Together forever? Finale
Explosions, loud noises, and screams is what ended the quiet day. dark crystals rose up from the ground. Many of them destroyed houses and stores. The evil cackle of chrysails echoed throughout the alleyways. The citizens of canterlot ran in every direction trying to avoid the chaos. They could hear the deep laugh from king sombra as he swallowed ponies in darkness and stranded them on the tips of large crystals. Fires arose and destruction reined. the princesses had tried. They had tried so hard. They came so close to winning, yet they had lost. chrysails had trapped them in a cocoon inside the throne room. the castle had taken a beating.
Shadow was on the top of a roof. He had been watching for the past 5 minutes, planning a way to infiltrate the city. he had begun to notice ponies' eyes started to glow green, like they were being controlled. That was it. That was what happened to pinkie. They were trying to make them their slaves. shadow grumbled angerly. he jumped down to the ground and charged toward the castle.
Elsewhere, pinkie pie was running through the everfree. She ran through many puddles and dense foliage. She had reached ponyville rather quickly, but what she saw brought her spirit down. Ponies homes were torn into two by large, black crystals. Twilight's castle was in pieces. Her heart sank. She galloped along the main streets as her hope was slowly slipping. Pinkie pie finally saw knuckles and tails with the townsponies. Knuckles was searching the area while tails was helping the ponies.
"guys? What happened?" The sound of her voice startled tails slightly. "pinkie pie! Where have you been?" Tails sounded slightly concerned and annoyed, but was still calm. Pinkie pie sighed with a stone face. "I was putting away a piece of me that I was supposed to put away a long time ago. " "oh." Tails had nothing to say. "so... what happened here? Where are my friends?"
knuckles glided down to where they were standing. "something started attacking. Twilight got a letter from princess celesta, and told her to come quickly. So, they left without you. they left us here, to protect ponyville. But," he looked over at her castle. "it was too late." pinkie nodded. "sonic and silver are looking for more civilians." Knuckles added. "but shadow..."
Tails looked down. "Shadow ran off after the fight you had." Pinkie's heart broke. "I didn't mean it-" "we know you didn't." Tails interrupted her. "we know what happened. It caused us to lash out." He looked to counterlot. "I hope they forgive us." Pinkie suddenly felt her heart pulling her. It wanted her to get to counterlot. Someone was there. She instantly knew who. "I'm coming to find you shadow. To say sorry." "what-" knuckles started to say until pinkie dashed off to the city.
"maybe we should follow her." Sonic And silver suddenly appeared behind tails. "yeah. We have every pony safe now, we can go help the others." silver agreed. "ok, then it's settled! Let's go!"
Back in counterlot...
Shadow was seeing everything up close with his own two eyes. First it was fluttershy. Then rarity. That was followed by applejack and rainbow dash. And twilight... She fought till the very end.
But...
Shards of metal, crystal, and rock flew. Shadow blasted them away, trying to save as many lives as possible. when he finally reached the castle doors, a shock of pain ran through him, causing him to fall to the ground. "That energy." he started to think about the fight. The mined-controlled ponies. Sombra was trying to control him. Shadow chaos controlled into the throne room. He slowly started to stand. When he looked up, he saw it. The princesses, including twilight and her friends, where hanging upside down.
Lifeless.
Shadow aimed toward the cocoon twilight was in. "chaos blast!" A yellow spark zoomed from his hand to the cocoon. Something else suddenly blocked it. When the smoke cleared, a stick fell to the ground. Chrysails suddenly appeared in front of him and picked him up with magic. "I should have known you would come to save them!" She threw him against the wall. The wall cracked, and shadow fell to the ground. "why are you doing this?" Shadow glared at chrysails. "they took away my kingdom! But I suppose you already know that..."
A dark energy plopped cadence and thorax on the ground. "no! Cadence!" He looked down. "I also suppose that you know the truth about you know who..." King Sombra formed from the energy. "you..." Shadow gripped his hands. "yes. I and chrysails had to break you all apart somehow..." He stepped toward shadow. "but it didn't turn out like we had planned..." King sombra faced him, with an evil grin on his face. "yet it worked wondrously." Shadow was speechless. "you... you monster!" Shadow yelled. He punched sombra into the wall opposite of him. Chrysails suddenly levitated shadow. Shadow pulled a chaos emerald seamlessly out of nowhere and teleported away from her grasp. she expressed slight shock.
"chaos spear!" He threw spears at chrysails. She doged the attack. "ah. A chaos emerald. I've herd of their power. But how did you get one?" She asked. "I make sure I always have one on me." He chaos controlled to the coocoons. Just as he was about to hit one, sombra, who was in his energy form, punched shadow to the floor. Chrysails kicked him away to the throne room door, or, what's left of it. The castle was completely destroyed. The roof was gone, except for the part were the cocoons hanged. Shadow was on his knees. the walls had fully crumbled. Everything came flowing back.
"stop! Don't hurt him!" The high pitched voice of pinkie pie rang throughout the city.
sombra stared at shadow intensely until shadow's eyes turned green. All the bad memories were taking over and running rampant in his mind. He saw his worst fear.
Pinkie pie screeched to a stop. "it's too late pinkie pie." Chrysails exclaimed. Pinkie saw all her friends, and the princesses, in the cocoons. She finally saw shadow kneeling on the ground. Her eyes winded with fear. "your friends are locked up, and your lover is under our control. You are worthless." pinkie pie looked down to the ground. She closed her eyes.
"stop right there!" It was sonic. He had knuckles, tails, and silver by his side. "Ah, sonic the hedgehog. You think you can beat us?" crysailsls and king sombra turned their attention to them. "I'd like to see you try." Sonic smirked. They got into a fighting stance. "no." Pinkie blocked sonic with her hoof. "I have to do something." She turned her attention to shadow.
"shadow. I know you hear me. Under all that control. I didn't mean what I said. I know you didn't mean what you said. I'm sorry. Please, don't beat yourself up just because we got into a fight. " she started walking to him. " you think that no one loves you or could ever love you because of your negative thoughts. But, please, listen to your fiancée. You are loved."
(you are loved (don't give up) by josh groban)
Don't give up
It's just the weight of the world
When your heart's heavy I,
I will lift it for you
Don't give up
Because you want to be heard
If silence keeps you I,
I will break it for you (walks in front of him)
Everybody wants to be understood
Well, I can hear you (puts her hoof on his shoulder, he looks up, eyes still green)
Everybody wants to be loved
Don't give up (looks shadow in the eyes, blushes.)
Because you are loved
The green in his eyes slowly started to fade.
Don't give up
It's just the hurt that you hide
When you're lost inside I,
I'll be there to find you (both of them stand, pinkie holding his hand)
don't give up
Because you want to burn bright
If darkness blinds you I,
I will shine to guide you
Everybody wants to be understood
Well, I can hear you
Everybody wants to be loved
Don't give up
Because you are loved
(both)
You are loved~!
Don't give up
It's just the weight of the world
Don't give up
Everyone needs to be heard
You are loved
Song: watch?v=L3gdvc92EYY
Pinkie pie hugged shadow tightly. Shadow had been pulled out of the mind control. And while all this was happening, sonic and his friends had been battling crysailsls.
Cadence opened her eyes slightly. She saw the two, embracing one another. She tilted her head slightly up. Sonic and his friends were pushing both crysailsls and king sombra back. It was time. With the last of her strength, a heart formed from her horn. It started to float away from her. Pink energy came out of the ground and the sky. The heart split In two, and floated around pinkie pie and shadow. Pink energy flowed around them.
They both looked up from their embrace. they were surprised at first, but dreamingly smiled at one another. If fate had carried them here, then they were meant to be. They looked into each other's eyes. Pinkie stood up on two legs. Shadow put one arm around her body, and one on the back of her head. pinkie pie rapped her hooves around his waist.
Sliver abruptly stopped fighting and looked at the both of them with awe. "sliver, what..." Knuckles turned around and saw what was happening. Tails and Sonic were the finial ones to turn around. Meanwhile, twilight slightly opened her eyes from inside the cocoon. she saw the scene unravel. She smiled, and glanced towards the others in cocoons. They were all watching, smiling.
Pinkie pie and shadow's lips met, and they kissed passionately. The pink energy exploded and obliterated sombra. Chysailsls looked up in defeat. "Not again!" This time she wasn't blasted away. She started to feel her body disintegrate. "No! Not this! Anything but!-" she faded away, and with that, the couple stopped glowing. Though, they were still kissing. Everypony and everyone looked on with awe. Pinkie pie was in her rainbow power form, and shadow was super. Pinkie had his symbol on her check and shadow had a balloon on his. Cadence grinned with approval and started to get up. Twilight and her friends were laying on the ground. Twilight opened her eyes. She gasped.
Cadence smirked as she walked towards them. "Are you two going to stop now, or are you just going to make out all day?" Pinkie pie and shadow snapped out of their bliss. They stopped kissing and looked around. Everyone was looking at them. They suddenly noticed that they were both super. they both giggled. "I think we could, if we tried." Shadow laughed. they both blushed as they returned to their original forms.
"Guess what time it is?" Pinkie Started to hop around. "Time for A party?" Shadow smirked. " "You know it!" Pinkie proudly smiled. Every pony laughed. "Aren't you forgetting about something?" Cadence smirked. "What are we forgetting?" Shadow questioned. "It's June 19th." They all were puzzled. Cadence sighed. "The day both of you scheduled your wedding?" Pinkie and shadow gasped. "I've haven't finished perfecting the reception!" Shadow worried. "And I need to backed the cake!" Pinkie pie chimed in. " Don't worry." Twilight and her friends walked up to them. "We're always willing to help." Sonic and his friends joined them. "As are we."
Much later...
(imagine the song, Calling You by Blue October playing in the background. It's what insipred this whole scene.)
Sundown was coming soon. Ponyville had been fixed up and the sky had a slight orange tinge starting to set in. A red carpet was rolled out on the grass. An arch was at the end if it. Under the arch was shadow and cadence. Shadow had a tuxedo on, and looked quite nervous. He looked at candece, then me. We looked back to him with a confident smile on our faces. Just then, the CMC were walking down a red carpet, throwing rose petals on the ground. Behind them was pinkie pie, walking slowly. She too was nervous. Beside shadow, I, Sonic,And his friends stood. When I got the news from cadence, I hurried as quick as I could. Shadow had asked me to be sort of a 'best man' because he trusted me the most. Twilight and her friends stood near the opposite side of the arch. (Also, I invited a few of my friends and they, surprisingly, wanted to come.) many ponies were in the audience, including Pinkie's family. Pinkie Pie's and shadow's eyes met as she took her finial step next to shadow under the arch. Pinkie blushed as shadow pulled her vale over her head.
"Today, we gather for the unity of Shadow the hedgehog and Pinkamena Diane Pie." Cadence began. As she continued, shadow fell into the spell of Pinkie's light blue eyes. She looked so beautiful. Pinkie was lost in shadow's eyes as well. They held each other's hands and hooves. "the groom shall say his vows." Shadow nodded and began. "As long as I live, I will treat you with the up-most respect." shadow smiled lovingly at pinkie pie. "I will love you and keep loving you till the day I die. When you need help, I'll help you. when we fight, I will always say sorry and help fix the problem. I love more than you could ever know."
It was Pinkie's turn to speak. " As long as I live, I will love you wholeheartedly, I will respect you,I will help you through anything. When we fight, I will apologize and we will work together to fix any problem. To overcome any obstacle. I love you so much." Cadence smiled. "Pinkamena Diane pie, do you take Shadow the hedgehog to be your lawfully wedded husband, to love him always, in good and bad health, for as long as you live?" Pinkie started into shadow's half lidded eyes. Her eyes did the same. "I do." Cadence turned to shadow. "And do you, Shadow the Hedgehog, take Pinkamena Diane Pie to be your lawfully wedded wife, to love her always,in good and bad health, for as long as you live?" "I do."
"the ring please." Shadow took off one of his inhibitor rings. He put it on Pinkie's hoof. "I now pronounce you husband and wife." Shadow picked pinkie pie up, twirled her around, dipped, and kissed her. Pinkie returned the kiss, shadow picking her back up to her hooves. a wave a cheers and cries rang across Equestria that day. The two walked down the isle. Pinkie pie was at an all time high, as was shadow.
All their friends congratulated them rigorously. Pinkie's dad, igneous, patted shadow on the back. "Congratulations. You and me both know she'll treat you well." Shadow smiled back at him. "Yeah."
I was so happy for them. I was crying hard, and ran up to shadow. I squeezed him tightly. "I can't believe this day has finally come! I am so happy for you big brother!" I was sobbing happy tears. Shadow squeezed me back. "Thank you. For everything you've done." As we broke apart from the imbrace, pinkie pie walked up. She and I also shared a hug.
Suddenly, I remembered something. Today was definitely June 19th. I opened a portal to hammer space, and pulled out a present. "This isn't a marriage present, but I guess it is now." I laughed slightly. "Shadow, do you remember every year, on this exact day, a present always appeared for you?" Shadow was a pit puzzled but remembered. "Yeah. It was always from you. I thought it was just something your family did. " I giggled nervously. "No... It isn't." I handed the present to him and shadow looked at it. Pinkie pie was puzzled as well. I leaned into Pinkie's ear.
"Today is his actual birthday. I was going to say something on heart's and hooves day, but I decided to let you guys have your fun. By the way, Maria's birthday was the one on Valentine's day." Pinkie's jaw dropped. "Sorry if you wanted to know sooner." Shadow had looked inside the gift. His jaw dropped as well. "Leave it to me to remind you late." Shadow and pinkie pie looked at each other. "I'm going to go now.." I turned and walked over to my friends. Cadence had heard all of this. She giggled. "Better late than never, I guess."
As the sun set over Equestria, the party was over everyone had gone home. Pinkie pie had just finished cleaning up the party. She and Shadow looked at each other. Shadow suddenly scooped her up bridal style, causing her to giggle, and sat her next to a lone tree on a hill. Shadow sat next to her. "We're soulmates..." He started.
They leaned into each other with a loving embrace as they watched the sun go down.
"Forever and ever." They both shared a loving smile, their color palettes mixing with the sunset.
Yes! I finally finished this mini ark! I am proud of these last few chapters, and I hope you liked them too. I think this might be one of the longest chapters I have ever written. Don't be afraid to give me any suggestions on stories for this series. Write you later!