A/N. Just totally disregard the authors note on chapter two because I cannot stick to it. Just use the notes at the beginning of every chapter; I will to tell you all if there is violence or gore or whatever in the author's header.
Chapter 5
The carriage wobbled as it came nearer to Canterlot. "It happens every time," said Princess Celestia to the worried ponies, "when we touch down I will have to leave you to deal with this crisis." Applebloom still hadn't said anything since the incident with the meteor and Applejack was worried about her. "What'll happen to my sister then" she asked, "she hasn't spoken since you know what." This last part was directed at Twilight.
"What?" she asked since she was immersed in her own thoughts, "Oh yes. Princess, we witness the arrival of Falfrea Crimson." Celestia's face darkened.
"Falfrea Crimson?" She questioned.
"That's what he said his name was, emphasis on the was." Twilight said.
"Bugger," whispered the Princess, "Let's just get to Canterlot."
When they touched down, Celestia departed with haste and left them without a goodbye. Granny smith left them a few minutes later. The six friends and Applebloom then milled around Canterlot, (Twilight got quite a lot of bows and attention) for a while before the mass exodus from Ponyville reached them. Only about a quarter of the population reached Canterlot and amongst these were Scootaloo, Sweetie Bell, Derpy, Time Turner and various others. Soon after this event the Princesses addressed the city. "We have been caught totally unprepared for this tragic and disastrous incident. We have however devised a plan for if anything like this should happen. Total militarisation of the population. You will all have to serve, without exceptions. Even the old and the young can be put to good use. In this square you will receive a form upon which you must write your specialities, your job and your age. Tomorrow you will return to this place to be divided into your specific groups. And then we can begin to combat this threat. Ten AM tomorrow morning you need to assemble here. I am sincerely sorry for those that have lost friends or family from Ponyville. And I leave you with one final thought. If this menace is to reach you family, what would you give to keep them safe."
After the speech, the Princess messaged Twilight to bring her friends and herself to the castle where they could have a private meeting. And sure enough, Princess Celestia was there at the gates of the castle. "We can have our conversation in my room," said the Princess. When they arrived, the Celestia took and seeing that there were six ponies and one chair they all decided to stand. "Twilight Sparkle, due to your status as an alicorn, you will be protected within the walls of Canterlot. However, the rest of you cannot stay with her, most likely you will all be totally separated without any means of communication," Said Princess Celestia, "and before you ask, the Elements of Harmony will be useless against this foe, for even my magic is not strong enough to remove the corruption embedded deep within his soul." The looks of surprise on all the faces of the six were almost heart wrenching, but Celestia knew that she had committed to more vile and unholy thing than this. The friends then had left with the intention of spending what might be their last night together in peaceful, quiet way. The Princess mused "I knew this day would come, the time when my own creations rose up to destroy me and all those around me."
Falfrea's mind raced. He was calculating the usages of all the material brought before him. He then stumbled upon what was going to be instrumental in the defeat of his enemy. Sulphur and saltpetre. He knew that these would do something if added to charcoal and ignited. "Get me some charcoal," he said to Bio-force General 01 or Big Mcintosh. When he returned with the charcoal, Falfrea mixed the three substances and ignited them with another invention from a few minutes ago, a stick with phosphorus on the end. He lit the stick by scraping it on a rock sitting next to him and then pressed it onto the new mixture of powdered charcoal, sulphur and saltpetre. The substance exploded violently, partially burning Falfrea's skin. This explosion gave what we would call a fourth degree burn, charring his skin and reaching to his enlarged earth pony bones. This was totally painless and the nanomites soon fixed all his up. Let me now explain the nature of these nanomites because as you have probably already deduced, they are pretty overpowered. They are a basic flu virus that has been genetically modified to not give the organism carrying it the flu. They are also cyborgs in such a way that they can communicate with Falfrea and his generals via electricity. This is also how they can restart a heart and a brain. They also have the ability to replicate cells and to invade other cells to reproduce. That is how they have their amazing healing abilities. They run on a hive mind, almost totally interdependent on Falfrea to control them and to dictate their movements. "Bio-force General 01, begin our assault on the capital city. Leave none alive," Said Falfrea, moving his hoof over the burnt out powder, "and get me more of this."
The six friends sat in the deserted room, with only each other for company. "Do you all remember my first day in Ponyville?" asked Twilight in a solemn voice.
"That was quite a day," replied Applejack in a similar tone. Even Pinkie was sad, a rare occurrence by all means. "And when I tackled you into that puddle," said Rainbow Dash dejectedly. In this way they went over almost all their adventures together, sometimes laughing but mostly with tearful eyes. As the time passed from night to morning, Applejack, Twilight, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity and Rainbow Dash decided to part ways. "I'll see y'all later…" trailed Applejack. Those words had so many meanings. Pinkie said nothing, she just left but she looked back in the doorway and her face said it all. "Umm…I think I should umm…get going," said Fluttershy with tears falling from her eyes. Rarity tried to go out on a lighter note, but that went to pot. She left sobbing. Dash was the last to leave. "If I don't make it back," she said to Twilight, trying to hold back the tears, "make sure Scootaloo knows how it happened, OK. You promise," she then left the room leaving Twilight alone and cold. She was worried for her friend's lives more than for her own from the destructive form that is Falfrea Crimson.
A/N. Sorry about not putting in any violence as I said I would last chapter but I needed to clear up some backstory and technology. Heart felt writing. There's nothing like it. Next chapter WILL have violence and copious amounts of gore, trust me on this one.