//------------------------------// // Chapter 2: The Arising Clones // Story: My Little Ratchet // by TheClownPrinceofCrime //------------------------------// Chrysalis trotted to the middle of the forest with all the pictures and hair strings with her. Once she arrived to the exact area where she found an ancient spell embedded on the ground, she looked around at the six trees she was surrounded by. Grinning satisfactorily, she levitated the pictures with her magic. “Why, yes! We have been planning this for quite some time,” said Chrysalis, talking to no one. “This is another opportunity for me to regain what is rightfully mine and destroy all my enemies!” She then put each picture on each tree with its respective pony’s hair string. She laid Ratchet’s pictures on the ground. “Oh, thank you, Applejack,” said Chrysalis to her picture. “My spell can make a copy of anypony I desire. All I need is an image and a piece of the pony! Oh, and this!” She then imprinted Applejack’s cutie mark on the tree. “Why copies, Rarity? Because Princess Twilight and her friends control the elements of harmony—the most powerful weapon in all Equestria!” Chrysalis replied to herself. She imprinted Rarity’s cutie mark on the second tree. “Which means... you...will. be. able. to. use. them. too!” Chrysalis monologued, prancing. “And serve me!” Chrysalis zapped two more cutie mark copies on two more trees for Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy. “Together, we will destroy Twilight Sparkle and her meddlesome friends!” Chrysalis boasted before zapping Rainbow’s cutie mark on the fifth tree. Suddenly, she fiercely glared at Twilight’s photo and rushed toward the sixth tree where the photo and Twilight’s hair string was hung. “Of course I haven’t forgotten Starlight Glimmer!! She stole my hive and turned my subjects against me! So, I’ll take her friends away while she watches. And then... I’LL DESTROY HER! Hahahahaha!” After she zapped Twilight’s cutie mark on the sixth tree, she looked back on the photos of the Autobot. “However, there is just one giant problem that stands between me and those insufferable ponies—that Autobot alien who crash-landed in Equestria two years ago. I heard them call him... Ratchet.” Chrysalis grinned. She then started to think of a strategy to get rid of the Autobot. After several moments of thinking, she got an idea. “Yes, yes! I can duplicate Ratchet’s photos and have each of my new minions have the same power as he does,” said Chrysalis. “That would be perfect!” She cast a spell on the Autobot’s photos which duplicated them into more copies. She pasted each copy to each picture of the Mane Six. “With a band of giant aliens by my side, I will rule Equestria as its new queen!! Every pegasus, unicorn, and earth pony will be my new subjects while this land shall serve as my new hive!” Chrysalis exulted. She cast a spell on the trees crosswise as the spell embedded on the ground lit up green. All the trees melted from the green magical energy once the spell had done its work. All the components Chrysalis put on the trees merged together and formed into new beings. They slowly arose as the Mane Six but with dull colors with expressionless looks. Lastly, the Twilight clone arose and made an evil smile on her face. “Arise, my loyal servants!! Bow before your new queen!!” Chrysalis commanded. However, instead of hails of praise, she received disregarding snorts. “Servants? Loyal? Pfff, who cares about that? I would rather be by myself than hang around with these losers.” evil Rainbow scoffed. “Wow, this place looks sooooo boring.” evil Pinkie spoke, lacking enthusiasm. “Boring? Ha! I’ll show you boring!” evil Fluttershy snickered. She flew up and transformed into her Ratchet robot form and stood over the other clones. “Ha! See? This will teach you a lesson!” She kicked evil Rainbow unto a nearby tree and swatted evil Pinkie away. Then all six clones transformed into their Ratchet robot modes and began to brawl with each other. However, Chrysalis would not tolerate their insubordination as she kept in mind her main objective. “SILENCE!! ALL OF YOU!!” Chrysalis angrily ordered, stomping on the ground. The Ratchet clones looked at her surprised as they stopped fighting with each other. “You are all under my command now! I am Chrysalis, your rightful mistress and queen! Any sign of insubordination and disobedience will result in your termination! Do I make myself perfectly clear?” she authoritatively declared. The clones looked at each other fearfully until they nodded in understanding. However, the Twilight clone glared at Chrysalis and came forward. “Who even made you a queen anyway? You just created us only so that we can do the dirty work, and you just boss us around?” Chrysalis immediately arched her eyebrow and glared back at the mean Twilight. “Excuse me?” Chrysalis asked. “You heard me, Chrysalis! I will not take orders from somepony who just happens to bring an army and threatens her minions with violence if they do not comply,” said Mean Twilight. “If anything, I will be my own leader!” “You DARE speak to your own queen that way?!” Chrysalis angrily spat. “Pfff, I don’t care. Who cares about your pathetic rulership anyway? I am out of here.” Mean Twilight dissed, transforming to Hummer H2 ambulance mode. Before she could drive away, Chrysalis seized her through telekinesis and threw her on the ground. The clone transformed back to robot mode and drew out her blaster. However, the changeling tied the clone’s arms with her goo. “Are you now willing to give up and be respectful to your ruler?” Chrysalis asked. “NEVER!!” Mean Twilight defied, struggling against the bonds. “Fine then,” said Chrysalis. “I guess I’ll have to do this the hard way!” Chrysalis activated a spell where she morphed into a green fog. She slowly entered into Mean Twilight’s head. “NO!! GET AWAY FROM ME! AHHH!!” The other clones stood in silence as they witnessed the whole altercation happening before them. Suddenly, Mean Twilight stood up and broke off the gooy bonds from her servos. Then she evilly smirked at the dumbfounded clones. “Ahhh, this is more like it. I really enjoy having this new body of an alien robot... so to speak,” said Chrysalis. “Anyway, now that this willful rebel is under my heavy control, will any more of you follow her example?” “Ah, nope, nope, we’re good!” Mean Rarity said, smiling sheepishly. The others nodded in agreement. “Yeah, we are all good!” Mean Fluttershy said. Chrysalis then glared at the shaking clones. “I am still waiting for you to say something in respect of my title and power.” Chrysalis growled. “Ohh! Uhhh, all hail Queen Chrysalis!!” Evil Pinkie shouted. “All hail Queen Chrysalis! All hail Queen Chrysalis! All hail Queen Chrysalis!” the clones praised. “YES, YES!!! Good! Now, with my full authority being established as supreme over you all, I command you to follow me,” commanded Chrysalis. “For we have our enemies to destroy! Hahahahaha!!!” Then they all transformed into their Hummer H2 vehicles and drove off to find Autobot Ratchet and his pony friends.