Once the light stops shining I go to the window and look out. Celestia is standing out front with what appears to be a legion of Solar guards. Celestia is clad in golden armor that covers her torso, head, and the bottoms of her legs. She has an energy sword at her side and she seems... angry. She can't seem to stop pacing around her guards as she waits for a reply. Her eyes, along with all of her guards, are glowing green with dark energy seeping from the corners.

"What the fuck happened to her?" I ask as I step away from the window.

"She... she's gone crazy! She tried to kill me when she found out I was pregnant. She... said things." Luna says distantly as she looks away from me. I tilt my head in confusion and try to think of a logical reason for all of this.

"I'm going to go talk to her-"

"NO!" Luna yells as she jumps in my way. "You can't go out there! She'll kill you!"

"There has be a reason she would do all of this Luna. I need to talk-"

"You don't have magic! You can't fly, and you can barely stand on your legs, Miles! We should... do you have any guns in the house?"

"Luna!? What the fuck!? That's your sister down there!" I yell as I reel back from her.

"THAT pony down there tried to cut OUR child from my stomach!" She yells as she steps towards me. My mouth open in disbelief from this... no... no, Celestia would never do that.... no.

"Luna... I... she-"

"She dragged me all the way from the Griffin Colonies, killed my guards, attacked and probably killed Rainbow Dash, chased me out of Canterlot, and tried to gut me! No more talk!" She yells as she turns away from me and begins to march out of the room.

"Luna! What are you doing?" I ask as I run after her.

"I'm going out there and finishing this." She tells me as she marches down the stairs, charging her horn.

"NO!" I yell as I jump in front of her path. "Luna!"

"Get out of my way Miles!" She yells as she tries to get around me, but I don't let her pass.

"What's gotten into you! Think for two seconds! If you go out there right now you'll put our child at risk!" I yell at her, putting as much force into my voice as possible. She steps back and looks away, hardening her face as she tries to think of a retort. "Look, give me.... twenty minutes. By then I'll have a safe way of talking this out, promise." I tell her as I nuzzle her cheek. She turns away from me and walks away a bit, thinking to herself.

"... twenty minutes, and that's it." She tells me harshly. I nod to her and try to think of an answer to this...

"I may need your help with something real quick."

I take a few cautious breaths before stepping out the front door. At Lunas persistence, I have my claymore on my back in case things get heated. The guards have moved all around my home and have their weapons drawn, ready to attack at the drop of a hat. I look back and see Luna eyeing me from the bedroom window. I wave up to her, only to have her move away from the glass. Okay then...

"What do you want!?" Celestia barks as she approaches me, pointing her blade at me.

"I just want to talk." I tell her cautiously as i lay my sword down before her. "Think you can manage that?"

"Very well, what do you wish to say?" She asks, though it comes out as a demand.

"I want to know what you're doing Celestia! I thought we put this behind us back at Outpost Zero, why are you doing this?" I plead as she begins to walk around me.

"I don't know what kind of lies you're playing. All I do know is that I won't let that whore ruin my family's name with that little bastard!" I practically fall over when I hear her call Luna a whore.

"Celestia..."

"You are not welcome within the borders of Equestria anymore, and neither is that harlot! Not until she either destroys that blemish you call a child or until you lie dead in the ground. Now leave Equestria!" She yells as she flares her wings, trying to intimidate me. I sigh, lowering my head a bit as I try to make sense of this. I need more time... I need...

"Is that your final verdict?" I ask her, still keeping my gaze down.

"Because I am so nice, I will warn you that you will be hunted everyday of your lives while outside Equestria. A large bounty and rising food prices will assure that." She tells me, getting some snickers from the guards. I let out a final sigh before looking her right in the eyes.

"Then I'll have to go somewhere safe then. MAKE READY!" I yell out as I stand. At first there was nothing but a few more snickers from the guards around me. But that all ended when loud thuds could be heard in the distance.

The Everfree explodes with activity as six high grade Military bots come running out and surround us. In the air, dozens of Aquilas dart through the air and begin to circle around us, filling the air with contrails and roaring jets. Thousands or bots run out from between the trees and quickly surround the mass of ponies. Guns click, blades unsheathe, and shields lock in place as they surround us.

"Ponyville is now under the jurisdiction of Terradisia. You will leave now or we will open fire-"

"You wouldn't dare." Celestia hisses as she grows an evil smirk. She saunters over to me and returns to circling me, only much closer this time. "I know you, Miles. You would never harm a family member. You would never harm you dear sweet Soror, now would you?" She asks as she walks away from me, whipping my cheek with her tail as she does so.

"You're right, I could never harm you." I tell her as I pick up my sword and set it back on. She chuckles a bit as she turns back to me, smirking. "But I can give orders. Give her the message." Dozens upon dozens of shots sound off at once as a high grade bot brings down a hammer over where Celestia was. She appears high in the air but has to teleport again as an Aquila fires a missile at her.

I turn and walk back home, ignoring the battle around me. I know she escaped. Easy walks alongside me and opens the door to the house for me. I pause when I hear the final shots being fired. I doubt any of them wanted to be a part of this fight, but there was no getting to them. I had to do it.

"Easy."

"Yes sir?"

"Be sure to bury the dead... not here though. Head north for a bit, try to I.D. them as well."

"Of course." I nod to the bot as it walks off. Odd, normally he'd ask his question-

"Miles?" I look inside and see Luna standing before the stairway.

"Hey. Are you okay? How's the baby?" I ask as I walk up to her and nuzzle her cheek a bit.

"The baby is fine... I think. I mean... what happened? Is Celestia... you know?" She asks as she peers outside.

"No, she's alive. I knew an attack like this wouldn't be able to kill her. She's too fast and too smart. But now at least I have some time." I say as I begin to walk towards the kitchen.

"Time for what?" Luna asks as she follows after me.

"... I don't know yet. Something isn't right here and I need to find out what it is. Stay here and don't go outside, okay?" I ask her as I lay my sword on the table and head towards the front door, Luna behind me every step of the way.

"Miles, I don't want you going out there." Luna says worriedly.

"I don't have a choice. Promise me you won't leave the house." I ask her. She steps back and looks away, so I grab her chin lightly and force her to look at me. "This is serious Luna... promise me you won't leave this house." We stare into each others eyes for a moment before she nods to me.

"I promise. Please... come back to me." She pleads. I stare into her eyes for a moment more before letting her go.

"I will. I need to get going before she thinks of something. I lo-... I'll be back." I tell her before leaving the house. I shut the door and pause for a moment. I feel my heart pick up a bit as I try to think.

Those weren't Lunas eyes.

They... just... didn't have that... spark. They were dull and... just... not there. I don't know what's going on, but whatever it is, it has Luna.

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OOOHH YEAAAAH! Nothing like laying on the bottom of a cloud to relax away all the tension being a statue will put on you. *sigh* Chaos, is a wonderful, WONDERFUL thing!

BOOM

"Hmm? Explosions? I didn't make it snow yet." I drop off the cloud and search out the explosion, finding coming from Ponyville. The chaos seems to be coming from... what's this? Are those... I know the word... bots. Yes... bots. Many different kinds, all forming around a simple stone house. A green figure steps out of the front door and begins to trot down the main path.

Who is that? It's... a new alicorn? Really now Celestia. Just when I thought I had you figured out. Dealing with Twilight was hard enough, now this. Well, no bother. Let's just get a closer look and try to figure this one out. I slither my way through the air and follow the pony as he makes his way down the street- oh. He seems to have noticed me. How could he have noticed me? I'm hiding in the nether zone, how could he... ooooooh. He's powerful.

Hmm... if there's a new alicorn on the field, I'm going to need to juice up a bit more before changing him. I'll have to follow Celestia for a bit then, she's just teeming with energy. I'll be back for you later little green power ball. Oh! But just for fun.

SNAP

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Even though the entire town seems to be empty, I can still sense... something, watching my every move. Whatever it is, it isn't on the visible spectrum, and can move fast. Whatever it is, it's moving away now. But I have a feeling I'll be seeing it real soon.

I ignore it for now and continue jogging through town-

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...

...

Did it... how... why.... okay? I don't know why, but it suddenly became night time. I guess... Luna has a good reason for this... I hope. I shake my head and continue on towards my destination. I'm sure there's a completely logical- and now it's day time. I guess they're fighting for supremacy... yeah, that's a good explanation.

I continue on, trying my best to ignore the constantly changing sun and moon. I didn't think they could move them that fast, but damn... I was wrong. Go figure. I make it to my first destination -Carousel Boutique- and hurry inside.

"Rarity!? Are you home? It's me, Miles!" I call out as I walk inside. She must not be home-

PEWPEWPEWPEWPEWPEWPEWPEW

I drop down and crawl my way to the side as large red bolts spray over the entire room. Manikins are sent flying as large holes are blown in the wall. I make it to the counter of a counter and cover my head as the bolts cover the rest of the room. A large mirror reflects a shot and punches a hole in the wall beside me, forcing me to move out of the way.

"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE, CRIMINAL SCUM! IF YOU TOUCH EVEN ONE LITTLE GEM OF MINE I'LL TEAR YOU TO SHREDS!" Rarity yells from the back room doorway. She looks... well, she's looked better. She probably cut her mane and tail short for a good reason. Though, the cuts and bruises I'll bring up after I yell at her.

"Rarity? What the fuck do you think you're doing!? You could have killed me!" I yell at her as I stand up. She keeps pointing her Smg at me as she guards the backdoor. "What the fuck are you doing!?" I ask as I approach her, only stopping when she points the gun right in my face. "I don't want you gems, I swear."

"Hmm... very well, but only because I know you don't have any magic to help you." She says as she lowers her gun and turns around. I sigh in relief and follow her to the back. When I make it there, my jaw nearly falls off.

"R-rarity... where did you get all of these?" I ask as I stare at the massive mound of gems filling the backroom. Rubies, emeralds, diamonds and every other type of precious stone sits in a massive pile that fills two thirds of the room. A portion of it has been pull out and leveled, making what seems to be a small bed of pure... sparkling... unenchanted...

"Hey! Keep your distance!" Rarity yells at me as she swats my hoofs away. I didn't even realize I was doing that.

"Where did these all come from?" I ask again, still amazed by the horde she's collected. She gives a little chuckle before leaping onto the impromptu bed. She lays on her back and wiggles herself in, sighing in content when she's surrounded by the gems.

"Well, you see, I've been doing a little excavating." She says as she eyes the back of her hoof nonchalantly.

"... a little?"

"Yes. After I had a little... 'run in' with some Diamond Dogs, I had to make a run for it. Luckily I was able to get away with the horde unscathed-"

"Unscathed! Rarity, you look like you were beat pretty badly- wait a minute. Did you steal this from Diamond Dogs?" She laughs a bit harder at this, running a hoof through her short mane.

"Really Miles, stealing? Me? Heavens no. I 'liberated' these gems from those filthy mongrels before they could eat them-"

"You stole their food supplies! Rarity, why!?" I yell at her, getting her to roll her eyes at me.

"Really Miles? Do you really think those disgusting, filthy, flea infested animals deserve something so precious? They should be in the care of somepony as equally beautiful and stunning. A pony who could really appreciate them and not stuff them down their sniveling, pathetic, scaly mouths."

"... scaly? I thought we were talking about Diamond Dogs."

"Oh! The nerve of that little, insulate, cry baby of a drake! Groveling to me for my food. To live in my home! Asking for some on MY gems! GOOD RIDDANCE!" She says as she turns away from me and toys with a gem.

"... what happened to Spike?" I ask cautiously.

"Who cares!" Rarity yells back, throwing me completely off.

"Rarity... this is Spike we're talking about. You know, tall, purple and green, kind of a dork at times, Spike. Are you seriously telling me you don't care in the slightest?" I hear her whimper a bit as she continues to toy with a gem, trying to keep her attention on it.

"When you are no longer fancied, distance yourself and give into your greed." She mumbles to herself quietly as she pulls her legs in and curls into a ball. She continues to mumble that phrase to herself, even as I try to shake her out of it. After several uneventful minutes, I decide to leave. Spike sounds to be in trouble as well, so I head to the library.

Along the way, thing seem to get stranger and stranger. Along with the moon and sun swapping places every five seconds, a majority of the ponies I see in their homes seem to be stuck in some sort of loop. A saw one couple fighting in reverse, as in the words were going backwards until the reached the beginning of their encounter. Another home revealed a mare make a cup of tea, drink it, spit it back, pour it back into the kettle, then start over.

It seems the closer to the library I get, the odder the scenarios get. Floating ponies, pigs flying kites, and some blue bow flying through the air! When I finally get to the library, I see smoke coming from the kitchen window. I run the rest of the way and burst through the door. I pause for a moment when I see all of the books flying from one shelf to another, sending pages everywhere when they collide.

I shake my head and run to the kitchen where I see Storm sitting at the table eating from a massive pile of food. He barely take the time to chew as he stuff disc after disc into his mouth. In the back I can see the stove burning several discs as they sit on the open fire. I run over and shut it off before looking back to Storm. His stomach looks as if it's going to burst open if he eats another bite.

"Storm... Storm.... STORM!" I yell at him to get his attention.

"Huh?" He mumbles as he looks around, swallowing the food in his mouth somehow. "Oh, hey Miles, want a lemon waffle?"

"Storm... what are you doing?" I ask as he resumes eating. I have to literally pull him away from the mountain of food to get him to stop, even then he continues to try eating. "Storm!"

"I don't know! Ponies started asking me stuff, And when they come to you in need, take the time to feed." He says as he tries to get back to his lemon waffles.

"Storm, stop eating. You are seriously going to hurt yourself." I try to warn him as he fights me to get back to the food. "STORM!"

"Leave me alone! Just go away and let me eat in peace!" He yells as he falls out of his chair. He moans in pain as he holds his stomach, until he sees a waffle on the floor and tries to eat it.

"Storm." I sigh as I stop him from eating the waffle. "Where's Twilight?"

"She's upstairs, sulking." He says as he tries to reach for table. I lift him up, finding it difficult to do with his added weight, and begin to carry him upstairs. He offers a bit of a fight, but groans in pain when I set him on my back. If he doesn't let up, I'll have to force him to puke this crap up and then knock him out to save him.

When I make it to the bedroom, I find Twilight laying on her bed. She's... just laying there. Looking out the window with her head on a pillow. I take Storm to the bathroom and drop him off by the toilet. He takes a few deep breaths before moving to the bowl and hurling the contents of his stomach. I leave him and go to Twilights side, shutting the door behind me.

"Twilight?" I say quietly, but don't get a response. "Hey... it's me. Miles. Everything alight?"

"..."

"So... things are getting pretty crazy. Storm needs your help, he nearly ate himself to death." She doesn't respond. Instead she just continues to lay there, looking out through the window. "Do you know where Spike went?" She shudders at this.

"He's... gone." She says solemnly.

"Where did he go?" I ask he urgently. She just closes her eyes and shakes her head. "Twilight? Where did he go?" I ask more forcefully.

"When your friendships have no use, your life will be that of a recluse." She says as a tear falls from her eyes. Simultaneously, a wave of magic washes over her and cause her to take grey hue over her entire body.

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