Unyielding Powers

POV: Author

Wednesday came and Twilight was getting ready for her, *ahem* 'date', with Element Mage and--

"OOH, OOH, hey Mr. Author when am I going to get another scene?"

Pinkie, not now. I'm in the middle of narrating.

"That can wait. Now answer my question."

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"And that's how the story will go Pinkie."

"Okay then. Thanks for the update Le- I mean Mr. Author."

You better keep that mouth in check otherwise... OH SHIT THE READERS ARE BACK!!

Ah screw it. POV Twilight.

I finally got out of bed and realized that it was already past 10 in the morning. I must have studied pretty hard last night and Spike must have brought me to bed. He's done it so many times he basically gets a workout from it. I went o the restroom, brushed my mane, got some breakfast and as I watched Spike do the dishes I realized that I was to meet Element for tea later.

"Oh my, sorry Spike but you're going to have to watch over the library by yourself this afternoon." I said apologetically

"That's okay Twi," said Spike, "I don't mind. Especially since you finally have a date. For once." he teased.

I blushed furiously, "It's not a date, it is two friends of the opposite gender having tea together in a public place to talk and relax." He just rolled his eyes and looked at me knowingly with a smirk on his face. It was the sort of smile that said 'sure it is'. I then removed myself from the table and walked off with an angry expression on my muzzle.

I walked out a little after 12:30 with one of the novels Element gave to me. That is until he crash landed directly in front of me covered in smog and bruises.

"*Cough, Cough*, Hey Twi," he said as he got up, you think we can reschedule? I've got some business to take care of."
He began to walk off until a giant armored turtle smashed to the ground on it's hind legs.

"So that was the great stallion of Canterlot?! HA, you're weaker than the stories say." the creature spoke.
"You never gave me a chance to defend myself." Element argued, he then lit his horn and whispered 'Analeyes' or something.

POV: Element

As I cast my spell it brought up al I needed to know. I then spoke out what I had learned, "M-Type: Shell Bomber, uses large explosives on opponents who it finds too strong for up-close confrontations, heavily armored and armed with many types of dynamite. Threat level:" I then smirked, "4. Not too tough now are you?"

"Shut up! After I kill you, my species will be feared throughout the world, and after that we will take over all of the land including Equestria." the short tempered beast shout, revealing his entire plan like an amateur.

"Sure you will," I quoted with heavy sarcasm and a hint of eye rolling. "Just remember, it's you're fate. Now let me introduce myself. I am Element Mage, Pony-Type: Unicorn, Student to Princess Celestia, Threat level: 8." The last little statement was said with a glare to my opponent who then was looking skeptical about his choice of a fight.

"Th-that's not possible, you can't be that high of a threat unless you earn it." exclaimed the now frightened turtle, "And by the way you look that has to be a lie."

"Element!?" looked over and saw Twilight shivering with the worst case of fear on her face.

"Stay back." I said calmly and returned my attention to the armored reptile that was twice my own size. "You don't want to get caught in this." I then summoned my broadsword from the other day and took a battle stance while wielding it in front of me with my magic.

The Shell Bomber grabbed a pack of TNT and sparked his flint-stone like claws. He lit the fuse and quickly chucked it straight at me. In the split second that I gave him I slashed through the base which caused it to detonate early, but not destroy any buildings, and brought the blade to his throat, me now on my hind legs. The sword was now in my right hoof and my face beside his horrified expression. "I warned you of my TL and yet you had the balls to light that fuse," I whispered threateningly, "Not a smart move on your part." And with that I lopped off his head, brought my left hoof forward and annihilated his corpse with a wave of energy.

Through the smoke and haze, I made a quick escape with my teleportation spell and went home to wait for things to die down. The only thing that troubles me is when Twilight comes banging on my door I'll have to answer to her.

POV: Twilight

I can't believe what I just saw. Element just killed someone, and destroyed any evidence of his existence. All in just a few seconds. My mind can hardly comprehend it.

"Twilight!" I heard a voice shout out from above. It was Rainbow Dash, "Are you alright, I saw everything and just wanted to make sure you were okay."

"I'm fine Rainbow. I'm just trying to comprehend what just happened. It's not going so well." my voice cracked as my eye twitched a bit.

"Omigosh, Twilight!" I was then tackled by a pink blur that went about checking every inch of my body for any bruises or marks.

"I'm fine Pinkie Pie. Please let go." she did as requested as someone else ran up to me.

"Darling are you okay?!" Rarity screamed as she look me over, "I saw the blast and just knew something was up."

"Yes I'm fine. Don't worry." she let out a sigh of relief.

"Sweet molasses, I could feel th' shockwave all the way at Sweet Apple Acres." Applejack exclaimed as she arrived on the scene. "What 'appened 'ere?"

"Some big fight just broke out between a huge turtle and the new stallion in town." explained Dash, "It didn't last long 'cause the newbie whooped his tail into Tartarus in just a few seconds."

"Really? Hah, I'll believe that when I see it." Applejack quoted with sarcasm, "All we really know is that there was an explosion and something caused it."

"I'm tellin' the truth! It really happened!" Dash yelled defensively.

"Ah'm sure yer eyes were just messin' with ya."

"Will you all be quiet so I can think!" I had had enough chatting and now more than ever I wanted information. "We need to go see Element Mage. He's the only one that can explain why this event has unfolded. Now let's stop talking and get to running, 'cause I'm tired of being left in the dark."

With that said I galloped off toward Element Mage's house with my friends in tow, ready to barrage him with questions and give him a piece of my mind.

15 Minutes Later, POV: Element

I sat upon my couch reading and waiting for Twilight to burst in through the door. *Knock* *Knock* *Knock* Speak of the devil, that must be her now. I approached the door and prepared myself for what was to come. I opened the door and stood shocked at the fact that Twilight was smiling, most of her friends not far behind. This I was not expecting.

"Please come in," I said politely, my expression blank, "You probably wish for me to explain myself."

I opened the door wider to let in the five mares. I wondered where the yellow one was, as I already knew of the other elements. I think her name was Fluttershy? Whatever, she had her reasons for not being here.

Now we enter the setting of Fluttershy's cottage. The birds chirping and the bees buzzing. There's a bear in the back yard now that's something. Inside the humble home, up the stairs and into the secret panic room found under the bed full of food, supplies, and a built-in toilet. A pony could survive an entire month or maybe even two with the amount of stuff inside the bunker. And inside was none other than the adorable yellow pegasus using said bunker for why it was made. To cower and fear inside while being curled up into a ball.

"I'm in my happy place. I'm in my happy place. There are no scary noises in here. Nope, not at all. No explosions, no sounds, no nothing. Just me. Oh, and Angel too." she muttered to herself while looking at a very annoyed Angel bunny.

Back to Mage

"Before I answer all if any questions, I want to know why exactly you are smiling at me." I spoke to Twilight from my place on my chair.

"OOH, OOH, I know this one, I know this one." proclaimed an excited Pinkie Pie who just appeared from hammerspace. "Twilight can I tell him, pleasepleaseplease PLEEEEEEEEEEEASSE?"

Twilight thought for a moment then gestured for Pinkie to go ahead with a nod.

"YIPPY!! Okay so it went like this we were on our way here..."

FLASHBACK MOTHERBUCKERS

'Twilight was all mad and grumpy because something had happened that she could not explain the reason for. So, like any normal me would do I tried to make her smile but every time I tried nothing seemed to work so once again I did what any normal me would do. I jump to the panel beside the library where everything took place. I searched around using my detective skills and found the place where Twi was standing and found something interesting. I jump back to the panel from before and told Twilight what had found. She seemed to like what I had done because she started smiling again. and that was when we showed up at you door.

FLASHBACK OVER

"And you know the rest." Pinkie finished. It baffled me how much of the 4th wall she had broken when she said she jumped the panels, but you already know how much of the wall she can break reader.

"I see. Twilight what did she find that made you so happy?" I asked, wanting someone to shed some light on that thought.

"Near where I was standing was a pile of shrapnel in a certain pattern. Pinkie said it looked as though a shield was put up, but I had not cast one to defend myself. So I calculated that you had made the barrier in order to protect me as the rest of the pieces flew into different directions and embedded themselves into some of the buildings and abandoned stands from the fight."

"I might have, maybe, been a bit worried about your safety," I said looking away from her. "I didn't want to see you get hurt is all."

She blushed, appreciative of my actions. "Thank you for that."

We stared at each other and had a small moment... until someone spoke up.
"I hate to interrupt but does anypony else hear that beeping?" the white element of generosity questioned.

BeedoopBeedoop BeedoopBeedoop

My eyes widened a bit and my ears perked up. "Well, I'm terribly sorry but we'll have to cut this visit short. Perhaps we can reschedule that get together for some other time Twilight but for now I have to ask you all to leave."

"But..." I didn't let her finish as I teleported her and the other mares outside and locked the door.

After all that I rushed towards the fireplace and pulled on the glass candle. The fireplace slowly opened revealing a downward stairwell. I descended off to answer the sound, the passage closing behind. I should have known I left that stupid door open down there. Walking through said doorway I located my beeping earpiece. I picked it up and wrapped it around my right ear, pulled down the mic, and pressed the button. "Go for Mage..."

POV: Twilight

Element had just kicked me out of his house. Now I'm mad. I walked over to one of the windows and peered through. I watched as he opened a secret passage in his fireplace.

"Girls, I'm going back in. You all head home and I'll explain later." I stated hoping they would listen. Rarity pouted a bit and stormed off, probably upset about Element's rudeness. Applejack just shrugged and walked back towards her farm. Dash had flown off with Pinkie in pursuit. "Now then, time to see what's really going on." I teleported inside and silently headed for the fireplace.

Sorry for the cliffhanger but I'm still working things out at school. Next chapter will probably be out somewhere between now and next month. Again, sorry, but I've got my own shit to do.