear fumes pouring from it's nostrils and gills. He inhaled deeply, the spinal plates on his back finally lighting up, the glow giving the dinosaur a holy look. His chest expanded, the warm feeling filling his chest, making the saurian smirk. He opened his jaws, the particles in his mouth starting to charge up and glow, the emerald light showing from the back of his throat. He closed his maw, rearing his head back, ready for his attack. What would happen next would make the Goddess of the Sun look like a mere foal. The saurian opened his jaws, "flames" of emerald green radiation erupting from his maw. The centipede suffered a hit straight to the head, making a screaming roar of pain, flying back four miles. The ground under the saurian started to melt from the heat of the radiation. Metal burst into flames, starting to melt, Celestia, being a Goddess of the Sun, did not mind the heat, she, in fact, welcomed it. The saurian stopped the Radiation Breath, giving a snort of satisfaction. The burnt carcass of the arthropod sat there, it's head turned into ashes, it's once red armor now blackened, cracked in many places. Ash started to fall like snow, before the saurian looked up, giving a rumbling growl. He sniffed the air, the winds favoring him as he smelt radiation, far off in the distance. He lifted his maw to the sky, releasing a bellowing roar of victory. Once he lowered his head, he started to head back towards the ocean. Gashes and cuts from the battle started to heal quickly, some would leave scars, but, the saurian wouldn't mind them. He was, after all, a God. He turned to hear the sounds of clapping, citizens coming out of what remained of their homes. Thousands started cheering, making a warm feeling in his chest start to blossom. His eyes scanned the crowds, before they landed on Celestia, the dinosaur smiling. He gave a nod towards her, before giving a rumbling growl, walking back into the ocean. His great body disappeared into the waves, the destroyed city giving the saurian thanks. "What do you think we should call him?" One figure asked randomly, making Celestia smile. "I know what to call him." She said to herself, smiling softly. "Spike." JaponyApplejack started to pack a suitcase, much to the amusement of Applebloom. She kept looking around, giving a confused stare everywhere. She started looking under the bed, under the covers, above the closet. "Sis, where's mah hat?" Applejack asked, not noticing it was on her head. "On your head." Applebloom replied, laughing quietly. Applejack grabbed at her head, feeling her Stetson, blushing brightly. She had gotten so used to the hat she forgot she ever put it on anymore. She made sure she set it in the proper place, before look at AppleBloom. "Make sure ta take him to school, and tell 'im Ah went ta see his great-grandma." Applejack ordered, making AppleBloom nod. "Ah'll be back in a few days, okay?" "Calm down, sis. It ain't tha end of tha world." AppleBloom said, hugging Applejack, making the older Apple sibling smile. "Sure..." Applejack said, before shutting her bag. _____________________________ Tokyony, Japony The sounds of the city mixed together with the daily life of downtown. Billboards flashed, music screaming from radios, and the people, so used to the daily sight, continued with their business. Applejack, sitting a Police station, was silently complaining about her Grandmother. Ever since Big Macintosh died, she wasn't the same. Applejack and AppleBloom moved on, but, Granny Smith was never the same. Now she's in trouble for something that Applejack had no idea about, and she seemed to be a nut about secret governments and monsters of some kind. The door opened, Applejack's ears pricking up as she looked, however, it was a teenage dragon. His parents went over, scolding him in Japonese, walking away. Granny Smith was grabbed her jacket, then looked through the window, seeing Applejack. Guilt ran through her eyes as she saw Applejack look at her, then, she went towards the door. ____________________________ Granny Smith opened the door, the smell of old air making Applejack gag a little. It was a complete mess on the walls, picture of men, women, and the Neighkini Tolls with Atomic explosions. Pictures of Applejack's friend were on the wall, Tiwlight Sparkle, newspaper cut-outs of the "Incident" years ago. "Sorry, lil' one," Granny Smith started to say, noticing the dust in the air in a nearby window. "Ah don't get much vistors 'round 'ere." "Yeah, I can tell..." Applejack muttered, before setting her bags down. She looked at a massive shelf with books cluttered on it. Granny Smith started to heat a kettle, before Applejack grabbed a book. "Echolocation...?" "Ah, dun touch that!" She scolded softly, grabbing the book from Applejack's grip, setting it back gently, before adjusting it a little. "Ah like where everything is. Helps me keep tabs on 'em." "So, this is what ya been doin', huh?" Applejack asked, looking around the room, making Granny smith nod, waiting for the kettle to whistle. Applejack then realised this is what a conspiracy nut's house looked like on the inside. Pictures of newspapers, most likely bought from the internet or printed out, hung from the walls. Nuclear mushrooms sprouted from the ocean, before reading the head line. "NUCLEAR TESTS; REAL OR A COVER UP?" She snorted, her ears flicking a little, before noticing a picture of her friend, Twilight Sparkle, smiling at whoever took the camera. She gave a confused glance at Granny Smith, who didn't notice, before reading the text below. "Twilight Sparkle is a genius, perfecting Starswirl's Time Travel spell, though only Alicorns can use it right now. Her assistant, Spike Drake, has gone missing, however, and she refuses to work until he is found. Some people think she may have kidnapped him, or worse, killed him. However, on closer inspection, she refuses to sleep, much less eat, until she finds him. Read more on Page 12." Applejack gave a sigh. It had been awhile since they saw the baby dragon, and Applejack was more worried about him than she let on. She placed a hand over her heart, giving a smile as she felt her heart flutter at the thought of Spike. She suddenly shook her head, clearing her thoughts. "Ya know, ya didn't 'ave ta come all tha way out 'ere for me." Granny Smith said, patiently waiting. "So, how's Minilla doin'? Gosh, he must be, what? Two? Three?" "Four." Applejack answered, looking at a book. She picked it up, seeing a bat on the front, small, circle like waves coming from it's mouth. "Echolocation." She read the cover. Granny Smith got up, gently grabbing the book. "Ah, dun touch that, little one." She put it back in its place, giving a soft smile. "Ah like keeping everythng where it is." "Granny, why don't ya come home?" Applejack asked, making Granny sigh, before she looked Applejack with a sad look. "Ya know why, Applejack." "Granny, he's dead. Just move on." "Ah can't!" "Why not?" Applejack asked, on the verge of tears. "Because-!" Suddenly, the whistle of the kettle sounded out, interrupting the conversation. Granny Smith silently took the kettle off, turning the heat off. They stood there, in a akward silence. Granny Smith looked at the window, a smal tear running down her cheek. Applejack suddeny felt a pang of guild, making her sigh softly. She was about to speak when Granny Smith interrupted her. "He's still out there..." Granny Smith said, making Applejack look at her, confused. "They never found 'is body, ya know that?" Applejack silently listened, before Granny Smith started to pour the tea into two cups, then looked at the window again. "For me, he'll always be there. I'll never forget 'im. That's why I have to go back..." "Ya know we can't go back there, tha Police said-" "Applejack, Ah'm going back there. Wether ya like it or not, Ah have tah put 'is soul to rest, if he did die." "Then Ah'll go with ya!" Granny Smith looked at Applejack, then smiled. "Well, Ah can't argue wit' ya." She looked at her computer, then started to type in it, before grabbing a rebreather. "Ah had an informant place buoys all over the site. Two weeks ago, Ah checked the buoys like every other day, for a kick in tha teeth, two weeks ago, something sounded started to talk." Granny Smith looked at Applejack, giving a smile, "An' Ah mean talking. So, tomorrow mornin', we'll head over there an' make sure we 'ave a chat with whoevers over there." Author's Note Sorry, this took longer than I expected. Been a little busy with fan mail.
AwakeningA cave painting of a spiked creature showed. Large spinal plates covering it's back. Razor sharp fangs and claws were painted. The cave painting looked ancient, almost as if it were there for more than centuries, telling a story of one creature. A medieval painting, showing humanoid pony like creatures, trying to slay a beast. Fire erupted from it's jaws, rows of spikes went down it's back, it's lips curled into a soundless snarl. The ponies wore knight armor, thinking it would protect them. They were wrong. A picture of an ancient creature, dead, on the sand. It was massive, nothing but bones. However, it showed men around it, spears and swords, as if they knew something the cameraman did not. A massive picture of a fish was shown, devouring a man whole. Men had spears, stabbing into it, arrows and scars dotting across the creature's scales and fins. A old, soundless video turned on. Ponies waved at the camera, on top of a strange boat. The date was 1954. To those, it was the beginning of the nuclear and magical age. The strange machine was called a 'submarine'. It showed islanders looking off in the distance, seeing an ancient creature. Spinal plates surfaced from the water in a silent display. The spines were massive, belonging to a creature more ancient than pony kind. Stallions, wearing army uniforms, watched from boats to see the massive creature. It continued to move, the soldiers wearing looks of fear and gave looks that would make anyone scared. The frames switched, to show an overhead view of the spinal plates, moving at a pace that belonged to the owner's knowledge. It changed to show three cartoon islands, satellites and landlines dotting up on them. It then showed Soldiers running two and fro, right next to missiles, loading them onto boats. Another view of the spinal plates, moving slower this time. A pony pointed at the radar, a large object heading towards them. Ponies sat down, wearing goggles, science coats covering them. "Ten, nine, eight..." Helicopters moved away from an island, carrying personal and scientists away. A large creature flew towards the island, making them glare at it. It was massive, a blue exoskeleton covering it's body. It had crab like claws, large bat like wings, and a scorpion tail, giving a shrill roar. "Seven, six, five, four..." A strange device was being held by two ladders. It was green in color, with a yellow stripe going down the middle. A sign was on it, showing that it was no ordinary test. It showed a head, with spines going down it's neck, and this little present was going to a special creature. It had a bear like snout, green spikes and had purple scales. "Three, two, one..." A creature surfaced, water exploding out in an brilliant display. The creature had three large rows of spinal plates going down it's back. White foam covered it's face, hiding what it looked like. Purple scales were visible, containing over hundreds of tons of weight and muscle. It's spinal plates were green, raising from the water like a dagger through flesh. Another shrill roar echoed out, the giant saurian sighting the insect. It's tail slammed into the insect, sending into the island. The giant dinosaur gave a glare that could kill, it's chest puffing out slowly. It then opened it's maw, letting loose a roar that shook the very heavens. "SHREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNGNGNGNGNGNGNGNGNNNNNNN!!!!!" The two titans clashed, the saurian biting onto the arthropod's neck, tearing into it's exoskeleton. A shrill roar erupted from it, the large dinosaur throwing the bug away. It suddenly stabbed it's tail into the saurian's chest, making it roar in pain, before the insect tackled the monster down. They wrestled on the ground, the insect freeing itself and flew around the dinosaur. The monster's wound started to slowly repair, it's glare unwavering. A strange sound started to go through the air. It started as a low pitch, the saurian's tail raising up, a green light showing. It started to trail up, traveling up the creature's spinal plates. It sounded like tesla coils humming to life, the saurian's eyes started to glow green, nuclear fumes pouring from it's nostrils and gills. Water evaporated around it, it's chest expanding, it's lungs burning from the lack of air. It then opened it's bear like maw, nuclear radiation spewing from them, looking like emerald flames, making the insect screech in pain as it's armor and organs burned from the heat. The saurian stopped the beam, roaring in victory, until it saw the insect started to repair it's organs and skin, making it give an annoyed growl. It looked towards the humanoid ponies, it's glare softening. It then turned back to the insect, before the small metal device started to beep. It exploded, catching the saurian by surprise. A cloud, shaped like a fungus, raised high into the air, sending smoke and ash into the air. Nearby boats were blown back from the force, ponies cheering and clapping as it went off. Soldiers shook hands, some even hugging each other. The cloud rose higher into the air, nearby islands being burnt and scorched. The smell of smoke was thick in the air, before trees were blown away by a powerful force. Water, dirt, rock; everything was blown back by the force, before it hit the camera filming it. Ashes fell from the sky, white smoke filling the air, before something moved in front of the camera. Suddenly, a foot moved, making the ponies stop cheering, the saurian coming out of the smoke. All it's wounds were now healed, it giving the ponies a look. It then looked at the insect, now charred and dead, and raised it's maw to the sky, letting loose a roar of victory heard for miles. It then slowly walked into the water, before diving into it, disappearing into the depths of the ocean. SPIKEZILLA A spinning rotor was heard, a helicopter flying around a mountain. It was 1999, fourty years later, and it was really busy. The helicopter turned, showing a mining field. Hundreds of men walked around, climbing ladders, or carrying equipment. The helicopter landed, sending dust into the air. A mare stepped out, purple fur. She had a horn on her head, with two wings on her back, wearing a while button up shirt with black jeans. She also wore a suit vest, black in color. "Doctor Sparkle?" The mare's name was Twilight Sparkle, and she was on a classified mission. A guard appeared at her side, blue hair and a white coat, wearing golden armor. "Yes." Twilight answered, seeing the doctor. "Thank god your here, Sparkle, my men found something." The stallion said, walking off, muttering silently. Twilight followed him, the guard behind her snorting in an amused fashion. "Our diggers found a source of radiation. Thinking it was a radiation pocket, we stacked the heavy machines, when suddenly," They stopped, seeing a large hole in the ground in front of them. It was easily a mile wide, destroyed or bent machines on the other side, "The valley under them fell, we speculate about fifty workers went down with it." Twilight gave a whistle of awe, before the doctor led them away, the guard stopping to stare for a minute, before following the two scientists. "I've got a bad feeling about this," The guard muttered, the three getting ready to get suits on. Unknown to them, a parasitic life form dug out of the ground a miles away from them, giving clicking growls and roars. It started to head towards the ocean, leaving dead trees in it's path as well and a large trail of dirt.
DiscoveryTwilight gave a look around, a hazmat suit covering her body. Other ponies with gear were all around her, studying the area. It was dark in the cavern, the only source of light was a few flash lights, dotting here and there. The sound of clicking hit her ears as she looked over, one of the ponies carrying a strange device, measuring the radiation levels. "My ponies found this cavern, the radiation and magical levels were only half what they were. Seems like when we opened it, it started to fill." The stallion from earlier said, before Twilight came upon a large stalagmite. Suddenly, a light shined on it, showing it was not a pillar of stone, but a giant fossilized rib. Twilight started in interest, slowly examining it. It tood to be twenty feet tall, reaching towards the ceiling. It was dark, but still had a little yellow on it, indicating the difference between the stone and the fossil. "It's some kind of fossil, isn't it?" The stallion asked, making Twilight nod silently. "I've been diggin' holes for 25 years and I've never seen anything like it." Suddenly, flood lights turned on, traveling down the cavern, indicating something that would make scientists squeal in happiness. A large ribcage was shown, Twilight and many workers standing on it's spinal cord. It has a long tail attached to it, the large skeleton about 276 feet tall had it stood up. The guard, known as Shining Armor, Twilight's brother, saw something that made him shiver; a giant skull. It was box like, massive, probably holding a brain most species would die to have, looking like a bear's maw. Large, triangular teeth were attached to it's jaws, showing a smile that would've made dragons jealous, a large, maple leaf like spike erupted from the ground, Shining stared at the skull for a moment longer, before returning his gaze towards Twilight, who was following the stallion in charge. Suddenly, a man whistled, catching their attention, taking pictures of two strange things hanging on the ceiling. The machine that one of the stallions held started clicking faster and faster once he was scanning the two pods. A stallion held a camera, filming the pods. "One looks broken, as if something hatched from it." The stallion pointed out, seeing one of the pods, was indeed, broken. Twilight saw a stream of sunlight, following it. What she saw made her grimace. Shining kept staring at the open pod, the other glowing a little, making the stallions and mares go get machines to get it out of the cavern. He noticed Twilight was staring at something, then walked over to her, seeing a giant hole in the ceiling, sunlight going though, making him blink, trying not to be blind. When his eyes adjusted, he saw the large hole had been dug by a massive creature. The rotors were heard again, the helicopter flying over head, the pilots staring at the path of destruction which led to the sea. Twilight gave a sigh of annoyance, before nodding to Shining. Shining pulled out a radio and said, "They were right. We're gonna need to know where that thing is heading." _________________________________________________________________ Ponyjira, Japony 1999 A.L.B (After Luna's Banishment) The sound of roaring was heard, a young filly getting up from her bed. Dinosaurs were scattered on the ground, along with some dragon toys. In the corner, a large, dinosaur like creature, grey scaled in color, shot blue 'flames' out of it's mouth, hitting a large, three headed golden dragon. It had maple leaf like spinal plates going down it's back, it's eyes glowing blue. The filly grabbed a sign, walking towards the sound of talking. She stopped, a little bow on her head. A young mare walked behind her, a stetson on her head instead of a bow. They peeked around the corner, seeing an older mare arguing on the phone. "No, Ah'm tellin' ya that these earth shakin' ain't natural." The mare said, Applejack and AppleBloom looking at each other. "Granny's awake?" Appejack asked, making Bloom nod. "She's never awake this early in tha mornin'." "Ya'll think Ah should put this somewhere?" AppleBloom asked, looking at the teenage mare. "Prolly..." She responded, before giving a smile. "Go get dressed, ya got school today." "Nonononononononono, I'm tellin' ya that tha stallions in charge should hear 'bout dis." She said, before both the young mares left to get ready. _____________________________________________________________________ Big Mac stood in the doorway, watching as AppleBloom ran off to the bus, picking other young fillies and colts up. She stopped, waved at thee smiling Big Mac, then got into the bus. Big Mac sighed, seeing her go, then started to walk with Granny Smith and Applejack. Applejack opened the carriage door, seeing their grandmother get out of the house. It was a cloudy day, water hung from carriages all around, mates and stallions walking around, chatting or enjoying the morning. "Look, Coolgate, with all honor, an' respect, an' all that, Ah dun wanna seem like tha old crazy mare that has no idea what's goin' on. Just hurry on up and get them." Granny said, giving a sigh, ending the phone call, muttering something. "She made ya a sign." Applejack said, getting into the carriage's passenger. Big Mac got into the back, silent as ever, his thoughts unspoken. "For yer birthday." Granny Smith smiled, giving a chuckle. "Sweet little filly." She then put her seat belt on, starting to ride away with Applejack and Big Mac. "So, where're we goin'?"Applejack asked, making Granny Smirth smile. "Me and Mac here are gunna head towards the plant, you're gunna go to the Apple Orchard and see how much Cider we have in stock." Applejack groaned in annoyance, making the older mare chuckle. "It's better than headin' towards a borin' workplace." Big Mac said, making Applejack roll her eyes. "Ah'm sure ya'll be able to visit the workplace some day, just don't worry about it." Granny Smith said, stopping the carriage, Applejack getting out. "We'll pick ya up later, little one." Applejack gave a sigh, seeing the carriage ride away. She gave a snarl, seeing the magical energy plant in the distance, smoke pouring from the tops. She then muttered curses under her breath, walking towards a barn, going inside. One of the cows mooed, seeing her, sheep and goats bleeting in the background. She would not know the future horror that would befall the plant she despised at the moment. _____________________________________________________________________________________ The sound of the underwater world was heard, whales singing happily in the distance. A school of fish started to swim around spires rising out of the water. Volcanic openings dotted around the sea floor, sending heat into the water, along with bubbles. Suddenly, the large spires moved, turning light green in color. They rose a little, as if the ground was breathing. The stones started to move, breaking off of the saurian creature. Purple scales were shown with what little lights there were. Legs, thick, like a tree trunk, held toed claws, slamming into the ground, sending dust into the water. Four clawed arms were shown, gills decorating the creature's neck. A whale passing by suddenly swam away, a bear like snout snapping where it was. The massive dinosaur gave a frown, multiple sounds hitting it, but that's not what made it frown. An echo sounded out, a small sound, but it gave the monster frown anyway. "NGNGNGNGNGNGNGNGNGNGNGNNNNNNNNN!" The monster gave a rumbling growl deep from it's chest, any creature nearby now frightened by the massive, ancient creature. Emerald green eyes held eons of knowledge and wisdom, along with memories, from it's hatching to now. Faust, it felt old. Well, calling the creature an IT was a little wrong, so, he moved a little forward. His underbelly had the same light green color as his spinal plates, the massive creature standing 367 feet tall. If one were to stand in his presence, the first thought would be "God". He then looked around, before heading towards the surface. His powerful limbs and tail made it easy to swim, making him surface a few moments later. He looked around, feeling something powerful in a far off land. His frown softened, a smile plastering his maw now, knowing that power anywhere. "Celestia..." He sniffed the air, before inhaling. His large chest expanded, before he opened his bear like maw to release a sound that many hadn't heard in a long time. "SHREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNGNGNGNGNGNGNNNNNNNNN!" ______________________________________________________________________ Celestia felt a shiver go down her spine, looking towards the horizon. He powerful gaze softened a little, feeling something powerful, far off in the oceans. She gave a soft smile, her meeting forgotten for the moment. "Spike..." "Your Majesty?" Someone interrupted her fond memories, giving the group in front of her a soft smile. "I'm fine, don't worry about it." Celestia calmed everyone, the setting sun casting an orange glow across her throne room. "Just thinking of old friends..." She added, silently, before returning her full attention towards the Day Court, her mind bored now. "I'll see him again...soon..."
Memories Part 1Celestia remembered that day, when HE had shown up. It was one of the worst days of her life, besides banishing the creature she once called her sister. In a few years, Luna would return, she knew that, but, this was possibly something worse than an eternal night. She would stare at the sunset, knowing that HE would awaken again, only a brief feeling, but she felt the immortal power, more powerful than hers. She was considered a goddess, which was true, however, this creature was a true God. He awoken a few moments ago, but she felt him return to his home in the depths. She shifted in her seat, remembering the day...The day Equestria was almost destroyed by one of Discord's creations. Her jaw clenched at the mention of his name, Discord, she felt that if one mentioned his name, she could feel his fanged smile, making her frown. She rarely got angry, but, this was an exception. The 'God of Chaos' and his daughter, Eris, were strange creatures, having magical powers that made no sense. She could feel when he would escape, sooner or later, and soon, he'd release Eris, his daughter. He always found a way to annoy her, even in his stone prison. A shiver went don her spine, remembering the large saurian her thoughts had turned to. The massive dinosaur was powerful beyond measure, when he walked, the very ground shook, and his roar split the heavens with no problem. He was massive, and his power rivaled the Sun she moved every day. This monster...no...that wasn't right, calling him a monster. This...God...yes, that's the word. This God was the show of a time long gone, but still was very well known once he walked through. the God was primordial, making Celestia look like a mere foal, just born, compared to him. He was two-hundred million years old, Celestia couldn't even hold a candle to that. He, however, was not an angry God, as was his ancestors. He was a Guardian, not like Discord. He was Nature's prize, only hers alone, at least, the only one seen. He had protected the creatures of this planet for eons, paintings shown in old caves of him and other Gods. She remembered the day she first met him...it wasn't a good first meeting to say the least. _____________________________________ Celestia had a wonderful morning. She had her coffee, got ready with her regal dress, ate some cake, and had no problem with the nobles. The only problem was, she was having a splitting headache. Her horn felt like raw, magical power was being pushed into it, then suddenly sucked back out. She was in Hoofishima, the year was 1945. Equestria and Japony was called in for an agreement, a treaty. This was happily agreed on, but, every Unicorn in the city felt the splitting headache she did. No one paid any mind to it, however, as a bigger disaster was heading just over the horizon A dragon, called Junior, was called in, to help with the negotiations. He was a Radiation expert and a Paleontologist; a strange field of study for just one drake. He knew both the language of Equestria and Japony, making him the right choice, having the patience to wait centuries, without loosing his temper, and had a calm attitude all of the time. His scales were a dark grey, his eyes toxic yellow, his spikes were as white as bones, and held an air of respect around him. He and Celestia had a wonderful discussion about Dinosaurs. He was talking about a new species he dug up, and called it a Gojirasaurus, in honor of an ancient creature in Japonies mythology. He was a large creature, described to be a protector and knight of Nature. The way he described it, the creature was massive, and had bony, white protrusions from it's back. It's scales were as black as the night, and spewed blue fire, though was no dragon. The creature's scales were tougher than a dragons, almost all weapons would do nothing to him. He was said to be strong enough to make Celestial Animals, such as an Ursa Major, back away. This "Gojira" was said to be the God and King of all monsters. He and his kind were called 'Kaiju', and it was told that he may return in a different form, though similar to his old form. Junior said that once he did, the lives of many would be lost, but, a brighter future will be certain. A mare, with peach fur and a dark brown mane, whispered to Junior, making him grimace. He gave a worried glance towards the city, noticing the beauty of it, the afternoon sun making it shine. "It was nice meeting you Celestia, but I must regret to inform you I'm needed else where; a nuclear power plant has been attacked by a strange creature, so I have to supervise the clean up crew." Junior said, bowing before leaving the room, leaving Celestia alone. "Good to meet you too, Junior." She waved, giving a friendly smile. Junior walked towards a plane, the mare behind him, the drake muttering to himself. Though the mare was confused, she didn't question him. He suddenly stopped, then looked off to the horizon, giving a smile. "He's coming." Junior said, making the mare give a questionable look. "As the legends foretold, almost as if he knew this would happen." He then sighed, a little smoke went out of his nostrils. "My father told me something I would never forget, you want to hear it?" "Of course, master." The mare said, giving a small smile, knowing the reptilian creature said many wise things. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, "Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." I suppose we all thought that one way or another." Celestia gave a frown, feeling the headache come on, much stronger than before, before something caught her attention. It was a small feeling, but it was growing more powerful by the second. Suddenly, a screech hit her ears, making her wince in pain, covering her ears. She looked out, gasping; a large centipede like creature came out of the water, slamming it's body into one of the buildings, taking who knows how many lives. It gave another shriek, it's red scales shining in the sunlight. It started to move in the city, stepping on mares, stallions, and foals alike as the city evacuated. It's jaws chomped onto many, killing them with thousands of tons of bite force. It slammed it's body into another building, smoke filling the skies. A stallion checked his watch, seeing it stop ticking. A foal cried, it's parents had been crushed under a falling building. The monster noticed the crying foal, and descended upon her, ready to eat her, before it's antenna twitched, making it stop, and look towards the ocean. Celestia followed the insect's eyes, then gasped, seeing three rows of spinal plates starting to rise from the water. They were emerald green in color, swimming very fast, the middle row being the largest compared to the others. The insect backed away from the foal, water flowing through the streets, stopping just in front of the little foal. Suddenly, in a flurry of black and white taking her away from the battle. "NGNGNGNGNGNNNNNNNNN!" A large rumble was heard, the growling appearing from the creature with the spinal plates. The insect shrieked, seeing the newest monster, glaring at it. The water finally parted, showing a creature that made Celestia's eyes widen in fear and awe. It stood to be over 300 feet tall, bright purple scales covering it's body like natural armor. It's spinal plates were like maple leaves, jagged and jutting up, the sound of rumbling was heard again. This new monster towered over the other, it's arms, kind of short, but reminded her of a primate's, held four clawed finger, strong enough to rip obsidian like it was nothing. It's neck held gills, but it was warm blooded, like all the giant creatures from it's era. Powerful jaws, bear like, held the biggest teeth that anypony had ever seen. The creature's tail whipped around behind it, large, crocodilian looking. The plates ended at the tip of it's massive tail, legs, thick like tree trunks, stepped, cracking the ground under it. Ponies gasped in fear, before an old stallion smiled silently, before uttering one word. "Gojira." It's eyes, emerald green in color, glared all of it's hate towards the insect, the portals of it's vision showed eons of knowlege, making Celestia feel like a foal compared to it. It looked at the ponies, it's gaze softening, seeing the peaceful creatures. It then did something that made them confused; it smiled. It made a movement with it's massive head, almost as if permitting the ponies to leave the area. The ponies took what the creature had allowed them to do; run away, as fast and as far as they could. The ponies who survived the attack would remember this, telling their children of the saurian that had spared them. This...God...was one full of mercy. The saurian gave a snarl, seeing the insect shriek loudly. It inhaled, it's lips curling back, the air around the two giant monsters grew silent. The saurian's chest puffed out massively, making the insect back away a little. The God thrust it's head forward, opening it's maw to release a noise that would split the heavens and shake the earth itself. "SHREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNGGGGGNGNGNGNGNGNNNNNNNN!"
DisasterBig Mac started to suit up, putting on a gas mask, his green eyes showing through the clear plastic part of it. Three other stallions were with them, their masks attached to a tank on their back, allowing them to breath, the suits glowed a little in the red light. "Alright, let's make this quick." Mac said through the radio in his suit, adjusting his gloves, the other stallions nodded. One stallion had a dark brown coat, light brown highlights in his mane, a cutie mark of a gas mask, with flames surrounding it, on his flank. His name was Pyro, and this was his fourth year on the job in the nuclear plant. His eyes were a light green, with specks of brown. He was a Unicorn. The second had light blue fur on his body, his mane ice white, his eyes were teal. On his flank, was a cutie mark of data, marking he was good with computers and machines. This was his fourth month on the job. He was also a Unicorn. The third, and final, had a black coat of fur. His mane was white, spike like, and his eyes were a toxic yellow mixed with red. On his flank, was a radiation sign, yellow and black, showing his job with the nuclear plant. This was his first year on the job. Everytime he smiled, it showed his canines, fang like. He was an Earth Pony. The large door in front of them started to open, all of them entering, hearing the door shut behind them. Granny was walking with another mare, the mare looking like she was in mid-twenties. A drake stood next to her, giving a worried look, searching through the papers. "The earthquakes are getting closer." The drake said, giving a growl of annoyance. "Could be aftershocks of the Fillypenes earthquake." "No, sunny, these aren't aftershocks...'quakes are random, dun' repeat, these are precise, repeating." Granny said, looking at the paper. They entered the control room, hundreds of buttons and lights on the walls and boards, technology running through the room like a giant snake. Unicorns and Earth Ponies sat down in desks, reading the technology as if it were a book, turning ever knob or pushing buttons that confused anyone who wasn't trained on this job. ___________________________________________ A creature, with a black body, made purely of chitin, surfaced from the bay, giving a clicking growl as it stood up. It was barely the size of the medium sized buildings around it, but it paid no attention to them. A white stripe went along it's side, large, butterfly like wings showing from it's back. It's head, like a triangle, was showing, it's lower jaw mandibles, it's mouth filled with sharp teeth. In the distance, the aura of red energy was showing in it's vision. It didn't see, like normal creatures, it's red, glowing eyes could only see magic and radiation. That was it's food source. It lifted it's right forearm, the sound giving off of it was like a beating heart, it's arm giving a pattern of glowing. As it raised it's arm, it's eyes were glaring at the lower creatures. It then slammed it's claw into the ground, a massive, invisible wave of energy ripping out of it's body and outwards. All kinds of energy was shut off, lights flickering off, cars stopping in the middle of the road, Unicorns could feel a massive headache throughout the city, confusing Pegasi and Earth ponies. A Pegasus tried to fly, only to find out his wings would only leave him grounded. Eath ponies tried using their strength, such as Applejack, but only found a hurt hoof, feeling tired, the energy leaving their bodies. It gave a shriek, startling the city awake, the cloudy sky letting loose some rain, turning into a torrent of water. It looked around, seeing glowing energy, all of the colors different from each other, 'seeing' the magic in the lesser creatures. It walked forward, it's jaws opening, then engulfed ten of the ponies, making the other run. It's jaws filled with the crunchy creatures, their bones and blood appearing in it's mouth as it fed. energy ran throughout it's body, making it happy. It started to walk forward, releasing another clicking shriek. It's lower mandibles opened a little to show sharp teeth, it's chitin armor protected it from conventional fire, tanks rolling in and firing at the creature. It felt the missiles pound into it's armor, feeling like the stinging of a small insect. It gave a clicking growl, raising it's arm again, ready for an EMP attack. It slammed it's claw into the ground, shutting off the tanks, then walked forward, crushing them under it's feet. These creatures only gave it a little energy, it needed a real supply, and soon. It looked up, seeing a structure that looked like two tubes rising out of the ground. The energy supply would be able to feed it for more than a decade. It gave an unearthly howl, walking towards the structure. It was ready to feed. It started to walk forward, crushing ponies under it's feet, engulfing a dozen or two. Soldiers started to fire at it, only gaining it's attention. Explosives pounded into it's carapace, making it give a clicking growl of annoyance. It would teach these equines what it was to mess with a superior life form. It howled, rushing forward, surprising the soldiers with speed for a creature that size. It locked it's jaws onto a tank, starting to swallow it whole as the others fired at it. bullets, though did nothing, were being fired without pause. It turned, slamming it's claw into a building, raining rubble onto the equines below. Those that survived quickly vanished into it's maw, the creature giving out a howl as it fed off of their bones and energy. It's glowing eyes looked over some of the escaping ponies, it crushing and eating as many as it could. It's stomach growled at it, making it whimper silently. These creatures were too small to be considered even a snack. They attack and run, but did little more than give it a little energy each time it feasted. It slammed it's body through a building, making it fall down, killing the ponies in it easily. It then swiped one of it's claws at the ground, taking the souls of a dozen stallions with one single, bloody swoop. A large, red, wet stain was all that was left, making it growl in annoyance, seeing it couldn't feed off of them more. It raised it's head, seeing the massive, red energy getting closer, the creature giving a clicking growl as it walked forward, leaving a trail of destruction and death. ____________________________________ Granny watched as the scanner printed out something, looking like waved, the ground shaking and lights flickering. She gave a look of fear, then looked at the stallion that walked with her. "Are we runnin' at full power?" She asked, making the stallion nod. "Yes, why do yo-" "Shut it down, all of it." She ordered, before giving orders left and right. She grabbed a walkie-talkie, speaking into it, "Mac, you there? Mac?" Big Mac in question was walking down a hallway, feeling the ground shake under them. His eyes widened as he heard a hissing sound. He looked towards the other end of the hallway, seeing radioactive fumes start to pour out, making the team start to run. ________________________________________________ The radio sparked to life, "Granny! Granny, do you read?" "I read, Mac, how's you're-" "There's a breach, Granny. Me an' the others are heading back right now." "Listen to me, an' listen good; once the radiation hits you, you can't survived for five minutes, with or without the suit." Granny smith gave a growl of anger, looking to a stallion. "Are the doors on manual?" "Yes, but I don't see-" The stallion replied, giving a confused look, then gained a look of understanding. "Miss Smith, we can not do that, the rules forbid it!" "Keep 'em open, my grandson is still in there!" Granny said, running out the door. ______________________________________________ Mac and his team kept running, their hooves beating against the ground, the sounds echoing off the halls, besides the hissing of the nuclear fumes, which was gaining on them. They jumped over pipes and metal, which was wretched loose when the shaking got stronger and stronger. One of the stallions was lagging behind, before his body was consumed with radiation. He screamed violently, feeling all the energy swallow his body, tearing off his mask. His face started to melt, him screaming in pain as his flesh was torn off his bones. His skeleton dropped a few moments later, the flesh off of it, the bones stripped clean. Mac started to run faster, but noticed the stallion wit black fur and a white mane fell, making him stop. He turned, running towards the stallion, trying to help him up. Mac looked up, seeing the fumes only ten feet away, making him smile sadly. _______________________________________________ Granny Smith ran past the other workers, seeing them run away from something. She then walked around a corner, seeing a large door. On the side, there was a control panel. She hit one of the buttons, asking, "Is it on manual?" "Yes, it is, but you have to shut it, now, before the entire city becomes a nuclear dead-zone." The stallion replied, but Granny Smith ignored him, watching down the hall. "C'mon, ya big lug, c'mon..." Suddenly, the end of the hallway was met with a white mist, making Granny frown. It started to trek towards her, it's radiation clawing towards her. She felt a few unshed tears in her eyes, seeing the fumes get closer. She then shut the door, the door sliding down just in time. The fumes hit the door, making her sob violently. Her tears rolled down her face, sadness filling her being. She looked up, seeing two stallions start pounding on the door, yelling, but she couldn't hear it. "I'm sorry." She said, before Mac pushed them out of the way, tearing his mask off. "Take care of 'em, Granny." Mac said through his mic, making her cry even more, the red stallion smiling sadly, a look of understanding and calm in his eyes. Two more doors shut, Granny sobbing more, cursing herself silently, but she heard a strange clicking sound, feeling the building shake again. _____________________________________________________ It had found the food source it needed, but it was blocked by the lower creature's structures. No matter, it would get what it wanted easily. It slammed it's claw through one of the large, funnel like objects, breaking through it easily. Dust covered it's body, making it unseeable, it's jaws opening to release a clicking shriek, happy it had found food. The smaller creatures ran, terrified, but it wouldn't bother them now. It had found what it wanted, and unless the creatures wanted it, it wouldn't bother them. It gave a clicking growl as the funnel fell, sending concrete and metal to the ground, it's jaws opening to taste the energy, making it growl, happy. _______________________________________________________ At a school, a few miles away, AppleBloom looked out of the classroom, the teacher urging them out, seeing the nuclear plant fall, her eyes going watery. "Granny? Mac? AJ?"
Recovery15 years later Applejack blinked as the bay doors opened, making her wince as Celestia's sun pierced her eyes. She blinked a few times, before looking around, seeing other soldiers getting ready and packing. She got up, adjusting the Stetson on her head, she grabbed her bag, slowly watching as the doors finished opening. "Ya got any family waiting for ya?" A dragoness asked behind her, Barb was her name. Barb had light green eyes, the pupils slitted, like a snake. She had dark purple scales, emerald green spines and underbelly. She was a little taller then Applejack, but, considering Barb was a dragon, it made sense. "I hope so." Applejack said, giving a soft smile, hearing someone shout, but, she didn't pay attention. "Well, let me give you a bit of advise, my friend; take some time to relax. It's one of the few things they don't train you for." Barb said in a joking attitude, making the farm mare chuckle. "Alright! Let's head out!" A stallion yelled, making the duo follow the group. _________________Ponyville_________ Applejack closed her eyes, giving a smile as she heard the giggling of a foal. The smell of burning wax met her nostrils, before the giggling was hushed. "Don't look, give us a minute." A female voice said, signaling it was Applebloom. "Yeah, Mom, don't look yet." A young, male voice said, making Applejack smile more. "Okay, open your eyes now." Applejack opened her eyes, before giving a gasp of surprise. There it was; a chocolate cake. It had frosting, pink in color, around the edges, with the crude drawing of a dragon-pony hybrid on it, and Applejack on it. "Oh mah stars!" Applejack said, before looking at the Kirin and Applebloom, seeing them smile. The Kirin has a dark green mane, with emerald eyes, sharp canines, and only stood up to Applejack's waist. His scales were under his dark purple fur, dark purple in color as well. His name was Minilla, having dark green freckles on his cheeks. The small rows of spikes when down his back, emerald green in color, his long tail waving behind him, showing her was excited. His head was bear like, him showing jewel eating teeth. "Aunty Pinkie Pie made this for you, mommy!" Minilla said, smiling happily, putting the cake on the table, a sign hung from the ceiling behind him. It showed a crude drawing of the kirin and Applejack, saying, "WELCOME HOME, MOMMY" in orange letters. He then pointed to the drawing, saying, "That's you. And that's me." "What's it say?" She asked, grinning from the banner. "Welcome home, Mommy." He read out. "C'mon, Mini, we gotta eat this cake!" Applebloom said, excited, the teenage mare sitting down, the six year old kirin sitting down with them. "Mommy's home. Means cake every night." Applejack said, making Applebloom giggle. "No, Ah dun think so!" Applebloom proclaimed, despite Minilla's excited look. "Mommy's home, means cake every night." Applejack said playfully, smiling, despite Applebloom's playful objections. She stopped laughing, only to look at Minilla, noticing the brown spot on Minilla's eye. "How did ya'll get cake on your eye?" Applejack asked, licking her finger, then wipe it away. "Aunty did it." Minilla said, making them laugh again. A hour later, Applejack laying in bed with Minilla, tickling his stomach, making him laugh and giggle, squirming under her one armed hug. His eyes were filled with joy, making Applejack laugh. "If ya'll keep gigglin', Ah can't go tah sleep." She said playfully, before she settled him down, smiling. "Mom, will you be here tomorrow?" Minilla asked innocently, making Applejack kissing his forehead. "Of course Ah will." Applejack promised, making him smile contently. "Now, night, mah little angel." "Night mommy." He said, giving her a kiss on the cheek, before closing his eyes and resting on the pillow. She got out of his room, softly closing the door behind her, giving a happy sigh. Applejack was now 24 years old, and a happy mother. She lived with the Elements of Harmony in Ponyville, exactly seven years after Lord Tirek was defeated. Twilight said she and the other Princesses had found something, so she had to travel all the way to Japony to get it. She sighed sadly, remembering what happened that fateful day, so many years ago. She missed Macintosh dearly, but, she tried to move one, Faust rest his soul. She went downstairs, sitting down with Applebloom, seeing her get some cider for the both of them. "So, got any interesting stories from the front? How's Uncle Sarge doin'?" Applebloom asked, making Applejack smile. "Ya know Sarge, "killing the dirty blue scourge" and whatnot. He's still got his trusty shotgun with 'im too." Applejack replied, then started to drink the cider. "And get this, they seem to have somehow "traveled forward in time". That's gonna be a long story to tell." "Well, we got nothin' but time." Applebloom offered, ready to hear the story. "Well, it all started in a place called "Blood Gulch", an-" "RIIIIIING!" "Ah'll get it." Applebloom said, going to the phone. "Ya'll are still tellin' me that story." She picked it up. "Hello?" "Who is it?" Applejack asked, before she saw the young mare smile. "Yeah, we're her Grandaughters. Applejack and Applebloom." She then fell silent. "She did what?!" Applejack's ears flattened, her cringing from the yell. "Can ya'll keep it doww? Some of us have kids sleepin' in tha house." "Alrighty, we'll be right there." Applebloom said, sighing. She hung the phone up, before looking at Appejack. "It's Granny Smith. Ponies in Japony have arrested her, she was caught outside the fence, again." Applejack sighed, before getting up. "Where's mah hat?"
Memories Part 2Celestia watched the sunset, her thoughts turning back to him. He awakened more then a decade ago, but why? She needed to know why, because nothing wakes a God unless it's powerful, and deadly. She gave a sigh, her mind muddled with thoughts and memories long forgotten. A soft bump made her thoughts disappear, making her look to her side, seeing her sister, Luna, there. "What is thy matter, dear sister." Luna asked, her tone slipping back to the old tongue. "Nothing, Lulu. Just thinking of an old friend." Celestia answered, giving a soft smile. "I'm worried about him, and, as you know, he isn't faring any better over the years." "Ah, I see. Thou art thinking about him again, aren't you?" Luna said, smiling softly. "It has been some time since I have been in his dreams." "Yes, sister, I am." Celestia said, before humming in thought. "Lulu?" "Yes, Tia?" Luna answered, giving a confused look. "Has Twilight perfected Starswirls time spell?" She asked, making Luna more confused. "Yes, Tia. Why do thou ask?" "Because, this mission I have for her may be the most important to all of us." Celestia said, thinking about a project, unheard of in decades. "It may stop us from extinction." __________________________ Hoofishima, Japony "Ground Zero" 7:42 AM, Year 1945 Cloud of smoke billowed from the streets of a once peaceful city. The sounds of towers creaking and groaning under their own weight echoed through the deserted streets. The roars of two titans clashing broke the creepy silence. The massive saurian gave a bellow of pain as the giant arthropod bit onto his arm. His hand curled into a fist and punched his enemy, making the giant creature back off. The saurian let loose a roar of pure anger, biting onto the arthropods armored head, the sound of crunching echoing out for hundreds of meters. The few thousand who chose to stay watched as the monsters duked it out in their once amazing city. The saurian was shook off, then slammed into a skyscraper, bringing the building down onto him. The only one brave enough to venture out was Celestia, her anger was boiling in her body, seeing the two monsters turn the city to ruins. Seeing the rubble not moving, the giant centipede started to move away, before a beam of pure magic hit it's chest, making it screech in pain. The beam stopped, the attack leaving a black marring on it's chest. The creature turned, seeing Celestia, a inferno of hatred, her eyes glowing gold. The creature gave a series of snorts, almost as if it were laughing at her. A big of ball of light slammed into it's chest, making it screech in pain. It glared at her with glowing orange eyes. It started to breath in, and before Celestia could expect it, it started to spit out an orange substance. Celestia threw up a shield, the golden bubble blocking the substance. A burning sensation ran through her glowing horn, and she looked up to see what was happening; The substance started to eat it's way though her shield, the substance acidic in nature. She flared out the shield, the shield exploding out, making the acid fly off. She looked around to see the spot she was standing on was the only spot not burned, the acid eating through the street easily. It reared it's head back, ready to spit more acid. Celestia prepared a counter spell, however, she didn't need it. A massive tail, 567 feet long, slammed the centipede through five buildings, making dust cover it. The saurian, thought to be dead, got up, it's emerald green eyes showed the flames of Hell. It lifted it's head, releasing an unearthly howl, heard for miles around. It seemed the roar split the earth and slammed through the heavens. Celestia watched in awe of the massive dinosaur, seeing the massive beast as a God. It's emerald green spinal plates shone in what little light there was, jagged, disgustingly beautiful is looks. It's bear like maw held jaws that would make most creatures jealous. Gills ran down it's neck, purple scales covering his body. It's arms, a little shorter than Celestia expected, were like a primates, holding four clawed fingers. It's legs, thick, like tree trunks, had toed claws. It's tail, longer than most of it's body, waved around behind him, the anger in his body showing. The saurian's emerald green eyes, with his slitted pupils, held eons of knowledge and memories; from the birth of an ancient race of saurians to this moment. A rumbling growl erupted from his throat, the saurian turning to see who distracted this creature long enough for him to attack. His eyes landed upon the form of Celestia. She prepared to fight, ready to defend her little ponies, only to realize the monster calm a little. His slitted pupils became more rounded, showing an intelligent creature, with emotions and feelings, making her back down a little. It gave, what seemed to be, a smile. It then snorted nuclear fumes, hearing the sounds of the buildings fall. It turned, the fury of a God showing on his face. He let loose a torrent of noise, charging forward with a speed that was impossible for a being of his size. He disappeared into the dust, the sounds of battle continuing. Soon, Celestia looked up, hearing the sounds of planes. Attack planes rushed forwards, machine guns roaring as they disappeared into the smoke. An explosion sounded, the centipede rushing out, attacking another plane. It snorted, slamming one of it's many claws into a building. The centipede rushed towards Celestia, opening it's mandibles to swallow her whole. She started to fire magic at it, but it brushed the attacks aside, shrieking in anger. Suddenly, a low, but loud, humming sound filled the air, making everyone stop what they were doing. Even the centipede, who had been dead set on killing the pest known as Celestia stopped it's tracks, fear filling it's glowing, orange eyes. The saurian appeared, the edge of it's tail glowing a bright emerald green. The humming grew louder, the spinal plates glowing more and more, before it started it's slow trail up. Everyone looked in awe as the saurian's eyes started to glow neon, nuclear fumes pouring from it's nostrils and gills. He inhaled deeply, the spinal plates on his back finally lighting up, the glow giving the dinosaur a holy look. His chest expanded, the warm feeling filling his chest, making the saurian smirk. He opened his jaws, the particles in his mouth starting to charge up and glow, the emerald light showing from the back of his throat. He closed his maw, rearing his head back, ready for his attack. What would happen next would make the Goddess of the Sun look like a mere foal. The saurian opened his jaws, "flames" of emerald green radiation erupting from his maw. The centipede suffered a hit straight to the head, making a screaming roar of pain, flying back four miles. The ground under the saurian started to melt from the heat of the radiation. Metal burst into flames, starting to melt, Celestia, being a Goddess of the Sun, did not mind the heat, she, in fact, welcomed it. The saurian stopped the Radiation Breath, giving a snort of satisfaction. The burnt carcass of the arthropod sat there, it's head turned into ashes, it's once red armor now blackened, cracked in many places. Ash started to fall like snow, before the saurian looked up, giving a rumbling growl. He sniffed the air, the winds favoring him as he smelt radiation, far off in the distance. He lifted his maw to the sky, releasing a bellowing roar of victory. Once he lowered his head, he started to head back towards the ocean. Gashes and cuts from the battle started to heal quickly, some would leave scars, but, the saurian wouldn't mind them. He was, after all, a God. He turned to hear the sounds of clapping, citizens coming out of what remained of their homes. Thousands started cheering, making a warm feeling in his chest start to blossom. His eyes scanned the crowds, before they landed on Celestia, the dinosaur smiling. He gave a nod towards her, before giving a rumbling growl, walking back into the ocean. His great body disappeared into the waves, the destroyed city giving the saurian thanks. "What do you think we should call him?" One figure asked randomly, making Celestia smile. "I know what to call him." She said to herself, smiling softly. "Spike."
JaponyApplejack started to pack a suitcase, much to the amusement of Applebloom. She kept looking around, giving a confused stare everywhere. She started looking under the bed, under the covers, above the closet. "Sis, where's mah hat?" Applejack asked, not noticing it was on her head. "On your head." Applebloom replied, laughing quietly. Applejack grabbed at her head, feeling her Stetson, blushing brightly. She had gotten so used to the hat she forgot she ever put it on anymore. She made sure she set it in the proper place, before look at AppleBloom. "Make sure ta take him to school, and tell 'im Ah went ta see his great-grandma." Applejack ordered, making AppleBloom nod. "Ah'll be back in a few days, okay?" "Calm down, sis. It ain't tha end of tha world." AppleBloom said, hugging Applejack, making the older Apple sibling smile. "Sure..." Applejack said, before shutting her bag. _____________________________ Tokyony, Japony The sounds of the city mixed together with the daily life of downtown. Billboards flashed, music screaming from radios, and the people, so used to the daily sight, continued with their business. Applejack, sitting a Police station, was silently complaining about her Grandmother. Ever since Big Macintosh died, she wasn't the same. Applejack and AppleBloom moved on, but, Granny Smith was never the same. Now she's in trouble for something that Applejack had no idea about, and she seemed to be a nut about secret governments and monsters of some kind. The door opened, Applejack's ears pricking up as she looked, however, it was a teenage dragon. His parents went over, scolding him in Japonese, walking away. Granny Smith was grabbed her jacket, then looked through the window, seeing Applejack. Guilt ran through her eyes as she saw Applejack look at her, then, she went towards the door. ____________________________ Granny Smith opened the door, the smell of old air making Applejack gag a little. It was a complete mess on the walls, picture of men, women, and the Neighkini Tolls with Atomic explosions. Pictures of Applejack's friend were on the wall, Tiwlight Sparkle, newspaper cut-outs of the "Incident" years ago. "Sorry, lil' one," Granny Smith started to say, noticing the dust in the air in a nearby window. "Ah don't get much vistors 'round 'ere." "Yeah, I can tell..." Applejack muttered, before setting her bags down. She looked at a massive shelf with books cluttered on it. Granny Smith started to heat a kettle, before Applejack grabbed a book. "Echolocation...?" "Ah, dun touch that!" She scolded softly, grabbing the book from Applejack's grip, setting it back gently, before adjusting it a little. "Ah like where everything is. Helps me keep tabs on 'em." "So, this is what ya been doin', huh?" Applejack asked, looking around the room, making Granny smith nod, waiting for the kettle to whistle. Applejack then realised this is what a conspiracy nut's house looked like on the inside. Pictures of newspapers, most likely bought from the internet or printed out, hung from the walls. Nuclear mushrooms sprouted from the ocean, before reading the head line. "NUCLEAR TESTS; REAL OR A COVER UP?" She snorted, her ears flicking a little, before noticing a picture of her friend, Twilight Sparkle, smiling at whoever took the camera. She gave a confused glance at Granny Smith, who didn't notice, before reading the text below. "Twilight Sparkle is a genius, perfecting Starswirl's Time Travel spell, though only Alicorns can use it right now. Her assistant, Spike Drake, has gone missing, however, and she refuses to work until he is found. Some people think she may have kidnapped him, or worse, killed him. However, on closer inspection, she refuses to sleep, much less eat, until she finds him. Read more on Page 12." Applejack gave a sigh. It had been awhile since they saw the baby dragon, and Applejack was more worried about him than she let on. She placed a hand over her heart, giving a smile as she felt her heart flutter at the thought of Spike. She suddenly shook her head, clearing her thoughts. "Ya know, ya didn't 'ave ta come all tha way out 'ere for me." Granny Smith said, patiently waiting. "So, how's Minilla doin'? Gosh, he must be, what? Two? Three?" "Four." Applejack answered, looking at a book. She picked it up, seeing a bat on the front, small, circle like waves coming from it's mouth. "Echolocation." She read the cover. Granny Smith got up, gently grabbing the book. "Ah, dun touch that, little one." She put it back in its place, giving a soft smile. "Ah like keeping everythng where it is." "Granny, why don't ya come home?" Applejack asked, making Granny sigh, before she looked Applejack with a sad look. "Ya know why, Applejack." "Granny, he's dead. Just move on." "Ah can't!" "Why not?" Applejack asked, on the verge of tears. "Because-!" Suddenly, the whistle of the kettle sounded out, interrupting the conversation. Granny Smith silently took the kettle off, turning the heat off. They stood there, in a akward silence. Granny Smith looked at the window, a smal tear running down her cheek. Applejack suddeny felt a pang of guild, making her sigh softly. She was about to speak when Granny Smith interrupted her. "He's still out there..." Granny Smith said, making Applejack look at her, confused. "They never found 'is body, ya know that?" Applejack silently listened, before Granny Smith started to pour the tea into two cups, then looked at the window again. "For me, he'll always be there. I'll never forget 'im. That's why I have to go back..." "Ya know we can't go back there, tha Police said-" "Applejack, Ah'm going back there. Wether ya like it or not, Ah have tah put 'is soul to rest, if he did die." "Then Ah'll go with ya!" Granny Smith looked at Applejack, then smiled. "Well, Ah can't argue wit' ya." She looked at her computer, then started to type in it, before grabbing a rebreather. "Ah had an informant place buoys all over the site. Two weeks ago, Ah checked the buoys like every other day, for a kick in tha teeth, two weeks ago, something sounded started to talk." Granny Smith looked at Applejack, giving a smile, "An' Ah mean talking. So, tomorrow mornin', we'll head over there an' make sure we 'ave a chat with whoevers over there." Author's Note Sorry, this took longer than I expected. Been a little busy with fan mail.
