The Stars At War

The seven ponies made they way to rarity's, Spike however was asked by Twilight to prepare a room for Red Star; though to his dismay. After reaching Rarity's, which in Red Stars mind looked more like a circus tent. Rarity opened the front door of her shop. She ushered everyone inside before giving the area a quick glance.

Twilight watches Red Star pace back and forth, before approaching him.

“Red Star, what's going on?” Twilight and the others sit down near the centre of the room.

“Calm down darling, tell us what's wrong?” Rarity adds in.

Red Star looks towards the rest and sighs. The girls can see the pain and hurt in his eye's.

“OK! What i'm about to tell you is hard for me to explain, so please bare with me!” Red Star states.

“Eight thousand years ago I was created...”

“What!?” All the others shout.

“Well, not me; but the energy inside of me,” Red Star notices the blank looks on their faces. “You see the body I arrived in was just a host, The true me is in fact an energy being of sorts.”

Red Star looks between the others hoping that at least some of what he said has sunk in.

“The race that created me were called the Drex, I was originally created as an energy source but during my 'birth'; I gained sentience, and became the first of my kind!” Red star was met with more confusion, after recovering from a facehoof Red Star carried on. “The point i'm trying to make here ladies is that i'm not alone, after I was saved during my creaters race last moments; I was launched through the atmosphere of my home planet. But during the launch the rocket my energy was in was hit by a weapon from my creater race's enemy, and I split into two different beings!”

Red Star started to pace around again, trying to think of what to say next as to make it easier for the others to understand.

“Um, one question! What's a rocket?” Rainbow dash asks.

“It's a machine that can launch people into space, sometimes it can reach speeds of thousands of kilometres an hour.” Red star replies.

“OK!” Rainbow states her pupils shrinking.

“What i'm trying to say, is that the second being created gained all the bad things that makes a person; hate, anger, aggression, all went to him but the good went to me!”

“I don't understand!” Twilight interjects, “what has this got to do with how you arrived in Equestria?”

“For seven thousand years, we have been at war, tearing apart the universe as we hop from one planet to the next!” Red Star grinds his teeth trying to keep the memories of all the destruction at bay.

“But Red star, why are you worried now? You're safe here!” Twilight says.

“Yep, we look after our friends; especially if their new!” Pinkie states, jumping up and down.

“I wish it was that easy girls, I really do! But he's not like me, death and destruction is what he lives on! And the worst thing is he takes enjoyment out of it! Enjoyment from watching people suffer!” Red Stars eye's start to glow.

“Red star, you have to calm down!” Twilight says walking to his side.

“No! Twilight! I can't, not this time; I have to destroy him, this war goes no further!” Red Star stomps his hoof, causing all the girls to step back. Even Twilight backs away.

Before anypony can carry on the conversation, they all hear a commotion out side.

“What in Celestia is that?” Rarity says walking to the window.

Everypony now looks out with her, seeing several ponies gathered around something in the street. Twilight decides to investigate as she hears one pony shout for somepony to get an ambulance.

“Girls, Red Star, wait here! I'll see what this is all about.”

Twilight opens the boutiques door and proceeds to head towards the crowd.

“What's going on here!?” Twilight shouts above the crowds chatter.

Most of the ponies move away or part allowing Twilight to pass between them, When she reaches the front she gasps; seeing a white filly with red mane lying on her side, clearly hurt.

“Where did she come from?” Twilight asks, panicking. She lifts the filly off the ground with her magic, eyeing the other unicorns that didn't do it already. “Out of my way!” she angrily states.

The others mean while have come out of the Boutique, only to see Twilight running towards the hospital.

“Why is she in such a hurry? And what was that on her back?” Applejack asks.

“I don't know, but it looked like a filly.” Rainbow states.

“Maybe we should ask someone?” Red Star gestures to the crowd still conversing in the street.

“Hey! There's Lyra!” Pinkie shouts getting a wave which she eagerly reciprocates.

Upon seeing the five friends plus a new pony, Lyra walks over with Bon Bon close behind.

“Hey Lyra! What happened here?” Rarity asks.

“Oh! It was horrible! Some poor filly dropped out the sky, me and Bon Bon both saw it!” Lyra replies, visibly shaken.

“Did you know the filly?” Applejack asks.

“No, but it think the crusaders might know!” Bon Bon says.

“Why would my sister know her?” Rarity asks.

“Likewise,” Applejack adds.

“Well, though we don't know the filly; she does go to the school here, we've seen her before.” Lyra states but leans closer too them, “but if you ask me, I think she's one of those Everfree farmers.”

“Really?” Fluttershy now speaks up.

“Yeah! Every time we see her she's walking into it and talking with this young brown stallion.” Lyra replies.

“Where was Twilight taking her?” Red Star finally asks, getting looks from both mares.

“The Ponyville hospital, where else?” Lyra states.

“Thank you.” Red Star says, as he walks the direction Twilight ran.

“Who is that?” Lyra whispers to the others.

“Oh, that's Red star; He's new in town!” Pinkie states.

“Well, we best be off so he doesn't cause any trouble! Ta ta darlings!” Rarity says as she and the rest move off towards Ponyville Hospital.

Red Star starts to trot faster looking around for any sign of the hospital, when he finally reaches it; Twilight and the others are waiting.

“You know, you could of just asked us.” Applejack states. Pointing to the hospital.

Red Star looks at all the ponies eyeing him.

“Yeah, maybe I should have!” Red Star Says, rubbing the back of his neck and blushing.

The others all laugh as Red Star joins them. Twilight on the other hoof had a look of despair. Red Star notices this and approaches her as they all enter the hospital.

“Twilight, are you alright; you look a little down?”

“*Sigh* I just don't know who would do that to a filly!” Twilight says, lowering her head.

“I have an idea!” Red Star says, anger crossing his face.

“Huh! Who?”

“My brother! Black Star!” Red star states, his eye's glowing.

After explaining more about Black Star to the others, a doctor arrives to speak to them.

“Are you the ponies that brought the young filly in?” The doctor asks.

“Yes, we are doctor; Is she OK?” Twilight responds.

“Apart from having a few scrapes and bruises, she's fine.”

“But how? She was spotted falling to the ground from the sky!” Rainbow adds.

“Hm, I didn't find any evidence of that! But If you want to speak to her, it's OK by me!” the doctor states. “She is in room 28, down the hall to the left!”

“Thank you doctor,” Twilight replies.

All seven ponies walk down the hall to room 28, but they all stop before entering.

“Now, we don't know what happened to her so just be casual OK?” Twilight says to everypony else, yet Red Star thought more of it was directed at him.

“Uh huh!” They all say at once.

Twilight opens the door with her magic revealing a small room, a window straight ahead has it's curtains drawn and a small lamp gives the room an amber glow. However lying on the bed is the young filly, asleep.

As all the ponies file into the room Red Star can't help but feel something was off, it was a strange feeling like something was crawling over his back. Red Star shivers.

“Are you alright sugercube?” Applejack asks him.

“I'm not sure Applejack, I have this feeling that something is off.” Red Star replies.

Twilight and the others gather around the bed, the filly; still asleep. But before anyone can speak Red Star jumps in front of them and pushes them away with a flick of his hoof.

“Everyone get back!” He shouts, “something is wrong with her!”

Twilight goes to respond but is cut short by a laugh.

“Ha ha ha! Bravo my brother, it's seems you haven't lost your touch!” Everyone looks around for the voice but Red Star knows exactly where it's coming from.

Everypony looks on in astonishment as the little filly in the bed rises, arching her back before raising her head last; her eye's now open were just purple balls of fiery energy.

“Black Star you bastard! Why this young one, why her?” Red Star says, if he had hands they would be clenched.

“Why not? She was in the wrong place at the wrong time, but I said we would play a fun game and we did; though her screams did get tiresome!” The filly replies in a voice that isn't hers.

“Let her go! She's just a child, don't you have any honour left!?”

“Oh please! Like you know anything about honour! You blew up that star and killed all those innocents not me! And i'm supposed to be the evil one!”

“Just say what you have to say and leave this world alone!” Red Star states, his anger almost consuming him.

“Oh and here I was thinking I could just have a chat, but who's this?” The filly's body moves to look at the six ponies standing behind Red Star. “My my, you have been busy, one day and you already have six females following you! But in that form who could resist you? The great saviour of the universe! So tell me, which one have you taken?”

“That is none of your business, leave them out of this!” Red Star retorts.

“You haven't taken any of them, have you?” The filly lets out another laugh. “Why? Are they not pretty enough? Do they smell? Or is it because you can't decide? No matter I shall have fun toying with you, maybe one of them can be a pawn in our little game of cat and mouse? But I digress, the reason for me using my little puppet is the fact that i'm not in or near your precious little town! I am long gone but when I discover my counter part in this world, rest assured Red Star; that I will be back!”

The filly's body slowly lays back on the bed, her slow breathing resuming. Twilight and the others look at Red Star, the glow still emanating from his eye's. The glow starts to envelope his body as several of the rooms objects levitate upward, Twilight senses the increase in power; she trots over and puts a hoof on his shoulder.

“Red Star, please calm down! You're scaring us!” Red Star looks around.

What Twilight sees shocks her further, Red Stars eye's appear to be similar to the filly's during the conversation but are completely red.

“I can't! You saw what he did to the young one! I...Just...Can't...” Red Star grinds his teeth and looks to the floor, Twilight thought she saw a tear; which is confirmed as he looks back up. “I can't do this any more! The fighting, the pain, the suffering! It all must stop!”

“But how?” Twilight enquires.

“By one of us dying!” Red Star states turning to the others, The light fading from his eye's.

“What!?” They all shout.

“Yes, the only way this war will stop is if one of us dies!”

“But that doesn't mean you...Right?” Rarity asks.

“It doesn't matter, Miss Rarity; one way either I die or my brother dies.” Red Star looks towards the sleeping filly, “and at this point, It's him that will die!”

Twilight feels the room change as her body tingles, Red Star continues to stare at the young filly; the thoughts running through his head, how to kill Black Star without endangering the lives of every pony here.

/~~~~~~~~~~~~~\

Black Star laughs to himself, sitting on a mountain several kilometres from Ponyville.

“Pathetic! Red Star has allied himself with the natives and so easily I might add! Never mind, his death will come soon enough!”

Black Star looks over the landscape before him, seeing nothing more than mountains and rolling hills.

“Hm, which direction should I go?” However his thoughts were interrupted by several creatures landing near him.

“Oh, look brothers; something new to play with!” The first creature says.

Black Star stands there, smiling. The creatures move closer, frowning.

“It seems he's not afraid of us!” Another creature says.

“And just what am I supposed to be afraid of?” Black Star finally asks.

“Well, we are dragons! I thought everypony was afraid of us?” A brown dragon asks the leader of their group.

Black Star starts to chuckle before breaking out into a fit of laughter. The dragons all stare at him, confusion brewing.

“Hey! Are you laughing at us?” The large dragon that is standing in front of Black Star says.

“No,” Black Star replies stopping his laughter, “I was just laughing at why you haven't attacked me yet?”

“Wait, you want us to attack you?” One of the dragons asks.

“Why not? It's been a few days since I have got a work out!” Black Star says, cracking his knuckles and flexing his neck. “Besides, I want to see what you've got!”

The dragons all stand dumbfounded until Black Star covers his body in Purple light.

“Right! who's first?” Black Star asks.

Several of the dragons look at each other before the large one walks forward.

“I'll go first!”

“Just leave some for us!” Another shouts.

The dragons start to chant the name of the large dragon, Black Star just smiles; thoughts of the fight crossing his mind. The large dragon charges forward raising his claws to swipe, as he brings his clawed hand down Black Star just grabs it!

“What!?” The dragon screams.

“My turn!” Black Star says, grinning.

Much to the dragons displeasure, Black Star raises his free hand and hits him square in the chest; causing him to fly backwards, smashing into a nearby stone cliff. Seeing the dragon not get up, Black Star looks to the other dragons; their fear evident.

“Now let's see! Should I break a sweat?” Black Star looks back to the large dragon still unmoving. “Now who was it that shouted 'leave some for us'? Oh, but don't worry! I have plenty to go around!” Black Star says creating two auras of energy around his hands and causing his eye's glow.

“No wait! we'll go! Just let us go!” One dragon shouts putting his claws up.

“Oh, very well! But your friend is mine! Leave! you won't want to see what happens next!”

The dragons nod and take to the sky, looking back over their shoulders they see Black Star approach their downed leader.

“Now, It's time to collect my trophy!” Black Star says, forming a small ball of light at the end of one finger.

The downed dragon picks just that moment to regain consciousness, as he sees Black Star reach down and drag a ball of light across his skin, causing it to peel off; He screams.

The dragons screams can be heard for miles, thankfully no one was around to hear it. Only until the last piece of the dragons skin was removed, did the screaming stop. Black Star was disappointed, he thought the dragon would still survive the skinning. After he made sure the dragon was dead, Black Star rolls the corpse of the mountain; Stopping only to pick up a green scale that had fallen of during the dragons last failed attempt of stopping him.

“Interesting!” Black Star thinks to himself, “This scale might come in handy!” He pockets the fist sized piece of skin and launches back into the sky. “Enough time has been wasted! Let's see what else I can have fun with!” He looks down just as a carriage makes it's way down a small road, Black Star flies down lower giving the carriage a closer look. It's was a simple wagon with four wheels made of wood, coloured red and green; but what caught his attention was the writing painted on the side.

'THE GREAT AND POWERFUL TRIXIE'

     'MAGICAL EXTRAORDINAIRE'

Black Star smiles.