Lost heroes

Chapter 4.

“The dawn of peace.”

       Over the next few days Pine, Core, Lance, North Star Celestia and Luna trekked across the crystal mountains and came upon a query.

       Then Pine halted the march turned to the group then said, “This is me also swallowing my pride.” He then threw the bag of bits back to North Star

       He then said, “If were to defeat King Sombra we need to stand together as equals and be bounded by the fact that we fight to save the crystal empire and Equestria.”

      Obsidian then came down the opposite side of the empty query dragging to giant sleighs behind him and said “Is Princess Cadence safe?”

       Core then says, “So you’re Obsidian and yes she is safe like I wrote to you she’s gone with some very trustworthy friends of mine and she’ll be placed under the care of the founders of Equestria.”

       Obsidian nods then says, “I told Sombra that I came to meet some mercenaries who captured Celestia and Luna so each of you must play the part, Celestia and Luna you will be bound and gagged and we’ll carry you on these sleds. Once we reach the castle they’ll make you hand over your weapons and your horns will be disabled by Sombra’s magic but I already smuggled weapons into the chamber and you’ll receive them once the fighting begins.”

       Celestia then said “Thank you for doing this you risk a lot and ask nothing in return.”

      Obsidian then said “I risk my honor I’m about to betray the king I swore to protect but I also swore to protect princess Cadence as well and as long as he’s alive her life will be in constant peril so in the end after King Sombra is defeated I will take my own life.”

     Celestia took a step back then Pine shouted, “Okay Obsidian if you want to die afterwards fine. But for right now cut the chatter we need to get moving.”

       As Celestia and Luna wore blind folds and had them gagged and then were loaded on the sleds. Core came over and punched Obsidian in the chest.

       He then said, “I have been taking care of princess Cadence since she left the crystal empire every day she has asked me if you were going to return you to her and I swore to get you back to her. You’re the only family she left and I’m not going to break a promise to her and you’re going to swear to me that you won’t break that same promise or I’ll beat you bloody and drag you to her myself.”

       Obsidian then said, “How can I face her when she’s older? I allowed that monster to kill her mother.”

       Core then said, “For now all she knows that you’re her protector and if you were to die on her what do you think will happen to her? Before you do anything that stupid think about the ponies you leave behind and how they would feel.”

       Obsidian then got up and said, “She’ll move on and the world will be a better place without me.”

       Pine then flew over and slammed his hooves on top of both of their heads and shoved them into the snow then shouted, “Will you two shut up and get a move on!”

       He then flew ahead and then Obsidian got up then said, “I’ll think it over.” Core spat “You better.”

       As the group trekked through the pass they finally reached, the gates of the crystal empire as they opened the main guard went up and saluted Obsidian. He returned the salute and they continued in the streets. Lined along the streets with ponies to distraught and emotionless to care the guards lined the streets and watched the group in wonder. North Star pulled his blue hood even further down his eyes hoping no pony notices him. They soon came upon the main guard Battle axe a giant rough looking pony with thick red armor and a grin that made you cringe came down the steps,

        He saluted obsidian and then says “So these are the ponies who captured the daughters of harmony.”

        He wanders over to the cart then picks up Luna’s face and says, “Are you sure they’re genuine Alicorns?”

         Obsidian then said “Battle axe please leave her I have orders to bring them to King Sombra.”

         He drops Luna’s face and chuckled then said “Obsidian one of these days when you let your guard down I’ll be there with a twelve inch spike through your back just remember that.”

        He then goes back up the steps then said “have these ponies hand over their weapons first.”

         The ponies  gave their weapons to the guards except Obsidian then black crystals formed on Luna’s Celestia’s and North Star’s horns.

       Then Battle Axe hollered, “Alright let them through.”

         The doors opened and Pine and Lance escorted Celestia and Luna. As they went inside climbed, the steps up the castle they came upon the throne room. King Sombra was starring through his window

As Obsidian bowed and said, “My lord the daughters of harmony.”

        King Sombra then went up to the sisters who were still blindfolded and gagged.

        He nodded then said, “good they’re the ones take them down to the prisons.”

        Obsidian’s horn glowed and Celestia and North Star and Luna sprang up as the black crystals on their horns exploded. Then Obsidian’s horn flashed again and weapons with braces appeared in each of the ponies hooves then Celestia blasted Sombra with magic as Luna did as well North Star created a magic shield to protect the rest of them from Sombra’s attack soon guards were rushing up the steps but Lance blasted them with lightning. Then as Shade went down the steps and with two daggers in his hoof rotation cuffs slashed through those Lance missed. Core then saw Battle axe charging and smashed his axe onto Battle Axe’s. Then obsidian went forward and stabbed a guard in the neck as he fell he removed his blade and ran though the chamber and down the steps. He entered a small closet, opens the middle panel on the floor, and retrieved the Crystal heart. As he carried it with his magic, the world stopped.

        His mind flooded to see the Grey cloaked pony standing across the throne room. He can see Celestia and Luna encased in black crystal while the rest of his allies lay dead before him.

       The Grey cloaked pony came forth and then said, “Obsidian well done, there is still one more matter.”

       Then Princess cadence was thrown in front of the grey cloaked pony then he said, “We can’t have two heirs to the throne can we?”

       Then the grey-cloaked pony lifted princess Cadence with his magic. However, Obsidian just stood there

        Then the grey-cloaked pony said, “Obsidian the time is now kill her and claim your throne.”

     Obsidian then said, “I can’t.”

       The grey cloaked pony then said “It’s already too late to turn back to save the pony race we must let go of compassion, you think she’ll forgive you for allowing her mother to die? Do you believe that you’re forgiven?”

Obsidian shakes his head “No this isn’t real this is an illusion.”

        The Grey Cloaked pony then with his horn pieced Princess Cadence through the back then dropped her body. Then with his power shoved Obsidian to the ground then he went to Luna.

       He then whispered in her ear “This is all of Celestia’s fault she allowed princess Cadence to die she failed to save the crystal empire and she will fail Equestria. Wait and see as Obsidian my new king rains hell upon you.”

      Obsidian got up then with his sword ran at the grey-cloaked pony and shouted, “I am not my father!”

He slashed through the air then the image shattered.

       Then Obsidian was still in the small closet holding the crystal heart. He went back to the throne room and saw that Luna was in thrall screaming and thrashing the air as Celestia was trying to protect her from Sombra’s black crystal attacks.

      Then Obsidian went to Celestia and gave her the crystal heart

     He then said, “You need to remove his soul from his body.”

      Then as King Sombra saw, the crystal heart and he slammed another wave of dark energy this time Celestia’s face went white in terror as she screamed North Star threw up another shield protecting the sisters from another wave of black crystals.

      Then he shouted, “I can’t hold him some pony try to get these two out of that curse!”

      Pine saw what was happening and aimed his bow at King Sombra then Lance flew up and said, “What are you doing! We need your help downstairs if these guards break through were done for.”

       Pine then said, “He’s my enemy he’s the reason my family’s dead!”

      Lance then said “This is your plan do your duty.”

     Core is then slammed by Battle-axe’s shoulder into the wall as Battle Axe laughed, he wiped the blood from his face then as he tried to slam his axe into core’s skull Pine fired his bolt at Battle Axe he fell instantly and then a giant roar echoed through the castle.

      Shade galloped up the steps and said, “Some earth pony is riding a deranged beast he’s slaughtering every pony in his path!”

      Soon the group went down and saw a chimera with the head of a lion and a head of an eagle. Lance flies up and starts sending lightning on the beast to distract it as core went for its legs and began to slice through them with. The beast screams as it almost bites off Core’s head Shade threw a dagger into its eye as it rolled back Pine shot a bolt into the other eye. Then Lance threw his battle lance into the creature then sent lightning into the metal of his lance, shade’s dagger and the bolts from Pine’s crossbow and electrified the creature until it turned to a pile of ash.

      Then Luna crashed down the stairs her face was covered in blood.

     She screams “Celestia! We have to go!”

     Shade is with her using his herbs to stop the bleeding.

     Upstairs Celestia was muttering, “Mother I’m sorry every pony is dead our race is extinct.”

     She was crying hard as North Star defended her with a magic shield then Obsidian finished off the last two guards who came up to attack.

    He  then went up to her and said, “ what will you do know? Will you give up?”

      Celestia got up then shouted, “Not while I draw breathe!”

        She then slammed Sombra with a powerful spell then shouted “Abyss! You will pay for everything!”

       She started slamming him with blasts of magic that intensified. Her face was in rage with every blast she tore through Sombra’s body as he regenerated her horn glowed as jets of flame erupted over his body he screams as she continued to pour everything into her magic. Pine Lance, and Core enter the room with Shade helping a battered Luna up the steps. Sombra stares at them.

       Luna then comes in and sees her sister she then gathers the last bit of strength and shouts “Sister that’s enough!”

      She gallops over and hugs her then said “Please stop.”

       Then Celestia stops shakes her head then picks up the Crystal heart with her magic,

      King Sombra got up laughing and said, “I had no chance against you and in the end even my captain of the guard betrays me.”

      They all ready themselves Core took out his axe Shade twirled his daggers North star’s horn glowed Obsidian with his sword drawn Pine with a loaded crossbow, and Lance with a small sword , Luna got up and Celestia with the Crystal heart.

        King Sombra then spoke “You all think that you’re better than me but you’re wrong. Each of you is a murderer each of you kill for your own reasons and each of you will be haunted by those you kill for the rest of your lives.”

         He laughs again then says, “Kill me and end this I already won.”

        Celestia then said, “I can feel the soul gem within you it’s why you are regenerating. So instead I’ll banish your soul to the ice and when Princess Cadence becomes of age she’ll be the princess of the crystal empire.”

        Nothing happened then Obsidian walked up then unbuckled his breast plate  he took it off and allowed his cramped  wings to spring up and reveal his mark a sword with one side covered in darkness the other full of light

       He then said “I give up my heritage as prince of the crystal empire.”

         Then as he spoke the words, his wings dissolved

          Then he said, “I will give all my power to Princess Cadence and leave you in the ice father.”

           As King Sombra  screams his soul was ripped out and the crystal heart disappears but then the whole crystal empire shook then North Star’s horn glowed and teleported every pony in the room.They were now in a snow bank a mile away from where the crystal empire stood

         Obsidian shouts “That bastard!”

         Celestia stares then says, “That’s it they’re all dead, we failed”

        North Star then said “No I think he just teleported them into a different dimension somewhere between the spirit realm and the physical realm. For them they will be there for a day but for this world, it will be five hundred years before the crystal empire returns. Sombra could have escaped using this magic by using a soul gem once his regenerative powers failed him. But now it’s been ripped from his body and thrust into the snow until the crystal empire returns his soul will be fused into the snow only his spirit form will survive his body is forever destroyed.”

       Then every pony started to look more relieved than Shade went over to Luna and started helping her with her left eye.

        Then Celestia sees Obsidian then said “Obsidian thank you we can never repay you for what you did.”

       Obsidian turns to face Celestia and the rest then said, “No, I should be thanking all of you, if it weren’t for you my life could have taken a dark turn.”

       As shade finishing cleaning Luna’s wound Luna turns to her sister then said, “We should go to Equestria Celestia it’s time we revealed ourselves to the ponies there.”

         North Star then said “what about this Necro we can’t have a dark mage like him running around?”

         Luna turns to Obsidian and says, “What did he do this for anyways? Why give Sombra all of that power?”

        Obsidian got up then turns to face every pony and replied, “I think I know, years ago Sombra found a map while excavating the land for mines. He kept it with him at all times but then Necro learned of it later on but never really said anything about it. Maybe with that soul gem that Sombra used was given to him by Necro for exchange for the map.”

        Celestia then said, “Luna Could Necro be after the ancient kingdom of harmony?”

        Luna then said, “Remember what Alpha said, she told us that a great power lies within an ancient city maybe this is what Necro’s after.”

       She then took a small parchment from her pouch.

       Then Celestia said, “So what about the ponies of Equestria they need to know Sombra’s no more and we should reveal ourselves.”

        North Star then said, “It looks like we need to split up into two groups with Celestia or Luna going to Equestria to give the news.”

       Luna goes up to Celestia and says “Celestia you go back to Equestria, Your better at politics than I am.”

Celestia then said “are you sure?”

       Luna nods then Celestia says, “Alright Luna you go to the ancient city I’ll go back to Equestria.”

      Pine then said “I’ll go with Luna I know these lands like the back of my hoof.”

      North Star then said, “I’ll go as well if were fighting a dark mage Luna’s going to need back up.”

       Shade then says “I guess I’m coming too you’ll need assistance.”

      Lance then said, “I’ll go with Celestia and make sure she gets to Equestria.”

      Obsidian nods then says ‘”I’ll go to Equestria as well, I need to make sure princess Cadence got there safely.”

      Core then said, “I will go back to Equestria, then I’ll go back to my farm.”

      They all starred at each other Luna Shade North star and Pine on one side and Obsidian, Celestia, Lance and Core on the other.

      Then Celestia said “North Star you wanted to know why we were absent for so long?”

      North Star then said, “Tell me when I return.”

     She nods then as Core got on Celestia’s back Luna said, “Celestia be careful.”

    Celestia then said “You as well.”

    Then she flies off as Obsidian got on Lance’s back

     Lance swore then said, “This is going to be one hell of a trip.”

     Then as Luna and North Star Pine and Shade watched them leave

    North Star then said “Luna lead the way.”

      She nods and they turn north and as she flew above Shade who raced along with Pine with North Star trailing behind.