Video games. We all love them, right? Some of us live in concrete bunkers just playing video games all day, every day. It's a lifestyle for most people. Some people even have a job as playing video games to earn money. One of the many examples of these people is Jacksepticeye, him and his Irish amazingness. I'm sorry, I'm just trying hard not to fangirl. But... What happens when certain characters in the games they play — more specifically, bad guys — become sentient? Aware of the fact that they're fictional? Well, I'm gonna tell you an amazing tale of four ponies that save Equeatria from the video game threat. They all have extensive knowledge of these games, even if they were ponified.
Let me start from the beginning: when the games became aware.
They noticed the screen. The player sitting there, a controller in hand or a keyboard... Under hand? I dunno. They decided that they had had enough of being played for the millionth time, for each and every copy is just hot wired to one supercomputer, so what you think is the copy of a character actually is teh original. It may seem complicated, almost as complicated as when Izzy explained what teh Digiworld is in Digimon, but when you get down to the point, it's actually quite simple.
So, they tried to figure out a way out into the real world; a new place to wreak havoc, no Sonic the Hedgehog or Rayman to stop them. After bashing on the screen and failing, to trying to get past the invisible walls and failing, they turned to their last chance: the cable connecting the system of choice to the main supercomputer. As little zaps of energy, they make their way to the outlet. They leaked through it, getting into the real world. As real life beings. And so, the Zombies from house of the dead start an infection somewhere in Australia, Doctor Robotnik conquering Southern Africa and Madagascar, Bowser taking over Brazil, and Emperor Percival Tachyon taking control of America with a giant army of Cragmites.
The world pretty much turned into a wasteland. Many people died, forests were destroyed, many species of animal went extinct, everything you would expect from an invasion done by digital antagonists. Eventually they became bored when the last normal human died out and zombies were the only type of "human" left. So, they all rallied up together and went to a mysterious relic they found; a mirror at a high school that was once standing, Until Tachyon arrived. The high school was called Canterlot HighSchool, shortened to CHS by the students that once roamed here. They knew that the mirror was magical, they could easily tell. It was almost as if they had known this when they first became aware.
Only one has stepped through the mirror, or should I say, thrown: a robotic orb known as Wheatley. But no one cares about him, he was too... British, for anyone to care. But, now that they were desperate for fun and chaos once again, they consider stepping through into a completely unknown world Wheatley had never sent any letters back, so they were literally stepping into the unknown. They reluctantly went through, being painfully transported into another world. They all woke up on the other side, in a castle that appeared to be made out of Crystal. Oh, how confused they were. They explored the castle, getting a few uneasy glances from the creatures from this world.
These creatures just so happened to be pastel colored ponies that can be unicorns, pegasi or just a simple earth pony.
"Oh, how.. Filthy this new race is!" The gang remember Emperor Tachyon implying, sitting on his gigantic robotic throne. The rest just shook their heads and said, "don't worry. We'll be rid of this race soon enough."
Being new creatures in this world meant being inspected, which also meant a visit to Princess Celestia. The Princess inspected her carefully, while her sister was in her room, playing video games.
If only she had gotten out sooner to warn her of the danger these characters hold.
"So, your the ruler of this world, hmm?" Emperor Tachyon leaned close to Celestia, as if to freak her out.
"Why, yes, yes I am. But I prefer Tom just e allied 'Princess', if you don't mind."
"Oh, stop being so modest! You do, after all, raise the sun every morning.. I once did try to crash the moon into mmpphhmphhmmm..." Skull Kid got his mouth, wherever the buck that was, covered by Doctor Robotnik's hand.
"Though, I personally think that it's time for a change, don't you think?" A potato battery with the GLaDOS AI in it would be smiling evilly if it had a mouth.
"Excuse me?" Those were Celestia's last words before being brutally murdered by the antagonists. Unless you count the scream that followed. After this happened, Princess Luna ran out of her room to check on her sister, but after seeing her dead body, she knew that she was too late. And then.. She saw who committed the crime.
Almost instantly shrinking back in fear of them being here, Luna's eyes widened, and her irises shrank.
"Oh, no. They've finally come. They were right... If only I was able to warn my sister..." Luna looked back up again and saw the antagonists quickly approaching her. Realizing what this meant instantly, she spread her wings and flew out the nearest window, shattering it to pieces. She had to get yo Ponyville to notify the others of the horrible threat they're facing.
And then the war started. The news of Celestia's death spread like wildfire, and everypony was scared. They didn't know what to do.
Then, four ponies that knew a lot about these characters showed up one day. Their names were, Button Mash, a young colt with an extensive knowledge of retro gaming, Overheat, Neon Screen, a pegasus stallion and mare with extensive knowledge of new types of gaming, and of course, Princess Luna, who had an extensive knowledge of all titles, as well as some of the more... obscure games.
They unite in hopes of getting rid of the Video Game threat. They're Equestria's only hope.
Author's Note
Flutterbutter, I must warn you that I'll pretty much be creating my own personality for Overheat.
Oh yeah, and I had a dream the other night in which Overheat and Neo dance in the Minecraft fic.
Yeah... I'll shut up now.
"General Sparkle! Enemy lines have held up! We're running out of soldiers!" A grey stallion clad in camouflage salutes to his General. Telling the situation down on the battlefield is his job, and he's determined to report back to the tent every few hours to update the General in hopes of her creating a game plan.
"That's bad. Send in the royal guard!" General Sparkle was pretty much sweating, nervous about the fact that the pony race would soon be conquered.
"The royal guard have already been sent in, General." Dammit, though Twilight.
"In that case, send out the tanks!"
"They have all been blown up by an alien troop sent by dropship, ma'am." the buck!?
"What!? When did that happen!?"
"Two weeks ago, General."
"Horsefeathers! Tell the soldiers to fall back so we can recuperate!"
"Yes ma'am!"
The solider ran out of the tent to alert the defenses. Twilight went back to her map and crossed off another section.
"Another battle lost... At least Ponyville hasn't been taken yet."
Another stallion, white this time, ran inside the tent.
"General, defenses have fallen back. The enemy sent us a transmission saying that the next battlefield shall be Ponyville."
"Shit."
Button Mash was just going about his day, playing some good ol' Saw Neck the PonyHog. Neon Screen and Overheat the same way, just playing some Whinny of Duty. Of course, Neo had just died, and Overheat was T-bagging her. Princess Luna was forced to stay in the same house as Neo, so she was playing WoD as well. Everypony was too scared of Luna (still..) except for Neo, so Luna was right at home at the gaming mare's "Cave of Solitude", as she called it.
"Neo, I am still very curious as to how your 'pet' was made. Deleted is a very strange pet, being half rabbit and half dog..." Princess Luna shoots down Overheat.
"God fucking dammit Luna!" Overheat was close throwing his controller. "How are you so fucking good at this!?"
"Practice, my dear subject," Luna says as she shoots down another online player.
"Hmph. So that's what you do every day in your room. I thought you just slept." Neon gets shot down by Overheat, and is once again, getting T-bagged.
"Overheat you motherbucking fig." Neo keeps her cool, though, she's not used to shooters.
"Aww, what's wong wittle Neo? Afwaid to sweaw?" Overheat was taunting her about the fact that she doesn't use actual curses.
"Hey, just because I don't really like cursing doesn't mean you can manipulate me into doing so. Luna, sorry for not answering. If you haven't noticed, Overheat's kinda... Being a Doctor Nefaurious, as it were."
"It is alright, subject-"
"I said you don't have to call me that. Just call me Neo!"
"Alright, Neo, I am just wondering how your pet came to be." Speaking of Deleted, she comes onto the couch and lays down in Neo's lap.
"I mean, she can talk, she's a weird color, she doesn't breathe, what else is there?"
"She's related to Fluttershy, apparently."
"Really? How do you know?"
"Oh, you know how Pinkie is. Always giving off random information. But I'm more of an acquaintance to all of Pinkie's friends. Pinkie has been... The only best friend I've ever known."
"You're still friends with her? I thought you two were dating." A cackle of laughter was heard, Overheat was obviously enjoying making Neo uncomfortable. But, Neo was just getting irritated.
Neo said, eyebrow twitching, "I said, Overheat, many times before, that I am NOT. I repeat, NOT. LIKE THAT. We're just very good friends and we've known each other for a good few years."
"Psh. Whatever. Everypony says that you two are dating, since you're together so much."
"Hey, just because we spend a lot of time together, and since she likes to wrap her tail around me, doesn't mean that we're dating. Ponies just have wrong and dirty minds these days." Neo gets shot down once again by Overheat and again he is T-bagging her. "Especially you, Overheat." Overheat was giggling a lot by now. "At least you're not egotistical. Like, Rainbow Dash egotistical." Neo sighed. Just then, the doorbell rang.
"Oh, sorry guys, goin' AFK. Luna, protect me from Over, will you?" Neo put down her headset and trotted towards the front door, Deleted in tow.
"Alright, Neo!" The sound of button mashing was heard in the living room.
Neo opened the door. Who she saw really surprised her. "Button Mash? What're you doin' here?" The little brown colt looked up hopefully at Neo. She tilted her head.
"Oh! I was kicked out of the house my my mom. I just wanted to come by to play some of your original Saw Neck."
Neo's ears drooped. "Oh, I'm sorry, Button, but I seemed to have misplaced my original game. But I do have the sequel."
"Cool! Where's the console?"
"Go upstairs, third door on your left."
"Wait, why do you have such a big house?"
"Didn't you hear? This is an abandoned building I found years ago. I'm pretty sure it used to belong to the Apple family or something. But, anyway, come right on in."
"Thanks, Neo!" Button gave the pegasus mare a hug and ran upstairs. Neo chuckled. Just then, she heard her stomach growl. "Hmm. Guess missing breakfast to watch that new episode of Quest Time was a bad idea. Hey, Luna! I'm gonna go get us some snacks!"
"okay!"
Neo trotted off into her kitchen and checked her fridge.
"Hmm.. Nothing here..."
She checked her pantry.
"Aha! Wings!" She pulls out the packet of chips, and she was so close to opening it when...KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
Neo groans in frustration. She sets the chips onto the counter and walks over to the door. who is it now?
She opens the door and is surprised by what she sees. "Oh, no..."
There, right outside her door, was an entire army's worth of Tyhrranoids (pronounced Terranoids). Every single stinkin' one of 'em carrying a high-tech gun, all waiting to strike.
"Uhm, Luna! We have some company!"
"who is it!?"
"Uhm, an entire army of Tyhrranoids!"
"WHAT!?"
"An entire army of Tyhrranoids!"
"Oh no! We must flee!"
Seeing that the situation is dire, Neo opens her wings, and flies upstairs, and crashes into the same room Button was in. "Neo? What are you-" Wasting no time, she grabs him and zooms downstairs. Luna is all ready to go, as well, holding Deleted in her hooves. Neo sheds a single tear as she scans her home once more. "Goodbye, home. I've made some great memories here." With that, she nodded at Luna and, they both took off, and crashed through the wall. Now, if teh building wasn't flimsy before, it definitely is now. It topples down on its own weak foundation. Neo looks back, at was once her home, shakes her head, and continues flying. They wer soon joined by Overheat.
"'Sup bitches. Did I miss anything? I heard screaming back there."
Neo looked annoyed. "Uhh, yeah, did you not just see the Tyhrranoids army that was outside my doorstep? If only I had those epic Shredder Horns from Cogwheel and Clash: Tools of Explosions!"
"Oh, that game from eight years ago?" Overheat looked at Neo smugly.
"Oh, shut up! I like playing the old third person games, okay!?" The three ponies land in the middle of the Whitetail Woods. "Oh well." Neo sighs and looks around. She spies some strange lookin' prints on the ground. It's a trail, leading somewhere into the woods.
"Hey, guys, I think I found something!" Neo motions at her friends to come to her. Deleted jumped and sat on Neo's back.
"Tracks? I wonder where they lead." Princess Luna taps at her chin.
"Hahaa! Time to bring out my MLG Sweg the Forager skills!"
Neo looks at Overheat, giving him that, 'you seriously play that game?' look.
"Whaaaat? I get really into it. Heh."
"Just- whatever. Let's find out where these tracks lead."
"Just leave it to me!" Overheat did a silly little salute and started following the tracks. Luna, Button, and Neo followed him. After a while, they came across a giant temple.
"Holy. Shitballs." Overheat and the rest stood in awe at the temple.
"You said it." Neo nodded at Overheat as if to agree with him.
"Well? What are we waiting for? Let's check it out." Luna started walking towards the temple. Without knowing any better, the rest followed suit. Deleted whispered into Neo's ear, "Y'know, I don't trust this. It's making my tail tingle."
"Oh, so, you're that turtle from that one human movie? Over the Wench, I think it's called?"
"Ugh. Whatever. Just be careful."
"Oh, look at you, always so worried about me!"
Deleted rolled her eyes and went back to lying on Neo's back. The gang head into the temple, and see that it's just a one-room thing, unlike in most movies or TV shows or games. But, the only part of this room that relates to those things is the fact that there is a gigantic podium in the middle. Everypony was staring in awe at what was on top: a mysterious glowing orb.
"Well, go on," Overheat said while pushing Neo along to the first step. Neo gulped, lifted up her left foreleg, and placed it down on the step. She made all her other legs do the same, and soon, she was climbing up the rest of the steps. Neo was nervous, so much though that her body glistened with sweat, and her six limbs were shaking (these limbs being her legs and wings). When she made it to the top, she just stood there, staring at the orb.
"Well, go on, then!" Overheat urged her from the foot of the steps.
"It might be very important!" Luna shouted.
"You can do it, Neo!" Button yelled.
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Neo took a deep breath, brought up her right foreleg, reached out, and touched the orb. A loud boom, which sounded more like a bass drop with no music was heard, and accompanying it was a huge light explosion. Everypony in the room shielded their eyes from the light, but soon got used to it, and uncovered them. Everypony started floating, much to their surprise, and all started glowing. Eventually it was just all white.
NEON SCREEN
TRANSFORMATION 0%
A helmet and armor with high tech properties phased onto Neo. At least 89% of her suit was made out of metal, but it felt like nothing on her. She had a belt, a strange shape in the middle was glowing her eye color, as well as the central chestpiece.
NEON SCREEN
TRANSFORMATION 72%
An entire arsenal of weapons seemed to faze into Neon Screen. Ready to be used as she wished.
NEON SCREEN
TRANSFORMATION 99.98%
And Deleted turned into a robot that is now attatched to Neo's back.
BUTTON MASH
TRANSFORMATION 0%
Button Mash had a green cap, as well as a green tunic appear on him. A strap appeared around his chest.
BUTTON MASH
TRANSFORMATION 67%
On that strap, on his back, a shield and a sword appeared. And, finally, a small glowing orb with wings appeared.
OVERHEAT
TRANSFORMATION 0%
A tight green suit appeared, covering most of his body, except for his eyes to his chin. On his chest there was a lightning bolt shaped as an 'O'.
OVERHEAT
TRANSFORMATION 80%
He got a golden belt, and some heavy shoes. To top it off, he got a little antennae on the top of his head.
PRINCESS LUNA
TRANSFORMATION 0%
Luna got an orange jumpsuit, as well as special boots.
PRINCESS LUNA
TRANSFORMATION 60%
A special gun was attached to Luna's back.
TRANSFORMATION=COMPLETE
The light died down and everybody was brought back down to the floor, all feeling very... Woozy.
Neo was shaking a little, but shook her head to snap out of it. She looked at herself, and yelled out, "WHAT DID PINKIE'S GYPSY MAGIC DO THIS TIME!?"
"Calm down, Neo. Look at Everypony. Don't you.. Recognize, something?"
"Huh?" Neo stopped freaking out and looked at teh other's, who were still trying to get a grip on things. After seeing who they looked like, she looked at herself. Her brain clicked.
"WOAH! WOAH! EPIIICCC!!!!!" Neo wore a wide smile as she looked at her gaming buddies.
"Button, you've turned into Lank, from Legend of Delza! Over, you've turned into General Qwark, from Cogwheel and Clash! Luna, you've turned into Shell, from Teleport! And I've turned into Cogwheel himself! But I'm still a girl... Weird, Huh?"
"Very weird indeed. But why do I have to be the egotistical fuckwad?" Overheat looked very pissed off at the orbs selection.
"Maybe it's because you're a douchebag!" Deleted said.
"Deleted, why are you on my back, still? You feel... Heavier."
"Well, maybe it's because I've turned into Clash!"
"EPIC!!!"
"I'm Lank!? Cool!" Button jumped in the air happily.
"I hate to interrupt, but, why did we turn into these characters in particular?" Luna asked a worried look on her face.
"What I want to know is why we transformed in the first place." Neo tapped at her chest and a menu came up. It showed the selection of weapons she got. "Epic..." She selected the Shredder Horns and exited the menu. Intantly afterwards, claws appeared on her forehooves and tips of her wings.
"But it's still strange why that orb even existed. It's just.."
Before Neo could finish, Deleted jumped off of Neo's back and opened up her chest, where a floating screen came out. "Incoming message from General Rarity."
The screen came to life, and on it showed a very worried Rarity clad in a general uniform.
"Whoever gets this message, please assist us! Ponyville is under attack by vile alien races!"
"She must mean the Tyhrranoids and the Drophyds,," Neo whispered to Overheat.
"I repeat, send help! Assistance is required! We cannot lose another battle! Heeeeeeelp!" With that, the screen shut off and it went back into Deleted.
"Oh dear, We must help!" Luna said, heading toward the entrance of the temple.
"But how? We're only four fucking ponies." Overheat motioned to the ponies in the room.
"Uhm, Over, have you forgotten?" Button asked.
"Forgotten what?"
"That we are epic video game characters. Cogwheel has taken on both the Tyhrranoids and the Drophyds. I have completed Tools of Explosions twice, for crying out loud! We can do this. We can!" Neo said, as if giving a speech.
"Ugh, if you fucking say so. Alright, let's go kick some alien butt."
"Buck yeah! That's the spirit, Over! Let's go Everypony!" At that, Neo and the rest sprinted out of the temple, heading straight towards Ponyville.
Author's Note
This chapter was fun to write.
Oh so very fun.
Here, Have a-OH DEAR CELESTIA NOT A SONG
Author's Note
Play this while reading the chapter: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nWdjjEjLbHo
Here, Have a-OH DEAR CELESTIA NOT A SONG
As they ran towards the town (which had many houses in flames by now), an upbeat guitar started playing in the background, the ponies even more determined than before.
"You ready gang? Let's do this!" They leap across the river.
We're the toughest hardcore gamers around
Know the moves, know the strategy, no better qualified ponies around
We are a quartet, we'll make them flee
We'll be the ponies to destroy the video-gaming fiend
Luna's horn glowed, enveloping the sun, and made it dip under the horizon.
We beat the level when the level gets tough
We'll do our very best 'til they've had enough
We are kinda dumb, so what? Now we won't be defeated
No time for breaks, we are really needed
They four ponies were hopping around the forest, even closer to the town than ever before. They could already smell burning pony...
We've got wills as strong as heroes
We've got smarts as strong as heroes
We've got hearts as strong as heroes
We've got hea-a-arts, hearts strong as heroes
A giant wall of thorn bushes blocked their way. Button jumped up, sword in mouth, and slashed at the wall like crazy. Teh brambles soon lay on the floor in a heap. Neo pulled out her magma blaster and fired at the plant, making it burn up into little pieces. They ran on.
When we all work together, we believe
We're the Video Gaming Gamers-
"Wait, Video Gaming Gamers? That's seriously our name?"
"Shut up Over, deal with it." Neo got dat swag, yo. "Anyway...."
We're the Video Gaming Gamers, we will achieve
We have the strongest guts to try and kick their buts
To end the war!
They neared the city. They could hear Tyhrranoids and Drophyds battling it out against the ponies.
We've got wills as strong as heroes
We've got smarts as strong as heroes
We've got hearts as strong as heroes
We've got hea-a-arts, hearts strong as heroes
They all stop to sing this last part.
We're going to win as we fight for glory
We will destroy any challenger and win
We've got hearts, hearts strong as heroes
Hearts strong as heroes
They reach the the town, only to see ponies running for their lives everywhere, buildings on fire, and the two alien races laughing in triumph. The guitar stops. Neo stares at the town, hope leaving her eyes. But, the weight that suddenly appeared on her shoulder directed her eyes away from the carnage. She looked over, to see Overheat smiling softly at her.
"Know the moves, know the strategy..." He sang softly.
"No better qualifying ponies around," Luna sang at a higher volume.
"We are a quartet, we'll make them flee!" Button Mash practically shouted.
"We'll be the ponies to destroy the video-gaming fiend!" Neo shouted, the guitar coming back in.
"We'll beat these fiends, no matter what the cost!" They all yelled, getting the attention of the aliens.
They ran off to the battle.
We've got wills as strong as heroes
We've got smarts as strong as heroes
We've got hearts as strong as heroes
We're going to win as we fight for glory
We will destroy any challenger and win
We've got hearts, hearts strong as heroes
Hearts strong as heroes
