The Conversion Bureau: The Palladium Wings

The Conversion Bureau: The Palladium Wings

Chapter 18

A Small Show of Force

Across the charred Canterlot, banners of swastikas were hanging from one side, on the other, the banners bearing a hammer and sickle. The Natives looked at these symbols with fear, of these dangerous ideas that promised paradise but at as cost.  Celestia promised the humans freedom from these ideas, yet they found a way into the country. Across the city, the hideous propaganda was blasted at any unclaimed area. They would send a few Newfoals to preach to them why Nazism or Marxism is the best system. Some Natives would combat it, saying that these systems only brought death. They countered, saying it can work here in Equestria if they just invested their time and resources to the cause.

Fighting would erupt between the two sides, many Newfoals lost their lives for the ideas of dangerous men. Innocent ponies would get caught in the crossfire of the fighting.

One Native reported a horrifying thing; when a Native dies, a Newfoal will start devouring the corpse. According to the report, the Newfoals somehow developed canine teeth. Many began noticing how the Newfoal began to develop canines, how they sometimes would develop a craving for meat. Many reports started to come out all over Equestria, the Newfoals attacking Gryphon-Equestrians and other minorities violently, sinking their canines into their bodies, trying to rip chunks of their flesh off.  Whatever drove the Newfoal to this madness was never explained.

Princess Celestia landed in the streets of Canterlot. She felt nauseated by the smell of death, there was corpses of Newfoals and Natives littered everywhere. The Newfoals had symbols on some sort of band on one of their forelegs. One symbol was the swastika, the symbol of the Nazi Party. The other was the Hammer and Sickle. Disgusting symbols, she glared. Ponification would have removed such thoughts and ideas from the humans, but instead, they found a new home in Equestria.

Another blast of propaganda echoed….

Citizens of Canterlot! Your Princesses have abandoned you! They have left you to die and rot in the aftermath of the pirate attacks! The Communist Party of Equestria promises you food, water, shelter, and basic commodities if you swear allegiance to us. We must unite to combat the Royals and the puppets that live in excesses. Citizens of Canterlot, we seek to extend a hoof in the name of comradeship. The Nazis will approach and will begin their slaughters of those who resist them. Do not wait until it is too late!

“How…?” The angel-white alicorn was puzzled. “How? Why? What went wrong!? The serum was supposed to erase these thoughts! How could those destructive beliefs come back!?”

“Tsk…tsk…tsk…” A voice clicked.

Celestia turned.

A dark yellow Unicorn stallion wearing a green uniform stood there. His eyes were covered by tinted circular sunglasses.  “Did you really believe converting us would solve it?” With a savage grin, he revealed the canines, making Celestia flinch. “That all the hate and pain and the desires to eat meat would be gone? Truly you are a poor blind fool.”

“Those teeth….”

“Ah yes, you may have noticed our wonderful canine teeth have come back. A miracle, the Newfoals I knew wanted to taste the sweet juicy flavors of meat again and poof, they are back again. I must wonder how scared the Natives are when looking at us, it’s not our fault really, and we are humans and we still are humans, even in this new form. And I must personally thank you for allowing me and my fellow Communists to come into your country free without any form of hatred or persecution.”

“Who or what are you?” The Princess demanded to know.

“If you must know, I am Comrade Nikita. Chairman of the Communist Party of Equestria and leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Equestria… due to your cowardice and abandoning of Canterlot and the opportunist Nazis taking advantage of the lack of social order, we have decided that we shall take over for you.”

“What!?”

“We are going to bring change into your so-called country. Imagine, the means of production being owned by the state, no more vile capitalists who exploit the common pony for profit. No more titles of nobility, which means YOU the cowardly Princess of Equestria, are going to either leave this country in exile or we shall send you to one of our future gulags and re-educate you through hard labor. No more religion, no more running out of basic necessities, no more hopelessness, no more chaos, no more of this oppressive system that you and the nobles have created.”

Celestia just stared at the Newfoal with anger and fright.

“We will liberate Equestria and we will start with Canterlot.” Nikita laughed like Celestia was some sort of old friend. “The perfect place to put the works of Marx, Lenin, and Mao to the test, and we owe it to you.”

A zeppelin with a swastika came into view. The various rocket pods aimed down at the unclaimed portion of the city. The rockets hissed out violently, flying in a straight path down. Fireballs rose from the impacted sites. Houses and stores were set ablaze, flak and debris being sent into the air. From up ahead, large mechanical birds began to surround the airship.

One of them landed on the zeppelin’s wings. The mechanical bird’s eyes began to scan the craft, detecting several life signs along with a massive thermal signature. The bird began to walk towards the entrance of the craft.

“WE’VE BEEN INFILTRATED! ONE FALCONSHIP!”

“ONE FALCONSHIP HAS MANAGED TO LAND!”

Several unicorns came out to deal with the mechanical threat. Several blasts of magic impacted it.

Not one single dent appeared on the machine.

Small panels on the chest of the bird rotated, revealing four gun barrels. They began to blaze, followed by violent screams of agony.  With the threats gone, the machine continued to walk. Inside, the Nazi Newfoals began to attack it. It was futile, and they realized it when its machine guns sprayed .30 caliber slugs at them.  Locking on the hydrogen tanks, the machine guns fired a few round.  Engaging in flight mode, it left. The aircraft violently exploded, the remains slowly heading to crash down below.

Celestia silently gasped.

A dark red Falconship landed. The stomach and chest area opened up, revealing a cockpit with two control sticks designed specifically for hooves, the doors contained halves of what seemed a television screen.  “You must be curious…say hello to our Falconship, our ground and air superiority fighter. It can walk on any terrain and engage in flight mode if we need to pursue a target. It comes with four .30 caliber machine guns. And do not think bucking or blasting it with magic will damage it, the armor is strong enough to resist those attacks… the marvels of human science, no?” The Unicorn approached the craft and stopped. “And Princess, it would be best if you leave. A new order is rising, and in this order… This new Communist order, ponies like you are not needed.”

“How dare you!” Celestia spat. “I try to help your kind! I make you into one of us and this is how you repay me!? By bringing your toxic ideas and beliefs to my little ponies!? Only a sick human mind could of come up with such foolish and impossible dreams and you brought them here!?”

The unicorn entered the craft.  The machine came to life. “This system is outdated, it no longer works. Capitalism has proven too destructive…now, it is the time for Communism to take the reins.” Nikita’s voice came out of the machine.

“I won’t allow you.” Celestia stepped forward.

“Your mistake.” The machine raised its mechanical wing and brought it down.

Celestia felt the slap, sent flying towards a ruined house. She groaned in pain, and felt something in her insides moving a few inches. Screaming in pain, her mind showing her the bullet that was lodged by Nikolaos on that encounter, tearing her flesh painfully with no mercy, as if the projectile had a will of its own, to cause pain and suffering until she died out of the pain or managed to reach her beating heart.  All she could do is look at the Falconship take off into the skies.