Look Inside Your Heart Part One.

Chapter 16: Battle Plan Pt:1.(P.O.V. Switch, Monarch.)

I had some time to think try to remember the good times, and why have I been able to live so long. That purple one, Twilight Sparkle, she seems powerful in both mind and magic, maybe she even rivals me. There's something that bothered me. Maybe the reason I've been allowed to live, for the sole purpose of repairing my honor, no I know damn well that isn't it. What if my shattered honor kept me here, bodies are fragile, but this one, maybe I've been given a second chance.

"You really think they'd make a good family for me." Cress walked up behind me.

"They weren't, coulda fooled me." I replied playfully.

"Well this little one's mine." This little orange-ish filly poked her head out from behind his wings.

"Hello." She seemed eager, but cautious.

"Hi, are you ready to go?" I asked.

"Felicia," Cress shouted.

"Ready." That white mare walked out carrying a briefcase.

"Do they know, our destination?" I tried thinking to Cress.

"No, but they refused to stay here while I went away." He replied the same way.

"Don't you think it's unwise?"

"No, they're adamant, no convincing otherwise."

"I was afraid of that,"

"I'm sure the plan will explain everything." He said out loud.

"We haven't made the plan yet, you ran off." I reply.

"Well, I couldn't leave her in the Hospital,"

"Fine, Let's get a move on, we got somewhere to be. C'mon," He put his hands on their backs and pushed them in my direction.

==============(P.O.V. Switch, Cress.)==================

About five minutes later, we were back at the library. The dragon opened the door and welcomed us in. A giant round table was in the center, Luna sat next to her sister, and the others two empty chairs stood there one next to Luna the other between Twilight and Rainbow. "Good morning, I trust you got some rest." Twilight said with a smile.

"Not a lick, you get used to it." Monarch chuckled taking his seat next to Luna.

"So who're yer new friends sugarcube?"

"Well this is my daughter," I put my hand on Scoot's head. "Adopted." She just smiled and gave me a hug before stealing my seat next to Rainbow. "And this is Felicia, my,"

"Marefriend?" Pinkie asked suspisious.

"Well, um." Once again my silver toungue had rusted.

"No, not at the moment, bachelorette. "She cocked her head and smiled.

"That's too bad, he's a good catch, if ya don't reel him in, somepony else will." Rainbow chuckled, playing with Scoot.

"Now to business, messime. We know what to do, but I'm afraid we have no way of reaching them beforehand." Rarity was pessimistic.

"Yes we do," I slammed the crystal into the table. "Clara Shadowfire." The orange crystal changed color to blue, and Clara's smiling face greeted us.

"Hey, it's been three days, what took so long?"

"A few minor setbacks," I chuckled.

"Likely story, so what's the plan?"

"Tonight is a full moon giving us the ability to travel between, that's how we'll get half of you here, the other half we're not sure."

"We can handle that, the pegasi can survive the drop, while the unicorns can ferry small groups back and forth."

"Well you seem organized," Monarch kept his sunny disposition.

"Expect us shortly after moonrise."

"Okay will do, hold on, what is that, HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!" the signal went static.

"Clara," I shouted. "We need to get there now!"

==============(P.O.V. Switch, Clara.)==============

"Ow my head," I opened my eyes and kick off my stuco blanket, coughing from the kicked up dirt. "What the hell was that?" I look side to side and hear screams outside. "Oh my god," I jump up and run outside. I look down and a unicorn grabs my legs.

"It's Nightmare," He struggled to say the word.

"Just when things were going good," I huffed and looked down, the stallion's life had faded. "Damn," I place my fingers over my ear. "Soren, do you read me, over." Static faded out and Charlie's voice was muffled by explosions.

"Kinda a bad time, Big Blue's back, and she's pissed off, and I mean really pissed."

"Get outta there,"

"Easier said than done, darkside remember. You try flying in the dark."

"What about those night vision prototypes?"

"I forgot about them, be there soon, over and out." Ths static returned and I silenced my earpiece.
I shouted into my earpiece. "Everypony get your butts in gear, fortify the castle, it's our last line of defense, go, go ,go!"

"Roger that," Shadowbass, unicorn captain replied.

"Yes ma'am," Commander Shadowmane replied.

"I'm going for Liutenant Skyfire, under no circumstance are you to let anypony past the gates after you get the citizens inside."

"Are you sure you'll make it?" Shadowmane faded between static.

"You both know I'm more than capable."

"He's just worried, Clara, I am too," Bass was right.

"Enough chit-chat, you have your orders carry them out, Shadowfire over and out. " I silence my earpiece and head for the coordinates of Darkside Labs, even if I couldn't see it I knew were it was.

================(P.O.V. Switch , Soren Skyfire.)=====================

Two hours earlier.

I was working late as usual, first one in last one out every day. I had just finished my light beam cannon prototype and was ready for testing. "Let's light this candle." I set it on my shoulder and line up the sights. "Scope Targeting's good," I flip a switch. "Auto Targeting's operational," I gently tap on the trigger, a bright light bursts forward shooting me back through a wall. "Note to self trigger's sensitive." Slightly dazed I sit up. "Better dial back the refraction and pulse rates, too." I stand, dust myself off, and drag the cannon back to my worktable, making damn well sure my hands were no where near the trigger. I sit in front of my crystal screen, it was flashing, Drastic levels of light radiation detected. "I know dammit, why do I even have that on, Shut down alarm." I touch the off button on the crystal touchpad. "Bring up L.B.C. specs," I connect the cannon to the programmer.

{ Screen readout }
Trigger sensitivity, 95% ===================[]=
Refraction rate, 75% ===============[]=====
Pulse rate, 80% ================[]====
Focus rate 50% ==========[]==========
Spectrum. \/

R B Y O G P W
Change Statistics, Save And Reconfigure.
\________________________________________________________/

I tap the Change Statistics part of the screen allowing me to freely adjust the parameters. "Better set the sensitivity to seventy-five, don't wanna hair trigger or have to try too hard to shoot, pulse rate down to sixty-five, everything else seems correct numberwise." I press the Save And Reconfigure button.

{ Screen Readout }
Data Reconfigure Successful Please Remove Hardware.
\________________________________________________________/

"One more time." I lock on the target and tug the trigger sending the white beam straight at it, making it explode in a big beautiful flash, at least I think it was beautiful, I couldn't see it. "Successful test but how will it fare against an actual target, so many variables to account for." I knew eventually we were going to move everyone to the castle tonight, so I decided to start packing up shop. "Tool belt, screwdriver, wrench, pliers, wire cutters." Shifting through my toolbelt, I find each tool in their proper places. "Acetaline torch on my back, drill in holster, Light cannon shouldered, Crystal system in the pack." I put in my earpiece, and one of the walls collapsed.

What stood there was, pure anger sending chills down my spine. Big Blue Nightmare Moon, even though I was terrified I made sure to keep my cool. "Welcome to the darkside," I say nonchalantly.

"Keep thine questions to thyself, peasant." She shouted in that voice shaking the foundation. "We need thine expertise,"

"Sorry our hours are five to nine, please call back during this time period."

"How, quaint." She said as a strong force started to crush my neck.

"What, do, you, want?" I gasped between breaths.

"We have a problem."

"Who doesn't?" I keep my head level despite the lack of oxygen.

"Thou dost know about weaponry."

"What does the great and powerful Oz need with weapons?" I gasped for air as her clutch grew tighter. "Okay, okay I'll help you." The shadowy force dissapated and I hit the floor, lungs begging for air.

"Excellent,"

"What, is, your, specialty?" I gasp for air.

"We prefer swordplay."

"Well we have quite the selection," I walk over to my sabre stash. "The most advanced I have is this one." I hand her the exending rapier. "This beauty can vary it's length from three feet to one, and anywhere in between."

"This suits us."

"Like you were made for each other." I couldn't do anything, what happened to her, this wasn't the one from before this one sent chills through my spine, she was evil. She pointed the sword at me. "Whoa, what are you doing."

"Thine sevices are no longer required."

"Be reasonable," I back away slowly bumping into the table. Hundreds of scenarios ran through my head, and I died in every one, except one. I slowly reach for the cannon and activate the auto targeting system. She slowly stepped toward me. I desperatly run my other hand over to my shock glove, and slip it on. The tip of the sword was hairlengths away. "You don't know how this thing," I wrap my shock glove around it and release the twenty-four-hundred volts through it and her, flooring her. "Even works." I kneel down and took the sword from her twitching hand. "Now be a good princess," I drag her unconcious body to the empty vault and throw her in. "And stay down." I slam the door shut and lock it. "Now that's out of the way..." My sentance was cut short by an explosion, from inside the vault. "Gonna hafta try better than that." I laughed knowing that the pure lead and polycarbonite steel vault would slowly poison her.

I rustle through my files and find my L.B.C. blueprints and shove them into my bag. Another explosion rattled the foundation. "Maybe I'm wrong." Another explosion buckled the door. "Shit," My earpiece was brought to life with static, it was Clara.

"Soren, do you read me, over."

"Kinda a bad time, Big Blue's back and she's pissed off," Another expolsion broke one hinge. "And I mean really pissed."

"Get outta there now!"

"Easier said than done, Darkside remember. You try flyin' in the dark."

"What about your night vision prototypes?"

"I forgot about those, be there soon , over and out." As I silenced the earpiece the door flew off it's hinges. "Where are they," I rumble through my projects. "Here, they are." I slap them on and turn to see the menacing silhouette of The Nightmare. I glance over to the pulse grenades and activate ten of them. "Alpha, Mike, Foxtrot, in other words," I spread my steel feathers and fire my turbine boots. "Adios Mother Fucker!" I boost straight up as my lab went up in flames.