Heroes of Broncotopia

It was the middle of the night for the city of Broncotopia. The streets are empty and everypony was in their homes, sleeping.

This was not the case for three costumed mares, moving across rooftop to rooftop.

Of in the distance a large Black Beast can be seen jumping between building as well, carrying with him, a wounded stallion in his mouth.

“Damn this thing is fast!” Mare-Velous shouted. “Zapp try to slow it down!”

“I'm on it.” Zapp then flapped her wings hard and went ahead of them.

“Are you sure your friend can handle that Beast?” Scarlet Knight asked.

“Yeah, Zapp dealt with bigger foes before.” Mare-Velous answered. “Now how about less talking and more galloping!”

Up ahead, Zapp was drawing nearer to the Black Beast. She thought about using the lightning attack again, but remembered the stallion he was holding. Instead of summoning lightning, she summoned a gust of wind to push against the creature, slowing him down.

Once she was in range, she charged in and tackled the Beast's back. The sudden pain made him drop his prey harmlessly on the rooftop. The Beast then turned around and tried to take a swipe at the airborne pony. She easily evaded the attack and kept on doing it, all the while not returning any of her attacks.

She didn't need to fight this monster, all she had to do was distract him long enough for her two backups to arrive. Then in the middle of attacking, a magical beam came out of nowhere and struck the Beast away.

Turning her head in the direction of the beam, she spots both Mare-Velous and Scarlet Knight galloping towards them. Deciding to take things up a notch, Zapp summoned the awesome power of lightning and drop it upon the Black Beast.

The lightning hit the Beast and it roared in pain. After the lightning, Mistress Mare-Velous threw a few of her electric hoofarangs and paralysed the Beast in his place.

“Girls, keep him down while I make the ritual circle.!” Scarlet told the two Power Ponies as she took out a piece of white chalk and began drawing the circle.

The electric hoofarangs was starting to lose their charge and Black Beast was beginning to move again. Luckily, Zapp zap him again with her lightning strikes.

“There I'm finished!” Scarlet Knight said, showing a complete ritual circle. “Quick bring the Beast here!”

“And just how the hell are we suppose to do that?!” Mare-Velous questioned.

“Leave that to me.” Zapp lifted the lightning bolt pendent in the air and twirl it around. Suddenly the air around the Beast began circling around him. The air move faster, becoming wind. The little wind then turns into a miniature tornado that lifted the Beast up. Zapp commanded the tornado to move to where the ritual circle is and drop the Beast on it.

“Quick Scarlet! Perform the ritual before he gets up!”

“Already on it!”

Scarlet Knight began saying the magic words. It sounded like gibberish, but the spell was working. The circle started to glow and form a barrier around the Black Beast. The Beast slam himself against the magical barrier, but proves to be useless.

As the light of the circle, glowed more brighter. Scarlet Knight had to say the last few words of the spell before finally ridding the city of the Black Beast once and for all.

However, before she could utter those words. Several balls of fire came down upon them, interrupting the ritual. The three mares turn to see who was attacking them. What they saw was large black rock shaped pony with red cracks all over his body. The fiery pony glare menacingly at the three surprised mares.

“Scarlet Knight!” The pony screamed.

“Um you know this pony?” Zapp asked.

“Yes, I do actually.” Scarlet answered. “Her name is Quartz AKA Magma Mare. Use to go by the name Golem, but changed after she absorbs the lava gem. This granted her the power to control lava, but at the great cost of altering her body. She now melts everything she touches and blame us for it.”

“What, why?”

“She said that we forced her to take the gem when we tried to apprehend her a while back.”

“Hey, if you're done providing exposition, how about telling us how to deal with this mare!” Mare-Velous shouted.

“I know how to deal with this.” Zapp said, she then used her pendent to call forth a powerful blizzard to attack Magma Mare.

“You do realize that she's made of lava right?” Mare-Velous pointed out and watch as the blizzards melts away.

“OK not exactly my best moves.”

“Zapp, summon a downpour on her!” Scarlet yelled.

The Pegasus mare was about to do that, before quickly evading an attack from Magma Mare.

“Scarlet Knight! You and your buddies did this to me! I'll have my vengeance!” Magma Mare then launched more fireballs at the three heroines.

Scarlet Knight reacted quickly and cast a bubble shield around herself and two companions. Once she dropped her shield, Mistress Mare-Velous jumped out and threw an explosive hoofarang at Magma Mare. The explosion made her stumble back a bit, leaving herself vulnerable to another attack.

Zapp, once again call for the downpour and this time she succeeded. A small dark gray cloud appeared out of nowhere, it then let out a huge amount of rain on the Magma Mare. Each raindrop that made contact with her body, evaporated into smoke.

The downpour did its work and made Magma Mare into a basalt statue.

“Well that takes care of her.” Zapp stated.

“Yeah, but look.” Mare-Velous pointed to the empty spot where the Black Beast was. “The Beast is gone and so is Crimson Knight!"

“Damn the Beast must have taken him away while we were fighting.” Zapp pointed out.

“Come on, let's go after the him while his trail is still warm.” Scarlet Knight went after the Black Beast, with Zapp and Mistress Mare-Velous following soon after.

Meanwhile, on the side of the city, Steedfast just entered a random building which turns out to be his team's Headquarter. It's not the most impressive superhero HQ, as this place was an abandoned apartment, but it was enough for a base of operation. The stallion looked around and found nopony in sight.

“Where the hell is everypony?” He asked out loud.

As he trots around, he heard some sound coming from one of the rooms. It sounded like somepony talking, but because of the wall it sounded all muffled up. “Marvel Mare? Is that you in there?” Suddenly the door opened, revealing a brown stallion with a blue sweater.

“Something you want, Steedfast?”

“Oh thank goddess, you're here Horsepower. Where are Wonder Mare and Marvel Mare?”

“They're out on patrol, why?”

“The Black Beast attacked the two Power Ponies and kidnapped Crimson Knight!”

“What!” Horsepower said, sounding shocked.

“Sir, we need you your help to take down the Beast.”

“Very well Steedfast, you lead the way.” He said as he followed the young stallion out of the old building.

Back to the three mares, Scarlet Knight managed to track the Black Beast to a construction site. The mare peak in and saw the large black creature laying on the dirt, with his prey, laying unconsciously near him.

“So is the Beast in there?” Mistress Mare-Velous asked, in which Scarlet silently nodded in response.

“The Beast is still recovering from the prevoius battle."

“Well, what are we waiting for?” Zapp bump her two front hooves together. “Let's go in their and kick his ass.”

Before the pegasus mare can go in, she was stop by the unicorn mare. “Not so fast, Zapp, I have a much better plan.”

Inside the construction site, the Black Beast continued to lay on the ground. At first glance, somepony might think it's asleep. But, in realty he is actually on ready to stroke. He remains alert, looking and hearing anything that might approach him.

His ears caught the sound of something moving and turn to see what it was. When he found nothing, he hears the same sound again, but this time to his left. Turning to his left, he found nothing again. Suddenly the cracking noise of thunder came from outside. Since it was clear sky outside, it could be one thing.

The Black Beast got up and went into a combat stance. He let out a low, yet threatening growl meant to show that he means business. Out from the shadow a horseshoe was thrown and was making its way to him.

The Beast swapped it away with his claw and lunge in the direction where the projectile came from. A black silhouette of a pony ran out from the spot and made a beeline to the exit. The Beast saw this and chase after the pony. Once he was out, he was immediately struck by lightning. Shocked, the Beast fell down and roll into a drawn ritual circle.

“Nice going girls, it's time to send him back.” Scarlet Knight said. “Mare-Velous go inside and take my mentor to the hospital, Zapp stay here and shock the Beast if he tried to get up.” The two Power Ponies nodded their heads and split, leaving Scarlet to begin the ritual.

As she say the magic words, the ritual circle glowed once again, trapping the injured Beast inside. The Black Beast looked around and saw the situation he was in. Despite being injured, he still have one last trick to play.

Outside the circle, Zapp sees the Black Beast blue glowing veins appearing on his skin. Knowing what was coming, she move her pendent to summon another lightning strike. The cracking sound of thunder, came down upon the Beast. However, to her shock, the Beast dodge the strike and the lightning hit the ground, destroying the ritual circle.

With the circle gone, the spell was no longer in effect. Leaving only a blue vein glowing Beast in its place. The creature leap after the unicorn mare, intending to kill her. Just as he was about to reach her, something tackle him away from his prey.

The Black Beast was knock down to the ground and before he can get up, somepony smack him down. That pony turns out to be Steedfast. The stallion continues to punch the Beast down, preventing him from getting up.

Having enough of this stallion punches, the Black Beast used his incredible speed and grab the stallion with his claw. He squeezed the stallion, crushing him within his grip.

Steedfast felt his strength fading as he feels his insides being crushed. However, the stallion wasn't worried about dying, since he knows that somepony has his back.

“Let him go you bastard!” The Black Beast then felt a painful shock coming from his left side. Horsepower channel the power of electricity into his two front hooves and used it to punch the large dark monster.

The Beast let go of Steedfast, as another electrical punch hit him in the sides. Like Steedfast, Horsepower kept on beating the Beast down. The creature took a few swipes, but the old stallion easily evaded them and continue to punch the Beast.

Zapp watch the elderly stallion in action while Scarlet was tending to Steedfast. The mare was amaze at how skilled the stallion, watching this old guy hold his own against the Beast.

With one strong punch, their fight lead them right into the construction site. Zapp decided to follow after them, in case he needed her help. However, when she entered the site, she can already see that the fight was over. Horsepower, stood in front of the injured Beast, staring down at him.

She was about to go down there and congratulate him, but stopped when he charged up his front hooves. He placed his two hooves to the Beast's head and send out a powerful jolt, that fried his brain. The Beast let out a painful yell, before it diied down.

Zapp stood there, shocked at what she just witness. “What the hell did you do!” She yelled at the stallion, causing him to turn his head around. He didn't answer her question, choosing to instead to keep silent. “I asked you a question!” She yelled at him once more.

“What had to be done.” He said, regrettably. Horsepower then left the site. Leaving behind a dead Beast and shocked Mare behind.