Pierce the Netherscape: Enter Oblivion

    After what felt like a full day, the four ponies were near the exit to the crystal caves. “Finally!” shouted Colorshy. “I thought we’d never get out of those caves.”

    “Yeah,” replied Rei. “Though those caves were... eventful.”

    “Ah, don’t sweat it, kid,” said Blue Jay, smacking Rei on the back of his head. “If it wasn’t for you, we would have been mantis chow.”

    The four walked in silence, remembering Rei’s little outburst of bullets that saved them all from the mantis. Finally, Celestia broke the silence. “We’re almost out, but it seems to be night already. Maybe we can- OH SWEET FAUST!”

    The four stood at the mouth of the cave in shock and horror as hundreds if not thousands of The Campaigner’s cyborgs (Enemy image: http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&safe=active&tbo=d&biw=1024&bih=536&tbm=isch&tbnid=ft-GCNWaGWU1KM:&imgrefurl=http://www.gameview.com.br/Video/Turok--Dinosaur-Hunter-26---Cybernetic-Corridor-Crawling.aspx%3Fv%3Dvma4&docid=tXscyrUIhRWYrM&itg=1&imgurl=http://i.ytimg.com/vi/YOeufthdxGo/hqdefault.jpg&w=480&h=360&ei=QrYSUZHUDKTy2gWtsIHwDA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=2&vpy=207&dur=1031&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=113&ty=75&sig=102529709541509938624&page=2&tbnh=138&tbnw=187&start=16&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:32,s:0,i:183) (The yellow thing on the right, they come in red too, and I spent hours trying to find a better image.) flood the streets of Canterlot, slaughtering any pony who can’t run away fast enough. They are being fought by the Canterlot Royal guard, but the guards keep getting slaughtered by the dozen.

    “Oh no!” shouted Rei. “This is the work of The Campaigner! But how... how...” Rei trailed off.

    “I have to go help protect my subjects,” said Celestia about to fly off.

    “No,” called Blue Jay. “You won’t survive a minute on your own. Let us help.”

    “I’m sorry, but you have done enough to help.” She then flew off into the battle.

    “Well? Are we just going to stand here and let her get killed?” Blue Jay then rushed down towards the city, trying to catch up to Celestia.

    “Hey, Colorshy,” said Rei, “shouldn’t we go help them?”

    “Yeah,” Colorshy replied. “Just give me a minute.” He was setting up a tripod and using it to steady the aim of his rifle. He then tried picking off several cyborgs that were coming up behind Celestia and Blue Jay, and he actually made a few kills.

    “I’m just gonna go on down. You can stay here and snipe as many cyborgs as you can.” Rei then flew down into the storm of bullets, rockets, and beams of magic. He began firing his AK-47 at as many cyborgs as he could find. He dealt enough damage to at least power many of them down, but there was just too many and his bullets weren’t doing enough damage. Soon, there were at least a dozen cyborgs upon him and it was impossible to fend them all off. Rei was sure it was the end of him when several of the cyborgs were blasted by a dark greyish energy blast. Before he had time to realize who had just saved him, Rei was levitated off the ground and pulled towards his savior. He tried to struggle out of the hold when he suddenly found himself muzzle to muzzle with Princess Luna, who had saved his life many years before. He was then quickly pushed away.

    “What are you doing here, Rei Sonkei?” she asked, blushing a little, even though it wasn’t too visible.

    “I might ask you the same thing, Princess,” replied Rei getting up. “Why are you here in the middle of this battle?”

    “My sister was nowhere to be found and these horrible machines began attacking the city. So I decided to lead the Royal Guard into battle, myself.” Just then, several Guards were sent flying nearby. “I think the battle is going well,” added Luna, pretending not to see what had just happened.

    “Yeah...” said Rei, obviously not believing Luna. “But don’t worry, Princess. We saved your sister and she and my friends are going to help in this battle. Don’t you worry.” He was about to fly off when he remembered to add, “A little more help here and there wouldn’t be the worst thing, though.”

    “Okay,” replied Luna, flying in another direction to fight more cyborgs.

    With that, Rei flew off himself, raining fire down upon as many cyborgs as he could see. He managed to power down and even destroy some of them, but he knew he couldn’t fight them all on his own. Suddenly, he noticed a blue streak weaving through the groups of cyborgs. Each cyborg the streak hit was instantly destroyed. Rei knew in an instant that it was Blue Jay, who was making short work of every cyborg he came across. Rei then flew down to join Blue Jay in the battle. “Hey, what are you doing down here?” asked Blue Jay.

    “I was afraid I’d hit you from the air,” replied Rei. “You don’t mind if I join you down here, do you?”

    “Actually, I do. But I do need somepony to cover my back, anyway.” The two then stood back to back as the cyborgs surrounded them. “Ready?” asked Blue Jay.

    “Ready,” replied Rei. “Banzai!” The two then dashed off in different directions into the crowd of cyborgs around them. Rei was shooting in several different directions, dodging bullets and rockets (most of which hit other cyborgs) and even getting up close and personal by bucking a few cyborg heads off.

    Blue Jay, on the other hoof, simply flew through seeming to slash every cyborg he flew by. He then exited the crowd and took a triumphant stance as the cyborgs he passed split in half and fell to the ground.

    Colorshy was getting bored simply sniping, so he flew down to join the others in the battle. He flew through a group of cyborgs, meleeing and and shooting the heads off of several cyborgs. However, he quickly found himself at a disadvantage as most of them had gatling guns, so he tried to get an altitude advantage. He managed to down a few cyborgs from the air, but he was still unable to make a dent in their numbers, alone.

    Meanwhile, Celestia and Luna were back to back trying to fend off cyborgs. They were firing blast after blast at the cyborgs until they could barely stand, but they knew they had to keep fighting if they wanted to protect their kingdom and their world.

    “No!” shouted The Campaigner as he saw his cyborgs drop one by one before the five ponies. “This is impossible! My army is unbeatable! UNBEATABLE!”

    “Campaigner,” called The Primagen. “The Dimensional Rift is ready. We must hurry if we are to get out of here with the Elements in time.”

    “No. I want to watch those ponies die slow and painful deaths, even if I have to do it myself. Get the Elements to Oblivion and I’ll make sure those ponies don’t cause any more problems.”

    “Very well. I can see your mind is made up.” The Primagen then walked out of the room.

    “Now, my little ponies,” said The Campaigner, returning to his screen, “get ready to feel the Thunder.”