Harmony Quest: Tale of the Light and Dark

Act 8: The Final Frontier

         When Frisk and the gang reformed Gromiz, the wizard who started the war, they did not know another threat was incoming. Everything was just seemingly alright. However, one day changed it all.

         One day, Gromiz was walking in the forest, near ponyville.

         '(Whistles) Peace and quiet is all I need for now.' He thought.

         As he walked, he started to hear a ticking sound, and it grew louder and louder. When he got to an open area, he found something on the grass.

         'Wait, what is that?' He asked himself.

         He picked what's sort of like a device, looking like some sort of time bomb.

         'It's a time bomb...' He thought. 'Hold on, this may not be just a regular one...' Something clicked in his mind. 'Oh no, I need to warn Frisk and the others!'

         Meanwhile, Twilight was having a casual walk at the castle, at least until Gromiz came in.

         'Oh, hey Gromiz, what's going-'

         He shook the princess. 'Where's Frisk!? I need to tell her something!'

         'Well, she's in the throne room, if you need her. But for what?' She asked.

         'Something truly terrible will happen. Just wait,' He warned, running off.

         Frisk was just chilling out, but when she saw his face of fear, she knew something had gone wrong.

         'What is it this time?' She asked.

         He was pacing around. 'This is bad... Majorly bad! Just come look at this.' He showed her the time bomb.

         'Come on, that's just a small bomb. I mean, not like it's not important, it's just-'

         Gromiz slapped her in the face. 'This is not just a small bomb! I have been studying about this dark magic for years when I was controlled! I know about this! This bomb... Can destroy everything when it explodes! It will create a black hole, destroying everything in it's path, and soon the ponykind won't last for even a minute!'

         'But how are you sure?'

         He crossed his arms. 'Let me tell you a story... A story that started many years ago...'

         Many years ago, yes, even before the chaos in Britannica, Gromiz was just doing experiments in his wizard tower. He was a very curious person, and liked discovering new things. However, one day changed everything.

         'Now... To add one last drop to the mix...' He thought.

         As soon the new potion was made, he got slapped hard onto the floor.

         'What the-' He stopped as an invisible person shoved a potion in his mouth. He was forced to drink it, and soon something terrible happened.

         'Ouch... What's this feeling?' He thought.

         Suddenly, a voice ringed his head.

         'Why, hello there.' The voice said. 'Looks like you have fallen into my hands, as you have drinker the potion I gave you.'

         Gromiz was confused. 'Wh-What did you do to me!? What's this effect!?'

         'In only a few moments... Darkness will fill your head. Then, you will be forever loyal to me. You will help me to seize power from the humans and make them obey me. Why am I doing this? When you succeed, I will tell you.' The voice explained.

         And then, the voice faded away. And as expected, he suddenly got controlled and was in much pain. His son, Felix came in.

         'Dad? What happened to you?' He asked.

         Gromiz turned back. 'Oh, I'm fine...' He said with a mischievous smile.

         'No, you're not. I swear, something bad happened.' Felix said.

         'Heh, clever boy. Do you want power? We can target that nearby country of ours if you want to. It is no big deal.' The wizard said, holding out his hand.

         Felix pushed it away. 'What!? Why would I ever seize power from anyone? What happened to you!? I am not going to help you on any of this!'

         Gromiz shrugged, rolled his eye and turned away. 'Very well, then. But you'll have a bad time if I win.'

         As you know, he won the war in the end. One day during his reign, the voice came again.

         'Ah, congratulations on your success.' It said.

         'Alright, can you show yourself now?' Gromiz asked.

         Soon, a figure appeared in the room. His skin was dark purple, and he had a spear in hand.

         'You do believe the dark will prevail, right? If you do, come with me in your dream.'

         In the dream, Gromiz was in a very dark place.

         'Where are we?' He asked.

         'This is my lovely home. Full of dark, shadows and many things that will help me become the ruler of the universe.' The dark explained. 'I have been working on something secret that I want to show you today.'

         As the wizard was walking, he noticed a picture; A picture that showed two people. One of them looked just like the figure in front of him, the other shone as bright as a star. They looked very happy and were holding hands.

         'What's that picture up on the wall?' He questioned.

         The dark pretended to puke. 'Ugh, forget about it. You don't want to know the story behind me and my sister.'

         'Your sister? You mean the girl in the picture?"

         He sighed. 'Long ago, my sister and I were best friends. However, one day we had disagreements on how we should rule the universe. We were very mad at each other and we fought a lot. In the end, I won and now I am starting to spread my darkness. That starts with you.'

         'Huh, that's interesting...' Gromiz thought. He noticed something on a podium at the end of the hallway. 'What's over there?'

         The dark was getting excited. 'Ah, here it is!' He grabbed the blueprint inside the document. 'I have been developing a very powerful bomb, that could destroy every last bit of the planet. I have finished designing it, making it is the hard part.'

         'So you're telling me, you are going to destroy everything?' Gromiz asked.

         'Exactly.' The dark replied. 'What, you don't agree with me?'

         'No! Of course not! Why would I ever do that?' He laughed. 'Anyway, I really have to go now. See you later.'

         As he woke up in real life, the dark was suspicious.

         'Hmm... You know what?' He thought to himself. 'I don't trust him.'

         'And that's pretty much it.' Gromiz said.

         Frisk thought of something, but thought it wasn't the time to talk about it.

         'So you're saying he dropped the bomb right here, and Equestria's going to be destroyed forever!?' She asked in shock.

         'There is one way, though. There's a way to defuse it. However, it's a difficult process.' He explained. 'When the bomb timer reaches 10 minutes remaining, you have access to a secret portal somewhere on the planet. Then, you must face the guardian inside. If you can defeat him in the time limit, everything will be restored.'

         'This is a really bad situation... How am I going to do it alone?' Frisk thought.