My Little Pony / Tron : Awakeningby GundamBronyChaptersChapter 1 - A UtopiaChapter 2 - Starlight GlimmerChapter 3 - Tech WheelChapter 4 - The RenegadeChapter 5 - EqualizedChapter 1 - A UtopiaPrologue - After resealing the tyrannical Lord Tirek using the Rainbow Powers and gaining a new castle, Twilight was now named, "The Princess of Friendship'' as in Ponyville now at peace. However at one point, a message through Princess Celestia's book was called from her Canterlot High friends as she set out with her friend Spike to assist them through a adjustment Crystal Mirror to stop three evil sirens that's hunting down Equestria magic in the Human Dimension. And so after the Battle of the Bands, things in Equestria is at peace. But when the castle respond to her and her pony friends' cutie marks , it shows them a map to a unknown part of Equestria. Thinking that the map is trying to beckoning to solve a friendship problem, the girls set out to that destination. Meanwhile, a spark of legacy begin to rise in that destination. The spark of one name. The name that's soon become a revolution to all parts of Equestria. The name is............. A eyelid begin to open up as a groan was heard as the vision he see was a blur but it became clear after that with a beeping noise. A pony sit up straight as he press his alarm clock, snooze it. Then he yawn loudly as he look at the time of his alarm clock. 8:00 am.......great.......his mind muttered as he scratched the back of his smooth mane, the soft blue eyes groggily with little bags in them as he got out of his bed, make his bed and head to shower. With the water now cooling him down and keeping him awake, he set his own breakfast with what to appear to be a bland muffin. As he eaten the muffin, his expression shows to be annoyed. "Same old muffin, same old taste. Man I do wish I want something sweet on it." he muttered as he set his plates and glass on the sink to risen, he heard a knock on his door. "Tech Wheel, are you awake? We got some new visitors for you to take to Starlight." A male voice was heard as Tech sighed and called on him. "Yeah, just give me sec." he called as he headed to a basement, he grabbed paint of black and light blue as he paint on his flank what to appear to be a equal sign on it while painting the smudge ones the same color of his coat. As he set out to head outside, he glance at what to appear on the desk, a large black disc with lighting on it with tools scattered on the desk. Memory flash as a bipedal creature who only appearance is a white suit with neon white lights decoration as the only face is a helmet with a black visor with a T shaped on it. But the biggest thing is on the middle, a miniature squares that makes a T symbol using the neon white lights. Starlight Glimmer, I won't let you enslave anymore ponies. I won't let your ideas come a reality. I won't stop fighting until every Equestria is free to think themselves more and create a new world they wanted. his mind said as he walked out of the basement and close it as he headed to the front door, with a sigh, he gave a wide unnatural grin before heading out. And I so hate do this kind of smile......... Once outside, a light blue earth pony with a smooth mane and tail was taking glance at the dull village with ponies with a strange perpetual grins as each of the village was parallel to each other on one side and the other, making a equal sign like all of the ponies' cutie marks have. "Glad you're here, Tech." Double Diamond said, the creepy smile never waver "How are you?" "Good. As usual." Tech said in a pretended happiness which he never notice "So who the guest we need to take to Starlight?" "Right here with Party Favor" the two stallion walked towards the direction as Tech saw six ponies. Each of them bears different cutie marks from what all of the village have. But one thing surprise him in his mind along with a blush, a beautiful lavender alicorn. A princess to be precise and a familiar face that his memory shown of a young mare he met long ago . While the other mares, a poofy pink mare that gives more of a cotton candy have a unamusing expression, a cyan coated rainbow messy mane pegasus, a light yellow pegasus with a light pink mane with serenity feel to it, a orange mare wearing a stenson with freckles on her face and a mane that's in pony tied, and a snow white unicorn with a curly mane that gives more of a formal pony. He shook it off and greet them with his perpetual grin "Welcome!" "Pardon my forwardness but are you a alicorn?" Party Favor asked the lavender alicorn which she gave him a sheepish smile. The cowgirl pony replied to him,"That there is a Princess of Friendship." "Well you certain come to the right place for friendship." Party favor said which Tech's mind rolled at his comment, Friendship? More like a dictatorship ruled by a tyrant, Party Favor. Double Diamond then asked them "What brings you to town?" "We're not entirely sure." the alicorn replied, feeling confused. This raised some question to Tech. Why they're here if they don't know why they come here? "I see, well all are welcome here to our little village. I'm Double Diamond" he monitor to himself "this is Party Favor" Party Favor glance back, the smile never leave "and my friend Tech Wheel." "Honor to meet you all." Tech bow to them, while he fake smile never left. "Howdy, Double Diamond" the orange mare replied "I'm Applejack, and this is Pinkie Pie," she monitor to the scowling pink pony "Fluttershy," next to the light yellow pegasus "Rainbow Dash," to the cyan pegasus with the wild messy rainbow mane "Rarity," to the elegant snow white pony "and Twilight Sparkle." Double then leered to their cutie marks "And all of you had different cutie mark." "If you don't mind, has there any trouble here?" Twilight wonder. "Trouble, why I don't think we had any trouble here in our village." Double replied as they monitor as heard a crash noise, as the others turn and saw the other ponies cleaning up with the bucket of water and soap what to appear to a grapffiti on the buildings with words that that only says, 'Tron Lives'. " 'Tron Lives' " Twilight read it and turn to the others "Who's Tron?" Double and Party sweatdrop at this question as they tried to change the topic "Um well, we did had some trouble but nothing too minor. Just one crazy pony that's all." The girls got confused looks at each other. But before they can answer more, Party Favor said "How about we moved on from it, right Double?" "Right, how about you meet our founder, Starlight Glimmer?" Double asked as the three stallions begin walking towards the particular house. Deciding to drop the topic for now, the girls follow them but not before that Twilight take glance at Tech as if she could sworn she felt something, she felt something about him that's different from all of the ponies here in the village. A spark of something that could change Equestria forever. Chapter 2 - Starlight GlimmerAs they headed to the particular house that's on the top of the parallel town, both Double and Party knocked on the door while Tech was behind them with their visitors. Twilight begin to pounder on her thoughts. The map that the castle they showed her and her friends to this village, could it mean that this 'Tron' being is causing trouble here in this town. And if so, why? Who is 'Tron'? And what does this message on the graffiti meant 'Tron Lives'? "Starlight, we had some new visitors." Double said as they enter the room as the girls and Tech followed while standing on the side with the girls was glance around the small home. Rainbow whispered to Applejack "Be ready to fight. We don't know what's coming through this door." As the others turn to the door that's opened, a soft purple mare with a manebun style with streaks of dark purple, light purple, and a light blue came out "Welcome, I'm so pleased to have you here." Tech saw Rainbow groaned but shrugged it off as Double introduce the six ponies to her "This is Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Twilight Sparkle." Twilight gave her a sheepish grin as Starlight view her then said "Forgiveness my bloodness, but I assume your Princess Twilight Sparkle? We don't usually get alicorns around here." "Yes, but Twilight is just fine." Twilight respond "So how did you come to our little village?" Starlight asked her with excitement in her eyes. "It's kinda a long story. Let's just say that we found a map." Twilight said. "Technically, it's tree chest castle map." Pinkie pied with a joyful voice but changed to her suspicious look and return to her side. That pony is strange of all things strange. Tech's mind muttered. "Well, how ever you found us here, we're happy to have you here." Starlight said "We'll happy to have anypony who wants to experience 'true friendship' for the first time." Not this kind of friendship, you tyrant. Tech mind muttered, his head filled with anger tones to him. "Say what?" Applejack muttered "Oh that's was so unique about our village you see. Around here, we don't flaunt our special talent because we don't have a special talent to flaunt." Starlight explained as she fixed a portrait of a equal sign. Special talents are the core of every ponies' life you monster! You just took their freedom away from them! Tech's mind continue to ramble in sheer anger which luckly he able to hold on to it. "Is that why you all the same cutie mark?" Twilight asked about hers which is the same as the others. "Perhaps it would be easy to understand if I can give you a tour to the village." Starlight said "And what about this Tron person?" Twilight asked in which that name causing Starlight's eyes to twitched "Who is he?" "Oh well, let's just say he's a renegade of this village who causing chaos in our home but we able to handle his trouble from him. We all had special police ponies to stop him." Starlight just gave them a fake smile. "Renegade? What's that?" Rainbow asked "It means a person or a pony who's a traitor to the country or ideals" Twilight explained to her which the others were shocked to hear. They never heard of that name before nor of having one in their hometown too which is scary to them. "Now let's get the tour started." Starlight Glimmer decide to drop the topic as the girls followed her while Tech's mind moaned in disappointment about this tour, Not this again......... "Heads high, ponies!" Starlight march to the other ponies as drums can be heard in the background along with whistle. The other ponies including Tech, Double, and Party followed her too. "Marching proud! All together now! Every one of you!" The others begin to march with her as drum and whistle along with a flute music can be heard in the background. "No pony left behind!" With the others left from their buildings or homes, they too begin to march as Tech's mind begin to growled at her, Starlight you gonna pay for embarrassing us! his eyes begin to twitched a bit which he shrugged it off. Then she begin to sing her verse, Life is so grand in our town We're always filled with cheer We never have to look around To know that we're all here Then the citizens sing theirs next including Tech too (though he felt annoyed at doing this) as they circle around the Mane 6 , In our town, in our town We don't have to wait To find out that our destiny Is just to emulate "Let's just see those big, happy smiles!" As Starlight sing her part, Life is a smile in our town Our cutie marks are the same Because we do not separate Ourselves by more than name Citizens- In our town, in our town We dare not to compete Winning only breeds worst Ego-filled conceit "You see? Now everypony wins!" Starlight got behind Rainbow after being setting down to the ground by two of the pegasus citizen and weirded out by all this. Starlight - Life is a joy in our town We're all equal here No one is superior And no one is shaken in fear Citizen - In our town, in our town We work as a team You can't have a nightmare If you never dream Starlight - Other ponies argue Do you ever know why? When you think your talent's special You don't eye-to-eye There's just too many differences That leads to disarray But when you act as one It's like a holiday Citizens- In our town, in our town We don't complicate When you learn to simplify Life is oh, so great Join in our utopia Come out of the dark Banded by equality By our cutie mark! After the song (much to Tech's relief), he heard Rainbow laughing "You're kidding right? Giving up our cutie marks? No way!" "Rainbow Dash, don't be so rude." Fluttershy quietly scolded at her "I don't think we should judge them. I think that they're happy with their choice." If you only knew the truth, then that these ponies aren't happy as the song would say, Fluttershy. Tech's mind replied. "Don't believe those smiles, Fluttershy." Pinkie warned her then glance at Tech who then whispered back to her "except him, he never like doing it , by his facial expression." "I'm sorry, I guess we're just confuse by all this." Twilight apologize to Starlight. "We have no judgement here in our village here. Each of us were confuse once as well, blind by our false promise of our cutie marks." Starlight explained which the others nodded in her statement. "Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Is she for real?!" Rainbow asked which Twilight deadpan at her comment. No, she's just turned this place into a dictatorship, Rainbow. Tech's mind echoed in him. "When we sent here to this village, we assumes to help right away. But, even though your having trouble with this Tron person, it's seem that you don't need any help." Twilight explained. Starlight Glimmer walk towards her and said "Have you sent here so we can help you?" Twilight, no, don't. Starlight is trying to make you and your friends' life miserable!Tech's mind echoed, worried for them. "After all, nopony ever come to the village and leave." Starlight explained as the others take glances at each other "Why should you be any different?" "But that's entirely your own choice. Please enjoy our little quarter of Equestria; we're all quite fond of it." Starlight begin returning back to her home and glance back at the girls "No doubt you'll be too. Double Diamond, help our guest with our need." "Of course" Double Diamond said as the girls take glance at him which they're weird by his smile. As Starlight begin leaving, she begin saying through her thoughts, "Well, that's should boost for our community. But in order to be perfect, this 'renegade' must be, disposed of. And when the rest of Equestria sees that a princess has given up her cutie mark, they'll finally able to see what we trying to accomplish." As Tech saw Starlight leaving, he smiles turn quickly into a frown and mutttered when nopony hear him " Starlight, I swear I'm going to make sure all of the ponies make their own choices and free from your tyrannical rule. And I'm going to make sure of it." Chapter 3 - Tech WheelWhile the Mane 6 begin look around in the town, Tech headed back to his home and while he shut the door quietly, he sighed exasperated, returning to his original expression. Finally, a break. Having those smiles really hurt my mouth......... With that he headed to his basement and into his working table with the large disc on the station. He sat down as he saw his music player as he set on his ear and play a music he sighed happily, "Ahhhhh, that's much better. " After that he begin working on the disc as he separate the main frame and begin working on it. He then begin to grab a odd shaped tool which he attached to the disc as it transpired the disc holographic as he set what to appear to be a function of it as he checked for anything odd as he set down one component then another as he found a purple component as he touched it, it somehow turn back to its primary colors. Then he put the components back and reattached the main frame of the disc. To test, he hold on his right hoof as it glows with neon blue lights as with a nodded, he set down. Then he move to his left as he turn on some lights, a strange two wheel scooter was set on the ground. For appearance, it's seem to be covered in black yet the lights able to shine on as lights design curved on the wheel and on the end of the seat was shown as it shown to have connections that can work only through hooves. "I need to prepare this. Starlight is determine to hunt me down, so I gonna need my baby to kick into gears." Tech muttered as he twirl his odd gear piece he attach to it and begin fixing it. On the side, a picture of a brown mane stallion with light blue coat was seen with a young colt that resemble Tech. Meanwhile while exploring more, the girls decide to sat down as they glance around. More of the same graffiti was seen on other buildings despite the ponies best attempt to wash it out as the girls felt uneasy with it. It's seem like this 'Tron' person is really causing more trouble that these ponies tried their attempt to stop him. But why causing so much trouble in this village? And yet, these ponies seem happy about giving up their cutie marks but that's doesn't explain why the map sent them here. As they sat down, Rarity whispered to Applejack "No wonder why nopony wearing anything." "Really girls" Fluttershy scolded them "they may do things differently than we used, but that's no way to be rude." "No, the reason to be rude is because they all keep staring at us." Rainbow whisper with a retorted tone as she gave a example as the others ponies take glance at them. Double take glance at them while waving his hoof "Need something?" "Uh, no we're good" Twilight glance back to her friends "Fluttershy's right. If we going to the bottom of this, we need to figure out why the map sent us here, we going to need help from those ponies and to find out who's Tron and why he's causing trouble here that made him a renegade." A maiden pony came as asked them but Applejack interrupt her "I bet we went to the end of Equestria when we don't what the map is was." "If we're at the end of the Equestria, we would sitting at a big A." Pinkie piped up. "Heh, get it?" But before the ponies could answer more, a loud noise was heard as the girls take glance at the side of Starlight's house as a dust storm begin heading their way but as they can see from the mirage, their eyes widened in surprise. Three weird black carriage (one glows blue and two glows orange) with design that even Twilight and her friends never seen as was riding it was a armored pony with a black suit with design that lights up neon blue that covers everything as the only thing that they can see is a t shaped black visor. But what's interesting is a symbol on the flank. Only a circle formed around the small squares that form the letter 'T' like the one in the chest. Behind him is two of the black armored figures that seemly giving chase to him as each of them have a orange lights around them. Each of them begin activate a light energy from their basic colors as they separate from each other. "What in the name of Equestria is that?!" Rarity asked as they glance around as each of the ponies begin running back to their home or the nearest village as the blue one begin driving around as in full speed spread the light energies as when one of the orange pony hit it, a large crash was hard as the carriage was disintegrated into million pieces as it crashed into the building, also disintegrated in the process. "Did that pony-just-?!" Rainbow flabbergasted at that reaction as the only two begin to chasing each other as the blue one make a u turn from one of the building as it begin driving faster as the blue armored pony take glance upon seeing a rocky stone mountain that gave a shaped of a big circle as with hitting a nitro, the blue carriage driving towards it at incredible speed. The girls take glance at this as they saw the blue armored pony begin heading toward that mountain as they're agape at this recklessness. "Is that pony's crazy going to do that?!" Applejack exclaimed as in a turn of a event, the armored pony drove it as in high speed, it able to hang on as the carriage continue to drive fast as everything in slow motion, the armored pony got of the carriage as it digitize into a stick as the armored pony grabbed what to appear to be a black disc as he grip, it glows the same colors as his carriage as doing acrobatic moves, he launch the disc at the orange foe as it impaled it, causing it to be disintegrated as he grabbed the stick, he pulled as a mechanize noise was heard as the hooves outline with design of the black carriage as the rest outline in begin forming it as it materialized into it. Then as speed return to normal, the carriage jump a bit as the armored pony press something on the middle as with that, a bright flash blinded everypony along with their ears ringing as Twilight and her friends covered them as the flash dies down, the armored clan pony was no where to be seen. "Whoa, that was.......awesome." was one thing Rainbow said to break the silence as other ponies open their doors peek to see if the battle was over. Twilight has her mouth agape like Rainbow and Applejack while Pinkie Pie just grew a big natural smile as Rarity was just astounding at it as Fluttershy hidden on her back, shaking at the battle. "Was that......" "Yes" the maiden pony replied Twilight's answer as Twilight glance at her "That was Tron. The Renegade." The girls were shocked as they glance at the village as ponies got out as they're muttered at the sight of one of the buildings. That was it. This is the infamous renegade that causing trouble to this village. Meanwhile, in her home, Starlight was sitting on her bed as two more orange armored clan 'officers' reported to her in which she growled at the attempt failure of her own 'police'. She then reached out a orange disc and impaled them, causing them to be disintegrated. "Useless, piece of datas! I gave them one thing to do and they still can't even stop this renegade!" she growled in anger "How is this renegade able to handle my own troopers?!" With that, a machine was whirred as two more clones of the police officers was created as Starlight continue to talk to herself "You're luckly that I found this 'chip' that allows me to create my very own police officers. But if the renegade wants to continue fighting in my village," she then open a basement as inside, a black suit with design that glows neon yellow as she sneered at it "then I happy to show him his grave." Meanwhile, as the lights from a basement turned on, Tron got off of his vehicle and suddenly begin to revert to his true identity but the lights flicker as once the lights stop flickering, a blue eyes open. Chapter 4 - The RenegadeAs Tech begin to work quietly in his workspace, he view his disc and his Lightcycle. So many things happen, he thought once I was a ordinary pony, but now, I become a revolution. A legacy of the hero of The Grid. And if this is my destiny and the future of Equestria, so be it. After all, this is what you wanted is that right, Beck? Memory begin to play as a young colt teen discover a place, meeting a 'friend' that soon become a teacher, learning to use the Lightcycle and the disc, stopping a remnants army, and the loss of his best friend. Now, he taken the name to bring hope to Equestria. After a memory down the lane, he begin to yawn a bit as he stretched his back as if he knew, he paint his gear and wrench shaped cutie mark to the equal cutie mark and headed back upstairs while turning off the lights in the basement and close it down while covering the entrance with a mat and a table. He checked to see if the mat is straight and gladly it is. With that, he had his unnatural smile and head outside only to find Starlight Glimmer was with the Mane 6 and Double too. Decide that Starlight Glimmer is up to no good, he called for her with his fake cheerful voice "Starlight Glimmer!" She turned as well as the others as Tech walk towards them, "What's going on? Where are you taking with our visitors?" "Oh, Tech, these ponies are interested in seeing the cutie mark vault." Starlight replied in which he gotten a shocked expression but changed quickly. What?! No! Those girls! his mind screamed at that fact. Still, he calmed down and resume his unnatural smile "I see, if you like, maybe I should with them is that ok?" Starlight rubber her muzzle then smile at him "Of course you can come, the more the merrier." With a nodded, he started walking with them to the cave where the cutie mark vault located. For a mile, Starlight Glimmer said to the Mane 6 "I'm so delight you interested in our cutie mark vault. We all had hope someday that all of the ponies in Equestria will make a pilgrim of a cheered village, to have theirs remove too." Not all ponies, Starlight. We make our own destiny. Tech's thoughts replied darkly as they continue walking. Since he front of the girls, he take glance at them as they whispered to each other while Starlight continue to explain more. "This is the reason why we're here." Twilight whispered. "Pilgrimenge?" Pinke asked "No, helping those ponies getting their cutie marks back." Twilight respond "And who ever this Tron pony is from before, he must trying to help those ponies too." "But sugarcube those are just rumors that those ponies said, how we know that he's on the good side?" Applejack asked "I don't know, but I just hope we had a answer." Twilight muttered. "Ooh, are you sure Twilight, they just miss them a little bit."Fluttershy replied "Even though they seem all that happy." "Then why did they want to meet in secret?" Twilight asked as the girls glance at Double "Why did they did not told Starlight about the vault? Something's not right." "Excuse me, but I can hear that you're talking about something?" Tech asked them which the girls begin tense a bit, knowing that one of them heard them. "Oh, um, well, we just....." Twilight trying to find a excuse from him but he chuckled "Don't worry, I'll keep your secret from Starlight. Promise. The vault and everything. Beside, I not going to let Starlight had her own way." Tech's voice was normal then dark as monitor his mouth as he made a zipper mouth which the girls were confuse at him. Of all of the ponies, he's not like the others. Like before, Twilight can sense a spark within him but what kind of spark? And what he meant that he'll not let her had her own way? "Right through here!" Starlight monitor a cave as the ponies begin to enter as Tech about to enter, Starlight stopped him "Um Tech, can you at least watch over here? Just to make sure that the renegade cause any trouble in this vault." He can hear her growling at that name but he nodded as he stayed at the front of the cave. But through his mind, he grunted at this. Great, this is problematic. I just had to stay guard in this cave while the girls' cutie mark going to be taken away! And my weapons and stuff are at the house! If I go to my house quickly, Starlight know that I'm the one she's been hunting for! He sighed as while looking around, he take a peak as he saw the girls in a shocked expression as a vault of cutie marks was displayed with a staff was on the middle. "Behold, our cutie mark vault." "I never seen anything like this." Twilight commented as the ponies glance at the staff as Starlight explained to them, "And here, is the staff of sameness. It was one of the great metal mage brooks 9 enchantment item. We're incredibly fortunate that we have it here. " She levitate the item as to unknown to all ponies, Tech grunted at this. "Oh, no. Twilight." he muttered. Starlight continue to explain more of it "This is the tool that allows us to free ourselves from our marks." Your wrong. You only gave them slavery to them! Tech's mind screamed in rage, not liking where this is going. Starlight glance at them in curious tone "I wonder how did the subject of the vault come up?" Pinkie then replied "Uh somepony were telling us how much they miss their cutie marks and -" "Pinkie!" Twilight said which shut her up and replied a 'oops'. Starlight let a fake gasp as she said to them "Ooh are they? It seem to spiral more a free thinking, don't you?" then twirl the staff and ended with a deadly tone. "Oh well, *laughing nervously* we certain didn't want to cause anymore disruption on this charming- " Rarity trying to make up a excuses "Good " Rarity begin walk away from Starlight but bumped into Double "let's just make sure of that shall we?" Then more of the orange light armored ponies come to her side as each of them grabbed their disc as it glows orange brightly. As if that wasn't enough, more of the citizen ponies were come her side too surrounding the Mane 6. "It's a trap!" Twilight shouted as the ponies prepare for themselves as Twilight teleport in midair and prepare her magic but Starlight blasted her using the staff as it glows green and frozen Twilight as Starlight had a evil grin. Tech was horrified at this as he saw Twilight's cutie mark taken and store in the vault replacing it with a equal sign. NOOOO! Then she fell down as Starlight now fire the magic of the staff at the rest of her friends, taking them in the process and replace them with the equal sign. "I don't blame you for what you trying to do here." Starlight walking towards the equalize ponies with a malicious grin. "You spend your lives thinking those marks are a good thing." "Give them back!" Twilight shouted, with anger in her eyes. "Well, you can spent your lives around here. With us. And we can show how life is better without your cutie marks. Show them where our guest will be staying!" Starlight commanded them as the orange armored ponies uprehanded them as Tech can only saw this horrifying event. After taken them to the 'guest room' the orange ponies now guarded on the front of the door. As night had fallen, Tech laid his head in shame as he glance at the 'guest room', he grunted as he slammed his hoof on his table, feeling guilty. "Raggh! This isn't supposed to happen! I should done something to save them! I can't believe they now become part of this slavery!" Tech muttered as he take a glance at another disc, identical to the one but in white he begin to welling up in tears. "What can I do? How can I save those who're suffering and lead a revolution?" his tears begin to break up as he muttered a friend's name "Beck, I need you. I don't know what to do." With a tear dropped onto the disc a fainted white glow sparkle as it traveled that no pony seen, to the 'guest room', the girls tried to get out but no such luck so they need to rest. The white speck reached to them as it sparkled away. Then something happening. "Beck, I wish you're here......" Tech's voice was heard on the girls as each of them look around for the strange anomaly. "Who's that? Did you girls heard it?" Twilight asked them to which they nodded. "I need your wisdom......." Tech's voice was heard again as the girls tried to find out where that voice was coming from. "Yeah, it's like it ringing on m'ah ear." Applejack replied "Who's it from?" Fluttershy asked "Please, what can I do?" Tech's voice echoed again as Twilight widened her eyes in surprise. "This is Tech's voice!" Twilight respond which the girls carried the same expression as her. "That's Tech's voice?! How's this possible?" Rainbow asked as they silence the room to hear it more. "Beck, what can I do to bring the revolution to this place? Twilight and her friends were trapped in this slavery and I did do nothing to protect them." Tech's voice echoed with what they can hear is voice cracking. "Is Tech talking to........himself?" Twilight muttered. "Beck? Who's Beck?" Pinkie asked "Gosh, he must care about us." Fluttershy felt pity to him "Wait what does he mean revolution?" Rarity asked which the others shrugged at this. Then another voice was heard, but not from Tech. "Tech, don't blame yourself." another voice said, that of a young stallion. "Wait who's that?" Rainbow asked "Beck! You did came, please what can I do to save them and end Starlight's tyrannic rule? After all you're the legendary hero of The Grid." Tech's voice asked him with happiness. "That's Beck?" Applejack wonder "And what's The Grid?" "I can't help with that, Tech. That's something you need to figure out on your own." Beck's voice replied. "I don't know how....." Tech's voice was waver a bit "Tech, you've now becoming something that your world need. A revolution and the bringer of hope. Don't ever doubt yourself. Remember all of the time you and I spend in The Grid. Your training like how he taught me before, now become what the ponies need." Beck's voice was raised and with that the girls can hear Tech nodded. "All right thanks." Tech said as the voice faded away as the girls were speechless as what they heard. Tech met a friend in a place called The Grid name Beck? And he been training to become a revolution? "Okay......that's just weird." Rainbow decide to break the silence. "Yeah, what does this Beck pony meant about Tech being a revolution?" Applejack asked "For once, I don't know." Twilight muttered as the girls prepare to sleep in for the day. Meanwhile at the basement, Tech prepare his equipment as with the lights flicker a bit, his blue eyes now finally sparked into a flame. The flame of revolution. Chapter 5 - EqualizedOnce morning came, Tech was sleeping in the basement in his working desk. He stirred his eyes as he open them, feeling groggily as he stretch himself. Just last night, he had been up in the night, creating a upgraded disc and a upgrade of his Lightcycle. He knew that he needs to prepare himself for the biggest mission of all : stop Starlight Glimmer and her forces and break the vault to free the cutie marks she stolen to all of the ponies including Twilight and her friends. With that, he decide to paint his cutie mark once more, hiding the fact to the citizens that he's still a equalized pony. With that, he turned off the lights and closed the basement as he set his mat on the floor and his table. He then grabbed a breakfast as to his great disliking, another bland muffin. But still, despite the taste, he need energy as once he's done with his breakfast, he set his plates on the sink as brought a unnatural grin, he headed outside. He look around of the village, same as usual, being happy and all but knowing this, they become slaves to Starlight. He taken glance at the 'guest rooms' where Twilight and her friends were trapped there with their equal cutie marks. Knowing this, he decide to find some food for them. He headed to the grocery store and bought some water and bread for them as he headed to the 'guest room' until the two armored guards halted him, blocking his entrance. "Halt, equalize ponies may not enter unless permission from Starlight to do so." one of them said in a monotone. "Yes, well......" Tech tried to find a excuse to enter but luck came through. "Tech, what are you doing? Why are you about to enter the guest room?" Starlight asked him "Well, I was thought that maybe I can give some food for our guest to honor them as joining them in our village." Tech explained in which she squinted her eyes as she gave him a smile. "Well why didn't you say so?" Starlight giggled as he laughing nervously with her as with the guards let them pass, both open the door as the grey color Mane 6 looked at her with a scowl. "I trust you have a pleasant night?" "This way please. There're some 'friends' who like to see you." she monitor to them the front and begin walking out while Tech stand on the side as the girls followed her but not when Twilight take glance at Tech in curiosity. After all of them are outside, Tech was at the front of the door while the guards were position on the side. "Gather round, friends! Gather round. We were ready if you're able to join with us?" Starlight gather the citizen including Party Favor as she turned to them "There are so many friends waiting to be made that you don't need your cutie marks or the talents within them." "We have a welcoming ceremony for new friends." Double added in "the whole village is joining in to build a new kind -" "Not interesting!" Rainbow spat out surprising them as she looked at them, the scowl never left her "You may have them now, but we're going to get them back." "Y'all don't understand do ya? You can't forced nopony to be friends. It won't work like that." Applejack reasoned with them but the citizen just brushed it off. "Please join us!" another citizen said "We love to make new friends!" another one added. "It's all right everypony. This is the normal part of the equalization group process for those who quite didn't see in the light yet. We'll try again tomorrow once you need to have bit more time to consider and accept our philosophy." Starlight explained as the grey Mane 6 were pushed back into the guest room while Tech move out of the way but not when Fluttershy said something, "I would like to join." she covered her mouth as all of the citizen were happily giggled at this as Tech look at this in shocked. Twilight also have a shocked expression too "Flutteshy how could you?" "If it means the remove of my cutie mark then I would stay with these lovely ponies, then I'll do it." Fluttershy explained now in Starlight's side which she grinned at this. "Oh and Tech brought something for all of you to eat." Starlight said as she glance at him "Tech make sure you're done with your errands." He nodded as he closed the door as the guards return to their position as Starlight make a announcement "We have a new friend, everypony!" With the citizens gather around her, Starlight begin to come to her side "But there's one more business to attend to. It's seem that we have amiss in our village. Disatisfied with the village! And who can forget about that the renegade that's causing so much trouble in our village! Bringing chaos to our beloved home!" All of the villagers gasped while Starlight continue to speak while Fluttershy begin to look around feeling little tense "Unfortunately, it's all too true, my friends. It's seem that those disatisified ponies ask the renegade to cause destruction to our home! Will you kindly tell who are those 'friends' that's so desperately want their cutie marks that they want to sneak around in the shadows asking strangers about it or even ask the renegade?" Party Favor and his friends begin to nervously look around, tense as they gave a fake wide grin as Starlight continue to speak " Just so we can be sure that your intentions are indeed pure?" Fluttershy begin to glup and felt little terrified about this request. With setting down the food, he sighed at this and gave his grin at them "There you go. Fresh bread and water to satisfied your hunger!" Pinkie was the first as she grabbed the bread and starting to chomp it down like crazy. The others looked at this weirdly at this as Rainbow, Applejack, Rarity, and Twilight took their halves and start eating it. "Thanks for the meal, um......sugar.....uh, ah shoot!" Applejack muttered as Tech saw Applejack's equal mark glow in dull color. "Those marks are causing you to lose part of you." Tech muttered "Unless you girls can get your marks, you'll remained like this forever." "We can see that, Sherlock." Rainbow muttered taking another bite "Tech, can we ask you about something?" Twilight asked him in which he nodded at her "Sure, what do you need?" The girls begin to shuffle their hooves around as Twilight begin to answer "Well, last night, we heard you talking with somepony by the name of 'Beck' but what's interesting is that your friend talking about you and him in this place called 'The Grid' and you becoming a 'revolution'. We were wondering what those are and how are you connected to those things?" Tech widened his eyes in surprise of their question. They heard their conversation? But how? Just as he about to speak, a door open as Party Favor enter here and closed the door. "Party Favor? What happen?" Tech asked him, worried for him as he slammed his horn onto the door. "What was I was thinking? I didn't even consider to give my cutie mark back." Party Favor said, the guilt in his voice as he placed his hoof on his shoulder as Party looked at him with a soft smile which give some comfort but turned away from him which he felt his anger is at his rising point. "Then why didn't you?" Tech asked him with a hint of seriousness which raised surprise to him as he continue to speak "Listen, your cutie mark represent a part of who you are, your bloodline. Being equal to all is nothing but a dictatorship with no freedom and no inaction. What I saw in this place is nothing but a slavery. You need to start thinking yourself so more and be ready to create a bright future, not sit by and let Starlight stepped on you. Don't be imitated by anyone who wants to step on your freedom! You have those choices, Party Favor, not Starlight Glimmer! You must take back your destiny!" Party Favor was surprised yet scared at his words even the girls were amaze by him except Rainbow who whispered to Twilight "Yeesh, coming from him, I say that he watched too many action movies." "Rainbow...." Twilight growled as Tech take glance at them, the expression never left him "And you, all of you. Do really want to stay put while Starlight continue to stepped on you? The time for waiting ends now, you all must take a revolution to fight back. You ponies have that capabilities!" he turned to leave but not muttered before opening the door " I'll look after Fluttershy and make sure she's safe but I'll make sure the revolution will change the world." With that, he exited out of the guest rooms, leaving them alone with confusing glances. Applejack decide to break the silence "So that Tech pony, he's..........something." "Very foreboding indeed." Pinkie added The girls nodded as Twilight begin to think about those words. Revolution and destiny, those words are big for ponies to use them yet he kept saying to Party Favor to fight back, not wait while Starlight continue to rule. And saying slavery and tyrannical, he speak as if he sense the ponies' potential but where did those words come from? Yet, she felt concern about him and the way he said to them. "But anyway, what we going to do while Fluttershy is looking for our ...... cutie marks?" Applejack whispered at the last sentence "We had to stay positive as we can. If Party Favor can understand that we like each other, even though we're different, then he'll spread over the village." Twilight explained as a screeching noise was heard as they glance at the speaker now speaking. "Let's just hope that they don't get to us first." Rarity said While Party Favor begin to lets those sink in, he wonder if his friend Tech is right? The potential to make our own choices and think themselves some more and taking back your destiny that Starlight stole, those words are somewhat familiar. Something that Tron told him before. A flashback as Party Favor look over at the black armored pony who kept saying to him after he graffiti the walls "You need to take your destiny back from her!" "I wonder if......." Party mumbled in wonder then widened his eyes at realization. Meanwhile, Tech begin training with his weapons on a training simulator as he quick reflexes, he throw his disc at his dummies opponents as hit in the bulls eye, half of them disintegrated and he caught his disc, he then jump in a acrobatic style and threw his disc at the remaining dummies as a voice was heard. Training complete. With removing his visor, he now prepare to fight against Starlight Glimmer with determination eyes burning course him. Get ready, Starlight. The revolution has begun.
Chapter 1 - A UtopiaPrologue - After resealing the tyrannical Lord Tirek using the Rainbow Powers and gaining a new castle, Twilight was now named, "The Princess of Friendship'' as in Ponyville now at peace. However at one point, a message through Princess Celestia's book was called from her Canterlot High friends as she set out with her friend Spike to assist them through a adjustment Crystal Mirror to stop three evil sirens that's hunting down Equestria magic in the Human Dimension. And so after the Battle of the Bands, things in Equestria is at peace. But when the castle respond to her and her pony friends' cutie marks , it shows them a map to a unknown part of Equestria. Thinking that the map is trying to beckoning to solve a friendship problem, the girls set out to that destination. Meanwhile, a spark of legacy begin to rise in that destination. The spark of one name. The name that's soon become a revolution to all parts of Equestria. The name is............. A eyelid begin to open up as a groan was heard as the vision he see was a blur but it became clear after that with a beeping noise. A pony sit up straight as he press his alarm clock, snooze it. Then he yawn loudly as he look at the time of his alarm clock. 8:00 am.......great.......his mind muttered as he scratched the back of his smooth mane, the soft blue eyes groggily with little bags in them as he got out of his bed, make his bed and head to shower. With the water now cooling him down and keeping him awake, he set his own breakfast with what to appear to be a bland muffin. As he eaten the muffin, his expression shows to be annoyed. "Same old muffin, same old taste. Man I do wish I want something sweet on it." he muttered as he set his plates and glass on the sink to risen, he heard a knock on his door. "Tech Wheel, are you awake? We got some new visitors for you to take to Starlight." A male voice was heard as Tech sighed and called on him. "Yeah, just give me sec." he called as he headed to a basement, he grabbed paint of black and light blue as he paint on his flank what to appear to be a equal sign on it while painting the smudge ones the same color of his coat. As he set out to head outside, he glance at what to appear on the desk, a large black disc with lighting on it with tools scattered on the desk. Memory flash as a bipedal creature who only appearance is a white suit with neon white lights decoration as the only face is a helmet with a black visor with a T shaped on it. But the biggest thing is on the middle, a miniature squares that makes a T symbol using the neon white lights. Starlight Glimmer, I won't let you enslave anymore ponies. I won't let your ideas come a reality. I won't stop fighting until every Equestria is free to think themselves more and create a new world they wanted. his mind said as he walked out of the basement and close it as he headed to the front door, with a sigh, he gave a wide unnatural grin before heading out. And I so hate do this kind of smile......... Once outside, a light blue earth pony with a smooth mane and tail was taking glance at the dull village with ponies with a strange perpetual grins as each of the village was parallel to each other on one side and the other, making a equal sign like all of the ponies' cutie marks have. "Glad you're here, Tech." Double Diamond said, the creepy smile never waver "How are you?" "Good. As usual." Tech said in a pretended happiness which he never notice "So who the guest we need to take to Starlight?" "Right here with Party Favor" the two stallion walked towards the direction as Tech saw six ponies. Each of them bears different cutie marks from what all of the village have. But one thing surprise him in his mind along with a blush, a beautiful lavender alicorn. A princess to be precise and a familiar face that his memory shown of a young mare he met long ago . While the other mares, a poofy pink mare that gives more of a cotton candy have a unamusing expression, a cyan coated rainbow messy mane pegasus, a light yellow pegasus with a light pink mane with serenity feel to it, a orange mare wearing a stenson with freckles on her face and a mane that's in pony tied, and a snow white unicorn with a curly mane that gives more of a formal pony. He shook it off and greet them with his perpetual grin "Welcome!" "Pardon my forwardness but are you a alicorn?" Party Favor asked the lavender alicorn which she gave him a sheepish smile. The cowgirl pony replied to him,"That there is a Princess of Friendship." "Well you certain come to the right place for friendship." Party favor said which Tech's mind rolled at his comment, Friendship? More like a dictatorship ruled by a tyrant, Party Favor. Double Diamond then asked them "What brings you to town?" "We're not entirely sure." the alicorn replied, feeling confused. This raised some question to Tech. Why they're here if they don't know why they come here? "I see, well all are welcome here to our little village. I'm Double Diamond" he monitor to himself "this is Party Favor" Party Favor glance back, the smile never leave "and my friend Tech Wheel." "Honor to meet you all." Tech bow to them, while he fake smile never left. "Howdy, Double Diamond" the orange mare replied "I'm Applejack, and this is Pinkie Pie," she monitor to the scowling pink pony "Fluttershy," next to the light yellow pegasus "Rainbow Dash," to the cyan pegasus with the wild messy rainbow mane "Rarity," to the elegant snow white pony "and Twilight Sparkle." Double then leered to their cutie marks "And all of you had different cutie mark." "If you don't mind, has there any trouble here?" Twilight wonder. "Trouble, why I don't think we had any trouble here in our village." Double replied as they monitor as heard a crash noise, as the others turn and saw the other ponies cleaning up with the bucket of water and soap what to appear to a grapffiti on the buildings with words that that only says, 'Tron Lives'. " 'Tron Lives' " Twilight read it and turn to the others "Who's Tron?" Double and Party sweatdrop at this question as they tried to change the topic "Um well, we did had some trouble but nothing too minor. Just one crazy pony that's all." The girls got confused looks at each other. But before they can answer more, Party Favor said "How about we moved on from it, right Double?" "Right, how about you meet our founder, Starlight Glimmer?" Double asked as the three stallions begin walking towards the particular house. Deciding to drop the topic for now, the girls follow them but not before that Twilight take glance at Tech as if she could sworn she felt something, she felt something about him that's different from all of the ponies here in the village. A spark of something that could change Equestria forever.
Chapter 2 - Starlight GlimmerAs they headed to the particular house that's on the top of the parallel town, both Double and Party knocked on the door while Tech was behind them with their visitors. Twilight begin to pounder on her thoughts. The map that the castle they showed her and her friends to this village, could it mean that this 'Tron' being is causing trouble here in this town. And if so, why? Who is 'Tron'? And what does this message on the graffiti meant 'Tron Lives'? "Starlight, we had some new visitors." Double said as they enter the room as the girls and Tech followed while standing on the side with the girls was glance around the small home. Rainbow whispered to Applejack "Be ready to fight. We don't know what's coming through this door." As the others turn to the door that's opened, a soft purple mare with a manebun style with streaks of dark purple, light purple, and a light blue came out "Welcome, I'm so pleased to have you here." Tech saw Rainbow groaned but shrugged it off as Double introduce the six ponies to her "This is Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Twilight Sparkle." Twilight gave her a sheepish grin as Starlight view her then said "Forgiveness my bloodness, but I assume your Princess Twilight Sparkle? We don't usually get alicorns around here." "Yes, but Twilight is just fine." Twilight respond "So how did you come to our little village?" Starlight asked her with excitement in her eyes. "It's kinda a long story. Let's just say that we found a map." Twilight said. "Technically, it's tree chest castle map." Pinkie pied with a joyful voice but changed to her suspicious look and return to her side. That pony is strange of all things strange. Tech's mind muttered. "Well, how ever you found us here, we're happy to have you here." Starlight said "We'll happy to have anypony who wants to experience 'true friendship' for the first time." Not this kind of friendship, you tyrant. Tech mind muttered, his head filled with anger tones to him. "Say what?" Applejack muttered "Oh that's was so unique about our village you see. Around here, we don't flaunt our special talent because we don't have a special talent to flaunt." Starlight explained as she fixed a portrait of a equal sign. Special talents are the core of every ponies' life you monster! You just took their freedom away from them! Tech's mind continue to ramble in sheer anger which luckly he able to hold on to it. "Is that why you all the same cutie mark?" Twilight asked about hers which is the same as the others. "Perhaps it would be easy to understand if I can give you a tour to the village." Starlight said "And what about this Tron person?" Twilight asked in which that name causing Starlight's eyes to twitched "Who is he?" "Oh well, let's just say he's a renegade of this village who causing chaos in our home but we able to handle his trouble from him. We all had special police ponies to stop him." Starlight just gave them a fake smile. "Renegade? What's that?" Rainbow asked "It means a person or a pony who's a traitor to the country or ideals" Twilight explained to her which the others were shocked to hear. They never heard of that name before nor of having one in their hometown too which is scary to them. "Now let's get the tour started." Starlight Glimmer decide to drop the topic as the girls followed her while Tech's mind moaned in disappointment about this tour, Not this again......... "Heads high, ponies!" Starlight march to the other ponies as drums can be heard in the background along with whistle. The other ponies including Tech, Double, and Party followed her too. "Marching proud! All together now! Every one of you!" The others begin to march with her as drum and whistle along with a flute music can be heard in the background. "No pony left behind!" With the others left from their buildings or homes, they too begin to march as Tech's mind begin to growled at her, Starlight you gonna pay for embarrassing us! his eyes begin to twitched a bit which he shrugged it off. Then she begin to sing her verse, Life is so grand in our town We're always filled with cheer We never have to look around To know that we're all here Then the citizens sing theirs next including Tech too (though he felt annoyed at doing this) as they circle around the Mane 6 , In our town, in our town We don't have to wait To find out that our destiny Is just to emulate "Let's just see those big, happy smiles!" As Starlight sing her part, Life is a smile in our town Our cutie marks are the same Because we do not separate Ourselves by more than name Citizens- In our town, in our town We dare not to compete Winning only breeds worst Ego-filled conceit "You see? Now everypony wins!" Starlight got behind Rainbow after being setting down to the ground by two of the pegasus citizen and weirded out by all this. Starlight - Life is a joy in our town We're all equal here No one is superior And no one is shaken in fear Citizen - In our town, in our town We work as a team You can't have a nightmare If you never dream Starlight - Other ponies argue Do you ever know why? When you think your talent's special You don't eye-to-eye There's just too many differences That leads to disarray But when you act as one It's like a holiday Citizens- In our town, in our town We don't complicate When you learn to simplify Life is oh, so great Join in our utopia Come out of the dark Banded by equality By our cutie mark! After the song (much to Tech's relief), he heard Rainbow laughing "You're kidding right? Giving up our cutie marks? No way!" "Rainbow Dash, don't be so rude." Fluttershy quietly scolded at her "I don't think we should judge them. I think that they're happy with their choice." If you only knew the truth, then that these ponies aren't happy as the song would say, Fluttershy. Tech's mind replied. "Don't believe those smiles, Fluttershy." Pinkie warned her then glance at Tech who then whispered back to her "except him, he never like doing it , by his facial expression." "I'm sorry, I guess we're just confuse by all this." Twilight apologize to Starlight. "We have no judgement here in our village here. Each of us were confuse once as well, blind by our false promise of our cutie marks." Starlight explained which the others nodded in her statement. "Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Is she for real?!" Rainbow asked which Twilight deadpan at her comment. No, she's just turned this place into a dictatorship, Rainbow. Tech's mind echoed in him. "When we sent here to this village, we assumes to help right away. But, even though your having trouble with this Tron person, it's seem that you don't need any help." Twilight explained. Starlight Glimmer walk towards her and said "Have you sent here so we can help you?" Twilight, no, don't. Starlight is trying to make you and your friends' life miserable!Tech's mind echoed, worried for them. "After all, nopony ever come to the village and leave." Starlight explained as the others take glances at each other "Why should you be any different?" "But that's entirely your own choice. Please enjoy our little quarter of Equestria; we're all quite fond of it." Starlight begin returning back to her home and glance back at the girls "No doubt you'll be too. Double Diamond, help our guest with our need." "Of course" Double Diamond said as the girls take glance at him which they're weird by his smile. As Starlight begin leaving, she begin saying through her thoughts, "Well, that's should boost for our community. But in order to be perfect, this 'renegade' must be, disposed of. And when the rest of Equestria sees that a princess has given up her cutie mark, they'll finally able to see what we trying to accomplish." As Tech saw Starlight leaving, he smiles turn quickly into a frown and mutttered when nopony hear him " Starlight, I swear I'm going to make sure all of the ponies make their own choices and free from your tyrannical rule. And I'm going to make sure of it."
Chapter 3 - Tech WheelWhile the Mane 6 begin look around in the town, Tech headed back to his home and while he shut the door quietly, he sighed exasperated, returning to his original expression. Finally, a break. Having those smiles really hurt my mouth......... With that he headed to his basement and into his working table with the large disc on the station. He sat down as he saw his music player as he set on his ear and play a music he sighed happily, "Ahhhhh, that's much better. " After that he begin working on the disc as he separate the main frame and begin working on it. He then begin to grab a odd shaped tool which he attached to the disc as it transpired the disc holographic as he set what to appear to be a function of it as he checked for anything odd as he set down one component then another as he found a purple component as he touched it, it somehow turn back to its primary colors. Then he put the components back and reattached the main frame of the disc. To test, he hold on his right hoof as it glows with neon blue lights as with a nodded, he set down. Then he move to his left as he turn on some lights, a strange two wheel scooter was set on the ground. For appearance, it's seem to be covered in black yet the lights able to shine on as lights design curved on the wheel and on the end of the seat was shown as it shown to have connections that can work only through hooves. "I need to prepare this. Starlight is determine to hunt me down, so I gonna need my baby to kick into gears." Tech muttered as he twirl his odd gear piece he attach to it and begin fixing it. On the side, a picture of a brown mane stallion with light blue coat was seen with a young colt that resemble Tech. Meanwhile while exploring more, the girls decide to sat down as they glance around. More of the same graffiti was seen on other buildings despite the ponies best attempt to wash it out as the girls felt uneasy with it. It's seem like this 'Tron' person is really causing more trouble that these ponies tried their attempt to stop him. But why causing so much trouble in this village? And yet, these ponies seem happy about giving up their cutie marks but that's doesn't explain why the map sent them here. As they sat down, Rarity whispered to Applejack "No wonder why nopony wearing anything." "Really girls" Fluttershy scolded them "they may do things differently than we used, but that's no way to be rude." "No, the reason to be rude is because they all keep staring at us." Rainbow whisper with a retorted tone as she gave a example as the others ponies take glance at them. Double take glance at them while waving his hoof "Need something?" "Uh, no we're good" Twilight glance back to her friends "Fluttershy's right. If we going to the bottom of this, we need to figure out why the map sent us here, we going to need help from those ponies and to find out who's Tron and why he's causing trouble here that made him a renegade." A maiden pony came as asked them but Applejack interrupt her "I bet we went to the end of Equestria when we don't what the map is was." "If we're at the end of the Equestria, we would sitting at a big A." Pinkie piped up. "Heh, get it?" But before the ponies could answer more, a loud noise was heard as the girls take glance at the side of Starlight's house as a dust storm begin heading their way but as they can see from the mirage, their eyes widened in surprise. Three weird black carriage (one glows blue and two glows orange) with design that even Twilight and her friends never seen as was riding it was a armored pony with a black suit with design that lights up neon blue that covers everything as the only thing that they can see is a t shaped black visor. But what's interesting is a symbol on the flank. Only a circle formed around the small squares that form the letter 'T' like the one in the chest. Behind him is two of the black armored figures that seemly giving chase to him as each of them have a orange lights around them. Each of them begin activate a light energy from their basic colors as they separate from each other. "What in the name of Equestria is that?!" Rarity asked as they glance around as each of the ponies begin running back to their home or the nearest village as the blue one begin driving around as in full speed spread the light energies as when one of the orange pony hit it, a large crash was hard as the carriage was disintegrated into million pieces as it crashed into the building, also disintegrated in the process. "Did that pony-just-?!" Rainbow flabbergasted at that reaction as the only two begin to chasing each other as the blue one make a u turn from one of the building as it begin driving faster as the blue armored pony take glance upon seeing a rocky stone mountain that gave a shaped of a big circle as with hitting a nitro, the blue carriage driving towards it at incredible speed. The girls take glance at this as they saw the blue armored pony begin heading toward that mountain as they're agape at this recklessness. "Is that pony's crazy going to do that?!" Applejack exclaimed as in a turn of a event, the armored pony drove it as in high speed, it able to hang on as the carriage continue to drive fast as everything in slow motion, the armored pony got of the carriage as it digitize into a stick as the armored pony grabbed what to appear to be a black disc as he grip, it glows the same colors as his carriage as doing acrobatic moves, he launch the disc at the orange foe as it impaled it, causing it to be disintegrated as he grabbed the stick, he pulled as a mechanize noise was heard as the hooves outline with design of the black carriage as the rest outline in begin forming it as it materialized into it. Then as speed return to normal, the carriage jump a bit as the armored pony press something on the middle as with that, a bright flash blinded everypony along with their ears ringing as Twilight and her friends covered them as the flash dies down, the armored clan pony was no where to be seen. "Whoa, that was.......awesome." was one thing Rainbow said to break the silence as other ponies open their doors peek to see if the battle was over. Twilight has her mouth agape like Rainbow and Applejack while Pinkie Pie just grew a big natural smile as Rarity was just astounding at it as Fluttershy hidden on her back, shaking at the battle. "Was that......" "Yes" the maiden pony replied Twilight's answer as Twilight glance at her "That was Tron. The Renegade." The girls were shocked as they glance at the village as ponies got out as they're muttered at the sight of one of the buildings. That was it. This is the infamous renegade that causing trouble to this village. Meanwhile, in her home, Starlight was sitting on her bed as two more orange armored clan 'officers' reported to her in which she growled at the attempt failure of her own 'police'. She then reached out a orange disc and impaled them, causing them to be disintegrated. "Useless, piece of datas! I gave them one thing to do and they still can't even stop this renegade!" she growled in anger "How is this renegade able to handle my own troopers?!" With that, a machine was whirred as two more clones of the police officers was created as Starlight continue to talk to herself "You're luckly that I found this 'chip' that allows me to create my very own police officers. But if the renegade wants to continue fighting in my village," she then open a basement as inside, a black suit with design that glows neon yellow as she sneered at it "then I happy to show him his grave." Meanwhile, as the lights from a basement turned on, Tron got off of his vehicle and suddenly begin to revert to his true identity but the lights flicker as once the lights stop flickering, a blue eyes open.
Chapter 4 - The RenegadeAs Tech begin to work quietly in his workspace, he view his disc and his Lightcycle. So many things happen, he thought once I was a ordinary pony, but now, I become a revolution. A legacy of the hero of The Grid. And if this is my destiny and the future of Equestria, so be it. After all, this is what you wanted is that right, Beck? Memory begin to play as a young colt teen discover a place, meeting a 'friend' that soon become a teacher, learning to use the Lightcycle and the disc, stopping a remnants army, and the loss of his best friend. Now, he taken the name to bring hope to Equestria. After a memory down the lane, he begin to yawn a bit as he stretched his back as if he knew, he paint his gear and wrench shaped cutie mark to the equal cutie mark and headed back upstairs while turning off the lights in the basement and close it down while covering the entrance with a mat and a table. He checked to see if the mat is straight and gladly it is. With that, he had his unnatural smile and head outside only to find Starlight Glimmer was with the Mane 6 and Double too. Decide that Starlight Glimmer is up to no good, he called for her with his fake cheerful voice "Starlight Glimmer!" She turned as well as the others as Tech walk towards them, "What's going on? Where are you taking with our visitors?" "Oh, Tech, these ponies are interested in seeing the cutie mark vault." Starlight replied in which he gotten a shocked expression but changed quickly. What?! No! Those girls! his mind screamed at that fact. Still, he calmed down and resume his unnatural smile "I see, if you like, maybe I should with them is that ok?" Starlight rubber her muzzle then smile at him "Of course you can come, the more the merrier." With a nodded, he started walking with them to the cave where the cutie mark vault located. For a mile, Starlight Glimmer said to the Mane 6 "I'm so delight you interested in our cutie mark vault. We all had hope someday that all of the ponies in Equestria will make a pilgrim of a cheered village, to have theirs remove too." Not all ponies, Starlight. We make our own destiny. Tech's thoughts replied darkly as they continue walking. Since he front of the girls, he take glance at them as they whispered to each other while Starlight continue to explain more. "This is the reason why we're here." Twilight whispered. "Pilgrimenge?" Pinke asked "No, helping those ponies getting their cutie marks back." Twilight respond "And who ever this Tron pony is from before, he must trying to help those ponies too." "But sugarcube those are just rumors that those ponies said, how we know that he's on the good side?" Applejack asked "I don't know, but I just hope we had a answer." Twilight muttered. "Ooh, are you sure Twilight, they just miss them a little bit."Fluttershy replied "Even though they seem all that happy." "Then why did they want to meet in secret?" Twilight asked as the girls glance at Double "Why did they did not told Starlight about the vault? Something's not right." "Excuse me, but I can hear that you're talking about something?" Tech asked them which the girls begin tense a bit, knowing that one of them heard them. "Oh, um, well, we just....." Twilight trying to find a excuse from him but he chuckled "Don't worry, I'll keep your secret from Starlight. Promise. The vault and everything. Beside, I not going to let Starlight had her own way." Tech's voice was normal then dark as monitor his mouth as he made a zipper mouth which the girls were confuse at him. Of all of the ponies, he's not like the others. Like before, Twilight can sense a spark within him but what kind of spark? And what he meant that he'll not let her had her own way? "Right through here!" Starlight monitor a cave as the ponies begin to enter as Tech about to enter, Starlight stopped him "Um Tech, can you at least watch over here? Just to make sure that the renegade cause any trouble in this vault." He can hear her growling at that name but he nodded as he stayed at the front of the cave. But through his mind, he grunted at this. Great, this is problematic. I just had to stay guard in this cave while the girls' cutie mark going to be taken away! And my weapons and stuff are at the house! If I go to my house quickly, Starlight know that I'm the one she's been hunting for! He sighed as while looking around, he take a peak as he saw the girls in a shocked expression as a vault of cutie marks was displayed with a staff was on the middle. "Behold, our cutie mark vault." "I never seen anything like this." Twilight commented as the ponies glance at the staff as Starlight explained to them, "And here, is the staff of sameness. It was one of the great metal mage brooks 9 enchantment item. We're incredibly fortunate that we have it here. " She levitate the item as to unknown to all ponies, Tech grunted at this. "Oh, no. Twilight." he muttered. Starlight continue to explain more of it "This is the tool that allows us to free ourselves from our marks." Your wrong. You only gave them slavery to them! Tech's mind screamed in rage, not liking where this is going. Starlight glance at them in curious tone "I wonder how did the subject of the vault come up?" Pinkie then replied "Uh somepony were telling us how much they miss their cutie marks and -" "Pinkie!" Twilight said which shut her up and replied a 'oops'. Starlight let a fake gasp as she said to them "Ooh are they? It seem to spiral more a free thinking, don't you?" then twirl the staff and ended with a deadly tone. "Oh well, *laughing nervously* we certain didn't want to cause anymore disruption on this charming- " Rarity trying to make up a excuses "Good " Rarity begin walk away from Starlight but bumped into Double "let's just make sure of that shall we?" Then more of the orange light armored ponies come to her side as each of them grabbed their disc as it glows orange brightly. As if that wasn't enough, more of the citizen ponies were come her side too surrounding the Mane 6. "It's a trap!" Twilight shouted as the ponies prepare for themselves as Twilight teleport in midair and prepare her magic but Starlight blasted her using the staff as it glows green and frozen Twilight as Starlight had a evil grin. Tech was horrified at this as he saw Twilight's cutie mark taken and store in the vault replacing it with a equal sign. NOOOO! Then she fell down as Starlight now fire the magic of the staff at the rest of her friends, taking them in the process and replace them with the equal sign. "I don't blame you for what you trying to do here." Starlight walking towards the equalize ponies with a malicious grin. "You spend your lives thinking those marks are a good thing." "Give them back!" Twilight shouted, with anger in her eyes. "Well, you can spent your lives around here. With us. And we can show how life is better without your cutie marks. Show them where our guest will be staying!" Starlight commanded them as the orange armored ponies uprehanded them as Tech can only saw this horrifying event. After taken them to the 'guest room' the orange ponies now guarded on the front of the door. As night had fallen, Tech laid his head in shame as he glance at the 'guest room', he grunted as he slammed his hoof on his table, feeling guilty. "Raggh! This isn't supposed to happen! I should done something to save them! I can't believe they now become part of this slavery!" Tech muttered as he take a glance at another disc, identical to the one but in white he begin to welling up in tears. "What can I do? How can I save those who're suffering and lead a revolution?" his tears begin to break up as he muttered a friend's name "Beck, I need you. I don't know what to do." With a tear dropped onto the disc a fainted white glow sparkle as it traveled that no pony seen, to the 'guest room', the girls tried to get out but no such luck so they need to rest. The white speck reached to them as it sparkled away. Then something happening. "Beck, I wish you're here......" Tech's voice was heard on the girls as each of them look around for the strange anomaly. "Who's that? Did you girls heard it?" Twilight asked them to which they nodded. "I need your wisdom......." Tech's voice was heard again as the girls tried to find out where that voice was coming from. "Yeah, it's like it ringing on m'ah ear." Applejack replied "Who's it from?" Fluttershy asked "Please, what can I do?" Tech's voice echoed again as Twilight widened her eyes in surprise. "This is Tech's voice!" Twilight respond which the girls carried the same expression as her. "That's Tech's voice?! How's this possible?" Rainbow asked as they silence the room to hear it more. "Beck, what can I do to bring the revolution to this place? Twilight and her friends were trapped in this slavery and I did do nothing to protect them." Tech's voice echoed with what they can hear is voice cracking. "Is Tech talking to........himself?" Twilight muttered. "Beck? Who's Beck?" Pinkie asked "Gosh, he must care about us." Fluttershy felt pity to him "Wait what does he mean revolution?" Rarity asked which the others shrugged at this. Then another voice was heard, but not from Tech. "Tech, don't blame yourself." another voice said, that of a young stallion. "Wait who's that?" Rainbow asked "Beck! You did came, please what can I do to save them and end Starlight's tyrannic rule? After all you're the legendary hero of The Grid." Tech's voice asked him with happiness. "That's Beck?" Applejack wonder "And what's The Grid?" "I can't help with that, Tech. That's something you need to figure out on your own." Beck's voice replied. "I don't know how....." Tech's voice was waver a bit "Tech, you've now becoming something that your world need. A revolution and the bringer of hope. Don't ever doubt yourself. Remember all of the time you and I spend in The Grid. Your training like how he taught me before, now become what the ponies need." Beck's voice was raised and with that the girls can hear Tech nodded. "All right thanks." Tech said as the voice faded away as the girls were speechless as what they heard. Tech met a friend in a place called The Grid name Beck? And he been training to become a revolution? "Okay......that's just weird." Rainbow decide to break the silence. "Yeah, what does this Beck pony meant about Tech being a revolution?" Applejack asked "For once, I don't know." Twilight muttered as the girls prepare to sleep in for the day. Meanwhile at the basement, Tech prepare his equipment as with the lights flicker a bit, his blue eyes now finally sparked into a flame. The flame of revolution.
Chapter 5 - EqualizedOnce morning came, Tech was sleeping in the basement in his working desk. He stirred his eyes as he open them, feeling groggily as he stretch himself. Just last night, he had been up in the night, creating a upgraded disc and a upgrade of his Lightcycle. He knew that he needs to prepare himself for the biggest mission of all : stop Starlight Glimmer and her forces and break the vault to free the cutie marks she stolen to all of the ponies including Twilight and her friends. With that, he decide to paint his cutie mark once more, hiding the fact to the citizens that he's still a equalized pony. With that, he turned off the lights and closed the basement as he set his mat on the floor and his table. He then grabbed a breakfast as to his great disliking, another bland muffin. But still, despite the taste, he need energy as once he's done with his breakfast, he set his plates on the sink as brought a unnatural grin, he headed outside. He look around of the village, same as usual, being happy and all but knowing this, they become slaves to Starlight. He taken glance at the 'guest rooms' where Twilight and her friends were trapped there with their equal cutie marks. Knowing this, he decide to find some food for them. He headed to the grocery store and bought some water and bread for them as he headed to the 'guest room' until the two armored guards halted him, blocking his entrance. "Halt, equalize ponies may not enter unless permission from Starlight to do so." one of them said in a monotone. "Yes, well......" Tech tried to find a excuse to enter but luck came through. "Tech, what are you doing? Why are you about to enter the guest room?" Starlight asked him "Well, I was thought that maybe I can give some food for our guest to honor them as joining them in our village." Tech explained in which she squinted her eyes as she gave him a smile. "Well why didn't you say so?" Starlight giggled as he laughing nervously with her as with the guards let them pass, both open the door as the grey color Mane 6 looked at her with a scowl. "I trust you have a pleasant night?" "This way please. There're some 'friends' who like to see you." she monitor to them the front and begin walking out while Tech stand on the side as the girls followed her but not when Twilight take glance at Tech in curiosity. After all of them are outside, Tech was at the front of the door while the guards were position on the side. "Gather round, friends! Gather round. We were ready if you're able to join with us?" Starlight gather the citizen including Party Favor as she turned to them "There are so many friends waiting to be made that you don't need your cutie marks or the talents within them." "We have a welcoming ceremony for new friends." Double added in "the whole village is joining in to build a new kind -" "Not interesting!" Rainbow spat out surprising them as she looked at them, the scowl never left her "You may have them now, but we're going to get them back." "Y'all don't understand do ya? You can't forced nopony to be friends. It won't work like that." Applejack reasoned with them but the citizen just brushed it off. "Please join us!" another citizen said "We love to make new friends!" another one added. "It's all right everypony. This is the normal part of the equalization group process for those who quite didn't see in the light yet. We'll try again tomorrow once you need to have bit more time to consider and accept our philosophy." Starlight explained as the grey Mane 6 were pushed back into the guest room while Tech move out of the way but not when Fluttershy said something, "I would like to join." she covered her mouth as all of the citizen were happily giggled at this as Tech look at this in shocked. Twilight also have a shocked expression too "Flutteshy how could you?" "If it means the remove of my cutie mark then I would stay with these lovely ponies, then I'll do it." Fluttershy explained now in Starlight's side which she grinned at this. "Oh and Tech brought something for all of you to eat." Starlight said as she glance at him "Tech make sure you're done with your errands." He nodded as he closed the door as the guards return to their position as Starlight make a announcement "We have a new friend, everypony!" With the citizens gather around her, Starlight begin to come to her side "But there's one more business to attend to. It's seem that we have amiss in our village. Disatisfied with the village! And who can forget about that the renegade that's causing so much trouble in our village! Bringing chaos to our beloved home!" All of the villagers gasped while Starlight continue to speak while Fluttershy begin to look around feeling little tense "Unfortunately, it's all too true, my friends. It's seem that those disatisified ponies ask the renegade to cause destruction to our home! Will you kindly tell who are those 'friends' that's so desperately want their cutie marks that they want to sneak around in the shadows asking strangers about it or even ask the renegade?" Party Favor and his friends begin to nervously look around, tense as they gave a fake wide grin as Starlight continue to speak " Just so we can be sure that your intentions are indeed pure?" Fluttershy begin to glup and felt little terrified about this request. With setting down the food, he sighed at this and gave his grin at them "There you go. Fresh bread and water to satisfied your hunger!" Pinkie was the first as she grabbed the bread and starting to chomp it down like crazy. The others looked at this weirdly at this as Rainbow, Applejack, Rarity, and Twilight took their halves and start eating it. "Thanks for the meal, um......sugar.....uh, ah shoot!" Applejack muttered as Tech saw Applejack's equal mark glow in dull color. "Those marks are causing you to lose part of you." Tech muttered "Unless you girls can get your marks, you'll remained like this forever." "We can see that, Sherlock." Rainbow muttered taking another bite "Tech, can we ask you about something?" Twilight asked him in which he nodded at her "Sure, what do you need?" The girls begin to shuffle their hooves around as Twilight begin to answer "Well, last night, we heard you talking with somepony by the name of 'Beck' but what's interesting is that your friend talking about you and him in this place called 'The Grid' and you becoming a 'revolution'. We were wondering what those are and how are you connected to those things?" Tech widened his eyes in surprise of their question. They heard their conversation? But how? Just as he about to speak, a door open as Party Favor enter here and closed the door. "Party Favor? What happen?" Tech asked him, worried for him as he slammed his horn onto the door. "What was I was thinking? I didn't even consider to give my cutie mark back." Party Favor said, the guilt in his voice as he placed his hoof on his shoulder as Party looked at him with a soft smile which give some comfort but turned away from him which he felt his anger is at his rising point. "Then why didn't you?" Tech asked him with a hint of seriousness which raised surprise to him as he continue to speak "Listen, your cutie mark represent a part of who you are, your bloodline. Being equal to all is nothing but a dictatorship with no freedom and no inaction. What I saw in this place is nothing but a slavery. You need to start thinking yourself so more and be ready to create a bright future, not sit by and let Starlight stepped on you. Don't be imitated by anyone who wants to step on your freedom! You have those choices, Party Favor, not Starlight Glimmer! You must take back your destiny!" Party Favor was surprised yet scared at his words even the girls were amaze by him except Rainbow who whispered to Twilight "Yeesh, coming from him, I say that he watched too many action movies." "Rainbow...." Twilight growled as Tech take glance at them, the expression never left him "And you, all of you. Do really want to stay put while Starlight continue to stepped on you? The time for waiting ends now, you all must take a revolution to fight back. You ponies have that capabilities!" he turned to leave but not muttered before opening the door " I'll look after Fluttershy and make sure she's safe but I'll make sure the revolution will change the world." With that, he exited out of the guest rooms, leaving them alone with confusing glances. Applejack decide to break the silence "So that Tech pony, he's..........something." "Very foreboding indeed." Pinkie added The girls nodded as Twilight begin to think about those words. Revolution and destiny, those words are big for ponies to use them yet he kept saying to Party Favor to fight back, not wait while Starlight continue to rule. And saying slavery and tyrannical, he speak as if he sense the ponies' potential but where did those words come from? Yet, she felt concern about him and the way he said to them. "But anyway, what we going to do while Fluttershy is looking for our ...... cutie marks?" Applejack whispered at the last sentence "We had to stay positive as we can. If Party Favor can understand that we like each other, even though we're different, then he'll spread over the village." Twilight explained as a screeching noise was heard as they glance at the speaker now speaking. "Let's just hope that they don't get to us first." Rarity said While Party Favor begin to lets those sink in, he wonder if his friend Tech is right? The potential to make our own choices and think themselves some more and taking back your destiny that Starlight stole, those words are somewhat familiar. Something that Tron told him before. A flashback as Party Favor look over at the black armored pony who kept saying to him after he graffiti the walls "You need to take your destiny back from her!" "I wonder if......." Party mumbled in wonder then widened his eyes at realization. Meanwhile, Tech begin training with his weapons on a training simulator as he quick reflexes, he throw his disc at his dummies opponents as hit in the bulls eye, half of them disintegrated and he caught his disc, he then jump in a acrobatic style and threw his disc at the remaining dummies as a voice was heard. Training complete. With removing his visor, he now prepare to fight against Starlight Glimmer with determination eyes burning course him. Get ready, Starlight. The revolution has begun.
