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Aimee shook her head at what Hailey had said "You wanted me to yourself? Rather selfish still, if you ask me, and the answer is still no" she told her friend, flexing her wrists "The dragon back in the village has probabally already told the others that you're here"

"They know as well? How?" Hailey asked, eyes glancing at Aimee's fists flexing.

"How else? The princess knows, sent word to him, how else do you think I knew to find you here? You hadn't exactly been staying low profile" Aimee retorted back "But they'll be here soon, so unless you want to be captured or killed, I suggest you get going now"

"You're....you're giving me a head start?" Hailey asked back as the distance between them had grown enough.

"Not exactly, I'm sparing you, if you want to help out Chong and whatever sadistic ways he's got fine, but just know that if you do, whatever happens to you, I wont always be there to save you again" Aimee told her rather plainly.

"What happened to you Aimee? You...you really have changed" Hailey retorted back.

"The whole world doesn't stop because you had died Hailey, I kept on living my life" Aimee spoke "Now either you get going now...."

"Or we have a little fight right now, is that it?" Hailey finished off for Aimee, eyes glancing around still, glad that the others hadn't reached them yet as her fists engulfed themselves in flames "Fine, but I'm not going to die a second time" and with that, without really thinking on her actions and instead, just doing, she charged at Aimee.

"You really are selfish Hailey" Aimee retorted as she bought up her arms to defend herself, blocking each of Hailey's swings as to not burn herself by Hailey's fire "I just wish you could see that for yourself....this isn't you, not the same friend I had back on Earth"

"As you said Aimee, people change" Hailey continued to try to hit Aimee, only to keep on striking her arms instead "Maybe I didn't have a choice in the end, but I did want at least another chance at life....I just don't know what to do is all....unless...."

"Unless what?" Aimee asked curiously as she grabbed onto Hailey's flaming paws, her metalic arms and paws able to hold the heat off "You have a plan?"

"Perhaps, but I'm not sure if it'll work is all, if Chong will catch on or not" Hailey replied as she kneed Aimee in the stomach followed by a swift, flaming punch to Aimee's face "It's simple...ish"

"Let me guess, you're going to just wing it? Make it all up as you go along? You sure that's wise?" Aimee asked back, grabbing onto Hailey's free arm, turning Hailey around and holding her arm behind her back.

"Well, not really" Hailey slammed her head backwards into Aimee's face in order to free herself from Aimee's grip "But it's a plan regardless....and that's to just play along really till I get a real plan..." she then fired a fireball in Aimee's direction "...into motion"

"So, it's a plan...." Aimee crouched down as the fireball flew over her head "....to lead up towards another plan? I guess that...." she then rushed forward and struck Hailey in the stomach "....could work"

Hailey stumbled back a bit as she grabbed her stomach in pain "It has to work, I mean, I don't really want to do this, but I don't really have a choice in the matter right now, but if I play along, then perhaps after it's all done, I might still get to live....I hope anyway"


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Nick meanwhile was fusing the broken glass back together and sealing it into place' Chong scowled as he watched the captive work, but the sound of pony noises reached his ears. the ponies Hailey had ordered to go to him had arrived " well well that girl is pretty resourceful after all.. hmm ' Nick! have the ponies start fixing the engine.." chong ordered " Right away.. sir" Nick said remotely
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"Right." Spike said, writing down exactly what Twilight Sparkle said.  He added in some brief descriptions what Captain Carson, and a few others, looked like so Princess Celestria would have at least an idea what they looked like.  Once he was done writing, like usual, he rolled the scroll up and used a puff of his dragon fire to send it to Princess Celestia.  

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Sara went with Tarrax & the other dragons.

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Magnum slipped away as quietly as he could, going being a building with a clear area behind it and no one around.  Jason and the others flew, or carried tse who could not fly, off of him and to a spot to one side of him.  Then lightning seemed to come from the ground and play across Magnum and he changed to his bipedal form.  

Jason reached into a pocket and took out a few magic rings that he handed around to those who had no legion flying ring, or like Gnash already had a magic flying ring.  "Remember to remain together in the formation." He said.   They got into the formation and took off at once heading towards where Spike had said Canterlot said.

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"That's the problem with ponies nowadays.  They are not happy with the way they are and have to go and change themselves." Granny smith said to herself, having seen Magnum and his changing, but not the rest of what happened due to a part of a building blocking her view.  She continued walking on her way at her usual slow speed.


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Aimee stood her ground as she looked at Hailey still "So then, how do you plan on getting your plan underway?" she asked her as she watched as Hailey shook off the pain in her stomach and rushed at Aimee again.  Aimee in turn, put her arms up again in order to once again block Hailey's attacks.

"Well, I just figured that it's already sort of happening, this fight....yeah, I need it to be convincing and all, which is why it has to be...." Hailey then went to strike Aimee in the stomach fist a fist, only to punch her arm instead, and rather hard for that matter "....real....oww..." she shook her fist a bit in pain.

Aimee grabbed Hailey by the throat "Heh, clever girl" she smiled to her slightly before letting go of her and instead, punching her in the leg "Makes sense though, and don't worry, I'll let you escape before the others arrive"

Hailey grabbed her leg in pain as she looked to Aimee "Thanks" was all she had said and stepped towards Aimee, giving her a kiss on the cheek.

"Yeah, no problem" Aimee told Hailey ignoring the kiss before placing her paws on Hailey's shoulders "Now, you should get going....and hopefully your plan works out in the end and that Chong doesn't catch you with what you're up to"

Hailey nodded to Aimee and turned, limping off slightly from the pain in her leg, but stopped "Also, good fight, that was....fun" she smiled and limped off through the fire and out of view.

"Yeah, it was fun....you're a good fighter" Aimee muttered to herself as she watched Hailey leave, turning around as she waited for the backup to arrive.

(ooc: And yes, Hailey has escaped, anyone can now show up)


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tarrax flew on ahgead of the others ' this is a really interesting place" spyro said through his helmet " Theres lots of magic, and it has a very clean air.."
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We're just trying to stop Chong from causing anymore trouble and to get Nick back " cynder said as she climbed into a higher altitude. Spyro and Cynder were smaller than either Samia or Dulcy, and Obviously much much smaller than Tarrax.
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Twilight galloped to Fluttershy's house. "Fluttershy!" she panted. "Something is going wrong in Canterlot! The princess needs us there! Meet in the town square!"

A flash and she teleported to Sugarcube Corner. "Pinkie Pie! Meet in the town square! We need to get to Canterlot!"

Another flash and she was in the gem fields.

"Twilight, what ever is going on?" Rarity asked.

"Emergency at Canterlot! Meet in the town square!"

She then teleported away to fetch Applejack and Rainbow Dash.

Rarity nodded as Zachary wiped some sweat from his brow. He hopped on the repulsorsled and followed Rarity back to town.

Then ODIN trooper followed them.

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Captain Fairchild was the first to arrive at Canterlot. He immediately spotted the downed starship amid scattered rubble and fires.

"Nick's gonna pissed for this," he muttered, spooling up his 30 mm cannon. He then let loose a volley of API shells at the engines. The large slugs sliced through the ship's heavy armor, inflicting even more damage on the engines and even starting a few fires. His intent was to render the stolen ship unable to take off. Then, they could apprehend Chong.

He ignored the curious Pegasi that swarmed around him, marveling at this strange metallic flyer.

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"Oh um, okay...." Fluttershy spoke up as she was about to head off after Twilight when Pinkie Pie piped up.

"Ooooh, sounds important" Pinkie Pie added in, popping out of a nearby bush, showing that she was not at Sugercube Corner and was instead, for no explained reason, inside a bush near Fluttershy "Cupcake?" she offered Fluttershy, poking out her tounge a cupcake, fully baked, sitting upon her tounge.

Fluttershy just stared for a moment "Um, no thank you Pinkie, I just ate...." she trailed off, being a bit put off by what Pinkie Pie had done with her tounge.

"Okie doki then" Pinkie Pie giggled as she pulled her tounge and the cupcake into her mouth, swallowing it and jumping out of said bush beside Fluttershy before bounding off.

Fluttershy in turn, trotted off after Pinkie Pie, heading to the town square.


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Nick dove to the ground as the engines blew. " stop firimg at the ship!" he yelled
" knock him out of the sky! Chong said sending beams of magic at the living plane..
Rapar Nur Afico" Chong screeched and the spaceship behan to glow as a shields formed around. it
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"Yes, it must be before the steam age or just beginning." Sara said, who was with the rest of the dragons.    "I wonder if they'll develop a magic based technology, a non magic one using lots of fossil fuels or  a mix of the 2." She said, thinking.  





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Captain Fairchild's wings were struck by the magic bolts but they did not slow him down as he sped away. He armed a specialized kinetic energy missile that replied on sheer speed and mass to penetrate armor.

He then launched the missile and sped away as it accelerated to nearly 6,000 miles per hour.

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A chariot pulled by Celestia's royal guards landed in the town square.

Twilight boarded as did Applejack and Rainbow Dash."

Zachary held a bag of bits as Rarity headed to the chariot.

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The heavy gates of Canterlot were no match for the ninety ton Zenyatta hover tanks, which just simply rammed their way through them.

Major Lockie flew overhead. He used his wingtip lights to signal the troops to follow him.

Several of the ponies got out of the way and hid as the armored convoy rolled down the streets of Canterlot.

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Apple Bloom and Scootaloo popped their heads out of the APC at what was going on "So, what do you think's happening over there?" Apple Bloom asked Scootaloo.

Scootaloo just shrugged a little "Not sure...buuut...." her eyes gazed back inside the APC again as she grinned, grabbing Apple Bloom by the tail and pulling her deeper inside it "Whatever it is, we could always just keep guard for the aliens until they're ready to leave"

"But, what about Sweetie Belle?" Apple Bloom had to at least question about, glancing back to the outside again, seeing that their friend still hadn't shown up just yet.

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Sweetie Belle just sat there as the soldier she was talking to had instead, taken off, leaving her all alone as she just pouted "Well, that plan failed" she groaned as she got up and instead, trotted off in order to find Apple Bloom and Scootaloo.

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Pinkie Pie bounded into the carriage as well, looking back as Fluttershy was taking a bit longer than usual, but she soon, finally entered as well.

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Hailey soon enough, approached Chong as she looked up at who was attacking them "How long until we're ready to leave this planet?" she asked, igniting herself in flames and started firing fireballs at their attacker. until she watched him speed away.

Her eyes followed until she saw what was fired "Uh Chong..." she spoke as she pointed at the missile.

"Trixie did not sign up for this" Trixie sneered a little as she started to back away while no one was looking before she turned and just fled, heading back to Canterlot instead.


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"Don't forget me." Spike said, running so he could get into the carriage and not get left behind.  

"How many could one of those things hold?" Myrdinn asked.  



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As soon as Spike boarded, the chariot soared into the air and headed to Canterlot.  

"Might as well follow," Rainbow said as she lit her engines and flew after the chariot. Despite the several minutes she had to spend refueling and rearming (by two repulsorsleds carrying a fuel tank and four small bombs, respectively). She also carried a drop tank filled with a liquid known as "zip fuel". This mixture of boron hydrides and JP-8 was more energetic than her normal JP-8 fuel (made by converting the oil extracted from algae grown aboard the Spire of Winter into something resembling crude oil and then distilling and refining it. The algae was grown in large vats specifically for that purpose). Even though the zip fuel increased her range and speed by a rather substantial margin, it could only be used in her afterburners as the boron oxides produced would severely damage the blades in her turbine engines. Not to mention it left a enormous white contrail behind her. Finally, the fuel was incredibly toxic and burst into flame when it contacted oxygen. Luckily, she was unaffected by the toxicity of the compound and if the drop tank was punctured, she could instantly drop it.

Lt. Martin was also being refueled. As she already carried a set of rocket pods carrying HE rockets and four bombs, she decided to not add additional weapons. Even though she too could use the zip fuel, she decided not to.

Several minutes later, she too flew into the air.

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"Hey, why don't you show us around town?" a soldier said to Sweetie Belle

Deimos and Rime nodded.

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Zachary, Ms. Swimmer, Dr. Zanasiu and Mr. Bigmouth were eating at an outdoor cafe. As all of them were capable of eating vegetable foods, they were enjoying their meals.

Dr. Zanasiu eagerly dug into his plate of grilled vegetables. "This is one of the best meals I've ever had."

Zachary munched on some hay fries. "You know, maybe we should try and

Ms. Swimmer nodded as she ate a large salad.

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(En Route to Canterlot)

Despite the head start that the chariot had, the two living planes easily caught up to them.

"Wow, yer really fast," Applejack said.

Rainbow Dash chuckled. "Not as fast as me!"

Rainbow scowled. "Try me."

"You're on!"

"Rainbow Dash and, erm, Rainbow, we're supposed to be investigating an incident at Canterlot. Save the boasting for when we're done," Twilight scolded.

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(Canterlot)

The armored convoy eventually pulled up to the downed starship. Several Royal Guards were trying to keep everypony else back while several Unicorns were trying counterspells to force their way past the barrier.

The guards, having been alerted to the convoy, let them through.

"Let's try raw firepower!" Major Lockie shouted.

At his orders, the Zenyatta hover tanks rapidly fired invisible pulses of infrared radiation in the ten megawatt range. At the same time, the very air shook as the living AC-130 fired a 105 mm shell at the shield.

Several of the guards, not being used to this kind of sheer power, flinched.

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(ooc: Since Apple Bloom is with Scootaloo right now, I'll asume that the soldier was suppose to be speaking with Sweetie Belle)

Sweetie Belle looked at the soldier and thought for a second "Well, I was suppose to go and find Scootaloo and Apple Bloom...but I guess I can show you around first" she smiled "But then, where do you want to go first?" she asked the small group, still smiling to them.

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"So, what do you want to do now?" Scootaloo asked Apple Bloom a bit curiously.

Apple Bloom thought for a moment "Well we could..." she started, shuffling closer to her friend.

Scootaloo just looked at Apple Bloom "Wait, are you still on about that kiss from last time? I already told you....it. was. an. accident!" she groaned a bit as well "It was dark as it was" she grumbled as well.

Apple Bloom rolled her eyes slightly at Scootaloo before she rested her head upon her shoulder lightly, giving her a smile only to be pushed away by Scootaloo.

"Yeah...." Scootaloo shuffled back a bit away from Apple Bloom "I am not kissing you"

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(Canterlot)

Trixie had soon made it to Canterlot, having run off from what had been going on at the downed ship, unaware that Twilight and the others were suppose to be landing here, as she was not willing to see Twilight again right now.

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(Heading towards Canterlot)

Pinkie Pie in particular was instead of being seen inside the chariot, was standing on top of Rainbow, the plane, not the pegasus "But a race, that would be fun!" she smiled as she looked down, her own face right in front of Rainbow's face.


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"We can race after we deal with Chong!" Rainbow said. "And Pinkie, get off my airframe!"

"We can race now, if you'd like," Rainbow Dash said. "Or are you afraid you'll lose?"

Lt. Martin said nothing as she continued flying. She was surprised that the chariot could keep up with her cruising speed of 577 mph.

"Everypony, we're approaching Canterlot," Twilight said.

Lt. Martin blanched. Canterlot was a large city with no places for her or Rainbow to land.

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"Okie doki!" Pinkie Pie replied as she bounded off Rainbow and into midair, just floating there for just a moment before she was grabbed by Fluttershy and pulled into the chariot before gravity was able to take hold of her.

"You should've been more careful Pinkie...." Fluttershy told her pink pony friend as she looked towards Canterlot herself.  She did catch sight of Aimee standing in the middle of Canterlot trying to at least calm down those ponies that were still acting rather frantic and scared at what was happening.

But then she noticed Trixie approach as well and spoke to Twilight "Oh um excuse me Twilight, but isn't that the unicorn from last time? Wasn't her name Trixie?" she had to ask as she looked out once again.


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"Yea, the boaster who claimed she did stuff she never did.  Twilight sure showed her who is the better Unicorn at magic." Spike said, happy & proud of what Twilight had done.  "You did some creative and interesting applications of several lessons." He said to Twilight.  

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(Arriving in Canterlot)

Jason and his friends drew near Canterlot.  Not able to fly as fast as Planes can, though having started early.  

"Doesn't' look to good." Brooklyn said.  

"We may not be able to do all that needs doing." Gnash said.  

"Then we'll upgrade." Jason said.   He led them to a good spot to land.  A part of his right wrist glowed briefly as he summoned his omni morpher.  Seeing this the others got into position, with Gnash drawing his sword and the others with wrist worn morphers summoning them mentally from the subspace area they were when not in use.  

With magic being around, & him assuming there being enemy mages Jason changed instead to a mix of red mystic force with the green ranger shield (the gold part that goes over the shoulders and a bit of the front and back) and the dragon dagger.  Instead of his usual Red Zeo with green ranger shield & dragon dagger.  

Brooklyn changed to the red season 1 mighty morphin red ranger, Velma to an orange ranger variant (deonychus), Gnash held up his sword and changed to a blue galaxy ranger, blue lighting coming down from the sky to strike his sword as part of his morph sequence.  Magnum didn't morph, just changed to his bipedal form.  Guilmon pressed a button on his morpher, not morphing since that he used to warp digivolve.  Instead it put a hologram around him making him look much the same, just hiding his data hazard symbols.  

"Me red dragon ranger." Guilmon said.  a term he had made up himself.  He used this so he didn't want to feel left out when others morphed.


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Fluttershy looked to Spike as he spoke up about Trixie "Was she really that bad?" she asked him as she looked outside again, then to Spike again "And did Twilight really show her up as well?"

"But then if she was suppose to be shown up with magic by Twilight, then why would she be in Canterlot for?" Pinkie Pie then gasped "She must be up to something!" she accused straight away "But the question is what" Pinkie added in, now starting to think on it, as if she had already forgotten why they were heading to Canterlot in the first place.

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(Ponyville- Inisde the APC)

Apple Bloom sighed as she looked to Scootaloo, who in turn, just groaned back.

Again, Scootaloo groaned a bit louder "Fine, if you're not going to let it go...." she rolled her eyes just a little bit "One kiss, and that's all"

Apple Bloom trotted over to Scootaloo "Are yer sure about that?" she asked her friend "I mean, if you don't want to" she mused as well.

"Don't do that" Scootaloo narrowed her eyes a little bit at Apple Bloom.

"Do what?"

"That! The whole wanting to kiss me thing, and then saying that afterwards....it's annoying!" Scootaloo flailed her front hooves around "You say one thing, and then you say another thing and-" she was cut off by Apple Bloom doing just that, kissing her friend on the lips, as if to shut her up.

Scootaloo just stood there after said kiss was finished a bit dumbfounded by what had happened before she just stuck out her tounge in disgust "Yuck...." was all she had to say in regards to that.

Apple Bloom just smiled back a bit at Scootaloo before she justrested her head on her friend's shoulder, with Scootaloo groaning again, just annoyed right now, but for now, just giving up.


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"Just see what's around town," the soldier said with a shrug as he stood up, his suit's motors whirring.

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(Canterlot Border)

"Thanks," Twilight said with a blush.

"If she's causing trouble, we'll see how she handles a few 70 mm rockets," Lt. Martin said.

"Easy, we'll handle her," Applejack said. "But if she's causing ya any trouble, then ah won't be upset if ya choose to fight back."

"Prepare for landing," the Pegasus guard said. The chariot circled around and landed in designated landing zone, which looked a lot like a helipad.

"Come on!" Twilight said, jumping off the chariot. Rarity daintily stepped off and then Applejack leapt from the vehicle.

"Let's put a stop to this!" Rainbow Dash shouted, taking to the air.

"Hold it, we need ta find out where this chaos is goin' on," Applejack said.

"Try where you see explosions," Rainbow deadpanned.

Sure enough, Twilight could see a large shimmering energy dome that was being bombarded with ordnance of all sorts. She could also see two planes attacking it with missiles, cannon fire and bombs.

Rainbow Dash swooped down and intercepted Trixie. "Trixie! What the hay did you do to Canterlot!?" she demanded.

The two living planes circled over Trixie, blocking out the sun.

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Captain Fairchild's kinetic missile sliced through the barrier but it veered off course, digging into the ground.

Just before the barrier closed up, a burst of 30 mm API shells struck the already damaged engines.

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Trixie just stood there as Rainbow Dash accused her of damaging Canterlot as her eyes shifted to Twilight before she just sneered at Rainbow Dash "Trixie did not do any of this" she stated plainly as she stood there still, eyes narrowed at her "Trixie was sure that one of your friends did it instead, attacking the downed ship" she added in, glancing towards the living planes as if to motion that it was their fault.

"Trixie had to escape before it would do any real damage to anything else" Trixie then added in, only for Aimee to step up and interject.

"Actually, that was....Hailey, she was the one that did this, but she escacped before I could actually capture her" Aimee told the group.

Trixie shook her head a little as her eyes still narrowed at Rainbow Dash, but soon shifted to Twilight again, eyes staying upon her for a few moment, still holding the grudge about what had happened last time with her.