A/N BROKE TWO HUNDRED VIEWf thanks to all of you who have stayed with me throughout this even if it was just a few days. And thank you had favorite Three Worlds, you know who you are. That gave a lift to my spirit. Still unsure of where to go so I think I might have to continue the flashback arc. Oh well it is interesting no.
As Dusked looked at the crystal the next morning he wondered just how big he could get it. He made it float in front of him. He slowly got up wondering if twilight had already left. He searched the library for a bit. He wondered when she would be back. It reminded him of the calm before the strom back in the bunker.
"They have been spotted a few miles west," said a younger person who had been acting as a scout and messenger to Dusk.
"Ok this is what we have trained the past few weeks for. Everyone to your units," Dusk addressed the whole group.
"Are you sure this will work?" the young messenger asked.
"No but I am sure we will give our best shot," Dusk replied to strength the moral as everyone ran around with last minute preparations.
"Well then let's leave our mark on history," the boy said with pride.
Dusk then went up to the field to be with his friends. He saw them all suited up in armor Sandwave helped Starsheild create. They all had activated their wings and were ready to fly then he noticed that one was missing. Fleetwing was missing. He then went to the room where Fleetwing usually went and there she was.
"What is wrong Fleet?" Dusk said using the pet name he had been using.
"I don't want to fight," she simply replied.
"You know I would not encourage the fight unless it was necessary. I will let them strike first. That way we will technically defending ourselves," Dusk said trying to reassure her.
"You don't need me for this."
"Yes I do. You started this by standing up for me. You were the first and so you are as much the leader as me," Dusk said lifting her chin.
"Oh come on you know I can't bend well."
"Then how did you beat your brother. That was all you. I believe that it is in there, and it needs a reason to come out. Make that reason me," Dusk said lifting her to her feet.
"You think that will work."
"I know it will. Because it all ready has."
Fleetwing took a deep breath and then said, "Ok I am ready."
"That's my girl," Dusk said with a smile.
They went back to the surface. The houses of elements were not far now. Some of the ranks of benders froze when they saw the five rise on their elemental wings. Just then they charged. Some of the fire benders lobbed some weak fireballs at them but Puresoul easily dispersed them. It was then that Fleetwing realized them weren't looking to harm them but to straight out terminate. Dusk watched as she went from her happy, kind self to like a protective mother. She sprouted her wings and took off with a menacing glare in her eyes.
The battle had begun. This was all or nothing. It was then everyone readied for the worst. What they had to say next was what shocked all o them. The heads of the houses had said using air bending to amplify their spokesperson's voice, "Give us your leaders and no one shall be hurt. You will have twenty minutes to think it over."
They crowd started to reject the offer. Dusk called Fleetwing down. She had here send his voice to all the units. He said, "guys I have a plan but I need you all to get away and spread our message to other cities. I will disappear they will find is a small group of nonbenders. On three warp out. One…two….three." Then there was a hundred something pops as all the units warped away. He had Fleetwing contact the group to come down.
"what do want us to do?" Puresoul asked as they all landed.
"I want you to set up a six element door," Dusk said with a smile and then he walked down into the bunker.
The six element door was a very hard door to get through. It is guaranteed that it will stop anyone alone. It involved setting up three two element doors. Usually it was like fire and earth. But they had perfected it so that you would have to be friends or at least work very well together. They put the opposite elements together. They started with the two hardest elements to even be in the same room let alone work together. Light and shadow. Then earth and air. Then fire and water.
After they were done with they followed Dusk to his lab. He then said with a big smile, "you will create a portal for me."
That was the last time he saw his friends in real life. He wondered just why he had gone into that thought. Then he realized he had unwittingly made the crystal grow to twice its size. It was now floating near him with slight glow again. He wondered if his friends could see the crystal like he did. My friends. He thought sadly.
As the houses closed in on their location, the group had to switch tactics. They hunted at night. Slept by day. And in general never left the bunker. One night after Puresoul got back from hunting he said, "I am tired of hiding. We need to make our stand."
"No not until Dusk gets back. He is the reason I fight at all!" Fleetwing practically yelled.
"We can't wait until the houses find us. We need to defend ourselves," Puresoul said.
"We must do something soon. They are getting close to us. We have a week at most," Sandwave.
"I say we move forward with Puresoul's escape plan at the end of the week. Soon we will go to Equestria," said Deepeye.
"You know what Dusk will do once he figures out we got there. He will freak. He knows what is like there and none of us know a thing about it," Sandwave said.
"We will only go if the houses find our base. Then we will give Puresoul's theory a test," Starshield said.
"If it works I want see what I look like as a pony," Sandwave said.
They then went back to their normal routine. Puresoul and Fleetwing traded of watching for any sign that Dusk will give them a message. They watched for the next day and night. Suddenly while Fleetwing was on watch during the day the crystal got and moved near her and then grew to about twice its size. Dusk had made it grow. He had affected their world! The crystal after it had finished growing started glowing.
When Twilight flew home the next day he noticed that she was not very good at it. As went to land in front of the library she actualy flew into the door, which of course woke up Dusk who was dreaming of friends finding a way to Equestria. He knew that it was not possible but it still scared him.
Twilight came into his room and said, "I was informed by Celestia that Cadence wishes to see you."
"I will go then right now. Just let me grab my crystal," he said bending it into his saddle bag. It was still as big as it was yesterday. He then headed for the train station to see when the next train to the crystal empire was. It was not until tonight. He thought about the fact the entire empire was made of crystal. I may be able to create a gate between them if I can replicate the gateway at the front. He returned to the library.
"I could have told the train was not until tonight," Twilight said with a slight laugh.
"That is coming from the alicorn that can't fly," Dusk said then they both cracked up laughing.
"Hey I saw you were successful yesterday. How did you do it?" Twilight asked after she had stopped laughing.
"I don't know I was thinking of an event that happened back on my world."
"So a memory triggered your powers huh."
"Guess so."
"Well Celestia said Cadence had an idea about your powers."
"Hey maybe I will be able to form a gate between here and the empire. It will be like the mirror between worlds."
"If so you will be able to go anywhere there is a crystal. Including specific rooms in the castle."
"Can't you do that through teleporting?"
"No I am limited to places I have been or seen."
"Ok I will have to try it when I get back." Dusk said.
They then spent the next few hours talking about the differences in their magic. Dusk argued that their magic was more different than alike. Twilight strongly disagreed. She believed that they may be able to use each other's magic in the other's world. Suddenly it was nearing the time for the train. Twilight offered to teleport him there but Dusk refused as he would be walking in the crystal empire anyways. Dusk took the shortest way to the station. After the train stared moving Dusk fell asleep.
As the house got closer they realized they may have to move up the date. If they got much closer they would probably have to go tonight. They then set up the six element door. They made the preparations to leave the next morning. They will either leave or fight tomorrow night. This was their last time in this bunker.
A/N who will go where? I will be back later today (day off) will decide then.
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