Streams of tears fell from Twilight's face as the screams grew more frantic. Her attempts to block out the noise were unsuccessful. All she could do is sit through the madness around her.
How could every thing had gone so wrong? The war, the Elements, her research, everything. The Princesses and Ministries were all gone now, along with most of Equestria.
And here she was, trapped within the facility that would be her grave. She might've yielded a peaceful resolution from the testing within a few extra days but there had been no time. The final option now remained with Spike and the Gardens of Equestria megaspell.
The screams were turning into shrieks, making it hard for her to think. She felt herself scream but could hear nothing. It was too loud...
Too loud...
"Hello, Miss Sparkle."
The shrieks stopped, all Twilight could hear was the sound of her breathing. She recognized that voice, she looked up, her eyes meeting a white clad figure that towered over her.
"Spark."
It was him! He had come back! Twilight had waited for so long to apologize for all the things she did to him. Her mind was in a state of disrepair at the time, mainly from the death of Big Mac and the fact she had to give up her unborn foal.
And she took it all out on Spark, her perfect creation, her breakthrough, her-
"Look at what's become of you," he commented, kneeling down to look her over. His voice distorted by his mask. Even with it on, she could tell he was leering at her.
"Twilight Sparkle; the Element of Magic, the head of the Ministry of Arcane Science, the princess who gave up her wings and god-like power."
Twilight felt a chill run down her spine as old memories surfaced. She had indeed given up her wings and sacrificed much of her magic. All to create him.
Despite his appearance, was only a year or two old. She had genetically modified him to grow at five times the rate of ordinary ponies. She had also given him her own intelligence.
"And a fine job you did, protecting Equestria," he continued. "I mean, the Elements and the Princesses did what they could. And in the end, the Pegasus abandoned Equestria, the megaspells destroyed your homes and the land has been left uninhabitable."
Twilight hung her head in shame, knowing he was right.
"Not only that, but two of the Elements along with Luna have perished. The rest have either fled or gone missing. So much for the protector's of Equestria."
"It's almost like a work of art. Like a stain glass window, beautiful and flawless. Some many colors and shapes together in harmony, but then a well thrown stone shatters the glass."
Tears once again began to stream down her face. It pained her to hear of Luna and the fact that two of her friends had died as well. But, she would not take this lying down.
"Did you just come here to toy with me? Damage my will?"
"Isn't that what you did with me?" Spark replied in a casual tone. "I mean, you hurt me in more ways than one. Isn't returning the favor fair?"
"I never meant to hurt you!" Twilight cried to, as she struggled to stand, but she had grown weak from malnutrition. "When I was developing you, I meant for you to be the perfect weapon, but I was blinded by my grief that I didn't realize-"
Spark shot up, "Didn't realize?! For days I begged for the pain to stop, I pleaded with you to let me out. You treated me like a piece of hardware instead of a living being!"
He reached down and grasped Twilight by the horn, lifting her up to his eye level.
"Every day and night, I dreamed of the pain I'd inflict on you once I had escaped. I did my best to bring you down during the war. Under me, others saw how incapable the Ministries are."
Twilight struggled in vain to escape his grip.
"We caused so much trouble, but you all were to busy dealing with the Zebra's. So, in came the E.P.D, the self made protection division to combat us. If I recall, I think your student Starlight was among them. Heh. At least they got the job done, unlike the Ministries."
"Near the end, I had hoped to kill all those close to you, but it seems the megaspells beat me to it. But there were others I could dispose of, particularly the Crystal Empire."
Twilight's eyes widened, "You didn't..."
"I did," he confirmed. "I slaughtered every last one of them."
"Shining... Cadance... Flurry-"
"You needn't worry about Flurry Heart," he interjected. "Despite my actions, I am not a monster. She's just a child who still has to grow and learn about the world. Besides, I couldn't find her."
"What?"
"Yeah, I'm still wondering where she could be. I first I thought her parents had sent her through the mirror that led to the other world. But that thing was destroyed some time before the war."
"Then she could still be alive?" Twilight asked hopefully.
"Most likely. Though we'll probably never know her location." He perked up, as if he heard something. "Our time's up."
He let Twilight fall to the ground, she grunted in pained as she looked up.
"What do you mean?"
"I originally came to kill you, but she has something else in mind." He gestured toward something behind Twilight.
"She?" Twilight sat and up turned around to come face to face with... Trixie?!
It was Trixie, or an illusion of her. She looked the same way she did before her accident.
“I’m sorry, Trixie,” Twilight whimpered.
“You don't have anything to be sorry for," the illusion spoke, "Your experiment worked, after all. It worked more wonderfully than we ever dreamed it would. Don’t be sorry. Be happy. We’re going to live forever, you in I.”
“What?” Twilight asked startled.
“I’m sorry it took so long for me to be strong enough to save you, Twilight."
Out of nowhere, light blue tendrils snaked across the floor and wrapped around Twilight's legs. She struggled to get out, but they held on.
Twilight looked to Spark for help, but he just stood there.
"You can't let her do this!"
He chuckled, "And why not? I'd like to think of this as poetic justice. Soon you'll feel how I did inside of that vat for all those months, floating in constant pain."
"But I'm-"
"Your my tormentor, and I'm your monster. That's all we'll ever be-"
"I'm sorry!"
That caught Spark by surprise. Of all the things he had expected her to say, an apology was not one of them. However it served only to hurt Twilight.
"Sorry?" He echoed slowly. "So many chances, pleas for mercy, screams of pain, and all you have to say is sorry?"
He looked down, "You had your chance. And you now have to pay the price."
The tendrils began to drag her away.
“No!” Adrenaline surged through Twilight as she fought their grip, but it didn't help.
“It’s time to save you now, Twilight Sparkle,” illusion-Trixie said, “We’re going to be very close now, you and I.”
Spark watched as Twilight's screams grew more frantic, begging him for help.
"Spark!" Twilight cried out one last time as she was pulled into the furthest vat.
Then, she was gone.
Spark lost track of how long he stood there, Twilight's screams echoing in his mind.
He felt a twinge of pity grow within him, which he snuffed out. He had made his choice.
"I've held up my end of the deal," he spoke as he looked up. "Now I expect you to do the same."
"Of course," the voice of Trixie invaded his mind. "It's already been done."
"Then I'll take my leave."
"You know, without you, The Goddess wouldn't be complete. Are you sure you can't stay?" the voice seemed to pout. "The two of us are almost like siblings, we could accomplish great things together."
"I have a few goals of my own I need to achieve," he answered. "But I'll think on it."
"A pleasure doing business with you," Trixie called after him as he teleported away.
Spark materialized outside of the facility. He had a lot of work to do.
The "Goddess" would alter the surveillance footage in the facility, making it look as if he never existed. He had big plans for Equestria, but for now, he'd have to remain a ghost.
Many of his followers had already altered nay memory orbs or cameras that they may have included him. As well as killing anypony that had encountered him.
They had also escaped into the Stables. There they would alter the history books, making sure everything single detail of Spark and themselves was erased.
In order for his actions of the Crystal Empire to be erased, the Crystal Empire itself would also be erased. Nopony would be missed. Aside from Flurry there were no other survivors. He made sure of it.
The Canterlot Wedding and all events succeeding it would also be erased, as to not let people know of Cadance and Shining Armor becoming the Crystal Empire's rulers.
Perhaps would be best to erase Shining and Cadance completely. Maybe even change Twilight's parents. He'd be sure to send the message to his followers.
Lastly, Twilight's status as a princess and an Alicorn would be erased as to prevent Spark's origin from being revealed.
It would take Equestria a long time to regrow. He was patient, he could wait.
He once heard Twilight say that he would accomplish great things. Perhaps he still could.
But until then, he would be a ghost.
Watching... Waiting... Studying...
Hunting down anypony aware of him.
And when the time came.
He would make himself known.
Author's Note
I know Kkat left out many characters and events as she had created Fallout: Equestria during Season 2.
So, I wanted to come with a way to explain why these events and characters were never mentioned. All while connecting them to Spark.
I hope it's good.
