Terror in Equestria 11: Death and Destruction

Colgate had been watching through the eye ever since she finished her other dark creations and was not thrilled when she saw Cosmos fall prey to the Tatzlwurm nor was she thrilled that the Witch Queen had revealed her identity and also revealing what her new title was. When she saw the Witch Queen returning from her mission, she was not thrilled.

When the Witch landed, Colgate immediately headed out to greet her. As Colgate approached her first creation, it clearly was unnerved by her Master's scowl. Colgate snapped, "You were supposed to bring me Cosmos unspoiled, not allow him to get eaten."

The Witch hissed, "There was nothing I could do. When he fell, he could not get airborne and it ate him."

Colgate gave her a scowl before continuing, "Well there is nothing that we can do about it now." Her scowl intensified as she yelled, "And why did you reveal your identity and why did you state that I am your Master? Now they know who they are going up against."

The Witch knew that just as quickly as Colgate created her, that she could just as easily take her out. She shied back and replied, "I thought that is what you wanted. I thought you wanted them to know you were the one they were up against."

Colgate rolled her eyes, "Well there is nothing we can do about it now." She began to head back towards the tower and continued, "Follow me, your fellow Witches await."

The Witch Queen followed her master into the tower and down to the dungeon where she would meet her fellow witches. Despite having been corrupted beyond repair, she immediately recognized them. She approached them and hissed, "Fluttershy, Rainbow, Pinkie, Applejack, Rarity, it is so good to see....."

Before she could finish her sentence the witch felt a sabre at her throat and found a scowling master standing at her side. She snapped, "That is no longer who they are and neither are you who you once were." She pressed her blade up against the witch's throat and continued, "Perhaps your Master needs to start from scratch, perhaps you are not what The Goddess of Terror truly needs."

From one of the cells she heard a voice, "Supreme Commander Colgate, perhaps they will work better together if you allow them to remain friends like that."

Another added, "If you truly want them to unleash this unprecedented terror upon this world, allowing them to interact as they once did may be the best."

Colgate turned towards the voices and saw that it was Dark Night and Lightning Storm. What surprised Colgate was that they were giving her advice that would perhaps aid in her plans for the world. She simply nodded at them and then turned to the Witch Queen, "However you six decide to interact will be fine as long as you continue to assist me in my plans, I will allow it."

Given Colgate's nature, the six knew that unless they wanted Colgate to wipe them out, they would behave in a way that they believed their master would prefer. Colgate took her sabre and pointed it to each of them, "This is Fluttershy, the Witch of Beasts, this is Rainbow Dash, Witch of the Skies, this is Rarity, the Witch of Greed, this is Applejack, the Witch of Deceit and this is Pinkie Pie, the Witch of Sadism."

The Witch Queen addressed each of them by name and then much to Colgate's surprise, they began to converse among one another the same way they would have long ago. Colgate watched them closely to make sure they were not making any ill plans but then heard the voice of who was once her highest general, "Colgate, this is going to be perfect."

Lightning Storm added, "With them interacting like this, they will spread all the terror you could ever imagine."

Colgate was in a state of shock that those she had punished so severely for their disloyalty were suddenly acting like they supported her. At that moment things began to feel like they used to for Colgate, having two supportive generals. While she could tell that they were being genuine, she figured that a new, much more powerful loyalty spell would be required. She knew that the simple loyalty spell of the past was insufficient in the modern world, a much more complex one would be necessary. Before she would free them, she needed to take care of some of the pegasi and give her creations orders.

She gave the two a slight smile and said, "Dark Night, Lightning Storm, I shall return soon as I have different plans for you." She then opened the cells that the pegasi were being held in, held her sabre and ordered, "Outside, now!" She then turned to her creations and added, "Lead them outside and make sure they do not fly away. There is something, a gift, that I have for each of you."

They turned towards Twilight and saw the blade she had. Fluttershy hissed, "Blades like hers?"

Colgate replied, "Yes. Now lead these scum outside so I can make them useful."

The six nodded and led the pegasi outside while Colgate headed into the archives, back into the chamber where the Midnight Castle collection was and grabbed five swords. She got a smile on her face and laughed, "And now, the world shall suffer the wrath of The Goddess of Terror!"

She then remembered one more thing, she would need to transform the pegasi into beasts so she also grabbed the Rainbow of Darkness. Once she had put it around her neck, she headed upstairs and then outside. When she arrived, she saw that her creations were staring down the pegasi, staring them down to the point that they were in a daze. She then asked, "I take it you have found the one you want as your beast?"

The five hissed and nodded. She then ordered the pegasi, "Follow me, the time for you to be perfected has come."

Despite having been stared down by who would soon be their riders, a couple of them became defiant. One shouted, "No, we will not be perfected!"

Another yelled, "Well will not serve you or your monsters."

Colgate grabbed them in her aura and yelled, "Like it or not, you're coming with me!"

Colgate grabbed them in her aura and carried them up to the same hilltop where she had done all the other transformations. Once she got them sat down, they took off trying to fly away but that would be quickly stopped when Colgate shot them down with her energy. They were writing in pain as they laid there. Colgate approached them and yelled, "Up, up! I don't have all day."

The five got up and Colgate decided that since it had worked the first time, that she would simply transform them one at a time. She pointed at them and ordered, "Four of you, off to the side." She then pointed towards the one remaining in front of her and continued, "Stand still."

The pegasus did as ordered and Colgate grabbed a hold of him in her aura. She then began to recite the spell as she opened the pouch,

"The pony is currently loyal to none,
That is something that simply can not be done.
His loyalty to me is a must,
Without it all shall be a bust.

His loyalty now belongs to me,
Yet his size must be large for all to see.
A large beast is what he shall be,
One which is loyal to me and only me."

The dark rainbow shot out of the pouch and struck the pegasus. Soon he began to grow in size and resembled the one that the Witch Queen rode. The other four pegasi screamed in shock as Colgate approached the creature. She patted it on its nose and it behaved the same way the first one she created did. She said to herself, "Perfect, absolutely perfect!"

She then turned to the pegasi and yelled, "Next!"

The remaining pegasi took off and tried to fly away but would not only be stopped by Colgate, but by the beast that she had just created. The four fell to the ground after Colgate shot them down. Colgate stood over them and laughed, "You do realize this transformation is not optional don't you?" She spread her wings and continued, "This MUST be done! It is the only option!"

After being stared down by Colgate for a couple of minutes, the remaining pegasi resigned themselves to their fate. This was something they did not want but knew that there was no other choice. They knew that Colgate would not just let them go and gather other pegasi and they knew that Colgate would not kill them. Once Colgate realized that they had resigned themselves, she cast the same spell on each one of them, one by one.

Eventually she had five huge beasts, five obedient beasts. She cast her gaze at them and ordered, "Follow me my pets, your riders await."

Colgate took off towards the tower and was followed by her new creations. When she and the beasts landed, the beasts each headed to the Witch that had stared them down earlier. Colgate gave them all a smile and said, "Very good my pets, you have found your rider."

All she heard was a brief grunt from each one. With each rider now having a beast, she decided that the time had come for her to spread her terror on a global scale. As she approached the five, she began to wonder how she should address them. Initially she figured that she would simply address them by their new identity but then the words of Dark Night again began to ring in her head. At that moment, she decided she would address them by the names they had in life.

She approached them, gave them their cursed blades and ordered, "Rarity, you are to fly to Ridead and I am ordering you to seize their crown jewels and return them here to the tower. If any resist, slay them. Slay them all!"

Rarity hissed, "Yes Master." She nodded, mounted her beast and immediately took off to the southeast. Colgate couldn't help but smile realizing that perhaps getting her creations to travel abroad and do her bidding was going to be far easier than even she imagined. She then approached the second and ordered, "Applejack, you are to fly to Maredrid and take over. You are to tell their citizens that Luna is dead and that you have been sent to take over. If any disobey, slay them."

Applejack hissed, "Yes Master." She then mounted her beast and took off to the east.

Colgate approached the next and ordered, "Rainbow, you are to travel the world and terrorize all in your path. Terrorize many but slay few." She then pulled her sabre up and continued, "But you do NOT bother any citizens of Coastal Equestria. They are the ones you do not terrorize or harm." She pointed her sabre at her and finished, "And if even ONE of my subjects is terrorized or slain, you will meet your demise."

Rainbow hissed, "Yes Master."

Colgate ordered, "Good. Now go and terrorize Canterlot first, then spread your terror further."

Rainbow hissed, mounted her beast and took off to the west. Colgate noticed that along with Twilight still waiting for orders, so were Pinkie and Fluttershy. She approached Pinkie and ordered, "You are to do the same as Rainbow. Terrorize many, slay few and spare Coastal Equestria any terror and spare them any death." She then held her sabre up to her and finished, "Or else!"

Pinkie hissed, "Yes Master."

She mounted her beasts and took off towards the north. Next was Twilight. Colgate ordered, "You shall stay here for now. Once conditions are right, I will send you on a special mission, a mission to slay the one who you were once very close to."

Twilight hissed, "Yes Master."

Colgate then approached Fluttershy and ordered, "Follow me. Before I send you off on your mission, you are going to need a pet."

She hissed in approval and followed Colgate into the hills off to the north of her tower. She began to look around and then saw a timberwolf not too far away. She knew of the voracious appetites that they have and had a feeling that if she used the right kind of magic, that she would be able to transform it into something that could reproduce quickly merely by eating enough.

She knew that merely opening the pouch would not work with what she wanted this thing to become. She grabbed it in her aura, pictured exactly what kind of creature she wanted it to become and imagined its habits. When she opened the pouch, it struck the timberwolf and it transformed into something radically different.

The creature she created had no eyes, it saw by a heat sensor on the top of its head, which led it towards food. When it fully transformed, Colgate heard a shriek and saw her creation coming straight at her. She took to the sky and it stopped. What she did notice though is that it approached the Witch of the Beasts and simply looked up at her and grunted. Colgate could tell that Fluttershy must have already had some sort of control.

She pointed back towards the tower and ordered, "Follow me Fluttershy. Bring your pet with you, mount your beast and then head to Ponyville." She began to snicker, "I have a feeling your pet is going to be quite hungry and the food supply there shall satisfy its appetite."

Fluttershy nodded and when they returned to the tower, she grabbed her pet, mounted her beast and took off towards the west. Colgate then approached Twilight and ordered, "Into the tower, until your time has come, you shall stand guard."

Twilight hissed, "Yes Master."

Colgate and the Witch Queen headed into the tower and while she would simply stand guard in the throne room, Colgate headed down to the archives to do some studying. She not only was wanting to find a much better loyalty spell, she also decided the time had come to not only repair the Rainbow of Light, but to fuse it and the Rainbow of Darkness into herself and make herself even more powerful.