Harry Osborn: Rebirth

"I want to see my father!" Rose Wind cried, holding back the tears.

I sighed. It was my fault Cloud Skipper wasn't here.

"I'm not sure wether it is possible, Rose. Your father isn't here." I said, feeling a needle in my heart.

Rose shrugged, taking a harsh breath.

"Where is my father?" Her voice was demanding, but with it, it was weak. The energetic pony warrior changed into the little filly looking for her father...

"Rose. I'm sorry, but your father isn't here. And he won't be coming back soon. He will not coming back." I spoke openly. I didn't want to hurt her, but there was no other way.

"No… no, no No!" She screamed, tears rolling down her eyes. She fell on her knees, crying in agony.

I also felt like crying. But I remembered him as a friend. Not as a family…

I looked at Sunset, but her face was unreadable and I didn't risk to communicate with her. I heard a crack.

I looked back at Rose Wind. The air around her stopped moving. It was still. She was low on the floor, her eyes wide open, gleaming with burning white light. The floor under her gave in.

Crack after crack… the floor was breaking.

Rose Wind screamed, opening her scythe. She looked upwards to the ceiling, making a hole in it. Second after, she fell low on floor, her eyes wide open, burning with piercing white light. The floor under her gave in, cracking to pieces.

"NOOO!!" She screamed over and over again.

I wanted to speak to her, but Ziggy interrupted me.

"Let her. Shield Sunset, so she didn't get injured." He was calm, but there was sadness in his voice.

I used the same spell to shield Sunset  like I did with the pony in the forest. At first Sunset tried to say something, but I put hoof to her lips, in the same time creating a sphere around her.

An explosion happened behind me. I looked back and froze. Rose Wind was levitating, her scythe was in fighting stance. Her wings increased in size. The books in the shelves in the office started falling on the floor wide open.

I felt a magnetic resonance increase, dragging me towards the Rose.

"I have to get her out of hear." I said to Ziggy.

Using my speed, I took Rose into my hooves. She was burning hot. I had to hurry. Something hit me in the back, burning awfully.

"LET ME GO!!" A horrifying scream of hers reached my ears.

Not now, girl. Not now. I ran, pain aching at my back and Rose bucking in my hooves. The castle was left behind and so was the city. When I felt it was far enough, I let Rose go. I barely held on hooves. My spine felt like it was falling apart.

Suddenly, I felt something. Something dragged through my back. I couldn't hear my screams as the horrific pain tore me apart.

Suddenly, it all ended, leaving just an annoying ache.

"Hnnngg…" I forced. Red paint that filled my eyes was slowly fading away, letting me see more clearly. Rose Wind stood in front of me. She held her scythe by her. It was covered in blood. My spine gave an ache.

Slowly Rose wind walked to me. I harshly breathed. The eyes of hers, gleaming with the light, didn't predict any good.

Something moved behind her. Something big. I tried to stand up, but a harsh kick in the head completely disorientated me.

"Stay down!" She screamed, pain filled her voice as she rose her scythe.

"Harry, let me." Ziggy spoke calmly.

"Go ahead." I replied, my mental voice still hazy.

Suddenly, I rolled, avoiding the scythe inches away.

"I said… STAY DOWN!!" She screamed, throwing herself on me. Ziggy just grinned. But instead of fighting her, he dashed first few attacks and pushed her away. The sharp claw almost fell on me, or Ziggy, but we are one. Using speed, I jumped away. Not slowing down I took a look at situation. The huge paw laid in front of me, huge claws sticking out of its ends. Rose Wind was falling few feet away from me, but Ziggy ignored her.

He focused on the monster. It look like a huge fox. But it had many tails. I counted seven. The fox was deep brown colored and could be quite cute if it hadn't the long sharp fangs. Monster was about five times higher than me...

"Can I?" I asked, but Ziggy replied

"Only if you want to get us killed. Leave it to me." He spoke.

I didn't worry. He was me. I trusted him. I was spectating. But if something happened to him, it happened to me.

Ziggy casted some spell, but I didn't understand it. After that, he exited the speed mode, facing the monster.

Rose Wind fell on the side, but it took a second for her to stand up. She look confused. The light that her eyes were glowing with was gone, leaving her without any energy.

The monster's eyes were scanning the situation. Or, just an eye. The second one had been split apart with a long scar. But his normal eye looked around… slowly, without missing any detail.

It opened its mouth and a deep bass came from the very chest of its.

"Accipiter…" he spoke to me.

"Dork... How is the eye of your's?" Ziggy spoke with a grin.

"Stay out, Accipiter. It's all about me and that girl." The Dork's voice was loud and angry.

"Really? You are chasing after her for all her life. And for what?" Ziggy took his time. I knew there was something behind this conversation.

"You have just seen it. The power of her's is incredible! But she doesn't know how to use it..." Dork spoke viciously.

"And for that power you took away her mother's life? You are chasing after her to get her power. To consume it... Last time I met you, you had just a drop of honor left in you, Dork." A whistle could be heard from my back. Ziggy smiled.

"It is said by the one who destroyed his sister, betrayed his loving family for power and now preaches about honor?" Dork smiled, his tongue running over the lips.

Whilst we spoke, we shifted in a circular motion in such a way that Rose Wind appeared behind me.

Rose Wind moaned. She was on the ground, grasping for air.

Ziggy grinned. A needle touched my heart. There was something…

A sound of piercing air appeared from my back. Dork shifted his gaze on behind me.

"You don't understand me Dork." Ziggy spoke with a wide smile. My armor, pice by pice flew onto me, taking its place straight away. "I betrayed my family's love…" the leg took their place, clinging "for the power" a chest piece of the armor took its place, joining with the spine defense, "so I could protect them." Ziggy took the shield, opening it. I mentioned a smirk, mixed with fear, in Dork's eyes. "I never destroyed my sister..." A helmet slight on my head "…she made her choice." The Last Dawn fell in front of me, glowing with soft red light. "Now I will ask you, Dork. What is your choice... You leave this girl and never attack anyone again, you join us…" Ziggy smirked, seeing how Dork made a step back "Or you die." Ziggy finished his speech, opening wings and shielding Rose Wind, which started opening her eyes slightly.

Dork hissed, backing of slightly, his tails swinging violently. The loud growl started from inside his chest.

Ziggy tensed.

The ground gave in between where we were standing. With a roar, Indignos jumped on me, attacking with its tails. Ziggy didn't make a move. When the enemy was just few centimeters away, Ziggy switched into speed mode.

"Ziggy, now it's my turn." I tried to speak with him, but instead he shut me off with the words,

"I fought with him before. You are not experienced enough."

All I could do was to watch.

Ziggy didn't fight straight away. He didn't even touch Ferino. He waited until the monster was close enough. Using his speed, Ziggy jumped, cutting the second Ferino's eye in half, the next moment jumping away. The scream reached my ears, as the Ferino's eye bled on ground.

"You… you blinded me!!" He screamed and cried.

"You didn't reply. What is your choice? Leave?" Dash the claw "Join?" A tail almost hit me "Or die?" Ziggy spoke calmly, dodging all the attacks that the enemy has thrown into us.

Ferino breathed heavily, blood dripping through his closed eye. Suddenly, he stopped.

"What warrior am I? I was him before. The best one. The power corrupted me." What it seemed a monster sit and put his huge paw to the place where his eye was before. "I chose down and killed in seek of power. Now, when I'm blind I can see." I saw how his fur slightly changed color to the brighter one. When I looked close enough, I saw that the spikes closing in his fur. This type of spike almost killed Rose Wind! "Accipiter. You still here?"

"Yes, Ferino." Ziggy's voice was calm, but understanding.

"I will be no use to you in the team of your's. I'm blind. Leaving after a defeat… no way. Not anymore." Ferino spoke calmly, with full understanding of his words.

"You choose death?" Ziggy asked, but there was no surprise in his voice.

"I choose warrior's death." Ferino spoke.

A movement behind alerted me.

"You don't deserve one! You chose and killed my mother! You took everything away from me!" Rose Wind was shaking on her legs. And so did her voice.

Ferino sighed.

"You are right girl."

"Ferino. You will suffer! Death is just an easy way out! And I am not going to give it to you." Rose Wind spoke and I could hear tears in her voice. "You are joining the team. No matter how much use you are. You will have to hear me everyday, reminding about what you've done."

"Fair enough. But aren't you going to regret your decision, girl?" Ferino spoke directly to Rose.

"I will cope with it." She replied, turning around. "See you in the castle." And with these words she tried to fly away, but almost fell.

One of Ferino's tails caught her just in time as she grasped.

"I guess you need help." He spoke softly, as Rose hit him and jumped off on ground.

"Shut up! I don't need no your help!" She replied before running off back to the castle.

I sighed, feeling that it will be difficult for both of them.

Ferino was the walking slowly behind me. Each step of his was like an earthquake.

"Ferino… try to be nice to everypony around you." I spoke to him, but all I got in reply was a grin.

"Accipiter… I was a warrior once. A great warrior. Almost like you were." He laughed a little. "But times changed. I wanted power. I needed it. More power means more tails, but that is just a funny addition. I am like a sponge. I can take in powers of anyone, becoming stronger each time I do so. I was eager for more... I was blind... When I became too dangerous, you took my eye and sent me out into isolation. I wanted revenge." He sighed, as heavy drop of blood fell from his wound. "I feel powers... And Rose had most I felt in centuries! I needed that power! But now… I lost so much by chasing after my own tails." He smirked and continued his story "I chose after her year after year. The stronger she became the more I needed her power, ignoring the things I already have… hope I will be some use for you."

The rest of the way we walked in silence. I really liked Ferino. He seemed to be a nice guy.

But he was fox, and I had no right to believe it.

Slowly, we were coming to the city.

"Stop here. I don't want to cause panic..." Said Ferino.

I had a feeling Ziggy wanted to take over and I let him.

In several seconds, using my body he built a barn.

"Home sweet home..." Murmured Ferino, taking a step in and almost hitting his head on the doorway.

But Ziggy didn't finish on this... He put a spell on the barn, to make it invisible for most of the ponies. After that, using the speed, Ziggy made several tools in the air.

Using magic, he worked, creating two identical spheres. They had difficult mechanism inside.

"Come here, Feri." He spoke softly.

"Don't call me that. I mean it!" Ferino seemed to be annoyed, but he smiled with Ziggy.

"It will hurt." Said Ziggy, but that didn't seem to have any affect on Ferino.

"Pain… is a friend." He spoke slowly.

"As you said." Agreed Ziggy, using his magic to open the Fox's eye sacks. "Hold on." And with these words he cleaned all the bits of dirt and eye yolk.

"Aaarrgghh!" Screamed Ferino, but held tight.

Ziggy, ignoring the tensions Ferino made, started to put the spheres in. Using magic he softened their entrance into eye sockets, but that didn't really help.

Ferino screamed and twitched, but held his head still.

Finally the spheres where in their places. But it was not the end yet.

"Hold on." Ziggy spoke, but that barely had any effect on the monster.

Using light energy, Ziggy started to send rays of light into the artificial eyes, trying to get the Ferino's brain to react. Slowly, the soft red light appeared in the deep of both eyes. Ferino seemed to pass out little while ago, but now he was standing