Earth

United States of America

Hoboken, NJ

October 7, 2318 AD

0658 hours

The sun begins to rise. Its golden light falling upon a large city, but it’s a shell of what it once was. It’s now in ruin, with a battle taking place. “This battle…” A voice called out over several radios that still work. “Is a holy war in the name of God.” It continued. Listening, two children between the ages of 10 and 14, carrying firearms, shoot at a large machine. It is large and dinosaur-like in appearance. It’s about 17.3 m tall and dark green in color. It has a long ‘neck’ and only one, red ‘eye’, below which is a machine gun of some kind. Its gait is also reptilian, as the legs move out from the body, instead of being directly below it. On its left ‘arm’ is a giant pistol. And it’s not alone. The bullets just bounce off it as it turns and fires at them, leaving gaping holes in their now lifeless bodies. “We shall strike down the alien infidels who disrespect our wishes and lay wast to our home.” The voice continued as the mobile suit moves one, passing by some dead humans.

One is missing an arm and the other is missing its head, large amounts of blood gushing out. As it walks by a destroyed bakery, it fails to notice a 14-year-old boy hiding behind a wall. He’s carrying an assault rifle, and his only clothing are a pair of torn and worn jeans, black shoes with broken shoelaces and torn soles, a yellow t-shit with small stains of blood, a brown cloak over his body, and a pair of blue and white goggles with purple lenses. His skin is tan in color, while his hair is midnight blue with a purple streak, and it’s styled in a ponytail. Hearing an explosion nearby, the boy opens his violet eyes and runs, taking a small, hand-held radio with him. He fires a few shots at one of the mobile suits, before it fires a bomb at him. The boy manages to dodge the bomb before he escapes. “We must not submit to the infidels.” The voice continued as the boy grabs his gun and flees before the mobile suit manages to hit him. He takes refuge in the ruins of an orphanage. “By dying in battle, we shall be brought to Heaven by God himself for our heroic deeds. And when the time comes, God shall bring his wrath down upon these infidels.”

Moving his googles above his eyes, the boy looks into what’s left of a bedroom, and sees a little girl, about 5 years younger than him, but she’s already dead. She has apparently been dead for a few hours now, as the blood on her head is dry. In her arms is a doll with blue eyes, brown mid-length hair wearing a purple dress. Some of the girls blood had somehow made its way to the dolls eyes, giving the impression that it was crying because its owner had a horrible death. No. In this world, there is no such thing as God! The boy thought to himself. He looks for something to cover the girl, and finds an old bed sheet. Taking it, he places the sheet over the girls body as neatly as he can. Reaching for his neck, he rips off a small, stylized cross and places it over the girls body.

Outside, he hears a missile launcher fire at one of the mobile suits. However, it's only able to remove one of its arms. Turing to where the missiles came form, it fires at the man who shot it. Hearing the bullets, the boy ducks just as they hit the orphanage. Taking his chance, the boy puts his goggles back over his eyes and as he leaves the building, leaving behind the radio he was carrying. Even though he left the radio, he can still hear that voice from other radios across the city. “This battle is a holy war in the name of God…”

"In this world, there’s no such thing as a god! There never was, and there never will be one!" The boy said as he runs by some dead people, all of them either having been trampled by the mobile suits, or gunned down by them. As he runs, he notices that the radio has suddenly stopped. Had the Gorns destroyed the radio station where the message was being sent from? Were they blocking the signal? Or had the signal simply died? It didn’t matter, for the boy only cared about one thing; getting out of this one-sided fight alive. Suddenly, one of the Gorns mobile suits spots him and fires. He quickly takes shelter behind an abandoned ice cream truck before he could get hit. Unfortunately, another one sees him and gets ready to fire. Looking around, the boy sees that there’s no way he can escape.

“Is this the end? If it is, then so be it!”

Just as the suit is about to fire, a very light gold colored beam fires down from the sky, leaving a gaping hole in the mobile suits head. The boy gasps as similar beams fire down upon the other Gorn mobile suits. The boy is amazed as he looks around the ruined town. Gorn mobile suits, which had nearly killed him several times now, have all been brought down in just a few seconds. Looking up, the boy sees an amazing sight. He removes his goggles entirety to get a better look at it. Even though he can only see its back, it looks like an angel.

But, as he looks closer, he sees that it's a mobile suit of some kind. Its very light gold colored ‘wings’ are made of a particle of some sort, and its armor is mostly white and yellow. Suddenly, it turns towards him, and the boy sees that it's the most human looking mobile suit he has ever seen. It has a small, hand-held blaster in its right hand, and a shield with a yellow star is on its left arm. On its forehead is a yellow V. The boy is awestricken at the might and appearance of the this mobile suit as the particles disperse around the area.

Terra

Manehattan, Equestria

Manehattan Luxury Hotel

Quintnary 7, 1035 ANM

7:30 p.m.

It was just one of those days. Starburst, the Pegasus daughter of the Princess of Friendship, Twilight Sparkle, and Prince Flash Sentry, one of the greatest captains of the Royal Guard since it's founding, was packing her belongings into her suitcase. Her captain — and her father — had ordered her to take some time off in Manehattan. She only did so because it was an order that her father had given her, one she had to follow. “I wonder when he’ll stop treating me like a little filly and more like a future captain?” She thought out loud as she places a small, old, light pink ribbon into the case, but hesitates.

When she was a lot younger (before she could fly), her parents would tie her wings against her body with this tiny, little ribbon so she wouldn't trip over her massive wings when walking. She’d kept the ribbon with her and it now acts like a good luck charm for her. She always brought it with her, even when she’s training, using the ribbon as a headband to keep her bangs out of her eyes. “Starburst, when you get older and have foals with Starfall, you’ll give this ribbon to them as a sing of love and respect…” She said, then blushes when she had openly admitted that she wanted to have kids together with Starfall one day! She was just grateful that she was alone in the luxury suit. Being the daughter of a princess does have its perks.

Terra

Terra’s Moon

Hidden location

May 7, 3330 AD

1935 hours

Space. The final frontier. Near Terra’s moon, a large asteroid the size of the mountain Canterlot rests on, the one that looked like a star to Twilight and Celestia, is floating just outside of the moon's shadow. However, it isn't not an asteroid. Its shaped like an arrow, but the tip appears to be made of gold. Below that are three pillars, each connected to a ring, where two engines, emitting a strange light, are held. Behind the asteroid … or rather the asteroid itself, is a ship!

“New home found! New home found!” Said a small robot. Its ball-shaped, green, and slightly smaller than a basketball. Leaving the wheel, the robot floats towards six pods, each of them covered in dust and frost. “Waking Gundam Meisters. Waking Meisters.” It said as two flaps open up from its body. Two small arms extend out as the robot presses some buttons on one of the pods.

“Cold Sleep Hibernation Pods disengaged. Awakening Gundam Meisters.” A voice said as mist escapes from each pod as they slowly open. A figure emerges from the first pod. It's a 25-year-old human male. He’s wearing a blue and purple suit. His hair is midnight blue with a purple streak, and it’s styled in a ponytail. He groans from waking up form a very long sleep, opening his violet eyes.

“Welcome back, Lance. Welcome back.” The little robot said.

“Good to be back, Haro,” said the human, whose name is apparently Lance.

A yawn is heard from another one of the pods. Looking over, Lance sees a 21-year-old girl, wearing a pink colored suit emerge from another of the pods. Her skin is a white, her hair is a hot pink and is curly and bouncy, even though they’re in zero gravity. “Wow! Cold sleep sure is refreshing,” she said as she twists her back and some of her joints. “I should do cold sleep more often,” she finished as she opens her light blue eyes.

“Do that, Hilary, and you might not wake up for a hundred years,” a 22-year-old boy said as he floats out of his pod. He’s wearing an orange and yellow suit. His skin is dark brown and his hair is black, indicating an African heritage. But he has orange eyes, which are unusual.

“Good to see Snowflake made it,” a 21-year-old girl said as she and a white cat emerge from their pod. She’s wearing a light yellow and light pink suit. Her left eye is pink in color and she has olive skin. She, like Hilary, also has pink hair, but it's a very light shade and some of it covers her right eye.

“I’m glade every one of us made it,” a 24-year-old Chinese man said as he jumps out of his pod and lands on the roof. He’s wearing a sky-blue and navy blue colored suit. His hair is braided, but is dyed in the colors of the rainbow for some reason. He also has magenta colored eyes, which is strange for someone from China.

“I sure hope no one died from old age,” a 24-year-old Japanese girl said as she exits her pod. Her suit is white and purple in color. Her hair is also purple and has large curls. Her silky white skin is completely flawless, and her eyes are blue, made prominent by her purple eyeshadow.

“Amanda! Amanda!” A purple colored Haro excitedly said as it hurries towards the Japanese girl.

“Violet!” Amanda happily said as she grabs the Haro.

“Long time, no see, Amanda. Long time, no see.” The Haro, called Violet, said.

“How long have we’ve been in cold sleep?” Lance asked the orange Haro.

“One-thousand years. One-thousand years.”

“One-thousand years!?” Hilary gasped. “Oh, man! We’re old enough to have grandkids now! Or is it great-grandkids? Or great-great-grandkids? Or is it—”

“Okay!” Amanda said, not wanting to listen to Hilary yak for another thousand years. “So, we found a suitable planet?”

“Yes, we did. Yes, we did.” Violet said as Amanda releases it. Floating towards a control panel, Violet and the other Haro type a few things in and a holographic screen is displayed. In it, there’s a planet that looks similar to Earth, but has different continents. “This is Terra. Terra.”

“Does it have intelligent life?” The Chinese man said as he and the others float up to the panel.

“Yes, it does. It does.” The orange Haro said as he brings up pictures of ponies, griffins, dragons, minotaurs, and other native habitants.

“Looks like something Anna would read to me at night,” said Hilary.

“Well, a fairy tale world is better than nothing,” said Lance. “What’s the composition of the atmosphere?”

“It’s 95% identical to Earth’s. Ninety-five percent identical,” the orange Haro said.

“Okay, now that we know that, how are we supposed to tell everyone on Terra about why we’re here?” Hilary asked. “‘Oh, hi! My name is Hilary. Just wondering, but can I and my entire kind come land here and make a new home since our old one was destroyed by a race of alien conquers.’”

“You got a point. I doubt the inhabitants will be very kind to us,” said Amanda.

“Especially about this one problem,” Lance said as he begins to zoom in on the northern space above Terra. As the picture begins to focus, a hauntingly familiar shape appears.

“The Gorn Armada!” Gasped the other five humans.

“That … complicates things.” The light pink haired girl said.

“I know, Amani! When did they get here, anyway?” Hilary asked.

“I’m not sure, but I know one thing,” Lance replied. He floats over to his pod and pulls out a purple helmet with a light blue visor. “We cannot let the people of this world make the same mistakes we made. We go down to the planet first in our Gundams, destroy anything related to the Gorns that we find, and then go after the Gorn mothership.” Said Lance as he puts on the helmet.

“But how do we get to the surface?” The African asked.

“We place each of our Gundams in atmosphere entry capsules. We each set course for a different location on Terra. Once we begin entering the atmosphere, we’ll look nothing more than shooting stars to both the Gorns and the residents of this world. That answer your question, Imamu?”

“Yes, Lance. It does.” Imamu said as he and the others put on their helmets.

“Okay. Now, everyone get to your Gundams. Haro, keep the Ark hidden from both the Gorns and the residents of Terra.”

“Roger. Roger.” Said the Haro. “I’ll send you coordinates for a potential base on Terra, Lance. The others will receive coordinates to where a Gorn facility or hunting party is at. Please be safe. Be safe.”

“We will. The Gorns might be able to hide from the Terrans, but not from us. Now, lets begin Operation Shooting Star.” Lance said as he and the others fives leave the bridge, with Amanda carrying Violet, and Amani bringing her cat. Not long afterwards, on the outside of the ship, six small pods are ejected from the Ark. Three of them look like ships, while the other three look like bells.

Terra

50,000 km above Terra

Gorn Surveillance Satellite

May 7, 3330 AD

1940 hours

“Moving object confirmed at Lagrange Point 8X, moving at the GY Position. Expected to reach Terra in six-hundred seconds.” A Gorn with black eyes and black scales running along its face and back said to one that has blue eyes and dark blue scales running along its back, tail and arms.

“It’s not just one.” Another black Gorn said.

“No, sir. The E-Sensor has picked up 6 Terra bound objects, each aiming for a different location and using the same decent path.”

“Warrior No-Ble is in the atmosphere. Let him know what we found. It’s likely a meteor or something like that.”

“Yes, sir.”

Terra

1,000 km above Equestria

No-Ble’s Gorn Assault Carrier

May 7, 3330 AD

1943 hours

“Warrior No-Ble, surveillance is reporting 6 meteorites,” a green-eyed Gorn with bright green scales along his mouth said to a Gorn with red eyes, dark, diamond-shaped scales on his back and tail. The red Gorn also has several battle scars on his body.

“Figures,” Warrior No-Ble said as he reviews the report with the two Commanders. “The Surveillance Satellite Gorns are practically blind! They really think a meteor would just happen to break into 6 pieces of similar mass, head to different areas on Terra, and all use the same decent path?”

“Then it’s not a meteor,” a Commander Gorn with light green scales along his tail and head said.

“Right, Commander. It appears that an alien race has decided to come to Terra without considering our presence here, or that their one of our enemies and are planning to warn the people of Terra.” Warrior No-Ble said. “How many of them can this carrier catch up with?” He asked.

Acting quickly, the two Gorn Commanders program their current data into the system. “Just one. The one heading for central Equestria.”

“One would do just dandy. A warrior mustn’t rush to battle,” said Warrior No-Ble.

“That's quit the bold statement, sir.” One Commander commented, making No-Ble chuckle.

“I already told you; I am a true warrior.”

Terra

900 km above Equestria

QN 001-TS Gundam Dusk Shine MF mode

May 7, 3330 AD

1950 hours

“All of our descents are going according to plan, Lance,” Amanda said over the comlink.

“Good. We’ll begin each of our missions on my command.” Lance said. Suddenly, a beep is heard.

“Lance! Lance!”

“What is it, Haro?” Lance asked.

“Look behind you! Behind you!” Haro cried over the radio.

Looking at a video feed from behind him, Lance sees “A Gorn assault carrier!?”

“A what is behind you?” Amanda asked.

“The Gorns are already on to us. Damn it!”

No-Ble’s Gorn Assault Carrier

“We’ve caught up. I’ll bring it up on-screen.” A Commander at the right controls said. After doing so, they see that it’s not a meteor, but a ship of some sort that has a large, flat underbelly, just as No-Ble expected.

“Just as I thought. But what kind of engine does that ship use?” No-Ble asked as he looks at the back of the small ship. There’s a circle that’s emitting a moderate cobalt blue colored light as specks. “What is with those strange lights emitting from it?"

“It appears to be a particle,” the Commander at the right controls said. “Whatever that light is, it's not only jamming all but a few of our communication systems, but also the E-Sensor. And the inferred camera isn't reading it.”

“Sir. Look at this,” the Commander at the left controls said as he zooms in on some writing on the vessels purple colored nose. They see a word in a familiar language. “What does ‘GUNDAM’ mean? Is it the name of the ship?”

“I’m not sure, but something about the language is oddly familiar.” Said Warrior No-Ble, when the ship begins to glow red.

“It’s entered the atmosphere! Will follow,” said the Commander at the left controls as he and the one at the right begin their ships decent into Terra’s atmosphere.

QN 001-TS Gundam Dusk Shine MF mode

“We’ve each entered the atmosphere, Lance,” Imamu said over their radios.

“Finally…” Lance said as he smiles. “We’re finally here. We’ve made it to our new home … And it’s in danger of being devoured. We can’t let that happen!” At that, Lance begins changing the course of his machine.

No-Ble’s Gorn Assault Carrier

“The unknown capsule has changed course!”

“Is he trying to commit suicide!?”

“He must think that the only way to keep this a secret is to destroy the evidence.”

“But the capsule is increasing speed. He’s trying to get away.”

“Why would he do that? There’s no way he could survive that heat.”

“We really shouldn’t underestimate our little intruder here. It's obvious that his race is very technologically advance.”

As the capsule begins to burn, white glowing lines appear over it. Suddenly, right as the capsule enters the atmosphere, the outer shell breaks away, reviling a completely different form. The nose appears to have a blaster of some sort installed into it. Below it is a large, pointed blade with a raspberry colored outlining. The wings are similar to a birds, but lavender and white in color and lacking the feathers. The main body is midnight blue, with red and yellow lines along the vents and guns. The thrusters are emitting a strange, moderate cobalt blue colored light as well.

“Warrior No-Ble, what is that?”

“It appears to be a fighter jet.”

“It moves just like one of Terra’s pegasi.”

“We’ve reach flight altitude. We can proceed to attack.”

“Should we shoot him down, Warrior No-Ble?”

“No. I want to see what this fighter pilot can do. Wake him up with the machine guns.”

“But Warrior No-Ble…”

“I’m more interested in the pilot, not the weapon he’s flying.” No-Ble said. At that, the two Commanders armed the machine guns and fire at the alien machine, but it easily evades. “What mobility! I never knew a machine can do that!”

“There’s no way we can hit it.”

QN 001-TS Gundam Dusk Shine MF mode

“One thing is for sure; the Gorns are as lousy shots as ever,” Lance said over the comlink.

“You don’t say?” The Chinese man asked.

“Yep. They are, Wu.”

“Lance! Lance!”

“What is it, Haro?” Lance asked.

“Scans say that the assault carrier has mobile suits. Has mobile suits.” Haro said.

“Really? How many?” Amanda asked.

“Let me think. Judging by that ships size and speed, there’s probably three suits onboard.” At that, Lance stops his decent and turns towards the Gorn Assault Carrier. “Slight change in plans. You all keep going, while I shoot the carrier down.” At that, he flies toward the carrier.

No-Ble’s Gorn Assault Carrier

“Enemy fighter has turned around and is heading straight for us!” The left Commander said as No-Ble opens a door leading to the hanger.

“Is my Shadow Bullet ready for battle?”

“Yes, but you’re going after him in that mobile suit?” The right Commander asked.

“You guessed it.”

“Then wouldn’t one of the flight capable Shadow Light mobile suits be better than the ground based Shadow Bullet mobile suit?”

“My Shadow Bullet is more then capable! Besides, if it's a fight he wants, then I should at least give him my best.” No-Ble said as he puts on a red and back suit and helmet. As he walks into the hanger, several Drones and Troopers pass him as he walks up to a large, dark red and green mobile suit. It stands about 17.5 m tall and is has a single, cyclopean optic in its head. On its right shoulder is a bazooka like gun and on its left is a large round shield. Climbing up the mobile suit, No-Ble enters its cockpit, which is in the head, and closes the hatch. Outside the suit, the Drones are releasing cables that are attached to the mobile suit and are also opening the bay door.

“Warrior No-Ble, I’ll send back up as soon as the two Shadow Lights are ready.” One of the Commanders said over a radio, the thing working again due to the low amount of the particles.

“Roger!” Said No-Ble as the Shadow Bullet is deployed. After a few meters, No-Ble activates thrusters on the suits back and legs to stabilize himself. “Now, my little friend, where are—” Suddenly, the warning system actives and displays a video feed from above him. “What the— He’s above!” Twisting his Shadow Bullet to face above him, he fires the bazooka at the Mobile Fighter, but it misses as the fighter is too fast. It easily glides past him. Turning around, No-Ble fires the bazooka again, and this time the shell explodes close to the fighter, causing some damage.

QN 001-TS Gundam Dusk Shine MF mode

“Left Drive System malfunctioning. Damn, he’s good,” said Lance.

Warrior No-Ble's Shadow Bullet

“Nice shoot, Warrior No-Ble.”

“So much for him. That was far too easy.”

“Warrior No-Ble, should we go after him in the Shadow Lights once you return with the Shadow Bullet?” A Trooper asked as he and another Trooper float down in the two Shadow Lights. Their both around 16.9 m high and are gray and dark blue. The Shadow Lights don’t seem to have legs, but on their backs are two twin jet engines, which keeps the Shadow Lights up in the air. Their heads look like helmets with yellow visors and oxygen tubs attach to where the mouth would be. One of them is carrying a box, a mobile suit sized parachute.

“We’ll head after him in the carrier and capture him on the ground. It’s our chance to find out what that Gundam is and why he’s here on Terra.”

“Any chance he’ll blow himself up?”

“He’s made it all the way to Terra from who knows where. I doubt he’ll commit suicide before setting foot on it.”

QN 001-TS Gundam Dusk Shine MF mode

“All systems are go,” Lance said as he grabs a switch above the front screen. “Switching to Mobile Suit mode.” He said as he activates the function of the switch. Suddenly, the nose and the blade separate as the back half of the body rotates. White legs fold outward from the back of the body as white arms fold out from the sides. The right arm grabs the blade, which has folded into something like a pistol. The left arm grabs the nose, making it a combination of a buster rifle and a shield. The wings have folded near the engine now. A head then rotates into view. Its head is also white, with a white horn connected to a white v-shaped fin above crystal clear blue eyes. The machine is now 19 meters in height. It’s a mobile suit! *Listen for awsome fight music.*

Warrior No-Ble's Shadow Bullet

“It transformed into a mobile suit?!” The shocked Warrior classed Gorn said.

“Warrior No-Ble, what kind of mobile weapon is that?”

“No idea.” I thought only the Gorn Armada and the extinct humans created mobile suits. No-Ble thought as a Trooper attaches the parachute to his Shadow Bullets back.

“Warrior No-Ble, leave him to us.”

“Do it.” No-Ble said as he deploys the parachute as the two Shadow Lights charge for the Gundam. The two Shadow Lights fire missiles at the Gundam, but when they hit, they only speed up its decent. “Not a scratch?! What kind of armor is that?”

QN 001-TS Gundam Dusk Shine MS mode

“QN Buster Riffle charged at 99%,” Lance said as he turns his Gundam around. “This is for all the innocent lives and worlds that you monsters destroyed!” Lance shouted as he aims his Gundam’s shield/gun at the two Shadow Lights. He fires, and a giant cobalt blue colored beam is shot at the two Shadow Lights. Within seconds, the two Gorn mobile suits explode due to both the heat the force of the blast. After the shot dissipates, Lance begins to chuckle. He then breaks out in a mad laughter as he sets his sight on No-Ble’s mobile suit. “One more to go.”

Warrior No-Ble's Shadow Bullet

“He incinerated two Shadow Lights with just one shot!?” The stunned Warrior No-Ble asked. After a moment, he smirks. “Not too shabby.” Suddenly, he disengages the parachute and drops his bazooka. The Gundam fires at No-Ble, but it's a much smaller blast this time, but still big enough to destroy the suit. However, No-Ble dodges the blast and pulls out a beam saber in his right hand.

QN 001-TS Gundam Dusk Shine MS mode

“A right handed Gorn? Odd.” Lance said as the blade he carries in his Gundam’s right hand unfolds. The two blades clash against each other as they near the surface. No-Ble tries to hit the Gundam with his suits left hand when the two blades are locked together. But the Gundam grabs it, but the Gorn locks his suits right leg to the Dusk Shine’s left, making the two hard to separate. The Gorn then activates his suits thrusters and makes the two machines fall towards the ocean. Opening his hatch, the Warrior Gorn jumps off of the two falling machines and activates a parachute. Soon he’s out of sight.

Warrior No-Ble

“Warrior No-Ble, are you all right?” A Commander asked over his suits comlink.

“Yeah. Sorry to worry you. I did everything I could.”

“We have a complete data analysis.”

“And?”

“Judging by the Gundams shape and weaponry, there’s only one race we’ve encountered that could have created it.”

“So then … That Gundam’s pilot was a human!” Said No-Ble as the two mobile suits hit the ocean. “The Gundam might be undamaged, but there’s no way that reckless pilot could’ve survived.” No-Ble said as the carrier hovers near him.

“Warrior No-Ble, the Marine Gorns are offering to bring up the unregistered mobile suit.”

“Let them do as they wished. Tell them it snaked near northern Equestrian, 16 kilometers from the city of Manehattan.”

“Yes, sir.” The Commander said over the comlink, before No-Ble turns it off.

“They offer to bring it up? Ha! There’s no bright future for soldiers scurrying for their rewards.”

Terra

Manehattan, Equestria

Manehattan Beachfront

Quintnary 7, 1035 ANM

8:25 p.m.

Starburst is just trotting along the now deserted beach. Its close to night as the lights from the city begin to blot out the stars. As she trots along the beach, a plane flies over her. Looking at it, she sees that its one of the Royal Guards planes. “Celestia is sending in more troops to Nefertia? Sometimes I wonder if the wars happening all over the world will ever stop. Well, I guess I should head to the train station now.”

She said as she continues on her way. Glancing down to the beach for a second, she sees something. Lying on the beach is a figure of some sort. It’s around 6 feet and 5 inches long, but it looks like a thin minotaur without the horns or a snout. It’s wearing a blue and purple colored suit. Star gasps when she realizes what it is. “A body!” She cried as she quickly runs toward the body. “Wait a sec … That looks like a military uniform. Was he a solider?”

“Ugh!” The creature groaned.

“He’s alive! I better get help!”

Terra

Sydney, Austneighlia

Sydney Opera House

May 8, 3330 AD

1319 hours

It was a fine show. A representation of Twilight and her friends first meeting and their defeat of Nightmare Moon. It was a marvelous showing, though a little exaggerated. Up in the highest balcony, an earth pony with a green coat, a yellow mane and tail, yellow eyes, and wearing a golden-yellow military trench coat is clapping along with the rest of the audience. Suddenly, a device beeps in his trench cloak. He pulls a small, gray rectangle from the upper left pocket. Pressing a flashing red button, a holographic screen is displayed. On it is a Gorn with red eyes, dark, diamond-shaped scales on his back and tail, and several battle scars on his body. It is Warrior No-Ble. “Sorry for the interruption, Knight At-Lass.”

“It's no problem, Warrior No-Ble,” the Gorn in cloned pony skin said. “Why have you called?”

“We were after one of 6 capsules that were entering Terra’s atmosphere. We engaged and, even though we lost all three mobile suits, snaked it in the seas near Equestria.”

“Are you saying that three of your mobile suits were shot down when you engaged this capsule?”

“Yes, sir.”

“It’s not like you to be so careless. It’ll be quit the effort to calm down the armada's big shots.”

“That’s not why I called you. The capsule was a mobile suit called a Gundam, one that was both created and piloted by humans.”

“You’re joking!”

“It’s true. Just imagine if the humans actually survived and are now looking for revenge.”

“This kind of thing wouldn’t be a problem if the armada arrived 15 years ago instead of 5 years ago. That much is for certain.”

“Agreed. Now humans are on Terra, and they have quite the arsenal.”

“Can’t imaging otherwise. The armada’s surveillance during the time was far from sufficient.”

“The Marine Gorns are on their way to gather the evidence.”

“Alright. Leave that business to my men. In the mean time, send me all the data you collected about this ‘Gundam.’ If it’s not the human race, than it's a race very similar to them. In the meantime, I’ll send in my specialists and you can take it from there, No-Ble. I’m sure you’re already aware, but this is a very important part of the plan. If one thing goes wrong, then 5 years of preparing will be wasted. Do not do anything that might anger the King or any of the other Knights.”

“I fully understand. Over and out.” Said Warrior No-Ble, before the holographic screen disappears.

Terra

100,000 kilometers above Austneighlia

Gorn Mothership

May 8, 3330 AD

1323 hours

In the Gorn Mothership, Knight At-Lass, having removed the cloned skin, showing that his yellow scales are skull shape and are on his arms and head. He enters the briefing room, where King He-Lll and the other 9 Knights are waiting. “I’m sorry for being late.”

“Knight At-Lass, I heard that your subordinate, Warrior No-Ble, lost three mobile suits as he and his crew entered the atmosphere, chasing some alien capsule. Is that true?” One of the Knights asked as At-Lass takes his seat.

“Yes. Your point being?” At-Lass replied.

“You wasted three mobile suits just to make sure some intruders didn't land on the surface!?” A Knight next to him nearly yelled.

“And, as a result, we were able to prevent that intrusion to become anything.” At-Lass said to the other Knight.

“I’m not talking about the results! You’re abusing the armada's valuable combat resources!”

“‘Valuable combat resources’? Are you talking about our soldiers, or are you talking about mobile suits?”  At-Lass asked in a mocking tone.

“Are you making fun of me!? Damn it!”

“Enough!” King He-Ll shouted. “Knight At-Lass, it could happen again. Be careful the next time.”

“Yes, my lord.” At-Lass said.

“Now, back to our main agenda. We need to consult with Quanta to begin stages of Phase 2.”

Terra

Manehattan, Equestria

Manehattan Beachfront

Quintnary 7, 1035 ANM

8:28 p.m.

As Star waited for the ambulance, she can’t help but wonder. What military is this solider from? What is he hiding under his helmet? And why is he here in Equestria? Curiosity getting the best of her, Star trots over to the solider and carefully removes his helmet. What she sees is surprising. Instead of a thin minotaur without horns or a snout like she was expecting, she see smooth, hairless, tan-colored skin. His hair is similar to her mothers, but its midnight blue instead of sapphire blue, and instead of violet and a rose-colored steaks, he has a single purple streak. It’s styled in a ponytail also. On his forehead is a pair of blue and white goggles with purple lenses.

“What is he? Wait … Didn’t mom once say that the humans on the other side of that mirror looked something like him. Is he a human? And if he is, why is he here?” She asked, when she hears the sound of an ambulance approaching. “Good, the ambulance is nearly here.”

“Ugh.”

“He’s coming to.” Said Starburst, relived that the human solider didn’t go unconscious.

“Huh?” The human said as he opens his violet eyes and sees Starburst. He gasps as he grabs he helmet and gets to his feet, using the helmet to cover his face. Reacting, Starburst quickly takes on a stance in case she had to fight the human

“Don’t try to move. The ambulance is almost here.” Star said in the best calming tone the she can do.

“Did you see…?” The human tried to ask.

“See what?” She asked as the ambulance pulls up to the road next to the beach with some pegasus guards following.

Soon the back doors open as doctors rush out. “They’re down there! Hurry!” The head doctor ordered as a guard lands next to the human.

“Sir, were gonna have to take you in for questioning-” Suddenly, the human grabs the guards lance and knocks him out with it.

Moving at a pace that can rival her own, the human uses the spear to pole vault himself up into the air, and knocks two other guards out. When he lands he quickly runs to the ambulance. “Hey! Who or what are you?” The doctor asked, only to get punched in the face by the human, who delivers a roundhouse kick to an earth pony and tosses a pegasus aside.

“What!?” Star asked, stunned by what they’re seeing as the human kicks at the ambulances side passenger seat window, causing multiple cracks to appear. Taking action, Star takes a spear from one of the unconscious guards and charges at the human, but he grabs the spear and throws her to the side. What the hell!? So far only my father and Starfall had bested me like that!

“Stop!” The driver begged as the human grabs the ambulance’s roof railings, and uses them to catapult himself into the vehicle, knocking the driver out cold. He quickly throws the driver out as he drives off with the vehicle.

Star, having recovered from both he blow to her body and her pride, sees the ambulance drive off into the distance. “Princess Starburst, what the hell was that?” A guard demanded as the still conscious doctors check on the unconscious guards.

“I’m not sure,” Star replied as the ambulance disappears from their sight.

As the human drives out of the city, he hears a ringing on his helmets comlink. Making sure no one is ahead of him, he quickly puts the helmet on and answers the call. “Lance here.”

“Oh, thank God. You’re still alive!” Amanda said over the com.

“We were so worried. We thought the Gorns shot you down.” Said Amani in her usual quiet voice.

“They tried, but, as I said, they’re lousy shots. But my Gundam did sink in the ocean.”

“We’ll either have to retrieve it or destroy it, then.” Said Wu.

“Lance, we’re at each of our targets. Waiting for your command.” Said Imamu.

“And once we’re done, we can have a party!”

“Hilary, you’re so random sometimes,” said Amanda.

“Why thank you.” Hilary replied, making Lance chuckle.

“All right…” Lance said in a stern tone. “Commence missions.”

Terra

Brayzil

Hidden location

May 7, 3330 AD

2030 hours

The jungles of Brayzil, some of the most uncharted and dangerous on Terra. The perfect place to hide a factory. A factory that makes Gorn mobile suits. The latest and largest Gorn mobile suit factory, hidden under the jungle. The factory is about 2 kilometers long and 4 kilometers wide. The factory is one long assembly line, each station having a specific function. A few Drones in Shadow Bullet mobile suits stand guard as more are built. In the center is the main monitor, where all functions and the Gorns assigned to the factory are placed.

“All systems are functioning at full capacity.” A Drone said to a Trooper.

“As usual, nothing goes on here.”

“Hey! This is an important assignment. If this factory is damaged even a little bit, it could put the whole operation in jeopardy.”

“Whatever.” The Drone replied. Suddenly, several explosions rang outside on the factory floors, twelve in total, all at the different stations.

“What’s happening!?”

“Are we under attack?!” A Drone piloting a Shadow Bullet asked as he and another one move in front of the main monitor.

Suddenly, the two mobile suits are sliced in half and explode. After the Gorns in the monitor room open their eyes, they see a mobile suit standing 18.7 meters in height. Its body is mostly white and pink in color, with black lines were the exhaust ports are at. It’s arms and legs are white, but its hands are pink also. It has some kind of backpack. Its head is similar in design to a hooded figure, only the face can be seen. Above its crystal clear dark red eyes is a black v-shaped fin that’s twisted halfway. But that’s not what the Gorns in the main monitor are afraid of; it's the bright pink energy scythe it's currently carrying. Before any of the Gorns in the main monitor could respond, the mobile suit slashes at it, leaving a 20 meter gash as some Gorns lose their heads. The mobile suit then slashes again, and this time the main monitor explodes. *Listen for awsome fight music.*

QN 002-PP Gundam Death Blades

“This is Hilary Duo here,” the random, pink haired girl said over her suits comlink. “I’ve destroyed the main monitor. Now all I have to do is slice my way out of this battle, and dice up any Gorns I see!”

Terra

Zebra Nation

Hidden location

May 7, 3330 AD

2032 hours

The great, wide plains of the Zebra Nation are perfect for building a hidden airport. Or, as the Gorns have done, create a hidden spaceport. The largest spaceport the Gorns have created is the Saw Base, and it’s under attack. As the Gorn Drones, both inside and out of their mobile suits, fire at their attacker, a Gorn Trooper rushes to a Commander. “Did you reach the armada?” The Commander asked.

“No, sir! Something is blocking the signal!”

“Are you saying that the armada doesn’t even know we’re under attack!?”

“Do we even know who’s attacking!?” The Trooper asked, bringing up a very good point.

On the other end of the spaceport, a mobile suit, standing about 18.6 meters in height, calmly walks towards the base, even though multiple bullets, lasers and missiles either fly past him or hit their mark too far ahead. The mobile suit has a mostly white body, with orange and yellow armor on its body and arms. On its shoulders are two orange cannons the size of its head. It's carrying a gatling gun in its left hand, and a machine gun in its right. The arms themselves are bulky, and they look like the two halves of a cannon. There are two cannons on the mobile suits legs also. Its head is similar to a knight's helmet. Above its crystal clear green eyes is a golden v-shaped fin. It then aims its gatling gun and fires green colored energy blasts.

QN 003-AJ Gundam Rapidfire

“Now that you’ve seen me, I can’t let you live,” said Imamu, the pilot of the Gundam. “My original mission was to destroy only the spaceport. Now I’ll destroy everything!” He aims his machine gun at the troops and begins to decimate the Gorns at the spaceport. Soon, he opens the cannons on his Gundams shoulders, and 10 missiles fire out, each emitting glowing green particles. Once they hit the base, it explodes in a 100 meter high fireball. “This is Imamu Trey, 91.95% of the spaceport has been destroyed. Mission complete.”

Terra

Elephantia

Desert regions

May 8, 3330 AD

0830 hours

In the deserts of Elephantia, a Gorn hunting party, consisting of one Commander, 2 Troopers, and 5 Drones, all of them using Shadow Bullet mobile suits, is on the hunt. On the hunt for the changelings. “You’re sure that the changelings ran here, right?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Then where are they!?” The Commander demanded. Above a nearby sand dune, Chrysalis and her surviving changelings (only about 100 of them left) are watching the strange, mechanical beings talk to one another.

“Why are they after us?” An armored changeling asked his queen in a whisper.

“I wish I knew, but we should leave while we have the chance.” Chrysalis whispered as she and the other changelings slowly make their leave. Unfortunately, one changeling causes some sand to fall down near one of the Gorn mobile suits.

Curious, a Gorn Drone looks up, and sees the changelings, just as they realized that one’s mistake. “I have visual contact!” Said the Drone, which makes the changelings run for their lives. Suddenly, the Commander and one of his Troopers jump in front of the group while the others surround them.

“Got nowhere to go to now, changelings,” said the Commander, with Chrysalis already hearing him lick his chops. Suddenly, yellow colored lasers fire down from the sky, destroying most of the Drones. “What is it!? What’s happening!?”

“Enemy attack! Enemy attack!” A Drone cried before his suit is hit and explodes.

“Go! Now! Run!” Chrysalis ordered, with the other changelings soon following.

“You’re not getting away!” Said the Commander as he and a Trooper follow.

“Commander, we’re the only two left. We need to— Ah! Up there!” The Trooper suddenly said as he points to the sky.

“What the hell!” Said the Commander when he, the Trooper and the changelings see a Mobile Fighter float down in between them and the changelings, giving off yellow colored particles. Its long, sharp, and is white, yellow, and light pink in color, with two shotels attached to what looks like the cockpit. Suddenly, the nose splits in two as the back half rotates backwards, the pointed ends becoming feet. The wings then unfold into arms, and a head rotates into view, the shotels now on its back. On it’s right leg is a small blaster, and there’s a light pink, butterfly shaped shield on its left arm. It has crystal clear yellow eyes, above which is a pink v-shaped fin. It’s now a mobile suit, standing around 18.7 meters.

“What is it?” An awestricken changeling asked.

“Give up your weapons and surrender, and I’ll spare your lives,” the new machine said to the other two in a timid female voice.

“Fire! Fire!” Cried the Commander as he and the Trooper fire their rifles, causing the changelings to duck. Soon the mobile suit flies towards them and, taking its two shotels, slashes the two Gorn mobile suits clean in half. The two halves float for a moment before exploding.

QN 004-FS Gundam Sand Dune MS mode

“Amani Quattro here. I’ve destroyed the leader.” Said the girl as she removes her helmets visor. “I told you; you should’ve surrendered.”

Terra

Vietmane

800 kilometers offshore

May 8, 3330 AD

1033 hours

Fire. Water. Oil. And metal. These four materials don’t mix often, but when they do its chaos. That is what has happened to a Gorn Research Fleet. Two ships, both close to being 40 meters long, are on fire and sinking. On one is a mobile suit. It stands around 18.4 meters in height. It’s right arm is like a combination of a dragon and a snake, with green ‘eyes’ and golden ‘fangs’. It's a rainbow-colored mobile suit with a head design similar to a Chinese warriors’s helmet, with clear cerise eyes, above which is a golden serpent like v-shaped fin. On its back are two dragon-like wings. Suddenly, it aims its dragon arm at the bridge of the ship it's standing on. It then launches itself into the bridge, destroying it. Two Gorn fighter jets approach, but the mobile suit aims its dragon arm at them, and jets of fire burst out at the two fighters. They soon explode due to the extreme heat.

QN 005-RD Lightning Flash Gundam

Seeing that the Gorns piloting those fighters are now ash, he ceases the flamethrowers. “My name is Chong Wu and this is the Gundam Nezha. We’re not hiding anywhere. This battle will be over in practically no time.”

Terra

Mexicolt

Hidden location

May 7, 3330 AD

2030 hours

In the mountains of Mexicolt, in a hidden valley, a battle is taking place. In the cliff side, Gorn Drones and Troopers are all firing at something from several holes in the walls. A mobile suit, standing around 18.9 meters in height, is the one attacking them. It’s mostly white with purple armor and shoulder pads. Hanging from its right shoulder pad is a sniper rifle of some sort. It also has several holsters for other weapons on its arms and legs. Its head is similar to a samurai helmet, but it has an impractical purple ponytail flowing out of the back of its head. It has crystal clear dark blue eyes and a white v-shaped fin over them, at the center of which is something like a unicorn horn. In its hands are pistols, which it's using to fire light cornflower blue energy blasts at the base. Soon, Gorn Drones run up to the giant holes left by the shots and fires assault rifles, though they have no idea what they’re getting themselves into.

QN 006-R Gundam Evasive

“These Gorns are as stupid as ever,” said Amanda as she blasts the Drones. Soon, she sees a crate full of bombs at one of the holes she made. “Time to show them why it's a bad idea to keep explosives and other weapons together like this,” she said as she aims for the box and fires. Almost instantaneously, the entire base explodes.

“Wiped out. Wiped out.” Said Violet.

“That was easy.”

“Incoming mobile suits. Incoming mobile suits.” Violet suddenly said. Looking to the South, Amanda sees three Shadow Lights flying towards her. Putting the two GN Beam Pistols in their holsters, Amanda grabs her Gundams GN Sniper Rifle. In the cockpit, as device lowers as Amanda grabs it. A small targeting device pops out as Amanda looks into it. Her Gundams horn suddenly splits in two, revealing a scoop on its forehead. Taking aim, Amanda fires at the three incoming Shadow Lights, destroying them in three-seconds.

“Amanda Yamamoto here. Targets have been destroyed. Mission complete.” Amanda said over the comlink.

Terra

16 kilometers offshore from Manhattan

No-Ble’s Gorn Assault Carrier

May 7, 3330 AD

2044 hours

“Haven't the search troops arrived yet?” One of the Commanders asked as they fly around the site where the Gundam sank.

“They say they won’t be here for another 2 hours.”

“What’s taking them so long?”

“Don’t get so flustered. That Gundam isn’t going anywhere.” No-Ble said as he reviews some photos. “And don’t forget, its quit deep here, and its close to Equestrian space. It’s natural that they would take a long time to prepare for the search.”

“But…”

“Why don’t I show you something interesting?” No-Ble asked as he walks up to the Commander, showing him one of the photos.

“What’s this?” The Commander asked, seeing a Gorn naval ship burning, with something on its bow attacking the bridge.

“Eleven minutes ago, a Gorn fighter jet took these pictures right before he and the research fleet he was stationed with were destroyed.” No-Ble said as he shows them another picture, thine time it's a close up of the thing that’s attacking the bridge. It's a rainbow-colored mobile suit with a head design similar to a Chinese warriors’s helmet, with clear cerise eyes, above which is a serpent like v-shaped vin colored red. On its back are two dragon-like wings. It’s a Gundam! “Don’t you think it looks an awful lot like the one we saw?”

“You mean there are two of these things?”

“No, there appear to be even more than that. There are reports that a hidden mobile suit factory in Brayzil, a spaceport in the Zebra Nation, a Gorn hunting party in Elephantia, and a guarded weapons cache in Mexicolt all came under attack at the exact same time and have been completely annihilated.”

“So there are five?”

“Six altogether, if you include the one that already sank.”

“Six of them!? There are six Gundams!?”

“Consider ourselves fortunate, because we made it out alive after an encounter with a Gundam.”

Terra

Everfree Forest, Equestria

Castle of the Royal Pony Sisters

May 7, 3330 AD

2100 hours

“You’re right, Haro. This old castle is a perfect place to hide.” Lance said over his comlink. He’s exploring the ancient Castle of the Royal Pony Sisters, right now being in the old throne room. “And by the looks of things, no one has been in here for years.”

“Good stuff. Good stuff.”

“Everyone, you all have to find your own way to get here. The Gorns are sure to know about us by now.”

“What about the Dusk Shine? We can’t just leave it.” Amani said.

“Me and Hilary are the closest to Lance. We’ll retrieve the Dusk Shine before the Gorns do.”

“Right. Just be careful. We don’t know what lives in Terra’s oceans.”

“Understood.” Said Amanda and Hilary before the comlinks turn off.

“I better keep looking around.” Lance said as he leaves. Soon, he stumbles upon the library. “This could help.” Said he as he begins to look though the century old books, manuscripts and scrolls.

Terra

Ponyville, Equestria

Rainbow Friendship Kingdom Castle

Quintnary 7, 1035 ANM

9:05 p.m.

“And he had hair nearly identical to Princess Twilight’s, but it was a darker shade and in a ponytail. He was also wearing a blue and purple colored military suit of some sort.” Starburst said to her captain/father. It had been close to an hour since she found that human, and was beaten by it.

“Strange,” said Flash Sentry. “What’s a human doing in Equestria?”

“We would’ve asked him, but he knocked out some of the doctors and guards, knock me aside and stole the ambulance before we could ask him anything.”

“Hmmm…” was all that Flash Sentry could say. “Why don’t you spend some time with … Starfall tomorrow? I’m sure you want to search for this human, but you need time to come up with a plan. We don’t want a repeat of what happened when I tried to catch your coltfriend.”

Starburst shivered at the thought, recollecting the Black Chains of Fear. Taking his advice, Starburst heads for her room to get some rest, for she’ll certainly need to for tomorrow.

Terra

Everfree Forest, Equestria

Castle of the Royal Pony Sisters

May 7, 3330 AD

2112 hours

“‘As we searched for a way to defeat the God of Chaos, Discord, me and my sister stumbled upon the Tree of Harmony. Realizing we can use the six jewels to defeat him, Luna and I took them and used their great power to imprison Discord in a stone prison.’ Interesting,” Lance said as he reads an old diary. He discovered the diary by chance, after he stumbled upon a hidden reading room behind the library, though Lance was still shocked that he can read the very English-like language that the ponies seem to used. “‘After Discords defeat, we’ve constructed the castle to keep the jewels safe, hidden beneath the throne room on a stone pillar, in case we were to ever need to use them again. As the castle was being built, our adviser and close friend, Star Swirl the Bearded, suggested we add at least a hundred secret passageways and traps to protect both the jewels, now called the Elements of Harmony, and ourselves from enemy intrusion.’ Secret passageways and traps, huh? That can be helpful. ‘We each gave a name to an Element, based on the specific properties of one’s heart that were required to use them. Honesty, Generosity, Kindness, Loyalty, Laughter, and lastly Magic. As the castle came close to completion, me and Luna would often explore to amuse ourselves, and play a small joke on the other…’” Lance read, having only stopped to flick away a small spider with star patterns on it away from the table he was reading at. “‘I love to duck behind the paintings, and though the Hall of Hooves still gives her a bit of a fright, the trap door slide is Luna's favorite. Soon the Organ to the Outside will be finished. I can hardly wait.’”

After finishing that page, Lance flips through the book to the last entry. “Okay, let’s see why they decided to abandon this place. ‘Oh, I feel so terrible for what I have done!’” He read. Confused, he takes a closer look at the page, and sees that the writing wasn’t as smooth or as clean as it was, but is was shaken and there were a few spots where water fell. Was the writer … crying over something? “‘I cannot believe I did it, but she left me no choice. Over the past few weeks, I noticed that Luna had begun to change. She was becoming less friendly, and she often asked why the ponies didn’t stay up to look at her beautiful nights. Then last night, she suddenly confronted me in the throne room. She declared that there was only enough room in Equestria for one Alicorn princess. It was then that the resentment in her heart gain complete control over her. A dark sphere encircled her as her body began to change. She grew larger, and her coat turned from a dark blue to a near black blue. She grew fangs as her eyes turned from cyan to turquoise, gaining cat-like pupils. She gained armor a her mane became mist-like, gaining a pattern similar to the night sky. She was no longer my sister. She had become Nightmare Moon! She decreed that the night would last forever. I tried to reason with her, but she refused to listen. She attacked me and the fight quickly escalated. Part of the castle was destroyed as we fought. I didn’t want to harm her, which is how I was thrown back down into the throne room. She laughs, having assumed that her victory is assured. However, I wasn’t giving up. Having no choice, I used the Elements of Harmony against her, banishing my beloved sister to the moon. Afterwards, having learned my lesson, I went to Canterlot to construct a new palace, and I listened to all the ponies who needed help. I left the Elements here in the now ruined castle, for using them to banish my sister made me lose my connection to them. It was my fault that Luna was banished to the moon, but I know that she will return one day. I only hope that she will be the sister I love, or the entity of hatred called Nightmare Moon.’” That was the last entry in the diary.

“How sad,” Lance said as he returns to the beginning pages of the diary. “But magic? I’m not even sure that magic is real, though considering that this planet has creatures very similar to myths from Earth, I shouldn’t be surprised. Now, where is this ‘Tree of Harmony’?” He asked as he looks through the diary. Suddenly, as he goes through the pages, his finger gets caught in between two separate pages. They’re stuck together. Separating the pages, Lance sees an illustration of a tree made of crystals. Next to it is a drawing of a passage way, leading from the library to the tree. “What do we have here? ‘Star Swirl had suggested we create a secret passageway to the Tree of Harmony. The Tree of Harmony is what keeps the Everfree Forest in check, preventing the dangerous animals and plants from spreading to the inhabited areas outside the forest. We constructed this path because the Tree of Harmony requires the six Elements of Harmony to keep the forest under control. Without them, it would only be a matter of time before the Tree would lose its magic and the forest would begin to spread.’ A magic tree made of crystals that keeps this forest under control? Now that is something worth investigating.” He said as he takes the book to the library. Wanting to see this Tree, Lance goes to the specific bookshelf where the diary illustration says that the hidden door is behind. Pulling on the appropriate book, the bookshelf slides to the side as the door opens. Taking out a small flashlight and putting the diary on a nearby table, Lance enters the passageway. After several minutes, Lance comes across a trap door. Opening it, he finds a rather large cavern. Looking around, he sees the tree described in the diary, the Tree of Harmony.

Exiting the hole and taking a closer look at the Tree, he sees that the six Elements of Harmony have been returned, but they look different from how the book described them. Obviously, a lot of time has passed and many things have happened since that last entry. “Beautiful…” Lance said as he approaches the Tree. Suddenly, the magenta colored star at the center of the tree begins glowing, making Lance stop in his tracks as the entire Tree begins to glow. Suddenly, his own body begins to glow magenta. “What — What is happening!?” He asked. Suddenly, images from the Tree of Harmony’s past fly into his mind, while images from his past fly to the Tree. “Did we … just have a conversation, or something?” Suddenly, a flower appears in front of him. When it blooms, six different colored balls of light appear. Five of them suddenly fly out of the cavern, while the last one flats towards Lance. Holding out his hand, the light lands in it and becomes a magenta star necklace. “What is this?” Suddenly, his comlink buzzes. “It’s me.”

“Lance, you are not going to believe this!” Amanda said over the comlink. “Me and Violet were just flying over the ocean, when this light suddenly appears. It enters the Evasive and becomes a purple diamond necklace!”

“You too?”

“Wait! It happened to you also?” Amanda asked.

“Yeah. I was investigating this thing called the Tree of Harmony, when it suddenly started glowing. Next thing I knew, a flower at the Trees base appears, five lights leaving the cavern, and one light becoming a magenta star necklace in my hand.”

“Wow! Same here, except for the harmony tree thingy and the flower,” said Hilary, having dropped into their conversation.

“Hilary! How long have you’ve been listening?” Amanda asked.

“When you told Lance about that light.” Amani said.

“Did everyone get one of these necklaces?” Lance asked.

“They did. They did.” Said Violet.

“Put it on, guys! Something really cool happens!” The excited Hilary said.

Curiosity getting the best of him, Lace puts the necklace on. Suddenly, it begins glowing, along with his entire body. When the light stops, Lance places his hand on his head, having a headache for some reason. But, what he feels isn’t his hand. Opening his eyes, he sees that the Tree is larger for some reason. Looking up, he (thankfully) sees his goggles, but he also sees the tip of a horn behind them. Looking down, instead of his body and legs, he sees dark purple fur on his chest and horse legs. Looking to his flank, he sees a tattoo of a shooting star. He’s shocked. The necklace has turned him into a unicorn!

“What the hell just happened! I’m a freaking unicorn now!”

“I got turned into one too!” The equally shocked Amanda said over her comlink.

“I got turned into a pegasus.” Said Amani.

“I’m a regular pony, and Wu got turned into a griffin while Imamu got turned into a zebra.” Hilary said with a giggle.

“Well, whatever happened to us, this could be used to our advantage. We can blend into the local population now, at least for the time being. I wonder if I’ll turn back to normal if I remove the neck—” Before he could finish, just by thinking about turning back to normal, he’s enveloped in light again. He it stops, he’s a human again. “I guess we just think about it, and these necklaces respond by changing out appearance.”

“Oh! This is amazing!” Amanda said over the comlink. “I still have my fabulous hair, even as a unicorn.”

“Just keep it on the down low, at least until we get the Dusk Dawn. Over and out.” Lance said as he leaves the cavern the way he came. In the library, as he walks by a window, he notices a faint light in the distance. “There must be a town over there. Well, the best way to understand the planet is to experience the cultures.”

Terra

Ponyville, Equestria

Ponyville uptown

Quintnary 8, 1035 ANM

8:30 a.m.

“So, Star, you were telling me about this human you found last night?” Starfall asked. He and Starburst were at Sugarcube Corner, getting some cinnamon buns for breakfast.

“Well, I’m pretty sure that he’s a solider because of how he was dressed and how he knocked out the doctors and the guards.”

“And you too,” Starfall added, which made Starburst glare at him.

“True,” Star said after a moment of glaring daggers at him. “But I really want to find him again. He beat both me and the guards in a pace that only you could rival!”

“Sounds like my kind of guy. Huh, Starry?” said Starfall as he teleports himself right next to Starburst, and kisses her on the lips, making her madly blush.

Terra

Ponyville, Equestria

Ponyville downtown

Quintnary 8, 1035 ANM

3:00 p.m.

The couple had just strolled around Ponyville for the day, nothing to do really. “Do you want to visit Annie and T later, see how their soon-to-be-born foal is doing?” Starfall asked.

"Sure, why no-" Just then, Star stops when she sees some familiar features.

“Star? Are you okay?” Starfall asked, having noticed Star’s sudden stop.

“It’s him. Right over there!” Starburst said as she points. Looking to where she’s pointing, Starfall see a unicorn stallion who’s around 25-years-old. His mane is similar to Twilights, but its midnight blue instead of sapphire blue, and instead of violet and a rose-colored steaks, he has a single purple streak. It’s styled in a ponytail also. He has violet colored eyes, his coat is a very dark purple, and his cutie mark is a shooting star. Around his neck is a magenta star necklace. He also has a pair of blue and white goggles with purple lenses. “I’m sure that's him!”

“Are you sure, my Beloved Nemesis?” Starfall asked.

“I’m positive! I never forget a face.”

“Even if it's the face of your future coltfreind from when you were babies?” Candy suddenly asked as she pops in on the two, making the two jump back.

“How long have you’ve been there?” Starfall asked when he noticed that Candy was with Del, T and the clearly pregnant Annie, who is holding a young filly — around a year old — who has dragon wings.

“Long enough,” said T.

“I have to agree with Starfall on this. He just looks like a normal unicorn to me,” said Anthea.

“But you can only see blurs,” Starburst pointed out.

“I know. And he looks like one normal blur.”

“Helooooo thereeeee!” They heard Candy said. Looking over, they see that she has just gone and walked right up to the unicorn. “My name is Cotton Candy, but you can just call me Candy! What’s your name? Oh, let me guess. Shadow Light? Falling Star? Gundam? Wait, what? I have no idea where I got that name from.”

“My name is Lanciare. Lanciare un Alba Futuro. But you can call me Lance,” the unicorn answered. Obviously he didn’t want Candy to keep guessing his name.

“Oh! Just like Starburst’s cousins nickname! Nice to meet you then, Lance!” Candy said as she vigorously shakes Lance’s hoof. “Oh! I want you to meet my friends. This here is T, his wife Annie and their baby Oasis. Isn’t she cuuuuute! And that’s Starburst, Starfall, and my sweetie Del!”

“Nice to meet you all,” Lance said, when he notices Starburst. It’s that pegasus mare from last night! She lives here?

“Yeah. It’s a pleasure to meet you,” Starburst said, suspicion in her voice.

The Gorn Armada’s marine division has sent out troops to find the sunken Gundam. But Knight At-Lass’ warrior, No-Ble, is the first to find the Gundam using the Shadow Ice mobile suit. But in the dark ocean depths two other Gundams revel themselves to the Gorns. Up on the surface Lance has begun preparations for restoring and repurposing the ancient castle in the Everfree Forests. Next on Gundam Equus, chapter 2: Depth Next Chapter: Depth Estimated time remaining: 5 Hours, 22 Minutes