Subterranean Freedom

by ElementBrigade

Chapters

Chapter 1: Chosen by Fire
Chapter 2: The Mysterious Pegasus
Chapter 3: Journey Through Darkness
Chapter 4: Restocking For The Coming Disaster
Chapter 5: Awakening Of The Destroyer

Chapter 1: Chosen by Fire

Chapter 1

Chosen by Fire

(Ranger’s HQ, Locker Room)

CODE NAME REGISTRATION:
Sunset Shimmer
REGISTRATION COMPLETE.

This is a tiny tale of time,

“What’s today’s schedule?” Sunset asked, as she pulled out her Standard Ranger issued coat. “Genic hunting again?”

“Nah, we’re on lift guard duty.” Adagio said as she closed her locker and walked over to Sunset.

Concerning war between friends.

“Guarding the lift. Work even a Low-D like you can do!” She chuckled placing a hand onto the low ranked pony’s shoulder. “Right Sunset?”

Destiny decided to challenge us.

“See you there, partner.” With a pat on Sunset’s shoulder, Adagio made her way to the door as she exits the locker room.

And so we chose to end the world.

“Yeah….see you there....partner.” Sunset said as she slipped into her coat and closed her locker door.

In order to meet our mortality.
There was nothing to regret.
Nothing….

“Took you long enough partner.” Adagio said as she saw Sunset enter into the room. “What took you so long to get here?”

“I had to make sure I had everything I need for today’s mission.”

“Typical Sunset Shimmer. If you keep on not being prepared like I am, how are you ever going to rise up the ranks like I have?” Adagio said which caused Sunset to glare at the bragging pony for a second before looking away. “Come on, Captain Vector Zero is waiting for us inside. You know how she can be when she has to wait.” With nothing else to say, Adagio pushed the door open as the two mares walked in.

“Adagio Dazzle 1/64!” Adagio said, standing at attention.

“Sunset Shimmer 1/8192! R-Reporting for duty ma’am!” Sunset said.

“At eaze ladies.” Vector Zero said as she turned around to face the two mares in her office. “I’ve called you two in to review the details of the mission I’ve assigned you both with.” She said as she handed them both a copy of the mission. “Guard duty, Level E. You are to board the freight train and guard its contents. An easy task for you two. Any questions?”

“Where are we taking the train to?” Sunset asked.

“You’ll board the high-speed lift sent from the BioCorp Labs, and guard its contents. Be careful though, we have received intel that Trinity has been patrolling around the area. Any other questions?”

“No ma’am, but might I speak with you before the mission?” Adagio asked.

“Of course. Sunset? Please wait outside.”

“Yes ma’am.” Sunset said before saluting and making her way out of Vector Zero’s office.

(Low Sector: Ponyville Borough)

Sunset stood leaning underneath the dim light of an electric lamp post as she watch the ponies of Low Sector continue with their daily lives. It was always the same down in the low sector. Old, run down, dirty, and lifeless. Sunset tried to look away from it all as she looked up at the ceiling. Only it didn’t really help her that much seeing how there was nothing but rusty old metal covering the surface of the metal ceiling. Staring at the metal ceiling, Sunset began to imagine the vast blue sky and lushest green plains of Equestria. Stories about the land filled her mind with wonder and excitement about someday being able to leave the underground and seeing it with her own eyes.

“Sunset!” yelled Adagio as she brought the unicorn from out of her fantasy making her way towards the her.

“Done talking with the Captain?” Sunset asked. “What did you talk about while I was away?”

“I’ll tell you later. Come on, let’s head over to the Low Sector Lift Port.” Adagio said as they begun to walk down the street. Moments as they were about to leave, a older looking mare along with her child caught the attention of Sunset when the mare spoke.

“Excuse me, but are you the one that stopped that genic from coming into our town the other day?”

“Um, yes.” Sunset answered as the mare grabbed her hand.

“I wanted to say thank you for saving my son from that monster. Most ponies don’t like you rangers, but I thank you for what you did.”

“It’s no problem ma’am. Just doing my job.” Sunset said as she smiled at them warmly. Only for Adagio to clear her throat.

“Not to break up this little moment, but we gotta go Sunset.” Adagio said as the two began their walk out of the sector and onto the metal lift.

“Don’t get a bloated head Sunset. Stuff like that will get you killed if you think you’re better than anyone else.”

“You’re one to talk. You keep bragging on about how you’ll be regent soon.” Sunset muttered to herself as the lift brought them to the station.

“We’ll have to go to the lab on foot seeing how Trinity is scouting the area. And we don’t want them to hijack the train on the way there.” Adagio said as she unsheathed her rapier. “Don’t worry. If things get too rough for you, I’ll hold your hand and deal with the Genic myself.”

“I’m not a baby you jerk.” Sunset said as she unsheathed her katana. “I can look after myself thank you.”

“If you say so Low-D.” Adagio said as she jumped onto the tracks taking the lead. “Just don’t come crying to me when you’re in a pickle.”

(Moments later}
[Genic Processor)

Sunset was standing on a walkway made of metal as she faced a large dragon like creature. From what she could tell it was obviously dead due to the giant spear running through it’s chest like a piece of hung meat, and the missing of it’s lower body. The yellow unicorn was a bit puzzled at the way the dragon looked. Her curiosity of the dragon was cut short as it begun to talk.

The long wait is over.

“Long wait?” Sunset said as she walked closer to the decaying dragon. “What do you mean by long wait?”

At last, you have awakened, my dying dream.

The dragon opened it’s mouth as a gust of air rushed past the unicorn. Sunset quickly covered her nose as she suspected the air from the dragon’s breath to be foul and decaying. But what surprised her was the fact that air from the dragon’s breath wasn’t foul or bad, it felt like pure magic was flowing out of it and into her.

Let us go, my little friend. Once again to the sky.

“Wait, the sky? The sky’s real?” Before Sunset could ask the dragon any more questions, the dragon began to fade away as the room she was in began to be engulfed in a bright light.

“Sunset? Sunset!?” Adagio said as she shook Sunset, trying to wake her up. Sunset moved her hand to her head as she slowly opened her eyes. As her vision began to appear, she notice that they were inside a white hall, full of clean tiles and steril lights. From what she could tell they were in the Canterlot Lab.

“W-What happen?” Sunset asked as she pulled herself off the floor.

“You tell me. One minute we entered into the hallway, and the next thing I know you froze up and fell to the floor like a ton of bricks. You feeling okay?”

“I fell over?” She asked only for Adagio to roll her eyes.

“Get it together Sunset. I don’t want you to screw this mission up for me.” Adagio said as she walked off ahead. “Let’s go, we got a cargo to get.”

“Was what I just saw just a dream?” Sunset said asking herself. “It felt real, but-.”

“Hey Low-D! Get in here! You gotta check out what I found!” Adagio yelled, bringing Sunset out of her state of mind as she rushed over to the next room. As she entered into the room Adagio was in, her eyes widen in amazement at what she saw. Standing there pinned to the wall was the dragon that she saw in her dream. Only this one was dead and not moving.

“What in the name of Celestia is that?”

“I don’t know. We don’t have records of Genics being this big.” Sunset said as she walked a bit closer to the railing. “It could be an experiment gone wrong. How the hell did they even get this thing in here?”

“Who cares. What? Are you scared or something?”

“No I’m not scared, just curious that’s all.”

“Sure you’re not.” Adagia said as she begun to walk off. “Come on, we got a job to do.”

“....Odjin….” Sunset said as she shook her head before following after Adagio.

(Canterlot Lab Liftport)

“COME ON!!” yelled the ranger pony as Sunset and Adagio made their way down the steps of the liftport.

“The liftport is about to leave! Hurry up Sunset!” Adagio yelled as she and Sunset rush towards the train with their cargo in the last split second. “Man, thank Celestia that we made it on time. Next time don’t slow me down like that.”

“S-Sorry.” Sunset said as she turned her attention at the cargo they were transporting. “Hey, do you know what’s inside the cargo that we’re transporting?”

“Don’t know. But whatever is inside here it must be something special.” Adagio answered as she leaned against the guard railing. “So relax, nopony would ever attack a lift guarded by Rangers.”

“If you say so.”

A few minutes of silence filled the atmosphere around as Adagio looked off at the railroad tracks, while Sunset was still fixating on the cargo they were carrying. The moment of silence was broken when Adagio decided to speak up.

“Sunset.”

“Yes?”

“.I want you to give me the credit for that Genic the other day.”

“What? But why?”

“I have the potential. All I need is the reputation, and they’ll have to promote me. If things goes well, I could even be regent. I Have the qualification after all.”

“A regent? Are you serious?”

“I am.” Adagio said as she walked up towards Sunset. “I, Adagio 1/64 will be regent. I must. Sunset, with your 1/8192 D-Ratio, you’ll never make it past grunt level. But once I get to the top, I’ll be able to help you out.” She said as she placed a hand on Sunset’s shoulder. “Come on Sunset, what do you say?”

Sunset fell silent upon hearing Adagio’s request. Running the calculations in her head. If she were to give Adagio all the credit that she herself has done, then her chances of promotion would be slim to none. It might even be nonexistent. Before she could give her answer, the alarm on the train started to go off as the lights began to flicker on and off.

“What’s going on? Are we being attacked?” Sunset asked as she looked off to the side. As she did, she notice a war genic sprinting on the other side of the track with a pony sitting on it’s back. The pony pulled out what appeared to be a handgun and start to shoot at the two ranger ponies, only to hit the cargo they were carrying.

“A war genic? It’s Trinity!” Adagio yelled as Sunset quick fired a barrage of magical beams at the pony riding the war genic. The pony ducked her head at a beam that flew past her head. In retaliation the pony shot back trying to take out Sunset. After the barrage of beams flew or bound off the war genic, both the pony and the war genic ran past the train as the duo decided to hop onto the track the train was on.

“Did it give up?” Sunset asked.

“Damn! Looks like they’ll do anything to stop the lift!”

As the pony hopped off of the war genic, the mare pulled out large cylinder like weapon from her back. Kneeling on one knee she carefully took aim at the lift as she prepared herself to fire at it. Adagio’s eyes widen as she saw the mare fired upon them. The rocket that was launched out of the tube made contact with the lift as it cause it to explode into pieces. As the smoke started to clear up, Adagio survive the explosion as she was hanging from a broken train track. As she looked up she saw Sunset hanging on the other side of the broken track by her jacket.

“Sunset?” Adagio said as he vision became more clear. Trying to figure out a way to save her partner, Adagio tried to swing herself to where the unconscious unicorn was. Before she could get a good amount of momentum, the track that was holding Sunset Shimmer up broke as the unicorn ranger fell into the dark abyss. “SUNSET!!!"

Chapter 2: The Mysterious Pegasus

Chapter 2

The Mysterious Pegasus

(Flashback)
(Trinity HQ)

“Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze, I called you both here for a mission that I need you to do.” The male stallion said from behind the table that was between them. “Your target is a lift leaving the Canterlot BioCrop’s Labs in the low sector.”

“A retrieval mission? What is it?” Aria asked.

“Oh! Are we getting another shipment of food? I do hope it has tacos in it like last time.” Sonata said as she was smacked upside her head by Aria.

“No it’s not that.” The stallion said with a slight chuckle. “Your target is a pegasus most likely a filly depending.”

“A filly? What makes you think that-” Aria paused as she notice the stallion shaking his head as a melancholy expression appeared on his.

“It should shed light on how dirty this world has become. Retrieve the target at all cost. Understand?” The stallion asked as Aria and Sonata both nodded and gave off a salute. “Good, now go.”

“Oh man.” The mare said, wincing at the fact that the lift fell into the abyss of darkness. “I didn’t expect for that to happen.” Looking down at the wreckage, the mare jumped off of the war genic and faced it. “Go down there and get the cargo. If you see any of the rangers down there, kill them so they don’t get whatever it is that was in that thing.” The genic climbed onto the wooden part of the track shimming it’s way down lower until it disappeared into the darkness below.

“Dammit, the boss is so going to be disappointed with us if the cargo is damaged or worse.”

Darkness. Nothing but an endless sea of darkness as Sunset Shimmer pushed herself to keep moving forward through it. Limping with each step as she tried to ignore the pain from her right arm and left leg. As she continues to limp for a bit, visions of a the dead dragon, a glyph, and a live dragon flowed through her mind as she pauses and looks up.

“I’ve chosen you.”

Looking up Sunset could see the glyph that went through her mind as mist of light flew from out of it and enveloped around. As the light enveloped around herself, flames begins to appear on her body while she was covering her eyes from the blinding light. As she lowered her arms, she saw a shadowy figure standing in front of her.

“It is the power given to you…The Dragon’s power...You are the chosen one.” The figure said as it vanish for a split second before appearing in front of Sunset, causing her to jump back a bit and fall onto her bottom. “The 1000-year world destroyer…..find your fate….before it finds you!” The figure said as it slowly turned around. “What you do will change...everything.”

(Old Waste Shaft)

“Hey, She’s waking up.” said a youthful voice as Sunset’s eyes shot open. As she pulled herself up, she notice that she was resting inside a house made of a mix of scrap metal and cardboard.

“W-Where am I?”

“You’re in the old waste shaft kid.” said a rugged male voice. Sunset turned her head to the left to see a old stallion entering the room with a cane to help support his weight. “Glad to see you’re still alive after that fall you just had.”

“W-Who are you two?”

“Oh, where are my manners.” The Stallion said as he took a seat next to Sunset. “My name’s Iron Head, and the girl beside you is my niece Lily Flower.”

“Hi!’ The filly said as she waved at the ranger pony.

“Care to tell us who you are kid?”

“Sunset Shimmer 1/8192. How long have I been out?”

“A few hours maybe.” Iron Head answered. “We found you falling from above along with the wreckage from the lift you were on. I’m actually impressed that you survived the fall.”

“I-I fell….” Sunset’s eyes widen as memories of what happened moments ago suddenly rushed into her head. “Oh no, the cargo!” She yelled as she tried to get up, only to wince as she felt pain coursing through her body.

“Easy there kid, your body hasn’t recovered from the fall. I recommend you wait for a while before trying anything else.” He said as the stallion leaned back in his chair. “No sense in trying to push yourself if you’re still hurt.”

“B-But, I gotta get the-”

“No buts kid. You need to rest up before you could do anything else. Celestia knows if you went outside right now, you’ll be prey to the monster outside of this place.”

Sunset was about to argue with the stallion, only for her to notice the room starting to spin. “I guess maybe a few minutes of sleep wouldn't hurt anypony.”

(Ranger HQ)

“And that's what happened to us ma’am.” Adagio said, finishing up her report of the incident that happen on the mission.

“I see, and the cargo? What happen to it?” Vector said, pressing her fingers together while looking at Adagio.

“Excuse me?”

“What happen to the cargo? Were you able to secure it?”

“Trinity was still there within the area. I barely got out of there alive, but I believe that the cargo was destroyed when it fell into the abyss.”

“As likely as that sounds, we can’t take any chance. Find the cargo, and secure it. Failing to do that, make sure it is destroyed. No matter what it looks like.”

“Y-Yes ma’am.”

“You sure you don’t want to rest for a bit before leaving? I mean you did pretty much fell from all the way up there, so I wouldn’t be surprised if you needed it.” Iron Head said as Sunset flex her arm muscles.

“I appreciate your concern sir, but I really need to get going. HQ will be wondering where I am and what happen to the cargo.”

“Do you even know what that cargo thing you keep talking about?”

“No, but whatever is inside it I need to secure it.” The mare said as she placed her weapon on her hip.

“Well I hope you find whatever it is you’re looking for Sunset. If you can’t make it back to HQ, feel free to stop here at anytime when you’re not busy.”

“I’ll take that into consideration.” Sunset said as she waved good-bye to Iron Head and Lily Flower, and began to walk off to where the old colt found her at.

“You think that mare will be okay?” Lily Flower asked.

“Possibly, she is one of those Rangers after all.” Iron Head said as he walked back inside. “Come along, we have work to do Lily.” The stallion said as he and the little filly walked back inside the poorly made house.

“I’m a little bit surprised that there would be ponies living down here then back up in Ponyville Borough. Then again, not everypony can afford to live up there what with not having any bits to do so.” Sunset said to herself as she begins to make her way through the old waste shaft. Moment after making her way through the trash and the door that leads to the next room, Sunset paused for a moment upon hearing the sounds of heavy footsteps. Look through the mountain of trash, Sunset could see the war genic from before when she was with Adagio transporting the cargo on the train. What got her attention the most was what the war genic was carrying. In its arm it was carrying what appears to be a white colored pony with a aqua colored mane, wearing a cream colored dress.

“I-I gotta do something….b-but.” Sunset’s body begins to shake due to the fear of facing the war genic by herself. Most high level rangers wouldn’t have a problem dealing with a war genic solo, but given how low her rank is it would be crazy to fight one. Maybe suicidal. The mare closed her eyes as to try to calm herself down while thinking of a plan to rescue the pony. Upon doing so, she soon felt a surge of power flowing through her body as if she was driven to do something. Opening her eyes her eye color changed from aqua green to bloody red as a orange-red colored aura surrounded her body. Without thinking, Sunset began to rush over to the war genic as she jump over the mountain of trash, jumped into the air as she unsheathed her katana, and embedded it into the war genic’s back upon landing.

The war genic let out a loud roar upon being stabbed in the back by Sunset’s katana as it tries to shake the mare off of it. It was successful as Sunset was soon sent flying backwards into the mountain of trash. Shaking her head from getting thrown, she looked up to see the war genic in front of her as it was about to slam its fist into her face. In a blink of the war genic’s eye Sunset quickly vanish from its sight as she would appear a few steps away from the monster on its left. With her katana placed in her sheath, Sunset charged at the war genic as a mach cone appeared around her body. Once she was close, she quickly unsheath her blade as she cut off the genic’s arm that was holding the pegasus. Once the pegasus was freed, Sunset quickly grabbed her in her free arm and landed a few inches away from the war genic. The war genic let out a mighty roar as it grabbed its arm due to the pain from having its left arm cut off.

Without looking back at the war genic, Sunset placed the mare safely onto the ground as she looked over her body to make sure she wasn’t hurt or injured in anyway. After looking over her body, the ranger sigh with relief that the mare wasn’t hurt. A smile appeared on Sunset’s face for a moment before it disappeared upon hearing the war genic’s heavy footsteps coming over to her. Turning around, the war genic body began to glow as it tried to punch at Sunset again only for her to quickly dodge out of the way of the war genic’s fist. Sliding to the genic’s right, she quickly thrust her sword into the war genic’s rib cage. The war genic roared in pain as it slammed its fist into the ground, causing the ground to sake as it took Sunset off guard causing her to lose her footing a bit as she stumbles backwards.

This gave the war genic the opportunity to backhand Sunset in the face as she was sent flying into a pile of trash. The genic was about to charge after the ranger until it fell to one knee and began to cough a bit. Looking down it notice its own blood leaking out from the wounds that Sunset inflicted unto it. As it tries to pull itself up from the ground, Sunset burst from out of the trash pile and into the air. The war genic saw her coming as it tried to knock her out of the air by throwing a metal plate at her. Only for Sunset to cut it in two and slammed her katana into the war genic’s head. There was a moment of silence when her katana embedded into the genic’s head as it was soon broken once it soon fell to the ground dead. As the war genic laid dead onto the ground, Sunset eyes changed back to normal as the aura quickly vanished from off her body. Blinking at what just happened, she pulled her katana out of it’s head as she placed it back into her sheath, she soon walked over to the knocked out mare on the ground. As Sunset kneeled down to lift the unconscious mare up a bit, she notice that the pegasus had weird markings on her body.

“What in the name of Equestria is this mare? I’ve never seen markings like this before. Not even in the Ranger’s records or archives.” She thought as she notice the mare slowly opening her eyes. Once the mare was fully awake, Sunset gave her a small smile as she chuckled a bit. “Thank Celestia you’re awake, I thought that war genic might’ve hurt you or some-.” Before Sunset could finish her sentence, the mare quickly hugged her which took the ranger off by surprise. “Thing?” Feeling the mare shaking in fear as to what happen to her, the ranger placed a hand on the pegasus head in a means to try to calm her down. “Hey, it’s okay. I got him.” She said as she jerks a thumb over at the dead body of the war genic. “Can you stand?” The mare nodded to Sunset’s question as she begins to pull herself up from the floor. Once fully standing she brushed away some of the dust covering herself a bit as Sunset pulled herself up from the floor as well.

“I’m Sunset Shimmer, what’s your name?”

“O…..Obsi….dia.” The pegasus said as she tried to talk to Sunset, but it sounded like she was having trouble speaking.

“Obsidia? Your voice? You can’t talk can you?” Sunset asked as Obsidia sadly nodded. ‘Hm, maybe the medical ponies back at HQ can help her with her problem with talking.’ She thought before shaking her head and looking back at Obsidia. “Anyway, we need to get out of here Obsidia. It’s not safe here and I prefer not to stay here any longer then we have to.” The ranger said as she begins to walk off for a moment before looking back at the scared pegasus. “Here, let’s go.” Sunset said as she offered Obsidia her hand. Obsidia was hesitant at first, but looked up at Sunset as she noticed her nodding with a smile on her face. She nods back as she in turn walks over and takes her hand.

Chapter 3: Journey Through Darkness

Chapter 3

Journey Through Darkness

Holding the hand of the mysterious pegasus with draconic like wings named Obsidia. Sunset continued on their journey through the old waste shaft of the end sector. As they continued walking, Sunset began to ponder the events that took place before all this. What was that mysterious voice talking to her in her head, who was that shadowy figure in that dream she had, and more importantly who was this girl that was being taken away by that war genic? All this just because of a low rank mission of transporting an important cargo back to HQ. Not one of the best days to have for this low-D huh?

“All this is just so damn confusing. First Adagio and I get attack by Trinity while transporting the cargo, then I ended up down here in a old waste shaft, and to top it all off I lost the cargo within the wreckage. How on earth am I going to level up rank from low-D to something else?” Sunset said as she placed a hand to her forehead as she stopped to look back at Obsidia who tilted her head in confusion. “And to top it all off I found this mare with weird looking wings on her back. Dammit, I really wish that they gave us more about what was inside that thing-.”

Before Sunset could finish her rant, her left ear twitch as she heard the sound of somepony taking the safety trigger off their gun and placing a hand on it. Placing a hand to her katana, Sunset stood in front of Obsidia as she waited to see who it was that made the sound.

“Stay behind me, okay?” The ranger said as she looked back at Obsidia as she nodded. Turning her attention back to the direction she was looking, Sunset’s ears twitched as she heard the sounds of hoof steps heading towards her and Obsidia. Unsheathing her sword, the ranger took up a fighting stance as she heard two gunshots go off. Seeing the bullets coming at them, Sunset quickly deflected the oncoming shots in different directions before seeing the pony that shot at them heading towards them.

“Dammit. Of all the times for somepony from trinity to attack us.” Hearing the gun fired off again, Sunset quickly barreled to the left as she soon charges after the pony that shot at them. Once close enough she tried to bring her sword up to slash at the gun mare’s head. Only for the mare to quickly duck and uppercut Sunset from below causing the ranger to fall backwards. Rubbing her chin from the surprise attack, she quickly looked up to see the mare in front of her aiming her gun at her face.

“Figures someone from trinity would be following us.”

“Ranger, you can’t help her. Go and leave her with me.”

“.....I’m sorry but….what?”

“We need that mare. She is the only hope that we have of saving this rotten world.”

“Listen mare.” Sunset said as she glare at Aria. “I don’t care what you want. I don’t deal with criminals.”

“Admirable for a ranger like yourself. Too bad you don’t realize there’s more to this world than what you can see with your eyes, also my name is Aria, Aria Blaze not ‘Mare’.” Aria said as she cocked her gun. “Listen idiot. There are some things you’d be happier not knowing. Now why don’t you forget that you met me and forget that you met that mare with wings.” Aria soon turned her attention at Obsidia and extend a hand towards her. “Come with me kid. You’ll be much safer with me then with this ranger.”

Obsidia notice Aria motioning her to take her hand as she quickly rushed over to Sunset’s side and held on to her arm. Feeling Obsidia touching her arm, Sunset eyes widen as she turned her head a bit to look over at the pegasus who was shaking while attempting to try and protect Sunset.

“.....Seriously? She can’t help you kid. Trust me on this.”

“Kinda hard to trust somepony when you have a gun pointed at the one that saved her.” Sunset said as she heard a snort coming from Aria. “Get angry all you want, you know it’s true.” There was a moment of silence, before Aria gave out an annoying sigh and lowered her gun away from Sunset’s face.

“Alright Ranger. Let’s work together then.”

“....You can’t be serious about that? You expect me to work together with you after shooting at me?”

“We’ll work together until we get out of the End Sector. Look it’s not like you can protect the mare while fending off the monsters down here by yourself, and I’m pretty sure after knocking you off your feet you’re not that skilled in a fight. So why not join together to get out of here together?”

“Again, you expect me to trust you?” Sunset said as she notice the mare take her mask off.

“We both want to protect her right? So it would seem fair that we work together for the same goal.” Aria said as she placed her gun back in her holster on her side as she extends a hand towards Sunset to help her up. “What’s your name?”

“Sunset Shimmer.” The Ranger said as she reached for Aria’s hand and pulled herself up from the ground.

(Old Waste Shaft: Floor 1)

While Sunset was busy making her way through the old waste shaft along with Obsidia and the newly acquired teammate Aria. Adagio and her small team of ponies begin their investigation at the crash site from where the lift crashed while carrying the cargo to HQ. As they begin their investigation, Adagio ordered her squad to search around for any clues on to where the cargo is or if Sunset was still alive.

“See anything on your end Bon-Bon?” Adagio asked as she looked over the wreckage of the crashed train site.

“No, nothing on my end. I wouldn’t be surprise if Trinity got here before we did.” Bon-Bon said as she hopped off a piece of metal from the lift Adagio and Sunset were on.

“Keep looking around along with the others. We have to find the cargo and get rid of it no matter what it looks like.” She said as she looked over and notice Lyra heading her way. “Any luck on your end Lyra?”

“I don’t see the cargo or anything else in this area, but I do see a trail of hoof steps heading over to the doorway to the other room here.”

“You think somepony from Trinity got here before we did?”

“I don’t think so.” Lyra reached into her pocket as she pulls out a strain of red & yellow color hair. Adagio’s eyes widen as she snatched the piece of hair from out of Lyra’s hand as she looks it over. “You could’ve asked you know?”

“....You said you found this near the doorway right?” The siren pony asked as Lyra nodded her head. “Show me.” She asked as Lyra began to lead the way to door that lead towards the End Sector. Pushing the door to the other room, Adagio, Lyra, and Bon-Bon entered into the room and began to examine the area inside. “Spread out and look around for clues. If this hair belong to Sunset, then that means she’s around here somewhere either passed out and injured.”

“I don’t think that could be the case.”

“What makes you say that?” Adagio asked as she looked over at Lyra who was motioning her to come over.

“Didn’t you say that Sunset took down a Genic once back at HQ?”

“Yeah, but I don’t think that-.” Before Adagio could finish her sentence, she soon notice the dead war genic on the ground. “Oh….”

“There’s a pair of hoof steps leading towards the exit. One belongs to Sunset seeing how she’s a size nine medium. The other happens to be that of a mare. About the age of fifteen maybe.” Bon-Bon said as Adagio continued to look down at the bloody hoof trail before sighing.

“Y….You don’t think that it’s the cargo that the Vector Zero wants us to get rid of….is it?” Lyra asked.

“.....We have a job to do ladies.”

“But isn’t she your part-.”

“We have a job to do. Get rid of the cargo...no matter what it looks like, nor whoever gets in the way. Unless anypony wants to go against Vector Zero’s orders?” Adagio asked as Lyra and Bon-Bon both looked away. “Thought so, now where does this sector lead to?”

“It leads to the train shaft. Why did you ask?”

“Inform the others about this and have them move to the train shaft.” Adagio ordered as she turned around towards the doorway she and the others came from. “Five bits says that they’ll end up going there seeing how that’s the only trail that leads to the train shaft.”

“And what about Sunset?”

“....If she gets in the way, we’ll have to kill her. No matter the excuse.”

(Old waste shaft: Floor 5)

With the new member of this small group of ponies, Sunset, Aria, and Obsidia continue to make their way through the old abandoned waste shaft. Sunset would for the most part be either lost in thought to the point where she would be taken by surprise by most of the monsters that lived in the waste shaft. Had it not been for Aria’s quick draw skill, the Ranger would have bitten the dust long before they’ve met.

“Seriously, that’s like the fifth time you were lost in your thoughts Ranger.” Aria said as she place her gun back into her holster. “If you’re the best that the Rangers have to offer, then I would be surprise that you guys made it this far in this shit hole of a world.

“S-Shut up, i have a lot on my mind in case you haven’t notice?”

“Doesn’t mean you still can’t let your guard down while in here. Especially when you’re protecting Obsidia.” Aria said as she points over to the pegasus. Sunset looked over at Obsidia who in turned smiled back at her while holding on to her hand. Smiling back, Sunset let out a sigh as she turned her attention back at Aria.

“Y-You’re right...sorry. I’ll try not to think about other things while we’re down here.”

“Good, because I would hate to have to drag your dead body around or have the kid crying because you’re dead.” Aria said as she soon notice room across from them that had a bunk bed in it. “Why don’t we take a little break before we continue. I need to have a little talk with you about something.”

“That….would be a good idea. We have been walking for a good three hours or so. Plus I think Obsidia needs it as well.”

“Good, then let’s get moving.” Aria said as she, Sunset, and Obsidia made their way to the bunk bed. Once there, Obsidia released her grip on Sunset’s as she begins to explore the room they were in.

“So….Ranger. Aren’t you curious? Don’t you want to know what she is?” Aria said as she leaned against the bed frame

“I am curious as to who or what she is….but would you even tell me even if I asked a criminal like you?” Sunset asked as she took a seat on the military style bunk bed and looked down at the ground.

“Truth is….I don’t even know myself. Wasn’t told jack shit about what was inside it or what it was. Just grab it from you guys and return back to Trinity.”

“Heh, guess we’re both in the dark about our mission to receive the cargo.”

“Ranger...This world you’re trying to protect….I don’t think it’s worth it.” Aria said as she looked over at Obsidia for a moment before looking at Sunset. “Especially if this world is willing to do something like this to ponies.”

“....M-Maybe….Honestly I think I might be on the same boat with you on that...but there is so much stuff going on that I still need answers to.”

“If they’re the same as mine. I take it you’re wondering about Obsidia and what they did to her right?”

“Along the lines of that. Why would they do something like this to a pony let alone a filly like her.”

“Who knows. Maybe it has something to do with her wings?” Aria said as she pointed at the draconic like wings on Obsidia’s back. “You don’t see a pony with wings like that now do you?”

“No...that's something I want to know when I get to HQ.”

“And you think they’ll be okay with you asking something like that? If anything, they would possibly kill you on the spot for something that they didn’t tell you about.”

“Well then what would you suggest we do?”

“Sneak in while no one is looking and search for the answers that I’m looking for. But as it stands we can’t do much at the moment seeing how we’re stuck here. For now we better get moving before more of those monsters down here come and find us.”

“Agreed.” Sunset said as she pulled herself up from the bed and called out for Obsidia to come over to her. “Where does this trail lead us too?”

“It leads to the abandoned train shaft. Once we’re there we’ll figure out where to go from there. But I would suggest we go to Trinity seeing how they’re more reasonable than you rangers.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.” Sunset said as she felt Obsidia grab her hand. Once she felt it, she begins to walk back outside of the room as they begin to make their way back on the trail they were on.

Chapter 4: Restocking For The Coming Disaster

Chapter 4

Restocking For The Coming Disaster

(Regent HQ)

Regent HQ. Home to the Regents and leaders of The Rangers HQ down in Ponyville Borough . They uphold the law and protect the citizens of Equestria from both monsters and agents of Trinity. Inside the iron stone clad building were seven mares sitting at a round table looking over the security camera that caught the fight between Sunset Shimmer and the War Genic that took place not to long ago in the low sector.

“Fluttershy, what was it that the prophecy said about pony kind again?” Applejack asked, looking over at the cream color pegasus wearing a pure white dress with pieces of metal armor on it, golden gloves, and a bowstaff folded onto the holster on her back.

“Ponies will gain wings and the sky will return to the world as it was during the olden days of time forgotten. It was a clear vision, but I do not think it’s time for ponykind to gain their wings.” Fluttershy answered, which caused Rainbow Dash to snort in amusement.

“For once I’m in agreement with you Fluttershy. I don’t see ponykind growing wings any time soon. Fools, doomed to their fate.” The cyan pegasus said as Rarity shook her head.

“Looking down upon others is a grave mistake Rainbow Dash. You of all ponies should know that.”

“What do we do? Should we take care of the problem ourselves?” Pinkie Pie asked as everyone turned their attention to the white alicorn pony.

“We shall see what the pony in question will do. Right now I sent the order to eliminate the cargo that the pony has. If she is who I think she is, then we will take action into our own hands.” Celestia said as she folded her arms. “For now, we wait and see where this may go.”

“Agreed, we can’t rush into something without getting the facts beforehand.” Twilight said as the others agreed with her statement.

(EndSector: Junk City)

As the door to the next sector slid up, the trio made their way to a small little sector filled with a couple of ponies of different ages spanning from little fillies & colts to mares & stallions that were either in between the ages of twenty or thirty depending.

“Thank faust. A place to rest.” Aria said sighing in relief as she walked through the doorway.

“This is good. Not only can we stock up on supplies, but we’re almost to where we need to be.” Sunset said as she and Obsidia followed after Aria through the mining site.

“Eager to turn me in to the Ranger’s huh?” Aria said with a raised eyebrow.

“It’s not that. I-It’s just that maybe I can get some answers into what happen to Obsidia. Plus you said that we should work together until we make it out of this place. Or did you forget that?”

“Relax, I haven’t forgotten. Geez, you can’t take a joke can you?” The Earth Pony said as she continues to make her way around the mining site. “But it really is a good thing that we found this place. Because if we were to keep on going like this, then we would possibly be weak from hunger or faust knows what.”

“Do we even have enough bits to get what we need?”

“How much do you have on you?” Aria asked as Sunset began to reach into both her jacket and pants pockets. To her misfortune as she pulled her pockets out, the only thing she had in them was just a button that she found on the ground that looked pretty neat to her. “You don’t have any bits on you? Aren’t you supposed to be like an elite ranger or something?”

“Not everyone gets paid the same price as most rangers do….I’m kind of a low rank ranger….been one for the past few years or so.”

“.....Your life must have been horrible if that’s the case.” Aria said as the ranger deadpans at her comment. “I’ll take care of the funds seeing how this will be the last time we work together.” She said as she motions them to follow her. As they began to head towards Junk City, a gray colored pegasus mare greets them with a simple smile and wave.

“Welcome to Junk City mares and little filly. Home to scraps and Low-Ds alike.” The mare said before looking over at Sunset. “Oh, hi Sunset!”

“Hey Derpy.” Sunset said before Aria turned her attention to the bacon haired pony.

“You two know each other?”

“We've done some missions a few times before Captain Vector Zero stationed her here in Junk City. Most Low-Ds that can’t afford a place to live in Ponyville or can’t do their duties for Ranger HQ, are sent here to Junk City.”

“....That’s just not right.”

“It’s not so bad really. I mean I don’t have to fight so much of the monsters outside of Junk City. And I can keep an eye on Dinky, so it’s a win in my book.” Derpy said, still smiling as cheerful as ever.

“...I’m still saying that it’s not right. But you’re okay with it, then who am I to say what you Rangers do or not.”

“So what brings you two here to our….cramped little home of ours?”

“We’re just here to stock up on some food supplies and stuff before heading over to HQ.” Sunset answered.

“Um...I don’t want to be rude or anything. But why go to HQ with somepony that’s with Trinity? Unless you were able to convince her to join. Which might be a bad idea, because low-ds don’t get paid much nowadays.”

“She’s not joining us. She’s just with me to help us get back to HQ.”

“Us?” Derpy looked over at Obsidia with a surprised look on her face. “Oh my. I-I didn’t know you two were in that kind of a relationship.”

“What!? N-No we’re not dat-”

“Don’t worry, your secret is safe with me~” The pegasus said as she place a finger to her own lips meaning she would keep it a secret.

Come along honey, we got some shopping to do~” Aria said in a teasing tone as she walks off into the small city. “Um...where do we go to get what we need?”

“Aloe and Lotus Blossom. The Blossom sisters. They’re usually found here or someplace else in the lower parts of Equestria.”

“And what do they look like?”

“Aloe is the earth pony with pink fur and blue mane. Her sister, Lotus. Who is also a earth pony with blue fur and pink mane. They also have matching clothes but they’re the opposite color from each other.”

“.....And I thought Sonata was weird when she tried to do the whole clone sister thing with me. Please tell me that they don’t finish each other sentences?”

“Not that I know of. I rarely stay long enough or seen them do that. But that’s besides the point. Let’s just get what we need and head out of here.” She said before she and Obsidia continuing to follow Aria through Junk City. As the trio make their way through, Obsidia took notice to some of the ponies looking at her. Mainly her wings. She then looked at some of the pegasi wings, then back to hers, then back to them. This went on for a while before she decided to get Sunset’s attention by tugging at her arm. “Something wrong Obsidia?”

The mare nodded as she pointed over at the nearby pegasi’s wings before pointing over to her own set of draconic like wings.

“Oh, I take it you’re wondering why your wings are different then how their wings look like?” Obsidia simply nodded as Sunset scratched the back of her head awkwardly. “Well, that’s a bit of a complicated question really. It’s not that I don’t want to answer your question. It’s just that I have no idea on why you have wings like that. Hence the reason why we’re going to the Ranger HQ to see if they might know something about you.”

“Which I’m still saying is a bad idea.” Aria said as the duo looked over at the earth pony. “Rangers with secrets like this don’t take kindly to their own trying to get to the bottom of this. It’s not too late to turn back the way we came from and head back with me to Trinity HQ.”

“Look I know you mean well, but you can’t expect me to trust somepony right off the bat. Especially when they’re part of Trinity of all ponies. If things don’t work out with the Rangers, then I’ll consider heading over to seek assistance from Trinity. Sounds fair?”

“Fine...but I will hold my “I told you so” when the time comes when the rangers turn on you the moment they see you with the kid.”

“I’ll take my chances when that happens.” Sunset said as she continues to follow after Aria for a while before noticing Aloe and Lotus at the top of the platform above them. “For now let’s head over to Aloe and Lotus to get what we need.” She said as the three of them make their way upstairs to where the blossom sisters were located. Upon looking at them, each were wearing the same style of clothes only the color of it would match the opposite of each other.

“...Wow….You weren’t kidding about the whole matching clothes thing.” Aria said before the two sisters took notice to them walking up to them.

“Welcome!” They said in union. “How can we help you three today?”

“We need to stock up on some supplies. You have anything food wise and ammunition?” Aria asked as the duo nodded.

“Yep, we have almost everything that you folks need.” Aloe said as she reaches into the giant book bag that they were sitting on as she pulls out what looks to be silver colored bags as she hands a few of them over to them.

“What the hell is this stuff?” The Siren asked as Obsidia sniffed the bag that was given to her and begins to bite it, only for Sunset to gently pull it from out of her mouth causing her to pout.

“Dehydrated rations. We stole….I mean borrowed them from the Rangers when they were throwing them out in the trash cans in Ponyville Borough.” Lotus said with smile on her face as if trying to pass it off like it was nothing.

“....You do know that stealing from the rangers will get you put in jail, or worse right?” Sunset said with a deadpan expression.

“It’s not stealing if you don’t get caught doing it~” Aloe said as she looks over at Aria. “Would you like to have some more of it along with some water to rehydrate it?”

“Might as well seeing how this will come in handy for us. Also add in a few clips of ammunition if you could.” Lotus nodded as she along with Aloe pulled out a bag and began to fill it up with food, water, and other stuff that they might need.

“You sure you have enough to cover this? It looks like it could cost too much.” Sunset asked as the siren rolled her eyes.

“Oh and you have enough to cover the cost? I told you I can cover whatever it is that they’re asking for. So quit your bitching and be grateful that I’m doing this out of the kindness of my heart.” She said before looking over at Aloe and Lotus. “So how much is this going to be?”

“Ten thousand bits please.” Both mare said as Aria’s eyes widen with a dumbfounded expression on her face.

“Ten thousand bits just for that stuff!?”

“Well originally it was going to be five hundred. But seeing how you don’t have anything to carry your supplies in, we gave you a bag that allows you to carry them in without the worry of added weight to your travel.” Aloe said as she extends a hand towards them to show them said carrying backpack.

“Wait, isn’t that another thing from Ponyville Borough?” Sunset asked as the sisters shrug in union.

“One pony’s trash, is another pony’s treasure. Now that will be ten thousand bits please if you would?” Aloe said as she and Lotus extended their hands towards Aria. The siren grumbled in annoyance upon hearing the asking price as she reaches behind herself to pull out a sack which was about the size of a pony’s head. She paused for a moment before looking over at Sunset and Obsidia.

“You two owe me big time for this.” She said before handing the bits over to the Blossom sister and in turn they give her the backpack full of supplies.

“Pleasure doing business with you al! Feel free to stop by anytime for your quality needs!”

“Yeah whatever. Come on you two. Let’s get the hell out of here before I change my mind about this.” Both Obsidia and Sunset quickly followed after Aria, only for the siren to pause and look back at the sisters. “Hey, you two know how to get out of this place?”

“The lift to the Endsector Liftport is to your right. Just take the lift up and you’ll be out of here in no time.” Lotus said before Aria began to walk again as the unicorn and pegasus following after her.

Chapter 5: Awakening Of The Destroyer

Chapter 5

Awakening Of The Destroyer

(EndSector Liftport)

After restocking on some supplies, the traveling trio make their way to the lift and headed up the elevator from Junk City to The EndSector Liftport. Once the lift stopped at the top of where they needed to go, they began to make their way out of the lift and head towards the stairs that lead to the liftport.

“The train will lead to Ranger HQ. It’s about a fifteen to thirty minute ride from here, so it shouldn’t be a problem.” Sunset said as she looks over at Obsidia who was busy looking around at the lift they’re in.

“Then I guess once we get to the entrance of your base, I’ll be heading off back to Trinity.” Aria said as she leans against the metal wall of the lift they’re in.

“Seems like it...you know you could always join-.” Before she could finish her sentence, Aria raised a hand in front of Sunset causing her to stop talking.

“Not happening. You already know that they’re hiding something after seeing Obsidia. What makes you think that I would join them, if they have something to do with this?”

“T-There must be a reason for this. Maybe I was suppose to take her to HQ and then to Canterlot Lab to get her looked at. Or maybe….”

“Still trying to convince yourself that your fellow Rangers aren’t the cause of this huh?” Aria said as she shakes her head in disappointment. “What do you need to be convinced that something fishy is going on with them?”

“I’m not saying that something isn’t fishy. I’m just saying that maybe they’re working on something that...might help ponykind?” Sunset said with a awkward smile on her face as Aria deadpan to her statement.

“...Forget it. Get yourself killed for all I care. But just so you know. When you do get killed, I will take the kid with me if and when I return for her.”

“I...doubt that would be possible given how the security is back at HQ. But I would recommend to not do that unless you want to get killed that is.”

“Trust me on this one Ranger. I have ways on getting inside that so called protective base of yours.” Sunset paused for a moment before shaking her head at the thought of what Aria meant by that. As she was about to ask her what she meant by that, they all felt the lift stop as the doors to the lift open up. “Come on. Let’s get this over with before I decide to change my mind.” She said as Sunset and Obsidia followed after the earth pony to the landing platform. Just as they were making their first steps onto it, the sounds of a train could be heard coming from their left as they looked over to see a light blinding their vision. Once the light started to settle down, it revealed that it was a train that caused it.

“Didn’t think I would find you here Sunset.” said a familiar voice as Sunset saw Adagio and two other Rangers exiting from the train. “Glad to see you survived the attack from one of Trinity’s soldiers.”

“Adagio! You made it too!” Sunset said as she was about to run up to her and hug her. Only for Adagio to raise a hand up towards her to stop her from doing that.

“So Trinity is with you?” She asked, looking over at Aria and Obsidia. Adagio blinking in surprise to seeing Aria before sighing in disappointment. “Never thought I would see you here again Aria.”

“The feelings mutual.” Aria said as she noticed Adagio staring coldly at Obsidia.

“Wait. You two know each other?” Sunset asked, confused as to how these two know each other.

“Yes...she is family after all.” Adagio said as Aria glared at the earth pony.

“Wait so you two are sisters!?”

“The term sister is something I wouldn’t use.” Aria said before turning her attention back to Adagio. “She left us just so you could get the easy life with those Ranger Rejects.”

“Who are you calling Ranger Reject, criminal scum!?” Lyra yelled as she took a step forwards, only for Bon-Bon to stop her by holding her back.

“I wouldn’t blame you for being angry with me for that. But I did give you both an offer to come with me to join the Rangers.” Adagio said as Aria snorted in anger.

“You think I would join them after what they did to us? I’d sooner die before joining the likes of them.” She said before glancing back at Obsidia who was shaking in fear from what’s going on.

“As much as the higher ups want you dead, that I can not do.” Adagio glared down at Obsidia before ordering Lyra and Bon-Bon to restrain Aria. “My orders are to kill the cargo that we were carrying on the train.”

“Adagio?” Sunset walked over to Adagio with a concern look on her face. “What do you mean by kill the cargo…..you don’t mean?” Adagio closed her eyes for a moment before taking a deep breath and opening her eyes to stare at Sunset.

“The….orders are to get rid of the cargo. That’s all you need to know partner. Now I suggest you get onto the train and forget this ever happen.” Adagio was about to walk pass Sunset as she unsheath her rapier. Just as she was about to walk over to Obsidia, Sunset stepped into Adagio’s path as she stopped. “Out of my way Sunset.”

“You seriously mean to kill her!? She’s just a little filly!?” Sunset said as she glared at her partner. “Can you at least tell me what’s going on? You’re my partner right!? What cargo are you talking about? Get rid of it how? What does Obsidia have to do with all this? Please tell me Adagio. We are partners right!?”

“Sunset…I’m...” There was a moment of silence between the two mares as Adagio once again closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Once she was finish doing that, the sound of something getting stabbed echoed through the area they were in as Sunset lets out a loud grunt. Looking down she saw Adagio’s weapon pierced her through her leg as she kneeled down on one leg.

“Adagio…..W-Why?” Sunset asked, staring in shock at the weapon Adagio thrust into her leg then up at her partner. The only answer that she got from her partner was a twist from her weapon as it went deeper into her leg. Sunset lets out another grunt of pain as she bit her lower lip.

“I can’t afford to be wasting time with something like this.” She said before quickly pulling her rapier out of Sunset’s leg. “Now step aside before I do more then just injure your leg partner.” Obsidia took notice to Sunset holding her leg in pain as she quickly rushed over to the downed ranger to see if she could be of some assistance to her. “She’s awfully fond of you. Almost makes me sad that I have to kill her.” Adagio took her attention off of Sunset and pointed the tip of her weapon at Obsidia’s neck

Obsidia gasped upon seeing the tip of Adagio’s weapon pointed towards her neck as she began to shake in fear from it. Sunset batted the tip of her partner’s weapon away from Obsidia’s neck as she glared at Adagio.

“A-Adagio….S-Stop this!” Sunset yelled, wincing from the pain in her right leg. Aria was about to pull out her gun, only to be stopped by Lyra and Bon-Bon with a sword at her neck by Bon-Bon.

“How can you two live with yourselves like this?” Aria asked as the unicorn and earth pony looked away. “Are you Rangers that low that you would kill a little filly? Has this world really made you all into monsters?”

“It’s not like we have much of a choice in the matter.” Lyra said, looking over at Adagio and the others. “We have to do this or else we could lose our jobs and be forced to live on our own.”

“We can’t go back to that life.” Bon-Bon said, gritting her teeth in frustration. “Do you know what it’s like to live in this world. Constantly trying to to find food, water, a place to call home where you don’t get attacked by monsters during the day and night?”

“Having to watch your friends and family die in front of you while you’re powerless to do anything about it due to being tired and starving?” Lyra added as a tear rolled down her face. “I’m sorry, but we can’t go back to living like that. Ever again.”

“Please, I’m begging you Adagio. Don’t do this.” Sunset said, pleading to her partner to stop this madness. Adagio slowly lowered her rapier for a moment as Sunset sighs in relief thinking that she finally was able to get her partner to stop. However, that relief was soon replace with pain as she felt Adagio’s rapier thrust through her neck as her eyes widen in both shock and fear of what happen.

“Sunset, you...should’ve stayed out of my way.” Adagio said as Aria looked away in frustration while Obsidia covered her mouth in horror as tears began to flow down her face upon seeing Sunset getting killed.

While this was happening, Sunset felt herself slowly slipping away into unconsciousness as her vision began to become blurry and dark. She tried to say something to Adagio and tried to move a hand to reach out to her, but that wasn’t the case there was nothing that she could do due to the rapier going through her throat and spinal cord. All she could do is watch her as her vision fades into darkness.

“A...Am I...going to...die here? Is this how it ends….please...Faust….anypony….I...I don’t want to die….help me!” She thought before feeling something burning in her chest. Upon feeling that, she noticed that the darkness surrounding her was starting to light up. She quickly looked down at her chest to see that it was glowing.

“I’ll choose you!” said the familiar voice, as her body began to slowly cover itself in fire. Sunset bagan to scream in fear upon seeing herself lite up on fire as she tried to put out the fire that was on her body. To no avail the fire continued to spread around her before her vision was soon engulfed in flames as she fades into unconsciousness within her body.

“What the hell?” Adagio said as she notices Sunset’s right arm moving as she grabbed onto the shaft of her rapier. Aria along with Lyra, Bon-Bon, and Obsidia were taken by surprise by this as they all stared in shock as to what was going on. Adagio felt her weapon being pulled out from Sunset’s throat. Everyone flinched upon her doing that as the bacon haired unicorn lowered her head as she begins to pant heavily.

“B-Bon-Bon?” Lyra asked as the earth pony looked over at her friend in fear. “What just happen?”

“I don’t know, but something tells me that we’re in trouble.” Bon-Bon said as the two began to lower their weapons upon sensing the sudden change in the atmosphere around them. The silence in the atmosphere continued to linger for awhile before Sunset’s body burst into flames. Everyone were once again taken by surprise by this as Sunset looked up at Adagio as her lifeless eyes were now filled with life and malice. Adagio quickly pulled away from Sunset as she takes up a fencing stance while motioning to Lyra and Bon-Bon to quickly make their way over to her. Both mares were hesitant at first, but they quickly ran over to her.

“Kid! Get behind me!” Aria yelled as Obsidia was snapped out of her trance and quickly runs over to the Trinity soldier.

Sunset slowly looked over Adagio, Lyra, and Bon-Bon as she pulled herself up.The hole in her leg and throat quickly healed themselves as the unicorn staggered over to them but soon kneels down onto one knee. Red circuit lines appeared around her body and clothes as the flames soon engulfed Sunset in a matter of seconds. The squad of rangers backed away a bit from this before the flames quickly died to reveal a unicorn with draconic features. Mainly around her arms, legs, back, and head. Sunset slowly stood up as she lets out a primal roar as flames erupted from her hands and feet before glaring at the squad of rangers

“D-Don’t let her appearance scare you. She’s still a low-D!” Adagio said as she glared at the draconic unicorn and quickly gets into a fighting stance. “I don’t know what happen to you, but don’t think I’ll be intimidated by your appearance.” She said as her rapier starts to glow a sickly purple. Once it was purple, she quickly charges at Sunset with a barrage of jabs and thrust as each one lets out a small explosion upon impact.

“That’s gonna hurt in the morning.” Lyra said as she created a barrier around herself and Bon-Bon to protect them from the poison gas. “Wasn’t expecting her to use that move on her.”

“You think that killed her, or it?” Bon-Bon asked as she noticed the cloud of poison started to clear up. Bon-Bon’s eyes widen in surprise upon seeing Sunset still standing and unphased by the poison attack that Adagio used on her.

“M-My Beast fang strike. H-How can you survive from that!?” Adagio asked as she took a step back. Sunset glared at Adagio before letting out a loud roar and tries to attack the mare, only for Adagio to quickly move to the right as Sunset’s fist collided with Lyra’s barrier in front of her face. The sound of glass shattering could be heard as the barrier that Lyra cast shattered as her head was knocked clean off from her body and was soon sent flying off down the platform and into a metal pole.

“LYRA!!!” Bon-Bon screamed in horror as her friend fell to the ground. The earth pony turned her attention to Sunset as she raised her weapon to try and cut off her head. “YOU BITCH! You’ll pay for doing-” As she brought her sword down upon Sunset’s head, it shattered into pieces causing her to be stunned. “W-What are you-” Bon-Bon couldn’t finish as she soon felt something sharp stab her. Looking down she sees Sunset’s dragon like claw impaling themself through her stomach as Bon-Bon coughed up blood from the impact.

Sunset soon lets out a primal roar as she placed her other hand into Bon-Bon’s body and began to pull at her spine. With great force she soon pulled the unfortunate earth pony in half before sending both pieces off her body to the side of the platform and train tracks. Blood and organs covered a small amount of the floor she was on as she soon turned her attention to Adagio, who was shaking in fear from this monster that used to be her partner.

“Dear Celestia.” Aria said as she stared at the bloody scene in front of her. She could feel her stomach beginning to turn as felt herself on the verge of throwing up as she covered her mouth. As she was watching, she soon felt Obsidia release her grip around Aria as she tries to run up to Sunset. Only for Aria to stop her by quickly grabbing her by the arm. “No way kid. I’m not going to let you get yourself killed by that thing or Adagio.”

“Dammit. No one told me that the cargo could do this to ponies if they got near it.” Adagio thought as she turned her attention to Aria and Obsidia. “I’ll have to end this fast before she turns Aria into what Sunset is.” Adagio quickly charged at Sunset as her rapier glowed a sickly purple again. Once she was within striking range she quickly assaulted her with a barrage of quick jabs and thrusts from her rapier as it let off small explosions from the impact. As a cloud of poison formed around them, Adagio quickly moved past Sunset as she lepted out of the cloud and prepared to thrust her weapon into Obsidia’s heart.

“This is going to hurt like hell.” Aria quickly pulled Obsidia close to her as she was prepared to protect the young filly by using her own body to block her sister’s attack. Though to her luck, Sunset quickly appeared in front of them in a red blur to block the on coming attack and quickly counters with a kick. The force behind the kick sent the mare flying off backwards a good distance before using her feet to come to a halt. Adagio let out a gasp of air before going into a violent coughing fit from getting the wind knocked out of her as she staggers to look up at Sunset as her vision begins to blur.

Sunset looked over at Aria and Obsidia for a moment before rushing off towards Adagio on all fours. As she was running, her mouth opens up as she begins to fire off volleys of fire balls at the earth pony. Adagio’s eyes widen as she quickly lunges herself off to the side to avoid the balls of fire as she quickly launches herself at Sunset and performed the same attack as before. Only this time, she aims for her head and chest.

“Why won’t you die already!?” Adagio yelled as she continues to assault the unicorn with her beast fang strike attack. “You’re nothing but a low-D! How can you have this kind of power where you were nothing but a weak and useless mare the moment we met!?” She asked only for her to feel herself stop. Adagio began to pull her weapon away, but she couldn’t due to Sunset grabbing it by the shaft of the blade. “Let go of my sword you monster! I’ll kill you!”

Sunset simply snapped the rapier into two as Adagio quickly stumbles backwards. She looked down at her weapon for a moment before looking up at the unicorn in anger. Just as she looked up, her face soon collided with Sunset’s fist as she was soon sent flying into the side of the train that she along with Lyra and Bon-Bon came on, and fall onto the platform with a sickly thud.

“D….Damn...it.” Adagio said as she soon felt her vision fading and fell into unconsciousness. Sunset took notice to this as she walked up to the unconscious pony.

Once she was close, she lifted up her foot and was about to smash her foot down onto her. Only for Sunset to feel a sharp pain in her chest as she began to transform back to her normal self. As she was transforming back to normal, she looked over at Aria and Obsidia who was trying to say something to her. She couldn’t make out what it was. But judging by the facial expression and Aria holding her back, It would seem that she was trying to rush over to her. Before she could even move a finger, she soon felt her body getting heavy as she fell to the ground. Once on the ground her vision began to fade as the world around her once again faded into darkness.

“Who....am I?”