Epilogue
The next day at the parallel world, the Main Five, the CMC, Flash and Sunset were waiting at Canterlot High with Principal Celestia; Today's the day that the principal's family would arrive, most of them will meet this world's Twilight, Ben and Nyx for the first time. They saw the car coming to the school before it came to a complete. Three familiar faces appeared as they came out of the vehicle, along with Celestia's husband, a yellow hair man by the name of Jack.
"Mom," The human Ben exclaims, smiling upon seeing Celestia. He rushed over and hugged his mother. "It's really you! I miss you so much!"
"Me too, Benjamin, me too," Celestia said with a smile. The others look amazed, so this is this world's Ben Mare.
"Long time no see, Celly." Jack said to Celestia with a slight chuckle.
Celestia smiled, happy to see her husband whom she hasn't seen much since the separation. The principal said, "It's good to see you, Jack."
They both hugged together, showing that the parents had indeed patch things up...to some point. Ben grins as he motions to Twilight, saying, "Mom, I would like you to meet my girlfriend: Twilight Sparkle." The Main Five look amazed, this girl looks exactly like the Twilight Sparkle whom they befriended during her time here at this school.
Twilight shook Principal Celestia's hand, smiling as she said, "It is an honor to meet you, Principal Celestia."
Celestia smile as she said, "It is an honor, Twilight Sparkle." The principal then noticed and meet Nyx, another lookalike. "And you must be Nyx?"
"Huh? How did you know my name? Are you psychic?" Nyx ask Celestia in surprise. The little sister hasn't met her until now so how did she know the girl's name?
Celestia giggled, adding, "You're quite cute. But no, I'm not psychic. It's lucky guess." The principal then turn to Main Five, Flash, CMC and Sunset as she introduced them, "Jack, Ben, Twilight and Nyx. These are my dearest and good students: Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Flash Sentry and Sunset Shimmer."
The Main Five, Flash, CMC and Sunset smiled and waved to Ben, Twilight and Nyx. The boy looks at them, smiling a bit as he said, "Hey, we know you guys."
Everyone but Celestia ask in surprise, "You do?" Weird, this is the same reaction that some of them gave the Equestria Twilight!
"Yeah, you're the people who stick and hang out with me, I mean, my doppelganger." Twilight said in realization.
Pinkie and CMC ask in surprise and a bit of confusion, "Huh? Doppel-what-now," They don't know what 'doppelganger' means."
"It means person's double. We had no idea what you're talking about." Rarity said to Twilight and Ben, acting like she and her friends hasn't met them before...which is true in some cases.
"Seriously, where on earth did you get that idea from?" Rainbow asks the newcomers with an innocent whistle.
Nyx showed her iphone to them by showing the video from 'Helping Twilight Win the Crown'. The Main Five, CMC, Flash and Sunset are both shocked and worried as they had forgotten about the video; Hoo boy.
"This is where we get the idea. I've gotta admit it. That was cool for someone who look like my big sister, to be princess." Nyx chirps eagerly. "She did win some competition from her junior high."
"She did?" Fluttershy ask Nyx in surprise.
"How she do that?" Pinkie ask Nyx curiously.
"Yup, through charity, compassion, devotion, integrity, optimism, and the leadership," Ben explains with a grin to the group. "That's what my girlfriend is good at, and not to mention she loved to study. After all, friendship is important to us."
Twilight giggled, blushing at that, "Stop that, Ben. You're flattering and embarrassing me. At least, I didn't embarrassed you being a shy boy when we first met."
Applejack giggled, "It's nice to meet yew y'all. Welcome 'ta Canterlot. Ah hope yew all gonna love it here."
Flash nods, adding, "If there's any problem, you can find any of us to help, especially against some no good bullies. We'll teach them lesson. We'll be best friends in no time."
"You sure," Ben ask Flash curiously.
Flash smile as he repeats what he himself told the other Ben, "Now why would I lie to you when we're good friends?"
Ben smiles as if he can trust Flash. Sunset grins as she said, "Sunset: I hope we all can be good friends."
Twilight smile as she responds, "We will." It's great to be friends with those who are friends with a girl who looks like her!
Apple Bloom decides that it's time to ask her world's Nyx a familiar question, "Hey Nyx, just wondering, would yew like 'ta join our club?"
"It would be great to hangout and have fun." Sweetie said with a hopeful smile on her face.
"Trust us, we'll be totally awesome, with you on our side." Scootaloo remarks in agreement. The CMC hope to goodness that their new friend would say yes.
"Really," The black girl asks hopefully. They nodded. Nyx turned to get permission from Twilight who smiled and nods, "I'm in, girls."
"Yeah, the Cutie Mark Crusaders are back together again." The CMC cheers loudly that they almost cause the others to deaf. At least it's great that Nyx is back in their group even if it isn't the one from Equestria!
"Huh?"
Apple Bloom giggles a bit, "We'll explain 'dat later."
Celestia's husband Jack spotted on something wrong at the front doors which haven't been rebuilt yet. The man, shocked and worried, asks in alarm, "Oh my god! What happened?! It's like there's a tornado, striking this place! Are you alright? You're not hurt, are you?"
"Yeah, speaking of which, would you like to explain what really happen here? We've received one video. Better hope it's not joke. I'm not very use to that." Ben said in concern, not wanting a joke to end his new friendships.
Yeah, I want the explanation about me or my doppelganger being humiliated in the video, and also the mess here." Twilight said in concern. The others look at each other, knowing that now it's time to explain what has happened recently.
"Seriously, my big sister never met any of you or anyone else. She would never do anything bad to you. So who and why did that?" Nyx ask the Main Five, the CMC, Flash and Sunset with a deep frown.
Celestia and everyone but Celestia's family chuckled and giggled uneasily about the mess that they made. The group gave an uneasy smile to their new friends. Jack, Ben, Twilight and Nyx raised their eye-brow at them.
Applejack smile as she said "We'll tell ya. What we told you is very honest an' hard 'ta believed."
"Applejack's right. You'd best be prepare for everything." Flash said, knowing that what the ones who experienced what happened will say is going to be shocking to believe in.
Celestia smiled and giggled, "We'll explain about it later; How about the lunch?"
"Not to mention I prepared the 'Welcome Ben, Twilight and Nyx to Canterlot High' party!" Pinkie exclaims as she jumps in, always excited for a party. "It's so going to be good!"
"And I'm not included?" Jack remarks as if feeling hurt by being excluded. Everyone laughed at hs disappointed look.
"Of course, you're included, Mr. Ben's father! Everyone who came to this town, I always have the best surprised welcome party!"
Ben, Twilight and Nyx gave an uneasy look about Pinkie's behavior. Fluttershy just gave a smile as she said, "You'd have to get used to it."
Rainbow Dash smile while laughing, Pinkie Pie is always so random."
"But she's right on one thing." Rarity said, holding a hand to her chin. A welcome party for Ben, Twilight, Nyx and Jack does sound appropriate to have after dealing with great matters like Sunset Shimmer, the Fall Formal and the Superior.
"Yup, 'dis is welcome party fer our new best friends 'ta Canterlot High." Applejack chuckles as she tips her hat a bit. "So let's party, everybody."
Flash smile as he said, "You said it; Time to rock and roll."
"You do that? You don't mind me to join your band?" Ben asks Flash curiously.
Flash smiled as he said, "I'll always welcome to anybody to come to my band. C'mon, party is about to get started."
Everyone entered Canterlot High for the party. Twilight saw Sunset who looks regret, upset and unhappy. The purple girl spoke up to the former bully, "Hey, are you okay? Aren't you coming to our party?"
Sunset sighs, "I don't think I deserve to be in one after all, I was a bully before; I also the one who posted the humiliated video on the websites."
"So, you're the one who set the video? But you don't look like a bully, but regretful person like you who regret everything you did." Nyx explains to Sunset. After all, if she regrets what she has done, then the girl isn't truly a jerk, right?
"That's because I did a lot of hurtful things."
"Hey, it's okay. Whatever your reason you did those things, you shouldn't let that stop you. You can explain that later." Ben said to Sunset with a grin. "After all, everyone can't party without you."
Sunset, startled that Twilight, Ben and Nyx shows no ill towards her, begins to speak, "But- but-"
"Ben's right. Whatever the reason is, it can wait. But for now, let's party, my new friend." Twilight said gently, much to Sunset's surprise. This purple girl is indeed like her former enemy from Equestria. She is willing to forgive despite what the former bully has done in the past.
"You accept me as a friend?"
Nyx smile, saying, "Of course, whoever is nice and kind to us are our friends, like you, Ms. Sunset. So, c'mon, everybody is waiting."
Sunset smile, saying with tears in her eyes, "Thank you, my friend. Just Sunset is fine for me."
"Time to party," Pinkie calls out to anyone in a 5 mile radius. No one should miss this cool party in a zillion years!
Twilight, Ben and Nyx smiled at Sunset while laughing with others at Pinkie Pie's random behavior as they bring her to the party.
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At this time, we return to the same gathering area that the Apocalypse Ponies are in, sitting in their member chairs. Even Merluck was in the room, but stood down on the floor to lean by the pedal-stool of the elevated throne chair. And strangely in the background, we hear it playing 'Organization 13 theme extended' from Kingdom Hearts, strange as it maybe while fitting the mood of what's happening which from a magic portal mirror revealed what has happened to the Sunset Shimmer, displaying the girl's demonic transformation, but soon ends up defeated. Twilight & Ben have managed to turn the tables by bringing out their inner power that defeated Sunset's operation of ruling her own world, now they see her pitiful state; the state of which even Twilight took sympathy to help Sunset by understanding friendship. It even shows the Superior's defeat, if not temporarily. Soon the mirror display vanished to where all the members in the room, even the fascinated Merluck and the flabbergasted Trix were utterly surprised by that defeat at Sunset Shimmer & from what the crown could do neither knew.
"It would seem..." The Superior slowly spoke in grasping the state of the situation. "Sunset has failed me..." He responded in seeing what has happened to the one he assigned his request to be utterly failed.
"No kidding." Malice rolled his eyes in seeing that wasn't the obvious thing. "So...What should we do...about Sunset?" She asked in what they do now after Sunset Shimmer's defeat.
"For now..." The Superior responded with a quiet response, "Nothing. Let her enjoy her life...for now." From his hidden dark tone, they shall deal with Sunset Shimmer for failing them, failure is not an option as they all know, but until that time...the girl will enjoy what new life of hers that is starting; before it's destroyed.
"It won't matter, as you spoke Superior, the one you still have, even if not Twilight or Sunset, is I." Ms. Moon spoke humbly in issuing that despite not obtaining Twilight to join them or Sunset Shimmer bringing the crown or the Triforce, as long as she is here, the Superior will have her need where those two are not going to challenge her...especially from her own secret origin concerning over the matter. But that is another story.
"Aww, too bad, so sad," Psycho Pie responded off with a giggling cackle to hold her sides.
"Like we care if we fail," Liarjack responded off in lying about what she said now that the others figured what she actually meant.
"Should have sent ME to pick up the crown & the Triforce," R. Chaos addressed in stating that she should have gone for the goods instead.
"Like you would have done better, I would have beaten them with an inch of their life!" Fluttercruel cruelly remark how what she would have done if she gone.
"If I had gone for the crown, it would have been mine & no one else to have." Crarity spoke with a greedy tone in what she would have done instead.
"Hugh, must you all always discuss things like this?" Trix sighed in once again, seeing the other members argue amongst themselves. "Even the Superior has failed."
"That was only to test the new princess's powers. Even though I had failed, I will give her time for rest...for now." The Superior told his daughter sternly. In other words, his attack on Twilight was merely a way to test her new power and not just an attempt to destroy her once and for all.
"So what now; I take it that Sunset's membership is...terminated?" Deadly Rager asked off what the Superior believes they'll do about having Sunset Shimmer join under their rank.
"The offer I gave for Sunset has been rescinded." The Superior held his hooves together to coldly state that Sunset's membership has been revoked from becoming the 14th member.
"But now what do we do?" Suffocator Jill asked off from seeing what they saw happen now. "Now Twilight Sparkle has defeated an enemy from when the girl used the Magic element against the new princess." Seeing that feat is the weirdest thing to ever be witness and to conquer it is another step. "She even gave you a hard time though you were close in winning at each turn!"
"I agree, and the Triforce container has managed to reawaken his own magic. Not to mention, he carries the sword!" Starven Fran nods in agreement while pointing the subject to Ben Mare, seeing what feats he too has shown them they never expected.
"The Master Sword; A sword known as the Evil-slayer of all evil creatures; During times of war, that was only ever seen by the Hero of Legend long ago!" Warring Malice hummed to herself in vitalizing the ideal subject around the sword wielded by the Earth stallion & its history. "To imagine he pull it out to use his abilities from the Triforce's three elements, truly a surprise." She maybe the pony of war, but seeing a sword that has made itself a history in battle, even she's a little intrigue about it.
"Indeed, now things have become much more different." The Superior nods with a serious tone about what has taken place. "While they are still inexperience in their newfound field, Twilight Sparkle & Celestia's son will no doubt become threats with each passing of time." He issued that in the future, these two ponies maybe become bigger threats in having much greater power then they ever imagined.
"Then it looks like me getting the crown will be harder after seeing what it did. But that just makes me want to have it more." Merluck spoke off from below in thinking that, despite seeing and hearing what Twilight said about the crown not working for Sunset Shimmer doesn't mean he's given up in trying.
"If we had the Triforce, the new princess would barely be much a threat." Wilco issued from something of metal noise when he bash his arm rest while it sounded like...Wilco was angry at Twilight for a reason. "The one called Ben, surely has not unlocked 'all' of the abilities of the Triforce, but has slowly been getting to know of his slow, but steady progress." He issued that from seeing Ben's actions, he'll slowly continue to learn how to unlock and improve himself in using the Triforce along with the Master Sword.
"Yes, the time for us to act, grows near, but we still need more time to coordinate our objective." The Superior held his chin in seeing that they'll have to pick up the paste, but the group still need some time before acting out now to reveal themselves.
"So any ideas," Warring Malice ask the Superior curiously.
"Hmm...send in Fafnir. He might have an idea as to how to handle this situation."
A burst of flames appears, the group saw a shadowy figure whose has a shape of a creature appearing. In a voice, he booms out, "You sent for me, Master?"
"Yes, Fafnir. I have...are you familiar with Rainbow Dash?" The Superior asks the being known as Fafnir curiously.
"Brave Heart's cousin from Ponyville? Yes...I am, and with her friends...and I have the perfect plan for Princess Twilight Sparkle's beloved Benjamin."
"Good, do it ASAP. We need no further problems with him.
Fafnir bows to the Superior before vanishing from sight, most likely to begin a new plan soon.
"It would seem you all are in a desperate state, are you not?" A new voice spoke from somewhere within the room that did not belong to anyone.
Much to the other members, but the calm leader, another portal of flames erupted in the center of the meeting. As it ripped open to show a view display, who should be seen sitting on his own throne, resting his head on his palm hand to stare without care at those that see him; it was Grimmore, the Dark Elf from Tartarus' prison.
"Ah Grimmore, how rare that you would come to speak to me...in front of the others," The Superior spoke in being surprised by this sudden visit while still ever calm.
"He's...Grimmore?" Trix silently whispered to Warring in actually seeing the dark elf in person even if it was through a magical portal connection showing them his prison territory.
"Yah, that's him. Got it Memorized?" Warring responded with the same quiet talk about who they are seeing. "Now hush, it's not every day you meet a big legend." She issued that Trix not make too much of an attention when another big contender, like their own leader, shows up where his standards...are higher than their own.
"To what, do we owe the occasion?" The Superior slowly asked in wondering what occasion had the Overlord King want to visit them now.
"I have recently learned about the pony that has become a princess, and more than that...has become an alicorn." Grimmore spoke with a cocky face in issuing what he's heard about a new princess in the woods. "The name of her would be Twilight Sparkle, would it not?" He spoke off to gently tease in not knowing who the pony was, but it was just for sport.
"It ain't her name!" Liarjack protest off to lie about the name of Twilight.
"Hay, you wanna try lying to THAT!" R. Chaos snapped at her college for wanting to make a scene with someone as terrifying as the Superior in the room.
"I've learn of her entering another world, retrieving a stolen crown, and sensing a shift in the balance. Even knowing of 'your' existence," Grimmore addressed off what he knows has happened to Sunset Shimmer's situation of taking Twilight' Sparkle's crown and the princess getting it back while becoming stronger as was Ben Mare's Triforce. "Hmph-hmph-hmph-hmph, truly, the game slowly makes things more interesting as progress grows!" He actually chuckled of what was going on without batting an eye or concerns of worry what so ever, it was all...a moment to amuse him.
"Hmph, if that's progress, then I rather see it crumble." Fluttercruel huffed off in not liking how someone can be stronger to not be easy for her to break.
"Ohhhh, that be great to make cupcakes from something REALLY strong!" Psycho Pie responded in liking to wanna turn strong opponents into cupcakes, again it disgusted Trix's appetite.
"Tell us...Grimmore...of why you decided to reach us?" Deadly Rager asked in wondering why a powerful creature still trapped wants with them.
"To give my regards to your effort of a lost," Grimmore responded off to say with a cocky tone of wanting to give...his regards of the organizations efforts. "You wanted to gain power, but it slip through your grasp." He commented about how Twilight has stopped them from gaining the Element of Magic, as well as Ben's Triforce of Wisdom, Courage & Power.
"And you're telling us this, why...?" Starven Fran asked off in not getting what this character was going at with this discussion.
"To present you...with 'these' here," Grimmore slowly held up his hand through the magical flame display to give something out.
Suddenly, from the display flames came an inferno claw, much like what was seen during the Lorcan Invasion as many were either phased or unwilling to move of what this Dark Elf would do while the Superior remains as he was. Finally, the flaming inferno opened its grasp, revealing yellow crystal minerals that seem to have grown, as they floated when the claw cease being ignited while the flaming portal display remain. And the crystals floated to Wilco as he study them.
"Incredible, the energy output of these crystals are off of my understanding. These wouldn't happen to be..." Wilco was getting a reading from these crystals, these could not actually be...the thing the powerful creature used during the Lorcan Invasion, is it?
"Copy Crystals, the same I used to ensnare the Triforce to have one on my own." Grimmore exclaimed in what these crystals were, the same ones he had to gained Ben's Triforce, though the stallion still wields the original, he's been able to make a perfect copy. "As I speak, I am vastly having the ones here get strong enough, to present more...'promising' results." He waved off his free hand to exclaim that fact of what he's doing, making more copies of the Triforce, improving them to better than before.
"Results...of what," Suffocator Jill later on asked in now being curious here.
"For my own army," Grimmore made a sly smile on his face in addressing the answer. "As I speak, I've finished with the touches to create a stronger band of warriors; the Elite Warriors, where their power is near 50 percent from the Triforce's full might." He grasps the free hand in announcing what he's managed to create to be of great results to control the power of the Triforce.
"50 Percent; But from my knowledge, that much power could put one individual over five or ten alicorns magic scale level!" Wilco yelped from almost slipping out of his chair, just hearing this news was almost unbelievable.
"Oh my, and I wonder what just 25 percent would have done." Trix responded in being surprised, Grimmore made the crystals that have copied the Triforce's power to bring out 'that' much while there was still much to go, it's too scary to imagine what it be to control a hundred percent.
"Wouldn't you like to know, my dear?" Grimmore responded to where his eyes slowly narrow towards...Trix's station in hearing her question.
Just then, a sudden heart beat sound was heard as Trix's entire area was gone blurry with black & white linings of her view.
"Gaaaasp..." Trix gasped from her frozen state what seemed like a second, before her position of color view return, but she nearly pass out to hold herself together to just stay awake. "What...was that...that was just a moment, but that heavy presence...was his," Trix was softly speaking under her breath, sweating while she slowly lifted her eyes to stare with widen shock, Grimmore's presence from one view...did this much to tire her out. "It's almost like my father's, but...different...stronger. Who is this...Overlord King, Grimmore?" Trix's spoke under her muffle mouth in knowing what almost knock her out was the magic release of an opponent to display a show of who was stronger, and the girl felt her father's great magical might, her brother's too, but this dark elf...was more so that it almost knocked her out completely if her spirit wasn't well-build to overcome it.
"We offer our condolences for this generosity Grimmore, you have our thanks." The Superior spoke in being humble to the dark elf in bringing them such a gift.
"Hmph-hmph-hmph...anytime, after all...our objectives are similar to one crucial point, even if different in how they are made." Grimmore laughed under his breath, all while giving a strange emaning that was known only to the two in charge of their dominions. "And I shall say this, once my new creations go into Equestria borders, they might prove very useful in your efforts. And all while I have other ideas in mind," The dark elf's malicious expression never changed, many of the others could almost but swallow their gulps hard by what Grimmore plans to do while they greatly enjoy the extra aid.
"Stronger & fearsome creatures made behind Tartarus, and by just a copy from the Triforce, now I've heard it all." Merluck spoke off in hearing all of this and found everything almost too good to be true, maybe they will have the advantage after all.
"Until the next time we chat, Superior, I look forward to when the time arrives..." Grimmore slowly responded in preparing to sing off now. "When you all shall finally act, it shall provide the most entertaining display I haven't seen in so long." The Overlord King's smile hid more amusement and wickedness of wanting to see this organization go off to fight; they shall provide much entertainment in how Equestria shall handle them.
"Of course," The Superior held his cloth to his chest to do a little bow of praise from this powerful god-like being of demons.
Soon Grimmore's entire image from the flames eviscerated out into nothingness within the room. Many that were sitting slowly sigh to wipe off some sweats off their foreheads, that character is just as scary as the Superior is; no wonder that guy is their leader.
"Wilco, take the Copy Crystal to uncover what its use can be for us. It may be a fake from the original, but the Triforce from within, its energy, could serve a use in our other plans." The Superior pointed to the one that was their scientific mind, to use what they gain in their possession, for their own use.
"At once," Wilco spoke to slowly touch the Copy Crystals, just the shimmer of the glow, almost made sparks fly from the guy's body. What was up with that?
"The rest of you are dismissed." The Superior pointed to the others that they can leave now. "With our learning of Sunset's failure to the rise of the new princess and her love one's growing strength, this day has not become...a 'complete' disappointment." He issued from seeing that even after such a failure, they did get something out of it, knowledge of what to look out for and a little something extra on the side.
The other members nodded before each slowly vanished in their own corridors of darkness. Trix, Warring, Merluck, and the Superior were the last ones to leave by their own travel plans. The entire meeting room was emptied with no one left, as the background music soon ended at this time. Looks like whatever fiendish plans are being concocted here, it's going to be only the came before the ferocious storm that will soon befallen all over Equestria.
Twilight: A friend for life
That's what you are to me
A friend for life
That's what you are to me
I couldn't see what was right there in front of me
Turned my back and my mind off track, yeah
You saw a world, there was something new entirely
Helped me to see all the possibilities
Oh, like a star in the daylight
Oh, like a diamond at night
Your light was hidden
From my sight
A friend for life
That's what you are to me
A friend for life
That's what you are to me
Every friendship is tested
You say you're sincere but it's all unclear now
But with a word, everything changes
And just like that, you and I are right back
Oh, like a star in the daylight (Star in the daylight)
Oh, like a diamond at night (Diamond at night)
The light will shine
When the time is right
A friend for life
That's what you are to me
A friend for life
That's what you are to me
When I put my hand out
And I thought I would fall
You knew what I needed
And you came around to fix it all
A friend for life
That's what you are to me
A friend for life
That's what you are to me
A friend for life
That's what you are to me (A star in the daylight)
A friend for life
That's what you are to me (Like a diamond at night)
That's what you are to me
The End