A/N: Chapter thirty-six here. Hope you all enjoy. End A/N
I appeared inside the old building, everyone quickly turning their heads to me.
"What happened Klade? What's going on?" Rainbow asked.
"Discord."
"What did he do?"
"He, is dead."
"You killed him?" Duston asked, surprised. "How much of a fight did he put up?"
"Not much. I caught him by surprise, shooting him like twelve times."
"Well, that'll work." He responded.
"So... he's gone? It's all over?" Twilight asked.
"Yes. He is finally gone. We don't have to worry about him anymore." I answered.
"This means we can have our super-duper-huper big party now!" Pinkie exclaimed.
"Yes, it does Pinkie. It seems this chase has finally come to a close." Twilight replied.
"I gather we're goin' back ta Ponyville then?" Applejack inquired.
"Unless there's more you all want to do here in Dodge City, than yes, we can go back." Twilight responded.
"Well, I just want to take a nap on a cloud, in peace for once." Rainbow Dash exclaimed.
"Does everyone want to go back to Ponyville instead of stay here?" Everyone proceeded to nod their heads. "That settles it then. We're going back to Ponyville."
"Then lets get out of this place." I stated, heading over to the exit of the building. Everyone else followed, us all walking out.
"It just feels so weird... it's all over that fast." Duston said as we walked out. "It seems like we've been fighting him for ages, and it all ends that quickly. I feel like I barely did anything today. You sure it was him you killed?"
"It was most likely him, unless it was another decoy, which is possible. Either way, I'm sure he learned his lesson." I responded.
"So you're not even sure it was him? He could still be out there." He replied.
"There's not much we can do about it now. All we can really do is wait to see if he actually is still alive."
"I guess so..."
"Um, is it just me, or does anyone here know where they are going?" Rarity asked.
"Wasn't this the way we came?" Twilight responded.
"Ah kinda thought we came from over there." Applejack replied, pointing in a direction.
"So then we're lost!" Rainbow responded.
"We're not lost." Duston replied. "We just don't know which direction is the right way."
"That's the same as being lost! Duh."
"Well we went straight when we first entered this place. Which direction did we run when Pinkie found the building?" I asked.
"I think it was right." Duston responded.
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure it was right." Rainbow added.
"Ah think so too."
"Right."
"Ok." I spoke up. "We just have to head a few feet to the right, then turn left and continue straight. Or, we could just teleport."
"Teleporting seems like a better idea." Twilight stated.
"Yeah, and faster." Rainbow added.
"Then we'll teleport. Same thing we did last time when we went to Canterlot." I replied. Everyone proceeded to gather around, and we all teleported.
We appeared just outside the swamp's edge, the town off in the distance.
"Does anyone know when the next train heads to Ponyville?" Duston asked.
"The next train is at 4:00 PM. So we still have a few hours." Twilight replied.
"So then I ca-" Pinkie was interrupted by a bright flash of blinding light. After a few seconds, I noticed a figure in-front of us. I recognized it as Princess Celestia.
"Princess Celestia?" Twilight asked, confused. "What is it? What brings you here at such sudden notice?"
"We need your help immediately." Princess Celestia replied sternly.
"What is it? Is it Discord?"
"No, it's not Discord... It's Queen Chrysalis."
"Queen Chrysalis? Do you mean the changling queen from my brother's wedding?"
"Yes. She is attacking Ponyville, and the Royal Guards I have sent are not enough." She proceeded to levitate a box, containing the Elements of Harmony. "Use these to turn her into stone. These should effect her, unlike Discord."
"But... how can we get to Ponyville? The next train to Ponyville doesn't go off until 4:00 PM."
"I can teleport all of you there. Just keep in mind, they are everywhere. Are you all ready?"
"Yes." Everyone responded.
"Good. If you manage to turn her into stone, the rest of the changlings should retreat. I wish you all good luck." She put the Elements of Harmony on each of the correct ponies, before teleporting us all in a bright flash of light.
We appeared in the middle of Ponyville, changlings flying all around us. The Royal Guard were also here, fighting them off. The whole place looked like a war zone.
"Holy shit. She couldn't bring us somewhere that wasn't littered with changlings!?" Duston called out through the noise of the battle.
"Deal with it!" I responded.
"We have to find the changling queen!" Twilight spoke up.
"Where!?" Duston replied.
"She has to be somewhere around here! Once we find her, we can turn her to stone using the Elements of Harmony!"
"So lets do this quickly." I replied.
"Is she even in this battle?" Duston asked, looking around.
"Is that her?" Rainbow asked, pointing in a direction. We all proceeded to look, to see a larger than usual changling go behind a house.
"Lets find out." Applejack responded, running in that direction. We all followed her, to find the changling flying away.
"You! Get over here!" Rainbow yelled, causing the changling to turn around. On closer inspection, it appeared to really be Queen Chrysalis.
"...Huh? How? What are you all doing here?" She asked, confused. "Discord should've kept you distracted for much longer than this! That insolent fool.."
"We beat Discord. And now, you're next!" Twilight replied, as the ponies began to get in position.
"..No! This is all too soon. Changlings! Go after these eight!" Chrysalis responded. Suddenly changlings began to surround us, them starting to transform into us.
"She's getting away!" Twilight exclaimed, trying to run past the changlings. They however blocked her path, pushing her back. I quickly proceeded to create a jet gun, blowing away the changlings that were in the way.
"We have to follow her, otherwise this is just going to drag out." I stated, seeing her run in a direction. We all then chased after her, me blowing away any changlings that got in the way.
Within a few minutes of chasing, we were out of the town, and running into the Everfree Forest. I blew away most of the overgrowth, eventually coming across a cave, which she ran into.
"She went into that cave!" Twilight pointed out, running to the entrance. She stopped for a second, before creating a light from her horn. "C'mon. This should be enough light. We should be able to corner her here." She then began to quickly walk into the cave, us following.
We continued walking, going straight. No signs of the changling queen had been seen, or heard. Eventually we came across a split in the road. One direction going right, and the other going left.
"Which path should we take?" Applejack asked, looking at both paths.
"We could split up." Rarity suggested.
"We need to stay together, for the Elements of Harmony to work, remember?" Twilight replied.
"Oh, I should've known." She responded, moving one of her hooves nervously.
"I could take one path, and the rest of you can take the other path." I stated.
"What? If you're going to do that, then I'd have to come with you." Rainbow Dash responded.
"Well... what are we going to do?" Duston asked, walking a little ways to the right path.
"The mane 6 can't separate, because of the Elements of Harmony. Only us two can separate." I responded. I went to create a flashlight, but found something was preventing it. "And it looks like something in here is preventing magic."
"Then why is Twilight usin' her magic?" Applejack asked, gesturing to her. I just looked at it in confusion.
"..I don't know. Duston?" I asked, looking at him.
"Nope. Nothing's happening for me." He replied.
"My magic is working." Rarity spoke up, levitating a small rock off the ground.
"It's only us two then." Duston responded. "That's strange. Maybe it only affects us as we're not ponies."
"Possibly." I replied. "It doesn't make any sense though. It's still the same magic, I believ-" I was cut off by the loud sound of rumbling. The ground began to shake, knocking some ponies off balance. Small rocks and debris fell from the ceiling, creating a tiny rattling noise along with it.
"The place is collapsing!" Twilight stated, trying to get back up.
"We have to get out of here!" Duston responded, trying to help ponies up as we turned toward the exit. Rainbow Dash was the first to begin flying out, followed by the rest of the ponies, including me.
"Shit." I stated, slightly pissed. I was unsure if the changling queen had done this on purpose, and if she was going to make it out alright. About a few seconds in, I heard Duston begin to say something.
"Ah crap I left my backpack a little back there!" He exclaimed, starting to running back.
"Just leave it! We have to get out of here!" Twilight loudly responded, looking back at him.
"It won't take that long!" He replied, disappearing back into the dark. Twilight hesitated for a second, before Rainbow picked her up and began flying her out of there. We continued running, the cave still rumbling.
"I think I can see the exit!" Pinkie Pie stated, as I noticed some white glow at the end of the tunnel.
"Where is Duston!? I don't see him!" Twilight loudly exclaimed, looking in to the darkness. "Rainbow let me go! I have to see if he's alright!" She struggled to get out of her grip.
"It's too dangerous! We have to keep runni-"
"LET GO!" Twilight interrupted, managing to get out of her grasp. She immediately turned around, but we were already at the entrance. The rumbling had stopped, and all that could seen at the cave was smoke. Twilight ran into the smoke, disappearing shortly afterwards. After around thirty seconds, the smoke cleared, showing huge rocks and debris blocking the entrance.
"The entrance is blocked." I stated as we were outside the cave, seeing Twilight glance around it.
"There has to be a way in! Duston is still in there!" Twilight replied, beginning to panic more. "Help me do something!"
"There's nothing much we can do. Anything explosive can cave in the cave even more, which would be bad. And my magic seems to still be disabled for some unknown reason." I replied. "I wouldn't try teleporting inside either. You'll most likely appear inside a rock, and you'll instantly die."
"We have to do something! We can't just leave him in there!" She responded, looking back at us.
"I'll teleport to-"
"You said you didn't have any magic! How are you going to do that?" Twilight interrupted.
"I don't need magic to teleport anymore. I have a machine that's in a hidden base, that can be controlled to teleport me to any location that isn't too far away from where I currently am."
"Then can't you teleport inside the cave?"
"As I mentioned earlier, I might end up inside a rock or some kind of debris, and die instantly. I'll contact the princesses. They might be able to help."
"I hope so... I really hope Duston is okay." Fluttershy replied, looking at the debris.
"Ah hope so too. He should've just kept runnin', but we can't change that now. We can only hope that he's still okay, an' that the princesses can do somethin' about it." Applejack responded. Twilight just looked back at the cave, sitting down. I proceeded to contact one of my clones, teleporting me to the Canterlot Castle.
A/N: Chapter thirty-six over. Hope you enjoyed. End A/N