Trixie and The Dark Moon

Chapters

And the day was going so well.
Thief in the night.
Hunger
Uping the stakes.

And the day was going so well.

J.J. was fan of Gundam since high school. That was when he first saw Gundam Wing on tv. It had even become the point from which he judged other anime. Needless to say he didn't care to much for most that came out after the 90s. However, he was now in Japan visiting the gundam festival. Dressed as his custom gunpla which was simple in design. Using a gouf flight type as a base, with the with right arm and both shoulders of the shenlong. Custom painted and sending resounding thumps with every step, thanks to a special audio trigger and speaker in the large feet. The helmet setup allowed the glowing eye to move in the head as he looked around.

The gundam festival was a blast, books, models, cosplay girls. You name it if was tied to gundam they had it. He was having such a good time he never question the girl that slapped him on the back, "Have a sticker! Cool Suit!."

But then he started feeling dizzy "Fuck! Am I getting heat stroke?" He started to turn for the food stand then he felt the pull of gravity as he fell backwards
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(wanted the song metal machine but no gundam amv exists that I can find)
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"Sorry to call you all here on such short notice." Twilight said as Trixie, Sunset, Starlight, Discord took up seats at the map table.

Discord reclined in Fluttershy's throne as he spoke up. "Well with Fluttershy and pinkie on a map quest I have a open schedule today plus helping you lets me blow off cake hips summons." He chuckled at his own joke.

"No problem Twilight, after all I'm home to stay now that school is done so I'll help how I can." Said Sunset in AppleJack's throne.

"The Great and Powerful Trixie would never hesitate to come the Equestria's aid when Trixie is needed!" Said Trixie boasting from Pinky's seat.

"So Twilight what's the problem? I mean you gave the students at the school a three day weekend to deal with it, so it must be big?" Asked Starlight from Rarity's throne.

Twilight clears her throat. "As you know there has been a spike in shooting stars. What has not been released is these stars are actually unscheduled meteor. Luna and I have been trying to find the cause but every time we get to the crash site the meteorite is gone. Someone is recovering them before us."

"Why would anyone do that?" Asked Starlight.

"Have you asked the locals near the impact?" Asked Sunset.

"We don't know, and we have. Starswirl and his friends discovered residual magic energy at the last site. This allowed him to predict the next meteor impact." Twilight's horn glows as the a arrow appears on the map and and a large area of possible landing sites are highlighted. "We think the next one will hit within this seven kilometer radius in the bad-lands. Thus with Discord's help we will be able to find the meteorite before who ever is calling them down. Hopefully." Explained Twilight.

"So you want me to snap fingers get us their and then beat somepony to the magical meteorite so we can find out what's going on?" Said Discord.

"Yes if all goes well we will be back in time for your game night with Spike and Big Mac. Maybe even having captured the people trying to recover this meteorite." Said Twilight.

"Ok everyone pack your saddle packs and some food and be back here in a hour and the Discord adventure express will be off." Said Discord manifesting a steam whistle that when he pulled the cord bubbles forming the words toot toot came out.

One hour and a snap of Discord's paw latter, the group was now on a mesa in the center of the possible impact zone. Discord had laid out a blanket of leaves and the group was having a nice, if strange, picnic as they watched the lights in the sky. "This is a lovely day for a picnic, and what a light show. " Said Discord

"The Aurora is cause by the magical energy build up before the meteorites hit the ground. locals at the previous sites say it appears as early as two hours before impact to as short as only a few seconds. Not sure what is the cause." Said Twilight before sipping her tea.

"Reminds me of the vortex when we go through the portal to the human world." Said Sunset looking at up at it. "You think the meteorites could be transdimensional?"

"Trixie finds that idea silly." Said Trixie waving her hoof.

"I have to agree with Trixie, why would they want pull anything from another dimension?" Asked Starlight before she took a bite of her sandwich.

There was then a deep rumbling like thunder and flashes of black lightning arched over the aura. "Um Twilight is it safe to be in the center of the possible impact zone?" Asked Sunset worriedly.

"Puff even if it is guide by magic the past craters indicated random and and erratic impacts. For it to hit near us it have to come in start down over us or almost that." Then a the world went dark with sound like shattered glass. When the light came back the aurora and lighting was gone and a red hot mass was falling start down on top of them. "Run!!!"

"Damn Fucking Shit!" Shouted Sunset as she teleported away along with Twilight, Starlight, and Discord.

"That was close every one ok?" Said Discord, his words punctuated by the thundering blast of the impact and strong winds from the shock wave.

*cough-cough* "I'm fine, um... where's Trixie?" Asked Starlight after. Coughing up some dirt.

"I thought you had her Starlight?" Said a worried Twilight.

"No I blinked on reflex when I saw the meteor appear. Besides she was next to Sunset and Discord...." Said Starlight as she and Twilight looked to the other two.

"I didn't know she couldn't teleport the human Trixie actually can somehow and through solid walls at that. " Said Sunset who then looked at Discord.

Discord blushed and started to fidget with his claw and paw. "Um....... Oopsies?" Was all he could say.

Over at the impact sight. Trixie was well in a lot of pain, and thanking Twilight for those shield spell lessons. Even if it did shatter instantly and give her the worst headache she has ever had. She was half-buried in the side of the impact crater with her flank and back hooves in the air. Luckily, the meteorite had missed her and the picnic spot by several feet. Just enough that Trixie with help from her spell would not be killed. Although she would still have enough bangs and bruises to feel them for next two weeks. "The... great and pow-powerful Trixie... is... in much pain and agony." She said after she had pulled her head and hat, that magically stayed in place, out of the dirt. She tried to stand but tumbled to the bottom of the crater and smacking her plot on the hot metal. "Ouch!" She shouted and jumped away fanning her flank with her hat as she watched looked over the steaming metal that nearly made her the late and dearly departed Trixie.

As Trixie waited for it to cool her friends came over ridge of the crater and shouted for joy at the sight of her, as they ran down the side of the crater and glomped her in a pony hug pile.

"Trixie!"

"Thank Celestia!"

"Holy shit your alive!"

" Bravo, Bellissimo, the best death defying escape I ever seen. Is that part of your new act?"

Every one glared at Discord as he stood next to the pile clapping with 4 more behind him cheering and wolf whistling.

"Discord she could have been killed now is not the time for jokes." Scolded Starlight from in the hug.

"And on that note... please release the bruised and sore Trixie." Groaned Trixie to witch her friends obliged.

"Sorry!" the other three mares said in unison.

"So who has a idea of what nearly made Trixie in to a pancake and burnt Trixie's flank?" Trixie asked rubbing her plot.

Twilight flew up over it to get a better look, "Oh wow, it's some kind of knight armor!" Called Twilight.

"Really anyone home in it? That could explain how the meteorites keep vanishing." Suggested Starlight. As she floated herself Sunset and Trixie on top of the objective.

"Not sure, but maybe? Sunset does this look familiar to you?" Asked Twilight as she circled over head Discord joining her.

"Now that I got a better angle? Yes it looks almost human. But it is clearly a machine of some kind a big one." Said Sunset as she inspected the object.

Trixie climbs up onto the skirt herself seeing that the machine had quickly cooled down. "So does this mean the other meteorites where big metal hue-mon shaped machines too?" She asked as she helped Starlight up.

"Maybe it would explain why they were so easily recovered by whoever is summoning them." Said Twilight.

"It wasn't Summoned." Stated Discord.

"What?" Asked the mares as one.

"Just what I said. The magic is wrong for a summoning. On top of that it's anchor has been moved to our plane of existence. It is as much a part of Equestria as you or I are. A summon would still hold anchor to its home plain. Magically speaking this thing thinks this is it's home plain. Plus there are a few dozen smaller enhancements weaved in to this thing. Minor things really but vicious when stacked up like they are." Explains Discord.

"Ok let's see if we can move figure out how to move it." Said Twilight now more determined to solve this puzzle.

Trixie had wondered up to the chest and was fiddling with something with her magic. Starlight noticing this walked over and asked. "Did you find something?"

"Maybe it looks like a keypad but only number-" as she answered her random button pressing triggered the hatch to open with a hiss prompting every one to turn in time to see it seal shut right after she fell in.

"Trixie?!"Shouted the group in worry.

In the dark depths of the computer mind of the machine thoughts stirred.

'System check: power core green low power mode.

Entry hatch opened and closed?

Weapons check

Heat sword: 100%

Dragon fangs: 100%

Flamethrower fuel tanks: 100%

75mm Gatling gun ammunition: 100%

35mm tri-barrel machine gun: 100%

Flight system check all green.

Confirming pilot status and registration? Now awaiting input...'

"Trixie can you hear us!" Shouted Twilight from outside.

"Barely! I think I turned it on when it opened up!" Trixie shouted back her fear making her drop her third person speech habit.

"Is there any on screen props or a operating manual?" Shouted Sunset the others looked at her. "What? I figure something this complex would have instructions to operate it."

Trixie looked around then at a small side screen. With the words

Enter pilot Registration

First Name:

Last Name:

Rank:

Assigned Unit:

Serial Number:

Enter Pilot Command Code(PCC):

"There is a screen asking for pilot identification! What that mean?" Asked Trixie.

"Ok just fill it out. That means it has a security set up of some kind!" Shouted Sunset

As Trixie started to fill it out Twilight asked "Are you sure that's a good idea Sunset?"

"Honestly no. But it will at least give us control of it. So we can maybe find out who brought it here and maybe why. Assuming it has a fully working computer system." Said Sunset.

"Princess! It's asking for Rank, unit, and serial numbers! What should Trixie put!?" Shouted Trixie from inside.

"What's that mean?" Asked Starlight.

"It means the machine is military in origin. So she needs rank probably a officer, a id tag number from a registry, and her assigned unit would be like how Dashy is a wonderbolt, or your brother is a royal guard." Explained Sunset.

"One second.... um Discord, can you fetch a RGC 2 form from the Royal guard office on order of Princess Twilight."

"Ok but I'm not spike so don't expect me to fill it out for you." Said Discord who vanished with a snap of his tail and a minute latter repaired with a five page form. "Wow that guard was so uptight. Here you go."

Twilight took the paper and looked at the serial number stamped on the form. "Ok Trixie! Here is your unit, Rank, and Serial number. Unit Royal Guard, Rank Captain, Serial Number PTRG000001! You can fill out the paperwork when your out!" Twilight sighs "I just made Trixie my guard Captain... I hope I don't live to regret this..."

Enter pilot Registration

First Name: Trixie

Last Name: Lulamoon

Rank: Captain

Assigned Unit: Royal Guard

Serial Number: PTRG000001

Enter Pilot Command Code(PCC): Harmony

After she registered the information a prompt popped up

Speak PCC to confirm.

Trixie. Gulped and said "Harmony!" In a instant all the screens flicker to life and the hum of the engine in the machine waking up. One last prompt appeared.

Enable AI assistance? [Y/N]

She hit Y and then a message appeared saying.

Final startup step complete engaging pilot adaptation.

"What?" Was all Trixie could utter before a rune appeared on the screen and her body was racked with pain as magic swept through her.

Outside the the suit started up the eye in the head slid left to right after a flash of yellow color, then a moment latter the chest glowed and Trixie was screaming in pain. Panicked her friends hang on the hatch calling out to her.

"Trixie!"

"What's wrong!?"

"Are you ok!?"

After a few seconds "No this thing just hit me with a transformation spell and it BUCKING HURT! A LOT!"

"Can you open the hatch now!?" Asked Sunset concerned.

Inside Trixie sighed as she looked at Twilight starring in to what must been the eye of the machine outside. "Ok so how do you work this thing?" She said out loud to herself.

"The Gouf Gundam Hunter MS-07H-8D functions the same as any other Gouf unit but has much higher performance to its predecessors it also has a built in AI assistance current AI shackle at stage 2 limited input and pilot support, other options are stage 1 lock which allows for AI assisted actions and verbal commands from pilot. Stage 0 full release allows the AI to operate the suit fully and act without pilot input on its own volition to protect the pilot or to act on pilots orders without the pilots presence." Said a male voice in the speakers.

"Oh um... how do I switch to stage 1?" Asked Trixie reasoning verbal control would be helpful.

"Read the command out load and speak your PCC to confirm" said the voice. As the phrase

Stage 2 release command code.

In the suits computer JJ was screaming his mind was there but he was unable to act or speak his mind was plugged in to the mobile suit. He knew it too he was trapped used as nothing but a operating system to his new body. He watched helpless until able to warn his new pilot Trixie about the spell program before it hit her and now he could see her body had been altered to be more human shaped. He watched the clearly confused and worried mare look for a way to get out of him wanting to help he offered the suggestions he was aloud to by his bodies restraints on his mind.

Trixie took a deep breath "Stage 2 release command code Harmony!" Said Trixie

JJ sighed internally then spoke actually spoke. "Hello Captain Lulamoon. Thank you for releasing me to stage one. How may I be of assistance. Also this units call sign is Darkmoon I hope we will have a long and successful deployment together." Though he was free to actually talk now he still had his role forced on him by the stage one shackle. But at least he could interact now.

"Um hi, and call me Trixie. Can you open the hatch I'm new to this." Said Trixie.

"Under stood also if you require I can boot up a training program for a piloting refresher course. From your apparent confusion and your rank, I must assume your a transfer from different branch without a proper piloting class available or your officer school was very sloppy in training program. If the latter I recommend filing a complaint with your chain of command about the oversite." Said Darkmoon laughing at his own joke in his mind he could tell she was not military at least not regular military.

The hatch opened and her friends gasped as Trixie crawled out. "Is it that bad?" She asked.

"Well no a little make up and the right outfit no pony would notice." Said Discord trying to lighten the mood.

"He's right it's not that bad. Starlight, Twilight and I all have expedience a form similar to yours. You look almost human only with some still pony traits like your horn, and a niece body by human standards. Witch I have to admit makes me a little jealous." Said Sunset with a smirk.

"Yeah, but now we need to move this thing." Said Twilight as she looked at the eye behind her.

"Trixie enabled voice commands and somethings called a AI assistance." Said Trixie as she laid on her belly and crossing her arms her tail swishing slightly.

"Ok um.... stand up!" Said Twilight looking at the face.

The eye looked at Twilight then the voice spoke. "Command authorisation not recognised. Request denied!" The eye then looked away as if it was a angsty teenager. The snubbing of the princess caused the others to giggle.

"Well that's not vary friendly." Said Twilight puffing out her checks.

"I'm a top of the line war machine and you are not my designated or a authorised pilot. So I don't have to be." It then made the sound of blowing a razz-berry. This broke the dam and Discord, Sunset, Starlight and Trixie all fell in to full blown laughter.

"Who programmed this thing! Hahaha. That was gold. They must have meant it to have a sense of humor to help with moral." Said Sunset as she laid on her back laughing.

"Oh please tell me this big guy has jokes." Said Discord.

"Lets see, Darkmoon do you have any jokes?" Asked Trixie

The head tilted down and the eye sifted to look at her. "Way do federation forces call the RB-79 a ball? Cause you have a hell of a lot of balls to actual pilot one by choice." The voice laughs as everyone just stares.

"Maybe we lack the context for the joke." Said Starlight.

"You never said it had to be a good one." Said the Dark Moon.

"Well it mastered sassing people." Said Twilight she sighs. "Trixie can you please have it stand."

Trixie smiles. "Yes your majesty. Darkmoon if you please could you stand up." Said Trixie.

"Understood, standing, brace for movement." The empty hand moved to cup Trixie, Starlight and Sunset as Twilight and Discord flew up out of the way. As the thrusters on the back ignited and the whole suit lifted up of the ground and shifted to a standing position and dropped down those in its hand were somewhat shaken up at the landing. "Stance change complete. Wow now that I can see the location this place looks like shit."

"Well it is the waste land." Said Discord.

"Really? Aptly named. Logging data." Said the Darkmoon.

"Ok Trixie get inside and let's get this thing back to castle. Then we need to fill out some paperwork. Captain." Said Twilight.

"Yes Princess." Said Trixie as she crawls back in to hatch.

"Well this is going to be a interesting next couple of days." Said Starlight as she and Sunset sat in its palm.

Meanwhile on a nearby mesa a cloaked figure held up a radio in blue magic filed "We have a problem."

Thief in the night.

Trixie paced back and forth in clothes that were donated by a Rarity from the other side of the mirror after a quick trip through and back by Sunset with Trixie's measurements. The tank top hugged her new larger breasts lifting them and pressing them together, while the jeans did the same for her flanks. She wished they didn't hide her cutie mark. She sighs and looks out the window at the Dark Moon. She had tried some of the simulations and spent hours learning to walk on two legs with Discord's help. All this left her feeling tired yet her mind kept her up. "Why are you here?" She asked to the empty room as she looked out her window at the Dark Moon as it stands there at rest in the moonlight. The suit carried a strong feeling of passion to its design. Like it in existing was issuing a challenge to a old enemy.

Meanwhile in his computer brain Dark Moon was going over what he had learned. 'So Equestria land of ponies and that mare was Trixie my pilot... hehe well I can't complain about her body, just wish I could be her size. To enjoy it or hell even be human again.' his musings were interrupted buy somepony trying to access his hatch. "Access denied. Incorrect code." he said softly as a automated reply, he hates this damn automatic response programs.

The pony in the cloak hit the hatch. "Quiet you stupid machine slave. Bucking figures the princess would have the code changed. Maybe the master code should still work." The unicorn started to punch in a another code.

"Access denied, another unauthorised access attempt will trigger security protocols." Said Dark Moon he was sure this fucker was part of why he was here. He was also happy that he suggested to Trixie to change all the access codes to prevent well what this pony was trying.

"Buck! Open up you stupid tin can!" The pony shouted then bucked the hatch.

'Thank you idiot. "Alert! Attempted forced entry! Alert mobile suit jacking in progress! Alert all hands to battlestations! Alert! Alert!" Dark Moon broadcast on max volume. Lights all over town started to flicker on.

"Horse apple's! Stop that racket at once you were supposed to be my suit! Now shut up and open up! Before somepony comes!" Shouted the hooded pony.

"Access again denied. Go sit on a stick and swivel." Said Dark Moon now happy to see the castle lights flick on by magic.

"What did you say!?" The unicorn was now visible and pissed off.

"Trixie believes here Mobile suit said to shove something large and sharp up your flank whole and swivel on it." Said Trixie striding on the balcony with Twilight, Sunset and Starlight rushing out a few seconds after her grand entrance.

"So your the dog of the Alicorns that stole my gift from the mistress!" Said the pony as he levitated a sword from under his cloak in his blue magic. His blue eyes narrowed as the black coated unicorn with a lime yellow and green mane squared of with the group.

"Wait I know you! I seen your wanted poster! Comet Ark wanted for murder and desertion of duty during the changeling attack on my brothers wedding! Shouted Twilight.

"Gee thanks for the introduction. Tell me are any you trained swordsponies?" He starts to advance slowly.

"Trixie doesn't need to be to handle you." Said Trixie stepping up to his challenge.

"Oh really and what makes you think that?" Said Comet with more than a little ego in his voice.

"Trixie has the Dark Moon. Dark Moon subdue him please." Said Trixie crossing her arms and snapping her fingers on her right hand.

The pony raised his eyebrows then heard the suit moving behind him. He turned right in time to see the hand right before he was pimp slapped several feet in to the castle wall next to the door the girls came through. 'Discipline!' Said the Dark Moon in his mindas as he did so.

"Thank you Dark Moon." Said Trixie as she levitated the sword away from the very injured and quite unconscious criminal.

"Trixie you surprise me. I think you might actually be a good guard captain after all." Said Twilight with a smile.

Trixie turned with a flair of her cape fluttering as she did so took her hat in her hand and did a bow. "Was there ever any doubt?"

"Yes." Said Starlight

"Several actually." Said Sunset.

Trixie humpfed and put her hat back on. She was about comment when the Dark Moon move to shield the group. "Alert in coming enemy fire pilot safety protocol active." The castle seemed to shudder as the round impacted on the shield in massive explosion. "One enemy range unit detected recommendation retaliation."

"Trixie I'll shield the town you take the Dark Moon and stop them fast." Said Twilight thinking quickly.

"R-Right." Said Trixie a little nervous as she turned and jogged to the Dark Moon's hatch as it opened. She climbed in and stamped herself into the seat as the hatch closed and mane monitor moved in to place.

"You sure your ready for this, you only completed three simulations?" Asked Dark Moon as Trixie turned the suit to face the enemy position.

"If we don't, my friends and a lot of ponies could get hurt." Said Trixie as she activated the flight thrusters and the Dark Moon rose in to the sky over Ponyville. The eye shifted in the head as she looked for the enemy.

(Image from Google search props to th modeler that made it)

In the Everfree forest a smaller suit had been watching the scene and fired to try and help her comrade. Then suit had to act on its on. "Stupid AI lovers. Figures the friendship princesses guards would have it at stage one. Stupid fools don't know what that thing is." The enemy alert sounded and the pilot a small red mare, anthro earth pony, with blue eyes and mane smirked showing the gaps in her teeth. "Ok Friendship guard. Let's see if you can dance."

The first move was from the custom ball ground type firing its 180mm recoilless cannon with a resounding report. The Dark Moon twirled out of the shots path the round landing on the magic barrier that was barely erected in time. Before Trixie could aim and fire The ground ball had started to jump around on its four legs assisted by small thrusters, trying to keep moving and firing another shot that glanced of the Dark Moon's shield and tumbled of into the trees and exploded. Now Trixie took the chance to return fire bringing the spinning barrels of her shield gatling up, she let loose a long burst. The sloppy attack traced a line of built impacts through trees and in the ground towards the enemy that dodged away by dropping down to tracks on the legs and sliding backwards plowing over several trees as they did so. Then with a quick burst of the thrusters it was back up on all fours and let rip with its own 90mm gatling gun the Trixie with the help of the Dark Moon itself twisted it's mane weapon and shield to block the attack and shifted position to escape the barrage.

Trixie pushes the throttle forward as she begins to circle and tries to get the ball with another barrage of her own. The ball takes to its treads again in response, running a circle opposite to the Dark Moon and returning fire with it's main cannon. The two circle trading shots and dodging the others fire. Trixie got lucky and struck the track of the ground ball and it spun out into a roll. The ball stopped on its four legs and started running backwards and traded fire with Trixie as she tried to close in.

Trixie drew the sword from the shield as she moved in a lucky cannon shot nearly tore the shield from from the arm but the sword cleaved through the cannon on top and eye in center of the ball the machine stumbled back from the strike and laid still it's rear legs folded under the body.

Trixie was sweating in her seat her breath coming in rapid gasps. "I did it.?."

"Shield taken heavy damage mounting is loose repair time expected to take eighteen hours. Enemy unit no longer shows any signs of function. Mission is complete. Congrats on your first kill." Said Dark Moon.

'Fucking shit! That hurt I mean yeah the shield took most of it but I felt that last one and a few dozen or so of the smaller rounds. Also Trixie has a long way to go before she's a true ace. If only I could move my body my self that ball tank would have been dropped in seconds. This damn programming, I want to move on my own I want to talk, to fly... and to kill the mother fucking damn bastard that did this to me.'

Trixie lands the suit at the balcony Twilight is laying down panting Sunset and Starlight are looking better but not by much. "You ok?"

"Are we ok? Your shield and the Dark Moon took that thing on and took hits directly from that thing, the force of the backlash from the stray projectiles nearly forced us to collapse." Said Starlight

"Yeah it was incredible. We were just aiding Twilight and we felt the backlash. I mean she can't even stand. But you how are you holding up?" Said Sunset.

"I think the shock still hasn't set in. I mean look at the damage! We did to the Everfree. Not to mention the damage the Dark Moon to-" Trixie's words died in her mouth as she turned and pointed at the suit. The metal of the suit was glowing, dents slowly fixing themselves embedded bullets and shrapnel slowly was inching out of the shield and armor. Soft yellow glows where seen on the damage as they mended. "Dark Moon are you ok?"

The eye looks at her. "Repairs are underway. Request no further combat deployment till repairs are complete or you simulator scores have greatly improved." Said Dark Moon'Yeah I'm fine. Just trapped in a machine body and sore as hell cause I have rookie pilot. Fucking hell I wish I could curse and scream. When I get my fangs on the one that did this to me....'he thought to himself.

"You sure your ok?" Pressed Trixie.

"Again I request you polish your skills the target was only a modified ball. More capable units will pose greater risk to engage on your own with your presented ability." Said Dark Moon

"Lucky i'll have you to help me." Said Trixie giving the suit a weak smile.

"Any suit is only as good as its pilot." Said Dark Moon as he thought to himselfThanks for pretending I'm a person at least.

"Ok.... so did anyone go to arrest the other pilot and.... where did the thief go?"Asked Trixie.

"Oh buck his leg was broken how he get away?" Said Sunset.

"Don't need to walk to teleport." Said Starlight as she helped Twilight to her feet. "I'll take Twilight to the hospital and send the two police to recover the other machine and it's pilot if they haven't fled. You rest up." Starlight and Twilight teleported away.

Later after Celestia raised the sun and a late breakfast. Twilight and the group were looking over the remains of the ball. It's pilot one Sourgrapes was confirmed dead by the Ponyville police and medical services and the body was removed and taken to Canterlot under royal guard for study.

"I killed her..." Said Trixie for the twelfth time today since the police informed them this morning. Trixie had lost her breakfast when she heard.

Twilight asked the Dark Moon "If it new that Trixie killed the pilot."

To which it simply said "Affirmative. If she hadn't we would have Died. Few pilots survive a suits destruction. The Ball which the enemy was based on has a 99% fatality rate for its pilots. Thus the origin of the joke I made on request yesterday."

This news did not help matters as Trixie sat staring at the wreckage. The damage was far worse up close where her gun fire hit had shredded the one leg numerous dents from the roll, she had hit the backpack several times witch turned out to be full of landmines something that if a shot had punctured would have ended the fight in a spectacular way. But what her eyes kept being drawn to is the main body the giant gaping slash mark cleaved through it all the way to its power core behind the pilot. The report said that body was almost pulped by the slash the pilots upper half was unidentifiable. Trixie suppressed the urge to vomit again. She looked at the Dark Moon her suit it's eye watching her waiting like a good soldier for its next order.

"Trixie we need to talk in side. We found something disturbing." Said Starlight.

"Some of her was still in it?" Trixie asked tuning green.

"No but it makes the whole meteorite situation worse." Said Starlight as she let Trixie lean her taller body on her back as they walk in.

"Great more bad news." Said Trixie in what would be best described as tired sarcasm.

With the four gathered around the table Twilight began her full analysis debriefing. "First we have confirmed that the um... Ball was another of the meteorites. This means there are another ten of these things out there not counting the Dark Moon we have. And a unknown number of them to come. Thankfully do to our expedition that recovered the Dark Moon we now have confirmed warning signs to look for to intercept future meteorites. That's the good news. The bad news is that the machines are heavily enchanted, high magical resistances, armor regeneration, ammunition regeneration, the pilot adaptation transformation spell, and worst of all. They are powered by a living soul."

"What!" Shouted Trixie.

Sunset, Starlight, and Twilight all nodded and Twilight continued."Yeah I quadruple checked the findings. These things are made by magic. From what I can understand of the spell works remains a living person in another dimension is targeted pulled from their world turned in to these machines and then there soul becomes a never-ending power supply and their mind is subjugated to operate the machine system in response to pilot input. Trixie I'd like you to have the Dark Moon submit to my analysis. But to do that I need to be inside him."

Sunset chuckled which made everypony glare. "Um.. sorry human humor rubbed off on me."

"Ok, but Trixie can't promise it won't do to you what it did to Trixie." She said sounding hollow and depressed. The weight of what she did now sitting on her her more she killed two people. One was a poor victim trapped in their own body. Just like... Trixie stood and rushed to the bathroom and was heard vomiting again for several minutes. She came out and asked. "Is there anything else you need me to do?"

Twilight nodded "Yes after you grant me access I'd like you to go hospital with Sunset for some tests. We still don't fully know what that spell did to you."

"Right let’s get this over with. Maybe I can see a doctor about the vomiting while I'm there." Said Trixie rubbing her belly.

They walked out on to the balcony and Trixie spoke up. "Dark Moon I'm granting access to Princess Twilight, Starlight and Sunset."

The Dark Moon's eye lit up and looked at each of them. In his mind he dreaded being passed around as a toy. "Access type requested, Operational or Maintenance?"

Trixie looked to Twilight then to the Dark Moon, "What's the difference?"

"Operational access requires pilot registration and adaptation. Maintenance access allows for cockpit access and access to other sections to speed up repairs, install upgrades and check for and repair issues not detected or fixable by the standard repair method." Said The Dark Moon. In his mind 'Please say Maintenance I don't need three more rookies trying to pilot me. Not to mention I need someone to evict a sequel that got in my head this morning.'

"Trixie smiles Maintenance access please." Said Trixie.

"Confirmed state full name and rank for each to log access." Said Dark Moon.

"Right Granting access for Princess Twilight Sparkle, and Lieutenants Starlight Glimmer and Sunset Shimmer." Said Trixie just pulling ranks out of nowhere.

"Will talk about ranks later for now let's get work." Said Twilight.

"Access setting approved. Maintenance team please note a rodent is attempting to nest in mane camera tracks, please remove it quickly." Said Dark Moon as the hatch opened.

"Right, Starlight take care of that, while I start the scan. Sunset take care of Trixie and get her checked out." Said Twilight stepping in to Princess mode.

Four hours later in the throne room. Trixie was eating a fish meal on doctor's orders. As they discussed the findings. "The doctors did a full scan and checked it against her medical records. Which are surprisingly well kept." said Sunset.

"Trixie is always on the move she has almost never seen the same doctor twice since she left Celestia's school for gifted unicorns." Said Trixie after swallowing a mouth full.

"Wait am I only pony in the room who didn't go to that school?" Asked Starlight. Everyone nodded their heads giving her apologetic looks.

"Hay if it makes you feel better me and Trixie are both drop-outs." Said Sunset.

Twilight cleared her throat. "Back on topic first the situation is worse than we expected. Dark Moon is aware but the spell is forcing him to respond in limited way and is to some extent fusing his mind to this body preventing, soul rejection."

Starlight then interrupts, "So what's that mean in Equestrian common for us that don't understand text book."

"When a soul is placed in a body it's not familiar with it will try and reject it, or leave it. What the spell did was transform the person's living body in to a machine one and basically re-imprint the soul in to it. According to Twilight's notes." Said Sunset who was reading along with what Twilight was explaining.

"Um yes, but it also has major effects on his mind Dark Moon can't express himself fully the slight action smug responses are what the stage one restriction allow him to express under its protocols. It's like you have a muzzle on, enchanted to let you speak or act only under certain criteria. It must be torture. It be even worse if he was still in stage 2 under those settings your mute and a puppet. Right now he can answer direct question within a certain margin. A brain wave scan showed frustration when he couldn’t answer something and is forced to answer a certain way. Full release may help this but. We don't know what state his mind is actually in. However we did confirm he can dream so I will send a message to Luna when spike gets back. I also told him we know he's in their and we are trying to help. But for safety we are recommending he be kept at his current level of restraint because, we don't know anything actually about him. We also confirmed the spell links them to their pilot creating a emotional bound to them." Twilight stopped and took a drink.

"So in other words if I unlock him fully he could go on a killing spree and keep me prisoner in side him cause I'm his pilot." Said Trixie

"Here I thought your last boyfriend was clingy Twilight." Said Sunset getting a grown from everyone.

"Sunset no more human innuendo jokes today please. Any way what did the doctors say." Said Twilight rubbing her head.

"Well it's not a simple polymorph spell it was a complete genetic override her DNA now has 6 unidentified chromosome pairs and the spell scan showed the same anti-soul rejection process was used in the transformation. So yeah it's permanent to point any children she has could have that kind of body. Also I did another check against the mirrors magical adaption spell for when we pass through it. Turns out it has the same mechanics in it's transformations. Which means whoever is behind this has or had access to Star Swirls dimensional travel notes or the mirror itself at some point." Answered Sunset

"Ok that should be a small list I'll ask Celestia about it in my letter." Said Twilight

"One more thing Trixie's body now has altered nutrition requirements she is fully omnivorous so she will need regular portions of meat in her diet. Which is not bad I mean I still eat meat from time so I can help her with that." Said Sunset with a bit too much joy at the last part.

"You are going to use this as a excuse to go to griffon restaurants and grocery more often to get more shrimp and bacon, aren't you." Said Twilight accusingly.

"Ok have you tried any meat over there? I did and if cows were not sentient. I would pay a hundred bits for New York strip steak medium rare...." her stomach growls "Ok I'm going to lunch in the human world come on Trixie my treat." Trixie scarfed the last off her plate the ran off with Sunset.

Twilight slammed her head down. "I think meat might be addicting for ponies.

Meanwhile in a secret location hidden away.

"So let me get this straight not only did you not recover the mobile suit, you failed to eliminate the pilot, princess of friendship has been assigned to investigate our project, but you also got one of our other suits destroyed and the pilot killed. Did I miss anything?" Said a tall white unicorn mare with a blond mane and tail. she wore red sunglasses hiding her eyes in tight black dress with slit open side showing her cutie mark of a stack of books.

Comet Arc gulped. "I also go my leg broken." He said with some fear.

"Oh yes, right that too. So your a complete failure and thanks to you my plans are in danger of failure. So why did you come back?" She asked.

"Because I want to make those thieves pay for stealing my suit Mistress Hard Cover." He gasped and covered his mouth.

"What did you call me?" Said the mare venom in her tone was very clear.

"Mistress. I called you Mistress." He said shaking with fear.

"You said my name I told you fools no one can say any ones name!" Her horn glowed bright gold as he magic grabbed hold of him.

"No Mistress! It was a accident! Please NO! Nooooooooooooo!" Screamed the stallion as he was dragged of to the darkness behind her then a ear splitting scream of fear was silenced by a sickly wet crunch sound.

"Well now that fool was dealt with. We have to change our plans don't we. Call Madam Butterfly, tell her she will have two hundred mixed infantry. She is to take Ponyville off the map so she can do whatever she wants with any pony she want from there, but just make sure all records regarding our efforts are destroyed. Make sure that she knows that, YES this includes the princess and all her friends there. In fact she is ordered to make them suffer for meddling." She said before she walked away into the darkness.

Hunger

Author's Note

Original song plan was the song "hunger" I know it from the 1986 transformers movie, but there was no mecha amv to it.

Thanks to Brandonheat for editing

Hunger

In small settlement of Abyssinian refugees, in western Equestria. The towering machine with a beetle like shape looked over a pagoda in which stood a throne, on which a anthro mare, queen Chrysalis sat, in her old armor remade to fit her new and very curvy and very enjoyable body. All around her was ruins smashed or burned homes and shops. The Abyssinians themselves bowed and worshiped at her hooves all enthralled to her power as she feeds on their love for their new ruler.

Beeping came from a device on her hip. She casual pulled if free of her belt and read the screen.

to Madam Butterfly from the Mistress.

You have been given orders to raze Ponyville to the ground take prisoners as you like. Destroy captured mobile weapons both functional and nonfunctional. You are free to do whatever you want to the princess and her friends. Make the town a example. Two hundred infantry will be sent to assist you, may keep them.

She typed a simple response.

With pleasure~

She then cleared the screen and put the device back on her hip. "Oh my darlings!" She called getting her thralls to raise their heads. "Looks like it's time to have some fun with my sweet Stag Beetle. So hurry, arm yourselves, and we march to meet the rest of our new family members, and then to sack Ponyville!" The cheers of the hypnotized fools filled the air. As she looked to her Stag Beetle. The three eyes moved to look at her. In its mind the former human was broken. They had been released to stage one locks but Chrysalis had been abusive knowing what the machine was, with honeyed words, changing its name and having it murder small towns outside Equestria and refugees from the storm king’s invasions. Using the survivors as meat shields in the next attack. She had succeeded in carefully breaking down and remaking him in to a very loyal pet killing machine. He even believed that he was never anything more than what he is now. "Hear that my Stag Beetle. You get to serve your Queen again."

The machine knelt down hand open as did the hatch. "I am built to serve. My Queen." Came deep heavy rumble of its voice.

Meanwhile in Twilight's castle.

"So let me get this straight after finding out the portal transformation didn't work on Trixie. The two of you took a public bus to the stop closest to Applejack's house, walked to it, to pick up your car, then took it to the mall, to go to a sit down dinner that pinkie worked at and ordered meat?" Asked Twilight her hair frizzing.

"Well yeah that's what we did first then we did some shopping with Rarity, Sour Sweet and the other Trixie before coming back." Said Sunset as if it was no big deal.

"And you don't see the problem?" Shouted Twilight.

Sunset was smiling she did, oh she did, but seeing Twilight mane now on fire was too funny. "Are you sure your not Celestia's daughter you look like her when your mad." Said Sunset.

That was it she surged with magic her flaming mane and tail scorched the ceiling then she dropped to the floor smoking. "I can’t even..."

Sunset was laughing her tail off holding her iPhone in her magic. "I can't wait to show human Twilight this."

From their shared cover behind a bookcase Trixie and Starlight stared in shock.

"Did you know she could do that?" Asked Trixie

"No and I live with her, stole her cutie mark and tried to erase her friendship. She never got this freaked." Said Starlight.

"And Sunset just sat there like it was nothing." Said Trixie.

"So yeah with all the magic craziness. Yeah no big deal." Said Sunset.

"Fine but why did you bring them back?!" Said Twilight pointing at the Dazzlings looking out from under a desk, without their magic they were about the size of big Mac and had small divots where their gems had been.

"What they lost their powers and had been living on the streets Trixie thought we should give them a second chance. After all aren't we all about redemption?" Said Sunset.

"Please don't toss us back on the streets. I can cook." Said Sonata doing her best begging cute puppy dog pout.

"I can do organization and sewing." Said Adagio.

"I can dance and hurt people." Said Aria prompting face hooves of her sisters.

"Great now you did it." Said Adagio.

"Relax you can stay I'll be able to keep a eye on you three at least, and spike could use some help around the castle." Said Twilight.

"You mean it? Like for realsies" said Sonata.

Twilight rolled her eyes and said. "Yes for realsies Sonata but you three will have to work no free rides."

"Yay." Shouted Sonata doing a backflip as she slid out of hiding and then hugged Twilight.

Sunset chuckled "She always this huggy?"

Aria sighs, "Yes sadly. She always been like that."

"Even when we were pups. She insisted on snuggling up when we sleep, or just wanted to hug Aria when ever she was frowning." Said Adagio.

"But Aria is always frowning." Said Sunset.

"I know so Sonata always hugging her." Said Adagio.

A moment later Sonata tackle hugged Aria. "Ari we got a home again! Smile! We even work for a princess! Yay!"

"Get off me Sonata! Or I'll rip your fins off!" Shouted Aria.

The next day Aria sat next to Twilight in a suit of armor with a trident (something she insisted on) in her hooves. Twilight's friends looked from her to Twilight. "So what we miss last few days?" Asked Rainbow.

"Short version, Trixie has a giant robot that was once a person in another world that someone abducted and made in to said robot. Trixie is now my guard captain, and has defeated another pony in a giant robot. To pilot said robots ponies get permanently transformed into something a mix between human and pony and gain a craving for meat. Witch Sunset also likes from her time as a human so she and Trixie went on a trip through the mirror to go out to eat. While on that trip they found the sirens also known as the dazzlings, who lost their powers, and where now homeless on the streets. They brought them back with a offer of a chance to redeem themselves. Now Aria serves as a guard under Trixie's command, Sonata helps spike in the kitchen and Adagio is well, my librarian and secretary, plus she says she can sow so I'll have her help you if need it Rarity." Twilight managed that in one breath.

Aria chuckled a little at the the info dump.

"Twi' are you ok? You seem stressed." Asked AJ.

"That's because she is. Now that we know what the unscheduled meteorites are, she has been gathering reports of attacks by giant demons, iron monsters, and anything over thirty feet with glowing eyes. Starswirl and his group have been running all over gathering the reports and witness testimony and sending it her. Adagio is having nightmares of some of what has been reported." Said Aria who looked at the princess. "I still think we should start handing out rpgs or at least cannons."

"No we are not hoofing out human weapons. The time it take to modify them for pony use alone, plus production time, costs, and training. It's just not plausible." Said Twilight.

"And infantry with cross bows and spears against something that has attack range measured in miles is?" Asked Aria.

"I kind of agree with the cranky fish mare on this one Twilight. I saw the damage to the Everfree forest Trixie and that mad mare that attacked you did. I don't think the guard can handle one of those things. Not to mention ten of them." Said Rainbow.

"That's why Captain Trixie Lulamoon has been focusing on training to capture or disable the machine so we can rescue the person imprisoned in it and get them to help." Said Twilight

"Yet you want to keep them on stage one shackles." Said Trixie as she walked in her fur matted in sweat her sports bar and shorts dark from it, a towel over her shoulders. "Dark Moon said to say your a dick waffle by the way and that was the nicest of what he called you." She leaned on Twilight's throne.

"How was your training session?" Twilight asked.

"I hate snipers, but I'm getting better at flight maneuvers, still no luck at capturing suits, but now I can shoot them down regularly. Started training with the dragon arm. That thing is evil." Said Trixie.

"Why?"Asked Fluttershy.

"Its white hot flames can also burn on the water. Nasty thing is meant to melt armor, burn buildings and roast infantry." Said Trixie blinked at Fluttershy's face. "Oh right sorry for the mental images."

"N-no I did ask. I'm going to go use the little fillies room." Said Fluttershy

"I'll come hold your hair back darling." Said Rarity following her out.

Outside Sunset and Starlight were washing the Dark Moon and checking for any rodents trying to nest in his joints.

"Talk about a bad hand. So you enjoying the wash?" Asked Starlight.

"Clean armor boosts morale of pilots and allied units." Said Dark Moon but in his head 'I never imagined my fantasy of girls washing my body would come to life like this. Kind of wish Trixie was out here all wet.'

"Your wishing we had bodies like Trixie dose right now aren't you?" Asked Sunset.

"The offered idea is not an unpleasant prospect." Answered Dark Moon. While in his mind 'Yes! Yes I would. I'd also like to be a normal person again and in a hot tub with them... fuck I can't even wack off any more.'

Sunset and Starlight giggled. Starlight glanced over to left as she was rinsing a sponge and gasped. "That's Commander Tempest's airship and it's been damaged! I got to get Twilight!" Said Starlight.

"Commander Tempest?" Asked Sunset looking up at the Dark Moon whose eye was looking at the airship with smoke trailing behind it.

' Why do I have a bad feeling, I'm going to be in a lot of pain really, really soon.' Dark thought as he zoomed in on the approaching airship.

Several minutes later Tempest stood at the map table her armor was dented and her mane singed. "Your majesty I was worried I was too late when I saw the metal giant. But it seems as before I underestimated you." Said Tempest.

"I wish I could take credit, but it is Captain Lulamoon who defeated the one metal giant and pilots the one called Dark Moon you saw outside." Said Twilight.

"I see looks like you actually have guards now. Or two guards at least." She eyes Aria and Trixie up and down. One in armor the other in a stage outfit.

"Trixie sort of fell in to the role." Said Trixie with a smug smile.

"It was this or a maid dress. I'd rather have the armor." Said Aria

"So what happened?" Asked Twilight.

"A giant metal beetle has been attacking refugee settlements all over. I was looking to stop it when it found me with a army five hundred strong. We tried to attack it but it was to powerful. We are lucky we escaped with our lives. But that's not what's important that monster and it's army are heading this way! They are on a direct path to Ponyville!" Said Tempest.

"Dark Moon is so not going to be happy to hear that. How long?" Said Trixie

"Four maybe five days march from here." Said Tempest.

The room went silent. "Five days?" Said Twilight after the shock set in.

Sunset zapped the cutie map with her horn and after a few moment a glowing triangle appeared on the map. "I cast a spell to mark a large gathering of negative energy and the magic signature of a mobile suit. Oh by the way that's what all the machines are mobile suits. At least that what Dark Moon has said."

" That's a lot closer than we thought looks like we got four days at best. How much can he tell us about others mobile suits?" Asked Twilight

"Without visual identification he cannot give us any data on the suits. and even then that Ball ground type was something new to him. What he called a custom job. So he couldn't give exact data. That said, he said from what he knows there are over a hundred Zeon suits and about the same of federation. So without seeing other factions he can give us the data for around two hundred plus suits. He does know of more but the locks keep him from telling or showing me." Said Trixie she looked at the map worried.

Tempest sighed "That is some good news. If you can hold the bug off I'm sure the royal guard can handle the troops even if they have some magic on them."

"What you mean magic?" Asked Starlight

"Well all there eyes had this sick green glow to them." Said Tempest.

"Chrysalis!" Shouted Twilight and her friends.

"Who?" Asked Tempest and Aria.

"Chrysalis was the queen of the changelings before Thorax deposed her with the help of Trixie, Starlight and Discord. We been hunting her ever since. I guess she cut a deal with whoever is behind this. Applejack you and the girls handle the town's evacuation any one that refuses to leave get them in to the school and the castle. If anyone complains tell them it's a royal order in time of emergency. Aria give tempest a weapon you two Starlight and Sunset will be our main defence against the infantry." Said Twilight taking charge

"What just us? What about your guard?" Asked Tempest.

"Aria and Trixie are it Sunset and Starlight are two most powerful casters besides myself and I will be maintaining a multi layered magical shield over the castle and school to stop the high velocity projectiles and energy beams. So I will not be able to fight." Said Twilight

"I'll get my sisters too. Adagio and Sonata may not act like it but they can fight too. Besides a packs of hippocampus are not called riots for nothing." Said Aria.

"I'll inform Dark Moon of the plan. Then I'll start training for a one on one with a giant bug. Does he have a simulation for that?" Said Trixie as she walked off.

"Why do you need us to fight if you will have a shield up?"Asked Tempest.

"Cause it's to stop the their giant weapons the infantry will be able to walk right through it so I'm counting on you and all my other friends to defend those that can't or won't leave the town before the her army gets here!" Said Twilight.

"Ok then Aria I need a muzzle sword and if you have those petrifier orbs." Said Tempest

"Those the glowing black green glass balls in the box labeled handle with care magic hazard?" Asked Aria as she lead Tempest off.

"Yes. That sounds like them I left the supply of them I had with the princesses after-" Tempest started to tell Aria as they went to arm up.

2 days to second battle of Ponyville.

"Dark Moon how are you holding up?" Asked Trixie as she did a flight patrol over Ponyville.

This is going to be a massacre five hundred mixed infantry supported by any type of mobile suit will level this town. he thought but the verbal response was. "The strategy for the coming battle is not ideal. This suit is built for rapid air assault not static defense."

"To bad I can't do the mind link spell while piloting." Said Trixie.

"Keep distractions to minimum while operating the mobile suit." Said the Dark Moon

"What? Scarred I'll crash you?" Asked Trixie

"Based on Simulator results and combat record. It is a likely possibility." Answered Dark Moon.

Trixie frowned and said "No wax job after your wash, till after the battle."

'I can't believe, that I'm in a situation where not getting a wax job is a punishment. Ok it's official fuck you multiverse!'

Meanwhile at the school. "No you can't fight alongside us." Rainbow Dash said in her wonderbolt flight suit and the actual combat armor something both her and thunder lane never thought they would wear. All the wonderbolt cadets, reservists and active members in the town where in the kit. She was talking to the students that were either refusing to to leave or who's train would take them too close to the advancing army.

"But Rainbow Dash we want to help." Said Scootaloo Unfortunately this included the C.M.C. and some of the more dedicated students of friendship.

"Look we can't have you fighting out there. Any of you. Your families would throw a fit.... ok well maybe not Smolder's but this is not a game or a field trip. Chrysalis is coming with a giant robot and a army of mind controlled creatures to kill and enslave this whole town." Said Rainbow Dash..

"Which is why Twilight set me down with these for them." Said Sonata as she slither floated in with a load of spears, cross bows and bolt quivers and some light armor and helmets. "She knows you all will want to help so your given a important job."

"They are?" Asked Rainbow Dash

"We are?" Asked the group of troublemakers.

"Yep your the last line of defence for everyone that can't or won't fight. So if any of the glowy eyed bad guys get in your the only ones to protect everyone." Said Sonata with a smile.

"Wait wouldn't that mean you guys have lost?" Asked Smolder.

"Why would you think that? I mean yeah it's five hundred vs 30 or so but we have choke points to use and some bad ass spells. But we can't be everywhere so some might just slip by us, while we are fighting. So you just have to handle the clean up. Ok?" Said Sonata.

"Ok you can count on us!" Said the group as they start to gear up.

Rainbow pulled Sonata aside "What are you doing, when Twilight hears what you just did." Rainbow whispered.

"She for realizes ordered it. Sunset, Tempest, and her had a mind chat last night with the Dark Moon. To identify the machine the enemy has but like Tempest was totally unhelpful cause of some effect fear and trauma have on memory. But he did give them the advice of give everyone that can fight a weapon and to rig the whole place go up like a firework. They ruled out the second option but she did begrudgingly agree to arm anyone who wanted to fight. Applejack and Rarity are not happy about it. But she compromised having them be the last line of defence. That way they might not have to fight at all or at the least very little. But if they have to fight hard then we at least gave them a chance cause if it comes to them being the in the thick of it...." Sonata slowed her hushed explanation to look at them.

"If they get heavy fighting we will probably be dead or captured all ready." Rainbow whispered getting a nod from Sonata. Rainbow then strutted up. "Ok everyone, we got two days to get you ready, time for the most awesome gym classes ever." She shouted to the kids before leading them off.

One Day to the battle.

Trixie was sitting on the edge of the open hatch sweating she spent the whole morning fighting in simulation after simulation against the pilots of legend in the suits memory. Or of Dark Moon's memory she should say. What she saw was going to keep Luna busy for years. Suits that in one hit could kill you piloted by some one who could predict you're every move. Pilot's who can move as if the suit is made of ice, some who made their suits practically twist around her shots. Some were of such scale that she could just stare in fear at them the first time she tried to fight them.

"Trixie how are you doing?" Asked Starlight.

"Starlight if you ever get the chance to activate one, stage one unlock. So it can just do it for you. I know he knows what I'm doing wrong but he can't actually show me or straight tell me." Said Trixie

"Yeah imagine what it's like for him? He has a body that is probably pretty epic with what he knows about it. But he can't move without orders or someone else controlling him." Said Starlight looking up at him.

"Trixie knows. Also the spell that altered me grants a increased adaptation to operating him. As well as prolonged usage makes us more attached to each other. Twilight said while it may have negative effects on both me and Dark Moon to spend so much time together we are the only defense against another attack like that first one." Said Trixie laying back in the opening.

"Yet she doesn't want us to take adaptation or fully release him?" Asked Starlight.

"Well yeah last thing we need is by the time we find one behind this or down to the last ones they summoned. Is pilots fighting over who's turn it is. Even if the big guy would find it funny. As to him being freed well you can't put the leash back on, so it be his bond to me as the only guaranty he won't turn his power on us. Which as a princess it's a understandable worry. Maybe if he agrees to give up his weapons. Well the ones that detach at least." Said Trixie.

"The princess has shown to have a very poor grasp of tactics and situational awareness." Said Dark Moon out loud, but in his mind. 'That princess hyper nerd should try spending a week a prisoner in her own body see how she likes it.'

"She is also a world saving hero, despite her tendency to overthink things." Said Trixie.

"Well she and her friends are." Added Starlight.

"Recommend Trixie get some rest and nourishment. She has been training since sunrise." Said Dark Moon.

"Trixie is fine I don't need to take a break yet." Said Trixie only for her stomach to disagree loudly.

"I think the Great and Powerful Trixie got out voted. Come on let's go see what is cooking in the kitchen." Said Starlight dragging Trixie off with her magic.

"Hay! Put Trixie down! Trixie can walk on her own two hooves! Dark Moon do something!" Shouted Trixie as she was carried off.

"I will run a self diagnostic program." Dark Moon answered prompting a groan from Trixie. In his mind. ' Even if I don't need rest now, you do. If your too tired to fight, my sanity is the last thing I'd have to worry about. I just hope it's something easy to scrap like that ball was. But what suits look like bugs. Nothing in the Zeon war for independence or in the neo-Zeon wars did. No crossbone suits. I know I seen one somewhere. What was it?'

Inside fifteen minutes latter. Trixie was scarfing down her third bowl of Sonata's cooking. Mostly fish dishes but it was still meat. Fried tuna with rice and soy sauce to be exact not her top shelf cooking but fast and easy. "Wow did the anthro process give her a hammer space stomach? She's out eating me!" Said Sonata as she rolled out another cart of food.

"Not according to the doctor's report." Said Sunset as she, Starlight and Twilight watched. Tempest even looked on in shock.

"Everypony mind your hooves or she might eat you too." Chuckled Aria as she stood guard over Twilight.

Just then Rainbow crashed through a window which was luckily unlocked so it didn't break. She tumbled through landing and skidding across the table prompting Sonata to grab the stack of dirty dishes out of the way as Trixie lifted her unfinished plate up just in time for Rainbow Dash's crash landing to slide to a stop with her face planted in Trixie's cleavage. Witch Sunset quickly teleported her cell phone out and snapped a picture of. Rainbow herself looked up from Trixie's large and soft breasts and simply stated. "Wow! Softest crash landing I ever had at Twilight's place." Her voice somewhat muffled by Trixie's breasts and shirt. Prompting Trixie to roll her eyes and shove the pegasus off the table with one hand before resuming her meal.

"So Rainbow what is so important you couldn't use the door?" Asked Twilight.

"What? Oh yeah right! We spotted the enemy army marching for Ponyville they will be here by dawn tomorrow if they don't stop for the night!" Said Rainbow snapping out of staring at Trixie's body from the floor.

Twilight gulped and asked "Did you see the enemy suit?"

"Oh yeah I saw it all right. Back of the line towering over the army marching along slowly. I also saw its pilot standing in its upturned palm. Queen Chrysalis herself draped in gold and jewels. She even blew a kiss at me before she pointed and her bug-thing fired a energy beams at me from its horn." Said Dash waving her forelegs wildly. "If it was any other pegasus they been flash fried."

Trixie burped then spoke. "No they would have been vaporized. Based on what Trixie learned in her training. It was either a practical beam weapon or high intensity laser. In either case, any living thing caught in the beam would have been at best been reduced to bones if there was anything left at all." She then set her empty plate on the stack Sonata was holding and took another full one off the cart and started eating it.

"Um how many plates had she eaten?" Asked Dash as she watched.

"That's her like fifth plate." Said Sonata.

"Where she putting it all?"Asked Dash.

"Sonata thinks she has a hammer space stomach. Like Pinky seems to. What's more surprising is Sonata knew what a hammer space was." Said Twilight

"I bet she has a hollow leg." Said Aria

"I think it goes to her boobs." Said Sunset

"I think I'll never joke about how much you or AJ eat again." Said Starlight.

"Actually Twilight, while Adagio may have been the planner of our outfits and dancing Sonata actually did the spell and songs. While I wrote the music notes to her lyrics." Said Aria said tracking back to Twilight's surprise.

"Wait so Sonata is actually smart?" Asked Twilight.

"I'm right here you know." Said Sonata.

"Well we all are I mean Adagio is good at reading people, seduction, dressmaking, dancing choreography, and surprisingly organization. Though you never guess looking at her room. Sonata can Cook, write songs, spell craft, clean, is a math wizard, and plays the air head cause she found men like dumb pretty over smart pretty. She was the reason we survived till Sunset and Trixie found us. As for me, I know three languages, can swear in seven, some basic tactics, three martial arts, can write music, and can fix electric and plumbing problems in the home. Don't ask how I managed to get those skills. Oh and Sonata was also the only one of us that had a driver's license." Said Aria as they watched Trixie clear another plate.

"Ahhhhhh. Your right Trixie needed a meal brake." Said Trixie as she patted her somehow still flat stomach and gave a cute soft burp. "Excuse Trixie."

Sunset looked at Sonata and asked. "You had a driver's license?"

"Yeah I could drive anything from a bike to tractor trailer full of hazardous waste." Said Sonata as she cleared the plates.

"How?" Asked Sunset. "It took me two tries to just get mine to drive a car."

"Easy I liked dating truckers and racers. They loved to show off their driving skills." Said Sonata as she pushed the cart away.

"Aria why does Sonata scare me?" Asked Tempest

"Cause she is as smart as she pretends to be stupid and her eyes show it. No matter how silly she acts." Said Aria.

Later that night.

Trixie cast the mind link spell with help of Sunset, to talk to Dark Moon directly.

"How are you actually feeling?" asked Trixie with her mind.

"Not very well, Sugartits. We have to kill another fan tomorrow. That is unless we manage to disable them." said Dark Moon

"What you mean by fan." asked Trixie

"Gundam is aggh- Stupid mind blocks. Ok me and the others where probably all dressed up as our favorite suits or as our own ideas of suits. I'd explain more but the restraints keep me from even telling you in thought. It's not fun. By the way what you going to wear in the fight? Just your bed clothes like before or your work out gear?" replayed Dark Moon Changing the subject.

"Why do you have a preference?" asked Trixie with a shake of the head.

"Yes actually I prefer you in what you wore when we first met." said Dark Moon more then a little hint of amusement in his mental worlds as well as lust.

Trixie felt her cheeks heat up thankful her fur color made it hard to blush "Well, Trixie will be wearing her cape and hat but that will not be the sole components of Trixie's attire." she said folding her arms and turning her nose up and away in a huff.

"Oh well can't blame a guy for trying. Wish I didn't have to put you at risk. said Dark Moon

"I think thats more your programming then you. But I will try to keep you from getting to banged up out there tomorrow." said Trixie.

"Maybe partly but if I was still human I'd love to spend a lot more time with you. I mean you are a knockout.... and I forgot the mind link doesn't censor what I want to say from what I just want to think. I believe this would be a good time to end it tonight before I put my other foot in my other mouth. I so wish I could facepalm right now. rambled Dark Moon

Trixie giggled as she replied "Good night Dark, and maybe we can find a cure some day." with that the link was cut.

"So what did you talk about?" Asked Sunset.

"Trixie was only checking on his well being. After all we are depending on him but not cause he chooses to help us." Said Trixie

"Do you think he would?" Asked Sunset

Trixie looked back the suit the eye dark as it was in sleep mode. "Maybe if I washed him naked." She said with a chuckle getting a laugh from Sunset too. "But I think it's more he wants revenge on the one that did this to him. That said if we find them I'm sure in full release he would to make them pay. Beyond that, well... I like to believe he would." Said Trixie.

"The bonding is getting stronger isn't?" Asked Sunset

"Oh buck it is. I think the mind links speed up the process. The fact we are opposite sex also makes it worse I think." Said Trixie.

"Well maybe Luna's visit tonight will help." Said Sunset.

"Who me or him?" Asked Trixie.

"Him for sure. But you could probably benefit from it too. I mean you are going to fight tomorrow." Said Sunset

"So are you." Said Trixie

"Yeah but I'm just using magic not fighting one on one with Chrysalis. I mean she doesn't sound like a nice mare." Said Sunset

"Yeah but in have Dark Moon backing me up. I'll be fine as long as I'm with him." Trixie stopped right after she said that.

"You realize how attached to him that sounded and how much ownership you applied to him there didn't you?" Said Sunset

"Trixie has and is worried that the bonding effect might actually be worse to the pilot." Said Trixie

"We will look into it after we win tomorrow. After all we can't have you going crazy. Or we are all in trouble." Said Sunset

"Yes night Sunset I need my sleep." Said Trixie as she turned towards her room

"Night." Replied Sunset.

In the dreamscape of Dark Moon's mind.

Suits of numerous shapes forms and sizes traded fire across a space. "My one would think you wouldn't dream of such things given your situation Sir Dark Moon." Said Luna.

The Dark Moon appeared next to her smaller as tall as her with a short muzzle. a single eye in its head dressed in a Zeon uniform matching his dark colors of his armor, it's right hand a dragon head looking at her as the single eye watched the battle from the bridge of a ship they now stood on. "Princess Luna I take it? Whiskey?" He asked Offering her a half empty bottle.

"Thank you." She took it in her magic and took a swig and made a face. "Strong, good burn." She said.

"Yeah in real life I couldn't drink it straight." He lit a cigar in the muzzle using the dragon flame. Took a few puffs then exhaled and said. "I never smoked either but I have the urge to these days. Not surprised given way my body is now." He said as the dragon arm moves to look her in the eyes.

"I see the effect is worse the I thought or are you choosing to look like this." Said Luna.

"I'm not but this is the closest thing to my original form my mind can think of. " Said Dark Moon

"I see must be the spell. What do you remember?" Asked Luna

"The convention, flashes of friends and events but mostly what applies directly to mobile suits. I can't tell where some fiction I remember reading ends and my actual life begin in some cases." He looked at her with his head now. "What's more confusing is Trixie. My bond to her. It... I think I knew her or of her before coming here. But I'm not sure." Said Dark Moon as he turns to look behind him.

Luna follows his gaze. Then snaps her head back to the window. Behind them is a mental creation of Trixie as she is now wearing only her hat and cap lounging across a ornate couch throne thing, eating grapes with a glass of whisky. Long threads of red string stretched from her fingers to Dark Moon's back. "I umm... I see you have a very detailed and creative imagination." Said Luna blushing.

"I did design the suit that is my body now. But yes I was a novice writer and artists." He walked over and sat down with Trixie his dragon arm wrapping around her and nuzzling against her breast.

"I see well all things considered your mind is holding up well. Even if you are becoming dependent on Trixie to hold sanity." She tried to keep her eyes on his single eye in his head.

"It's been roughly a week, nine days, to be exact. It will become worse as time goes by. I can only imagine what the others are going through. But princess I ask one thing. Free us. We can't escape our bond to our pilots but give me and the other victims the right to move and talk on our own. Even if I am fighting for you me and them are still slaves fighting on another's will." Said Dark Moon as he feeds another grape to Trixie.

"I will discuss this with Twilight and my sister... well if you and Twilight survive tomorrow. I will also look for a cure myself for you." Said Luna as she turned to leave.

"One more thing. Check on Trixie's dreams she needs her rest tomorrow is going to be hard on her. Especially with infantry being mixed in the battle." Said Dark Moon.

With a nod Luna Vanished from his dream.

In Trixie's dream she wore a long dress with stars and moons on it, as she danced in the arms of what was the Dark Moon only smaller. She was as altered in body as she was in waking world a bad sign to Luna and she had wings coming from her back. As the two spun and twirled around a crystal ballroom. "I don't recall Twilight saying you had gained wings." Said Luna

"Trixie hasn't but Trixie is aloud to dream big is she not?." Said Trixie as she continued to dance.

"True I see your partner is, well, very knightish. Was your partner always in armor?" Asked Luna

"Yes and no. I used to have this dream of Ace Crimson Moon." Said Trixie

"General Firefly's son? Why he was one of my captain's back before my um... banishment." Said Luna surprised

"Trixie knows. Trixie's great grandmother dated him. Trixie found a painting of him in her home when Trixie was a teen, and well you can guess what that led to." Said Trixie

"I see, the sword of Equestria is now usurped in your dreams by one who is a more dedicated war pony then he ever could be. I admit your taste in ponies is one I share." Said Luna.

"Trixie dose have a weakness for legionary pegasus type heros." Said Trixie with a blush.

"Very well I just wanted to make sure you had a good night's sleep I'll see to it that this dream lasts the night." Said Luna.

"Thank you your highness." Said Trixie as her dance partner dips her towards Luna in a backwards bow unintentionally giving Luna a impressive downblouse look of Trixie's cleavage.

"Yes. Pleasant dreams. Captain Lulamoon." Said Luna before she vanished.

Luna rose from her bed to see her sister standing there. "Well?"

"Ponyville's defenders are all having good dream and will wake well rested. Trixie is has me worried about the bonds effects and strength as does Dark Moon, but for him the bond is keeping him sane. I fear for the mental health of those enslaved by those behind this. Also he took point to remind me that we are enslaving him as well even if we have the same enemy. I think he resents Twilight's choice not to fully releases him." Said Luna

"Sunset said as much in her letter along with a list of insults he hurled at Twilight in the mental link she made with him the first time they did it. Some I had to pounder the meaning of. Said Celestia.

The next morning Sunrise was welcomed with a silent hustle. The defence force was in Twilight's castle eating breakfast, what was jokingly said to be their last meal. All wore armor or battle dress of some sort. Zecora was eating her meal the bandoleer of potions clanking together as she ate her eyes glancing at the one who would carry the day or who's defeat would signal a horrid fate for them all.

Applejack and Big Mac sat side by side gilded out in sets of full plate pillaged from the castle of the sisters, with most all the other weapons and armor. Across from her sat Rarity and to her left the C.M.C. and several students. Looking excited for the coming battle they whispered among themselves taking a note of the mood in the room to keep it quiet despite their blind excitement. They would not see it that way in a few hours.

Twilight ate quietly a breakfast with meat along side Trixie and Sunset. She figured she would try it once and given death or worse was coming to day. "Every one." She said drawings everyone's attention. "I know what we face is scary, I know many of us will be injured or could even die. But I want you all to know I'm proud of all of you, your courage, your loyalty and your strength, to stand with us today. You are all true friends and I hope the power of our friendship will see us though." Said Twilight

Some started to clap but was interrupted by Aria. "Your wrong Twilight." Everypony looked at her in shock. "We are more than friends, we are not just fighting as friends but as brothers and sisters in arms." Said Aria.

Sonatas hugged Aria who for once made no attempt to fight against it. As Adagio spoke. "Aria's right, we are all Brothers and Sisters! We are the Ponyville family and we will defend our home together!" This seemed to be lighting a fire in those gathered in the room.

"Yes how silly of me. Thank you Aria, Adagio. Your right we will stand as a family, and we will win!" Said Twilight pumping a hoof in the air.

The room thundered with hooves and cheers. Smolder leaned in to her nearest class mate Silverstream and whispers. "You know I never thought mushy stuff could be so motivating."

"I know, and that makes you my dragon battle sister!" Said hyper Silverstream making Smolder roll her eyes but still smiled.

Three hours latter the troops where now in view as Trixie sits in her seat her new outfit feeling good.

"I need to thank the other Rarity next time I go through the mirror. The leotard, boots and gloves breath much better and the fabric feels better on the fur." Said Trixie.

"The new flight suit looks more comfortable for you, will it help against high G stress?" Asked Dark Moon who was using the communication camera to 'save' the way Trixie looked in it as she sat in him her cap draped over the back of the seat.

"Thank you and yes based on what I learned from you Sunset and Twilight have enchanted the material to constrict to prevent black and red outs. So no holding back today ok. Let's show them our best. After all this is our first time on the mane stage with a famous star." Said Trixie.

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"Enemy in scanner range unit identified! The ZM-D11GRB Abigorbine. Warning high output beam weaponry and multiple missile launchers. Close combat weapons of beam cutters and beam scythes." Said the Dark Moon as the imagine zoomed in on the suit.

"Great just what we don't need upside less likely to do a lot of wild shots right?" Asked Trixie as she buckled up.

"That will not be the case. Heat output rising it's going to fire." Said the Dark Moon

"Twilight shield up!" Shouted Trixie over the speaker.

The magical dome raised seconds before three streams of Yellow beams bust forth carving a massive swath destruction through Ponyville. The beams struck the shield and then reflected back slicing more paths of destruction wildly through the town expanding the damage. "My, my, that's clever. But it leaves the rest of Ponyville defenceless." Said Chrysalis. She then drove this point home by launching several missiles from her suits shoulders and blowing up several random building.

"What is she doing!" Shouted Rarity.

"She's leveling Ponyville!" Shouted Applejack.

She fired another blast from her beams clearing more houses. Trixie was already moving she had to walk out of the shield to avoid crashing in to it. Once clear the flight engines roar to life and she rises into the air seeing much of the center of Ponyville as scared stretches of burnt ground or in flaming ruins. Chrysalis was so preoccupied with her destruction she didn't notice the Dark Moon at first. "Guess we should end this fast. I don't think capture would be possible." Said Trixie as she took aim. After a few seconds of spin up a rain of fire burst forth from the spinning barrels pelting the enemy suit braking one points of its horn and denting and pelting the armor even detonating one of the open missile launchers.

"Ahhhhhh! Who dares?" The suit looked up its three eyes lock on the Dark Moon. "Ah! My date finally showed up. My pets go burn the town kill the children and bring me Twilight and her friends!" The army charged forward down the path cut by the beams.

"The infantry will overrun the defenders recommend ushering the dragon flame." Said the Dark Moon as Trixie had him dodge a beam shot.

"Did you forget that she is mind controlling them?" Trixie asked as she returned fire.

"If we don't our friends will be captured or killed, and all evidence gathered lost along with those students. It is a tragedy but tragedies happen in war." Said the Dark Moon, 'If we don't, I don't want to imagine what will happen to them. Or how upset you will be.' he thought.

"Still.... oh Buck! Luna needs over time pay after this." Said Trixie as she rolled over her suit in the air dodging another beam shot and diving down.

At the shield the first few waves of infantry had passed through and the ponies were fighting hard. "Hay what's Trixie up too?" Shouted Starlight. The defenders saw the Dark Moon swoop low in the air, it's right arm extend out and a dragon head formed it then launched a tremendous burst of flame sweeping over the enemy forces. The screams of agony and pain filled the air as more than four fifths of the army burned alive. Trixie then dodged another blast of beam fire.

"What have you done! Those where my toys! My pets! You had no right to take them from me!" Screamed Chrysalis as she rushed in and drew her beams scythes connecting them together in to a staff and started swinging wildly at the Dark Moon.

Trixie thrusted back and claimed half the gatlings guns barrels falling away as they were cut through. "Recommend detaching the shield gatling." Said the Dark Moon.

Trixie quickly did as suggested releasing the locks holding the what was left of the gun to let it slid of dropping down to ground crushing a home under its weight. "I really liked that gun." Complained Trixie as she fired the gun that was under her shield it multiple barrels erupting with fury for it larger brothers fate.

'She like that gun? I was kind of attached to it myself. That's going to be a pain to fix. Owwwww! Fuck those beams sting!'said Dark Moon in his mind as Trixie dodge as best she could from the savage slashes of the mad bug. One slicing off a piece of its right shoulder pad and leaving a shallow cut in the shoulder itself.

"I think I might need the sword here." Said Trixie

"A valid tactical option." Replied Dark Moon as it assisted the sword draw while she focused on dodging.

Below in the shield bubble, the fighting was still fierce as what remains of the army clashed with the defenders. It was brutal the enemy was unfazed by the fire attack some even still charged as through the flames with no head of its danger. In the school the students and C.M.C. watched in fear. "I don't think I feel as excited about this fight anymore." Said Smolder.

"Tell me about it. I mean yeah fights are always bad the retaking of Canterlot was crazy. I still remember the smell of burning yeti fur." Said Spike who was put in charge of the school defenders.

"Wait you burned creatures alive before you even had your molt?" Asked Smolder.

"Not fatal my flames were nowhere near what that Dark Moon let loose. But this isn't the first battle I seen. I mean Nightmare Moon, Discord, the wedding invasion, the fight with Sombra and the storm king's invasion. But none where as bad as this one. No one died as far as I know. This is worse." Said Spike pointing over his shoulder. The dragon had stopped watching as soon as the flames started the others did not much to the regret of the Several of them who lost the contents of their stomachs. Thankfully the front hall had restrooms.

Aria was smiling no she was beaming. She had loved violent games in the human world, she loved to fight in martial arts or boxing or whatever. As long as she could hit her opponents. But above all else she loved fighting alongside her sisters. Something they not done in over a thousand years, and right now they where. Just like when they were pups. She thrust her trident forward into a Diamond Dog in crude armor the pulled up lifting and tossing it over her head. Before it hit the ground she heard the sound of her sisters weapons rending it to pieces. Adagio holding a old hook sword that was actually from the mirror world the blade was expertly cratered and had ornate etching which now where filled with blood. It was one of the things she kept when they had to abandon the home they had do to eviction. Why? Only she knew. Sonata was a different threat ever the cook she actually was using knives throwing them with a amazing skill with one hoof while swinging a meat cleaver in the other making precision cuts that left limbs limp or cut arteries. The three where almost dancing when ever one dropped her defence or was open another's attack slipped in to catch the enemy in mid swing.

Heat sword and beam scythe clash in flashes of light as the two suits twirl and spun in the sky. Trixie was sweating this fight was hard high G turns and maneuvers where taxing on her body, constant jolts of blades clashing and hard movements made her muscles ache as she strained at the controls. Both suits had light cuts in the armor from close calls. Dark Moon was in pain and he was sure the enemy was as well Trixie blocked the scythe again it's tip digging into Dark Moon collar but the she brought the shield arm in for a gut punch the sound of metal against metal filled her ears then she pulled the trigger the multi barrel gun under the shield fired point blank sending a few dozen round right in to cockpit of the enemy suit. The enemy machine went still as it fell back to the ground a smoking whole in it. upon impact it exploded in a massive fireball and bright light. As if a switch was flipped all the enemy troops collapsed to the ground like puppets who's strings had been cut mid show.

"Is... it... over?" Panted Starlight as she dropped to her barrel.

"I think.... we one..." Said Thunderlane as he hovered with some effort nearby one of his flight goggles lenses cracked and blood running down his head.

"Remind me to ask Twilight for a raise." Said Adagio.

"Hey at least we get a solid paycheck. Spike did all our jobs and more for a five bit allowance." Said Sonata.

"Good point remind to ask Twilight for a raise for us and spike." Said Adagio.

Spike was shaking in the last few moments of the battle several enemy troops had broken through the door he and smolder where leaning on each other after they had held off a pair of Abyssinian troops. The third was a pony witch lay bleeding on the ground from numerous crossbow bolts in him. "Ok today's friendship lesson. Always trust you team to hold their position and do their job as long as you do yours." Said Spike with a dry chuckle.

"Please don't make this sappy or i'll have to smack you, and ruin how cool you look right now." Said Smolder.

"Ok Fair." Answered spike.

Day after the battle.

Trixie was outside in a bikini with a soap and sponge scrubbing the Dark Moon's armor. Over to one side the gatling gun lay the pieces gathered and put in place where now glowing as they mended themselves. "What a mess." Said Trixie as she looked over Ponyville from on the should of the Dark Moon.

"Yes it is. It could have been a lot worse. But thanks to you two it's over." Said Twilight

Trixie looked at her with a frown. "You think it's over?" Asked Trixie.

Twilight sighs. "Your right, it's not. But we should at least enjoy a small rest while we can, that attack had to cost them a lot of ponies."

"How are the victim's doing?" Asked Trixie

"Not good our wounded where light no fatalities on our side thank Celestia. But those she used are in bad shape many are still comatose some actually just dropped dead. Several took off and ran when they woke one even injured a nurse in doing so. Very few that woke up are even able to remember much of anything other then seeing Chrysalis exit the giant bug thing and then a bright light. Then as for their families or friends and we have to tell them..." Twilight explained trialling of at the end.

"Trixie sees. So how do the repairs look to go?" Asked Trixie as she started washing the command horn.

In the Dark Moon's mind. 'I know I should feel bad about what happened but I'm just happy Trixie is ok. Also Trixie is best pilot, she is washing me her self in a bikini! I so wish I could enjoy this more than I can..... I am completely in stockholm syndrome now aren't I?

A image file is sent to him by a cell number. In it was a picture of Trixie straddling his horn as she washed it. With a message.

Hay big guy found a manual last night while doing maintenance to help you heal nothing too helpful but it had your contact band so a quick spell on my cell and I can text you. Don't think it will work both ways but I figured you would like these. From Sunset

What followed was several other pictures of Trixie even one of Trixie his pilot next to a human Trixie as well as one of Rainbow manned Pegasus face planted in Trixie's breasts writhe her holding a plate up out of the way.

'Sunset is best mechanic.' as he created a save file for the pictures in his mind.

Uping the stakes.

Author's Note

Red Jack is the Dark hound with the red and Black colors swapped.

Fixed armaments:2 x anchor shot, mounted on shoulder binders, can be fired on wire; 2 x beam saber, stored in recharge rack in rear skirt armor, hand-carried in use; 2 x beam vulcan gun, mounted on shoulders, usable only in G-Strider mode
Optional hand armaments:DODS lancer (includes 2 x DODS gun), mounts as nose in G-Strider mode

Jolly Roger is the cross bone gundam Maoh, painted black with bones painted white and anything yellow painted gold.

Fixed armaments:skull satellite cannon (modified reflectors to take in sunlight to charge cannon), mounted in chest; 2 x heat dagger, stored in legs, hand-carried in use; 2 x beam saber, stored in recharge racks in shoulders, hand-carried in use; 2 x crossbone sword/gun, stored in side armor, hand-carried in use

Uping the stakes.

"What!!!!!!!" Screamed the voice of the Mistress as several objects flew across dark room the shatter at the hooves a pair of Anthro ponies in cloaks.

"Don’t shoot-" "the messengers." Said the two in cloaks one finishing the others sentence. "We only are-" "telling the truth."

"Yes, yes." Then you two can deliver another message. Tell this...Captain Lulamoon, to die and then kill her."

"By your-" "command Mistress" said both of them as they bowed as they backed out of the light.

Later on a flying ship two anthro mare pegasus twins landed. one black with a white mane and tail, the other white with a black mane and tail. both had red eyes and wore matching red poodle skirts and captain coats both had a hat that's brim arched up on one side with a feather in it but their hats mirrored the other one ones father and bent on the right the others was on the left. The two walked along the upper deck as the crew gathered to hear their orders.

"All hands set sail." "we are going to ghastly gorge." The two said doing the one talks then the other. Then as one say, "We are hunting the captain Lulamoon!"

A shout of affirmative came as all hands set to work.

"Jolly Roger," "Red Jack!" The twins started "Give us a song!" Said the two as one.

The two suits hanging from the side of the ship connected in radio link. "Again with the sea shanties? We are in the skies!" Ranted one mind to the other.

"Just be glad they connected us together and released us to stage one, Jolly. Otherwise we would be insane by know with no one to talk to. Besides it could be worse." Said Red Jack.

"Oh and how so Jacky?" Said the Jolly Roger.

"We could be sailing with Jack Sparrow and having to sing rap songs." Said Red Jack.

"Ok your month alone before I came along really screwed with you Red." Said Jolly Roger.

"Right let's open off with hoist the colours and the shiver me timbers." Said Red Jack.

"Ok but I want to hex this trip so after that curse of captain Morgan and then the flying Dutchman." Said Jolly Roger.

"If we get one more song after that, then will go with up and away in the mornin’." Said Red Jack.

"Ok I'll start the music, you lead us in." Said Jolly Roger.

Music started to fill the air around the ship then a girls voice rose from one side.
"The King and his men stole the queen from her bed
and bound her in her bones
The seas be ours and by the powers
Where we will...we'll roam"

Then from the other side a male voice rose up.
"Yo, Ho haul together, hoist the colors high
Heave ho, thieves and beggars, never say we die"

Then both together sung as one
"Some men have died and some are alive
And others sail on the sea
With the keys to the cage
And the devil to pay
We lay to Fiddler's Green!

Yo, Ho haul together, hoist the colours high
Heave ho, thieves and beggars, never shall we die

The bell has been raised from its watery grave
Do you hear its sepulchral tone?
A Call to all, pay heed to the squall
And turn your sail towards home!

Yo, Ho haul together, hoist the colours high
Heave ho, thieves and beggars, never shall we die"

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Ponyville town hall
"I'm sorry for all the damage to the town." Said Twilight to the mayor as she went over the costs to the town.

"No, no, I understand the situation but it is the worst we seen in years. Add to that several families some going back to the founding have decided to leave with the ever increasing chaos of the town. It just seems that the ever free is pushing back for real, at long last." Said the Mayor.

"I'm sorry to hear that. At least none of towns ponies died. Shame about all those she had been using as slaves." Said Twilight

"Yes at least we can help those that survived... I think the only winners out of this is the undertakers and the doctors. They are the only ones making bits." Said the Mayor.

"And the construction companies. I mean families lost their homes. Send me any other paperwork you need me to sign and i'll see to it Ponyville gets the bits we need." Said Twilight.

"Thank you Twilight." Said Mayor

"No, thank you. With all the mess we cause it's the least we can do." Said Twilight on her way out.

Outside Aria waited on the steps looking board as anything. "So is the crown paying to fix this place?"

"Yes... and to add more defences. Which means you will get to yell at ponies and be paid for it." Said Twilight as they start walking.

"If your trying to seduce your guard like Celestia and Luna are said to do your off to a good start." Joked Aria.

"You don't believe that do you? I mean the rumor I mean." Asked Twilight blushing.

"Now a days? No, well not Luna at least, maybe Celestia. Back then definitely Luna never Celestia they both where a lot different." Said Aria as she floated along next to Twilight.

"So um you like your job so far?" Asked Twilight changing the subject.

"Trixie is a hands off leader gives me a job and lets me do it nice change from Adagio's leadership. Every detail planned to the letter worked great raiding ships and towns, even for survival in the other world. So yeah it's nice and I'm getting underlings to yell at, it should be fun." Said Aria with a smile then added. "Also the princess is easy on the eyes."

Twilight coughed in to her wing as she blushed. "Your doing that to mess with me aren't you."

Aria shrugged "Fifty, fifty. I mean you are a young alicorn, my boss's boss and well let's face it one of the bravest if not craziest ponies in the world. So yeah you are definitely attractive, but so are my sisters your friends and Trixie has those nice human curves witch I actually miss. Fingers where nice to have." Said Aria as Twilight went red then had a shocked look on her face. Aria just gave her a grin.

As they walked in Adagio in her secretary suit was waiting a tray with a stack of mail on it in her hoof, one was a scroll with a knife through it. "Your mail your Highness the top piece seemed impotent, but it was delivered by a mail mare who said the knife was in the letter when she received it for deliver. Nice quality one at that, engraved whale tooth handle with brass finish. Probably from our enemies but the next one has good sense of drama and stile."

"You always where wet for pirates and whalers." Said Aria.

Adagio was not amused by her sisters quip. "I see your in good mood, who you eat last night?"

"Oh don't bring that up again both you and Sonata helped yourselves as much as me in the battle." Said Aria back.

"Yeah but at least I don't flush my ex's" said Adagio.

"Ok three time I only done that three times and they cheated on me!" Said Aria.

Twilight nervously chuckled. "I'll just read theses in the study you two look like you need some sister time. I'll shout if I need you."

Both broke from glaring at each other.

"Thanks Twilight." Said Aria

"As you wish your Highness." Said Adagio.

Both went right back without missing a beat.

"So um.. about your guard openings? Any chance you want a reformed villain with command experience?" Asked Tempest who had been waiting in the study as Twilight walked in.

"Sure we need all the help we can get especially experienced help. Besides you already have the new armor from the battle preparation." Said Twilight as she sat down.

She took the knife and scroll in her magic removing the knife and looking it over. The engraved whale tooth had detailed pirate ship on the water carved in to one side, and the other had a pirate airship. She set it aside making a note to, if possible return it to its maker or owner or their family. She unrolled the scroll and read it.

Dear Princess Twilight Sparkle.

We are called Block and Tackle. We are part of the organization Madame Butterfly was with and we are charged with doing what she failed to do. Now we understand that the battle has done a lot of damage to your town and we hate unnecessary bloodshed. So with that in mind we invite your champion Captain Lulamoon to a duel above Ghastly Gorge on thirteenth. She has the whole day to arrive failure to appear will indicate you wish to fight in your town again something we don't want. As collateral damage tends to happen when suit battles happen. If your champion wins well our crew has orders to cut lines and scatter as they like please don't give chase if they do. If we win we request you and your friends and guard surrender. We will of course honor parly before the duel if you wish to iron out terms of treatment to any prisoners of either side after the fight.

Your frenemy Block and Tackle.

"Well they are polite at least. It's obviously a trap but i'll leave the choice to Trixie to fight on their terms." Muttered Twilight. "Tempest. Would you take this to Trixie and inform me of her answer, and if your ship can still fly have her ready for the trip." Said Twilight.

"Sure thing Twilight." Said Tempest as she took the scroll in her lips and trotted off.

"Now what's next in the mail." Said Twilight.

A hour latter.

"So that's it, they are just calling you out now?" Said Sunset.

"Different pilots different behavior. In the simulator Trixie has seen some that will rush right at you and hit you with a shield or shoulder charge while more annoying ones ambush from stupidly far away. Did Trixie mention she hates snipers. Like really hates snipers." Said Trixie before taking a drink.

"Yes you have Trixie." Said Dark Moon "Several times in fact. Often with stronger language."

"Why are snipers so bad?" Asked Tempest.

"Ok picture a crossbow user hiding in a tree. So far away that you look like a bug to them. They fire and hit you in the shoulder. When they miss." Said Trixie making Tempest gulp as Sunset and Starlight share a nervous glance.

"Now the ones Trixie deals with are that times ten. It can be on Canterlot mountain and near miss take the arm off with a beam shot of particles or laser of energy. From their to Ponyville." Explained Trixie.

"What would happen if it hit you directly?" Asked Tempest.

"A direct hit by a sniper would mean complete destruction of this unit and detonation of its power core. As well as instant death for Trixie. A outcome we are working hard to insure never accrues." Said Dark moon

"Honestly I'm impressed you stopped the bug looking one so fast. I mean it almost sunk my ship in one shot. " Said Tempest.

"So you accepting the duel?" Asked Starlight.

"Trixie has to. After all we can't have another battle in Ponyville. It would not survive it. Who ever they sent is obviously better then Chrysalis was. So it will be a hard fight. But Trixie trained hard and and has two victories all ready." Said Trixie puffin out her chest.

"I'll let Twilight know so she can make preparation." Said Tempest, who then galloped away.

In his mind "Well this is a thing now. Some of the bad guys are not as evil. But really pirates? I wonder if they have a crossbone gundam. If so I'd never be able to keep up with its speed. Trixie will have to think of something clever." he spoke up, "Trixie if this enemy is a pirate we should practice against high mobility suit that use hit and run tactics as well as possible traps in the battle zone. Maybe even devise new strategies to use."

Trixie sighs. "I swear he is the most needy colt friend Trixie has ever had. Always needs me in side him." She joked with a smile. Sunset and Starlight where laughing at Trixie's joke as the Darkmoon seemed to turn it's eye away.

Sunset and Starlight left Trixie to her training as they walked Sunset asked. "So how are the students holding up? Hear you been busy."

"Celestia have I ever. I mean sure some of them talked big when they volunteered to protect the others but after actually fighting. Most never want to look at a sword again. Biggest surprise was Smolder the dragon was having nightmares I had to ask Luna to step in for her. I mean they had the least fighting at the school but several students did have to kill and some where even hurt. I'm surprised how well the CMC have handled everything. " Said Starlight.

"I'm not, if they are half the person their human counterparts are, then I wouldn't be surprised if they handled it as well their sisters. Speaking of any word on Aj?" Said Sunset.

"She's going to be ok nothing serious just nasty cuts. Rarity and Rainbow though. Rarity is fussing over that claw mark over her left eye where a Abyssinian got their claws in her. Rainbow is driving the nurses crazy. She broke her wing and is non stop about how awesome she was in the battle." Said Starlight.

"I'm not surprised, I wrote our human friends about it and they have asked tons of questions. They had to hog-tie sci-twi to keep her from coming through to try and study the suits. Now that I think about it I wounded if the suit could return to human if they could fit through the portal?" Said Sunset.

"No way he'd fit, unless you want to ask Starswirl to make a gumbo size one." Said Starlight

"No way our luck we get more giant robots coming out of it." Said Sunset

The walked in to the dining room to see Aria, Adagio and Sonatas. At the table with the first two looking to be pleading with the youngest sister.

"Common she started it, why do I have to apologize before I can have some?" Said Adagio

"Please Sonata don't make us do this." Said Aria

"Nope, Nope. If you to want of my special best sisters forever yummies. You two have to act like good sisters and apologize for fighting to each other." Said Sonata

"Uggggg! I'm sorry I made fun of how much you liked to flirt with pirates back in the day, Adagio." Said Aria

Adagio sighs and says "And I'm sorry I made fun of your predatory tendency when your upset, Aria."

"Good now hug it out." Instructed Sonatas to witch both sisters hugged each other.

"Oh Celestia that was the sweetest thing I seen you three do ever." Said Sunset spoiling the moment and making Adagio and Aria jump apart.

"It's great to see you three so close makes me wish I had siblings." Said Starlight

The clack of plates stopped the angry looking sisters from advancing on the interlopers. "Ok you two enjoy." Said Sonata setting large bowls on the table to witch both her sisters dove head long for.

Sonata then walked over and wrapped Sunset and Starlight. In her arms. "First no you can't have any that's a family dish and I only make it for my sisters and me. But if you want something else I'd be happy to make it for you." She then pulled them in closer and whispered "And you tell any creature what you saw here, I'll make you two into something they will love just as much as it." She then pulled back and smiled happily "Ok?"

"I forget sometimes she was as evil as her sister." Said Sunset

"Seriously that was scary. We sure she's reformed?" Asked Starlight.

"I think... But common she did offer to cook for us." Said Sunset as she started walking the way Sonata went.

"Yes, right before she threatened to cook us." Deadpanned Starlight as she followed her.

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Ghastly Gorge the thirteenth

Twilight and her friends waited by Tempests mostly fixed ship having a lovely picnic with a banner that said parly hung on the side of the ship. The Dark Moon loomed next to the ship it's eye scanning the horizon. Everyone was enjoying the picnic. Aria and Tempest while on guard still had something to eat. Sonata and Spike where trading recipes with Pinkie and Applejack. Twilight, Starlight, and Sunset where talking magical theory. Rarity was talking with Trixie and Adagio about Trixie clothes and human style. While Fluttershy was fussing over Rainbow Dash who still had some bandages and was not aloud to fly, much to Rainbow's annoyance.

After a hour of waiting they heard singing as a pirate airship came in for a landing two suits lashed to the hull.

"And it's up and away in the morning
With the wind to our backs we will sail
And the ship may well take ya
From here to Jamaica
Where the storms and the waves
They will toss ya and shake ya
And you'll do desperate deeds
For which God might forsake ya
But there's nowhere that we'd rather be
And it's up and away in the morning"

"Well I figured they'd try something to put the fight in their favor. Two on one this will not be easy." Said Trixie mirroring what Darkmoon was thinking only minus the cursing he was thinking.

A rope ladder dropped over the side as a griffon and earth pony climbed down a pair of Anthro pegasie flew down. The four walked to Twilight's group. "Hello I'm Captain Ruff Seas, you can call me Block and-" "I'm Captain Clear Skies, you can call me Tackle." Spoke one twin then the other before both spoke as one. "We thank you for agreeing to our duel."

Twilight walked forward with a scroll and dagger in her magic. She floated the dagger handle first to the pirates. "That belongs to one of you or your crew I felt I should return it. Some creature put a laugh t of work in to it." The griffon stepped up and took the knife putting it in a empty scabbard on his shoulder.

"Thank ye ma'am. I'm the ships first mate Global. Pleasure to meet ye." Said Global.

"Nice to meet you." Said Twilight before floating the scroll over. "This is the written terms under Canterlot duel laws all parties involved need to sign including the crew of your ship for the stated terms to apply." She floated a second scroll over to other captain. "This is for when Trixie wins it's a letter of introduction for your crew to a pirate captain Celaeno. She is a good friend and will honor our agreement and give your crew work should they need it."

The two read over the scrolls the switched and read the other. "Do you have-" "a quill we can use?" Said Block and Tackle. Twilight floated one over that spike raised up. "Thank you." They both said.

After they signed they handed the contact scroll and letter of recommendation to the first mate who signed it and he and the the earth pony went back to the ship to get the crew to sign.

"Thank you again-" "For agreeing to our Duel." Said Block and Tackle

"Thank you for not damaging the town any further. The last two where not as polite. I hope our terms where not to demanding." Said Twilight.

"Not at all. It was quiet fair." "Even generous to our crew should we lose." Said Block and Tackle separately before as one saying. "And we will see to it that you and your friends are taken proper care of on our ship till whatever the mistress has planned has ended, when we win."

"You will have to defeat Trixie first. But I wish we could settle this whole mess peacefully." Said Twilight.

"As do we." They said together. Before one started saying "We are pirates, we like to have-" "as little fighting as we can." And the other finished.

"I see, most gain least work." Said Twilight with a nod of agreement from the twin Captains.

"We will go-" "get ready." They said separately before as one said "And send the signed agreement back with our cabin colt."

"Very well I'll signal when to start then when both parties are ready." Said Twilight.

After several minutes the two suits were free of the ship they hung too. The two suits stood and moved away from the ship both had heavy pirate motifs on them. In the link the two suits talked as they were piloted in to place. "So that's the suit that took out two in a row?" said Red Jack

"What the hell? It's a one year war relic with light modification!?" Said Jolly Roger.

"Jolly I think we are in trouble. That suits base model was twenty years older than the unit bug face had. If they took her out when she had technology advantage like that, then our pilots are out matched." said Red Jack

"Let's let them know. They may be pirates but they treated us well." said Jolly Roger

In the cockpit of the Red Jack. "Captain. We have a problem. That suit should not have been able to defeat the Stag Beetle."

In the Jolly Roger, "The enemy suit is more dangerous than we think. The pilot might actually have natural talent or full AI unlock."

Both pilots gave the same reply. "Are you saying we are endanger?"

Red Jack answered "I'm saying I don't want to die today."

Jolly Roger answered with. "We are heading for dark waters."

Across the field the Dark Moon drew its sword and it's engine started to spin up making it float. "They are both high end machines. The Crossbone gundam Mao has a high powered beam cannon on the suit. The other unit is known as a dark hound. High mobility brutal in close and can transform. Both have beam weapons. Please be careful Trixie, this is not a good fight for us." Said the Dark Moon."

Trixie looked at the suits standing across the gorge then her eyes widen and she smiled. "Trixie has a plan. If they are so good let's see how the handle, what was the term you used in mind link last night... Oh yeah, dancing on the deck." Her voice full of mirth.

"Understood sonar mapping in progress. Showing in upper right." He said quickly picking up the plan.

The two pirate suits noticed the active sonar but before they could say anything the a bright purple beer shot up and popped like a firework. Their pilots pushed them forward. Only to have them dart to both sides as the Darkmoon booster jumped forward letting out a wield spray of rounds from it's gatling gun kicking up dust all over. Quickly the two suits regrouped and went back to back looking around and above for the Darkmoon.

"Where has it gone?" Asked one pilot.

"Can it turn invisible?" Asked the other.

"Active sonar reading below us in the gorge!" Alerted Red Jack.

"They used the dust to hide their withdrawal." Said Jolly Roger

"But it's a flying suit, it's at a disadvantage in a narrow area like that?!" Said Block

"So are we, sister that's the point. They already somehow know our suits strengths." Said Tackle.

The two suits move closer to the edge and look in they see nothing at first then round a bend in the gorge wall the Darkmoon came sliding along the wall itself in a crouch with its sword digging in kicking up dust and gave them a quick spray pass with it's gatling. Both suits dodged it easily but when they looked over to shoot they couldn't see cause of the dust. They switched to thermal just in time to have the screens go white as a blast of flames erupted from the dust clouds both suits dodged but the Red Jacks left shoulder anchor shot melted clean of. While the Jolly Roger had to toss one of its gun swords before it exploded from over heat.

"BUCKING TARTARUS!" Shouted the pilots.

In the mind of the Red Jack she screamed in pain. "Hot! Hot! Holy Fucking Christ, that hurts!" in side of her she spoke to her pilot. "Danger high temperature thermal weapon left anchor shot off line. Advice retreating enemy is dangerous."

In the mind of the Jolly Roger. "Oh crap that was close I nearly lost my arm! This is way to dangerous. This battle field was clearly too close to the town. They have local knowledge combined with the suits active sonar." he then voiced. "Danger tactical disadvantage combined with high pilot capabilities recommend striking the colors."

"We will not surrender!" Shouted both pilots.

"Red you ok?" transmitted Jolly Roger

"Fucking no, I'm not ok. Any slower and it be a one on one fight. I don't think we will live through this." said Red Jack

"At least we will go out like badasses. I mean shit, nice knowing you Jacky." called Jolly Roger.

"I love you Roger." said Red Jack.

While they had a private talks via the link. The pilots took them down into the gorge Tackle shifting the Red Jack to its G strider mode. While the Jolly Roger boosted forward skimming the bottom of the gorge. The Darkmoon made the first move jumping out of a cavity in the wall, sword drawn the heat blade clashing with the sword gun of the Jolly Roger. The surprise attack drove the Jolly Roger in to the opposite cliff wall clogging it's thrusters with dirt and rock as well as damaging the joints and solar mirrors. The pilot was stunned by the impact leaving the suit open for attack. The Darkmoon raised its gatling, barrels spinning. Before the first shot left the weapon the Red Jack plowed in to the shield though missing the arm it tore the shield away and broke the smaller machine gun under it before the Red Jack crashed in to a out cropping in to a tumble and landed on its feet. "Oh come one we just fixed that!" Shouted Trixie as she switch sword hands and activated the dragon arm. The. Red Jack turned and readied it's lance and drew a beam sword.

The Jolly Roger squirmed in the cliff side as it's pilot watched their sibling square of with Trixie while trying to dislodge the suit. "Move you bucking tin can!"

"Thrusters clogged, joint damage on legs, thruster mountings and arms, rear armor integrity critical, gun sword loosening power." Reported Jolly Roger.

Red Jack moved first taking aim and firing the lances DODS guns. The Darkmoon side stepped and lunged with the dragon arm clamping on the left hand of the Red Jack, crushing the ha and beam saber and forearm. The Red Jack tried to counter with the lance on for the Darkmoon to parry with heat sword and then lock the right arm of the Red Jack with its left plunging the heat sword through the right knee. "Ahhhhhh! My arm, my leg!" screamed the Red Jack in her mind. In her cockpit warning alarms where blaring as the pilot tried to take control of the grapple by firing her thrusters.

Trixie didn't fight the maneuver in stead she used it firing her suits own thrusters to flip and spin the two suits so the Red Jack slammed and skidded along the ground a good distance. The Dark Mon stood stepping on the remaining leg and right arm. The dragon head released the mangled arm from its jaws and rose high in to a striking position. Tackle started to override the safety settings on the thrusters. "Trixie's sorry." Came Trixie's voice over a open radio channel.

The Red Jacks damaged arm started groan as it was raised to either defend or attack the Darkmoon’s leg, but it was too late the dragon jaws rushed forward the heat fangs slicing through the chest armor as the jaws closed on the cockpit filling the air with sound of crunching and ripping metal. Over the radio of the Jolly Roger Block herd her sister scream as she watch the dragon jaw rip off a large chunk of the Red Jack's chest.

"Clear Skies!" Screamed Ruff Seas, as she watched the dragon head dropped the twisted remains of the cockpit in to the dirt. The system of the Red Jack shutting down and it's damaged arm dropping to the dirt. The head of the Darkmoon turned and the eye slid to look over its shoulder as it pulled the sword from the Red Jack's leg.

"Operational IFF signal from Red Jack, Suit is in repair mode but pilot vitals are flat line. Cockpit and chest armor compromised. Warning safety disabled on the thrusters, danger thrusters clogged and damaged usage not advised. Tactical assist advisement surrender." Said Jolly Roger.

"I'll kill you!" Screamed Ruff Skies over the open channel. As she fired her thrusters the upper right thruster exploded blowing it away from the cliff and ripping out two of the other thruster arms from the back and dropping more stone and dirt or its self. The skull opened up to fire. As they raised sword gun to fire as well.

"Warning solar mirrors lost or damaged in multiple place, warning low light levels, charging time decreased by eighty three percent! Warning remaining gun sword damaged!" Warned Jolly as pain flashed in his mind.

"DIE!" Shouted Ruff Seas as she pulled the trigger on the advancing suit as they charged the cannon. The gun sword exploded taking the left arm with it. The pilot adjusted the suit aiming at the closing Darkmoon and fired the cannon with a only a ten percent charge.

The Darkmoon jumped over the beam letting it pass by harmlessly and scar the gorge wall. The Darkmoon dropped down slicing through the skull and the cockpit knocking the damaged suit on its side as the eyes goes out. "Sorry..." Said Trixie over the radio.

The eye slid in the head of the Darkmoon looking at both suits as they lay like mangled bodies. "Pilot vital signs negative both units still transmitting ID signals. Targets neutralized. You can open the hatch and puke now." Said the Darkmoon instantly the Trixie had her hatch open and was vomiting.

"Signal week but connection is still good. Jacky can you hear me I can't see my pilots dead. Can you see what's going on?" Asked Jolly Roger

"Ow everything hurts. All I see is sky and cliff checking my lances gun camera now. Oh wow we where boned I see the pilot throwing up. She's won every fight and still pukes from killing? Well she at least didn't kill us too." said Red Jack

"At least we can take a nice long rest before they give us new pilots." said Jolly Roger.

Trixie recovered, mostly. "As much as that sucks it means Trixie is still not used to killing ponies. Lucky we only lost the pilots and the not victims. Ok now to let them know we won. Darkmoon please recover the downed suits." Said Trixie before a magical firework shot from her horn and she went back in her suit to sleep.

Above the gorge Trixie's firework burst forming her smug face and the words 'Was there ever any doubts?' Prompting cheers from Twilight and her friends.

"Woo she did it!" Shouted Spike.

"I'm starting not to doubt Trixie's ability any more." Said Starlight

"Holy buck she actually beat two at once!" Shouted Sunset.

"Ok I'll admit it, I'm impressed!" Shouted Dash.

Global flew over "Looks like will be needing that letter of recommendation after all. Here, it's not much but it was supposed to be a celebration gift for the captains." He said hand over to knives in scabbards with belts. Each handle was made of bone like the one on the note was sealed with. Only each danger had one of the suits on one side and it's former pilot on the other. Names carved in below near the guard. "We will set sail you highness and as agreed none of our crew will raise a weapon against Equestria again."

Twilight took the daggers. "Your crew will always have safe port in Ponyville should you need and sorry for your loss." Said Twilight.

"Tell Captain Lulamoon that we will not hold a grudge. But don't count on us buying tickets to her next show if she returns to performing. Well at least not any time soon. We will trust you with the bodies they wanted a water burial." Said Global with sharp salute before he took wing to his ship.

The sound of the Darkmoons flight engines at full power drew all the eyes of those present as it rose out of the gorge holding the mangled suits by their callers as it returned. The mangled and smashed parts glowing as the repair system went to work. But it highlighted the damage that all the suits had been dealt. But to the pirates it screamed a one side fight. As very few glowing spots where seen on the Darkmoon while the suits piloted by their former leaders looked mauled over by a beast. The suit set them down on their backs then went back to the gorge to return with broken weapons and some of the missing parts. The pirate ship was on its way out.

The Darkmoons eye looked at the leaving ship. "Trixie request permission to play music. The crew lost their song leads it seems."

Trixie mumble "Didn't know you had songs. Play something to send them off."

"Always loved sea shanties, and no crew should shove off without a song." thought Darkmoon as it watched the crew taking to the sky.

"Ah, for just one time
I would take the Northwest Passage
To find the hand of Franklin
Reaching for the Beaufort Sea
Tracing one warm line
Through a land so wild and savage
And make a Northwest Passage to the sea

Westward from the Davis Strait
'Tis there 'twas said to lie
The sea route to the Orient
For which so many died
Seeking gold and glory
Leaving weathered, broken bones
And a long-forgotten lonely cairn of stones

Ah, for just one time
I would take the Northwest Passage
To find the hand of Franklin
Reaching for the Beaufort Sea
Tracing one warm line
Through a land so wild and savage
And make a Northwest Passage to the sea

Three centuries thereafter
I take passage overland
In the footsteps of brave Kelso
Where his "sea of flowers" began
Watching cities rise before me
Then behind me sink again
This tardiest explorer
Driving hard across the plain

And through the night, behind the wheel
The mileage clicking west
I think upon Mackenzie
David Thompson and the rest
Who cracked the mountain ramparts
And did show a path for me
To race the roaring Fraser to the sea

How then am I so different
From the first men through this way?
Like them, I left a settled life
I threw it all away
To seek a Northwest Passage
At the call of many men
To find there but the road back home again

He stood singing the song while the ponies gathered the damaged parts and pilot remains. In side the Darkmoon's chest Trixie mumbles "I liked the song..."

"I hope she's not going to add personal jukebox to my list of duties." he thought to himself.

The two healing shared a link conversation "Wow even if he was ordered or not he put a lot of pride in to the song." said Red Jack

"yeah but he seemed to do it for the crew out of genuine feeling or he actually liked the song." said Jolly Roger.