5 years later....
Twilight stood staring at the sky, a large obelisk had obscured the moon. Princess Celestia stood with her as did the head of the guard, battle cry. “What is it?” Twilight asked, she looked to her teacher who had a worried look on her face. Battle Cry pointed a hoof at a much smaller object apporoaching at high speed. It slowed and its legs extended from within its metal body. As it a door opened and a blinding light filled the eyes of the ponies watching the scene unfold. A Biped appeared on in the light and walked down a platform with several others. “Princess?”
“We come in peace!” the Biped said from under a horrid looking mask, Celesta stood speechless for a moment before stepping forwards.
“Humans! Guards SIEZE THEM!” She shouted, the bipeds bolted towards their strange craft. Battle Cry chased them but felt a sharp pain as one of the ‘Humans’ Raised a metalic thunder stick.
“I’M SORRY!” It shouted before the craft took off.
(Siegfrieds 3rd Person POV)
“Are you okay kommendant?!” Siegfried asked, the Kommendant nodded. Ludwig removed his mask.
“What happens now?” He asked, Siegfried hated the answer
“We conquer. We came in piece but after four words they want to capture us! We have no choice. Notify the Bismarck to prepare for invasion!” The Kommandant said in a defeated voice.
(2 hours later...
The Sides of the Bismarck opened as dozens of fighters left their hangers and descended onto the planet below, Siegfried was among the group of heavy troopers being deployed to a small but significant village. When they entered the atmosphere they were met with thrown pies and other pastries which proved easy to pass through; Siegfried watched as dozens of Pegasi attacked in vain. To any normal human this would be a sight but the Bismarck had studied the inhabitants of Equis for the past three years. Siegfried frowned under his mask as they landed, when the bay doors opened their were dozens of ponies in armor awaiting them. They held spears and other mele weapons, all of which were futile against the weapons the Humans had brought with them.
“Lay down your arms and surrender humans!” The Ponies shouted, Siegfried and his fellow soldiers shook their heads. A spear flew at Siegfried but he dodged it causing it to impact one of the men behind him and skewering a second.man. Siegfried and his squad opened fire on the ponies with sadness in their hearts, the ponies screamed in agony as they were hit by multiple rounds. Slowly the remorseful soldiers grew angry and siegfried was among them, why wouldn’t these ponies just accept defeat and let there be peace?
(2 hours earlier...)
(Twilights 3rd Person POV)
“Girls the Princess has dubbed these humans as threats, they said they came in peace but she says they ony bring war. She has called on us to fight with her, but I want to hear what you have to say. All in favor?”
“I” four ponies said, their attention turned to fluttershy. She was surprisingly stern faced
“No!” She said, the others were shocked “They came in peace and we didn’t give them a chance! That isn’t kind or fair! As the element of Kindness I must decline!” Fluttershy said surprisingly loud.
“They hurt Battle Cry Flutters!” Rainbow Dash Shouted
“After we tried to take them prisoner for no reason! I’d Be surprised if that was the least of their retaliation!” Fluttershy said sternly, her lessons with Iron Will were starting to come back.
“It is not. We have seen what they are capable of.” A regal voice said, everypony turned to see Princess Luna. “While we were banished to the moon we saw that they had built masive war machines but after a violent conflict they reformed These are only small remnants of their fleet but if they should construct another one? We shudder to think at what would happen.” A loud boom filled the air as an object similar to the one Twilight had seen crashed into the tower that they stood in. Through the gaping hole it left they saw the city of canterlot in the midst of a battle unrivaled even by the one with the Changelings. They came in peace....
The fight for Ponyville lasted an hour and was wrapping up quickly, Siegfried was clearing a house of hostiles with his squad hoping he wouldn’t have to kill anymore ponies. He was wrong as several guard ponies appeared, and though he was lucky enough to dodge their spears the first time he was not so lucky now. A spear pierced his armor and embedded itself deep into his shoulder. He shrieked in pain and collapsed, his eyes began to slowly close as he watched the rest his squad eliminate the ponies. He closed his eyes for what seemed like a second and when he opened them he was in a chair with his hands in clamps. A massive machine was infron of him.
“Wh-WHERE AM I!” Siegfried cried out, an evil laugh echoed through the dark room.
“The rainbow factory human, we have use for you. Your essence is much more potent than that of the foals we normally use.” A green pegasus stepped into view, she pressed her hoof on a button and the machine roared to life. “This will only hurt until you die, which i'm sure will-” She was interrupted by a wrench being slammed into her head. A cyan pegasus held it smiling. She beat the macchine unitl sparks and scrap metal were all that remained. Siegfried felt his arms be released. He fell to the floor.
“Get up human, I didn’t save you so you could sleep on the floor” The Pegasus said, Siegfried recognised her from the dossier on a group called the elements of harmony.
“Rainbow Dash? That is your name?” Siegfried asked, Rainbow dash looked shocked that he knew her name but nodded. “Element of loyalty, one of my favorite qualities.”
“How do you know about the Elements? Are you A SPY!” Rainbow dash asked getting in Siegfried’s face. He laughed and pushed her away.
“We have watched for the last three years, studied you and your culture.” Siegfried explained, Dash looked shocked “Thank you for saving me, I know what goes on here at the rainbow factory.”
“It’s something Cloudsdale isn’t proud of.” Rainbow Dash said, Siegfried nodded.
“Then let us eliminate it.” Siegfried suggested, he began to put on his gear including his helmet. “I am surprised your leader was so quick to attack us, Celestia doesn’t seem like that kind of alicorn. We expected something like this from Twilight but not Celestia.” Siegfried said as he began to run towards the main room, Dash followed keeping up with him easily. He looked out onto the floor of the factory and saw the residue of rainbows and other fluids, Rainbow dash looked like she was going to be sick.
“How are you going to eliminate the factory?” Rainbow asked said stifling a gag, Siegfried pulled a stick Grenade from his belt and prepared to toss it into some of the machinery. When he did the machine began to crack and spark, Siegfried jumped on top of Rainbow Dash before the Grenade Exploded and ripped the machine into pieces.
“Like that.” Siegfried said with a grin, though it was hidden under his mask, before he could do anything else he began to feel a twinge of pain in his shoulder. He realised that whatever painkillers he was on were about to wear off. “Let us keep moving!” He said stifling the pain, he slid down to the factory floor and began to fight his way towards the cages where humans and ponies alike were being held. Taking as much aim as he could with his woulnded shoulder he fired and took out the look on the cage. Immediately the cage emptied of all ponies save for a orange Pegasus.
“Scoots? What are you doing here!?” Rainbow Dash said in shock
“Come now my friends we must hurry!” Siegfried said in a hushed voice. “It s only a matter of time before the others find us!” Siegfried began to toss more grenades into the machinery. The Explosions echoed through the emptying facility until guards appeared, Siegfried raised his MP-40 and fired. The guards fell to cover.
“Lets go scoots.” Rainbow Dash said, she picked up Scootaloo and began running infront of siegfried. He pulled out his last grenade and tossed it behind him, it bounced before exploding and sending the pursuing guards flying.
“GET READY TO JUMP!” Siegfried shouted as they neared the entrance, as soon as siegfried stepped on the cloud he fell right through. Rainbow dash flew down and caught him before he could hit the ground and both of them stood atching the streams of Rainbows from the clouds above turn to trickles and then stop. “Thank you.”
(Twilights 3rd Person POV)
“Princess why? Why did you refuse their peace?” Twilight asked, her wings were the keeping her warm as the two alicorns trudged through the snow of the north. Celestia pointed a hoof at a temple ahead of them.
“You will see my faithful student, humans are awful creatures.” Celestia said sternly, they neared the door and she placed her hoof in a small hole. “Clatto Verata Nicto!” The door glowed and opened revealing a massive city that had been abandoned eons ago.
“What is this place?” Twilight asked as she and Celestia walked into the thick overgrowth. The Doors shut behind them and immediately it became pitch black until Celestia’s horn lit up. The City was covered in plantlife but from what twilight could see the towers were made of stone and gold. The Doorways were human sized and streets were filled with odd looking devices; Twilight saw strange statues in the streets as well. Almost as if they were humans frozen in time.
“This ,twilight, is Chaponius. It once was home to the humans of Equestria until the day they turned dark.” Celestia said, Twilight saw one of the statues looked like a female holding a child and crying. Suddenly she realised theses statues were once humans, but why did celestia turn them to stone? “I was forced to turn them to stone, though some escaped. I assume their descendants are here for vengeance.”
“What did they do?” Twilight asked, she saw another figure. A human male hugging his family.
“They built a weapon so powerful it could wipe a city out in under a minute I begged them to deconstruct it but they refused. So I was left with one choice, unlike alicorns humans can’t breath on the moon.” Celestia explained “A humans resolve to survive is almost unbreakable.”
“You froze the innocent! It was not your place to do that!” A voice called from the corner of one of the city streets. A pair of red eyes stared at the Alicorns with hatred burning into the very soul of Celestia. A human wearing a guard uniform simliar to the ponies stepped out. “Celestia the betrayer! I should have known!”
“Zoloft!?” Celestia said in utter shock
“Who?” Twilight asked
“The Immortal king of the Humans!” Zoloft said wth a twisted grin, “Allow me to explain our side of the story!” Zoloft snapped his fingers and dozens of other humns all wth dirty faces appeared with spears.
(Siegfried’s 3rd Person POV)
“Kommandant we have received a transmission from home! They say they have repaired and have sent the Götterdämmerung Fully loaded!” The Radio Man said
“Isn’t that a bit over zealous?” Siegfried said nervously, he remembered the Götterdämmerung’s weapons and how they destroyed a large piece of the moon.
“It is only loaded with soldiers, mainly to be used as a scare tactic.” The Kommendant said, Siegfried was still unsure but nodded. It wasn’t his place to argue with his superiors.
“Sir we have detected a magical signature in the north near a large city previously unseen by our scanners.” Another crewman said.
“Wunderbar, Siegfried, Ludwig you and a platoon will follow me to this ‘magic’ signature” The Kommendant said, Siegfried and Ludwig saluted and prepared to leave.
(Twilights 3rd Person POV)
“....So instead of taking me and sparing my people, she takes almost all of them. The caravaners and scavengers were spared as was I. We were forced to live among our dead brothers and sisters. These may not be our descendants but we are glad they have arrived!” Zoloft finished. Twilight was mortified that the princess would do such a thing. She looked at her teacher in disgust. “When they wipe you out, we will join our brothers from the stars in victory songs!”
“You are right about one thing sir, there will be victory songs.” A voice said, they turned to see the Kommendant, Siegfried, Ludwig and dozens of soldiers standing behind them.
“We came in peace Princess! Why?! WHY!? Did you have to do this?” Siegfried blurtted out, he removed his mask. The Kommendadnt looked at her and extended his hand.
“Do it Princess!” Twilight urged, Celestia reluctantly began to raise a hoof.
“NO! KILL HER!” Zoloft shouted, he ran at the Kommendant and before he could be stopped pulled the Luger from his belt. “For my brothers and Sisters I end you!” He put the gun to celestia's head. Time slowed down almost completely. Siegfried watched in horror as Zoloft pulled the trigger and the bullet flew out Celestia's head....
The Götterdämmerung
