Hello guys. This is the finale for The Greatest Treasure. I hope you've had fun reading this. As always, I do not claim to own any characters except Zakaz. On with the story!
The entire of Canterlot was broken. Buildings were on fire, there were craters in the ground. Twilight and her friends charge through the streets heading towards the main castle. They could just see the silhouette of Phobos against the sky.
As they ran, they put on the elements of harmony. They climbed up some stairs to the castle, panting as they did. They weaved in and out of Luna's guards, who were fighting all manner of horrible creatures. The passed a lemonade stand, which two soldiers where crouched behind.
The castle had fallen into disrepair. What had once been a majestic and inspiring landmark had become a crumbling stone ruin. The beautiful doors had been torn off their hinges, and the windows were smashed and smeared with dirt. The sky was cloudy, with a light rain falling.
They ran into the throne room. A huge crater was present in the centre, with Princess Luna collapsed at the bottom. Twilight stopped for a moment, giving orders to Ezekiel to guard her, and continued onwards. They came to a spiral staircase, and the group began to climb up and up, higher and higher.
They broke out onto the roof of the castle, where Phobos stood with his back to them.
"So, you escaped. Such a shame. I might have freed you, had you stayed. However, now I'm just going to have to kill you!" He shouted. He swung around, knocking the ponies off their feet with a blast of darkness.
They got back up, and began to charge the elements of harmony. The Alicorn, however, shot a blast of air, knocking Applejack back, breaking the attack. He cackled madly, before kicking out at an attacking rainbow dash. She was knocked back, falling in a heap at the edge of the roof. She tried to rise again, but her front leg was twisted badly.
Twilight shot every offensive spell she had at the Alicorn. He shrugged off the spells, before hitting her with a blast of dark energy. She fell back, but rose again, more determined than ever. Phobos just laughed, and knocked over pinkie pie with another gust of wind.
"Face it, Ponies!" You can't defeat me!" He shouted, before stamping hard on the ground. The floor cracked, sending fractures snaking between the ponies. They fell, and only four got up again, Pinkie pie having collided with a wall.
Rarity threw some diamonds at the ground, stabbing Phobos' hooves. He shook them out, and fired an energy pulse at her, hitting both her and Fluttershy. Applejack looped a lasso around his neck, but he simply pulled her into a wall, leaving only Twilight.
She stood, looking around at her friends. Rainbow dash had managed to get to Pinkie, and was pulling her out of the way. Rarity and Fluttershy were carrying the injured Applejack. She looked at the floor, which was weak and crumbling. It didn't look like it could hold much longer.
The Alicorn opposite her held his horn down, and it began to glow with black energy. It elongated, becoming a sword. He held it high above his head, and brought it down onto Twilight. She closed her eyes.
"STAY AWAY FROM MY FRIENDS!" Shouted a voice. Twilight opened her eyes to see Zakaz standing in front of her. His Horn had become a sword as well, a long green cutlass. His eyes were glowing emerald, and his mane was settling, as if he'd run there.
"I will not take orders from you!" Phobos shouted. He swung his sword, which was deflected by Zakaz. He looked at the unicorn with anger. "Stop fighting! I cannot be defeated by you! You failed when you're friends needed you the most!" He declared, slicing at Zakaz' neck.
Zakaz dodged, his eyes closed. "You're wrong, Phobos." He said. There was a slight crackling in the air, and a light glow. "You claim you are unstoppable, and that you cannot be defeated. You're wrong."
"I know you can be defeated, Phobos. Because of who I am."
"You're nobody!" Phobos screamed. "You are nowhere near my level of power!"
"Courage isn't about being brave. It isn't about being fearless." The glow was brighter now, and small orbs of flickering light were rising around Zakaz.
"Courage is about standing up to your fears, to help those around you. And guess what, Phobos."
He opened his eyes, as a helmet formed around his head, a large green gem in the centre. His horn was sticking out through a hole in the helmet.
"I'm afraid of you."
There was a huge blast of green light, as Zakaz fired. It hit Phobos, sending him shooting back into the wall. He got up, his magic flickering.
"No, I will not be defeated again!" He shouted.
Twilight looked around her. Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy and Pinkie pie were all behind her. The elements were glowing, and they shot forward into Twilight. She watched at the rainbow hit Zakaz' helmet. It began to shine, and he released the magic. It shot forward, two rainbows flying in a double helix shape. They began to slowly spin around Phobos, strapping him in their power. With one final burst of light, the Alicorn was frozen into stone. Zakaz walked over to the teetering statue, and pushed it off the Roof. The group watched as it fell into an extremely deep hole at the bottom of the castle.
There was a pause, as every single head in Canterlot looked up at the seven ponies. Then they all began to cheer, whistling and shouting. Zakaz shone with pride, welcoming the appreciation. There was a fizzing sound next to them, as Princess Celestia appeared.
"Twilight Sparkle. Thank you. You're actions today have saved the kingdom. You and your friends have once again proved the strength of your friendship." She said. She turned to Zakaz.
"Zakaz Faron. The entire of Equestria must thank you. Despite your lack of knowledge from the start, you have continually helped the elements of Harmony. You solved the riddles and pieced together the story. Without your help, I doubt we would be here today. You have proven yourself worthy of wielding the Element of Courage, and a hero. In recognition of your actions, we can grant you one wish, as long as it's within our power." She said. Twilight smiled at Zakaz, and nudged him.
The unicorn thought for a few seconds, then answered.
"I wish to be the guardian of the Elements of Harmony. I want to protect Twilight, Rainbow, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie pie and applejack. Oh, and could you possibly send Trixie Lulamoon a new hat?" He said, with a smile. Celestia nodded.
"It shall be done. For now, we must get to work restoring Canterlot."
A little later, Twilight finally managed to get hold of Zakaz. She dragged him to the library, where the others had gathered. They cheered for Zakaz as he walked in. He took of the helmet and placed it on a table.
"Thanks, guys." He said.
"What are you thanking us for? We should be thanking you!"
"Thanks for letting me come with you on your adventure." He continued. He turned his head slightly.
"But's there's something that still bothers me. We never found out how the Seramon were connected to all this."
"Yeah, it is weird. Perhaps we'll never know." Twilight said, with a grin.
"For now, let's celebrate!" Pinkie shouted!
Meanwhile, in a tree near the window, stood a shadowy figure. It watched the group, its body covered in a dark cloak. It stayed for a few more moments, then slipped away into the shadows, leaving behind nothing but a rustling of leaves.
The end?
And there we have it. The Final chapter of the story. I hope you guys have had much fun reading it as I have writing it. Remember to rate and review, favourite and follow if you want. I've been Xword, Peace out!
