To Feel Is To Understand: A My Little Pony Story

“I could use this to defeat Nexus!” I say.

Derpy asks “What about the spell?”

“Nexus already knows where we are. The spell wouldn’t be much use then.” I say.

“What if it isn’t enough?” Derpy asks.

I think for a moment.

“Nexus is mortal, like us. I think it will be enough.” I say.

“But it won’t be.” Nexus says from behind me.

“Go to the balloon! Go! Do not come back! Derpy, go!” I say.

Derpy runs away.

“That’s so you. Letting your friends go.” Nexus says.

“I do that to spare them of what i’ll do to you.” I say.

“What will you do? You are just weak! Just like Twilight. Just like your friends. By the way, I wonder who I should kill first, before I kill you.” Nexus asks.

“Leave them out of this! This fight is between me and you.” I say.

“Me and you?” Nexus says.

Nexus laughs, then says “You are more lost than I thought.”

“What do you mean?” I ask.

“This fight was never between me and you. It is between me and Twilight. You just got caught in the crossfire.” Nexus says.

“Why? Why are you doing this?” I ask.

“Well, let's start from when we’ve arrived. We overheard Twilight and Rainbow Dash, talking about us, the crew. She said that we were dangerous. That she should send us back right away. Then we heard Dash say “Just research him, to be sure.”. She played us from the beginning. She played with our emotions, toyed with our heart, and she still has to lie straight to our face!”. Nexus says.

“It was for a good reason!” I say.

“But she still did it! Why are you taking her side?!” Nexus asks.

“Because she...I.” I say.

“You what? You still have feelings for her? Wake up! Why would you go back to someone, when they hurt you?” Nexus says.

I think for a bit, then break the silence by saying “Everyone deserves a second chance.”

“She dumped you on your anniversary. She used you. I will never get you, Arthur.” Nexus says.

“It’s in the past. Leave it there. Twilight did the only thing she thought she could do. It’s not her fault!” I say.

“Enough!” Nexus yells

He blasts me with magic, from his horn.

I fly backwards into the wall behind me.

“I am so sick of your fucking optimism.” Nexus says.

I activate my gauntlet, it lights up with a purple aura.

I get up from the ground.

I blast, what seems to be lightning, from my hand.

The lightning hits Nexus.

Meanwhile

As Nexus and Arthur fight, Arthur’s friends are debating if they should stay or leave.

“We can’t just leave him! Nexus will kill him!” Derpy says.

“If he told us to leave, then it’s for a good reason.” Uyada says.

“It just doesn’t feel right. I’ve never left Arthur alone before.” Moon says.

“How about we take a vote?” Potato says.

“We should get this over with, we can’t stay in the open like this.” Blaze says.

“Wait. Arthur is a good guy, he saved a lot of people in his life, if we don’t go back now, will we be saving him?

We are his friends, and friends never leave each other behind.

Arthur is strong, but he won’t last in a fight with Nexus.

We have to make a choice.” Moon says.

“I have to say something. But please, forgive me.” Blaze says.

“What is it?” Moon asks.

Blaze starts getting nervous.

“Well what is it?” Potato asks.

“I gave you up to Nexus.” Blaze says.

“What?! Why the hell would you do that?!” Moon yells.

“Wait! Before you do anything, at least let me tell you why I did it.” Blaze says.

The crew backs off of Blaze.

“Thank you.

It was before you guys arrived, and after the attack of Nexus’ crew.

I made a deal with him.

The terms were, I distract you, while Nexus thinks of a plan to kill you, he said he wasn’t going to kill my parents.

I have nothing.

But you said we were friends, so that’s what made me want to speak up.

With you I have friends.

Without you I have nothing.

Will you find it in your hearts to forgive me?” Blaze asks.

“Guys, I think we should let her come with us.” Uyada says.

Moon says “No way! She practically killed Starspiral!”

“Oh please! We barely knew him!” Potato says.

“But he was still Arthur’s friend!” Derpy says.

Meanwhile

As Arthur’s friends fight, Arthur finds himself in trouble when Nexus releases Starlight on him.

“Okay! I May have underestimated you. Good thing I have a couple tricks up my sleeve. Starlight!” Nexus says.

Starlight and teleports beside Nexus.

Nexus says “Take care of him for me.”

“My pleasure.” Starlight says.

Starlight teleports in front of me, then strikes me with her magic.

I fly backwards onto the ground.

“You should have left us alone. Now I have to kill you.” Starlight says.

“What happened to you? What made you betray your friends?” I ask.

“Nexus happened! He opened my eyes.

He told me there was more to me than, friends.” Starlight says.

“Think about Twilight! Sunburst! Trixie! Your friends!” I say.

“Let it go! I sided with Nexus, and that’s final!” Starlight says.

Starlight strikes Arthur with lethal magic.

Arthur's crew walk into the fight.

Derpy yells “Arthur!”.

Arthur’s body falls to the ground.