Equestria: New Arrivals

The time has come at last

to fight the evil and save Equestria

I galloped through the Everfree forest, as fast as my four legs could go. After a few short hours of running I finally found myself outside of the Everfree. I stood at the entrance and took a breath from all the running I did, I then spread my wings and flew off to the direction on the palace. I've never flown to the palace before but that was not a matter in my mind, I needed to save everyone from Despair as fast as I could. Some of the wind got to me and I fell some, but I quickly overcame that and continued on my way to the palace.

I then crashed into the palace lobby and landed at the base of the stairs. I got up even through all the pain I was in and made my way to Princess Celestia's throne. I stopped every so often to take in the pain from the crash. I arrive at Princess Celestia's throne to see that she and Despair are fighting each other with strong magic beams, they looked equally matched. Despair then summoned his black sword and swung it at the Princess making her jump back and his beam hitting her. Princess Celestia was blown back and she hit the wall next to me with a cracking sound.

I then say worryingly "Princess! Are you alright?".

Princess Celestia then looked at me and says "A-Avery....use the Elements on him....he gathers power from the destruction he causes." she then passes out and then swirling black smoke surrounds her.

The smoke then drifted up onto the ceiling and formed a black cocoon next to seven others, Princess Celestia was no longer next to me.

I look at Despair and he says "Well well well, it seems like you made it much more quickly than I thought. It doesn't matter though you are no match for me with the power I wield." he swings around his sword.

I then put my bag next to the door and say "I may not be a match for you, but that doesn't mean that these Elements are!"

I bring out the Elements of Harmony out from my bag. They suddenly start shaking and started coming toward me, I wasn't making them do that. Then they just latched onto me and I suddenly had no control over my body whatsoever, I was in a pitch black area with a white light above me.

I could hear Despair saying "What's this? You can wield the Elements? Heh no matter, with this sword I can put a stop to your precious Elements power!".

Suddenly I feel a great amount of pain, like an electric pulse going through my body at a million watts.

Then I could see Despair again and move my body once more, I looked around myself and saw that I was in some sort of armor. I didn't even feel the armor's metal on my coat and my wings had the armor as well, I could move them easily as I did while flying. I also saw that my mane and tail went into flames. I looked in front of myself and saw my two sword hilts, only with blades this time, one of them was in a colorful ray of light and the other was made of flames it seemed like.

I then looked at Despair and he had a angered face and he said "NO! That should had knocked you out!"

He then silently laughs and says "Oh nevermind, you're still here. So lets have a battle all ready!" he pulls back his sword.

I then eyed the black cocoons and instantly teleported to them and cut them down and went back to where I was, I blinked as that happened for I didn't think I knew how to do that. Despair then charged at me yelling. I then charged at him with my swords close by. We both swung our swords at each other and they collided.

I was blown back from the impact and saw that Despair was as well, I also noticed that we weren't in the same area, we were now in the sky above the palace.

Despair then says "Well, it seems like our swords will make us teleport to a different location if we make them crash like that. Anyways," he goes into a battle pose like a samurai "lets rock.".

I then charge at him and slash at him multiple times, he blocks everyone with insane speeds. Despair then took a slash at me and I got my cheek cut. I ignored it and thrusted the colored blade at him and he just blocks it with the side of his blade.

He then says "You need to learn your plac-AH" I had my flame sword go around and strike him while he wasn't guarding.

Despair swings at the flame sword and sends it backwards, I made it come back to me shortly. Despair backs up and then charges at me, I swing my swords at him. We collide again and get blown back, this time we were above a ruined city it seemed like. I charged at Despair and slashed at him with my flame sword and thrusted my colored blade. He blocked my colored blade but got a face full of fire.

Despair backed up from the burning and I attacked again. He was sliced with my colored blade on his foreleg, I saw that it started to turn to stone for a second but then vanish. Despair yelled in pain when the blade hit him and swung his sword at me and I get cut on my belly. He swung his sword at insane speeds as it was cutting me to pieces, I then blocked his sword with my flame blade and thrusted my colored one into his belly. Despair backed up and screamed in pain as he saw that his belly was starting to turn to stone, but he soon made it vanish. Despair then charged at me and swung his sword at what looked like all his might, I then swung my swords with all my might as well.

We collided once more and ended above the streets of Ponyville.

I then saw Despair looking down, he then looked at me with pure white eyes yelling "That's it! I'm through playing games!" a black cloud soon covered his entire body and he seemed to absorb it.

Then the figure I saw in the Mirror of Time floated there, Despair was the figure.

Despair then said "Prepare to die you worthless life form!"

He charged at me with his sword in front of him. I made my swords cross each other to make them like scissors, Despair and I collided with each other with a huge blast of energy. I needed to get away from him, so I teleported above him with the colored blade by me. I left the flame blade back with Despair to fight, I closed my eyes and tried to make contact with the Elements to make this blade stronger. I could see my flame blade as I had my eyes closed, Despair was overcoming it. Suddenly I couldn't move my body anymore, I found myself back in the black area with the white light. I soon heard a loud boom and then Despair yell in pain, I looked around and then saw a bubble that floated to me with an image of what my body was seeing.

In the bubble I saw that Despair was impaled through his belly, I then saw the ground coming up behind him and him colliding with it making a small crater.

I heard Despair laughing a bit and him saying "Well done Avery, I'm impressed. You managed to stop my creation of a evil world.....heh heh heh.....We will meet again.".

I then see Despair form into a cloud of black mist and disappear from sight.

I looked around the black area I was in and said "Hey! Can I have my body back?!".

I then hear a disembodied voice say "We are the Elements of Harmony and you are the one known as Avery, correct?".

I then answer "Yes! Can I have my body back?!".

The Elements then say "We cannot give back this vessel as it is a perfect one for us to freely move around this world and protect it from the evils it holds.".

I then say with doubt and anger "What?! I-but-NO! I won't allow you to have my body!!".

The Elements then say "One moment... We are being interacted with the world we are sworn to protect.".

I then shake my head quickly for I didn't hear anyone else talking and then look at the bubble that I could use to see through my eyes. I then saw Twilight and the others, Princess Celestia and Luna talking to me.

I heard Twilight say worryingly "Avery, what are you talking about? You're right here!".

Princess Celestia then says "She's right, how could you say that you aren't you?".

I then heard the Elements say with my voice "We are telling you, we are not the one known as Avery. If you wish for him to return to this world we need proof that one of you really want him here.".

Applejack then says "He's our friend! Ain't that proof enough for you?".

The Elements then say "Negative, for him to truly return one of you must be able to express the emotion called Love for him. If you do not love him then this body shall be a permanent vessel for us to defend this world for all eternity.".

Luna then says "W-What?! That's absurd! He hasn't fully lived his life! He needs to have a peaceful life other than be trapped by the likes of you!".

The Elements then say "The verbal expression shall be accepted only this once, but if he does put us on once more you'll have to SHOW that you love him.".

Rainbow then says "W-Wait, what?".

The Elements then say "He will have control in thirty seconds.".

I then hear the disembodied voice once more saying "You are free to go, heed the warning we gave to your friends. You are now able to move around in your body, farewell.".

I then blinked and saw Twilight and the others in front of me, I moved my head to see if I could really move it. I then moved my hoof around, I was finally free.

Rarity then says "Avery.....is that you darling?".

I then chuckle, look up with a smile and say "The one and only".

Everyone then cheered as they knew that I've returned. I looked around and saw that everything was rebuilding itself, like a curse was lifted off of Equestria.

Princess Celestia then says "Well, lets take that armor off before the Elements take over again.".

I then look at Princess Celestia and nod my head. I took off the one element that was on my head, as soon at that came off all the elements came off at the same time. Once the elements were off I suddenly felt great pain, where I crashed in the palace and all the cuts from Despair. I stumbled and fell over on the ground, I then passed out.