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=BiE 85=
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>Year 2204 in Equestria.
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>The Broken Leylands.
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>Mother fucking summer.
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>You hated summer.
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>You especially hated summer in the sea of sand and heat that was past the Appelosian desert.
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>You looked down at the valley below.
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>According to Anon, leylines are supposed to glow pink at almost all times.
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>Not this one, this one just looked like dirt and dust.
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>But then again, you were here to fix that.
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>The camp around you was a bustle of activity.
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>You watched as everything from P0ny to Zebra to Griffin was carrying out their tasks.
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>Made sense, everybody wanted this project to succeed.
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>Some Zebras were fumbling with one of the battery charges.
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>You holler at them in their native tongue as they scurry back to work.
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>"Since when did you speak Zebra?" Anon asked from the desk behind you.
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>"Since Celestia decided that I was apparently her number one choice for dicey diplomatic sessions."
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>You turn to look at him.
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>"It helps to know when somep0ny is calling you an ass."
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>Anon rolls his eyes as he pours over the paper in front of him. "I'm sure you heard it often enough."
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>You walk up to the desk and look at the blueprints on it.
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>"Less then you think, explain to me again why we're setting mana batteries to explode out here in the middle of nowhere?"
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>Anon does some math on the side of his paper. "Because, we're going to re-ignite this ley line for the good of the planet and send more power to Canterlot?"
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>"To power your pet project. Do you even have a name for that hunk of junk?"
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>"Annoying Brother?"
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>You scoff.
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>"Two hundred years of working on it and he can't even come up with a proper name."
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>"Hey, this is complex magic. I fuck this thing up and I send Equestria into an ice age. Not too much time to brainstorm names."
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>You roll your eyes and go back to overlooking the workers.
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>"Okay, I get the why. But how is a bunch of mana-bombs supposed to help?"
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>Anon steps away from the desk and points you over the horizon.
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>"It's simple really. This leyline got severed from the leyline about a thousand or so miles to the North thousands and thousands of years ago, probably because the magical flow just changed course."
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>Anon points to the charges. "What we're going to do, is set off these charges via radio signal in succession, that'll hopefully simulate a proper mana flow and link this one back up with the main line."
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>"And if it fails?"
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>Anon sighs. "Then I'll have wasted the last eighty years."
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>Not like you didn't have the time.
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>"And it'll explode."
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>Anon winces and half turns to you. "There...might be a -slight- chance of a backfire, but that's less than a thousandth of a percent."
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>"But it could still happen..."
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>He gives a nervous chuckle. "What's science without risk?
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>The radio back at Anon's desk beeps and calls the two of you back to it.
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>Anon picks it up and holds it to his head. "A-huh. Alright. Perfect! Get everyone back to minimum safe distance and we can get this going!"
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>Anon looks up at you with the smile of a kid on Christmas.
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>"Don't break my continent."
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>You walk back to the main control tent with Anon practically skipping ahead of you.
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>He ran into the control tent and began checking readouts and flipping on machines in the back.
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>"All stations checking in?" He asked.
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>An assistant spoke up. "Yes sir, everyp0ny is online."
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>"Capacitors set to handle any feedback?"
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>"Check, sir."
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>"And how's our bleed?"
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>"Within .01%."
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>"Good, good..."
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>This was all a bit mad science-y...
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>"Alright! Green across the board! Mister Steele, give me master control!" Anon said.
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>The stallion in question fiddled with his instruments. "Ready, sir."
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>Anon moves to a large red lever at the end of the tent. "Alright, everyp0ny! Moment of truth! Be ready to report any back-ups!"
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>Anon grips the lever with both hands and yanks it back as hard as he can.
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>A series of lights and beeps emit from a nearby machine.
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>Anon runs over to it. "Alright, we're about halfway across the sea. Stay frosty everyp0ny..."
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>You walk up to him. "Is sea bad?"
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>"Sea was where we had to fashion mana depth charges. They've been down there a while, and if they have any leaks, it's game over man."
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>Brilliant...
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>"Sir, we have hit land."
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>You watched as the lights on the machine traveled ever further inland.
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>After a minute of watching, Anon jumped up. "We should be close enough for a front row view now!"
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>With that he ran out of the tent.
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>Towards the encroaching explosion.
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>"Anon! Dammit, that's what I do!"
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>You chased Anon out to where his desk was set up.
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>You could see the cloud of dust off in the distance as the batteries detonated.
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>"Anon, this isn't safe."
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>"It's fine, I accounted for everything..."
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>Dammit, he wasn't listen-
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>Your thoughts are interrupted as the mana batteries at the start of the Ley Lands began to detonate and sent shockwaves through the ground.
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>The rest follow shortly thereafter, sending up clouds of dust that can probably be seen from home.
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>You can barely breath in this.
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>"Anon! *cough* Anon!" You choke out.
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>You wander through the dust until you find him exactly where he had been standing.
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>As the dirt clears, you see another sight.
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>The ground below you was glowing an ever steadying pink.
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>You can see Anon grinning from ear to ear. "Haha! It worked!" He shouted as he jumped in the air.
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>He grabbed you by the shoulders. "It worked!"
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>With that he was off back to the tent. "How're we looking?"
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>"We have steady magic flow in all checkpoints, sir."
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>Anon looked back to you beaming.
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>You sigh.
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>"Yes, yes, you fixed the planet. Can we go home now?"
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>The two of you sat on the main deck of the Delphinus.
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>You were busy pouring sand and dust out of your clothes while Anon sat next to you in silent wonder at the events of the day.
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>This silence was irritating.
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>"If you ever get this much sand in me again..."
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>Anon sighs. "Can't hear ya. Too wrapped up in the moment."
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>Heh. It was quite the feat...
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>You looked out across the plains and mountains of the Mild West.
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>The sun bobbed in the sky for a moment before it went that final distance across the horizon.
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>Over all your years, you had begun to notice the tells when Celestia lowered the sun.
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>One step closer...
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>"Well, now that my day is more or less over. I guess I have to think of something fun to do."
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>Anon perks up at that. "Hey I heard something you may like."
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>"Oh?" You ask turning to him.
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>"Mhmm. There's this new museum in lower city, see?"
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>You nod.
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>"Well, they opened an exhibit about us." He says as he slides his head.
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>You try to wrap your head around that.
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>"Just us?"
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>"Yep."
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>"The two of us?"
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>"A-huh."
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>What the-
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>"Did they just steal stuff from the apartment?" You ask.
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>Anon laughs. "I dunno, wanna find out?"
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>Shit kid.
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>Of course you wanted to find out.
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>The two of your made your way to the museum as soon as you landed.
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>A quick elevator ride down to the part of the city in the valley below put you right in front of the museum.
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>Turns out that subjects of museum exhibits get in free.
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>Walking into the hall they had you located in was like walking back in time.
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>"By the Emperor..."
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>They had them all in a case the size of the royal dining table.
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>Ever last one of your little models, each expertly posed inside and all trying to kill each other.
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>Lotus had said there wouldn't be enough room for them once you had moved to Canterlot.
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>So it was with a heavy heart that you locked your little voyeur gallery away in a trunk and kept them at the apartment.
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>Seeing them here again was like a dream come true.
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>Most of them were you standerd: Yellow and angry. But you could see a few of the alternate schemes you had come up with.
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>The royal blues.
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>The blood reds.
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>You even saw a few with grey and yellow in there.
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>"Projected account of ancient Earth warfare." You heard Anon say next to you.
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>What?
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>"They think this is what they thought war was like on Earth?"
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>Anon shakes his head. "Seems that way."
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>That...
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>That was fucking awesome.
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>The two of you continued to inspect the gallery.
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>They had collected a few of your super old movies and thrown them onto a T.V.
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>That still didn't excuse them picking The Room, however.
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>Even two thousand years later, Tommy Wiseau is annoying.
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>"Like a fucking time capsule..." Anon said.
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>"Got that right..."
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>You glanced over at him.
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>"Better then a night with the moon Princess?"
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>Anon stumbled and blushed. "Uh...you know about her, huh?"
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>Oh please.
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>He had known you knew that he was seeing someone, apparently he doesn't know how obvious the two could be together.
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>"It's been over a thousand years since you two started this little whatever of yours dude."
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>Anon rubbed the back of his head.
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>"I know you kept it a secret, but come on. I'm me. I knew before you went off to play explorer."
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>You walk to the next exhibit to give him a break.
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>He had probably been trying real hard to keep that a secret.
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>Hell, it's not his fault you knew him fo-
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>...
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>No.
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>No no.
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>No no no.
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>Not you.
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>Not again.
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>Not here.
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>Not now.
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>Anon walked up to your frozen ass in the middle of the floor. "Dude, what is it?"
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>What is it?
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>Just the return of your most hated foe.
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>THAT.
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>MOTHERFUCKING.
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>DIDGERIDOO.
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>IT'S HAUNTED.
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IT HAS TO BE HAUNTED.
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>ONLY IN DEATH WILL WE KNOW PEACE.
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>You grab the nearest museum worker.
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>"HOW MUCH FOR THAT."
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>"U-uh...well, sir. I uh..." He stammers as he tries to get his bearings.
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>"Uh...letmegoaskthecurator!"
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>Anon puts a hand on your shoulder. "Dude, what are you doing?"
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>SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE LONG AGO.
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>The two of you stand in the park after midnight.
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>Burning wood fills your ears and noses.
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>The silence of the park is split by the last pathetic whine of The Accursed One as the flame consumes in.
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>You dump a bucket of water from the lake on the blaze, condemning It to ash.
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>"It is done."
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>Anon just watches you as he had done since you bought the damn thing.
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>Most people don't spend a years' salary on something they intend to burn.
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>"Well, that was...dramatic. Are you feeling better?"
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>You breathe in the air, laced with a trace of the smell of burning wood.
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>"Yes..."
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>Anon looks down at the pit of ash. "Makes you yearn, ya know?"
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>"Hmm?"
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>"All of this. The museum, your...little friend here."
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Fuck you.
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>"Makes you yearn for the old days, you know? Back when it was just you me and Rainbow, trying to do some stupid thing in the middle of P0nyville."
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>You looked up at the city you had been protecting for the past two millennia.
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>"Things definitely took an unanticipated swerve..."
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>Anon nods with you. "Wanna re-live some of it?"
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>You look down and meet his eyes.
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>"...Movie night?"
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>Anon grows a wide smile. "I've got Star Wars."
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>"I got beer."
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>Anon chuckles and heads for the park entrance. "Come on, we need to hurry if we're getting through all three."
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>You laugh as you run to catch up with him.
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>Same shit, different night.
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