Chapter 4 - Fights

With Zylo...

"Well, go on, don't be shy. Take a seat!" Vinyl Scratch said, inviting her guest to relax.

That was never something Zylo was good at. Relaxing is too overrated for a hybrid experiment. After all of that time standing all day, it did feel good to sit on her expensive couch, even if he didn't want to admit it.

"So, what can I help you with man?" She asked. "You're interrupting some quality jam time. I hope you know that!"

"I don't care about this... jam time you speak of!" Zylo yelled. "You are the one called Vinyl Scratch, correct?"

She didn't even try to answer. Instead, she let out a crazy laugh.

"HA HA HA HA HA!!!" She chuckled. "What?"

"WHAT what?" Zylo asked.

"Yeah. I'm Vinyl Scratch alright." She finally answered. "But you didn't have to ask me like a robot!"

"Grrrah. What are you babbling about?" Zylo said, growing irritable.

"Say something like, 'Yo! What's your name kid?' or... 'Hey there. Whats happening?'" She suggested. "Ha ha ha. The way you talked, you seemed to be some emotionless robot."

"What's a robot?" Zylo asked. "What is that?! Tell me!"

In that moment, Vinyl's vision sharpened, as she looked to the left, then to the right as fast as she could. Then, she tackled Zylo off the couch and behind it. The tackle didn't hurt, as a matter of fact it was well performed. In a matter of seconds! Zylo was confused as to just what the hell was going on.

"SSSSHHH!!!" She shushed loudly. "They could be listening right now!"

"What? How!" Zylo yelled. "There's no one here but us."

"Because, robots are secretly everywhere!" Vinyl spoke. "They spy on you to get into your head. That's what Celestia secretly uses to know what you're thinking. How else do you think she keeps Equestria alive so well?"

"Nonsense!!! They can't be any stronger than a regular pony. Are they?" Zylo asked in anticipation.

"Of course they are! Robots can do things that normal ponies can't! "She yelled. "Robots are sneaky. They look just like a normal pony, but under that fake layer of fur, there's an evil mechanical beast that doesn't need food, water, or anything to survive. Even you could be a robot!!!"

Zylo's mind was blown. He began to toss the thought of it around his head. Perhaps this explained everything! Could he be this robot Vinyl was speaking about? He began to tremble at the idea. He banged his hoof hard on the couch, and he felt it.

"You feel pain!" She said. "This is good..."

"I am no such monster!" Zylo said, lying to himself. "Look! I must ask you a question! I didn't hunt you down to talk of this nonsense. I came to talk to you about Dr. Stasis!"

Meanwhile...

As Zylo began to explain everything to Vinyl Scratch inside, a stranger peaked his head outside. He was flying, completely motionless in the air. His blue eyes were the only thing that looked from cover. He was peering into the very window that sat over a 100 foot drop.

"Wow." He whispered. "Zylo is unbelievably weak right now. Perhaps...perhaps I went too far back in time?"

He kept quiet to himself. This stranger was no pony. He was a humanoid creature. He stood just a few inches under six feet tall. Mid length white hair sat on top of his head. His eyes were a sky blue. He wore a purple jacket under the name of the capsule corporation. But the scariest thing was the weapon sheathed on his back. It was a sharp longsword! The man looked like he knew how to use it too.

"...that's what Octavia told me. You must know where he lives. Do you?" Zylo finished.

"Yeah. He lives somewhere in Ponyville." She answered. "He lives close to this cat named Rarity. Perhaps you've heard of her?"

"No." Stated Zylo. "I have not."

"Well, I know he lives somewhere close to her. I'm sure if you asked her where he is, she would be glad to tell you." Vinyl Scratch said. "She's very nice, and she's really pretty too Zylo. She might steal your heart from you."

Zylo sat up off the ground and smiled deviously to Vinyl.

"Thank you. I'll do that. I'll find this pretty pony called... Rarity." He stated. "Now, tell me more about these robots. Where may I fight some? I need to get some practice in. My battle lust is getting rather high."

Vinyl laughed. Zylo took her little far fetched story and believed it. These android ponies seemed powerful. Destroying one or two would just tickle Zylo to death. Never the less, she decided to take Zylo's naiveness and stretch it even further.

"You just have to run across them." She answered, pulling it out of her head randomly. "I'm sure you'll find one on your way to Ponyville. Don't mess with one though, or someone may come after you."

"Heh heh!!! I hope they do!" Zylo said, praying they would strike. "I'll enjoy every second of it, especially if they are as strong as you say they are."

Zylo began to walk away from the door, but Vinyl Scratch had other plans in mind.

"Goodbye!" Zylo began, walking away.

"Wait! You-you can't be seriously leaving already!" She yelled, looking around all paranoid. "Why don't you wait until Tavi get's back? Then, we can take some shots or something. You know, calm us down!"

"I know her." Zylo spoke. "She was the one who instructed me where you were. Why would I want to see her a second time?"

"Just stay..." She begged. "Please. I'm a little paranoid right now, and I don't like staying here alone, especially with the front door gone! That's why I blast my music all the time. It get's rid of every problem in my life. But now I can't even do that because I'll get another noise complaint, and Tavi won't like that!"

Zylo said nothing. He only stood in the doorway and pulled on his blue uniform. He stood sideways, staring at Vinyl with the sunset struggling to turn into night time in the background.

"Please! Please! Please!" She begged. "You can shower up real fast. By the time you're done, she should be here."

"FINE!!!" Zylo yelled, coming back inside.

Later...

"I'm no robot. I am a living being... right?" Zylo thought while water flowed through his mane. "I hope that Octavia gets here, so Vinyl Scratch would shut up and let me leave."

Zylo was almost done with his short shower. His stolen Wonderbolts uniform lay just inside the door.

"Why does Zylo even have that Wonderbolt uniform?" Wondered Vinyl Scratch. "He's not even a pegasi! Oh well. That doesn't mean I can't wash it for him.

Slowly cracking open the door and looking only to the floor, She found the Wonderbolt suit. When she looked up, her heart sunk.

"AGGHHH!!! Z-zylo..." She muttered, completely embarrassed. "Wh...what are you doing?

In front of her was Zylo without his wonderbolts uniform on. His entire body was covered in bubbles, both big and small. He had his tail in his mouth as he scrubbed it with his right hoof.

"I'm doing what you instructed me to do." He said with no shame what-so-ever.

"B-but you...you..." She stuttered.

"Well go on!!! Spit it out!!!" Said Zylo, scrubbing the other side of his body now.

Vinyl Scratch was too embarrassed for words, but she managed to choke them out. She couldn't look away from Zylo.

"You... didn't even put the curtain up?" She yelled. "You know you're naked right?"

"FOOL!!! So are you!" Zylo yelled. "Every single pony I have passed, with the exception of the ones in armor have been naked."

"Oh yeah?!?!?!" Vinyl screamed. "Well... ummm..."

Thinking over Zylo's point, there was lots of truth to it. Every day, Vinyl Scratch and Octavia walk around with no clothes on at all, as well as every other pony too!!! How trippy.

"Well what?" Zylo said, shutting the water off.

"I didn't know you had a white coat." She said, still in a shaky tone of voice. "Just like me!"

"Yes." Zylo spoke. "Now come on!"

A few minutes after Zylo dried his mane, he emerged from the bathroom, nice and clean.

"How was your shower?" Asked Vinyl Scratch.

"Hmph. Fair enough. As if you don't know!!! You were standing there half the time!" Zylo said, shaking his half wet mane all over the place.

Vinyl Scratch jumped at Zylo's carelessness! All of her nice things, including her turntables got wet! Before she could react, Zylo was already upon her.

"I've decided I have no need for this." Zylo said, tearing the Wonderbolts uniform in half. "I also decided I'm tired of hanging around here all day. Fuck Octavia! She's taking too long. Goodbye! "

Without another word, Zylo trotted out the door, then bolted fast in the direction of Ponyville. Vinyl Scratch ran out the door after him, but he was much too fast!

"Hey... WAIT!!!" She screamed behind Zylo. "Oh man. Hey, what's this?"

Etched in her house was the word "FUCK" the blood had dried quickly, but a crust of the dead red cells remained.

"Fuck? I wonder what that means..."

With Zylo...

"Dr. Stasis is mine!" Zylo thought.

He was making fairly good time out of the city, but before he could enter the wooded path that led to the town he sought to find, something shiny caught his eye on a large stump. It was a brilliant sword. It pointed down into the very woods itself. Under the sword was a note. It read:

Take this sword and march in the direction its pointing. Most importantly, make sure your alone. Come quickly, a friend.

Zylo started to secretly panic. What was this surprise about?

"This better not be a trap! I'll use this sword if I have to... whoever wrote this!" Zylo proclaimed to the entire forest, and picking up the sword.

Bravely, Zylo marched where the sword told it to, leaving the note to the wind. Chopping the brush away that stood in his path, he eventually found a man sitting on a rock. A human! Ponies have always heard of them in legends, but not Zylo. To him, this was a second kind of species, a very different one too.

"I've been waiting for you, my little brother!" He said with a bright smile.

Giving the stranger a confused look, Zylo began to worry. Somehow he knew, this man was bad company.

With Shining armor...

"I'm ready!" He yelled out on the training field. "You hear me Twilight?! My guards will be avenged. He will be brought to justice!"

"By brought to justice, I hope you don't mean Celestia." Twilight smartly mouthed. "Don't you think it's a bad idea to interfere with Celestia's plans?"

"I know it's a bad idea!" Yelled Shining. "But it's absolutely necessary. Even our beloved princess didn't see what that monster is capable of. I DID!!! I'm the only one that did. That's why I want both of you to make sure that you hold nothing back on this guy. It's gonna take all 3 of us to do get rid of him, but I know we can."

"I'm with you every step of the way." Said the supportive Cadence. "I'm sure Celestia will understand your motives in the long run. She is very forgiving after all."

"Even if I do get in trouble, I don't care." He hatefully admitted. "I'm doing what I think is right in my heart. This monster must be destroyed before we are destroyed. He's a murderer. What's to stop him from getting stronger? Pretty soon, he'll be invincible. That's why we fight tonight, so that he can't get stronger. Now, let's do this."

"Well said big brother! I'm ready." Twilight said, putting on magically imbued leather armor.

Twilight's armor was weak leather. Cadence chose a good balance between durability and weight with light steel armor plates. Shining's armor was definitely the superior of the three! He couldn't help but be proud of wearing it.

"Ha ha ha ha ha!!! 3 inch thick, full bodied, ultra heavy titanium alloy!!!" Shining said, jumping into it quickly. "And because I've grown in strength so much, I barely feel it's added weight."

"Ohhhkay there!" Twilight said, bursting her brother's bubble. "As great as that is, we do have a murderer to stop. Let's go guys! I think I know where Zylo is headed..."

With Zylo...

"What...are you!!!" Zylo said, amazed at the living creature in front of him.

He only smiled with his snout-less face.

"I've always heard that you were rebellious when you were just being introduced into the world, but this is ridiculous! You haven't even developed a personality yet. Don't worry, you will. Barely, but still. You will." Said the mysterious youth human. "It's great to finally meet you Zylo!"

"AGAIN GODDAMNIT!!!" Zylo screamed. "How do you know my fucking name? What is it written in the stars for all to see?"

The teenager grew shyly defensive.

"Not yet, but in about fifty years, it will be." He answered in defense.

"Who are you? What's your message?" Zylo asked of the human. "Tell me so that I may be on my way."

"Zylo? You don't know who I am, but let me just start by saying I know everything about you." He began. "My name is Trunks, and I know what you're thinking. You think you're looking at a human aren't you?"

Zylo's green eyes widened. He had no idea what he was talking about.

"What the hell is a human?" He yelled. "I've never heard of those. If that's what you are, then you are just some joke."

"Whoa!" He halted playfully. "That's no way to talk to your big brother!"

"Brother?" Zylo asked. "You fool! I don't have a family. You are not my brother!"

"You're wrong!" He protested. "You DO have a family, and I AM your brother. Well, your half brother if you want to get technical, but I don't. My mother says it's not about blood relations, it's about family relations, and you were pretty close to us. I'm not gonna say too much, but... will you hear me out?"

"I AM hearing you out fool! Speak now. Perhaps your message will ease my troubled mind." Zylo said, showing something he never had before.

Interest.

"Yes! I can." Trunk's bursted out. "Listen. Right now you are confused about your purpose. Let me assure you that you will be of the utmost importance in the near future. Everypony has a destiny, you are no different."

"Destiny?" Zylo curiously asked. "What's that?"

"It's what you were created to do!" He answered.

At this statement, Zylo gasped hard! That's the big question that haunts him every waking minute, the one he was seeking even before he was stopped by this man..

"You! Trunks. Tell me, what is my destiny? What am I supposed to do?" Zylo begged.

Trunks again just smiled.

"It''s nothing that you can't figure it out on your own. You have to." He answered. "You'll find what you're looking for. You just have to locate the proper ponies."

"That's why I'm tracking Dr. Stasis now." Zylo yelled.

"Dr. Stasis cannot answer the questions you seek fully, but he can help. Talking to him will only lead you to another pony that you must face." Trunks began to explain. "That pony is the ruler of these lands. Zylo? She is the one who created you. Her name is Celestia. You were designed to be flawless, to be the perfect fighting machine. And it's all thanks to our bloodline Zylo. We both have the same father. A saiyan. The only difference is that I was conceived. You were not. You were created by combining the DNA of an elite Saiyan warrior, and a brilliant princess."

Zylo's head was swelling with crazy info from the future. Was this kid here just to put ideas into his head? Can he be trusted?

"Unfortunately in this timeline, the timeline that I and The Caretaker messed up, Celestia starts from scratch with another "You" experiment. This time, Celestia used 2 different strands of similar DNA to your own. She got it right this time, taking the DNA from non-rebellious parents. She uses the DNA of a great Saiyan warrior called Goku, and her very own self! Unfortunately, both of the DNA strands she uses are superior to your own. This new hero was designed to learn as he ages, as you are doing right now. At only the young age of ten, this warrior was born able to transform into the legendary status that all of us real Saiyans can achieve. His power grows like crazy, and his only equal is his master and you Zylo. That is why I have come here. As we speak, Celestia is making plans of creating another bio-warrior. I must destroy him to save you the trouble."

"All of this... no. Somehow Trunks..." Zylo stuttered hard. "Somehow this is all true, but I don't care what you say. You can't stop me from finding Dr. Stasis and seeking out my purpose. But what you're telling me about this Celestia pony. What does she know about me?"

"Look. I've already spilled more beans than I should have." Trunks said. "All you really need to know is that you're in the fight of your life if your equivalent walks. Here. Take this..."

Zylo looked at Trunk's large pocket. He dug into it to find a device with a hot pink lens. Zylo could tell right away that it fit over one of his eyes. It was a strange piece of technology indeed. Trunks threw it to Zylo, who immediately caught it on his face.

"What's this!?" Zylo asked.

"It's called a scouter!" He mentioned. "It measures to see how strong somepony or person is. I figured since you're not able to detect power levels yet, this can help you."

"I don't need this ridiculousness!" Zylo said, getting ready to crush it.

"NO!!!" Trunks halted. "You do need it."

Trunks sighed and looked down to the ground.

"Ok ok look. The timeline is already messed up Zylo, so telling you this will only help you survive..." He began.

"I'm listening." Zylo told him.

"Look. In my timeline, when you broke out of your cell, you were even more ruthless than you are now. You showed no mercy. You destroyed every experiment, every pony, and... well, everything in your path until Celestia finally stopped you, but here, something else happened. There are ponies out there right now that are much stronger than they would have been if you would have destroyed the entire lab."

Zylo continued to listen, but jumped when Trunks stopped talking.

"Here. These are for you too!" Trunks said again.

Throwing Zylo a purple Crown Royal bag, he opened it to find lots of small, flavorless beans. They had no stench, and they were green in color.

"Listen. I must go now." He mentioned. "Expect me again, only next time, we train. I must show you how to become a true warrior, on your own orders from the future."

"Ha ha ha. So be it!" Zylo said. "Now, we will meet again I suppose?"

"Count on it!" Trunks said with a smile.

Jumping up into the sky and flying away, the mysterious youth Trunks made himself known, then vanished all too quickly.

"I...I sense that I am in danger." Zylo thought. "If what he says was correct, then my foes are much stronger here then they would have been. HA HA HA HA HA!!! GREAT!!!"

Zylo jumped up into the air to the tallest tree he could find. It was now nighttime, but the moon shone brightly down, lighting everything for him to see.

"Let's see how this thing works." Zylo thought to himself, scanning the perimeter for test ponies.

"Ah! Over here! Got one. This power is weak, and approaching me. Another equal power is approaching me in the opposite direction. Huh? No way!"

Scanning past the direction of the weaker power to the north, three larger powers trotted slowly toward Zylo.

"There's one power that reaches 1000, another one that's 2500, and another that is even more powerful. Almost up to 5000! What a fighter!!! I must meet them halfway! God I hope this busted piece of trash works."

Running head first out of the trees, Zylo sprinted like a rabbit to the new power's he sought to destroy. Then, his scouter stopped him. Behind him, where that first power level read, was the biggest one of all. The real power level he truly wanted.

"Wow!!! Fuck these little shrimps, there's a mysterious power level over there that's at 9000." Zylo said, with a happy smirk. "Good thing it's not over 9000!"

Changing his direction, he followed the scouter's coordinates to this power. Another humanoid creature had his arms around a grey earth pony. He wore a black trench coat with blue jeans too. They talked to each other strangely. Zylo was very confused over this, so he carefully sat back and watched what unfolded.

"Well well well." Whispered the voice into the victims ear. "What do we have here? A small morsel all on her own."

"Please... let me go!" Begged a very familiar voice. "Wh-wh-what are you going to do to me?"

"Don't worry, it will only hurt for a second..." Said the human.

In that instant, both of them did a 180, revealing the humans face. 2 sharply pointed teeth slowly grew from his mouth. He began to put her neck around his mouth like an apple.

"That sounded just like Octavia." Zylo thought.

When he looked to the flank of the pony, he knew! That same purple treble clef remained on her hips. It was her alright, his first pony he had ever met. Somehow, Octavia was special to Zylo. She was different than all of the other ponies, but he was very uncertain as to why this was.

"That IS Octavia!" Zylo yelled, running to the scene. "Hey you!"

The man only twitches a little bit, still firmly focused on Octavia.

"You are what my scouter picked up!" Zylo proclaimed. "You have the highest fighting power on this planet. Well, with the exception of mine that is. What are you called?"

"Zylo!!!" Screamed Octavia, not daring to move one inch.

"Master calls me Cordelion." The creature told Zylo. "That is who I am."

"Well, you're powerful my friend. That's why you will release that woman at once." Zylo demanded. "Your quarrel is with ME!!! Got it? Leave this weakling out of it."

Cordelion dropped Tavi hard to the ground, as she stumbled away from Cordelion and came to Zylo. Octavia instantly wrapper her front hoofs around Zylo, resting her head next to his. For a split second, Zylo felt the greatest feeling he had ever felt in his entire life. Care.

"Oh Zyo! Thank heavens you came along!!!" She said, with tears rolling down her face.

When Zylo felt moisture running down the right side of his neck, he thought it was raining, but it turns out when Zylo broke the hug and looked at her, her eyes were wet. Zylo's eyes themselves grew bigger.

"Octavia..." Zylo said. "I want you to get as far away from here as you can. As for this fool... I'll fight him alone."

Tavi gasped.

"No Zylo don't! Humans are really, really dangerous." She mentioned. "This one almost bit my neck off!"

"I'm well aware of this..." He spoke in a monotone voice, the voice when he was thinking hard. "Get far away from here Octavia. Please..."

Looking to her eye level, Zylo smiled at her.

"I would be ever so grateful if you would." He repeated, stealing Tavi's voice. "Please leave. Go now!"

Remembering their little manor lesson, Tavi bowed her head, and said, "Of course. But Zylo?"

"Yes?" He coldly said.

"Please. Be...be careful." She mentioned, then she trotted away.

"Good! She's gone. Now everything seems... straighter. My head is cleared now that that woman is gone." Thought Zylo.

"Grr!!! I've been in a bad mood all day!!! I need this! Oh ho ho ho, this is going to be GREAT!!!" Zylo laughed.

The human snarled, then said, "Fine! I didn't need her blood to defeat you. Master want's you alive!"

With no warning at all, Cordelion dashed to Zylo with surprising speed. Already, he could tell this was going to be harder than his breakout of the lab. Still, it wasn't too hard for Zylo to sidestep, and then make his own move.

Jumping even faster at Cordelion didn't tip Zylo's odds. Catching him in a vice-like grip, Zylo's front 2 hoofs were trapped in a bind. He resisted, but the grip doesn't budge. Cordelion picked him up and then slammed him into the dirt, head first. Zylo was stunned, but not even close to being injured. Both were secretly holding back lots of power.

"My my my!!!" Zylo said, pulling his head out of the dirt. "Such strength! Such marvelous strength. Too bad I'm not even close to revealing my true power!"

Zylo did not get the response he wanted. This man was even more strictly business than he was.

"Our Master want's you back." He says. "You must return to her. Come the easy way, or the hard way."

"I have no master." Zylo spoke back. "Who is this master you are talking about? Is she even stronger than you?"

Cordelion spits out a "Yes" from his throat, disgusted that it's true.

"HA HA HA HA HA!!! It's a bitch to be outclassed isn't it? It's terrible to think that your second best. So, if she's stronger than you, I guess that makes you third best!"

Cordelion said nothing. He only allowed Zylo to continue.

"How pathetic!" Zylo shouted. "Listen. You die now! Nice knowing you. But before you are destroyed, what is your masters name? I must fight her after this to prove that I am the best!!! Ha HAAA!!!"

"Her name is Princess Celestia!" He proclaimed proudly. "She is our master, the one that ordered our creation! You must return to her. You are her's just as I am."

It was now Zylo's turn to be surprised! Celestia. That name wasn't foreign to him. Zylo knew he heard it somewhere.

"Princess Celestia?" Asked Zylo. "That name sounds all too familiar! WAIT!!!"

Then, it hit him like a ton of bricks. Trunks, his supposed "half-brother" said the exact same thing? Either 2 people were telling the truth or lying.

"Look!" Zylo shrugged. "I don't care who created who. You die today! Got it!"

Zylo pretended not to let it bother him. He had no real proof that Cordelion was telling the truth or Trunks, but Zylo believed these all to be false. There was no more time to be bothered with Zylo's past. This fight was more important to him. Eager to destroy him, Zylo brought out the power that he hid. Just from the small light show he put on, it was clear that Cordelion would have a tough fight on his hands. Before his eyes, an earth pony was producing what looked like a unicorns aura. Only this one was large. Much larger and brighter than any unicorn he could imagine. Zylo smiled when it reached to the level he wanted. The wind stopped, and the only sound was that of everything settling back into place.

"TADAAA!!!" Zylo yelled with an evil smile. "Hope you like what you see. This is only some of my true power! Now, unfortunately for you, I have never pushed my power to this extreme, so it's time to see what I'm capable of! Feel my power!!!"

Dashing to Cordelion with twice the speed as before, he brutally beat him with his front hoofs as fast as he could, unveiling dozens of punches by the second! Cordelion was too blown away to hardly defend himself. Unfortunately, these punches proved to be only fast, and not powerful enough.

Zylo, hoping to dent his opponent, attacked with a flying kick to the face. The vampmire human hybrid had other plans. Catching the kick with his hands, he tossed Zylo over him, but he easily caught himself on the ground with his front hoofs.

"Nice TRY!!!" Zylo screamed, with no mercy.

Zylo reversed, sending Cordelion above Zylo. Somehow, both broke free and landed on the opposite sides of the road.

"You'll have to do better than that!" Zylo yelled, sharply exhaling. "Come at me!"

"That's odd." Zylo stopped, taking a minute to think. "This creature has the same device on his eye, only his is a different color.

Taking the spare seconds Zylo had, he scanned the creature for his power reading.

"Ugh! It's above 12,000 now! Good. The stronger opponent, the stronger the victory!"

"NO!" Cordelion yells, crouching in a defense stance. "I must take you back with me, even if I have to take you back IN PIECES!"

Zylo's reactions couldn't sharpen any faster! He knew that Cordelion had began to fight harder too. Lunging for Zylo, Cordelion attempted to cut him in half. The hit landed, as Zylo's right side got slashed terribly badly. His claws dug deeply into the side, possibly scratching the surface of the bones themselves!!!

"Ohhh. D-Damn it all!" Zylo shouted, collapsing to the ground.

Looking at his slashed ribs, Zylo's large ego turned into rage, which meant even more power. Zylo felt terrible pain where the slash was, and red blood soaked his clean fur. He did not like it, as most living creatures didn't enjoy pain. Knowing that the move just used on Zylo was an effective one, Zylo vowed in his head to deal back twice the pain!

"You...You fool! I'LL KILL YOU!!!" He screamed, diving in for more action.

He sprinted as fast to Cordelion as possible. Solidly, he stood strong, awaiting to strike Zylo when he attacked. Unfortunately for Cordelion, he never attacked. Instead, he only front flipped over him, attempting to hit the back of his head. Cordelion's reflexes and speed were too great. He pivots in a circular motion to the left, and catches the kick.

"Agh!" Zylo yells in surprised.

Cordelion spins Zylo around in circles a few times, then finally releases Zylo aimed straight for the ground. Once he smashes into it, his face is clawed by a relentless Cordelion, sending his pink scouter flying off of his face.

"Gaaahhh AAAAAHHHHH!!!" Zylo yelled, blinded by Cordelions swipes of death.

Zylo could do nothing but listen to the beast approach him. He could not open his eyes any longer than fractions of seconds. Cordelion chuckled, happy that Zylo was incapacitated. All he did was back into a tree, and wait for him to strike once more. From Zylo's scouter, a rapid, monotone beeping could be heard on the ground.

"Huh? Don't tell me!!!" Cordelion yelled, beginning to panic.

With his own scouter, Cordelion scanned the area behind Zylo. 3 power levels were picked up, each larger than the next.

"So Zylo." Cordelion yelled, kicking Zylo in his good ribs. "You brought reinforcements!"

"Kuh... Ha ha ha... Zylo doesn't NEED reinforcements thank you..." Zylo said, picking up his scouter off the ground. "They must be yours! This is good."

Indeed, Cordelions scouter was accurate. 3 ponies began to become visible to them from a hill. Cordelion grew terribly confused.

"No! Master shent me alone." He answered Zylo. "She didn't say anything about reinforcements!"

"What's this?" Twilight yelled to the 2 fighters in front of them. "Shining! You didn't tell me that there were 2 of them!"

"Always expect the unexpected Twilight." Cadence yelled courageously. "Hang in there."

Twilight and Cadence thought both were enemies, but Shining Armor was not as skeptical. He knew who his enemy was. This other guy would have to wait until either his enemy was killed, or Shining himself was.

"There wasn't two." Shining told the 2 girls behind him. "Only one. And definitely no human. That's the monster! Right there with the red and black mane."

Zylo's vision began to return, while blood dripped from above his eye. He smiled when he recognized that voice. Shining only stared an even more intense stare at Zylo! Cordelion also studies Shining over too.

"You!" Cordelion gasped. "You were in the throne room when Master awakened me."

Shining's stare just looked to the ground, creating a badass view of his face from both Zylo's and Cordelion's line of sight. Inside, he is troubled how that information could have been obtained by Cordelion.

"How? That's not possible." Shining valiantly spoke to the creature. "I...I don't know what your talking about."

Shining's lie was so bad, that everyone who witnessed it, even Zylo, knew it was a lie. Then, it was Zylo's turn to recollect.

"You're that blue-maned clown that I spared when I freed myself." Zylo mentioned. "Why have you come here?"

Shining was deeply afraid, but on the surface he was calm and collected. There was no room for weakness here, not for Shining Armor. Maybe for Zylo, but never for him. He knew that he needed every advantage he could get, and this human could be a serious one.

Shining sighs, then says, "To put an end to YOU once and for all.... Zylo. THATS why."

"YOU stop ME???" Zylo asked. "Ha ha ha ha!!! Oh, don't make me laugh!"

Hissing at Shining Armor, he flashes his sharp fangs to him.

"He's MY prey pony." Cordelion dryly answered. "Do not interfere."

"Yeah!" Zylo agreed with his enemy. "Back off loser. You're not even worth my time. If you wanted to kill yourself, you should have just gutted yourself from the inside out. It would save me ALOT of trouble."

Shining walked to Corelion with his heavy armor fully on. He looked intimidating. The solid steel armor was thick, dark, and overall badass looking. Spikes and daggers seemed to flow down towards Shining's tail, beautifully curved to perfection.

Shining opened his helment piece.

"Nah! Sit this one out for me human." Shining cockily said. "I need to show this murderer what happens when you mess with the royal guard!"

"Grrr no! No!!! He's mine! I'm the one to bring Zylo back to Celestia!" Cordelion yelled.

"Guys guys!!" Zylo said, halting the 2. "I have a brilliant idea. Attack! All of you. With your combined strength, this could prove to be fun after all!"

"You sure that's wise demon?" Twilight mouths to Zylo. "You're clearly outnumbered, AND outmatched!!!"

"Is that so?" Zylo said, looking to Shining. "I certainly can tell that this oaf here has found himself a harder shell, and he's grown in strength too."

"Enough!" Twilight finally yells. "His name is Shining Armor, the alicorn to my right is Cadence, and I'm Twilight Sparkle. Today, you will be brought to justice!"

"Doubtful, miss Twilight." Zylo stubbornly yelled. "Just all of you attack with everything you have! Got it?"

"Fine by me!" Shining yelled. "We're taking you down demon!"

Zylo was gladdened that the fight would grow in difficulty. All the unicorns, alicorns, and vampire humans surrounded Zylo one by one, as Zylo giggled in excitement.

"What say you about this?" Zylo yells, pointing his hoof to Cordelion.

He responds with no sound. After thinking it over in his head, he decides to agree with Zylo's demands.

"Fine!" He angrily admits to Shining Armor and Zylo. "But I will not hesitate to turn on you if you take my prey from."

"ENOUGH!!!" Zylo screamed, powering up once again. "RAAAAAAAHHH!!!"

With a fearsome warcry, Zylo summoned more energy to do his bidding, the magic aura now permanently imbued all around his body. His hair stood up and waved, as if he was fighting underwater.

"Wow! Power-level... 15,000!!!" Cordelion thought in his head. "I have to act now, before it rises again!"

Shape shifting into a werewolf with ease, he dashed to Zylo at full strength, but with unneeded effort, Zylo stopped the wolf dead in his tracks.

"DIIIIIIEEEE!!!" He yelled, kicking the wolf in the head. "YAAAHHH!!!"

Now, Zylo's kicks didn't just hurt the points of impact or stun him to the ground. No! These kicks sent him flying. FLYING straight back, slamming into everything that was in his path. Before Cordelion even hit the ground, Zylo was already on the other 3 fighters.

"Muhahahaha!!!" He asked the 3 ponies. "Who's the first to die!? I know! I'll start with the purple one!"

Attacking full force, Zylo went for Twilight first as he promised. His power punch was easily stopped by a screen of magic. The impact on the magic wall was so great, that Twilight grew a headache trying to keep it up. Finally, the stress of Zylo's strong punches were too much to bear on the shield, so Zylo made it through.

Attempting to kill Twilight, Cadence smashes Zylo on the neck with his horn, cutting his neck badly. Thankfully, the large horn didn't impale our little troublemaker. It did however send him flying back to the claws of Cordelion. Zylo did nothing at all but stare him directly in the face. Immediately, he snaps at Zylo and attempts to go for his neck.

Zylo easily evaded with a simple roll. Jumping up and diving at Cordelion, he released full power punches so rapid, that it looked as f Zylo had multiple arms.

"Yah! Yah! Yahyahyahyah!!!" Was all he seemed to yell moving at that speed.

The battle quickly turned in Zylo's favor. Releasing those unrelenting punches wore Cordelion out very fast. Pretty soon, Cordelion couldn't break away, counter, or even attack! Al he could do was rapidly defend himself.

"Ha ha ha!!! That's it! YES!!!" Zylo said while attacking. "Defend yourself! Squeeze every last drop of time you have, until YOU'RE DEAD!!!"

A power punch to Cordelions open stomach knocked him back in pain. Finally, Zylo saw his moment. Now that he left himself open, Zylo's barrage of blows really started to take a toll on him. It wasn't until Shining jumped into the battle. With a sucker punch to Zylo's face, the battle ceased for a few precious seconds. Cordelion was bloody and breathing terribly heavy.

Zylo was more shocked than injured. He said nothing, only wiped the small amount of blood that Shining drew from him.

"Oh my... This runt HAS grown stronger! He's not as powerless as I anticipated him to be!" Zylo thought.

"Raaahhh!!!" Shining yelled, not waiting for Zylo to re-attack.

As quick as lightning, both Cordelion and Shining attacked relentlessly. This seemed to only make Zylo even more happy. He had 2 front legs for each of the fighters. Perfect!

No longer was Zylo killing Cordelion. With Shining's help, both of the sides took as much damage as they dealt. It was fairly even, that is until the duo conflicted with one another. Finally, Cordelion had to put an end to it. He sliced at Zylo in an upward lunge, but unfortunately for Shining, he got caught in the crossfire.

Even through that thick armor, his claws cut through the metal, sending only sparks into Zylo's face, not his claws. Once again, the fighting ceased as Shining flung off his helmet and snapped at the vampire.

"HEY!!!" Shining Armor yelled. "I'm on your side!"

"You were the weak link in that brawl pony. You are clearly outmatched!" Cordelion insulted him.

All they did was trade evil looks. Frankly, that's all they had time for. Taking advantage of the distraction, Zylo lands 2 powerful punches on each foe's face, sending them both a few feet away.

"Powerless FOOLS!!!" Zylo laughed. "Show me a challenge already!"

Attempting to crush Shining's head and kill him, Zylo jumped high into the air to stomp his brains into the dust. Before he could kill him, a magenta colored aura flashed, then Shining was gone.

Zylo crashed hard into the dirt, putting one of his legs deep into the ground. Trying to free himself, he was blasted by a large purple magic ball.

"Ugghh!" Zylo yelled, actually in pain.

With cunning, Twilight lands a major blow with a powerful blast, and saved her big brother best friend forever. All at the same time.

"Tsss... You want a challenge?" Twilight said with that smart mouth again. "Fine! You asked for it!

Now, it was Twilight and Cadence's turn to strike Zylo. Attacking with rapid magical explosions, Zylo had to fend from all 4 of the fighters at once! With Shining Armor and Cordelion's punches to worry about, as well as Twilight and Cadence's gradually damaging attacks, Zylo really had his hoofs full, even for him.

"G-g-god DAMNIT!!!" Zylo screamed, finally having enough.

With a devastating uppercut, Cadence was sent flying high into the sky, landing about 12 feet above the fight. Grabbing Cordelion by the arm, he spun him around and smashed him into Twilight. Only Shining remained standing.

"Look pony." Cordelion insisted. "You are definitely outmatched! I suggest you leave this to me before you get killed!"

"As much as I hate to agree with my enemies, he IS right you know..." Zylo told him. "Back down..."

Their doubt in Shining only increased his hope in himself. With a righteous scream to the air, Shining finally had enough!

"NO!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

"Huh?" Zylo gasped.

"What's this? Baby NO!!!" Cadence yelled from the sky.

"Shining..." Twilight said, at a loss for words.

"What? Wow. His power level has increased greatly." Cordelion said, checking his scouter. "When I read it earlier, he was the weakest, but now, he's climbed to 4000!"

"NO WAY!!! I...I refuse to give up!" Shining yelled to Cordelion, then turned to his enemy. "I OWE ZYLO THIS!!!"

Shining's horn glowed brighter than anything Zylo has ever seen before! The light from his horn only glowed in brightness, as he trotted towards Zylo.

"No!!!" Twilight thought, not even getting up from the dirt. "Shining overpowered himself! If he releases that over beam, he could seriously hurt himself."

Shining most likely knew this, but he didn't care. How could he? It was up to him to avenge his brothers, and now this was the moment of truth! Now was his golden opportunity, his one chance to do it on his own, to prove Zylo that he is not to be messed with.

"This... is...for you... ZYLO!!!" He screamed.

"Agh!!! Oh no! nooooOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" Zylo screamed as well.

"OVERBEAM!!! FIRE!!!" Shining commanded.

The beam unleashed it's deadly fury straight from Shining's horn. It was far, far bigger than Shining's head, let alone the diameter of his horn, which was the size of an average blast. Zylo couldn't get out of the way in time. He had absolutely no time to react! Not even Celly herself had the power to move faster than the speed of light.

"THIS IS IT!!! This is what I've been training for. Must put more magic...INTO THIS!!!" Shining yelled in his own head.

The only thing that could be heard over the loud energy beam was Zylo's screaming! Slowly, it began to trail off. It almost sounded like he was slowly being destroyed. Finally, after the beam faded, Zylo was nowhere to be found.

The battleground grew increasingly quiet. Nothing except for burning trees could be heard. The trees in the way of the blast got vaporized, leaving a perfectly circular trail.

"I...I did it..." Shining Armor said as if he was sad. "I...uhhhhhggg..."

"Oh no!!! SHINING!!!" Both of the girls yelled.

Twilight made it to her fallen brother first, then Cadence. Cadence gently picked up Shining Armor's head. He was still alive and conscious, but internally injured deeply because of that full power magic blast.

"No..." Cordelion said in a hint of sadness too. "Master. I have failed. Zylo is destroyed!"

Twilight almost began to cry. She knew the severity of that attack definitely backfired! Over beams always did, unless you're super tough.

"Sh-shining?" She croaked. "Please... be okay. Please?"

Above the sky, grey clouds began to form. There must have been pegasi that moved the clouds overhead. The only one who caught this was Cadence. Twilight was focused on her brother, and Cordelion just stared at the spot where Zylo was vaporized. Both were at an equal loss for words.

Eventually, Corelion found these words when his anger broke. He stormed over to Shining. Just the way he walked, you could tell he was out for blood. Literally...

"YOU FOOL! YOU DESTROYED HIM!!!" Cordelion shouts, grabbing Shining by the neck.

He didn't care about anything. He failed his mission. His lack of concern was nowhere near invisible, his small truce now fully broken. Before Cadence could even stop him, Cordelion opened his mouth widely and put Shining's neck in his mouth. He bites into the neck, waking Shining of his trance.

"WAAAA... ugh.. ohhh..." Shining said, with Cordelion turning his yell into a whimper.

"This'll teach you!" He said with a giant mouthful. "Now you're MINE!!!".

Cordelion's fangs latched onto Shining's neck like a leech. He had no intentions of letting go, and immediately feeds while turning him over at the same time. Shining's out like a light, now drained of both magic and blood.

"You...YOU MONSTER!!!" Cadence shouted.

Cordelion only held Shining up. He ripped his face from the unicorns neck, intentionally making it gruesome for Cadence. Blood flowed from his neck, and onto Cordelion's teeth! He smiled to flash his bloody smile, as Shining bled out in the monster's grasp. Twilight nearly shit a brick when she realized what that "monster" really was.

"Oh... my... celestia..." She said, horrified.

The way Twilight said made Cadence's skin crawl. She grew more worried over him than she did for Zylo.

"Twilight! What's the matter?" Cadence said sternly.

"He is a vampire!!! He's much stronger than that even Zylo!" She screamed. "Poor shining armor didn't even stand a chance!!! And now with Zylo dead, we are too!"

At first Cordelion smiled, then he laughed with his mouth shut. The laugh gradually grew more hardy as it became more like a loud chuckle. He found himself rather flattered that a pony recognized him.

"Muha ha ha ha HA HA HA!!! You are quite right my dear, even if you are partially wrong." He told her. "You see, I am half vampire, half human."

In a flash, he moved to Twilight's face where she nearly jumped out of her leather armor. He moved so fast, it was almost a blur.

"Ha ha ha!!! That's why I am amazingly powerful. I am faster than a pegasus in flight! Stronger than any minotaur could ever hope to be!" He continued to rant. "My senses are superior, second to none! I can smell a drop of your blood from a mile away, and hear a gnat just as far too. Now, with your brother's power added to mine, nothing can stop me!!!

"What's your name vampire?" Twilight asked. "If you are even CALLED anything!"

"Master has named me Cordelion, just as she named Zylo." He mentioned. "But that's nothing you won't know soon enough, as well as Equestria. They'll know my name when they are under my control!"

Lightly touching Twilight's cheek, she jerks away hard. He was riding on a very high horse, and wanted to savor the delicious meal in front of himself. Cordelion now circled his prey like a shark circle's his prey.

"Why?!" She angrily stifles. "Why have you crawled from the darkness? What are your intentions? At least tell us this before we die..."

"T-TWILIGHT???" Said Cadence, astonished.

"Master sent me here to retrieve the one called Zylo, now that Shining Armor has incapacitated him, Master will be most pleased."

"Zylo's dead! Shining destroyed him!!!" She defended.

Cordelion only cocked a single eyebrow.

"Is that so?" He said, turning his back to look at a wooded area. "By the way, who said I was going to kill you? No, I will turn you, add your power to mine, and you two will serve me for eternity!"

Twilight nervously looked to her brother. Nothing changed. He was still just lying there, drained of all life and magic. When he looked back to Cordelion, he was close to Twi with his fangs barred sharply. She didn't flinch, only stared the monster down.

"Tell me..." She spoke. "Who is your evil master?"

Answering rather poetically and with a laugh, he says, "She lives up there!"

Just pointing in that very direction caused Twilight to panic and become confused. When she finally looked, Cordelion was indeed pointing to where she thought he was.

"She who rules over this land." He answered. "She of the morning sun and the burning sunset."

Twilight was drained. Drained of everything, both mentally and physically. This couldn't be! How could Celestia own 2 of the most ruthless people she's ever seen in her life! She refused to believe it. She was in denial, but part of her thought it was true at the same time. She knew where she was going after this battle.

"No Twilight!" Cadence bravely told her friend. "We can't give up THAT easily, we must fight Cordelion too."

Twilight only nodded her head to the left and right.

"We might as well not even try." She sighed on the ground. "It's like you going up against Celestia in a magic duel. It can't be done!"

"Not true Twilight!!!" She yelled, really talking to Cordelion. "Just like Celestia, this guy isn't invincible. He can be beaten! We're gonna prove it! You hear me???"

"Ha ha ha!!! I admire your confidence, but it will do you no good!!!" The vampire yelled.

Cordelion shot a leer straight for Cadence's eyes. He grins with his bloody lips. Slowly, he walks to the 2 ponies, focused mainly on Cadence. She feels a deep compulsion to look into his eyes and do whatever he has to say. Quickly, she shook out of it!

"You'll not take me under too!" Cadence yells, with the glare slowly taking effect. "Hahhh ugghhh. Oh...nooo..."

Cordelion's grin turns predatory as he motions her closer with a single finger. Already, the glare took a full grown alicorn down to do his bidding. She was only hoofsteps away from him as he opened his arms, but Twilight intervened quickly.

Using her teleporting spell, Twilight jumps into his line of sight with glowing white eyes.

"NOOO!!! You can't take her!" Twilight said in a begging-like tone. "I know you're strong, but Cadence is right! You're not invincible."

"You certainly aren't either!" He said, unfazed by Twilight's immense magical power.

All Cordelion did was snap his fingers, then he grins again as the turned Shining now gets up. Twilight's eyes would have been that of fear if she had any eyes at the moment. Shining's fur turned slightly shaggy and his horn now has a slight curve to it. Of course he possesses fangs like any other vampony would.

"I can't pull an overbeam, but I can do THIS!"

Twilight could not be more mortified. She would avenge his brother, just as Shining had tried to do with his brothers.

"This is for my big brother best friend..." She began.

Her sentence was half finished when she began to chug one of her magic potions. Her aura grew twice as bright as her entire body seemed to glow that very color.

"FOREVER!!!" She screamed.

A storm of hundreds of magical beams, each now doubled the size of her horn, began to concentrate towards Cordelion. He only crossed his arms and snapped his fingers again. All around him, a blue magical shield stopped any of the spears from harming the vampire. Twilight huffed.

"Darnit! Shining's magic has grown even stronger somehow!!!" Twilight said to herself.

Not only was this true, but his magic had a black tinge to it, sort of like water and oil being mixed together. Twilight grew frustrated!

"No... NO!!! This is hopeless." She yelled, begging this was only a bad dream. "Pretty soon, Shining will infect everyone if he's not stopped or cured! But we're miles away from my library! This is bad!!!"

In seconds, Cordelion looked into her eyes, hypnotic powers attempting to take hold. He then speaks almost sweetly to her.

"Shh..." He said, soothing her nerves. "Don't worry, your brother is much stronger now. Soon, you will be too. Join us! You'll be the start of something great!"

Slowly, he begins to approach her, with sharp fangs already ahead of Cordelion's head. Cadence nearly sat back in a daze. She could not believe what she saw. She knew that Twilight's magical abilities were slightly better than her own, and Cordelion did nothing as Shining alone stopped Twilight's power, with a potion making the magic stronger? No way!

Twilight did nothing now. She just sat there, afraid of what a vampony would be like. The idea of immortality did play through her head, but that was the one and only positive thing that did.

"It was nice knowing you." Cordelion said, running his fingers through her mane. "Don't worry, you should feel glad! You're going to be a part of something much bigger than yourself. And that... is ME!!! Now if you don't mind..."

Cordelion's teeth were now around Twilight's neck, simply grazing the thin purple fur that touched it. She prayed for a miracle from Celestia.

"Don't count on it!!!"

Her miracle came. An earth pony blindsided Cordelion with a head butt straight to the gut. The blow was so devastating, that the vampire upheaved more than a cup-full of blood. Dashing through his opponent, the red and black maned pony flashed a cocky smile at Twilight, who looked to him in confusion.

"GAAHHH!!! Ohhh..." Says the suffering Cordelion.

On the ground, he held his stomach. His face came inches from landing into the muddy blood below him. When he looked up, he saw that legendary smile and those green eyes. This won't be good.

"I've had enough of you!" Zylo yelled. "If your disease is going to spread around from pony to pony, I'll destroy the source, right now."

Zylo helped Twilight up. Before she even said anything to thank him, or question just how the fuck he was still alive, he crouched to the dirt with Cordelion, then looked to the hurt human/vampire.

"I can't imagine seeing more of those despicable creatures that behave and act like you!!!" He screamed, growing in anger. "Here!!! You want some motherfucking blood?!?!?! HAVE IT!!! TAKE IT!!! I'm sure it tastes better with mud! Your own blood?! MMMMMM!!!"

Humiliating the vampire that almost got away with taking Shining under, Zylo proceeded to shovel the bloody mud into his mouth with his hind hoof. When no more could fit in his mouth, he flung it violently into his face, making sure the gravel and other hard objects hurt.

Still with an insane smile on his face, Zylo grabbed the man by the arm, brought him to his feet, then kicked the back of his head, forcing him to swallow. Both Cadence and Twilight smiled at the scene!

"What is this??? The very monster we came to destroy is now destroying the true monster. No, embarrassing him? Ha ha! How can this be? With my dear Shining's power absorbed, Cordelion should be even more powerful than normal!!!" Thought Cadence.

"Wow! Incredible!!! I put almost all of my energy into that last attack. And some if you include the potion, and yet, it didn't even dent the magic armor Shining put around him! Now, this demon dropped Cordellion to his feet in one blow?!?!?! Wow... that's... unbelievable! There is more to this guy than meets the eye..." Thought Twilight.

Shining hissed at Zylo, who only glared back.

"I got to admit it to ya asshole, you caused some serious damage to me!" Zylo admits to Shining Armor. "You may have killed me if I didn't have a few of these bad boys!"

Zylo unraveled the bag of sensu beans and flashed one at Cordelion.

"See this?" He said, holding the bean in his hoof. "This is a sensu bean! Cordelion? A name suited for a pile of shit like you!!! Listen, if I give you this bean, will you fight me at full power?"

Cordelion smiled deviously. This was his chance.

"Oh yes!!!" He said, still injured, but pretending to sound enthused about it. "I promise Zylo.'

He nodded. Zylo threw one hard to Cordelion. It landed in the soft grass, as he slowly crawled to it. As he did this, Zylo began to tap the buttons on his scouter.

"HA HA HA HA HA!!! You're...you're power level has diminished down to drastically. Only 2000 HA HA HA HA!!!"

"Sh-shut up you!" Cordelion half said, finally grabbing the bean.

When he ate it, he gasped! Instantly, Cordelion's muscles bulged all at once. His wounds all healed slowly. Despite that deadly blow that Zylo gave him, he was up back on his 2 feet instantly.

"AHHHHH!!!" Gasped both of the girls.

Twilight angrily ran over to Zylo, fixing to tear him a new one. She grabbed at Zylo's face.

"You healed him?!?!?!" She screamed. "How COULD you!!! I thought you wanted him dead?"

Zylo easily swatted the mare off of him.

"Don't TOUCH my face!!!" He yelled. "I want him revived so that we may battle at full strength. You!!!"

"What?" Cordelion hissed.

"I want you to power up to the highest extent. I advise you to NOT hold anything back!!! Got it?!" He demanded. "I'll do the same."

"Oh! I'm already at maximum power! I'm a human vampire hybrid, so I can't hold anything back unless I don't try my hardest!" He lied.

Zylo jumped in front of him in an amazing attacking stance.

"Well, you're gonna need EVERY SHRED OF STRENGTH YOU HAVE!!! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!"

Instantly from that yell, Cordelion grew worried. Zylo finally showed just what he is capable of. Wind pushed away at him at over 100 miles per hour. As Zylo grunted and struggled to increase his max power, his body began to flash a white color. The ground under him became loose. Everywhere around him, the ground quaked, making it hard to stand on hoofs. Once it peaked as his as possible, energy cackled around him. When he reached this, his yell turned into a steady laugh.

"Ha ha ha.... HA HA HA HA!!! AAAAAHAHAHAHA!!! Now!" Zylo screamed to Cordelion. "You die! I'll show you just how powerless you REALLY are!!! Muhahaaaaahh!!!"

"For Celestia's sake!!!" Twilight screamed over the noise to Cadence. "That's quite a show!!! What... what are we looking at Cadence?"

"2 monsters..." She began. "2 monsters that are fixing to go all out. I never knew that a pony could be this powerful, let alone a common earth pony. This isn't a regular pony. No way is it."

Finally! Directly in front of Cordelion was his enemy. The enemy that was untouchable at the time. Somehow, Cordelion knew it wasn't possible to destroy him. This was a power that Celestia did not warn him of.

"NOOO!!! It CANT be possible!!!" He yelled. "P-power level.... 27,000? But it wasn't even 15,000 earlier?"

"I don't understand it either." Zylo had to admit, "But I'm READY!!! HERE I COME!!!!!"

Cordelion, sensing that he could not win, crossed his arms. Just before Zylo struck, he turned to dust just before the punch landed. The punch blew him away in the wind.

"No... NOOOO!!!! That... wasn't me." Zylo said in confusion.

In the wind, he heard an evil chuckle that tore through his eardrums like a chainsaw. Right before his eyes, his appetite for murder was ripped from him. A giant plate of Cordelion dissipated into ashes as the hungry Zylo shook on the ground, nearly crying that he did not get his helping.

"No... No!! NOOOO!!! DAMNIT NOOOOO!!!" Zylo screamed.

Looking to Twilight, he saw one helping, then another, then another! At least he could enjoy the 3 small appetizers near him.

"Must...destroy...YOU!!!" He yelled to Twilight, with an almost broken mind.

The Shining Armor vampire smiled.

"You won't get the chance!" Said the infected Shining Armor. "They belong to us."

"Us? Shut your god damn mouth! Their lives end when I say they end, and they end NOW!!!"

Twilight flinched and covered her face with her hoofs as Zylo charged. Shining's aura shone brightly around Twilight and Cadence, then off they went. They were teleported to an unknown location, safe from Zylo for the moment.

"NOOOOOOO!!!!!" Screamed the relentless power house. "AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!! RAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!"

Author's Note

Damnit! I'm sorry that took so damn long. Here's chapter 4 guys. Try to review for me if it's not asking too much of you guys. It took forever to proofread and edit this all by myself. I don't have editors or any of that shit. I work alone.

Well, not alone. I do have 3 co-authors that help me with ideas and lines. I'd kill for an editor or a proofreader, but frankly, it's not that hard to do alone.

Ah. And just in case I didn't say this earlier, Cordelion belongs to my 3rd Co-Author. Let's call him ImmortalDrake because that's what he's called over on Fanfiction.

Can I make you read his shit? No.
Will you? That's entirely up to you.

And as always, thanks for reading!!!