Insane Cafe 4: The Insane Frontier

[Nick22]

Miss Kitty and Tiger were tanning on the Winterville beach, with artifical sunlight coming down on the from somewhere high above them..' this is actually not a bad place' kitty said as she wore a purple bathing suit.. 'hopfully once this mess is over you ad i can go to that island with scooby and dixie. you and scooby can play golf while dixie and i work on our tans.. i stink at gollf though.. the buffet bar, now thats the ticket ' dixie showed me the pamphlet kitty smiled ' thees 5 buffet courses a day all you can eat..
 tigers mouth began to water.. stop kitty you're making me hungry! Kitty chuckled
 spyro and Cynder stopped for ice cream at Winterville maalt shop. the manager a phino was surprised to see the dragons there..

[Serris]

[Spire of Winter]

(Radio Room)

The radio officer yelped and reached for his pistol as Pinkie Pie suddenly appeared from a cabinet that should not have been able to hold her. "W...What is that thing!"

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(Winterville)

Ms. Swimmer was sparring in the park with one of the Spirarian soldiers. The soldier wore light powered armor as she was much stronger than a Human and a single blow from her can kill a Human.

She blocked a punch from the soldier and slammed a palm into his armored helmet.

Several people were watching the bout and were betting on who would win.

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(Vehicle Bay)

Captain Carson scratched her neck. "Well, there's a town inside this ship. And it's big enough that you can fly inside," she said.

She then turned to Spike. "We do have a treasury but due to security concerns, I can't show you that."

Twilight was busy examining one of the hover skiffs. "So how about showing us the science bay?"

"Captain, since the three have been so well behaved, why not indulge them with some piloting lessons?" Applejack said. "On a side note, ya got a farm ah can look at?"

"Yes we do."

"Great! Ah'm gonna check it out!" Applejack began to trot off but stopped. "Erm, where is it?"

Captain Carson activated her radio. "Dr. Zanasiu, Zach, go give our guests a tour. They're in the vehicle bay."

Captain Carson looked at the CMC. "All right, since you've been perfectly well behaved for now, how about I show you how to pilot some of the vehicles here?"

She then pointed to three vehicles lined up against the wall. "You have either the hover skiff - a small, fast one passenger flying vehicle; the dune buggy - which you already tried to drive; and the repulsorsled - a hovering large cargo carrier. Choose which one you want to start with."

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[Twilight's Library]

Mr. Bigmouth had just finished fixing a dish of stir-fried vegetables for himself, Riley and Trixie.

"Riley! Trixie! Lunch is ready!" he shouted from the kitchen.

He then carried the steaming dishes out into the living room. His eyes widened and he nearly dropped the dishes when he saw what happened: Trixie was gone!

"Riley, have you seen Trixie?" he asked as he placed the piping hot dishes on a table.

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(Canterlot)

Princess Celestia had finally gotten to Spike's letter regarding the aliens. She smiled; first contact with other worlds might be a fascinating opportunity.

She got to work drafting a letter.

My Faithful Student,

I have received your letter regarding the aliens. As they appear to be friendly, I wish to open diplomatic contact with them. To this end, I request that you gather the Elements of Harmony and their ambassadors and meet with me in Canterlot Castle.

Signed,
HRH Princess Celestia

She placed her quill down as her horn glowed a bright gold. In a flash, the letter vanished and was on its way to Spike.

[MrDrake]

(Twilight's Library)

Riley opened up her eyes, as she had seemed to had dozed off to sleep for a few moments.  Her eyes gazed around for a moment before she let off a yawn "You mean, Trixie's not in her room?" she asked as she stood up with a stretch.

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(Ponyville)

Trixie had finished off her hay shake as she had left said cafe, trotting along, as if for now, she just wanted to keep herself preoccupied with something else.  But what, she wasn't so sure right now.

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(Radio Control Room)

Pinkie Pie just seemed to smile back at the officer, rather brightly for that matter "Pinkamena Diane Pie, but you can call me Pinkie Pie.  And this is Fluttershy" she spoke up, wrapping a hoof around Fluttershy.

Fluttershy on the other hand, just stood there, still unsure as to how she got there when she was with everypony else not that long ago.  But for now, she just chalked it up to Pinkie's randomness.

Aimee groaned slightly "Fine, I guess if they're going to be here, they might as well make themselves useful"

***

(Vehicle bay)

Scootaloo's eyes lit up somewhat "Well, I'm going to pilot the hover skiff, after all, I'm pretty good on my scooter" she spoke up first.

"Yeah! The hover skiff!" Sweetie Belle added in herself.

Apple Bloom however, just shrugged at that as she looked to her two friends "Are ya sure you want to try flying that? I mean, I know Scootaloo's like, really awesome on her scooter, amazing even...." she spoke, though with a slight dreamy-like expression in her voice.

Though Scootaloo just groaned at Apple Bloom's little compliment, for now, just brushing it off as if it was nothing, while Sweetie belle ligfhtly punched Apple Bloom in the arm.

"So, I guess she could do that, while Sweetie Belle and I pilot one of those other vehicles, like the third thing you said" Apple Bloom carried on as she looked to Captain Carson.

[Kor]

"Yea, you have to keep your gems under lock and key, in case someone else wants to eat them I guess." Spike said.  

"Nice place." Spike said looking around.  

Then Spike's cheeks puffed out and then he got the typical look on his face as he then belched green fire with one of Princess Celestia's scrolls appearing in the green fire, still wrapped up.  It landed on the ground just in front of where Spike was.   "Looks like Princess Celestia sent a message.  Shall I read it or do you want to Twilight?" he asked as he reached to pick up the message.

[Serris]

[Spire of Winter]

(Radio room)

"Erm okay. Pleased to meet you," the radio officer said. "Take a seat. He gestured to a bench placed near the door.

He then turned to Aimee. "What can these two do?" he whispered.

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(Vehicle Bay)

"You can read it," Twilight said. She then turned to Dr. Zanasiu. "Sorry Doctor but this might be important."

Dr. Zanasiu nodded and sat down on an empty crate that held 77 mm rockets for Captain Fairchild.

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The two vehicles were piloted out.

Captain Carson pointed to the hover skiff. The skiff itself was slightly taller that Scootaloo's scooter but it looked sort of similar with a control column situated at the front of it. A narrow manuevering vane/thruster stuck out from behind each side of the platform. The front and sides of the platform were slightly raised to keep the pilot from falling. Two clamps were also visible on the platform Granted, a safety harness and magnetic boots also helped.

"This is a hover skiff," Captain Carson said. "It's basically a flying scooter." She got up on the skiff and the clamps locked onto her boots and the magnets engaged. She started up the skiff and did a short flight.  

She then disembarked. "Now Scootaloo, before you pilot this, you'll need these," she said as she rummaged in a storage closet for a safety harness and magnetic boots that somehow were small enough to fit the orange filly.

A mechanic was explaining the repulsorsled to Sweetie Belle and Applebloom.

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(Farm/Life Support Area)

Zachary was munching on an apple he picked from a tree. Several other workers were busy tending to the fish ponds or the trees.

"Well, Zach, this ain't exactly Sweet Apple Acres but it's nice," Applejack said as she lay on the grass and soaked in the artificial sunlight.

"Well, this is an important part of the ship. We rely on the food, water purification and oxygen recycling from this area," Zachary said.


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(Winterville)

Rarity was trotting through the streets of the town. None of the inhabitants paid any attention to her; they had seen plenty of aliens, the equinoid alien was nothing new to them. The alabaster unicorn winced as she saw the outfits that the crew wore. She made a mental note to redesign the boring navy blue jumpsuits.

[Kor]

"Ok." Spike said before he unrolled the letter and held it so he could read it.   "My Faithful Student,

I have received your letter regarding the aliens. As they appear to be friendly, I wish to open diplomatic contact with them. To this end, I request that you gather the Elements of Harmony and their ambassadors and meet with me in Canterlot Castle.

Signed,
HRH Princess Celestia. "  Spike rolled the letter up.  "I guess the Elements are still kept where they were before?  They were the last time I heard."

[MrDrake]

(Radio Control Room)

"With the pink one, I'm not so sure, but with her friend there, the shy one....maybe just a simple task? Something that she could handle? Though what, I'm unsure" Aimee replied back with a light shrug of her own, yet still wondering what was taking Darwin so long in returning.

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(Vehicle Bay)

Scootaloo's eyes lit up even more as she saw the hover skiff again and already, she jumped onto it, excited to start to drive it, already seeming to forget that she needed the boots on at the very least.

Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle on the other hand, were busy listning in on how to drive the repulsorsled.  Well, Sweetie Belle was at least, while Apple Bloom seemed to be more interested in looking at what Scootaloo was doing "Isn't she just amazing?" Apple Bloom asked in another one of her dreamy-like voice.

"Yeah...." Sweetie Belle replied back, a bit sarcastically....and rather jealous too for that matter "But....she's not as amazing as you are Apple Bloom"

Though, Apple Bloom seemed to be ignoring what Sweetie Belle was saying at first....that was until she got a smooch on the lips by Sweetie Belle, snapping herself out of her little gaze as she did return the kiss back to Sweetie Belle rather quickly "Alright, alright....I get the picture...." she mumbled a little to herself, yet, gave Sweetie Belle a quick little nuzzle as she did so.

***

(Ponyville)

Trixie walked along the streets, eyes just glancing towards the sky for a moment as she started to head towards Sugarcube Corner when a familiar voice called out to her.

"Trixie! Wait!"

Trixie's eyes gazed in the direction and that's when she saw....Twilight running towards her.  Though it was strange, she was certain that Twilight was on the alien ship instead of here "Twilight? What....are you doing here? Trixie....she was certain that you had headed onto the ship"

No answer came from Twilight to begin with before the other unicorn shook her head, as if to come up with an excuse as to why that was "I was, but then....I just couldn't leave you behind all alone here" she looked at Trixie "So...I came back to see you again" she spoke as she gave Trixie a soft kiss on the cheek.

(ooc: By the way, that's not the real Twilight either, cookies to anyone who knows who it really is.....which shouldn't be all that hard to figure out XD)

[Serris]

[Spire of Winter]

(Vehicle Bay)

"She means us," Twilight said. "I guess that means we have to fetch Rarity, Applejack and the others."

"I'll go get Stripetail and Captain Carson," Dr. Zanasiu said. He then grabbed a phone hanging on the wall and rang up Stripetail's apartment in Winterville. "Hey Stripetail, Twilight Sparkle's got an audience for us with Princess Celestia."

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Captain Carson held up the boots and harness as Scootaloo climbed onto the skiff. "Hey Scootaloo! you need to put these on first or you'll fall off!"

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[Ponyville]

(Twilight's Library)

Mr. Bigmouth shook his head. "Trixie's not in her room. Nor anywhere else."

Ms. Swimmer, who had finished her sparring session a while ago and had ridden a repulsorsled to the town to pick up a few snacks and other supplies, looked out the window.

"She's outside," Ms. Swimmer said as she picked up her jewelry that had been left behind in Twilight's Library.

Mr. Bigmouth looked out the window and saw Trixie conversing with Twilight? He scratched his head; he had personally seen Twilight ride one of the dune buggies back to the starship.

His face soon turned into a frown. "Something is rotten here," he muttered. He grabbed his radio and called the ship.

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[Spire of Winter]

(Vehicle Bay)

"It's for you," a mechanic said as she handed a radio to Twilight.

"Hello, how's Trixie doing?" she asked as she levitated the radio in front of her face.

"She's chatting with someone who looks like you in the street. Even sounds like you. Apparently she escaped while we weren't looking."

"Get her away from that thing now! And get her back in the library!" she ordered.

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[Ponyville]

(Twilight's Library)

Mr. Bigmouth cut the connection, grabbed his rifle and checked to see if it was loaded. He aimed out the window and drew a bead on "Twilight's" head and pulled the trigger.

[Nick22]

excellent' stripetail said on the other end ' l'm looking forward to meeting her, its always important to make a good impression on the leaders of a country or planet.. make sure to wear your most formal attire zanasiu, its common procedure at these summits.'
 agumon and agumina were relaxing at the beach about 500 yards from kitty and tiger
 agumon sipped some punch while agumina swam in the water ' its nice to have a break don't you think/ He smiled.

[MrDrake]

(Ponyville)

"Not today..." 'Twilight' growled somewhat under her breath as her horn started to glow and in turn, a temporary forcefield appeared around herself and Trixie before her eyes returned to Trixie "It seems as though they're wanting to keep us apart...I....I don't understand why"

Trixie just looked at Twilight again, yet, she said nothing, unsure as to what to say as she looked at Twilight's eyes, eyes that were glowing green slightly and was about to say something in that accord when she was kissed upon the lips by Twilight.

But as she kissed Trixie, her horn glew again, a green glow all the while and zapped a fair bit of power from Trixie, causing Trixie's eyes to go rather weirdly.  Her gaze then turned back to Mr. Swimmer as she lifted up a table with her powers and threw it in his direction "I will not have you ruining my plans this time around" she growled at him, eyes gazing at Trixie whom already seemed to be under her control, a smirk appearing across her face as she did so.

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(Vehicle Bay)

Scootaloo let off a nervous little laugh "Oh yeah, sorry, guess I'm jjust anxious to ride this thing" she spoke up as she got the boots and harness on.

[Kor]

"Is something wrong?" Spike asked Twilight with concern on his face.

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"it's nice here." Gnash said.

"Yes, I may visit here again.  I should tell my animated self about this.  I think he & black agumon would like to visit here too.  After the proper time when they are use to aliens." Jason said.

"Sounds like something going on over there." Brooklyn said looking in a direction where he had heard something.

[Serris]

[Spire of Winter]

Twilight nodded. "It seems that Trixie may have met up with a Changeling."

"Is that bad?" Captain Fairchild asked.

"Duh! That's what destroyed the Royal Wedding!"

The living A-10 immediately lit his engines and prepared for take off. "That Changeling's gonna be a smoking crater soon!"

"Captain! Stand down!" Rainbow shouted. "Your weapons are far too imprecise for destruction of one target. I suggest we leave this to the infantry."

Captain Fairchild let his engines spool down with a scowl.  

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Captain Carson got on her own skiff. "All right, Scootaloo, climb on the skiff, slide the boots into the slots on the platform and hook up your harness to the hardpoint," she said. "Once that's done, I'll start the piloting lessons."

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"Bah, I'm going as a bodyguard. So all you'll see is me in my armor, helmet and with my shotgun," Dr. Zanasiu said.

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[Ponyville]

Mr. Bigmouth ducked behind the window as the table crashed into the treehouse. He stuck his rifle out and let loose a full automatic burst from his rifle at "Twilight".

"Riley! Shoot Twilight! The purple unicorn!" he barked as he quickly slapped another magazine into his rifle.

Ms. Swimmer drew her twin sticks which flared with the crackle of electricity.

[MrDrake]

Riley scratched the back of her head lightly "Are you sure? I mean, it is-" she cut herself off as a second table was thrown in her own direction "Alright, alright, I'm on it" she spoke as she grabbed her own rifle and took aim before firing at Twilight.

Twilight on the other hand, let off a sneer, glancing to Trixie as she gave her a nuzzle, and in turn, recieving a nuzzle back from Trixie as her horn glew green again, as if to zap some more energy from Trixie.

Her gaze shifted back to Mr. Swimmer and Riley "Your weapons are still outmatched for myself" she let off a light grin as she changed form, revealing her true self.  Queen Chrysalis.

Riley just looked at the creature "What the hell is that thing?" she asked Mr. Swimmer before firing again, only to have Queen Chrysalis bring a table in front of herself, using it as a shield.

[Serris]

"Trixie, move!" Mr. Bigmouth shouted. He reached inside his bag and retrieved a flash grenade which he lobbed at Queen Chrysalis's feet.

At the same time, ponies on the street backed away from the Changeling Queen and the two aliens battling her.

"I'll call for backup!" Ms. Swimmer shouted, grabbing the radio. Luckily, she had been instructed on how to use such a vital piece of equipment.

"Spire of Winter, this is Ms. Swimmer! A hostile lifeform has taken Trixie hostage! Repeat a hostile lifeform has taken Trixie hostage! Mr. Bigmouth, Riley and myself are engaging. Ms. Swimmer out!"

She put the radio aside, touched her energized sticks together and fired a lightning orb from them at the Changeling Queen

[MrDrake]

Trixie finally snapped out of it as she realized what was going on, glancing up at Queen Chrysalis before she glanced at Mr. Bigmouth and Riley, nodding in their direction as she turned and bolted off.

Queen Chrysalis on the other hand, launched the table at Mr. Bigmouth and Riley, just as the flash grenade was lobbed at her feet.  She used her magic to lift the grenade up, just as the grenade went off, blinding the queen temporarily as it did so.

Riley fired at the Changeling Queen, reloading after every shot, as that's all her rifle was capable of doing.

The shots struck her, including the lightning orb as her wings started to flutter as she took flight, giving off a light smirk as she did so.  Her horn started to glow "You aliens all do seem to forget one simple detail, my power has become much stronger, thanks to Trixie there and the love that she shares for Twilight....and I believe that it would be best to show a demonstration" she spoke, horn still glowing as Riley's rifle was first pulled out from her hand from Chrysalis' magic, barrel now aimed at her head.

"Guys....any other bright ideas?" Riley asked, doing her best to remain in the position that she was in right now.

As Queen Chrysalis' horn continued to glow, the rest of the weapons did just that to their respective owners.....well, that was until a table was lobbed at her head, stopping said magic momentarily as she looked around.  Her eyes fell upon Trixie whom was standing her ground "How cute...." she sneered lightly "You think it's wise to challenge the Queen of the Changelings?"

Trixie wasn't so sure about that, but regardless, she still stood her ground, horn starting to glow to the best of her ability, despite her weakness and injuries from before "Trixe....still has to try...."

[Nick22]

Stripetail received the distress call " Hang in there Mrs Swimmer I'm sending in sime members of my team they should be there within 15-30 minutes just hang on until then' he tapped his wrist  Alright Everyone we have a hostile situation in Ponyville! I'm sending in a small group, ratchet k and kovu, time to give you guys some action, stich you go with them and show them the ropes. i have an important meewting to attend with princess celestia.
 I'm coming with  Spyro said in reply As am I Tiger said Alright fine. just get out thee and deal with the problem Stripetail out.
 Angela loaded her constructo Shotgun time to go blast some bad guys then. Do we get paid by chance, per villan or it a lump sum.. ' i pay based on work put in, the more danger you face, the moore I pay. Not that i'm at risk of going broke. a million years of saving, tends to create a bnearly limitless fortune. Stripetail replied.
 ratchet loaded his covernet 3500, which was a new gadget from gadgetron.  Lets head out Clank! He smirked.. as clank latcheonto his back, angela strode up to him, we'll take the repulsorsled.. she said i'll drive.. spyro and cynder flew past them. " see you guys there Cynder called out to them. they were followed by Tiger and Tigeress who had both activated thier armor. last one there gets toi clean up tigeress grinned.
 kovu and kiara climbed onto a sled and took off ' great more fighting kiara muttered ' hey it could be worse Kovu smiled at his mate " you didn't get to thrill of fighting for nearlt 4 hours this morning Kovu.. " kiara replie as trhe sled raced down the runway. stitch and angel came by running on foot.

[Kor]

"Sounds like a battle." Brooklyn said.  

"Yea." Guilmon said.  

"Let's find a place to change.  We may be able to help." Jason said.  His friends got up and went to a place where no one was around.  Jason took out his mother box and Then he handed the mother box to Guilmon to hold.

The group morphed to their ranger forms, except for Guilmon who activated his holowrist band to look like a ranger also.  Guilmon handed the mother box back to Jason.  

"Ok, we need a boom tube to a building away from the battle, so we can view the goings on before we go into combat." He said.  The mother box pinged once then made a boom tube.  The group went into it and wound up a building away.  They peeked around the corner of the building to see what was going on before they acted.  Jason put his motherbox under his dragon shield.

[Serris]

[The Spire of Winter]

Twiliight Sparkle immediately leapt onto a repulsorsled. "All right everypony, let's move!"

Joan - clad in her heavy ODIN armor and equipped with her magma cannon - climbed onto the sled. Several ordinary soldiers with rifles and shotguns boarded as well.

Deimos sprinted into the vehicle bay with his .50 caliber sniper rifle at the ready. "Sorry. Am I late?"

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"Scootaloo, you secured?" Captain Carson asked

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[Ponyville]

Ms. Swimmer continued launching lightning orbs at Queen Chrysalis.

Mr. Bigmouth seized his rifle and put it away, re then rummaged inside his messenger bag, grabbed a single shot airburst rocket launcher and aimed at the Changeling Queen. "Trixie! Move!" he shouted as he pulled the trigger. Behind him, plastic flakes covered a good portion of the library as the rocket flew from its launch tube on its path to its target.

[Nick22]

Stripetail's group continued racing towards Ponyville, with the sled carrying Ratchet Clank and angela leading the way, above them Spyro Cynder flew a bit behind the sled '  the sounds of battle could be heard as the group approached the town, and signs of foighting and debris were readily visible.. " Lets have some fun guys Kovu said sm,irking in his helmet ' Fun is not the word I would use to describe this dear " Kiara retorted..  Hey we've got magic anbd my strength, whats the worst that could happen? Kovu cracked
 Plenty" Cynder replied to him " Just folow our lead Kovu..

[MrDrake]

(Ponyville)

Trixie was about to move out of the way before she realized what was happening.  Queen Chrysalis had used her magic to pull Trixie off her feet and in turn, to use her as a ponyshield for the incoming rocket.

Trixie let off a small scream before she panicked, her horn glowing as she summoned a rocket of her own and fired it at the incoming rocket, watching as it colided with the other rocket, allowing for Trixie to let off a sigh before her face was turned around to face the Changeling Queen.

Queen Chrysalis just grinned back "Usefull...." she chuckled as her eyes gazed up when her Changelings finally decided to show up.

Riley looked at the Changelings before she aimed her rifle at one and pulled the trigger of it, taking one out before reloading her rifle and taking out a second one and again, repeating the process....only to find herself starting to get over run by the Changelings, unable to keep up with taking them down herself.

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(The Spire of Winter)

Scootaloo nodded back "Yeah, I think so" she spoke up, ready to drive off in the vehicle.