I turned to see that just a few feet from the castle was Sombra. He stood there with his black hair blowing in the wind and his red horn glowing a fierce red. In his silver armor and red cape. Even from this distance, I could feel the evil presence emitting from him. I saw that he was laughing at something, no someone. Dash was pinned against the side if the castle, just by the crystal heart, by her throat. The only thing I could think of was how much I wanted to hurt him. I pulled out my phone and made a call. Then, I flew as fast as I could toward him. My ears popped as a sonic boom went off. I flew straight at him and kicked him in the side. He tumbled down the street several feet as I caught Dash before she hit the ground. As I held her in my arms, she looked up at me with those beautiful magenta eyes. "You came back." She said. "I couldn't let that piece of unicorn scum hurt you. I may never get to see you again, but that doesn't mean I'm going to stand by and let you be hurt." I said. "How sweet." Sombra said from behind me. I put Dash down and turned toward him. "You have no right to speak." I said. "Ooh. I'm so scared. Please don't hurt me. Feh!" He said as he waved his hand at me. He tried to use his horn, but it had been broken during his impact with the ground. "You will pay for this. You vile piece of filth. I will leave enough life in your body for you to watch as I kill your beloved pegasus." He said. "Come at me, brony." I said motioning with my hands. He charged and I side stepped. He smashed face first into the castle door. "Rargh! I'm going to kill you!" He yelled as he drew a giant purple crystal sword from his back. I drew mine as he swung straight down at me. Blocked his blade with no effort. With a sharp thrust, I pushed his blade away and struck, catching his arm. "Gah!" He yelled as my phone buzzed. I didn't need to check it. He swung at my side, but, I parried his swing. "I see we are evenly matched." He said. "Actually, I'm just biding my time." I said as I kicked him out into the open. "Now!" I yelled. He was immediately hit by a blue beam of light. "Agh!" He yelled as he dropped his sword. The others stepped out of the castle and came over to me. "We can't do this without Pinkie." Twilight said. "I know. That's why she's back." I said. "Where is she?" Twilight asked. "Hi guys, I'm right here." She said from behind me. "Gah! Damn it Pinkie." I said. She looked different. Her hair was no longer puffy like normal. It was now just a straightened mass of pink. "Pinkie, I'm sorry." Dash said. "What are you apologizin' fer?" AJ asked. "You have nothing to be sorry about, darling. This ruffian, on the other hand." Rarity said. "No. He covered for me. I was the one that yelled at Pinkie to quit sticking her nose in everyone's business." Dash said. "Is this true, Jet?" Twilight asked. "Yes. It's true. I didn't want you guys to blame her for this. So, I took the blame. But, we can talk about this later. We need to help Cadence." I said. "C'mon, Pinkie. We need you." I said. "Why? So Dash can just yell at me again when I mess up?" Pinkie asked. "No, I promise I won't yell at you ever again." Dash said. "Pinkie promise?" She asked. "Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye." Dash said.
Almost immediately, Pinkie's hair puffed back up and she hugged Dash. "I knew you wouldn't stay mad at me!" Pinkie squealed. "Alright, let's get this big meanie!" She yelled. They got into position as I pulled up my mask. There was a bright glow surrounding them as they accessed their elements. After the glow receded, they stood there in golden armor. Each had a different stone embedded into the chest plate. Twilight's was a dark pink six-pointed star, AJ's an orange apple, Rarity's a purple diamond, Fluttershy's a light pink butterfly, Pinkie's a blue balloon, and Dash's a red lightning bolt. Together they fired different colored beams at Sombra. There was an explosion of magical power. After the dust settled, Sombra was on his knees. He was fading from smoke to his physical form. "You will never truly destroy me. I will return." He said. I drove my blade through his chest and removed my mask. "Not this time." I said as I twisted the blade in his heart. "Gah! How?" He asked as he slowly bled out. "Dark magic absorbing blade. I told you I would make you pay for hurting Dash." I said as I removed the blade. He collapsed onto the ground. I watched as the life drained from his eyes and his body turned to ash. "It's over. We won." I said as I walked over to the others. "You guys probably hate me for almost dooming the empire, huh?" Dash asked. "Rainbow Dash, we could never hate you. You just made a mistake. It happens." Twilight said as she hugged Dash. Their armor had already disappeared. "Party time?" Pinkie asked. "Yes, Pinkie. It's party time." I said. "About damn time!" She yelled as she pulled out a cannon and fired it. Streamers and balloons went everywhere. We partied in the castle for hours. Dash and I danced together and I had the time of my life. But, as the night drug on, I knew it was only temporary. After it was all done, I would have to report to HQ to be reassigned and I'd never get to see Dash again. At around midnight, everybody had crashed. I sneaked past everyone and headed for the door. As I was leaving, I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned to see Dash standing there. "Do you really have to go?" She asked. "I'm afraid so." I said. "Can't you just stay?" She asked. "I wish I could, but my superiors summoned my hours ago. I'm probably already in more trouble than anyone in the history of the CF." I said wiping her tears away. I pulled the necklace I had on from out of shirt and unlatched it. It was a golden broad sword. I hung it around her neck. "Here, as long as you have this, I will be with you." I said as I kissed her. We stood there for a few minutes locked in each others embrace. Finally, I pulled away from her. "Don't forget about me, my love." I said as I started to walk away. "I'll never forget you." She said as I flew off into the night sky towards HQ. Knowing full well what awaited me there.