:Engaging:

Moments Ago

Fulgore hid in the trees as he watched Gargos exchange attacks with the talking horses, thanks to his cloaking device, he was able to remain undetected.

As soon as he arrived, he had already found the dark spirit conversing with the equine creatures and refrained from attacking, hoping that Gargos would eventually lower his guard enough for him to throw in a successful surprise attack. His options were limited but as he assessed the situation, he was able to conclude up to several outcomes if he were to attack right now.

The majority of those outcomes unfortunately would end rather badly for the horse creatures.

Why did he care though? Why was he hesitating to attack now? Why was he worried about what would happen to them? They were just horses, just the usual common animals like every other back on Earth. Right?

No. They weren't.

Fulgore knew that. These horses were capable of speech, and he knew that just wasn't completely possible. It was a well known fact that animals...could...not...talk. Yes that's exactly what these horses were doing right now. He didn't believe it at first.

He had noticed earlier that the local town area was inhabited by these same horse creatures, some with horns, some with wings, some with neither, but the lavender coloured one had both.

Fulgore activated his scanners and kept his gaze on the white horse with the horn.

Species: Unicorn

His database provided him with the information he needed. Unicorns. Ancient animals from Greek Mythology. He processed the rest of the information as he scrolled through before setting his gaze on the winged horse with the colourful mane and tail.

Species: Pegasus

Winged Horses were one of the results, but the information he received referred to the Stallion who went by the name and was sired by the Greek God of the Sea. Perhaps there were more than one?

Finished with the information, Fulgore turned to the one who possessed both a horn and wings.

Species: Winged Unicorn?

The information he received on this one wasn't much. Apparently such creatures were merely known through fiction, as a result, it isn't really known if they ever existed or not. Clearly they do, otherwise he wouldn't be seeing one right now.

During the exchange between Gargos and the mythical animals, Fulgore did overhear that they referred to themselves as Ponies. A common animal and one he already knew of, but that still didn't explain why they were talking.

Was it possible this...realm...was solely inhabited by these Ponies? It was quite possible. After all, the Ponies were the only living creatures he saw everywhere during his pursuit of Gargos, minus the Zebra he caught a glimpse of back in the dark forest.

Gargos kicked the small white Pony into the tree he was hiding in, which allowed him to get a better look at one of them without the use of his enhanced vision. Gargos was now standing over the cyan coloured Pegasus after it recklessly attacked him. Another pleaded for him to stop but he didn't even listen to it.

Fulgore looked down and noticed the small white Pony just below him was whimpering in pain. To him, it was a pathetic sight. But...

'This...this...this isn't right.'

Acting out of unknown reasons he himself was trying to figure out, Fulgore made sure his targeting systems were fully accurate, he thrust his arms forward while keeping his cloaking device activated, and fired two Energy Bolts towards Gargos.

As he expected, they hit their designated target and threw Gargos off of the cyan Pegasus. It was obvious to him now that his attack had also sparked a bit of confusion among the Ponies, as they were clearly looking for the source. Fortunately, his cloaking device kept him well hidden and prevented every living creature from seeing him.

'W-What...what just happened? Why did I defend that creature? What prompted me to act out like that? Why do these emotions course through my being? WHAT'S GOING ON?!'

"Sweetie Belle!"

As Fulgore continued to question his actions, his sight was dragged towards the other two smaller Ponies and the taller white coloured Unicorn who were running towards the smaller white Pony just below him.

"Oh Sweetie Belle! Please wake up! Wake up dear! It's me, your sister! Sweetie Belle!" The taller white Pony continuously called out to the smaller one.

"...R-Rarity...?" The one called 'Sweetie Belle' slowly opened her eyes and weakly looked up at the white Unicorn. "Rar...ity...?"

The white Unicorn, Rarity, hugged Sweetie Belle as she shed tears of joy. "Oh Sweetie Belle! Just hold on darling, I'm going to get you somewhere safe!"

"FOOLS!"

Fulgore looked up and saw Gargos back on his feet. The dark spirit had already shot a dark fireball from his hand and it was heading...in his direction. More precisely, it was targeted at Rarity and the three small Ponies next to her.

"GIRLS WATCH OUT!" The Pony with the stetson hat shouted as she rushed towards Rarity and the three smaller Ponies, but she was definitely unable to keep up with the large fireball.

Rarity, seeing the fireball heading straight for her, and still exhausted from one of Gargos' last attacks, quickly grabbed the smaller Ponies and turned her back to the fireball in an attempt to use herself as a shield to protect the three little Ponies.

'No more...I've seen enough. This...I cannot allow this to continue on any further. I won't.'

And with that, Fulgore dropped down from above the Ponies and landed between them and the fireball. The fireball collided against his cloaked form and erupted into a cloud of smoke that engulfed them all as his cloaking slowly deactivated.

Present

-Engaging-

Twilight Sparkle was at a loss for words. She thought for sure her friend and the fillies were done for. Instead, there they were, alive and well, Rarity had a few small burn marks on her body but other than that, she was fine. But what really had her attention was the tall, dark and metal biped creature that stood in front of them. It was completely metal from head to foot, some parts looked a bit organic, but other than that, the entire creature was wholly metal. It's eyes were a pure blood red colour, it had no mouth, sharp, glowing blade like weapons rested at its forearms and it had an orange ponytail on its head.

Whatever it was, it sure didn't give off the impression it was friendly. But it also didn't give off the same type of dark aura that she and her friends felt from Gargos.

But...there it was, standing in front of Rarity and the fillies. Did it save them? Was the metal creature the reason her friend and the little Ponies were still alive?

Gargos scowled behind his mask and said, "Fulgore, rest assured, you will pay for that cowardly attack earlier, I will personally see to that."

Fulgore? Was that its name?

Twilight turned back to the metal creature but just as she set her sights on it, it raised its arms into the air and disappeared into a cloud of black fog.

The next thing she and her friends heard was a roar of pain coming from Gargos. Turning around, they saw Fulgore now behind Gargos, smashing his large metal elbow into the dark mans back.

Gargos quickly recovered from the attack and flipped away from the cyborg. Readying back into a stance, Gargos thrust his hand forward. "ENDOKUKEN!"

Two dark fireballs shot from his hand and were heading straight for the cyborg.

Fulgore retaliated and fired three Energy Bolts, the first two successfully exploding against the fireballs, while the third continued towards Gargos.

The dark spirit smirked and crouched to the ground, ducking under the Energy Bolt as it flew overhead and quickly shot himself forward at incredible speed.

Fulgore growled as he saw Gargos speeding towards him, he raised his arms and hammered them down towards Gargos. But once again, the dark spirit outwitted him and launched himself into the air. Clasping his hands together, Gargos thrust them both forward and launched a large dark fireball at the cyborg. "ENDOKUKEN!"

Thanks to his abilities however, Fulgore was able to dodge with ease and raised his arms into the air, disappearing into a cloud of black fog once more, teleporting himself into the air just behind Gargos.

Growling in frustration, Gargos spun around and threw a kick at his opponent. Fulgore grabbed his foot however and, with a mighty roar, threw Gargos towards the castle.

While Fluttershy and the others tended to Rarity and the fillies, Twilight and Rainbow Dash just watched in shock as the dark spirit crashed through the roof of the castle, the entire right structure eventually collapsing afterwards.

Fulgore opened up his chest and started charging up his Reactor, his entire body being engulfed by a blood red glow as he hoped to be able to use his ultimate attack before Gargos could recover.

Unfortunately, he had no time as Gargos came roaring out of the rubble, his hands clasped and aimed at the cyborg. "ENDOKUKEN!"

Fulgore let out a menacing growl and teleported out of the fireballs way, reappearing near ground level and eventually landing back on his metal feet. Opening up his chest, he started charging up his Reactor again while Gargos was still in the air.

Gargos saw him and, knowing what the cyborg was trying to do, quickly shot himself towards his opponent.

-Reactor: 100%-

Fulgore would smirk if he could. With his chest still open, he prepared to fire his ultimate attack, but Gargos had already landed in front of him before he could do so.

Gargos shot his fist upwards, delivering a powerful uppercut to Fulgore's jaw area and sent the cyborg into the air once again. The dark spirit then leaped into the air and grabbed Fulgore's foot, spun around and threw him into the ground.

Upon landing, Gargos drew his sword and lunged at the cyborg as he got back up. Seeing him approaching, Fulgore quickly charged up his Plasma Blades and successfully blocked the sword.

Gargos growled at the stubbornness of his opponent and swung like mad with his sword, but Fulgore matched him blow for blow with his Plasma Blades.

As Fulgore attempted to impale his opponent, his scanners signalled up a warning as Gargos parried.

-WARNING: COUNTERBREAKER!-

Fulgore found his defence being broken as Gargos now shot forward and started hacking his sword across his metal body, only leaving small scratch marks, but the damage was noticeable and affecting him. Gargos unleashed a powerful wind kick and, though it wasn't doing as much damage as his sword, he was still damaging his opponent nonetheless.

As the number of hits he was receiving continued to rise on his scanners, Fulgore tried to find an opening in Gargos' attack pattern.

That's when he found it. As Gargos placed his foot back down on the ground and reached for the hilt of his sword, Fulgore made his move and lowered himself slightly, pulling his large metal fist back.

Eyes widening in shock, Gargos could only curse himself for making such a simple mistake as Fulgore launched himself forward and fired his metal fist upwards into Gargos, the Plasma Blades slashing his torso as the dark spirit roared in agony.

-Combo Breaker-

Fulgore landed back on his feet and watched as Gargos crashed into the ground just a small distance away, coughing loudly as he held his hand against his bleeding chest.

-Enemy Combo: 51=Godlike-

As Gargos got back to his feet, Fulgore decided it was time to put an end to the battle and opened his chest up. Prepared to unleash his ultimate attack.

Until...

"CEASE THIS CONFLICT IMMEDIATELY THOU VILE CREATURES!"

Picking up a massive energy signature, Fulgore closed his chest and turned to the source of the, to be honest, rather loud voice, as did Gargos.

Two tall Winged Unicorns landed in front of Twilight and her friends, followed by a rather large number of Pegasi, some in dark armour, others in gold armour, and all them wielding spears.

The tallest of the two was a white coloured Winged Unicorn. It had a multi-coloured mane and tail that flowed in air as if a gentle wind blew against it. It had bright magenta coloured eyes and a golden crown sat above its horn with a purple gem encrusted into it. It also sported a breastplate with the same colour and gem just like the crown and wore golden shoes over its hoofs.

The other Winged Unicorn, which was just slightly shorter than the first, was a dark blue colour. It basically wore the same crown and breastplate as the taller one albeit they were black along with glass shoes over its hoofs. Its mane and tail were no different, dark and gently flowed through the air, they were however twinkled with white dots, almost as if they looked like the night sky itself. And judging by the furious look in its piercing blue eyes, it wasn't happy one bit.

"Thou dare to come into our Kingdom and cause destruction where thou pleases?!" The dark one said. From its voice, it was definitely female, just like pretty much all of the others. The Pegasi with the spears though were most definitely male, their bulky appearances and their stances helped confirm that.

Gargos frowned behind his mask. "You dare to speak to a god like that you ignorant little creature?!"

A few of the dark armoured Pegasi raised their spears at him.

The dark Winged Unicorn raised a forehoof. "Hold!"

"Ha, fools, you think such weaponry can harm me?" Gargos said with a smirk.

The tall white Pony stepped forward and examined the dark man. As she charged up her horn, her eyes narrowed and she recoiled only slightly as she felt the powerful dark aura emanating from his entire being.

She then turned and locked eyes with Fulgore. Her horn was still glowing, most likely she was scanning him just like she did Gargos.

Then, Fulgore noticed something. As she finished scanning him, her expression softened, her eyes showing only sympathy and pity, unlike the stern glare she previously gave Gargos.

'...Why...Why is that creature looking at me like that?'

"Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, those creatures...they..." Twilight was cut off as the tall white Pony raised a forehoof.

"I know Twilight. Rest easy, we shall take it from here." Celestia said as she set her eyes back on Gargos. "I am Princess Celestia, this is my sister, Princess Luna, together we rule this Kingdom. Tell us, why have you come here and why have you attacked our subjects?"

"Hmph." Celestia recoiled at Gargos' insulting manner. "If you must know, my being here was not of my own accord. But I am quite fascinated with the energy that this realm holds." He narrowed his eyes at Celestia and said, "And you...I can feel a great power emanating from you and your...sister."

Celestia furrowed her brow slightly. "What exactly do you want? What is your purpose here?"

Gargos moved a hand behind his back and smirked. "What I want..." Dark energy surrounded his hidden hand, Fulgore's scanners picked up the energy signature and set his gaze on the dark spirit. "I want..." With a loud roar, he swung his arm around and shot a fireball at the Princesses. "YOUR POWER!"

Celestia and Luna's eyes widened in horror at the unexpected attack. "PRINCESSES!" Twilight was about to rush to their aid but someone had already beaten her to it.

Fulgore teleported in front of the Princesses, much to their shock. Letting out a fierce growl, Fulgore opened up his chest and unleashed his ultimate attack. As his entire body was engulfed in a blood red glow, his chest shot forth a massive red beam that easily blasted through Gargos' fireball.

Growling, Gargos rolled to the side and dodged Fulgore's Devastation Beam.

Instead, the poor castle behind him suffered in his place, as the Beam tore right through its large crystalized tree trunk, breaking it apart and causing the entire castle to tumble over and crash into the ground.

Twilight could only watch in horror at what just happened to the castle. Everything seemed like a dream, but the fact was, that no matter how many times she tried convincing herself of it, it was real, it wasn't a dream.

As the smoke from the rubble continued to spread, Gargos smirked as he slowly backed away. "Well then, Princess Celestia...Princess Luna...know this...I, Gargos, will succeed in accomplishing my goals, and you will not stop me. When all is said and done, I will rule over all, for it is only I who deserves to rule, for I am a God! FAREWELL FOR NOW!"

With that, Gargos leaped into the smoke and disappeared from their sight.

Fulgore growled and rushed towards the smoke. He started looking around, scanning the area for any life signatures, but no luck, Gargos was gone, he got away.

The cyborg clenched his metal fist and once again growled. 'This isn't over yet...'

Picking up a large energy reading from his scanners, Fulgore slowly looked over his shoulder and noticed Luna aiming her glowing horn at him.

Also noticing this, Celestia put a forehoof in front of her sister. "Luna stop!"

She was too late however, as Luna had already fired a beam of magic at the Cyborg.

Letting out a firm growl, Fulgore raised his arms and disappeared into a black fog, teleporting out of sight.

"WAIT!" Celestia called out. But he was already gone.

All that was left was the Princesses, their guards, a still shocked Twilight Sparkle and her friends and the Cutie Mark Crusaders.

As things finally calmed down for now, Applejack wiped her brow and said, "That was quite intense, ah don't think ah've ever seen anythin' that brutal happen before."

Fluttershy merely nodded, while Pinkie Pie was, being Pinkie Pie.

While Applejack and Fluttershy were helping Rarity and the fillies, Rainbow Dash sighed and turned to Twilight. "Well, I guess we'll have to...reschedule for another day....huh Twilight...?"

No response.

"Twilight?" Rainbow spoke again, but still received no response as Twilight Sparkle merely continued to stare at the remains of the castle.

"Uh...Twilight?"

Author's Note

Only reason I got this done was because I literally had nothing to do all day and since I spent half the day playing the damn game, again, I just decided to try and get this done as quickly as possible. The next one might take a while, I dunno, depends on what happens this week with stuff. Please like if you're interested in the story so far and favourite to keep up to date with new chapters and, hopefully more people will write their own KI/MLP fics in the process, I actually have another planned out and may get around to it soon, just a one-shot though. Hope you liked it.