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Finest Hour - Card Number 73: Contagion Contraption

As the flames slowly dissipated, the charred shell of the metal pony remained standing for a few seconds, before it collapsed in a pile of scrap, releasing a cloud of dark, green gas from its hull.

“Hold your breath and run. No final analysis of gas, but most likely contains hazardous materials!”

They did as the doctor told them; running away as fast as they could from the spreading cloud of gas. With a mighty flap of her wings, Fluttershy sent the cloud after the group, billowing forth like a wave of death.

“Not fast enough, damn these old bones. All of you, keep running!”

Starswirl turned around and began to weave a spell.

“Starswirl, what are you…”

“Run, get away. I can buy you some time.”

Intending to block the spreading cloud of gas, Starswirl conjured forth a wall of force in front of him, filling the air with a barely visible barrier of energy, big enough to hold the gas back.

“Impressive. You are as powerful as I remember. But that, of course, does not mean powerful enough!”

“Remember? What do you…”

As Starswirl looked confused at the laughing Fluttershy, he saw to his horror something he had never seen magic do before, and with his considerable expertise on the area, that is saying a lot. The barrier he had made began to turn black, cracking like splintering glass, as gas began to seep though.

“What evil is this? Corrupting… magic?”

“Indeed! When we first met, I was alone. But now, I have others to help me. Others, with powers far beyond your imagination. Want to se it firsthoof? Specter, show him!”

Specter, the twisted image of Luna, which had been standing guard next to Fluttershy, began to move unnaturally fast, almost a blur, before crashing through the barrier in front of Starswirl, with its scythe raised high. With shards of shattered barrier flying around him, and a jet of gas pushed though the hole in the barrier, all Starswirl could do in defense was to stagger backwards in shock, as Specter swung the heavy scythe at him.
The others, blinded by the jet of gas that had caught up with them in no time, could do little to stop the seeming inevitable.

Next piece of the story

(Stupid joke warning: A line I originally intended to use for Starswirl for this part was "You shall not gas!" but it was vetoed by my bad-joke-detector)

***

Finest Hour is the second part of a 3 part MTG expansion set, intended to tell an overall storyline through ponified Magic the Gathering cards, exploring the plane of Equestria and its struggle against a darker force invading it.

A prologue set named Unseen Invasion begins here
Read it if you want the back-story of the main set. Or just want to see more cards. Each piece will have a link to the next part.

This set, named Finest Hour begins with a quick recap of the prologue here
If you want to read the story of this set, simply hit the above recap link, and follow the “Next piece of the story” links.

***

Original artwork done by MisterMech, find it Here

Description
Finest Hour - Card Number 73: Contagion Contraption

As the flames slowly dissipated, the charred shell of the metal pony remained standing for a few seconds, before it collapsed in a pile of scrap, releasing a cloud of dark, green gas from its hull.

“Hold your breath and run. No final analysis of gas, but most likely contains hazardous materials!”

They did as the doctor told them; running away as fast as they could from the spreading cloud of gas. With a mighty flap of her wings, Fluttershy sent the cloud after the group, billowing forth like a wave of death.

“Not fast enough, damn these old bones. All of you, keep running!”

Starswirl turned around and began to weave a spell.

“Starswirl, what are you…”

“Run, get away. I can buy you some time.”

Intending to block the spreading cloud of gas, Starswirl conjured forth a wall of force in front of him, filling the air with a barely visible barrier of energy, big enough to hold the gas back.

“Impressive. You are as powerful as I remember. But that, of course, does not mean powerful enough!”

“Remember? What do you…”

As Starswirl looked confused at the laughing Fluttershy, he saw to his horror something he had never seen magic do before, and with his considerable expertise on the area, that is saying a lot. The barrier he had made began to turn black, cracking like splintering glass, as gas began to seep though.

“What evil is this? Corrupting… magic?”

“Indeed! When we first met, I was alone. But now, I have others to help me. Others, with powers far beyond your imagination. Want to se it firsthoof? Specter, show him!”

Specter, the twisted image of Luna, which had been standing guard next to Fluttershy, began to move unnaturally fast, almost a blur, before crashing through the barrier in front of Starswirl, with its scythe raised high. With shards of shattered barrier flying around him, and a jet of gas pushed though the hole in the barrier, all Starswirl could do in defense was to stagger backwards in shock, as Specter swung the heavy scythe at him.
The others, blinded by the jet of gas that had caught up with them in no time, could do little to stop the seeming inevitable.

Next piece of the story

(Stupid joke warning: A line I originally intended to use for Starswirl for this part was "You shall not gas!" but it was vetoed by my bad-joke-detector)

***

Finest Hour is the second part of a 3 part MTG expansion set, intended to tell an overall storyline through ponified Magic the Gathering cards, exploring the plane of Equestria and its struggle against a darker force invading it.

A prologue set named Unseen Invasion begins here
Read it if you want the back-story of the main set. Or just want to see more cards. Each piece will have a link to the next part.

This set, named Finest Hour begins with a quick recap of the prologue here
If you want to read the story of this set, simply hit the above recap link, and follow the “Next piece of the story” links.

***

Original artwork done by MisterMech, find it Here