Spikezilla

Big 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?"