Off the Grid The Final Season

The empty sewer secret entrance was unevenly quiet, the darkness blanketing the place completely, the only sound's filling it was the sound of dripping water....hitting the cold, moist floor. The gold mare led Stryker, and his friend's throughout the area, as they all followed close behind her. The silence was broken by Pixel. "This place gives me the creep's" She shivered, as gas was heard hissing in the distance. Shift came to a stop at one of the empty pipes, having bad memories from The Nightmare Realm, and wasn't the only one. He almost freaked out, seeing Twilight in her Scarlett Twinkle form again, as she sighed.

"S-Sorry to scare you, I guess we're both haunted by that place" Twilight told him, as Shift eased up, taking in a deep breath.

"It's going to take time getting used to you after what happened, I'm guessing the same will go for Stryker" Shift told her, as Twilight let out a pained sigh, a look of depression on her face. "Hey....no worries Twilight, your still coming back from that place, we forgave you, all of us....even if your old friend's are gone, we're your new friend's, and we won't abandon you ever again" Shift told her, holding her claw's, as she gave him a smile, her eyes watering.

"Thank you Shift, you have no idea how much that means to me" She sniffled, as Shift gave her a heartwarming grin, until he was blasted in the face by the sewage, like gas that came from the pipes.

"AAAAHHHH.....Great peanut butter, and jelly that's awful" Shift coughed, as Scarlett burst out laughing. After what felt like years for Scarlett, she was feeling joyful, and happy.

"Careful Shift" Stryker warned.

"Where are we going anyway?" Shift asked.

"That's a good question, ya' got an answer to that question Goldie?" Stryker asked the gold mare.

"You'll see soon enough" She replied.

"Yeeeesshh, not soon enough this place smell's like ass" Shift told them, as Stryker chuckled in agreement.

"Yeahaha...no kidding" He replied, looking around. The group continued, until they came across a huge pipe that all of them could fit through.

"Hey wait a minute, why am I still like this?" Twilight asked Stryker, before changing back into her fused form.

"Doesn't help to stay sharp" Stryker shrugged, as the gold mare opened a secret pipe entrace that was in front of them. The tube itself looked big enough for all of them to slide down.

"In ya' go" The gold mare motioned to them.

"Ooooh Hell No, I am not going down there, I've been spending way too much time in dark, scary.....GAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!" Shift cried, never finishing his sentence, as the gold mare pushed him down the tube. She turned to Stryker who looked at Twilight, and Pixel.

"Uuuuuhhh....ladies first" He told them, as Pixel placed her hand's on her hips, giving him a pouty look, while Twilight quickly changed into her Scarlett Twinkle form, and raised her claw's. "Oh fine" Stryker groaned, as he slid down the tube, while Pixel, and Twilight, (who had changed back into her fused form) journeyed down a a few seconds later, along with the gold mare. Stryker groaned when he reached the bottom, and began to get up. "Ugh....that's one bumpy ride" He sighed, until he heard multiple gun's cocking, seeing he was at gunpoint in front of other Equestrian ponies.

"GET DOWN ON THE GROUND!!!!!!!" One angry pony shouted.

"Sheriff you should do, as he says" Shift warned him, already down on the ground.

"No...who are they to tell us what to do" Stryker growled, as another pony spoke.

"Put your hand's up" One warned, as another spoke.

"I SAID GET DOWN ON THE GROUND!!!!!!!" The pony from earlier spoke, as Stryker sighed.

"Put my hand's up, or get down on the ground which is it?" Strtker asked them, as they all looked at each other before turning to Stryker, asking him another question.

"Who are you?" One of them asked.

"My name is Stryker, Sheriff of The Grid" Stryker introduced, as another pony scoffed.

"Quit lying" He growled.

"Yeah you think you can just name drop Stryker, and lower our guards" Another joined in.

"No seriously I'm....GUUUUHHHH!!!!!!!" Stryker groaned, as Pixel, and Twilight both collapsed on top of him, with the gold mare arriving behind them.

"GOLDIE YOUR BACK!" A pony shouted, lowering his gun.

"Wait if Goldie's back, then that mean's this is....." The pony realized, as all of them looked at Stryker who let out a painful groan with the mare's on top, pinning him to the ground when they came through the tube.

"STRYKER!!!!!!!!" All the ponies shouted, as Stryker brushed himself off, and sighed.

"Not a best first impression, but I'll take it" Stryker sighed, as another pony gasped, seeing Twilight.

"THAT'S PRINCESS TWILIGHT!!!!!!!!" He shouted shocked, as another one scoffed.

"No she's not, she just look's like Twilight Sparkle, her skin is a different color" He said rolling his eyes, until Twilight spoke, her voice confirming her identity.

"No....that other pony is right, I am Princess Twilight Sparkle of Equestria" She told them, as they all immedietly bowed.

"Your majesty, where have you been all these year's, we thought you were dead" A pony asked her.

"I was trapped in the realm that had enslaved, our previous rulers. Nightmare Moon attempted to build up strength to enter the real world again, and cursed me to evil where I served for years. Stryker found me, and freed me from that horrible place, while another friend sacrficed herself destroying that realm, and Nightmare Moon. Stryker helped change my curse into something I can control, and with it......" She explained, as she morphed into her Scarlett Twinkle form, as other's gasped. ".....I have gained new abilites" She told them, showing off her re-formed look.

"When we can get back home, I will take charge of our people, and lead us toward's the path of peace. For now, you all must call me Scarlett Twinkle when I am with all of you in the battlefield. Regalias, must not know my identity....for now" Twilight warned, as they all nodded.

"How will we serve you Scarlett?" One pony asked, as Scarlett shook her head.

"Currently you will all follow Goldie, and help Stryker who has helped me" She told them, as they all got up.

*****
"Wow" Stryker gasped, looking at the place, as all of them we're taken to the meeting room with everyone else, as Goldie turned to him.

"Welcome to the homebase of the rebellion, you'll be safe here" She told them, as Shift gasped.

"REBELLION....WHAT REBELLION!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?" Shift shouted.

"A rebellion created to fight the tyranny of Regalias, everypony here has put there life on the line to do what's right" Goldie explained, as one pony gasped. "Oh wow.....Sheriff Stryker, and Princess Twilight themselves" He grunted, shaking their hand's.

"That's right I'm Sheriff Stryker, and this is Princess Twilight, glad to know SOMEONE ELSE recognizes the two of us" He told them looking in the direction from the two ponies earlier, who looked down at the ground embarrased.

"Huh....who wouldn't, your both the best heroes to ever exist" He chuckled, as another pony rasied his hand.

"And also enemies of the state" One told them, as Stryker looked at him confused.

"Huh, what?" Stryker asked, as they were soon shown the wanted posters for Stryker, Pixel, and Shift. "Huh....they drew me a bit fat don't you think" Stryker told Pixel.

"So The Grid is all that's left of Equestria, and sound's like it isn't in good hand's" Scarlett sighed sadly.

"I'm sorry Twilight" Pixel told her, the mare's hand touching Scarlett's scissor claw.

"What happened while I was gone?" Stryker asked, as another pony spoke.

"We'll fill you in on that later, but for now it's good to have you" A pony pointed out, as another pony chuckled.

"Seriously, I feel stronger just having you with us on our side, guess Regalias doesn't stand a chance" Another pony smiled, as Stryker nodded.

"Thank's, but if I know anything about Regalias is this, is that he'll do anything to accomplish his goal's. This makes him a very, very dangerous pony" Stryker warned, as the pony scoffed.

"HAH.....won't be a problem if we all work together right?" The pony asked, as Shift perked up at this.

"RIGHT.....we got your back" Shift chimed in, while another pony groaned.

"Enough about Regalias, come on I'll show you all to your quarter's" The pony told them.

*****
Stryker let out a happy sigh, laying on the soft mattress after taking some of his armor off, and still wearing his clothes underneath. "Aaaaahhh....so soft, when's the last time I layed down on an actual bed" Stryker sighed, until he heard someone open the door.

"Heya Sheriff you got a moment?" Shift asked, as Stryker sat up from his bed.

"Yeah, come on in" Stryker told him.

"I....uh...I have a request" Shift told him, as Stryker sighed.

"Sure what is it?" He asked. Shift pulled out half of a ripped picture of him, and his dad.

"This is a picture of me, and my dad" Shift told him, as Stryker noticed it was ripped, and turned to the green pegasaus.

"Where's the other half?" Stryker asked.

"Gone....I lost it on the night it got torn up, along with my entire family" Shift told him, as he explained the story.

*****
During The Great Nightmare War

The rumbling, and booming was heard outside from their house, as young Shift looked up at the ceiling, while a young golden mare with a long braided mane clinged to him in fear. "Shift I'm scared" She told him, as she began crying.

"Don't worry Jamie it'll be alright" He told her, as Shift's father grabbed a loaded shotgun, and turned to his wife.

"We can't stay here, we have to keep moving" He told her, as she nodded in response. The father quickly grabbed Shift, and looked him in the eye.

"My boy, listen to me....take your sister, and run" His father told him, as Shift whimpered.

"But....Daaaddd you said we'd be safe if we could escape the wall" Shift whined, as his father held his shoulder's, with a deeper serious look in his eye.

"LISTEN TO ME SHIFT......we cannot outrun this war, it won't be long before our family is pulled into it too....TAKE your sister, and head to the Engineer's guild, I have friend's there, they will protect you" He told him, as Shift burst into tear's.

"I DON'T WANNA LEAVE YOU!!!!!!!" He whined, as his father shouted back.

"IT'S TIME TO BE YOUR OWN PONY!!!!!!!!" He screamed, as a dark voice nearby spoke.

"Over here, I hear shouting" It rang, as Shift's dad heard the sound, and turned toward's his son.

"GET OUT OF HERE!!!!!!!!" His father shouted, until an eletrical bomb was thrown to the floor, shocking all of them with Jamie screaming, as a stallion bursted through the house window.

"THIS IS THE MILITARY POLICE...STAY PUT!!!!!!!!" The officer shouted, as Shift's father struggled to get up.

"S-Shift.....g-go" His father writhed in agony, as Shift quickly grabbed his sister who was screaming in fear, while also taking with him the picture of his family.

"WE'VE GOT A RUNNER!!!!!!!" The officer shouted, as a twisted black pony with an insidious voice spoke.

"Activate the traction cannon" He growled, as a vortex like cannon was fired, acting like a mini vacuum cleaner, and began sucking Jamie toward's it.

"AAAAAHHHH SHIIIFFFTTT!!!!!!" She shouted, as Shift attempted to catch her, the only thing keeping them linked was the family picture he had. The picture soon ripped, and his little sister was gone.

"JAAAAMIIIIEEEEE!!!!!!!" He screamed in horror, watching as she landed next to her intended captors.

"Search the building" The soldier ordered, as they searched the area, capturing Shift's parent's, and his sister.

"Aaaahh....Equestria's head engineer, what might you be doing in a dump like this?" The insidious pony asked, pointing to the rather abandoned house they we're currently living in.

"Entras.....they're only children, let them go" Shift's father told the pony by name who merely scoffed.

"If they can walk.....they can march....if they can march...they can fight, this is the greatest war in Equestrian history, all abled bodied ponies are expected to do their part, and contribute to the war effort....wait a minute, don't you have a son?" Entras asked, as Shift's family, and his sister looked down with sadness, while Jamie clutched her half of the torn picture. Near the border's of Equestria....Shift continued running, not daring to look back, as he headed outside of Equestria. He tripped, and fell flat on his face, still clutching his half of the picture, before turning back to look at the direction of his home.

"I'll come back for you one day, I-I promise" Shift said aloud, before continuing on into the dangerous land beyond.

*****
"It wasn't long before I recieved news that both my parent's were lost in the war" Shift finished, as Stryker put a hand on his friend's shoulder.

"I'm so sorry Shift, I had no idea" Stryker sighed, as Shift spoke up sharply.

"But my sister.... I KNOW SHE'S STILL OUT THERE...WILL YOU HELP ME FIND HER!?!?!?!?!?!?!?" Shift shouted, as Stryker smiled.

"Shift we've been to the Nightmare Realm, and back in our journey to save Pixel, and saved Twilight Sparkle from those dark depth's. Of course I'll help you find your sister, you have my word" Stryker promised, as they both smiled.

*****
Goldie's quarter's were quite interesting to say the least, as it had a bunch of weapon's laying around, along with mechanical arm's that helped take off her special gear. She went to the mechanical arm's, as it tore off her masked helmet, along with her shield weapon, revealing Shift's long lost sister.....Jamie.

Jamie looked over to the other half of the torn picture which was on the wall with a pretty pink bow on it. She had no memory of her past, and no memory of her previous life, only half of the picture helped her form her identity. She let out a scoffed growl with not finding anything useful these day's about her past, until the alarm's blared, as she cocked the gun cannon attached to her shoulder.