Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Heart of the Storm. Enjoy the 1250- word chapter. I don't own MLP, Lauren Faust and Hasbro do.
(Cantorlot Castle, dungeons.)
"So, then she and me came back from the Hippogriff mission and then we get sent here, cool story, huh?"
Grubber said as Sabre nodded, his horn glowing as his wounds healed as Sabre and Grubber looked up at the ceiling as booming laughter could be heard above them.
"What's the boss laughing so much about? He heard a good joke from that princess or something?"
Grubber asked as Sabre shook his head.
"No, the joke their laughing about is Tempest getting her magic back… Now's the time for explaining my plan."
Sabre said as Grubber's eyes widened as he turned to see the Unicorn looking at him with a face he'd normally see Tempest make.
"Why should I trust you? You've stepped on our jobs the whole time."
Grubber said as Sabre looked the small hedgehog in the eyes.
"Because if the Storm King has that much magic, he'll use it to level the entire kingdom…. And I'm not going to let him hurt Tempest or someone like you, now, will you listen to my plan?"
Sabre asked as Grubber pondered this for a moment.
(Cantorlot Throne room.)
"I'm sorry, what!?"
Tempest asked as the Storm King laughed before crossing over to the other side of the room as they heard the Storm King's personal Storm Creatures retreating or surrendering, Whirlwind raced over to the balcony in anger.
"Those blasted Ponies and their breaking into the castle, master! How is this possible, they were left at Mt. Aris!"
Whirlwind hissed as Twilight looked up from her cage with hope.
"It's, it's the magic of fri-…"
Twilight started to say as the Storm King rolled his eyes and walked down the stairs towards her.
"Yeah, yeah!"
The Storm King chuckled as he dropped his voice to a sickly-sweet tone and scooped up Twilight and Tempest into his arms in a hug that disgusted both ponies.
"Friendship! And flowers, and hugs and, ponies and… Bleeeehhhh!"
The King hissed as he straightened up, a ruthless look in his eyes as he turned towards the window.
"I'm so over this cute-pony thing! Your friends aren't going to do squat when they get here! THIS ENDS NOW!"
The Storm King hissed as he raised his staff towards the sky, drawing in darkening storm clouds as wind began to pick up and transform the air into a tornado the size of a small city.
Tempest looked and saw Whirlwind and the Storm King chuckle an evil laugh that rang in her ears.
"Now we're talking! Now I truly am the Storm King! High five-Whirlwind!"
The Storm King crackled like a manic as Tempest forced herself to her feet.
"I got you your magic, you promised me my horn and magic back now!"
Tempest hissed, she was tired of waiting and the Storm King's insanity, she wanted her reward now! The Storm King and Whirlwind laughed as the King pushed past her.
"You hear that, Whirlwind?! She thinks anyone cares about her dinky little Unicorn horn!"
The Storm King laughed as Tempest's eyes began to tear up.
"We had a deal…"
Tempest said, shrinking away as the Storm King chuckled.
"I used you, it's kind of what I do!"
The King said before firing a bolt of lightning at Tempest, knocking her through the stain glass portrait of Celstria and Luna.
"Besides, you were too soft, you asked too many questions, Whirlwind was always my second in command, you only made getting the magic easier!"
The Storm King boomed with glee as his broad chest bounced with laughter as he turned to Whirlwind as Tempest clutched the ledge she hit with all her strength.
"Finish off her and her little friend, I've got a city to destroy and a bunch of happy ponies to crush."
The Storm King laughed before raising his staff and beginning to direct the storm as he leapt up to one of the spires.
(Cantorlot Castle, Dungeons)
Grubber watched as Sabre cut his chains away with his swords as he fell and landed in front of him before summoning his armor and placing his helmet on his head as the armor covered his entire face.
"Why didn't you just do all that stuff when Whirlwind tied you up?"
Grubber asked as Sabre burned the doors with his magic and scooped Grubber onto his back before galloping through the castle towards the throne room.
"Because, a, I wanted to talk to you and think up a plan, b and c? I wanted Tempest to see that she was being used, something I hate myself for letting happening and c was because I needed to buy time for Capper, Celaeno and all that to catch up!"
Sabre said as Grubber held onto Sabre's armored back as he galloped towards the throne room, taking paths that Grubber doubted even the princesses knew about.
"So, what's the plan?"
Grubber asked as Sabre turned a corner and saw the throne room at the other end of the long hall as he used his levitation spell to throw the Storm Creatures lining the hallway to the side as he galloped past them.
"First, we free Tempest, then we stop Whirlwind…. Twilight can stop the Storm King, it's kind of a cake walk for her."
Sabre said as Grubber nodded
(Cantorlot Castle, Throne room.)
Tempest was ready to cry, Sabre was right, she had been used and tossed away like trash, half of her believed she deserved to meet her end for all her crimes, the other half cried and wished she gave up. Sabre wanted to be her friend and now she'd never have any chance to have a friend.
"Poor little Tempest, I'd feel bad about this… If I didn't enjoy it, goodnight, broken horn!"
Whirlwind said, raising a piece of debris before the throne room doors exploded in a fiery explosion as Tempest saw Whirlwind turn before a fiery blast of magic slammed him into the ceiling shattering it.
"I'm not one to mock or anything, but why are you hanging around, Tempest?"
Tempest heard as she looked up to see Sabre emerging from the smoke and extend his hoof as she leapt and grabbed it as he pulled her into the throne room before she hugged him.
"Sabre, you were right, he used me, I'm sorry for-…."
Tempest stated to say as Sabre cut her off by patting her head as his helmet slid open to show the smiling Unicorn.
"It's fine, I'm just glad you didn't fall to your death."
Sabre weakly joked as they turned as a growl caused them to turn their heads towards a pile of debris as Whirlwind smashed his way out, scorched but alive.
"Good, both of you, it makes destroying you that much easier!"
Whirlwind hissed in glee as Sabre and Tempest shared a look.
"Ready to do a good guy thing and stop this idiot?"
Sabre asked as Tempest cracked her hooves with glee.
"Oh, with pleasure, bring it, Whirlwind."
Tempest said as Sabre's mask slammed shut over his face.
Author notes
And the final battle is about to begin! I want to point something out, if I used the movie events, it would spoil Tempest's role in the movie and what happens to the Storm King, this will be the final battle of the movie ark and the chapter after this one will be the epilogue for the movie ark, next chapter will be on Sunday. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!