My Little Pony: The Prince of Friendship
Season 3: Episode 9 - The Covert Prince
Previous ChapterNext Chapter"...What do you mean that grave was yours? Your very much alive and well." Celestia questioned Cozy Glow. The disguised alicorn had thought up the most convincing story ever, in that she told Celestia the truth about the grave that was destroyed.
"I discovered it once while I exploring the outskirts. I remember this huge storm taking me away, but my memory of that storm was not one I had remembered. At least until I first saw that grave." Cozy Glow said. "Apperently, everyone assumed me dead after that storm tore me away from my friends and family. I ended up in some kind of different version of Equestria. After convincing versions of the four alicorns in that version of equestria to help me get back to my dimension, they managed to find this one." She added; though it was a very clever lie.
"I see. I wonder what that version of equestria was like." Twilight said.
"Oh it wasn't that different. But uh...you weren't married to Flash Sentry there and you ran a school too." Cozy Glow said.
"A school? For what?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"I think I know: Friendship right?" Twilight asked.
"Yep. I was there for the highs and the lows of it while I stayed over there. Though it seems that my...trip through that storm did have some adverse effects: I age much slower now then when I was flung through said storm. I was in that version of Equestria for a good few hundred years. In fact, I was there for so long, that that world's Twilight Sparkle examined me and found out that my age has apparently been slowed way down. Hence why no matter how long I was over there, I was still physically 6 years old despite having the knowledge equal to that of an alicorn whose nearing the end of their life cycle." Cozy Glow said.
"Wait you know?" Celestia asked.
"I kind of found out the hard way while I was in that version of Equestria: Alicorns aren't purely ageless; they just have a very extended life span. This became apperent when the Celestia and Luna of that version of Equestria died of old age as the Twilight and Cadence of that Equestria continued their search for my home realm." Cozy Glow said.
"I see..." Celestia said.
"I think this is a load of bull." A new male voice spoke up. It was Prince Blueblood.
"...You..." Cozy Glow knew Prince Blueblood all too well. And she knew something was up just by looking at him.
"Blueblood, what a pleasent surprise to see you here." Twilight said.
"I don't care that your an alicorn now; your no Princess. So you will address me by my title." Blueblood stated.
"No. She will not do that." Cozy Glow said. "I sense it...a dark magic is in your body." Cozy Glow said. Blueblood looked a bit nervous.
"Now that is just absurd..." Blueblood said.
"Enough of this chatter; reveal your true self!" Cozy Glow said before she suddenly took out a bottle, and it was filled with some kind of magic. Suddenly Cozy Glow threw the bottle of magic at Blueblood which suddenly revealed his corrupted form.
"What the...BLUEBLOOD BECAME ONE OF THE DARK ADMINS?!" Twilight Exclaimed.
"Looks that way. You will be stopped, dear nephew." Celestia said.
"Rats. Ousted before I could even start my covert operation." Blueblood said.
Corrupted Blueblood
DARK PRINCE OF COVERTNESS
"Do you really think I'm even going to bother giving you a chance to attack me? Think again." Blueblood said and launched for an attack he knew could destroy them all. The attack seemed to connect with something, so Blueblood cockily smirked. But as the dust settled and standing before him was not just all those he hoped to destroy, but also some wierd mutant mole being, it caught Blueblood off guard. "WHAT?!" Blueblood exclaimed.
"Looks like I got here just in time." The Mutant Mole being said. "You stand before the first ever experimental mutant animal soldier. You may call me The Mole." The being said.
Music: Knight of the Wind from Sonic and the Black Knight
As the music goes on, The Mole and Corrupted Blueblood exchange blows, with the later at a sever disadvantage.
"Whoa...this guy has tough hide." Rainbow Dash admitted.
"Did he say he was a mutant animal soldier? That sounds a bit cruel..." Fluttershy mentioned.
"I sense a story here..." Twilight said.
The battle continued for some time, the back and fourth attacks with The Mole using his tanking cabilities to continually beat Corrupted Blueblood up with The Mole's claws.
"What the hell...your skin...it's like trying to use magic on magic deflecting armor..." Corrupted Blueblood said.
"It's time to end this...SPINNING CLAW!" The Mole said as the song reached it's climax. Blueblood tried in vain to keep The Mole away from the corrupted prince, but ultimately, The Mole landed the final blow, and as the song ended, The Mole was standing over the downed Corrupted Prince before the dark magics keeping him in that form vanished.
"Um...excuse Mr. Mole sir...you didn't have to go through a mutation if you didn't want to." Fluttershy said.
"Hmm? Oh my apologies. Allow me to introduce myself to you. While my military Name is The Mole; my real name is Joseph. I used to be a human who wanted to join the army but my own blood kept me out of it. So when the chance came to undergo treatment to become a new breed of soldier, I took it without hesitation. It was always my life dream to become a soldier." The Mole stated.
"Ah. I see. Thank you for you help in dealing with my nephew. I am Princess Celestia." Celestia said. The Mole suddenly Saluted.
"FORGIVE THE INTRUSION HERE MA'M; I WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO COME HERE TO DELIEVER A MESSAGE TO YOU AND THE OTHER PRINCESSES AS IT IS IN REGARDS TO MY MUTANT SOLDIER ARMY'S BASE!" The Mole said.
"Err...at ease Mole. What is it that was so urgant you tunneled all the way here for?" Celestia asked.
"As you are no doubt aware from Rob Snowden, The Dark Master has gifted dark powers to four individuals. As soon as I got the word that The Dark Master had returned, I had my mutant soldiers run an inventory sweep right away ma'm." Mole said. Twilight went up to The Mole.
"Is there any reason why you would do that?" Twilight asked.
"Yes ma'm, Rob Snowden thought it'd be best to hid the deactivated robot body of a cyborg from a different planet in our base." The Mole said.
"I see. That is smart thinking. What made that robot body so needing to be protected though is my next Question..." Twilight wondered.
"That cyborg was going to turn an entire race into cyborg beings after replacing the head of said race after killing them." The Mole said. "But Rob managed to stop it, and even though the Cyborg was deactivated, he couldn't take the risk of someone finding it and reactivating it. So he stored it in the Mutant Soldier Base for safe keeping." The Mole said.
"Why do I get the feeling that your telling us this for a reason?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"You catch on quickly. See, the parts of that cyborg...are currently M.I.A." The Mole said.
"Oh that can't be good." Twilight said.
"It's not. I have reason to believe that The Dark Master may attempt to reawaken that Cyborg for round three." The Mole said.
"Round three? What's that mean? You said Rob prevented the cyborg army." Twilight then realized. "Time Travel..." She said.
"It was the only way to save a friend. Only a select number of JHF members were ever told the truth about the Cyborg; me being amongst them; where as others were kept in the dark. Mostly so no one had the thought that there was an original history." The Mole said. "It was for the best; the end result saved that entire race from being cyborged and killed off because of it." He added.
"But from my understanding, that would cause problems with that planet's timeline..." Twilight said.
"Well it was for the better there, as the Cyborg went rogue from the humans that created it. After the Cyborg was destroyed in the newly created timeline from Rob's trip to that planet's past, a war broke out between the humans: Those that opposed technology and those that supported it. But to this day, the result of that war is clear on one thing even if the exact details are not: The humans were all killed off after the war ended." The Mole said.
"Sacrificing one race for another is very hero like." Rainbow Dash commented.
"It wasn't just the one race that got cyborged, all animals on that planet would become that way and the one Rob's friend belonged to would be the last out of desperation." The Mole said. Rainbow's eyes went wide.
"So...Rob basically saved a whole bunch of animals from being cyborged but made those responsible for what happened die off..." Rainbow Dash said. "...How do you know all this anyways?" She asked.
"Because the one Rob went to the past for, is me..." A new female voice said. Out from the shadows, a female anthropomorphic Bee Queen stepped out. She looked more like a warrior though. "...Allow me to introduce myself. I am Queen Veronica; the current ruler of The Hives." She added.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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