Consequences 2: The choice.

Consequences 2: The choice.

Chapter Six

Amora held fast to Twilight and Rainbow who struggled in her powerful grasp trying desperately to get free of her hands. Kicking her hooves outwards and yelping in pain as she tried in vain to get free Twilight yelped out as she felt Amora’s grasp on her mane only tighten more with each and every thrust she gave. Twilight said as she was held back by Amora’s powerful grip.

“OW! Amora that hurts, let go of me this very instant!”

“This is so not cool Amora let go of us!” Rainbow yelped as well.

Amora said nothing to either of them as Sunrise hissed at her. Amora in reply to Sunrise hissing at her snarled at her. This went on for ten minutes Amora would snarl like a rabid dog and Sunrise would hiss like cat after a mouse. Amora seeing that Sunrise was not about to leave her castle let go of Twilight and Rainbow Dash’s manes as she leapt off of her throne. Flying in the air she came crashing back down to the throne room floor slamming her fist into Sunrise’s left temple knocking her up against the throne room doors.The blow was so powerful that it knocked Sunrise out cold upon impacting with the doors. As Sunrise slumped forward Amora caught her in her awaiting arms yelling out for her guards as she held Sunrise in her arms.

“Guards! Come to my throne room at once!”

Four royal castle guards entered the throne room, each of them looked from Amora then to Sunrise and back again as they all came to attention and saluted Amora. Amora nodded to them as she said to each of them.

“Take Sunrise Shimmer to my bedchambers, make her comfortable and place ten brak’lu soldiers in front of the doors. Lock the doors and make no attempt to subdue her when she wakes up. I will deal with her once I am done talking with Twilight. Now, go!”

Turning back towards Twilight and Rainbow Amora saw a look of confusion on both of their faces as she walked back to her throne after placing Sunrise into the arms of one of her guards she said to Twilight.

“By the look on your face Twilight am I to fully assume you had no idea that demon was related to your friend Sunset Shimmer?”

“That is correct, Amora is that demon her cousin or is she just using the name 'shimmer' to partake in some sort of sick joke with us. Because I happen to know that Sunset doesn’t have any family at all. That is not any biological family. I mean she has Rose Cherry but, they are not related.”

“Twilight the demon that my guards just took out of here.” Amora replied with anger in her voice as she pointed toward the throne room doors. “Is not using Sunset’s last name as a joke against you, she is in very real fact Sunset Shimmer’s sister. It really doesn’t surprise me at all that you don’t know about her. Yet what does surprise me is that you would automatically assume that she is using the name ‘Shimmer’ to play a joke on you. Now before I explain to you why Sunset’s sister is in Tartarus and not in Equestria there are some things we need to clear up first.”

“Like what sort of things Amora?” Rainbow chimed in as she placed a hoof over her neck and gently rubbed her neck to relieve herself from the pain she felt in her neck.

Amora looked at Rainbow then back at Twilight as she said to Twilight while motioning for Rainbow to sit in front of her rather than at her side.

“Like why you two are here and what gives either of you the right to be in my castle.”

Looking from Rainbow then to Twilight Amora began to strum her fingers on the armrest of her throne. As Rainbow and Twilight both in turn glanced at each other. Just as Amora was about to say something Twilight chimed in as she said to her sternly.

“You know you too have some things that we need cleared up as well.”

Amora glared at Twilight angrily then placed a hand over the bridge of her nose as she massaged it gently saying to Twilight while looking downwards.

“Such as what Twilight. I have already told you who it was that you saw in the portrait back in the chamber you and I went to. So what else is there for me to talk to you about.”

“Such as why you killed those two guards earlier. Or why you think that Sunrise is Sunset Shimmer’s sister when she has no family other than Rose and soon to be Pinkie. Or how Fluttershy in Equestria is somehow as crazy as it might sound related to a vampire of all things.”

“One,” Amora said holding up her hand and lowering her index finger. “I killed the guards because they disobeyed my orders. I ordered them to bring you before me, not to knock you both out. Here in Tartarus when an order is very specifically given and then has other duties added onto it by the one that order was given to, it is seen as a challenge to the one that gave those orders. Had I let that challenge go unchecked I would have been seen as weak. And thus my guards even, the brak’lu would have turned on me.”

Twilight looked at Amora as two guards came into the throne room and Amora said to Twilight while looking past her at the guards.

“Two.” Amora said as she lowered her middle finger.  “Just because your friend Sunset never told you about her sister doesn’t mean she doesn’t have a sister Twilight. I am sure you have family members that you don’t like to talk about either. Well the same is true with Sunset she doesn’t like to talk about her sister. And it is not my place to tell you about her. What I will say is this though. Those two have a lot of healing to do, healing that for Sunrise’s sake must be done.”

“Three.” Amora lowered her ring finger. “Fluttershy is related to Flutter Lith because she is a descendant of hers. Why do you think I called the Fluttershy in the mirror world and the one in Equestria a ‘potential’ Twilight? Many eons ago before I was born Flutter Lith was the absolute ruler of the vampires that lived in the caves and mountains of the Elysium. Her father king Rhadamanthus died in battle when the first war for Tartarus was fought. I am only 80 thousand years old Twilight I was not around for this war. Yet I was around for the first war in Equestria. Flutter Lith and I were……”

Amora sighed as a few tears slipped by her eyes she looked down at Twilight who looked at her with a look of concern and understanding as she said to her.

“It doesn’t matter Twilight what she and I were to each other. Flutter Lith died after I reached the age of ‘C’ath-rugadh’. I keep her portrait because she was…...Look it is time for you tell me why you are here and what gives you the right to be in my castle Twilight Sparkle.”

Twilight seeing she was not going to get any further information out of Amora. Who strummed her fingers on the arms of her throne said to Amora as she looked down at the floor in front of her.

“We have come here Amora because we need your help. Applejack has become corrupted she attacked both myself and Rainbow Dash only a few short hours ago. Rainbow and I were in some what I would have to call a desert. I call it that simply because I am not sure what else to call it. But, we, were yes, indeed attacked by Applejack I think Rainbow might have the arrow with her but, I am not sure of this.”

Amora’s eyes flashed red for but, the very briefest of seconds then went back to their normal black and green hue until Twilight said to her.

“Sweetie Belle has also become corrupted as well, Both Rainbow and I are also looking for her and the that did this to her and Applejack. He called his Scitalis at least I think that is what he called himself.”

No sooner had Scitalis’s name left Twilight’s lips did the demon queen Amora leapt from her throne and in one single movement fully pounced on Twilight.To Twilight's absolute shock Amora was fully lifting her up into the air. With her hind legs dangling six feet off the ground and Amora flapping her wings while rising into the air she choked Twilight steadily in her right hand. Amora yelled out to Twilight as she held the very stunned and frightened alicorn in her powerful grasp.

“YOU WILL NOT MENTION THAT BRI’GLU^A’S INFIRMATUR VENENATUS SWAG VENTRIOSUM SKAINS ALRERUM’S NAME AGAIN!”

Twilight while being choked by Amora’s power grip around her throat just barely managed to cough out to Amora.

“Amora (choking) please (choking) your crushing (choking) my throat.”

Amora snarled to Twilight as she drew her arm back then thrust her arm forward letting go of Twilight. Twilight sailed through the air and came crashing down into the throne room doors with a loud sickening thud. Rainbow lunged at Amora in an attempt to stop her attack on Twilight. Only to be stopped herself when Amora seeing Rainbow lunging at her backhanded Rainbow in her jaw knocking into the right wall that was next to her. Amora then turned her attention back to Twilight who was just picking herself up from the throne room floor after having been thrown through the air and hitting the throne room door. As Amora landed in front of Twilight she reached down and again grabbed Twilight by her throat picking her up once again. While slamming Twilight into the doors of her throne room Amora snarled out to Twilight.

“If you mention that name to me again Twilight I will kill you.”

As Amora pushed the throne room doors open she tossed Twilight back into the air and watched as she hit the floor with another loud thump. Twilight slid to a stop in front of one of the guards placed outside of the throne room. As Twilight came to a stop at the guard's feet Amora said while turning her attention back to Rainbow Dash who was just getting up off the floor.

“Now get out of my castle.”

Rainbow shook off the pain she was in and again charged Amora who simply side stepped Rainbow while reaching out and grabbing her by her wings. Amora spun in a circle then threw Rainbow out of her throne room causing the pegasus to sail through the air in a tumbling motion until she too stopped in front of the guard. The guard sighed knelt down and gently picked up the very bewildered Twilight in his arms and nodded to Amora who in turn snarled to him. Looking up at Rainbow he said to her while holding Twilight in his arms.

“If you value your friends neck you will call off your attack on the queen and follow me to the castle gates.”

Rainbow looked from the guard then to Amora who was walking past her throne as she made a gesture with her body showing the guard she was about to attack Amora again. The guard set Twilight down then pulled out a dagger from behind his back placed it to Twilight's throat and said to Rainbow just before she crossed the threshold of Amora’s throne room.

“I shall and absolutely will kill this alicorn Pegasus you have but, Two choices you can follow me or watch her die!”

Rainbow hearing this landed then closed her eyes as she said to the guard who put away his dagger and picked Twilight back up in his arms.

“Alright you win. I will follow you just, don’t hurt her please.”

The guard nodded to Rainbow and began to lead her to the front gates of the castle. Getting to the front gates a half hour later the guard set Twilight down on the ground. Then gently brushed a lock her hair from her eyes as he said to her while placing both hands down at her sides.

“Let me heal your wounds so that you might be able to fly again.”

The guards hands glowed a soft white in color as Twilight felt her wings heal and the bandages fall off of her wings. Once she was fully healed he stood up then said while pointing towards the west.

“If you are really bent on saving one of your own you will find the one you seek in that direction. As for your little friend the one you call ‘sweetie Bell’ you need not search for her. She and that proditor will be here soon.There is a item here that he needs if his plans are to come to bear fruit. Now I can say nothing else on this subject. If you want to save your friend go in that direction you will find her there you will also find an amulet that might help with her memories.”

Looking at the guard Twilight replied to him with a look of confusion on her face.

“Why are you helping me?”

“I am helping my queen, not you. I am far too old to care what she does to me for giving you this information.” The gaurd replied as he turned to leave Twilight and Rainbow where the both stood.

“But you're a brak’lu  soldier shouldn’t that entail that you would be seen as weak in front of your queen for doing this?” Rainbow chimed in as the guard stopped and looked back at her and Twilight over his left shoulder.

Turning his gaze back to the castle and slowly walking off Rainbow and Twilight heard him say to them as he slowly disappeared from sight.

“Brak’lu though I may be. Even I know that my queen can not face that Hlafordwica on her own. He is far too, powerful for that. Now I must go back to my duties and you must leave NOW.”

Twilight turned away from the departing guard unfurled her wings and took off in the direction that he had pointed in. Rainbow followed her as she thought to herself while flying after Twilight.

“I hope Applejack will be OK, I wonder what really awesome item we will find out there?”

Amora headed out of her throne room through a side door and headed to her bedroom chamber. Getting to the chamber she heard Sunrise screeching as she saw her bedchamber door move flex back and forth while Sunrise pounded away on the door. Looking to the Brak’lu guards that were stationed in front of her bedroom door she said to them while fully glaring at them.

“Leave us, NOW!”

The guards saluted her then left the area. Opening her door Amora was greeted with a red onyx  fist to her face. As her head shot back and a small amount of blood trickled down her her lip from her nose she grined to Sunrise who snarled back to her. Amora pushed Sunrise back into her bedroom chamber then closed the door and locked it. Sunrise backed away from Amora and cocked her head to the right as Amora gestured to the bed saying to her sternly.

“You will sit or your will die where you stand.”

Sunrise looked from the bed then to Amora as she slowly walked over to the bed and sat down. Amora seeing that Sunrise was at least willing to cooperate headed to her dresser opened the top drawer of it then took out a small wooden black box. This she placed onto the dresser itself and took out the item within it holding it up so that Sunrise could see it clearly Amora said to her as she walked over to her then sat down next to her.

“If I give you this, you in turn will swear to me fully that you will call off your attack that you wish to do to your sister. I owe her, a life debt and it shall be paid in full but, I also owe you one as well. My debt to you shall be paid in full when you take this from me. Are we clear on this matter?”

Sunrise looked from the item in Amora’s outstretched hand then to Amora herself as she hissed out to her while taking the item from her hand.

“Your debt to me is paid I will not go after my sister for what she did to me.”

“Do you remember why you attacked your sister causing her to kill you and send your soul here Sunrise?” Amora replied as she got off the bed then headed back over to her dresser.

Amora watched Sunrise shake her head through a mirror that was hanging a few inches above her dresser. As Sunrise reached behind her neck to clasp the item that Amora had given her around her neck she heard Amora say to her four words only as the item in her hands began to glow bright yellow.

“You are about to.”

Amora smiled as she watched the item around Sunrise’s neck glow and Sunrise herself fell backwards onto her bed. Amora walked back to her bed and climbed onto it as she gently pulled Sunrise up close to her and held onto her while her body began to twitch. Amora brushed a lock of hair out of Sunrise’s eyes while she held onto her in her arms. As Amora held her in her arms she watched with interest as Sunrise’s eyes glowed yellow. When Sunrise’s body stopped twitching she sat up while still being held in Amora’s arms she said only two words to Amora as she looked at her with tears running down her face.

“I remember.”