Terminator: Crusaders

"So girls, now that school's out for the summer, What's ya'll wanna do first?" Applebloom asked, walking down Ponyville's central path beside Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Diamond Tiara, and Silver Spoon.

"I'm not sure? There's a lot I want to get done this summer and I just don't know where to start," Sweetie Belle replied with an unsure tone of voice. The five fillies trotted through Ponyville, waving at everyone they saw.

"Ooh, Ooh! I have an idea!" Applebloom cheered out. "Let's go to Sugarcube Corner and drink some milkshakes!" The other girls nodded in agreement, running towards the rather delicious-looking structure. Once the girls were in the building and enjoying their milkshakes, (Bits provided by Diamond Tiara, of course) they began talking about how hard it is to do long division without a calculator.

Meanwhile; Cutie Mark Crusader Clubhouse, Sweet Apple Acres

The air surrounding the clubhouse was clean and refreshing as the sun began its descent below the horizon. The birds nesting in the late spring apple trees cooing to their recently hatched hatchlings. The scene was serene, to say the least.

In an instant, electrical bolts shot out from seemingly nowhere, the air smelled like ozone, the birds flew away. At the epicenter of the bolts, a large glowing blue sphere expanded out of thin air, vaporizing a section of a tree trunk. after a second, the sphere shrunk into itself, leaving behind a small crater, and three full-grown mares.

The mares lifted themselves, groaning at every muscle movement. One of the mares, a white unicorn with a pink and purple mane, rose first. Next, a yellow earth pony with a red mane lifted herself off the ground with ease. Finally, an orange pegasus with tiny wings and a purple mane lifted herself off the ground. The mares' breathing was labored as they looked around.

"It actually worked!" The pegasus announced. The others looked at the clubhouse in the center of the clearing.

"Look, It's our old clubhouse!" The earth pony said, running up to it before being stopped.

"Both of you, wait a minute. We are not here on a nostalgia trip, we are here to ensure the success of the Resistance in the future," The unicorn stated. The other two mares looked at the mare, only just now realizing the number of scars on her body. There was the obvious scar that ran diagonally across her face, but there were also several scars on her left shoulder reaching down to her hoof.

They also gazed at the barcode tattooed on her front-right hoof. They all had a barcode on their leg, given to them while in Skynet labor camps.

The three mares did a quick sweep around the clubhouse to confirm that no pony was around. They walked up the steps into the clubhouse and looked around.

"There is nothing of value here for us," the adult Sweetie Belle spoke, almost disappointed. "Split up, and find objects of value."

"You do realize that it isn't after Judgement Day? You can't just go around stealing ponies' things!" Scootaloo responded.

"Well, it may be stealin', but it's for the greater good," Applebloom shot in. The three glared at each other while walking out of the clubhouse, before running in separate directions.

Meanwhile; Ponyville Backalleys

The air in this back alley was dusty and disgusting, the alley itself filled with debris and garbage. Another ball of concentrated blue light appeared again, smaller this time.

In the bottom of the small crater, a single red, muscular earth pony stallion with a black mane kneeled. He slowly rose out of the hole and began wandering towards the streets. Night has fallen over Ponyville as the stallion approached the town park. Three teenage colts, one unicorn, and two Earth ponies were in the park attempting to stargaze.

“Alright bro, Hoof the buckin’ bag over,” The unicorn said to one of the Earth ponies, wanting some chips.

“Chill out, I just got the bag.” The Earth pony replied, blatantly lying.

“Make me chill out,” The unicorn replied, in annoyance. The scene was about to devolve into a fight when the other Earth pony noticed somepony walking out of the alley.

“Hey colts, look at that guy over there!” The Earth pony announced, getting the attention of his two friends., and the mysterious stallion. The stallion stared at the three colts, before approaching.

“Look at this guy, He’s obviously one of those types.” The unicorn quipped.

“I bet he can’t even count to three!” The Earth pony with the chips added.

“I bet he can’t even count to three.” The large stallion replied in a monotone voice.

“Look at Mr.Parrot here, I bet you’re easy to rob!” The other Earth pony joked.

“Look at Mr.Parrot here.” The stallion replied.

The three colts burst into laugher at the muscular stallion. The stallion eyed the saddlebags of the colts.

“Give me your knives,” The red stallion stated. The colts quickly grabbed their knives.

“Buck you, loser!” The unicorn shouted, stabbing the stallion. The stallion did not stand down when stabbed, and swung his hoof into the face of one of the Earth ponies, breaking his jaw and flinging him back. The stallion proceeded to grab the neck of the other Earth pony, repeatedly slamming into the ground.

The unicorn shuddered while slowly moving backward when the stallion turned to him.

“Don’t bucking hurt me, bro!” The scared colt yelled while levitating his knife towards the stallion. The stallion slowly walked up to the colt, before punching his hoof through the colt’s chest. The colt fell over dead as the stallion picked up the knife.

Meanwhile; Two blocks away from the park

Commander Sweetie Belle snuck through the Ponyville streets under the moonlight, looking for unlocked doors. She was skilled at this, to say the least. The middle-aged mare continued her search until she saw an all too familiar building. Her sister’s shop and home, Carousel Boutique.

Bingo. Sweetie Belle thought to herself as she ran up to the shop. She lifted the doormat, revealing the spare keys.
The commander looked through the window, confirming the presence of a bell above the door. She focused on holding the bell still while opening the door a crack.

Now inside the Boutique, Sweetie Belle looked around. Creeping towards the back, she found outfits from Rarity’s newest line, ‘Summer Rangers’. The outfits reminded the mare of the uniforms of the Resistance. She grabbed three of the tough, camo uniforms, and the saddlebags that came with them. She put on one and put the other two in the bags.

She crept into the bathroom next, stealing the contents of the first-aid kit under the sink, along with some unopened toothbrushes and a tube of toothpaste. Sweetie Belle froze when she heard hoofsteps from down the hall.

“Rarity? Is that you?” A young, pure voice mumbled. Sweetie Belle recognized that voice. She was hearing herself.

The Adult Sweetie Belle quietly hopped into the bathtub and slid the curtain shut right as the door opened. A groggy, foal Sweetie Belle stumbled into the room, looked around for a few seconds, mumbled to herself, and left the room. The commander held her breath while her younger self walked out. She waited in the tub for around 10 minutes, before quietly stepping out.

Commander Belle reached the stairs that led to Rarity’s room. She quietly trotted the stairs, careful not to make a sound. At the top of the stairs was Rarity, sleeping in her bed. Sweetie Belle looked at her sister with tears in her eyes. She softly crawled under Rarity’s bed, finding her ‘Book of Ideas’ and a quill. On the first empty page, Sweetie Belle drew her cutie mark, the Resistance’s logo, and ‘I missed you.

The mare crawled out from under the bed and found herself looking for items of value to the mission. While looking through her desk, she found something she needed. Rarity’s secret bottle of Hard Cider. Sweetie Belle quickly tossed the bottle into her saddlebag, accidentally causing it to hit the first-aid kit in the bag.

Rarity shot up at the sound, her sleep mask preventing her from seeing the mare in her room. Sweetie Belle quickly fashioned a small roll of fabric into a mask. Rarity ripped off her mask, Seeing the masked figure.

“Theif!” Rarity shrieked. Sweetie Belle ran down the stairs, Rarity chased while shouting at her. Sweetie Belle quickly ran to the nearest display window and jumped straight through it, running quickly towards Sweet Apple Acres, unaware of the red stallion hiding in the alley, just a block away from her.