The Harmonic Oath

by mili71

Rating: teen
Tags: Adventure, Princess Celestia, Twilight Sparkle, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Dark, Sad, Princess Luna, Original Character, Spike
Length: 2265

A new evil is rising, and how is Twilight supposed to beat it without the elements of harmony?

It's been a long time since five of the Mane Six have died, leaving the Alicorn Twilight Sparkle. But now a new danger is in her midst, and without the rest of the Mane Six, how is she supposed to beat the enemy which only the Elements of Harmony can overcome?

Inspired by the wonderful cover art :)

Rated teen for language.

Published 2013-06-11 23:30:04 UTC
Last updated 2013-06-23 20:25:11 UTC

R1: Harmony

Harmony

*Tap, tap, tap.*

The sound of hoofsteps filled the room, as Twilight walked into the chamber.

The memorial room, for her friends.

They all died years ago, so Twilight was kinda over it. But she couldn't help shedding a tear when she saw their caskets. How did they all die? Well, AppleJack was working in the shed, and it started to collapse. AppleJack didn't get out in time, a beam fell on top of A.J, killing her. Because FlutterShy was so shaken up by the incident, so she never left her house. She simply died of old age. Rarity was looking for an extremely rare pink diamond to complete an outfit, and she wasn't looking where she was going. And then, she fell into a chasm, and she didn't land the right way. Pinkie Pie was walking through the EverFree forest with AppleBloom, to see Zecora, when a manticore attacked them. AppleBloom managed to get away with minor wounds, but Pinkie Pie had wounds that could kill in an instant, and she died. Rainbow's death was perhaps the most tragic of all. After Rainbow had passed the WonderBolt Academy, she went to audition for the actual WonderBolts. But during the audition, she was trying to perform a Sonic Rainboom, she got in a freak accident. When she awoke in the hospital a few days later, she became heartbroken when she found out she could never fly again. But what really destroyed her was the fact she could never join the WonderBolts. She lost her will to live. So, later that day, in the hospital, she died, knowing that the afterlife would be better then this hell of a world.

"Hey, Twilight!" Twilight perked up to the voice at the end of the room. It was Spike, still a baby dragon after these long years, but still useful. Twilight could never forget him. Even after his inevitable death. "It's time to go to the Summer Sun Celebration!" Twilight forgot the celebration was tonight. It would take place in Canterlot this year.
"I'll be there soon, Spike." Twilight said coolly. When Spike left the room, Twilight started to cry. "Why? Why did you have to die the way you did?"

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"Good evening, my faithful student." said Celestia. Twilight outgrew the fact she wasn't Celestia's student years ago, but she didn't mind that Celestia calls her that. Celestia is like a mother to her. After all, Twilight's parents died years ago, as well as her friends. But Twilight, nonetheless, didn't want any of them to leave.
"Damn this world!" She thought to herself,"Damn it all to hell!"
It was nearly time to watch Celestia raise the sun, so Twilight quickly shut those horrible thoughts then sat and watched. Watching the sun rise was a spectacular sight, like new beginnings were bound to happen right afterwards.

But only the opposite happened.

A shrill voice spoke,"Well, if it isn't Canterlot? My word, it changed so fast!" Twilight took a moment to gaze at the pony with the shrill voice. This pony was as tall as Celestia, but she was a black alicorn, with a red and black mane and tail. Her horn was sharp-looking, and her wings were like a dragon's. When she opened her eyes, they were red slits, like a dragon's. Everyone was in a hushed, panicked state, wondering if the very worst was going to happen. Celestia curled her lips in a snarl.
"What are you doing here, Eve!?" Celestia shouted.
"Ahhh, Celestia." Eve said," Don't be so harsh, I came here with wonderful aspects!" Murmurs rippled throughout the frightened crowd of ponies. It took a while to figure out what this creature was, but then she realized: She was a dragon pony. Dragon ponies had spectacular physical and magical strength, making it almost impossible to defeat in combat. But with the right technique, a pony could take down a dragon pony. But if the pony didn't deal the final blow, the dragon pony would do so his/herself. Dragon ponies were similar to changelings, but they couldn't change into other ponies.
"Nothing you ever do is wonderful!" Celestia said.
"Ah, Celestia, I'm hurt. I'm really hurt." Eve said., "But in a way, you're right. I've failed to take over Equestria too many times to fail now. This time, I have a little help." Eve stepped aside to reveal an army of dragon ponies. "All of my subjects will eat your precious Equestria alive!" Eve then laughed a sinister laugh. Then she opened her humongous wings, then took off.

But she came charging down, as if gravity itself had strengthened. And she was aiming right for Twilight.

Her magic wasn't powerful enough to withstand such a blow. She prepared to meet her fate, when a figure stopped the blow.
It was Luna, making sure that Eve didn't get her way.
"Luna?" Eve said,"I thought Celestia banished you to the moon!"
"Well, you bitch," Luna said,"I'm back."
Eve snarled, looked around, then looked back at Luna.
"RAGHH!!!" Eve shouted, then she lunged herself at Luna. Luna stood her ground, then flung Eve off. Eve hit the ground with a thud, then stood up.
"Let's see if you can handle this!" Eve said, a red light was emitting from her pointy horn, then a beam shot towards Luna. Luna blocked the beam with a spell of her own, but she was struggling, she was going to release the spell at any time! Twilight quickly rushed over to the aid for Luna, then she used a spell that converts daylight into power, so Luna could hold her end of the battle. With that spell, Luna won the duel, flinging Eve back far away, down into the EverFree forest. Luna then took that time to pass out.
"Thanks, princess." Twilight said.

Hi everyone! I hoped you liked R1 of The Harmonic Oath. R2 will be coming out soon. If you hated the chapter, then fine by me. Just don't share it. But if you loved it, (or just like it.) feel free to express it in any way! Thanks for reading R1 of The Harmonic Oath.

R2: The Oath

Twilight stood in front of a passed out Luna, when she noticed the chaos around Canterlot. Dragon ponies were slaughtering innocent citizens, and the castle looked like old ruins. Wow. Dragon ponies worked fast. She heard a crash behind her, a dragon pony had landed.Twilight could tell it was a mare. She was cream colored, with a green mane and tail. Her eyes were green slits and, like Eve, she had dragon's wings, and a sharp horn. She didn't look like the fighting type, but she was devoted to the takeover of Equestria. Twilight just gave her a look. The look made the dragon pony crumble.
"Don't hurt me, I don't like to fight, ok?" said the pony.
"I won't hurt you." said Twilight,"I don't like to fight either."
The dragon pony looked up from her hoofs,"Really?"
"Sure." said Twilight. Then she smiled.
"My name is Mellow Leaf." she said,"What's your name?"
"Twilight Sparkle." she said,"What's going on? Why are the dragon ponies attacking us? I thought dragon ponies were a peaceful race!"
"We were," said Mellow Leaf,"Back in the old days, back when Eve wasn't ruling."
"Huh?" said Twilight.
"Well," Mellow said,"Our original leader was named Burning Leaf, my father. Even at the very start, Eve was ambitious. She wanted to be ruler, and I was next in line. But she.... killed my father, then insisted I would plunge the Dragon pony empire into chaos! So she became the ruler, actually, more like a dictator."
"That's horrible!" Twilight exclaimed.
"Eve is an awful mare."Mellow Leaf continued,"Anyone who dared go against her was tortured then killed. She put fillies in work camps, captured Earth ponies, Pegasi, and Unicorns, and forced them to be slaves, and she decided the fate of everyone in the empire!"
Twilight's face was contorted in horror as Mellow Leaf went deeper into her story. Then a dragon pony stallion crashed into the ground behind Mellow. The colt was badly injured, then Mellow and Twilight ran over to him. He was sky blue, with a black mane and tail, with a dark blue streak in the middle in that tangle of hair. Like all dragon ponies, he had a sharp horn, and dragons wings.
"Blue Wing!" Mellow Leaf yelled.
"Urggg" said Blue Wing,"There are some strong soldiers out there."
"Are you okay, Blue Wing?" Mellow Leaf asked.
"Yeah, I will b-" He was cut off when he saw Twilight. She froze. She had no idea what was going to happen. Blue Wing suddenly pounced on Twilight, thrusting her over his head, and she landed with a hurtful crash. Next thing she knew, Blue Wing was standing over her with one hoof on her throat.
"Give me one reason why I shouldn't kill you." He said.
"Blue Wing, get off her!" Mellow Leaf shouted. Blue Wing hesitantly got off Twilight, grunting and murmuring,"You're lucky."
Another dragon pony fell to Twilight's side, as she saw Princess Celestia was hovering in the air where the colt came from, then she landed.
"Twilight, you must go to the Canterlot Caves." Celestia said.
Twilight just stood there, then said,"What?"
"Listen, Twilight." Celestia said,"In the caves, there is a tablet, bring the tablet back up, then read it aloud. Now, GO!"
Celestia used her magic to teleport Twilight, Mellow Leaf, and Blue Wing to the caves.
"I don't see why that miserable excuse for a princess just teleport us into the chamber of that tablet." Blue Wing said.
Twilight remembered this cave, back when the changling army attempted to take over Canterlot, Crysalis used her magic to send Twilight and Cadance here.
"This place is a maze, she probably forgot it's location." Twilight said.
Blue Wing rolled his eyes,"Some princess."
"We need to find that tablet!" Mellow Leaf said. They walked for hours, but it seemed like days. After walking for so long, they finally came to a chamber.
"Aim for the Oath, and your desire will become reality." Read a sign. The group looked at each other. Mellow Leaf tilted her head, Blue Wing shrugged, and for a second, Twilight's eyes went in a derp.
"I suppose we should get moving." Mellow Leaf said. Twilight and Blue Wing nodded, then went on.
After for what seem like days, they finally came to a room with a black stone tablet.
"I suppose this is it." Mellow Leaf said. They noticed the tablet was written in a foreign language.
"What the hell?" Blue Wing said."How are we supposed to read it if we can't understand it!"
"I don't know, but it might become clear if we go on the surface, like a spell of some sort." Twilight said.
"Twilight does have a point." Mellow Leaf said.
So after more hours on end of walking they finally came up to the surface with the tablet. By then, Canterlot was smoldering husk of blood, rubble, and tears.
"Dear Luna! What happened."
"Eve..." Mellow Leaf said."I can't believe it!"
But then a torn up, and bloody figure flew across the clearing. It was Eve, looking angry that she might lose this war.
"You...." she said,"You will not... Win!"
Twilight stood up straight, then uttered the words on the black stone tablet. They were now clearly understandable.
"Mention the words of harmony,
forget your worries and woes.
Remember the six,
and utter the Harmonic Oath."
A rainbow light burst from her horn, then hit the ground. Her dead friends, the rest of the mane 6 were in the spot where the light hit the ground.
"Twi...." A.J said.
"You can do this, Twilight." Fluttershy said.
"You kick this dragon's flank!" Rainbow said.
"We can not let her win!" Rarity shouted.
"Kick this mean old pony's butt!" Pinkie said.
Then they faded, but then Twilight's cutie mark changed. It became the element wheel, with the sun and moon surrounding it. Blue Wing and Mellow Leaf could only dream about that power. Eve was shaking, but that didn't stop her from attacking Twilight once more. But Twilight simply deflected it without moving her hoof. She could practically feel her friends giving her strength. Without flinching, Twilight's horn began to glow rainbow once more.
"Eve, your rein of tyranny ends here!" Twilight said. Then in one swift move, the rainbow lazer shot from Twilight's horn. Eve was devoured in it , then there was nothing left of her, except a smoking pile of ashes. Twilight's cutie mark then returned to normal, and then she fainted.
"Thank you my friends." Twilight said in her mind. Twilight had power thanks to the friendships she has made. But this wouldn't be possible....

.....Without The Harmonic Oath.

Hi everyone! Thanks for reading! Now this story was inspired to me by the cover art. Although Celestia and Luna were hardly in the story at all, I loved how the story turned out anyway! So now, if you're reading this, for fans of my story, I have a preposition for you. Can you make cover art with Mellow Leaf and Blue Wing in a love story? For looks, look in this chapter of the story for detail, but in case I missed anything... Mellow Leaf: Cream coat, green mane and tail, green eyes (slits) , shimmering leaf cutie mark, dragon wings, and a sharp horn. Blue Wing: Sky blue coat, black mane and tail, dark blue eyes (slits) blue feather cutie mark, dragon wings and sharp horn. Thank you for reading, The Harmonic Oath.