Protopony

by Mist Shaker

The virus spreads

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“How the buck did we get into Manehatten?” Pinkie asked but at the moment I didn’t care nor was my immediate focus on said reasons. We started moving away from the building we broke out of so that we could avoid detection better. Finding my way around Manehattan, I decide for the group to find less conspicuous clothing. Looking through the market area of the city, I managed to find the best shop for our needs. “In here.” Motioning for them to follow me. Breaking into the store and then setting off the alarm, everyone took off in different directions as I went straight ahead.

“Oh my! I can’t believe they would leave these clothes in such a condition!”Rarity exclaimed “They really need to get some more athletic wear in here” Dash points out. “This place has an extremely boring selection, but i guess it will have to do.” Pinkie says blatantly. “Well, anything that can cover my back is good enough.” Applejack chimes in. On my way up one aisle I notice an outfit that a parkour pony would wear, quickly grabbing the outfit before the police show up. Once I finished looking for my outfit, I see that the others are prepared as well I lead them into the back alley behind the shop and quickly engulf the clothing and allow the clothing to appear so as to make ourselves as inconspicuous as possible while trying to maintain a normal pony like composure.

Just as the clothing was on, the police show up looking for us  with a large force of SWAT and some Blackhoof soldiers. “Buck, we have to get the hell out of here.” I told them.  Once the coast was clear, I took the first step, sneaking out of the alley, rounding the corner so as not to get caught, due to the fact that they had a short range virus detector, quickly slipping out of range. That is when I realized that we just made the biggest mistake and set off a virus detector hidden atop the building “What the buck are we going to do now?”, being that we were too exposed at the moment, there was nothing we could do at the time but run, knowing that the helicopters would be on us in no time, we look for a heavily crowded area.

With luck, I find an open supermarket store crowded with people and lead them into it, but before we reach it, Rainbow Dash stopped

“Why are we going in there, when we know we can handle these guys?”She asked, her hot headed persona getting the better of her again.

“I’m certain that you would rather avoid a conflict with them, as I know Twilight wouldn’t want to have to fight them.”Spike responded. Reluctantly, Rainbow Dash gives up and follows. In an attempt to blend in while going towards the back, the police begin to pour in through all doors, with this being the case I decided it was best to split up. No sooner than we had made our move, we were compromised and the building was cleared as the cops surrounded us, each in an individual area of the store, waiting for us to make our move. I used my superhuman strength provided by the virus, and began throwing the shelves carefully as not to hit my friends, while still giving me room to help the others, kicking left and right from time to time to kick officers that were right on my tail knocking back large groups at a time.

Picking up the weapon that one of them dropped and began firing on the officers that were surrounding my friends, each round successfully connecting with an officer. Then, as I realize that the weapon had run out, no sooner than I had I was brought to the floor in a pile as were the others, and that is when the officers made their mistake, with an almost explosive amount of force, I exploded from beneath the pile. This was enough to knock the rest of the officers off of my friends and into the walls of the store, killing all of them instantly. All but one. Fluttershy proceeds to consume the officer, collecting information on a mare called ‘The Queen’. This new information surprised and confused me. Just who was this ‘Queen’ and why does Blackhoof want her?

Before reinforcements could arrive we took off out the back door. Running, I hear the heli’s coming in “damn it.” I noticed a tanker truck that could be thrown at the first, with this I went over and lifted the truck and heaved it at the first pursuing helicopter destroying it instantly, then I noticed the second, “Wait here.” they nodded in response. I ran to the top of a building, once on the roof I charged in the direction of the helicopter leaping off the roof landing on the helicopter right at the door of the cockpit.

Ripping the door off, I grab the pilot, consuming him to learn how to fly the helicopter, then assuming control of the helicopter, fly over and land to pick up my friends, once we escaped and the cops were no longer a problem, “That was a little close for comfort.”  Applejack said, “I still say we could’ve taken those fuckers.” Rainbow said. We headed to where that blackhoof official’s memories said that The Queen is held. I was the first to enter, consuming one of the guards posted at the entrance to get the directions to where The Queen is held, then Rarity strangling the other until he was no longer breathing, Spike and the others following behind.

As another large group of guards quickly responded to the incident, Dash’s arm turns into a blade engaging a small section. Fluttershy, nervously brandishing the tendril whip, quickly lashing out at another small group, feeling a little sorry for killing them. Pinkie, wielding the hammer fists,happily crushing yet another small group, Applejack, using only her superhuman strength, begins crushing the skulls of another group of guards, Spike, while remaining unseen in the fray, proceeds to drag the guards off one by one killing them in the shadows.

“Finally got to kill some of those Blackhoof assholes.” Rainbow exclaimed. After an hour of searching and sneaking about in disguise, we find where the queen is held and open the door to the chamber to notice that it was empty, then as we turn to leave I, along with my friends, are thrown against the wall as a figure saying “I-I’m so sorry, please f-forgive me,” comes into the light to reveal a pale white pony with a horn and wings.The pony in question took me by surprise not just because of the fact she looked so young but that her wings and horn looked just like our own claws and blade. She launches several tendrils at us and I can feel what it’s doing to us. The figure loses her sad expression and instead has an emotionless expression. The pony walked forward saying as she strips all of us, that contain the virus, of the skills and abilities we had “I am the Queen, and you… will… not… stop… me.

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