My Little Ragnarök: Vermintide

Chapter 7

The Rat and the Bell

   Dark clouds hovered over Ponyville Town Hall. Thunder rumbled in the distance as rain droplets fell. Above the building, the Grey Seer eyed all of the scenery with satisfaction. He knew his army was soon to conquer Equestria. Little did he suspect that six small ponies would come and finish his little charade. Twilight and her friends walked towards the town hall. They found Ponyville's mayor trapped in a cage. They were relieved the Skaven hadn't done anything to her yet, but the cage itself still skeeved them out. "No more tricks!" Twilight called out to the white rat, "We figured everything out, do you hear? Let's finish this once and for all!"

   The Seer greeted them in a cold, terrifying tone. "At last, an audience for my bell." he saw Twilight standing there and seemed rather tickled at the sight. "What a surprise-shock," he said, "We thought there were THREE princesses in Equestria, but I guess we were wrong." "There are four now," said Twilight. "No matter," said the Seer, "I already gave this realm to the Horned Rat. The rest shall follow soon-quick." Rainbow Dash suddenly noticed three unicorns stand by the rat's side; it was the three unicorn perps who stole her wings! "What are THEY doing here?" she growled. "You three just don't give up, do you?" Twilight asked them, Decepticolt, Zappityhoof, and Goldcap looked down upon the mane six evilly. "For what you've done to us," started Decepticolt, "You shall die like the lowlives you are." "The Skaven will NEVER go easy on you," continued Zappityhoof, "They shall punish all who oppose them." "Your skin charred, your fats rendered," said Goldcap, "Your world destroyed." "Once we win," finished Decepticolt, "We shall feed your corpses..." "...TO THE GRAVES!" All three cackled.

   "This is only the start-start of our conquest," grinned the rat, "My vermin-horde shall take care of you. Soon, we shall dominate your pathetic land!" All of the towns-ponies gathered close towards the six heroines as the Skaven came in for the kill. Soon, the Seer's great bell rang at the velocity of an earthquake. This was the rat's signal for the attack. Two mammals clashed, Pony vs. Rat. The Grey Seer and the criminal unicorns watched from a distance. Pinkie noticed a Gutter Runner sprinting its way straight towards her, but before it could strike her, she pulled out a small cannon directly in front of her. This was her party cannon, and she uses it for various celebrations and get-togethers, but can be used as a weapon. The Gutter Runner slipped and landed inside the cannon, Pinkie aimed it up, and fires the rat towards the sky where it was seen no more. "Never leave home without it," she giggled.

   The battle raged on, blood sprayed and swords clashed. Twilight saw the opportunity to go after the Grey Seer as it retreated into the town hall building. Only them two were inside. "Trying to run away, vermin?" Twilight said. "Your attempts to fight back amuse me," chuckled the Grey Seer, "Your kind shall make a good-good meal for my brood." "We'll see about that," said Twilight. The two engaged in combat, two masters of magic of different sides. The bell rang again, it's chime low and booming. The Seer raced to the top of the building, and Twilight followed close behind. "I shall finish you yet, Grey Seer," Twilight called to him, "Celestia demands it!" "Can't you hear the bell singing?" the rat cackled, "The Horned Rat favors me." "The power of friendship shall NEVER be destroyed," said Twilight, "by you OR your Horned rat." "You count on your friends to fight your wars?" asked the Grey Seer, "What a joke!" "It's more powerful than you think," grinned Twilight.

   Through the confusion, Twilight spotted a silhouette of a serpentine creature in the distance. It seemed to look back at them, but then it disappeared. Twilight quickly saw the Seer's blade and evaded the blow. As the white rat climbed to the top, Twilight opened her wings and flapped. She flew up towards the Grey Seer as lightning struck the tower. "Are you done running?" she asked, "Ruin and madness! The world shall fall!" said the Seer, now succumbed to madness. "Try me, rat," scoffed Twilight. The Grey Seer lashed out at Twilight, and both were suspended in the air as the three unicorn thieves watched anxiously. "This looks bad," said Goldcap. "You think?" jeered Zappityhoof, "Take it easy, you two," said Decepticolt, "Let's just see where this goes." Meanwhile, Rainbow Dash saw the bell chiming. "Sheesh," she said, "Does it EVER stop?" she flew up high enough, and dove down fast. Soon, a cone of lightning was seen around her body, and upon bouncing off the ground, a growing ring of color erupted. The force of this crazy maneuver rattled the Skaven's bell, shattering it to pieces. This move was known as the Sonic Rainboom, and only Rainbow Dash could pull it off.

   The Grey Seer saw the rainbow ring, and realized what happened. "The bell," he cried, "It's broken!" "Yep," Twilight said, grinning, "And so are you." Before anyone else spoke, the Seer cringed. Twilight used her telekinesis to take his dagger and stab him! "Wretched... horse-thing..." the rat whispered, as he plummeted to the ground. As Twilight landed safely, everypony saw the Grey Seer's body, blood soaked and lifeless, on the grass. This frightened the three unicorn criminals; the entire Vermintide was their only plan for vengeance against their enemy, and it has failed. "RUN!" Decepticolt yelled, and all three tried to escape. But, just as they bumped through the crowd, they were stopped. Not by the guard ponies, but by what appeared to be a serpent. It had the head of a horse, and the body parts of many other animals. "No..." said the three ponies, quivering, "It can't be...!" "Discord?!" cried Twilight, "I thought I saw something out there." "Did you really think it was someone else?" Discord chuckled, "What would this city do without me?" "I imagine a lot," said Rainbow Dash, under her breath. The Draconequus looked at the three delinquent unicorns and grabbed hold of them. "Since the Canterlot guards couldn't take care of these three," he said, "Perhaps I should do it for them." With that, Discord and the three unicorns disappeared, probably to Canterlot where the three criminals would spend a good long while in the dungeons.

   The war has ended, and peace has returned to Equestria. With their commander destroyed and their summoners taken away, the foul Skaven were banished back into the book they spawned from. The rats who haven't returned to their world ripped one another to shreds in a bid to take their place as the new Seer. This was indeed a victory, but the survivors were too tired to celebrate. Twilight Sparkle was afraid that the three unicorn convicts would return. Did they really defeat Clan Fester, or was this time of peace all but a reprieve? Some believed that the three have actually learned something from these events and even at that very moment wait patiently for their opportunity to strike back. Whatever was to happen, Twilight was confident that she and her friends will take on their foes as one. Together, to the end.