The rest of the day went by in a blur for the little hybrid. She felt a bit better about Teshin. Before she was ready, the bell rang, and everyone charged out the door expect Bloom, Sweetie, and Scoots. Cheerilee looked at the three nervous herself at was might happen.

"Maybe I can talk to him." She offered, but Bloom shook her head

"He came all this way to test how strong Chroma and I are together. It wouldn't be right to weasel out of it now." Bloom admitted and got up taking a breath she walked towards the door with her friends behind her. Cheerilee bit her lip as she watched them go and followed. When Bloom stepped outside Teshin stood with his Nikanna's on his hip arms crossed as the wind blew softly warning of a storm on its way.

"Are you finally ready to answer my challenge pony Bloom?" He asked, and Bloom nodded and stepped forward. Sweetie and Scoots walked to the sidelines standing next to the teacher. Teshin knelt, and Bloom walked ahead and did the same a few feet from the Master of the Conclave.

A Countdown started in her H.U.D 3...2...1..."Begin" Teshin declared and stood smoothly. His hand rested on his Nikanna, but he did not draw it. Bloom stood on her hind legs and pulled the Dex Dakra from the hidden spot on her back. Teshin nodded and crouched low readying himself. They circled each other. Slowly trying to size the other up looking for attack angles.

Bloom was tense and purely on the defensive. While Teshin was calm as a pond each step or slight motion he took flowed into the next. Trying to follow Chroma's constant stream of "calm down" she took a breath. Only for Teshin to draw his blade in a quick horizontal strike. Bloom hopped back, and Teshin stepped forward to strike downward. Teshin's attack left no room for Bloom to retreat. She blocked, but the blow landed heavy and precise threatening to rip her dual blades right out of her claws. Teshin did not relent strong, solid strike one after another. Bloom made adjustments to how she guarded by Chroma's instruction, but Teshin left no room to counter-attack.

The Conclave master started pushing her back, and Bloom felt her panic rise. Bending his knee's Teshin slid his blade under her and used both hands to swing upward. Sliding her tail under her to Sheild her less armored underbelly the Nikanna glanced off but lifted the hybrid off the ground tearing her Dex Dakra out of her grip. She caught one in her mouth then flipped backward putting distance between them and landing herself next to where the other had fallen in the grass. Getting an idea, she picked the other up with her tail where it seemed to click into place firmly. She gave it a flick, so it flipped out on her right. Opposite of the one in her mouth. Her shields started to recycle, and Teshin flicked his blade flinging a red streak onto the grass below. Bloom glanced at her energy bar she only had enough for Spectral Scream. Bloom felt the swords hilt in her mouth and felt more comfortable. Bloom leaped into a gallop head low like a charging bull.

Teshin raised his blade and charged forward to meet her head on. He swept the Nikanna horizontally, but Bloom jumped over the strike curling into a disk with both swords in a downward slash like long teeth on a saw blade. Teshin had to pull his sword back quick to block the sudden change in tactics. Pushing the pony powered saw blade up, and away from him Bloom landed on her feet and ran a small circle building up momentum for another run. Putting Teshin on the defensive as she spun at him again. Except for this time when he blocked the first blade the second changed sides and went from a slash to a jab.

Bringing his guard higher to stop from getting the red blade to the face. But in the process gave a Bloom a pivot point and momentum to swing back up for a slash inside Teshins guard. The old Master reacted on pure instinct and struck out with his palm far harder then he had intended. Bloom went sailing through the air with a pained yelp. Lossing both blades as she rolled to a stop. One landed a few feet from Teshin. Stuck blade down in the ground. The ponies from the sidelines cried out to her.

Cheerliee Pleaded to Teshin "Stop you've already proven who's better!"

Teshin didn't even look her way. "This was never about who is better." Bloom stood a little shaky, but she stood. Teshin smiled. Her chest burned from the hit and her breathing was heavy.

"Bloom you ok?" Chroma asked, and she nodded gritting her teeth. She snorted fire and changed her active ability. "Bloom what are you doing?" The Pelt asked concerned, and Bloom gave a wild smile.

"It's time to Head-Butt my problems." Her and Chroma let out a roar loud enough to make the rest of the CMC and Miss Cheerilee jump. Teshin readied himself for another attack. Then Bloom headbutted the ground hard enough it shook. She paused then did it again. Cheerilee put a hand over her mouth as she watched Bloom hurt herself.

"Whats a matter Bloom, have you lost to your frustration?" Teshin tainted, but there was an underline of concern "Maybe he had pushed her too far" the thought crossed his mind. Bloom stopped took a breath and Shot straight at Teshin head first. When Bloom got closer, she poured every last bit of strength she had left and lunged at him like a red and orange bullet. Teshin Put his blade out flat bracing it with his other hand. He could feel when her shields gave out. But when his blade hit Chroma's hide, it felt like a four-foot chunk of iron going Forty miles per hour.

A cold sweat went through the head of the Conclave when he felt his blade slip. The chunk of iron that was Bloom impacted directly on the spot where Pippy had left a hoofprint on his Sternum. Teshin Master of the Conclave went flying backward a step to land on his back. Bloom fell to the ground and laid there panting heavily. Teshin got to one knee and rubbed his bruised chest while grinning.

"You have exceeded my expectations and have proven yourself as Tenno young ChromaBloom."

Bloom raised an exhausted hoof in the air "Thank you Master Teshin.... Wooo" She celebrated breathlessly. The hoof fell back to the dirt, and she tried to get her hooves under her again.

"Rest Tenno Bloom you've earned it." Teshin got to his feet and approached the stubborn hybrid.

"I've got choirs to do back... At the farm." She tried to stand again, but Wolfy came over and licked the back of Chroma's hood. Teshin picked up the tired hybrid and walked off with the CMC in tow towards the farm. Miss Cheerilee watched them go. She looked back at the grassy hill where Bloom's swords still laid. She looked at the one that stuck out of the ground. A marker to the battle that had happened.

The thought of leaving it ran through her mind. But if she did one of the little ones would hurt themselves. She started to retrieve the weapon only for a grey bi-pedal frame to jump down from a tree. Startling the teacher a step back, the Frame was grey and brown with bone white tusks on either side of its helmet. The frame pulled the sword from the ground and placed it on it's back. It walked past Cheerliee to pick up the other one. The teacher watched it with fear. It turned to her put it's finger to where its mouth would be and made an SHSSSS motion then disappeared in a puff of smoke. The teacher back away from the scene and galloped back into the school.

Author's Note

Not happy with how this chapter came out. Let me know what you think.