Linkin Pony - Recharge: Revamped

Chapter 47

Another week had passed since the Hybrid ambush on the camp. There had been no other signs of Hybrids, nor any of rogue ponies. CharmingRhytm's injuries were feeling better, and he knew now was the time to take important action. The mine that contained Hybrids must be sealed off.

Rhythm had gathered team Xero together on a late morning. They set out in their cab to the east. With them, they brought explosives that they obtained from Headquarters. The explosives were quite difficult to get, and it took a careful persuading attempt by SpinningNote to achieve them.

Once they had arrived at the mountain base, the ponies took their positions. Rhythm, HyperBlitz, FeatherTune and SpinningNote all helped to carry the dynamite packages to the mine entrance. BlazingFlair watched for suspicious activity to the north, while EchoBeat watched the south.

All the stallions gathered near their cab a few hundred meters from the entrance where the dynamite now sat. All except for Feather, who hovered over them, waiting for action.

"FeatherTune! Get down here!" Rhythm shouted.

"What? Why? I'm out of the blast range!" Feather quipped back.

"Come down here unless you want your ears blown out!" Rhythm gestured with his hoof to guide the Pegasus down, then stomped on the ground.

Feather huffed, rolled his eyes, and floated downwards.

"I don't get why all of us had to come," Echo muttered. "Shouldn't one of us stay in camp to overlook?"

"Eh, we won't be gone for long," Rhythm assured with a wave of his hoof.

"Are you sure we have to collapse it?" SpinningNote whined.

"Do you want the Hybrids inside to get out?" Rhythm countered.

"No. But the mine could be a good resource. There were energy crystals in there. And there could be other things in there too," Spinning explained.

"We have a whole energy mill! What's that compared to a mine we can't navigate?" Blazing pointed out.

"I just think it's cool..." Spinning mumbled.

All of them huddled around as Rhythm cast a mute spell dome around them. As the cyan faded, Rhythm turned to HyperBlitz.

"You ready?"

"You got it," Hyper confirmed. His foreleg was raised, his EPD aimed towards the pile of explosives.

Hyper charged his weapon, and then fired out a single shot. Just as he fired, Spinning placed up a magical shield for extra precautions, although he wasn't instructed to. A split second later, one of the crates of dynamite exploded as the energy met it. The blast caused a chain reaction, the rest of the crates exploding with it.

While the roaring sound in the air didn't travel past the invisible mute spell, some of the sound came up through the ground. A low rumble vibrated beneath the stallions. The ground trembled slightly, as if it was another earthquake, but all of the stallions kept in place.

Once the explosions ceased, a large cloud of dust fumed from the side of the mountain. As it began to clear, some of the rocks were still scattering. After a few moments, all was still again. The mine entrance was covered in broken stone. The end of the tracks outside it were just barely visible under the debris.

EchoBeat opened his eyes, which he had just realized he had closed.

"That was awesome!" Hyper grinned.

SpinningNote sighed in disappointment. Rhythm gave him a few pats on the back.

"C'mon, let's go make sure it's completely sealed," Rhythm said. He cantered down the slope back to the mountain side.