Back To Work
Chapter 23: Cut Loose And Go Nuts

By: Major Frostwing

I charged at the Queen dragging my blade through the marble as she charged at me her own blade poised for battle. When we finally got within range I spun on my heel using my momentum to add power to my attack. I swung Umbra only to be parried by the Queen forcing my swing to go wide. I saw her blade coming for my face which I only smiled. I was off balance from my attack so why try to regain it? I used my botched momentum to get out of the way of the stab.

Umbra dug into the ground stopping me from falling. I glanced up to see the blade just barely missed my head. I threw the hilt of Umbra forward hitting the Queen in the chest knocking her back only for my hand to seize her chest-plate yanking her forward and into a viscous headbutt. I pulled her forward before shoving her back forcing her to stumble backwards. I raised Umbra up jumping into the air before swinging down with all of my might. I saw the brief flash of a teleportation just before my blade impacted her.

Umbra slammed into the ground shaking the very foundation of the castle. I heard the girls at the door scream out in surprise. I turned my head around to see the Queen poised to strike against the girls. I snapped my fingers as I teleported behind the Queen poised to drop kick her. I flicked my wrist forcing the girls out of the way just before my kick connected luanching the Queen out of her own castle.

I kicked myself up off the ground rolling my shoulders before reaching out behind me as Umbra pulled it's self free and into my waiting hand. I flicked my eyes towards the girls giving them a wicked smile. "Not long now." I said as I sprinted down the hall to face the Queen once again.

The Queen was picking herself up from the ground glaring at me. "You will pay dearly for that." She said as she finally got to her feet. I in response raised a hand motioning for her to come at me.

"Not such an easy fight when you actually have to fight me." I said casually rolling my wrist before pointing at her. "Enough with going easy. I am going to kick it up a notch." I charged my magic launching out a ball of dark purple magic at her. She let out a small laugh as she charged her own spell launching a much large ball of magic. Her spell easily absorbed my magic into it. I only smiled as I snapped my fingers detonating my spell with the force of a artillery shell. I flew back from the shock wave of the explosion slamming into the wall of the castle still smiling.

I pulled myself free of the wall dusting myself off calmly. I looked across the glowing crater we had just created to see the Queen pulling herself free from her own wall. "I expected more of a fight to be honest." I said flexing my magic as my shadows jumped to my forearms giving me my claws.

The Queen glared at me as she slowly got to her feet only for me to teleport in front of her my fist poised to strike. She created a barrier which shattered under my strike allowing my other swing to throw her into the air. I jumped after her seizing her by her leg. "GOING DOWN!" I yelled as I threw her straight down. She slammed into the street below with an earth shattering explosion. I reared my hand back as I charged a spell before letting it fly free. The ball of pure dark magic slammed into her form with a thunderous kaboom which reduced a large section of the city from it's force.

I in turn landed amongst the rubble smiling. "Get up I'm not through with you." I said as I saw the Queen slowly getting to her feet.

"H-How can this be?" The Queen asked as she stumbled. "You have been locked up in your death state. You shouldn't be this strong." I looked at my hand bored rolling it a few times.

"2500 years... 2500 years letting my anger grow. Planning. Waiting. I run off of anger and only had one thought run through my mind for 2500 years... I only wanted this moment right here." I stopped rotating my wrist as I glared down the Queen. I snapped my fingers seizing the Queen in my magic along with myself we both teleported away

The Queen and myself appeared in a flash of dark purple in a desolate desert. She looked around confused before locking eyes on me. "I have a gift for you my dear Queen. An eternity of pain." I smiled as I charged my magic deep in myself tapping all of my magic. "Tier 5 Discharge. Nuke." I said calmly as my magic arced around the land carving deep scars into the land. I raised my hand prepared to snap. "Goodbye and good fucking riddance." I snapped my fingers as the world turned black.

The Princesses and the girls had rushed out the castle looking everywhere to try and find where Jon had disappeared to. They looked everywhere when a a giant sphere of black appeared in the distance. They each felt their blood run cold.

"Sweet merciful Faust." Twilight said as she watched the sphere slowly compress on it's self before it seemed to pop exploding outward. The entire sky went dark over the badlands which only seemed to spread towards them.

"GIRLS!" Celestia yelled out as they all jumped. "BEHIND US! NOW!" Celestia was charging magic in her hands which Luna, Cadance, and Twilight mimicked. The girls quickly rushed behind the princesses as they finished preparing their spells before a shield surrounded them. The first shock wave slammed into the shield shattering it without pause before cutting through the remaining shields only for the elements to glow splitting the darkness with no effort.

They all watched the destruction in the distance. Slowly the darkness disappeared as the destruction ceased. They all looked around noticing that none of the buildings were destroyed in their area.

"I didn't think he would do that." Luna said as the sky slowly cleared up.

A flash of dark Purple appeared before them to reveal Jon who was arcing with magic. He looked up at the princesses smiling. "I think I shall rename the bad lands when I am done here." Jon said as he raised his hand seizing Twilight, Luna, Celestia, and Cadance in his magic. "I think what this world needs now is not a Queen or a princess. What this world needs is something more." Jon lifted the Princesses into the air as he watched them struggle. "I am that something. People will either submit to the new order... Or be eliminated. I will succeed where they have all failed." Jon said as he squeezed his hand beginning to crush the Princesses in his magic.

"No." Nova said as she stepped forward. "We will stop you. We will stop all who dare to attack this world of ours. That includes you." The rest of the girls stepped forward which made Jon looked forward at them.

"Interesting." Jon said as he released the princesses with a smile. "Then come and try." Jon said as he drew Umbra off his back.

The elements on the girls activated as Jon continued to stand there at the ready. "No one will ever threaten this world as long as we stand ready to defend it." Jon only smiled as he charged forward prepared to strike just as the elements fired engulfing Jon in it's light.

The Elements fired for six seconds before ceasing their attack. Jon was a statue but something was wrong. He was standing there his sword planted in the ground as he stood there his arms wide as if he willingly took on the attack. The look in his eyes though they were cold there was what looked like happiness at losing.

"Peace can not return as long as I'm around. So thank you. I can protect this world much better with me not in it. I won't see you girls when I finally do come back so I will say this now with what remains of my magic. Let nothing get in your way and stop all who dare." Jon's voice rang in their heads as they each stared at the statue with tears in their eyes.

"That fucking idiot. Was this his big plan?" Thorn said as she wiped her tears away.

"We can't look to the past we can only move forward." Calm said as the other girls nodded cleaning their tears as the princesses finally got to their feet. They stared at the statue of Jon with sadness knowing they lost a member of their family.

"Come girls." Celestia said as she looked at the castle with a sad smile. "We have a lot of work to do repairing this kingdom." Celestia said walking towards the castle only glancing back once at the statue of Jon.

Author's Note

This is the final chapter of Back To Work. Look forward to the bonus chapter and most likely the next installment of Jon's life.