Chapter 50- The War Continues
Me: Alright, it's time got this war started again.
Tid: Aww, I was enjoying the break.
Me: Well now it's time we actually moved toward the goal of ending the war. I have to say the war won't last too much longer after this chapter. I don't own the rights to Naruto Shippuden or My a Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
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The next day Vinyl Scratch went through the process of energy registration. Her "color" was scarlet. "Now, Vinyl, I'm going to send you on a very important mission with the others. You are going to take out the rest of the Changeling Empire." I said. "The rest of the Changeling Empire? Are you insane?" She asked. I shook my head. "The Changelings are in a state of chaos. I've received information that their Queen has been killed." I said. "You bet your ass she's dead." She said. "What was that?" I asked. "Nothing." She said quickly. "Right. Anyway, in this state, the Changelings are very unorganized, and they should be easy to defeat for the eight of you. After that, we are going after the main enemy, Nightmare Moon." I said. She seemed hesitant. "Alright." She said finally. I nodded. "Good, I've arranged for the others to meet you just outside of the barrier in three hours. Good luck." I said. She nodded and walked outside of my office.
I watched the others through the crow vision. They arrived at the Changeling Empire in just under three hours. Vinyl had packed her signature bass cannon, while the others had no visible weapons. The Changelings were flying about in chaos around the buildings. "Does everyone remember the plan?" Itachi asked. They all nodded. "Vinyl, you're up first." He said. She nodded and unstrapped her bass cannon. She charged it up and fired the blue beam at the Changeling cloud. It pierced the cloud with fierce power and made a small hole. The Changelings looked at their attackers. "Rarity, get ready." He said. She nodded and waited. The Changelings flew toward them in a cloud of death and destruction. When they got close enough, Rarity's horn was surrounded with a blue aura and the black ball started to form. She continued to form the sphere as the Changelings flew ever closer. She launched the sphere at the Changelings and it started its usual wrath. Huge chunks of rock started being ripped from the ground and flew toward the sphere; crushing the Changelings that were caught by the strong gravitational pull. Vinyl stared in awe as this happened; clearly astonished by Rarity's immense power. Just then the ground beneath Vinyl was ripped from the ground and sent flying toward the sphere. She jumped, but she was already stuck in the gravitational pull. She was pulled toward the sphere that was now solid rock with great force. She impacted and barely managed to avoid being crushed to death by another large boulder. Rarity, in seeing this, released the Planetary Devastation immediately. The rock sphere crumbled to pieces and fell back to the earth. Vinyl was buried somewhere in the rubble. Rarity ran over the rubble and immediately started digging through the rubble, desperately trying to find Vinyl. Eventually Vinyl's head appeared from under a rock Rarity overturned. She immediately started to work on the rocks burying the rest of her body. Finally, when Vinyl was fully unburied Rarity threw her over her back and ran over to the others. She laid her down I'm front of the others, tears streaming down her face. Itachi knelt down and drew out a syringe and some bandages. He injected Vinyl with the medicine then began to wrap her bleeding wounds with bandages. Twilight came over and began to use something I recognized as medical ninjutsu. My eyes widened as I saw her use Chakra. Vinyl's eyes opened slowly. She turned her head to look at Itachi. "You, saved me?" She asked. He nodded. She blushed slightly. "Thank you." She said. He stood back up and turned to Rainbow Dash. "Alright, it's up to us to finish this." He said. She nodded and turned her arms into missile launchers. Itachi activated his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. She fired her missiles and he used the Amaterasu at the same time. The missiles destroyed what was left of the Changelings and the Amaterasu burned the foundations on the buildings, causing them to collapse upon themselves.
The battle was far from over, however. There were still nine different districts of Changelings heading toward their location as they stood there. Rarity was drained, and she could hardly stand. "Rarity, stay back. You won't be able to fight with all of the effort you put into the Planetary Devastation." Itachi said. Rarity nodded and lay down next to Vinyl. "Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, we have to finish this fight." He said. They nodded and got ready for combat. The hundreds of thousands of Changelings flew at them at once. Itachi drew a sword I had never seen him use before. Fluttershy summoned Ryujin. Itachi moved faster than the normal eye could track and entered the cloud of Changelings. He began to slash left and right, weaving and dodging through the cloud with incredible precision. Two Itachi's emerged from the other side of the Changelings. They both weaved hand signs and used the Phoenix Flower Jutsu. Hundreds of Changelings fell to the ground, burned to a crisp. There were still thousands of Changelings. Ryujin changed to his fire form. He opened his mouth and began to charge up a sphere of glowing fire. Itachi activated his Susano'o and raised the Yata Mirror to shield himself. The sphere of fire inside of Ryujin's mouth grew to the size almost equivalent to that of Rarity's Planetary Devastation. Just then swirls of energy quickly surrounded the sphere and a cannon-like blast fired toward the Changelings. The fire illuminated the surrounding landscape, which had fallen under a dim light via the sun going down. The others watched as the massive beam of concentrated heat engulfed the Changelings. Itachi's Yata Mirror blocked the attack but also pushed him back. It truly was an awesome sight to behold. When the beam cleared there were still around three hundred (rough estimation) Changelings left. Rainbow Dash then spread her wings and took flight. She flew high into the air, creating a silhouette of herself against the full moon before rocketing down toward the Changelings. She was flying so fast a cone started to form around her, compressing before finally giving way to the tremendous speed that she was moving, creating a rainbow colored sonic boom. A trail of rainbow followed her, and as she started spinning rapidly. As she moved through the Changelings like a drill, I saw them fall to the ground wherever she went. Eventually she stopped spinning after all of the Changelings fell to the ground. Her and Itachi rejoined the others. The battle was over. "Vinyl, how are you feeling?" Itachi asked. "I still feel a little weak, but I think I'll manage." She said. He nodded. "I just want you to know I'm so terribly sorry for what had happened, Vinyl darling." Rarity said. "Don't worry, I'm still alive..." She said. Rarity smiled. "She'll need some more medical attention; I'm not incredibly good at this medical ninjutsu thing." Twilight said. Itachi nodded. Itachi helped Rarity stand. "Come on, let's go." He said. They all nodded and started walking back.
With the Changeling Empire out of the way, we were ready to take on Nightmare Moon and finally end this war. However, there were still many preparations that needed to be done first, so I called the others back. I returned from the crow vision and sat back in my chair, grinning. This war was almost over with, and it was going in our favor. After the final preparations are complete, we would head out and defeat Nightmare Moon. Before that, however, there were still many things to do. I closed my eyes. It would still be a few hours before the others returned, which left me with a few hours to kill. I stood up and stretched. One of the rare moments where I had no major tasks to complete and what was I to do? Then it hit me. Everyone else was keeping their skills trained; I might as well do the same, correct? I walked out of the base, making sure to conceal the entrance before walking away. I walked through the town, waving to all of the bright and happy faces of the people who looked up to me for protection. I walked past the schoolhouse and three fillies ran out to me. I stopped and watched them approach. One was a lemon color with red hair. Another was an orange filly with a scooter and a helmet on. I noticed this one was a Pegasus. The third was a white unicorn with a mixture of pink and purple hair. "Tid, wait!" They were exclaiming. "Whoa, where's the fire?" I asked chuckling a little. They caught up to me, out of breath. "We were wondering if we could ask you a few questions for the school paper." The orange one said. "Uh, sure." I said. They looked at each other and high-fived. "So, what are your questions?" I asked. The yellow one took out a pencil and paper. "First question, what are your feelings on the war?" The orange one asked. "My feelings? Well, I'm very optimistic that this war will be over with within three months." I said. The yellow filly started writing on her notepad. "Next question, and this a personal one, how long have you and Rarity been going out?" The unicorn asked. I flinched a little. I hadn't expected such a question. "We've been going out for almost a year now." I said. "And how come you haven't married her yet?" She asked. "The circumstances right now won't allow for it. Plain and simple." I said. "Sweetie Belle, those aren't the kinds of things we should be askin' him" The yellow one said. "So you're Sweetie Bell. Rarity has told me much about you while we were alone together." I said. "Ooh, do tell." The orange one said. "What Rarity and I do on our dates is between me and her, not you three." I said. "I'm sorry, Tid. Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo tend to go a little overboard when it comes to gossip." The yellow one said. "Oh come on Apple Bloom, you can't tell me you're not a little curious." Scootaloo said. "Applejack says it's not nice to meddle in other ponies' business." Apple Bloom replied. "Is that all you wanted to ask me? If so, I'll be on my way." I said. "Wait! One more question." Scootaloo said. "It's not about me and Rarity is it?" I asked. She shook her head. "Alright, go ahead." I said. "What makes you so strong?" She asked. "My training, my Chakra, my gifts, all of these make up how strong I am. However, there is one thing that makes me even stronger, and that is my love for Rarity." I said. "How so?" Sweetie Belle asked. "You see, love can make a person do incredible things. When the ones we love are in danger, we will do anything to protect them, even if it means sacrificing your own life." I said. "Thank you, Tid." They said. I nodded and started walking away. "Tid, wait." Sweetie Belle said. "Yes?" I asked turning around. "Take good care of my older sister for me." She said. I nodded, smiling. I turned around and continued on my way.
I reached the edge of Ponyville and walked through the barrier. The air outside of the barrier was nice and fresh. A breeze blew my cloak around my legs. The sun shone brightly upon the beautiful landscape. The animals went about their business as if nothing were to harm them. I walked down the path toward Canterlot. As I walked I passed by some strange wide-eyed creatures, no more than an inch in height, which had small wings on their backs and came in many colors. There were about twenty of them watching me as I walked by. They seemed to be waiting for something. I shrugged it off and continued on my way to Canterlot. When I got there I immediately made my way toward the castle. I walked up to the guards and they let me pass. I walked into the castle and entered the throne room. "Tid, what are you doing here?" Celestia asked. "Princess Celestia, I have come to ask a favor of you." I said. "A favor?" She asked. I nodded. "I was hoping you'd spar with me." I said. "You want me to spar with you? What for?" She asked. "I was thinking, in the event I should have to get involved in the war, I'm going to need experience battling a princess. I thought of no one better than you to be my opponent." I said. She smiled. "Alright, I accept your challenge." She said.
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Me: Alright, as you can guess, the next chapter is going to be Tid vs. Princess Celestia.
Celestia: I'm looking forward to it.
Tid: As am I.
Me: Alright, I can see you two are both very excited. Please save that energy for the fight. Anyway, favorite, follow, and leave a review! See ya next time!
