Guernica

My Little Pony: Guernica

Part One

Chapter 4: Fight Club

So the next day I found myself at her door step, stripped of my costume, clad only in my normal daytime style.. That is to say nothing, as is the odd long standing tradition among ponies of the lower class.

I rang her doorbell. Upon her opening it, I didn't even let her ask who it was before I spoke in my Brightside voice "It's me." and handed her the flowers I picked special just for her. I felt alive, an electricity running through my veins I hadn't felt in some time.

Maybe it was only thrilling for me to finally admit outside of costume that I was something more then a mere colt. She didn't even grasp my flowers when I tried handing them to her, they dropped to the floor in a heap much like heart. "I'm sorry, Brightside. But I'm an abomination as well." she threw the insult back at me.

She went on to explain in am almost zombie-like, unnaturally dead state, that she never had interest in me. That the dinner was solely for the purpose of thanking me for saving her life. She went on to state that her heart was now sworn to Rainbow Dash.

"…In a sick way, I should be thanking you. This wouldn't of happened if it wasn't for you!" She smiled that same sweet smile, with her eyes shut, and slammed the door in my face.

Suffice to say, I didn't feel to happy myself at that moment. I was angry, suicidal, and in an incredible amount of emotional pain. So I did what any true man does when faced with this scenario, threw myself into my work. Try to keep my mind off it, and thankfully I had one lead that I had been putting off. Investigate that doomsday prediction.

I decide to make the journey Canterlot and spy upon the royal monarch herself, Princess Celestia. It would prove to be a great test of my skills, and also highly dangerous… which frankly suited me just fine because I was feeling rather suicidal at the time. Being rich allocated me the means to travel from Ponyville to Canterlot in record time, despite being an earth pony, by care of a personalized one man aircraft. When I reached the palace that evening, I put the craft into a stealth hover stasis just above the throne room, and sneakily entered with the roof.

Celestia had just received mail via the Twilight Sparkle's baby dragon Spike, it was another message on the power of friendship. Again information I knew just from hanging around the town square, everyone was always gossiping about the peculiar nature of the workaholic girl and her dedication to investigating the power of friendship. I always found myself the only one asking the question "What does Celestia want with the knowledge of these lessons?".

"Dear Princess Celestia!" The monarch read allowed "Today I learned the importance of accepting our friends differences even if they happen to be of different sexual orientation then us!" She rambled on. This didn't interest me, what interest me is what happened after she finished reading.

"Finally! And not a minute to late!" She exclaimed "Finally with this last lesson, I can put my plan into motion." She was talking to herself, which no doubt un-nerved me. "Oh but I do believe I should summon my dearest pupil and her friends and explain the situation. It will require their elements of harmony after all." She said, and with that used the magic of her unicorn horn to teleport them to the palace from their slumber at each of their respective homesteads.

"What in tarnashion?" Asks the bewilder hick pony, Applejack.

"I apologize, my little ponies, but I require of you one last time putting your elements together for the good of all Ponykind." She orders.

Before any of them can answer or even Celestia explain further, I holler "I SAY NEIGH!" before swooping and nail the one supreme demigod of our nation, right in the chin. She stumbles to the floor, momentarily knocked out.

"Listen to me, my little ponies, and fear what is about to be revealed." It's at this point I feel odd, I'm present for this conversation in mind but I find I have no control over what I'm saying. "Our princess is a traitor! A Judas to the crown!" I exclaim, conveying honest conviction. "For the past several months she's had you collecting data on the nature of friendship… did none of you bother to ask why?"

They all look at each other as if it's obvious. As if dealing with me again is more of a minor annoyance., pink highlighted Twilight speaks "Because she wanted to teach me and my friends the value of friendship."

"Wrong." I state, revealing the diabolical machine that was hidden under a near by sheet. It's got a screen, knobs and twisty dials and a magic orb. I've never seen it before in my life, or have any idea what it's used for, yet I find myself explaining "She's been inputting your data into this machine, so when the time is right she can break the friendship seal bounding everypony to this world and allow her to send her forces out to conquer the multiverse!" I declare. I'm somewhat amused by this, yet also frightened. It wasn't me doing those actions right then and there, almost as if I was being controlled. The ponies gasp. Ashamed, Princess Celestia looks down at the floor.

"It's… It's not true! Right princess?" Ask the famed pupil, Twilight Sparkle.

"It's true." Celestia admits. "Partially anyway, I was seeking to destroy the magical friendship barrier that bandages us to this world." she explained, "But not for conquest! No, I was seeking to destroy it as a means to allow all us ponies to evacuate before the terrible fate."

"Terrible fate?" I spoke allowed, even I admit, this was eyebrow raising stuff. It was almost like a movie, having no control over the plot at hand but on the edge of my seat as to where it was going next.

The princess then lured us closer to the magic glass ball tied to the machine and showed us images to another world. "You see, my little ponies, our world… our essential being, and our cause for being… is to sell toys to the offspring of aliens in another dimension." It sounded absurd and if it wasn't for the view of the other world populated by these bi-pedal beings in that crystal ball I don't think anyone would of believed it.

"Our continued existence was and always has been dependent upon how much money we made our God, the entity known as HASBRO. Once I became aware of this I sought out to see what became of the other universes that were abruptly canceled, and I saw…" She gulped "A horrible thick Red Mist engulfing those worlds, and once it dissipated there was nothing left but a void."

"Is the Red Mist coming?" Twilight asked.

The Princess nodded sadly. "Yes the views I receive from the other world appear to indicate we are to be canceled at any moment. I feared this day was coming for quite some time, and my sending you to Ponyville was the attempt to learn enough to break the "Magic" binding us to this world." She explained, showing us views in the orb of similar colorful worlds "If we destroy the magic of friendship, we can escape into one of HASBRO other universes where it won't be able to hurt us."

The ponies looked at each other, then Twilight declared: "So what if the world is destroyed? Our friendship must be something that is never compromised, even in the face of certain death." She said with conviction.

"I agree, dang nabbit! Life just ain't worth living with out your friends!" exclaimed Applejack..

"What good is a party on a another world with out friends?" Exclaimed the pink pony, Pinkie Pie.

"Or makeovers for that matter?" Said the purple haired one, Rarity.

"And how could I ever survive without my friendship with my pet bunny angel?" Asked flutter shy, her choice of friendship over escaping certain annihilation stung a bit.. Rainbow Dash then roughly grabbed her around the neck in an uncomfortable hug.

"And I just got with my sexy girlfriend! I'll never give you up baby!" She said, obnoxiously.

"Princess Celestia, we would rather die as friends then to keep living with out friendship!" the group boldly declared, bringing a tear of happiness to the Princess' face.

"How heroic of all of you for not being bullied into giving up your friendship!" She smiled as she cried tears of happiness "I'll have the guards destroy the machine!" The princess sniffed. "we'll all die together as friends…. How's that?"

A overwhelming feel of positive energy filled the room…

…It made me want to vomit.

"What… The fuck… is the matter with all of you?" I destroyed the mood. "I'm sorry… am I on the same planet as the rest of you? Because I could of sworn the queen cunt of the universe here just revealed to us that we are nothing but a money making scheme design to pilfer precious dollars out of the hands of young otherdemonsional alien girls!" I was furious, and filled with adrenaline. "This is sick! And what is sicker is that we actually have a chance to escape this fate… This certain APOCALYPSE, if you will… but none of you want to take it!" I pause and stare a hole right through Fluttershy "Even you Fluttershy? You don't see through this bullshit?"

They don't respond, they just stare at me, hurt and confused.

"FINE THEN." I turn towards the machine "I guess I'm the bad guy!" I declare. "And I'll break the friendship seal, if it means we all live!" I turn and start fiddling with dials I know nothing about, "I'll turn evil by trying to save everyone! I will not let Ponykind be destroyed by some fat ass aliens because you all want to keep playing grab ass till we shortly die."

"Oh no! Your not going to destroy the magic of friendship just because your little emo jackass didn't get with my girlfriend!" Rainbow dash states, placing emphasis on her possession. She head buts me and I double over on to the ground before getting back to a standing position.

"What in God's name are you talking about?" I yell back, they're charging at me, and I'm deflecting attacks from all sides and manners in the forms of hooves and flying objects. "This isn't about me and the girl, this is about freeing ourselves from our corporate puppet masters that wish to be our undoing!"

"BULLSHIT!" Exclaims the gay pony "You're just emo and you just want to ruin what's left of our existence for everyone!"

Is she right? I wonder, suddenly doubting myself and my resolve. The hick pony sucker punches me to the jaw, and I crumble. Time slows down from my perspective, and as the room spins I focus in on the only pony not fighting… It's Fluttershy. From the looks of her eyes. I can tell she's buying into her bull dyke girlfriends version of the scenario. I know then there's no way to win this fight, and still be thought of as a hero.

I tiger roll towards the stain glass window and holler "You haven't heard the last of me!" Before diving through it and escaping into the night. Planning to take time to regroup and collect my thoughts, and find the best course of action to save us all from this mist.

The Red Mist hasn't arrived, yet ironically as it creeps ever closer into existing, my world is already crumbling apart. I'm doubting myself more and more, and my heart is broken. And worse yet? I've become the villain.

END OF PART ONE