7th Time: A strange but necessary request [visual, locked from Zetta]

[trustme]

Princesses- or Trixie if you still have that ship you took to the moon,

I want to take a closer look at the planets Zetta has moved. I'm sure you'll agree that as important as our dilemma here is, someone needs to find out if there is life on those planets. If there is, they could be suffering just as much or more than this world from being moved out of their natural orbit. Safe planet moving requires more careful thought and technique than Overlord Zetta has likely ever possessed.

If possible I would like also to make contact with the Moon Ponies. They deserve an explanation for the dramatic change in their sky.

[His expression becomes far more stern.]

And for those of you considering blowing up the planets: next time, think of the possibility of life first. And don't forget the risks created by the explosion or the rubble that would be left behind.

Comments

[toosmarttodie]

For the record, I was considering blasting Equestria's core.

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[ponymechanic]

Are you insane? That would kill us all!

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[toosmarttodie]

Correction: that has a chance of killing us all.

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[ponymechanic]

More like a 100% chance of killing everyone.

[trustme]

For the record, I'm not surprised one bit hearing that from an explosion obsessed dolt.

[toosmarttodie]

That's weapons-obsessed.

Besides, unless your suggestion is a teary plea for decency, I don't see any plan.

[trustme]

Oh excuse me. Weapons-obsessed.

As a matter of fact I'm speaking with others about our options for checking the planets and solving our problem right now. I just don't see any reason to speak to you about it when you just want an excuse to fire a gun or blow a bomb.

[triceratrots]

...that's true.

[Guilty as charged. Sometimes war has made him too hasty.]

I can't fly or teleport, but if you need any ground observation equipment, I'm sure I can provide something.

[trustme]

You might want to set up that equipment whether I borrow it or not. The ponies down here deserve a closer look at what's happening up there.

[triceratrots]

Right. We'll need all the information we can get.

I'll be working on that, but let me know if you need more hooves for any other building projects.

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[ponymechanic]

Agreed. And we should make sure that if there's any life on those planets that the aliens aren't also being enslaved by Zetta.

I had something a bit similar happen back home a couple years ago, though in my case, there were more planets and they were rather small.

Dr. Eggman was using these aliens called Wisps, who have a natural energy in them so they can be used as batteries, to both power his Outer Space Amusement Park and to power his mind control beam machine he was planning to use on our planet. Thankfully it didn't work and we were able to free the ones that were enslaved.

Nowadays, their planets orbits around ours now and have become our friends.

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[trustme]

I really do hope that Zetta has only been using his usual minions. Up until now he seemed to be a big talker and little else. Powerful, but lazy. I didn't expect him to come up with a plan this damaging.

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[ponymechanic]

That's pretty typical of overlords or bad guys that try to take over the world every year. They wait a long time to come up with some big plan, then attack when you don't expect it.

[Dr. Eggman comes to mind. He knows he's already told him about the times Eggman messed with time back home.]

[tsunpony]

I'm certain you're aware that sitting here and doing nothing will simply advance his processes further. We're taking the Gokai Galleon up to those planets anyhow to take a look. If it isn't inhabited, we'll be using the Grand Powers to destroy them into atoms.

You're welcome to come along Doctor, but Marvelous-papa says it's his ship, his rules.

[trustme]

[He nods. But he's not making promises about rules among other things.]

I would definitely like to join you. Is it alright with him if I tag along?

This Gokai Galleon- it can break up something into a dust that fine? I wouldn't be so quick to blow up even an uninhabited planet or moon.

[tsunpony]

I don't think he'd mind. We need a bit of a crew to keep it running after all.

That being said, I'm pretty sure we can just slice it into smaller chunks and keep doing so, but lately we've been having trouble with the combination. It's not starting up so we might have to figure out something outside of the giant robot solution.

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[solequus]

I was thinking the same thing myself. Among other things, of course.

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[trustme]

Wonderful to hear Your Majesty. I'm talking with some of the other Ponyville residents about how to get up there.

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[solequus]

I'd strongly advise against it. Zetta is quite powerful, after all.

[bluesuit_hoofy]

Supposedly the moon ponies like him. They might already know all about it.

[trustme]

Like him or fear him? I do wonder.

[thedoctorsmate]

Oh, they like him. Love him, in fact. It's really something to hear them talk about 'The Great Carl.'

[marearcana]

As far as the moon ponies are concerned, Princess Luna has already let them know.

They're getting their laser ready as we speak... I think.

[What xenophobes they are, after all.]

[trustme]

They know- oh good! That's a start.

I should be asking if there are any plans to engage with Zetta off-planet. Wouldn't want to crash into any friends and interrupt their efforts on the way to visit the planets up there.

[marearcana]

I don't know about any such plans, sorry to say. I might want to be more on top of this.