Dogs of DAHL, Crystal Train and Rolling Thunder
The Crystal Tundra - West of the Crystal Empire - moments before first impact
[Third Dog Perspective]

The night winds were howling, survivors of raiding dog party three came back saying they found the stupid one named jack for bounty of gems if caught or dead, that put a lot of excitement into this band of dogs whom were originally preparing to take the crystal empire and enslave the crystal ponies to get them endless gems! The joy of getting the bounty AND enslaving crystal ponies only to distract them from the possible danger that the scouting party survivors kept whimpering about.

But they were D.A.H.L. DOGS, one of the lesser clans in it true but still mighty for how they have trained hard and learned the value of these cannons and protective armor from weak pony weapons. The only troubles were from those Red Lance griffins when pushing at their territory, still dogs thought they were superior due to flying metal pipes that keep them from flying in. They would often scoff at whatever would be STUPID enough to come and fight them even in their own element!

It will be marking the first greatest Dog Clan tragedy shying greatly from the first D.A.H.L. and Atlas’s Red Lance conflict dispute, which they still fight outside pony territories to avoid sun pony’s wraith and doom all. Soon enough all the dogs would start perking their ears up at a strange loud but sort of familiar whistling and burning noise, it only took one dog to look up and blanch in horror before trying to dig down for the first Moon Shot strike to hit!

Chaos was everywhere and burning dog hair and flesh! But the worse sight of all when seven more of these strikes came, a face seen on the bounty parchments stood tall with a scary floating metal dead thing behind with Loaders bearing Hyperion’s mark. Most of the Clan Company was struck down by surprise from those strikes but those whom could still fight attempted to push them back with bullets and cannons. Though the sense of dread came worse when more jacks and his machines rolled over them, spraying blood and gore in their wake while those further back field stripped everything off.

The Crystal Express – Royal Compartment – Earlier
*Princess Celestia Perspective*

Sighing lightly looking at my sister Luna, my adoptive niece cadence as her husband Shining Armor sit across from us in our seating while my former student and her friends were talking in the seats just beyond ours at this time. “I truly hope Jack isn’t going to attack the crystal empire, as I do hope some of the things he said are not true as well. We should have done a formal investigation just to be sure back then, it was rather naive that everything would have gone smoothly after defeating Sombra.” Feeling Luna’s hand on my arm was somewhat comforting but my gaze fell onto Cadence and Shining for what’s to come.

Taking a calming breath before putting on my serene face looking at a now straitened Cadence. “Niece, did you or Shining Armor do anything except wholly claim an ‘offered’ position of power without due diligence in finding any connecting royal line, of a neighboring foreign country?” Luna of all ponies present could see how my eye must have twitched a millimeter when my niece gave a sheepish smile not even meeting my gaze, it’s moments like these that are not too uncommon that makes me think back on how GOOD me and my sister had it with Jack and Starswirl keeping stupid actions of others at bay, no matter their own personal squabbling over any issues.

Turning my gaze to Shining Armor having expected better from him only to make the poor stallion wither under my gaze when he looked at his wife for help, only to force a hesitant stoic expression in a sitting position to respond. “No your majesty as we got- sidetracked by other issues and had fallen into the trap of imminent forced leadership.” He must had gotten cues from Cadence by that slight pause, at least their marriage is strong so that will be a plus if things go badly at the empire.

Though looking at Luna when she squeezed my hand I thought it was to lay off on our niece, until that is she acted as if having a migraine from rubbing her forehead with the free hand. “Luna is something wrong?” She nodded softly, sighing as she spoke up once more before scrunching her face in pondering. That look has always been adorable from my younger sister. “I believe good sister there were tiny shocks from my moon, seven of them that felt different slightly from the others earlier.” Looking back on it in thought a question came to mind.

“Luna?” She looked to us having cleared her possible migraine with a spell we had cast, giving a look in question. “Did you feel anything even for a moment when jack spoke to us earlier during the tail end of his conversation? Also before the guard reported of objects falling towards the empire?” Luna gave a nod before her eyes widened, we smiled as we came to the same conclusion when the words Luna said all but confirmed my thoughts. “The Moon Shot. He wasn’t merely naming it after us, he built something on my moon!?!”

Giving a nod before looking back as to why he chose the spot for his ‘date’ with Luna the night we used the elements on him could have been to surprise her, which is also why nightmare said she WASN’T alone for a thousand years. I knew he was brilliant before but to build something not on equis is astonishing, but that bit of his company being an interstellar business seemed so ludicrous at the time. Except the only evidence of alien life was him and what he made in secret, no matter how much I had begged and whined like a filly.

Though our further ‘semi private’ conversation was broken when a winter prepared alicorn Twilight Sparkle appeared, at our seating area, with a shimmering expression I have mistakenly overly encouraged when she was a filly learning under me. It is rather shocking that she and her brother are from Starswirl’s bloodline, though that brings up another question. Did jack ever consider dating? Was it some sort of social taboo? Why am I only now at times such as this, missing that handsome ‘dangerous’ smile?

Sighing before look at cadence as she gives me a strange look that blossoms into a smile, what is she going to try and do to weasel out of this? “Well my dear loving sister twilight, it seems the very alien-” Cadence was interrupted by oddly enough, discord, Luna and myself with the same wording. “Jack! Jack… Jack.”

Though admittedly only one of three were cheerful saying this while I and Luna were slightly angered by the disrespect oddly enough as another thing we agree on. “...Jack, whom to my aunts discovered. Seem to have done something nopony or being on equis before having been quite impossible, building anything stable off of Equis, anypony could utterly guess as for what was made up there let alone what contributions a Nightmare Being could have contributed.”

She chose her words carefully to not hurt my sister nor upset me, but the question brought up some obvious thoughts. Though I will get back to that subject of your actions niece and shining armor later. They can likely see it written on my face before continuing, with a calming tone to not incite panic or delusions that could paint jack in a darker light. “Well perhaps he simply made a home up there away from every being because of all that has happened. I was there for Luna when she returned so surely we who know him best, who can be there for him.”

We all started thinking on it, perhaps for what kind of dwelling would he craft for himself. Maybe it will be like the ‘mansion’ he had in flliglade… Hanging my head a bit more at that, made me feel as if I was a horrid pony again, so young and blinded by youth and aggression when I should have seen a very important ‘man’ who treated us like normal ponies.

HE made me feel normal, he gave us the gift of friendship. Back then he would have represented the meanings of the elements in his own weird ways, his smile and laughter, his kindness towards others no matter their station or species, generosity towards those who truly needed it, his loyalty to us his friends and those who needed protection, his honesty despite the occurrence of what transpires and finally in his own weird way yet again his ‘magic’ as silly as it sounded then had wormed it’s way into my rapture filled heart back then as yet I held back for Luna.

It’s funny how it could have been either of us who became corrupted by the nightmare when we couldn’t free jack, I so desperately wanted to let go and vent yet I had to be the big sister and stay strong for us and our ponies. But sadly Luna fell into depression from losing jack then rage at me and our ponies who didn’t put us on equal pedestals putting me above her when I kept telling her that it wasn’t true, in the end the nobles got what they wanted at a terrible cost. Jack would have laughed his flank off from how he would have said ‘their just deserts’ which we are having now.

Though it was Shining Armor who brought up a military suggested questions. “If he had a home of any sort made there why would he need a ‘moon shot’ that could double as a military resource? We all saw just one impact did to the Everfree Forest, those things that came down from the sky were bigger than troop carriages side by side with pegasi pulling each let alone the speed. With these loyal ‘loader bot’ troops couldn’t he deploy them anywhere desired? What about those who could issue such orders in his absence?” He was providing good points, we had to spend a good amount of time trying to calm down the citizens, because of his ‘put the fear of the gods’ into our little ponies.

But something out of all of this made this thought horrifying, he could literally strike anywhere on the world of Equis from what he has on the moon. Or more horrid a thought the nightmare could or her own mother, it was a deafening shock for Luna and I to SEE her alive and working with jack out of anybeing. It only made my mind run wilder from being upset that she was hiding for all this time leaving us to fight and rule in her stead, to being possibly alone with jack and keeping this advanced knowledge safe in her hands. When us, her own daughters hunted him down like a monster when he never struck back.

It may only be me, my sister Luna and discord who knew how powerful she is. Yet when she spoke so strongly to us in the throne room, it was like she wasn’t even considering us, only jack was her priority for reasons I know not why. Though I do remember her telling somepony how she considered jack to be like and odd colt to her, somebeing who needed a family to make things alright in the end. He may not have been a prince of title and birth but in heart he was, that was all it took for mother in most cases like jack, she even embarrassed us in saying we should form a herd and tie jack down to keep other mares off him.

Perhaps if we could arrange a formal meeting with jack things could be talked out, I know he had a bit of a temper back then for those who deserve it. But if he could offer us a chance, maybe we will have him open up again, if the meeting fails or couldn’t be arranged, maybe we could try to trust discord. Not alone ever again that is for sure, or worse jack’s current angered state might get the apologetic draconicus to once again turn against us. That would truly shatter what fragile relationships he is attempting to fix from tirek’s twisted words giving false promises. I won’t be the first pony to deny that I haven’t done such a thing but-

It was at this point I felt Luna tugging slightly and shifting with a growing furious blush, I was so distracted that I ignored everypony looking outside the windows from fiery glows in the north from seven spots only to confirm what happened, but the question is was jack there in my mind until Luna sent this thought to me.

‘Sister, I do not know why but I am feeling anger, lust and pride that brings up images of jack for some reason. Perhaps it is the nightmare who we are sharing this feeling from? It is impossible to understand what she is thinking but it involves jack and some action, we fear her desires are that of the carnal nature. Whatever jack has done we feel the rush of battle, surge of lust and protective nature clash and mix.’

Looking thoughtful seeing the others were distracted by the glow in the distance even taking note that the train had shifted track perhaps heading to Vanhoover instead of the empire, when it was brought up by cadence a crystal guard came in from the front to say this. “We are sorry your majesties but we have to detour through Vanhoover to get around several hazards on the original line, it seems like somepony destroyed the tracks and even put up warning signs.” That earned a deadpan from me knowing it is a delay tactic from jack, having likely set up more to slow us down for what he is doing.

“Be sure to have somepony observe for future obstructions, they are likely tactics to slow the trip we are undertaking. Buying more time for Whatever Activity that Jack and Hyperion has planned.” My niece and Shining Armor gave each other a look and seeing from how they reacted, I will have to keep an eye on them both to ensure they don’t attack him. That’s if what we saw is anything related to him near or in the city, he isn’t normally one for flare but there could have been somepony who set him off, he did mention something about being a noble of some kind there which might be another reason for his actions.

A smile bloomed on my face that drew confused looks from everypony, though it was my student who asked the question first as everypony watched my reaction. “Pri- I um, Celestia what are you smiling for?”

Looking at her as she must have been shocked by perhaps too joyful a smile, in this circumstance it would be odd to most parties. “I believe I know the reason WHY jack chose the crystal empire for his first action, like rainbow dash being the element of loyalty, he is LOYAL to a friend or those under his protection. Since he was the first being to have the crystal ponies come out of isolation long ago when we had founded Equestria, he to my knowledge nonchalantly mentioned he underwent a ceremony of some sort. From one of the ‘reports’ from you twilight, had sent about the crystal empire’s customs it would only made sense if he was given nobility.” That got a blink out of everypony before Luna’s eyes widening cutely to me.

Cadence took this moment to speak up at this point with disbelief. “So he would be technically a citizen of the crystal empire? So maybe as princess I can get him to stand down and turn himself over to you, shiny could detain any of his troops or things for safety too.” That earned a muzzle palm thankfully from my sister Luna before shaking her head no, giving what I was alluding to earlier. “What my sister means is that Jack would openly DENOUNCE your claim to the throne, rally the subjects with his ‘loader bots’ assistance to throw you both out. Then find the pony likely to suit that position, if not he or any of the highest ranking nobles would have a chance to claim the throne. Rights of succession are BRUTAL there.” That earned a shiver from most of everypony including discord.

The Crystal Tundra - Ruined D.A.H.L. Forward Base - After Moon Strikes
*Asphyzionus Perspective*

I was just staring at all the flames and craters as far as the eye could see, when those strikes from the sky came down from the moon! It was just. So. AWESOME! I didn’t scream that out, I didn’t want to tick off Jack more than I already did. As we made our way through the dog gore and remains that were filling these trenches, as he calls it ‘fertilizer’. To me it looked more like a massacre and impromptu graveyard in one go. Like he was thinking the world was going to come along and say ‘Hey heads up we’re going to dump everything on you, so good luck’. I saw loader bots walking in and out of the places with pieces of guns or equipment to constructors for removal.

It surprisingly didn’t take long to get through what with no resistance and the howling cries of dogs being gunned down in the background, there was a strange glint in jack’s eyes when he looked at the fires. That was until he spoke up. “Have you ever destroyed a capital to a foreign country before? I have, to those slaves I saved they called me a hero, ‘Smiling Jack’! I ordered one of my larger Loader Bots named Saturn to do these exact words in my livid state of mind. ‘Destroy ANY forces in your path and then LEVEL Minos, I want that spot to be fucked beyond memory’. When I look at sights like this, it makes me think back to bad times like those. I was enslaved on a diplomatic journey spreading the name of Hyperion to all whom would welcome me.” Looking back at me there wasn’t any life in his dim blue eyes giving a chuckle.

“Sounds heavy…” Was all I could think to say to all that I then looked to one of the dead dogs. “Do you really need to kill all of them?” I asked as another dog was killed off somewhere crying about its foot being shot off, that was worrying...

He gave what looked to be a trademark smirk glancing in the direction I did before replying in kind as his voice lacked most of its former emotion. “Well kiddo, from what some of my bots have been recording from documents. I was either to be brought in dead or alive to them, did you know it’s easier to bring in a corpse than a live one?” He looked back into my eyeless skull as he took a few more steps to reach the edge leading to the train tracks.

I sighed at this that was just great, he is just as bad as he was in the video game. I followed him on to the train station well one things for sure it looked a little like the one I saw in my world. The one thing I didn’t get was the odd writing all over the place.

“Jack what is all this?” I asked as I looked over it with my glowing eye.

Looking back at me to survey the ‘damage’ that use to be a base of some kind before looking in the direction of the crystal empire, finally back at me to say this. “Possibly some type of forward base, from the missiles they had they could easily hit the place from here and the gear they have could have easily rolled over the guard to take the place. Did you know dogs love gems? Well, being Crystal Ponies they make or grow them. Since it isn’t uncommon for them to enslave ponies, I would say they were going to hit the place to either take the empire or foalnap ponies.” Giving a final nod seeing confirmation of one intact missile pointed towards our direction.

“I don’t get it, the dogs I met were nothing like this. Who is giving them orders? Have you try talking things out with them. Not only that but why do they want you anyway?” I let out a growl to myself would these dogs really want to enslave the Crystal Ponies, I didn’t like this not one bit.

Getting a flat look in return to hear him say this to me. “Well from what you told me, these ‘Displaced’ end up in either near mirrors of each other, or something fundamentally changes the environment. I am technically an Engineer, I build things and break things just the same as anything else here. But the facts of where I am right now is a BIG contrast to YOURS, as for who or what is giving the orders I have no fucking idea. Imprisonment in stone gives you little time to get the news if any, this is my first fucking time meeting these mutts so hell do I know why they wanted me! They were trigger happy at just seeing me.” Groaning as he slid a hand down his face until a couple bullets struck his shield making him dive for cover.

I on the other hand looked around for where the shot came from until I got hit in the shoulder and get into cover with Jack. “Wow you can feel the love out here, can’t you?” I asked in a joking manner, taking a peek only to cause more shots to ring out making snow fly up.

Getting a deadpan response from jack as he says this before stopping himself from possibly slapping me up the side of the head. “Well some fucker doesn’t have the god damned courtesy for a reach around or even a hello before shooting at me, I bet you it’s the base leading mutt or some bullshit like that.” That was until a feminine voice reached our ears of a young teenager that sounded familiar.

The sound of a thruster came closer as she spoke up. “Ew, ew, ew. Deathtrap carry me on your shoulder, we got a douche named Handsome Jack to slag and that zombie piss smelling thing to kill.” Another shot near we were hitting got her attention apparently told us what might be going on. “Thanks for pointing them out Zero! Let’s turn them into jelly Deathtrap!” He looked at me with a face that said it all, pointing at me then a thumb towards the voice saying this. “I blame your non-existing ass for this.”

Taking a look from cover showed me cute Gaige, red stunning pigtailed hair with goggles resting on her bangs. Piercing green- purple? eyes, a bandage on her right cheek with freckles showing off her beauty as she wore a sleeveless hoody with her left robotic arm shown holding onto her deathtrap’s shoulder while her skirt just barely hid her panties. “God I wish I was still human…” While I just notice now she is pointing a handgun at me with a smile. “For an undead thing you sure are dumber than anything else I’ve seen, which only makes it easier to kill you and get at jack over there.” When mentioning his name her eyes flashed purple gaining a sadistic grin.

I looked back to Jack only to see he is gone. ‘You son of a bitch.’ I then looked at my new gun being a SMG I could get some use out of this, then an idea hit me. “I’m sorry, who did you want again?” I called out seeing if I could see anyone else around, the response was a strangely non-surprised Gaige who jumped off of her Deathtrap’s shoulder who had purple themes instead of red, even that eye it had glowed purple.

Her grin grew wider a bit more shark like when saying this. “He ran away didn’t he?” Her teeth were clearly not human from that smile, also her trigger finger twitches from appearances as she took on a different stance. “Well that just means I don’t get to play pretend, unless that is, you want a ‘nice’ show before you die from my ‘hands’.” She said ever so sweetly that dripped with danger.

I calmly pulled my staff from my back then with a wave of my hand cast ghost walk on myself, once that was over I then pulled up my SMG and point it at her. I wasn’t going to attack her first, which would cancel out my spell if it did. “Yes he did run off, but I think I know why you are not the ‘REAL’ Gaige, are you? You are something else, I just don’t know what.” After saying that she open fired, instead of the sound of metal on metal would have been heard. The bullets from the shots pass right through me, with ‘Deathtrap’ lunging at me with unnatural movements even for a ‘supposed’ robot.

She winked at me with that same shark like grin as her irises change slightly to a vibrating oval, and her nails grew a bit with a flush reaching her cheeks. “My, my, you are an interesting one aren’t you? It has been a while from the last interesting fight, I promise to make your end feel oh so sweet when I can rip out your essence to become you. Wouldn’t that be a nice surprise, which would get from him seeing ‘you’ try to kill him? It would make him nice and suspicious and untrusting of other displaced like you.” Her features looked monstrous under just that ‘thin’ human appearance as her body alterations, were just enough to make her agile and flexible for speed.

Though this ‘deathtrap’ was a complimentary tank with the feeling of literally nothing lay beyond it’s now slightly visible teeth on the chest, attempting to swipe at me or gnaw at me which might be a distraction.

I cast hellfire on the monster deathtrap as the fire covers it head and open maw, the reaction from that was it slowed down dramatically and opened its armor diving into the snow. As that was happening I fire the SMG at the fake Gaige, when I move to put good distance between us. Somewhere where I won’t as likely get eaten, and make it harder for the thing to get to me and try to eat me. I saw she jumped out of the way with a double slide spin and shot back with her own weapon.

“Nice shot, for a FAKE!” I yell at her as I dive into the doorway of some kind of ticket booth for the train station. Oh come on… I then saw something like a metal ball fly through the window I didn’t wait around to confirm what it was. As I smash my way through the window on the other side with my staff. I just got out as an explosion send me flying across the station.

“Jack… Where the fuck are you?!” I growled as I pick myself back up off the floor. “Wish I had a Helljack right about now…” I mutter to myself, only to soon after start hearing rockets impact behind where those two fakes were as Jack came into view sitting on top of a Constructor with a smirk while the thing that drew my attention the most was the Badass Loader that looked like a mix of the WAR, SGT and RPG types as two of them started advancing to push them back out into the tundra.

Getting closer Jack offered a hand saying this to me. “Hey vault hunters may scare the shit out of me, but I knew you could distract them long enough to buy me time to get reinforcements. So for blowing up my loader and distracting that vault hunter we’ll call it even for now, let’s just get to the empire and away from crazy fuckers out here.” He said only after that to start booking it in a sprint to the visible pink barrier.

“Jack you beautiful bastard, if I had lips I’d kiss you right now!” Say as I take his hand and follow after him, as he quickly sprints the distance to the very pink love barrier around the city. “Jack I have no idea what those things were, but they were NOT vault hunters!” I all but scream at him as we run inside the barrier, though once we made it through did I notice that he didn’t bother to stop until taking a winded break at the city walls.

Though once I got close enough he gasped a bit before saying this. “I am straight and will remain so even if you are undead, no offence but I don’t do necrophilia for any reason at all. Not ever going to happen, so help me let alone a kiss, fuck off but I take the sentiment.” Sighing only to blink as he saw some of his loaders inside peacefully suppressing the guards still inside. “Well that’s awkward, Let me guess this is your doing isn’t it F.A.U.S.T…?”

The angel bot that kept pace with him tilted its head giving a response stating what she’s been up to. “We have had assistance in the initial covert entry cover by Mr. Metal Will, his status is slightly disgruntled over missing a possible fight by thy side.” I then butt in at this point. “Hey robot lady what the hell was that back there? One of them said it knows about the ‘Displaced’ then said once they killed me they would take my form so Jack here won’t trust anyone else.” I then noticed the looks Jack was giving me.

“I’m not one of them asshole…” I snarled at him as he takes a couple steps away from me.

He gave me a flat look before looking back to the angel bot saying this. “Is that him then? Because I am not going to put it pass them if there is a vault hunter that is a shape shifter, or maybe another like him and me?” He sighed muttering something about needing a drink when the day’s over. F.A.U.S.T. responded indifferently stating in a matter-of-fact tone that felt like a backhanded compliment. “Sadly it would seem that this being is the one whom we have recorded into our database of ‘Displaced’ as titled.”

“I can’t tell if I should be happy or upset with that…” I said calmly as I look at my hand still holding my staff in a death grip. ‘Wow I must have been more scared then I thought.’ Brought out of my thoughts as jack starts to walk into the city now saying this in a calmer more happy tone. “Well since we have your identity figured out let’s get moving, as we have a small window of opportunity before the royal ‘come fuck me over’, committee comes from Equestria and ruins what I am doing and maybe imprison me again.”

The Crystal Empire - Center of the City - odd 30ish minutes give or take later
*Handsome Jack Perspective*

The trip through the streets was rather well, uneventful except for happy hellos and well-meaning hugs from crystal ponies who recognized me and I some of them. Though most of the activity was currently focused in several different points like the castle guards, the nobles’ mansions/compounds. But mostly everywhere else was hunky-dory to my surprise, but still being on guard until a very firm scowling Metal Will Tapping one of his cybernetically replaced hooves on the ground standing next to the Crystal Heart.

He took one look at Asphyxionus and shrugged asking the question on his mind. “Who’s the floating stiff and can I fight him boss?” For me to smile softly at his antics to say this in response while walking closer to the heart. “Well if he wants to accept a duel, sure but for now bigger issues at hand first then you guys can play or whatnot.” I said this pulling out a tool to run some readings while they are still close enough to obviously hear what’s being said behind me as I access its magical matrix.

“Iron Will? Dude you look kick ass.” I heard the undead lich say sounding impressed, possibly until a slightly agitated Hyperion’s greatest pony fighter responded poking at him. “It’s Metal Will, I am sure as Tartarus not some weak Minotaur workout trainer/therapist. I’ll be sure to hunt him down just so no one makes that mistake again. Now what’s your name, ‘walking abomination’?”

“I am Asphyxionus the Iron Lich, so that is some kind of suit or something?” I then hear the sound of metal tapping on metal, with a clang of knocking something away. For the sound of two surveyor drones to come into view for but a moment as I heard Metal Will speak up again with a gruff bit of pride. “I wear a suit but l have undergone a lot of surgeries because of my bone disease, I like my family are honor bound in service to jack for everything he’s done for my father and mother as he has to me.” There was possibly the sound of gritting teeth as I got to the citizen list, looking to find the royal bloodline then trigger a locator.

“Dude you have no idea how lucky you are, at least you can eat food and drink water. Me I’d give anything to know what it like to taste food again.” I could hear a deep sigh from the big guy as if he was trying to remember something long ago, making me pause momentarily to think on something later to try doing when having the time. But smile as the locator silently goes off leaving a trail of oddly enough pink glowing line instead of blue, but I shook that off as I follow after it forgetting about those two as I search for the hope of this empire’s future.

The Crystal Empire - Castle Grounds - minutes after jack left
*Asphyxionus Perspective*

I was so engrossed in chatting with Metal Will when his head started turning causing me to do the same, only for the both of us to realize that jack went off somewhere, AGAIN! His eye twitched before looking at his surveyor drones sending them out before bounding off in a direction loudly muttering this as he left. “The boss has to learn that he needs to get his head out of the clouds and that alien science stuff without telling anyone!” The sight of thrusters in hoofs showed me that he was a literal cyborg when he landed on a rooftop before disappearing from view.

I wasn’t really sure what to make of all this or what to do other than to try and find Jack, not telling me where he was going was pretty dickish which is funny how it fits handsome jack. I then felt something wrap around my waist I blink at this then looked down at a Hyperion yellow robot pony. What. The. Hell?

“Umm shoo, little robot pony.” I asked but the thing would not let go. “Jaaack…” I call out feeling a little worried about this thing. “Who is this handsome bot I see before me, why I feel my core having a meltdown just by being by your side.” It said as it was nuzzling ME! I then yelled louder. “JACK!” The claptrap pony bot spoke in a reassuring tone, which did NOT do anything to calm me down. “Do not fear my beloved for true love takes many forms, we have all the time in the world to get to know more about each other.” This was getting too creepy, even for me! 'I need an adult, I NEED AN ADULT!!!'

I then saw the thing pull a wire from out of an opening in its side then holds it out to me. “Let us consummate our love to each other by linking our hard drives.” That was it! I pulled up the SMG and point the barrel right at its face and opened fire. I gave out a sigh as it had fallen onto the ground laying there on the street with its head mostly missing, I then saw everypony was looking at me. Oh bugger I had to think fast and come up with a cunning plan to get out of this. “My finger slipped…” Everyone seems to buy it and go back to work doing whatever they was doing, leaving the castle.

I decided it was best if I walked away from the body and search for Jack to avoid more creepy robots, one drawback was I had no idea where he had gone. Well what do you do when the only guy, who knows his way around the place and you were walking around with in hopes of finding him somewhere. Taking a look around for myself, I then just started walking around a few random streets hoping to come across him. That is when I saw HER walking up to me, definitely stood out from any other Hyperion robot that was here.

I wasn’t sure what to do at this point I did what any insane man would do, run away and find jack. Only to be stopped by some bubble like ‘shining armors’, I moaned to myself as I put a hand over my face. “I hate this spell” A lighthearted synthetic giggle reached my hearing that oddly enough drew a momentary blink from emotion of how silken it was. “Well young colt. We would obviously use this most often to give another a timeout, but wilt thou be a good colt and not run away when we have business to discuss?” Recognizing the voice to likely be F.A.U.S.T.

I then turned around to look at her, the first thing I saw was a Hyperion Yellow Business suit that screamed it fit her like a latex body suit that showed off her curves. Noticeable heeled hoof shoes, which had ‘stockings’? gazing up higher only now noticing a robotic finger pointing further up as if ‘knowing’ where I was looking that reached a buttoned and covered hips and bust that only a mother next door would have with a small silver and gold H badge on her vest under her suit jacket until a jaw dropping fair white smooth beautiful face with plush looking lips, her sharp beautiful teal glowing eyes could be seen as the mane like red cables and tail were noticeable by her sway and walk when it would cover one eye normally.

“I think I’m in love…” What? I thought to myself before I punch myself in the side of my skull. Where did all that come from, why did I just say that! Dude you are over nine hundred years old to top it off your already dead! I scream at myself inside my head. “I’m sorry what did you want?” I asked as I try and figure out just what in the hell is wrong with me.

She giggled for some reason first before saying this softly in a happy tone that could melt butter. “Well we first should say thou thoughts are rather interesting, even without reading thy mind we can see it in thy body language of how we art seen to young stallion eyes.” She added at the end with a flutter of the eyes to make this worse for me most likely, with a gentle grin that felt so genuine as if I couldn’t feel anything before was in reach now in her presence. “But aside from how cute and innocent thou are, we have business like we have stated before. Though this will be done whilst jack is not in view.”

Oh my god she has mind reading powers! Abandon ship! For go all hope who enter here! We are doomed, Doomed I say! “You have… No idea how horrible this is for me…” I was always a bit of a furry fan, and now that I can see it. It’s every nerd’s wet dream come true and yet I can’t even hug her. It’s like getting a video game you waited for ten years to play, to only find out that you do not have the console to play it on. I sighed and then asked. “What is this business then?”

She smiled a bit more and walked close enough to be in arm’s giving what FELT like a warm gentle hug, she leaned her head in close enough to say this that would make possibly any man’s knees feel weak. Good thing I didn’t have knees. “How does thou feel to be hugged by the impossible?” Only to outright giggle from the chaos that must be what my mind is right now thanks to her, to be taken away when she steps back with a confident sway.

“Don’t leave…” I said in a soft whimper having a cold feeling fall over me. I didn’t want the warm feeling to go away, it was the closest thing to feeling human again. I didn’t want it to go, I feared to never feel it again. For the love of god don’t make me feel like I did in that place again! As if reacting to my pain she shushed me gently in a motherly tone, smiling still with her eyes gazed deeply into mine. “Thou shalt know that good puppet colts get rewarded by the fairy, like in the old tale thou knows the name to. Be Selfless and warmth shalt return with the flesh as the soul is merely the anchor to it all.”

But when that was said and done with I felt a lingering kiss on my forehead that took away my pain of emptiness, which may have caused my fire to burn warmer for now. But a disapproving scowl crossed her features when her arms folded possibly making me feel smaller now when our heights hadn’t changed. “Now we should point out that thou has TWICE, now since damaged and broke Hyperion property and took without asking or buying. Jack has overlooked most of that due to assistance rendered but we shall NOT condone any more if in the case thou returns.” She showed a familiar token now in her hand instead of that angel bot’s from earlier.

“Yes ma’am I promise I won’t take any more things from you or Jack ever again.” I said feeling like I was about to get my ass kicked by her, strangely I was finding that idea kind of hot.

Nodding softly before even my eyes could register the action her right hand whipped out and grabbed ahold of my jaw where my chin would be, pulling me closer in a frightening display of speed and strength to say this in the deadliest tone that might haunt me forever in my nightmares from here on even if I might fight that dragon. “Without permission thou forgot to state, also if the little colt. Thou even DARE for a moment to harbor the THOUGHT of harming our Handsome Jack. There won’t be anywhere thou could even try to hide in THIS ‘multiverse’, for an alicorn whom underwent birthing two daughters, ran an old empire at its peak, fought chaos spawn and horrors beyond the grave in our last act in first life.” She took a moment to shudder at a possible memory.

But her eyes burned figuratively into my eyeless sockets. “Do not EVER TEST US, for not even thy death will save thou from retribution beyond mortal words.” The physical beauty she shown before had turned monstrous, sharpened teeth hidden just behind herbivore sets with her once beautiful loving eyes were black pits with a glowing white dot the size of a pin.

“Yes ma’am” That was all I could say really, all that was driving my mind right now was both fear and awe of this mare. Plus one more small thought, I have a chin? She smiled as in but a blink of an eye, the deadly display she showed and overwhelming power behind it returned once more to that very sexy mare. That was when I saw the robotic wings flutter behind her back for the first time, my mind might have broken for a bit.

She acts as if nothing was wrong giving me time to recover, before continuing as she held out my token saying this. “Would thou like to return now?” In that same sweet butter melting tone, that would make others dopey from hearing.

“I… Would like that thank you.” No one could see it as I no longer have a face anymore but I was smiling at her, oh my god I was falling for her! I need to go before something crazy happens. She giggled one more time before saying this as she dismissed me back from whence I came. “Something always happens, whether it is crazy or not. Say hello to my other self's daughters there, also to stop bickering with each other.” She added with a slight edge to her voice as she playfully pushes me back through a portal.

Back in Another Story - A Lich of Metal and Souls - A moment after returning
*Asphyxionus Perspective*

Once I was on the other side the portal closed, blinking the vision from my eyes only to look around to find that I was back. At the mouth of the cave I first used to get out here, I gave out a sigh as I roll my jaw around before, wait. I slowly reach up with one of my hands and found I had a jaw.

“Holy crap, I have my jaw back. I have my jaw bone back!” I yell and scream in joy I had never been this happy for who knows how long. I rushed up the side of the cave climbing on top of it and yell as loud as I can into the frozen air.

“CELESTIA DROOLS, FAUST RULES!” I roar into the cold windy sky of the north.

At the crystal empire – Crystal Castle, Medical Ward - after that same moment
*Third Pony Perspective*

Twilight and her friends were watching as shining armor was getting healed from his fight with some kind of axe wielding monster. He was in the middle of telling how he thought he was going to die until we all heard a strange but familiar voice scream out the words they all heard now in a rivaling canterlot volume voice from the echoes.

“CELESTIA DROOLS, FAUST RULES!” We all stop what we’re doing to think as this strange moment happens with a frowning twilight saying. “HEY!”

“Who the hay is Faust?” Asked Rainbow Dash. Twilight would like to know the information to that bit of thought too, as for how that is possible or who that pony shouting was.

“That sounded a little like Asphyxionus but that’s impossible, there is no way he can do the canterlot voice, right?” Asked Shining Armor as he looks to his wife, Princess Cadence was just as confused as her husband.

“Don’t ask me, I don’t even know how to do that yet.” Said Princess Cadence as he looks around the room. They all heard a gasp from Pinkie pie as she jumps up and put her hoofs on her head before saying this. “Maybe it was a princess we don’t know about, who thinks Celestia is a big meanie!” In panic the pink pony runs off to who knows where.

On the floor laying on her side was a butter color coated Pegasus, having fainted from the surprise earlier as a white coated unicorn waves a fan at her muzzle and eyes supporting her friend in need saying this in a dainty tone. “Applejack darling, could you help me with poor fluttershy here and get her onto a bed since we’re in the medical wing of the castle?”

Sighing and shaking her head with Stetson following suit firmly to her earth pony head, applejack helps rarity lift fluttershy onto the bed near them saying this. “Ah don’t know what got somepony yelling like that, but it soundin’ like they were hollerin’ up a jig from that tone.” Giving a nod from experience at a good year of apple bucking.

Equestria - Canterlot Castle - Somewhere inside said Castle
*Third Pony Perspective*

Celestia felt her ear twitch as she was in the middle of having herself a cup of tea, only to stop as she then looks around to see no pony was here. “Did somepony just call me?” She asked sounding somewhat confused for a few moments before warily taking a drink so she wouldn’t be surprised about anypony bursting in to disturb her break.

Canterlot Castle - Luna’s bed chamber -that same moment as Celestia
*Third Pony Perspective*

Luna shot up awake from a loud voice from somewhere far away after giving herself some time to understand what she heard she started to giggle. Her giggling grew into laughter she sighed to herself as she hugged her sides. Then burst out laughing again before she began humming to herself.

“tia drools and mother rules” Luna smiles to herself at that then, really thinks hard about that. Just who knew their mother’s name?