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Chapter 3: Albedo meets the family part 2

Albedo awoke in a bit of a daze, only to be hit in the forehead by something solid. He opened his eyes and saw a bright blue one in front of him, Albedo nearly had a heart attack as he screamed, "SPACEBALL!" the sphere, then said, "Space? Someone say space? I wanna go to space..." Albedo sighed and said, "for the love of god… you are annoying. You will make the perfect gift for Celestia today. I am sure she will send you to space. But only if you shut up about it around me. Understand?" the sphere then said, "space understands…" Albedo sighed then said, "magical… now… I got weapons to make and I NEED A NEW UNIFORM… where's dream? I don't… uhh…" the sphere then said, "up… up..up up…" Albedo then looked up and saw her in a hammock above him, how she got up there in her sleep he had no idea. But he decided to not probe into it. As he got up and stretched he then said, "alright spaceball… time to… wait… nevermind… just… be quiet for a bit" Albedo then walked over to the door and opened it as he said, "right… breakfast and coffee… I wonder if the mess has… wait… no mess, kitchen… coffee…" Albedo walked down the stairs a bit… groggily as he walked towards the kitchen. Only to find a rather… unusual duo of ponies in the kitchen bitching about exactly what he was looking for, coffee. Sakura, who had arrived 8 hours prior, had no problems picking the lock to get inside, as she ended up falling asleep on the couch, she then had found herself looking everywhere in the kitchen for coffee while trying not to make it obvious. Albedo on the other hand noticed the two and just stared at the obvious burglars and said, "umm… let's see, you on the right will become steak to go with the eggs… and you on the left will become my new pocket pussy if you're lucky. Do you have any objections? No? good… now… time to die…" suddenly Scotty said, "whoa, calm down a minute… we aren't breakin and enterin now… we were sent here to meet Dream Writer." Albedo then said, "yeah… sure you were… now I have even more reason to not kill you, but torture every last bit of intel out of you. Slowly… painfully and oh god…. It's gonna be fun!" Oliver, who was already up heard this and flew into the kitchen and stood in front of Albedo and said, "HOLD IT! I heard them come in and talked to Scotty after the filly crashed on the coach they are telling the truth. If they weren't I would've come and got you." Albedo then said in almost instant rage, "YOU? Would have wasted time getting me? Instead of just shooting them on sight? Are you fucking retarded? In the 10 seconds it would have taken you, you would be dead, then I would have two fucking agents busting down my goddamned door. Next time we have unexpected company… follow the rules. No one gets in without proper clearance. If they try to get in anyway. Cap em… simple right?"

Albedo then turned to the filly and asked, "now… who the fuck are you? Start talking… double time!" the filly replied, "oh my god… I can't believe you don't know who I am. Then again… I am not surprised. Whatever. My name is Sakura. Now do you remember?" Albedo did a double take before asking, "uh… yeah… sure… you… look really good for someone who's been dead for 15 years. Who are you really?" Sakura then said, "I swear to god… I hate how dense you are…" she then drew her M1911 and shot Albedo in the head, prompting an immediate regeneration as she said, "oh my god… that was sooo satisfying… now I know why Rubedo loved doing that… it's such a great stress relief." Scotty then yelped and said, "whoa… holy hell! You blew his brains out… and… his head grew back? Dude… where have I been all this time? Can all of ya do that?" Albedo looked at the two, then back at Oliver and said, "never mind… listen to them for 1 second and you can tell they are idiots. Wait… you… Scottish dude… turn to the side…" Scotty then asked, "why? Is there something on me bottom?" Albedo then said, "yes actually…" Scotty then turned to the side as Albedo looked at his mark, then said, "uhh… lieutenant… commander Montgomery scott? Are you… shitting me?" Scotty then said, "Aye, that's me… I mean, unless you see another equally bored Starfleet engineer in equestria for some reason. Hey, Sakura, where's that coffee now?" Sakura then said, "there… isn't any. So, we might have to go to starbucks or some shit. I don't know." Albedo then asked, "Sakura… where did you learn to be a bitch?" Sakura then replied, "ehh… even though you got me killed. I wasn't… you know, umm… dead to the world. 15 years in a ball of red gas like shit, and watching the universe… it does that." Albedo then remarked, "right… the U-DO university of douchebaggery…"

Sakura nodded and smiled. As Scotty said, "I like her… but, she's a wee bit scary." Albedo sighed and said, "fine… whatever. This is happening now too isn't it?" Oliver sighed then said, "We are going to need a bigger house…." Albedo then said, "uh huh… adding new house to list of fabrications to do… hmm… priority… minimal. Replacing with a barracks. Easy. Now… top priority of fabrication right now… COFFEE god damnit. I didn't spend all day yesterday… killing a thundercunt, doing a whole bunch of shit then piloting a way off balance mech, then fuck dream half to death just to wake up and not have a cup of coffee waiting for me! Do you even know… just… how goddamned awkward it was trying to apply human fucking techniques to a pony? Do you even know how wrong that sounds… in my mind much less being spoken? Do you? For fucks sake, I open mouth kissed a horse then fucking mounted her… but god damn… did I please her. I NEVER FAIL… now… where… is my goddamned coffee? Oh right… there isn't any. There isn't a coffee pot either… guess I have to make that too don't i? I even got a space ball up there too. I don't have enough problems do I? let's add more… yeah… because I always love problems! AAAAAAARGH!" Oliver then yelled, "ENOUGH! ALRIGHT I'LL GO OUT AND GET SOME MORE COFFEE SO THAT ALL OF YOU WILL BE QUIET ABOUT IT!" Oliver then proceeded to fly up to one of the top cabinets and brought down a coffee maker then proceeded to open up the window and flew out to go and get some more coffee. Meanwhile albedo sighed and said, "Sakura… you aren't about to wait five minutes for coffee are you?" Sakura replied, "I won't even wait one… if you can do it faster… hurry the fuck up." All of a sudden a bag full of different kinds of coffee came flying through the window and onto the counter. Oliver then came lying back through the window and said, "There…there is your goddamned coffee. HAPPY NOW!" Albedo then said, "none of us are morning people. This is gonna suck… yes… I am happy. PELLIGRI!" As he yelled for Pelligri, she came in and asked, "what is it? Its ass thirty you know?" Albedo then looked at the clock and said, "no… its 0730… not ass thirty. Now… you always made the best coffee… so make us coffee." Sakura then said, "wow… that's… yeah…you may be violent… a lot more than I remember, but… you still are Albedo… a whiny little bitch." Albedo then said, "hey, look, Dream's room may be sound proofed, but I don't think its bullet proof. So cram a cock in it." Sakura then remarked, "oh my god… Nigredo was right. You did end up growing into a total dick." Pelligri then sighed and said, "you don't… know the half of it… try working with him. Nobody in U-TIC liked him… well… except me. I still… don't understand how me and him get along. Its… one of life's greatest mysteries…"

Scotty then remarked, "uh… I am lost here… yeah, so, I am gonna just take a walk over to the couch then. Aye. Have fun…" Oliver then said, "Agreed…" Scotty then followed Oliver and asked, "ya know, I am glad we got a chance to talk last night. You remind me of someone in a way… ehh whatever." Albedo then sat down as Pelligri made the coffee, while Sakura kept grumbling… finally Albedo asked, "how does… an innocent girl like you end up worse than me?" Sakura then said, "try seeing how the multiverse ends in a bloody apocalypse at the hands of demons. Then ask me that. Dumbass." Albedo then said, "uhh… right… I was infected by U-DO too ya know. I didn't see anything about a multiverse…" Sakura then chuckled and said, "oh but he sure did say how mind bogglingly stupid you are. And dense… and egotistical, slutty… I don't think there is a single sin you haven't commited repeatedly. And yet… somehow… you are more important than anyone. Go fucking figure. It's like you got this whole idiot savant thingy going on. Oh my god just wait… the next few thousand years of your life are gonna be glorious… I am so going to love watching you suffer from heaven."

Albedo then smiled and said, "you keep acting like that and you might end up joining me in hell…" Sakura spat back, "I would sooner become a fucking nun just to avoid going where you are… jesus… I miss Rubedo… he was kind and loving… unlike you… your just an egotistical and astronomically vain dickhead." Albedo groaned as he said, "oh? Rubedo?... the one who severed the link and caused us all to suffer? Who betrayed us all? I think not… hes a lying piece of shit and you know it. If you watched things… you would know that he very quickly ended up fucking two bimbo's and then choosing your shadow… MOMO… ah… that's right, he chose a fake imitation over the real thing. But not before spending years making damned sure that Mary and Shelley got their daily cream pie filling." Sakura then said, "wow… I guess he just severed the link with you. I wonder why? Funny… I remember you brain raping my sister and killing her sisters… after literally raping them. Seriously… did you have to take the time to cum in each one's corpse for shock value? And for the record, if Rubedo wouldn't have severed the connection, you would all be subatomic particles… if that… I am not going to humor your… blatant insanity any longer." Albedo just sighed as he said, "fine… be a bitch then… if it wasn't for you, Rubedo might have actually listened to me when I said there was something wrong with dad's plan… but no… he had to be a loyal little faggot didn't he? And who taught him to follow his so called heart? You… the little dumbass who had to hero herself… make him even more unstable too. Did you ever think about what your little suicide caused upon him? I guess not…" Pellgri then said with a slight tinge of anger, "umm… Albedo? do you mind toning down the whiny bitch syndrome? Please? I mean good god… Albedo you think you know everything. but let's be honest, I am a fucking spy, by trade. I did my own digging on Rubedo. Did you know that Nigredo actually dangled those two bimbos over his head like a fucking carrot, but never let him get any? Rubedo's a fucking virgin. You dumbass. On top of it, you were the only URTV other than him to even get laid at all. Nigredo had mary and Shelley all to himself. Why? Because he was good at manipulating people's minds. You? You raped everyone… I mean… you sure as fuck don't have the soapbox right…. I think that got revoked at the age of 17, when you detonated an antimatter bomb on Carioca…. You killed two and a half billion innocent people just to take out a single man. Not a single person told you to do that. You did it on your own. I mean… yeah… let's all get lectured on righteousness by Satan himself. By the way, your fucking coffee is ready… now, drink your coffee, think straight and keep working on being sane, I would hate to see all the mega shittons of progress you made in the last day go to hell because Sakura shows up. And by the way, technically, according to Sakura's diary, she killed herself to give MOMO a chance at even existing. Because it wouldn't have worked at all otherwise. And let's face it, the URTV solution would have been fatal anyway. And she knew it." Sakura then sighed loudly and said, "THANK YOU…"

Meanwhile, in the living room, Scotty was reading a book, trying not to listen to the others in the kitchen, then said, "wow… so, is this like, an episode of archer or somethin? Because damn… Albedo's getting a moral beatdown in there. Then again… he did kinda cut his head off to terrify the pink haired one in that game after all dinnit he? Then killed a whole fleet of soldiers using a giant satellite dish? I mean… he might as well be worse than mr hitler…" Oliver kind of chuckled at that and said, "Well, if there was anything good that I can say about Albedo. He finally got Dream to actually open up about what's been bothering her all these years, which for me and her family is a goddamned miracle in of itself." Scotty then sighed and said, "well, if anythin. It looks like he's more of a… recoverin psycho. So, I guess he's like a good scotch, he gets better with time."

Back in the kitchen, Albedo was staring at Sakura like he wanted to kill her, but after drinking a bit of coffee he finally said, "fine… whatever, thing is, we got a war here… I have to save the world or some shit… and you? I don't even know why you are here." Sakura then sighed and said, "I came here because I figured you might lead me to Rubedo… not still be batshit crazy. I thought that dying might have fixed those severely crossed wires in that brain of yours. But no.. I guess your insanity regenerated too." Albedo finally finished his coffee and got up then said, "Sakura… I swear to god… shut the fuck up or I will shut you up. I am doing my goddamned best here. Going from psychotic killer to this isn't as easy as it looks. Now shut the fuck up about my past… I mean, for god's sake, I am in a relationship with an adorable girl named Dream Writer." Sakura then asked, "then why did you make it sound like you hated everything about it earlier?" Pelligri then said, "wait a sec now… take it from someone who lived with Albedo for 10 years… he's… not a morning person. I have seen him do all kinds of rage filled shit in the morning when he doesn't have coffee. Trust me, at this point… give it about 20 minutes… and he will probably apologize to you. Its… scary to watch though… he goes from angry as fuck to calm and collected in about 30… its so much of a change you can actually watch it… seriously… watch him." Sakura sighed as she sipped on her coffee… watching Albedo, who actually did change… he went from absolute rage to calm in 15 minutes before he finally sighed and said, "I feel better now. Hmm… what was I saying… oh right… it's good to see you Sakura, I am glad you didn't stay dead and all, maybe now if Rubedo finds you he will stop bitching. Then again… you, him and MOMO sound like a great arrangement. Now… I need to get to work on stuff. oh… do you want a uniform or something?" Sakura blinked a few times to make sure she wasn't losing it then said, "Uhh… sure?" Albedo then walked out of the kitchen with another cup of coffee and headed into the garage… While Pelligri said, "told you… fucking scary isn't it?" Sakura then nodded weakly and said, "Y…eah… that's… creepy. It was like… he turned back into Bruce Banner after being the hulk for half an hour…" Pelligri then asked, "what? Who's bruce banner? Or… the hulk?" Sakura then sighed and asked, "Do you even Otaku at all?" Pellgri then was even more confused, "whats… an otaku?" Sakura then got up and walked out of the kitchen and remarked, "my god… it's a world of crazies and idiots. Oh… right… that's what my world was anyway."

Albedo finally made it to the garage, where he had pretty much set up his own manufacturing line. He was originally going to make an AGWS type mech in here, but seeing that he had a perfectly good, if off balance Timber Wolf, he was going to set up something else instead. Albedo first started with clothes, seeing as he would need not only clothing but armored clothing now, he then manufactured a line of clothing that utilized an armored, High Carbon nanoweave mesh, with a tri-layer reflective coating. This undersuit was completely transparent, and was filled with microscale crystals, this would not only make it invisible to the naked eye but strengthen it further. No one would even know someone was wearing. Until a 50 cal bounced off. He then decided to begin to create a veil device. Something that was based off the Ether shield device but recalibrated for anti-magic usage. It couldn't do both, but seeing how ethers are non-existent here. He decided a magic shield was better than none. So, he decided to have it route through the crystal layer in the suit, and be powered by a small crystal, to most, it would appear to be a random necklace. But it was actually a charged crystal, one that could recharge itself using biological energy. An anti-magic recharging energy shield. Basically. As he finished the undersuit, he then made a replica of Dream's vest, using auxillary armor and micro ceramic and titanium A plates. It would be comfortable, light and pretty much bulletproof. As he finished his own uniform as well as the others. He decided to take a one size fits all approach to the undersuits, but use a more personalized setup for the clothing. The uniforms, both the dress and BDU's were again, one size fits all. Albedo then began to make several sets of an improved ECS harness. This time integrating it into a rather… innocuous looking vest, similar to dream's. it used space compression technology as well as a small device placed on the bridge of one's nose to project a HUD. He designed a new pair of glasses for Dream around this. Identical to Shion's, using holographics rather than polymer or glass. In addition, it would stay on Dream's face and be toggleable. With the hud built in, aiming would be easy. Ammunition readouts would show the current ammunition for each ECS unit. He had to repair the flight system as well as modify it for the new variables. Once he had done so, he integrated one into each, as well as a new autopilot and assist system. Effectively they would be VTOL and forward flight capable. In addition, he decided to integrate EVA into each system. So that AI support would always be available.

Finally, Albedo mounted the various weapons into each ECS unit, two M2A2's, two Beam rifles, and two shotguns in a modified 8 guage assembly. They could be swapped out as needed. Finally, Albedo began to work on the Remote controlled recon drones, giving each one a cloaking device along with the surveillance systems. Then, he added a flight system for them as well as a system to allow them to operate on the ground or in vents. These things were tiny. But effective. Unless stepped on.

A few moments later he looked towards the powered assault system, he would need a lot more equipment to make functioning powered assault armor. So he shelved that for now, opting to integrate a method to deploy the BDU over the clothing if needed. It took him a few hours to finish his work. By the time he was done he then stood up and walked towards the door… only for Sakura to walk in, she then looked at the various clothing and weapons parts… then said, "whoa… holy fuck… you uhh… supplying… everyone here? I mean, you have been here for what two maybe three days and already your designing weapons systems and armor? I am impressed, I always thought you couldn't handle anything like that. Still, nice. Anyway, Oliver and Scotty want to see you upstairs… dunno why, also, me and Pelligri decided to stay here and hold the fort. So, good luck with all that shit, don't die… or get anyone else killed. Basically… keep your fucking mouth shut." Albedo sighed and said, "ehh… fuck you too… hurr hurr…" Albedo then walked out and then into the living room, wearing his new suit and ECS. He then looked in the mirror on the wall, then… seeing himself in his semi usual white attire, he said, "Damn… I'm looking good as always." As he sat down.

Meanwhile, upstairs in the bedroom/library Dream had been up for about 4 hours after she fell out of her hammock…again. She was looking around her room for her glasses once again while also looking for her vest and scarf. Albedo was sitting waiting for Oliver and Scotty, he waited for five minutes before grabbing Dream's stuff and heading upstairs, if they wanted to be late for their own meeting. Fine… he then walked up the stairs to Dream's room then opened the door and said, "Oi, dream… you in here?" Dream turned around and squinted at where Albedo's voice was coming from trying to see, Albedo noticed, as usual, she was blind as all fuck without her glasses. So he said in frustration, "hold still damnit… I got something better for you." As he pushed the tiny emitter onto her nose. With a slight click, it turned on, emitting a holographic version of her glasses. It focused in and out a few times before calibrating properly. Then it projected the HUD, as Albedo said, "here… your new clothes. And yes, the undersuit is mandatory. Not like anyone will be able to tell it's on you anyway. Well, unless they decide to shoot at you. In which case, they are gonna be scratching their asses wondering why bullets don't work. Its… also got a shield generator. I designed it to deflect magic based attacks. It recharges too, the power supply is this necklace, don't laugh. That thing has enough power to fuel a Ganymede class. With fuel to spare… as for the vest and scarf replacement, cosmetic armor… well, the scarf really is a replacement if you lose yours anyway, it can't be armored. But the vest most definitely is armored. I think not even an AG06 could pierce that fucker. So, yeah. I made an outfit for everyone. It's got the ECS built in. the final version with the new flight system. It works now. Also, pretty much everything is space compressed via the bodysuit. So, no need to change suits or weapons. It does it on its own. As for controlling the menus and stuff. you will get the hang of it, magic is one way, using eye and thought patterns is the other. It's easy… and devastating. War has never been so streamlined." Albedo then smiled and said, "then again. I don't think war has ever been so… deceiving either. You are adorable, and with this… could probably kill everyone in my old house easily. Pleroma was a big ass asteroid with lots of soldiers too. Yep… four legged apocalypse. And dare I say… I look really good in this." Dream smiled at Albedo and said while teleporting her new cloths on and the scarf that her grandmother made onto her body, "Thank you, Albedo… I really appreciate this." She then became a bit nervous and said, "This sort of thing happens whenever I go back to my hometown for a visit… I get really nervous and I start to forget things…."

Albedo sighed and said, "yeah… I imagine so… I sometimes think about who I might have been if I wasn't a weapon. Still, we might as well get going… oh right, I made something in the garage… or rather… several somethings… come… I want to inaugurate the launch with everyone." Dream smiled and started walking towards the door, she wasn't the talkative type of pony out there. Albedo on the other hand was extremely talkative, getting him to shut up was the most difficult challenge people could ever face. As Albedo walked downstairs he noticed the two, then said, "put on your undersuits, then the glasses thing. Put that on the bridge of your nose, then put on your clothes. EVA will give a tutorial on the systems on the train, Scotty, you coming with Ollieball and Dream?" Scotty replied, "Aye… I am, besides… I like this world, well… except the part where Celestia is even more of a total bastard…" Albedo then smiled and said, "great. Because I timed something about right, at 1100 hours, we launch Equestria's first orbital satellites for communications and surveillance. As well as high orbit reconnaissance. By the end of the month, we should have 90 percent of the planet's surface mapped in intricate detail. Welcome to science boys. Now, your military uniforms and battle dress uniforms are included in the body suit. Normal clothing is considered accessories. Notice how the suits disappeared when you put them on? Good. Because I spent all fucking morning making sure they were comfortable too. They should fit you like a second skin, if you can notice yourself wearing them in the next 30 minutes. I fucked up. Now, let's go to the garage. I got to finalize my construction of our satellites and their delivery rockets."

Oliver just put on his uniform though finding the holes for his wings was a bit of a challenge. Albedo then said, "alright, these undersuits have up to five weak points. Simply, the wings hole, if applicable. The tail hole, the part where your bits fit through, which is probably the most unprotected. Seeing as its virtually devoid of protection at all. And the head. These suits also don't cover the bottom of your feet or hooves. I will make custom shoes later, if you don't have any already. Besides, I need more tech support to make the shoes I have in mind. Finally, these suits are based off Vector's Techtron Line of clothing armor add-ons. These suits also are designed to be completely undetectable, both to others and the wearer. So, naturally they have open areas. I didn't like the idea of leaving everyone's genitals and asses exposed but whatever. If you are at risk of getting shot in the ass or balls, then you should be wearing a BDU anyway. Oh and one last thing, these suits can deflect magic based attacks too, but only for a short time before needing to recharge. Also, I might as well mention. Small enough projectiles say… less than 2mm will penetrate automatically. It's a tradeoff for the stealth and comfort. But I seriously doubt they can get a tranq dart moving at hypersonic speeds anyway. Blades on the other hand… are gonna cut through these like a hot knife through butter. This is designed for ranged combat. Not CQC. And even then, it's a last line of defense kind of armor. The absolute minimum. Never… ever rely on it alone. The BDU is much better for pretty much anything. Oh right. The anti-magic shield can block a single projectile impact as well. this was a decision due to the nature of the suit itself. A single bullet to the head is a preferred assassination method. so, if they try to put one between your eyes. It won't work. But, if your shield drops suddenly, it will give an audible alarm. If that happens. You activate the BDU immediately. No exceptions. Understood?"

Oliver nodded his head along with Dream and Scotty. Dream then notice Sans walking up to Albedo and said, "well, you've sure changed from your time of genocide Albedo. though your LV. Is still 667, it seems you are taking on a more pacifist path instead. Keep it up, buddy, oh and take breaks now and again or else you'll work yourself…down to the bone." Albedo then asked in confusion, and slight anger, "what? The fuck are you on about? I am hardly genocidal… not like I haven't tried though. Still, don't you ever call me a fucking pacifist. I am a bioweapon, I am a pure badass. Now, in my books, a pacifist is also known as a pussy. Or a corpse. Of course, that doesn't mean I have to kill every civilian I meet. But you can rest assured. Any and all threats. Will die. I will show no mercy to my enemies. Never have… never will." Sans then said calmly, "What I mean when I say pacifist, is someone who was once extremely violent to those around him both ally and enemy now turns to defensive and offensive tactics. For example, those undersuits you made, those are for defense not offensive, but can become offensive if needed. Well, I shouldn't keep you all here or else you'll miss the train." Albedo then said, "okay… that makes a bit more sense. Usually, I just kill everything in my way. But not lately. I am being pussified. But whatever. Oh right… what the fuck is LV? Or is that some reference to my unit number?" Sans then answered almost hauntingly, "LV…it stands for LOVE…and LOVE stands for Level Of ViolencE and how you gain LOVE is through EXP or EXecution Points…"

Albedo then said, "okay… sounds like old school role playing terms… but whatever… I cannot count how many people I have executed in the normal sense of the word. But as for confirmed kills in my career? I think there isn't a number big enough. Not all my kills were people too. Most were actually Gnosis. Still, so my level of violence is 667, I am unit 667. Whatever. Whats the average for a soldier, or civilian?" Sans then said, "It all depens on the persons actions determines their level of violence, but all start off at LV. 1, Hitler was LV. 18, Wilhelm is…a tricky one but my best guess would be a LV. 5 or 3. It varies on what happens each reset. If I'm remembering this correctly he made it to LV. 20, then there was this one time where he stayed a LV. 1…it was in that fallout world or something like that. No wait defiantly Fallout. See it all depends on what happens in that person's life and their actions." Albedo stood there for a moment… then said in an almost depressed tone, "you gotta be shitting me? So, even Wilhelm, that assclap responsible for the loss of earth and god only knows what else. Only made it to 20, once! And hitler was 18? I AM FUCKING 667!? Way… to make me feel… like Lucifer. Maybe Sakura was right… wow…" Sans then cut him off and said, "Well, Flynn Taggart, is LV. 666." Albedo then said questioningly, "wait… so the motherfucking doom guy is one LV below me? He only kills fucking demons! How is he evil? Unless its like fucking power levels…" Scotty then said, "oh aye, in that series power levels mean jack shit lad… so maybe he's saying its what level of violence your capable of. Not whether you're good or evil. I dunno, I don't think an evil guy would make stuff this cool for us. Although the antimatter thing was a bit of a… well, actually it had a purpose anyway. If Sakura is right. I think it had to do with KOS-MOS. So yeah? No? maybe I dunno?" Albedo then said with a groan, "okay… this shit's giving me hemorrhoids. I gotta go launch four ICBM's with satellite payloads and hit the train. Sans, you want to watch me launch some satellites?" Sans just nodded and took one of his short cuts to get to the garage, Albedo then said, "okay… teleportation. That's… fatal. Usually anyway. Dad was the only survivor. So, I guess sans is… oh god damnit… he's linked to the upper domain isn't he?" Albedo then walked into the garage to find him there waiting. Albedo then said, "yeah, the power armor relies on tech I don't know yet. So, I can't make it. Yet… besides. Powered assault armor isn't the most… yeah, it's a sure fire way to start a war. If Celestia sees that shit. It's over for us. Now, I gotta make these missiles."

Albedo then opened the garage door and began his magic trick. Using resources from the environment to make the satellites, then the rockets and their fuel. As he finished the assembly he said to the others, "yeah, that's how I make shit so far. It works. I don't know how though. Now, I gotta… set these up somewhere. Umm… well shit. Gimme a sec…" Albedo kept looking around until he found the perfect spot, the area he burned down in the forest. As he set up the launch pad, he loaded all four rockets into the launch tubes. Then turned around and said, "alright… this part has to be done mechanically. So it's gonna be a 30 second countdown to ignition and we wanna be as far away from it as possible… ya know… in case they explode. That's over 500 tons of solid rocket fuel in each one. So… yeah. Don't worry, it's not nuclear. So, if anything, that crater they already are in might get scorched." Albedo then backed away and hooked up the wires to the small device on the table, then said, "right… beginning countdown to launch. Right… I got a song for this too. Its… my favorite anthem." Albedo then set up on the speakers… all over Ponyville no less, the Soviet National Anthem. As the sound of communism and greatness echoed through Ponyville, causing even the flying ones to stop midair, the countdown reached 10, then finally 0. With a sudden loud crack in the air, the sky lit up brighter than the sun, as four rockets lifted off into the air, trailing thick black smoke as they broke the sound barrier. The sound was deafening, but then again the Soviet Anthem was louder. As the SDR's entered orbit they detached their stages as they deployed the satellites. Finally, Albedo got signal from them. Albedo then said, "it's a… oh… right anthem…" realizing the only thing anyone in Ponyville or its vicinity heard was Communism. As the anthem stopped and the sky was painted with black streaks of smoke. Albedo then said, "there… we got tone, satcoms online. EVA, you got full con?" EVA then replied, "Affirmative. All systems online, battlefield control is at 100% functionality. Beginning secondary objectives." Albedo then said, "good. Now, Dream, shall we board our train?"

Dream smiled and nodded and then started to lead the group towards the train station, right as Dream started to walk, albedo remembered something, then asked, "right, there is four of us, so… that's one fireteam. Anyway, seeing as there are just four of us, I need to know who would be best at what type of combat, so I can configure your ECS to use the appropriate weapons. Beam rifles are great for sniping, M2's are all around assault rifles, and shotguns…well… they are shotguns, CQC. So, who wants what?" Oliver then said, "Give me an assault rifle and I'm good. Since I'm small enough to fit in places the enemy wouldn't look." Albedo then said, "well, alright, although that usually would be CQC unless you plan on using tiny places to lay down suppressive. Just remember, you can swap out easily. It just takes a few moments. So, I am leaving your config as is. Keep in mind Oliver, you have hands so you can use normal rifles too. Or any weapon for that matter. Just watch out, rifles in your hands have some serious recoil, compared to the ECS auto stabilizers. As for you dream? Long range, mid, or up close and bloody?" Dream thought about it for a moment and said, "Well, I'm mostly mid to long range…" Albedo then said, "well, if I had plasma cannons or something, that would be great, but you will probably want the M2's as well. old school but still far better than what the opfor will have. As for you Scotty?"

Scotty then said, "uhh… I dunno really, never was one for combat meself so… I guess the shotguns. I can't aim for squat anyway." Albedo then said, "alright, twin 8 guages it is…" Scotty then said, "8 Guage? Isn't that… a bit extreme there lad?" Albedo then said, "they are double barreled Schockhammers, in 8 gauge triple naught buck. So, yeah, with adjustable choke, it adjusts based on the range to target. And yeah, they are overkill. But still, I figured, it was easier to use that setup than 12 guage. It adds additional firepower without any compromise, even ammo capacity. So why not. As for me, well, I am not a fucking sniper… but I might as well go with the beam cannons. Who knows… maybe me and Dream can boost their power with magic. Still, I usually prefer up close and personal. Then again, I am an all-round equal opportunity ass kicker. Now… that takes care of loadouts. Let's go. EVA will brief you on the ECS and its function on the train ride. It won't do a damned bit of good if you can't even turn it on. Alright… lets go." Dream then resumed leading them to the train station, which was on the other side of town facing the capital.

The walk to the train station was quiet as everyone in town was busy doing their own thing not even paying attention to the group of three ponies and a small dragon walking towards the train station. Dream smiled at the town that she called home as she and the group neared the train station. The train station wasn't that hard to miss since it had the single biggest signs in Ponyville. The station was simple in design, having a rustic feel to it like in one of those old western movies that Dream's brothers loved to watch when they were growing up. As the group stepped onto the platform Dream walked towards the ticket master and said, "Four tickets to Cantrelot please…" The ticket master was an old, kind mare that knew Dream since she first moved to Ponyville and said while getting the tickets ready, "Visiting your brothers today, Dream? My how much you've grown since I last saw you, I wonder how much your brothers have grown too." Dream giggled as the old mare handed her the tickets, but as Dream was about to go and pay the mare then said, "On the house dear. Now the train will be arviving in 5 minutes, have fun visiting your brothers…oh wait I have a letter from Vinal Scratch for you to give to Megatronus, I think it's the one this time." Dream then said with a grin while taking the letter, "One can only hope, Sanctuary." Albedo then said in amusement, "Sancutary? That's… an old term… huh… so, underground railroad much? Whatever. As long as the bar tab is on the house too. Listen, maam, thanks. It's always nice to see a citizen soldier fighting for her beliefs. Semper Fidelis." Albedo then saluted, with his right hoof. Then said, "it's a pleasure. Now, we must be going. Stay frosty there." Albedo then watched the train that had just left and said, "a Steam based train? And it can achieve such velocities? Impressive. Though not impossible. Just impractical. Well, I don't see superconductive mag lev lines so maybe it is practical. Now… pop a squat guys… train will be here in about 3.225 mikes. I am tracking it from orbit. Estimated speed is 929.232 miles per hour. Needless to say, that's mach 1.22, impressive. Now, beginning radio test." Albedo switched on an encrypted channel then said, albeit silently, "Radio check… test. Alpha 2, 3 and four confirm."

Albedo then got a response from all three, then Albedo said, "right, this new system is completely silent and even has a helmet cam readout feature. Meaning you can either see the talker's face, or what they are looking at. Great for stealth recon and espy. Using your tac coms is paramount to deep cover ops. You can use it via thought too, so, with practice you can talk to us and someone physically at the same time. Finally, notice on the upper right, signal strength… sometimes the enemy will jam comms. Use that if they do to get a good signal. Fin…" Albedo then heard a slew of voices, all standard URTV's obviously, then after a moment, they all shut up, when John said, "SHUT UP DAMNIT… let's not blow off our leader's head boys." Then, one by one, groups pinged in and logged onto the network, in less than a minute, 489 units were logged, then John said, "well, you got comms working. I managed to set up a few relay stations. Don't ask how. I am not at liberty to say yet. But, we got comms and tone. Before long, we may replicate the link fully. Anyway, Albedo… be careful, don't underestimate the opfor… still, they are vastly unaware of us in general. Do NOT… under any circumstances offend or oppose Celestia, we don't want to get made. If she does… we all die. Even you, I saw a recording of what she can do. Your regen wont mean shit. Now… maintain radio silence unless it's an emergency… and keep cycling encryptions. Standard deep cover protocols, aggressive config. Unit 329, Over and out." Albedo sighed and said, "well, that's… wonderful actually." Then a single signal came in saying, "advise, clearance code 327493 gamma. We have possible ID on individual, ID is… stand by… Richard, he's bumbling around in cloud city, he thinks that wonderbolt academy is an AMWS flight school, I am shadowing him now. Gotta keep him from doing something stupid. Advise, I also got a possible wave ping, Unit 669, though I am not sure. It was there one second then pinged KIA the next… odd, but I think that they might take a while to actually phase in. unlike us though, he's taking a more… brute force entry. Like… he's tunneling in on purpose. Recommend sitcom Alpha 2 monitor LKP." A second voice said, "Confirm Unit 209, comsat Alpha 2 is monitoring LKP. Disturbance detected. Gravimetric and magnetic readings inconsistent. Possible time-space anomaly is being formed, ETC to stability is 16 hours and 38 minutes."

The chatter stopped then as the train rolled in, Albedo then said smugly, "yep… we grow… we are getting stronge… WHAT THE FLYING FUCK?!" Albedo jumped off the bench when he saw Sans on top of the train, smiling. Albedo tried not to look, hoping no one else would… one pony then said, "hey… Albedo right, its fire spirit, you heading to Cantrelot too? Damn, I had heard Luna's… uhh, loud thingy… you, come close actually. Whatever. Nice outfit. Is it a military uni… not one of ours obviously. But… nice, though… white and grey? Really, you need to go see a tailor for a better one. Especially since it isn't regulation. Or… well, maybe it is for you though. Still, its… kinda ugly though. But hey, your military, your rules. Still, I think… purple and violet would be great, in the same patterns. My brother is military, I am visiting him too. He's in Luna's military, although I hated him for it before. You really opened a lot of eyes yesterday. I am gonna apologize for a lot today. So, still, think about it. Besides, Luna's uniforms use colors to distinguish rank and specialty anyway. Yours screams… well, low rank grunt to be honest. And I saw you, you aren't low rank… or a grunt… dear god no…" Albedo then said, "well, it's my standard uniform, before the Miltian conflict. So, maybe your right. I might add some bars too. Not stars though. I am not worthy of being a flag rank." As Albedo got on the train, Fire Spirit said, "ehh, maybe… you seem the rebel type to be honest. Luna would love you anyway. You get shit done. So, maybe you might get a star… or two. Besides. Luna's use stars for those, Celestia uses… pens." Albedo then said in utter disbelief, "PENS?! Are you fucking shitting me?! What kind of scumbag chickenshit motherfucker gives military tradition the disgrace of using pens for a goddamned general or admiral? That's heresy… oh yeah, I am a five… PEN general… AAAAAAAAAAAH! I am gonna kill myself if I end up having pens on my goddamned shoulders… that's the ultimate fuck you to my beloved marine corps… oh god… Oh god… no… NO… that's just… wrong! I was hoping for suns or some shit… not goddamned pens… or maybe its five pen scribe… NO! that's… evil… EVIIIL!" Scotty then said, "what kinna bonkers ass leader does that? Even ferengi use something sensible. But pens? Lassy's gone bonkers. Celestia in the show was at least somewhat sane. But here? Nutters… she's all scrambled eggs." Albedo found his seat and sat down at the table while saying, "I… would have to put in my resignation if I got pens for my promotion to Admiral. No… I can't… I just… cant. I have standards for Christ sake, I can hear gunny screaming now… wait a second… I actually hear him… on the comms?"

Albedo then listened in and heard, "WHAT THE FUCK IS YOUR PROBLEM? YOU GAVE HER A COMPLIMENT FOR THAT BLATANT BREACH OF REGULATIONS?! WHAT IS YOUR MAJOR MALFUNCTION YOU BRAYING PILE OF SHIT DONKEY? I WILL OWN YOUR ASS BEFORE I LET YOU COMPLEMENT A RECRUIT FOR FUCKING UP. YOU WORTHLESS FUCKING RETARD! DO YOU EVEN KNOW! SHE ENDANGERED 6 CIVILIANS IN THAT STUNT, NOT ONLY THAT BUT SHE PUT FELLOW MARINES IN DANGER TOO, AND YOU SHITSUCKING CUNT DECIDE TO PROMOTE HER? YOU STUPID… WORTHLESS SHIT FILLED CUNT! I AM GONNA BEAT YOUR ASS DOWN TO A BLOODY PULP AND FEED YOU TO MY DOGS!" Albedo cut the channel, he knew all too well what happened to idiots when gunny was around. Dream on the other hand looked out the window ears standing at full attention, twitching every so often, she was feeling nervous because on trains you never know who you can trust. Especially on the train to the capital. Albedo was sitting at the table when he went to go get a drink from the bar, as he walked up he looked at the bottles, they had everything. none of the brands were recognizable but they were there, Albedo then asked, "Sup barkeep?" the mare, who was easily in her youth then said, "ehh, not much… what can I get you sir?" Albedo then said, "well, I guess a BJ but… that's probably not on the menu… umm… let's see, Rum and coke… quadruple shot please, use top shelf… not well. or, if you got single malt scotch, I want 4 shots in a glass, straight." She paused a moment before saying, "this is the cantrelot VIP train… so, your gonna have to be a bit more specific, and I never heard of a BJ drink…" Albedo then said, "uhh its short for blowjob. Anyway, it's a joke, now, hmm, what's a good single malt or sipping scotch?"

The mare then said, "well, we got Apple Cider, Apple Brandy, Buckin Blue Jay, Old Timer, Vodaka." Albedo then said, "so, no like… brand names? That's… scary, well before I order anything in particular, let me try your best scotch, no bullshit." The Mare then said, "one shot buckin blue jay, coming up." She poured a shot glass and said, "try it, its good." Albedo cautiously smelled it, it seemed, of exceedingly high quality, with notes of cherry and grain, as well as a strong hint of oak and corn. As Albedo took a sip, he rolled it on his palate before saying, "Holy… fuck… win any awards? Cause I had JW platinum limited reserve, and this blows it to bits…" the mare then said, "yeah… well, Ponyville has one thing its really good at. Produce and distilling. Best apple cider in equestria, period. We got high proof and low as well. same stuff, different process. As for Vodaka, its well… vodka, but its probably the best ice distilled vodka you will ever try. Then again, I get the feeling you were expecting there to be a well type here… nope. Trust me, we don't serve swill. I might recommend a tail snapper. Its good, and might put off the stress, especially on your girlfriend there. Don't worry its not too heavy." Albedo then said, "yeah, except on my wallet." She laughed and said, "VIP's don't pay. Silly. Now, seriously, there isn't a single mixed drink I can't make, so what is a blowjob, I wanna know." Albedo then said with a grin, "well, you asked, you get. A blowjob isn't a drink. Its where a woman, or in some cases a guy, sucks there partners dick until they pop. Then it might… become a drink… kinda…" the mare then sighed and said, "right… learn something new every day. Umm, I am guessing thats… a bit… actually that does sound good right now." Albedo then said, "yeah no… I don't need a sucking… besides, my girlfriend is right there… two tail snappers and a glass of bucking blue jay, make that two actually. Scotty is gonna love this shit…" She chuckled and said, "sure thing, then again, you seem like the husband I never could get. So… my apologies if I sounded desperate. I mean I am… i… ehh… never mind…" Albedo then said, "lemme guess, he never is there and when he is he's doing stuff that's quote unquote, important. Never even cares how you feel?"

She nodded with a slight sadness, Albedo then said, "look honey… you are never gonna get anywhere with a pendejo like that. Dump his ass in the gutter and find a guy who is… caring and loving, if you want a real loving relationship. Honestly, find the most insecure and wussy guy you can find, then mold his ass into a man while you teach him how to act around people….it works, and he will end up breaking his ass daily just to make you happy. I should know. Don't ask how. Just… trust me. In my books, the woman calls the shots. Not the drunk man on a sports binge. If he spends more than 30 percent of the time not pleasing you or at least doing things with you. Then you are just a pocket pussy to him." The mare then said, "you know what… your right… I am dumping his ass, I should have done that long ago. Besides. I know a wonderful stallion who I should have gone with long ago. I wonder if he still will… take me back? God I was so stupid. I thought marrying him was the smart choice because he had money." Albedo then cut her off and said, "you dumbass, never marry someone for fucking creds… ever… that… is the worst mistake ever. But, divorce would get you half his assets… don't feel bad. Its righteous punishment for his betrayal. And you can use that to make a better life for you and the guy who loves you." The Mare then said, "you… made my day, thank you… I will do that when I get to Cantrelot. I should have done it 4 years ago. So what if my mom hates me for divorcing him. I want to follow my heart, not my wallet." Albedo then said, "your welcome, by the way, name's Albedo. nice to meet ya." She replied, almost crying, "thank you, Albedo… I'm Shimmering Starlight." Albedo then said, "your welcome… I seem to do that a lot… oh sorry, forgot the dri… nice… that's a good mixed… ooh, that's gonna be good. Thank you again, Shimmering Starlight." Albedo then took the drinks towards where Dream was only to be stopped by two ponies, one said in a thick german accent, "ah… who do ve have here? I imagine zhose drinks are for ze ponies in ze cabin behind us? No? come young boy, sit…" Albedo then had an instant déjà vu from Wolfenstein the New Order, then said, "ah… Frau Engel is it?" as he sat down, then prepared to either have to turn this into the last train into explosion town, or maybe cheat at cards… again. The woman then said, "oh… no my name ish not Frau My young stallion. My common tongue name is Ebony River, but my Germaney name is Ebenholz Fluss, ish don't care vhich one you call me by. Und this handsome stallion by my side is, Sliver Star in common tongue but his homeland name is, Silberner Stern." Albedo then sighed deeply in annoyance, then said, "right… nice to meet you…" as he said under his breath, "fuckin Nazis…" then, Ebenholz said, "ahh, vell, you are a vood specimine of a shtallion, nice indeed. Such veautiful white mane and violet eyes. I like it, hmm… I want to do a test here… actually. I am going to lay out three cards, And I vant you to pick which vone resonates vest vith you." Albedo then said sarcastically, "yeah, and if I choose wrong you kill me right? Hurry the fuck up skin head." Ebenholz then said, "Skin head? I do not velieve I have heard zat one before. Oh vell mister Impatient. but do not vorry, I have no intentions of killing you. It's just a card test. I do zem all ze time, zho… most pay me for zem. I am zust bored iz all."

Albedo then said, "yeah… whatever. Lay em on me, but hey, I guess I can play along. But remember, when I play cards… I play for keeps, and if you cheat… you die. But you say it's a test. But I am thinking blackjack. So whatever. Let the… test begin." The mare then laied out three cards, one depicted a blacken sky with white dots and vibrant blue's and purple's streaking across it, the second depicted a burning world with the sun so close to the earth that it left scorch marks in its wake, and the final one depicted the moon healing the land from the sun's rageful day. Albedo, who already was fully aware that this was a Celestian spy decided to choose carefully, "hmm… sun, moon or I dunno what that first one is. I guess the void. Or something. So, scorched earth, or well… the inky void of space I see every time I wake up… so, gonna go with the logical one here." He chose card three and said, "it resonates with me simply because it makes sense, the other two seemed like something only a retard or very… disturbed individual would choose. I mean, glassing, or just space in general…" Albedo then heard a box nearby before he kicked it… Ebenholz smiled softly and placed another set of three down onto the table. The first was a picture of young fillies and colts playing in a moonlit field, the second, a lone house in the middle of the woods shinning like a becan in the night, and the third a town living in oppression in the suns rays. Albedo noticed how that third card reminded him of a town on Second Miltia last summer when he went on vacation, it was hot as hell, but oh god was the surfing great. As he then had a reason to choose the so called, right answer to please the spy, he said, "third one, its missing the beach though. And my surf board." The mare then placed a third set of three, the first depicted a pony who shunned the light of the sun and slept during the day, the second was a shadow of stallion and mare facing off against the sun, and the third had a picture of the black dragon gang symbol. Albedo then chuckled a bit, then said, "are you shitting me? That third one doesn't even fit the context of the last two sets… but whatever. ehh… actually, this is a hard one, what's this test about again? Ehh, well… umm… first one? The second seems weird and the first seems like an introverted person who likes staring at the night sky, or maybe just the night life. Can't say I don't mind dance clubs after 2 am… that's when the really fun shit starts. Or the brawls… I love brawls… but I like sanctioned arena fights better, no killing though. I do practice martial arts ya know"

Ebenholz smiled again as she placed the final set down onto the table. The first had a picture of a golden emblem, with wings flanking both sides of a sun with a horn through the middle, the second had a picture of a crystal heart, but it was blackened on one side and faded on the other, and the final one depicted a crescent moon, somewhat akin to the rebel alliance from starwars, especially with the star in the middle like that, and wings out to each side with an outline of the moon in the background. In fact, it was the most badass one there. Albedo then looked at all three before Ebonholz said, "choose wisely" Albedo then said, "Jawohl…" Albedo then looked at the three faction emblems, wondering about the middle one for some reason, he hadn't considered a third side in the conflict, nor did he care. Eventually he said, "honestly… I feel like you are asking me which side to take in some kind of political debate here. One is for Celestia obviously, the other is for Luna, what the fuck is the third one? I don't care. Seriously, I could give a fuck less on this. I choose the Luna one only because it looks badass like me. Am I done now?" Ebonholz let out a breath of relief and said, "Yes, zhis test was out of boredom and wanting to know if you were a spy of Celestia's which you are not." Albedo then said, "well fuck… I knew that already, the original test was in wolfenstein the new order, when William got on the train to berlin he had this creepy german nazi cunt show up and do exactly what you did, and it was an Aryan purity test, these cards were to test whether he was a nazi or a rebel… you obviously did a better job than her though. Were it not for me already knowing the set up. Now, let's be honest here. I lied on my choices several times, I thought you were with Celestia, what with the whole stereotypical nazi thingy going on. I mean fuck… I was gonna choose the more Celestia ones just to keep myself incognito, but those were so fucking obviously evil, no sane being would choose them. So I ended up going for the most neutral ones. Also, if you would have been a Celestia spy, you would be sprinkled all over the cabin, I would end up making decorations of your ovaries and intestines. Just an FYI there. Now… let's get to the point… before I lose my patience and kill you anyway." Ebonholz then continued, "I am one of Luna's top spy's, I was sent here to watch over her general's sister to make sure that none of those Solar Empire Nazis do zomezhing stupid. The first emblum is that of the Solar Empire, the second one is…the long lost Crystal Empire faction and the final one is for the New Lunar Republic." Albedo then said, "you uhh, do realize I haven't chosen any particular allegiance right? I fight for myself. And Dream, so, I don't give a fuck about politics yet. But from what I have been seing, Celestia is like Hitler. Then again, you can drop the german accent bullshit, you broke it several times in the last sentence, no need for a show. I am a bioweapon, I can read you like a pop up book in most regards. Though I can't read minds. I sure can rip them apart. Look, if you want my choice? I choose neutral for now. Probably because I have yet to decide if I want to rule the world myself or not. So, if I choose that? Then what? I guess I will lead Equestria to a new galactic empire of prosperity… or just blow it all up. Who cares. I live for war. I was born for it. Literally. URTV Unit 667, Albedo, nice to meet you. Sieg Heil and all that BS… now, can I bring the drinks to my fireteam please? I mean, you can follow me, but leave pretty boy over there here. I don't like him. He's… creepy. Anyway, I have had enough Wolfenstein references today. Though. Truth be told, no one would catch that reference but me, or maybe dream. She seems to know about other worlds no one else should, like video games. As do I, which is what tipped me off to your act in the first place. Oh by the way, I finished Wolfenstein the new order on, I am Death Incarnate, didn't die once. I am that badass. Oh yeah, speaking of which, I wanna play it again. Thanks to you… it was a good game, maybe I will do the Fergus timeline this time. I always chose wyatt… why am I rambling? Just… follow me nazi spy girl. Oh by the way, how the hell does no one know what a fucking blowjob is?"

Albedo stood up and held the tray, then when the barkeep wasn't looking, swiped a bottle of Buckin Blue Jay, and a few glasses, then walked towards the cabin with a grin. Then Albedo noticed she hadn't left, then said, "uhh, you like on guard duty or something?" Ebonholz then said, "Me und my partner can't leave our post for there are Solar Empire Nazis in the train car in front of us, und don't make a scene if they come by, or else we are all dead." Albedo then scoffed and said, "well… if you would be so kind as to hold the tray, I could make very short work of them… no bodies even…" Ebonholz then said, "You reckless child, if you do that then Equestria will burn and all hope will be lost to over throw Celestia, this is no politic war…no this is actual war, the politics died out years ago when Dream's mother died." Albedo sighed in utter disappointment, he always wanted a train firefight, still, he decided to stay his killing spree and say, "Fine… oh… but I wanna kill so badly… I mean, god damn, how hard is it to find worthy opponents? Timber wolves don't fight back. I want a real fight. I want… admittedly… war. Real war. My blood and bones cry out for violence. But, if it protects everyone, I will stay my hands… for now. But mark my words… when the time does come, I shall wash over the land in a sea of blood and death for all who oppose me. I shall put the fear of god into them. Make no mistake. I am death. And no mortal can kill me. Even god… failed to kill me." As he walked into the cabin with the drinks, smiling, but still dejected. He then wondered why he was bitching because he couldn't kill people, didn't sans say something to that effect? That maybe killing everyone isn't the answer? He sat down and said, "drinks… real drinks for everyone, Scotty, got ya some scotch, and myself too. Mixed drinks for Ollie ball and Dream, and a bottle if anyone wants more scotch, trust me, it's got my seal of approval. Its good."

Dream turned her gaze from the window and towards Albedo with a soft smile on her face and put down the photo that she brought with her of her family onto the table. Albedo then leaned back into the seat and said, "you know… this is… kinda nice actually…" As he took a sip of his drink, then said, "oh right… met some nazi bitch in the bar area. She was… interesting. Anyway… so uhh, what's cantrelot like? It's the capital right? How big a city we talkin?" Dream took a sip of her drink and said, "The city is divided into four parts, the outskrits, the inner city, the dark side which is where Wishing Star's gang is, and finally the outer city… my family lives on the bored between inner city and the outskirts…" Albedo then said, "right… so, that's… good I guess. So, wishing cumguzzler's gang is in the dark side? Why does that sound cliché somehow. Whatever. darth vader jokes aside… um… right, what about the primary government and military facilities? Where are they?" Albedo then created a cigar using the materials from a potted plant, then lit it as he took a large puff then exhaled fragrant and sweet smoke into the cabin. Albedo then said, "hey hold up… gotta have some old 1930s music…" Albedo then played the Wanderer, from a band he forgot the name to, across the whole train. He didn't care if others didn't like his taste. Or humour. He began dancing a bit in his seat, as Scotty said, "nice… I like it laddy…"

Oliver nodded his head as his tail tapped to the beat, and Dream slowly rocked her head from side to side to the beat. The barkeep, hearing the music then said to Ebonholz, "is… it just me… or is that guy… odd? I mean, I didn't pay attention… but… now he is playing some weird music across the train?" Ebonholz then said, "wow… I like ziz… pretty… unique choize, no?" The Barkeep then said, "yeah… he… isn't normal. Did you see his cutie mark? I mean… that's… not natural is it?" Ebonholz then said, "Zhen you should zee mu boss's cutie mark. I mean it haz these weird letters on it along vith this weird weapon below zhem." The barkeep then said, "yeah… its like… Albedo is… a soldier… at birth. That's… scary. His look… screamed someone… who is a killer, but… gentle and calm at the same time. Has he seen… real war? I read about it in history, like the crystal empire and all that. But, he looks… yeah… mysterious and fascinating."

Meanwhile, Albedo decided to put on some… more modern music, something techno from a obscure soundtrack called Eliminator. Then said, "ehh… I got varied tastes, so… yeah. Anyway… what can I expect when I get in, I gotta do some basic recon before I meet up with you all at the rendezvous point, which…. You haven't specified yet." Dream sighed and placed her head on the table and spoke softly, "You wont be able to get in the palace easy unless you know one of the princess directly or something like that…its been a while since I was back there…." Albedo then said, "yeah… I figured the palace would be locked up tighter than a nun's asshole. So, I brought spiders… anyway… so, that's the recon I have in mind, I just gotta find a place to deploy em. Somewhere… hidden, doesn't even need to be near the palace. Just away from the eyes… espionage love…it's a bitch. I prefer to just do blowthrough ops. Not… this cloak and dagger shit." Dream then raised her head up from the table and looked at the photo with a soft sigh. Albedo then moved over to hug Dream, giving her a rather loving kiss in the process. Dream felt someone hugging her and moved her head to see who, but was interrupted by a pair of soft lips on hers as she kissed him back. Albedo rather enjoyed kissing her, as he then broke away to say, "its alright. We will… fix this shit. I promise. But, hey… we might as well enjoy our trip. I got a song the passengers will love… hehehe…. Its called Spy Hunter by Saliva…" as he played the song, then kissed Dream again. Scotty jumped when the song ramped up, then said, "reminds me of what that lass listened to last year… when we found the uss Franklin,"

Meanwhile, the Barkeep was cleaning a glass when the music nearly gave her a heart attack, then she said, "okay… that's… new… I… love it… this is killer! Sounds like… vinyl scratch only… more drums less techno… nice…" Ebonholz smiled and moved her head from side to side as she said, "Und don't you forget about Megatronus either, for hez a good musician az vell." The Barkeep then said, "huh… hidden meaning much? Not like others would guess it. Subtle… but awesome."

Albedo was enjoying himself too much, kissing Dream deeply while listening to badass music, he queued up several songs, then said, "concert much? I wanna sing for some fucked up reason… I love you Dream." The box then said, "concert! Sing… sing sing sing!" Albedo then said, "quiet spaceball…" Albedo then began to sing with the song, ten thousand fists… surprisingly well too. "one more goddamned day when all that I want will be considered tonight…" as Albedo continued he giggled and kept singing… Scotty then said, "reminds me of more fun times back on the enterprise… ahh those were the days. Hope ya don't mind me openin the bottle lad." Albedo then nodded, as he took a large sip from his glass. Then he said during the reprieve, "because one does not simply walk into the royal palace…" he then sung, "we are the ones who will open your mind… leave the weak and haunted behind…" as he got up and danced, he then tried his new stabilizers, custom made for his biology. Then he stood up on two legs, careful not to lose balance as the gyro's compensated, keeping him stable. He then said, "kick… ass…" as he waited for the next song, grabbing the bottle Scotty had just put down and taking a large swig. As the song played he began dancing, something he learned on his own. Not for any reason than his own amusement. He was good at dancing, then he held out his left hand/hoof and said, "the gyro's work on you too dream, wanna try and dance human style?" Dream then took his hoof and stood up, albeit a bit wobbly as Albedo said, "follow my lead… its not that hard…" Dream nodded her head and started to follow his lead, Albedo was amused at how she started off key but adapted quickly, which caused him to say with a soft smile, "you learn quick ma peche… I like it… fun isn't it?" Dream smiled and nodded her head, after a couple minutes the song ended, only to switch to something a bit higher tempo, which he planned. Perfectly in fact.

As the barkeep was busy recovering from the last awesome song, another started, this one was clearly a country song… until it stopped being one… then turned to a hybrid of the last and country. Pure awesome, she then said, "he… has the best soundtrack for a train ever… wanna dance?" Ebonholz then said, "Sure, me und Silberner vould love to dance." As the Barkeep then began dancing to the music with the other two. It was quickly becoming a fun train ride for everyone on board.

Albedo then said as he danced, "this is probably not what you guys were expecting for a train ride…. Was it?" Oliver just sat there watching Dream and Albedo dance to the music, to which Albedo managed to replicate a more country style of dancing, it was actually easier with his current leg structure in fact. As he kissed Dream during another reprieve… then said, "yep… I am the best there's ever been alright… now kiss me." To which Dream did, Albedo enjoyed playing with her tongue as he kissed her, using the full range of his abilities to either impress or just make her happy. It didn't matter all that much as the song ended, he sat down with her. His legs made an audible pop as he sat down. then he said, "ehh… the gyro's work… but they need more tuning to be more comfortable…. Now… they have sent us a letter, to come back home and play… but to our dismay, this isn't our day. For the happy fun times have begun to fade…" albedo sung the song, albeit modified to suit the situation perfectly… Albedo danced in his seat happily, and a bit drunkenly… as he took yet another swig of scotch, there was half a bottle left… he then kept singing, "hey… I am alive… Immortalized… you're the creator, you traitor, there's no vaccine… to cure our dirty needs…" Albedo was in the zone… Albedo had an idea… he was gonna be a music star too… so he chose the next song to suit… as he sung, "so you've come to the end now… alive but dead inside… your life with him was fun, but now the terror's only just begun…" As the song winded down, Albedo laughed and said, "I love this kind of road trip… ah we almost are… whoa… that's… a big… medieval looking city. Uhh… nice actually. I almost am gonna hate to flatten it with artillery…"

Dream on the other hand looked out the window, as her ears went back remembering all that had happened in her youth and pre-teens. Albedo then said, "it's alright my love… again… we will fix the bull…" Albedo then sneezed, then said, "yeah… I am allergic to bullshit." As he then heard the next song start, then said, "well, I'm through with standing in line to club's I'll never get in, it's like the bottom of the ninth and I'm never gonna win this… life hasn't turned out quite the way I wanted it to be…" the box then said, "tell me what you want…" Albedo glanced over in confusion then kept singing, "I want a brand new house on an episode of Cribs…" as the train was arriving at the station, Albedo continued singing… he was having a ball… Dream smiled a bit as she pocketed the photo of her family in her vest pocket. Albedo on the other hand sighed lightly as he continued singing, the train was slowing down. he just hoped he could finish the song in time. Dream rocked her head side to side to the beat it had a calming effect on her as well as Albedo's voice. As the song ended Albedo then said, "damn… I should charge admittance to my train… fuckin concert there… spaceball, be quiet from here on out." The box then said, "space understands…" Albedo nodded and said, "don't ask about the box. In fact… pretend it doesn't exist." As he got up, then walked out of the cabin, it was the end of the line, Albedo then said smugly, "end of the line… next stop… total destruction." As he saw the three in the bar dancing a bit, Albedo then asked, "like my concert?" Ebonholz nodded her head with a smile as did Silberner. Albedo then said, "Der wille zur Macht…" as he disembarked from the train. While Dream and the others followed suit, once Dream stepped off the train she was greeted with the sight of her hometown and the hustle and bustle that was common for the afternoon hours. As she looked around the memories came back, all the good and the bad, Albedo then commented, "we might as well be in a real life version of final fucking fantasy here… whatever, Dream, you doin alright there? You seem a bit… constipated…" Dream sighed as her ears went down a bit and said in her soft voice, "I remember when my brother and I would wait for our grandfather to come home from patrol in the sky since he was a Pegasus…"

Albedo sighed then said, "I hope you have more good memories than bad ones here. Otherwise this is gonna suck. But hey, if you do, we can make good ones… filled with explosions and fires and riots… yep… we are gonna go all revolution on their asses. Just… not… today. AAAAARHG! I wanna blow shit up now… damnit… crap. Well, I might as well go over there, near that… I dunno sewer looking area, unless you got a better hidden spot to deploy my spiders." Dream couldn't think of anywhere else that would be a good hiding place for Albedo other than well that. Albedo then glanced at Dream then said, "Ahh… well, slogging through the floaters it is. Be back in a jiffy. Gotta deploy my children." Albedo then walked over to the sewer before climbing into a pipe, then he realized, this wasn't a sewer, but some kind of aqueduct or something. Still, no cameras or spies… he then opened the box and let out the 16 spiderbots he made for this op, technically they could fly too, but most would infiltrate the palace on the ground. They also were invisible. So the only real way to find one was to somehow step on it. Which was incredibly unlikely. He had programmed them to take orders from EVA, or direct control. They also wouldn't just walk into the path of hooves either. Sticking to the ceiling's mostly. As Albedo watched his spiders run off he disintegrated the box and walked out, then walked towards where Dream's IFF tag was.

As Albedo walked to Dream he said, "hey… It's done… spiders are Oscar mike. Moving to sierra 7 then to Phi 1." Dream looked at Albedo and nodded her head, Oliver on the other hand was looking around to see if he could recognize anyone from Dream's family or family 1filly and said, "Hey Storm, haven't seen you in a while, how've you been?" The young grey Pegasus filly looked down at Oliver and smiled and said in a soft timid voice, "I've been good, Oli…" Oliver then said, "Let me guess they've been picking on you again, haven't they?" Storm nodded her head, which enlisted Oliver to hug her and say, "Don't listen to those assholes, you can see just fine without your eyes, you were the one who taught me tha you don't need eyes to see." Albedo then walked up and pinged Storm, he could sense something about her, he actually wanted to see if she had such an ability, Which caused Storm to look over at Albedo, and looked at him ceriously, for she had never seen a will like his. She saw white, red, purple and some darker colors but they were more faded out then what they were before, Albedo then noticed she was doing a lot of staring for a blind person. He then said, "wow… am I really… that hard to miss? Miss… Storm, right? I heard Ollie ball talking to you. For a blind pony, you don't seem that blind to me. Then again, your will seems… stronger than most. Odd but… whatever. I am Albedo. Nice to meet you. Hmm… can you, see things like this all the time? If not… I can show you how. I cannot fix your eyes, but… perhaps I can show you how to use the only one that matters." Storm then smiled and said, "Yes, I see things like that all the time…it's what's kept me from using the red and white cane…" Albedo then said, "wow… so, you can use it at will? At your age? Hmm… I might be able to calibrate it. If you have it at your age, and you are experienced with it. I can improve it vastly for you. But, I have to do a reverse link to… trigger something. If it works, you will be able to switch it on and off at will, and see… well, anyone or anything you focus your mind on. I can't guarantee full color, but I can guarantee you can read someone without them knowing. Don't you see my will, it probably looks like colors in a pitch black room. Right?" Storm then said, "It's more like a grey and black room, and your will is like a beacon that's what drew me over here…I was curious…is all…" Albedo then chuckled and said, "right… so… sonar too? That's… not normal. But I can work with it." Albedo stepped closer, then said, "this won't hurt, unless you resist it, some people do unconsciously. So, don't worry, it's not harmful. Well, unless I am using it to harm someone. I will do my best not to… intrude on your memories in the process. But that's kinda… hard."

Storm nodded her and said, "Any friend of Dream's is a friend of mine…" Albedo then smiled and said, "alright… hold on to your brain…" Albedo then touched his left hoof to her head, emitting a bright multicolored light as he delved into her mind. It didn't take him long to find what he needed, however to his surprise, she was very close to unlocking it anyway. As he unlocked it however, he caught a glimpse of some assholes bullying her. He then broke the link and said, "those… assholes aren't really worth killing, but if you want… I can kick their asses for you. Tell me where they are and… well, they shall suffer." Storm blinked a bit after what Albedo did and said, "It only happens when I'm at school, during free time…" Albedo then interjected and said, "Alright… well, in that case, maybe you can do this yourself. Right, you know how emotions and such can be seen as colors right? What you are using isn't really vision, more an advanced form of telepathy. Rare as all fuck but it works. Now that you can see like this all the time, and have a longer range. Look over there… at that pony, I can use this at times too, just… not as well as you can. But, notice how he has reds and green colors… notice how they shift occasionally from bright to dark red? Well, that's a way to tell the kind of person they are. Whatever they are thinking or feeling, often shows up like this. He often shifts to a dark red. That is a strong negative emotion. Generally the brighter the color and colder the color… the more positive it is. He is obviously thinking about something violent, clearly. Now, with your abilities, you can lock into those colors and effectively read the persons thoughts and sometimes memories. Doing this allows a passive interrogation of the person. Allowing you to, if you are good enough, to read their minds and memories. As well as their feelings. He, is very angry about something. I can see that with further probing, someone killed his daughter, he wants to kill them. The dark green indicates sadness, the dark red indicates hate. Simple right? So, using this knowledge makes it a lot easier to access deeper into their mind. Beyond simple emotions and colors. His daughter died yesterday to a gang, and he wants revenge. His service in Luna's military taught him how to fight, so he knows how he is going to do it. He also knows Celestia won't let the police take care of them. So, he plans to avenge his daughter himself. I can see into people's minds like this if I really concentrate on it. Its… draining for me… but you, do it effortlessly. Use this method. find and expose those bullies weaknesses. Bullies often attack people, mentally or physically because they have to prove themselves. Or are insecure, usually, bullies are the most susceptible to this tactic. Once you expose all their BS in its entirety, with such detail and precision. They will usually crack like an egg. Then, you can either finish them off, or you can actually try to help them with their issues if applicable. Be careful though, they might retaliate. So, using this, you can find their mental weaknesses before they even know. Bullies are usually… good people, just confused. But make no mistake, if you see someone with sheer dark reds and or black, just run… those usually are the kind of people that will kill you without blinking. Or, you know… you could take them down yourself… its discretionary. Use this method to either avoid conflict or defuse and stop it. Or just spy on people, that works too. Anyway, I have to get going. Use these skills well…"

Storm smiled and said, "Alright…thank you, Albedo…I have to get going anyways or my mom will worry about me… bye-bye." Albedo then walked over to the pony who was pissed to high hell and said, "hey… look, this is gonna sound weird, but I can see your thoughts… don't worry too much, the Black Dragon group… is gonna die in a firestorm of blood and death soon. I am the judge, jury and executioner. I killed wishing Star already… they are next. So, don't hero yourself. It's not worth the effort. I am gonna kill em all anyway. And… probably others too. So, yeah, they will pay for the death of your daughter… I promise." The male then said, "who the he… umm… whoa… uhh… yes sir. I apologize. Umm… hey, can you send command a message for me?" Albedo then said, "uhh… I am not with either faction. I am gonna choose Luna later… but right now? I am a freelancer. Sort of. So, don't give me messages to send to a chain of command I don't even belong to yet. Especially if its classified. Still, faction or not. I am gonna kill them… then… I probably am gonna keep going. See, I am the exterminator. And Equestria has a serious… bug problem." The man then said, "uhh… but your uniform… oh never mind. Alright… thank you. Make them suffer for us both… please." Albedo laughed and said, "Oh… of course. You should have seen what I did to wishing cunt… oh it was glorious… the screams… the blood. It was like a parade in my honor…" the male then said, "uhh… okay. Well, I gotta get going." Albedo chuckled and said, "yeah yeah, I scare the fuck out of you. I get it. But when I stand victorious over a thousand corpses of my enemies… well, they shall learn why I am called the white horseman. Why, I… am feared. Have fun, oh right… forgot, can I borrow a bit… I need… well just one actually." The male then asked, "why just one?" Albedo then said, "well. gotta have money to make money right?" the male then said, "uhh okay then… here…" the male handed Albedo a gold bit, a small, gold coin which Albedo took then asked, "so, umm, this is gonna sound even more odd, but I saw silver ones in that baggie too, umm… which ones are more valuable?" the male then said, "you're… joking right? Gold… of course." Albedo then looked at the gold bit in his hoof and noticed it didn't have a number or indication of value so he said, "right… thank you. This should do fine then." As Albedo walked away, the male asked, "why… did you ask for a bit, if you didn't even know which one was worth more?" Albedo then replied, "Like I said, gotta have money to make money. See ya." Albedo then moved at a more brisk pace to catch up with dream and Oliver, while the male just stood there in confusion, then asked to himself, "what the hell is he gonna do with a single bi…. Oh fuck…"

Albedo finally caught up with the group and asked, "so… where the hell are we going? Also, I got a bit. Just one… and it's all I need." Dream just kept walking as she said in her soft voice, "We are going to my old home… it's the safest place to talk without anyone else listening in….." Albedo then smiled and said, "oh right… okay. Don't need to go all George orwell on me here… last thing I need is big brother to always be watching." Dream just sighed softly, her ears back as she led them to her old home up on the hill, for Dream this was a walk down memory lane as she remembered everything that had happened to her all those years ago, Albedo could tell she was in deep thought, memories most likely. As he walked up the hill, he saw a blimp to the east, then asked, "um… is that a blimp? Do you guys have aircraft? Like proper ones? I haven't seen one bit of air traffic since I got here. I am beginning to wonder if your kind will ever even try to attempt space exploration. I mean… you don't even have sattelites in orbit. And the most advanced aircraft is a goddamned balloon? Please… tell me you have better." Dream didn't really want to answer the question as they were nearing her old home, Albedo took the silence as a no as he followed her to the rather, interesting house. It seemed big, but, also like it was hiding something… to his eye anyway. It didn't take the group long to get to the front door of the house, it was a light brown with light blue shingles, an oak door, and red trimmed windows with flower boxes; the flowers were Dream's mothers favorite. It warmed her heart to see them again as she walked up to the front door and knocked on it with her hoof three times.

The group only had to wait for a couple of moments before they heard a male voice say, "I GOT IT DAD!" then the door opened reveling a stallion with a dark purple and black mane and tail, a dark grey coat, and deep violet eyes. His cutie mark had two Japanese words on top of a Sorokin, the first word was a steel grey color while the second was a light aquamarine color while the Sorokin was a bright purple with a light green border around it, making it look like the blade was green. The stallion seemed shock to see Dream as he spoke with relief, joy and sadness, "Sis…oh god have I missed you, my big sister." The stallion hugged Dream and she hugged him back saying, "It's good to see you two, Megatronus…my little brother." Megatronus then said, "Only by a year, Dream." Dream just chuckled as Megatronus let go of her and looked behind her to see Oliver, Albedo and Scotty watching the scene. Megatronus then said to the others, "I know Oliver, but I don't know who you two are…" He was then cut off by another male voice saying, "Son, who's at the door? Is it that good for nothing recruiter for Celestia's army again? Because if it is I'll personally turn him into a chicken and cook him for dinner or turn him into a kamikaze chicken and send him straight to Celestial MYSELF!" Megatronus then sighed and said back to his father, "No, actually you might want to come out here, dad. You might be surprised to see who it is." Megatronus then said, "Don't mind dad…he's just under a lot of stress because Celestia thinks she can get dad to join her side. I mean good god he's a fucking veteran from the Crystal Empire war with Sombra for Christ sake. Anyway, who are you two stallions, I don't think I've… wait a moment… you with the white mane… You match the description of the pony who brutally killed Wishing Star in Ponyville two days ago… I didn't believe John when he told me, but now that I saw the pictures…I was actually happy that bitch is dead. So, thanks."

Albedo then replied with a grin, "oh? You liked my handiwork on wishing cumslut? I enjoyed every second of it, such a short… sweet moment… when you watch the light go out of a tyrants eyes… that fear…. Sweeter than the finest fruit in the world… I enjoyed watching her beg… I wanted it to last longer, but her will was so weak… she couldn't stay alive long enough. I am sure that my next… victim will fare better. I hope, otherwise I am going to be disappointed. Ever since I landed on this planet. All my opponents have been comically weak. It's so sad, I can't find a decent fight if my life depended on it. Timber wolves are pathetic, Wishing cunt was a joke. And well… I have yet to meet one thing on this planet that can fight back. Not one… but whatever. I figured I would go for the supposed most powerful one. Celestia seems a good target. As for the kamikaze chicken idea… its funny sure, but too indirect. No… when I kill Celestia, I want the whole world to watch as I make her my bitch, then I am going to slowly, rend her flesh from her bones as I kill her. I want to hear her scream in agony…. I want her to know… THAT I KILLED HER… I want them all to know… and when I am done killing her, I might just fuck her corpse in front of everyone just to make my point. Anyway… nice to meet you all, Megatronus, Dream speaks highly of you, and you, are a veteran? URTV unit 667, Albedo… pleasure to meet you sir. Don't mind… my psychosis, I was designed to be this way towards my enemies. But I have been protecting Dream since the day I landed on that puke green slut. To think, I actually felt sorry for her at first, falling from high orbit wasn't fun… but I was worried that maybe I hurt her. I can't die… but others can… a bit too easily if you ask me. So, I gave everyone armor and weapons. Seeing as against a soldier their life expectancy is about 2 seconds. Now they might just live a real engagement. Besides… I am building new and better ways to kill every day between 0800 to 1600 hours. I love it. In fact I am gonna work on an antimatter bomb soon. Hey, is 200 megatons too small?"

Dream's father, a unicorn with a black and dark blue mane and tail, forest green eyes and a light grey coat said, "I like this one, where the hell were someone like you back during the changling war? I mean god damn, my dad could've really used the help back then from the stories he told me about what happened to the off world dragon general…those sick motherfuckers…" Albedo then said, "well… shit, you know marines, we don't die… we just go to hell and regroup. Whats a changeling? I mean, I have heard the term in cheesy horror novels back home but… wait… did you just say off world dragon general? Hmm… you wouldn't happen to have a UMN comms system would you? I need to contact my homeworld myself. Somehow. Anyway, if not, I might as well get to my recon thingy… hey, you seem a bit baptized, why not watch with me… I got 16 spiders moving into the palace right now, tracking them on sitcom, ETA is 3 mikes. So, we best get ready…" Dream's father then said, "Yeah, you could say that, our whole family is military, hell even my mom was. I miss her sometimes, she was the best field medic Luna's army had ever had…god bless her soul… Anyway, I should stop rambling, why don't you all come in before it gets dark and my boy here has to go back to work. Besides, the night is no place for the faint of heart." Albedo then nodded and said, "yeah, my whole family, all 700 of em are military… born into it. Ya know… bioweapons and all that shit… I love my job. So, Megatronus, you going on patrol or do you have a more… high tier assignment?" Megatronus then said, "I have to finish my rounds for the day then I have to head back to base to check somethings over and make sure the recruits didn't blow anything up…again…I mean how hard is it to pilot a fucking mech…oh wait, they keep overheating the damn things and they aint cheap either… I hate working with the black market, but they've come through for us a many of time, saved my second in commands life… and sides they give us dirt on what's going on down in the dark side. Also I have to go pry our youngest brother away from his lab, so that he can come here to see his big sister. And Dad… I don't have to go just yet I have another 30 minutes before I have to get back to my patrols."

Albedo chuckled and said, "yeah… that's… about right I guess, seriously though, you guys have mechs? How the fuck have I not seen any? What the hell is wrong with this picture here? As for the night not being safe? Fuck that… I am not afraid of the dark… the dark… is afraid of me. Oh, Megatronus, try replacing the cooling stacks on the mechs with a solid state nanocrystal coolant, it works a lot better. And adjust the EPS conduits to a slight OC in the prefire chambers. Well… that assumes it's an ES… if it's an AMWS or AGWS… I don't fucking know. I don't use garbage. Oh right… let's get inside before my spiders do. And oh right… I got some equipment myself… I call it the series 99 Equine Combat System, invented it in 30 minutes the day I landed on your planet. Tell me what you think." Albedo walked inside and deployed the weapons and flight module, then said, "this is sure to end quite a few insect's lives… oh yes. Besides, in my last body I could hold one rifle, now I can hold 2, or more if I use powered assault armor, but I am missing some key components to design it with. But, I am capable of mass producing mechs and arms… I got a timber wolf out back by Dream's house. Oh and a weird skeleton guy who makes puns… but yeah, after I clapped Wishing Spunk I immediately shifted to wartime production. Gotta kill Celestia somehow. She reminds me of Wilhelm… only a thousand times worse. So… yeah, she has got to die…" Albedo sat down as he pulled up a screen showing the views of the spider bots… they were climbing through a vent shaft in the palace… no security whatsoever on top of it, as one neared Celestia's bedroom, it set up in a listening position, while one found Luna in an odd room, others managed to find Celestia's military advisors bullshitting with each other about various things. They also were spraying intel like busted water mains. Albedo then said, "take a look at this shit… I am not even from Equestria and I already have enough recorded to fuck up her day righteously…" Megatronus then said, "Your ECS reminds me of my own CS in some ways, but I do agree…Celestia is a dumbass, and look there someone is trying to put a pen up someone's ass…oh god I hate those pens, I mean look at the color scheme, green, orange and yellow? My god man, Luna's more sensible then this…I feel like I've died a little inside now…" Dream's father then said, "They would all be chickens and sheep if they were in my squad…"

Megatronus just looked at his father with a look that said "What the fuck" the father then said, "What? I wasn't a kind DI." Albedo then smiled and said, "yeah… umm… I would ask about the office homosexual party thing goin on there… but whatever… maybe I will invent the sheepinator… again. Anywho, umm wait… look at this pendejo…" Albedo looked at the screen with two males in yellow and white armor, one was talking about something off, "right… I heard that the Princess is doing some kind of… stuff at night, I heard from one stallion that he saw her with some kind of ugly black book." Albedo then asked, "any clue what the fuck he's on about?" the other guard then said, "yeah… some kind of… book of the dead one unicorn called it. I swear I never saw somepony so brilliant just run like that." Megatronus just stared as he spoke, "They are talking about the book of necromancy and black magic…I saw that book when I…" He then looked at the mirror to his left showing his damaged ear. Albedo then said, "so you… oww, I can… never mind that's too late to even use reconstructive nanosurgery. So umm, she's got the fucking Necronomicon? Wheres ash when you need him. Next thing ya know it will be evil dead all over again. But… that kinda explains my quiet occupant, Star Runner, she was trying to kill Dream before I freed her from Celestia's control… she hasn't really spoke since yesterday. OI get your ass out here… time to meet the people who are gonna kill Celestia!" suddenly an apparition formed of Star Runner, though she seemed to have a look that meant she wanted to be anywhere but here. Dream's father looked at Star Runner then said in a quiet voice, "Star…Runner… I… I… oh god… I shouldn't have let you go out there… I should've known that HE would do that to you to get to me…I…" Star Runner looked to be on the verge of crying when she spoke, "You couldn't have known, Omega Spirt…but my sacrifice gave the dragons the opening they needed to get into the palace and take the fight to Sombra and turn the tide of the war…" Albedo then said, "hey, one of the spiders tracking an anomalous energy source is onto something… a rather dark and tight spot but I am gonna see if it finds something. Thank god for night vision." The spider managed to maneuver through a tight crack into an opening near the ceiling of a stone room, inside was a bright red glowing pentagram, the sight of it sent shivers down albedo's spine, as he instinctively made the sign of the cross with his left hoof. Inside the room was Celestia, reading from that black book, it definitely was the Necronomicon, scans showed it wasn't made of human flesh though. Equine was the replacement here.

Albedo then said, "Dear… god… I actually am recording this off site… but… god damn… I didn't… think I would ever se…." Albedo then heard from the recon feed Celestia chanting in either Hebrew or Aramaic, he wasn't sure… but the room began to pulse a bright red as he noticed Dream's waveforms spiking heavily… Dream then spoke but not in the living room, but it was heard in that stone room and it wasn't soft, "IN THEN NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPRIT! I COMAND YOU DEMONS TO BE GONE FROM THIS PLACE AND BACK TO THE VOID FROM ONCE YOU CAME!" Albedo on the other hand decided if there ever was a time to pray, now was that time, so he did the prayer for saint Michael the archangel… as Celestia looked up, then scanned the room… then she said, "Who dares interrupts!" Dream then replied in hebrew, "The heavenly hosts of heaven…you, sinner, who plays with the fires of hell. You think you are in control, you are nothing more than a puppet to their plans, fallen alicorn. Now…BEGON!" The stone room then started to shake and rumble as cracks started to form on the pentagram, breaking the link to hell with three large cracks in the ground from the two top sides and up from the bottom then a crack that connected the three as they glowed red, blue and green. Albedo then said, "oh fuck… her waves… there are going critical… Dream is…. She isn't dream anymore… U-DO… you… have got to be shitti…" Suddenly Albedo was thrown back by a red shockwave…. As the lights flickered in the room, the terminal stayed on as the room began to glow an almost whitish blue with Dream glowing a luminescent red. The waves radiating visibly from her body as she was suspended in midair… Albedo then immediately activated his barrier creating a blue line of light, then used his control unit to force the wave pattern to Scotty and Oliver. He could handle contact with U-DO waves, they could not. Albedo then said, "move closer, protect Megatronus and Omega Spirit, we can't go offense, but we have to defend them from the waves… match your waves to mine if you can! What in god's name is happening…" Albedo then heard from the terminal Celestia's rageful voice, "DAMN YOU! DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!" Albedo then saw a flash of red emanating from dream, then 4, then sixteen… it was amplyfing… as he saw red blue and green light converging into a point at her horn… then he heard the song… Albedo was now beyond terrified…

Meanwhile, Megatronus saw what was going on, he had seen something like this before when Dream got her cutie mark and he remembered what to do. He then ran over to the barrier and jumped over it and tackled Dream to floor and held her there and then touched his horn to her, Albedo then saw something flashing through his mind… a massive detonation… just like what Rubedo saw… only this time from Dream… he then screamed, "WHAT THE FUCK?!" as he was now faced with the same problem Rubedo was 14 years ago, he could either keep the barrier active, and everyone dies, or he could shut it down and hope to god that whatever Megatronus is doing works… finally after a few moments contemplating the consequences of a fire roasted Megatronus, he severed the link… that was when Megatronus touched his horn to Dream's. To everyone's surprise he didn't become a crispy critter, no, he was stabilizing Dream just like he did in the past. Albedo then saw the sheer level of waveform pulses drop off dramatically as the song collapsed, then the terminal showed a massive burst of blue light followed by a crumbling sound… then one of the spiders was destroyed. Albedo then felt a sharp and extreme pain in his head as he saw several flashes of red… then he collapsed.

After a few moments Dream calmed down and Megatronus got off of her and helped her to stand up again, she looked completely fine but also very confused as she asked, "What…happened….did…did I do it again…" just then Albedo snapped awake while saying, "ROBOT PENIS MONSTERS! What the fuck?! Did I just… did that just happen?" Albedo had a look of absolute terror in his eyes… he had never seen something this fucked up in his life… much less been assaulted by an U-DO surprise party… Scotty then said, "Aye… gonna need me some therapy for this one…" as he grabbed the bottle from the train… Dream on the other hand wasn't fairing so well, her ears were back, head down, shaking as she whispered, "I….I'm sorry….I…I need some air…." Albedo then said, "Did… dream just dole out the final judgment on Celestia? That… was amazing…" Dream then teleported herself out of the room and into the backyard by a tree to cool off. Albedo then said, "great… now where did my pony girlfriend go now… hey, Scotty and Oliver, watch the screens make sure nothing even more nightmarish happens on that end. That includes Celestia opening a gate to hell and ushering forth the green apocalypse… if you fail to do that… I will kill all of you." Albedo then asked, "where would dream most likely be right now?" Megatronus looked over at Albedo and said, "…wait…WHAT THE HELL! Oh…nevermind, I shouldn't question what my sister does anymore, but if you want to find her, check the backyard, that's where she would normally go to calm down from an anxiety attack. She should be by the tree near the pound out there….for that's where her and mom….yeah not going to say any more…" Albedo then thought about what SHODAN addressed her as… then made a startling realization, which somewhat correlated with his initial analysis of her. But she wasn't an angel so much as she was THE angel… the highest one there was. The Metatron, as he then said, "you think I would ever expect to fall in love with the Metatron? Dude… I am not that good. I may have an ego, but I am not… that goddamned important. I hope. Because… if I am, I am so fucked… that… was the exact opposite of Rubedo's Red Dragon… the single biggest U-DO shift I have… no… anyone in any world has ever seen. She… became the word… made… flesh. I cannot… believe what the fuck I just saw… Sorry for… I tried to defend both of you from the waves… they are fatal to people… usually. Not me. I was infected 14 years ago… on Miltia, it… was bad. Really bad. And I just did what Rubedo did that day, if I wouldn't have, the resulting anti-particle collision would have incinerated you, Megatronus. In fact… this entire area would be glassed by just one burst. The next few trillion would occur in less than half a second… and this star cluster… would be gone. So, I was only using my training to try to protect you all. I was… made to be U-DO's antiexistence… we all were. But… because it was dream… I didn't… go on offensive like I should have. That would have stopped it before the explosion could happen. But… it would kill dream. I… really do love her… god… I have become such a pussy."

Albedo sighed as he walked towards the back door of the house. Omega Sprit on the other hand fainted from hearing that his daughter had a boyfriend now. Albedo then said "well, fuck… Oliver and Scotty, welcome to the life of a URTV for 5 minutes… not fun is it? That's what we trained for every…. Fucking… day… and night… since the day we popped out of the tubes… we were trained to kill… and do that. Nothing… else. Civilian life is not in our vocabulary. Neither was love. So… yeah, if you ever wanna know why I am so fucking psycho… ask yourself… if you were born, to live forever, only to kill and be a soldier made to kill god… wouldn't you be batshit too?" Albedo said as he slammed the door behind him… then walked out to dream… he had his sensors on high alert in case… the likely chance that Celestia decides to trace where the waves came from. But, so far, no one was trying to kill them. So maybe, Celestia was too stupid or just couldn't track it.

Albedo then saw Dream, she looked sad, as he sat down next to her and hugged her. He then said, "look, you got nothing to apologize for… unless you count the fact that I was brought here to help you… which… I am fine with, because… I really do love you. I… Could have killed you earlier, like all my training demanded… I didn't go on offensive, then ended up breaking the link… just like Rubedo, because I couldn't bear the thought of killing you. You have… something immensely powerful within you. You seem to be a conduit of the will of god. Your like Abel, minus the muteness and inferiority complex… instead, you are loving and adorable. And somehow managed to turn even me… into a total pussy. But, I love you… and god damnit, that was the most awesome thing I have seen a girl do since KOS-MOS took on… well everything… and she's… well… Mary Magdalene… so, yeah. That was badass. Umm… I promise to clean up the mess you made. Then again, for that show and… fun, I owe you a lot more… please don't charge interest…" Dream didn't really know what to say, but she decided to say at least something, "I…I don't even remember what happen…one minute I was fine….the next… I don't even know…" Dream was on the verge of crying at this point, Albedo then hugged her and said, "look, if you don't know what to say… then there's not much that can be done about that. I mean… I don't… have training on what happens when U-DO decides to speak through someone… and speak shut a hell gate. So… yeah… that was awesome, but probably terrifying for you. But… I think the real shame is you weren't aware of the badass shit you actually did. Trust me… I have a boner now…so, my love, cheer the fuck up… you just cast Celestia's demon book back to hell… and crashed a underground cave with demon glyphs on her ass. all while spouting out the word in freakin Hebrew… it… doesn't get any more badass… not without serious artillery. So, yeah… can we umm… fuck tonight please?" Albedo shook his head at the abrupt and improper question… realizing that was way out of line… Albedo then tried to speak… but nothing came out of his mouth but gibberish… he then said, "yeah… um… ignore that…" he then chuckled… Dream blushed a bit as she snuggled closer into Albedo's chest hearing his strong heart beat against his chest made her feel safe and secure. She had a soft smile on her face as she said softly like a soft breeze in the trees, "I love you too, Albedo." Albedo replied in a soft tone, "I don't even know how love in three days is possible. But whatever. Infatuation or not… its happening. I love you too, Dream. Now… ehh… what the… hold…"

Albedo popped open a screen showing one of the spider bots scurrying into Luna's room, where it ended up on her desk… the spider bot was scanning a few items on the table, oddly, one of them was of Luna and Celestia, albeit a much happier picture than he expected to see. Albedo then asked, "got a question, was Celestia always a psychotic tyrant? Or did she somehow drop her basket recently? And I don't care about the definition of recent. I theoretically can live indefinitely, I just don't want to. But, seriously… that's a happy photo, I can tell that much." Dream then moved her head to look up at Albedo and said, "Celestia started acting weird according to Luna a week after I left for Ponyville. Which was when I moved out at age 12…" Albedo then said with a sigh, "So… it might not be Celestia that's the problem… I was afraid of this. Wilhelm played everyone like a goddamned fiddle in my world, but even he had reasons. Fucked up methods… Zarathustra and eternal recurrence and all. But his logic was… sadly… very sound. When faced with the inevitable collapse of our universe, I guess he hoped after enough resets… humanity would get it right and find a way to escape. Durandal, an AI from a lost Jerusalem era game called Marathon, said, Escape will make us gods… I quoted him when I killed Wishing star… he was brilliant. But kinda… crazy. Point is… I am not so sure Celestia is… herself anymore. When you… or whatever was inside you, commanded by the whatever of heaven and all that… her eyes were not even close to that little photo there. And… it seems… why do I feel so sad looking at that photo, like… I can almost feel Luna's pain… its… distu… OH SHIT!" suddenly the spider bot was lifted off the table and Albedo almost triggered the self-destruct on it, only to abort when he saw Luna staring at it… Luna looked at the spider bot in her hooves and said, "Why aren't you the cutest thing I've ever seen. I wonder who do you belong too, I know it's not my sister because she doesn't….she…" Luna sighed remembering what happened the other day between her and Celestia. Albedo then sighed, then activated the projector on the drone, then linked it into his own portable comms device, showing his face on the holographic screen, then said, "URTV Unit 667 maam, Galax…" Albedo paused, thinking… he was originally a marine, even if he was a special forces bioweapon, Gunny taught him that. That even if he was a special project, he would teach Albedo and the others how to at least be marines. It seemed so long ago, when he was even capable of being called human, then Albedo said, "Galaxy Federation Marine Corps, URTV Special Forces unit, Zavarov. Serial number… I don't give a shit anymore… sorry for the… drones… I have been infiltrating your… palace all day. Ever since I arrived on your planet… I have been preparing for the inevitable. Anyway… there are 14 others… there was 15, but the other one… got destroyed when it caught Celestia doing some… satanic ritual. It… was fucking terrifying. In all my care… life, I never saw anything of true… evil like that. But, whatever. I guess that's in my job description now too. You actually think my prototype recon drone is cute? Margulis thought it was a waste of time and resources. So he scrapped the project. I thought they would be great for deep cover infiltration ops. But I never once thought… that they were cute. But now that you mention it, they kinda are. Please, the others will likely run out of power or… be forced to self-destruct. But… keep this one. I guess… it's my way of apologizing for spying on you. But… I am not from your world, so I can't be so quick to assume you are an ally either. But, if math alone is enough, the numbers are pointing to you being the only one with their head on straight here." Luna was unfazed by this and said, "It's quiet alright, I've worked alongside beings from other worlds before, so it's nothing new for me. As for my sister…her dreams grow darker each day…it's like when I…"

Luna paused for a moment then continued, "Turned into Nightmare Moon and was hell bent on bringing Equestria into an era of eternal night….but that's in the past for me…and I accept your apology. But, I must ask, what is your name?" Albedo paused for a moment then said, "URTV Unit 667, codename, Albedo. please don't address me by my serial number. Umm… might as well be frank here. I didn't… come in peace… just so you know. But… I am learning what the word means as we speak." Albedo chuckled nervously… it was like she could see into his very soul, and he could sense that kind of power in her. He then said, "maam, with all due respect… please… don't… read me like that… its… making me… very uncomfortable right now. It's no offense, just. I…. am not a good person. I am evil. Plain and simple. I… actually… I don't know anymore…" Luna then said very calmly like a mother would to their child, "Calm your worries child. You'll find your path in life just like my pupil did." Albedo sighed and said, "right… for an immortal… that isn't that… reassuring. But… I gotta ask, no bullshit here… you know I plan on killing Celestia and anyone like her right? So… I am only gonna ask this once, while I still have a chance to ask you, for all I know… I may end up leveling your city tomorrow. But… if it were your choice… would you do it? Should I terminate her? Or should I find another way?" Albedo never once had asked such a question. Never once had he actually considered a merciful approach to… anything. If it could not help him, he would simply kill or destroy it. Why was he caring now? It bothered him greatly, such feelings of morality and emotion. Something he had shed himself of long ago. Luna then spoke, "I'll tell you what I told my pupil long ago… To spare a life takes more courage than its to take one, you had many chances to forsake this world and destroy everything in your path. So what is stopping you from doing it now? I can sense that you have a lot of willpower, but also great pain… A pain that has been building up for years now, and it's now reaching its climax…So, follow your heart, not instinct and you'll know what to do. Even in times of great darkness a small spark of hope can be found among the broken pieces of a mirror." Albedo then said with a slight tinge of annoyance as well as sadness, "how the fuck do people here just read me like a pop-up book without even trying. In my world, no one gave a shit. Here it's like everyone either wants to kill me, or help me. No… actually, very few want to even fight me. I am always the one wanting to fight. But… whatever… hey, I got your spaceball by the way… he actually listens… most of the time. I think he has a busted logic core in his parallel processing matrix. I… created an artificial intelligence… only to watch her die. But… that's not… something you should… concern yourself with. I… I question things more than I ever did now. Still, I want to help your world. Because it isn't mine, it… has a chance. Unlike ours. The gnosis, Ormus, terrorists and corrupt governments sealed our fate millennia ago. But… this world has a chance. At least… that's what I have been telling myself since I got here. As for, well… yeah. I… want to ask, if I am gonna go for a non-lethal approach to fixing this problem, I need to know where and when this… downward spiral… this corruption in Celestia started, I need to figure out a way to fix it. Otherwise… I will have no choice but to kill her."

Luna smiled softly then said, "It started like any other day for me and my sister…until…this black cloaked pony came up to us…very pale…" Albedo instantly screamed in anger and rage… then said, "let me guess… red eyes, power unlike anything you have ever seen and a grin to match Satan himself? Had a weird mask too?" Luna nodded her head and said, "He went on and on about the correct path and Zarathustra…I tried to warn my sister not to listen to him after he left saying if you want to learn more met me on top of the waterfall tonight….my sister and I got into a fight and she left to go met him. I didn't see her until the morn after next…" Albedo then said, "of all Wilhelm's agents… Voyager is the only one who would twist and distort that to… such a means. That is not the purpose of Zarathustra… or the Zohar, it's what Voyager wants… power, nothing else. He wants to become higher than god. So of course he would do this… his end game is remarkably simple. You two wear each other down in a hellish war, then he mops up what's left and absorbs all the power he can get. Wilhelm told me once how even he couldn't put Voyager down, how if he wasn't destroyed by the reset, he would become like locusts… feeding off entire civilizations. Jesus… well, that explains a lot. But… that also explains why when I died… he was the only testament that wasn't there. I was supposed to become the white one… but, I ended up landing here instead. Now… I know why. Celestia will not listen to reason at this point. Only force, so, we need to quarantine her. I… can't do it without… Wilhelm. Actually… he's the only one who could fix this problem. I don't have enough firepower to take down voyager, hell, I can destroy his entire body… but… he always comes back. Always. I wish… I wish to god that yesterday could have been the end of him. But I know better. Everyone does. Look. My world… I was gonna try and go back to it… but at this point it seems impossible. On the… other hand… I can see that you seem to have a solution… don't you?"

Albedo noticed a sketched page with the outline of the Elsa on it on another table, then he said, "look, I don't know how you know about the Elsa… but, if you know something… I need to know. My brother and a lot of good people are on that thing… even that drunk ass Matthews. I don't… want them having to end up in this world… unless… they already chose… didn't they?" Luna then said, "I saw into their dreams last night…they want to help in any way they can. They don't care what happens as long as they can help…" Then there was a knock on the door in Luna's room, "I have to go for now, I've been waiting for some new mech parts and they just arrived. So, I'll see you later, Albedo." Albedo then nodded and said, "yeah… next time… I might just end up trading up for a new uniform… see ya… it was nice meeting you. I hope to one day have a chance to meet the real Celestia too. Assuming we don't all die first. Well… I won't. I never will." Luna nodded with a smile then cut the comms and went off to do her thing.

Dream on the other hand snuggled even closer to Albedo feeling a bit better, also hearing her mentor's voice always had the effect of calming her down. Dream had a soft smile on her face for she was content. Albedo sighed and hugged Dream as he said, "war… war never changes does it? It's the same bullshit every time. Even when you throw in aliens and assholes… its still the same shit. Come on lets go inside… unless you got another idea, I mean… it is a nice night out. Clearly. But, I honestly don't know what to do right now." Dream moved her head to look up a bit and said, "Could…could we stay out here a bit longer…" Albedo then sighed contently and said, "I didn't say we had to go inside, I just assumed it. Still, I estimate that its only 2100 hours or so. So, we got plenty of time. Still, Dream. What you did… was the most amazing thing I have survived in a long ass time. If you can learn to control that, I don't… see many things opposing you. Then again… right now… I am content to just hug you and stare at the sky… besides… with a little luck. I might get to see something interesting up there." Dream sighed contently as she snuggled Albedo's chest. Albedo just held Dream close as he hugged her tightly, after a few moments, Scotty walked out and sat down, then said, "hope I aint interruptin anythin… but, god… that's one beautiful night sky. Magnificent if I do say so meself. But honestly… I wonder what the other guys are doin right about now. I would be surprised if Jim and Spock came lookin for me. But, if they do, things… might get a wee bit interesting…" Dream smiled lightly as she too looked up at the night sky. Until a loud crack echoed through the night, as a bright flash of light was seen in the sky. Albedo looked at the rather… massive fireball in the sky as scotty said, "oh… well… I guess Jim's done found us already."

Albedo then fabricated a small telescope and set it up as quickly as he could, then looked through it. As he did he saw a ship, it wasn't the enterprise though. It was the Elsa. Although it had a few addons he didn't recognize. He then said with a deep sigh, "no… it's not the Enterprise. Its them. The Elsa. Which means my brother is here… god… damnit. Well, given the current angle of descent. They will land in Everfree forest in 90 seconds. And it isn't gonna be a soft landing." As they watched the ship streak across the sky heading straight for the Everfree in a controlled crash, but as the ship neared its destination…everyone heard THE Wilhelm scream, Albedo then recognized the voice. Then said, "I didn't know he could scream that loud. I wonder if that's the reaction to his new body… yep… he's now a filly." Albedo then heard another loud crash… as a bright orange flash lit up the night in the distance. Then faded to black. Albedo then said, "so it begins…" Scotty then said, "Aye, gonna need more whiskey."

TO BE CONTINUED…MAYBE?