Full Metal Pony

~-Five years after the Ponyville chem drop-~

The Changelings had found their newly-developed chemical bombs quite effective, and they used them to clear out entire strongholds. They have produced an additional two airships in the years since, and have been radiating the Equestrian soil at every opportunity. Phillydelphia, Las Pegasus, and Manehattan have all fallen to the sheer destructive power unleashed upon Celestia's green earth. Luna forged a desperate alliance with the Gryphons, but it is a fragile one. Applewood, filled with its once-glamorous stars and bustling stores filled with overpriced fashion items was now one of the many mass graves dug up by the Changelings on their raids through the countryside. Vanhoover was passed by, for reasons unknown, and almost every refugee in Equestria was living there, or had sailed onto Gryphonia, in hopes of starting anew.

The Six had quit the service, and the information of the E.D.F is current as shown:

Twilight Sparkle, Spellhoof .:Status: Presumed dead .:Location: Unknown, assumed dead
Applejack, Engineer and Defence expert .:Status: Presumed dead .:Location: Unknown, assumed dead
Rarity, Sword Sister .:Status: Presumed dead .:Location: Unknown, assumed dead
Pinkie Pie, Artillery Sergant .:Status: Presumed dead .:Location: Unknown, assumed dead
Fluttershy, Medic .:Status: Presumed dead .:Location: Unknown, assumed dead
Rainbow Dash, Air Comander .:Status: Presumed dead .:Location: Unknown, assumed dead

The E.D.F did make a large leap in weaponry: The 'air-rifle'. These long, tubular objects mount onto a ponies shoulder and fire a ball of molten steel at a target, at ranges far greater than the Crossbow would allow.

~-Command Facility, upper regions of the Crystal Mountains-~

Luna stood atop her spiral staircase, awaiting her scout's return. She could hear her stepping quickly, breathing fast. Never a good sign, but she'd have to see what the news was to fully determine that. The Purple pegasus had a deep blue mane, and a cutie mark that resembled a show cloud on one half and a raincloud on the other. "Princess Luna, Royal scout number zero-zero-one-five reporting back." she said, raising a hoof in a salute. "What did you see, Winter?" Luna asked. Winter Rain was her full name, but she preferred one or the other. "My Princess, the three airships of the Changeling Navy are closing in. I fear we may have been detected." She said. Luna remained silent, and stood stock-still. Winter looked around nervously. "Luna, are we awake here?" she asked, waving a hoof in front of Luna's face. "Yes, im awake. Send orders to every single pony, unicorn and pegasus here: If they can get to an arms stockpile, get whatever they can and mount a defence. I am giving Earth ponies access to our prototype weapons, the Pegasi are unrestricted for flight and Unicorns shall be given the key to use the best spells I know. Get that off, ill be suiting up." Luna said, turning around and walking to her fitting station.

After everypony received the news, chaos ensued. Makeshift sandbag walls were raised, and ponies were fitted for defence. Looking out one of the few windows, one would see the three great airships, all in a line. Luna had been suited up in her obsidian and ebony armor. "Prepare for contact!" She yelled, as the changelings were released from their pens inside the ship, and charged towards the base. Some had crossbows mounted on their shoulders, and the sound of cracking stone echoed throughouyt the base with every bolt launched. But then there was silence. One brave young pegasus dared poke his head up to see what happened.Seconds later, his head exploded in a wave of crimson, and his snout was torn away, leaving a hole the size of a hoof in he middle of his head. His body flopped with a thud onto the ground, and the earth pony beside him looked down with fear. His exposed skull jutted out from his face and glitened in the candle light. Another earth pony ricked a shot at one of them, and mounted uo his air rifle. He braced herself against the wall, eyes shut and breathing heavy. She could feel her heart beat speeding up with every passing second, and her body resisted every urge to shoot up over that edge and take the shot. Then her brain took over, and she forced herself up. She immedeatly saw a changeling hovering overhead, and moved into position. She put her mouth in the bit and chomped down, sending the ball of iron hurdiling towards its target. Upon impact, the changelings middle body chattered like glass, shearing him in two. he fell down the side of the mountain, a trail of dark green following behind. Before she puleld herself back, she saw something. The middle airship had something mounted on the very tip, and it was glowing in a glowing shade of night. The sunlight around the area of the ship seemed to fade into the darkness one feels when sleeping. Luna had set her helmet on, and was looking over as well. SHe instantly recognized it as the void source. Her mind flashed back o the Canterlot Invasion, when the giant vortex spawned in the throne room, the shadows engulfing the light. She snapped back to reality, but it was too late.

From the ship, the ball of dark energy was fired. It took its slow path to the base, where upon impact with the stone walls, the earth shattered. It was righteous fury given form, sending all objects the shadows toutched into oblivion, never to be seen again. Ponies and Alicorn alike suffered the same fate. Luna thought quickly, and took out her sister's sun amulet. Holding it tight in her mouth, she released its sheild unto her body, covering her in a holy white veil. She shadows around her receeded, and she raced off, away from the hell that was raining upon the base, leaving countless earth ponies, pegasi and unicorns to be sucked into the primordal abyss.

Equestria fell into purgatory, the few refuges who had not left for Gryphonia had no belongings,m no freinds, no family. It was only by chance, and by the grace of the Elders, that travellers met upon the road. On the rare occaisions this happened, the two would usually stick togather in the wasteland. The earth bled, dark and cold, and suffocated from the radiation spread by the chems dropped for the past five years. The few ponies that still wandered the planet ravaged by death, desiase and famine had only one hope, and one that grew weaker every day. The hope that somewhere upon the unholy deathland that the land of the once-mighty kindgom of Equestria was built upon, that the elements of harmony lived on, untainted. And each of the beleivers knew, deep down that in their own way, that hey were right. And daily, at the same time as the last day, Equestria was rocked by a calming wind. And that wind blew through the Neighagra Falls, and through the dark and gloomy couds of Cloudsdale, Until it reached the end. The end of death, and the beginning...

~Of Creation~