Heat Struckby Earth GalvanisingChaptersENDLESS!?Abandon All HopeResearchA Solution?!Round One: Fallen EmpiresENDLESS!?You, Red Record, have lived in Ponyville for a good few months now. You've made many friends, some of them being Cyclone, Frost Storm, Emerald and Shadowflash. You're lying on the tree branch you usually go to to escape the crowds of the town, the birds flying by your ears, singing songs that even you can't play. As you look around you see the usual sights for you. Cyclone, Frost and Shadowflash all colliding in mid-air to try and throw eachother to the floor, Flare, Emerald, Vintage and Jumper all laughing their flanks off at them. Life is great. You muse to yourself. However, today felt strange. On your way to the tree, you saw nopony wandering the streets. No fillies were shouting and screaming in laughter, it was eeriely silent. You couldn't shake the feeling that you forgot something. Something important... "OH CRAP!" You're instantly broken from the mental realm to the sound of Cyclone shouting and staring at the town clock. Looking around him, you see the the others staring at the clock too. What's all the fuss about it's... just... the clock... crud. You feel yourself grow pale as you stare at the large clock on the townhall's roof. The hands which were usually black, were white, and the clockface itself, was black. You realised this could only mean one thing. Them. They were in their heat cycles, and you and the rest of Ponyville were supposed to escape. Well. Shit. You think to yourself. Twilight and her friends, which included your marefriend, Vinyl Scratch, were in their heat cycles, and you had been warned, this heat cycle was magically induced, and only two things could stop it, number one was the Elements. Number two... You shudder even thinking about that option. Over the horizon, you see the mares themselves racing towards the location of your mates. All of them, had lust driven expressions. Cyclone was the first to bolt, followed by Shadow, followed by Frost. They all reach about 50ft in the air until, they crash into something. Something that looks round... SHIT. MAGIC BARRIER. The barrier glowed white as they came into contact with it, they then must've lost consciousness... and plummeted into a net held open by the element holders. This panicked you further. Not because your friends had been captured, but because, Vinyl wasn't anywhere near there. Instead, she was racing full speed at you. This is one of those rare occasions where you slip of your tree and leg it. You did so, and looking behind you... She was much closer than you thought. Half of you wanted to give her what she needed, half of you didn't. Eventually, you agreed it would be better if you ran for your damned life. Glancing behind you once more, you see you're the last one still free. Each of your friends are roped to the backs of their respective marefriends, and all of them gagged. Vintage seemed rather glad to be like that, tied to Rarity's back, which was rather unlike him. Looking infront again, you see Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy holding a net about 15ft infront of you. BUCK! TELEPORT! A flash of bright red light engulfs you, and you dissapear, leaving Vinyl to kick the ground. You re-appear at the most awkward place, which was non-other, than Vinyl Scratch's house. "Perfect. Juuuuuuust Perfect." You say out loud. Looking around disturbs you, if you weren't already. Ropes, Chains, and various other bondages lay across the main room, Your signature red guitar hung above on of the sets of chains on the wall, inbetween three lightning bolts, and two tornados. Seeing your favourite thing on the wall like that, makes you wish you could pull it off, and run. Suddenly, you hear the front door open. ...Oh for the love of... You curse yourself for teleporting here in the first place, and hide behind the main room's door. "Hmmmm... So boys, What shall we do first with you?" The seductive tone of Twilight rang through the house. Several grunts were what she got in reply. "Oh, Don't worry. Much to our displeasure, we have to find your very evassive friend before the fun begins. We'll just strap you to the wall, where we know you can't escape, then will find him as soon as we can!" Another round of grunts returned to her, this time they were slightly panicky. Your breathing stops as you hear them trot into them room, this was followed by a series of clicking and gasps. That would be them being chained, then, them all gasping at the same time. Sounds about right. You smile, they're all oblivious to your presence. That was great. The room is silent for a minute, and you worry you've been spotted. "TWI! Can we just go now!? I want to find him, and get to the fun parts as soon as!!" Rainbow Dash's Raspy voice, one filled with anxiety, excitement, and of course, lust. "Oh Dashie! You can't rush this! We need everything to be perfect for our enjoyment!" Pinkie Pie... Excited as always. You shuddered at the last word... "Alright girls, crowd around, I'll teleport us to Ponyville, we'll search for the musician from there in groups of two. Vinyl, You have everything? Good. Alright. Let's go!" A Flash of light illuminated the dark room, and a silence fell over it. "Red, You can come out now." How did he...? Shadowflash knew you were there. You silently step from behind the door and into view of everypony. A wild smile on each of their faces. Some faces suprised you. "Matrix? Dude, Don't tell me Lyra is..." "Yeah. She is, and I'm screwed if she catches me." You can't help butchuckle at this. Lyra, who from what you've seen until recently was that she... Swung the other way. Shaking your head, your eyes catch on a set of keys on the door. Each key seemed to be color coded to one of the stallion's coat. So, you pick up the keys, and one by one, everypony is set free by your actions. "Can we go now?! I want to get outta here BEFORE I get raped." Matrix was on the tips of his hooves, never staying still. Rolling your eyes at the black and yellow pegasus, you see a calendar hung on the wall. Two days seem to have large red rings around them. You walk slowly towards the wall, and you freeze in your place as soon as you can read it. 8/06/12 JOIN WITH GIRLS TO WIPE BOYS MEMORY OF ENDLESS HEAT CYCLE. 8/06/12 ENDLESS HEAT CYCLE STARTS. (Get Ready Red...xxx) The others must've noticed you and were now all reading the calendar in disbelief. A Silence forms as you all rack your thoughts, but, to no avail, your mind was still a mess. Eventually, the silence is shattered. "ENDLESS!?!?" You all yell in unison. Abandon All Hope"ENDLESS!?!?" You and the otheres yelled in unison. Endless. Great. Just. BUCKING. GREAT. You think to yourself. "Okay, Guys, Calm Down. We may be stuck in an endless heat cycle, and we may also be the coltfriends of each mare in the heat. Still, we should not abandon hope! We've stooped existance from collapsing! We've survived two extra years at high school, and we, above all else, are trapped!" Frost rose above the rest, flicking his gaze between you and your other friends. A moment of silence dawned on your group. Finally, words came from the most unlikely of speakers. "Yeah, we're bucked." Flare exclaimed dryly. Seeing that everypony else in the room was panicking, you walk up to your supposed set of chains on the wall, and pull your guitar off. The weight of it is natural in your hooves, and great memories of gigs come flooding back. In fact, Thats where you met Vinyl. At a gig in Canterlot, shortly after the royal wedding. You started playing, had a magically enhanced music battle, got drunk and... Well, one thing lead to another. You smirk as you recall the happenings of that night. You pretty much destoyed her deck, being a MAGIC music battle, where you play notes and you can peform some pretty powerful spells. "RED!" You snap back from your trance to the sound of Vintage yelling in your ear. "Why do you have your guitar?" You feel your smirk returning in full force. "Well, See, I fused this guitar with my magic, meaning it works as an aplifier for my skill in the arts. When played, I can cast some damn strong spells." You demonstrate by flicking a switch on your guitar and the red colour of it begins to fade into different colours of the spectrum, you chuckle lightly at the looks of awe on your friends faces. "Although, I have a plan. It won't be long until the girls find out we're here, and Vinyl mutilates me." You gulp audibly. "So, I'll move over here to the wall, and on the count of three, I'll give my guitar a powerful strum. This will hopefully make the wall collapse and at that moment, the pegasi and earth ponies will make a run for the Cutie Mark Crusaders treehouse on the edge of Sweet Apple Acres. From there, we'll make a plan from there to either escape Ponyville, or shatter the barrier. Any questions?" You finish your speech with a smug look and chuckle. "Yeah, Uh, What if one of us get caught?" Cyclone spoke up. "Well then, it may be to risky to bring you back, and, they'll probably be more desperate." The room seems to shudder with you all. "Right. Ready Everpony?" A series of catious nods is what you got in return. Grinning, you stand on your hind legs, swing your guitar to your front. Pause. Suddenly, you hear the front door open again. "Oh Boys... We couldn't find Red, so we'll have fun without him~!" Lyra's voice chimed through the mansion, Matrix froze. It was now, or Never. You catch a glimpse of the eight mares walk in, all staring at you in particular, giving a sly smile to Vinyl and shaking your glowing guitar, you turn back to the wall. "THREETWOONEGO!!!" Throwing your hoof down against the strings, a shockwave of energy blasts the wall away. Frost, Matrix, Cyclone and Shadow all burst into the air at once. Jumper and Flare slide down the hill at the edge of the house, and gallop off. Giving a quick salute to the mares, you melodically strum your guitar and fade away. The last thing you hear before you completely dissapear was something along the lines of "REEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!!" A blinding red light illuminates the tree house, and you flop to the floor with a thud. A quick scan of the hideout shows that your the first one here. I'm not saving their flanks again. You muse to yourself. You stand your guitar against the wall, flicking the magic switch off. Sighing, you slump yourself against the wall by your guitar. Suddenly, a Green light illuminates the room and Emerald emerges from the light. He's panting. "Yo, Emerl, Ya'right?" "Yeah, fine, are we the first ones?" "Yup. Oh Wait, theres the Matrix and the other pegasi. One, Two, Three, Four, FIVE, SIX?!" You count the pegasi again, and see that there are indeed two extra. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. Looking down you see, Twilight, Lyra, Applejack, Sapphire, Vinyl, Pinkie and Rarity, who once again, has Vintage on her back. Vinyl staring right at you, and her DJ equipment is floating above her head. You know what she's going to do. Thinking quickly, you pick up your guitar, flick the switch again, and leap out of the tree house, readying yourself for the coming battle. ResearchThe sound of birds singing slowly brings you back from your slumber. You open one of your eyes, and you see you're back in the treehouse, each window gaurded by one of your friends. You slightly lift your back of the floor with a groan, catching the attention of Jumper. "AHOY! You're awake again! The hell were you thinking pulling of that spell?" He reaches his hoof down to help you up, you do so and you stumble around a bit once your stood up. "Jumper, How long have I been out?" The realisation finally hits you; The spell you peformed will wear off an hour after it is cast. "About... Uh... Pshh... Half an hour? Why?" Shit. Well that's just great. An hours long spell and I'm asleep for half of it. You think to yourself, while cursing your in-abillity to endure spells like that. By this point, the rest of your friends are crowded round you. "Well, that means we've got about half an hour til' the spell wears off. If your wondering what the spell I used did, it basically scattered them around Ponyville, and sent them to sleep. I suggest we use this time to research and find out to end this damned mess." You still had a mind piercing headache, but that was fine, as long as the time you have doesn't go to waste, you'd be ok, you thought to yourself. "That's all well and good Red, but think about it. Their heat cycle is endless, meaning what hope do we have of finding the soloution? On top of that w- WILL YOU STOP WHISTLING!?" Cyclone shot a death glare towards Vintage, who indeed was whistling, it sounded like Fallen Empires to you. "Anyway, On top of that, we still need know how to shut down this barrier." You groan slightly and put your head in your hooves. "Emerald, I know this sounds like suicide, but we might need to visit The Library." As expected, Emerald ears dropped and his face went pale. "Ahahahahaha... Good one Red... You're not joking, are you?" You shake your head sympathetically. "Oh, Fine. But I don't wanna go." "Sorry mate, you know The Library better than anypony else here. You gotta come." Cyclone replied, while checking the window again. You check the clock on the wooden wall. SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIT. We wasted a good ten minutes just talking here! "Guys, we gotta move. We now have twenty minutes to get the buck out of here." The rest of your friends nod, and with that, the pegasi take flight, and you leap out of the treehouse. A few minutes passed and you're still running. Suddenly, a shout from what sounded like Matrix catches your attention. You look up, and see he's being dragged down by a teal like aura. WHAT!? NO! THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE, THEY'VE STILL GOT AWHILE LEFT! You race off towards the colt. "MATRIX!!! NOOO!!!" You watch helplessly as the black Pegasus is forced to the ground, Lyra hot on is hooves. You turn around flip your guitar in the air, and use your magic to play it. The shock waves released are enough to send Lyra back a few meters, but not enough. As you reach Matrix you offer your hoof to help him up. He does so, and suddenly, a white and blue blur tackles you. "Hello Red..." Vinyl runs a hoof down your chest seductively, you also catch a glimpse of Matrix being dragged into a bush with Lyra. "Y'know, love can give people strange powers..." "Yeah. Vinyl. See, I thought I knocked you out for a good hour." You reply bluntly, not even showing a spec of fear. "Yes. That's how it usually works, correct? Well, in our heat stage, magical powers are dramatically increased. Same as you colts. You are whats called the 'Second Set' which basically means the second set of Elements. C'mon, don't tell me you've not felt your power increase. That's because, anypony thats ever been effected by the Elements, either sets, are also effected by this heat." You gulp. It finally made sense. The power you had created in the battle seemed like it was out of control, and yet, you didn't even realise it. Damn... "What's wrong Mister, Element of Hope? Can't say anything?" You look above Vinyl's head and smirk. "Well, Can you?" "Yeah." "What might that be?" "Bonk." With that, you release your magic grip from the guitar and it plummets on to Vinyl's head. Knocking her out once more. Checking your guitar, and making sure there are no dents, you run towards a rustling bushand take a secret peek over the top. After realising what all the moaning was, you stand on your hind legs and salute, to your falled comrade. SIR MATRIX, YOU FOUGHT WELL. BUT NOT WELL ENOUGH. THE POWERS OF THE FEMALE SEDUCTION WERE TO STRONG FOR YOU, AND THUS, YOU GAVE IN. FAREWELL. With tears in your eyes, you teleport to The Library. A Solution?!You walk slowly into the library, your guitar playing sorrowful music above your head. You hear the whispers of your friends, which forces you to come out with the painful news. "Guys. They got Matrix..." As you fight back the manly tears, you decide to let them in on the info you heard just before escaping. "I've also learnt their next targets." You look up at Cyclone and Frost who are holding each other in embrace, crying on one and others shoulder. "Frost, Cyclone... I'm sorry. You're their next victims." The two instantly stop crying and look at you with fear struck eyes. "But, I'm not gonna let them get to you, I promise." "Hey, all sad stuff aside, I think I found a switch to turn off the barrier." The mood is instantly killed as Jumper casually points towards a nearby switch. It indeed said 'BARRIER BUTTON' with a big large button below it. Before you could even say anything, you see Flare launch his hoof at the button. Silence. Suddenly, a loud siren sounds and you look outside the window, to indeed find the barrier fading away. Yet, there was another sound that grabbed your attention. It was like somepony was screaming your name. Then, it hits you. You slowly turn your head to see the mare all headed your way... Plus one? Is that.... MATRIX!? OH CRAP, HAS HE JOINED THEM!? "GUYS, WE'VE GOT TO GO. NOW!" You yell at your group of friends. You see Frost and Cyclone look at each other, then nod, and they step in front of everypony else. "We'll buy you some time. GET OUTTA HERE, GO!" As Frost shouts back at you, you can't help but notice a single tear roll from his eye. "It's been an honor, Red." As those final words pass by you, you an odd sensation drag you out of the backdoor. "So, Cyclone. This is where we make our final stand." Frost stares towards the locked door. "They'll be here soon..." "Then lets go out with a bang." Cyclone slowly floats into the air and looks straight at the door. His eyes begin to glow and violent gust of wind begin spinning in a sphere around him. As Frost stood and watched the spectacle, he too, began floating in the air, his mane and tail beginning to glow blue and his wings a blinding light. "Three." "Two..." "ONE!!" The blast full pelt at the door, making it come of the hinges, catching the mares off guard and forcing them to screech to a halt. "CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGEEEEEEE!!!!!!!" As you make your way out of Ponyville, you see a blinding light cover the whole of the town, almost as an explosion, and for a split second, you see Frost and Cyclone glowing in an amazing light, before you're pulled away by Emerald. Everything slows down, and you find yourself struggling to break free of Flare's grip, trying to find you fallen friends. The sound of your own shouting drowns any other sounds. DAMN IT! NO! WHAT THE FUCK DID THEY DO!? Finally, you black out. Round One: Fallen EmpiresThe forest was silent, you and Vinyl were ready to duke it out. Her DJ Deck was glowing like your guitar, and you just stared at eachother. Each of your friends watching in awe. The first thing you noticed was that she wasn't wearing her sunglasses, her red eyes nearly making you want to give into her lust. "So, I'll give you the choice of song, Red." Vinyl smiled at you seductively, and you knew she was ready. "Fallen Empires, Snow Partrol." You use your magic and focus on the song you vividly remembered, and like that, the song starts and echoes in the forest. You prepare yourself and guitar. "You called my name in the dark. Called me back to the start. The condensation is building tension. A stubborn silence is formed. Round our bodies it's warm. The cool wet grasses as summer passes." You Feel the energy building up inside you, and you see Vinyl starting to feel the energy, smiling. "Frightened under attack. Fallen flat on my back. Arms and legs, I'm too scared to beg. Harm me most when it's light. The thought of you don't sit right. I need the darkness, a death grip embrace." You feel yourself rise off of the ground, meanwhile, Vinyl continues to counter your guitar with the beat from her deck. Realising this, you focus on the lyrics. "Reason cities to dust. Faces dripping in lust. Fallen Empires and raging bushfires, fires, fires. All your words unfounded. Secret lives bound in bed. Living backwards, entangled backwards. Words ruined everything right. So good, I can't see the light. From my cave I can see the wave. Fallen empires and raging bushfires. You turn quickly to see the rest of your friends singing with you, their eyes glowing, you also realise you are above the trees, looking down to the other ponies makes you realise how small they are. "We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light (Run to the fire). We are the light, we are the light (Run to the fire). We are the light, we are the light (Run to the fire). We are the light, we are the light (Run to the fire). We are the light, we are the light (Run to the fire). We are the light, we are the light (Run to the fire). We are the light, we are the light (Run to the fire). We are the light, we are the light (Run to the fire)." With the song over, all is quiet, You're charged with energy, and suddenly, you feel the power erupt from your body and engulf everything. You focus your mind on to the type of spell you want to cast, and eventually, you decide. With another flash of light, the mares and Vinyl are teleported all over Ponyville and knocked out. With the light fading, you plummet from the high point above the trees from where you were floating. The whole ordeal took every last bit of energy out of you, and you simply fell into a deep sleep.
ENDLESS!?You, Red Record, have lived in Ponyville for a good few months now. You've made many friends, some of them being Cyclone, Frost Storm, Emerald and Shadowflash. You're lying on the tree branch you usually go to to escape the crowds of the town, the birds flying by your ears, singing songs that even you can't play. As you look around you see the usual sights for you. Cyclone, Frost and Shadowflash all colliding in mid-air to try and throw eachother to the floor, Flare, Emerald, Vintage and Jumper all laughing their flanks off at them. Life is great. You muse to yourself. However, today felt strange. On your way to the tree, you saw nopony wandering the streets. No fillies were shouting and screaming in laughter, it was eeriely silent. You couldn't shake the feeling that you forgot something. Something important... "OH CRAP!" You're instantly broken from the mental realm to the sound of Cyclone shouting and staring at the town clock. Looking around him, you see the the others staring at the clock too. What's all the fuss about it's... just... the clock... crud. You feel yourself grow pale as you stare at the large clock on the townhall's roof. The hands which were usually black, were white, and the clockface itself, was black. You realised this could only mean one thing. Them. They were in their heat cycles, and you and the rest of Ponyville were supposed to escape. Well. Shit. You think to yourself. Twilight and her friends, which included your marefriend, Vinyl Scratch, were in their heat cycles, and you had been warned, this heat cycle was magically induced, and only two things could stop it, number one was the Elements. Number two... You shudder even thinking about that option. Over the horizon, you see the mares themselves racing towards the location of your mates. All of them, had lust driven expressions. Cyclone was the first to bolt, followed by Shadow, followed by Frost. They all reach about 50ft in the air until, they crash into something. Something that looks round... SHIT. MAGIC BARRIER. The barrier glowed white as they came into contact with it, they then must've lost consciousness... and plummeted into a net held open by the element holders. This panicked you further. Not because your friends had been captured, but because, Vinyl wasn't anywhere near there. Instead, she was racing full speed at you. This is one of those rare occasions where you slip of your tree and leg it. You did so, and looking behind you... She was much closer than you thought. Half of you wanted to give her what she needed, half of you didn't. Eventually, you agreed it would be better if you ran for your damned life. Glancing behind you once more, you see you're the last one still free. Each of your friends are roped to the backs of their respective marefriends, and all of them gagged. Vintage seemed rather glad to be like that, tied to Rarity's back, which was rather unlike him. Looking infront again, you see Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy holding a net about 15ft infront of you. BUCK! TELEPORT! A flash of bright red light engulfs you, and you dissapear, leaving Vinyl to kick the ground. You re-appear at the most awkward place, which was non-other, than Vinyl Scratch's house. "Perfect. Juuuuuuust Perfect." You say out loud. Looking around disturbs you, if you weren't already. Ropes, Chains, and various other bondages lay across the main room, Your signature red guitar hung above on of the sets of chains on the wall, inbetween three lightning bolts, and two tornados. Seeing your favourite thing on the wall like that, makes you wish you could pull it off, and run. Suddenly, you hear the front door open. ...Oh for the love of... You curse yourself for teleporting here in the first place, and hide behind the main room's door. "Hmmmm... So boys, What shall we do first with you?" The seductive tone of Twilight rang through the house. Several grunts were what she got in reply. "Oh, Don't worry. Much to our displeasure, we have to find your very evassive friend before the fun begins. We'll just strap you to the wall, where we know you can't escape, then will find him as soon as we can!" Another round of grunts returned to her, this time they were slightly panicky. Your breathing stops as you hear them trot into them room, this was followed by a series of clicking and gasps. That would be them being chained, then, them all gasping at the same time. Sounds about right. You smile, they're all oblivious to your presence. That was great. The room is silent for a minute, and you worry you've been spotted. "TWI! Can we just go now!? I want to find him, and get to the fun parts as soon as!!" Rainbow Dash's Raspy voice, one filled with anxiety, excitement, and of course, lust. "Oh Dashie! You can't rush this! We need everything to be perfect for our enjoyment!" Pinkie Pie... Excited as always. You shuddered at the last word... "Alright girls, crowd around, I'll teleport us to Ponyville, we'll search for the musician from there in groups of two. Vinyl, You have everything? Good. Alright. Let's go!" A Flash of light illuminated the dark room, and a silence fell over it. "Red, You can come out now." How did he...? Shadowflash knew you were there. You silently step from behind the door and into view of everypony. A wild smile on each of their faces. Some faces suprised you. "Matrix? Dude, Don't tell me Lyra is..." "Yeah. She is, and I'm screwed if she catches me." You can't help butchuckle at this. Lyra, who from what you've seen until recently was that she... Swung the other way. Shaking your head, your eyes catch on a set of keys on the door. Each key seemed to be color coded to one of the stallion's coat. So, you pick up the keys, and one by one, everypony is set free by your actions. "Can we go now?! I want to get outta here BEFORE I get raped." Matrix was on the tips of his hooves, never staying still. Rolling your eyes at the black and yellow pegasus, you see a calendar hung on the wall. Two days seem to have large red rings around them. You walk slowly towards the wall, and you freeze in your place as soon as you can read it. 8/06/12 JOIN WITH GIRLS TO WIPE BOYS MEMORY OF ENDLESS HEAT CYCLE. 8/06/12 ENDLESS HEAT CYCLE STARTS. (Get Ready Red...xxx) The others must've noticed you and were now all reading the calendar in disbelief. A Silence forms as you all rack your thoughts, but, to no avail, your mind was still a mess. Eventually, the silence is shattered. "ENDLESS!?!?" You all yell in unison.
Abandon All Hope"ENDLESS!?!?" You and the otheres yelled in unison. Endless. Great. Just. BUCKING. GREAT. You think to yourself. "Okay, Guys, Calm Down. We may be stuck in an endless heat cycle, and we may also be the coltfriends of each mare in the heat. Still, we should not abandon hope! We've stooped existance from collapsing! We've survived two extra years at high school, and we, above all else, are trapped!" Frost rose above the rest, flicking his gaze between you and your other friends. A moment of silence dawned on your group. Finally, words came from the most unlikely of speakers. "Yeah, we're bucked." Flare exclaimed dryly. Seeing that everypony else in the room was panicking, you walk up to your supposed set of chains on the wall, and pull your guitar off. The weight of it is natural in your hooves, and great memories of gigs come flooding back. In fact, Thats where you met Vinyl. At a gig in Canterlot, shortly after the royal wedding. You started playing, had a magically enhanced music battle, got drunk and... Well, one thing lead to another. You smirk as you recall the happenings of that night. You pretty much destoyed her deck, being a MAGIC music battle, where you play notes and you can peform some pretty powerful spells. "RED!" You snap back from your trance to the sound of Vintage yelling in your ear. "Why do you have your guitar?" You feel your smirk returning in full force. "Well, See, I fused this guitar with my magic, meaning it works as an aplifier for my skill in the arts. When played, I can cast some damn strong spells." You demonstrate by flicking a switch on your guitar and the red colour of it begins to fade into different colours of the spectrum, you chuckle lightly at the looks of awe on your friends faces. "Although, I have a plan. It won't be long until the girls find out we're here, and Vinyl mutilates me." You gulp audibly. "So, I'll move over here to the wall, and on the count of three, I'll give my guitar a powerful strum. This will hopefully make the wall collapse and at that moment, the pegasi and earth ponies will make a run for the Cutie Mark Crusaders treehouse on the edge of Sweet Apple Acres. From there, we'll make a plan from there to either escape Ponyville, or shatter the barrier. Any questions?" You finish your speech with a smug look and chuckle. "Yeah, Uh, What if one of us get caught?" Cyclone spoke up. "Well then, it may be to risky to bring you back, and, they'll probably be more desperate." The room seems to shudder with you all. "Right. Ready Everpony?" A series of catious nods is what you got in return. Grinning, you stand on your hind legs, swing your guitar to your front. Pause. Suddenly, you hear the front door open again. "Oh Boys... We couldn't find Red, so we'll have fun without him~!" Lyra's voice chimed through the mansion, Matrix froze. It was now, or Never. You catch a glimpse of the eight mares walk in, all staring at you in particular, giving a sly smile to Vinyl and shaking your glowing guitar, you turn back to the wall. "THREETWOONEGO!!!" Throwing your hoof down against the strings, a shockwave of energy blasts the wall away. Frost, Matrix, Cyclone and Shadow all burst into the air at once. Jumper and Flare slide down the hill at the edge of the house, and gallop off. Giving a quick salute to the mares, you melodically strum your guitar and fade away. The last thing you hear before you completely dissapear was something along the lines of "REEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!!" A blinding red light illuminates the tree house, and you flop to the floor with a thud. A quick scan of the hideout shows that your the first one here. I'm not saving their flanks again. You muse to yourself. You stand your guitar against the wall, flicking the magic switch off. Sighing, you slump yourself against the wall by your guitar. Suddenly, a Green light illuminates the room and Emerald emerges from the light. He's panting. "Yo, Emerl, Ya'right?" "Yeah, fine, are we the first ones?" "Yup. Oh Wait, theres the Matrix and the other pegasi. One, Two, Three, Four, FIVE, SIX?!" You count the pegasi again, and see that there are indeed two extra. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. Looking down you see, Twilight, Lyra, Applejack, Sapphire, Vinyl, Pinkie and Rarity, who once again, has Vintage on her back. Vinyl staring right at you, and her DJ equipment is floating above her head. You know what she's going to do. Thinking quickly, you pick up your guitar, flick the switch again, and leap out of the tree house, readying yourself for the coming battle.
ResearchThe sound of birds singing slowly brings you back from your slumber. You open one of your eyes, and you see you're back in the treehouse, each window gaurded by one of your friends. You slightly lift your back of the floor with a groan, catching the attention of Jumper. "AHOY! You're awake again! The hell were you thinking pulling of that spell?" He reaches his hoof down to help you up, you do so and you stumble around a bit once your stood up. "Jumper, How long have I been out?" The realisation finally hits you; The spell you peformed will wear off an hour after it is cast. "About... Uh... Pshh... Half an hour? Why?" Shit. Well that's just great. An hours long spell and I'm asleep for half of it. You think to yourself, while cursing your in-abillity to endure spells like that. By this point, the rest of your friends are crowded round you. "Well, that means we've got about half an hour til' the spell wears off. If your wondering what the spell I used did, it basically scattered them around Ponyville, and sent them to sleep. I suggest we use this time to research and find out to end this damned mess." You still had a mind piercing headache, but that was fine, as long as the time you have doesn't go to waste, you'd be ok, you thought to yourself. "That's all well and good Red, but think about it. Their heat cycle is endless, meaning what hope do we have of finding the soloution? On top of that w- WILL YOU STOP WHISTLING!?" Cyclone shot a death glare towards Vintage, who indeed was whistling, it sounded like Fallen Empires to you. "Anyway, On top of that, we still need know how to shut down this barrier." You groan slightly and put your head in your hooves. "Emerald, I know this sounds like suicide, but we might need to visit The Library." As expected, Emerald ears dropped and his face went pale. "Ahahahahaha... Good one Red... You're not joking, are you?" You shake your head sympathetically. "Oh, Fine. But I don't wanna go." "Sorry mate, you know The Library better than anypony else here. You gotta come." Cyclone replied, while checking the window again. You check the clock on the wooden wall. SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIT. We wasted a good ten minutes just talking here! "Guys, we gotta move. We now have twenty minutes to get the buck out of here." The rest of your friends nod, and with that, the pegasi take flight, and you leap out of the treehouse. A few minutes passed and you're still running. Suddenly, a shout from what sounded like Matrix catches your attention. You look up, and see he's being dragged down by a teal like aura. WHAT!? NO! THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE, THEY'VE STILL GOT AWHILE LEFT! You race off towards the colt. "MATRIX!!! NOOO!!!" You watch helplessly as the black Pegasus is forced to the ground, Lyra hot on is hooves. You turn around flip your guitar in the air, and use your magic to play it. The shock waves released are enough to send Lyra back a few meters, but not enough. As you reach Matrix you offer your hoof to help him up. He does so, and suddenly, a white and blue blur tackles you. "Hello Red..." Vinyl runs a hoof down your chest seductively, you also catch a glimpse of Matrix being dragged into a bush with Lyra. "Y'know, love can give people strange powers..." "Yeah. Vinyl. See, I thought I knocked you out for a good hour." You reply bluntly, not even showing a spec of fear. "Yes. That's how it usually works, correct? Well, in our heat stage, magical powers are dramatically increased. Same as you colts. You are whats called the 'Second Set' which basically means the second set of Elements. C'mon, don't tell me you've not felt your power increase. That's because, anypony thats ever been effected by the Elements, either sets, are also effected by this heat." You gulp. It finally made sense. The power you had created in the battle seemed like it was out of control, and yet, you didn't even realise it. Damn... "What's wrong Mister, Element of Hope? Can't say anything?" You look above Vinyl's head and smirk. "Well, Can you?" "Yeah." "What might that be?" "Bonk." With that, you release your magic grip from the guitar and it plummets on to Vinyl's head. Knocking her out once more. Checking your guitar, and making sure there are no dents, you run towards a rustling bushand take a secret peek over the top. After realising what all the moaning was, you stand on your hind legs and salute, to your falled comrade. SIR MATRIX, YOU FOUGHT WELL. BUT NOT WELL ENOUGH. THE POWERS OF THE FEMALE SEDUCTION WERE TO STRONG FOR YOU, AND THUS, YOU GAVE IN. FAREWELL. With tears in your eyes, you teleport to The Library.
A Solution?!You walk slowly into the library, your guitar playing sorrowful music above your head. You hear the whispers of your friends, which forces you to come out with the painful news. "Guys. They got Matrix..." As you fight back the manly tears, you decide to let them in on the info you heard just before escaping. "I've also learnt their next targets." You look up at Cyclone and Frost who are holding each other in embrace, crying on one and others shoulder. "Frost, Cyclone... I'm sorry. You're their next victims." The two instantly stop crying and look at you with fear struck eyes. "But, I'm not gonna let them get to you, I promise." "Hey, all sad stuff aside, I think I found a switch to turn off the barrier." The mood is instantly killed as Jumper casually points towards a nearby switch. It indeed said 'BARRIER BUTTON' with a big large button below it. Before you could even say anything, you see Flare launch his hoof at the button. Silence. Suddenly, a loud siren sounds and you look outside the window, to indeed find the barrier fading away. Yet, there was another sound that grabbed your attention. It was like somepony was screaming your name. Then, it hits you. You slowly turn your head to see the mare all headed your way... Plus one? Is that.... MATRIX!? OH CRAP, HAS HE JOINED THEM!? "GUYS, WE'VE GOT TO GO. NOW!" You yell at your group of friends. You see Frost and Cyclone look at each other, then nod, and they step in front of everypony else. "We'll buy you some time. GET OUTTA HERE, GO!" As Frost shouts back at you, you can't help but notice a single tear roll from his eye. "It's been an honor, Red." As those final words pass by you, you an odd sensation drag you out of the backdoor. "So, Cyclone. This is where we make our final stand." Frost stares towards the locked door. "They'll be here soon..." "Then lets go out with a bang." Cyclone slowly floats into the air and looks straight at the door. His eyes begin to glow and violent gust of wind begin spinning in a sphere around him. As Frost stood and watched the spectacle, he too, began floating in the air, his mane and tail beginning to glow blue and his wings a blinding light. "Three." "Two..." "ONE!!" The blast full pelt at the door, making it come of the hinges, catching the mares off guard and forcing them to screech to a halt. "CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGEEEEEEE!!!!!!!" As you make your way out of Ponyville, you see a blinding light cover the whole of the town, almost as an explosion, and for a split second, you see Frost and Cyclone glowing in an amazing light, before you're pulled away by Emerald. Everything slows down, and you find yourself struggling to break free of Flare's grip, trying to find you fallen friends. The sound of your own shouting drowns any other sounds. DAMN IT! NO! WHAT THE FUCK DID THEY DO!? Finally, you black out.
Round One: Fallen EmpiresThe forest was silent, you and Vinyl were ready to duke it out. Her DJ Deck was glowing like your guitar, and you just stared at eachother. Each of your friends watching in awe. The first thing you noticed was that she wasn't wearing her sunglasses, her red eyes nearly making you want to give into her lust. "So, I'll give you the choice of song, Red." Vinyl smiled at you seductively, and you knew she was ready. "Fallen Empires, Snow Partrol." You use your magic and focus on the song you vividly remembered, and like that, the song starts and echoes in the forest. You prepare yourself and guitar. "You called my name in the dark. Called me back to the start. The condensation is building tension. A stubborn silence is formed. Round our bodies it's warm. The cool wet grasses as summer passes." You Feel the energy building up inside you, and you see Vinyl starting to feel the energy, smiling. "Frightened under attack. Fallen flat on my back. Arms and legs, I'm too scared to beg. Harm me most when it's light. The thought of you don't sit right. I need the darkness, a death grip embrace." You feel yourself rise off of the ground, meanwhile, Vinyl continues to counter your guitar with the beat from her deck. Realising this, you focus on the lyrics. "Reason cities to dust. Faces dripping in lust. Fallen Empires and raging bushfires, fires, fires. All your words unfounded. Secret lives bound in bed. Living backwards, entangled backwards. Words ruined everything right. So good, I can't see the light. From my cave I can see the wave. Fallen empires and raging bushfires. You turn quickly to see the rest of your friends singing with you, their eyes glowing, you also realise you are above the trees, looking down to the other ponies makes you realise how small they are. "We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light. We are the light, we are the light (Run to the fire). We are the light, we are the light (Run to the fire). We are the light, we are the light (Run to the fire). We are the light, we are the light (Run to the fire). We are the light, we are the light (Run to the fire). We are the light, we are the light (Run to the fire). We are the light, we are the light (Run to the fire). We are the light, we are the light (Run to the fire)." With the song over, all is quiet, You're charged with energy, and suddenly, you feel the power erupt from your body and engulf everything. You focus your mind on to the type of spell you want to cast, and eventually, you decide. With another flash of light, the mares and Vinyl are teleported all over Ponyville and knocked out. With the light fading, you plummet from the high point above the trees from where you were floating. The whole ordeal took every last bit of energy out of you, and you simply fell into a deep sleep.
