Earthquake looked back at the rubble. Changelings flew out of the ground, freed from their imprisonment, as the sudden realization of what he had just done washed over him. He had just killed Dexter- no, Kris, and potentially hundreds of others. He rushed back to help his friend, but Beck grabbed him, yelling,
"We have to go!"
Fighting through the hoards of changelings, they were forced out if the castle and the city.
Vinyl slammed her doors after every pony trotted in.
"What about Dexter?" She asked.
Beck sighed, and with a tear in her eye, said, "he's gone."
Luna and Celestia, as well as the mane 6 gathered around a table.
Earthquake joined them as they began talking about what to do next.
"We need to get the Elements of Harmony!" Said Twilight.
"There 'ain't no tellin' what Discord's done to 'em."
He was about to add something, Luna forcefully levitated earthquake into the air and SLAMMED him into a wall. He became stuck in an indent ion in the wall. After a second, his head drooped, and he gave up. Just as he was getting comfortable, Celestia picked him up, and slammed him into the corresponding wall.
"This is all YOUR fault!"
Just as Luna began readying for another attack, Earthquake began laughing.
"Why do you laugh?" Celestia questioned.
"I laugh... At the pain I deserve."
With that, Twilight took liberty apon herself to launch him onto the floor.
"I autta kill you! What were you thinking?!"
"I wish you could kill me. My body as Earthquake can never die. I just sleep."
"Whatever world you ponies came from is SICK!" Twilight replied.
"As soon as this is all over, I'm sending you straight back." Celestia muttered.
"But you can't bring Dexter back."
Beck got in the bed as Vinyl pulled a blanket over her.
"I'm sorry." She said.
"Sorry doesn't fix what Cole did."
"Have a safe night." Vinyl muttered.
"What will we do? Manehattan is probably their next shot!"
Then an image was projected onto the wall. It was a moving picture of discord in front of a stone wall.
He began speaking.
"To all the ponies who are watching this, resistance is futile," he said laughing.
He began again, "This pony will serve as an example to anyone who decides to resist.
The image moved a bit to reveal a white pony with purple spots all over him, and green hooves and along with purple hair and shattered glasses.
Every pony looked at the screen on the wall, bewildered.
Earthquake stood frozen for a bit, until Fluttershy came up to him and put her hoove on his shoulder.
He looked at her with an appreciate stare, then he diverted his attention to the image.
A black hoove shoved a jagged rock into Dexter's ankle.
The changeling queen laughed as dexter writhed in pain, and then the image faded.
Earthquake began stepping toward the wall as Discord re-appeared. He didn't remember them being so violent. It was like all of the horrid Cupcake related Fanfictions he had read.
"Oh! And to Celestia and her puppets," he mumbled, " you won't be needing these anymore!"
Discord held the Elements in his hand and seemingly absorbed them.
Earthquake blinked and turned and looked at the group, and said calmly, "well then, lets go kick some plot."
Fluttershy looked at him.
"How are you so calm?"
"If I had not been, I may have lost control. Then there's no telling what I'd do."
Rebekah had seen it all on her own bedroom wall.
Her tired, worn self was no more as the poison of frustration coarsed through her veins. She got up out of bed, and walked out of her door until she saw the mane 6 and company.
Earthquake walked out the door, and looked behind him once more as he said, "If you stand for freedom, take up your rebel flags and follow me."