My Little Pony:
Friendship is Magic
Enter the Darkness
Chapter 4: The Evil Released
The Ponies stared at the lava-spewing Mountain of Dark Fire in awe. However, this was shortlived when they spotted Queen Chrysalis with a far head start toward the mountain's top.
"There she is!" Rainbow Dash shouted, pointing at the Changeling.
"Rainbow Dash! Fluttershy! Stop the queen long enough for us to catch up!" Twilight ordered.
"You got it!" Dash proudly said before pulling Fluttershy by her tail and flying toward where the queen was.
She gave her a powerful and swift tackle, dazing the queen. Fluttershy pulled Chrysalis down by her tail, forcing her to a lower level of the volcano, and making her drop the book. "NO!" Chrysalis shouted in vain. She kicked off Fluttershy and dived at the book, only to be tackled by Dash again.
Rainbow Dash snagged the book and decided to taunt the queen by playing keep-away with Fluttershy. They passed the book back and forth to each other, keeping it away from Chrysalis, and giving their friends more time to keep up. Twilight, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Applejack walked in on the game and started laughing at the Dash and Fluttershy's game. The laughter was cut short by Chrysalis, who shouted, "ENOUGH!"
She shot a powerful orb of green magic, knocking all of the Ponies off of their hooves, and causing them to fall and roll down the edge of the volcano. Twilight grabbed the cliff closest to her enemy and pressed on without her friends, for she knew they would catch up. After grabbing the book, Chrysalis made her way toward the top.
Once at the top, a tired queen readied the book over the mountain's mouth where the lava was boiling and smoke was exiting. "At long last... Now! Great evil! Recognize me as your queen! Awaken from your slumber!" she shouted triumphantly. Twilight stumbled to the top, gasping as she saw she was too late. "Hahahahaha! You are one step behind, Sparkle! But you are just in time to witness a new beginning... for us Changelings!"
Twilight had one chance; when she saw the book fall into the mouth, she quickly used a magic beam to knock it back on the volcano's mouth edge, angering the queen. "Hehe. Whew..." Twilight gasped happily at her small victory. "Looks like your planned failed."
"You are a fool! You are but stalling the innevitable. I will finish you off myself!" Chrysalis growled.
She shot a beam of green energy out of her horn, but Twilight teleported out of the way quickly. She retaliated with a beam of her own, which was dodged by flying. Chrysalis landed in front of her opponent, switching the fight from magic to close hoof-to-hoof combat. However, both combatants were easily matched as both could not land a hit, magically or physically.
Twilight, looking rather tired from how much magic she was using, saw the battle getting nowhere and decided to change her strategy a little. She charged at Chrysalis head-on, dodging whatever magic the queen threw at her. And just as Twilight was about to physically headbutt her, she teleported, dodging a beam from the Changeling. Chrysalis was shocked and wondered where Twilight went to. "Hey!" the purple mare called. The queen turned her head behind her to find Twilight with a readied horn. She shot her beam at the queen,knocking her down.
Twilight fell to on her fore knee, feeling the pressure of so much magic loss finally catch up to her. She let out a sigh in relief at her fallen enemy. "I'm...not...finished..." Chrysalis said as she stood up.
In one last ditch effort, she used her powers of transformation to look entirely like Cadence. She cried a convincing cry, leaving Twilight slightly confused. When she walked closer to the disguised queen, she was shot by a powerful surge of magic that sapped all of her remaining energy. She was left helpless.
Chrysalis laughed as her body healed from what little damage she took from Twilight's magic and Dash's earlier tackles. "Hah! Falling for the same trick as last time. Pitiful, Sparkle. You could never hurt your poor sister-in-law and friend, could you? Hehe," she taunted as she walked toward the book. "Now, with no further delay, its time to be revived! Arise, great evil!"
She threw the book into the mouth once more. It landed directly in the intended spot, glowing with dark energy as the lava turned from bright red to dark purple. Twilight's friends arrived at the scene too late to stop the queen. She laughed as she welcomed the rising evil.
A cyclone of lava rose from the mountain, filling the skies with clouds of darkness rather than smoke. A shadow soon followed the cyclone, glowing bright purple eyes being seen from within. The lava dissipated. From the lava came the most powerful Changeling and the most powerful evil in all of Equestria and beyond. "A mighty Changeling with the blackest heart. An immortal that even Celestia fears. The Evil King, Zenodite!" Chrysalis introduced as her eyes sparkled in awe. Twilight's friends looked in terror at the pure evil Changeling.