Six ponies and one dragon sat on a table in the middle of Perceptor's lab. Mike and Michelle had been taken to VIP quarters to eat and rest. A holographic image of the barrier and white-coated alicorn floated before them. Rainbow Dash finally spoke. “Twilight... what in the bucking hay are we looking at?!”
Twilight Sparkle glanced to her right, at the pegasus, noticing that she was sitting on her haunches instead of floating in the sky. She looked back at the hologram, focusing on a series of numbers and graphs just to the right of the image. “It's some sort of barrier, Dash. Extremely destructive, too.” Her eyes narrowed. “The amount of thaumic energy being put out is immense!”
Applejack stood up and trotted over to the right of the hologram and looked up at the scrolling numbers. “Celestia's sakes, I cain't make heads nor tails o' these!” She looked to Twilight Sparkle. “Whare is this?”
The unicorn's eyes focused on a small map. She looked to her left and Perceptor, standing there but remaining silent. “Perceptor, is this hologram contained in magnetic fields for touch-sensitivity?” At his nod her horn lit up. The map expanded. Latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates appeared over an image of Kentucky. Twilight Sparkle's expression changed from intense to a mixture of worry and sorrow. “Oh, no. Herd no. Not there, anywhere but there!”
Applejack glanced at her friend. “Twilight, ahm not tha smartest pony, but that's where Megan and Mike's house was, I'm guessin'.”
Fluttershy's entire body heaved. She bit her lip as tears streamed from her eyes. “T-this is awful!” she cried out. Her head darted about to all her friends. “Why is she doing this? Princess Celestia would never do something s-so awful!” Her head dropped down and her eyes screwed shut. “I'm sorry,” she squeaked out.
Rainbow Dash and Rarity sidled up to their friend. The former draped a wing over Fluttershy's still-shaking withers and back. “Hey, it's all right,” she said, squeezing lightly.
Rarity wrapped a foreleg around Fluttershy's neck. “Indeed, darling. This has proven to be a most traumatic experience for us all. There's no shame in crying a bit.” She wiped her own eyes. “I... must admit a certain moistness to my own eyes. I hope it doesn't ruin my mascara.” She swallowed as Applejack turned and glared at her. “A joke, a joke!”
Twilight Sparkle rubbed her chin. “Megan told us that this isn't Celestia, Fluttershy. It's some other version of her.” She shook her head. “Although how the hay she became like this is... I have no bucking clue. We're talking massive personality drift here.”
Pinkie Pie spoke up. Her hair, while not fully straight, had lost some of its poofiness. Her coat was also a bit duller than usual. “Ah, I know I'm not normally the one to point out stuff like this. But if this dome thingie is over where Megan and Mike's house was...” She let her voice trail off to let the implications sink in.
Rainbow Dash sucked in a breath. She jumped into the air and flew up to the hologram, kicking at the air. “Oh my gosh!” she blurted out. She looked down at Twilight Sparkle. “Twilight, where's the Rainbow Bridge?” The pegasus landed, placed her hooves on Twilight Sparkle's shoulders and began to shake them. “Twilight, we're stuck on Earth!”
Twilight Sparkle's head whipped back and forth. Her horn glowed and Rainbow Dash's hooves were forced from her shoulders. She dropped back onto her haunches, her eyes spinning. “D-Dash...” Her eyes blinked rapidly, finally regaining a bit of focus. She looked over various numbers, occasionally tapping the hologram to bring up even more numbers. She finally looked up to Perceptor, her teeth grinding together in frustration. “How can I cut through the thaumic radiation to get proper sensor readings?! I'm getting massive feedback along a lot of channels, here.” She stomped a hoof as frustration built.
Perceptor slowly shook his head. “I am afraid that at current levels, the information we are obtaining about the interior is as optimal as possible. The interference seems to be deliberate, not naturally occurring. Otherwise there would be vastly more information at our disposal.”
Spike spoke up, catching everyone's attention. “Hey, wait a second,” he said, waiting for everyone to turn to him before continuing. “Isn't there some sort of time thing going on between here and Equestria if there's no bridge?” He scratched his forehead, ruffling his spines slightly.
Twilight Sparkle's eyes became the approximate size of saucers. “Oh, bucking horse apples!” She slapped a hoof against her forehead.
Rainbow Dash's ears twitched. “Wait, time's going faster there if the Rainbow Bridge goes kablooey, right?” At Twilight Sparkle's frantic nod, her eyes dilated and her wings flared. “Oh my gosh oh my gosh ohmyGOSH!” She jumped into the air. “All of our fam-”
Applejack reared up on her hind legs. Her teeth clamped onto Rainbow Dash's tail and she tugged, bringing the panicky pegasus to the plasteel table below. She spat out the multi-colored tail and stomped on the table. “All right, now wait just one cotton-pickin' minute!” she roared, catching everyone's attention. “Now, I know things don't look too good, but no sense in panicking and runnin' off half-cocked. We lose our heads, we'll be no good to nobody. We all get that?” At their nods, she turned away for a moment and looked to the table. “Jus... gotta put it in the back of our minds is all.”
Rainbow Dash patted Applejack on her shoulder. “Hey, like you just said. We gotta be strong right now.” She spun around. “Okay, so now what do we do?” She reared back on her hind legs and punched the air with her front hooves. “I say we go right over to this so-called 'Celestia and show her what the Elements of Harmony do when our friends get messed with!”
Fluttershy dropped down and covered her head with her wings. “Oh, no!” she squeaked out.
Rarity rolled her eyes. “Please, darling. I am fairly certain we'd be swatted away like fruit bats.” She motioned to her neck. “Besides, it's not like we have the Elements to combat this cheap knockoff.”
Twilight Sparkle let out a gasp. “That's it!” She trotted over to Rarity and the still hunkered-down Fluttershy. “Rarity, you're a genius!” she said, wrapping her forelegs around Rarity's neck in a hug.
Rarity blinked. “I am? Well, I suppose I am, at that,” she said, grinning. She looked at Twilight. “Although, pray tell, just what am I a genius at, precisely? For future reference, of course.”
Twilight Sparkle let go and turned on a hind hoof to look at Rainbow Dash and then Spike. “We're going to create a new Rainbow Bridge and go get the Elements!”
Spike blinked a few times. He exchanged a glance with Rainbow Dash, who wore a similar expression of confusion. “Wait, Twilight.” He held his hands up in the air, palms out. “We're not even fully sure of what happened up over the Everfree that day. W-we might end up burnt up or kicked into another dimension. Or worse!”
Twilight Sparkle's head swished back and forth. “It's not just us who have been affected, Spike. There's over a thousand ponies on Earth besides us.” She waved to the image of the barrier with a foreleg and grunted. “We have to open up a new path to Equestria, as soon as possible!” She walked up to Spike and leaned down, nuzzling him slightly. “Please?”
The baby dragon let out a sigh. “Okay, but you owe me a sack of emeralds when we get home.” He scratched the side of his head. “Hey, wait a second.” He looked up to Perceptor. “Are there any hot air balloons kicking around Autobot City?”
Perceptor's optic sensors flashed. “I'm sorry, what did you say?” he asked, scratching his head.
Twilight Sparkle let out a groan and rolled her eyes to the ceiling. “Perceptor, please focus! We're trying to recreate the Rainbow Bridge here, so we need a balloon for Spike and I to float in and Rainbow Dash to hit with a sonic rainboom!” She turned back to the hologram. Her horn glowed and lines of text began filling up sidebars. “Ugh, why no balloons? You've got anti-gravity this and that, but no hot air balloons?!” A few bits of her mane sprung out of place.
Rarity spoke up. “Twilight, my dear, perhaps you should focus less on getting this precisely like it was that day. I seriously doubt that the hot air balloon was really necessary to the creation of the Rainbow Bridge. I'm not even sure Spike is essential.” She looked to the dragon. “We should consider his safety, after all.”
Spike's cheeks turned beet-red, but Twilight Sparkle cleared her throat, getting everyone's attention once more. “Rarity, we have to make sure conditions are as close as possible to the original incident. So that means a hot air balloon!”
Applejack eyed her. “Don't that mean a dragon has to be shootin' fire at yah while yer hovering close to a forest?”
There was a pause before Twilight Sparkle's head drooped. “Okay, okay. Maybe I don't have to go that far.”
Applejack nodded. “Good tah hear.” She rubbed her chin. “Say, I recall there being a heap o' humans and ponies around studying tha Rainbow Bridge.” She looked to Perceptor. “Any info in that fancy computer of yours?”
Rarity spoke up. “Actually, now that I think about it, wouldn't we need permission before we try ripping a hole in space? I don't think Rainbow Dash can simply start zipping around and creating sonic rainbooms all over Autobot City's airspace.” She looked up to Perceptor, trotted up to the edge of the table and batted her eyes at him. “My dear Perceptor, if you could be so kind as to talk with those in charge and expedite permission for us to engage in recreating the Rainbow Bridge?”
Perceptor chuckled slightly. “My dear Rarity, there is no need for flattery on your account.” he turned to face one of the various computer consoles lining his laboratory. He tapped the side of his head. His optic sensors changed from blue to green and twin beams shot from them. They hit a light-sensitive sensor embedded right below the screen. “Computer,” he intoned, his voice going oddly monotone. “Transfer files in the folders labeled 'Inter-Dimensional Displacement' and 'Sonic Teleboom' to central table and holographic projector'.”
The holographic image of the dome and alicorn at the top disappeared, only to be replaced by two holograms. The first was the Equestrian side of the Rainbow Bridge, a simple hole in the sky right above the edge of the Everfree Forest. The other was the Rainbow Bridge on Earth, with the hole and solid rainbow trailing down into the backyard of Megan and Mike's house. Schematics and numbers scrolled down all around them.
Twilight Sparkle's eyes widened and her mouth dropped almost to the table itself. She reached up with a hoof. “This is... by the Herd, Perceptor. Approach vectors, energy emissions...” She reached up with a hoof, tentatively poking at the magnetic field surrounding the hologram. Her horn glowed and windows began opening up.
The door chime sounded. Perceptor's head turned. “Enter,” he called out.
The door opened and a cargo truck rolled in, one with four benches running the length of the bed. An EDC soldier was in the driver's seat with Marie Hernandez sitting right beside him. She opened her door and leaned out. “Twilight Sparkle!”, she called.
Twilight Sparkle trotted over to the edge of the table. Her horn glowed and she disappeared, reappearing on one of the benches, behind Marie, then looked up at her friend. “Commander Hernandez?”
Marie turned to face her, letting her legs hang out of the door. “Twilight, the President of the United States has 'requested' that you go to Washington DC,” she said, making quote marks with her fingers at the word “requested”.
Twilight Sparkle let out a sigh. “And by 'requested' you mean ordered, right?”
A sigh escaped the EDC officer. “Autobot City itself is on High Alert and a state of national emergency's been declared.” She looked up to Perceptor. “Sideswipe is organizing a task force to head north to Kentucky, and Jazz wants you in Central Command ASAP.” She tapped her temple. “You might wanna turn on your internal comm a little more often.”
Static erupted from Perceptor's vocalizer, causing everyone in the room to wince slightly. “My apologies, Commander Hernandez. It must have slipped my central processor.”
Pinkie Pie blinked rapidly. She looked up to Perceptor. “B-but you've got a computer for a brain and how does that work?” She tilted her head to the side, continuing around for a bit. “I mean, can't you just-”
Applejack jammed a hoof into the pink pony's mouth. “Not now, jus... not now.” She removed the hoof and trotted to the edge of the table. “Twilight!” she shouted. “Yah might wanna tell 'er about yer plan!”
Rainbow Dash spread her wings, hopped up and flew down to the floor below. She motioned to Twilight Sparkle with her right wing. “Twilight and I have a plan to bust through to Equestria. After we do that, then we can go to Washington.”
Marie's eyes widened. She looked to a rapidly-blushing Twilight Sparkle. “I'm sorry, what?” she asked, straightening back up.
Twilight Sparkle's ears folded down. She cleared her throat. “With the Rainbow Bridge either blocked or outright destroyed, we're trapped here on Earth along with a lot of other citizens of Equestria. It's imperative that contact is reestablished as soon as possible. Not only for us, but for humanity as well.” Twilight looked away as she continued. “This other 'Celestia' or whatever the hay she is has already harmed Megan in ways I can barely understand.” She looked up and locked eyes with Marie. “And I feel the real Princess Celestia can help, not only with Megan but stopping this other alicorn.”
Rainbow Dash nodded. “That's telling it,” she said, grinning.
Twilight Sparkle glanced to her friend. “But that's not all of it to tell, Dash.” She turned and motioned to the table and holograms. “There's a lot of information you and I have to go over. Some of the information there I'm not too sure of.” She waved off Rainbow Dash even as the pegasi's wings unfurled and her mouth opened. “I'm serious, here! I do not want to rip some hole into yet another Equestria. We need to get this right the first time.” She stomped a hoof onto the floor for emphasis, wincing slightly from the impact.
Rarity trotted over to the table's edge and looked down. “Twilight is right!” she shouted. “One must pay attention to the details on such a monumental undertaking.”
Rainbow Dash let out a groan and rolled her eyes. “Oh, all right!” she groused, frowning.
Rarity smiled, but her expression changed to one of fright as she caught eye of the distance from the table to the floor. “Twilight, could you be a dear and teleport us down to the floor?” she asked, batting her eyelashes.
Applejack rolled her eyes. “Herd's sake, Rarity! We can't jus' rely on Twilight or Trixie tah teleport us from here to thar!” she exclaimed, waving a foreleg from side to side.
Twilight Sparkle chuckled slightly. “It's no problem, Applejack.” Her horn glowed brightly and the tip flashed. Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie and Spike disappeared from the table, only to reappear right in front of the unicorn and pegasus. “See? No problem at all!”
Marie cleared her throat, getting everyone's attention. “Now, if there's nothing else, we've got to get you to Hangar Nine.” She motioned to the benches on the truck. “We have all your personal belongings loaded up for you already, so no need to go to your rooms for anything.”
Applejack, Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rarity and Spike all climbed into the bed while Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash leapt into the air and took up flanking positions along the carrier.
Perceptor walked up to the group and knelt down. “Wait,” he said, holding out his right hand and extending his index finger. The tip opened up and a comparatively-tiny claw emerged, clutching a small tablet in its pincers. “I have downloaded all relevant datatrax to this,” he said.
Twilight Sparkle smiled up at her friend. The tablet glowed and floated over to her. “Thanks, Perceptor.” Her expression hardened. “Rainbow Dash and I will be sure to put this to good use!”
I'm still up for Celestia going Flaming Goddess of Death against Xenoestia. But making her Taste the Rainbow is kind of fitting.
So, I've made a Hasbroverse group. This story is included. Also, yay for common logic! Most other authors would have forgotten about how the Rainbow Bridge was remade.
2091459 Tasting the Rainbow would probably be better. Why? Because Xenolestia is almost always a fullblown goddess. When she's not, she's usually skirting the line, typically being at least semi-divine. Vanillestia going up against her as Flaming Avatar of Death is just inviting Xenolestia to begin a beatdown. But maybe RK will play them closer to the level.
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Still for Celestia I would think this is personal, a friend has been changed against her will and this... creature bears Her face and does things in Her name. Epic showdown is needed.
2091529 True.....Hmmm. Maybe she can duel Xenolestia to keep her on location while the girls prepare to give her a harmonious rainbow enema.
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*wince* I don't think the Rainbow is supposed to enter there... I have always had my own plan for the fight it mostly centers around the line "I'm fireproof, how about you." Though if there is someone with an axe to grind against Xenoestia it would be Megan
2091578 Uh, I meant the Elements of Harmony firing a rainbow where the sun don't shine.
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True from what I recall from the spacebattles thread, Xenolestia is implied to have done a lot of unethical things to gain power even before starting the conversion plan. Alone Celestia can't beat her.
But when the time of reckoning comes and Celestia goes Unconquered Sun on Xenolestia she won't be alone. Not remotely. She will have Allies and Friends the likes of which Xenolestia cannot match.
And when that Reckoning comes it will be glorious.
2091609 What'd be best is if they were extra thorough(bred) by converting Xenolestia's Mane 6 first and nailing her with two EoH blasts on top of Vanillestia going Unconquered Sun on the Conquering Sun. For overkill, invite Luna for a stress relief session.
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Still don't think the Rainbow is used like that.
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Sol Invictus has a better ring to it. If you go by the Wedding then we know that love along with friendship has great power, Celestia, our Celestia has the love and devotion of every single pony in Equestria, the friendship spanning three worlds... she has a lot of power at her disposal if she chooses to use it. Xenoestia has taken that power by force, like Chrysalis found out just because you can feed off it doesn't mean you have true access to that power.
2091650 Hey, it's needs to clear her head and Xenolestia's is so firmly shoved up her own ass, she probably needs a snorkel.
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And is licking her own tonsils and that dangling thing at the back of her mouth. I don't think removing her head from her posterior orifice will help much with the delusions of godhood and the believing Discord
2091675 No, but it does stop her from spewing sh- Where was I going with this metaphor? Still I think believing Discord should be grounds for temporary leave of the throne. I'm guessing from the name, Celestia is your favorite?
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That is true for sure, though believing Discord I think is grounds for getting a nice self-hug inducing jacket and bouncy room form those helpful people in the white coats.
YES!!!! I have been waiting so long for this to update!!!!!
2091790 .......Would they have to make her wings hug her too? Still it'd be kinda nice to see somepony like Xenolestia's Luna start to question why they're following advice from Discord of all people.....Oh god. That's how you dick with Xenolestia! You send the reformed Discord to mess with her head!
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True enough, Xenolestia's power is stolen and thus it's a pale imitation of the true power of harmony, friendship and love. However Xenolestia is concentrating almost all of this power in herself. She also has a lot more brainwashed/indoctrinated followers than Celestia has subjects because Xenolestia already converted an alter-Earth. As well as hints that She stole power from other sources. As such while the power itself is a cheap knock-off its all focused in one source and easy for Xenolestia to access. As such she can probably fight Celestia, Luna, and Cadence at once and possibly still hold a slight advantage in terms of raw power. Of course there are other players and powers not so easily countered. They just take longer to assemble than one evil goddess.
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I'm not sure what will happen with the TCBMane Six but I have some possible ideas. And I know that it will be awesome.
But you are forgetting the other half of the equation for the coming force of reckoning.
After all this is the Hasbroverse where evil world destroying gods have been fought before. Because when things get most hopeless, there will always be one there to LIGHT OUR DARKEST HOUR! And that was with the Rookie hero. The Greatest transformer there were of all time is in charge right now.
Did you think that the GI Joes and the Autobots are just gonna sit this one out?
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We shall see and this is still Megan to consider. No matter what it will be an epic showdown.
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When was Discord reformed? Last I heard he was still a target for avian fecal matter in Canterlot. (I refused to acknowledge that episode)
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Oh and I forgot to answer your question. I wouldn't say Celestia is my favorite pony, I don't have one, I do say she is the one I am most partial to. My name really comes as a response to all the fics that show Celestia as anything she isn't, a kind and just pony, I don't like those fics since they run contrary to who she is. I am her shield and sword, I am her Paladin. For Honor and Duty, For the Sun and Moon
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I look forward to this. Omnicorn!Megan might also recombine the TCB!Elements into their original form before demonstrating why her cutie mark is a rainbow...
If Hasbro!Equestria went through some version of the events of Keep Calm and Flutter On, I also look forward to Hasbro!Discord finding out how TCB!Discord set everything in motion and publicly struggling between gleeful admiration/rubbing-in-TCB!Celestia's-face of his alternate self's incoming ironic revenge (which he himself can take part in, since he is now mostly reformed and TCB!Celestia is now naughty) and constant reminders to himself/reassurances to everyone else of "And That
Would BeWas Wrong."2091881 Head canon won't help ya, mate. He's free. The worst I can think of is he's removed "Disharmony" from his title. Why? Because harmony isn't chaos free.
Plus you have to admit having an allied Discord wreaking havoking upon Xenolestia and her efforts to ponify humanity is a delicious thought no matter what your thoughts are on that episode.
2091846 Heh, if anyone has any claim to a show down with Xenolestia, it's Megan and Celestia together....after they break her free of Xeno's control after the possessed Megan is sent into battle with Celestia because Xenolestia is just that much of a dick.
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I know, I know. It's just how I have done the era in which he ruled...it wasn't cotton candy clouds and chocolate rain, which both Celestia and Luna know far too well. You are right, Harmony isn't chaos free but it is the balance between chaos and order...
I think so far Discord is still in stone and not likely to be freed anytime soon.
2091915 Ah understandable. What I really hate is when fics focus on just one aspect of her. Hell a lot of stories focus on just the damn title, which is beyond annoying. I won't even touch the cake-sucking fiend stories.
2091984 That's why it begs the question, why does Princess Luna get a free pass after NMM and not Discord? Discord wanted a playground whereas NMM would've killed them all with her endless night.
Discord did kinda get a second chance but at that time, Celestia rightfully pointed out he was a threat to Equestria due to his power, but at the same time ensured that nopony would reach out to him as a friend. Which is why he was given a real chance later on which he eventually took (after much trolling). From the end of the episode it's clear he's only agreeing somewhat to Celestia's terms (and she's plenty wary as well). It was basically a promise to use his magic for good.....mostly, which in the end is perfect. Why? Harmony. We both good and bad chaos for balance.
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Cakelestia is enjoyable when done right. The stories I hate are those of the Unholy Trinity: Trollestia, Molestia, and Tyrantlestia.
Luna/Nightmare according to her Faustness was not in the right state of mind she she attempted to make Nighttime Eternal. Possession tend to do that to people. So it can be argued the she wasn't completely at fault for her actions. And Discord... his "playground" would have still destroyed the world, he messed up the day/night cycle making it impossible to grow crops, screwing up the weather with the chocolate rain which would have still caused issues with farming. Discord is not that pure, his actions would still have just as detrimental to the world as Nightmare's.
I want to hit Xenolestia with the full force of MAX Excalibur so badly right now. A sacred blade of Light and Air that crushes and cleanses corruption would be helpful right now.
2092089 Except it was never made known if NMM was a possession, much less made canon. Luna's line in the show makes no mention of an entity overriding her own, simply that Twilight and her friends stripped her of her dark powers.
Also I never said Discord was pure by any means, I am not one of those daft Discord apologists. What I was saying is that Discord and Luna had both done something that threatened the world and both got blasted by the EoH twice. Luna got reverted the second time and got a free pass back to princess hood while Discord simply got locked in stone again. I'm glad Celestia gave him a chance as it was made canon he was aware the entire time and could hear them. That is a horrible fate and why I'm glad she somehow had enough mercy to give him a real second chance.
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Have either Megan or a collection of various species from the Hasbroverse usurp control of the CBverse's Elements, and fire a Double Rainbow of Light with a Matrix of Leadership chaser down Xenolestia's throat.
...and then dismember the body, burn the pieces separately, and spread the ashes over different bodies of running water. //dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/shrug_Luna_apple.png //dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/shrug_Celestia.png
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Still doesn't mean I will accept it. Look I like the concept of redemption, that is a central tenet of the series... though a small part of me thinks "Keep Calm" and "Duel" were attempts to pander to brony community.
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And at a crossroads as well. Got to hedge your bets
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That is awesome I knew about that "Touch" video but not "Dare"... though you seem to missing one... Ah... yes that one... let me ask you this:
Do You...
2092724 You like the concept of redemption and say it's a central theme in the series, except that you don't like it when Discord is given the chance of redemption when the alternative is another millennium locked in stone and yet still aware. You do realize that's kinda hypocritical, right? Not to mention make the characters pretty monstrous.
And pandering to the brony community? Ok no. None of that bs. Because if you are going to complain about that, you need to go back to season 2. They pretty much made an entire episode about Luna because she was so popular with the fans. How is that not pandering? Oh no, they indulge their fan base, what evil people!
It's that kind of outlook which causes so much drama around the fandom these days.
I want more...
I just realized that this fic will almost certainly give Hasbro!Optimus an opportunity to echo one of Bay!Optimus's lines:
2098328 That's an Optimus Catchphrase dating back to god-knows-when, I think. I'm hardly an expert, but it's frickin' everywhere, including fanfics that (I believe) predate Bayformers.
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Don't be insulting! That phase has it's roots in G1 as much as "One shall stand, one shall fall" and "Transform and roll out"!
A number of interesting thoughts, brought on by this latest chapter:
1) Why do I get the feeling that, while the Mane 6 do succeed in reaching Equestria, it's not the Equestria they were aiming for?
2) Xenolestia's encroachment/anti-tech field – would the Autobots, being more than just machines but in fact living beings, actually be affected by it?
3) Would it not be possible to snipe Xenolestia from outside the anti-tech field? Projectiles, such as from a sniper rifle, I figure would probably be affected, but what about laser weapons such as the Autobots use? It may be created by technology, but there's nothing inherently technological about a laser blast itself, so I would think it should be able to get through the field. (Whether or not it hits her, however, is another matter entirely.)
And finally, 4) What if, when the Mane 6 inevitably do get their hooves on the Elements, they use them not on Xenolestia, but on Megan? (While I doubt it would be able to undo her ponyfication, there's a good chance, I would think, that it would sever Xenolestia's access to Megan's mind, thus enabling the new omnicorn to fight back properly.)
please for the love of Celestia up date this.
I am calling it now, Rainbow Bridge Celestia, Luna, Cadance and the newly tranformed AlicornTwilight sparkle with the help of the brightest human, pony, grifin, Minouaur and cybertroninan scientist will develop the conversion antidote, NOTHING CAN STOP THE POWER OF TRUE FRIENDSHIP, MAGIC AND SCIENCE!!!
how long does a pre read take!!! I need it now!!!
Need moar!
2202696 I'm not sure about the properties of the Anti-Tech field, But a normal bullet, once out side of the gun is just a subsonic piece of metal flying straight, so even a Winchester rifle should be able to hit her if fired outside of the field. Same goes for lasers, just Light Amplified by Stimulated Emission of Radiation . Napalm should work too.
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That was kinda my whole point. There's nothing inherently technological about either a bullet or a laser beam, only in how they are launched. However on the other hoof, there was nothing technological in that destroyed shed or swing set, either, and both of those vaporized on contact with the field.
Napalm is also absolutely out of the question. Even discounting the fact that it's a chemically manufactured gel, the only way to deliver it is via a backpack-like sprayer and ignition system – the whole assemblage would disintegrate, long before it could ever come close enough to threaten her.
All things said, lasers would probably be the best bet. Unless the field is somehow capable of instanteously pulling apart the in-phase, monochromatic light waves that make up a laser beam, one should last long enough and travel fast enough (speed of light) to actually hit her. (Assuming, of course, that Xenolestia is arrogant enough that she doesn't bother to block or somehow dodge it.)
2506819 ... Huh if it can stop chemical reactions... HOW DOES ANYTHING LIVE? That is pretty Specific magic there, it must require a ton of energy to maintain safely without stopping every chemical reaction and destroying every man/pony made object. If she has her Regailia, and the steel smiths (judging by the fact that the guards have spears and armor) still are there, Bullets should still work.
Also on napalm, we dropped it from planes in Vietnam.
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Steel can be forged with hand tools – has been, for hundreds of years, no technology involved. Napalm is manufactured by adding certain chemicals to gasoline, which itself has to be refined from raw petroleum. Lots of technology involved, in every step of the process.
The same goes, I suspect, for anything made of plastic, or which otherwise came off an assembly line. The more technology is involved in its manufacture, the more vulnerable it will likely be to the field.
"Death from above" won't work, either, unless it's extremely early on into the field's creation. Precision bombing requires lower altitudes in order to be precise – with the field expanding in all directions, that's going to be one of the first avenues of attack closed up. Even the most current models of fighter jet have a service ceiling of 65,000 feet or less; that's not even 12½ miles.
You'd have a far better chance, just flinging the original "Greek fire" at her from a distance with a trebuchet or a catapult!
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Drop an asteroid out of orbit. Assuming the anti-tech field eliminates anything artificial it would be the best bet, as you would only need something to push the space rock out of orbit (could even have a pony magic it out of orbit if it's so specific that anything touched by tech is rendered to it's natural state before becoming "unnatural"). Think of it much like a trebuchet, only on a much larger scale. Considering they have giant robots in space it would be easier and more practical than building medieval artillery mostly from scratch. Collateral damage would kind of render it a last hope option though, as the fallout could kill life on earth. A laser has a considerably smaller area of effect, which considering you can't use sensors to see very well in the anti-tech field is something you need. Wow I looked too far into this.
signed the good dr.
I can't wait for the next chaper. I've always had a dislike for Conversion Bureau stories and really to see the real Princess Celestia take out the Conversion one is something I've waited along time to see. Either that or let something like the monsters from Hellsing or Warhammer eat them either way I'd approve. still like Justice League meets the Justice Lords and this battle shall be awesome!
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I mirror your sentiments. Early on the Conversion Bureau universe interested me, but once the main plot line became "ponies are evil and invading" I lost interest. But having the "evil" ponies get defeated DOES interest me.
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Did I just miss this post the first time around? My mind is doing wheels within wheels right now. I'll post the idea later, though. I'm short on time right now.
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Oh ye gods, Discord is making it rain explosive chocolate milk upon the Neo-Equestrians.
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Wow it's amazing how well the scene's from the show match the lyrics.
2507244 I do not think that word means what you think it means. By its very definition, technology is anything humans(or, in this case, any sapient) has altered in some way to benefit themselves. A pointy stick is technology. I'd assume she's figured out how to distinguish things from Equestria from their earth counterparts.
I know you mean well, but please stop trying to steal Pinkie's shtick.
Perceptor, Pinkie Pie is questioning your logic. Might I suggest reevaluating your life choices?
Alright, things might be looking up!