Chapter 2
Quest for the Elements
This has got to be the longest MLP chapter I had done so far. Had to stop at 15 pages. But don't worry, I'll make the next chapter VERY entertaining.
I do not own MLP or the songs below.
Regaining consciousness, Rainbow Blitz was able to wittiness the new stallion forcing a kiss upon Twilight. Not one to condone such actions, he joined his friends as they defended Twilight from Phantasm Daemonis. He and Applejack growled as they scowled at the Demon of the Moon. Elusive and Bubble Berry casted very cross gazes upon their prince's usurper, while Butterscotch, who was closest to Twilight, helped the mare to her hooves.
When Phantasm Daemonis disappeared into a puff of smoke and the smoke vanished out the door, Rainbow Blitz gave chase, only to halt as he lost sight of the smoke. He was angry at the villain for what he had done, but the rainbow-maned Pegasus also felt a twinge of despair as he mutter.
"Nighttime…forever?"
His gaze then shifted to movement from below. It was Twilight, with an unconscious Thorn on her back, running from the town hall and towards the library. Raising an eyebrow, Blitz muttered a question.
"Where is she going?"
Twilight, meanwhile, returned to the library and gingerly placed Thorn in her basket-bed. The dragoness jolted up.
"We've got to stop Phantasm!"
Then she fell asleep. With a loving smile, Twilight placed a blanket over Thorn's body as she allowed the dragoness to sleep.
"Oh, Thorn. You've had a rough night. You are a baby dragon, after all."
After gently closing the door behind her, Twilight made a mad dash to the library and charged at the books. Flipping through each book before discarding it carelessly, Twilight growled in panic.
"Elements. Elements. Elements? Grr! How can I stop Phantasm Daemonis without the Elements of Harmony?!"
Just then, she was met with an extremely close gaze of Rainbow Blitz, who was now suspicious of Twilight.
"And just what are the Elements of Harmony? And how did you know about Phantasm Daemonis, huh? Are you a spy?"
Blitz was then cut off as Applejack pulled him away by the tail again. Once the Pegasus was a good distance away from the mare, Applejack released his grip.
"Simmer down there, haystack. She's no spy!"
He then cast a concern look towards Twilight as the other joined him.
"But she sure knows what's goin' on. Don't ya, Twilight?"
Twilight was silent for a few seconds before she gave into defeat.
"I've read all about the prediction of Phantasm Daemonis. Some mysterious objects called the 'Elements of Harmony' are the only things that can stop him."
She then cast a glance towards the moon in the window above.
"But I don't know what they are. Where to find them. I don't even know what they do!"
It was then that Bubble Berry, how was gazing at a bookshelf, read aloud one of the titles.
"The Elements of Harmony: A Reference Guide."
Hearing this, Twilight shoved Bubble aside as she looked for the book.
"How did you find that?"
Bubble, not at all hurt from the shove, happily bounced to the other side of the room as he sang his answer.
"It was under 'E~'."
Twilight blushed in embarrassment as she removed the book and opened it.
"Oh."
She then read its contents.
"'There are six Elements of Harmony, but only five are known. Kindness, Laughter, Generosity, Honesty, and Loyalty. The sixth is a complete mystery.'"
Unbeknownst to Twilight and company, the puff of smoke that was Phantasm Daemonis was listening in outside as the mare continued.
"'It is said that the last known location of the five Elements was in the ancient Castle of the Royal Pony Brothers."
The smoke took off as the six ponies made their way to the castle's possible location.
"'It is located in what is now called…'"
All six ponies exclaimed as they found themselves facing a menacing looking wood minutes later.
"The Everfree Forest!?"
Nopony dared to take a step forward into the forest. However, Bubble just laughed as he spoke.
"Well? Let's go!"
But Twilight spoke just as Bubble took his first step.
"Not so fast!"
The stallions then looked to Twilight, who continued to speak.
"Look, I appreciate the offer. But I'd rather do this on my own."
Applejack shook his head as he stepped up.
"No can do, Sugar Cube. We sure ain't letting a friend of ours go into that creepy place alone."
Twilight cringed when the farmcolt said "friend." This went unnoticed by the stallions as they started walking into the woods.
"Applejack is right, Miss Sparkle. As a gentlecolt myself, I simply cannot condone you going into that dreadful forest alone with that…that…beast in there." Elusive replied, his gaze having a look of repulsiveness at the forest.
Twilight sighed in defeat as she entered the forest behind the stallions. Eventually, she took the lead as she asked the stallions a question.
"So…none of you have ever been in here before?"
Elusive gasped as he kept his gaze on the forest around them.
"Good heavens, no! I mean, just look at it."
He then gave a shudder of disgust as Applejack spoke warily.
"And it ain't natural. Folks say it don't work the same as Equestria."
Twilight gave the farmcolt a worried look, none of them noticing the smoke fazing into the cliff below.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
Rainbow Blitz gave a mischievous grin as he fluttered towards the group, save for Twilight and Applejack, speaking in a spooky voice.
"Nopony knows. You know why?"
Applejack snorted at the multicolored Pegasus.
"Blitz! Don't even think about it!"
But that didn't stop Blitz.
"Because everypony who's ever come in has never…come…OUT!"
But as he said that, the cliff below the grounded ponies gave way and everypony was sliding down. Rainbow Blitz and Butterscotch, who were the only ones not sliding, flew after them.
"After them, Stoch!" Blitz called out.
Butterscotch chanted "Oh my goodness" as they flew after them. Blitz was able to catch Bubble Berry while Butterscotch caught Elusive.
Applejack managed to grab an exposed root until he saw Twilight hanging over the edge, struggling to keep from falling. Seeing the mare needed help, Applejack let go of the root and grabbed Twilight by the hooves.
"Hold on, Sugar Cube!"
Twilight, looking behind her, saw the steep drop below and looked to the farmcolt with a pleading gaze.
"Applejack! What do I do?!"
Applejack struggled, but even his own strength couldn't pull the mare up. He caught a glimpse of something that caused him to speak to Twilight calmly.
"Let go."
Twilight's eyes widened. Did the stallion just told her to let go? To fall off a cliff?
"Are you crazy?!"
But Applejack spoke, giving her a stern, yet trusting eye.
"No I ain't. Listen to me, Twilight. It's going to be ok. I promise it'll be safe."
"No it isn't!" Twilight protested, but Applejack stopped her from continuing.
"Look, Twilight. I know we haven't known each other for long. But I swear to you I am telling the honest-to-goodness truth. Now listen to me and listen to me good. Let go, and you'll be safe."
Twilight wanted to protest again, but the honest look in Applejack's green eyes told her that he was telling the truth. Losing her grip, she let go. She screamed as she fell. But they were both cut off when Blitz and Butterscotch caught her.
"Gotcha, girl!" Blitz called out as he and Butterscotch flew Twilight safely to the ground.
At the same time, Applejack made his decent using the smaller ledges on the way down. Once both he and the trio were on the ground with Bubble and Elusive, Applejack approached Twilight and spoke.
"See? I told ya you'd be ok."
Twilight nodded, a faint blush appearing on her face.
"You did. I'm sorry I've doubted you, Applejack. Thank you."
Applejack blinked at first. Then gave a warm smile as he placed a hoof on Twilight's shoulder.
"No need to fret about it, Sugar Cube. I'm just glad we're all safe."
But Applejack's comment was short-lived as the sound of a roar caught the six ponies' attention. In front of them was a lion-like creature with bat wings and a scorpion's tail.
"A manticore!" Twilight called out.
The manticore let out another roar as Twilight called out to the stallions.
"We've got to get past it!"
Just then, the manticore pounced in front of Elusive. The unicorn stallion jumped back before bucking the beast in the face.
"Ha! Any last words, you ruffian?"
But the manticore let out a roar that, much to Elusive's horror, ruined the stallion's mane.
"My hair!"
He then took notice of the manticore in front of him and dashed away, unable to hear Butterscotch speak softly.
"Wait."
Just then, Applejack pounced onto the manticore's back. He whooped as the manticore jumped around like a bucking bronco at a rodeo.
"Whoo Hoo! Get along, little doggy!"
"Wait." Butterscotch once again spoke softly.
Suddenly, the manticore manage to fling the farmcolt off his back. As he flew, Applejack spoke to Rainbow Blitz.
"All yours, partner."
Blitz saluted his friend and charged at manticore, once again Butterscotch's words fells silent. But as Blitz got close, the manticore repelled the Pegasus with its tail, causing him to be sent back.
"Blitz!" Twilight called out.
Blitz groaned as he struggled to stand.
"This is definitely not my night."
Narrowing her eyes, Twilight charged at the manticore, only for her to stop as Butterscotch got between her and the creature. The once soft-spoken stallion was now yelling.
"WAIT!"
The five ponies and the manticore paused as Butterscotch approached the beast. But as the manticore raised its paw. But as the ponies closed their eyes and anticipated the worst, something else happened.
"Shh. It's ok."
The ponies opened their eyes and were surprised to find Butterscotch nuzzling the manticore's opposite paw. He knew something was wrong.
Hesitant, the manticore exposed its opposite paw, where a large thorn was sticking out of it. Butterscotch spoke gently his pity.
"Oh, you poor little guy."
"Little?" Blitz whispered as he raised an eyebrow.
"Now this might hurt for just a second." Butterscotch spoke as he placed his teeth on the thorn.
The manticore let out a loud roar, startling the remaining five ponies. But what surprised them was that the manticore was not attacking Butterscotch, but licking his mane in gratitude as it purred.
Butterscotch gave a soft laugh as he spoke again.
"He-ha. Aww. You're just a little kitty aren't you?"
Once ponies passed the beast, the manticore placed Butterscotch back on the ground and took off back into the forest, Twilight approached Butterscotch, whose mane was a complete mess.
"How did you know about the thorn?"
Butterscotch gave her a very warm smile as he answered her.
"I didn't. Sometimes, all we need is to be shown a little kindness."
Twilight couldn't help but smile at Butterscotch's remark, completely unaware of the transformation of the thorn that had struck the manticore into a puff of bluish-purple smoke.
The six ponies walked for maybe an hour before Elusive spoke again.
"Ugh. I do wish we'd find that castle soon. I don't know how much longer I can stand looking at this place. It is just simply ghastly!"
Twilight gave an eye-roll until they entered a thicker area that blocked out the light of the moon and stars.
"Well, this isn't exactly better." Elusive muttered as they treaded on.
"That ancient ruin might be in front of our faces and we wouldn't even know it." Twilight spoke, not noticing the smoke slithering past them like a gaseous snake.
Applejack stopped for a moment before lifting one of his hooves.
"Ugh. I think I stepped in somethin'."
Just then, Butterscotch gave out a scream. Thinking it was because of him, Applejack rolled his eyes as he walked.
"It's just mud, haystack."
But the farmcolt found himself running into something. Looking forward, he now knew what Butterscotch was screaming about earlier.
All around them, lit up by something unknown, the trees were giving the most menacing, most frightening faces any of the ponies had ever seen. Twilight, Elusive, and especially Butterscotch proceeded to scream while Rainbow Blitz and Applejack snarled in defense at the faces. But the screaming and the snarling stopped by the most unlikely of sounds.
Bubble Berry laughing.
Sure enough, standing by one of the faces was the bubblegum pink stallion laughing up a storm before proceeding to make silly faces at the trees as if he wanted to get a reaction. All five ponies had their mouths gaping with Twilight speaking only a moment later. "Bubble Berry! What are you doing?"
Bubble just laughed.
"You guys, don't you see?"
It was then he decided to do something nopony thought he would do.
He began to sing.
"When I was a little silly and the sun was going down~"
"Tell me he's not-"
But Twilight was interrupted as Bubble continued.
"The darkness and the shadows, they'd always make me frown~"
"He is." Elusive replied knowingly.
Apparently, this was not the first time the unicorn stallion had seen such a spectacle.
"I'd hide under my pillow. From what I thought I saw. But Pa Berry said that wasn't the way, to deal with fears at all~."
"Then what is?" Blitz asked as Bubble continued to sing.
"He said 'Bubble, you've got to stand up tall. Learn to face your fears. You'll see that they can't hurt you. Just laugh to make them disappear~.' Ha, ha, ha."
Just as Bubble Berry laughed in the tree's face, it vanished in a puff of smoke. The five other ponies gasped in awe and realization, now knowing what to do.
"So~, giggle at the ghostly."
Butterscotch was the first to try. His feathery-soft laugh did away with his tree.
"Guffaw at the grossly."
Blitz's laugh was boisterous as his own voice, but it definitely portrayed the stallion's daredevil personality as the tree's face vanished.
"Crack up at the creepy."
Elusive's laugh was posh and gentlecolt-like, but he was genuinely amused as he continued to laugh.
"Whoop it up at the weepy."
Applejack jumped on Bubble Berry's back to bounce up to a higher face. He gave a loud 'Yeehaw' once he reached the face. It worked as the tree was no longer frightening.
"Chortle at the kooky."
Bubble proceeded to shove Twilight towards a tree to do the same. Bubble Berry's song and the stallions' laughter started up a laugh, but it was when she was reminded how silly it was to be afraid of a tree that caused her to release her laughter.
"Snortle at the spooky."
Her laughter was joined by the other four stallions which caused a good portion of the trees to revert to normal.
"And tell that big dumb scary face to take a hike and leave you alone and if he thinks he can scare you then he's got another thing coming and the very idea of such a thing just makes you wanna... hahahaha... heh..."
Bubble rapidly sang before he ran out of breath. After catching some air, he sang the last of his song.
"Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaauuuugh~!"
He then fell on the ground where the other five ponies were laughing up a storm. Twilight never laughed so hard in her life. It felt great. Bubble's philosophy did indeed work. Sure, she was still scared of Phantasm Daemonis and the fate of Prince Solaris, but she was not as scared of her surroundings anymore. She opened her tear-filled eyes to find Bubble smiling at her.
"W-what?" she asked between breaths.
Bubble just kept smiling as he spoke.
"You have a very pretty laugh. You should laugh more often."
Twilight couldn't help but blush at the bubblegum Earth Pony's compliment as he helped her up. They, along with the rest, continued to laugh until Bubble caused everypony to stop. Ceasing their laughter, they found out why he had stopped. In their path was a raging river too wild for them to cross on hoof. This was accompanied by the sound of wailing.
The five stallions and the mare walked a ways upriver until they found the source of both the rapids and the wailing: a violet water serpent the size of a subway train.
"Oh, what a world! What a world!"
Daring themselves, the six ponies approached the woeful creature. Twilight herself spoke to him.
"Excuse me, sir. Why are you crying?"
The serpent proceeded to explain to the six ponies as he struggled to compose himself.
"Well, I don't know! I was just sitting here, minding my own business, when this tacky little cloud of indigo smoke just wisp past me and tore half of my beloved moustache clean off!"
He proceeded to point to the right side of his snout, showing the cut facial hair.
"And now, I LOOK SIMPLY HORRID!"
The serpent proceeded to wail as he splashed gallons of water on the six ponies, soaking them.
"Oh, give me a break." An irritated Blitz muttered.
"That's what this is all the fuss is about?" A disbelieved Applejack asked, hiding his frustrations beneath his soggy bangs.
Suddenly, Elusive brushed past the pair as he gasped at their accusations.
"Why of course it is! How can you be so insensitive! Just look at him. Such exquisite luminescent scales."
The serpent sniffled.
"I know."
"Your expertly coiffed mane."
The serpent started to calm down as he moved back his mane.
"Oh! I know. I know."
"Your marvelous manicure."
Thing were beginning to look up.
"*gasp* It's so true!"
"All that ruined without your stunning moustache." Elusive concluded.
The serpent began to wail again.
"IT'S TRUE! I'M HIDEOUS."
Elusive narrowed his eyes as he made a declaration.
"I simply cannot let such a crime against fabulosity go uncorrected."
He then approached the serpent before he spoke.
"Excusez-moi for a moment."
With his teeth, the unicorn stallion plucked one of the serpent's scales.
"Ow! What did you do that for?"
The serpent, along with the other five ponies soon got their answer as Elusive used his magic to hold his tail in place and, with swift precision, sliced of his tail. The ponies' mouths dropped as the serpent fainted from all the drama.
Once the deed was done, Elusive tossed the scale aside and, with the aid of his magic, lifted the remnants of his tail and attached it to the remainder of the serpent's moustache. The serpent squealed in delight.
"Oh! My moustache! How wonderful!"
Elusive smiled as he complimented the serpent.
"You look simply fabulous, good sir."
Twilight approached Elusive as she spoke.
"Oh, Elusive! Your beautiful tail!"
Sure enough, the tail had been shortened to a jagged length, the curl no longer present. Elusive just simply smiled as he turned to his companions.
"Oh, don't worry about it. It's fine. Short tails are in this season."
He then gave a cringing look as he examined his tail.
"Besides. It'll grow back in due time."
Twilight was touched by Elusive's generosity. She would have never expected a stallion as handsome and posh as Elusive so willingly to make such a sacrifice. Rainbow Blitz, however, whispered in annoyance in Twilight's ear.
"So would the moustache."
That was true as well. But that no longer mattered once Twilight noticed the river was calm once more.
"Look! We can get across."
But before she could even make it a quarter of the way, the serpent used his body as hills in the water.
"Allow me." He replied gratefully as he aided the ponies across.
Sometime after the river, a fog slowly began to roll in. But something caught Twilight's eye that made her feel relieved.
"Look! The Castle of the Two Brothers! That's where the Elements are supposed to be!"
Without a second thought, Twilight charged, the stallions following her. She was so thrilled to be so close to her goal that she failed to notice that the bridge was out. Her hoof slipped before she could stop and had to be pulled back by Rainbow Blitz before she could fall. He gave her a cheeky grin.
"What's with you and falling off cliffs, today?"
Twilight blushed in embarrassment as the stallions gathered around.
"Now what?" Bubble Berry asked.
It was then that Blitz turned his grin to the bubblegum stallion as he unfurled his wings.
"Dude."
"Oh yeah."
Blitz then took off into the ravine and pulled up the broken ends of the bridge. He managed to tie one of the ropes on a nearby rock when he heard a voice call his name.
"Rainbow~"
Blitz snarled as he looked around.
"Who's there?!"
"Rainbow~"
Blitz growled in frustration. He hated to be addressed by his first name. What were his parents thinking giving a stallion like him the name "Rainbow?"
"Show yourselves!" the Pegasus demanded.
It was then the voice, which was male, spoke.
"We have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the best flyer in Equestria."
"Who?" Blitz asked.
"Why, you, of course." The voice responded.
This kicked up Blitz's ego.
"Really?! Uh-I mean, yeah! Me. Hey, you wouldn't mind telling the Wonderbolts that, would ya? See, I've been trying to get into that group for a while now."
But the voice replied differently.
"No, Rainbow. We want you to join us…"
It was then three stallions appeared, the central one taller and leaner. They were dressed in dark versions of the Wonderbolts uniform. The leader spoke.
"…the Shadowbolts."
The Shadowbolt proceeded to speak.
"We are the greatest aerial relay team in the Everfree Forest. And soon we shall be the greatest in all of Equestria."
The leader then approached Blitz, who was uncertain.
"But first, we need a captain. The most magnificent, swiftest, bravest flyer in all the land."
Each syllable made Blitz more excited. Sure, he'd like to join the Wonderbolts. But to be offered the position of "Captain" was another matter.
"We need…"
The Shadowbolt then proceeded to whisper into the rainbow-maned Pegasus' ear.
"…you."
Excitedly, Blitz jumped into the air and whooped.
"Whoo! Sign me up!"
He then flew to the bridge as he spoke.
"Just let me tie this bridge end quick and then we have a deal."
But as Blitz was about to reach for the rope, the Shadowbolt leader charged in front of him.
"No! It's them, or us!"
Blitz now found himself in a dilemma. He wanted to join the aerial relay team so bad, to be captain. But he knew that if he didn't let the others cross, Phantasm Daemonis will continue to rule Equestria in eternal night and Prince Solaris might never return. Blitz turned his head as he heard Twilight's voice call out.
"Blitz! What's taking so long?"
She then saw the three strange pegasi speaking with Blitz.
"Oh no." she spoke.
"This has to be Phantasm Daemonis' doing!"
"Blitz"
Had they been looking, the ponies would have notice a golden glow from the Shadowbolt leader's eyes as a thick fog muffled out the sound of the ponies' voices.
"Don't listen to them!" Twilight called, only for her cry to be muffled.
Blitz had to make a decision now. Join the Shadowbolts? Or help his companions?
"Well?" The Shadowbolt asked.
Blitz sighed as he answered him.
"…you."
The Shadowbolts began to smile wickedly with success. That is, until Blitz spoke again.
"Thank you…for the offer I mean. But…"
The rainbow-maned stallion proceeded to finish what he had started and tied the other end of the bridge.
"…I'm afraid I have to say no."
Blitz flew back as the Shadowbolts vanished angrily.
The fog began to clear as Blitz lead his companions across. Flying next to Twilight, the Pegasus spoke.
"See. I never leave my friends hanging."
Twilight gave a mental sigh of relief when she heard this. Despite being a pain in her flank, Blitz was a loyal pony. He knew what was at stake and he chose the right path.
Twilight turned her gaze to the castle.
"Soon, Prince Solaris. Soon."
Inside the castle…
The six travelers found themselves in a large chamber were a large statue was. It beheld five stone orbs that were covered in moss. Applejack proceeded to speak as Butterscotch and Rainbow Blitz began to pick off the orbs and deliver them to the unicorn mare.
"Come on, Twilight. This is what you were waitin' for, right?"
Bubble began to count the orbs until he noticed something.
"There's only five? Don't we need six?"
Twilight answered as she studied the orb.
"The book said that 'when the Five are present, a spark will cause the Sixth Element to be revealed.'"
Applejack narrowed his eyes in confusion.
"Well, what the hay is that supposed to mean?"
"I'm not sure but I have an idea. Stand back. I don't know what will happen."
Twilight then proceeded to use her magic as the five stallions left her be in another chamber, not wanting to disturb her.
As Twilight focused, a spark did appear. But not the spark she was hoping for. The electrified magic charged the five orbs and suddenly, a beam of sorts shot at her horn. Twilight was about to panic when her body became still. In her mind, however, she was in a totally different plane.
In Twilight's mind…
Twilight opened her eyes to find herself in a totally different setting. She recognized the castle, but there was something different. It was not ruins, but a complete and well-cared castle.
"What's going on? Where am I?" she asked.
She looked around and saw that she was in an old town surrounding the castle. She then sensed footsteps at her left and turned her head and gaped at who she was looking at.
"Prince Solaris?"
The stallion next to her looked different from the prince she was familiar with. This alicorn stallion was lankier than the prince she knew and he looked young enough to be in his late teens to just reaching adulthood. His sunrise-colored mane reached the shoulders and flowed softly. His tail was equal in color and length. The only regalia he wore was a golden collar with a ruby in the center. But despite his strange appearance, Twilight immediately recognized him as Prince Solaris of Equestria.
The prince's emerald eyes were fixated on the castle, not acknowledging Twilight. The mare was unsure if he was mad at first until she remembered the state of the castle she had seen just seconds ago.
"Is this…the past?" she asked aloud.
Suddenly, a shadow appeared on the prince's left. Despite lacking many features, it was similar to the prince, though it lacked wings and a horn.
"What's going on?" Twilight asked as she watched the shadow.
The shadow kept its gaze on Solaris, as if it was waiting for something.
Chorus
(echo) For Harmony's Sake…
Since you refuse to free our people
From this Eternal Night...
Solaris nodded, causing the shadow to give a wicked smile. It slithered off into the town as Solaris slowly followed. He was, in turn, followed by his future protégé.
I send a pestilence and plague
Into your house, into your bed
Into your streams, into your streets
The shadow slithered under a door crack and approached a sleeping pony.
Into your drink, into your bread
The sight of this unseemly creature caused the pony to run, stirring the town.
Upon the cattle, on the sheep
Upon the oxen in the field
Solaris and Twilight walked, the panic in the town growing into mass hysteria. Twilight struggled to understand. Why was Solaris doing this?
Into your dreams, into your sleep
Until you break, until you yield
Solaris' eyes narrowed at the path ahead as swarms of insects began to plague the town. Twilight was in horror of what is happening.
I send the swarm, I send the horde
For Harmony's sake…
Solaris saddened gaze return as he looked towards the panic he was causing. "Just hang on, my little ponies. Just a bit longer." Solaris returned his gaze as ponies began to flee the town.
Solaris
Long I called you brother
Long I thought the chance
to make you laugh
Was all I ever wanted...
Twilight made mad dashes to keep up with the prince, hoping to avoid the sudden fiery hailstorm that appeared out of nowhere.
Chorus
I send the thunder from the sky
I send the fire raining down
Solaris
And even now I wish that there
is another way
Fighting as your foe on their behalf
Is the last thing that I wanted...
Chorus
I send a hail of burning ice
On ev'ry field, on ev'ry town
Solaris looked sadly to the side as ponies fled in panic. Twilight was at an impasse. She had admired her teacher for so long. There was no way he could possibly do this, would he?
Solaris
This was our home
All this pain and devastation
How it tortures me inside
All the innocent who suffer
From your jealousy and pride...
Solaris' eyes narrowed as he charged into the sky towards the castle. Wasting no time, Twilight dashed through the front door just as Solaris approached a blue stallion. For some reason, Twilight couldn't identify the stallion. His image was blurred to her vision.
Chorus
I send the locusts on a wind
Such as the world has never seen
On ev'ry leaf, on ev'ry stalk
Until there's nothing left of green
I send my scourge, I send my sword
For Harmony's Sake!
Solaris
You who I call brother
Why must you call down another blow?
The mystery stallion fired a blast of magic at Solaris.
Chorus
I send my scourge, I send my sword
When the smoke cleared, Solaris was unscathed.
Solaris
Let the ponies go
The veiled stallion reeled back, as if this was a shock to him.
Chorus
For Harmony's Sake
Solaris and Chorus
For Harmony's Sake~
Solaris fired a similar spell at the stallion. The figure was on the ground first, but then he stood up. Even though she couldn't see his face, Twilight felt his eyes narrowing at the prince.
Veiled Stallion
You who I called brother
How could you have come to hate me so?
Is this what you wanted?
The blue stallion fired another, stronger magical blast at the prince. This time, Solaris was struck and fell to the ground.
Chorus
I send the swarm, I send the horde...
Thankfully, he still had fight in him. The veiled stallion stormed towards Solaris as Twilight's heart raced faster.
Veiled Stallion
Then let my heart be hardened
And never mind how high the cost may grow
This will still be so:
I will never let the ponies go...
Solaris jumped back, ready to fight further.
Chorus
For Harmony's Sake:
Solaris
For Harmony's Sake:
Veiled Stallion
I will not...
A shroud of darkness swirled around the figure as he and Solaris sang.
Solaris, Veiled Stallion, and Chorus
Let the ponies go~
When the veil broke, the image of Phantasm Daemonis appeared, causing both the prince and Twilight's mouths to gape. They had witnesses the birth of the Demon of the Moon.
But before anything else could happen, Twilight's world went black.
To be Continued…
Songs in this are the "Laughter Song," created by Daniel Ingram and I found a video of it being sung by philsterman10.
The second song is my variation of "The Plagues" from "The Prince of Egypt." A animatic video made by LongMuzzlePony. Definatly check them out if you are interested.
