The Love of an Apple

by HeartfireFirebrand

Chapter: 28 Retaliton

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I frowned as we approached as massive castle surrounded by storms.I turned to my partner “Are ya okay Applejack?”

Applejack frowned “I’m as okay I will ever be about this.”

Starsong’s voice boomed “Today is the day you remember that we are not weak, we are not prey! Today we are the Hunters, today we are the survivors! So who’s with me!”

Me and Cara smiled as the loud crowd roared “For Equestria!” We smashed hoof first into a pair of guards , I shoved one of the Storm King’s troop into a wall before striking my sword through his skull. I tripped as I felt a huge shockwave shatter the ground, I turned to see several of our enemy flung into the air as Starsong grinned at me, I chuckled “Show off.”

Celestia and Luna in full armour landed beside me, Celestia asked with a grin “Sister are you ready to cut loose?”

Luna grumbled “I’m not using that again, I will not be the monster anymore!”

Celestia shrugged “I’m not holding back for you” she then echoed a chant as she raised her glowing golden sword above her head “by the light of the sun and the power of it’s flames I will shine brighter behold my might Daybreak.” Her eyes slitted her mane and tail burst into flames. She grinned as she rushed in to the battlefield, I blinked as she tore several hostile troops head off before incinerating another group with a huge flame spell.

Luna grimaced “I hope she can maintain control, she hasn’t used her full might as much as I have.”

I frowned in confusion, Applejack frowned “Come on, we need to keep fighting.”

I nodded “Right.” I flew into a massive building and with a single strike cut down several opponents. I gasped as I heard a scream in the hive mind and I felt the hive mind dim, one of my children just died. I screamed in anger and pain, I burst forth, all I could see tall bipeds fighting equines. I swung my sword left and right tearing every biped to shreds.

I grinned as the smell of blood filled my muzzle, I roared “Come at me all of you!” I watched as the figures stared stunned at me. My horn glowed as I let rain a hail of magic slamming around at all of them, I screamed louder and louder I could no longer distinguish the shapes. I felt a hoof smash into my face, I shook my head and my vision cleared.

Applejack scowled “What was that?! Who were you even aiming at!”

I whimpered “I’m sorry.”

Applejack frowned “You almost killed everyone, we managed to disarm all of those Storm Beasts as they call themselves and put them in brig tired up.”

Starsong galloped up to us “Come with me now!”

I asked as she dragged me after her “Why?”

Starsong scowled “I saw Twilight following Celestia into the throne room, what Luna said is bothering me.”

Applejack frowned “Well then let’s go.” The three of us galloped towards the pitch black castle, I frowned as I saw a few skulls on the pillars. I frowned as we entered the dark castle. I heard shouting from the top floor, we galloped up a set of ornate stairs we then looked to see several rooms. I charged up my horn and busted through several floors, I looked down to see Applejack struggling to lift Starsong, I flew back down to assist her in flight.

Starsong sighed “I’m sorry I can’t use these useless wings. ”

I shook my head “Don’t worry about it.” We landed in what appeared to be a throne room four floors up. We landed on the other side of the whole, I gasped as I saw Celestia frowning as Twilight shook violently. I realised she was holding a bloody blade.

Starsong and I galloped over, I shuddered as I saw the corpse. Celestia smiled “Twilight you have done well.” Twilight burst into tears as she dropped the bloody blade.

Applejack and I galloped over and gave the crying purple Alicorn a hug, I grimaced as I frowned at the Storm King’s corpse. I gasped as I heard a pony shout “You piece of…” We turned around as they heard a crash, our eyes widened in horror as we saw Celestia pinned to the wall by Starsong.

Celestia’s horn glowed as she roared “How dare you touch me, you fake Alicorn!”

Starsong screamed “You made your precious student cry and for that I’ll buck you to pieces!” We grabbed the crying Twilight as the building shook from the clash of the Alicorns, we flew out of whole in the building just as a blast of flame filled the room.

We watched in awe as Celestia flew back out of the flames holding her sword as Starsong galloped out of the rubble with a scratch. I felt the panic through the hive mind and sent calming thought through it. I smiled as I saw my calmed children helping to clam the panicking ponies. Luna grimaced as she flew up “I want you two to get all ponies and changelings to a safe distance and then I’m going to stop my sister.”

We nodded as we sent a message through the hive telling the changelings to get onto the ship, we then shouted “Luna’s got this just get on the ship!” We watched as the royal guard followed suit boarding the ship.

We watched as Luna flew there, Luna grimaced “I guess I have no choice now, thanks sis” she then rose her sword into the sky “by the will of the night and the power of dream fear my might, Nightmare.” I blinked as I watched her transform, her coat turned pitch black, her eyes slitted and her body grew in size.

I felt Applejack’s fear as she spoke “Nightmare Moon…”

Luna shouted “Sister, enough of this.”

Celestia who was flying above Starsong “What?!” Luna teleported in front of her sister with her sword drawn Celestia scowled “So that’s how it’s going to be.”

Luna frowned “Only if you don’t stop.”

Celestia growled “She attacked me first.”

Luna sighed “Well you should know better than to rise to the bait.”

Celestia’s eyes narrowed as she got her sword ready and swung it at her sister. Luna shook her head and knocked Celestia away with a wave of dark energy as pitch black orb of energy surrounded her, Luna sighed as she cast a spell “Dark Star.” The dark orb engulfed Celestia and we watched as the Alicorn of the Sun writhed in pain as she tired to escape the dark prison. The spell dissipated as Celestia’s flaming mane vanished and she collapsed to the ground.


Author's Note

The Storm King lost his head and hopefully you will enjoy the finale.

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