He-Man in Equestria

by GanonsSpirit

Chapter 3

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“We have to get the elements of harmony! It's the only way to stop Discord!” shouted Twilight Sparkle, over the roar of the windstorm.

“Where are these 'elements of harmony'?” asked He-Man.

“They're in Canterlot, which is up on that mountain,” she replied, pointing at it.

“You ponies get going, I'll hold off Skeletor and Discord.”

The ponies turned and started to run. “No, stop those ponies!” shouted Discord, “They must not reach the elements!”

“I'll take care of it,” said Skeletor, “How much trouble could candy ponies be?” He raised his staff in the air for a second and then, whoosh, teleported away, leaving Discord and He-Man in a stand off.

“This will not go well for you, little man, I am a master of space and time.” With that, Discord summoned ten golems from the earth, to do battle. The golems rushed He-Man, clawing and punching, with fists of stone.

“Ugh, I can't take much more of this. I have to fight back!” He-Man swung his mighty sword, shattering two of the golems. A golem swung at him, but he caught the attack and cut the golem in two. He blasted away at the remaining golems with the magic in his sword, destroying five of them, then sheathed his weapon. “I won't need my sword for the last ones,” he said, “For I am the most powerful man in the universe!” Wham! His fist broke the first golem with its power, then Pow!, another blow felled the last one.

“You are a worthy opponent indeed. But I am not like those flimsy golems. It takes a lot more to bring me down,” said Discord, his eyes beginning to glow red.

* * *

“We're almost there, girls! We'll have the elements in no time, then we can save Adam from Discord!” said Twilight. Suddenly, there was a bright flash of light, and Skeletor appeared in front of them.

“You aren't getting anywhere,” he said, “without going through me first.” He teleported again, appearing in the middle of the group.

“Can do!” said Rainbow Dash with a grin. She unfurled her wings and flew at him with incredible speed. She got to him and... passed straight through! It was an illusion. She tumbled right into Pinkie Pie, incapacitating them both.

“That was a dirty trick, you snake!” said Applejack, “No one hurts my friends and gets away with it.” There were four Skeletors now, no doubt three were illusions.

“Myahh!” said one.

“Got you now!” Applejack reared her mighty haunches and bucked as hard as she could. But it was no good, that one was an illusion too! And it was in front of Rarity, who was knocked out by the blow.

“Ooh, sorry Rari-,” she started, before being hit by a massive energy blast, that sapped her strength and caused her to fall asleep.

“Eep!” The Yellow One cried, “I'm sorry Twilight, I'm not a fighter, I can't do this!” She tried to escape, but it was no use. Skeletor summoned a cage of energy around her so she couldn't get away.

“You may have defeated my friends, but you will not defeat me! I have the most powerful magic in all of Ponyville!” Twilight Sparkle exclaimed, “We will defeat you and Discord and bring peace back to Equestria!”

“You think a little pony like yourself could defeat me, the great Skeletor? That is plain ludicrous! I am the greatest sorcerer that ever lived!” Skeletor readied his staff, preparing to continue the battle.

* * *

The fight between He-Man and and Discord was still raging. Pew, pew went Discord's laser blasts. He-Man was able to dodge or deflect these lasers, but he couldn't hurt Discord. Every swing of his sword was blocked by one his arms, which he had covered in indestructible armor. The lasers kept on coming, and He-Man was starting to tire.

“I think I need to use a different tactic,” thought He-Man, “But what? How can I hurt him when he has that armor on?” He sheathed his sword and dove between Discord's legs, catching the monster by surprise. Using this surprise to his advantage, He-Man climbed onto the creature's back, and started to rain punches upon him.

“Arg! Get off of me, you puny fool! You cannot defeat Discord, the God of Chaos!” He reached back and grabbed He-Man, then threw him to the ground. As He-Man began to rise, the beast spawned balls of cotton candy in his hands, which he threw at He-Man. One struck him in the hand. When he tried to use the other hand to get it off, it became stuck too.

With his hands bound, He-Man could not fight back. Discord unleashed a mighty backhand, causing He-Man to black out.

* * *

Twilight Sparkle and Skeletor were in a deadlock, neither one able to gain ground on the other. Streams of magical energy were coming out of Twilight's horn and Skeletor's staff and colliding between them.

“You cannot keep this up forever, little pony,” Skeletor shouted, “I however, can!” He chuckled.

“I will stop you!” she replied, “For my friends, and all of Equestria!”

“No,” said Skeletor, “You won't.” He raised his free and and shot a bolt of magic at Twilight. Unable to stop it, she was struck, causing her to cease her stream of magic. Skeletor's attack hit her full force, incapacitating her.

“Foolish equines! None can stand before the power of Skeletor, master of sorcery and future ruler of Eternia!” As he shouted his victory, Discord arrived, He-Man slung over his shoulder.

“I see you've taken care of the ponies,” he said, “Not too shabby. I took care of your problem too.” He tossed He-Man into the pile of unconscious horses.

“Ooh, cotton candy!” exclaimed Pinkie, as she was roused by the smell. “Om nom nom!” She consumed He-Man's sweet bonds, freeing his arms.

“Good job, Pinkie Pie,” he said, drawing his sword. “This works for Cringer, so it should work with these too. But which one? I suppose I'll choose the one that seems to be the strongest.” he thought to himself.

He aimed the sword at Applejack, and released a blast of blinding light that engulfed her. She woke up, and spiked, red armor with a saddle appeared on her. When the transformation was complete, she was no longer Applejack. She was... Battlejack!

With these new developments, will He-Man and the Pony Gang be able to stop Discord and Skeletor? The battle between good and evil has just begun!

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