Terror in Equestria 11: Death and Destruction

Colgate had tapped into the eye around midday and noticed the events that were going on off to the west in Faustica and was not thrilled. She was already angry enough that Brevity had joined forces with her enemy but would be even angrier when Ruby found not only a very powerful crystal that allowed her to ascend to a much higher level and became angrier when she discovered that she had a sword made of diamonds that went along with her diamond.

What angered her the most though was watching Ruby fuse the diamond into herself and ascend to a goddess and gain what LaurFa had stated as, "Unprecedented powers." When Colgate heard her say that, she screamed, "Ruby have more powers than me? I think not!" Her scream became louder as she continued, "How could she have got a sword with her gem? Where was the sword that should have been with my gem?"

Dark Night heard her yells and like he did in the past, he ran up to her chambers to find her screaming and yelling. He raised his voice and asked, "Colgate, what is wrong? Why are you screaming?"

Colgate had a scowl on her face and snapped, "General, we need to go out to the base and address the troops. Something has happened that will make our plans to punish those ungrateful leaders much more difficult."

Dark Night asked, "What happened?"

Colgate replied, "I will tell everypony everything at the base." She headed to her balcony and ordered, "Follow me."

Colgate headed to her balcony and then flew down to the base and was followed by Dark Night. Lightning Storm was leading the troops in a minor military exercise when Colgate landed in front of them. When she arrived she barked, "Attention!"

It had been quite some time since she had addressed the troops in that way and they knew it was something very important. Once she had their full attention she began, "Troops, I am sure you are wondering why I am addressing you today."

Lightning Storm replied, "Actually yes, I am."

Colgate began, "Well this involves a former ally of ours, Queen Ruby Heart of Unicornia."

The troops that knew about how close they once were gasped in shock before Colgate continued, "We have a major problem. As some of you know, the trust between her and myself has been in a decline for quite some time but a few weeks ago, she broke any trust that may have remained by siding with our enemies. She has sided with those who wish to purge us from this world."

One of the soldiers asked, "Seriously? After everything you've done for this world they want to purge you?"

Colgate knew that by including all of them that she could rally the troops up further, "She wants to purge US. She wants to purge all of us." She stomped her hoof into the ground and continued, "Chances are they probably want to purge our citizens as well."

This caused her army to first boo and then one of the regular soldiers to yell, "Death to Ruby! Kill her, crush her!"

The rest of the army agreed, "Here, here!"

Colgate gave her army a smile, "That is the plan." Her expression then became more neutral as she pointed towards Dark Night and continued, "Now for what I saw through the eye. As it turns out Ruby has found not only a sword with a diamond blade but also a diamond in the shape of a heart and unfortunately, she has fused it into herself."

Dark Night asked, "What happened when she fused it into herself."

Colgate continued, "That is what concerns me. When she fused that thing into herself, she grew some and her coat is much, much brighter than it once was. I was listening in and LaurFa had told her that with this fusion, she has become much more than she used to be." She then began to become angry and continued, "If what LaurFa said is right, she now has more power than any other pony in history and has become The Goddess of Love and Light."

Dark Night yelled, "Her have more power than you? NEVER!"

Colgate continued, "That is what I thought but regarding that sword she found. Given that her special diamond had a sword with it, I have reason to believe" she pointed to the black diamond in her forehead and continued, "that in the chamber where this was found there was likely a sword with a black diamond blade that I had missed when I acquired this."

Lightning Storm asked, "There could be but what about your sabre? Wouldn't it work against her sword or will you have to be making another trip to Alicorn Island to acquire that sword, if it exists?"

Colgate continued, "A diamond blade is tough and it could very easily break my sabre so one last trip to those caves is necessary." She got a smile on her face as she continued, "But there is one bit of good news regarding that gem that Ruby fused into herself. If I can rip it out of her, whether it be using a blade or my magic, I could KILL Ruby. That diamond, once she fused it into herself, it became a vital part of her and without it, she will die."

Her army began to cheer loudly and started calling for Colgate to remove the diamond from Ruby no matter what the cost. Colgate did admittedly enjoy having the army more enthused and behind her than they had since before she turned to darkness, she knew that she could not let anything cloud her judgement or cause her to look too far ahead. She raised and lowered her wings and continued, "We will get to that when the time comes." She pointed her wing towards Dark Night and continued, "For now though, we have a trip to Alicorn Island to take care of. If a sword with a black diamond blade exists, it MUST be acquired."

This was something that nopony, especially Dark Night, was expecting. He asked, "So when do you want to do this?" He saw one of those looks of disgust forming on Colgate's face and had a feeling as to what the answer would be, "The sooner the better I take it?"

"After we have a decent meal. After all, trying to move a time bubble on an empty stomach is not an easy task, not to mention an undesirable activity." replied Colgate.

Lightning Storm, despite wanting to go knew that he nor any of the other changelings had the ability to travel at speeds required to move a time bubble so despite really wanting to go, he remained silent. Colgate pointed her wing towards the tower and ordered, "Join me in the dining hall, we need to have a decent meal prior to our departure."

Dark Night replied, "A good meal does sound good."

Colgate headed towards the tower and was followed by Dark Night. While he had the loyalty spell cast on him and was again as loyal to Colgate as he was when he first turned on Twilight, he couldn't help but wonder what was going to come of this journey. He knew that if Ruby did indeed have those levels of powers, that a confrontation with her may not be as easy to handle as it used to would have been.