Legend of The Six: The Beginning

"Every change sets down a road for you to walk upon. Some are good, some bad. But that's life, and you have to move on." - Silver Oak The wise.

***Chapter 5: No Turning Back***

I wake up in a warm soft bed. I looked around. They gave me a room to sleep in. How nice. Then I look out of a window. Its night. I slept through all day. I took of my blanked, and notice my suit was gone. Okay, that raises a few questions... One: Why did they take it off? Two: Where did they take my suit? I look left and saw a wooden nightstand. They left my LEC and on it. I took my LEC, hanged it around my neck with a rope that's attached to it. Hey, where is the necklace?! Dam, they most have taken it away from me... But why? I stand up. Where are the others? I notice that this rooms looks a bit primitive. Almost everything is made out of wood. Interesting choice. I go to the door and waited for it to open, nothing happens. I walk back and forward. Maybe it's a bug, but no. The door remains shut. Did they lock me in? I try to call the home computer. "Uhh, hello? Computer sir/ma'am?" It doesn't answer. This is nuts, am I captive?... Then I notice a heck on the door. No automatic doors, no computer helper, great... I landed in the stone age. But I saw those naturians fly in those fancy suits and spaceships. Then why would they have these primitive items? Its all very strange, and for the first in a long time I open the door with my hoof. Wait... Even the hall looks like this? Wood. Everywhere I look, wood. This seems kinda bad for the ecosystem... I walk further and saw an open door. I walk to it and peeked inside. There I see Firewall. I walk in and greet him. "Hey Firewall. Where's Fauna and Flora?"

Firewall smiles as he sees me. "Their in the main hall, trying to reach our home I believe. But how are you? Are you feeling better?"

I shrug softly. "I guess so. I still can't believe we made it out alive. We should have bin dead. Very dead. Its a miracle."

Firewall nods and then replies. "I know, but we're alive. That's all that matters." He looked around. "Did you happen to walk past an holovision on your way here?"

I shake my head. "No. Actually, I've seen not a single bit of technology in this wooden structure. I had to open the door by my self. I mean, can you believe it? First time I touched a door in ages."

Firewall nods. "Yeah, noticed that. Lets see how Fauna and Flora are doing. Maybe they already got contact."

I nod in agreement. "Your right, good plan. Lets see them. Also, where is my suit?"

"They took it for some reason, same with mine. I don't know why."

I follow him to the main hall. I see some guards in here, and there are Fauna and Flora.

Fauna saw me and yelled. "Stella! Hai!"

I looked at Fauna. "Well, good to hear your doing fine. How about you Flora?"

Flora is messing with her LEC to get contact with our home. She looks at me. "I'm fine, still very scared, but yeah. I had a few hours sleep, so that's good. I'm trying everything I can but I can't get contact. I think the LEC is not strong enough to send the signal from satellites to space stations and stuff. Its like there isn't a single one near." Then she looks at her LEC again.

I roll my eyes. "These naturians clearly don't like technology."

Fauna agrees. "Great... Caveponies..."

"And how are we getting home then?" Asks Firewall as he looks with Flora at her LEC.

Flora points to a guard. "Maybe they know?"

Fauna jumps up and blocks the way. "DON'T, before they give us a feather, ink and paper!"

"Come on, Fauna. It can't be that bad." I said as a naturian with paper walks by. "Or is it?..."

Fauna saw it. "Paper? Yep, we're fucked."

"Is there just one holovision in this building?!" Said Firewall.

There sounds a voice from behind us. "There is."

We turn around. Its a naturian in a fancy suit. He speaks again.

"I'm Pencil, the head-stallion's personal assistent. He wishes to speak with all of you. Would you be so kind to follow me to him?"

"Sure. No problem, sir." Said Firewall.

"Alright, this way." He leads us way to the head-stallion's office.

We approach a big gate, made out of wood, of course... The assistent knocks and the door opens. We walk further.

Fauna gasps and smiles. "You see that? Automatic doors! So they can be mode-..." Her smile turns to a big frown once she looks back. "There guards did open the doors..."

We see the head-stallion, sitting at his desk. "Ah, there you all are. Please, take a seat. We have to discuss a few things."

His assistent and guards leave the room. We took a seat in front of his desk. They already provided four chairs for us. There is a awkward silence. I can see that the head-stallion is thinking about to way to start this very unpleasant conversation. He signs and begins.

"So... How is everypony? Still in chock about all the events yesterday?"

Flora shakes her head. "Chock is not the right word, sir. But we are surely traumatized."

He nods. "I can believe that, and we'll make sure all four of you get the right help you need to process this. But first, and I know this isn't fun at all, but you gotta tell me exactly what happened. From the start of the attack, to the moment of rescue."

All four of us start to feel uncomfortable. Fauna rubs her neck. "Do we really have to, like now?"

The head-stallion nods. "I'm sorry, but we need this information so we can tell all those parents and family members what happened to their loved ones. As you can imagine, they have the right to know how and why it happened."

I look up, and saw a camera. Pointed at us. WOW, MACHINE. "Sir, sorry to interrupt, but are we getting recorded?"

He nods again."That's correct. You have to understand, we have to do that for the investigators so they can re watch every little detail when needed."

I sigh. "Okay then..." I take a deep breath. "I... Uhh... I was... Okay, this it harder then I had in mind..."

"It's okay, take your time." Said the head-stallion as he lays a box of tissues on the desk.

I try again. "Alright, this is what happened..."

We told him the story, all four of us. Every single detail. From the explosions to every dead body we saw. And of course the incident with Black Trigger and Minty Sweets. I can tell by the head-stallion's face that he's horrified. So now and then he lets a few tiers him self, but he keeps him self strong. Then after like an hour or two, we finished.

"And then we got saved by your troops. That's the hole story, sir." Said Firewall.

Flora is crying about what happened. All the talking has awakened her trauma. Luckily is Fauna there is cheer her up.

The head-stallion thinks again. "Are you sure that was all?"

Fauna nods. "Very sure."

He stood up. "Very well. I'll leave the four of you alone now. You may stay here to talk, feel free to leave when you want." He pressed a button and a gigantic holovision slides down from the sealing. "Its voice commanded. If you need food, a drink, call my assistent. he'll help you. I'm going to get professional help for all of you. No worries, soon you all will be back home."

He was about to leave, but I quickly asks an important question. "Uhh, sir. Where are our collage suits?"

"We did take those off and brought them to the waste incinerator. They where mostly ripped and covered in blood. It was way beyond repairing."

I felt nervous. "Did they check my pockets?"

The head-stallion was silent of a moment. "I don't know... Is there something missing?"

I stand up, stressed. "Yes, it wasn't on my nightstand when I woke up. Don't tell me they burned it already..."

"No, your in luck. The incinerator will not start its proces for the next 24 hours. It has some kind of error. Here, I'll send you the route to your LEC."

He takes out his LEC and sends it. My LEC made a peep sound, i got it.

"I have to go now, I would love to come with you and help you find it, but duty calls. keep your hopes up, ponies." The head-stallion walks away.

Firewall looks at the holovision and smiled. "Show time... Holovision, activate!" It went on. Its an a naturian channel. I'm surprised, they actually have a channel. The view raring most suck... They most be happy with 3 viewers. When I look outside, all the buildings, WOOD. This only proofs more how they avoid technology. The fire department most LOVE this city... I look at the others.

"I will be right back, okay? I need to get my item back."

Flora, who wasn't crying anymore, stood up and walks to me. "I'll come with you, I need some distraction.

I nods in agreement, but actually I don't like it at all! She'll find out about the necklace. Ow well, as long she doesn't know where it came from, right? "Alright, you can come with me. Later you two."

"Yeah, bye." Said Fauna who seems to be hypnotized by the holovision.

Flora and I move on to the waste incinerator by following the route on my LEC. We arrive at the main gate of the waste incinerator. Flora knocks on the door. On the door it says restricted acces. "Hello? May we come in?" She asks hoping for a respond.

A mare responds with through an intercom. "Who's there?"

"We're two of the survivors of the collage cruise. We came here because we suspect that one of my items is still in my collage suit." I said as a little floating robot with a camera shows up. It has the logo of the company that owns this waste incinerator. A company named the Solar Corporation. The mare responds.

"Ah, I can see both of you now. Stella Sparks and Flora. Of course both of you may come in."

Okay, that's strange. "How do you know our names?" I ask the mare as Flora and I walk in. Finally some familiar things. Machines and robots. Now that looks as pretty as the jungle, but its WAY less deadly. Also, trash. Trash everywhere.

"The local covermunt looked in all of your LECs while you all where asleep. No worries, only information that was important. Everyone here know the four of you by now. It's all over the news. And not to forget the video massage you send out. That really dragged everyone's attention."

I don't know if I'm happy with that... Now I can't walk around anymore without being seen as one of the four ponies who survived the crash and the jungle... A door opens and a earth pony mare walks out. She moves to Flora and me and shakes our hooves one by one. By the looks, she's around 35 years old. Her coat pink with purple mane and tail. She has blue eyes and a wrench as cutie mark.

"My name is Pink Wrench, its a pleasure to meet you both."

I shake hooves with her and respond. "Heh, thank you. Hey, do you happen to know where to find our blue with orange suits? It has FC Collage on them."

Pink Wrench thinks. "Lets see... Did I see those... Yeah, I did. Just follow me, right this way."

She leads us to the suits.

"Eew, you smell that?" Asks Flora as she covers her muzzle.

I did the same. "Yeah, that smell. Its like rotten egg."

Pink Wrench laughs. "You girls never bin at a waste incinerator before? Just take it all in. The smell of industry."

Flora rolls her eyes. "Or the smell of rotting food..."

"That two." Said Pink Wrench as she happily gallops through the trash.

I raise an eyebrow. "You seem quite happy. You like your job, do you?"

She nods. "Yep! I do this for 20 years now and I'll do this for allot more. Ow, look. Here we are."

We arrived at the location. Like she said, our suits are there. They lay on the floor. Eek, its good that they got rid of it. All the blood... Flora and I walked to them. I picked up my suit. Look at it, its ripped at all sides. I check the pockets. Then I found it, the necklace. I took it out and hold it. Flora sees it. "Wow, is that yours? Its beautiful. Why didn't you wear it before?"

Pink Wrench saw the necklace, her smile went away from her face. "That's a pretty necklace you've got there. Where did you find it?"

I hear that the change of tone in her voice changed. And her expression is also different. "I got it from my mother. It was a gift." Of course I didn't get it from my mother, but its better to tell a lie then that I start to yell around that I found it locked away in a temple.

She nods. "I see... You gotta keep on eye on that. There are plenty of ponies who would try to steal it. Want a saddle bag to carry it around? Would attract way less attention that way."

"Sure, it would come in handy." I have the feeling she knows more about that necklace...

She takes her own saddle bag. "Here, keep it. I don't need it anymore."

I accept the saddle bag and poot the necklace in it. I wore the bag. "Thanks, Pink Wrench."

"Shall we go back? I wanna make contract with my mother and father." Asks Flora as she kicks away a empty can.

I agree. "Yeah, your right. Thanks for your help, Ms. Pink Wrench."

"No problem girls! Come back anytime if you need anything. And like I said, keep an eye on the necklace.

I nod. "Will do. Bye."

We head back to the others. That Pink Wrench sure acted strange about the necklace... She has to know more about it. However, she gave me a free saddle pack. That was very sweet of her. I can't wait to get home.

After a while we arrive. Fauna and Firewall where sitting on the couch. They seem very quite.

Flora went in first. "Hey there! We ba... ck... Ow no..." She looks at the screen.

Then I walk in. "Did I miss something?" I ask. I didn't hear any greet. Fauna points at the screen. She sounds sad.

"Look."

I watch, and I felt like I was dying from inside out. We see Friendship City. Its getting attack by the Night March. Buildings burn and we can hear ponies scream. It shows LIVE at the top left corner of the hologram so its happening right now. I drop on my knees.

"No... Mom, dad..."

The other three try desperately to reach their family or friends back home, but no result. I took my LEC, and did the same. I fail every time as I try to connect. I start to cry as it seems hopeless. "No... WHY?!" I try one last time, but this time, I was in luck. I starts to connect to the intergalactic open network and begins calling... Now hope they pick up. I inform the others.

"Its working! Its working!"

Fauna looks at me happy. "REALLY?!"

They get around me, waiting for a hologram to appear from my LEC. In the meantime, they try to connect to their families as well. Then my hologram activated and the audio started. I see my mom and dad, by the princesses, their fine.

"Mom, dad! I'm so happy to see both of you! The cruise, all the ponies, their dead... I... I wanna go home!"

My mom and dad seem very emotional. My father speaks. "Stella, by the six your still alive! Your mother and I where fearing the worst... We know what happened and we feel horrible. But sadly you can't come home. Its to dangerous out here."

Then my mother speaks. "That also counts for your friends. I'm glad so see your not alone, at least you will have somepony to rely on."

Firewall his ears flop down. He knows that means no good. The girls and I don't realize it yet.

I finally feel relieved. Everything is gonna be just fine. "So you and dad are leaving the planet, right? On what planet do we meet?"

My mother starts to cry. My father has to cry two, but holds it in. He speaks again. "My sweetheart, we're not going anywhere... They are bombing the city down. All the ponies will be shot on sight. Our military is overwhelmed by their numbers and weapons. We're stuck... And we might not..." He takes a short break in the middle of the line. It hurts him to say this. "We WILL not make it... Our government reports that they are doing all they can to take the city back before sunrise, but that is to long... More equestrian troops are moving in, but it will take time for they gain ground. On the bright side, the Night March has to flee our planet soon, they can't stay here for to long. But again, it will be to late for us..."

I stomp my hoof on the ground, angry but also crying. "NO! This can't be! You and mom can't die, you're lying!"

The twins went to a corner of the room. They need a moment alone to cry for their selves. Firewall tries to keep me calm.

"I know... Just calm down." Strangely he didn't had to cry or anything. My mother speaks up.

"Know that mom and dad love you, okay sweetie?" I could hear in her voice that she had to cry so badly.

I didn't want to hear this, but its reality. "But... Mom!..."

My father nods in agreement. "Your mom is right. We love you Stella. You will be always our little girl." tiers roll down my father cheeks. I burst into tears, as I do my farewell.

"Farewell mom, dad... I'll miss you!..." I triy to keep most of my crying in. It would be even more painful of them if their daughter would snap in frond of their eyes.

"Goodbye, Stella." Said my mother, as she walked closer to turn off the device. But right before she could press the button, enemy fighters start to bomb the neighborhood. Everything around them shakes. The expolotions are getting closer, and my father covers my mother.

"HOLD ON HONEY!" And then, it happened. BOOM! with a flash, the call ends. I froze for a few seconds, and then I drop on the ground, I cried like a little filly. Firewall embraces me.

"It's not fair... IT'S NOT FAIR! Do we have to lose everything?! Why I ask you, why all this violence."

Firewall keeps embracing me. "I don't know, Stella. I don't know..."

I embraced him back him back and let it all out. I never cried so hard before in my life. Then the doors open, and the head-stallion walked in. "Listen up, Friendship City has been..." He stopped in the middle of the line, he was to late.

The next morning, I woke up. Everything changed... My hole life has bin blown of track. I lost my parents, my home city. Almost everypony I ever knew is gone... At this point, I wish I was dead... As I stood up, I picked up my LEC and start to look at some pictures. It are pictures of me, my mom and dad in Friendship City. Looking at them gives me a warm feeling, but it also makes me feel sad. I cry a bit, then somepony knocked at the door. I wipe my tears away. "Come in!"

The door opens, it was Firewall. He walked in and closes the door behind him. He sits down next to me. "He, are you okay?"

I shake my head. "No... My parents are dead..." I start to cry again and he hugs me.

"I know... I feel horrible for you." After a minute or five of crying, I feel a bit better. And the crying stopped, for now...

I looked at him again. "How is it that you aren't sad? You live in Friendship City right? Don't you have family there?"

He sighs. "I... Never knew my parents. I was raised in the orphanage. When I was old enough, I moved out and went to live on my own. If I had family in that city, I would have never known them."

I was silent for a moment. "Ow... I didn't mean to..."

"Its fine, really." He stood up and looked out the window. I notice he wears a green suit.

"Hey, where did you get that suit?"

He points to the end of the bed. There is a suit there. The same type. "They gave us new suits. It looks nice."

I take the suit and wear it. "Ow, its a bit tight."

He shakes his head. "Nahh, it's perfect."

"So... You know what the plan is? Where are we going?" I ask as I try to bend over to test the suit. Nope, it doesn't rip.

He looks away. He doesn't want to see that. "Guiding Light told us that we will be transported to an other planet. He didn't gave any details about which one precisely. But he said that it will be an inhibited mostly by equestrians."

I scratch my head. "Who's Guiding Light?"

"That's the head-stallion. He's bin very kind to me. I couldn't sleep, so I help him with his work last night. He appreciated it."

"So... Shall we get some breakfast?" I ask as I walk to the door.

Firewall followed me. "Alright, count me in."

We went to the dining table. The sisters where there. For once, Fauna saw me and greed me out loud. We sit down, its total silence. I try to speak with the sisters. "So... How's it going?..."

Flora responds, she's clearly broken from inside. "Bad, very bad..."

I nod. "Yeah... I also feel horrible..."

Fauna doesn't eat or talk. It's better I'll let her alone for now. She looks very angry while at the same moment she cries. Firewall dose what I avoided.

"Do you wanna talk, Fauna?"

Fauna looks at him, her anger really shows now. "WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT?!"

Firewall his hears flop down. "Sorry... I'll leave you alone."

She lets her head smack on the table, and cries. Flora pets her on her head.

"Sis, please don't cry... It hurts me when I see you like this."

Well... There goes my appetite... They did their best trying to make us eat... Look at all the food, there are a few things I didn't see before. Like that... Purple looking banana like thing... Normally I would have asked Flora that it could be, but at the moment its better not to bother her with those questions.

The head-stallion walks into the room. He sat down. "Alright. As you all most likely know, your being transported to a safe planet controlled by Equestria. You'll be going to the city of Generosity on the planet Emropia. The mayor of the city will assign all of you to a house. And I have good news, you'll leave in one hour. Go prepare your zelfs. Meet at the main gate, a ship will be waiting there for the four of you. Good luck. All of you will need it." He left.

Well, that was clear. Short but strait to the point. I stand up. "Come on guys. Let's go. The soon we're there, the sooner we can start to recover..."

I head to my room, the others did the same. Within an hour we walk to the ship. Its pretty big. Its as big as three houses. We took place on board and the ship takes off. We are on our way. Things are different now... We can't go home anymore... There's no turning back...