Twilight of Harmony: Equestria Girls

“Princess!” The assembled girls cried as they rushed to hug Twilight.

“Gah! Easy girls. More than enough of me to go around.” She said as she was glomped.

She noticed Sunset and her counterpart standing off to the side as she was released from the group hug.

“Get over here Sunny, you know you want to.” She said opening her arms.

Sunset walked over and embraced the taller woman.

“I missed you.” She whispered.

“I missed you too Sunny. Glad to be back though.” Twilight whispered back.

Separating, she looked over at her counterpart.

“So how’s everything going Sparky?” She asked.

“Sparky?”

“Yup, gotta have a way to get the right Twilight’s attention. Speaking of.” She said before turning to the others. “For ease of conversation, you can call me Jaycee, Sparks, or Warlock. I will respond to any of them.”

“Warlock? How did you get that one?” Rainbow Dash asked, not noticing how Sunset stiffened at the mention of the name.

Sparks laughed. “Not from summon demons, if that is where your heads are going. I picked it up when I was in the Army. I had the ability to make my rounds go pretty much where I wanted them to, so the guys started calling me Warlock.” She said as she dropped her bag and flopped down on the couch. “Now gather ‘round. I got some stories for you. Though, you guys wouldn’t happen to have any booze would you?” She asked.

Sparky shook her head. “None of us are of age to buy alcohol.”

“Damn. Some of this requires a good stiff drink or blowing shit up afterwards. Anyways, two years ago from y’all’s perspective the chaos avatar Discord decided he wanted to start a war.” She began.

“That sounds horrible. I can’t believe you had to live through all that.” Cadance, who had arrived just after Sparks started tell her tale, said as she wiped tears from her eyes.

Sparks and Jazz just shrugged.

“I don’t know what it is like on this world, but where we come from, there has been near constant fighting somewhere in the world for the last century that has been more widespread than a couple of small groups going at it over some land. Add to the fact that we were born and did some of our growing up during the Cold War, you kind of get desensitized to it.” Jazz replied.

“That and we have spent most of our adult years as soldiers, it just kinds of becomes par for the course at some point.” Sparks added. “In our line of work it has too, otherwise you will just break.”

“So you said you lost your arm.” Sparky stated. “Do you have some kind of advanced prosthetic?”

Sparks stood up and removed her cover shirt. “In a manner of speaking yes. It is run by my magic. This latest version is constructed from a Terran titanium, mithril, and adamantite alloy and heavily enchanted. I even added a few fun features.” She said with slightly twisted smile.

“Like what?” Applejack asked.

“Like this for starters.” Sparks said as lavender colored shield sprang into existence. “Hard mana shield. Haven’t tested it yet, but it should be able to stop most rifle rounds short of an anti material rifle.” She said, shutting down the shield and moving her wrist, allowing the hidden blade to deploy. “Hidden blade that also has a magical edge as well as the edge forged into it.” She explained as the edges of the blade began to glow.

“Can’t forget the best part.” Jazz said with a smirk.

“Well, of course not.” Sparks replied, rolling her eyes. “Though I can’t exactly demonstrate it. Remember what happened to that Liger tank when I tested it?”

Jazz shuddered. “Yeah, that was something else.” She said.

Sparks nodded. “That is why some of the personnel that were that looked at me and said ‘OP, plz nerf.’” She said, with a grin.

“What happened?” Celestia asked.

“Tankfetti.” Sparks replied.

Everyone stared at her, causing her to shrug.

“That is why I won’t be on the front lines unless there is something that my forces can’t handle. Though, given that everything we have is at least eighty to ninety years ahead of what everyone else on Terra has, that shouldn’t be an issue.” Sparks said.

“Yeah, those pirates did find out the hard way not to mess with the navy.” Jazz said.

“Yeah, a steam powered frigate versus a Ticonderoga class cruiser was a one sided fist fight from hell.” Sparks said with a chuckle.

“What happened?” Rarity asked.

“One of my cruisers was doing an anti-piracy patrol, came across this frigate, ordered them to heave to, the frigate pressed their attack, fired a volley of shells, missed, and got a Harpoon shoved up their ass for their trouble.” Sparks said. “Needless to say, piracy has taken a downturn.”

“Wow, that is something.” Applejack replied.

Sparks chuckled. “We are doing our part when it comes to keeping the world safe. Hence why for the time being we are completely separate from the Equestrian Government. It allows us to be more autonomous and neutral.” She said.

“I still can’t believe the name that you chose for the organization.” Jazz said shaking her head.

“Hey, I will have you know that Overwatch is a perfectly legitimate name for the organization given that we are helping to maintain the peace.” Sparks replied, glaring at her partner. “Just because I stole the name from that MOB game that Blizzard came out with doesn’t make it any less true.”

“Still silly.” Jazz replied sticking her tongue out.

Sparks laughed. “You haven’t figured out the Equestrian is quite silly? I mean look at Canterlot. That is the silliest place out there.” She said.

Jazz looked at her flatly. “Really, Monty Python?”

“There is always a place for Monty Python you philistine.” Sparks replied primly, before the pair burst out laughing, causing the assembled group to look at the pair strangely.

Once she had calmed down, she looked over at her counter part and Luna.

“So when did this happen?” She asked, motioning at the pair snuggled together on the loveseat.

“About six months ago. We ran into each other at the bookstore we both frequent and shared a cup of coffee. We discovered that we enjoyed each other’s company.” Luna replied with a shrug as Sparky smiled and gave the older woman a kiss on the cheek.

Sparks looked at the pair for a moment before replying. “Eh, I’ll ship it.”

“So what you and Selene are a thing?” Jazz asked.

“Mostly in a casual nature. Our respective duties and responsibilities prevent actually doing any more than occasionally scratching the itch.” Sparks replied. “That and neither of us want to hear the nobility bitching about it.” She replied sourly.

“These are the same nobles that saw you slice through about thirty enemy troops in less than two minutes right?” Jazz asked.

“What can I say? With the exception of Fancy Pants and Fleur de Lis, most of the nobility are idiots. Blueblood is on my shortlist anyways.” Sparks replied.

“Oh god, that douchebag? I honestly say that he should have been swallowed.” Jazz groused.

“Jazz you know that a noble lady would never sully herself by sucking a cock like a common whore.” Sparks replied with in a sophisticated accent before the pair broke down laughing again, Sunset joining in this time.

“So Blueballs is still thinking he is Faust’s gift to Equestria?” She asked.

Sparks rolled her eyes. “Yeah. Though he does have a healthy fear of Rarity after the first Gala we went to.”

“What happened darling?” Rarity asked.

“He used your counterpart as a shield from flying cake. She was wearing a very fancy ball gown she had made just for the event. Needless to say, she was less than pleased.” Sparks replied.

Rarity gave a hmph. “I would certainly say so. I am glad I have not met this Blueblood person. He sounds horrible!” She exclaimed.

Sparks laughed. “Oh you have no idea Rarity, and I hope you never have to deal with this world’s counterpart of him.” She said.

Sunset shook her head. “So, you mentioned that aside from coming to visit and catch up, you had a mission. What is it?” She asked.

Sparks sighed. “About five hundred years ago, Celestia had a consort that delved into some of the worst magic out there. Necromancy and Blood magic.” She said, getting gasps from the group.

“Why would she do that?” Sunset asked, horror evident in her voice.

“Immortality.” Sparks replied. “She was getting older and she knew how much it affected Celestia when someone that she loved died and she lived on. She was able to keep her research hidden from everyone until she had completed the spell she had created. It wound up turning her into a vampire with the ability to walk in the sun. Celestia, unable to bring herself to kill the monster with her lover’s face, cast her through the portal. My mission is to locate her, and eliminate her with extreme prejudice.” She explained.

“I never heard about this, even when I was on my power trip.” Sunset said sinking into the couch next to Sparks.

Sparks put her hand on Sunset’s. “You wouldn’t have. Celestia purged all references to her and destroyed all of her notes. Those that knew her in that time were placed under a geas to prevent them from speaking of her. It was as if she never existed. I only know because I pressed Celestia about what threats to Equestria and Terra were sent here other than the Sirens.” She said.

“What was her name?” Principal Celestia asked.

“Starseeker.” Sparks replied, causing Celestia’s eyes to widen. Sparks noticed this and sighed.

“You know her don’t you?” She asked.

“Yes, we actually just started dating a couple of weeks ago.” Celestia said.

“Greeeeat.” Sparks ground out. “So that means unless you are a very, very good actor, Jazz and I get to go gank your vampire girlfriend tonight.” She said before sighing. “I need a fucking drink.” She finished letting her head fall back on the back on the couch.