Sparkle's No. 1 Assistant
Loyalty Mission 5: Derpy's Quest Pt. 3
By Wanderer D
"Miss Sunset?" Dinky asked.
"Yes, Dinky?"
"Why can't I understand what they're saying, but I can understand you?"
Sunset chuckled. "Well, I speak Equestrian, as for them… we all have these things…" She summoned her omni-tool. "It's called—"
"An omni-tool! Dinky's eyes were wide. "So those really were Krogans!"
Sunset paused. She then blinked. "Wait, how do you know what these are and what Krogans look like?"
Dinky smiled. "Oh, Commander Sparkle talked all about it today in class! She said her friend Wrex taught Rainbow Dash how to use Krogan Dropship tactics!"
"I take it this Rainbow Dash is a pegasus?"
Dinky nodded.
"Oh goddess, the possibilities for damage…" Sunset muttered, trying to contain a smirk. She then frowned. "Wait, so if you have already met a Krogan, why don't you have an omni-tool? I would have expected the Council Races to have given you all some when you joined…"
"What's a council race?" Dinky asked. "The only ponies that have omni-tools are Commander Sparkle's team! Like my mom!"
"Okay, I'm missing something here. Who is Commander Sparkle? Is she a human?"
"Nope! Commander Sparkle is a unicorn! She was Celestia's student, and then I think she also was taught how to fight by Wrex! She really admires some human called Commander Shepard though, she told us that Shepard fought the Rea—" She suddenly found her mouth covered by Sunset's hand.
"Uh yeah," Sunset chuckled. "Shepard, of course. Uh, how about we don't talk about that stuff right now?"
They were further interrupted by the approach of Liam. "Everything okay, Ryder? We haven't understood a word since you started speaking horse."
Sunset frowned. "It's not 'horse', it's Equestrian and it is an ancient language with nuances and a lot of history!"
Liam gave her a steady look. "Which only you and your friend the mini-unicorn speak," he pointed out. "Not to mention that she said something that made you go really pale."
"Well, whatever it is, we can talk about it later. We should get going, we don't know when those pirates will come back," Vetra pointed out. "Although it is rather cute to see you cuddling a tiny fluffy quadruped."
"Fine fine," Sunset muttered. "But we need to do something about communicating… I don't suppose either of you have extra omni-tools?"
"For a horse?" Vetra deadpanned. "No. And I don't bring extras either. Why do you even want one?"
"Unicorn. Besides, look at her... Dinky here would be a lot more comfortable if we could understand each other."
Liam looked down at the little unicorn which looked back up at him with big, puppy eyes. "I—"
[If I may, Pathfinder,] SAM spoke up. [My initial scan did detect some Angaran artifacts on the ship, including some of their own scanners.]
Liam glanced around eager to escape the cute attack. "Hey, SAM's right, that crate over here looks Angaran." He walked over and opened it, glancing inside and pulling out one of the scanners. "It has straps, so we could fit it around one of her hooves or around her neck. Might be easier."
"Hooves," Sunset said immediately. "I won't have a unicorn leashed like a pet."
"Geez, I was joking," Liam said, waving his hands.
"You know it was a joke, Sarah," Vetra said, giving her a stern look. "No need to get so aggravated about it. You're taking this a bit personal."
Sunset looked down. "Look, there's a lot I haven't told you guys, alright?"
"Like speaking horse?" Liam asked, carefully wrapping the scanner around Dinky's hoof and making sure it was tight.
"Equestrian."
"Or how familiar you are with, uh… unicorns... that your body-language changed?" Vetra asked a bit more quietly. "We're not just giving you a hard time, Sarah, we're worried. You're family."
"I know," Sunset sighed.
[Pathfinder.] SAM spoke up, making Dinky jump and look around wildly, now able to hear him through the transmitters in the scanner. [Now that the Angaran bio-connection has been established with Dinky. I could start working on translation, which might take several months given that she has no language data to transmit, unlike the Angara.]
Sunset rolled her eyes. "I can hear the 'but' in there, SAM. Out with it."
[There might be an alternative. If the Pathfinder permits, I am able to access your memories in learning this language to correlate the language into a functioning dictionary for your omni-tools. The memories would only be accessed by me.]
Sunset gulped. "There's a lot hidden there, SAM. Stuff that I have protected to the best of my ability."
[I am well aware of that, Pathfinder,] SAM replied. [For instance, I have no available information on how you are able to speak Equestrian fluently.]
Sunset glanced at the others. "SAM, this is a very personal, personal thing. Those memories… I've locked them in a very specific way... even the Archon couldn't see them for a reason."
[If we do not do this, Dinky will only be able to communicate with you alone for the foreseeable future.]
Sunset looked down at Dinky, who was giving everyone confused looks. She sighed. "Fine."
Liam and Vetra smiled encouragingly.
[Pathfinder, I still need you to unlock the memories.]
Sunset cringed, then carefully moved a finger up to her forehead and closed her eyes. A soft, orange aura enveloped her, making Dinky's eyes grow wide with excitement, while Liam and Vetra looked confused.
"I thought biotics were supposed to be bluish?" Liam asked.
[Accessing memories,] SAM said. [Pathfinder I have found the relevant memories to...]
The group waited patiently for a few seconds after the AI had trailed off before all four shuffled uncomfortably at the prolonged silence.
"Um. SAM?" Vetra asked.
"Oh great," Sunset muttered. "I broke him."
"Damn. You broke the most advanced AI known with a single memory?" Liam asked, shaking his head in disbelief. "That must be some memory. I'm almost afraid to ask… but tell me, it's your prom night memory, right?"
Sunset gave him a dirty look and Liam could only grin sheepishly in response.
"Seriously, SAM?" Sunset asked again.
[I am here… Sunset.] SAM replied a little hesitantly. [The revelations from your memory put a lot of things into perspective.]
Vetra gave her a look, and her lower mandibles fluttered a little. "Sunset?"
Sunset cleared her name. "Um. My name. My uh… real name. I left behind."
"You and I have a lot to talk about."
"Only you?" Liam asked. "I think the whole of the Tempest will want to hear about this when we get back."
"Geez, no pressure then."
A childish voice interrupted their banter. "Miss Sunset? What's wrong?"
The three adults turned to look at Dinky.
"Can you… understand us now?" Liam asked slowly.
Dinky nodded. "Um. Yes… I think this thing on my hoof is what makes it work?"
"That's right," Vetra said gently, kneeling down, her tall frame still imposing to the little unicorn. "It's called an Angaran Scanner, and it is very similar to our omni-tools. It allows us to exchange translation software really quickly with other species so that their scanner, or our omni-tool allows us to hear a correct translation of what they're saying."
"So you're not speaking Equestrian?" Dinky asked.
"Nope."
"Well, well, well," a voice interrupted, resonating all over the cargo bay. "What do we have here? Stowaways?"
"Dinky," Sunset whispered. "Quickly, jump in the crate where we came from. Don't come out until one of us tells you to."
Dinky did as told, running to hide inside the big metallic box, peeking out when the voice spoke again.
"If it isn't the Pathfinder."
Dinky looked up to see some sort of flat surface made of light appear hovering above them, a lady looking to be the same species as Sunset appeared, or, well she looked very similar, only she was blue and had no hair, but rather some sort of tentacle things growing from her head.
"Why must you mess with my plans all the time?!" the woman asked.
"Hmm. That asari looks familiar," Sunset muttered.
"Isn't she the one you met on the wind farm? In Kadara?" Liam asked.
"Is she?" Vetra tilted her head. "Huh. She does have that air of incompetence about her."
"Honestly I had completely forgotten her…" Sunset said, grinning sheepishly at the image of the woman, who seemed to be getting a shade darker. "Listen, uh… you. I think I sort of remember wanting to punch your face once, were you the bitch that wanted to blow up the Nexus with some bomb before I took down your entire operation?"
"Yes I am!" The asari shouted. "And my name i—" whatever she was going to say was interrupted by the sound of a gunshot and the projector and speaker exploding.
"What?" Vetra asked, looking genuinely surprised when everyone else slowly turned to look at her. "Isn't it tradition to shoot the bad guy in the face?"
The colossal green dragon glared at most of the ponies below him. In all fairness, Octavia, Derpy, Vinyl, Rarity and Rainbow Dash handled themselves quite well for never having seen one up close.
"You guys can really let go now," Twilight grumbled. "I'm all for this kind of situation when you're also not choking the life out of me."
"Agreed." Luna remarked.
Wrex simply chuckled at the five mares who were latching onto the Princess and Twilight as if their lives depended on it.
"Grumble."
"Wrex," the dragon replied, nodding slightly. "Sparkle."
"Hey Grumble," Twilight forced a smile.
"We're gonna need to get through your liar to my ship," Wrex explained matter-of-factly, "Hope you don't mind."
The dragon snorted, moving its massive body out of the way. "It's not like I have much of a choice. Make sure you don't touch anything, especially you," he growled at Rarity. "I can see you eyeing my collection."
"But it's… it's so beautiful!" Rarity complained as Wrex picked her up and walked through a small path made between the mountains of gold coins and gems.
"And it still will be here when we get back," Wrex said. "Not that you'll get your hooves on any of it."
Rarity slumped in his grasp, giving him a glare. "Spoilsport."
"Ehehehe."
A little behind them, Luna walked, leading the slightly-less-terrified mares next to Twilight. "I must admit," Luna said, with some grudging respect. "We-I never expected Algol to be that well protected, given… well, my sister's rather naive approach to dealing with danger."
"She's not that bad," Twilight replied with a shrug, then relented under Luna's gaze. "Okay, she is, but she now has me and the others.. and you. And Wrex. I'm sure Grumble here would lend a claw or two if asked."
"For a price," Grumble grumbled from high above.
"..for a price," Twilight agreed.
The group soon emerged from the vast treasure into an empty part of the cavern, where a tunnel slightly bigger than Wrex opened into the darkness of the mountain below. After a few minutes walking down the tunnel, the group finally relaxed a little.
"Ally or not," Octavia pointed out, "Grumble is almost as intimidating as Wrex."
Wrex chuckled.
"You know you can put me down now," Rarity muttered.
"I know," Wrex said, not doing so.
Eventually they reached a large cavern overlooking something that made all of the gathered mares, with the exception of Twilight, gasp.
"W-what is that?!" Vinyl said, eyes so wide her eyebrows went over her sunglasses.
"That," Wrex said. "Is the Normandy SR-2, welcome from my home away from home away from Tuchanka."
yay another chapter and lol SAM got his/its mind blown...for a little bit
I a 22 year old male who sings in the Bass range just squeed like a little girl.
Well played.
The actual SR-2? Okay, you'd better give us an explanation for how Wrex got here after this loyalty mission, I fully expect the explanation for Sunset during it.
Breaking AIs, weaponized Dinkery, the classic Wrex exchange...
This was a very good chapter. Though I'm looking forward to some explanations once Dinky's secure.
Alright, so this is AFTER Andromeda. Good.
I actually started a playthrough as a red-headed Biotic Babe that I made to look like Sunset, so this is really freaky for me.
P.S. Shut up Liam.
fuck yes plz let them be using the normandy and let the pathfinder andher crew shit bricks at the sight of a legendary ship
Ah ha! Grumble is a Sphinx! Or not. Most likely not
Looking at magical talking ponies will almost certainly leave one speechless.
I'm calling it, Rex was sent to tell the Andromeda guys the reapers were defeated. Don't ask me why
Oh, the mindfuck of meeting a bunch of colorful magical ponies in N7 armor, weapons and tactics? Coming from the Normandy? It will be priceless
Needs moar soon, though
ha, that made me chuckle and that is what it should say. Also Holy hell how the hell is the SR2 here
I just read all of this in one go.
This is beyond amazing. This went from a simple comedy/crack-fic crossover to something badass and awesome! And I am so looking forward to more.
So one thing I wanted to ask was, is Equestria in Andromeda? Only thing I can think of. They'd have to be given the Pathfinder. Though how the hell is the Normandy in Andromeda? Space magic?
Wow, this story is so awesome! I'm so loving this. More?
The Normandy SR-2? Well, I guess shit just got real. Looking forward to more.
Keep up the good work. Deus tecum.
My question is Wrex the only one from Mass Effect Trilogy in Equestrian or are there a few more that we get to see, like EDI and Joker.
Also, who will be the crew. Here is hopping the rest of the Mane Six and few others are there with Pinkie Pie and Applejack as Engineer, Fluttershy as Doctor, Lyra as cheif scientist and Agent Sweetie Drops as security chief or navigator.
Maybe even see a redeemed Spitefire as pilot.
Who actually puts liam in their party?
8136891 EDI would be probably, but Joker is almost certainly dead. Consider the time lapse in Andromeda. 600 years is a LONG time. Wrex might have been in stasis in that egg, or he might have just been napping. Krogan don't actually die from age after all. At least, none have been known to do so.
8136891 only krogans and asari would live long enough to still be alive at this point.
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It states very clearly he was in stasis by the cryo pod he was in. Also Wrex is over a thousand years old. Long enough to remember the end of the Krogan Rebellion and even fought in it. he Probably 1200 with Krogan lifespan go to at most at 1400 as Drax says he dying as reach the end of lifespan. He. So Wrex would have died of old age even if he was at least 1000.
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You do know Liam is a excited human version of Garus from the first Mass Effect right?
8137418 None of which gives Joker, a human, any kind of chance to still be alive.
Edit: As for a Krogan dying of old age, I'll believe it when I see it happen. A regeneration ability like theirs would make age all but irrelevant.
Ah,so the Normandy crashed on this planet?In a galaxy far,far away?
I hope that EDI is still around and with the ability to tell proper jokes.
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Again Drex says he is dying after taking time to admit it to Jalhal. He even talks about how much harder it is to move due to his age so I take his word for it. Also you are thinking comic books. Several species of lizards have regenerative abilities even better then krogans since they can regrow limbs. But they to die of old age as there are limits. Just most like the Krogans rarely make it to a tenth of their lifespan, let alone old age.
8137418 it is illogical to assume Wrex saw the end of the Krogan Rebellion. That was at least 2800 years prior to Mass Effect 1, maybe longer
I was almost thinking that this story had crossed over with the Time Loops for a moment until I realized that the Canon is different. Twilight never had her crown get stolen. So she never went to the human world.
But, a lot of other things are still the same. So Sunset could have still ended up there. Which would explain her presence there. Though that does leave a few things I am curious about. Namely why Sunset isn't a huge bitch.
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Yes and no, as the main Rebellion ended end in 800 CE (Aka AD), but it was centuries later before the rebellion was finally put down as many clans refused to end the fighting. Which by that time Wrex was old enough to be clan head to try to talk about ending the fighting.
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This may just be my take on what he said but ... It sounded more like Drex was dying more because of the massive Massive quantities of battle damage he took over the years (he is actually missing many of his internal organs and has had whole limbs replaced) than of age ... not saying that he is (or any being is) immortal. Just very Very long lived (assuming they are not helped along via artillery fire )
8138240 As of the exact time you posted this, I was busy watching your debut with my new roommate, whom had never seen B5 before. I believe her exact words were "Damn he's a creepy looking bastard." I'm certain you would approve of this, Mister Morden.
8137693 And as studies have shown those very lizards age FASTER as they use their regenerative abilities. Because of the insane amount of stress regeneration puts on a biological system in real life. Even starfish, some of whom can regenerate from a single arm, are at increased risk of death and sickness while doing so, and the process is slow, sometimes taking years depending on the level of damage.
Krogan DO NOT FOLLOW SUCH RULES. Their regenerative abilities are beyond any known form of life in the real world. It is insanely rapid, as ME2 has Garus giving a personal account of a Krogan ACTIVELY REGENERATING while in combat. And that was after Garus got the drop on the krogan and had delivered wounds that would have killed, or at least crippled, ANYONE else. This proves that it's not simply a 'game mechanic', but that Krogan can regenerate while in a high stress situation, and do so at a rate that would make any biologist go "WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT BULLSHIT?!". Funny that you should bring up comic books, because that's EXACTLY the kind of bullshit regeneration that Krogan have. The utterly impossible "Wolverine" type that would make ANY creature biologically immortal, IE immune to aging. So until they've got a HEALTHY (one that didn't have the kind of damage Drex did) krogan dying of old age, I call bullshit.
NO KEEP GOING!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE UPDATE SOON!!!!!!!!!!! THIS STORY IS AWESOME
8137128 Peebee forever, agreed!!
8137693 Drack?
8144722 Yep, can't spell worth shit.
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Except its proven that the regenerative ability have limits unlike in comic books. Just look at Wrex face littered with scars and Grunt took weeks to heal after his fight with Ravegers with its own scar. So its limited unlike Logain's that until he was dying from the the metal in his body, he did not age or get scars because of it. Not to mentioned they can still die from a bullet in the chest or back with a Mass Effect weapon seen through out the game.
Also Aethyta, Lira's Dad, father was Krogan and she said he entering the end of his life before he was killed fighting Aethyta's asari mother who was also over a thousand and entering the end of her life. So they do have a end to their life cycle but the only thing confirmed its pass a thousand but possibly below two thousand. That number is derived from the fact we never hear of any krogans that lived before the Krogan Rebellions, let alone the Rachni Wars. Which we know there were a few survivors that qualified to see the Rachni War with Wrex's father Jarrod and Aethyta's unarmed father, so its safe to assume others as well since many would fight during the entirety of the war. But the oldest known Krogans are Drack and Okeer, who as far as I know were born during the Krogan Rebellion, not before. Which makes sense since Drack said to Jaal I quote, "You ask why someone ending the end of one's life come all the way out here. I know I've seen a lot of things and I won't be around to see much more..."
8144974 For a moment I thought we were talking about a different krogan entirely.
i didnt see any Krogan mentioned in the last chapter, some Turians and maybe a few Solarians, but no Krogan...
That's one big cerebus syndrome you've got there. I love it!
Are you planning on updating this story anytime soon??
Are you going to write some flashbackes about Twilight turning from the isolated bookworm she was in her fillyhood into the tough mare she’s become under Wrex’s influence? and about her combat training with the krogan, too?
Also, are the two going to meet up with the rest of the Normandy’s crew?
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Hell yeah
Nope.
Fuck you.
Fuck you i am fucking done with you.
You cannot have the Normandy.
You are not allowed to have that ship.
It is illegal.
Sort of
The Normandy SR-2 is on Equestria? Were is Joker? At least Edi will be a great boon!
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Most death caused to humans? Death by old age.
Most death caused to Krogan?
Death by old age is a thing? We get killed usually by other Krogans...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Lost all will to resist
Sorry Liam, but it's too late for you
I wonder if Edi has a collection for Twilight to study?
Combat footage to be specificly
There are at least two wounded squad members in the last charge of mass effect, I wonder if they are in stasis.
They would have to recover before going into any medical stasis after all.