Equestrian War

by Robert Emerald Fountain

Chapter 16: The Blackout

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Back at the base, Celestia and Luna were examining blueprints of the new power and security systems in Canterlot. They had gotten these from an unknown source that had just knocked and left them in a metal box. Luna was shocked that it was this intricate.

“We need to find some way to knock the power out in order to rescue the remaining hostages.” she said to Celestia.

They were also given a code that allowed them to hack into the system for monitoring. Currently, the system showed full power and that the backup generators were on standby. They had no idea that it was all about to change soon.

The peace agents stationed at the dam saw the individuals that were coming to attack that night and began getting their weapons ready for defense. When night fell, some of the guards rushed onto three of the walkways between two of the many ports where the water poured out while others got above them. They aimed their guns into the darkness and waited for the attackers. They heard several shots and the agents on the top balconies collapsed from being hit. This angered the remaining agents and they began shooting as soon as the attackers began charging towards them and screaming as if they were making a riot. Several attackers were killed, but there were too many for the agents to hold back. The attackers tackled them to the ground to allow their partners to enter the dam. Setting down large wooden boxes near the massive pipe-works, they activated timers and quickly ran away.

The boxes turned out to be giant bombs because they exploded and ruptured the pipes. The dam became unstable and burst apart with all of the water pressure. Neighagra Falls began flowing naturally again and sparks of electricity flew in showers from the enormous cables that ran to Canterlot. Everything in the capitol of New Equestria suddenly went dark. Ponies let out screams of terror as their lights went out. Neighsay used a radio with its own power source to order the backup generators to be powered on. The workers armed their explosives instead and the areas caught fire. They stayed put and died in the raging inferno. When Neighsay saw this out his window, he was not happy.

“Moves and counter-moves.” he muttered to himself in annoyance.

Everything was suddenly going south on him. New Equestria was falling apart.

At the base, Celestia and Luna were still discussing plans to disable the power, when Dash suddenly called in on her headset.

“The power has been knocked out, and the reserve generators have been destroyed.” she said to everyone.

“I KNEW WE HAD DOUBLE AGENTS!!” Flurry Heart crowed.

They knew that the complex where the seven hostages were kept had its own power, because otherwise the hostages would die. Determined to save them, Twilight and her friends geared up for their mission.

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