Camp 12, Outside Ponyville

The smoke from Ponyville could be seen from the Interment Camp that was set up to house many of the captured ponies. The Camp it self was set up after the droids had landed, prefab huts and a ray shield fence were set up. The population of Ponyville and the near by farmlands were flowing into the camp it self, where medical droids and protocol droids were put in charge of handling their needs. Clothes were given to all females and many were being taken to the MedTent, where the medical droids tended to many.

The Mares and Stallions were being separated from each other, with the stallions under heavy guard by the Droids. The Mares were being taken to another tent, were their collars and wing binders were being removed. The medical droids were using laser scalpels to cut off the collars.

Rarity could say that she was never more glad that her collar was gone. She had willingly became a Red Collar because she had been tricked by a Traitorous mare known as Sunrise Splendor. Many of the former black collared mares still glared at her, but they were not acting on any thoughts.

One of the Red Collared mares had decried the Execution of the Caribou and their allies, saying it was against the will of Dainn.

the Red Collared mare was killed by one of the droids.

The Execution had kept many from trying to do anymore protests and also sent the message that Equestria had new masters.

Rarity had heard that the metal soldiers were known as 'Droids' and that they were part of something called the Confederacy of Independent Systems or 'Separatist Alliance'. The Droids used both names or the group they were apart of. To Rarity, both were clues to what they were. That the Droids called themselves 'separatists' meant they were some type of rebels. also that they were part of a group of independent systems was also a clue, that and the fact they had technology not seen anywhere in Epona meant that these things were not from Epona, but where in fact from Outer Space itself.

But as she also saw, many of the guards were not all Droids as among them were a few Minotaurs and to her own surprise, Equestrian Ponies that were wearing Minotaur armor. But now the armor had the symbol that the Separatists had, The Hexagon-like symbol. Rarity could guess that The Minotaurs had joined the Separatists in the attack.

Which would beg the question of how long were they on Epona?

But other questions plagued Rarity's mind, such as where was Sweetie Belle? She was still concerned for her little sister and was worried for her. Was she alright? Was she even still alive? The last time she saw Sweetie Belle was when she was being used in Flim and Flam's Sex show. The only ones who knew where she was now were now dead at the hands of the Droid Army.

Rarity was soon lead out of the MedTent with the others and was taken to a row of prefab huts. One of the Battle Droids that was escorting her soon lead to to one of the huts and had her go inside.

The inside of the hut was very spartan in style, with a table with three chairs, some type of toilet and a sink near by and three cots. sitting in the chairs were two mares that Rarity wish not to see.

"Look what the cat dragged in." Bon-Bon said with venom in her voice. Her and Lyra were also in the hut. the two were dressed like Rarity, a grayish-green jump-sit that was lose-fitting and baggy with pockets on the sleeves and chest. On the shoulder was the same CIS symbol that the droids and their allies had.

Lyra was looking down at the table, not looking at anyone while her marefriend was given Rarity a death-glare. Both had been de-collared and both looked like they had been through Tartarus.

Of course they been through hell! Rarity thought, remembering that they had been used as fuck toys for the Caribou, with Bon-Bon being classed as a purple, same with Lyra last time she heard about them.

Oddly, Bon-Bon was not acting crazy like a Purple, nor was Lyra.

Bon-Bon got up from where she was sitting and stomped over to Rarity, glaring right into the unicorn's face. "What dick did they drag you from you traitorous whore!" she yelled, anger in her face.

"How dare you!?!" Rarity yelled back, anger also flashing in her eyes. "I was tricked by those antler-headed freaks into thinking that if I was a Red-collar, that my own Sister would be safe! More to say then for you, aren't you supposed to be insane?"

"Unlike you, Whore," Bon-Bon exclaimed, "I was faking it! You on the other hand was enjoying having a penis in your cunt!"

It was then that two more ponies entered the hut, one being pushed roughly into the building while she yelled at the droid, calling it a Philistine brute. It was once the two were in the building that Rarity saw that she knew Both Ponies and wished she was somewhere else.

the one that had gotten pushed in was a dark grey Earth Pony with a black mane. the other was a white Unicorn with an electric blue mane, a white coat and sunglasses, Unlike Rarity or Lyra, she still had her horn; a sign she was among the few to escape the Caribou's grasp,

"um....." Rarity started to say before Octavia looked at her, her face wearing a mask of pure anger. the grey mare then drew her fist back and punched Rarity right in the face!

"YOU DIRTY BITCH!" was what Rarity heard before she blacked out.

Big Mac and Cheerilee were running through the streets as the metal soldiers were after them. Big Mac had cursed his luck when he had rescued Cheerilee from the ones chasing after her, he just had to run into a squad of the same invaders. Now they were running from the enemy, who were shouting orders to halt, which Mac was not going to follow.

The pair ran through side streets, roundabouts and even through now empty buildings trying to out fox the machines after them. but it seemed like around every corner, they would run into more of them!

Things were not looking good for Big Mac and Cheerilee.

The two were now hiding in an alley as ten of the mechanical invaders ran past it, not looking into the alley. Big Mac could count his lucky stars about that.

"Those...*huff* things are everywhere.*huff, huff." Cheerilee said, panting a bit from running all the time.

Big Mac turned to her, nodding in agreement. "Our best chance is gettin' out of h're." he told her.

It was a good idea. with the metallic invaders running rampant throughout town. The only problem where to run to? Big Mac would see the far off silhouette of Canterlot and could see the ships already around it. If this attack was going on here and at Canterlot, then it was happening all over Equestria! Big Mac had to get back to Sweet Apple Acres and get Apperjack and Carrot Top to come with him and Cheerilee and head away from the war-zone as fast as they could.

Cheeking for any more mechanical soldiers, the two ran out of the alley and headed for the outskirts of town. Big Mac only hoped that his home was not being attacked by the metal monsters.

The two almost reached the very edge of town when suddenly a whole group of Mechanical soldiers ran out from behind a building. one of them saw the two and yelled in it's squeaky voice "Halt in the name of the Droid Army!"

Big Mac and Cheerilee stopped and tried to turn around, only to see more of the Mechanized warriors, called 'droids' block them.

Big Mac knew that they were surrounded. He knew that the only two ways to get out was to ether surrender and be taken to an unknown fate or to go out fighting.

But then came the sound of unlikely salvation.

As the droids were moving in to take them, the sudden roar of a Caribou War Beast sounded close by. Then suddenly, said beast rammed through the group of droids blocking the way out. Big Mac looked at the rampaging animal and saw two beings on it, one was a large Caribou warrior, welding a battle axe. The other was a female pony, a yellow Pegasus with pink hair and holding one of the invader's odd weapons and using it.

The Pegasus blasted out bolts of light against the Droids, scattering them and taking down five of the metal fiends.

"Hurry and get on!" The weapon holding Pegasus yelled.

Big Mac and Cheerilee did not need to be told twice as they ran to the War Beast. Bolts flying as the droids that survived The Beast's attack. Big Mac climbed on fast and soon took Cheerilee by her arms and lifted her up onto the war mount.

It was then that Big Mach saw his rescuers, The Pegasus was no other then Fluttershy herself, her red wing binders were not on her, but in the hands of the Caribou Warrior, who Big Mac identified as Thungrox, the mute warrior who was Fluttershy's master.

The Wing binders in his hands were smoking as he tossed them at the droids, the turned the War beast away at top speed, which was about as fast as a Pegasus in flight.

Big Mac could hear one of the droid say "Uh, Oh." before the sound of something blowing up sounded behind them. Turning, Big Mac saw a blast going up and the remains of the droids flying through the air. the upper half of a Droid was still in the air as it screamed "SOMEBODY EXECUTE ORDER 911!" before it fell back to the ground.

"You saved us!" Big Mac exclaimed, not knowing whether to be glad or worried that he was saved by a caribou warrior and a red collar. But then this was Fluttershy he was talking about and even when she became a red collar, she still tried to be the same Fluttershy she was, but what ever the Caribou warriors that took Canterlot did to her had changed her, but yet right now, she was not acting like the Bestiality loving whore that the caribou made her to be.

Also Thungrox was not like any of the other Caribou. in fact he seemed not only to like Fluttershy, but seemed to be in love. Even the now dead Gunne had told Big Mac once that he never saw Thungrox smile at any female before.

It was then that the caribou warrior used his hand to signal Fluttershy. "Mr. Thungrox said we have to leave now!" The yellow Pegasus mare yelled. "More of those things will be after us!"

"What about my Sis?" Big Mac exclaimed, "We have to get her out before them metal varmints get her!"

Thungrox had heard him and did a sight kick to one side of the beast, directing it to turn and head for Sweet Apple Acres as fast as possible.

Fluttershy turned to the two. "me and Thungrox were busy with stocking up feed for the other females when we started to hear the blasts and saw one of the strange flying things land outside the beast farm." she said, "We had no time to get the others before those things started marching out and firing their odd things."

"What of the other mares?" Cheerilee asked.

"We couldn't get to them in time." Fluttershy said, "They were already at the slave stables and they were already taking the black collars But......" She hesitated a bit, tears in her eyes. "The things took the purple collars and...and."

The yellow mare started crying softly. Big mac did not need to ask as he had guessed what the droids did to the Purple Collared Mares.

They killed them

Cheerilee was looking back at Ponyville, smoke rising from many buildings and the sound of battle still going on. Tears in her eyes as she knew that many ponies that she once called friends and students would be captured or dead at the metallic hands of the Droid invaders.

"We can't go back home ever again." she said, burying her face into Big Mac's Shoulder and crying.

It was at that moment when Thungrox had stopped the War Beast. Big Mac was about to ask him why when he saw the reason.

One of the Large landing craft was sitting in the field next to the Barn-house, Droids already marching around with a group of the Metallic fiends heading straight for his home!

Author's Note

Next time:

SWEET APPLE MASSACRE!