CH 8: ...And The Liberation of the Sun.

Disciples of the Night's hiding place, third POV.

There were a lot of emotions in the group. They were happy to see their queen have returned but also afraid for Mike's health, more especially Nightmare Moon. She was extremely nervous, he was the one to bring her back and here, she can't do anything to help him. Calm down, he has just used a lot of energy to bring you back. He'll be fine, she thought. After sometimes, she tries to see if she can go in his mind like in a dream. She tries everything but failed. Now, she can only hope he will wake up soon. Please, come back to us. Every pony counts on you.

Mike's mind, Mike POV.

I open my eyes to see darkness everywhere. I can tell I'm not really awake. Well, what can I do for now?

"Maybe meditate?" Not a bad idea. I start to do what Light has proposed but suddenly something happens: it was like a vision. Here is the description of what I see: the ground is burning, the sky is red, the Sun is brighter than usual, volcanos are awakened... definitely not a place where I want to live. I see all of this from a window, I was in a castle: Canterlot. But a different Canterlot, it was very... orange and golden. Plus, there are flames in some containers, I think? The important thing, I didn't have my armor and I was in the throne room of the castle. All of this was very familiar, not because it's Canterlot but I remember only one pony like to have fire in its castle, a pony who can be compared to the Sun itself. Yes, I talk about Daybreaker but she was not here and there were no guards.

"I see you're here." I turn around to see a pony in a general uniform. What the hell happens here?!

"And you are?"

"I am General Solar of the Equestrian army." Big mistake pony. You should have never say that, "And before you attack me, I'm here to enlightening your thoughts."

"Why should I listen to you in the first place? And enlightening my thoughts?"

"You heard me but to help you understand why I'm here and want you to listen is very simple. I'm one of the fanatics who want the Empress to be free of her prison."

"And how I'm sure you don't lie?"

"I can give you information, but I think actions will prove it better than words." He takes something out of his pocket which is an emblem you can see on each flag in the room.

"This, my friend is the Solar emblem who was used by the Empress when she fought Celestia years after the events with Nightmare Moon, it was used to recognize who was with the Solar Empress. I created a secret order with a little group of ponies who the families were loyal to the Sun itself." How ironic, I just liberate Nightmare Moon and now I meet and talk with one of Daybreaker's fanatics.

"I see but why don't you call me slave or something like that? I don't think Daybreaker has the same opinion about humanity than Nightmare Moon."

"Nightmare Moon?!"

"Yup, I help her cult to bring her back."

"But why?!" I can see there will be a fight or tension between these two cults and their 'goddess' if Daybreaker comes back, not strange after all. Daybreaker always says that Celestia doesn't need Luna and need to get rid of her.

"Well, she doesn't enslave humans first of all, and I was the one who saves her in the Night's prophecy as I call it. Plus, she's a good ally and can be a good friend if you try to know her. Now can you answer my question?"

"Whatever. To answer you like Nightmare Moon some humans helped us. That really proves they want to get rid of Celestia, Daybreaker didn't mind at all but she really didn't trust them at the same time, for her all she wanted was to take the place of Celestia and protect the ponies. But one day, something really strange and sad happens. Somepony tried to assassinate the Empress but a human, a child sacrifice himself to save her. You can say she was shocked. Everypony run to him and try to save him but all of this failed. Before he died, Daybreaker's right hand ask him: "Why did you do that?!" and the child looks at the Empress in the eyes and answer to her right hand, "Because I see hope for humanity in her, a future where children will not be separated from their parents like me and also I wanted to end my suffering." All the ponies and humans were sad for him. The Empress even if she doesn't admit it was sad as well but there was something else in her eyes: vengeance for the young one who just sacrifices himself for a cause he thought fair, and right. Since this day she saw humans with another point of view: she saw them as a species who will do everything to achieve what they want even if they are enslaved, you can say she respect your kind." Well, that was very... sad. I imagine what the child could have gone through to just give death to himself like that. I promise I will do everything to make the future of this child happen for his memory, I swear on my life! There was another thing.

"How can you come into my mind? Even Nightmare Moon can't do it because it's not a dream." A little smile appeared on his face.

"Good question. Well, it's very simple, I use an artifact pass from generation to generation. It was said when the artifact will light up, it will tell the one who is capable of liberating the Empress is finally here. It lets me talk to you in your mind when you sleep or unconscious." If I understand, it's a prophecy as well. I'm the fucking chosen one here!

"I see. How can I liberate her? I don't know where she is, Celestia has surely made sure nobody knows where she imprisons her."

"Well, you have these strange powers of yours so..."

"How do you know?"

"Well... the one who will liberate her is a human with power and I saw all the things you did when I enter your mind." Remind me to improve my capacities to hide my memories. "Don't worry kid, with me you will not forget."

"I can try to sense her powers but if I don't it will tell something don't let her powers to function or something like that."

"I agree. We will see each other soon, for now, try to make the 'Sun' back my friend." I nod and all the things around disappeared, I know I wake up.

Hiding place, Mike POV.

I wake up in a bed. I stand up but it was difficult, my vision was not clear and I don't have a lot of strength right now. After sometimes, I could hear a door open and feel someone hugs me. I wait sometimes before my vision was normal and since I could see again I look to the being who hugs me: it was Nightmare Moon. She was a little taller than me and I can say she was worried.

"Thank the Moon, you're alright!" Yup, she was very worried. Maybe I was unconscious for some days. I decided to hug her back and it seems she was less nervous when I did that.

"Don't worry. The 'resurrection' just demanded a lot of powers, this is why I was 'asleep' for sometimes. Anyways, how long I was unconscious?"

"At least, 3 days."

"I see. And what happened?"

"Nothing. We just return here to make sure nopony found us at the castle." I think I will have to explain why I didn't come back at the base. Now, we need to move. Why? Because we can't stay here forever, I need to lead my troops and one day, the cult will be discovered. I take the decision to make them go with me to my base. What I'm afraid of is the reaction of the humans, no doubt they will attack them but if they saw me it will be a little different.

"We need to go to my base. Here, I can explain why I was out for a long time and why you are with me." She nodded with a scared expression. She thinks about how others will react when they will see her and the ponies.

"Don't worry, I will protect you. After all, I am their Mandalore/Emperor." She smiles a little and tells the leader to prepared everyone to leave the place. I walk toward Proto and order him to tell Shaun and Connor to prepared every human for the arrival of the surprise ally we have and when they'll see them to not open fire.

"Everyone ready?" They all nod.

"Alright. Trip time, again." I really need to make something to show me all the trips I've made since I'm in Equestria.

Some days later, Mike POV.

We finally arrived at the base. And what I saw make me happy: droids. They patrol in the streets with some soldiers. When they saw the ponies every human take something to defend themselves, the soldiers tell through the comlinks there were ponies... I think they don't saw me? How? I don't know maybe because Nightmare Moon is a little taller than me so they have seen her first instead of me. After sometimes, you can see the major part of the army outside and around the cult. I decided to jump on a house and tell them to calm down.

"STOP!" All humans and droids look at me, "Let them alone!"

"But Mandalore, they are ponies! They are slavers!"

"Remember when Proto said by my orders: 'Prepare yourselves for a surprise ally.'?" The revelation shocked them. Shaun decided to talk.

"Mandalore, I don't understand. Why ponies are our allies? They are slavers."

"I thought the same thing when I met them but... they proved me wrong. First of all, the B2s and I have spotted a town that was burned to the ground. We make sure to question the captain of the guards, he tells us the ones who have attacked the town were ponies as well. He tells us a direction and we follow it, and we found the Disciples of the Night who wanted to have my attention and prove to me they are not like the others ponies. Their goal was to bring back Nightmare Moon thanks to the human of humanity's prophecy because they have their own prophecy. They tell me why I should do that: Nightmare Moon gives rights to the humans, she didn't see them for what they are but for who they are. Plus they saved the slaves of the town and treat them well." After I say that, all of them lower their weapons. I know it will take some time but in the end, they will trust Nightmare Moon and her cult.

I decided to tell the changelings queens about that, they were surprised and shocked but also happy to know we have a new and powerful ally with us. There were 5 more factories at the droids production, from what I've been told, we have 10000 droids. More of the parts of them are B1s and B2s but we have some commando and droideka. To lead them we have 2 super tactical droids, the best tactician and strategist you can find in the droid army. We have also some Hyena bomber, Vulture fighter, Tri-fighter, and HMP droid gunship, which is good because now we have an airforce. The changelings have also improved in firepower: they have artillery and have started a tank project! Well, our armies improve each day. The cult was impressed by this technology, and I decided to let them have access to it. Why? Because I know I can trust them. I make them the WW2 British weaponry instead of the German. Why? Because I love diversity! It takes time to train the ponies but in the end, they succeed.

I go into my experiments' room and begin to do some special droids: Magnaguards and commando droids, even if I love the B2s as bodyguards, the Magnaguards are really powerful and good fighters so it's always good to have some and the commando because they are agile and can be good fighters as well. For now, I only did 4, I let the resources to the production of the others droids. Like the B2s, they have white lines on them, the leader has the cape some Magnaguards have. I name the leader Beta, the others were Corus, Spencer, and Core. The commando leader was: Prime, the others were Andromeda and Sark. Now I think about it I have cool droids as my bodyguards: 5 B2s, 4 Magnaguards, and 3 commando droids. I know it's a lot but since they have better A.Is, you don't really want to not make them.

I talk with all my companions and allies in the war room. Apparently, an Equestrian army was not far away from a special place. From what I've heard, they make sure the guards have a special authorization before they let them enter the place. I can tell the guards who are at this place are the only ones to know about it. If everyone knows why they need a special authorization if they want to enter? I order to prepare a scouting party of Mandalorians, Imperials, and some commando droids. Maybe we will need to have a big fight if we want to enter this place. I make sure to add to my armor some fire resistance, why? If I liberate Daybreaker and she attacks me, I will need it. This upgrade only makes sure she doesn't burn me with her heat if I approach her when she's angry.

I was with the two super tactical droids: Alpha and Spark. We talk about the droids army and all the firepower of it. The Hyena bombers use a lot of bomb or missiles, the Vulture use their blaster canons, and the Tri-fighters have blasters cannon and missiles. A good airforce which is an important thing if you attack a big army or a well-defended city. The base has been enlarged for more factories and hangars. There was a place for all the fighters outside the base so they can go on a mission faster. We have also some transport ships, it makes things easier for replacements.

I was in my room, I try to meditate but suddenly a letter just appeared before me. From what I can see it comes from General Solar.

Dear human.

I send you this letter to inform you I have received a special authorization to go into a special place, Daybreaker's prison. The Princess trust me enough to know this. If you go from the old Castle, you need to take the South and follow this direction. But be careful, it's highly protected with veterans. Even Shining Armor or Princess Lune don't know about this place. I'll make sure to make some copies to the other ponies of my group so we can attack from inside when you will arrive.

General Solar.

So now, the General knows about the place where Daybreaker is. Wait... why I did not make the link between his letter and the place?! A special authorization, a place which is only accessible thanks to this special authorization... This place we have discovered is Daybreaker's prison. If she didn't try to escape it wants to tell something don't let her. I decide to keep this information for myself, why? Maybe because a particular alicorn will not appreciate that and maybe try to stop me doing that. Anyway, I assemble everyone in the war room and contact the changelings' queens so they can hear what we talk about.

"Thank you for coming, I make you come here to talk about this special place you have found the last pass days. From what I've been informed, it's well-protected prison which is only known by the guards you find in this prison, not even Princess Luna know about it and the special pony in it." This revelation picks their interest. Nightmare Moon was the most interested.

"And how did you know my sister let a few ponies know about this place?"

"It's a General of the Equestrian army who let me know, he even sends the letter I have in my hand, he wants to liberate the only pony in it. He is not really loyal to Celestia."

"And who is this special pony my sister place in this prison?"

"You will see in due time." Everyone was suspicious about that, the only person I said who was in this prison was Shaun and Connor. Why? Because I don't know how the others will react, compared to Nightmare Moon and her cult, Daybreaker or General Solar's group can't really attack a town and liberate or help humans.

"I call you because it will be not a little fight, it will be a bigger battle than the battle against Myxine and Calliphora. From the reports, they are 50000 soldiers which are superior at the minimum of soldiers they have. Hopefully, we have an airforce, the droids, the artillery the changelings have, and Nightmare Moon and her cult with the same technology the changelings have. So, we will not have a lot of casualties but they are well defended with their mountains which is the principal part of the prison, I even think it's inside of this mountain we will find our famous pony."

"I agree with you. I will prepare the changeling army and make sure we are not seen. I will meet you at this place. Can you tell us the coordinates?"

"To the South of the old Castle of the Two sisters."

"Thank you, Mandalore."

"No problem Chrysalis." I tell the others to prepare their troops, the transports ships, and the droids for this big battle. The problem with the ships and fighters is that the ponies will maybe see us but right now we have the advantage to have technology with us. So they can't really do anything even the Elements because they will be killed before they can teleport next to me but if they succeed I can always use the Force and kill them, only if they show up but since they don't know about the place and with luck they will not see the ships and will not show up.

I go outside and walk toward a transport piloted by a human with my droids, I saw the other droids take their transports who are droids this time. I tell through the commlink to start reading to the emplacement of the prison. I forgot to tell you about the transports for our vehicles, bigger for an AT-ST to enter it. Well, not a trip with my feet this time.

Some hours later.

We arrived to the place very fast but we needed to wait for the channeling. Since they have wings, they are faster than someone who doesn't have it so it doesn't take days. They have used their magic to transport all their artillery. I make sure we land far away from the prison so the guards don't see us, it will help us to have the element of surprise on them. Before we start the attack, I use one of my new capacities: talk to someone through his mind. I wanted the General Solar to know we were going to start the attack.

General can you hear me?

Who are you?

Already forget about me? You know, the human you talk with.

Oh, yeah sorry. It's just the Princess tells me to obey the leader of the prison who is an ancient general. So it's quite tiring.

I see. Are you alone or with a pony of your group?

Two of them are here. Why do you ask?

We are going to start the attack against the prison. I know there was an army here but not at the point to have 50000 soldiers.

Well, the Empress is quite powerful and since the protection against her powers weakened each day, Celestia makes sure to imprison her quickly if she escapes. We will refuge ourselves somewhere.

So her protection weakened. Good to know. Prepare yourselves to feel the ground tremble.

After that, I tell Chrysalis she can order the beginning of the attack. She tells the artillery to fire, the sounds of it were really loud but it's not a problem. Poor ponies, they will don't know what attacks them.

At the same time, guard POV.

A day like the others but there was a tension in the air. Each day the protection weakened and by the time she will go out of her prison and we will have to face her. It's really stressful. Suddenly, I heard the sound of something who like fall to the ground, after sometimes an explosion could be seen on one of the ramparts. And after that, another one and another one and another one. It never ends. You could hear screams of pain but also screams who order to take a position and prepare ourselves, something attacks us. The explosions end and we thought we can relax but we were wrong. Something kills a guard at my left, it was like a beam. I look from where it forms to only see an army who charges at us with mechanical creatures, changelings, and... ponies?! I look at the sky to see creatures in iron flesh and start to launch somethings who make explosions and start shooting the same beams who killed the guard. I try to charge at one of the creatures but it uses powers to electrify me. I look at it and see the last thing I will see in this world, the creature who will doom us all.

At the same time, Mike POV.

I kill the guard and look around me, I saw the major part of the garrison charge at us but it was a massacre: the bullets and beam kill them, the ground vehicles destroyed battalions of 20 guards, the fighters and bombers delivered their fury against them. They were 50000, we were 30000 with the droids. Since we have the advantage of technology, the guards were doomed since the beginning, the artillery has maybe kill 10000 guards. How? Well, there were 1000 artillery cannons so they shoot a lot. I'm pretty sure you can see the explosions and hear it from Canterlot. I walk inside the mountain, followed by my droids, and try to find where she is imprisoned.

Timeskip.

We arrived before a door which was reinforced with a powerful spell. It takes time but I broke it and order to the droids to stay outside, I only take the Magnaguards. When I enter I find it beautiful with all the lava near to the jail. This mountain was an ancient volcano. The jail did not let me see if Daybreaker was in it but I don't need to see her to tell she was in it. From what I saw, the protection doesn't only stop her powers but also make her in an unconscious state. The protection was also a spell but even more powerful than the first. I order the Magnaguards to look for important things when I break the spell. From what the Magnaguards tell me, most part is how Daybreaker came to the world. After the events with Nightmare Moon, Celestia sense something in her, I immediately understand it was her emotions who start to formed Daybreaker. The rest I think you know, centuries later, Daybreaker fight Celestia but lost because of Starswirl the Bearded who helped Celestia. Even if she was powerful, she couldn't fight Celestia and at the same time a powerful unicorn like Starswirl. After I sense the spell broke I wait for the Empress to wake up but nothing happens, I lose patience and start to leave and thought all of this was a trap or something like that. But before I can leave, someone attacks me in the back. I Groan in pain and look to the one who did that. Daybreaker. Yes, she was here before me with a smile on her face.

"Finally free from this prison. I would like to thank you but I need to have a little fun right now, and that means you need to die. After all, you're not really important, if you were the human I waited, I didn't attack you but I don't really know what you are. Maybe a thief. Anyway, say goodbye to this world." After she says that, she starts to laugh maniacally. She can really be crazy and scary when she wants. I smile under my helmet.

"We will see that Daybreaker." My Magnaguards start to surround her.

"So you know about me. Whatever, it's not really important." She began to attack me with her magic's laser. I dodge it and take my Beskad, like Nightmare Moon I want to only hurt her. As the fight with Daybreaker, it was very hard. Even harder than Nightmare Moon's fight. The fight lasted so long we were hurt badly, my armor hides my skin but she succeeds hurt me and you can see blood coming outside the armor. Daybreaker has good wounds like me blood come from her wounds, our breath was loud and hard to retake, this fight needs to end before one of us died.

"You are powerful and strong. Even Celestia's and Starswirl's combined powers don't match yours, unfortunately for you, even the protection couldn't stop me to gain powers."

"I saw that. You're don't really want to stop. If you don't I will make you."

"And how do you think you will end the fight." I smirk behind my helmet. I look to the Magnaguards.

"Now!" After I say that, two Magnaguard hit Daybreaker with their electro staff, electrify her making her lost consciousness, she lost it easily because the fight takes a lot of energy for the two of us. I take some bandages from my little bag and start to place it on Daybreaker and me. The problem we have is while Daybreaker and I fight, we make rocks fall before the entrance and only exit since I used too much energy I didn't have enough to use the Force. I need to wait, so I ask if Nightmare Moon and Chrysalis can come and help us out of here. I didn't tell them about Daybreaker, it will be a 'surprise'.

When I wait for them to arrive, Daybreaker starts to regain consciousness. Slowly her eyes open and she tried to stand up, I stop her.

"You need to wait for your wounds to heal a little before you want to stand up." She looks at me with a pissed expression but she knows she couldn't do anything right now.

"Why didn't you kill me? I try to kill you but you healed me."

"Well, my role was to liberate you, not killing you." As I say that, I take off my helmet to let her see my face. The revelation shocked her, like the others she thought I was an unknown creature.

"So you are a human. Wait... did you tell 'my role was to liberate you not killing you'?"

"Yeah, why?" She stares at my eyes and a smile appeared on her face.

"So, it's you, the human I waited for so long. The human with powers who will liberate me, like the Sun's prophecy say."

"I start to think I'm the one in all the fucking prophecies." I sigh and start to check up on her to see if she can try to stand.

"Okay, lean on me so you can stand up, and take you to a more comfortable place." She starts to do what I say to her and walks toward the more comfortable place I talk about.

"I admit when they said a human will save me, I didn't really trust that. But I see I'm wrong, you're very impressive with these powers of yours. Stand against the goddess of the Sun is not an easy thing."

"Well, my powers match the combined powers of Celestia and Luna so... I'm quite powerful."

"How do you know that?"

"I can sense how powerful a being is. This is why I stand against you. I know was powerful enough to stand against someone like you but I didn't think about your determination, you really give me a hard time here." We chuckled after I say that.

After sometimes, I could see the rocks start to move. When they were put away from the entrance/exit, I saw Nightmare Moon and Chrysalis walking toward us. But before they can talk to me, they saw Daybreaker next to me. Nightmare Moon starts to be a little pissed.

"I think it's time... I explain myself."

Author's Note

Chapter finished. I don't know if this chapter is good like the one with Nightmare Moon but it will be something, I really loved to make this one since Daybreaker is one of my favorites characters. I hope you enjoyed it. See you soon!