It all started with a nightmare.
Author's Note
Hey this is my first fanfic on this site, and one of the reason I wrote is because I wanted to write a Mlp with humans fic that is outside the box a little. Essentially I think there should be more worlds collide fics that doesn't go human hating T.C.B. on us especially the ones written by a certain author.(Hint: The author name start with a Ch.) and less one human going to Equestria or Brony going to Equestria. Two great fanfics I recommend is Ponyville, USA by Rox and Heroes and Aliies by Lynolius. We need more fics like these. Plus I wanted to write a MlP fic with mecha(which there should be more of.) especially ones lesser known ones like Votoms. Anyway I hope you guys enjoy and I am looking for Co-arthur, editors and proof readers who can help with grammar. Now on with the opening song.
Well first chapter done. I enjoyed writing this. Please, leave a comment or review, and keep it civil. I am always taking tip and advice. Thank you for reading. Also anybody know how to re-size pics?
It all started with a nightmare.
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Bodies. Bodies everywhere. Sunset stood in the middle of the street in a war-torn city watching the horror before her as demonic creatures and demon knights tore apart men, woman, children and Ponies? Ponies weren't the only ones their were griffons, diamond dogs, even changlings and dragons, but some of them were different. Some had more human like body structures giving them an anthropoid look that a certain group of people obsess about. Dragons fired their fire breaths, unicorns and changelings shot magic blasts out of their horns, griffons clawed, and human soldiers fired their weapons at the demons. Some humans instead of carrying guns carry flamethrowers and wore black armor laying white hot flames on the attacking demons. One of the demons a huge muscular humanoid goat like creature charged at an injured human soldier arms raised and ready to pound him into hamburger. Sunset watched in horror as as the soldier took his side arm and fired at the demon futilely trying to save his own life.
*BANG*
*BANG*
*BANG*
Bullets penetrate the creatures flesh causing the demon to bleed, but if it was in pain it didn't show it as it continue its charge. Sunset was about to run to help when suddenly...
*WHIRRRR!*
*CRACK!*
A black humanoid four meter tall metal giant skated towards the demon punching it in the face with a momentum and cartridge powered fist. The demon skirted across the ground its jaw broken allowing the injured to run away. Sunset took a moment to take in the detail of the machine it right shoulder was painted a blood red, and it had stylized R painted on its skirt armor. She found the machine oddly familiar she knew she seen it before, but couldn't place her finger on it mostly due to what was going on. Sunset watched in awe as the machine fired its rifle at the downed demon blotches of blood smeared its black armor, after a minutes of continuous fire the machine stopped. Sunset felt her stomach churned at the sight of the demon's body which was nothing more than fur, bone and meat, before she could hurl her breakfast she heard a loud roar. She turned towards the source and saw a goat demon charging at the machine roaring in rage. Each powerful step leaving a hoof shaped crater in the ground. The machine aimed its rifle, but the demon was already within striking distance. It knocked the machine's rifle out of its hand and was about to claw the machine's chest, but it was clear that it wasn't going to be that easy. The machine grabbed the monster's attacking arm by the wrist with its right hand, then proceeded to punch the demon in the gut with its left. The left forearm of the machine extended out then in, out then in with every time the machine performed a punch a copper tube pops out of its arm dropping to the ground with loud 'clang'. Sunset watch in morbid awe and fascination as the machine wound a seemingly invincible enemy and despite her fear she was rooting for the machine.
*THUMP!*
*SWOOSH!*
*CLANG!*
*THUMP!*
*SWOOSH!*
*CLANG*!
Blood poured out of the demon's gut after the third punch, but the demon was far from being too weak to fight. With a mighty rage filled roar freed its right arm the demon ripped the machine's right arm off from the elbow down, then it did the same with the machine's left arm with it's left. Wires hung and fluids leaked from the shattered forms of the machine's arms. Suddenly a whirring sound came from the machine's feet as it tried to skate backwards out of reach of the demon's attack range, but the demon was too quick and did a low-sweep kick knocking the machine on its back. Sunset watched horror stricken as the demon looming over the machine bent down and with a loud 'creeeeeccckkk' forcibly ripped the machine's chest open throwing the disconnected chest and head to the side.
*BANG!*
*BANG!*
*BANG!*
Shots ranged out from the machines chest hitting the demon in the face. The demon covered its blood soaked face letting out a blood curdling roar. Something quickly jumped out of the machine with a pistol in hand. That's when Sunset made a startling discover....
"There is a human inside." she gasped.
She finally remembered what the machine was and felt extremely stupid for not knowing immediately, since one of first things she did when she first came to the human world was study how it works so she could blend in better which included their long and violent history. It was an Armored Trooper one of the humans main stay war-machines and testament to their ingenuity in a world without magic, and this machine belonged to one of the United States most elite AT units: The Red Shoulders aka The Blood Sucker Battalion. The human was was wearing a red orange pilot suit with shoulder pads and a matching helmet with some sort of goggles and a face mask with a tube connected to an oxygen tank, and the body-build showed it was male. The man ran towards Sunset looking back shooting at the demon's face aiming for the eyes barely slowing it down. The human pilot continue to run keeping his eyes on the demon heading towards a pipe laying on the ground. Sunset was about to warn the fleeing pilot, but it was too late. His momentary lack of awareness spelled his doom. The pilot tripped over the pipe landing belly first on the ground, and as soon as he tried to get up the demon was already over him grabbing him in its meaty right hand chuckling at the human useless struggle as he tried to free his arms. The human was able to free his gun hand, but before he could fire a shot...
*SLAM!!!*
The demon slammed him to the ground crushing him with an audible 'crack' and 'squish'. It lifted its hand inspecting its handiwork, it licked the pilot's remains of its hand before looking towards the direction where the pilot was running. It spotted Sunset it black beady eyes cutting through her and into her soul. It slowly walked towards and spoke its voice baritone and guttural.
"WE ARE COMING. WE WILL CONQUER!"
Every of her being told Sunset to run she tried to move her legs, but she couldn't move her legs it was like they were made of lead. Sunset could only watch as the demon walk closer and closer and closer sending out small tremors.
*THUD!*
*THUD!*
*THUD!*
Sunset eyes widen and her body drenched itself in sweat as the tremors grew stronger as the demon got closer. After a few long seconds the demon stood over Sunset. Sunset looked up craning her neck to look at the demon face to face fear flooding her body like a hurricane flooding Florida. The Demon looked down at Sunset and lifted its massive arms.
"AND YOU WILL ALL DIE!!!!"
Sunset closed her eyes and lifted her arms stiffening her body ready to receive the would be fatal blow a futile gesture, but it never came. Instead a very familiar seductive voice spoke. A voice that sent shiver down Sunset's spine. A voice Sunset hope she would never hear again.
"Sorry ugly, but she is off limits."
Sunset opened her eyes and saw a shocking site. The demon was restrained behind a being that Sunset thought would never see again. She had cyan eyes with black sclera, brilliant crimson skin, pointed ear, crimson hair with yellow stripes, matching pony tail and bat like wings. she was wearing a flaming skirt and knee high boots. She was holding the demon's arms behind its back. Sunset could hear the audible cracks as the bones were on the verge of breaking.
Sunset eyes widen as she instantly recognized her savior. "You? It can't be... You are the demon I turned into during the Fall Formal." she stammered.
Before Demon Sunset could speak the demon growled in pain and resentment. Demon Sunset rolled her eyes and looked at Sunset with a toothy . "Excuse me for a minute. I just need to take care of something." she jumped into the air flapping her wings lifting the demon higher and higher until she was nothing but a dot in the air. She then spun around at high speeds before letting go of the demon tossing it into the sky and out of sight.
Sunset watched dumbstruck as Demon Sunset slowly landed in front of her. She smiled at Sunset like she was seeing an old friend again. "Hello, Sunny. Long time no see." she greeted.
Sunset's brain registered what happened and pointed an accusing finger at Demon Sunset. "YOU! How did you... You destroyed back at the Fall Formal! Are you responsible for this... this... destruction!?" she yelled pointing at the bodies littering the ground and the battle raging around them.
"Oh, sunny. What with all these accusations? Don't you miss me?" Demon Sunset asked in mock hurt, but Sunset could have sworn she heard a trace of genuine hurt in Demon Sunset's voice, but she waved it off as her mind imagining things. "And and for one thing I am not responsible for this. I maybe your darker side, but I am no demon or monster." she answered.
Sunset looked at Demon Sunset studying her for any hint of her lying, but she couldn't find any. Sunset continue to stare at her demonic counter part as a series of mixed emotions flood her body mostly fear and curiosity. Her mind flooded with questions such as 'Why is she here?', 'Is she here to take over?' , 'What happen here?' "If she is not a demon then what is she?' and 'What did she mean by 'darker side'. Sunset shook her head ready to ask her questions.
"Alright, I want answers! What happen here!? Why are you here!? What do you mean your my darker side!?" Sunset asked in consecutively like a machine gun.
Demon Sunset chuckled then that chuckled turned into full blown laughter. "Oh, Sunset." Demon sunset wiped a tear from her eye. "For a prodigy and former-student of Celestia you are so slow on the uptake." she said.
Sunset narrowed her eyes annoyed at the fact that her darker counterpart basically stupid or more a politically correct term slow. "Are you going give me answers, or are you going to continue to call me stupid all day?" she said folding her arms with a frown.
Demon Sunset stopped laughing and looked at Sunset with an amused smirk. "Alright, Sunny." Sunset winced at the Demon's nickname for her feeling very uncomfortable with her being so friendly towards her, but Demon Sunset ignored this and continued. "To answer your first question, it quite simple actually this is all a dream."
Sunset cocked an eyebrow. "A dream? THIS IS A DREAM?!" she screamed in disbelief looking around at the ruined buildings and the bodies piling up.
Demon Sunset looked around not even bothered by the bodies and blood. "Well not exactly a dream more like a vision, and before we move on lets change the scenery to something more conversation friendly." Demon Sunset snapped her fingers and the environment suddenly changed. Instead being in the middle of some war-torn city they were in the middle of a grass meadow with the wind providing a gentle breeze. Sunset looked around then backed at her demonic counterpart confused and bewildered. Demonic snapped her fingers again and instantly her and Sunset sitting at a table across from each other with an assortment of beverages, silverware, china and snacks on table. Demon Sunset took a teacup and poured herself some tea and took a sip. She poured another cup and handed it to sunset.
"Want some?" she asked polite and nonchalant.
Sunset nodded her head slowly and took the cup her brain not quite registering what just happened. What just happened and how? she thought her brain finally registering what happened.
Demon Sunset nodded satisfied with her handiwork taking a tea cake off of one of the small silver plates that littered the table and put it in her mouth. "Delicious. Now we can continue our conversation in peace." she said.
Sunset watched her darker side trying to make sense in the situation. She even entertain the idea that she may have gone crazy and was in reality in a padded cell high on medication, but she figure it was more likely that the whole thing was just a dream. And if this was a dream Sunset couldn't to wake up. Sunset took a sip of tea which had a hint of honey mixed in it was pretty good for dream tea. Sunset continue look around at her new surroundings. "When you said you would take us to a more 'conversation friendly' environment I did not expect this. I sort of expected..."
"An environment of fire and brimstone with bunch of screaming souls in the background," said Demon Sunset finishing Sunset's sentence.
Sunset chuckled nervously rubbing her left arm. "Yeah, I means demons like that sort of stuff. Right?" she asked.
Demon Sunset smiled in amusement at Sunset's presumptions. She knew this whole scenario was making her nervous, but the one thing Demon Sunset know about her other part was that she is adaptable. She needed to be when one goes from a world where the weather is almost perfectly controlled to one where the whole world is one big Everfree Forest with human violent nature to boot.
Demon Sunset sipped her tea and placed it on the table, she crossed her legs before continuing to speak. "OK, lets get two things out of the way, Sunny." she held one claw signifying her first point. "One: I am not a Demon just your darker side that happened to like this look. I am sorta like a mixture of your ID and Ego with a generous amount of Super Ego. I am a bit violent and manipulative when i have to be, but usually for a good reason like protecting my friends," she held up a second claw to signify the beginning of her second point. "and two: Just because I look like this doesn't mean I don't like peaceful grass meadows with an gentle summer breeze."
Sunset just stared bewildered at her Demonic counterpart behavior, so far she been nothing, but polite and generous in other words she was a good host not anything like she expected her to be. Sunset took a nervous sip of her tea. She couldn't believe she was having a tea party with her demon... no her darker side. Sunset sat the tea cup back on the table. "Alright, I get it you are not a demon, but what i don't get is why you are being so nice and friendly. Shouldn't you all be malicious and vengeful wanting to take over trying to replace me and become the real Sunset Shimmer?"
Demon Sunset chuckled. "Someone been reading a few too many fan-fictions. Well normally I would, but after being blasted by the power of Skittles just like you I reevaluated somethings about myself. Plus I don't want to end up tasting the rainbow again." she explained.
Sunset cocked an eyebrow. "So you were changed as well?" she asked skeptical of the Demon's claims.
Demon sunset smiled. "Of course, I am a part of you. When you changed I changed. Now that's out of the way let's get to the reason of this conversation. The vision," she said.
Sunset nodded glad she was getting answers unknowingly at the edge of her seat. "Please tell me what that was about! I mean it was horrible! A nightmare! So much blood... So many bodies... So much destruction..."Sunset said trying to control her hands shaking.
Demon sunset's face instantly went from friendly to serious surprising Sunset who finally got used to her friendly demeanor. "I believe it is a vision of what is going to happen in the future. When and how I don't know, but it will happen." she closed her eyes and let out a sigh. "A darkness is coming, Sunset. We must prepare, and your going to need my power and your eleme-" before she could say more a beeping sound rung. An alarm clock appeared in front of Demon Sunset. Demon Sunset let out an irritated sigh. "Well looks like it is time." she said.
"Huh? Wait, time? TIME FOR WHAT!?" Sunset said frantically.
Demon Sunset let out an amused chuckle. "Well Sunny it is time for you to-" She disappeared and reappeared her face a few inches in front of Sunset's causing her to gasp in surprise. "to wake up." she whispered.
Sunset eyes snapped open her clock alarm ringing in the background. She looked around and saw that she was in her bed in her and her sister's room in their Parent's house. Sunset slammed the snooze button on her alarm turning the annoying sound off, and wiped the bit of sweat from her brow. She rolled the covers off of herself and sat on the edge of bed thinking about the nightma-err vision she experienced wondering if it really was a vision, and if her talk with Demon Sunset was real or not. After a few minutes she grabbed her magical journal on her dresser by her alarm clock and sat on her lap. She grabbed a pen from the same dresser and wrote a letter to Twilight explaining the contents of her dream sparing no detail, including her talk with her darker side. After finishing her letter to Twilight she closed the book and placed it back on the dresser to check on later in the day. Due to Twilight's princess responsibilities responses to Sunset's letters came later than usual.
Now I wait. Hopefully Twilight responds back soon. Sunset sniffed the air and notice the smell of bacon. Mom must be cooking breakfast and she is cooking my favorite: bacon. when Sunset first came to this world she quickly learned she needed a place to live, and fortunately for her she found an opportunity for a place to live in the form of a missing child bulletin. Turns out this world's Sunset ran away from home, so for Equestria Sunset all it took was going to the Canterlot Police Station, cry some crocodile tears, and hugging her 'parents' to land herself a place to stay and food to eat. While with this world's Sunset parents Equestria Sunset was deep down a little angry at her because she had a great family, yet ran away from them. Back in Equestria Sunset parents died in an air balloon accident leaving her an orphan at a young forcing her to live in an orphanage while going to Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns until Celestia (who was very much an second mother to Sunset) took her in as her personal student before out of arrogance and indignation ran away into the magic mirror to find a way to acquire more power. Before her redemption Sunset(though she would never admit it and tried to deny it to herself during that time) enjoyed her time with this world's sunset's parents and loved them like they were her parents before the accident took them away, and in sense they were since they were just like Equestria Sunset's parents except they were human. After being blasted by the rainbow she realized how much she loves them, so after a month of debilitation right after the battle of the bands she decided to tell them the truth. But fate seemed to think it took too long and decided to speed up the process through an unexpected twist.
*Creeeeek*
Which was opening the door right now. The room door opened and on the other side was a teenage girl identical to Sunset Shimmer except her fiery hair was styled in a pony tail tied at the base of the skull. She was wearing red pink pajamas identical to Sunset's expect it lacked the sun emblem.
"Good morning, Sis! Looks like your finally woke up," said Sunset's 'twin' sister.
This is Sunset 'Sunny' Shimmer Sunset's dimensional twin sister. She came back home during the battle of the bands surprised that someone that look and sounds exactly like her took her place and lived in her home. As anyone would be she was enraged that someone stole her identity after explaining where was for over three years and why she left (turns out extreme stress from her parents forcing a career choice on her would cause anyone to snap.). Sunset's parents were more confused than angry that night for if the girl who came is their real daughter then who was the girl who look, sound and have the same blood type like her, and when Equestria Sunset came home that night they wanted answers. Sunset was surprised then worried when she went home and discovered that the 'real' Sunset Shimmer came home, and she knew that day she had no choice, but to tell truth despite the doubt within her. So she told her adoptive parents the whole truth from how and why she came to the human world to the battle of the bands. At first they didn't believe and were going to call paddy wagon, but fortunately Sunset anticipated this and had her friends The Rainbooms come over along with Principle Celestia.
After demonstrating their magic much to Sunny and their parents shock all assumptions that Sunset was crazy went out the window as they started to question Sunset about her personal life before leaving Equestria. Sunset explained how her parents died and how Celestia took her in raising her like she was her own, which made the guilt of her ungratefulness worse. After an hour of questions and answers Sunset's and Sunny's parents along with sunny talked in private and came to a decision that they would adopt Sunset as their daughter the decision surprised Sunset as she felt she didn't deserve it after lying to them for 3 years, but what surprised Sunset the most was that the one who suggested it was Sunny. After asking 'Why?' Sunny responded 'Because you need a home, and I always wanted sister.'. Sunset was grateful for their love and willingness to take her in after lying to them for 3 years. And thanks to some of Celestia's government connections she was able to fake some documents Sunset needed (Birth Certificate, social security, etc. Which mean Sunset had to get a driver license due to surrendering hers to Sunny.) so the Shimmer family won't have the authorities knocking on their door unless somebody did a reallly through investigation even then it is unlikely. It has been almost two years since then and they learned a lot about each other. As expected they share a lot of things in common, but their were also some differences for example Sunset was more outgoing than Sunny with a controlled temper, while Sunny is a little bit more timid with a bit of a short fuse. She also got along very well with the Rainbooms even being their manager/back up guitarist. Also during those two years fate decided to send three more surprises in her life.
Sunset smiled at her sister. "Yeah, good morning to you too, Sis. So what is Mom cooking this morning?" she asked while getting up from the edge bed stretching her arms glad to have a distraction from her dream.
Sunny smirked. "Well she is making our favorite with extra bacon." she answered enjoying the look of excitement on her sister's face.
When Sunset first came to the human world one of the first foods she ate was a breakfast platter with eggs, bacon and hash-browns. At first she didn't know what the pinkish red crunchy strips were, but after tasting one she fell in love with the delicious strips of heaven. And after asking what those delicious strips were she nearly puked realizing not only she ate meat which was a taboo in Pony society, but that she loved it. But she later rationalize that since she was turned into a human her love of meat was just part of her new biology and the animals she ate are non-sentient making it alright, plus she just love the taste of meat mostly pork and cow. Though Twilight was a bit disturb by Sunset's diet she understood the reasoning, but stuck to salad and other vegetarian options when she came back to fight the Dazzlings and respected Sunset's recently found love of meat.
"Yes! Sweet delicious strips of heaven waiting for me to allow them in my belly." Sunset was about exit her room door when she felt a hand touch her shoulder she looked at her sister who had her other hand squeezing her nose.
"Before you go down you might want to wash. Your night sweats are assaulting my nose full force," she said.
Sunset lifted up her right arm and smelled under her arm gagging after a smell that can be described as a mixture of onions and bleach hit her nose. "BLAGGHHH! OK, I really need a shower and a new change of clothes." she admitted wondering how in the world she stink so bad.
Sunny chuckled as Sunset's cringed from her strong B.O. "Yeah, you don't want to smell like a sweaty gym socks on Veterans Day." she said.
Sunset face-palmed for forgetting about Veterans Day. "OH! That's right the Veterans Day parade is today," she said.
Sunny nodded. "Yup, and you know a certain someone want to be there to watch the Red Shoulders march," said Sunny.
Sunset couldn't help, but shake her head. She knew who her sister was talking about. "Yeah, her obsession over the Red Shoulders almost reach Rainbow's obsession over the Wonder Bolts." Sunset commented.
"My ears are still ringing from the argument they had about who's better." Sunny shivered remembering the argument. "It almost reach to point of fisticuffs."
Sunset nodded in agreement remembering how she had to hold Rainbow back before she did something extremely stupid. "Well I better go take that shower before heading down stairs." she said going to her dresser grabbing a clean set of pajamas.
Sunny smiled. "Yeah you do that I will meet you in the living room." Sunny went out the room and headed down stairs. leaving Sunset alone.
Sunset chuckled shaking her head.After almost two years I am still getting used to talking to myself. Sunny probably feeling same way. She thought grabbing her clothes and headed towards the bathroom.
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Downstairs lies a living room containing the average things living rooms usually contain a sofa,a arm chair, a bookcase located on one of the walls, a fireplace with family photos including a more recent one containing Sunset Shimmer and Sunny Shimmer along with their parents Solaire Shimmer and his wife Flare Shimmer, and in the middle of the room was a TV stand with the TV on some cartoon featuring a giant white,red and yellow robot with two eyes and a V-fin battling a Red cyclops like robot with a horn on its forehead.
What is interesting about the room were its three sisters occupying the room one was a girl that looked like she is in her late teens with pale apple green skin and puffy luminous vivid orange hair with brilliant yellow streaks sitting in the arm chair reading a novel. She was wearing light purple pajamas. Her name was Adagio Dazzling leader of the Dazzlings. The second was around the same age with pale grayish fuchsia skin and moderate purple hair with light brilliant aquamarine streaks laying on the sofa reading a book about the history of the Red Shoulders. She was wearing dark purple pajamas. This was Aria Blaze tough girl of the Dazzlings. The third girl was the same age as the previous two with arctic blueish white skin and light arctic blue hair with moderate persian blue stripes laying the floor enamored by the TV kicking legs back and forth like a child watching Saturday morning cartoons. Her name was Sonata Dusk the Pinky Pie of the group. The Dazzlings were a group of Sirens who tried to use Canterlot as their feeding grounds and eventually use the Equestrian magic there to take over the world, but were stopped by the Rainbooms during the battle of the bands.
A few days after their defeat the Dazzlings were arrested for stealing food since they couldn't use their voices to get what they want. They were bailed out by Celestia and were given a chance to turn their lives around, and since they didn't have their powers anymore they took it with the Rainbooms as their wardens. At first they were hostile minus Sonata who took the chance with stride, but overtime a friendship develop between the Dazzlings and the Rainbooms especially when the Rainbooms helped them with the Dazzling's depression episode when the fact they weren't immortal anymore registered in their brains. Aria got along with Rainbow Dash the most they even playing soccer and kick boxing together, Adagio got along with everybody well enough though she can be a little snarky, and Sonata just like Pinky got along with everybody like nothing happened, and is really good friends with Pinky Pie even planning parties together. Sunset was the most involved with their reformation mostly because she was in a similar situation herself even offering them a place to stay with her parents permission of course, and making sure no one tries to get revenge against when they went back to Canterlot High. After almost two years the Dazzlings were more or less reformed, and made amends with the students and Canterlot high even to the point of being accepted into the Canterlot swim team and singing club. They even recovered their singing voices minus the magical abilities though they had to take singing lessons to refine it close to their original quality.
Aria was reading the latest history ebook on the Red Shoulders ever since they were first formed with the introduction of Armored Troopers she had an interest in the group and ATs much like Rainbow Dash's interest in the Wonder Bolts and jets except she wasn't aspiring to join them it was more of a hobby interest. Even though she and her sisters were there when they were first formed, she likes to read history books just to see the details. Aria read the book looking over the AT section that showed how Armored Troopers work and showed pictures of the Red Shoulders signature machines.
Book Info start
Figure 1-1:Inner workings of the Scopedog MK 1 the very first combat ready armored trooper.
"The Scopedog gets the "scope" part of its name from the sensor suite located on the head. There are 3 main lenses, as well as other passive sensors (metal sensor, elctromagnetic sensor, audio pickup, etc) located elsewhere in the head. The AT pilot does not have any windows to see through, thus all outside vision is via the 'scopes. This is also the reason AT pilots wear the helmet and goggle setup. The goggles/helmet speakers pipe in the info coming from the cameras and other sensors. There is no direct view out of the AT unit without a hatch open. The feet contain "Gliding Wheels" which allow high-speed dashes over many solid surfaces. On the outside of each foot is the Pile Gun and Turnpick assembly. This allows very rapid braking during a roller dash. If only one set of Pile Gun/Turnpick is used, very sharp turns (either standing or rolling) can be made. Many ATs also feature a so-called "Down Mode". This is a sort of leg folding technique that allows easier entrance and exit from an AT. This position may also be used during maintenance. One other use is as a bit of extra shock absorption during drops and parachute landings. This machine served as the signature AT of the Red Shoulder battalion and Mainstay for the US military for many years spawning many variations thanks to its versatility such as the Riotdog and Marshydog."
Figure 1-2:The ScopeDog MK 1 used by the Red Shoulders during their first deployment during the Uoodoo War in 1995. This also marks the Scopedogs first use in a major conflict.
Figure 1-3:The ScopeDog MK 2 turbo custom during the Red Shoulders assault on the desert city of Sunsa during the Sunsa War in 2015.
"In 2030 the experimental heavy AT 'Bloodsucker' was revealed and it was announced to be the replacement for the Scopedog MK 2 used by the Elite forces."
Figure 1-4:The testing of the experimental Bloodsucker heavy AT which will replace the Scopedog as the Red Shoulders signature machine by 2040. Currently being tested by the Red Shoulders.
The Bloodsucker looks tough I wonder if it will be up the Red Shoulders standards.` Aria turned the page which showed a picture taken by a war reporter after the battle of Uoodoo City when the US main forces arrive after the Red Shoulders soften the opposing forces up.
Book Info ends
"Aria, how long are you going to keep reading that book? You read it seven times already." asked a smooth feminine voice.
Aria looked over her book towards the source of the voice.
Adagio examine her nails picking dirt from underneath them. "Though quite honestly I don't I see your fascination with those tin cans with arms and legs." she said with a friendly smirk.
Aria rolled her eyes ready to give a snarky remark, but Sonata butted in before she could say anything. "I think they are pretty neat, Adagio. I mean they go really fast and zoom around like they are skating on ice. VROOOM!" Sonata got on her feet leaning left then right making the 'VROOM' sound trying to mimic the sound made by gliding wheels located in an AT's feet.
Adagio rolled her eyes. "Sonata you like everything." she deadpanned.
Sonata shook her head. "Naha I don't like waiting for tacos." she replied in a very valley girl like tone.
Adagio face-palmed to rid herself of the headache growing in her skull. "Sonata, your the worst." she said borrowing Aria line.
Aria smirked. "But your a close second, Adagio." Aria joked.
Adagio, Aria and Sonata looked at each other before bursting out laughing. Adagio wiped a tear from her eye. "It is funny," Adagio looked at her hands. "I never thought I be glad to be rid of our corrupting powers." she said.
Sonata nodded happily. "Yeah thanks to the Rainbooms we made real friends who adore us for us not because of our voices." she said.
Aria nodded remembering the times she spent with Rainbow that before she would simply drain her dry and move on, but now... "It is nice after all these years to have some people to actually like us."
The sirens nodded in agreement until they heard a cheery voice. "Breakfast is ready!" the voice yelled.
Sonata instantly jumped up and ran towards the kitchen. "Come on. Mrs. Shimmer is making breakfast tacos!" she squealed running into the kitchen.
Adagio and Aria shook their heads at their sister's obsession of tacos giving up trying to understand it a long long long loooonnnnggggg time ago. They followed Sonata into the kitchen where a woman in her early 40's with fiery hair wearing red pajamas covered by an apron placing a tray filled with tacos filled to the brim with egg, cheese, salsa and bacon on the square kitchen table in front of a excited Sonata.
"Yeah tacos!" she took one and put it on her plate. "Thanks Mrs. Shimmer they smell super duper delicious." she took a bite and smiled as the taste dance around on her taste buds. "And taste delicious too."
Adagio and Aria sat at the table by Sonata staring at the admittedly delicious looking tacos. Mrs. Shimmer noticed them and noticed them for the first time. "Good morning you two, I hope your stomachs are empty cause I made extra servings." she handed them each a paper plate which they gratefully took and placed a taco on their respective plate.
Aria took a bite. "Humph, pretty good. This is delicious, Mrs.Shimmer." she took another bite of her taco. "Really delicious. Adagio, you should try some." she urged her sister.
Adagio shrugged her shoulders and took a bite of her taco savoring the spicy and greasy taste then swallowed. "Hmmm, this is pretty good. Compliments to the Chef." she said.
Mrs.Shimmer smiled thankful for the kind words. "Why thank you. I knew Sonata would loved them since she so crazy about tacos, but i was worried you two wouldn't like them. I know my daughters like them. Well at least that what they said during taste testing." she said.
Aria took another bite of her taco. "I still don't get how you can tell those two apart. They are virtually identical I mean it took us a few weeks before we could tell them apart even then it was difficult, but they dress exactly alike and you and Mr. Shimmer could tell one from the other." Aria wiped the grease of her mouth with a napkin.
Mrs. Shimmer smiled. "It is a parents trade secret." she said wagging her finger ignoring Aria rolling her eyes. "Anyway, Aria are you excited for the parade today? The Red Shoulders are going to march in it, and I know how much you idolize them." she asked.
Aria nodded. "Yeah, I am looking forward to it. I heard they are going to showoff the new Bloodsucker model that is going to replace the Scopedog MK 2's the Red Shoulders are currently using." she got up and went the kitchen trash and threw her plate away.
Sonata cocked her head in confusion. "Whats the difference? They both seem to work the same to me." she asked innocentlly.
Adagio face palmed because Sonata asked the one type question that sends Aria into an almost Twilight level tangent spouting a bunch of gibberish that goes over everyone's head. Aria isn't an as Rainbow would call 'an egghead', but when it comes to Armored Troopers or Red Shoulders you better be prepared for an long lecture.
"Well for one thing the new Bloodsucker models is a vast improvement over the Scopedog MK 2 turbo customs that the Red Shoulders currently are using. With improved sensors, filtration systems which give the Bloodsucker an operation time 30% more than the Scopedogs MK 2's,improved armor, an improved control computer, improved muscle cylinders tha-" Aria stopped looking at her sisters. Sonata cocked her head due to lack of understanding of anything Aria just said, and Adagio had her 'I am not paying any attention' look on her face. Aria let out an irritated sigh and crossed her arms. "It is just better, OK."
Sonata nodded her head. "Okey-dokey." she said bubbly which made Aria face-palmed.
Mrs. Shimmer watched the sister's exchange with a smile on her face. "The way those three act wold make anyone forget they are technically almost a thousand years old. she thought.
Just as Mrs. Shimmer finished that thought Sunny entered the kitchen and smiled after spotting the tray of tacos on the table. "Yes there is some left. I was afraid Sonata would've ate them all by now with her taco addiction and all," she said.
Sonata jumped up and stared at Sunny. "Hey its not an addiction. Its an enthusiastic obsession." she pouted.
Aria rolled her eyes. "Likes that's any better. Ones a habit and the other a very creepy form of love." Aria commented earning a glare from Sonata.
Mrs. Shimmer interrupted the girls before they started to argue which usually resulted in hair pulling. She then turned towards Sunny. "Sunny, did you wake up your sister?" she asked.
"Oh yeah she is currently taking a shower she will be down in few a minutes, Mom." Sunny said grabbing a taco placing it on her paper plate.
Mrs. Shimmer nodded. "Well you girls hurry up and eat then get dress. We will be leaving within an hour . I am going upstairs to tell Sunset, and save some tacos for her," she said
After everyone gave their answers Mrs. Shimmer exited the kitchen to check on Sunset leaving the Dazzlings and Sunny alone in silence. Sunny took a bite of her taco enjoying every moment moaning in pleasure.
Aria smirked at Sunny. "Geez, Sunny you could at least buy it dinner first." she teased causing Sunny to blush in embarrassment and Sonata to giggle.
Adagio rolled her eyes before getting out of her chair. "Well when you three are finish getting your minds out of the gutter I am going to get dress." She said as she left out of the kitchen.
Aria looked at the digital clock on the stove. "Humph, better get dress as well. Don't want to be late, I want to be there when the Red Shoulders march," she said walking out of the kitchen with Sunny and Sonata getting up and following behind her.
----------------------Worlds Collide-----------------------
After almost an hour everybody minus Solaire Shimmer due to feeling under the weather gathered into the family van. Everybody was wearing their usually attire with Adagio and Aria wearing thicker pants plus a purple winter jacket. Sonata, Sunny, and Sunset wearing pants under their skirts with Sunny and Sunset wearing matching jackets except had her cutie mark symbol on the back. The ride was uneventful except the usually sibling squabble of Aria trying to explain something to Sonata with Adagio ignoring them for the most part. Sunset and Sunny tuned them out Sunny was listening to music on her smart phone, while Sunset was staring out the van's window deep in thought her mind going over the conversation she had and the dream she experienced.
"My darker side told that dre... That nightmare was vision of the future. If it is a vision... When and how? Then again she could be lying, but something tells me she is not. Sunset looked at the magic journal sitting on her lap. "Twilight still hasn't respond to my letter. It might be because of her duties as princess, but why do i feel like something is wrong?"
Sunset felt a nudge on her arm breaking her out of her thoughts. She turned around and saw her sister with a worried look. "Hey, sis, Are you alright? Your awfully quiet," she asked.
Sunset looked at her sister thankful for her concern. "Yeah, I'm OK. I'm just thinking about something." She answered.
Sunny nodded in response not quite convinced, but she knew pushing it wouldn't bring any results. Sunset would talk about whats bothering her when she is ready. The rest of the ride was uneventful relatively speaking there was the occasionally sisterly squabble between the Dazzlings, but after 50 minutes of driving they finally made it downtown before all the good parking spots were taken. Everybody got out of the car and went through the crowd of people trying to get a good spot to view the parade.
"HEY, SUNSET! SUNNY,OVER HERE!!!" yelled a voice.
Sunset turned toward the source, and saw a bouncing Pinkie Pie with her friends sitting in chairs. Sunset looked at her Mom who gave an OK saying she saw the Cakes and need to talk them. They made their way towards the group of six with Pinkie Pie giving an squee running towards Sonata holding her hands with both of them bouncing up and down in pure excitement. Meanwhile, Rainbow Dash and Aria greeted simple nods with a confident smirk to boot. The rest of the group gave their usually greetings.
The parade started 5 minutes later with the marching bands from high schools through the county playing standard Music for the parade, but afterwards came the main event. Soldiers wearing formal wear pressed and cleaned carrying rifles followed by tanks and trucks carrying missiles and ATS. After an hour the part that Aria was waiting for arrived the Red Shoulder March. The group felt the ground shook, and heard the sound of heavy metal footsteps as the ATs got closer.
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*THUD!*
*THUD!*
*THUD!*
Aria jumped wide eyed as she watch the Red Shoulder's Bloodsuckers pass by their black armor shining in the sun, their right shoulders almost glowing a blood red and their rifles being carried in their right hands over their shoulders. The group especially Aria watched in awe the the humanoid machines pass by marching in sync. Sunset particularly was also in awe, but was also reminded of the nightmare she had. The machine that fought the demon and ultimately lose was the same model as the machines in front of her. She was also reminded of mankind's talent for war.
"Human's sure know how to build War machines. If my dream come true that talent will aid them a lot." Sunset to herself.
"Excuse me, dear." Rarity inquired.
Sunset waved her hand dismissively "Oh nothing just speaking to myself." she said.
Suddenly Sunset felt a tingling in the air it was like some one was rubbing a static charged balloon all over body. The others minus Sunny felt the same way. Sunny looked at her friends and sister with a worried look.
"Hey, girls, whats wrong?" she asked noticing the looks of discomfort on her friends faces.
Rainbow dash shook her head. "I don't it feels like someone is poking me with static electricity all over my body."
"Hey! WHAT IN WORLD IS THAT!" yelled a voice.
The crowd began to liven in shock and excitement as they look at the sky with unbelieving eyes. Sunset and her friends and family looked to see what the commotion was about. The sight shocked everyone in the group. In the sky a 1000 feet above ground were a city made of clouds with a rainbow waterfall phasing in and out of existence. Sunset eyes widen as she stood in shock once the city of clouds fully appeared with a bunch of confused Pegasai flying in the sky.
"Hey, Sunset is that..." Rainbow said breaking out of her stupor. She recognized the city based on the description her other-self gave in Sunset's journal,but she never imagined she would see it in person.
Sunset merely nodded almost too shock for anything else. "Yes, I haven't seen in a long time, but there's no doubt. It's Cloudsdale." she answered.
Cloudsdale is in the human world.
