The droid cuffed Luan and took her outside towards a boxy gray vehicle with compartments on the side of it. The droid shoved her into one and shut the door, leaving only her head and upper body exposed.

"Wait, 6 years? Seems a little harsh for some pie" said Ronnie Anne

"Times have changed, assaulting an officer is a serious crime"

"Can't you just ban her from the game and be done with it?" Sam asked

"No. Now move along or we'll hold you for obstruction of justice"

"Take it up with the emperor your complaints"

The 2 officers boarded the transport and drove away. They quickly made it back to the crisp house to relay what they learned.

"She's alive? And on Equestria? Oh poor Lucy, you don't deserve such a fate" said Norville

"What's equestria? What's there that's so bad?" Lincoln asked

Christie pulled out a map of the galaxy and pointed to an earth looking planet in the middle

"That's it, it's a planet in the mid rim. It's where the ponies live. Lucy made them that planet to get on their good side til they rebelled against her. Sienar fleet systems has a factory there that builds ties and other equipment for the military" said Christie "I'm sorry but if your friend was taken there we can't help you"

"She's right. That planet is an imperial utopia. And even if it wasn't I have no way to get there, I don't have a ship nor can I fly" said Norville

"Then don't do anything, we can break her out" said Ronnie Anne

"Impossible. Want my advice, let us fix your device in a few days time and you can be on your way" said Norville

With Luan, she was stripped of her clothes and given a prison uniform that consisted of black work boots, black pants, and a white long sleeve shirt, before being thrown off a transport off world. After a quick flight, she found herself on a beautiful looking planet filled with nature. In front of her as she exited the transport was a large factory of sorts connected to the prison.

'Sienar fleet systems, bring prosperity to the loyal ponies of equestria'

Those were the words Luan read on a sign as she was pushed along by troopers.

"Enjoy the fresh air, this'll be our last breaths of freedom for a while" another prisoner told her

Luan and the others were pushed into the building and into a confined room before the doors shut. Luan looked to see 2 human guards and a white unicorn walk up to her and the others. She noticed they wore special yellow and orange boots that stood out from the gray uniforms they wore.

"Welcome to Equestria. You are all a long way from earth, the mid rim to be exact. You have been deemed labor worthy and will serve the empire building equipment for the military and scrapping what remains of the separatist droid army from queen Lucy. Compared to other prisons you won't be hounded by guards all the time, and you'll be delighted to know we are less intrusive than other facilities. You will each work 8 hour shifts each day and be given all the food and water necessary for your survival. Your length of stay has been determined, how you handle your stay is up to you. Work hard and you may be rewarded" said the unicorn

The unicorn walked up to luan and looked unimpressed.

"Your file says your 15. Not a good look on your chain code to be here. Now I know you're all wondering how can we stand to be in front of you, with no weapons whatsoever"

Luan indeed began to notice the guards didn't have weapons, something wasn't right.

"It's amazing what Disney plus shows can inspire. You probably won't need this answered very often but to prove our point"

One of the guards pulled out a cylinder shaped device and pushed a button which sent a painful jolt of electricity through the floor, hurting luan and the other prisoners she was with, knocking them to the floor. The pony smirked as the prisoners groaned after the shocking ended

"You may all stand. That was level 1 of 3, 3 being lethal. Our floors are made with a special steel that can shock whoever we choose. Work hard and keep our military functioning, and this'll seem like nothing more than a bad dream, 1 you may never have to face again. You will be shown to your quarters now. And you, I hear you want to see the princess. You'll make a good roommate for her, possibly her last"

The guards forcibly brought luan and the others to their feet and shown off to different cells in the factory. Luan was thrown into her cell before the door was locked. In the cell was a young girl with a nearly shaved head, lying in bed, coughing.

"Princess Lucy?" Luan asked

The girl sat up

"In the flesh, or what's left of me"

Lucy coughed again, she didn't look so good. Besides her shaved head, her skin was pale, she looked sickly. Next to her bed were several panels and a digital screen reading 9999 days before release.

"Ignore my time til release, it hasn't changed at all since I arrived. I'm serving a life sentence here" said Lucy

Luan looked at a similar screen on her side of the cell and saw she had 2190 days before her release.

"Lucy, my name is Luan loud, I'm here to break you out somehow"

This made Lucy give a weak laugh

"You're gonna break me out? Yeah right, as if. Even if we got out we're trapped on this planet, and I don't know how to fly a ship. Doesn't matter, I'll be out of here soon anyway" said Lucy

"They're letting you go?" Lua asked

"I'm dying. I have maybe a month left with how little medical treatment I'm given. I've been here maybe a couple years now, I lost track of time, worked hard. The empire sliced my code out of the game so if I die here I'll die forever. At least then I'll be free" said Lucy

"Don't you wanna see your family again?" Luan asked

"As much as I'd like that, I don't even know where they are. Not that it matters as I'm here. Look don't worry about me, I gotta get you up to speed I guess on how things work here. Tomorrow we'll be assigned our shift, work 8 hours, we're given a little exercise, then you'll be in this cell with me. There's several jobs, farming, scrapping, building. Farming is my favorite, at least it's outside" said Lucy

"Is the food here at least any good?" Luan asked

Lucy pulled open one of the hatches on her side of the cell.

"This tube has water, and this box contains food cubes. Eat and drink as much as you want, they want you to survive, unlike me. Your half of the cell has the same thing. Toilets right there obviously. What did you do anyway to get thrown in here?" Lucy asked

"I threw some pies at an officers face, but to find you and get you out" said Luan

"And how do you plan to do that? Or are you making this up as you go?" Lucy asked

Luan was silent, she didn't know how to answer.

"I knew it. Just serve your sentence and 6 years will fly before you know it" said Lucy before she took a sip of some of her water.

"I'm mostly here because some boy named Norville wanted closure. You know him?" Luan asked

"Yes I do, he was one of my classmates" said Lucy

"He said he has a crush on you and misses you" said Luan

"Really? Huh, never noticed. Not like it matters. Try and rest up, you're gonna need it" said Lucy

Luan sat on her bed and grabbed a food cube from one of the compartments, it wasn't great but it at least had some taste to it, almost like fruit. She really hoped she wasn't gonna regret ending up in here. Now she had to find a way to get Lucy out.