"So that's the current situation." Twilight said, "Rachel will arrive here tomorrow, I can't get a hold of Pinky, and Fiona refused to rejoin us."
Dash and AJ sighed.
"So it's just the four of us then?" Dash replied. Twilight grimly nodded.
"The odds of success isn't as good with only four of us. But we have to do this without the others."
"Well if we have to do it without them. Then we should do it and get it over with. Despite the fact that it is a suicide mission." AJ said.
"Yet I will you show you the new equipment to help you." Celestia said. Celestia entered the dining room of the school. It was a large dining room with several long tables for the students. With another dining table for the teachers of the school.
"Here we are!" Celestia entered a secret underground base below the basement of the castle. It was made out of steel and other metals. The lights were high quality halogen lights and the latest, most expensive and best security system was put into place in this area alone. Celestia held this place with the utmost pride. This entire underground bunker was the product of the latest technology. Something her school was known to accomplish. The years of researching such extraordinary feats in science has resulted in the P.O.N.Y. team's base of operations for the seeable future.
Dash and AJ were impressed. They never seen anything like in real life. Just movies they've seen. Celestia led them through the double doors at the end of the hallway. Explaining the bunker's function.
"This was all made from our past students. They entered college, they worked their way through college. Then a a thank you they wanted a place for the students to be safe in case of a terrorist attack." Celestia said, "This entire bunker was made of the latest technology. Some government funding and some from donations from our alumni. This is the school's pride and joy."
Through the double doors was the main control room. A large room with multiple computer terminals with one main terminal in the back, and a large screen at the front of the room. sitting at the main terminal is Spike. He is tirelessly searching all over the world for even more problems. Most of the news reports are on the White House's silence over the prison break from the most secret prisons.
"How is it going Spike?" Celestia asked.
"Nothing much." Spike replied. "Though I'm still sifting through today's news."
"We will now replay the announcement from a couple of hours ago, concerning someone only known as Dr. Hyde." said the news image to a man sitting in a hidden in the shadows.
"Good evening world, or good morning for those who are across the world." the figure said in a digitally distorted voice. "My name is Dr. Hyde and I'm here to inform you of the secret American prisons located all over the country and around the world. As well as my agenda for the entire world."
Fiona sat at the bar, drinking with Trixie and her bandmates. Fiona is the manager of Trixie and the Illusions. Knowing she may never get over her severe stage fright. As the band celebrated their last concert together in Las Vegas. The news came on a nearby TV on the wall. Fiona took interest in it and called out to the bartender.
"Can you turn that up please?" Fiona called out. The bartender nodded and turned the TV up as loud as it could.
"You see the United States government set up several prisons all around the world. With every intention of keeping the biggest threats to American national security locked away and forgotten. Left to rot like meat left out on a hot summer's day. With no proper trial nor any rights whatsoever. People like myself treated as monsters that they label us! Well I have the solution. It's all so simple you see. In order to destroy the United States government one must release these monsters upon the world. That is what I've done already. I've helped breakout the most dangerous criminals here in the United States. These human beings called MACERs, called such due to the exposure of a device that has mutated their genes forever, called the MACER Device ironically. Now we're free and in twenty-four hours we will begin our invasion of the United States, unless the government can and over the entire nation in a unconditional surrender. Mr. President, you have twenty-four hours and the clock begins now. But for now the Party Utilizing Radical Evolution is waiting patiently." Dr. Hyde said.
Fiona was speechless. An invasion by MACERs? This was bad… Really bad… She pulled out her phone and looked at the address once more.
"Don't tell me... " Trixie said sitting next to her partner, "You're thinking of joining them again to help save the world."
"No I…"
Trixie cut her off with a finger to Fiona's lips. "Don't say anything else. You've been worried all night. I've noticed between songs you were always staring at your phone."
"But Trixie I can't possibly leave or the band." Fiona said.
"We've been in Las Vegas for a year. Our time headlining this city is over we deserve a break. Why don't I come with you?"
"Why? It's dangerous. You heard all of my stories about being in P.O.N.Y."
"I know but I'm no lady wallflower expecting someone else to fight for her. I know a few moves to get me out of a jam."
"If you insist…" Fiona said with a sigh.
"Great!"
At the Filthy Rich Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Franklin Richards looked out at the city's landscape from his top floor office and suite. He too saw the announcement of P.U.R.E.'s plans to destroy the United States of America. Frank's homeland and birthplace. He also knew Headmistress Celestia would form a team utilizing his new technology. Not only is Franklin a casino owner, but he is the CEO of RichCorp Technologies, a military defense corporation. What he doesn't know is that Celestia has revived the former P.O.N.Y. team.
"My good friend Celestia…" he said. "What do you have in store for P.U.R.E.?"
Celestia had ordered the three members of the team to bed, but she had to show them their new suits.
"These will be the new armor you'll be wearing." Celestia pointed to the six suits of armor stashed inside see through lockers. "As with Twilight's previous armor they are made out of nanomachines and they can stop both bullets up to .50 caliber and the sharpest blades imaginable."
"A couple of questions." Dash said. "One why is Tara named Twilight? And two how are we supposed to put these things on?"
"Well first Twilight is her nickname I've given her when she first started here. I give my personal students nicknames to be easier identified in case there were two of the same name. Secondly they're worn through these."
Celestia opened a metal box and inside were new smartphones. Each one color coded to it's respective suit. "You can activate them through these phones with the Armor App installed. Not only that but these can replace your current clothing."
"By that you mean?" AJ asked.
"You don't need to go shopping for clothes while you are here." Celestia replied. "Try them out right now."
The three girls stripped naked and then turned on their phones. Using the respective app on their phones, the purple, blue and orange armors dissolved into the nanobytes and swarmed their respective users. They covered their owners with similar armor that Twilight hd worn back at Ymerton. Then they selected different styles of clothing to suit their personality.
"This is AWESOME!" Dash exclaimed.
"We can totally handle this situation now!" AJ said, "Best part is that we won't get seriously hurt and have to wait in the hospital to get better."
"Something a former colleague of mine whipped up. But I made the final decision to form the nano machines into the armor you're now wearing."
Twilight's old phone rang and she picked it up. It was Fiona…
"Fiona…?" Twilight said.
"We're on our way." Fiona said before hanging up.
Fiona hung up her phone and leaned back in her seat on board a private jet that they got with their money. Trixie and the Illusions signed on for a record deal that would begin once they're done with Las Vegas. Naturally the record deal included a private e that will take them anywhere they needed to go.
"There is no turning back now." Fiona told Trixie.
"I don't care. We will handle this with your friends and together as one…" Trixie said, "We have some time. You want to have sex?"
"Sure!" Fiona stood up and led Trixie into the bedroom on board the plane. As it flew as quickly as possible to Pennsylvania.
"So what did Fiona want last night?" Rachel said during breakfast. She only arrived an hour ago but did get enough sleep on the plane.
"She only said that they're coming." Twilight said taking a sip of her hot tea, "I can only imagine that she is bringing Trixie with her."
"And that is a problem darling?"
"Not really If Trixie can actually contribute to the team. Then she is more welcome to join."
A teacher runs into the dining room and over to the table with the teachers, Celestia, Luna and P.O.N.Y. are eating at. The teacher whispers into Luna's ear before taking her leave.
"The others have arrived." she said standing up.
"Trixie and Fiona are here already?" Twilight asked.
"And someone else as well." Luna replied.
The four friends rushed outside to see two taxi cabs pull up. One opened to show Fiona and her lover Trixie. They grabbed their luggage and walked towards the four. Fiona wearing a business suit rather than her usual clothing and her hoodie. Trixie wore a similar suit but hers was a light blue with a purple scarf around her neck.
"This is actually a surprise." Twilight said, "The way you talked on the phone the other day you were hell bent on not returning."
"Well Trixie has been helping me come out of my shell a little." Fiona said, "She once told me that you guys were dangerous to be around. Even though I disagreed with her on that. Though during our phone call I remembered the things that happened to me. Especially when Matthew Balle took over my mind and I wanted to kill you so badly Tara."
To Twilight those mind controlled thoughts would explain why Fiona hated P.O.N.Y. and hated the fact she had to return to P.O.N.Y. It was her mind saying that she didn't need to go through the chaos that they all experienced two years ago. But the fact she came here with Trixie showed that maybe Trixie isn't as bad as she originally thought. Maybe Trixie helped her convince Fiona to forget the past and just move on. Maybe Fiona regretted her actions that she saw the recent announcement on the news and wanted to save the world one more time before moving on. But there was one last person to greet. Someone Twilight has been searching for but had no luck in contacting.
"WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL ME ABOUT THIS EARLIER!?" Patricia Patrikson said as she climbed out of her respective taxi. Her usual clothing of pink has not changed in two years ago. She pulled her pink luggage out of the back of the cab and ran over to hug us all. Even Fiona and Trixie.
"If we can please go inside. We can finish breakfast and discuss the mission at hand." Celestia said.
The now eight member team, including Spike who sat at the main terminal in the underground control room. They watched intently as Celestia and Luna walked down to the front of the room.
"We only have ten hours to get this job done and to stop an invasion from Macers that want to destroy our world." Celestia said, "Spike show them."
Spike entered a few commands into the computer terminal and within seconds. The available information gathered popped up on the main screen at the front. Information on Snips, Snails and Wolfe was shown, as well as information on Nightmare Moon and a layout of the Everfree.
"Your first priority is to rescue the hostages." Celestia said. "The main three are shown on the screen. First is Dr. Wolfe, a Macer that is the first ever and only werewolf in existence. He's the head psychologist at the Everfree. Dedicating his life helping others with their problems. The next two were taken there by complete accident and ignorance by my cousin Bridgette. They are known as Snips and Snails."
Rainbow Dash raised her hand. Celestia acknowledged her with a nod.
"What do you mean by a accident?" she asked.
"They opened fire on the students of Ymerton College the other day." Twilight said. "I was the one stopped them from trying to slaughter the entire school."
"Apparently they're too incompetent to stand trial. Not only that but my cousin learned that their father's are U.S. senators. Both from the same state and both got elected over and over again. To make matters worse, both senators have a team of ten lawyers each to get their sons off with mental retardation or even affluenza. They also are known for ending the careers of anyone who dares to push forward their sons' trials or tries to uncover any conspiracies surrounding the two senators. The former state prosecutor of their home state tried to investigate voter fraud involving the two. He is now disbarred from practicing law, divorced and living on the streets."
"This is more of a case of corruption than ignorance." AJ said. "How can they get away with this for so long I have no idea."
"Well anyway those two senators want their only kids out of the Everfree. With Bridgette already in hot water with the existence of said prisons like Everfree becoming public knowledge. She doesn't need twenty lawyers on her ass. So please get all hostages out safely, alive and with no harm to them."
"Well now that your briefing is finished. Fiona, Rachel and Pinkie must receive their new armor suits." Celestia said shutting down the main monitor. Then she turns to Trixie. "Trixie I'm sorry but you will have to stay outside and monitor the others progress with Spike. If I had known you were coming with Fiona and wanted to be apart of P.O.N.Y. I would've had armor already made for you."
"It's okay…" Trixie said. "My decision was just too sudden. I'll gladly stay with Spike and monitor their progress outside."
"Well now that is taken care of…" Celestia said. "I suggest we get a move on with the mission. We don't have much time and you will have to fight your way through the Everfree to rescue the hostages and the surviving guards."
Inside the Everfree Snips and Snails were taken to a chamber and given a MACER device to evolve themselves into superior Macers. On the orders of Dr. Hyde, given to Nightmare Moon. Once they woke up the two left the chamber and were given blood tests to see if there was any changes. Nightmare Moon analyzed their blood and found no significant changes to their DNA.
"Damn it the device failed." she said aloud. "Hyde is not going to like this."
"Did you know that the square root of 542 is 23.28089345364563?" Snips said. This statement actually surprised Nightmare Moon and the other Macers present.
"So their DNA didn't change but the device gave them both a large boost in intelligence?" she asked herself. Then a wicked smile appeared on her lips. "This is glorious! Maybe the device didn't fail after all. Wait until Dr. Hyde hears about this!"