Phantoms of The Truth
Chapter 12
Off the Deep End

After the events of the haywire adventure in Minecraft, Blaze had been getting used to having someone else to talk to in his home besides KAI. Serafin is odd, but nice as she rarely does anything to annoy Blaze, which he likes more than what he can say about KAI.

But now he stands outside his cove of a home as the Mane 6 joined him. He was wearing a Christmas hat and had some gifts that balanced on his back as he set his home into lockdown.

“So, you sure that you’ll be back in a week?” Twilight questioned as he rolled his eyes as she sighed “If something like what happened a month ago accrues this could very well rip apart the fabric of time and space!”

“And you say I worry too much, look I will be careful, alright? and besides I have two people with me that can teleport between worlds, so no harm done,” Blaze assured her as Dash patted her on the head

“Seriously, don’t sweat the small stuff!” Dash joked as the rest nodded in agreement as Blaze opened a vortex

“Well I’m off and Pinkie, no. parties. In. My. House.” He warned as she rubbed her head sheepishly “I’m going to come back to a party wreck aren’t I?”

“Most likely,” KAI responded

“I agree, but what did you expect?” Serafin added as Blaze mentally nodded

“Fair point,” He answered as Applejack’s waving got his attention “Huh, what?”

“Did you phase out again Sugarcube?” Applejack asked as Blaze laughed sheepishly

“Well, you know, 2 people hanging out in your mind can make you loose your train of thought,” Blaze added

“Wait you have one?!” Dash joked in sarcasm as the rest giggled and Blaze frowned but grinned

“You’ll get her for me, right?” Blaze asked as he felt an image of Pinkie pop up in his head

“Yeparooni!” Pinkie added in his head as he smiled “Right well seeya all when I get back!”

“Seeya!” They all said in unison as Blaze disappeared through the portal as they all stood there for a moment before deciding to walk back to Ponyville

Later…

Pinkie and Dash were walking through Ponyville as they talked amongst themselves as Pinkie brought up a ‘Personal’ topic.

“So… Dashie, have you asked Blazey out!” Pinkie said in her chipper tone as Dash’s face lit up, as she was caught off guard from that question

“Wha-what no, no, I haven’t and I thought I told you to keep it down about that!?” Dash hissed as she looked around and then back at the hopping mare “Yes, but not the way you’re thinking,”

“Oooooh, this is so cute!” Pinkie squealed as Dash glared at her and she whispered “Sorry,”

"I swear if any of the other girls found out about this i will kill you," Dash warned a Pinkie wore a mischievous grin

Dash was going to add more to her point but Pinkie’s entire body shook erratically as she flopped to the ground as Dash just raised a brow in confusion.

“Um, Pinks, what was that about?” She asked as Pinkie stopped dead in her tracks as she looked at her friend in fear, Dash however kept walking until she bumped into something

“You should really watch where you’re going skittles-” Came a ‘Very’ familiar voice as she jumped back and saw the trickster of the Spirit Realm himself "-How longs it been?"

“Loki,” Dash hissed as she got into a defensive stance as he laughed and sat down on a floating chair as he grinned

“Oh, come now, I could at least get some form of greeting, unlike most I rather get a ‘hello’ or ‘hi’,” Loki questioned as a lightbulb dinged above his head “Oh wait a moment!”

He then flipped his hat round and began to shake it until Applejack, Rarity, Twilight and Fluttershy popped out. They were confused until they got to their hooves and turned only to gasp.

“You!” They yelled in unison as Loki frowned as he brought his cane out and flicked it at a building as it burst into flames, most of the ponies in the area scattered

“One more insult and for my next trick I’ll make some bitches disappear,” he warned as they all glared back and he laughed “Oh, sorry I should really introduce my ‘Allies’,”

He then clicked his fingers as people popped into view, this only made them all shrink down in fear. Krux, stood among them as he held his two massive blades to his sides, Twivine, with her vines appearing to her sides, Omega, as he crossed his arms with a smirk and lastly there was a peculiarly bot with a sleek and peculiar design, his grey and black armour gleamed in the light as he waved.

“A.O!” He said simply as Loki pointed him out

“This here is Adapter Bot-“

“A.O!” he said again

“And he is awesome, he can copy the abilities of any enemy and turn their own attacks agenst them,” Loki explained as the bot digistructed a sword that glowed a cyan blue as he waited with silence

“I thought you were on nobody’s side? What happened to that!?” Twilight accused Loki as he just smiled back, and that bothered her

“I said that I choose which side I’ll be on, nothing more, that and I made a deal with that guy,” Loki explained as he pointed to Omega

“Yes, and now that we have him on our side, I ‘Will’ claim what is mine!” He gloated as Loki just rolled his eyes

“You have serious issues,” Loki counters as Omega growled in annoyance

“Quiet you fool, now then, who’s going to save you now ponies?” Omega asked as he smiled, Twilight just smirked back as she lit her horn

Nothing.

“Wait what?!” She exclaimed as she tried again

Nothing.

“My teleportation! It won’t work!” she yelled in alarm as the other looked at her with fear

“Does that mean…” Fluttershy tried to say but was cut off by Omega laughing

“You can’t call for help, now prepare to enter a world, of pure CHAOS!!!” Omega yelled as he clicked his fingers and a purple crystal appeared

“What’s that thing for?” Applejack asked as they watched it pulse

“It is a corruption gemstone, they are rare but dangerous, if left around with no magic to control it they’ll begin to turn the world black and cold as every positive emotion is sucked away,” Krux explained as he, along with Loki, Adaptor Bot-

“A.O!”

-and Twivine pulled out similar ones as they pulsed in unison, then the area around the 6 began to feel cold.

“Now before we can continue with our plans-“Omega started as he pointed at the 6 mares with hunger in his eyes “-Capture those elements!!!”

“Girls, run!!!” Twilight yelled as they all ran for the hills as Omega’s group gave chase

Twilight, along with Fluttershy ran away from the group as they both hit something, hard. They looked up and saw Loki as he smiled from his floating chair as he kicked it away.

“So… nice town you got here,” He said coldly as they tried to run only to stop dead in their tracks as their feet wouldn’t respond “Aww and I really wanted to chat,”

“Why? Why are you helping them?!” Fluttershy pleaded as he grabbed her muzzle and stared daggers into her eyes

“Why? Why bloody not!” Loki answered as he sent a pulse of electricity into Fluttershy, rendering her useless “Don’t worry, she’s just knocked out,”

Twilight then lit her horn and fired at the ice on her hooves as she bolted into the air and fired a massive ball of magic at Loki as he simply batted it away with a bat.

“Homerun!” He cheered as he teleported in front of Twilight as he brought his hand up “I’ma smack the bitch out of you!” he then brought his hand down only to miss and have a face-full of lazer

“How can you still teleport?” Twilight asked as Loki sighed and brought out a giant whiteboard

“Its simple, I just severed the wormholes from this world, as long as I wish for them to stay that way,” He explained as he saw the grin of Twilight as she shot away into the sky and Loki sighed

“Father Damnit,” He cursed as he looked down at Fluttershy “Well I got one,”

Then AB showed up with Rarity and Applejack in his arms.

“A.O!” He responded as Loki smiled

“Well that went well, now then time to tear the planet a new Asshole!” Loki cheered with glee

Dash and Pinkie were hiding behind a house as they tried to catch their breaths but humming seemed to catch their attention as they quickly jumped out onto the street as the house collapsed.

“I’m getting Déjà Vu all over again, aren’t you Dash?” Omega mocked as Dash looked around and then she remembered as Omega laughed

“Now, last time this happened you were lying on the floor, beaten and broken and near death when out of nowhere your ‘Knight in shining armour’ came in the nick of time and saved you,” Omega reminded them both as they waited for him to make a move

“Only this time, that tin head won’t save you from what I have planned,” He warned in a dangerous voice as he moved faster than they could track as Pinkie gasped and shoved Dash forward

Dash was going to yell at her but saw her motionless body hit the dirt as Omega stood over her with his foot on her face. This made Dash very angry.

“You jackass! I’ll make you pay for that!” She yelled as she brought hoof after hoof towards him but he simply dodged her hit as he smirked

“You really are trying, aren’t you? How cute,” He mocked as she darted into the sky and began to spin a cloud around as it began to form a tornado

“Don’t you mock me!!!” She yelled as a massive bolt of lightning shot forth from the funnel and hit its target with extreme accuracy as the world was casted in yellow

As the dust cleared nothing but a smouldering crater remained as Dash landed, but all her energy was gone from doing that, as it was an emergency move Blaze taught her.

“Well, if I was still made of metal that would have done me in,” Omega congratulated as Dash turned only to have her body pinned to the dirt by Omega’s foot

“But, how?” She asked as she tried to move but her energy was all spent

“Well like I said if I was still made of nuts and bolts then yes, but now I’m all flesh and blood again,” he said with an evil grin as he put more pressure down on his foot as Dash gasped in pain

“But I’ll give you that, it was a very powerful attack and now I don’t have much strength in me, to add to that I really didn’t see that coming,” He said I surprise as he shrugged it off

“Now what? If you’re going to kill me, go right ahead!” Dash spat back as Omega just laughed

“Oh you have no idea how much fun we’re going to have, and just so were clear, death will be a welcoming thing,” He warned as she grit her teeth in anger

“Dash..?” Came the voice of Twilight as they both looked at her as she had already prepared a spell but Dash cut her off

“No! Twi, just get out of here!” Dash yelled back as Twilight looked at her with saddened eyes as Dash smiled “Just run, its not over until were all down, right?”

“Listen to your friend and I promise you’ll regret it,” Omega warned as he narrowed his eyes but was met with a death glare from Twilight

“This isn’t over,” She said coldly as she took to the sky’s and flew off, then Omega called out

“Send the Phantom’s after Twilight now!!! Don’t let her escape!!!” He ordered as he watched creatures of no proper form with white eyes appeared and then dash off

Omega then turned his attention back to the smirking Pegasus as he kicked her into a building as she grunted in pain as he then held his shiny blade to her throat.

His steely gaze not shaking.

“You have lost.” He said as his grin widened and Dash had one last thought going through her head before passing out

“You’re right, but Twilight hasn’t,” then the darkness descended

To Be Con~~~~

“Oh, don’t worry the fight Ain’t over yet!” Loki cheered at you in delight “Remember, ‘Protagonist Armour’!”

“Can you stop? we have a bloody story to tell here,” Blaze asked as he popped up with a frown as Loki just laughed nervously

“Oh-oh yea whoops, here ya go!”

Tinued…

Author's Note

Finally back in action with the main story!

Also the next 3 or so chapters will be acts but they won't last as long.

Next Chapter: Chapter 13 Act 1: Mt Lyric