Return of Evil and A New Beginning

The energy blast struck the six, throwing them against the cave’s wall behind them. Rainbow Dash quickly regained her composure and flew after Dante, but Dante shadowported away, causing Rainbow to stop in confusion. She looked around while in the air to try to find where Dante went. He shadowported behind her, “Hello” he said before swinging his staff, hitting Rainbow Dash and knocking her out of the sky and on the ground.

Twilight got up and noticed the staff that Dante is wielding.

“Wait” she called out “Where did you get that staff? Where’s the staff Celestia gave you? And how were you able to use it when you were given it?”

“Well, since Celestia said that only those who are pure at heart can wield it, gave me the opportunity to manipulate it. I am pure. Pure evil, so what Celestia said wasn’t specific enough. And Twilight” he held the staff out so Twilight can see the black and red staff with a grinning unicorn with red eyes more clear “Look at the staff. I still have it. Sombra and I just made a few adjustments to it.” Dante began to move toward Twilight “And now, to defeat YOU Twilight.”

“Oh no you don’t” Applejack yelled. “You won’t get your, uh, whatever you call those things, on Twilight.”

“Yeah” Pinkie yelled “Keep your HANDS off of her.” The two leaped after Dante, but Dante held his staff in front of him and slammed the bottom end of it on the ground, causing an energy barrier, more powerful than the first one, to expand out, throwing the two across the cave room.

Just then, a sharp pain struck Dante’s back. He yelled in pain, and then turned around to notice Rarity running after him, blasting energy beams from her horn. Dante unleashed a barrier around him, absorbing each of the blasts. Rarity stopped in shock, and then Dante’s barrier vanished, revealing Dante with his arm extended, hand opened and an orb of energy being formed from the palm of his hand. Dante blasts the energy orb at Rarity, striking her, causing her to collapse, but not before being knocked a few feet back.

Twilight looked around to see her unconscious friends, and Fluttershy shuttering in fear against a wall. “Dante” she yelled in anger, and then flew after Dante to attack him.

“Well, it’s good to see you use your wings” Dante said with a grin “Too bad it will be your la” he was interrupted when Twilight vanished in the sky. Dante looked around to try to find where she went, when Twilight teleported behind Dante, judo kicking him in the back. Dante flew a few feet, and then fell to the ground. He got up, pointed the Pegasus medallion  end of his staff at Twilight. A large energy orb formed around the medallion aimed at Twilight. Twilight stared at the orb in shock as it was shot at her. She snapped out of her trance and shot an energy beam out of her horn to push the orb back. Both Twilight and Dante stood there, fighting each other’s blasts. After about a minute, Twilight was getting weak trying to withstand Dante’s blast. Dante’s blast outstood Twilight’s, having the blast clash with Twilight, knocking her back and out.

Dante turned his attention to Fluttershy, weeping and shuttering against the wall. He walked slowly towards her. He finally got to her and kneeled down. “Don’t worry, dear Fluttershy. I’m not gonna hurt you.”

“Y-y-you’re not” she asked in fear.

“No, because the fear within you has already defeated you, so there is no use in trying to hurt you” he said with a cocky grin. Dante got up and turned his attention to Twilight, walking up to her as she was struggling to get up. He was now standing over Twilight with King Sombra now standing behind him.

“Good, Dante” he said with a grin “now, finish her.” Dante pointed the medallion of the staff at Twilight. Another orb was forming around the medallion, expected to finish off Twilight. Twilight looked at the orb, then into Dante’s eyes. She saw evil and hatred in his eyes. Dante noticed that she was looking into his eyes. Then, he noticed that a tear was flowing out of her eye and down her cheek. Dante felt a fist hitting at him, but not physically, but emotionally. Dante stopped the energy orb from forming and lowered his arm, pointing the medallion at the ground. “What” Sombra shouted. “What are you waiting for. FINISH HER!”

Dante paused for a moment as flashbacks started to fill his head within a split second. His eyes turned back to their original color. “No” he responded to Sombra, tightening his grip on the staff, snapping it in two pieces.

“What do you mean no” Sombra asked in anger “what about our deal? What about taking over Equestria?”

“Yeah, well, the deal’s off. I’ve hurt my friends, no, family enough. Actually more than enough” the four others started to wake up as Dante was talking to Sombra. Dante noticed this “Girls, I am deeply sorry for what I’ve done to you all. I don’t expect you to forgive me though, and I’m okay with that” he said as he lowered his head in sadness. Pinkie jumped at Dante, giving him a big hug. Dante returned the hug, then the rest of the ponies gathered around to hug Dante in forgiveness. Dante turned his attention back to Sombra as the six was finished “So, I won’t be taking over Equestria, but I will be stopping YOU!” Dante leaped towards Sombra, then shadowporting closer, punching Sombra in the face with enough force to knock him back, hitting a wall in the process.

Sombra got up, stared at Dante for a second, and then blasted an energy beam out of his horn at Dante, causing him to fly back and on his face. Sombra’s horn then was glowing, soon having his entire body glow in a dark red light. The form of Sombra’s body stood on his hind legs, only for the body to morph into a slimmer form, the forelegs and hind legs into elf arms and legs, and the head in the same shape as Dante’s, only the horn was the only thing that remained the same.

The light vanished, revealing Sombra in the new elf-like form, only Sombra remained his same skin tone and his armor morphed along with his body. Dante got up to see Sombra in his new form.

“You see, Dante” he asked “I am now more powerful than the four princesses AND you combined. But, I’m willing to give you one more chance. Either join me and I will forgive your assault, or you shall be defeated as well.”

Dante shadowported behind him, but failed to hit him. Instead Sombra saw it coming, turned around at the last second, and deflected Dante’s attack, knocking Dante down. Sombra walked toward the six ponies, then about half way, turned around and reached his hand out. His horn, including his entire arm and hand, were glowing red, with his arm aimed at Dante while he was on the ground. Sombra then blasted a torrent of energy at Dante. Dante was in agony from the blast. After a minute, Sombra stopped, leaving Dante to lie there in pain. The six ran up to Dante to aid him.

“Dante” Twilight started “Are you okay?”

Dante turned his attention to Twilight “No. He’s more powerful. This new form of his. Is. Too powerful. But I know how we can defeat him.”

“We” Rainbow Dash asked.

“Yes, we. I will fight him off.”

“But, you can’t” Twilight interrupted “You’re too weak, he will destro”

“Twilight, I will FIGHT him off while you six charge up your power. Use your elemental energy, fuse it with mine, and we can defeat him.” Dante got up on his feet “Go you guys, I’ll fight him while you do your thing.”

Sombra overheard that and chuckled “You honestly think you can fight me?” He held his hands up, summoning energy orbs in both hands.

“Yes, but to make this fair, how about you NOT use magic.”

“How about no” Sombra replied.

“Oh, so you’re a coward?”

“What does me using my magic have anything to do with me being a coward?”

“Well, I know you Sombra. I know you too well. You LOVE abusing your magic, whether it be to take over a kingdom, in a fight, checkers, so if you only use magic in THIS fight, which means that you are afraid that you cannot win a natural fight without it. Deeming you a coward.”

Sombra grunted in anger “Okay fine. You win, Dante.” Sombra charged after Dante as Dante did the same.