My Little Pony: Origins.
Chapter Five.
The Crystal Empire.
February 15th 2015, Arctic North, Equestrian Border. 5:00 am.
The winds howled across the snow covered waste land as a heavy amount snow fell, an Arctic fox carried her cub into her burrow. The humming of a engine began to radiate in the air. A snowplow pushed the snow away from the train track as a train made its way north, it was running light engine. It was covered ice and snow, ice hung off of the coupling, brake pipes and handrails.
''I can't see a thing!'' David said, moving the throttle into notch two, keeping in in a slow speed as the snow came down thick and fast, '642's wheel pelted the icy rails as the twin engines began the climb through some hills.
The snow began to clear as the engines crested the top of the hills, the track leveled out for a mile or two before descending back to sea level. Just about half way between the two slopes sat a large, 150 meter long siding, just adjacent to the junction for the siding sat a small signal box, it was no bigger than a 12 ton box van, the box sat alone along the long stretch line with only a cottage for company. The pony manning the signal waved as '642' and '644' slowly rattled past, he looked down at his hot cocoa as the vibrations from the train made ripples in the liquid, he smiled as he went back to control the section of line.
David looked at his fuel gauge, '45%' it read, displaying the combined fuel readings of both '642' and '644', he yawned as the train approached the downhill slope, he looked over to the right and saw the lights of a city a few miles away.
''There it is!'' He said, blasting the horn as his engines began to descend down the hill and towards the lights of the city.
February 15th 2015, The Crystal Palace, Los Cristales, Crystal Plaza, The Crystal Empire. 6:00 am.
The Crystal Palace was peaceful at dawn, the light of the barely risen sun shone through the stain glass windows, lighting the halls in a colorful glow. The first of the morning rounds started as an alarm clock beeped in a bedroom chamber, a large pink hoof moved out from under a bed sheet and pressed the snooze button, hoping to get more sleep as a maid walked into the chamber and opened the curtains, the owner of the pink hoof hid under the sheets, shielding theirs eyes from the blinding lights.
''Five more minutes...'' The mare said, burying herself deeper into the bed.
''Sorry ma'am.'' The maid said, picking up a hair brush, ''But today is the sixteenth anniversary of Emperor Sombra's defeat.'' She added as Cadence rose from under the sheets.
''It's ok Arctic Lily.'' Cadence responded in a motherly tone.
Cadence was an Alicorn, although she wasn't born a Alicorn but born as a Pegasus and earned her Alicorn status. Her ear twitched as Arctic Lily brushed the Empresses mane.
''So what is my schedule for today?'' Cadence said, looking at her reflection in the mirror, humming to herself.
''Um, you are to make a speech at 12 pm and start the festivities, other then that, your free all day.'' Arctic replied, carefully brushing Cadence's mane, the empress smiled.
''Thank you Arctic, you are now excused.'' Cadence responded, Arctic Lily nodded, ''Thank you ma'am.'' Arctic bowed before exiting the room.
February 15th 2015, Lower Crystal Square TMD, Los Cristales, The Crystal Empire. 6:30 am.
'642' pulled up along the diesel filling station of the Lower Crystal Square's TMD, the yard was empty except for one or two coaches and an old, rusty brake van. David stepped down from '642' and expected to hear the sound of snow and ice crunch beneath him, but instead he heard what sounded like the sound of someone stepping onto a thick slab of glass, he looked down at the 'ground', it looked like a giant stain glass window, he leaned down and tapped it.
''Is this? Crystal?'' He said to nobody in particular, he shrugged and limping over to the fuel tanks and opened the filling caps and attached the filling hoses onto the fuel tanks and started to fill up the tanks.
David waited for half an hour until the fuel tanks were fuel of diesel, he put the hoses back on the pumps and shut the filling caps, he made his way back over to '642's cab. He sat down at his seat, looked at the picture of him and his family on Christmas Day 1997, he smiled slightly as he remembered that day, but his smiled soon fated when he remembered what happened in the weeks that followed Christmas.
January 8th 1998, Location: Top Secret, United Kingdom. 12:30 pm.
Loud warning sounds rang out through the halls as a man in his late 40s ran along the hall, pulling his 28 year old son up to a safe room..
''Dad! What's happening?'' The young man said as he was dragged along behind his father.
''I don't know David, i don't know.'' His father said as they approached a door with a number code lock, the older man punched in the code, making the door slide open. David's father pushed him into the room and stood in front of the door, he leaned down to his son and handed him a flash drive.
''David, my son. I want you to take the S.P.R.I.N. virus and destroy it, i don't care how you do it, just destroy it. Do it for me please.'' David's father said, looking into his son's blue eyes, David nodded as his father slid the door back and locked it before destroying the number pad.
''David Wyne Sr.!'' A man shouted as David Sr. turned around, ''Where is the S.P.R.I.N. virus?!'' The man added, pulling out a MP-443 Grach Semi-automatic pistol with his metal left arm.
''I'll never tell you, Phantom!'' David Sr. said, pulling out a Browning Hi-Power Semi-automatic pistol, he pulled the trigger, shooting Phantom in the left side of his head, hitting his left eye, Phantom screamed in pain, he too pulled the trigger, getting a lucky shot on David Sr.'s chest, he fell to the floor as Phantom walked over to him and clocked his gun and aimed it at David Sr.'s head.
''Now tell me, where is the S.P.R.I.N. virus?'' Phantom said, his finger wrapping around the trigger, his eye was gushing blood.
''I'll... never... tell... you.'' David Sr. said, spitting out blood, Phantom smiled.
''To bad... You would of made a great scientist for the second Soviet Union.'' Phantom said, looking at the scientist, he pulled the trigger.
*BANG!*
David shook back his thoughts as he caught something shining in his eyes, he looked over in the city and saw a castle, no a palace! He looked at the Eiffel Tower like structure made of pure crystal standing in the center of the city, he stood up from his seat and walked over to the cab bulkhead, he locked the cab's rear doors and shut off the engines before moving back over to his seat, he pulled out the picture of him and 'Candy' as he made his away down the front steps and onto the front of '642', he climbed off her and onto the crystal like surface, he turned and walked towards the inner city, begin followed by two royal crystal guard, one was a mare, the other was a stallion.
February 15th 2015, The Crystal Palace, Los Cristales, The Crystal Empire. 7:30 am.
David stood at the base of The Crystal Palace, he looked behind him and saw the two guards that had been following him since leaving the Lower Crystal Square TMD, one or two crystal ponies looked at him and waved.
''Is that a human?'' He heard one say, ''I though they were wiped out by Emperor Sombra!'' Said another one, David drowned out the voices as he looked at the bottom of the castle, there below it, was a light blue crystal heart that was placed between two spikes of crystals, making it float like the magnetic globes you would buy from a science museum.
The heart began to spin as the ground began to glow white-blue hue, all the ponies turned Crystally , the palace flashed white as a loud bang was heard, followed by a blue-ish ring as auroras erupted from the of the tallest point and spread across the blue morning sky, partly covering up the moon that was still in the sky along side the rising sun, he pulled out his phone and took a picture of the auroras. The male guard walked forward while the female one looked on.
"Leave him alone, Midnight Blaze, he's just a tourist.'' The female guard shouted to her partner as he continued to move forwards, to the human.
''You know the law, Solar Flare, any human caught on site must be taken straight to the ruler. The law has been in place since Emperor Sombra and the Empress hasn't repealed it yet, so the law still stands.'' Midnight Blaze said, pulling out baton and some hoof cuffs.
Solar Flare ran in front of Midnight and blocked his path, but to no avail, he pushes her aside and approached the human and smacked him on the back of the leg, knocking him over, he locked one of the cuffs around the human's wrist. Solar Flare and the other royal guards watched in horror as their superior officer attacked the human for no reason.
''Your coming with me, human!'' Midnight hissed in the David's ear, locking the cuffs tightly around his wrists.
''What! Is it illegal to take a photo!'' David screamed back as Midnight forced his head down.
''It's illegal for a human to be here!'' Midnight added, David tried to fight back, but saw Midnight pull out hid baton.
''No! Not my knee! Not my Knee!'' David scream
*SMACK*
''Ouch! My fucking knee!''
February 15th 2015, The Crystal Palace, Los Cristales, The Crystal Empire. 7:50 am.
Empress Cadence sat in the throne room, sorting out some paperwork, when she heard the doors to the room fling open and saw Shining Armor's second in command, Midnight Blaze march in, dragging a human behind him.
''What are you doing with a human?'' Cadence asked, in both shock and slight anger, Midnight stops and pushed the human forwards, much to the dismay of both the human and the empress.
David looked up and weakly smiled at the pink alicorn, a bit of blood leaked out of his split lip.
''Hey Cadence, remember me?'' He said weakly, he coughed up some blood as Midnight punched him in the gut, ''Are you gonna give your big brother a hand?'' He added, getting punched again by the royal guard. Cadence's eyes widened at that statement.
''David?'' She said, now confused.
End of Chapter Five.