The Pony and the shadows

by bitten balloon

Battle for the Crystal Empire (part 2) 11

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Epic dogged a direct hit narrowly, Sombra was unforgiving with his attacks, slashes of magic left and right, but Epic wasn't going to hold back. Sombra was going to do something, Epic could feel it, then some of Sombra's forces changed targets for Epic. Epic yelled, "Disruption Clap!" And the ponies all fell to the floor and groaned, no longer under Sombra's control.

"HOW did you so that's?!" Sombra yelled, but was replied with two sword slices in the side of his armour, "how did yo--!" SLAM! Sombra got hit by magic from the right, Celestia appeared alongside her sister Luna, Luna launched Sombra high.

"We'll handle this from here, you get going!" Celestia said and chased Luna and the injured Sombra. Epic complied, found Gilia and went for the most likely place for the Crystal Heart to be; the castle, they had no idea were it could be, but the hypnotised ponies were making getting there difficult, Epic knocked out hundreds, but they just ceapt coming and coming, and they had no idea were thy were coming from.

"Gilia, go to the left, I'll go right, and breakout 'Slice and Dice'!" Gilia smiled and nodded, Epic and Gilia trained with this move the most, a Team Attack, they called it. One goes the opposite direction to the other and they both charge towards each other, if they missed, go for a second pass, and keep going until they hit nose to nose, and hook forlims together and lock them. Then fly in circles and tilt toward foes spinning at ridiculous speeds to K.O. Foes or shred them, ether or. Just make sure Epic's eyes are closed otherwise vomit will join the fray. Seriously. He'll be sick. Everywhere. It's gross.

They went for a pass... Miss, again... HIT! They span, faster and faster. Anypony brave or foolish enough jumped at them only to get flung. They became mobile. A dizzying doom went right into the fray. Smashing all in ther way, allies avoided them, remembering times they got in there way befor. Unpleasant. And there foes tried to escape, and failed, getting flung into what little homes that Sombra left for them. The two friends inside the tornado of death called the Slice and Dice, were in perfect sync, flapping wings at the same time, tilting the same direction and looking at each other to stop from getting dizzy. The enemies running, terrified by the spinning duo, and unable to escape. Epic could be heard giggling at the silliness of the attack yet it's effectiveness in battle, Gilia was chucking too. "HEY GILIA! WHEN SHOULD WE STOP?!"

"I DON'T KNOW, JUST KEEP SPINNING!" Gilia replied having too much fun completely demolishing ther opposition. "I THINK I'M GOING TO HERL!" Epic stopped the spinning instantly and Gilia didn't notice until everything was still, Epic had a concerned look on his face. "Thanks, I'm fine, let's keep kicking there ass!"

"No, you go back to base, I'll keep it covered here until you come back." Epic commanded. Gilia complied after a second, Epic usually wasn't this serious, so she knew that it was a bad idea to talk, and went back to base to calm her stomach.

With the princess

Sombra took a beating from Epic Celestia could tell, slash marks and bruises all over him, but for some reason Epic didn't break Sombra's flesh past just grazing it. She nor her sister knew why. But used this to there advantage striking the places where Epic struck, she had to admit they don't call him Destroyer for nothing, Sombra looked half dead. And Celestia saw what his and Gilia's Special Team Attack was like; let's just say they didn't have five ponies that were meant to join them because they were still in the medical wing of the castle, in a full body cast. Groaning. While in a slight coma. And in a lot of pain. A LOT. Sombra seemed releaved that Epic was gone.

"Do you can actually think you can defeat ME?! HA! Pathetic, I'm King Sombra Lord of this Empire! You think you can take ME down? HA!"

"Epic seemed to fare well against you."

"He's different, strong. You? Weak, pathetic! And you haven't realised WHAT he is. Who he is a descendent of, unable to realise how powerful he really is. Yet he chose to PROTECT you and your sister. He can kill you in an instant. Do you not realise this?!"

"Heh, trickery. That's what he dose. He may be strong, but he openly stated that without tricking you into striking yourself he would stand little chance against a unicorn."

"Epic is powerful, 'Tia, but he loves trickery, able to outsmart even our most powerful unicorns and even confused Star--."

"I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR COLTFRIEND! I'M HERE TO DESTROY YOU! SO JUST DIE--!"

"Shut it, Sombra. You know nothing." A wild Epic appeared! "You too Bitten Balloon!" {Who?} -Celestia's mind.

"How?!" Epic smirked, and struck at a slash mark on Sombra. It broke. Epic looked the other direction. "ACK! You--LOOK AT ME! SPINELESS WORM!"

"Worms aren't born with spines," Epic said, "Stupidbra."

"THAT'S IT YOUR GOING TO DIE NOW! HELL'S FURY!" A pillar of dark fire appeared were Epic once stood. "AHAHA! YOU COULDN'T HAVE KILLED ME YOU, YOU IDIOT!"

"Seriously? Flowy wants his saying back." Epic said from behind Sombra and slammed Sombra into the ground. "A mercenary said that his boss was a pony, that may or may not have the ability to use shadows, or sombras yet you can't do didly squat. I thought he meant you, but I was mistaken. Heh... Funny ant' it, just me and one Pony of Shadows but, meh, what can ya do... Um... Well this is embarrassing, but uh, I can't remember what the white alicorn's name is... Hehe..." Celestia face-hooved.

"Celestia."

"Ah, right, sorry. Just bad with names, like how I can't remember my original leader's name... Hehe..."

"Seriously?"

"Yes."

"Wow..."

"Shut up..."

Epic got into his ready to fight pose, and charged, sending him and Sombra straight to the castle. Sombra had a spell ready, Epic couldn't see what it was. "Take this!" {NO! No, no, no, NO! He knows THAT?!}

"Everypony, go up NOW!"

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