Wonderbolts V.S Shadowbolts: The Day The Sky Changed Forever

As the group walked outside the cave, they could see that the battle that was going on outside wasn't getting any better. More and more Shadowbolts kept coming, and Equestria was running out of soldiers. "We need to help them out as much as we can," Princess Celestia said.

"What can we do? We're too outnumbered--the more soldiers that we defeat, the more just take their place. They’re like a regenerating shield," Sunset said.

"Something just doesn't seem right. Soldiers don’t just pop out of nowhere!" Rainbow said. Then, as she walked over to the corpse of one of the Shadowbolts, she noticed something was popping out of the helmet. She took the helmet off and saw what she realized was hope for the Equestrian Army. "The soldiers are robots!" she said. "Which means..."

"They don't have to hold back!" Nightmare Moon said. With that, she flew into the battle.

"Attention, Army of Equestria!" Nightmare Moon said. “The soldiers who you are fighting are robots. Use brute force; do not hold back!"

Then all of a sudden, the tide turned. Left and right, the robotic soldiers were falling and more and more Equestrian soldiers started using all the force they could. Some still fell, but more and more realized they were going to win this battle and they were not going to let evil triumph over good.

"Charge!" Celestia said as she pointed over to the rest of the remaining army.

"Dashie, take this," Applejack said as she handed Rainbow Dash what appeared to be a broken helmet. "I know it's not much, but please just protect yourself," she said.

"Applejack, it's okay. I can take care of myself," Rainbow said as she put on the helmet. "But this does make me look 20% cooler!" Then she went to sail into the air along with several other royal guards who were in some sort of wonderbolt-lite-color uniforms.

"We're with you right here, Commander Dash," one of the soldiers said.

"Why are you wearing Wonderbolts uniforms?" Rainbow asked.

"In honor of the Wonderbolts that fell in the first attack, we are wearing their colors to show our enemy we are not afraid!" the soldier said.

"Well then, let's go kick some flank!" Rainbow said. Then she and her fellow soldiers dived right into the remaining Shadowbolt troops. Rainbow Dash knew that if she was going to win this battle, she needed to use all the strength she could. As she flew left and right, using all the aerial skills she had learned with the Wonderbolts, she dodged every single attack from the enemy. Punching and kicking the robotic soldiers, she knew that this was going to be one of the finest battles she would ever take place in. Then a couple soldiers started tackling Rainbow Dash, knocking her helmet off and revealing the scar on her face that Lightning Dust had given her and the hole in the ear from King Sombra. She used all her strength to knock back all the enemies she could.

"Commander Dash, we are losing ground! We need backup!" one of the soldiers said.

"We need to hold our position!" Dash demanded. "Stay your ground!"

"Yes, ma’am!" the soldiers replied.

Just then, three robotic soldiers got up onto a cliff and pushed a large rock down it, right towards Rainbow Dash!

"Oh shit!" Rainbow said.

Just then, out of nowhere, Pinkie Pie and Maud came and punched the boulder until it was just a pebble. Then Pinkie and Maud saluted Dash. "Hay, Rainbow!" Pinkie Pie said. "Some party, huh?"

"Pinkie Pie...You are so random," Rainbow Dash said, smiling.

"Now how about we finish this?" Pinkie Pie said.

"Let's do it!" Rainbow Dash said.

Two Hours Later

As Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie finished off the last of the robot Shadowbolts, the sky went clear, and the storm clouds went away. "We did it!" Pinkie Pie said, exhausted.

"Well done, guys," Sunset said.

"How are Twilight and Starlight?" Rainbow asked.

"They will survive, but with a lot of scars," Sunset said. "Now let’s head back to the Crystal Empire. Celestia has summoned you and the others."

The Royal Throne Room - Crystal Empire

"With Sombra in Tartarus and Lightning Dust locked up, the only criminal of war that remains at large is Princess Cinch, and we have no idea how to track her," Celestia said.

"The bright side is that the Eighth Element is in our possession, so it is not in danger," Nightmare Moon said.

"Nightmare Moon, you still haven't been turned back yet?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"My sister and I have gone over it, and she feels that since I have full control over my Nightmare mode, I may stay in it for a while until the time is right, of course… but please call me Luna,".

"On to more happy matters," Princess Cadence said. "Twilight has woken up, and she is ready to see you girls."

"Really?!" Pinkie Pie said.

"That's awesome!" Dash said.

"Follow me to the medical wing. She should be in there reading some of her books," Cadence said.

"Princess Cadence, I'm sorry to hear about what happened to Shining Armor," Sunset said.

"Shining Armor will be remembered for his brave sacrifice, and I will make sure that Flurry Heart knows her dad was a hero."

As Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Sunset, Fluttershy, and Rarity walked to the medical wing, they could see that Twilight was sitting patiently inside her hospital bed reading a book titled "How to Heal Bad Wounds." She noticed her guests and immediately was stricken with a giant smile.

"Hey girls!" Twilight said.

"We're so glad you're okay, darling," Rarity said. "We thought that you had..."

"It's okay, I'm here," Twilight said.

"How are you holding up?" Rainbow said.

"It's going well. The Doctor said that I will make a full recovery by next month," Twilight said.

"For the time, though, you should stay in bed," Celestia said as she walked in the door.

"I know, Celestia," Twilight said. "It's just, with Cinch still at large, I feel that I should be helping to find her."

"Sugarcube, with your injury, you ain’t fit to go out like this," Applejack said.

"Besides, if we do run into Cinch, we will kick her sorry flank," Rainbow said.

"Do we know where she might have gone?" Sunset asked.

"All we do know is that she is still somewhere in the Crystal Empire, so we have asked Cadence to double the guard near the palace," Celestia said.

"Wait..." Twilight said, "How many troops did you send to the Crystal Empire?"

"Half of them; why?" Celestia said.

Just then, one of the royal guards came bursting in. "Your Majesty," he said, "Canterlot is under attack!"