My Little Pony: Rise of the Clockworks

  A month later, 200 more clockwork stallions were assembled. As they were, Dr. Norton sensed something odd about them. "Dr. Clockwork, please, we can't afford to keep building more of these machines, one of these days, they're going to turn on us!" He protested. Clockwork wasn't listening to his colleague.

  "Celestia placed an order for 200 more of them, I can't keep her waiting, Dr. Norton, you know how impatient the princess gets." He said. Norton nodded and walked away, glancing back at Clockwork. At the palace, Celestia awaited Clockwork with his new troops.

   "Here you are, princess, 200 more clockwork stallions, just as you ordered." He said. Celestia nodded.

   "Thank you, Doctor. I'm sure they'll be excellent on the front lines." She said, before her face turned bone white as one of the stallions broke position. That's when all the stallions' eyes turned to crimson red, and then, they came alive. "What in the name of Canterlot is going on!" Celestia demanded.

   "I don't know!" Clockwork admitted. "They shouldn't be acting like this, they're only mere puppet soldiers! They shouldn't be acting like intelligent beings!" He said as he looked at his creations in horror. One of the bigger ones approached them with a heavy stomping, spear lowered. One of the royal guards raced to get Flash Sentry and former captain Shining Armor.

  "Lightning, Thunder! Come with me!" Swift Rider ordered the twins.

  "YES SIR!" They shouted in unison as they raced after Swift Rider.

  "Sir, what is going on?" Lightning asked.

  "The stallions, they've malfunctioned and now are plotting to take over the palace. We have to get the captain and former captain." Swift said.

  "Why Shining Armor, sir?" Thunder asked.

   "Son, we may need his military guidance if we're going to have any chance against the bigger stallions." Swift Rider told him. Thunder nodded, spread his wings, and took off towards the Crystal Empire.

  "I'll go with him, sir." Lightning said as she took off. Swift Rider took off as well, towards Ponyville and to rouse the guards there. As he was, Twilight and Flash were organizing books.

   "It's been quiet this past month." Flash said before a book clonked him on the head. "Ow." He groaned. Twilight giggled and used her magic to put the book back in place. As she did, Swift Rider ran in, scaring Twilight and causing the books on the shelves to fall down on top of her. Her head poked out of the book pile, with a serious look on her face.

   "Princess, Captain, emergency at the palace! It's the stallions, they've gone rogue!" Swift Rider told them. "Princess, your brother and sister-in-law are on there way back there right now to help us out with some of the bigger troops." He said. Then, one of the stallions who followed Swift Rider burst in, spear raised. Flash took out his spear and charged the stallion, taking flight and thrusting the spear into it's head, causing motor oil to spill out of it.

   "Well," Flash said as he wiped oil from his face, "at least we know they can be killed." He put his spear away. Twilight kissed his cheek.

   "I'll tidy up here then meet you guys at the palace, get Rainbow and the girls to go with you too." She said. Flash and Swift Rider nodded, and split up to find Rainbow Dash and the others. "Spike! I need some help down here!." Twilight called up to Spike's room. Her little assistant came running down as soon as she called for him.

   "Here, Twilight!" Spike said as he looked at the mess. "Whoa, what happened here?" He asked.

   "Don't ask, Spike, please, just, don't ask." Twilight pleaded. Spike nodded. What's going on with Dr. Clockwork's troops? Why would they act like this?" Twilight thought to herself. She was as confused as any pony. Whatever it was, Equestria was in serious danger.