(Edit): I will be back the 27th of July, but as i said before, the chapters are getting so looooooooong...like come on 15,000 words, uhhh. I will do what i can, but with my senor year starting up soon, don't be surprised if i have to take a week of to finish a chapter. Oh and the reason why i just don't make a new chapter if its so long is because the fic goes in eight chapter intervals. 1-8 was Night Shadow. 8-16 was Dark Fire's rule, etc and at the end of each interval is something HUGE. Now for letters...uhhh...that can go on forever...anyways, the 27th.
PLEASE READ THIS: I'm sorry that it has to come to this, but i will not be posting new chapters for possible a long time, and here's why. My mom has been battling civics cancer since the start of November and it was going well until a week ago. The doctors did what they could to cure her, but it was all in vain. The cancer grew to be aggressive and spread through out her entire body, only giving her three weeks to live. This was told to me yesterday so my entire family has come to my state to be with her for her final moments until today. Today, at around ten P.M central time, my mom passed away before my eyes...yet I refused to cry. I haven't been able to speak or concentrate for today and i doubt i will in a long time. I hope that all of you understand.
(Authors note: this chapter continues right where 16 B left off.)
Chapter 16 C: All Hope Lost
"Now…if there are any more questions, please let them be known." Dark Fire spoke, overcome with depression.
Silence…
"I'm…sorry…" Maneful finally said.
All the Elements continued on with Dark Fire, leaving Maneful behind.
"Sorry that you actually believe what you're saying…"
"THERE COMING!" Pinkie shouted, bouncing rapidly down into the cavern.
"Everypony in position!" Endershine ordered.
Within seconds, they had descended deeper into the darkness of the cave and hid behind anything they could find.
"So this is how it ends…" Twilight whispered.
"If we are not true to our cause, then it will be." Endershine whispered.
"Silence!" Enderpearl almost shouted. "And be still…"
Looking out of the darkness of the cave, they could point out multiple silhouettes surrounding the entrance.
"Check here…the narrator was just making a big deal about this." Dark Fire ordered.
"Whatever my lord, if that's what the voice is telling you." Ammisive said. 'I swear, he can be so weird at times.' He thought.
"Hey, I'm not weird!" Dark Fire said.
"What the…" Ammisive said, in disbelief before shaking his head. "Castigate, come here."
Surprisingly, he came without a side remark.
"Ammisive, I hate the dark, you know that..." Castigate said, almost frightened.
"Awww, is the proud unicorn scared."
"NO...I'm not." Castigate said, starting to panic. "It's just that, they might try to ambush me with their unclean hooves."
"That's a stupid excuse."
"No it's not...you're stupid."
"OH, don't get me started you..."
As the argument continued, the main six continued to wait patiently for them to pass.
"That's weird, the silver stallion acts just like you Rarity." Rainbow teased. "Rarity..."
"Oh my gosh...he's so...handsome." Rarity said, starting to daydream.
Rainbow faced hoofed so hard, it left a red imprint on her face for weeks
"What was that?" Castigate said, frightened.
"You're just making things up now!" Ammisive yelled.
"Shut up, just shut up, I'll go already!"
"Good, but it's not needed, I can take care of this myself." Ammsive said proudly.
Castigates face turned completely red from anger.
"OH NOW YOU CAN HANDLE IT! WELL TO BAD, IM GOING MYSELF!"
Castigate quickly darted into the entrance of the cave, only for him to be abruptly stopped and shocked by a force field.
You know your friends that help you with things, and then there's your best friends that make it worse...Ammisive was that friend.
"HA YOU IDIOT, YOU FELL FOR IT!"
"Be quiet, your making my head spin!" Dark Fire yelled. "Maneful, what type of magic is that."
Maneful approached the field that continued to glow blue before it faded.
"It's ancient magic used by alicorns...royal by that matter. It looks like Luna herself put this up, which means your search, is over."
"So we've found them!" Dark Fire said happily.
"No I mean your search is literally over, nothing can get through this kind of field. Let me try to study this futhAAHHh-
Maneful attempted to put her hooves on the field, but only fell through.
"Well that's not supposed to happen..."
"Well use it to our advantage. Stritin and Eccentric, try to search for another entrance while Maneful explores the cave."
"What, I've never agreed to-
"The faster this is done, the faster I can try to fix the damage I have done." Dark Fire said.
Maneful sighed heavily before she stood up and descended further into the cavern. Meanwhile, Twilight and the others were almost in panic.
"I though those of evil intent couldn't enter this sacred place." Twilight whispered to Enderpearl.
He didn't respond.
It was at that moment Maneful casted a light spell to see. To her horror, she looked around to see that she was surrounded by faces of fear and aggression. Maneful shook in her place and shut her eyes.
"They're...not here Dark Fire..."
"What do you mean not here?!"
"Well...there appears to be another barrier...one I can't get through."
Maneful turned around to leave and the light faded, but not before seeing all the surprised looks from the crowd of ponies.
"So after all that...no Twilight?!" Dark Fire said in disbelieve.
"Let's just keep moving." Maneful said, walking out into the night.
"Hold on now." Dark Fire said, evilly. "There's obviously something hidden within this cave...and I intend to find it."
"Dark Fire I already told you, there's nothing here!"
He ignored her as he approached the barrier
"YOU HAVE TO BE OF ROYAL BLOOD TO BREAK THE SPELL DARK FIRE!"
"I...am...ROYAL!"
Dark Fire abruptly slammed both his hooves into the barrier, causing it to ripple. It was enough force to send vibrations throughout the mountain, causing the ground to shake.
"I HAVE SURPASSED THE PRINCESSES; I HAVE BECOME PRINCE OF THIS WHOLE NATION!"
The shield refused to give way, but soon cracks started to form on the shield, causing the ponies inside and even dis-elements to stare in fright. Twilight, in panic, looked to Enderpearl in fright. Surprisingly, even he was showing signs of amazement at what this crazy pony was capable of.
"THEN BY ALL MEANS...I COMMAND THIS SHIELD TO FALL!
More cracks formed on the wall of magic until finally, the barrier shattered with a large echo.
"Now we shall see how empty this cave really is…"
Without warning, a large burst of power sent Dark Fire and the other flying out of the entrance. Out of the smoke came the elements of harmony and the two alicorns.
"Enderpearl and Endershine...why am I not surprised." Dark Fire chuckled. "So the illegitimate son and daughter of Luna is supposed to stop me?"
"We won't stop you." Endershine said boldly, looking towards Twilight. "But she will."
"Her?! HAHAHAHHAHAHAH! She couldn't stop me the first time. What is she going to do now, forgive me?
"If that is what it takes!" Twilight shouted.
"What are you so anxious about getting me back anyways? You threw me onto the streets remember."
"Yes...but I'm sorry, why won't you accept that!"
"BECAUSE YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN SORRY!" Dark Fire yelled, causing an eco. "You were sorry when I was around you, sorry when I embarrassed you, sorry that I loved love, sorry...because I WON AND YOU LOST!"
"Night Shadow, I know you're in there somewhere, please listen to me!" Twilight said, shedding tears
Enough had been enough for the two alicorns as they took position in front of Twilight.
"We used to be friends Night Shadow...now you're completely lost in darkness." Enderpearl said, dropping his voice into a more series tone
"Yet you are the ones hiding in caves...tell me, so you even know where your elements are Twilight."
"What do you mean...the elements...I thought I-
"Brought them, HAHAHAHAHA! You left them at your house, Discord recovered them months ago. They're now trophies on display!"
A wave of fear fell onto Twilight and the rest of the main six; however, the two alicorns still remained strong
"We're not going to give up just because of that!" Endershine yelled.
"I never planned on it..."
Dark Fire smirked as the Elements of Disharmony stepped forward.
"Meet my version of the elements of harmony."
They all took fighting potations except Maneful, who was hesitant at first but came through.
"Bring me Twilight..." Dark Fire Smirked.
"FINE, YOU WANT ME, THEN COME GET ME!" Twilight shouted, shooting snow into the air and using blinding magic.
As they were all blinded, Twilight made duplicate clones of herself and turned all her friends into look a likes of her.
"BREAK FOR IT!" Twilight yelled.
As Dark Fire recovered, he saw several Twilights running off into different directions!"
"Chase her down!"
The Elements of Disharmony broke up to chase the runaway Twilights.
Dark Fire then morphed into Night Shadow and whistled loudly into the sky, disturbing several birds in the trees. It wasn't long before a large manticore lunged out from the bushes and approached him
"Remember me my pet...and your promise."
The beast looked confused before nodding and nuzzling him.
"Good, use your dark magic to find the real Twilight...and don't harm her. However, if she's accompanied by the alicons, do not confront her. They are to powerful for you, simply send me a signal and I will come. Then you can hunt the others down, but the same rules apply."
It gave a distrusting look before it set out, kicking up dirt as it disappeared into the forest.
"You think just after all that, we're just going to let you leave?" A voice said, coming from the cave
Dark Fire turned to see five different stallions emerge from the cave, all equipped with royal armor.
"Ah, you must be the infamous five that I have heard so much about. Tell me, how's it feel to lose this bad.
"About as bad as you must feel inside your heart!" Shrill Shot barked.
"Really now, what makes you say that." Dark Fire said, attempting to hold back surprise.
"Your emotions." Vivum said
"Your actions" Animum added.
"And your stance…it's all clearly obvious." Bluster Cloud concluded.
"Tell us why…Twilight and the others have talked about who you once where, how you cared so much for them. Now, you're just a broken mirror of your former self who everyone hates." Silent Wind said without sorrow.
"They don't hate me…I'm loved by everypony…you've seen it yourselves right." Dark Fire said, panicking.
Even if Dark Fire couldn't see it, the commanders did. What they saw was almost frightening, Dark Fire was losing his sanity right before their eyes.
"I have friends…ponies…that love me!" Dark Fire said, laughing in a frightening way.
"YOU HAVE ENSLAVED EVERYPONY TO DO YOUR BIDDING WITHOUT QUESTION! HOW IS THAT LOVE!?" Shrill Shot yelled as his anger got the best of him.
"No…you're wrong…I MADE THEM ACCEPT ME!"
"With corruption and hatred?!" Bluster Cloud snarled.
"SOOO WHAT!" Dark fire screamed.
Dark Fire's mane and fur was in a complete mess, almost acting like a thorn bush as his sanity decreased. Unfortunately, it was being replaced by blind rage.
"I HAVE MADE EQUESTRIA INTO AN UNSTOPABLE EMPIRE, TO BE FEARED BY EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING! I HAVE MADE ARMIES AS VAST AS THE SEA ITSELF, ADVANCED OUR COUNTRIES WEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY FAR BEYOND OUR WILDEST DREAMS! AND YET I, THE PRINCE OF EQUESTRIA AND DARKNESS IS LOOKED UPON AS AN EVIL TYRANT! YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS ARE FOOLS IF YOU THINK YOU COULD POSSIBLY RESIST MY POWER! WELL NO MORE WILL YOU FIGHT, FOR I WILL END YOUR PATHETIC SUFFERING WITH MY OWN HOOVES!"
"Dark Fire, you must listen to reason. What you have done is destroying the entire planet with hatred and destruction! If you do not stop this now, everyone and everything will parish in ice and hatred!" Bluster Cloud said, attempting to reason.
"Nooo…I am done listening to you." Dark Fire whispered in a demonic tone. "I have done this because your princess has turned me into this…thus I shall return the favor through blood and violence."
"You don't have to do this Dark Fire!"Animum pleaded.
"There is still a way to righteousness and forgiveness!" Vivum begged.
"There isn't…not anymore…NOT ANYMORE!" Dark Fire screamed
The five commanders took fighting positions, ready to fight for what they think will be their last time.
"Celestia would never forgive, hahaha, ahahahahaha, AHAHAHAHAHA! She would much rather see me suffer." Dark Fire said, tears forming in his eyes. "AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO LET HER DO!" He shouted insanely.
"Then we shall stop you…" Shrill Shot boldly claimed.
There was a moment of silence before Dark Fire's hair was engulfed in red light.
"Forgive me…" The broken prince whispered.
"Well it looks like the spell wore off." Rainbow said, continuing to run through the thick forest. "So good thing is that I can fly now and the bad thing is that I don't know where anypony is at." She said, taking flight.
Almost like magic, a large lightning bolt struck the tree nearby, causing her wings to spas out and make her fall on her face…very painfully I might add.
"Scratch that…now my face hurts and I still don't know where anypony is at."
"So Rainbow, you think you could get away from me!"
"You know what, just trash the entire list."
Rainbow lunged forward, avoiding several blasts of lightning colliding behind her. When she stood up, she finally made eye contact with the pursuer.
"Ammisive, when will you learn that I'm the fastest in Equestria?"
He didn't' respond as he casually floated down to the ground only several feet away from Rainbow.
"I never said you weren't, but I never said you were. But the fact remains; I'm still the fastest in the world."
"Nice jokes…but we all know who really is faster." Rainbow smirked.
"Please, the biggest accomplishment you have ever done is the sonic rainboom, but to me that's still too slow."
"Really now, how comes I've never seen you try something like that."
"Hahahahaha! Tell me Rainbow Trash…have I ever told you why my name is Lightning Flash."
In the blink of an eye, Ammisive punched Rainbow in the face, dead center. Making her crash right into the dirt like a comet and creating a rock angel. It was then she heard a large boom of sound that made her ears ring.
"Your hear Rainbow, that is sound of me breaking the sound barrier. Something you can't do without going full speed, yet I have done it within milliseconds. Admit it Rainbow, I will always be stronger then you!"
Rainbow lunged out of the ground to surprise attack Ammisive, but he jumped over her and grabbed her. He then front flipped and tossed Rainbow like an axe into a tree. Rainbow acted quickly and recovered herself, landing on the tree sideways. This was short lived when Ammisive elbowed her right through the tree and then some. She stood up, still dazed by the attack and with a massive head ache. What she needed was time to think, but time was only a dream for her.
She was knocked out of her trance as her eye caught a flash of yellow light. She could have sworn that all the fur on her back stood up as she leaned back and evaded the lightning bolt flying mere inches away from her face. It caused a fairly large scorch mark on the boulder behind her and the ground to vaporize and wither.
"Ha, just like in the movie Maretrix!" Rainbow said to herself.
"Dodge this you fool!"
Ammisive conjured a large ice spear and chucked it at her like a javelin. A second later, he discharged a bolt of lightning into the spear, making it rupture into a deadly barrage of electrically charged ice picks. Rainbow panicked and hit ground abruptly, biting her tongue in the process but avoiding the debris.
"That look suits you Rainbow, ON THE GROUND WERE YOU BELONG!"
Ammisive took no time at all to summon two dark blue balls into his hooves and clap them together, sending out a burst of wind and thunder that blasted Rainbow into the boulder. She fell to the floor before she struggled to get up, only to see that the weather pegasus was gone. Looking around in a panic, she quickly tried to find the Pegasus, only for her to be grabbed from behind by her target.
"What's the matter Rainbow, too fast for you?" Ammisive mocked, crushing her with his strength and laughing evilly.
'How in the world did he get so fast and powerful in only one month?' Rainbow thought to herself. 'Back in Vanhoover, I could always be one step ahead, now I can even keep up with him.'
"Just think about it Rainbow. It's just you, me, and this graveyard…where all your dreams will come to an end, and I will be laughing. LAUGHING OVER YOUR GRAVE!"
"LET GO OF MEEE!" Rainbow screamed.
"No…not this time, this time no one will save, THIS TIME YOU WILL BE DESTROYED!"
Lightning flowed through Ammisive's wings and carried over to the poor pegasus. All Rainbow could do was cry in pain, hoping somepony or something would save her, but it was all in vain…
"That sounds like Dashie, and she's in trouble!" Pinkie yelled, darting to her in a pink blur.
I would have taken only seconds for her to reach Rainbow with her speed; unfortunately, there was a change of plans. Pinkie had no time to reach as a large hoof nailed her across the muzzle. Even if her head was punched back, her body continued to accelerate, making a pin-ball effect on several trees. See could have sworn the high score meter went off with a bang before she hit the floor like a cannon ball.
"Owww…the narrator's such a Meany face."
"Hallo, pinks…nice night we're having." A large dark blue said, leaning on a tree.
"You again! I thought you were-
"Defeated, HA, you can't get rid of me that easily."
"Oh really Stritin, or should I say…" Pinkie suddenly put on a detectives hat and stuck a pipe in her mouth. "Black Blade!"
"Yes, it's me and…wait…how do you know my name?" Stritin asked confused.
"Simple my dear, I cleverly read the fanfic to discover your name. I also discovered when your birthday is!" Pinkie shouted, excited.
"That's imposib…wait, THE WHAT?!"
"The Fanfic silly, the one everyone is reading right now."
"Don't be ridiculous, this is real life here and I plan to show you just how real this!" Stritin yelled. 'This is getting weird, first Dark Fire talks about this magical story, and now her to. Maybe it is true…no, what am I thinking, both of those ponies are nuts.'
"By real life, do you mean this?" Pinkie said, somehow having a box of "Life" cereal on her head.
"This game ends now Pinkie! Get ready to fight!"
"Aww, but I don't like fighting, fighting is so rough, unless it's a pillow fight, then I could fight in those all-
Stritin lunged forward to shut the pink mare up for good, only problem was that he slightly missed and smashed his hoof straight through a boulder.
"And then they would say, 'Pinkie, you can't bring a bed to a pillow fight, that's cheating and-
Stritin tried again, this time focusing on the mouth, but the same result occurred. Only difference was that he knocked over an oak tree.
"And as the pillow fight went on I would accidentally pick up Rarity and she would say, 'I'm not a pillow, put me down!' And I would say sorry and-
'This is going to end right now.' Stritin though as the pink mare continued to talk.
Stritin's coat burst into a color of dark blue aura as he darted right to Pinkie while she was still talking. He threw out punches and kicks so fast that it made the sound wave ripple. He tried everything, to basic attacks, to complicated maneuvers to attempt to even hit her once, but every time, she would just duck, dodge, or sway. But the most annoying part was that she was STILL talking.
"And then she said she liked muffins better, but I said cupcakes were better, but she said they weren't, but I said-
"DO YOU THINK THIS IS A JOKE?" Stritin yelled in anger.
"A joke? No, you're not that funny, but you could be. Anypony can be funny if they put their heart to it and-
Stritin had enough of it and out of rage, uprooted a small tree with his mouth and chucked it at Pinkie. Pinkie, out of reflex, judo chopped the tree in half, leaving Stritin even more frustrated.
"That's it; I'm going to beat you so badly that scientist won't be able to tell you or A.B.C chewing gum apart!"
"Oh I love chewing gum!"
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!" Stritin shouted, losing all control of his restraint and trying to punch Pinkie again.
"You know what I forgot, I forgot we were fighting, silly me." Pinkie said, almost happily.
With that, Pinkie stopped one of Stritin's punches effortlessly and jabbed him straight in the stomach. Stritin could have sworn that his eyes popped out of his eye sockets when the punch landed. It was one of the most painful things he had ever felt.
"Ha I got you." Pinkie said, bouncing back and forth with her hooves raised.
"Did a train just hit me?" Stritin garbled before collapsing on the ground.
"Hey, I thought we were fighting, not taking a nap."
"Shut…up." Stritin whispered, still gripping his stomach.
He closed his eyes, attempting to ignore out the pain. He was meet with a surprise though, as he felt a thud next to him.
"You know Stritin, you don't seem that evil like some of the others." She said, lying next to him. "You seem more…afraid."
"Now you're taunting me."
"That's what my Pinkie Scenes is telling me, you're afraid.
"I'M THE ELEMENT OF FEAR, I BRING TERROR APON THE LAND AND YOU ARE NO EXCEPTION!" Stritin screamed, launching himself away from Pinkie. "I should have done this a long time ago.
His aura exploded in dark blue color yet again, expanding three times in size as he stood on his hind legs and slammed his hooves together.
"I DON'T CARE HOW CUTE YOU MIGHT BE, HOW STUPID YOU ACT OUT TO BE, BUT NOPONY AND I MEAN NOPONY MAKES FUN OF ME!"
A black, dark blue void opened up behind the screaming stallion as energy started to form into his hooves.
"TERROR CANNON…FIRE!"
"Why a forest, of all the places we had to run into, now my coat is all wet and out of place." Rarity bickered to herself, attempting to maneuver into a bush. "The forest is no place for a civil lady at all, just look at this catastrophe. The vines and trees are all out of place."
She looked to her left, seeing nothing but thick underbrush blocking her way. To her right were thorn bushes of gigantic size that could be compared to a house.
"I don't see why this always happens to me, I mean, everypony else can run around here and have perfect hair but I can't!"
She walked near pond of water and looked at her reflection.
"UHH, being in that cave has really done a number on me. My hair is in a complete mess and I can't remember the last time I got a manicure for my hooves."
"You know, if it was any other pony, I would have just followed the trail, but you. Your nagging and whining can be heard a mile away."
Rarity turned around to see none other than Castigate, who by the looks of it, casted a muffle spell around his ears.
"You see, perfect hair and clothes, why can't I not-
"Quiet, I've heard enough of your whining and bickering over your stupid hair!" Castigate yelled, holding his ears with his hooves.
"Whining, you think THAT'S whining, that is clearly complaining."
"No it's not, and so what if it is, there no difference! Your hair is always going to be horrible and you can't do anything about it!"
"You think my hair is horrible!" Rarity screamed.
"It surpassed that, it's the type of hair ponies will point at and laugh wondering what went wrong."
"How dare you make fun of a ladies hair!"
"I do what I want woman and-
"Woman! You will address me as such mister and nothing less."
"Silence you peasant! I've heard-
"A PEASANT…YOU CALLED ME A PEASANT!"
"Stop whining!" Castigate practically begged.
"Oh you want to see whining, THIS IS WHIN-
Castigate quickly used his magic and put magical tape across her mouth as his ear muffs shattered into pieces.
"I never thought somepony could out talk me like that." Castigate panted. "That mouth of yours is practically a weapon uhhh…raggedy?"
Rarity attempted to scream at him more, but it was only muffled by the magical tape.
"Anyways, my lord has ordered us to capture you if possible, but I have nothing against you at the moment. So I see no point besides getting an easy buck…or shutting you up for once. So tell me why I shouldn't do that."
She attempted to talk again, same result.
"Well, since you're going to be silent for once, I guess I'll just turn you in."
Rarity abruptly ripped off the magic from her mouth with her hoof, leaving a large red mark.
"My name is Rarity, not raggedy for starters."
"Your coat looks like a rag, why not call you raggedy, and what element are suppose to be anyways! The element of annoyance!"
"I, my dear sir, am the element of Generosity." Rarity said, prideful.
"The element of generosity, HA…hahahahhahaha! More like the element of horrosity you fat balloted marshmallow!"
"What…did you just call me?" Rarity whispered, as her eyes dilated.
"You heard me you pig…or are your ears to filled with fat to her me you disgusting work horse."
Rarity's eyes were now twitching in anger.
"You have just passed Blue Blood in arrogance and rudeness."
"Oh, I forgot about him, you tried to marry him just to become royalty! How low can you go you lard filled, rat infested, stuck up, hoof sucking, worthless, little piece of trash!"
"I'LL DESTROY YOU, YOU DIMWITTED, RICH JERK!" Rarity screamed, as if her hair had been turned green.
"Like shooting fish in a barrel…"
Castigate's horn erupted in a bright green color as he shot a small beam into Rarity. As a result, Rarity's anger suddenly vanished as she snapped into attention. Her eye color started to fade away and turn bright green as if she was zombified.
"How disappointing, I though you would have resisted at least some of my mind control…oh well. A job is a job and a target is a target." He said, approaching Rarity with a dark smile and putting his hoof on her cheek. "A rather beautiful one at that…"
"GET YER HOOVES OFF MY FRIEND!"
Castigate spun around just in time to see a rope wrap around him and yank him back from Rarity.
"Applejack!? I should have known you wou-
Applejack quickly put her hoof on his mouth and hogtied him at such a speed, it would make Rainbow jealous.
"There, that should hold ya." Applejack said, admiring her work. "Rarity, are you alright?"
Rarity stood there like a brick wall, motionless and lifeless.
"Stupid farm pony, what can you do against my magic?! I have her under my control and nothing can break it!" Castigate declared.
"Oh yeah…well what if the rope is enchanted to absorb magic." Applejack smirked.
"Hahahah…what…
Castigate struggled to teleport, fade through the rope, or even use magic in general. Everything he did wasn't working.
"What have you done to me, you slave!"
"Rarity, I know your still in there somewhere, please snap out of it!"
"It would seem that you came to late Applejack…but just in time for the slaughter." A fairly dark voice said behind her.
"Not now…"
Applejack turned to see six spike bombs land in front of her. He quickly reacted by tackling Rarity and hitting the dirt before the exploded.
"Eccentric, how nice of you to join us. Now if you would so kindly, let me out of this." Castigate pleaded.
"Yeah, after I'm done with Applejack here…I want this to be a fair fight."
"Fair fight!? Are you kidding me right now!"
"Applejack, the last time we fought you won by a fluke. This time there will be no excuse…
"If this is going to be fair, then take off all yer gadgets and armor then." Applejack said, backing up into a tree.
"Fine then."
Eccentric untied his newly made hoof cannon and removed his hood blade. He then took off his waist coat and paused at his leather jacket.
"Well, what are you waiting for?" Applejack said, almost frightened.
"Nothing…it's just that I'm really uncomfortable without my clothes…I feel so…naked." He whispered.
If Castigate could face hoof, he would have impaled his hoof right through his face.
"Stop being a sissy and just fight her already!" He yelled in anger.
"OK, OK, I'll take off the jacket…"
Everypony stared at him awkwardly as he fumbled around with it.
"Anytime now!" Castigate said irritated.
"Oh…you mean now? As in now, now?"
"YES!" Applejack and Castigate yelled.
A small whimper was heard as he took off the jacket and placed it softly on the ground. Eccentric now stood clothe-less before them, aside his black cowboy hat, it was something truly rare to see. His cutie mark was revealed for the first time to be a bow with five arrows.
'Has he always been that tall?' Applejack thought. 'He's almost as big as Sombra."
"I'm keeping my hat on Applejack; it's just too special for me to lose." Eccentric said, turning to her. "Now I hope you're ready…there will be no excuse this."
Eccentric charged forward as Applejack did the same, meeting in the middle with a great crash. While the two struggled to overpower the other, Eccentric took charge and started to push Applejack back. In response, she slammed her strong hind legs into the dirt, hoping to regain control. Even if it did slow him down, it was not enough as Applejack soon had her back pinned to a large tree. Eccentric then took the liberty to punch her straight in the gut, making the tree behind her crack from force.
Applejack was a strong pony due to her job at the farm and was more than capable of taking a hit, but it didn't make her invincible nor make the punch pleasant. It made her flinch in pain, but not enough to make a difference in battle. Applejack grabbed Eccentric's hoof and strongly bucked him in the chest. Eccentric paused what he was doing just to look up at Applejack in disappointment.
"What was that suppose to do?" He asked, in a none evil tone, but more of an 'are you bucken kidding me' tone before pushing her further into the tree and tossing her twenty feet to the right.
Applejack regained her footing just in time before Eccentric lunged at her with his right hoof cocked back. She turned her back to him as if she was about to run, planted her for-legs on the ground, and bucked Eccentric right in the chest just before he landed on the ground. Eccentric flew back ten feet and rolled on the ground just before he slid into a tree.
"That's more like it Applejack! Give me a challenge, all of Equestria is depending on you!" Eccentric said, as if enjoying the fight.
'What's with this guy?' Applejack thought. 'He takes two bucks to the chest and then just shrugs it off. It would seem brute strength alone won't win this.'
She was right, strength alone does not win every battle, but what it meant was that Applejack was going to have to use her head and think fast. Something she wasn't good at in short amounts of time.
"Finnish her off already!" Castigate yelled.
"Quiet you whelp; I'm trying to make this enjoyable!" Eccentric shouted back.
"Focus you num nut!"
Applejack took the chance to run up and punch the distracted hunter in the jaw. Without delay, she tripped him by swinging her body under his hooves and quickly bucked him into the air. As he came down, she tackled him straight into the ground. Before she could do anything else, Eccentric grabbed her by her mane and threw her off.
"You fool, she almost got you." Castigate said, continuing to be annoying.
"Will you just shut up!" Eccentric screamed before Applejack decked him once again.
"Scream all you want Rainbow, no one can here you suffer!" Ammisisve mocked, continuing to electrocute Rainbow.
Even if Ammisive was right, there was no way Rainbow would give up so easily, but the pain was getting to Rainbow as thousands of volts ran through her body.
I can't give up…I will not let you win…I WON'T LET YOU GET AWAY WITH THIS!" Rainbow screamed.
Ammisive laughed maniacally before he finally let go of Rainbow, letting her fall like a rock.
"You were always the stubborn one Rainbow…never accepting the facts lying before you." He said, planting a hoof on her head and smothering her face into the dirt. "Just give up and accept the fact that you lost!"
"I'll never…give up." Rainbow said faintly.
"YOU STUPID FOOL!" Ammisive shouted, applying more pressure. "IF YOU WON'T SURRENDER TO ME OR LIFE THEN YOU'LL SURRENDER TO DARKNESS."
Ammisive lifted his right for-leg off of Rainbow and lifted it into the air. As if acting like a conductor, his hoof caught a large bolt of lightning, making his fur glow brightly. He then flipped Rainbow onto her back and smirked.
"I want you to look at me…to gaze upon the very pony that destroyed your home, the pony that destroyed your life just as you have with mine! To see the very pony that you used to call your friend…"
To Rainbow's shock, she could see that Ammisive was holding back tears as he pointed his hoof to her.
"Goodbye Rainbow Dash…you were the only pony…that ever showed me love in this world…" Ammisive whispered, as tears flowed down his face. "I love you…"
Just before Rainbow thought she had seen the end of her life, a purple blur zoomed in and kicked Ammisive away from Rainbow and into the dark forest. Seconds later, a lightning bolt erupted from the forest where Ammisive had landed.
"You have to get out of here now!" The mare shouted.
"WAIT, you're that mare from-
"GO, I'm doing you a favor!" The mare shouted, summoning magic to her hooves.
"But I-
"AMMISIVE, SHE'S GETTING AWAY!" The mare shouted into the forest.
Rainbow took this opportunity and ran into the forest away from the scene. The mare then let out a loud scream before she started to blast the general area where Rainbow had vanished. Seconds later, Ammisive came running out of the forest, enraged.
"MANEFUL, WHERE DID SHE GO! WHERE DID THAT LITTLE-
"Calm down Ammisive, she ran off in that direction along with Lighting Dust."
"So she's the dead pony that hit me! I'll find her and then…wait…there's no way she could be strong enough to do that…unless…"
Ammisive gave a grave look Maneful.
"You did it, didn't you..." Ammisive said, in a demonic tone.
"Are you kidding me! Rainbow is getting away and you're pointing hooves! No wonder why she gets away every time."
"I'LL MAKE YOU PAY FOR THIS!"
Ammisive charged at Maneful, but was surprised that he was suddenly enveloped in bright purple magic and slammed into the dirt. Maneful suddenly jumped onto Ammisive and restrained him with her hooves.
"You see what your anger is doing! It's turning you against your friends and your mission! Blind rage won't solve your problems, but action will! SO STOP WAISTNG YOUR TIME AND GET RAINBOW DASH!"
Ammisive struggled under Maneful's hold, but soon, his raged ceased as he let out a sigh.
"Your right Maneful, I let my anger get the best of me…"
"Then go show that Rainbow pony who truly is the fastest in Equestria!"
Ammisive stood up and smirked at Maneful before he darted into the forest, leaving Maneful behind.
"That…was to close."
"I…I knew you weren't like the other's."
Maneful turned around quickly to see a timid yellow pony standing near a bush.
"You're Fluttershy aren't you?" Maneful asked, calmly.
She slowly nodded, hiding behind her mane, but when Maneful stepped forward, Fluttershy jumped back into the bush.
"Don't worry Fluttershy; I'm not going to hurt you."
"W-why are you helping us?" She said, almost silently.
"I don't know why, but there's this pain in my heart because of what I've done, and I'm going to make a difference."
"I have seen her come this way, hurry!" The voice of a guard said, in the distance.
"Come with me Fluttershy, I'll get you out of here."
The as the smoke from Stritin's blast cleared, he couldn't help but smirk.
"NOW DO YOU REALIZE WHY I AM THE ELEMENT OF FEAR! YOU HAD LOST FROM THE VERY BEGINNING!"
Pinkie stood awkwardly in front of Stritin before bursting out in laughter.
"What, no…NO! THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!" Stritin yelled, before he felt tapping on his shoulders.
"You know, the last time I checked, nothing was impossible." Lightning Dust said, before punching Stritin into a boulder.
As Pinkie tried to stand up, she caught a cyan pony staring at her with a smile.
"Hey, what have I missed?" Rainbow said to her.
"Rainbow Dash!" Pinkie yelled, before hugging her.
"This is no time to get comfortable you guys, we have a situation here." Lightning said, pointing to Stritin.
"Oh yeah, I got your bother chancing me in a full blown rage."
"Then let's scram and meet up with the others before it's too late."
As the trio vanished into the woods, Ammisive came darting in, only a few seconds late. He glanced to his left to see Stritin attempting to stand up.
"Stritin, what happened here."
"Your sister, that's what happened."
"Darn her! She could never understand our cause! Where did she go?"
"She went that way, quick, follow me. We'll have these mares behind bars by tonight."
"Swing left…right…right again! Now kick her while she's down!" Castigate cheered.
"Quite, let the real stallion do his job!" Eccentric said, continuing to exchange punches with Applejack.
"Real stallion? Let me out of this rope and I'll take you both on at once!"
"I highly doubt you would do anything but talk if you were out."
"UNTIE ME AND I'LL SHOW YOU JUST HOW MUCH OF A STALLION I TRULY AM!"
"FINE THEN, I WILL!"
Eccentric turned and bucked Applejack into a large bush before he walked angrily to Castigate. He then heard a loud whistle before a large rock hit him in the back of the head.
"WHO'S THE DEAD PONY THAT…"
He stared in shock and horror to see that Rarity was holding his very own hoof cannon and pointing it right at him.
"That would be me darling." She said, cocking the cannon.
"OK now…there no need to be violent…" Eccentric said, as sweet poured down his muzzle.
"A lady is never violent…but then again, there are always exceptions." She said, smirking.
Applejack regained consciousness to see one of her best friends about to blast the stallion she was just fighting.
"Rarity! What do ya think yer doing!" Applejack yelled.
"I'm about to see how dark this ponies fur can get when this toy is at full power." She said, turning the knob.
"Rarity, you don't know what you're doing! Please put that thing down!" Eccentric panicked.
"And then what will you do, capture us? No, I think I'm fine on this side of the barrel, dear."
"We're not after you; we're after that Twilight girl!"
"You think I'm just going to let a group of ruffians hurt one of my best friends? I don't think you know what true friendship is."
"Then show me what true friendship is!"
"Eccentric, do you really think she has enough guts to pull the trigger? She can't even fight without bickering about her hair." Castigate said, without thinking.
"YOU!" Rarity shouted, pointing the cannon at him. "You still think I'm a fat pig!"
Castigate gulped loudly as his eyes widened.
"Ahaha…haha…ha, can we talk about this…"
"Sorry, but I think you've talked enough." Rarity said, about to fire the cannon.
"NO WAIT, I'M TOO RICH AND HANDSOME TO DIE!"
Rarity had to admit, seeing Castigate cry like a mare was almost saddening, that is, until Eccentric kneed her in the stomach and pointed the blaster away from the scene. As the blaster went off, it sent a large blue wave of power into the sky, practically alerting everypony of their location.
"GIVE ME BACK MY GUN!" Eccentric shouted, grabbing the blaster from Rarity's hoof.
"Not this time Eccentric!" Applejack shouted courageously.
She charged at full speed and collided right into the brown stallion, forcing him into a tree and knocking the cannon into the air. As Eccentric stood up on his hind legs to get a better advantage, Applejack bucked him right into the stomach several times, making the tree give way to the pounding.
"Is this really all of your strength, this is pathetic, to think I thought you were-
Out of fear or courage to defend her friends, she used all her strength to buck Eccentric one last time. However, her aim was slightly off; because her final blow landed a bit lower then she wanted…
"^#( # )(* &!*$)$ *#$)&$*! #$*! *&&^)$(_ !*%!&)*!(^#!&( _)!" Eccentric screamed, falling to the dirt.
Everypony stared in shock, other than Castigate; they had never heard a stallion scream like a woman.
"Eccentric…what just happened…" Castigate asked in fear.
"SHE FREAKEN BUCKED ME IN THE..." Eccentric tried to say, before vomiting on the ground.
Applejack felt so bad for him that she took off her hat and put it to her chest.
"Maybe now you can think about what you two have done, come on Applejack, were leaving."
As Rarity turned around, she bumped into an all too familiar orange pegasus.
"Leaving so soon…" Ammisive said with a wicked grin.
He wasted no time in punching Rarity straight into Applejack, sending the two rolling into another large tree.
"Stritin, the other three will be here any moment…let's make a surprise for them." He said, unfurling his wings with a spark of electricity.
"Just give me a second." Stritin said, snapping the ropes around Castigate with ease.
"It's about time you brainless idiots came along." Castigate said, letting his horn glow with silver magic and healing Eccentric.
"Well these brainless idiots just saved your life…now let's finish this." Ammisive smirked.
"Not if we have anything to say about it!"
Ammisive spun around just in time for Rainbow to knee him across the jaw, before taking a defensive potion in front of Applejack and Rarity. Seconds later, Pinkie and Lightning Dust came into the picture, helping the two downed ponies to their hooves.
"Your just five weak ponies! What can you do to us?" Ammisive said, enraged.
"Alone we are powerless, but together we can make a difference!" Lightning said bravely.
"That's it, I say we fry these ponies once and for all!" Ammisive yelled.
"RIGHT!"
The dis-elements formed a square to surround their entrapped opponents, each powering up to use their best move.
"YOU'RE FREEDOM DIES TODAY EVERYPONY! PREPARE TO LEAVE THIS WORLD FOREVER!" Ammisive yelled, laughing evilly.
"EVEN IF YOU DESTROY US, YOU WILL NEVER DESTROY WHAT WE STAND FOR!" Rainbow yelled with courage.
Ammisive slammed his hooves together, forming a large lightning ball. Meanwhile, Stritin had been enveloped in dark blue aura while Castigate was enveloped with bright silver. Lastly, Eccentric hoof cannon shinned brightly with light blue energy.
"FIRE!"
All the dis-elements screamed in unison as they used all the power they had to fire into one concentrated spot. Creating a large mixture of colors and destruction before it all exploded in one large burst of power that sent dirt and rocks flying in all directions. From the outside, all that appeared to be left was smoke and rubble. That is, until the smoke cleared to show a large lavender shield of magic protecting not five, but six ponies.
"TWILIGHT!" Everypony shouted in shock.
"You have had your chance to change, you have had your chance to turn, but now is see words alone will not change you!"
Twilight's horn glowed violently, making the shield overload.
"You try to hurt my friends, the very ones that have tried to save you from your evil ways! You've turned all of Equestria into a war zone because of your crimes, BUT BY CELESTIA'S POWER, I WILL NOT LET GET AWAY WITH THIS ANYMORE!"
Twilight's eyes turned bright white as she stood on her hind legs and let out an ear piercing scream. The shield that once protected them suddenly shot outward and repulsed. The ponies outside had no idea how to reach as they were suddenly blasted away from the display of power.
"That *pant* should *pant* do it." Twilight said, before collapsing onto the ground.
As if on cue, Enderpearl and Endershine appeared.
"Why do you two always show up late?" Rainbow said, annoyed.
"Doesn't matter right now...Endershine, take Twilight and find another exit. I'll show these ponies the opening we discovered in the hatred wave." Enderpearl said
"Hold up, why can't you just take all of us?" Rarity asked.
"Because they're still looking for Twilight, and Dark Fire would be able to detect us if we teleported with her, now let's go.
Enderpearl got all the ponies together, aside from Twilight and her sister, and teleported.
"Twilight, are you all right?" Endershine asked, filtering some of her energy into her.
"Yeah…just give me a moment."
"Just brace yourself, I'm about to transmit us to the other side of the forest. That should by us time before Enderpearl arrives."
"Wait, what about Fluttershy? She wasn't with the group!"
"I'm sure she's fine, if anything, she knows more about the forest then most ponies in here. She'll be safe, I promise."
The two of them teleported and reappeared near multiple destroyed trees and shriveled up plant life. What frightened them the most was the countless bodies of ponies lying all over the ground where they stood.
"What the heck just happened here?" Endershine almost yelled.
Twilight walked over to one of the bodies and examined it closely.
"They're not…you know…but in a coma." Twilight said, putting her hoof on the body. "He's cold to the touch...but that makes no scenes."
"What could do this to them?" Endershine asked.
Twilight scanned the pony with her magic before freezing up like and ice cube.
"No…I can't be." Twilight whispered out of fright.
"What! What is it?!" Endershine asked, anxiously.
"Black magic…" Twilight whispered, before the sound of ominous singing reach both of their ears.
"Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I hated what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a coward in the sky.
When the blazing sun is gone,
When nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night."
Twilight and Endershine froze in place, unable to comprehend what was touching their ears.
"Then the pony in the dark,
curses you for your tiny spark,
He could see which way to go,
till you twinkled so.
In the dark black sky you reap,
And often through my curtains creep,
For you never shut your eye,
'Till the moon is in the sky.
As your bright and tiny spark,
shuns the pony in the dark.
Though I know not what you are,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star."
Endershine managed to snap out of her trance to see a dark green pony about twenty feet high in a blackened tree, leaning on a withered branch.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
How I hated what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a coward in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
Oh how I wonder when you would fall…
A large moment of silence overcame the three ponies as a small gush of calm wind passed by the area, making Twilight's and Endershine's hair sway in the wind softly.
"Run…" The pony whispered, smirking evilly.
Twilight made an insane dash into the forest, attempting to escape. Endershine quickly ran up next to her and stopped her in her tracks.
"Twilight, what's gotten into you!" Endershine asked.
"YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, WE HAVE TO GET AWAY!"
"At last she understand..." The dark green pony said, stepping out of the dark. "That I'm not to be trifled with."
"Who are you anyways?" Endershine asked, preparing to fight.
"My name is above all your pathetic names...I am Desolent, the destroyer of civilization and the taker of life."
"You don't seem that strong to me..."
"Endershine please...we have to get away from him." Twilight begged.
"She's right for once." Desolent added. "My power is now equal if not surpassed Dark Fire's. And unlike him, I will not be so lenient to my victims."
"Your words mean nothing to me, you heartless beast." Endershine yelled.
"What of it...that little mare you guard so carefully turned me into this. This is all from her doing."
"Come and take her then!" Endershine shouted, flaring her wings.
"No...What are you doing!" Twilight shouted.
"Hahahahahaha! I don't have to..."
Loud screams were heard from the distance, as if the entire forest shrieked at once. The two ponies looked around I'm awe as they saw dozens upon dozens of ponies emerge from the forest and even the ground.
"When I have my slaves to do it for me. Twilight, I would like you to whiteness for the first and the last time, my army of the undead."
"Desolent that kind of magic is to powerful, even for Celestia!"
"Does it look like I'm Celestia...poor Twilight, your all that's left of a weak race of unicorns."
"That is soon to change however...soon you will fall just like the rest...soon you will feel the cold embrace of darkness."
Desolent smiled wickedly as he pointed his hoof at Twilight.
"Fetch me her soul!"
"Twilight, get behind me and power up a teleportation spell!" Endershine shouted, as the hoard of ponies ran towards them.
Endershine's horn glowed bright white as she started to fire bright beams of light into her opponents, disintegrating or blasting them back in the process.
"I...I can't, something is blocking my magic!" Twilight panicked.
"Blocking your magic, how?!" Endershine asked, blasting several ponies.
"You think I would just let you get away so easily, fools!" Desolent yelled. "Twilight's magic has been slowly draining ever since she entered my presence, and this alicorn will be no different."
"You can't just drain someponies magic, that requires too much power!" Endershine stated, punching back more undead ponies.
"Typical alicorn, always to stubborn to admit when somepony was stronger than them. Oh how I wish I could have disposed of Celestia in such a way."
"If you think you're so strong, then come face me alone!" Endershine yelled, starting to feel sore.
"Hehehe, so quick to fight me, yet so little experience."
"I'll make you eat those words you coward!"
"Good, because the city of Los Pegaus wasn't quite filling for me..."
"You did what." Endershine whispered, increasing in anger.
"I absorbed your silly little town, made everypony suffer for what they did...and best of all, I made sure no pony escaped."
"I can still see the looks on those fillies' faces when I took their family away...HAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"I'LL KILL YOU!" Endershine screamed, summoning a wave of light that vaporized everything around her and charge at Desolent.
Endershine punched Desolent right in the muzzle with all her strength, almost being satisfied when she saw blood hit the ground before her. However, to her shock, Desolent did not yell in pain, nor flinch from her blow, he just stood there laughing.
"It amuses me how much you care for those you have never meet...perhaps you should join them in their suffering."
Endershine stood frozen as Desolent moved her hoof away from his face and placed his own on her chest. The atmosphere around her became distorted as she suddenly flew back fifty feet passed Twilight. Being dazed, Endershine struggled to get back up, but the waves of undead ponies started to dog pile upon her body, increasing her struggle.
"Now do you now see why this whole dilemma was fruitless Twilight...nopony can defeat my army." Desolent said, creeping up behind her. "I'm going to enjoy having you struggle in my hooves while I take your life away."
Twilight spun around and quickly punched him in the face. Desolent let her make contact, only to make a point that she could not win. He then picked her up by the throat with his hoof and held her in the air.
"Don't worry, when I'm done with you, I'll come after Dark Fire as well. Hopefully he can keep you company while you suffer endlessly within me! HAHAHAHAHA!"
A large scream was heard behind Desolent as a large beam of light blasted through the mountain of undead ponies. Desolent turned to look at Endershine suddenly explode out of the pile, vaporizing everything around her.
"Good, now you can watch Twilight slowly depart from this life right before your ey-
Endershine glowed brightly as she teleported next to Twilight, grabbed her, and then vanished at the speed of light. Desolent stood in place, motionless, until he slowly started to shake with anger.
"FIND HER YOU WORTHLESS DOGS!" Desolent screamed, summoning more creatures from the ground. "I WANT HER DESTROYED!"
Endershine and Twilight reappeared, practically exhausted but safe for the moment.
"How much longer till Enderpearl returns?" Twilight asked, panting.
"He'll have to find us magically…wait I could just teleport to him!" Endershine shouted, joyfully.
As she tried, she realized that most of her magic was drained from the resent battle. You know, because everything has to be so darn convenient.
"Twilight…my magic is almost completely exhausted. Who is that unicorn?"
"I…I can't remember right now or why he hates me so much, but the things he's capable of can't be acquired by normal means." Twilight said, scrambling thoughts to her head. "WAIT, I REMEMBER NOW! He was Celestia's-
Desolent abruptly appeared in large flash of dark green and black a few yards away from them.
"WHERE ARE YOU TWILIGHT!" Desolent shouted to the top of his lungs, sending out an eco.
Endershine grabbed Twilight and hid behind a large tree just before he looked their way.
"I'LL SEARCH FOR THOUSAND YEARS IF IT MEANS DESTROYING YOU!"
The two hidden ponies remained silent as Desolent continued to vent out his rage. Seconds turned to minutes as minutes turned to hours as the dark green unicorn continued to search.
"Fine then…if you refuse to face me…then I have already won. As my final demonstration of power, I shall black out the entire planet, wiping out all life…forever."
Desolent's horn was slowly corroded in black and green magic as he closed his eyes. A small, transparent ball soon formed a few inches away from his face as he slowly lowered it to his chest level. Grabbing the ball with his fore-legs, he transmitted all his magic and energy into the compressed space.
"Is…is he doing what I think he's doing?!" Twilight almost screamed.
"Twilight, we have to leave while he's distracted."
"No Endershine, if we let him do this, there will be nowhere else to go, nowhere else to hide."
"No amount of magic could ever do that!" Endershine stated, almost in panic.
"Try science, he's making a nuclear fission, causing that tiny area of space to go into critical mass."
"That's impossible, even for him." Endershine said, refusing to believe.
"Even if it's not, we can't just stand here and watch it happen."
"But Twilight…I have nothing left to fight him with."
Twilight grabbed Endershine and pinned her to the tree with aggression.
"It's either that, or we all parish in fire! NOW GO!"
Twilight, either out of love for Equestria or by a miracle, somehow managed to give Endershine enough power to make her entire body shine brightly and hair to shoot upwards with magical power. Her bright white and yellow aura had returned to her, giving her all she needed.
"A NEW DAY SHALL FALL UPON EQUESTIA, AS I RISE ABOVE THE ASHES TO DESTROY THE ENTIRE PLANET!" Desolent yelled, laughing insanely.
The ball expanded three times its size as he continued to hold it in his hooves.
"I gave you a chance to face me Twilight, now you shall parish along with this entire world!"
Just as he was about to throw the ball in a random direction, Endershine appeared in front of him and slammed her hoof into his chest, actually making him flinch. What she didn't expect was for Desolent to shove the ball into her chest, making it crack and threatening to explode. Endershine quickly summoned all her magic and pushed back the ball while Desolent did the same. A large display of colors suddenly collided into each other, forcing the ball to and fro between the two ponies in a power struggle. Rocks, dirt, trees, and anything in the area was quickly blasted away as a crater formed below the two. Twilight, in the distance, was struggling to hold onto anything that would keep her from flying away.
"So this is your final attempt to safe Equestria? Well then, I can't say I'm impressed!" Desolent mocked.
"You use your power to hurt other! What kind of honor is in that!" Endershine yelled, exerting more force.
"I don't expect an immortal to understand, your race as always been filled with pride and arrogance just like your leaders!"
"So destroying everything will enlighten me?!"
"No, destroying everything will make a point."
"A point?! YOU'RE DOING ALL OF THIS JUST TO MAKE A POINT?"
"And what makes your cause more just then mine! IF IT'S SO PURE AND RIGHTIOUS THEN STOP ME, STOP ME FROM GETTING MY REVENGE ON THAT STUPID MARE YOU CALL A FRIEND!"
Endershine's aura overpowered Desolent's as she screamed as loud as she could. With her dominance established for this brief moment in time, she threw the ball into the air with all her strength. She knew this wouldn't be enough to stop the threat and with Desolent still controlling the ball, he could easily set it off wherever it went. She kicked forward with her hind-leg, sending Desolent into a thorn bush and shot what appeared to be a comet into the ball, sending it deep into space. The ball twinkled in the sky before it abruptly exploded with enough force to be felt on the surface where they stood.
"That…should do it." Endershine whispered, falling to the ground unconscious.
Desolent couldn't help but laugh as he approached her.
"Look at that, after your display of heroism, you now lay powerless before me." He chuckled, levitating her body and propping her up. "What did it prove though? Prove you're willing to sacrifice your life for a coward...for a powerless fool?"
Desolent's right hoof flashed with black and green aura as he held Endershine with his magic.
"Your entire race perished because they were too concerned for others rather than themselves. Your little stunt of bravery was no exception, thus I shall give you a hero's departure, it's the least I can give you…goodbye."
Desolent was suddenly blasted back with magic, letting go of his grip on Endershine. He looked up angrily to see Twilight emerge from the darkness of the forest.
"You dare attack me!"
"I've seen enough from you, all you do is take and destroy just because Celestia made me her apprentice, because you think I took everything from you. Well enough is enough, if I must suffer for the good of everypony else then so be it!"
"You have nothing left Twilight, yet you're going to fight your better…please. The power you're giving off wouldn't even intimidate a house fly!"
"Strength alone doesn't win a battle, but the courage and will to-
"Stand up for your friends and bla bla bla!" Desolent said, interrupting her. "Let me tell you something before you parish…WE'RE IN REAL LIFE! This friendship crap you're spouting is just a bunch of lies! Maybe you got spoiled side of life, but I got the worst life had to offer. Where was friendship when my dad beat me to near death, where was friendship when my mom suffered for me to give me another day of life, WHERE WAS FRIENDSHIP WHEN I WATCHED MY MOM EXECUTED BEFORE MY EYES!"
Desolent's eyes dilated as he continued to stare into Twilight eyes.
"There was none…now I am the product of their sins, the spawn of their creation, AND I WILL MAKE THEM AND THIS ENTIRE PLANET SUFFER FOR WHAT THEY DID!"
"I won't let you…" Twilight whispered.
"In the very words that they told me…the weak will die and the strong will survive. As much as I hate that phrase, it to this day remains true." Desolent said, pointing his hoof at Twilight. "You don't deserve what you have!"
"And what do I have that you don't, the will to fight for other?" Twilight asked, angered.
"Happiness…"
Desolent fired a fairly large ball at Twilight that was more than capable of taking her out. Just before it hit, a large dark figure appeared and deflected the ball away from scene, sending it hurling into the distance. The explosion shinned brightly, revealing the dark figure to be Enderpearl.
"So you're the cause of all this desolation!" Enderpearl said, using his normal, uncaring voice.
"Another alicorn?! You're race just doesn't know when to give up does it!"
Enderpearl ignored him, looking back to Twilight and his unconscious sister.
"Twilight, what happened here?"
"Enderpearl, we don't have time, we must escape while we still can!" Twilight advised with force.
"What happened here!" Enderpearl asked, becoming more aggressive.
Twilight slowly pointed a hoof at Desolent.
"He defeated your sister…and almost took the entire forest with her."
"How can a simple unicorn match an alicorn? We are the strongest and most powerful out of the equine group."
"NO, Don't underestimate him like your sister did, he's as strong as Dark Fire!"
"You should listen to your master, Enderpearl, I'm a lot stronger then I put out to be." Desolent mocked.
"You don't have to right to mock our race, pony." Enderpearl said sternly.
"Really, and you're not, oh that's right, you're a pony dragon hybrid! An abomination to all of Equestria!"
"Leave us while you still can peasant, you're not worthy to talk to a prince."
"You alicorns are so arrogant and prideful! It makes me sick!"
"We have established ourselves as the rulers of Equestira! None can ever surpass us!"
"Really now, is that why Dark Fire has the throne, why Sombra is considered king and why Chrysalis defeated Celestia! Dominance is established by power and actions, not birthright, and you don't even have that! You're just a banished 'prince', a shame to the royal family!"
Enderpearl continued to stay calm as he stared into Desolent.
"Prove it then, prove you have enough power to defeat me. I'll be here, waiting."
Twilight's eyes widened as she stared fearfully at Enderpearl.
"NO, STOP THIS NOW; YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING!"
"Haha…HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Desolent laughed, staring at Enderpearl evilly. "So you want to see me at full power huh! Well then, don't let me stop you; I'll enjoy ripping that prideful heart right out of your chest!"
Desolent stood on his hind hooves, extending his hooves to the side of his body.
"Are you ready…to see a power not even the greatest magicians could ever imagine? TO SEE A POWER NOT SINCE THE BIRTH OF OUR UNIVERSE!"
Desolent's eyes turned from dark purple to bright yellow as black and green aura surrounded the dark pony. With a loud scream, the aura expanded ten times in size, ripping out trees from their foundation as the area around him turned into a live tornado of power and light. The sky itself seemed to darken as the pony continued to scream to the top of his lungs. Lightning flashed in all directions as Desolent continued, not caring what was destroyed around him. Meanwhile, Enderpearl remained in his place, un-amused and unfazed.
"ENDERPEARL, STOP THIS BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!" Twilight screamed.
Enderpearl continued to ignore her, continuing to watch this nightmare unfold before his eyes. Twilight could here Desolent start to laugh wickedly at her attempt to stop the inevitable. The ground started to give way under Desolent, making the ground look like it was hit by a meteor. As if it could get worse, the earthquakes that Desolent was creating started to become more violent by each second. Desolent's hair suddenly shot up like spikes on a porcupine and his overall bodymass started to increase as he became more muscular. Finally, Desolent let out one last yell before he exploded with magic and energy, making a crater beneath him.
Desolent now stood before them, about two times as muscular with small volts of lightning flashing around him from time to time.
"Are you impressed?! This is what the power of black magic and necromancy is capable of!" Desolent shouted with pride.
"Is this all you have, I shouldn't be surprised from a simple unicorn." Enderpearl said, uncaring.
Desolent chuckled at his comment before suddenly appeared in front of Enderpearl and punched his stomach with enough force to make the ground shake. Enderpearl was taken into complete shock and awe, realizing he had just made one of the biggest mistakes of his life. Desolent, on the other hoof, was not about to let him off so easily. Faster than most ponies could see, Desolent side kicked Enderpearl across the face, sending him flying deep into the forest. Desolent gave Twilight a smirk before he vanished without the use of magic, but by speed alone.
"ENDERSHINE, YOU HAVE TO WAKE UP NOW! YOUR BROTHER IS IN TROUBLE!" Twilight said, running to her body. "Oh, why do stallions have to be so stupid!"
Enderpearl slide across the ground before rolling to a painful stop. Desolent appeared several hundred feet away just before charging at him like a glowing green rocket. Enderpearl's eyes widdend as he rapidly stood to his hooves and fire magical blast towards him. Desolent traveled in a zigzag pattern before colliding into Enderpearl once more. Enderpearl gasped loudly as he was slammed into the tree and took several powerful but rapid blows to the face and chest. Grabbing one of his hooves, Enderpearl attempted to throw off the aggressive unicorn, but it was all in vain.
Desolent reestablished his footing on the ground before vanishing behind him and bucking him in the back. Fighting through the pain, Enderpearl spun around and fire a large purple blast of magic at Desolent. He on the other hoof, just dived right into it, as if it was like water to his fur, and punched Enderpearl in the muzzle. Acting quickly, Enderpearl spun around and kicked Desolent in the side, but once again, he acted like nothing had happened and continued his onslaught. Dodging as much as possible, Enderpearl attempted to keep up with the pony, but it was too much. He just continued to rapidly teleport and vanish all around the poor alicorn, making predicting his movements almost impossible.
Desolent then slammed his hoof into Enderpearl's face once again, being followed by another dozen combos that would make any video game crash. Enderpearl was now forced to use deadly measures he thought he would never use. After getting launched a few dozen yards away from the pony, Enderpearl used his magic to manipulate the ground to his advantage. As Desolent approached at rapid speed, Enderpearl made pillars of rock sprout out from where he was and where he would be. While Desolent had to take extra measures, Enderpearl lifted a large bolder from the ground and chucked it at him.
The dark green pony though none of it when he actually allowed the boulder to smash into him, making the boulder shatter upon him. Enderpearl was frightened when he clearly saw that Desolent had been wounded, but just continued to charge at him. Going back into a shot exchange, he saw that Desolent had bruises and cuts leaking blood all over him, frightening him even more.
"WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU, NOPONY CAN TAKE THAT MUCH PAIN!" Enderpearl yelled, exerting more effort.
"My power feeds off of pain and hatred, the more damage I take the more powerful I become. This means you have no chance of defeating me."
"WELL, I GUESS I'LL JUST HAVE TO TRY HARDER!"
Enderpearl locked Desolent into a power struggle, attempting to somehow find a weakness in this insane fighter. Desolent had other plans though, as he suddenly pushed Enderpearl back and slammed him into the ground, making it shatter. He then flipped over the downed alicorn and launched him into the air with his magic. Enderpearl looked down to see that Desolent had vanished once again, only for him to reappear behind him and slam him back down to the surface with both hooves. Enderpearl crashed like a bomb and practically exploded like one as well before Desolent abruptly jabbed his elbow into Enderpearls stomach.
"ARE YOU DONE ALREADY! FIGHT ME YOU PATHETIC WORM!" Desolent shouted, grabbing Enderpearl by the neck and throwing him along the ground, making him glide through the dirt like water.
As Enderpearl came to a stop, Desolent appeared above him and smashed his hoof into his face, forcing it under the ground. He then levitated him with magic and punched him into a tree without letting go of his magical grip. Imitating a balloon on a string, he punched the alicorn into random object, only to pull him towards him and do it again in rapid successions. After what seemed to be hours to the alicorn, Desolent summoned energy into his hoof and blasted Enderpearl as he few towards him. As the smoke cleared, it revealed Enderpearl on the ground with scorched fur and open wounds.
"YOU SEE WHAT YOUR ARROGANCE HAS DONE! HERE YOU LAY, A BROKEN SHELL OF YOURSELF!" Desolent yelled, flying into the air.
Desolent put his hooves into the air, summoning a humongous green ball of energy that could be seen for miles. The ball had a black center and was highlighted by a black line, giving it the affect of a black hole.
"LETS SEE YOUR ALICORN PRIDE GET YOU OUT OF THIS!" Deolent said, throwing the ball.
Enderpearl's eyes widened as he starred into the ball of death. Releasing all the energy he had left, he stood on his hind hooves and slammed his fore-legs into the ball before it hit the surface. Rapidly sinking into the ground, he knew it had to be done. Using his heart and body as life energy, he flung the ball into space, seeing it for the last time. As he fell to the ground, Desolent couldn't help but fold his hooves and smirk.
"Just like your sister, giving it all to save nothing." He said, floating down next to him. "But this isn't over for you yet."
Enderpearl, in anger, grabbed Desolent throat with both hooves. The unicorn only chuckled as he kneed the alicorn in the stomach and threw him into the sky. Not letting the alicorn touch the ground, Desolent turned it into a ping-pong game, knocking Enderpearl around in mid-air. After some time, he grabbed Enderpearl by the back of his neck and held him in mid-flight.
"To think, you thought this would be an easy fight, hehehe. I'll tell you a secret, I can go a step beyond what you're seeing, making my power now seems insignificant."
Enderpearl struggled to breath from the beating, but hearing this news almost made him want to give up right then and there.
"But your unworthy to see it…not yet at least."
Desolent spun around slowly and threw Enderpearl as hard as he could to where Twilight and Endershine was.
Several moments before
"There, you have enough energy to move around without struggling." Twilight said, sweating.
"Where's my brother, he should have been here by now."
"He went off to fight Desolent, I warned him not to."
"We have to find him then!"
A large crash was heard behind the two. Turning around, they saw Enderpearl completely wounded and deprived of any magic. Desolent then appeared in front of Twilight.
"There, I have defeated your champions, now become part of the ultimate weapon!"
"I'm not done yet…"
Desolent turned around to see Enderpearl weakly standing before him.
"WHY WON'T YOU JUST STAY DOWN?!" Desolent screamed, ready to blast Enderpearl with all his power.
Before he could do it though, Endershine grabbed Desolent, restraining any movement. Enderpearl had no time to talk as he charged forward and started to punch Desolent in the chest and stomach. Overcome in complete rage, Desolent exploded with dark green energy, throwing the two alicorns off him.
"I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU TWO, PREPARE TO DIE!"
Enderpearl and Endershine slammed into Desolent, using all their power and will to stop this unicorn once and for all, but at the cost of their life source. As Desolent was hit for the last time, he jabbed Endershine in the neck, making her fall to the floor paralyzed. Enderpearl, overcome with rage, exploded with power as he fire all the magic he had in one last beam of light. Unfortunately it was not enough, as Desolent emerged unharmed.
"This fight…is over."
Desolent suddenly appeared and punched Enderpearl in the stomach for the last time. Enderpearl felt a sharp, but incredibly large pain as the blow hit. Looking down, he saw that Desolent had literally punched his hoof through his entire body. He shook with pain before Desolent side kicked his face into a large pool of water, ending the fight.
"ENDERPEARL!" Endershine screamed, as tears fell down her face.
"SHUT UP!" Desolent shouted lifting his hind-leg passed his muzzle and slamming it back down on the back of her head, sending out tremors within the earth. "Thus ends the sad lives of these two alicons." Desolent laughed, glaring at Twilight.
Twilight starred in horror, falling on her back as Desolent approached her. As she continued to back up, she bumped into a broken tree.
"Now there is nothing left to save you..." Desolent said, pinning her to the tree. "What a waste of time, hunting you down…but I always get what I want." He said, applying his hoof to Twilight's cheek. "Now your journey ends…"
"Not today."
Twilight eyes glowed brightly as she applied her hooves onto Desolent's chest, making him glow bright lavender.
"In honor of Night Shadow…Imma firing my lazor."
Desolent screamed loudly before he was blasted back by two large balls of magic and send into the darkness of the forest. Twilight watched as the magical balls exploded, exhausting everything she had before falling unconscious. Seconds later, five ponies appeared in a burst of red magic.
"There she is." Dark Fire said, relived. "Quick, recover her before Desolent returns."
Ammisive grabbed Twilight and put her on his back while Stritin, Eccentric, and Castigate secured the area.
"Castigate, teleport to Canterlot, I'll meet you four there."
"Sir, what about Maneful?" Castigate asked.
"I'm sure she's fine, just go."
The four vanished with Twilight, leaving Dark Fire alone. As soon as they were gone, he rushed over to Endershine.
"I'm so going to regret this later…"
Dark Fire's eyes glowed bright blue as he healed her, but kept her unconscious.
"That should do, I hope Enderpearl is alright though." He said, before vanishing without a trace.
Darkness fell upon Equestria that day, with Twilight captured and Desolent still on the loose, who know what could happen. With Twilight's only protectors left for the wolves, is there any chance they could bounce back and free Equestria, or is all hope lost forever…