"Nng, owwww"
>Head is throbbing like a mother fucker
>Stupid open manholes, didn't even catch-
"Whoa"
>It's bright
>Like sun shining and everything
>Oh man, either you hit your head on the way down and died, or that one homeless guy was right about the underground kingdom
>Fuck, you really hope it's the former because he also said it all belonged to lizard people
>You rise to your feet and start walking towards the outlying town surrounding the village
>The hairs on your body are all standing on end
>There's not a single soul in the town
>At least if you saw the lizard people you'd know what you're in for
>You can see remnants of yellow and blue cloths dangling in the more public areas
>Tatters that would complete these banners lay on the ground
>A sun and a moon
"Fucking lizard peo-"
>"Y-you there! Halt! P-please..."
>You turn to see a little armored horse shivering in place
>Their armor is gold, but looks like it was hastily painted green
"Uh, who said that?" you ask looking around
>"Oh sweet Cel- Fem... Y-you're not a minotaur" the voice states, in the direction of-
"HOLY SHIT A TALKING HORSE!" you shout while jumping back in surprise
>"AAAH" the little horse shouts as it falls over
>It pulls a brightly colored toy looking phone out from under its wing, "G-guard down! It's another human! It used ... it used..." the feminine voice mumbles
>"Rook! Please respond! What happened!? Dang it mare answer me!" a voice squawks back through the speaker
>"It used... s-swears" Rook responds, barely a whisper before passing out
>You walk over to the little horse and gently touch her face
"Hey, are you alright? Did you say there was another human?"
>Then that means she's seen F-
>"ALRIGHT LET'S SEE HOW MANY OF YOU FILLIES ARE GOING TO BECOME MARES TODAY!"
>You turn to see an entire army of armored horses
>All of them have similarly green colored gold armor on like Rook, but in addition to that they've got big poofy earmuffs

>You hold up your hands in surrender
"Hey whoa hey, I'm not here to hurt anybody, I just want to know if you've seen F-"
>"WHAT?" Another horse shouts from somewhere in the large group
>"CAPTAIN SAID SHE LIKES HER LILLIES ARE RARE" another responds to the questioner
>Right, earmuffs
"I SAI-"
>"FOR THE QUEEN!" the one you assume is the captain shouts as she charges towards you
>"WHAT?" a different horse shouts from somewhere behind the leader
>Their captain must not have realized she's going in alone because everyone else couldn't hear the call to action
"HEY SERIOUSLY I DON'T WANT ANY TROUBLE" you shout while backstepping in the hopes that they realize you're trying to be passive
>"THE CAPTAIN IS SCARING OFF THE HUMAN!"
>"WHY YES I DID STYLE IT DIFFERENT THANK YOU"
>Goddamn it, they can't hear anything like this, and that captain is closing in with her little horse legs
>"EVERYPONY TOGETHER!" the Captain shouts as she pounces at you, large feather at the ready in her mouth
>She's fast, in a flash she's swiped the feather across your neck sending a light shiver up your spine
>Whistles and cheers come from the small army ahead of you
>Their captain spins around on her back hooves and starts batting you in the back of your leg with a small pillow
>"NOT SO TOUGH NOW ARE YO-"
>She pauses her assault and drops her pillow on the ground
>Seems she's finally realized she's alone
"Alright, so now that I've got your attention. I need you to tell me if you've seen a g-"
>The captain backflips away from you, impressive really, you didn't think horses could move like that
>She does a series of gestures with her hooves, that again, you didn't think was possible
>A small rumble sounds out from behind you
>You turn to face the source of the rumbling and find that the army is all charging towards you like they were probably supposed to do in the first place
>Man, this is way more imposing than when it was when it was just one of them

>Pillows fly from random places in the charging army
>They gently bop you all over, none of them thrown with enough force to really even push you back any
"Hey!"
>Some of the little ponies, get in close and whip blankets around you
>Your arms and legs are getting draped in several layers worth of blankets in a matter of moments
>It's beginning to get uncomfortably warm
>They continue their assault, climbing up the mountains of flowery scented cloth to tickle you with their giant feathers
>You break out of the web of fuzzy, causing some of them to roll down from the pile and onto the ground
>"Ouch!"
>"NOBLE!"
>You see one pony standing over another, the one on the ground is clutching a hoof close to her chest
>The standing pony turns to you, a burning anger in her big cute eyes, "MONSTER!"
>She leaps at you, feather at the ready
>"SHE'LL NEED TO ICE THAT HOOF FOR ONE WHOLE HOUR!"
>She swings and swings until her little pony body can swipe a feather across you no more
>You catch her spent form and gently lay her down as you ignore the pillows raining down on your back
>Some of the nearby ponies gasp as you tuck her in with a pillow and a blanket
>"IT' KNOWS HOW TO USE OUR WEAPONS!"
>"EVERYPONY RUN!"
>"YOU SAID YOU HATED GUM"
>They all break out into a frenzy
>"Excuse me"s and "Sorry I'm in a hurry"s are shouted at full blast as they all scramble around
>You scan the scuffle of pastel horses until you spy the one who led the charge
>Like you've seen on those swamp people shows you fling a hand down into the group and pull up their captain
>"N-NO! PLEASE I HAVE A HUSBAND AND HERD AT HOME!"
>You pull off her earmuffs and she covers her ears with her hooves
>There's a light patting sensation on your legs from swung pillows as some ponies try freeing their captain, but you feel pretty confident that they're harmless at this point
"Alright, now that we can tal-"
>The captain tenses as you speak before opening her eyes in surprise
>"A-are you a MALE human?"

>You're led down one hallway after the next
>The castle you were fending an entire army just outside of is much bigger than it first seemed
>The staff of the castle all cower as you go by
>So do the two escorts walking on your right and left, but much less so now
>The captain turns left and you follow
>You pass a horse wearing a cute little butler's outfit, he was in the middle of taking down a portrait of a group of four ponies
>They all have horns and wings, something you haven't seen on any of the guards so far
>He yelps and covers the portrait with his body as you go past, "I'm so sorry, I'm taking it away right now" he squeaks out
>The captain continues onward, choosing not to comment on what just happened
>Things calmed down significantly outside once you were finally able to explain who you were and how you got to Equestria
>The captain said you needed to see the queen before anything else
>And so here you are, being led towards a set of very tall and very ornate doors
>Well, they were ornate, now they have splotches of green paint on them
>The captain pauses before the door and turns to face you, "You remember what I told you"
>You nod
"Let you do all the talking"
>She gives you a small smile, "It's good to know you human males can listen as well as our stallions can"
>She turns around and face the all doors
>The captain takes a deep breath and holds it for a moment before letting it out slowly
>You fiddle your thumbs while all four of you stand there in awkward silence waiting for the Captian to do something
>Your two escorts eye your hands fearfully so you just set them down by your sides to make them feel more at ease
*Knock Knock*
>Oh, she finally kno-
>"WHO DARES!?"
>You all jump back in surprise, the voice was powerful enough to cave the doors outwards
>No fucking wonder she was so scared to knock
>"It's C-C-Captain Sh-Shine" she ekes out
>You can just barely hear some voice on the other side conversing

>Riotous laughter breaks out in the room beyond, laughter that makes the hair on the back of your neck stand on end
>"Enter, little pony"
>The doors creak open slowly
>Captain Shine takes some shaky steps forwards
>You glance to your two escorts only to find them paralyzed in place
>Shrugging, you move on without them
>After all, you have to talk to their Queen, you have to find-
>Oh shit...
>Inside the room are four thrones
>One of them bears a moon and a dark blue uni-pegasus thing sits there
>Its eyes are lizard-like, something you're sure you would've noticed if it were in that portrait
>Next to that one is a... throne?
>It looks kind of like a bunch of wasp nests fused together into a chair like shape
>On it sits another uni-pegasus thing, but its features are more bug-like
>Lizard eyes again...
>Next to that is another makeshift throne, looks like it was formed from black crystals that erupted up through the ground
>No lizard eyes no lizard eyes no lizard-
>Oh, well this one is just a unicorn
>Its eyes are thankfully non-lizardy, but that horn is very different to what you've seen so far
>The most shocking thing however is the last throne
>It's the biggest out of all the others
>Golden, but with a shoddy green coating over most of it
>On it sits the one you came to this place for
>Her shriek sent you running her way back on Earth
>Right into the same open manhole you're positive she fell into now
>The comparatively tall form on the throne smiles down at you
>"Hello, brother"
>Femanon

"Fem! Holy sh- Man am I glad to see you."
>The Captian looks back at you with wild eyes.
>Whoops, forgot to keep quiet there.
>You cough out an apology and step back behind Captain Shine.
>"Uh, y-your highness... I was able to intercept and neutralize this potential resistance fighter with my team."
>Highness?
>Oh god DAMN it, she couldn't actually mean-
>"So I present to you-"
>"My brother? Are you really going to tell me you attacked and captured my brother?" Fem asks.
>Captain Shine looks very offput from that question, "W-well y-you said that anypony coming through Canterlot grounds should be neutr-"
>"And does he look like a pony?"
>Captain Shine glances back at you, then back to Fem.
>"W-well no... Bu-"
>"So you're going to tell me that you couldn't even follow some very simple directions then?" Fem asks.
>Captain Shine looks completely terrified.
>She's stuttering as she tries to come up with something to say.
>The other... ponies? on the thrones snicker and mouth words to each other as they point to you and the captain.
>Yeah, you can't take any more of this.
"Hey knock it off!"
>You walk over and kneel down next to Captain Shine.
>She shivers at your touch, but relaxes somewhat while you stroke her cheek.
"The hell Fem? What's going on here?"
>"You're lucky my brother has decided to show you pity for such a poor understanding of my orders Captian."
>The Captain nods before looking up at you, "Th-thank you A-Anon" she squeaks out.
>The snickering from the seated monster ponies erupts into laughter.
>"Get out of her Captain, and be grateful I haven't deemed you unworthy to lead my troops here in Canterlot... yet" Fem sneers.
>Captain Shine nods so fast her helmet almost falls off her head.
>She catches it and holds it in place as she sprints out of the throne room.
>The doors slam shut behind her.
>Now it's just you and the four of them.
>A very tense silence hangs in the air.

>They all glare down at you like you were nothing more than a bug.
>Three of the four seated beings certainly make you feel like nothing more than a bug.
>All four of them bust out into laughter again, Fem laughing the hardest.
>"Oh, man that never gets old" she breathes out, wiping a tear away from her eye as she settles back down.
"Fem. I'm- I'm really fucking confused here."
>Your sister smiles, "Really? I'd think it's pretty straightforward. I own this place" she chirps, raising her arms out to the open ceiling.
>"And these are my underlings-", they three monster ponies all sneer for just a moment before returning to a neutral look, "Nightmare Moon, LADY Chrysallis, and LORD Sombra."
>Well at least you know their names, like that really means much.
>"And I am Queen Femanon" she says with an airy chuckle.
"Qu- Jesus, Fem. Wh- HOW?"
>"Have you seen what these little ponies use for weapons?! How do you think?" she chuckles.
>You pinch the bridge of your nose.
"Okay, so that's not quite what I mean... You- you what, toppled over their current leaders? Established yourself through means of force?! P-painted everything green?! Why the hell would you even do that?!"
>Your sister shrugs at you, "It's the color of our family crest" she responds nonchalantly.
"Our family crest is oran- No, Damn it Fem, Are you telling me we went to another world or dimension or whatever, and the first thing you could think to do is to TAKE IT OVER?!"
>The other three ponies chuckle as if you had just told an okay joke.
>Fem frowns.
>You know that frown, she's always had a temper.
>Well, pretty much exactly like you, you are twins after all.
>"Well maybe if SOMEBODY hadn't waited WEEKS to come for me, I would've been able to find my way back!"
"Weeks? I fell down that manhole SECONDS after you did!"
>Fem furrows her brow, trying to scan your face for any hint of a lie.

>Satisfied with the truth in your response she returns to a more relaxed state, "Well anyway. It's not like I wanted to take over at first..."
>The other three offer Fem sympathetic looks, "I was being introduced around, and there was this one pony. Blueblood. He was so adorable, I couldn't resist. I had to pet him."
>She does really like cute animals, so that checks out so far.
>"Things escalated... I pushed one of the guards back because she wasn't giving me any breathing space. Apparently they weigh less than they look."
>Oh god... you can already tell where she's going with this.
>"I tried explaining it to them but they wouldn't hear me out! They called me a monster!"
>Sombra gets up from his throne and puts a hoof on Fem's knee.
>"So if they were going to keep making me out to be a monster, then I was going to show them how much of a monster I could be!"
>She looks almost blood thirsty.
"Jesus Fem... You- oh god."
>She cracks a wicked smile, "But hey, it's all in the past now. I run things now, and I can finally get the sweet life I deserve."
>She's fucking lost it.
>Holy shit, how are you going to explain this all to your parents.
>"And so that leaves you now little brother..."
>Oh great, she's breaking out the 'little brother' title.
>It was a few minutes.
"What? You want me to rule over a bunch of scared little ponies?"
>All four of them laugh again.
>"Whew, oh it's cute that you think you can rule anything."
>"Yes, the little colt wants to play Ki-"
>"Did I say you could speak to MY brother LADY Chrysalis?"
>The bugpony hybrid shrinks into her throne slightly.
>Fucking "big sister" mode Fem.
"So what then?" you half growl the question.
>"Nonny, Nonny-non. Little Nonny, Don't get so salty bro. Big sis has got your back. I'll have you set up in a nice place here in Canterlot, get you a nice little herd..."

"That was rhetorical Fem. You think I want to have any part of this?! It's wrong! You know it's wrong... or at least you would if you weren't-"
>Nope, probably shouldn't say it, not without some kind of exit strategy...
>"Weren't. What?" Fem half growls similarly to you.
>Fuck.
>She's got that angry twitch in her eye.
>The others must know about that too, because they're starting to look worried.
"Look, just forget it alright, I'm cool with the herd plan tha-"
>"Weren't WHAT?" she shouts, rising out of her throne.
>You take a few steps back, eyeballing how close you are to the door out of here.
"Fem, c'mon. Chill, I'm just fuckin' with you. Y'know like us siblings do..."
>"Answer. Your. Queen."
>She's fucking lost it.
>And that's what you shout, as you're fucking legging it through the throne-room doors.
>Maniacal laughter is what you hear right on your heel.
>You run past, jump, and slide around every little guard or staff pony you come across as you haul ass through the maze that is this castle.
>A crack sounds off behind you, and a blur light whizzes over your shoulder.
>FUCK!
>You cut a hard right, grabbing the corner to assist in the sudden turn.
*THUMP*
>"Insolent WHELP" you hear from behind you.
>Sunlight! Fuck yes!
>You shove your way through the door, that led out to some kind of garden.
>A bright green glow on the other side of the door sends you running towards the back of the garden.
>You weave through the section of the garden full of tall sunflowers, guided towards the sound of rushing water.
>"Come out come out little colt." a voice you recognize as Nightmare Moon speaks.
>You find the source of the water sound, and it's a fucking waterfall built into the garden.
>Turns out the castle is built into the side of a cliff or some shit.
>"Ooh, you are going to make such a lovely addition to our little herd. I can just taste the love I'm going to force out of you from here" an unfamiliar, but feminine, voice coos.
>Probably that other one, Chrysalis.
>"Ooh yes, just imagine it Chrysalis, burying him in your chest without asking for his permission" Nightmare adds.
>"Mm, the forbidden love between him and Sombra tickles me just so... and afterwards Sombra has somepony to pester with manestyling and robe shopping" Chrysallis responds.
>Shit, they're close.
>And the floor is very slippery, just gotta sneak around the edge here nice and ca-
>"CRYSTALS!" A deep voice belts out next to you.
"HOLY FU- UH!"
>Welp, now you're fucked.
>"THE HUMAN! GET HIM!"
>Blue and green magic beams fire and miss as you plummet down the cliff.
>The cliff face is whizzing past you so fast it's making you dizzy.
>Really dizzy, like everything's getting blurry.
>And dark...

>Be Cloudy Crops.
>After the take over, your business took quite a hit, but at the very least the Queen was willing to grant you the 'privilege' of feeding the guards she keeps stationed around Canterlot.
>It's not as good as you had it before, but it's certainly better than a lot of other merchants got.
>All you gotta do is get this freshly picked set of Cloudbages over to the checkpoint over there and you're set.
>Lotta noise going on up there in the castle.
>Maybe it's them resistance fighters, you'd heard talks about them banding up in a nearby town.
>Well, it's not in your nature to pry, s'what kept you out of harm's way so fa-
*POMF*
>What in th-
>Your cloud cart has been completely punctured through.
"MY CLOUDBAGES!"

>Water...
>You can hear water.
>Like a stream of it.
>Your eyes slowly pry themselves open.
>Stream?
>You're floating down a stream.
>Holy shit, you lived?!
>You looks yourself over, there's a bunch of white bundles trapped underneath you.
>Seems like they're what kept you from drowning and probably being smashed to death from the fall.
*THUNK*
"OW."
>You roll off the bed of white bundles and rise up out of the shallow stream.
>Your head bumped into some kind of tiny green dock.
>It's underneath some little bridge that goes over the stream.
>You follow the pathway made by the bridge and see that it leads to some kind of little cottage.
>Like if you took the definition of a cottage, this place would hit it dead on.
>Maybe a few too many birdhouses, but hey, some people have that kind of hobby.
>"Hold it right there! Please."
>You freeze, and very slowly raise your arms into the air.
>You turn to see a familiar looking purple pony standing defensively before you.
>"You're a human aren't you?!"
>You nod.
>Alright, let's hopefully tackle this better than you did with Captain Shine...

>"So, is everypony clear on the plan?"
>You nod along with the other five ponies.
>"And everypony's ready?" Twilight asks.
>You nod, "Ah, just one moment longer darling" Rarity responds.
>Everyone groans, "C'mon Rarity, what more could you possibly need to do with our special weapon" Rainbow Dash groans.
>Rarity's cheeks puff out in anger, "ANONYMOUS has a name you know, it's really rather rude to refer to him as merely a weapon" she says while fussing with your vest.
>Rainbow grunts, "You all saw what his sister was capable of, I'm just being real" she responds in her defense.
>Nobody seems to say anything further one way or the other.
>"Ah, there we are. Don't you just love it Anon?"
>You look down to see Rarity has stitched little symbols onto your vest pockets, marking what is in each.
>"Things can get out of hoof rather quickly out there in the open lands Anon. This should help you if you're in a pinch."
"Thanks Rarity" you say, trying to sound as genuine as possible.
>Applejack gives you a look and you give her one back effectively ending that.
>"Okay then, need to adjust the itinerary a little..." Twilight states.
>You all stand around as she scribbles and crosses things out on her roll of parchment.
>"Okay! So is everypony ready now?" Twilight asks again.

>This time everyone nods.
>You all board on the train at the Ponyville station.
>It's not pretty, supposedly it was nice looking before...
>Before your sister became a total cunt in this kiddie pony world.
>God damn it Fem.
>You walk into the head of the train and find a small seat with a set of pedals.
>That's it, like there's a panel and everything full of levers and buttons like you expected, but that's all.
"Where's the place to shovel coal?"
>"Coal?" Twilight asks.
>Oh for fucks-
"Doesn't this thing work on like, steam?"
>"Like from boiling water? Nonny, I know this place might look like a kitchen but there's nowhere to cook here" Pinkie chirps.
>You pinch the bridge of your nose, something you've gotten into a real habit of doing since your arrival here.
"No, I mean like there should be a huge fire around here to power the train."
>The six mares all collectively gasp.
>Damn it...
>"Is-is that really how it is on Earth? It's so dangerous..." Fluttershy asks timidly.
"Y'know what, let's not worry about how it is on Earth for once. How does it work here?"
>"Weeeeeeel let Ol' Pinkie Pie show you how it's done!"
>She plops down onto the seat and begins pedaling at a rapid pace.
>All of you except Pinkie fall down to the floor as the train bullets down the track.
>"Aah! Pinkie! Stop! We're going way ahead of schedule!" Twilight shouts over the rapid chugging of the train.
>"YOU GOT IT!"
>Pinkie slams down hard on the pedals, bringing them to a dead halt.
>All of you who were trying to stand up during all this were now flung forwards right into the control panel of the train.
>"Oops, guess I wasn't supposed to take that literally huh" Pinkie says with a nervous chuckle under Twilight's glare.
>Everyone gets re-situated and Applejack takes the first shift powering the train.
>"How come we have to stick to your schedule anyway Twilight? I say the sooner we get to Canterlot the sooner we can end that mean Queen" Rainbow dash ends her statement with a hiss.
>"Oh uh, s-sorry Anon. I forgot..."
>You could almost laugh at how she seriously feels bad calling your cunt of a sister 'mean'.
>Twilight clears her throat, trying to ease the tension that only exists in their minds, "I got some info from some ponies that have traveled the open lands, if we stick to my itinerary then we should be able to avoid crossing tracks with any of the War Fillies."
>The others swallow loudly.
>War Fillies, given everything you've seen so far how bad could a group called the "War Fillies" really be.

>The War Fillies' engine roars, they've got you all surrounded on all sides.
>Mares are practically pouring out of the makeshift vehicles, yodeling and cheering wildly as they close in.
>The thing behind you on the track looks like it used to be a train just like the one you're riding in.
>It probably was something they took from a previous group they ambushed and made their own.
>Frowny faces with tongues sticking out of them are graffitied all over it.
>Messages like "U SMELL BAD" and "HAVE A BAD DAY" are sprayed on there too.
>The pipe at the head of the train is bellows out bubbles when the engine roars.
>"PEDAL FASTER PLEASE!" Twilight pleads.
>You pick up the pace, getting just ahead of the handcars that are closing in on the sides.
>For whatever reason they haven't grasped the concept of wheeled motion despite having chariots and carts.
>Instead they have a unicorn rapidly placing tracks in front of the handcart while another pair of mares power it ahead.
>Once they go over a track, the unicorn takes the one they leave behind and places it at the front again.
>You wonder how the invention of the automobile came along and if humans had a similarly stupid design before getting to a ca-
>"They're boardin' the train!" Applejack shouts.
>"B-but how? Th-they didn't even ask to be let in" Fluttershy squeaks out.
>"Those utter ruffians! Clearly these War Fillies mean business." Rarity huffs while scrounging through her massive luggage.
>She draws out a very long and thin feather, "Well, I happen to know a thing or two about running shop" she says confidently.
>Rainbow straps on a few belts loaded with what look like hackeysacks.
>Applejack swats a huge pillow against the wall of the train with her mouth, you can see the hints of a smirk around the fluff of the pillow.
>Pinkie draws out a- HOLY FUCK THAT'S A GODDAMN CANON.
>Oh thank god, she's loading it up with pies...
>Twilight's horn is shimmering purple.
>And Fluttershy...
>Where is she?
>"GONNA TAKE THAT BIG METAL FROM YOU!" one of the War Fillies shouts from outside.
>A whimper comes from underneath you.
>Oh, there she is.
>"Alright everypony, we knew things might go this way out on the open lands. Remember, the goal is to get Anon to Canterlot Castle."
>The five of them nod and break off into separate directions.
>"I g-guess I'm here to guard you then A-Anon" Fluttershy mumbles from under your seat.
>You roll your eyes and keep pedaling.

>Be Twilight Sparkle.
*FWING*
>You lean against the wall of the cabin, just barely avoiding that rubber band.
>How in Equestria they managed to get ahold of such advanced weaponry, you'll never know.
>"GONNA GETCHA THIS TIME PURPLE PR- OWWW."
>You thank the moon and sun that they're not smart enough to use them well.
>You hiss as you run past the fallen War Filly, her eye is gonna be teary for a good while, you almost feel sorry for the gal.
>Throw pillows fly in through the windows, one of them just barely grazes your leg.
>"AGAIN! LOAD UP SOME MORE!" another Filly shouts from outside.
>You gotta do something about those railrunners.
"Rainbow!"
>Rainbow holds her assault on the pegasi, flying close to the window to shield herself from any stray beanbags, "You injured?"
>You shake your head.
"A few close calls, don't need a bandaid or anything."
>Rainbow shivers, "Hopefully we can all get out of this without any of us needing one."
"We gotta take out that Railrunner."
>She follows your hoof to the hoof powered contraption running parallel to the train.
>"Right, what'd you have in mind?"
"Shock."
>"And."
"And."
"AWESOME!" Rainbow shouts as she takes off into the sky.
>You squeeze your way out of the window and draw the heat away from Rainbow as she prepares.
>Rubber bands zip past you, sometimes you're fortunate enough to hear a yelp from behind you as another War Filly gets hit with friendly fire.

>It doesn't ease your stomach to be doing this, but this is the kind of world that evil Queen has brought down on everypony.
>Thunder rumbles somewhere up above, that's the signal.
>You charge up the spell you need, arid winds and hold it.
>The boom of thunder was loud enough to draw the attention of everypony, which is really fortunate because of how vulnerable you are right now.
>Rainbow comes speeding down from the storm clouds she formed, her mane is all frazzled and her coat is the poofiest you've ever seen it.
>What is that mare thinking! She could really zap somepony like that!
>You almost want to call it off, but you can see the railrunners are closing in at the head of the train.
>They're firing into the cabin where Anon is!
>"Ohh, east. I thought your map was telling us to go weast."
>How Pinkie managed to confuse written words on her shift is beyond you, but this is the situation you're in now.
>And you can't let them take this train.
>"GET THE POOFTER!" one of the War Fillies cries.
>"THE POOFTER!" the rest of them shout in unison.
>Rainbow's in range now, you release the spell just as she enters its border.
>The air gets very dry, and in so doing causes Rainbow's mane to begin arcing little streaks of lightning all over her body.
>She easily avoids any weapons launched her way, the dry air causing all the War Fillies' eyes to water and miss their shots.
>Rainbow closes in on the first railrunner and rears back a hoof.
>She unleashes a fury of boops to all the riders.
>Each War Filly's mane frizzles out as the static electricity courses through them.
>You wince as you watch them rub their muzzles, but this was a fight they started.
>Rainbow slips through the open windows of one of the cabins and reaches the other runner in seconds.
>Show off.
>She does the same as before, zapping each of the riders into submission.
>Unable to power their vehicle, the two railrunners fall behind.
>Which only leaves...

>"GO ON! SKEDADDLE!" Applejack roars as she bats a group of mares back into their train.
>You feel a little sick just looking at all the offensive things they plastered on their train.
>You and Rainbow dive down to meet Applejack at the caboose of the train.
>"You alright AJ?" Rainbow asks worriedly.
>Applejack glances at her arm, bright red liquid drips down to her hoof, "I'm alright, couldn't move outta the way in time. S'just a tomato."
>You nod trying not to look too worried.
>A tomato though... these War Fillies aren't playing around.
>Rarity runs up to meet you three, she's dragging Fluttershy by the tail.
>"Everypony present and accounted for?" she asks, somewhat tiredly.
>You can see there are small beads in her mane.
>She gives you an assuring nod.
>This has gone on long enough.
>"No wait, where's Pinkie Pie?" Rainbow asks.
>You look around but can find no sign of your friend.
"She stayed behind to guard Anon" Fluttershy responds from her spot behind Rarity.
>The train jerks forward sending you all to the floor.
>Anon must be trying to outrun the War Fillies, silly colt doesn't seem to get that you're both on the same track.
>Mares start popping out of the windows and doors of their train, rubber bands pulled far back.
>Uh oh.
>Pounding thumps sound off from the roof of the train.
>"GET OTHER POOFTER!" The War Fillies cry as they aim their bands up above all of you.
>"MY CUPCAKE TRAY IS CLEAN! I AM AWAITED IN ELYSIUM!"
>That was Pinkie!
>You all scramble to a window in order to get a view up top.
>Pinkie stands alone on top of the train, she has her cannon at the ready.
>"PINKIE GET DOWN FROM THERE!" Rarity shouts, trying to crawl up and grab her hooves.
>Pinkie steps back, a wicked smile on her face, "No Rarity, I AM AWAITED! I WILL THROW THE BIGGEST PARTY FOR ALL THE HEROES!"
>She rears up to bring her hooves down onto the cannon's trigger.
>Rubber bands fly.
>You look away just before they connect.
>You can hear Rainbow and Applejack gasp.
>When you look back Pinkie is laying on her back, her mane is littered with rubber bands.
>Oh Celestia no!
>"PINKIE!" Fluttershy shouts as the pink mare reaches a hoof into her mane.
>She pulls out some kind of spray can.
>"What a day... wh-what a gl-glorious day..." she mumbles.
>Pinkie shakily holds it to her lips and presses down on the top.
>Pink foam coats her mouth and face.
>She rises to her hooves, chewing loudly as she does so.
>No, she couldn't be thinking-
>"WITNESS ME!" she roars through a mouthful of gum.
>Pinkie jumps from the edge of the caboose towards the other train.
>Her chest expands and she blows the biggest bubble you've ever seen.
>"THE DOOR!" Rarity shouts as you all scramble to shut it in time.

>"Nonny."
>You look over to the pink mare standing by the door.
>"Do you think hurting ponies to protect a monster would let you move on to Elysium?"
>The hell kind of question is that?
"I don't know Pinkie, If Elysium is the "good" place then I don't think so."
>She trots over to look out the window before coming back.
>"You're gonna need to pedal faster Nonny."
"Why?"
>"Because, I'm going to throw a huge party in Elysium!"
"I though you couldn't get to Elysium by protecting a... a monster."
>They've been pelting you with suction cup arrows, hackeysacks, and rubber bands, the idea that she's going to die is really unl-
>You feel a quick peck on your cheek followed by the sound of giggling by your ear.
>"Sorry, I just wanted to know what that was like before I go."
>Pinkie opens the window completely, "Oh, and you're right. But I'm not protecting a monster, I'm protecting my friend!"
>She climbs out on top of the train, leaving you alone to pedal.
>... You pedal faster.
>A boom echoes in the distance.
>The others enter the head cabin.
>You see the somber expression on their faces and choose not to ask.
>All this is just like child's play to you, but to them, it's gritty and brutal.

>You let them tend to themselves in silence.
>After a while things seem to ease up a little.
>Twilight marks her map so you can all come back to free her from her bubblegum prison after this is over.
>Your legs are starting to get a little tired, but it's the least you can do to try making their suffering a little easier.
>A sign in the distance begins blinking.
>Alarms ding as you pedal past them and you catch a glimpse of the sign.
"Sweet Jesus titty cinnamon!"
>You're trying to be mindful of the swearing.
"They're changing the tracks!"
>The others lean out of the train windows to get a better look.
>"Oh no! What are they steering us towards?" Twilight.
>Rainbow jumps out and takes a quick peek ahead.
>You can see her panicking as she dives back into the train.
>"A cliff! They're running us towards an unfinished track!"
>Holy fuck! So far you've been pelted with, rubber bands, suction cup arrows, and hackysacks.
>You didn't expect them to drop you fuckers off a cliff.
>"-weet Celestia, think about our manes! That pudding is going to get everywhere!" Rarity whines.
>Pudding?
"Pudding?"
>"Yeah, bet you're not such a tough colt now huh? Those madmares are going to drive us into Pudding Gorge" Rainbow huffs.
>Figures...
>"What're we gonna do?!" Fluttershy mutters from underneath her mane curtain.
>"We have to abandon the train. Anon, stop pedaling" Twilight commands.
>Fuck no.
>You pedal faster, causing the others to stumble slightly from the sudden increase in speed.
>"Anon! What are you doing?! I said to slow down" Twilight commands again.
"Not happening. We need to keep this train for as long as possible if we're going to stop Fem anytime soon. Besides, I'm not letting Pinkie's sacrifice happen in vain" you grunt.
>The others quiet down for a moment, remembering Pinkie's sticky sacrifice.
>"So... what? Are we going to jump the gorge!?" Rainbow asks, with more excitement than fear in her voice.
"No, I don't think I could pedal that fast. I've got a different idea in mind."
>You pedal faster, harder than you ever have before.
>The train's engine roars to life, an air of unease spreads through the cabin as we reach speeds that probably only Rainbow is comfortable with.
>"Anon..." Twilight says with a warning tone in her voice.
>You keep pedaling.
>"Anon!"
>Your legs burn, also your nose itches and you can't scratch it right now, you can't really decide what's worse at the moment.
"Okay! Now! Slam the side of the train!"
>"What?! That's your plan? Attack the poor defenseless train!?" Twilight shouts.
>"And y'all wonder why we thought you a monster" Applejack sneers.
>Oh for the love of-
"Girls! This is a train! It has no emotions or feelings! Not only that, but we are HEADING OVER A CLIFF!"
>The others cower slightly from your berating.
"So unless any of you can pick up the train and move it..." you look around to see them avoiding your gaze, "Huh? Anyone? Is anyone Sabin enough to lift this train?!"
>You hear mumbles and shuffling of hooves against the floor of the train.
"Alright! THEN FUCKING SHOVE!"
>You hope to god this stupid plan works.

>Be War Filly.
>Don't remember name anymore, have mop on flank, so you go by Mop.
>You'll get those big metal riders here.
>They have nowhere to go, they stop then big metal full of your sisters will catch them.
>And if they go...
>Heh, you'll enjoy getting to see the carnage.
>Gorge is well into chocolate season right now, they'll never get it all off before it stains.
>"Mop, they speed up!"
"They WHAT?"
>You shield your eyes from the sun with a hoof to get a clearer look.
>What in Equestria are those fools thinking?
>"Oh j- RUN! EVERYPONY RUN!"
>Your sisters are scrambling to get out of the way.
>They're about to reach the switch platform.
>They still haven't slowed down!
*THUNK*
>Th- They...
>THEY TILTED THE TRAIN!
*SLAM*
>It's... it's not possible!
*SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-*
>MULTI-TRACK DRIFTING!
>"LOOK OUT MOP!"
>You've never seen anything like it!
*-EEEEEEEEEE-*
>The long tail of the train swings out past the tracks.
>There's no chance any of you could get out of the way in time.
*-EEEEEEEEEEEEE*

>"AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
>God what you'd give for some of those fluffy pony earmuffs right now.
>The others are all hugging and shrieking as the train pulls through the sudden turn.
*CREEEAK*
>You glance out the window and see most of the cabins have broken off of the train and tumbled off the edge and into the cliff.
>You can see some specks that must be those damn War Fillies.
>Shit, you may have just committed murder.
>The train pulls out of the curve, a little harder to pedal now that it's off the track but still moving.
"Everyone okay?" you ask, looking over your shoulder.
>The five quickly push each other away with embarrassed looks on their faces.
>They all mutter "I'm fine"s and "N-no homo"s as they try to collect themselves.
>"So... Canterlot Castle should be the next stop." Twilight states, looking at her map.
>You nod and return to your pedaling.
>The mood is tense, all of you are eager to bring and end to this.
>Might be even worse if you'd told them you have no idea how you're going to stop Fem.
>Could just, like, kick her ass. Hopefully knock some sense into her, but would that be good enough?
>You'll have to worry about that when you get there.
>They chat among themselves, talking about how many "boo-boos" they got, if any colts will find their lightningbolt bandaids hot.
>Silly little horses.

>The Canterlot station comes into view.
>You can see the castle peeking out over the tops of the buildings in the distance.
>Your pedaling slows and eventually comes to a halt.
>"Alright, we're going in on hoof" Twilight reminds everyone, "Everypony stick together, if what Anon said is true then we need to avoid drawing the attention of Femanon's Army."
>You nod along with the others.
>"Then let's get geared up, It's noon so they should all be having snackie time. That gives us fifteen minutes to get in and do what we need to do" Twilight continues.
>You check your vest pockets, seems like everything is where it should be.
>The others load up saddlebags, or check the equipment they've got.
>Once Applejack has loaded her pillow up with enough feathers, she rises to join you all at the doors leading out of the train.
>"Okay, so it took a little longer because 'somepony' needed to put on their "proper attire"" Twilight says, glaring at Applejack this time.
>Aj, now donning a black vest with red booties, red scarf, and red beret turns her nose up, "S'what Granny wore in the war, s'what I'm gonna wear now."
>"But, we should still be able to sneak into the castle so long as we don't make any big commotio-"
>Twilight pauses, "Whoever's watch that is, please turn off the alarm."
>Everyone looks at their wrists, you pat down your pockets trying to feel out any sort of watch.
>Pretty sure you don't have one either, don't even hear the alarm Twilight's talking about.
>...
>No wait, there it is. It's really faint though.
>Sounds like it's not coming from any of you though, more like it's coming from-
>"Oh no. Anon?! You put the parking break in didn't you?!"
"Parking break?"
>Twilight's eyes widen to the size of saucers, "RUN! EVERYPONY OUT OF THE TRAIN! FAR AWAY GO!"
>They all scramble and jump out of the train.
>You're yanked out of the left door by a yellow hoof.
>She begins speeding ahead at about a jogging pace, and you follow up behind her.
"Oh no, oh goodness, oh no-" she repeats as you both head into Canterlot on the eastern side.
>Down on the western side you can see the others racing in.
"Flutters, what? So I forgot to put the parking break in, what's it gonna do, explo-"
*BOOOM*
>The force of the explosion blows out your eardrums and hurls you forward into the yellow pegasus.
>The world spins around in a blur until you come to a halt on the side of a building.
>The ringing is still strong.
>Holy FUCK.
>You look back to see the wreckage that was once the train.
>It DID explode!
>WHY THE HELL DID IT EXPLO-
>"-on? Anon ar- -u -kay?"

>You look down to Fluttershy, seems she balled up when you tackled her and is relatively dirt free as a result.
"Can't hear well. What was that?"
>Fluttershy's eyes go wide and she puts a hoof to your mouth, "Shh! Please don't yell, they might find us."
>Were you yelling?
>The ringing is wearing off now.
>You peek around the corner of the building you're both tucked against and see waves of soldiers staring back at you.
>You slide back and look down at Fluttershy, "Do you think they heard you?"
"Uh...well..."
>Good thing they geared you up for this.
"We're going to have to fight our way through Fluttershy."
>She cowers under her mane, "Do you think we could just ask them to go away?"
>You peek around the corner again and see that they've all armed up with pillows, blankets, and bows with suction cup arrows.
"Yeah, I don't think that's going to work."
>She whimpers.
"Okay, why don't I draw their attention. You can just run through to the castle."
>"No! I can't just leave you to fend for yourself... what about the plan?"
"Then we're fighting through together."
>Fluttershy takes a deep breath and holds it, she closes her eyes tightly and nods in agreement with you.
"Okay, on the count of three. One, two... THREE!"
>You both jump out into the open, the soldiers all take an aggressive stance, muzzles scrunched firmly and all.
>"I CAN'T DO THIS!"
>Fluttershy ducks back behind the building, leaving you out on your own.
"Uh... One se- T-Time out!" you shout holding your hands out defensively towards them.
>The soldier wearing the biggest hat sighs and pulls a pocket watch out from under her chest plate, "You've got two minutes" she grumbles.
"Oh, uh, thanks."
>"One minute and fifty seconds."
>You dart back behind the building and kneel down to the shivering lump of fur and feathers.
"Fluttershy, we have to get to the castle."
>"I know but... I- I just don't think I can do this... hurt somepony else."
"Well... is there anything that you think can get you through this?"
>"Whenever things get h-hard like this I like to- Oh, no you wouldn't want to know that."
>"One minute!"
>Fuck.
"No Shy please, whatever it takes."
>"W-well, I... I s---" she mumbles the last word.
"What?"
>"I si--" she repeats herself slightly louder.
"I can't understand you Fluttershy."
>"I sing. I know that's it's unmarely and lame but whenever I have to do something s-scary of difficult I like to sing..." she whimpers.
"Hey, singing is totally marely. I bet there are plenty of guys out there who like a girl that can sing, especially someone who can do it under pressure."
>She looks up at you with hopeful eyes, "R-really?"
"Totally."

>You take a deep breath and unsheathe your Katanas.
"Ready Fluttershy?"
>The bundle tucked under your vest ekes out a small "A-as I'll ever be."
>"Alright, your time out is ove-"
>You step out calmly.
>Slowly you lower your weapons, with a flick of your wrist you hold the attacking side out to them.
>They all step back slightly, fear present in their eyes.
>Fluttershy begins singing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naVoMFKMXfo
>You charge the squad's leader.
>She's stunned by your speed.
>Too slow to react, you bring the katanas down on the poor mare.
>They go through as though nothing were there.
>Her mane and tail are thoroughly brushed, so much that they even have a light shine to them.
>"NO! You- I look so COLTY!" she sobs, falling to the floor in a heap.
>You bring the Katana(tm) brand brushes up to about chest height.
>Rarity wasn't kidding when she said these things were smooth.
>You look down at the mares in your way to the castle.
>They're all fairly little, but they look much littler right now.
>You sprint ahead, brushing, belly rubbing, and occasionally stealing a pillow and pomfing ponies on your way through Canterlot.
>Their attacks brush off you, or require the slightest amount of resistance to fall apart.
>Fluttershy is belting out some killer sound as you make your way through.
>And then she goes quiet.
>Shit.
>You grab one of the bigger blankets and throw it over yourself as you kneel down low.
>"WE GOT HIM LADIES! PILE IT ON!"
>"H-he's just a guy!"
>"A GUY WHO'S MAKING US ALL LOOK LIKE FOALS!"
>You can feel more blankets getting piled onto you.
"Shy? Hey! Are you with me?"
>"I-I can't! The snoring, the pomfs, the sobbing... I heard somepony scraping her knee. HER KNEE!" she sobs.
>You unzip the vest slightly, just enough to see Fluttershy's face, her eyes are wet with tears.
"Shy, we're almost there. Just a little longer and we'll have caught up with the others."
>"And then what? We bring them down faster?!"
>You don't really know how to respond.
>"When does it end Anon?!" she pleads with you.
"We... we have to get to the castle Fluttershy."
>She searches your eyes for a better answer.
>In doing her eyes settle beyond you.
>"Are we- You covered yourself... for me?"
>You nod.
>"Just a little further r-right?" she mumbles.
>Again, you nod.
>"Okay... I'm ready."

>Be Stout Shield.
>You've got the human under fifty layers of blankets, fresh out of the dryer and everything.
>A little much? Maybe, but that monster has brought down some good mares.
>If this is what it takes then so be-
>Is that...The Equestrian Anthem?
>The mound of blankets stir.
"N-no... It- that's impossible!"
>The blankets rise, far above you, revealing a stout pair of legs.
>They begin scattering away as the human rips them like they were nothing.
>The anthem booms over the stunned silence of your squadron.
"F-FIRE! EVERYTHING YOU HAVE!"
>The arrows bounce off him, he doesn't even flinch!
>Pillows, well beyond overfluffed, don't even elicit a yawn.
>He weaves through your army like none of you were even there.
>This is the power of the resistance, those who remained true to Equestria.
>There's not a chance in Tartarus any of you have a shot at beating him, the filthy betrayers you are deserve that much.
"READY!"
>If you're going to fall, it'll be on your terms. As an Equestrian.
"AIM!"
>The others have ceased their assaults, all eyes are on you.
>Your pillow is clutched tightly in your hooves.
"Fire."
>You swing hard, bringing the pillow towards your own face.
*POMF*

>You throw the doors of the castle open and take a quick glance behind you.
>They're all asleep.
>Every one of them is snuggled up with a pillow and blanket.
>"A-are we there Anon?" Fluttershy yawns.
"Yeah. We made it."
>She shuffles under your vest, but you place a firm hand on her head.
"No. Wait a moment."
>You shut the doors quickly.
>Can't imagine what that must look like to her.
>Fluttershy sort of melts out of your vest once you unzip it.
>Her face is all red and her breathing is heavy.
"Shy?"
>You gently mover her back and forth.
>She mutters weakly and lets out a small yawn.
>"Flutttershy!" a voice whisper screams.
>You look up to see Twilight and the others running towards you.
>"What did you do Anon?"
"Nothing!" you respond, stepping back so Twilight can look at her.
>"Eyelids heavy, knees weak, yawning already... She's about to fall asleep!"
>Dash is in your face in an instant, "What kind of game do you think you're playing! Who's side are you on you mons-"
>She's reeled back by Rarity's magic, "Not now Rainbow, look at the poor dear, he's utterly terrified. She must've taken a hit on the way in."
>"Then we ain't got no time ta lose" Applejack chimes in.
>"Agreed. Anonymous, get the chocolate bar from your pocket, please."
>You pat your pockets, feeling for any kind of bar shaped object.
>Damn it, you can't- oh right, the stitching.
>You extract the bar from the correct pocket and hand it to Rarity who takes it in her magic.

>She unwraps the bar and breaks off a small piece, "Come now Fluttershy, chew!"
>You watch as she pokes Shy's lips with the piece to no avail.
>"This isn't working, she's too far out" Twilight notes.
>"No! We already lost Pinkie, we're not losing you!" Rainbow growls as she takes the bar from Rarity and tried shoving it into her mouth.
>"Rainbow, it won't work, she's too tired to chew" Applejack says, holding Rainbow back.
>"Then... then somepony chew it for her!"
>The others all look away from Rainbow, and Rainbow looks embarrassed to have said what she did.
>You see the heavy blush forming on their faces.
>They all slowly look to you.
"Gimmie the bar."
>You take out a bite and hover over Fluttershy's body.
>Her eyes are barely visible to you, her breath is slow and airy.
>You lower yourself down slowly, chewing the milky chocolate as you do so.
>Her breath is warm on your face, it sends a shiver down your spine.
>You lean in and lock lips with the weary mare.
>Her eyes dart open in an instant, her wings follow shortly after, spreading out at her sides.
>She breaks the kiss by scooting back, "Oh! Anon! I-"
>"Shy!" Rainbow cheers as she goes to hug her friend, only to stop just before touching her wings, "Uh, g-good to have you back."
>"Thank goodness we got to her in time" Rarity chirps.
>"Y'all done right there Anon" Applejack adds.
>You didn't even pass her the chocolate.
>Whatever.
"So, we're in. What's the plan Twilight."
>"The plan is that you all put your weapons down and put your hooves on the wall or I call in all the guards in the area."
>Twilight closes her mouth slowly, a confused look plastered on her face.
>You all follow the voice to its actual source.
>Before you all stands Captain Shine, she looks different though.
>She's got an eyepatch on now.
>"Now then, we'll take you intrude- YOU!" she points a hoof at you, "Queen Femanon punished me for ""letting you escape"!"
"Jesus! She took your eye?!"

>All of them look horrified at your question.
>"Wh- NO! EWWW! My orange juice from snackie time splashed out of my cup! That's..."
>She looks like she's about to heave.
>The others trot over and pat her back gently, Rarity fans her for a moment.
>Once she's collected herself they return over and rear up on the wall.
>"She made me wear the dummy hat for a whole day!" she growls.
>The others gasp, well all except for Applejack, "Sounds like y'all got just what y'all deserved. Traitor."
>Captain Shine's eye narrows as Applejack stands between you and her.
>"Applejack." she hisses.
>"Appleshine." Applejack responds in kind.
>"It's Captain Shine now."
>"Won't be captain of nothing pretty soon, cousin."
"Apple-"
>Applejack holds a hoof out towards you, "Y'all stay out of this, all o' ya."
"But I could literally handle this in like one sec-"
>Appleshine cuts you off, "You interfere Anon and I'll hit the alarms."
>"Darling, your pillow is almost out of feathers" Rarity whispers.
>"Won't need em" Applejack whispers back, dropping her pillow to the floor.
>"Show me what'cha got sugacube!" Applejack growls
>Appleshine and Applejack both step closer to each other.
>"Go on girls. We knew what we were agreein' to from the get go. We knew that we might not all get out of this awake... or clean."
>Appleshine closes the gap between them while AJ was facing you all and lands a nasty right hook into Applejack's face.
>Holy shit!
>Applejack rolls back and gets back to her hooves, there's not any indication she was even touched.
>She rears up on her hind legs and holds her hooves out toward Appleshine, "Y'all are pretty good" she says smugly.
>They collide again, but Applejack gets an uppercut on Appleshine this time.
>This time you were watching for it, she didn't actually connect.
>They're pretend fighting.
>"What're y'all standin' around for?! Go! GO!"
>They others tug at your vest as they pull you away from the fight.
>The apples toss and roll over each other, grunting and groaning as they do so.
>Applejack has Shine pinned down, she reaches into her beret and pulls down an apple, which she eats half of in one bite.
>Before she can eat the other half, Shine tickles Applejack's belly making her drop it into Shine's mouth who then eats the other half.
>Applejack makes an exaggerated roll away when Shine pushes her.
>Both of them struggle to rise to their hooves, huffing and breathing loudly.
>"JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!"
>"SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE!"
>Their shouts echo in the hallway until the door you're pulled through closes behind you.

>Another tug draws you away from whatever the hell all that was about and back to the task at hand.
>"Okay, right or left Anon?" Twilight asks, slowing down to a walk.
>You look ahead and see that there"s a spiral stairway straight ahead with a left path going down and a right path going up.
"What do you mean?"
>"Which way to Femanon?"
"Uh" well I told you before we left, she"s in a big throne room with green paint all over the formerly fancy doors."
>Twilight frowns at your response.
>Rainbow takes this opportunity to chime in, "You should know where the throne room is right Twi?"
>"I do actually" all FOUR of them."
"Seriously? Four throne rooms? Who the hell needs four of them?"
>"They"re seasonal Anon! It"s useful to limit the wear in each room throughout the years."
>Shit, that"s actually good point.
>Rarity steps forward this time, "Does each room happen to match the season they"re named after?"
>Twilight"s eyes brighten at Rarity"s question, "Yes, they do! Anon, what theme was the room Femanon was in?"
>Uh"
"I don"t- uh, insane sibling?"
>Twilight groans. "You males are supposed to be all about interior design! How could you not have noticed?!"
>"Twilight, calm down. Anon"s trying his best to help, poor guy must have been so overwhelmed when he arrived here that he couldn"t focus on the room" Fluttershy chimes.
>Aww. Really it"s because you couldn"t muster a single fuck about room design, but at least she"s trying to have your back.
>Twilight lets out a breath, "You"re right. I"m sorry Anon""
"Yeah me too, probably could"ve saved us a bunch of time. So, what now?"

>"Now we check each throne room, lets start down stairs. The Summer and Winter rooms."
>Twilight leads you all to the closest large ornate door, everything about it feels familiar so maybe you guys got lucky on the first try?
>"Everypony ready?"
>You nod along with the others.
>Twilight kicks in the door and you all charge in right behind her, "Queen Feman-"
>You see that the throne room is empty save for a few rugs and stuff.
"Well at least it"s empty right?"
>"Right, let"s try the Winter room now."
>You spin around since you were closest to the door and reach out for the handle.
>Stepping forward to pull you run face first into a very uneven surface.
"Nnng, fu-udge. Ow."
>The door as well as the surrounding wall is completely coated in some kind of dark grey crystal.
>"Oh no-" the only words Twilight manages to squeak out before being cut short by a powerful booming voice.
>"CRYSTALS!"
>You all look up to find the source glaring down at you all from another crystal jutting out from up high on the wall.
>"King Sombra!" Rainbow Dash growls.
>His smug look turns into a angry scowl, "It"s Lord Sombra, for now""
>"What do we do, what do we do, what do we-" Fluttershy repeats, hyperventilating as she does so.
>"Leave it to me darlings, there"s no pony who knows all about crystals better than I. I"ll find the flaws and break us through, but I"m going to need time."
>"Don"t worry Rarity, we"ll get it for you. Come on girls!" Rainbow shouts as she takes to the sky.
>Twilight follows right after while Fluttershy sort of floats in that general direction.
>Rarity"s horn is shining brightly and you can see parts of the crystal over the door shift and shrink.

>Rarity"s eyes dart over to you for a moment, "Stay close to me Anonymous dear, you are the key to our success here and as such I want you to be the first one through the door the moment I have it open."
"Look I know this is what you all decided on, without telling me mind you, but I literally tore through an entire arm-"
>"Anonymous, please understand, under your sister"s rule we have entered an age darker than any I can recall. Family fighting family for Celestia"s sake. We need you to be at your best to ensure that today ends it all in a victory."
>God damn it.
>You sit back and watch like a lame-ass while the others have at it in the air.
>Looks like they"re playing tag, except one of them is made out of a dark cloud rather than a solid form.
>Rainbow and Twilight both attempt to grab him from opposite ends, only to phase right through him and collide with each other.
>Sombra laughs while he watches them hover around dizzily.
>"Uhm. Stop please" Fluttershy squeaks, just barely audible over Sombra"s laughter.
>He turns to face the yellow pegasus, who almost shrinks under his gaze.
>"I-I m-mean it mister. You need to s-stop" a-and I"m not asking nicely th-this time."
>He sneers, flashing his fangs at Fluttershy, who immediately darts back to hide behind you.
>"F-Fluttershy! Darling, your wings are in my way" Rarity huffs.
>Sombra"s gaze has followed Shy down to you, "You." he growls.
>You stand tall and clench your fists.
>He lowers himself down to the ground, taking a unicorn"s form again, "If I have you, then I can bargain that witch queen into granting me my rightful kingdom!"
>Yes, this is awesome. You just play along with him and get taken straight to Fem, you"d be an idiot to-
>"We"ll n-never let you t-take him" Fluttershy responds, standing next to you with shaky knees.
>Aw fuck, Shy no-
>"You tell him Sister!" Rarity cheers, while still focused on the crystals.

>"Is that so? Then let"s see how long "never" lasts." Sombra responds.
>A purple beam fires from his horn, You kneel down and place an arm over Fluttershy while she curls into a ball.
>The beam connects and you almost topple over from the sudden weight on your arm.
>From the forearm down is completely encased in a dark grey crystal!
>"Anon!" Rainbow shouts as she speed towards Sombra, Twilight just behind her.
>Once again he turns into smoke and Rainbow bullets right through him, with Twilight unable to stop in time and following suit.
>He roars with laughter again.
>Fluttershy has peeked out from her mane and is looking at your hand up close, "Oh no" I didn"t protect you again" she whimpers.
>Rainbow and Twilight are rising slowly to their hooves nearby while Sombra winds down.
>"Didn"t your fathers ever teach you how to treat a guy? Surely your mothers at the very least have told you "look but don"t touch"?" he says with a light chuckle.
>"As if they would even want to touch you, silver plates, really? Because those certainly didn"t go out of style centuries ago."
>You look over to see Rarity trotting forward proudly.
>The crystal"s been cleared out!
>"HA!" Sombra belts, his muzzle pulled into a fierce scrunch, "I can see that you"re an expert on ancient styles, your mane looks like it came out of the pre-unification era" he spits back.
>Rarity looks taken aback, "Oh, the little colt thinks he can play with the big girls does he"" she growls, marching closer to Sombra.
>"Quickly, through the door, all of you" Rarity hisses as she walks past.
>You and the others cross the doorway, only to find that the crystal wall has reformed behind you.
>"Rarity!" Twilight shouts as she pounds on the crystal wall.
>"I modified the wall to allow only four beings to pass through, it"s all I could do to buy us some time""
>"Bu-"
>"Go! Remember the plan girls. Quickly!"
>With somber faces Twilight and Rainbow turn towards the hallway that leads to the next throne room.
>You rest a hand on Fluttershy"s shoulder and give her a light tug.
>She stops sniffling and follows your pull.
>"Red, really?! With those eyes, are you trying to give every pony a headache from that kind of contrast?!" you hear Rarity from behind you.
>"Such boldness, talking about color. I can see your subpar dye job from here" Sombra responds.
>"OH! YOU DID NOT JUST-"
>The shouting gets more garbled the further you all get from the throne room.
>You all come to a stop a few hundred feet from the next throne room.
>The tension in the air is thick, they all seem to be on the edge of breaking down
>Speaking of breaking down.
*TIIIIIING*
"Aaaaah, nope. Didn"t break" you hiss, putting a hand on the crystal to stop it from vibrating.
>"Oh Anon, this is all my fault I was supposed to protect you and I failed..." the yellow pegasus to your right mumbles.
>Actually, you"ve got more wiggle room in there now.
"Don"t worry about it Shy, I"ve almost-" you grunt, "Got the dumb thing" OFF."
>You wiggle your fingers in front of her face.
"See, no harm done." you say with genuine relief in your voice.
>A blush spread across her face as she looks away from you, "Oh, th-thank goodness."
>You all walk up to the doorway, you and Fluttershy on one side, Rainbow and Twilight on the other.
>"Ready?" Twilight whispers.
>You all nod.
>She throws open the doors with magic and holds them open this time.
>You all rush into the dim room.
>Damn, wrong again.
>"Okay, let"s hurry back out befor-"
*SLAM*
>A faint emerald green shimmer is present on the door that slammed shut.
>It"s the only source of light in the dark room now.
>A unfamiliar chuckle echoes out in the room, causing all of you to jump away from each other.
>"Well well, it seems you foals have stumbled into my hive, it"s still a work in progress so don"t judge it too harshly..." the voice calls out.
>"Psst, Anonymous, behind you."
>You turn and just barely make out Rainbow"s form from the glow of the door.
>You tiptoe your way over, trying not to give your position away to whoever is locked in here with you all.
"Dash, everyone kind of scattered a little. Let"s stick together and get the others first so we can deal with whoever else is in here."
>"Pretty smart plan for a colt. Why don"t you hold my wing so we can"t get split up?"
>You take Rainbows wingtip in your hand, feels thinner than you thought it would.
"Great idea, now lets go find the others."
>"Right behind you Anonymous."
>Well, at the very least you"ve got Rainbow, just gotta find the others.
>If it weren"t for the threatening atmosphere you"d probably be able to enjoy the fact that pony eyes work kind of like dog and cat eyes do in the dark.
>Except Rainbow's glow greenish instead of the yellow you"re used to, though that"s probably because of the door, maybe yours are doing it too.

>You shuffle away towards the back of the room hoping you"ll be able to see some outlines against the glow of the door that"s at the front.
>Man you fucking hate how shit your low light vision is.
>"Say, you"re not scared are you Anonymous?" Rainbow asks.
>You lighten your grip on Rainbow"s wing.
"Sorry, guess I am a little on edge right now."
>Rainbow chuckles, "Yeah, I"d heard you don"t like the dark. Don"t worry, I"m here for you Anonymous."
>You can feel her brushing against your leg, "I"ll always be here for you."
>Wow, that"s uh"
>You step a little to the side and keep shuffling around to look for any o-
>"Hey, that"s my tail" Rainbow hisses.
"Oh, shoot I"m sorry Rain-"
>She"s still brushing against you.
>Against the leg you didn"t just step on Rainbow"s tail with.
>The hairs on the back of your neck stand on end and one thought emerges above all others, something you didn"t realize made no sense at first.
"Who told you I don"t like being in the dark?"
>The Rainbow whose wing you"re still holding rises, but she"s not flying.
>She begins chuckling, just like Rainbow would, but then it distorts, changing in pitch and style.
>You step back towards the non-transformy Rainbow as the thing before you has shifted into something taller cackling as she does so.
>Two bright green eyes cut through the darkness, a menacing smile spreads along its face, illuminated just barely by the door, "Boo."
>Rainbow leaps into your arms and you almost throw her at the creature out of sheer panic.
>You turn and run, further into the dark, hoping its vision is as shit as yours is in the dark.
>"H-hey! Lemme go!" Rainbow shouts as she struggles in your arms.
"Shh! You want that thing to hear us?!" you hiss.
>Rainbow blows air through her nose, "For the record I was trying to get a positional advantage on her, I was NOT scared."

"I don"t remember asking" you respond as you slow back to a walk.
>She growls and fidgets out of your hands, "Whatever, I would"ve totally had her if it weren"t for you dragging me away in the first place."
"Oh yeah? What were you going to do, sock her in the dark?"
>Rainbow looks shocked for a moment before anger sets in, "S-sock her? Y-You callin" me a filly fooler?!"
>You cup a hand over her mouth.
"Do you not understand what "shh" means?" you whisper.
>"Anon? Is that you?"
>You look around, Rainbow uses that opportunity to push away from your hand.
>You can see something shakily making its way towards you.
"Fluttershy?" you whisper.
>"Oh thank goodness, it is you" she whispers as she trots closer.
>"Fluttershy! Is Twilight with you?"
>"I"m afraid not Rainbow, it"s just me."
>Well at least that"s two down, but that thing, Rainbow said it"s a she is still out there too.
"Hey, you said it was a she, didn"t you Rainbow?"
>"Yeah, that"s Queen Chrysalis. No doubt."
>You remember Lady Chrysalis, though maybe she was a queen before your sister came along.
"She can change her shape?"
>"She can changer her everything, she"s a changeling. Queen of them even." Rainbow responds.
>"They feed on the love of others" Fluttershy adds.
>Well that explains "Rainbow"s" nuzzling of your leg.
"Wait a sec. I know Rainbow is Rainbow, and she knows I"m me..."
>Rainbow gasps, stepping back to stand next to you, "Yeah, how do we know that you"re the real Fluttershy?" she asks accusingly.
>Fluttershy shrinks a little under Rainbow"s question, "Oh gosh. I didn"t think of that, of course you should be suspicious of me, but how could I possibly convince you that I am me? Oh I really should"ve expected something like this might happen and I"m waisting time that could be spent looking for Twilight. J-j-just give me a second to th-think of something""

>You and Rainbow both look at each other.
"You"re Fluttershy."
>"Totally Fluttershy."
>The flustered mare blinks slowly and her ears perk up as soon as she registers what you both said, "I am?! Oh thank goodness, I was beginning to feel stage fright coming on when I couldn"t think of anything."
>You ask to hold their wingtips as you all walk around looking for Twilight, something the real Rainbow and Fluttershy were more conservative about doing than Chrysalis was.
>As you walk, the three of you stumble across some kind of small mass towards the back of the room.
>Kneeling down you see that"s it"s firm but has a little bit of give.
>It"s also warm.
>Once you here a very muffled "skreee" you decide to just keep looking for Twilight.
>You finally spy an outline of a certain alicorn against the glow of the door.
"Come on, it could be Twilight."
>"And if it"s not then don"t drag me away again" Rainbow warns.
"Twilight, psst. hey!"
>The Alicorn turns to face you, her eyes have a faint green to them.
>It"s not Twilight.
>"Girls, I"m so glad you"re okay. Especially you Anonymous, are you alright?" Chrysalis asks putting her hoof on your thigh.
"Oh yeah I"m great "Twilight", here"s the thing though" we gotta find out if you"re the real Twilight. You understand don"t you?"
>A smug look appears on her face, "Of course I do, make sure it"s a toughie."
>Well that wasn"t the response you were hoping for.
"Okay girls, huddle up."
>They close in around you as you kneel down to their height.
"Okay, so that"s totally Chrysalis."
>"What? How can you tell?" Rainbow asks.
"Seriously? How can you not? Her eyes are green."
>Both Rainbow and Fluttershy look over to Twilight and then back at you.

>"A-am I supposed to look for longer than a few seconds maybe?"
>"Yeah, I don"t see it either."
>Huh, well that"s curious.
"Whatever. It"s her, trust me. What do we do now?"
>"That"s easy, we make her sorry she ever scared me- er, you" Rainbow responds
>"Uhm actually I have an idea""
"We don"t know where Twilight is yet, you saw how she reacted to being accused of not being Twilight. I don"t like it."
>"If we go with my idea I think that you could probably find-"
>"Psh, you"re just getting cold hooves and finding any excuse not to get them dirty" Rainbow whispers back.
"Please, I could get dirtier than-"
>"AHEM."
>You and Rainbow stop fighting and look over to Fluttershy who looks a little embarrassed now that the attention is on her, "Oh, s-sorry I just really wanted to tell you what I"ve come up with."
>You hear her out as she explains herself.
>"Are you sure you want to do this?"
"Yeah, I could probably just-"
>"No. Nopony gets hurt this way" Fluttershy insists, she turns to you, "Anon, You protected me, twice, let me protect you."
>Her face carries a look of determination you"ve not seen in her before now.
"Alright. Let"s not waste anymore time."
>You all return back to Chrysalis, "So Twilight, what type of quill do you like the best?"
>Twilight hums, "That"s easy" ones from elder swans of course."
>"Only a total egghead like you would have a "favorite quill", good to know you"re with us Twilight" Rainbow responds just like you all planned for.
"C"mon Rainbow don"t give her too much guff. Once we get through all of this I"m probably going to need Twilight to write out the wedding invitations."
>"Wed- the wedding?" Chrysalis asks with a mild shock.
"Yeah, you know, me and Fluttershy. I gave her my virgin kiss, so now she has to marry me, as is human tradition."

>You place a hand on her cheek.
"I can"t wait to love you with all my heart for the rest of my days Fluttershy. To be able to stare deeply into your soothing blue eyes" you coo.
>"Oh me either, just be careful not to look too deeply, you know that my stare can paralyze anypony quickly and quietly with only the smallest bit of effort" Fluttershy coos back.
>"Alright you two lovebirds, you"re making me sick here. Right Twi?"
>Twilight stops licking her lips for a moment, "Uh what? Oh! Y-yeah" w-we have the possibly impossible task of stopping Queen Chrysalis ahead of us after all..."
>"And I"ve got the perfect plan too. You and me will take the left side of the room. Fluttershy and Anon will take the right, she"s still here somewhere and if we get her from both sides she won"t know what to do" Rainbow says smugly.
>"A-actually, I was thinking that m-maybe Fluttershy and I could team up instead" Twilight responds.
>You share a look with Rainbow.
"Suppose it wouldn"t hurt to get to know the best mare a little better right?"
>Rainbow nods and the four of you pair off.
>Okay Fluttershy, it"s all on you now.
>You and Rainbow reach the right wall in a short amount of time.
>"So what if she doesn"t do it?"
"Well, I guess I"ll have t-"
>The room illuminates little by little as each torch reignites one by one.
>Soon enough its bright enough to see the entirety of the room you"ve been trapped in.
>The windows and back wall are all coated in some kind of thick green mass, small mounds that looked just like the one you found earlier protrude out from it.
>Suspended above you in a mass of green stuff is the third member of your party.
>"Twilight!" Rainbow shouts as she darts up to her and begins tearing at Twilight bindings.
>"Nn- Rainbow? What happened? I remember seeing a pair of green orbs and then""
>"Chrysalis. She must have nabbed you first and stuck you up here so we wouldn"t find you."

>Rainbow frees Twilight, who promptly drops down into your arms thanks to your reflexes.
>Twilight grunts and tries flapping her wings but they seem stuck to her sides from the goo, "M-my wings!"
>Rainbow makes a quiet hiss, "Guess we were a little too slow in freeing you huh?"
>Twilight lets out a somber sigh as you let her down, "At least you did free me though" how did you do it?"
>Oh shit.
>You and Rainbow race to the other side of the room with Twilight trailing just behind you.
>"What? Is somethin-" Twilight gasps.
>It worked perfectly.
>Fluttershy and something that is Fluttershy from the waist up and Chrysalis from the waist down are both standing perfectly still, staring into each other"s eyes.
>Mutually assured starealysis.
>There"s nothing you can do for her now, not without freeing Chrysalis too.
>"We" we"re down to two rooms, the upstairs ones. L-let"s go"" Twilight mumbles.
>The walk to the nearest throne room is a quiet one.
>The losses seem much more obvious now that there"s only three of you left.
>Twilight throws open the door to the Spring throne room.
>It feels like a wave passes through you as she does so.
>Rainbow and Twilight also seem to feel uneasy about this room too.
>"It"s empty. That only leaves one room left."
>You all walk out of the room and into the hallway.
>The final room should be on the right.
>You all round the corner and enter the Spring throne room.
>Wait, what?
"Wait, what?"
>Twilight and Rainbow look just as confused as you do.
>"Uh, did we get turned around somehow?" Rainbow asks, rubbing the back of her head with a hoof.
>"No. We couldn"t have, the room was right behind us."
>You all turn around to face the doorway and see the exact same hallway you were all walking out into moments ago.
>"We"ve all been through a lot today. We"re losing it a little. We just gotta be determined!" Rainbow says confidently.
>You have a sinking feeling that there"s more to this than mental fatigue, but you"ve got nothing other than a feeling to go off of.
>Twilight nods along as well, "You"re probably right" we know where she is, let"s not keep waisting time."
>You all head back into the hallway and take the right that leads" right back into the same room.
>"Wh-what?! But this" it doesn"t make any sense!"
>Twilight darts back into the hallway, a groan echoes back to you and Rainbow after she rounds the corner.
>You follow her to find yourself back in the same room.
>"I don"t understand. I can"t sense any magic at play! The halls have just changed! If we can"t get out of here then we"ll never stop Femanon! Everything my friends have done" it"ll all be for nothing! This is" this like my worst-"
>"Nightmare?" a voice calls out from seemingly nowhere and everywhere at once.
>A darkness begins swirling around at the back of the throne room.
>Two forms materialize from it, a talk dark throne, and seated upon it is a black alicorn donning blue armor.
>"Oh I just love it when my victims set themselves up like that. Makes for quite the imposing entrance don"t you agree?"

>"Nightmare Moon!" Rainbow shouts.
>"The one and only" she responds smugly.
>"Luna, how could you do this to us. To your sister?!" Twilight demands.
>Her smug smile fades slightly, "Celestia?..." her head lowers and she trembles slightly where she stands.
>Twilight looks relieved, "I knew we hadn't los-"
>Nightmare lets out a booming laugh, "Oh, oh sweet moon and stars that's rich... You wish to know how I could do this to my own sister?"
>Her horn glows a light blue color and fires a bolt of light right as Twilight.
>She tries taking to skies only to fall onto her belly as a result of having still bound wings.
>Thankfully though the shot misses as a result of Twilight being low to the ground.
>"As easily as I took fire at you Twilight Sparkle" Nightmare growls.
>Twilight scowls as she rises to her hooves, "I thought you were stronger than this Luna..."
>Nightmare smirks down at her, "I am."
>Both of their horns glow.
>You and Rainbow can only look on as they cast bolt after bolt at each other.
>Some cancel out in the air.
>Others just barely miss their target.
>One strikes the ground where your foot was just a second earlier.
>A scorch mark and black smoke is left in its wake.
"Whoa, not what I was expecting."
>Kinda hoped for squeaky noises and bubbles, or some kind of card based duel.
>"That"s a unicorn fight for you..." Rainbow says, entranced by the combat going on before you.
>Twilight looks tired, her movements are getting slower as this continues.
>You step forward only to be halted by a wing, "What do you think you"re doing?! Are you trying to get messed up? Non unicorns stay out of magic battles."
"Well we have to do something."
>"I have to do something. You need to focus on not getting hit."
>A purple bolt whizzes just by Rainbow Dash causing her to yelp and drop down to the floor.

"You were saying?"
>"Just come on! It"s too dangerous here."
>Rainbow darts down the hallway and you follow behind her.
>"Aah!" Twilight shouts.
>You turn to see her wrapping an arm around her barrel.
>"Anon, come on!" Rainbow calls from the hallway.
>You glance between the two of them for a moment.
>It"s not right to leave Twilight hanging, but... you"re completely out of your element here.
>Rainbow might be able to think of something if you guys weren't at risk of getting hit by the crossfire.
"Damn it" you whisper to yourself.
>You meet rainbow in the next room.
>"Let"s look around this room, there might be something we can use here."
>You both search frantically but can find nothing of note.
>Wait... oh you"re fucking dumb.
"Rainbow, the windows!"
>She looks at you with confusion on her face for a moment before they widen in realization.
>"Of course! Why didn"t I think of that!"
>Wasting no time, Rainbow speeds through one of the windows in the room.
>Only to immediately return through the window opposite it.
>"Wha- OH COME ON!"
>In her frustrated state, she flies through the next window, then the next, and the next until she"s gone through, and returned from, them all.
>Rainbow flops down onto the floor nearby.
>You look down at the floor contemplating what options you have available.
>Nothing other than "suplex Nightmare Moon" really comes to mind.
>While there"s a chance you could pull it off without getting shot, the entire goal of this was playing by Equestria"s rules.
>Fem has completely tarnished humanity"s reputation, you"ve been playing along as best you could to try and make it look just slightly better.

>But if this is the situation, then there"s nothing else that can be done.
>God this breeze feels good. Really good when you"re this deep in tho-
>"Hello?"
"What?"
>"What?" Rainbow responds.
"You said hello, did you come up with something?"
>"No I didn"t."
"Yeah, me either" you mumble.
>"No, I mean I didn"t say hello."
>"Thou art Anonymous, the brother of Femanon no?"
>You look around but can"t find any source for the voice.
"Uh, y-yeah? Who am I talking to?"
>"Oh great, he cracked. Knew bringing a guy along was a bad idea" Rainbow muses to herself
"Would you shut up and listen."
>"-uler of all things night. Princess Luna."
>"Whoa wait, I heard it too!"
>The breeze stops when the voice does.
"Princess Luna? Twilight was talking to you, just not uh, at you... I guess."
>"Yes, we are aware of Twilight"s efforts to reach us. Sadly they are for naught; we are too far submerged under Nightmare Moon"s control."
>"Why are you talking all funny again Princess, you got over that a while ago" Rainbow asks.
>"Tis how our thoughts are still, we have yet to incorporate modern speech completely yet. A discussion for later Rainbow Dash, if a later can exist still... You, Anonymous and Twilight are all trapped within a nightmare of our darker selves" creation-"
>Well that kind of answers the "what the hell"s going on?" question.
>"We have not the strength to overcome ourselves right now, believe us we have not ceased trying since the moment it happened."
>"What happened Luna?"
>"Our sister, just before the incident with Femanon and our nephew, had informed us of a fan desperate to meet us. When we had agreed to meet this unnamed fan we were quite dismayed to find that it was a literal fan awaiting us in the garden. We were a mix of negative emotions that over took us when Femanon had usurped power... it was not our strongest moment."
>Rainbow is trying her hardest not to laugh.
>"We may have a limited presence in this realm, but we are quite able to see thee Rainbow Dash" Luna says with a hint of anger in her voice.
"So what then, how do we get out of here?" you ask, trying to return focus on saving Twilight.
>"Perhaps if thou couldst inflict upon Nightmare a strong emotional state like we were in before, we might be able to wrestle the strength required to free thee."
>"So what, we set her up on a fake date?" Rainbow asks.
>God damn it Rainbow.
"Why don"t we try scaring her?"
>Pretty sure a suplex has gotta be fucking scary to the one getting suplexed.
>"Ha, darkness incarnate? There"s nothing thou couldst muster to frighten us, certainly not in a realm of her own crea- hold, we have an idea..."

>You just barely avoid another bolt of magic.
>Legs are getting tired.
>Breathing is getting heavier.
>You may be an alicorn now, but only for a short time.
>There"s no chance you can win this.
>Everypony is counting on you, so even if its hopeless.
>Even if there"s no chance.
>You"re going to give everything you"ve got!
>A bolt comes at you from the left.
>You slide to the right to avoid it, your leg is still tingly from the last ticklebeam you took.
>It"s still too tingly!
>Your leg gives under you and you fall to the floor.
>Nightmare"s horn glows blue.
>She takes aim.
>You can"t get up, giggles are already escaping your lips.
>The bolt comes directly at you.
*ZZRAP*
>You don"t feel anything.

>You pry your eyes open to see a shadow before you.
>The shadow rises higher an-
>It"s Anonymous!
>His hand is twitching slightly.
>He- he took the shot aimed at you.
>There"s not even a hint of a smile on his face.
>"Oh? Does the boy wish to test his mettle against a real mare?"
>Anon doesn"t respond, his lips a firm line as he walks closer.
>A wicked grin spreads along Nightmare"s face, "I was going to have to seek you out eventually. Once I have broken you here I"ll finally have a means to free myself from under your damned sister"s thumb."
>Her horn glows blue, Anon stands firm.
>What in Equestria is he doing?!
"Ano-"
>That"s all you get out before she opens fire.
>His armpits, his feet, back of the knee, neck, ear, all of them are hit in quick succession.
>You can"t keep watching.
>Bolt after bolt fires.
>You take a small peek once the assault has ended.
>Your eyes fly completely open when you see that he"s still standing!
>His face hasn"t changed one bit.
>Nightmare looks just a surprised by this as you do, "Wh-what?! Th-that"s not possible!"
>It"s now that Anon"s face changes, a small smirk appears on his face, "You understand now, humanity"s endurance."
>He puts one foot forward and Nightmare takes one step back.
>"You"re scared. You should be..."
>"S-scared?! HA! As if-"
>"Because you haven"t seen humanity"s full might."
>Nightmare"s mouth clamps shut.
>"That"s right. Something Femanon was keeping secret from you all. This-" he motions to his body, "-Isn"t even my final form."
>You gasp only to break out into another giggle fit.

>Nightmare looks horrified, "Wh-what?!"
>Anonymous" grin widens, "That"s right. Consider yourself lucky, I can only think of one other time I had to do this..."
>He stands with his feet apart.
>His hands clench into fists and he crouches down slightly.
>Nightmare is completely paralyzed, only able to watch what he does next.
>Anon"s face shifts into one of deep concentration.
>"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-" his voice booms through the room.
>You can see him tensing up as he continues screaming.
>Nightmare"s legs are shaking.
>Yours probably would be too if you were standing.
>His voice raises in pitch and increases in volume.
>You can feel something in the air.
>Like a pressure emanating from nearby.
>In a flash, a rainbow begins swirling around Anonymous at a blinding speed.
>His roar sounds more distorted as the rainbow surrounds him.
>"N-no... NO! Y-you can"t mean?!"
>Anon stops shouting, he stands up tall once more, the rainbow swirling around him doesn"t stop.
>"That"s right. In this form I have power that matches the elements themselves!"
>Nightmare is backing further and further away, she stumbles over her throne, yelping as she does so.
>Anonymous points a finger out towards her, "You are already harmonized."
>The rainbow follows the direction of his finger, flying straight towards Nightmare.
>It begins swirling around her getting faster with each rotation.
>"NO! NOT AGAIN! I WAS ASSURED VICTORY THIS TIME!" she shrieks.
>"Twi, come on. We have to go!"
>You look up to see Anon putting his hand under you.
>He helps you up and leads you over to the door.
>The moment you step through you feel a wrenching sensation flow through you.
>Then everything gets dark.

>"Nng, wha- where?"
>You sit up from your spot on the floor.
>Twilight is lying in the doorway of the Spring throne room.
>"Anon?"
"It worked! She did it!"
>You look around and see Rainbow splayed out on the floor.
>Her wings are flapping lazily and she"s got a determined look on her face.
>"N-no... not... not again."
>You follow the source of the voice and see Nightmare Moon drooping out of her lone throne in the empty room, she"s kicking lightly as she whines.
>"What happened?" Twilight asks.
>You fill her in on everything, including Luna"s plan to trick Nightmare into thinking you can use the elements, assisted by Rainbow after she made a sonic rainboom by looping through the other throne room's windows enough times.
>You and Twilight walk silently to the final throne room.
>The feeling in the air is heavy.
>Twilight looks tired.
>Admittedly, you"re a little tired too.
>You all started out so strong and determined.
>And now, it"s just you two.
>It"s not like they"re in any danger, but" you can definitely feel the loss.
>These little alien horses have really wormed their way into your heart in such a short time.
>You hope everything can still be fixed after this.
>Fem"s done enough damage here, you need to e-
>Twilight"s rump drops to the floor next to you.
>You"re halfway down the hallway to the Fall throne room.
"Twilight, are you okay?"
>She sniffles quietly, "I let them all fall Anon" she whimpers.
>You shuffle down and sit on the floor next to her.
"Hey, you did the best you could Twilight. So did they."
>She shakes her head slowly, "No" I-I"m- It"s supposed to be my duty to handle things, to take charge. I"m a princess! Of friendship of all things" and I"ve been" I"ve been""
>She can"t continue.
>Twilight leans on your shoulder and cries as silently as her body will allow her.
"Twilight listen to me. You are not a bad friend." she looks up at you with eyes fresh with tears, "That"s what you were going to say right?"
>She nods.
"I don"t know any friends that would go as far for me as they have with you. Does that sound like the trait a bad friend would have?"
>Twilight gives you a small smile, "I-I guess not""
"That"s it." you say rising to your feet with Twilight doing the same.
>You both stare down the rest of the hallway to the door, the place where it all ends.
"We can do this Twilight."
>You hold out a fist to her.

>She looks from your hand to your face with confusion.
"Oh, it"s a uh, human thing. You bum- boop fists together."
> She looks back down to your fist, "Together" she responds, bumping her hoof to your fist.
>You walk to the door, Twilight right by your side.
>She lays a hoof on the door and takes a deep breath.
>The door swing inward and you both step through the opening.
>It"s almost exactly the way it was when you were first led here.
>Only difference is that the room is empty.
>You"ve got to be fucking ki-
>"You had better have pizza, I demanded one like twenty minutes ago!"
>Fem?
>Oh shit, her throne is turned around.
>She doesn"t even know it"s you, this is perfec-
>"Femanon! Your brother and I are here to stop you!" Twilight shouts.
>God damn it little horse, it's always with the dramatics with them.
>Welp, might as well go through with it then.
"That"s right Fem, give it up! Your other cronies are out of the picture and it"s two on one."
>"Hmm? So I take it neither of you have pizza then?" she asks, her back still facing you.
>"Aww, I"m really hungry" a second voice call from around the throne.
>It"s not a voice you"re familiar with.
>Twilight gasps, "N-no" It can"t be."
>The throne turns around slowly revealing Fem with a white unicorn pony in her lap.
>"Hello sister" the pony coos.
>"Sh-Shining Armor!? Wh-what are you doing he-"
>"Ooh, could we try that again your highness? I don"t think I got the timing right on it."
>Fem rolls her eyes, "I suppose."
>She shuffles around so the back is facing you again and then spins slowly back around.

>"Hello sitter- oh! Ha! Did you hear me?" Shining Armor says with a chuckle,"Sitter?! Guess all the lack of pizza is making me all loopy."
>Fem pats his side and he drops down off her lap.
>"Well you"re not getting another chance, until the pizza gets here anyway."
>Shining nods and turns to face you both.
>"Oh how rude of me. Welcome back little brother! I"d offer you something but as you can see the pizza"s still not here yet."
>You look down to see Twilight with a mortified look on her face.
"Don"t worry about it Fem, won"t be here long. Right Twilight?"
>She looks up at you, her face becomes more stern and she gives you a confirming nod, "Right."
>Twilight turns to your sister, "Femanon, your crimes against ponykind are too numerous to count. As a Princess of Equestia I am ordering you to stand down and give up your rule."
>Femanon and Shining both bust out into laughter.
>"Oh did you see her little face when she-"
>"Yeah! She always looks like that whenever she has to "get serious". Oh oh, this one time when she was promoted to hall monitor in school-"
>"Shining!" Twilight snaps.
>They both calm down and begins walking closer to the center of the room.
>"Oh Nonny, little Nonny. You had your chance you know, I was going to give you such a comfy life, even had Shining"s help in picking a good herd for you."
>She cups a hand under your chin, squeezing your cheeks in the process.
>Urge to kill rising...
>"Coming back to me now won"t do you any good, unless" you want to beg me to take care of you."
>And you so desperately wanted to handle this nonviolently.
>Your hand is clenched highly into a fist.
>In one swift motion you bring your hand up to swat away her arm.
>The back of your hand stings as it collides with something that feels like metal.
>You hiss from the pain radiating down your arm.
>Fem smirks at you, "Betcha didn"t see that coming."

>Her grip on your face tightens as she begins lifting you slightly off the ground, "And I"ll really bet you didn"t see this coming either!"
>She throws you across the room, you slide against the marble floor until your back bumps against the wall.
>"Anon!" Twilight shouts from the middle.
>You groan as you rise to your feet.
>What in the FUCK?
>Fem begins walking towards you, cracking her knuckles as she does so.
>The closer she gets, the more you can see it.
>A faint purple shimmer around her body.
>Bitch has some kind of magic armo-
>Shining Armor" Oh fuck.
>Fem starts running towards you, while you shuffle back until your against the wall.
>Shit!
>She brings a right hook in, which you promptly side step and back away.
>You can hear the sound of collision, but her fist is halted half an inch away from the wall, she doesn"t even register like it hurt.
"Twilight! Give me some magic armor!"
>"I can"t! I always thought defensive magic was for colts."
>Fuck.
>"Hey! Defensive magic is a perfectly valid field of practice."
>You just barely avoid a kick to the gut.
>"Shining Armor. Shiny! Stop this!"
>"I can"t do that Twily."
>You can only back up so quickly, Fem takes advantage of that and lunges at you.
>"I won"t fight you!"
>"That"ll make this easy then."
>Goddamn it, she never weighed much before but she"s really holding you down now.
>Magic bolts fire across the room, both of them purple just slightly different shades of each other.
>"Don"t make me do this Shiny, please!"

>"You don"t have to, just give up Twily."
>You grab her face, or the armor on her face and hold her at arms length.
>She retaliates by swinging wildly, battering your arms and chest in the process.
>"I-I can"t do that Shining""
>"So be it then."
>More magic flies, some bolts almost hit you.
>You manage to fully push Fem off of you with a well placed kick to the chest.
>"We"re family Shining! Brother and sister! We shouldn"t be doing this, please!"
"I"m gonna kick your ass Fem!"
>"Bring it you little bitch!"
>You land a few blows which only seem to hurt you.
>You also take a few blows which totally only hurt you.
*Whump*
>You slide to a halt after a few feet.
>Twilight yelps as she"s also flung back from one of her own shots, reflected by Shining"s bubble.
>Her slides ends up next to you.
"How"s it going?" you groan.
>"I can"t get past his sh-" Twilight gasps, "Anon! Your face!"
>You touch it and find blood on your fingertips.
"Uh, Fem must"ve been eating something with jelly. It"s all over her hands" you respond.
>Twilight looks slightly relieved, "I didn"t realize how similarly humans fight like earth ponies."
>Thank god she bought that lie, you don"t think you"ve seen a single pony bleed since this whole mess began.
>You watch as Fem walks up to Shining, both of them looking down at you both with satisfaction.
>Fucking assholes. if Fem didn"t have her armo-
>Wait" that"s it!
"Twilight" listen to me. I"ve got an idea this time""


"You promise?"
>"Twilight, after everything we"ve been through?"
>He"s right, he's shown you what he really is...
>You both rise.
>Anon holds out his fist to you
>A friend.
>You boop it with your hoof.
>The two of you look across the room to Shining and Femanon.
>In a flash, you both break into a sprint towards them.
>Shining"s bubble reforms and Femanon crouches slightly.
>You"re both about to reach them.
>Anon steps closer to you, it"s time!
>You duck and slide over to the left while Anon jumps over you and lands on your right, "FAKE OUT!"
>Both Femanon and Shining look surprised by the sudden change.
>Anon pounces onto Shining's bubble, the force sends it rolling backwards.
>Femanon is shocked, she watches as the bubble begins rolling away with Anon still planted firmly against it, "Hey! G-get off!"
>It bounces off the back wall and rolls towards the throne room doors, thanks to your magic pulling Anon in the right direction.
>Before Femanon can register what"s happened they"re already out the door.
>"Wh-what?! Hey! Get back he-"
>Your magic bolt strikes the ground just before where she was going to step, returning her focus on you.
>Feminine begins laughing "Well look at you, you"re about to topple over any moment. You don"t stand a chance little pony."
>You scrunch your muzzle up at her.
>"Oh, you think you"re such tough shit huh? Are you going to face me all by your lonesome little princess?"
>Your ears go flat against your head at her swear, but you power through it
"No! You"re wrong!"
>She quirks an eyebrow at you.
>Memories of your friends surface to the front of your mind.

"My friends gave everything they could to stop you!"
>Pinkie.
>Applejack.
>"Fat lot of good it did th-"
"Their hopes, their desires" I carry them all on my shoulders!"
>Rarity.
>Fluttershy.
"So you"re wrong" maybe you only see me standing here, but I am NOT alone!"
>Rainbow Dash.
>Anonymous.
"Because my friends are right here beside me!"
>Femanon starts giggling, which leads into full on laughter.
"Can you say the same?"
>Her laughter stops.
>Her smile shifts into a deep scowl.
>"HA! As if I need FRIENDS. I"ve got servants, lackeys, anything I could ever want!"
"But not what you need. Love, compassion""
>Femanon looks slightly shaken up by your statement.
"Femanon, please, stop this now."
>"Yeah right! As if I would give all this-" she spins around with her arms extended, "up, especially if it means going back to the way things were before."
"Fem, I"m sorry. I am SO sorry! Everything happened so quickly and we" I was scared. I should"ve acted sooner than I did but""
>You step closer to Femanon.
"Your brother has shown us that you can be more than what everypony sees you as. Everypony deserves a second chance, and even if I"m really late to offer it I swear to you, as the princess of friendship, you will have it. You just have to stop. Now. Please."
>You hold out a hoof towards her.
>She looks down at you with a quivering lip.
>Her hand twitches slightly and she begins raising it slowly.
>She then steps back suddenly and drops her hand back down, "No. It"s- It"s far too late for me" I-I"ve done too much."

>The magic armor Shining was making for her is beginning to fade, just like Anon planned.
>Though you had hoped it wouldn"t come to this, you had almost reached her just then"
>"So prepare yourself Sparkle. You"re about to get the pinching of a lifetime!"
>The armor has faded away completely.
>"There"s a weakness that runs in my family Twilight. My father has it. I have it. And, my sister has it."
>You horn charges up the strongest cast you"re able to.
>"I hope you know what it means to trust you with this knowledge, the power to stop us both in our tracks."
>You aim just above the bellybutton.
>"It'll work Twilight"
>You let loose.
>The beam strikes her right where you wanted.
>"Aaaaaahahahahaha S-sto-AH HAHAHA!"
>You don"t let up.
>Femanon drops to her knees, she can barely breathe over her laughter.
>You clench your eyes tight and try to ignore what"s happening.
>"-ight!"
>You can"t give in now.
>"Twilight! Stop! I"ve got her!"
>Your eyes open at the sound of Anon"s voice.
>He"s got an arm around her neck, she"s still laughing between breaths.
>You release the spell.
"Anon! Where"s my brother?!"
>He nods towards you, "Right beside you. I carried him in."
>You look over to see Shining curled up comfortably nearby.
>"Nng, Stop fidgeting sis, it"s over!"
>Femanon is trying to break free of Anon"s hug.
>He brings a knuckle down on her head and ruffles her mane with it.
>"Aah! Quit it!"

>"Not until you settle down."
>"Arlight, ALRIGHT! I"ll stop" I"ll-"
>She sniffles lightly, "I just wanted to pet little ponies" she whimpers.
>Anon holds her close and runs a hand down her back, "I know sis, I know..."
>"Mm? Hey, is the pizza here yet?"
"Shining!"
>"Hey Twily" oh, I guess she"s back to being Femanon again huh?"
>You stomp over to him.
"What in Tartarus were you thinking? Why would you help her?! She imprisoned your wife!"
>"Well" Twilight you have to understand that I love Cady more than anything else in the world."
>You bite your tongue and let him continue, "And Cadence REALLY likes it when a villain forces me to serve them, just like with Queen Chrysalis""
>Oh, oh no.
>"And it"s not like I really MIND it all that much but after it"s over sh-"
"Stop! Please stop. I don"t want to know anymore."
>Shining rolls his eyes, "Oh Twily, you still have so much to learn about relationships."
>You feel sick.
>"Well" that was something." Anon remarks.
>You look over to your human friend, and he looks back at you.
>Relief is spread across both of your faces that this whole thing is finally over.

>Celestia was rushed over to Canterlot in record time thanks to the Party Fillies that had taken over the open lands, under Pinkie"s rule.
>Applejack was a double agent and Appleshine was a triple agent, then there was Granny smith who was actually the "G2 Applejack" or whatever, you stopped caring once they revealed that. Point is, they set the guard back into working order.
>Rarity and Sombra reached a breaking point where their insults became compliments and weekly shopping buddies were formed.
>Chrysalis was politely escorted back to the badlands, but not before you were forced to take custody of the changeling egg you touched since it bonded to you after doing that.
>Luna regained control and Rainbow claims she got the best sleep she"d ever had, they don't really talk about the dream very much though.
>Twilight housed you, and by default Fem, up while she and several others worked to send you two back home.
>Fem was moody the whole time, mostly kept to herself despite you and Twilight"s best efforts.
>Dennis, your changeling, had been warming up with her lately though so that"s something.
>And now, finally, after a few more days in "normal" Equestria"
>"We"re sorry Anon, there"s nothing we can do" Twilight says.
"So we"re stuck here then?"
>She and the other ponies in lab coats nod somberly.
"Aw man" What are we gonna do now?"
>You can"t keep watching over Fem like this forev-
>"Ahem."
>You all turn to see a beige earth pony sporting some sleek shades.
>"Princess Twilight? Special Agent Sweetie Drops. I'm C.I.A."
>She han- hoofs you a card attached to her with a piece of tape.
>Collectors of Interdimensional Anomalies.
>Huh, that sounds really useful actually, might mean a way home which means a lower chance of fucking up this kiddie world accidentally.
>"I think we have a place for both you and your sister in our headquarters."
>You look down at the mare.
"Do I get a pair of those?"
>She pulls a briefcase out from behind her and opens it.
>"Already got you covered."
>There"s a pair that look like they"re sized for you.
>Well, when in Rome" it"s probably got some punny name like Roam here.
>When in Roam.