She didn't know what had happened to her when the battle was done. Maybe she had fallen asleep, maybe she had been knocked out, who know's. All she knew was that she was on a cold slab of metal and that she was restrained by metal cuffs on her hoofs and on her legs. She also felt the cuffs around her stomach and as she tried to free herself, she finally opened her eyes to see where she was.

The place was full of vials and equipment and the lumi-globes above her shown down brightly onto her face and it wasn't long before her eyes became adjusted to the brightness. She didn't see anyone nearby but she almost felt a presence near her and she looked around her as she tried to find out who was nearby.

"We meet again, Princess Twilight Sparkles."

The voice was practically right next to her and she jumped instinctively as she whipped her head around to look over at the impassive, scarred face of the stallion Apothecary pony, still clad in his pristine, white armor but this time, unlike the other times, he had his helmet off and his eyes were a deep blue that seem to slice through her soul like a well aimed scalpel.

"I don't understand what's going on... I thought I was suppose to be with my squad of friends..." Twilight said to the Apothecary pony as he approached a nearby device.

"By the divine orders of Primarch Celestia, you are to become a Ultrapony, with your friends becoming them as well. At least some of them that is." The stallion said as he went from the machine to a nearby cooler and he opened it as a wave of cryogenic fog spilled out from it.

"What will happen to me?" She asked.

The Apothecary looked up at her as he brought a needle injector and as he leaned over and injected the sleeping serum into her body, He whispered to her, "You will become the finest Ultrapony ever to be seen."

And the sleepiness she felt soon overtook her senses and drove her back into the void of her mind.

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When she woke up, her body felt stronger and just a little bit taller. She looked around herself and she felt like she was sensitive to everything around her. It was like her main sense had been heightened to the highest sensitivity and as she turned her head around to listen to her surroundings, she could hear the dripping of something and the patter of it hitting the metal floor below her. She could hear the hiss of pipes above her and she could smell the antiseptic in the air around her. She could feel the dull throb of stiches from her body and as she inhaled a lung of air, she realized something with a gut wrenching moment.

She had not only four lungs, but she also had two hearts beating in her chest.

She looked around as her eyes picked out small details she hadn't seen around her, like the worn out plating of the machine nearby that showed vital signs, she saw the slightly frosted edges of the cryogenic cooler from whatever had been inside it and as she looked around and listened, and smelled, the door nearby groaned open and she heard the thunk! of booted-hooves on the metal flooring. She looked over and saw the Apothecary, who had a little bit of blood stained on him and as he approached her, he took out a data-slate and tapped a few things on it and she felt the cuffs on her body slide back to release her. She slowly sat up and she felt herself move with much faster reflexes than before and as she looked around, she looked back at the Apothecary as she asked him, "Wha-... Why do I feel so weird...?"

"Your body has been out for a week to recover from the process of having the gene-seed implanted into your body. You will find your body much better than your previous one." The Apothecary slowly helped her off the table and as she wobbled on legs much stronger than before, her sense of balance slowly came back to her.

The Apothecary looked at his data-slate before he said to her, "Follow me." And she followed him away from the table as he lead her from the place. They walked through what appeared to be the halls of Canterlot itself and as they slowly walked along, she asked the stallion, "Are we in Canterlot?"

The Apothecary continued walking along as he said to her, "Yes, we are in Canterlot. You were brought back here with some of your friends in order for you all to become Ultraponies. In here."

He stopped at a door and as he slowly opened it, Twilight could hear the crackling of a fire and feel the heat from it. The Apothecary waved her in and as she entered, she found herself looking at a vast forge that had been set up. Nearby, a Techpony of the Ultraponies was at work on a piece of armor for an Ultraponies armor and as the Apothecary and Twilight approached the Techpony, she saw the servo-arms mounted on the pony holding the armor plate of ceramite while the pony used another tool to slowly repair the damage that had been wrought upon it.

"Techpony Malchus, the last of Mane 6 has come to be armored and armed by your fine armory." Said the Apothecary to the working pony.

Techpony Malchus looked up and saw the elegant Princess Twilight as he set aside the flank armor as he put it up next to the nearly restored armor of an Ultrapony. He looked back at the Princess as he looked her over before he said, "Come, follow me to choose your armor. The Pony never chooses the armor, instead the armor chooses the pony."

She nodded as she wished she knew what Malchus meant and he lead her into the forge as she followed him. They walked past the still, lifeless pieces of armor as Twilight tried to feel anything around her. Finally, the Stallion Malchus stopped as he turned back to her and said to her, "From here, you must find your armor. You will know alone when your armor has found you."

She nodded simply as she slowly began to walk amongst the still statues of armor. She looked amongst the many armor suits that all looked the same but she felt a strange presence from each of the armored suits. Some of them wanted nothing from her, others looked at her in indifference. But as she passed one who seemed to loathe her presence, she suddenly felt something calling to her and she looked around her to see where the armor was. It was a sincere presence in her mind that coaxed her around what looked like Terminator armor and she felt her horn tug her towards a nearby corner. She looked over as she saw sitting in a nearby corner a suit of Ultrapony armor that had wires and what looked like a crystalline hood on the back of the helmet. She approached it slowly and as the armor called out to her, she said out loud, "This... is the one..."

Techpony Malcus stepped forward as he looked at the armor and said, "Pysker Pony Pure Heart was one of the few Pysker's who have fallen in battle here in Equestria. Their minds are an enigma of Warp sorcery and power... I am surprised that it call's to you, for you don't seem like a Pysker."

"What exactly is a Pysker, Techpony Malchus?" Twilight asked.

"They can use the Warp's power to smite foes and send Daemons screaming back to their vile home with their minds... The armor has served our company well and I can feel that you will do it great justice in the war..." Malchus said truthfully to her.

Then, he said something to someone nearby and she watched as six small servitor ponies, mechanically-altered pony servants in red robes with servo-limbs, came forward and Malchus said to Twilight, "Stand ready to be donned in your new armor." as the servitor ponies slowly took off the armor pieces and began to put them on Twilight with great reverence and care. She stood still as she felt what seemed like coils click into what felt like sockets covering her body and as they connected, she felt herself get stronger with each piece of armor that clicked and as the armor began to slowly form on her, she felt her horn begin to grow warm with sudden power.

As the last of the armor was put on her body, the battle-saddle was placed on her back and flank as a bolter was placed on it . Finally, the Ultrapony helmet was lowered over her head and as it was locked into the armor, the hood of crystalline material was brought over it. Then, the red servitors brought paint of violent color and other colors as they began to reverently paint over her armor's ultra-blue color but she soon looked away as one began to work on her helmet.

Her horn, which poked out from the front of the helmet, began to radiate power and she could feel an almost malicious energy flow through her but her mind forced it under her will as she nodded her head and she watched as her helmets lenses activate with the battle-saddle's power pack and she watched as a display and reticule appear in her vision.

She looked back at Techpony Malchus and he nodded as he said, "Please, go rejoin your squad outside and prepare for battle against the accursed Orcish ponies that plague Fillydephia and the other cities in the east."

"For the Ultraponies!" She said almost automatically and Malchus chuckled as he said, "For the Ultraponies..."

And with that, she left the forge as she went to join her squad of friends.

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When she exited the forge, she quickly went to a room and looked at herself from a mirror to see what exactly the servitor ponies had done to her armor. And as she approached the mirror, she saw her armor no longer was the pristine, ultramarine blue of the other Ultraponies but now a violet and purple of that of her body and hair. She looked at herself and almost didn't believe it was her but she soon disregarded the thought as she quickly trotted from the room without another glance to her body as she began to go down the hall's to go and join up with her friends. As she walked along the halls, she passed other Ultraponies who were marching in perfect unison and as she passed them without much thought, her helmet tracked their names in her vision: Brother Snyper, Brother Adamantus, Brother Echnidas, and Brother Pelenta.

She continued on past them without much of a thought as she ran outside and as she came to a trotting stop, she let her eyes get use to seeing the sun through lenses.

"Twilight!"

She heard the familiar voice of Rainbow Dash from her left and as her head dropped back down to look at Rainbow Dash, she found her friends in colored-altered versions of the Ultraponies and as she slowly trotted over, she let herself get a good look at everyone's armor and their looks.

Applejack had a flamer on her battle-saddle like usual and her armor was the color of her coat. She had her cutie mark of three red apples planted on her chest and her flanks as she had a red helmet with green eyes, unlike Twilight's which had red eyes. Rarity had pure white armor with a bolter on her battle-saddle and her cutie mark was placed on her chest and flanks as well. Her helmet was a dark purple and she had a golden, winged omega on the front of her helm, the wings flaring to the sides of her helmet. Fluttershy wore her yellow armor with what looked like a pink Apothecary gauntlet called a Narthecium that could heal but as she looked at what was attached to the gauntlet, she could tell it could also be used as a weapon. Fluttershy's cutie mark was displayed on her flank and though Twilight noticed she had not battle-saddle, she did have some medical packs attached to her saddle.
Rainbow dash had a jump-jet attached to her battle-saddle and she had next to a bolt pistol a chainsword and as Twilight looked at the thing's chain-teeth, she gulped and wondered what that thing could do to ponies bodies. Her armor was a sky blue with her cuties mark placed on her flank and her helmet had a cone for her muzzle and she had wing where her eyes were. She flapped her armored wings proudly as Twilight noticed that Fluttershy also had her wings armored but had not jump-jet.
Finally Pinky Pie's armor was pink and more pink, to be blunt. Her main color was normal pink but certain parts of her armor and her helmet were a dark pink. Her cutie mark was also on her flank and on her battle-saddle was a lascannon that she had painted the words, "Las-party cannon" along the barrel and stock.

But as she looked at her friends, she noticed that Steeltrix, Big Mac, and the CMC weren't anywhere to be found amongst the group and she looked at her friends as she asked them, "Where are Steeltrix and the others?"

"Steeltrix? Why would you care about that warmongering pony?" Asked Rainbow Dash as she talked over their squads private communication line.

"Because Steeltrix save our lives more than once. He saved me from those Chaos Ponies!" Applejack said. Was she now defending him even after she said she wouldn't trust him?

"Why on earth would that pony want to save any other pony?" asked Rainbow Dash, obviously wondering how her friends had got tuck with him. "I mean, last I heard, he was always a loner and wouldn't help anyone unless it was for personal reasons."

Before the squad could say anything else, a shadow fell over them and they turned and bowed as the Ultrapony Captain approached them and as he looked them up and down, part of him wanted to rebuke them of the armor colors, the other said to congratulated them on their transformation. So he congratulated them instead of rebuke them.

"Mane 6, you have made an impressive transformation to say the least. I must congratulate you on becoming an Ultrapony." The captain said as he nodded his head to them.

"Forgive me with my rudeness but I don't think we have formally met." Twilight noted to the Ultrapony captain.

"Forgive me, Princess. I am Ultrapony Captain Haikune. I am the commander of the Ultrapony company here." The pony said with a slight bow, knowing it was impolite at times to not bow to a princess.

He soon got up as he said, "Please follow me to the Thunderhawks. The assault of Manehattan is taking place soon and all available forces will be sent to secure it from the orc ponies that have ransacked the city."

And with that, her squad followed the Ultrapony Captain to the landing pads full of Thunderhawks,.

Author's Note

If by chance you have any questions or possible comments, please say your mind. Also, if you all could, please send appropriate names for me to use.