I have decided to do something different with this story. Yes I'll still be doing ideas before and after life online and stuff like that, but I've also decided to do ideas taking place during life online, from the point of view of regular citizens like the sugar rush racers and people like that. First idea, the rise of the Galactic Empire, November 2029 in the world.

It was early mid November, the city was recovering from a big tsunami that occurred recently, the aftermath of a small war between the fallen Lucy empire and the imperial military, who had taken control of the former kingdom. Their influence could be seen growing around the city.

By niceland apartments, hologram projectors were set up playing messages to the citizens on the street. The nicelanders were watching one of them.

"The galaxy is now at peace. With peace comes prosperity for all. Why live in a city ruled by a queen and kings who raised a psychotic little girl who committed atrocities across the galaxy? Start a new life in the Imperial territories, live the life you want to live in peace. All you need is a chain code, which can be obtained at your nearest recruiting office or the local space port. With your individual chain code, you can also exchange your invalid currency such as Lucy dollars or litwak dollars for imperial credits, at no cost, as well as travel to any world you like. All thanks to the generosity of the new galactic empire. The war is over, and peace will finally come to the game as a whole"

"I prefer my penthouse" said Gene

"Can those imperials even be trusted?" Mary asked

"Let's see what happens" said Don

Gene went back to his penthouse apartment, thinking about the imperials. Perhaps they had a point that Vanellope and Ralph weren't good rulers. That girl of theirs caused a lot of trouble. The tsunami by the ravager crashing into the ocean was all her fault.

As Gene prepared himself a drink, he thought about Ralph. He and Ralph never really got along, even to this day. He partially blamed him for his granddaughter's problems. Seems wrecking things was part of the family, he wrecked a building, she wrecked a galaxy. Perhaps it was time for a new regime in the game. Maybe another empire in the game wouldn't be so bad. Didn't affect his life.

(Litwak city beach boardwalk)

Sugar rush racers Snowanna and Adorabeezle stood outside their ice cream shop on the boardwalk. They watched wrecked droid capital ships being lowered far off in the distance into the ocean. They were to be scrapped for parts they heard.

"Kinda sad watching those ships being put in the ocean" said Snowanna

"Nothing lives in these waters, it's fine" said Adorabeezle

"I didn't mean that. I meant what happened up there, in space. Kinda sad what happened with vanellopes daughter. Such a shame, she always seemed nice when they came in" said Snowanna

"I've heard rumors that the empire imprisoned her this morning" said Adorabeezle

"They imprisoned Vanellope?" Snowanna asked

"No, her daughter" said Adorabeezle

"They imprisoned her? Seems a bit harsh don't you think?" Snowanna asked

"She did a lot of bad things. I'm still finding sea water in some places in the attic" said Adorabeezle

"Still? Besides that, that girl's only 7. Who knows what they'll do to her in prison" said Snowanna

A few buildings down at Tappers, Tapper was doing some cleaning outside on his building, also watching the ships be lowered into the ocean. The next thing he saw was the wrecked remains of Lucy 1, the flagship and castle for the fallen Lucy empire. Seemed small this far off in the distance.

He couldn't believe that Ralph's granddaughter was overthrown. He last saw her yesterday, he had to kick her out, but not by choice. He personally didn't care where any citizen came from or what they did, but that tsunami was unforgivable. A lot of people, his loyal customers especially, hated Lucy for that.

He didn't want to kick her out, but he had no choice. He hoped things would settle down at least in the coming weeks, he appreciated Ralph and Vanellope and their family's business.

(Victory plaza park)

A crowd gathered in the park, where some of the my little ponies were showing the remains of droids from the fallen regime. They were describing some of the atrocities the droids committed and how dangerous they were. Candlehead and Taffyta muttonfudge were among the crowd.

"Before the empire came to our home, queen Lucy ordered her army to destroy our village. These fighters came from the sky and destroyed a lot of our farms" one of the equestrians told the crowd

Taffyta approached a tan droid labeled simply as 'B1, common foot grunt, incredibly stupid'. It stood deactivated on a stand. Taffyta shook her head at the sight of the thing.

"This was a threat? It's so skinny looking" said Taffyta

She then hit the droids chest a couple times.

"Feels light armored. A single laser bolt could kill it I think" said Taffyta

The 2 went to look at some droid starfighters which were reactivated and tied down aboard some trucks. Taffyta didn't like the sounds they made. She and Candlehead then went to see a tactical droid getting tomatoes thrown at it, a pony charging for the tomatoes.

"This droid planned the strategies Lucy used to attack us. Besides, the thing is dead" a pony told them

"It doesn't feel right" said Candlehead

Taffyta paid a dollar and threw a tomato, much to Candleheads annoyance. Suddenly, the droid reactivated, startling everyone.

"Where am I? What's going on?"

Another tomato was thrown at it.

"Aah, I'm being attacked"

Suddenly the antennas on the b1's backpacks rose up and lights flickered on the other droids as they sprung back to life, much to the crowds surprise. The tactical droid had remotely reactivated the nearby droids, including ones that were lying in bushes hidden, clearly having fallen from space.

"Huh, what's happening?" A commando droid asked

"I don't know, did we win?" A b1 asked

"New command sequence, your target is the armed crowd and equestrians. Then locate the queen" said the tactical droid

"Orders are orders"

The droids then began attacking the crowd, firing blasters at everyone. Their attack didn't last long as the ponies shielded everyone and quickly destroyed the droids

"Still think they're not dangerous? This is the true face of evil. Now who wants to attack the star fighters and bombers? Don't worry they're unarmed and have restraining bolts, they aren't going anywhere"

Taffyta and several others did just that. Candlehead simply walked away, unsure of how to feel.

(Elsewhere)

Ralph was at a bad guy support meeting, talking about his issues with everyone else.

"Then they took her away. I'm not even allowed to see her. She makes a few mistakes and all of a sudden I'm considered just as bad as her because I helped raise her. The citizens are talking about leaving, joining the empire" said Ralph

"You can't blame yourself Ralph, Lucy brought this on herself" said Clyde

"I just wish, I just wish I could've helped her more. Had I been there during that battle-

"She still would've lost. I studied her fleet and the imperial fleet. Your granddaughters' droid ships were no match, clearly inferior and outdated. She was outgunned by superior tech" said Dr eggman

"No wonder she lost" said M bison

"And to a bunch of primitive ponies who used to sell toys? Pathetic" said a cyborg

"Look Ralph, your granddaughter wasn't perfect, not one bit. But none of us are. Don't get us wrong, what she did with that tsunami, we all hate her for that. But we'll get over it, in time" said Clyde

"Besides, regarding your rule compared to imperial rule, I'd take your family's. I've been to a Star Wars game once, it wasn't fun" said a devil

(Space)

The litwak city spaceport was now fully under imperial control. The empire had seized military control of Lucy's galaxy and was implementing their own laws as far as the city spaceport where their power ended. Recruitment for the imperial military was up 20 percent. A lot of citizens fell for the empires tactics. Citizenship on other planets was on the rise as well, with many citizens registering for chain codes to get out of the city.

However, those who knew Lucy as a person, they felt differently about imperial rule. Famous resident Honey Potts was trying to do business for a sporting event on another planet. But she wasn't allowed to even fly her own ship there

"You're telling me I can't even travel in my own ship? And I need a chain code? This is crazy. Lucy didn't allow this" said Honey angrily to an officer

"All goods must be registered with the empire. And you and your bees need to register for a chain code for security reasons. They're how we can monitor those who commit crimes" said the officer

"Now if you wanna do business, get in line 10A, get your chain codes, then register your goods. You'll have to take a transport til your ship is registered, which won't happen today" said a stormtrooper captain

"And what if I don't?" Honey asked

"You try to leave the system, we'll shoot you down and you'll be arrested. New government, new rules"

Honey was beyond annoyed, but she was calmed down by her boyfriend Zeke who was with her to help. He warned her it wasn't worth it fighting them, they were too powerful right now and none of her friends could help her if she was imprisoned. Honey and her bees reluctantly registered for individual chain codes and got their goods registered to be sold. After an hour flight, they arrived at their destination, it was cold and dark on the planet.

As honey and zeke rolled their goods to the arena, they passed by Lucy's cell in an underground area. Lucy was seen in a corner, trying to keep warm around a fire with droid bodyguards around her. She was bundled up in a blanket, shivering from what honey could see. The cell was cold and dark, dimly lit, and the only others in it were ponies who probably didn't like her.

Honey felt very sorry for Lucy. She had a warm coat and sweater on, Lucy must've been freezing. Honey was one of the few who knew Lucy personally, as a sweet and caring girl. All the lies the ponies and imperials spread about her were false, she just wished others could see that.

After setting up, honey was visited by a few stormtroopers who bought some treats. The commander tried convincing honey to become an imperial.

"You'd make a great trooper. See the galaxy, protect others, you'd be free" said the commander

Honey declined the offer after being paid, unknown to her she just got paid in Lucy dollars, which were now practically worthless.

"Never again" she muttered to herself

(Vanellopes castle)

Sour bill paced in his bedroom, he was gravely disappointed in Lucy, and to a lesser extent vanellopes family as a whole. Bill had been vanellopes advisor for years and was now feeling like whatever work he did for the twin children was pointless. Lucy proved to be a terrible leader and Kevin had no confidence in himself whatsoever.

That tsunami happened because Rancis and Vanellope allowed Lucy to have that galaxy. They allowed her to have those droids. They allowed her to be spoiled growing up. This city was now a lost cause to him. Bill turned to face some recruitment papers, imperial recruitment papers, sitting on his desk. Perhaps it was time for a change. The empire brought peace and order. The game could use that, after all, it had been through a lot this year alone.

(New Iacon, autobot city)

The transformers were meeting with each other, discussing what to do. Lucy programmed a planet for them, and now they lost it, thanks to the galactic empires 'generosity'. The cybertronians were in no shape to fight back, and now the empire was strip mining their new home for its metal to build starships. They were at first forced to do it for them, but many of them managed to escape.

"We must do something" said Megatron

"Like what? We can't fight them. Those lego ships they brought in would destroy our home in one shot" said Bumblebee

"We need to be smart about this" said optimus prime

"What about the abandoned fleet? Can it be repurposed?" Perceptor asked

"It is possible, but we will have to cloak the graveyard if we are to move anything or do any work on the ships. If the imperials discover us-

"They won't. Shockwave, how long would it take to get a cloaking device big enough ready?" Megatron asked

"Several earth weeks. I've never had to build a device as large before. And I lack the proper equipment here, I must travel to other games" said shockwave

"Then do what you need to do. We will rebuild the droid fleet and have them help us retake our home which was rightfully gifted to us" said Megatron

(With Felix and Calhoun)

The 2 were busy doing some maintenance around one of Calhoun's businesses, a gym. They overheard chatter from some of the patrons working out, how they wanted to get in shape to join the imperial military.

"I don't get it, a month ago nobody cared about the imps, now people want to join them" said Calhoun

"They showed they're strong, powerful. People crave power. I've been around enough of these people to know that" said Felix

"Can't believe all this happened over a small food rebellion. I never did like those equestrians" said Calhoun

"With any luck maybe the citizens will see how bad the empire really is. I just hope lucys alright, wherever she is, she was kidnapped the other day" said Felix

"Lousy bucket heads" said Calhoun bitterly "Think they're so tough in their warships and shiny armor, they haven't seen true horror like I have"

(Planet equestria, far point in the galaxy)

To the former toy mascots on this planet, they felt happy and at peace. The imperials promised to rebuild the world, boost their economy, and didn't ask for their food in return like Lucy did. Some felt bad for what they did to Lucy, but she denied them independence. She sent droids to attack them. Sure the imperials were increasing their numbers and building a base, not what they were expecting, but at least they weren't trying to kill them. They were even allowing members of their species to join the military for the first time ever. As far as they knew, things couldn't have been any better.

(With rancis and Vanellope)

Times were rough for the 2 leaders of litwak city. Their daughter overthrown, kidnapped, imprisoned, and now people were criticizing their rule. Saying they failed their children, and many people were eager to join the empire as a citizen or the military.

"We should've done more. I should've been there, I'm a great pilot" rancis tried to convince himself

"My poor baby" Vanellope told herself

"I will kill every last imp to rescue our daughter" said Rancis

"Too risky. All we can do is hope to renegotiate with the Grand Moff. And convince others we're not terrible parents" said Vanellope

"Can't believe people think that about us. So we spoiled our kids a little, they deserved it, they're our pride and joy. Lucy may have had issues but Kevin is showing promise in ruling, everyone loves him" said Rancis

"I know. I'm gonna eat something, take a drive, then I'm gonna contact Williams again. I need to know my baby girls ok" said Vanellope