Chapter 25
It was now down to the wire and a race against time as Twilight Sparkle and Sunset Shimmer carried the injured Heavy Weight and the urn of Golden Heart through the portal, and in a flash of rainbow light they found themselves swirling through a rainbow tunnel and slowly changing back into their pony forms. Finally they exited the portal into the room of the mirror, only the room appeared to be darker and the crystals around them appeared to be poisoned with dark magic. As they looked around, Heavy then fell to his stomach in pain of the large wound that was inflicted upon him by Dark Star, terrified, the girls rushed to his side and helped him to his hooves."Heavy, are you going to be okay?"Twilight asked in a panic.
"I'll be fine girls...don't worry about me,"Heavy demanded while holding his wound with one hoof.
"Are you sure?"Sunset questioned.
"YES!...we just have to find the princesses and Shining Armor, then we have to find Dark Star!"Heavy yelled as he began to limp, but luckily they didn't have to look very far. Before they could leave the room, a white feather dropped on to his head and Twilight immediately picked it up to look at it.
"What is it Twilight?"Sunset asked.
"Its a white feather, a large one, but...the only pony that has feathers like this is..."Twilight suddenly stopped and all three of the alicorns looked at each other before slowly looking up and saw none other than Celestia, Luna, Cadence and Shining Armor all hanging by the ceiling completely wrapped up in black crystals, acting on instinct, Heavy quickly flew up ignoring the pain and began to blast away at the crystal. The mares joined him and put their horns together with his and together they unleashed a beam of white magic and blew the black crystals away and freeing all four ponies from their prisons, Heavy then manage to levitate the four ponies and lay them gently on the floor, the herd then descended to the ground just in time for their friends to wake up.
"W-what happened? Whats going on?"Celestia asked as she slowly got up along with everypony else.
"We do not know, what ever it was...we were unprepared for it,"Luna concluded.
"And what has happened here, our kingdom is..."Cadence exclaimed in a panic.
"Its the work of Dark Star...he's using the horn of king Sombra to cover the land in the twisted kings crystals,"Heavy answered, gaining the attention of every pony.
"Heavy! Twily! Your both back!"Shining Armor exclaimed as he rushed over to hug them both, but as he hugged them, he squeezed a yelp out of Heavy making Shining instantly back off in shock."Whoa...what just happened?"
"He's hurt, Dark Star surprised him as we were going through the portal,"Sunset answered making all eyes fall on her.
"Sunset Shimmer!...It...It has been so long my student! and your an alicorn now!"Celestia said as she hugged Sunset, only to get pushed away by Heavy.
"Look Celestia, we can have a little reunion once the dangers past, but for now we need to stop Dark Star,"Sunset said as she helped Twilight hold Heavy up.
"How is the empire controlled? what gives it the love it needs?"Heavy questioned.
"The Crystal Heart, under the palace,"Cadence answered.
"Then that's where we need to go, we have to stop him, come on!"Heavy yelled as he limped out of the room with everypony right behind him. As they walked through the halls, Shining was seeing the trail of blood Heavy was leaving and teleported in front of Heavy to stop him.
"Heavy...your injured...you need to take an easy,"Shining pleaded.
"I'm fine, besides Its not about me any more Shining...Its about saving Equestria...we'll have to worry about me another time, for now we need to save Equestria,"Heavy said before nudging Shining out of the way.
"Heavy his right, you need to relax or your going to make things worst on yourself,"Twilight and Sunset begged.
"Girls...like I said this isn't about me..."Heavy said before suddenly turning to face a group of mind controlled crystal guards, before any pony could even fight, Heavy quickly charged his horns and blasted the guards away while causing an explosion to ring out through the halls, as the smoke cleared, Heavy stood tall before suddenly falling to his belly once more as he accidentally widened his wound, his fiances saw this and quickly ran to his side.
"Heavy please...just take an easy, we'll beat this whole thing together remember? your going to hurt yourself even more if you keep this up"Twilight said as they both helped him to his hooves once more and walked with him while Cadence and Shining were right behind them. Celestia and Luna on the other hoof kept their distance as they observed the behavior between Heavy and his fiances.
"You were right sister...they are together as a herd and I feel a great power rising within them...perhaps fate did play a part in this"Luna informed, gaining a nod from Celestia.
"Indeed, but I worry for Heavy, I...don't know if he will make it with the injuries he has sustained,"Celestia said as she then saw the trail of blood. They both then followed everypony as they made it to the exit, there were two guards blocking it, but this time Twilight and Sunset took flight and kicked them both through the door while Heavy just limped through it, they ran down the stairs and turned a corner to see the Dark Star and the Crystal heart, which was now black and not rotating like it should, Dark then turned to see every pony glaring at him while he chuckled at them.
"Well...I must say...I thought you be dead by now Heavy, come here to see me conquer Equestria once and for all I presume?"Dark questioned with a sick grin.
"We are here to stop you Dark!...no matter the cost...I will not allow you to take Equestria!"Heavy growled as he stepped up, amusing Dark in the process.
"Heavy look at you, your in no condition to stop us, you can just stay there and die while I take this world and make the world feel my wrath for forgetting me so easily!"Dark announced as he turned back to the crystal heart.
"You won't...us?"Heavy suddenly questioned as he saw only Dark, but saw no pony else.
"Who are you talking about? We are the only ones here you fool!"Cadence spat.
"Am I?"Dark questioned in a rhetorical tone.
"We already know who he is referring to...It has been far to long since we last met...king Sombra,"Celestia announced as her and Luna stepped forward while a Dark voice rung out to every pony.
"Yes...It has been quite some time since I had last seen the two of you, and now...you grace me with your presence once again as you bare witness to the success of my successor as we take Equestria forever!"roared the voice of king Sombra as Dark's horn of Sombra lit up.
"Surrender now Sombra...Its over, your plan is finished,"Twilight and Sunset said, gaining a chuckle from Dark and Sombra.
"Oh your right about one thing,"Dark started.
"The plan is finished, it has already begun you fools!"Sombra roared as the black Crystals suddenly began sprouting up every where they looked, not only was the empire covered up with crystals, but they were now spreading like wild fire over the empire's borders, sending panic as crystal ponies ran and hid any where they could go, Sombra just chuckled at the fear that spreaded as he called out to Dark."Now then...join me Dark Star...join me in the Crystal heart so we can spread the conquest all over Equestria...and this time, Shining Armor and Cadences love can not stop us!"
"With pleasure Sombra,"Dark said as he lit up the horn once more and suddenly disappeared into the crystal heart, making it go even darker than it was before, suddenly the black crystals rose up and spreaded further across the borders and even began to reach as far as ponyville and even Canterlot, the sky then wen t dark and thunder storms began to brew as all the members of royalty looked around in horror at the chaos Dark Star had brought."YES!...now that we are together...nothing...not all the power in the world will stop us...not even you Heavy!"
"Cadence, Shining Armor, use your love to break control of Sombra and Dark Star, it is the only way,"Celestia informed the crystal couple, they both nodded and raced to the heart and joined together, putting there horns together and bringing out the magical love they have for one another, as they began to glow white, they shot a blast at the heart and the beam gradually connected with it. But suddenly the chuckles of Sombra sounded out as a dark beam suddenly blasted the couple away and slammed them right into Heavy Weight, Twilight and Sunset.
"Fools...did we not say that not even your love will save the heart? face it this time...your all doomed,"Dark Star said as he chuckled with Sombra while everypony else got up and assessed the situation.
"Celestia...It didn't work, we're not strong enough to stop them,"Cadence said in a grieving tone while Shining held her for comfort.
"Maybe...not alone, but how about all five of us, together all our love can stop them, me Twilight and Sunset have plenty of love to give them, it should be enough,"Heavy pointed out, making every pony look at him with concern.
"But Heavy...your still too weak from your wound...doing this could kill you,"Shining pointed out, instantly worrying Twilight and Sunset as they held on to Heavy.
"Shining...I would rather risk dieing in a peaceful world...than live in a world filled with loneliness, fear and misery...It took me years in the Everfree forest to realize that that kind of a life was not for me, and now I will make sure it is no pony elses life,"Heavy stated as he stepped up and began to charge up his magic, suddenly Twilight and Sunset put their horns with his and began to glow white.
"Heavy...If your going to insist on doing this,"Twilight started with tears in her eyes.
"Then at least let us do this together,"Sunset finished with tears in her eyes as well.
(Pokémon Movie08 BGM - Life Sacrifice, (you tube)
"I wouldn't have it any other way,"Heavy said as they all floated up and concentrated their magic on the crystal heart, Cadence and Shining Armor joined the trio and began to concentrate their love as well, suddenly a large white orb formed around the crystal heart, gaining the attention of the two dark ones.
"Sombra? whats happening?"Dark Star asked with a bit of fear as the orb began to get denser.
"This...this is impossible, quickly we must resist it!"Sombra said frantically as he tried to send shock waves to throw the ponies off. Celestia and Luna just watched in astonishment as they watched all five ponies glow white with love, suddenly a dark beam blasted Cadence and Shining Armor away, but Heavy, Twilight and Sunset stood strong and kept channeling love into the heart.
"I got one couple off, but the herd refuses to let go!"Dark yelled.
"Well keep trying fool! I...I can feel the love...digging its way in!"Warned Sombra. As the herd kept focused and began to make the crystal heart glow, the crystals topped growing and the ponies stopped running for their lives. Dark panicked and shot a beam of magic at the herd, knocking Twilight and Sunset away, but Heavy Weight still held strong and even began to chip away at th darkness over the crystal heart."What?!...why won't you give in you fool?"
"He's Heavy Weight...he never gives up,"Dark grimly said.
"DO SOMETHING!"Sombra roared in a panic. Dark obliged and kept shooting beams at Heavy, scorching Heavy's body badly, but not deterring him. Every pony saw Heavy struggling to stay up, but suddenly Sunset came up with a plan, she levitated Golden Hearts urn and put it in front of Heavy.
"HEAVY WEIGHT! REMEMBER YOUR MOTHER, SHE IS THE ONE WHO TRULY TEACHED YOU HOW TO LOVE...DON'T YOU DARE FORGET ABOUT HER!"Sunset shouted to Heavy, making his eyes open and tear up as he saw his mothers urn. His eyes then lit up completely white as he remembered the love his mother ever gave him, along with all the love he had with Twilight and Sunset.
"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"Heavy roared at the top of his voice as he rose high into the air, he then suddenly blasted a great force of white magic at the heart, as the beam struck the heart, inside the heart, king Sombra and Dark Star were in a panic and suddenly Dark saw king Sombra disintegrating.
"This...this can't be happening!...noooo!"Dark roared as Sombra looked at himself and saw himself disintegrating.
"NO!...NOOOOOOOOOO!"Sombra roared as he once again exploded in to thousands of pieces, and this time taking the horn with him, Dark was devastated and saw that he was now losing his grip on the crystal heart.
"NO! I CAN'T LOSE NOW! I WAS SO CLOSE...NOOOOOOOOOOO!"Dark roared as he was suddenly blasted from the crystal heart and the dark magic that once covered it was suddenly blown away from the heart and was knocked unconscious as he slammed against a crystal wall.
(end of song)
The crystal heart began to rotate and shine its natural blue color again, and with it, the black crystals all over Equestria crumbled away, and the empire once again lit up with magical crystals and shined so bright that it broke the storm that had formed before, the princesses and prince smiled and looked around as the Crystal Empire once again, the crystal ponies then began to cheer for the members of royalty who just bowed in respect. As they looked on to the happy crowd, Twilight and Sunset realized they had forgotten about Heavy. Hey...where's Heavy...I...I can't sense him any where,"Twilight said with concern.
"Um Twily...he's over there,"Shining said as he pointed to the Heavy Weight, who was lying on his side next to the crystal heart completely still. They all turned and sighed in relief as they walked closer to Heavy, but suddenly his mares realized that he was not moving and they could not read his thoughts or sense his presence even when he was right in front of them, that's when they started to get scared, as Sunset suddenly dropped the urn in fear.
"Something's wrong...he's not moving!"Sunset said with an unsteady, and loud voice as her and Twilight raced to Heavy's side while every pony else gathered around them. The girls looked at Heavy who seemed to be completely out cold, but suddenly, terror struck them as Heavy's once flaming mane and tail suddenly went dead and was nothing more than a regular mane and tail, his coat had also went from white to gray.
"Oh my gosh...Heavy?...Heavy?!...please talk to us!"Twilight yelled as she put her ear to his chest, but to her most greatest devastation, she did not feel a heart beat within him nor could she hear him breathing, she then turned to every pony with tears in her eyes as she shook with sadness, Sunset sensed Twilight's thought and emotion and suddenly dropped to her knees in sudden grieve as she began to cry while trying to grip a cold new fact...Heavy...was dead.
"No...no...it...can't be,"Sunset said through choked sobs as she laid down next to Heavy and Twilight.
"Twily...he's not?..."Shining asked in a shaky tone. Twilight just looked at every pony as she began to sob uncontrollably as her and Sunset held Heavy in their fore arms and cried into his chest.
"He's...he's...gone,"Twilight sobbed out, the news hit every pony with tremendous force as Cadence put her hoof over her mouth and immediately began to cry in Shining's chest. Shining felt as if a hole was just punched through him as he held Cadence and allowed tears to flow freely as he saw his best friend dead right in front of him, Celestia too was devastated as she dropped to her knees, put her hoof to her mouth in horror and began to sob quietly while Luna held her for comfort. They all cried uncontrollably as they came to realized that they had very well just lost one of the most mightiest ponies ever to live, and a dear friend and love one to them all as they all mourned for the loss of Heavy Weight.
IS THIS TRULY THE END OF HEAVY WEIGHT...THAT DEPENDS ON ME,
STAY TUNED AS WE START TO REACH THE END OF THE STORY.