3rd Person POV
Castle of friendship

Princess Twilight Sparkle held many pages of paper in her hands, looking over them multiple times. She had a satisfied look on her face. Her friends meanwhile looked confused as they glanced between their friend and each other.

"Um, Twilight?" Pinkie hesitantly called out, "What did you need?"

"Huh?" Twilight said, finally looking up from her papers.

"You called us here remember," Rarity, who was called all the way back from Canterlot, said.

"Oh, well..." She started hesitantly, "I would like to start by saying that I was thinking about what all of you were saying earlier"

They got quiet. Aj was the first to speak next, "About that, we're sorry for-"

"You were right"

"I understand If yer still mad but It was my faul- Wait, what?"

"I thought about what you said, and I think you're right, no, I know you were right" Twilight stated, "It's time for me to stop being a student and to be a real leader"

Twilight glances at Fluttershy who gave her a reassuring smile in response, "I graduated from being Celestia's student when I became a princess, but I was still too afraid to do any kind of royal duties without waiting for instructions" Twilight looks down, "I still appreciate everything Celestia has done and helped me with up to now, and I still respect her just as much as I did before, but It's time that I made my own decisions. I'm not just another one of her knights, I'm a fellow princess who should do more than just sit around and wait for an order"

"Does that mean?" Rainbow sits up eagerly.

Twilight nods, "We're taking the fight to Typhon before he brings it to us"

"YES!" Rainbow exclaims, jumping from her seat and doing a few flips in the air.

"Are you absolutely sure this is what you want Twi? We don't want to pressure you into makin' any hasty decisions" Aj says.

"Yes, I am sure. All of your opinions are important to me too. I'm not going to force you guys into following me either, So I should be asking. Are you guys sure you want to follow me? This could be dangerous, In fact, for the first time, I'm not even sure of what outcome this could have, You guys could be putting your lives on the line"

"Pfft! Please, what do you think we've been doing for the past few years? Playing tag with every dangerous villain in Equestria?" Rainbow scoffs, "Of course I'm in!"

"I've got a family I need to protect. Mah life is the first thing that I'm willin' to lose when it comes to them" Aj states.

"My divorce has been clouding my head for a while. But, I can't afford to think about it now when something like this is happening. I'll follow you for as long as you need me to" Rarity places her hand on Twilight's shoulder.

"If Typhon takes over, then that means sugar cube corner can't exist! We have to stop him before he gets to it!" Pinkie exclaims.

"I'm sure he wouldn't care about a pastry shop but whatever" Rainbow shrugs.

Everyone glances at Fluttershy. She looks up at everyone's concerned looks, knowing what they were thinking.

But to their surprise, she stood up with a determined look, "Every time we had to save Equestria, I always cried and said no. But that's going to change now, There's too much at stake for me to become a crybaby"

She puts her hand on her chest, "Right now, my heart is telling me that this isn't something I should cry about. I'm in"

Everyone beams and sighs in relief, "So it's settled then. What's the first thing we need to do?"

Twilight wipes away the tears of joy she had and placed the papers from earlier down on the table in a display, " Becuase Typhon's kingdom is in the unknown parts of the undiscovered west, we can't exactly go up to his front door. But, we do know that he has been after the villains who have put Equestria in danger. The changelings, Terek, and every other past foe that was in Tartarus are the ones he has already gotten to"

"That leaves, Nightmare moon, Sombra, Cozy Glo and... Discord" Pinkie list off.

"It's safe to say that Luna is safe considering her and Typhon's history, " Rainbow says.

"Cozy Glo has been off the map since she was released seven years ago and no has heard from Discord since last week" Pinkie rests her chin in her hands before pointing at Fluttershy, "Unless you've seen him recently"

"No, I haven't seen him at all," She places a hand on her cheek and smiles, "I think he might be hiding from us for a while. After the whole Cerberus incident, he might be a bit hurt that we all accused him so easily" She giggles.

"Of all times for him to get petty" Rarity crosses her arms.

"He can be such a big brat sometimes. Now's not the time for him to go into hiding!" Rainbow exclaims.

"What about Sombra?" Twilight brought up.

The others give her a confused look, "Sombra is practically scattered across the frozen north" Rainbow explains.

"Yeah, he kinda went 'Kaboom' after the crystal heart charged up" Pinkie adds.

"Not exactly" Twilight smiles as she points to her crown, "Relics like the elements and the crystal heart are the same. While the elements are one of the most powerful weapons Equestria has, they don't kill, they restore"

"Restore?" Rainbow asked.

Twilight took off her crown and stared at it, despite the physical element no longer being there, "When Celestia used them on Luna, they imprisoned her on the moon and when we used them they banished the darkness from her heart. It's the same with discord, the elements turned him to stone, but he didn't die. There's nothing harmonic about killing" She put the crown back on and faced the group, "I can imagine it's the same with the crystal heart, it is an element too after all"

"It is?" Rarity questioned this time.

"It works the same as our elements. The only difference is that it is powered by love instead of friendship" Twilight places her hand under her chin in a thinking manner, "If my theory is right, then Sombra, the entity of hate and power himself is simply, disabled for now. They do still have his horn in their museum right. As a way of remembering how the one thousand year war with him ended"

Applejack's eyes widen, "Twilight...you aren't thinkin' of doin' what I think yer gonna do, right?"

Twilight doesn't say anything.

"Are you crazy? We're supposed to be protectin' Equestria!" AJ exclaims, "If we bring Sombra back, who knows what'll happen"

"What?!" The other four exclaim.

Twilight had a grim expression, "I know it sounds crazy, and it's the complete opposite of what we represent. So, I'm going to ask again: Can you all put your faith in me, even if you know I might screw up and even if it sounds wrong, can you do that?"

One by one, each of them hesitently nodded, "We're with you"

"Thank you girls, I promise, I won't let you down"

Author's Note

Merry Christmas everyone!

Sorry this chapter was a little uneventful despite the time it took to write it. A lot has happened in my life recently that has prevented me from continuing this story. And I was planning to quit but, when I post a new chapter and I see even one comment or 10 or so views within the same day, it really gives me the courage to continue.

It's my dream and goal to finish a story, whether it be this one or some of the others I've written. And I would like to just give a special Christmas thanks to everyone who has supported me.

So...Thank you all.