Burning Twilight
Chapter 6: A New Evil
Scene 1: A Cloudsdale Store
Twilight and Fluttershy observed around them curiously.
It seemed like any old store, with aisles, checkouts, and all that. Employees and customers were roaming around, unsure of any trouble.
"This way!" Twilight guided Fluttershy to a door on the very corner of the store. Written in bold words on top of the door was this:
Keep Out! Important Research Conducted Here. Do Not Dare To Enter, Or You Will Face The Consequences. And These Consequences Will Be Bad...
"The evil is trying to hide behind the doors, and make sure no one knows, I guess. So, it puts up this sign, but we aren't backing down and listening like a slave!" Twilight yanked the door open and entered.
A laboratory met with their eyes. There was a flashing red button on a control panel in the central part of the room, with "Launch" printed on it. Next to the control panel was a rocket.
"Is someone trying to destroy Equestria?" Fluttershy exclaimed.
"More than that, young ponies. You are mistaken to come here. Important research is conducted here, as said on the sign that you should've listened to. Now you know this secret that lies behind the door. But many have entered. And the ponies that have entered never exited..." a voice boomed from somewhere.
A figure emerged from the darkness in a corner of the lab.
"Who are you! Show yourself!" Twilight tried to demand straightly, but her voice oddly trembled at the end. She had a bad feeling about this, but she couldn't quite put her hoof on it.
"You defeated me before. I blame myself for that. I just wasn't prepared. But now? I am! Plus, you never truly defeated me. It was Princess Cadence's love with your brother that saved Equestria, not you six worthless things." the figure continued. Then, the figure finally revealed its appearance. It was shocking and intimidating, especially to Twilight, at how this evil had survived.
Who was this, you ask?
It was that selfish pony who tried to take advantage at a Canterlot wedding. Twilight's brother was marrying Princess Cadence, but the evil took over and tried to take Twilight's brother as her server.
Princess Chrysalis.
"W-what?" Twilight and Fluttershy backed into a corner of the room.
"I'll take these interesting little artifacts of yours, thank you for your generous donation!" Princess Chrysalis swiped all of the Elements of Harmony from Fluttershy's hooves, except the ones the two were wearing.
"Give that back!" Fluttershy tried to yell, but came out as a little peep like from a mouse.
"You think you are powerful enough to face me? I am stronger now!" Princess Chrysalis smirked.
"We'll see about that!" the alicorn princess sent a flash with her horn, but was deflected by this horrible pony. Twilight then attempted another again with all of her efforts, might, and support, but gazed in awe when Princess Chrysalis was unhurt.
"It seems as if you have taken two turns on the board game instead of one, young ponies? It makes sense that you are two ponies, so you took two turns, but you are a team. So, here are my two turns that will blow you away...literally!" Princess Chrysalis used her horn to give a blast that was a sickly green. It aimed right at Twilight's head!
Twilight instantly put a blast of fire to attempt to reflect it, but it was evened out. Princess Chrysalis and Twilight were fighting to make their blasts reach each others sides. Then, Princess Chrysalis gained on Twilight, and then the alicorn princess could hold off no longer. Twilight was sent to the ground with an awful groan.
"Twilight...are you okay?" Fluttershy looked down at Twilight on the laboratory's floor.
"Ugh..." Twilight fell unconscious.
"Do you give up, or will you risk yourself for my second move?" Princess Chrysalis laughed as she looked at Fluttershy in the eye.
Fluttershy looked down as if she was going to surrender, but then heaved Twilight on her back and took a run for it to the door. She slammed it opened and ran for her life.
"You can run, but you can't hide! I've joined forces with many evil, which will go looking for you. Maybe even some of the unexpected..." Princess Chrysalis called, but was barely heard by Fluttershy.
Fluttershy escaped the store frantically, leaving customers of the store confused. But when Princess Chrysalis revealed her view to public, the store was echoed with screams.
Scene 2: Cloudsdale
Fluttershy gasped for air as she stampeded around town. What was she supposed to do without the rest of the Elements of Harmony? Even if she and Twilight found her friends, it was in evil's clutches now.
"Gah..." Twilight started to open her eyes.
Fluttershy let her lower off her back slowly as she recovered from the blow. Twilight stared back at the store, now vacant except for the evil waiting inside. Cloudsdale was a big terror, with ponies flailing about of Princess Chrysalis' return.
"We need to go back in there. We aren't a bunch of cows, to state what Zecora said. We need to get back in there and fight. No matter where our friends are, we are connected with the elements. And, by the way, these are just gems that represent friendship. They just can't be friendship with a couple of gems. We have friendship inside of us, which is what gives us power. Remember the first time we went up against Discord? When he made us opposite of who we really are. We tried the Elements of Harmony, but, because of the spell, it didn't work. We hold the power, so we can do anything!" Twilight explained with a cheer.
Fluttershy nodded, "I'm happy I still have you around. I wouldn't have even thought about that if you weren't here."
Twilight smiled, "Hey, that's what friends are for, right?"
Crash!
A booming sound came from not so far from the store.
"Let's go check it out!" Twilight started to hasten off, with Fluttershy close by her.
Scene 3: A Cloudsdale Store
When they entered the store once more, Princess Chrysalis was there. But so was...King Sombra? And Nightmare Moon?
All three are there? Luna's turned to the dark side? Again! Oh no! This is bad! How in Equestria do we do this?!
All three of the vicious enemies suddenly sparked their horns with no warning or word. They created a dark mass, and it gradually started to form into a pony-like shape. It was hard to describe, but it looked frightening as it formed more clearer, as if you set the HD on a TV, or wore glasses.
"Though lost in the remains of history, long ago in the dark ages. You still exist throughout the shadows, waiting to gain power, wealth, and then strike at the right moment. Come to us again, master. Treat us properly with your new gaining of viciousness after all of these centuries!" the three villains spoke in unison.
Then, the pony shape was finally complete. Twilight and Fluttershy's jaws dropped to the floor in great shock as this new villain formed.
Boom!
The dark mass crashed onto the floor, sending a horrible tremor around the store.
The new villain stood up, staggering, but with great stride.
"Darkening Skull has arose again!" King Sombra cheered. "Nothing may stand in our way, since no one truly has defeated him. He has gone into hiding for all of these years..."
"Thank you, my friends..." Darkening Skull smiled in contentment, as he showed off his cutie mark, which was a white skull resembling death. "Now, to turn Equestria into evil's image...not this silly friendship of magic!"
"Oh no..." Fluttershy said, but it was close to a whisper.
A NEW BOOK IS COMING OUT!
