The Price of Freedom

Authors Note: This is chapter 5 of "The Price of Freedom" I hope y'all like it. Big thanks to Gear Switch (A.K.A Neon Scythe) and NightfallTheDragon for being my betas.

Disclaimer (yay this again): I don't own My Little Pony, Hasbro does.

Chapter 5: Times of Grace

The remains of Ponyville...

"...girls, are all of you ok, sound off if your not dead." said Twilight Sparkle, with no energy left in her.

After she said that her replies where either moans, groans, or grunts from the other Mane Six. "Good, I guess we are alive." said Rainbow Dash, who's ninja sword was broken at her feet. "Dammit!! My sword's busted!"

"I-I th-think this is th-the end fo-for us." stated Fluttershy, who's buster sword was cracked in multiple places and looked like it would break at any given moment. When all seemed lost for the Mane Six, Vinyl Scratch appeared out of nowhere and got out her Bass Cannon and aimed it at the Omega then fired, the shot momentarly stuned it. The Omega ended up backpeddling because of the shot and made a building fall.Suddnely a filly was in the path of the falling building. It was Scootaloo before she could even react she got crushed by the building, all that could be heard was sickning crunch of the poor filliys' bones under parts of the building that fell on her.

"Come on girls, it is weakend and vunerable!" exclaimed Applejack, after she got her second large breath.

At that moment Vinyl Scratch fired her base cannon again and stoped the Omega, from attacking the Mane Six again. Vinyl strangly sang a quick tune as she prepared another shot:

Staring at the stricken

Thinking that my life will never rise

Living another day in endless ties

These fellings can't be right

I gotta stand up and fight

It must end tonight

"Thank ya Vinyl we owe ya one." stated Applejack, happy that this wasn't the end for her and her friends.

"Now back to killing this thing!" exclaimed Applejack. Seeing her .50 cal Sniper rifle, she got from one of her ex coltfriends that was in the Equestrian Guard. She then ran after it to deliever the final blow to the Omega, and it it once and for all.

"Need any help AJ?" asked Twilight, standing on shakey legs.

"If'n ya think ya can then sure, sugar cube." Applejack said.

Twilight ran in for a distraction so Applejack could get a clear shot at the Omega's head.

"You may want to hurry AJ, I don't know how long I can keep this up." stated Twilight, out of breath and scared for her life.

"Okay just hang on a little longer." Applejack said, from her sniping posistion,beginning to hold her breath to steady her aim for the shot.

After she said those words she took the shot. The bullet flew straight and true, it hit its mark right between the Omega's eyes, in the fatal "T", the bullet severed the monsters brain stem and killed it instantly. It collapsed and fell to the ground with a massive thump, so massive that its lifeless body making a hole in the ground from where it landed.

"Ya girls okay?" qustioned Applejack, to the other Mane Six.

"Yeah I'm alright, a little wounded, but alright." said Rarity.

"Ye-yeah I-I'm alright." stated Fluttershy, from underneath her hiding place.

"I think one of my wings are broken, but all in all I'm fine." Rainbow Dash said, a little depressed about her wing being broken.

"Wheres Pinkie?" asked Twilight, in confussion about their pink friend being MIA.

"Um girls, you may want to look at this." stated Pinkie Pie, with no excitment in her voice.

The Mane Six went over to where Pinkie was at, and then they saw the limp lifeless body of Scootaloo. She was crushed by all of the rubble that was on top of her. What she had in her hoof was a necklace in the shape of Rainbow Dash's cutie mark.

"W-why d-did it h-have to be-be her!? W-why co-couldn't it ha-have be-been me!?" cried out Rainbow Dash, in agony over the loss of the little filly she consdered her sister.

"I'm so sorry RD, but I promise that we will have revenge against the one who ordered this attack. Applejack stated, trying to comfort her friend.

Meanwhile in a uknown location...

"Your Highness, they felled our Omega." stated the General of the Shadow Wraith army.

"How did they manage to kill an Omega?" stated Aeternae Obruat, annoyed beyond all belief.

"They used what appears to be a .50 cal sniper rifle, Sire." stated the General "If only he knew, I was the one that weakened the Omega before I sent him out, I hope they can continue to be this lucky. For their sake and everypony elses."

"Did you even hear me?" asked Aeternae Obruat.

"Sorry sire I did not, what did you say?" questioned the General.

"I said get all of the troops ready for a full charge on the ponies." stated Aeternae Obruat, pissed off beyond all belief.

"As you wish sire." stated the General. "Looks like I need to accelerate my plans."

Close to the Escaflowne mountains...

"Why can't things be a whole lot easier, stupid flight preventing mountains." stated an annoyed Luna.

"Need any help?" asked a mysterious Alicorn.

"Sure, what's your name?" asked the Warrior Princess of the Night.

"My name is Night’s Hunter, but most ponies call me Hunter." he was a stallion, who had a midnight blue coat, his mane was cobalt blue with a steel blue highlight, his cutie mark was a crescent moon inside a shield. “What are thou doing here Night Hunter… I mean Hunter?" asked Luna

"I was asked to help guide you to the temple by the voice you meet back in Everfree." stated Night Hunter.

Authors Note: Looks like Luna finally gets some help, as for the Omega fight scene I hope y'all liked it,As usual, constructive criticism is always welcomed, rate, review, and enjoy. As per usual fashion.

Quick lyric sync was from Gear Switch they were legitimate, not taken or borrowed.

"May Your Lucky Stars Always Smile Down Upon Thee."

-Lunas' Eternal Protector