Greetings, one and all and I welcome you to another chapter of Quest For Equestria: Harmonic Heroes. I hope you enjoy it as for now let go to the reviews.
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and now on to the story.
At that Summer Sun Celebration crap, the city hall is filled with excited citizens. Pinkie bounces around Griffifth, excited about the celebration, "Isn't this exciting? Are you excited, 'cause I'm excited." she asked him energetically. Griffith rolled his eyes, slightly annoyed by the girl, "Who's bright idea was it to make a female version of Phoenix?" he thought as the chatter quite down as an older woman with gray hair, dressed in an light brownish business suit entered the stage.
"Ladies and gentleman, as mayor of Ponyville, it is my great pleasure to announce the beginning of the Summer Sun Celebration.", she declared as the crow cheered. Waiting for the crowd to calm down a little, she continued, "In just a few moments our town will witness the magic of the sunrise, and celebrate this, the longest day of the year. And now, it is my great honor to introduce to you the ruler of our land, the very woman who gives us the sun and the moon each and every day, the good, the wise, the bringer of harmony to all of Equestria, Princess Celestia!" The spot lights shined on the curtains, the bird started to sing there chores, but as the curtains pulled back, nobody is standing there.
The crowd let out a shocked gasps, confused by whats happening. Twilight looked up towards the moon "This can't be good." just as she finish saying that, a powerful wind blows through city hall, lightning is heard outside as purple smoke filled. The purple smoke starts to take the shape of a knight in midnight black armor, with both wings and a horn.
"Definitely not good...", Twilight muttered before she realized who this dark knight must be, she mutters under her breath "Oh no. Nightmare Moon!"
Nightmare Moon took one look through the hall, taking in the terror on the citizens faces, "Oh, my beloved subjects. It's been so long since I've seen your precious little sun-loving faces." Skywalker clenches his fist as he makes his way to the front of the crowd, "What did you do with the Princess?" he demanded to know, readying himself for combat. Nightmare Moon looked down at who dared to speak up against to her, staring into his amber eyes with her cold eyes, giving Skywalker a surprised look before her expression before turning back to her smug self, "Why? Am I not royal enough for you? Don't you know who I am!?"
Skywalker looked back at her defiantly, "You can be Queen Meanie for all I care! Where is the princess!" he demanded from her to know once again. Nightmare Moons expression became even more angry as she continues, "Does my crown no longer count, now that I have been imprisoned for a thousand years?"
"For a over thousand plus years old woman, you still looks pretty good." Skywalker responded, surprising Nightmare Moon greatly with his comment. "Yes... Well... Thank you...", she responded not sure how to react to this, before going right back to her speech, "Did you not recall the legend? Did you not see the signs?".
It was then that Twilight stepped forwards taking a spot next to Skywalker, "I did, and I know who you are. You're the woman in the Moon. Nightmare Moon!"
Nightmare Moon chuckled, "Well well well, somebody who remembers me. Then you also know why I'm here." giving Twilight a smug smile, as the young girl remember what the coming of Nightmare Moon would mean, "You're here to... to..." Nightmare Moon laugh manically, thunder crashing in the background, "Remember this day, for it was your last. From this moment forth, the night will last forever!" breaks down in an evil laugh. "So the late night after party will go on forever... Sweet!" Phoenix responded at her statement. "Seize her! Only she knows where the Princess is!", the Mayor ordered the guards as they approach Nightmare Moon.
"Yea! Seize the evil dark knight who can teleport and probably knows black magic and stuff! That's a good idea!" Griffifth said sarcastically as he rolled his eyes. Nightmare Moon hissed angrily as she surrounds her self in purple flames, "Stand back, you fools!", she transforms back into purple smoke form, disappearing from the stage.
Phoenix raised an eyebrow, "We're fighting Maleficent now?", notice that Skywalker has run outside after her. Skywalker angrily shakes his fist in the air "Come back here! Come back and fight coward!" he shouts as he gazes towards the sky, "Night time? Forever?... No! There must be something I can do..." he spots a distressed looking Twilight rushing out of City Hall and heading back towards Golden Oak Library.
At the Library, Twilight rushes in with a exhausted Spike on her back. "Uh... We gotta stop Nightmare!..." Spike said exhausted as Twilight uses her magic to levitate him into a basket and pulls a blanket over him. "You've been up all night, Spike. You are a baby dragon after all." Twilight responded, as Spike fell asleep, she started to search for a book about the Elements of Harmony, "Elements, elements, elements... Ugh! How can I stop the Nightmare Moon without the Elements of Harmony?" doesn't seem to find it. Sucks to be her.
Suddenly the door bust open, startling Twilight as Rainbow barges and directly started to shout question, "And just what are the Elements of Harmony? And how did you know about Nightmare Moon, huh? Are you a spy? Whoa!" gets pulled back by Applejack. "Simmer down, Sally. She ain't no spy. But she sure knows what's going on. Don't you, Twilight?" Applejack asked with a calm tone to her voice. Griffifth placed a finger on his chin, "I didn't knew her name was Sally." McGrath pinched the bridge of his nose before responding "Its a figure of speech, dumbass!". The blonde flashed him a glare "Don't call me a dumbass!"
McGrath gave him a similar glare back, "Don't tell me what to do dumbass!" he said the last word with extra volume, increasing Griffifth's anger. Pinkie got between the two as she stared at McGrath "Don't yell at Griff Griff!" she said getting in McGrath's face. Before McGrath could respond Rarity got between them and gave Pinkie an odd look, "Don't yell at McGrath, Pinkie Pie. Griffith started it."
The rest of the group look on as they continue to bicker, Rainbow leans towards Skywalker, "Do they do this often?" she asked in a whisper. "Well, there rather mild today. Normally they are already shooting fire balls around the room." Skywalker explained causally before continuing, "Hey! Aren't we supposed to find a way to stop Nightmare Moon or something along those lines?", he shouted to the bickering group, making them shut up at last.
Twilight looked up, "Oh right, I almost forgot why where here. I read all about the prediction of Nightmare Moon. Some mysterious objects called the Elements of Harmony are the only things that can stop her, but I don't know what they are, where to find them, I don't even know what they do!" Twilight explained as the rest started to ponder. Phoenix tapped his chin, deeply in thought as he mumble to himself, "Where could we possible find information..."
Pinkie cuts him off as she looks up the bookshelf "The Elements of Harmony: A Reference Guide For Fools.", everybody turned their heads towards her. "How did you find that!?" McGrath asked her before she cut him off, "It was under 'E'!" she replied with a sing-song voice.
Twilight takes the guide off the shelf and starts to flip through the pages, "Oh. There are seven Elements of Harmony, but only five are known: Kindness, Laughter, Generosity, Honesty, and Loyalty.", she cleared her throat before continuing, "Yes... Okay. The sixth and seventh are a complete mystery. It is said, the last known location of the first five elements was in the ancient castle of the royal sisters. It is located in what is now..."
A little while later, they arrive in front at the entrance of a dark forest. "The Everfree Forest!", everybody except Twilight exclaimed in surprised. "How did we know that name?" Sutakira wondered as they started to approach the entrance. Griffith pumps his fist, "What are we waiting for?" readies himself to follow the rest.
Twilight steps in front of them, stopping them in their track, "Not so fast. Look, I appreciate the offer, but I'd really rather do this on my own.", a silence followed before everybody laughs at her remark as Applejack continued, "No can do, sugar cube. We sure ain't letting any friend of ours go into that creepy place alone. We're sticking to you like caramel on a candy apple." runs after the rest as Twilight couldn't help but give a little smile at her remark.
Pinkie leans towards Twilight, "Especially if there's candy apples in there.", she gave her a weird look at her remark. Griffith chipped in "Those things are good." As they start making their way towards the castle, McGrath proposes a game, "Wanna play, guess the Musical?" Skywalker responded "Sure, not that we have anything better to do."
The heroes walk through the dark forest, with only the light of the moon giving them some sight on the dark path ahead of them. All seems quite, almost too quite one would say until a shout breaks the silence... "What do you mean Star Wars!?" McGrath shouted as the rest of the party stopped walking. "You imitated a lightsaber!" Skywalker responded, defending his weird answer. McGrath placed his hand on his face "Star Wars is not even a musical." he shouted annoyed. Twilight looked around giving a sigh. "Something wrong, Archmage?" Phoenix asked worried, "We can take a break if you want."
Twilight shook her head "No thanks. So none of you have been in here before?". Rarity responded in shock, "Heavens no! Just look at it... it's dreadful!" trying her very best not to faint. "And it ain't natural. Folk say it don't work the same as Equestria.", Applejack continued as she looked towards some trees. "What's that supposed to mean?" Sutakira asked curios as to why this place is different.
Rainbow grew a mischievous smile, "Nobody knows. You know why?". Phoenix rolled his eyes "If we know we wouldn't be asking, Rainbro." The rainbow haired girl continued as she slowly build up her story, "Cause everybody who's ever come in, has never come OUT." tries to jump scare the others, some flinch, like Fluttershy. Skywalker looked over the group before turning to the path ahead, "Well there is a first for everything." continued to walk.
Rainbow flied after Skywalker, "Say Jason, I have a question." keeps hoovering in front of him. "Go right ahead, Dashie." Skywalker gave her a smirk, annoying her with that little nickname. "Right... Anyways, I have been wondering, why are you capable of surviving a big ass fall from a cloud and run at mach-1 speed." Rainbow asked as he stared towards the sky.
A few seconds go by before Skywalker starts to speak, "My cellular structure is much more dense, resilient, and biologically more effective than that of normal humans. You see, I am capable of absorbing solar rays to fuel my cells, which function like a super battery, to use certain abilities, like super speed for example." Rainbow digested the information as she turned to the other guys "So, do you have super powers too?"
McGrath closes his eyes opening them as he begins to speak, "If were gonna talk about our super powers. I'm naturally able to tap into the arcane powers and utilize Chaos Energy to empower myself and use a wide variety of energy bases abilities. For example, I can use my power to warp space and time around myself to my will, to teleport various distances." he finished, as the girls take in the information.
They turn to Griffifth, "What?" he asked, he had tuned out a little, before he realize what they were talking about, "Oh, right. My power allows me to manipulated my biomass at will. I can absorbs the organic matter of other living creatures, converting it into more biomass. By doing so, I'm capable of absorbing said creatures knowledge, skills, and even their physical form. I can also manipulate my physical form to create weapons." he finished before looking away.
"What about you Phoenix?" Applejack asked him. Phoenix gave a big grin "My names says it all. I have all the powers of the mystical bird. Pyrokenisis, flight, healing factor, its difficult being sad or angry around me. I'm just that good.", he concluded, as Twilight asked "So... Does your tears have healing properties?"
The smug smile faded from his face for a second before it creeps back on his face, "No idea. I don't cry." he said crossing his arm. "Lion King." McGrath stated. Twilight turned her head to look at him, "He cries during the Lion King. It's a movie.", he explained. Before McGrath and Phoenix can get into another argument, Sutakira spoke up "Well my powers are...", suddenly the earth under them starts to shake and crumble from under them.
"Oh snap! Sauron has turn the mountains against us!" Skywalker said as the ground below them cracked open, pummeling them down the cliff. "Skywalker, you nerd!" McGrath shouted in anger. Phoenix using his power of flight starts to hover just as Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Sutakira surrounded himself with blue light and creating a gigantic blue baseball glove. Rainbow catching on to his plan "Phoenix! Fluttershy! Quick!" as the trio started fly after their friends, catching them one by one and placing them into the hard light baseball glove.
Phoenix counting his friends "I think we're missing two..." notice Twilight hanging from the edge of the cliff, with Applejack trying to pull her up. Phoenix quickly lands next to her trying to help. "Ready? Pull!" Phoenix shouted to Applejack, but Twilight is too heavy too pull up. "Damn it! I should spend more time in weight lifting class!" Phoenix lamented to himself.
"AJ? Kyle? What do I do?" Twilight ask them desperately. Applejack started too think before coming to the only conclusion "Let go." Twilight eyes go wide, "Do you think I'm an idiot?" she shouted at AJ weird plan. Phoenix looked at AJ in disbelief before getting her plan "Best not to answer that. No, she isn't and neither am I! I promise you'll be safe!"
"That's not true!" Twilight said desperately. Applejack shook her head "Now listen here. What I'm saying to you is the honest truth. Let go, and you'll be safe.". Twilight took a deep breath and lets go. She falls for a few seconds before Phoenix catches her, placing her gently on the ground. "Wow, your heavy you know." he laughed, patting her on the head. Making sure everybody is okay, they return on their way. Not noticing that a certain purple mist observes them.
Full of confidence, the heroes continued their journey towards their way towards the castle. "And once Pinkie and Rarity were saved, Whoosh... Phoenix loop-de-loop around and WHAM! Caught you a right in the nick of time.", Rainbow recounted what just happened not ten minutes ago. "Yes, Rainbow, I was there, and I'm very grateful." Twilight said with a faint smile. Phoenix turned around to face her "Not a problem, Archmage.", he gave her a wink before turning to Sutakira giving him a look.
"What?" Sutakira asked, wondering what Phoenix would want. "Well... We all have told about our super powers. Except you." Phoenix stated. "Oh right. As you may have seen, I am capable of harnessing the power of Hard Light." Sutakira started to explain, "Though I haven't tried to make things bigger than a small yacht. The hard light allows me to manipulation of anti-gravitons, thus allowing me to fly."
"That sounds... pretty cool." Twilight said before turning back to the road, "Let's just hope that was the worse on our way." McGrath lowers his head before saying, "Please, we are traveling with Skywalker. He seems to be in love with trouble." Skywalker turned to face him "I don't go looking for trouble." McGrath raised his head before responding, "Maybe, but it always finds you." their bickering is interrupted by a loud roar, coming further down the road.
The look further down the road, they see something that could best be described as a beast with a lions body, two small bat wings on his back and the tail is that of a scorpion. Everybody gave a gasp before shouting, "A manticore!"
Almost everybody takes a fighting stance, all but Fluttershy. "We've gotta get past him!", Twilight said. Skywalker cracks his knuckles "You don't say? This should be fun!". Griffith let out three small metal claws coming out of both his hands. All of them charge towards the manticore, Rarity gets in his face, "Take this, you ruffian!", she gives him a slap to the jaw. The Manticore leads out a powerful roar, as he sweeps with his tail, sending both Rarity and Phoenix crashing into a rock.
Applejack jumps on its back and starts riding it like a rodeo bull. "YEE-HAW! Get along, little doggie." she shouted. Just after she said that, she gets violently thrown off the Manticore. Before she could hit a tree, Skywalker catches her and puts her down on the ground. Applejack flexed her shoulder "All yours, partners." she said to the remaining fighters. "Where on it." Skywalker replied as he, Rainbow, McGrath, and Griffith charge at the Manticore.
"Wait!" Fluttershy shouted before a giant blue hand stops them in their track. "So she CAN talk!" Skywalker said completely surprised. Fluttershy walks up to the manticore, showing no fear, "What's she doing now?" McGrath wondered. Fluttershy studied the manticore for a moment before patting it on the head, "Shhh... It's okay." she shushed "Oh, you poor, poor little baby."
"Little?" Rainbow started, "Baby?" Skywalker finished. Sutakira pointed at his front left paw. "Fluttershy, look at his paw." The girl in the yellow dress gave it a quick look, "You right Toshi. Now this might hurt for just a second." takes out a huge thorn out the Manticores paw. The Manticore roars in pain as it grabs Sutakira and Fluttershy.
Everybody responded in shock, "Sutakira! Fluttershy!" but they are worried for nothing as the Manticore playfully licks both Fluttershy and Sutakira. Fluttershy giggles as its toung lick past her face "Aw you're just a little ol' baby kitty, aren't you? Yes you are, yes you are." starts to ruff his manes. "Can we keep him?" Sutakira asked.
McGrath crossed is arms, "You'll have too walk him."
"How did you know about the thorn?" Twilight asked, amazed at his deduction skill. "One of the many amazing things my genetic mutation allows me to do is find pain points and some minor telepathy.", Sutakira answered in an matter of fact tone. "And sometimes we all just need to be shown a little kindness.", Fluttershy answered as the group continued their journey.
Meanwhile the thorn that was stuck in the Manticore's pawn transform into purple smoke, before assuming the form of Nightmare moon who looks towards the direction the heroes went. "I never thought I'd be able to grow tired of tormenting a baby, but I suppose I can surprise even myself." transforms back into her smoke form and travels on, plotting her next evil trap.
And that is it for this chapter, hope you enjoyed. Many thanks to everyone who reads and review this story, you beautiful bastards! For now I wish you all a fantastic day and I will see you ladies and gents, next time!