“Rainbow Dash, come in!” Dante spoke through the codec system. “This is Dash speaking, how can I help you?” Dash spoke in a fake business-mare manner. “I lost Krauser in the fight, probably looking for Pandora’s Box.” said Dante. “We still got Sector PV to save.” “Do you mean Ponyville?” asked Rainbow Dash. “I know your type, so we’ll have one hell of a party.” Dante replied.

Scootaloo began to wonder where to start considering her new powers. Before long, a titan showed up. The pilot was none other than Krauser himself. “Who are you filthy barbarian?” he asked before opening fire on Scootaloo, which every bullet missed her. The orange pegasus didn’t flinch even a bit. “I said who are you?” Krauser asked again. Scootaloo exposed her demonic eye once again. “Get out of that titan!” she demanded. Krauser was not affected because the influence could not get past the sensors. “What makes you think you can give me orders?” Krauser was annoyed that Scootaloo was not cooperating with him.

“Oh right, it only works with direct eye contact.” Scootaloo thought for a moment, and then decides to lure him. “I’m a member of a rebellion against the Alliance.” she lied. “If you get out, I’ll show you where Pandora’s Box is.” “Very well, please keep in mind that I’ll keep you in check for the trip.” said Krauser. He got out of his titan, pulled out his handgun. Scootaloo activated her power on Krauser. This time, he submitted to it. “Now hand it over.” Scootaloo ordered. Krauser pulled out the I.D. card and threw it to her. “The password is U,U,D,D,L,R,L,R,B,A.” said Krauser. “Thanks, I’m glad you can help.” Scootaloo replied as she enters the titan she was going to hijack.

The battle in Ponyville was getting worse. Glida, who was a leader of the Equestian militia, watched how combat was getting hectic. She turned to Pound Cake. “This will be very bad if it keeps up.” said the griffon. “I know, they’ll pay for what happened to my parents!” Pound got up and aimed the rocket launcher at a Neo Axis gunship, and then he fired. “How are those birds doing?” asked Vinyl through the codec system. “They had us out-numbered, we tried calling the alliance.” Glida replied.

Krauser regained his consciousness and saw that the entire world was upside-down. He checked for the source of this madness, only to find that he was hanging on the briefs he was wearing stuck on a stray pipe sticking out of a wall. “This is not what I had in mind.” Krauser grumbled, as he was disappointed that he felt for a cheap trick.

Scootaloo parked the titan in a hiding when her cell phone starts ringing again. She answered it this time. “I can’t believe you hung up on me!” Applebloom berated her for doing something rude. “Sorry about that, I had to jump out of that truck and I didn’t want to get caught.” Scootaloo apologized. “Have you ever heard of Pandora’s Box?” she asked. Applebloom checked the synchronet for Pandora’s Box, but the info about it was censored. “Well I’ll be darned, they just don’t want us to know about it!” She complained. “Of course, the Alliance want to keep quiet about it because they’re afraid Neo Axis might steal it.” Scootaloo said it to herself. “Can you do me a favor?” she asked Applebloom. “I kinda lost, so I’ll be home later than usual. Can you let Twilight know?” “You can count it Scoots.” Applebloom replied. “Don’t forget about it.”

Vinyl was having a rough time with a platoon of Neo Axis titans. The wrist stake on her titan’s left arm would not launch. She thought that she was done for, but a mysterious voice spoke through the codec system. “If you want to survive, then you need to listen.” it said. “What kind of wacko are you?” Vinyl asked the voice. “My name doesn’t matter, all can give you is useful strategies.” That voice is none other than Scootaloo herself. “If you say so dude, even if it mean committing suicide.” Vinyl replied, she was desperate for a way out of the mess she got into. “See that truck? I want you to charge at it.” Scootaloo gave her orders to Vinyl Scratch. The dj mare looked around for a truck until she found it. The truck belonged to Neo Axis.

Glida checked for any weaknesses in the attack until she saw Vinyl’s titan charging at the truck. “What the hell are you doing?” She demanded for an answer. Vinyl however, was worried. What if she crashed? When she got too close to the truck to stop, Scootaloo spoke out again. “Jump!” she ordered. Vinyl did just that, stalling the enemy that was chasing her. “Don’t just stand there, go after her!” yelled a Neo Axis sergeant. But his squad came under attack as a barrage of bullets struck his titan down. “A guerilla attack!” warned a pilot. Scootaloo that planned guerilla attack herself since the titan she stole was still armed and it struck down the second titan. Pound Cake found himself some free takedowns and fired rocket grenades at what left of the squad.

It wasn’t long until Glida bypassed Vinyl’s codec system, so she can talk to the stranger. “What were you thinking? You almost got her killed!” Glida was furious. “It pointless it lecture anyone for now.” said Scootaloo, “If you want to survive, then you need to listen.” “I don’t trust you, but I’m listening.” said Glida. “See that truck over there?” asked Scootaloo. “Yeah, you had her stop that thing without me knowing.” Glida grumbled. “There are titans inside it, they’re yours to use.” Scootaloo offered. Glida took a look inside, knowing that it’s too good to be true. When she stumbled upon the titans that were not taken yet, she activated her codec system. “Alright gang! We own this truck now, so get those titans while they’re hot!” Glida ordered.

“Wake up Nyx, it’s time for breakfast.” Twilight nudged Nyx enough to wake her up. The black alicorn saw that she was in her home from ten years ago before Judgment Day. “Your friends are helping with Applejack, so we got the whole afternoon for ourselves.” said Twilight. Nyx just stared at her foster mother. “Are you okay Nyx?” Twilight was not herself. She kept calling out to Nyx until the young filly snapped out of it, only to realize that it just a dream.

It was a Japanese Earthling named Kairi who woke Nyx up from recovery. “Thank god you’re still alive Nyx.” She said. “How did I survive?” asked the confused Nyx. She was partially wrapped in bandages. That bullet should have killed her, but what saved her? Nurse Redheart came through the front door of the military clinic. “It wasn’t luck that saved you.” she said. “It was that well placed amulet you wore.” Redheart pulled out Nyx’s amulet, which its jewel was broke apart by a bullet. “I guess I’ll have Rarity fix it then.” said Nyx, who let out a sigh.

“I can’t believe Krauser had his briefs pulled!” Rainbow Dash broke out laughing. Dante soon followed suit. A German Earthling walked into the break room. “General Jorgen. I wasn’t expecting you.” said Dante. “I’m glad that Nyx is still standing.” Jorgen praised the two. “It’s also a relief that Pandora’s Box is in our hands again.” “Tell me about it, those gunships went past me and the turrets.” said Rainbow Dash. “If only Pinkie was around, she’ll throw a victory party any day.” said Dante. “But it’s not over yet.”

“What happened to Yamato?” asked Kairi. “I’m afraid he moved on.” Nyx replied mournfully. Kairi shed a single tear. “Then keep the details classified.” she ordered, and then Kairi turned around started to cry. “Damn it. I’m going to miss the kindhearted look on his face, he was my brother.” she mourned. “I guess that there’s no way to escape death, is there?” asked Nurse Redheart. “Yamato was going to be a test pilot, but there’s a way to repay him.” “I know, I’ll take his place in his honor.” Nyx replied

The research crew flocked around Pandora’s Box, preparing for a test run for what’s inside. Jorgen walked out of the building. “Alright everyone, we have gone this far just to open it.” He declared. “We’re going to show Neo Axis what happens when we do so!” Nyx approached Pandora’s Box, and then the crew began to open it. It revealed an unusual titan, complete with a black paint job with blue trimmings and armed with prototype weapons. “Say hello to Knightmare, you get to pilot her Nyx.” said Dante. “The two of you are going to take the fight to them.”

“To your right Diamond, an enemy tank is nearby!” Scootaloo warned. Diamond Tiara turned her titan to the right and shot down the Neo Axis tank. “There’s a trap ahead of you Vinyl” Scootaloo warned again. Vinyl’s titan stopped and aimed its right wrist stake at ground ahead of her. “Nice try, you can’t fool me you jokers!” Vinyl taunted as she launched the stake. It struck the ground, triggering a death trap that killed the Neo Axis soldiers by setting off the land mines that were around them.

“Man, we’re winning big time boss!” said Pound Cake. “I guess we should open up to strangers more often.” Glida replied. She was impress with how the mysterious tactician leading the Equestrian Militia. Scootaloo began to giggle. “It looks like I can stop them dead after all.” she thought to herself. Then – boom. A red colored Neo Axis titan charged into Snail’s titan. He panicked so hard, he triggered an eject system. The seat he was sitting on became flat and turned into an escape casket before it was launched into safety.

“What the hell?” Glida was furious. She believed that the unidentified pilot was a coward. The red titan threw its victim at Pound Cakes titan, but he dodged fast enough to avoid getting slammed. The red titan lunged at Pounds titan, and then it starts choking it. “You better count yourself lucky prick!” yelled Pound Cake before he ejects himself from his titan.

Scootaloo watched as the militia faced the impossible battle. “I see, the catch for real combat is that they’re not perfect.” She thought to herself for moment. “If I want something done right, I’ll better do it myself.” Scootaloo decided make last stand. “Glida, get the remainder of your militia to a safe place, I’ll hold him off.” she ordered. “Got it.” Glida answered. “We’re getting back to our turf! There’s nothing we can do against that titan!” she ordered. The griffon began to wonder. “How does she know what’s happening?”

Scootaloo confronted the red titan, and then it pilot spoke. “I am not pleased that you stole Krausers titan and used its data to exploit us.” “Who are you?” asked the irritated Scootaloo. “Allow me to introduce myself,” said the pilot. “My name is Dylan Walter.” “Dylan huh? I’ll see to it that you won’t live long enough.” Scootaloo challenged Dylan to a deathmatch.

“I hope I can get to Ponyville on time.” Nyx thought to herself, piloting Knightmare, which was her new titan now. It sped until it reached Ponyville. Nyx couldn’t believe her eyes, the militia was nearly wiped by a sole titan. She asked one of the survivors. “What happened? It looked like you had a rough time.” Snails turned around and answered. “That red titan, it nearly killed me.” “And I would’ve gave it a good beating too if it weren’t for its cheap shots.” Pound Cake complained. “Where is it?” Nyx asked again. “As far as the noise is coming from, it’s somewhere in the plaza.” Pound replied. Nyx turned on the glider wheels and went ahead to the plaza.

Scootaloo evaded some of Dylans attacks. They were bitter rivals, determined to destroy one another. “Let’s see if you can dodge this.” said Dylan, his titan pulled out a volley grenade and threw it at Scootaloos titan. “Damn it, I won’t be able to survive this blow.” Scootaloo began to eject herself as the titan she escaped from took intolerable damage from the bullets launched from the volley grenade.

“Attention all units!” declared Jorgen through the codec. “Your new objectives are to look for survivors and bring them to the safe zone. Make no exceptions, don’t miss a single innocent!” “Finally, some real action!” said Rainbow Dash who was now piloting the titan. “I hope the Pandora Project pays off, Sector PV has been hit really badly.” Dante sighed. “Better go save your old friends first.” “I can’t wait to see the look on Twilight’s face.” Dash bragged as her and Dante starts looking for survivors.

Nyx arrived at the plaza only to find a red titan. “No one can do this to Ponyville.” she threatens. “A sense of patriotism, it always fails to defeat me at all.” said Dylan. He noticed Knightmare, the secret weapon of the Pandora Project. “It seems that the alliance opened the box, didn’t they?” he continued. Knightmare pulled out the all-purpose machine gun and aimed it at the red titan. “Don’t you realize you’re opposing Fenrir?” asked Dylan, who introduced his titan as it drawn out a short sword. “Have at you!” he declared.

“This was even worse than Judgment Day,” Rarity complained. “Can’t they be more civilized?” “This is war Rarity,” said Dante. “Anything goes, whatever you like it or not.” He pulled Rarity out of the rubble and dragged her to the rescue van. “Hey Dante,” Rainbow Dash called. “I hit the jackpot!” “Lay it on me Dash.” said Dante. Did the cyan pegasus found an important figure? Did she find survivors hiding in a house? “I found an entire militia inside the safe house.” said Dash. “That’s the relief,” replied Dante. “Sector PV needs something to defend itself.”

Knightmare caused continuous damage to Fenrir. “It looks like it’s the end of the line for you!” yelled Nyx. Her titan dropped the machine gun that ran out of ammunition then pull out a long sword from its thigh pocket. The sword expanded the blade from its hilt. Fenrir expanded its shield, and Dylan believed it can block the sword. However, the shield didn’t stand a chance. It was sliced along with the arm that was holding. Fenrir dodged in time to minimize the damage done. “We will meet again,” said Dylan. “The next time, things will be different.” Fenrir retreated from Ponyville, with Dylan knowing that he’ll lose if the fight continues on.

“Look! They’re falling back!” declared an Alliance soldier. Rainbow Dash, Dante, Glida, and the militia watched as the remaining Neo Axis units fled Ponyville. “That’s right you monsters, run!” yelled Pound Cake. Diamond Tiara sighed then said, “Just who was that traitor?” she asked for herself. “How about party at Sugarcube Corner?” asked Dante, “The drinks’ on me.” “Leave the apple cider to me!” bragged Pound. “Whoever it was, it taught us a valuable lesson.” said Glida. “Make the right choices then live.”

An orange slave pegasus was doing clean up duty in the Neo Axis camp at Everfree Forest. One soldier noticed her and walked up to her. “What are you doing?” he asked. Instead of answering, the slave’s left eye became dragon-like. The soldier fell under the influence of this eye. “Can you tell the others not to mind me?” asked the slave. “If you say so.” the soldier replied before he left. The slave’s left eye became back to normal. “With those bombs ready,” the slave thought. “Who will get the last laugh?”

The slave snuck out of camp and went as far away as possible. She took the truck and drove off to New Canterlot. On her way there, she pressed the button. The bombs gone off, killing most of the soldiers and made escape easier for the other pony slaves.

Applebloom was waiting impatiently. “This gotta be a sick joke Sweetie!” she complained. “Tell me about it, this is the seventh time she done something reckless.” replied Sweetie Belle. It wasn’t long until Scootaloo showed up. “Sorry about that, I had to hide in Ponyville during the attack.” she lied. “I’m glad you’re in one piece now.” said Applebloom. The trio gave each other a hug as Twilight watched them. “Today was a mess in Ponyville.” said Spike, who was sitting next to Twilight. “I wonder how Nyx’s doing?” “I bet she’s bringing the survivors back to their homes.” said Twilight. “She gotten stronger within ten years.”

The former Cutie Mark Crusaders went to the dinner table and turkey stew was served to them. “I can’t believe those humans got us used to beef!” Applebloom chirped. “Hey, variety is a spice of life.” said Scootaloo. “I heard you won in Cheerilee’s place,” said Twilight Sparkle. “She wasn’t used to trading card games yet.” “I had to pop his overinflated ego after all.” Scootaloo responded, then started to laugh. Everyone else started to laugh as time went by.