Harmony Quest: Tale of the Light and Dark

     But as one story ends, another story begins.

     One day, when Frisk was thinking about the journeys she has yet to conquer, Asriel came over to her.

     ‘Someone wants to see you, your highness.’ Asriel told her.

     ‘Well, bring him in then.’ She replied.

     He opened the door, and there was Flowey standing there.

     ‘Don’t freak out on him, I’ll handle it Asriel.’ She said further as she saw Asriel reach for his sword.

     She went over to pat the flower. ‘Flowey, what did you want to talk to me before you ran off?’ She asked.

     Flowey was speechless. ‘Just kill me,’ he told her.

     ‘Kill you? I thought I said I let you go before. Tell me why.’ She demanded.

     ‘I killed your father, I was on Gromiz’s side, and now I have no one to turn to. What else can I do besides dying?’ He cried.

     ‘Flowey, let me tell you a story.’ She said.

     ‘There was once a young girl who lost her father and vowed to avenge him. She trained herself at a young age and hoped to take revenge on the murderer. But after a long journey, she realized that being strong and being tough when fighting, wasn’t enough to defeat a certain magic.’

     ‘This sounds awfully familiar…’ Flowey thought.

     ‘Ah, that’s because I was that girl. “What is the strongest power of all?” I always asked myself. After this journey, I realized the true answer: The most powerful thing that can beat all sins is friendship.’ She explained.

     ‘But what happened? Why did you realize that?’

     ‘When I first met Twilight, she taught me more about friendship and explained her backstory. It was friendship that helped the cure gain its power to cure everyone. If I hadn’t realized that, I would have never been able to kill Gromiz. I wouldn’t be able to let you go as well.’ She said further. ‘Zebulon is out there on that little island. I have a request for you.’ Frisk said.

     ‘I would do anything to waste my time now, really.’ Flowey said.

     ‘You need to help me get Zebulon back from the island.’ She told him. ‘If you really wish to redeem yourself, fulfill my request and I’ll forgive you for your sins.’

     Frisk got a teleportation potion nearby. ‘Go before I change my mind. You have been warned.’ She said as she threw the potion towards him. He got teleported to somewhere else.

     She sighed. ‘Why doesn’t he get what I’m trying to say?’

     Outside, Flowey was puzzled on what to do. He still felt very guilty now that Frisk is giving him a chance.

     ‘I murdered her family, and now she became the emperor. She has the right to kill me, but instead, she’s giving me a chance? This doesn’t make any sense. Why is she so nice to me all of a sudden? I shouldn’t be forgiven for what I have done, and I don’t need her forgiveness.’ He thought. He used his magic and grabbed a sword from inside the hallway, and committed suicide.

     As the years went on, Frisk became oblivious to the plan. Also, life has been pretty good in the country under her rule, but it became a little predictable. And Frisk never knew the story about Twilight's planet. So, she asked her that question one day.

     'Twilight, I remembered you wanted to talk to me about your world,' She said.

     'Yes, let me tell you what happened that caused me to come to this planet...' Twilight replied.

     One day in Equestria, Twilight was just casually reading books in her castle's library. Then, she picked up a book from the shelf: 'History of other planets'.As she read the book, one chapter caught her attention: Earth.It said about the horrible situation it was in after a certain emperor took place, and eventually lead to a disease sweeping over the land, killing everyone on the planet, and not just the country it started in.However, it turns out this book was written in 2016, but the things happened way back in about the late 20th century.

     'What a miserable place...If only I could help them.' Twilight thought.

     As she was reading, her friend Starlight came into the room. 'Twilight? You don't look as good as you used to, what's wrong?' She asked.

     Twilight immediately had an idea. 'Starlight, do you still remember traveling spell you used to alter history a year ago?' She told her.

     'I thought it has been long gone, but I think I still remember it...Besides, that scroll isn't the only place where the spell is written on.' Starlight answered. 'But what for?'

     'Read this chapter of the book.I'll go get Spike for this adventure.' Twilight shoved the book at her face.

     'You want to save Earth by time traveling?' She asked.

     'I have my own ways.'

     After she got Spike, she wrote a letter to princess Celestia. 'Spike, take a note please.' She said.

     'Dear princess Celestia, I recently found out a certain planet out there has been nearly destroyed due to a certain emperor taking the throne. I decided to take on the quest to save them by time traveling and altering history. It may be dangerous, but trust me, I will make it back safe and sound. Your most faithful student, princess Twilight Sparkle.'

     'Are you ready for me to do it?' Starlight called Twilight.

     'Ready when you are,' Spike told her.

     'Tell my friends I'll be back soon.I'm sure you guys will miss me,' Twilight added.

     As soon they're ready, Starlight got her spell ready, and mustering all her energy to pull of the time portal.

     'I'll be back soon, don't forget me!' Twilight cried as she got sucked into the portal with Spike.

     'Wow, how did you even get that book in the first place?' Frisk asked her.

     'You don't need to know, let me tell you more about Equestria.' Twilight answered.

     And after a lot of explanation, Frisk was hyped to go exploring this new place.

     'Can you possibly take me there? It will be awesome to go to the new planet.' Frisk said excitedly.

     'It's really complicated... It's been quite a long tIme since I went back there since I don't know the traveling spell, and I'm not sure if my friends remember me.We relied on the age spell to keep us going, but I'm not sure whether I can possibly teleport such a far distance.' Twilight explained. 'Besides, what if the people know about all of this?The selfish ones on this planet will try to come up ways to take over Equestria!'

     'You're right...It's best if we don't go until you are ready.' Frisk sighed.

     And so, time flew fast like it was nothing. The year was 2016, and throughout the years, life in the country was a bit predictable and it was so boring that nothing big happened in their country. The same things to do as ruler over and over again... It was no fun, that's what Frisk thought.

     One day, Twilight was resting at night when she was ahead of schedule. She was in her room, reading a book, like always. All of a sudden, a gust of magic flew in from the window. Then, another book and a letter appeared beside her.

     'A letter for me?' She thought, unwrapping it. As she read the letter, her heart started to melt slowly.

'Dear Twilight Sparkle,

Hi, Twilight. It's been a long time since you were gone. How have you been?

If you can read this letter, I am glad it was able to get to you. We... We have a big problem over here in Equestria. I can't tell you here because I am a bit scared... I always have fear of being watched now. Not just me, but all of us. I am just sending you this message to see if you can hear our voices for your help... And to know if you are still okay.

Other than that, I have something to tell you... We all miss you, so much. We miss you every day. All of your friends miss you, including me. I don't know why you haven't thought of visiting us yet, but I don't blame you. Maybe you have some issues to take care of. I hope you still remember what we all did for you. Maybe... maybe someday you'll think of coming back? We will love to see you again.

I guess I'll have to end it off here, my tears are going to drip onto the paper... Still, I hope that, whatever kind of life you're living in right now, I hope you are happy, in a good way. And I know you must be thinking of us every day and night. Oh, and, if you are planning to come back, I will be waiting for you. Until then, I hope you enjoy the photo album I also sent with the letter, just to express how deeply we missed you.

Always remember: We, your closest friends, will love you till the very end. I hope we will meet again!

Your best friend,

Starlight Glimmer.'

     Twilight gasped, and also took a peek at the book. From the start, all the way to the day before she went away, memories were recorded left and right. Many bittersweet memories were captured and shown. Seeing what her friends did for her, she started to cry.

    'My friends... How could I have forgotten about them?' She cried, clutching the album, with tears falling onto the photos. 'Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie, Rarity, Rainbow, Starlight... I... (Sobs) I miss you all so much... You were the ones who shaped me to the pony I am today... And I feel like such a traitor now, thinking about what I did...'

     As she was crying, she closed the album and sparked a thought.

     'No. I can't be such a crybaby. I am going to face the problem I caused. I must go back and help my ponies. I will not let my friends suffer. Frisk will help me, will she not? I'll just lie to her and cover the reason why I want to go back.' Twilight thought, then looking at the vast, dark sky. 'Do not fear, my friends... I'm coming, I promise.'

     At the same time, Frisk was busy doing her own things before bed, when suddenly someone familiar called to her.

     'Hello, Frisk Dreemur. Do you remember me?'

     She turned around, to see the light in front of her.

     'You look strikingly familiar... Ah, yes! You're the one who encouraged me to fight Gromiz! And now, I have done it, thanks to you!' Frisk exclaimed, bowing to her.

     The light chuckled. 'You're welcome. So, I know life as an empress is very interesting, isn't it? You have a country under your control.'

     'That's just it, though,' Frisk sighed. 'I just found how cool adventures were... And I found out so much about friendship, but I'll have to leave it behind now, that's a shame. (Sigh) I wish I could explore Twilight's home someday. So...' She stuttered a bit as she didn't know her name till now.

     '(Giggles) My name, correct? It's Flashlight Flare, but you can just call me Flashlight for short.' She said. 'And, yes. You will go on the journey there sometime soon. And I think it will be an awesome adventure...'

     'Why's that?'

     'I can't tell you just yet,' Flashlight explained. 'But, get this: Every time you win against the dark side, I can get closer and closer to becoming alive again. Right now, your first victory has allowed me to freely talk with you, with no magic restricting me always. One day, I can fully come back to this world and help you, to defeat the mastermind of their side.'

     'There's a question I want to ask... What exactly makes these "dark minions" so bad?' Frisk asked.

     'It's simple. Basically-' Flashlight suddenly stopped.

     'Excuse me?'

     The goddess sighed. 'Shoot, that spell isn't broken yet... I can probably tell you someday. Or maybe you'll learn the truth on your own. Who knows?'

     'So... What am I going to do now?' The young ruler asked her.

     She started to fade away. 'You'll see soon enough. For now... Good luck.'

     One day, Frisk was finishing up her story, when suddenly she heard a knock on the door.

     ‘Come in,’ she said.

     Twilight entered, looking prepared. ‘It is time, Frisk. Let’s go.’

     ‘What’s time? Another adventure?’ Frisk asked.

     ‘I have thought about it for a very long time, but now I’m ready. We are going back to my planet.’ Twilight smiled.

     ‘Before we go, I have one last thing to do…’ Frisk told her.

     After Frisk was fully prepared and told everyone about the news, she went to somewhere special before she went on her journey.

     ‘Why did you want to come to the cemetery all of a sudden?’ Twilight said curiously.

     ‘I have one last person to spread the news to.’ Frisk answered. She got a book and a letter from her bag and went to her father’s grave.

     She put them down in front of the grave. ‘Your father is buried here?’ Twilight asked.

     ‘I wanted to say goodbye to him before we leave, because there is a chance if we run into threats, we may die.’ Frisk said.

     In her letter, it said:

Dear Father,

It has been years since you died from the war. Since then, I have grown up a lot and I went on a special mission: to fetch the cure from emperor Zebulon and save Britannica. And guess what? I successfully saved the country!

You may not have seen my glorious victory, but I know that you are always watching me from above, and I know that you already know my story. I have written my story of my adventures that I brought you with this letter. I have been through a lot, and I felt sad you never got to see any of it.

I’m about to take off to another adventure. My friend is calling me and I need to hurry. Don’t worry, I’ll be fine and I’ll come back soon.

Love from your little daughter,

Empress Frisk.

     They went back out, and they were completely ready.

     ‘Ready for our next adventure, Spike?’ Twilight asked.

     ‘We’re both ready.’ He replied.

     As they blasted out into the endless sky, Frisk looked back to Britannica before they set off. ‘My father, you have been avenged.’ She thought.

**End Of Act 2**