Here's chapter 13. Enjoy reading it!


"...you awake?" said Storm, nudging me up. I quickly opened my eyes and looked around.

"Where am I?" I asked. Storm looked surprised.

"You're in the hospital, of course. You fell asleep in the chair. I just got a call from Twilight. She said we all should go to the library for the final task" he said. I nodded and pulled myself up. I looked at the bed where Rainbow Dash was, and saw that she was sleeping.

"What happened to Rainbow Dash?" I asked.

"She's fine now. Twilight cast her healing spells and Fluttershy helped out a bit, so she's alright. So, do you want to go or not?" he asked.

"What about you?" I asked.

"I'm going to watch over her. But can you do me a favor and tell me what it was about? I'd appreciate that" he said. I nodded.

"Sure. See you later.." I said, walking out of the room.


At the library...


I knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" a voice replied.

"It's me, Azure" he said. There was some muffled movement behind the door, and it swung open. Glacialis was standing there.

"Hey man. We were just about to start" he said, closing the door behind me. We walked into the main room to see everypony chatting with each other.

"Ok guys, they're here. I guess it's time to start" said Stratos, who was hovering over Twilight.

"Good. Everypony, please take a seat" said Twilight.

"I call front seat!" said Stratos, quickly taking the front chair.

"You're a pegasi. Why can't you just hover?" asked Pinkie. Stratos shrugged.

"I'm too lazy" he said, grudgingly getting up and hovering over the group.

"Ok everypony. Today we pull off our biggest operation. We are going to capture Aquarius and end this once and for all. We will also kill Ak and stop him from influencing other ponies." she said. Everypony cheered.

"Good. Now, our last sighting of him was in Manehattan. Did anypony manage to put a tracker on him? You know, so we can find him?" she asked. Ash raised his hoof.

"I did. I think I left the tracker somewhere...damn, where did I put that thing" he said, looking around.

"Excuse me Ash, but are you looking for this?" said Fluttershy, holding up a small object. Ash looked at it and grinned.

"Yeah, it is. Thanks Fluttershy" he said, taking it and activating it. It made a small beep and projected a hologram.

"Woah" I said, looking at the dots going around.

"Hang on, I have to calibrate it" he said, tapping a few buttons in it. A moment later, a small blue blip was shown. A marker appeared next to it that said Aquarius.

"That's where he is" said Ash.

"But what's he doing in Appleloosa?" asked Rarity. Everypony else were looking at it in confusion.

"Yes, it does seem strange that he's in there. Maybe he's planning another attack?" she suggested.

"Well, he was the smart one in the group" piped up Virtus. Stratos nodded.

"Hmm..we need to change some of our plans. Storm is the only one who knows how to get him. Do you, by chance, know where he is?" asked Twilight, looking at me.

"He's at the hospital, looking after Rainbow Dash. A terrible mishap, if you ask me" I asked.

"I'm back" said a voice. A crackle of electricity and the smell of ozone was in the air and the air materialized, making Storm appear.

"I thought you were going to stay in the hospital?" I asked. He shook his head.

"Lightning's looking after her mother. So guys, what's going on?" he asked. Everypony was grinning.

"Since you're back, you'll be leading this operation" said Twilight. Everypony agreed in unison. Storm was surprised.

"What? Me? But I just came back. If anypony should lead this operation, it should be Azure." he said, pointing at me.

"Wait, how about both of you lead it?" suggested Pinkie.

"That sounds good" said Fluttershy quietly.

"Well, we could let you guys lead it. Does it sound good for you two?" said Twilight thoughtfully. Storm looked at me.

"What do you think? Ready to end this?" he said. I nodded and everypony cheered.

"Okay, we need a couple of you guys to organize" ordered Storm.

"I want Twilight and Glacialis to generate a force field. I hope you guys improved it over the years. Rarity, you come with us." he said. Twilight nodded.

"I did. It's about 20 percent stronger, and can self regenerate" she said, her horn glowing. Glacialis' horn was also glowing, channeling his power to Twilight. A moment later, a large purple dome was surrounding Ponyville.

"Perfect" said Glacialis, admiring the shield.

"Good. Now, Applejack and Ash, you two come with me. If there's anypony that have increased strength, it's you guys" he said. They grinned and walked up next to me.

"Stratos, stay here and keep patrol. Fluttershy, you stick with him. Pinkie, stay with them too. I heard you're good with..special weapons" he said. Pinkie cheered and hopped next to Twilight.

"Well, that's sorted out. Now, Ash, can you upload the location to all of our com-phones?" he asked. Ash nodded and tapped the small radar again, and I felt my phone vibrate. I opened it to see the location marked on the map.

"Good. Let's get going" said Storm. Stratos grabbed Pinkie and launched off into the air with her. Fluttershy followed him, and Twilight and Glacialis galloped out of the room. I searched my pocket and took out a Lunar Seed.

"What's that?" asked Storm. I looked at the seed and smirked.

"Watch" I simply said. I held the seed firmly, and it formed into armor. I laughed at Storm's face.

"Wow. How did you get that?" he said, envy in his voice. I grinned.

"Lunar Ops agents get this. It's extremely durable, able to withstand heavy attacks" I said. Storm just shook his head.

"Whatever man. Anything to capture Aquarius and get this over with." he muttered.

"Shall I generate a portal to Appleloosa?" I said. He nodded. My horn started glowing, and it shot out a beam of energy that formed into a portal.

"Time to blast" I said, walking through the portal. I opened my eyes and saw that I was in this town called Appleloosa. It was a desert town, with a western style look. It looked normal. Normal as in no strange explosions or dead bodies.

"How's the tracking going?" I asked Ash. He quickly looked down on his motion tracker.

"Apparently, he's in the storage building. That's about 3 miles west of us." he said.

"Alright, let's go" I said, and we followed him towards the building.


Meanwhile, in Ponyville...


"How's the shield going on?" asked Twilight.

"It's good. Its strength is 100%" he said. Twilight nodded and checked her list.

"Shield inspection, check. Now to check on the pegasi patrol.." she said, trotting over to Fluttershy, who was hovering high up.

"Hey Fluttershy!" shouted Twilight. Fluttershy looked around for the source, and saw it was Twilight. She slowly lowered herself down to the ground.

"So, how's the patrol going?" asked Twilight.

"It's..um..going alright. There's nothing strange" she said. Twilight smiled and checked her list again.

"Well, that seems in order. I just need to check the storage-"

"Check!" shouted Pinkie, appearing next to Twilight.

"Wait- you have all the items stored?" asked Twilight, a surprised expression on her face. Pinkie nodded.

"But-I sent you to collect them 5 minutes ago. How did you-?" she faltered.

"How can you forget, Twilight? Pinkie is random at its best" said Stratos, appearing over Twilight's head. She just shook her head and checked the list.

"Whatever. Storage, check. I think we're in order." she said happily. Stratos stretched his wings out.

"Can we have break time? I really want something to eat" he said. Fluttershy was staring past him, and he looked at her surprisingly.

"What's wrong?" he asked. Fluttershy was shaking, and she shakily lifted her hoof and pointed past him. He turned around and gasped.

"Holy shitmuffins" he muttered, looking at a large fleet of..shadow ponies..flying over the town. It was terrifying.

"Guys, I think we have a bigger problem" he said to Twilight, who didn't notice the threat and was too busy checking her list.

"What threat? Our shield can protect us" she said, not fazed by the news. Fluttershy had to tap her a few times to get her attention. Finally, she looked up, disgruntled.

"What is it- Oh my Celestia" she gasped, looking at the large fleet of ponies. Suddenly, she slapped her face with her hoof.

"Of course! How dumb was I? It was a trap! He lured most of our fighters to Appleloosa so he could make a move against us in Ponyville. Stratos, quick, call Glacialis and tell him to send the others an urgent request to come back to Ponyville. Got that?" she ordered. Stratos nodded and quickly flew off towards the town square. Twilight turned to look at the incoming wave. They've already reached near the shield.

"Let's hope we can take them down" she muttered.

"Of course we can. We'll kick their flanks" said a familiar voice behind her. She turned to see Rainbow Dash grinning. Twilight fainted, and Rainbow Dash looked over her.

"Er..are you alright? We have to attack them" said Rainbow Dash, nudging her with her hoof. Twilight slowly opened her eyes.

"How did you-what did you-whaa?" she stuttered, and Rainbow Dash laughed.

"It was pretty easy. I forced the doctor to use his experimental heal all spell on me, and it apparently worked. He said there would be some side effects though" she said. Twilight raised her eyebrows.

"Side effects? Like what?" she said. Suddenly, Rainbow Dash glowed blue and blasted a surge of magic. The shield absorbed it and suddenly glowed bright blue.

"What was that?" asked Twilight.

"Some sort of magical burst that I randomly generate. It's a side effect from the spell. The doctor said it would be gone after a few days." she explained. Twilight quickly scanned the shield with her horn.

"Well, whatever it is, it sure did strengthen the shield. Are you sure you're feeling alright? You know, to attack them?" she asked. Rainbow Dash nodded.

"Well, I'm not sending you alone. Go with a few pegasi, and give them..how do they say it..give them hell" she said. Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes and flew towards a group of pegasi...


Meanwhile, in Appleloosa...


We burst open the door of the building to see nopony in there. Not even a breathing soul. What's going on here?

"But...my scanner tracked him and it said that he was going to be in there!" said Ash.

"I don't like the sound of this" said Applejack, walking around the storage building.

"I have a bad feeling about this. Somehow, it feels like a trap" said Virtus, looking around. Storm just shook his head. My phone started ringing all of a sudden.

"Yeah?" I answered. Glacialis replied frantically.

"Get out of there! They've sent in a large unit against Ponyville. We need support right now!" he shouted before the line was cut off. I looked at the phone, and then to the others, who were looking at me.

"Who was it?" asked Storm,

"Glacialis. Applejack and Virtus, you were right. This was a plan to lure us away from Ponyville. They're under attack from his units. We have to get back" I said.

"Well, that's easy. Just generate a portal and we'll be out of here-"

"I'm afraid it won't be that easy, Mr. Virtus" said a voice by the door. We turned around to see a pony made out of shadows.

"What in tarnation are you?" asked Applejack. The shadow pony laughed.

"I am the combination of your nightmares and monstrosities. And I have come here to kill all of you and to prevent you from going back to Ponyville" he said. I laughed.

"You and what army?" I challenged him. He grinned and started shimmering. A moment later, 10 of them surrounded us. I stopped laughing right away.

"Aw fuck" I said. We all walked back and bumped against the wall.

"Guys, get ready to beat down!" I said.

"Great! Some combat. I can't wait to test my new powers that I've been training" said Storm.

"Me too." said Virtus.

Well, we're cornered. But elemental power could destroy them and we can finally reach Ponyville to support our friends who were in trouble. At least, I hope we could...


I shall now eat some ice cream. Thanks for reading!