"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!"
The girls found themselves back in the Fairy Kingdom. The fairies followed them "Girls, are you alright?" asked Maria. "Yeah, we're fine. But we've got Lydia to worry about now" said Dream Sparkle. "She has the three pearl pieces. If we don't get to her fast, the Pearl of Purity will be destroyed!" said Sunshine Sparkle. "Oh no! We have to get to the castle. That must be where she s!" said Sarah.
The girls and the fairies rushed to the castle. Queen Lydia was already there, holding the three pearl pieces. "Welcome back, girls. Now you can finally see me destroy the Pearl of Purity" she said. "Lydia, please don't! We're doing this for your own good!" said Anna. "My own good? Bah! No one cared enough for me until I became like THIS! And let me tell you, I'm HAPPY like this!" said Lydia. She joined the three pieces together to make the Pearl of Purity. "Lydia, stop it right now or we'll..." said Dream. "You'll do what? You're powerless against me now" said Lydia. She raised the pearl up, then suddenly, she stopped. "No, you know what, I won't destroy it. This pearl holds immense potential for me. Instead, I'll use my dark magic to turn it into the Pearl of Darkness." The Pearl became black and lost its sparkle. Then it went inside Lydia. She became bigger thanks to the pearl's power. Her eyes began to glow. "I've never felt this powerful before. HAHAHA! You can NEVER stop me now. You know, I WAS going to destroy you, but now, you're just small fry. I'll destroy your world and everyone you love right before your eyes!" said Lydia. She disappeared in a puff of black smoke and reappeared in the dungeon, where Eric and Erin were there. "Your highness, whatever happened to you?" asked Eric. "Ahaha! Or Eric, Erin. I can't stay mad at you forever. Here, have a share in power" said Lydia. She gave a but of power to Eric and Erin. "This is amazing. I feel so powerful" said Erin. "And that's only a fraction of it. Come on, lets go to the human world!" said Lydia.
They then went outside and called all the fairies. "We will destroy the human world! We will destroy it and gather up all the energy of the human in it!" said Lydia. The fairies raised their hands and shouted in glee. Then they all disappeared to the human world.
Regina arrived in the castle. "Oh no, I'm too late, am I?" she said. "Regina, the Pearl of Purity...its become something else. Something terrible" said Shining Sparkle. "I know. I saw everything through my magic mirror. Oh Lydia, why can't you just listen to me?" she said. A few tears fell to the ground. "Regina-sama, are you alright?" asked Dream Sparkle. "I'm sorry, girls. I neglected to tell you. The reason I told you to purify Lydia rather than defeat her. You see, she wasn't always like that. She only became evil...because of me" said Regina. "Because of you?" asked Sunshine. "Yes, because of me. I should have listened to her. I shouldn't have been so busy all the time" said Regina. "You and Lydia were close before right?" asked Shining. "Yes, very. You see, as a matter of fact, Lydia...is actually my daughter" said Regina.
"WHAT?!" said the girls together. "You mean she's the Fairy Princess?" asked Sunshine. "Yes. She's actually no older than you girls." "But then, how did she become the way she is now?" asked Dream. "I'm sorry, again girls. I never told you her story. But now, I'll tell you everything."
"Lydia and I lived happily for a long time. All the fairies loved us. But Lydia felt very lonely as she had no friends. She was always in the castle with me. And the problem was, I never paid attention to her. I was always busy with my royal duties. Whenever she would try to talk to me about her loneliness or try to spend some quality time with me, I would always push her away. One day, she got fed up. She ran away and went to a dark forest- a place forbidden to enter by fairies. It is said that anyone who goes into that forest comes out not as themselves, but an evil version of them, and that's exactly what happened with Lydia. She went into the forest where she discovered some dark magic. A voice inside her told her that if she could control it, she would have friends who would be impressed by her. So she tried to. But the magic took over her and she became what she is now. She became more cruel and cold. She came into the castle the next morning with the intent to corrupt me and the other Court Fairies. I escaped ad so did most Court Fairies. But two Court Fairies- Eric and Erin- were not so lucky and also got corrupted by her. I fled to the mountains and saw Lydia corrupt every fairy and I saw the Fairy Kingdom fall into ruin in the distance. I thought all hope was lost. That's when Maria and Sarah came to me. I told them to find two Magical Girls so they could purify Lydia. And they ended up with you. That's why you're here right now."
Regina turned to Anna. "Oh Anna, I'm so sorry, I should've listened to your warning." "Its fine, your highness" said Anna. "So what should we do? We need the Pearl of Purity to purify Lydia and she's corrupted that too" said Dream. "All hope is not lost, girls. There is a technique to make you stronger- enough that you can take the Pearl of Darkness from Lydia's heart and turn it back to the Pearl of Purity." "We'll do whatever you tell us!" said Shining. "This has rarely happened in Magical Girl history but it is possible. If the three of you can combine your mind, heart and powers, you will become one being" said Regina. "You mean like a Magical Girl fusion?" asked Sunshine. "Exactly. But it needs a lot of concentration. Here, I will give you the power of fusion. You will use it at the right time. And along with fusion, I'll give you another power that you will use along with your friend, Kyo" said Regina. She touched the girls heads, thus giving them the power. "Alright then. Come on, girls. We've got a world to save!" said Dream Sparkle. "Yeah!" said Shining and Sunshine Sparkle.
By that time, Lydia and her fairies had collected energy from almost everyone. The city was destroyed. Black coulds filled the sky. Buildings were broken. People had their energy stolen and were powerless. But one person kept fighting the corrupted fairies- that person was Kyo Hiragi. He was in his magical form and fought the fairies and their attacks with his sword. "I'm sure the girls will come soon. But meanwhile, I must keep on fighting!" said Kyo. He was exhausted but her continued fighting and avoiding attacks. One fairy was behind him and was about to attack him. But he was defeated at the right moment.
"SHINE STORM!"
Kyo looked back. "Girls! I knew you'd come!" he said. "You've been fighting alone all this time?" asked Dream. "Yes. I had to keep them from destroying the city any further until you came. So, did you get the Pearl of Purity?" asked Kyo. The girls sadly shook their heads. "But we can still get it back from Lydia. First, we'll have to fight all these fairies" said Dream Sparkle. "That's easier said than done. They're very strong" said Kyo. "Don't worry. If we do it together, we can defeat them all" said Shining. "That's right" said Sunshine.
The kids all stood together. They were just four and the fairies were many. But they were not afraid. They began fighting the fairies. One by one, they were defeated. Maria, Sarah and Anna too joined in. Soon, all the fairies were defeated. "Phew! We did it!" said Dream. "Not so fast" said Eric and Erin. Their eyes were glowing.
Eric trapped the kids in a ring of fire. "Lets see you get out of this one!" said Eric. They shot many lightning bolts at the kids, which they all avoided. Eric then came inside. He took out a sword of his own and fought Kyo. Eric seemed to be winning. "Come on, we have to help Kyo-kun!" said Dream. She took out her wand.
"DREAM WAND!"
Eric was thrown out by the attack. "Not so fast!" said Erin. She jumped inside. She threw a ring at the kids, which tied them. It became tighter. "Haha! You'll never be able to escape now!" said Erin. "You're...WRONG! Together...we can...get through...ANYTHING!" said Shining. Their hearts began to shine and they broke out of the ring. They all held hands. An aura began to glow around them. They then held their hands up to the sky. A bright light came into them.
"With the power of our hearts, we will surely win. COSMIC...RAINBOW!"
A rainbow coloured attack came out from their hands which did away with Eric and Erin. "Wow, that was awesome!" said Kyo. "We still have one more person to defeat- or rather, purify" said Shining Sparkle. The kids ran towards Lydia. "So, you managed to defeat my fairies and my best minions with your friendship. But I'm going to be different. You won't beat me so easily!" said Lydia.
She threw many energy bolts at the kids. They avoided them with difficulty. Kyo deflected the attacks with his sword. They all went back to Lydia. "What? HOW?" she asked. She then put her hands to the air. "Oh black clouds, head my call" she said. The clouds came above her. Lightning struck the kids. She then trapped them all in a sphere of darkness. But they all held hands again. Their hearts glowed and they escaped the sphere.
Lydia shot a beam at them. The kids held hands again and performed the Cosmic Rainbow. The two attacks clashed. "Lydia, please snap out of it. We're doing it for you" said Shining Sparkle. "With our help, we can make your darkness and your hatred disappear. You don't have to be like this" said Dream Sparkle. "NEVER!" said Lydia. She pushed her beam harder. The kids were on the ground with the attack. "My darkness...my hatred...no matter how hard you try...it will NEVER disappear!" said Lydia.
Shining Sparkle got up. "Then I think its time...we have to do it. We have to...combine our hearts...our minds...our powers" said Shining Sparkle. Dream and Sunshine got up after her. "Remember girls, concentration is very important" said Shining.
The girls put their hands in front.
"Our hearts..." said Shining.
"Our powers..." said Dream.
"Our minds..." said Sunshine.
"May they all become one" said the girls together.
"Shining Sparkle..."
"Dream Sparkle..."
"Sunshine Sparkle..."
"MAGICAL GIRL COMBINATION!"
The girls closed their eyes. A bright light shone. When it faded, the three girls had disappeared. In their place, stood a girl with flowing white hair. She was wearing a white dress and had white shoes. She opened her eyes- they were yellow in colour. Her skin was very fair.
"What happened?" asked Kyo.
"Who are you!" asked Lydia.
The girl smiled. "I am the shining light of this world, the one who will purify you. I am three Magical Girls in one. I am ULTIMATE SPARKLE!"
"Ultimate Sparkle? I've never heard of you and I NEVER WILL!" said Lydia. She tried to hit her. But there was a shield around Ultimate Sparkle. "What? Why isn't it working? Oh black clouds, please heed my call" said Lydia. The black clouds came above her. Lightning struck, but Ultimate Sparkle did not get hurt. "How?" Lydia then shot a beam at her. Ultimate Sparkle still remained unharmed. "Wow, she's invincible" said Kyo.
Ultimate Sparkle then smiled. "Lydia...you don't have to live in such hatred. I know that inside you is a legitimately kind and lonely person who's just trapped." Lydia began to remember her past. "Yes...I was very lonely before. That's why I became like this" she thought to herself. A tear came out of her eye. Ultimate Sparkle came closer to her and put her hand up.
"Ultimate...Love Shower!"
White clouds came above her and rained many sparkles. The Pearl of Darkness came out of Lydia's heart. Ultimate Sparkle took it in her hands. "Pearl of Darkness...may you go back to what you originally were" she said. The darkness disappeared from it. The Pearl of Purity began sparkling brightly. Ultimate Sparkle then took it near Lydia's heart. "What are you doing?" asked Lydia. "Don't worry. Just try and remember who you really are." Lydia began to get flashbacks again.
"I...am Lydia. Princess of the Fairy Kingdom. Daughter of Queen Regina. I am...very lonely. But looking back now, I...don't want to remain like this forever" she said. The Pearl of Purity shone brightly.
The next moment, Lydia disappeared. In her place, stood a young girl with short, light pink hair and a light pink dress and llight pink wings. She was no older than the girls. Ultimate Sparkle held her hand. "Lydia, your mother loves you very much. She just didn't get the chance to tell you because she was so busy. Being a Queen isn't easy, you know. You have to go out there and solve people's problems" she said. "Ultimate...Sparkle. I...I'm so sorry. I did truly awful things. I don't think anyone would be able to forgive me" she said. "Its okay, Lydia. I forgive you" she said. She hugged the Fairy Princess. Lydia hugged her back. "I haven't felt this warmth in a long time" said Lydia.
"Wow, so YOU'RE actually Lydia?" asked Kyo. "Yeah. This is actually me. Surprising, isn't it. I'm really sorry. The things I did were truly terrible" she said. "Nah, its okay" said Kyo. "Princess! You're okay!" said Maria. She and the other fairies came to her. "Maria, Sarah, Anna. You're not mad at me?" she asked. "Of course not. We knew that wasn't really you" said Sarah. "Princess, we're so glad you're fine" said Anna. Lydia smiled.
The girls then unfused. "Wooow! That...was AWESOME!" said Dream. "I WANNA DO IT AGAIN SOME TIME!" said Sunshine. Shining just smiled. "That really was something else" she said. "Shining Sparkle, Dream Sparkle, Sunshine Sparkle. Once again, I'm truly sorry" said Lydia. "We've already forgiven you. No need to apologise again" said Dream.
Queen Regina arrived. "Girls, you did it! And you too, Kyo. I knew you could!" said Regina. "So you're Queen Regina, huh?" said Kyo. "Yes. I've watched you helping the girls from my magic mirror. Thank you so much for your help" said Regina. "No problem. I'm always willing to help a friend" said Kyo.
Lydia came slowly towards Regina. "Mama, I...I'm so..." Regina hugged Lydia before she could finish her sentence. Lydia started crying. "Its alright, Lydia. I forgive you. I'm the one who should be apologising. If I had just listened to you...none of this would have happened. But now, I'm glad you're okay. I love you, Lydia. I'm sorry I never said that before" said Regina. "Mama, I...I love you too" said Lydia.
The city began to be restored. The energy went back to the people. They all woke up, wondering what happened. "Everyone, lets have a party in the Fairy Kingdom!" said Regina. "Alright!" said Maria, Sarah and Anna together.
Finally, the final battle is done. But, its not over yet. There's one more chapter to go before this series is done. I enjoyed writing this chapter. Too bad this series has to come to a close soon.