Terror in Equestria 11: Death and Destruction

Acquiring the Black Blades

After eating a hearty meal, Colgate and Dark Night flew out of the tower and prepared themselves for their journey to Alicorn Island. Given that he had likely lost some wing muscle during his imprisonment, Colgate was unsure as to whether her general would still be able to assist her in moving a time bubble. She turned to him and asked, "Are you sure you can do this? Are you sure you have the wing muscle to do this?"

"Of course I do." he replied, "If I didn't think I could do it, I would have let you know."

"Very well then, get over next to me." Colgate said.

Once he was close enough to her, she lit up her horn and recited the first part of the spell,

"A bubble is what we need, so from frozen time we can be freed,
in this bubble we can move fast, while everything else is stuck in the past,
it is frozen time which through we must pass so we will never be late to class."

Once Colgate cast that spell, the two were inside a bubble. Like she had done in the past and had to do it that way, she poked the very edge of her horn through the bubble and recited,

"Tick tock, tick tock, look at the racing clock,
what is short is time and being late is a crime,
we must finish on top so it is time I must stop,
with time froze, it is my enemies I shall bulldoze."

After casting the spell and freezing time, the two took off to the west. While Colgate did have her concerns that Dark Night's wings may have lost some of their muscle during his imprisonment, that was not the case. He was easily able to get his speed up as quickly as he always had and it was not long until the two broke the sound barrier and were moving along rather quickly.

By the time they reached Alicorn Island, the sun was nearing its peak and they knew that they simply couldn't stop and undo the spells while they were within eyesight of Faustica because they knew that if they were spotted that things may go downhill rather quickly, especially given Ruby's new powers. To avoid this, they flew past Faustica and Colgate decided to undo the spells there.

Once they reached the other side of the island, they stopped entirely so Colgate could undo the spells. She first cast the spell to resume time,

"Look at the clock, it is stuck in place, with this there can be no pace,
everything is still but that does not fit the bill,
for now the clock shall again run so everypony can have fun."

Once time outside the bubble was flowing normally again, she cast the final spell to undo the time bubble,

"In the bubble time continues to run, but now the time outside runs and allows fun,
the bubble must burst so we can quench our thirst,
from the bubble we are now free and everything we can clearly see."

Once Colgate finished casting the final spell, they saw that they were right above the entrance to the cave. Colgate pointed towards it and ordered, "Follow me, I want to see if a sword came with my gem or not."

The two landed and lit up their horns before heading into the cave. At first everything looked as it did the last time they were there but then as they headed into the chamber that led to where her gem was found, she saw that part of the ceiling had fallen in. "Huh?" she asked, "I wonder what caused this?"

Dark Night suggested, "Maybe there was an earthquake or something?"

"Perhaps." Colgate agreed.

Once they got into the passage that led to the chamber where her gem was found, the amount of debris began to increase more and more. By the time they got to the end of the passage, a huge pile of debris had blocked the doorway entirely. Colgate groaned, "I just hope the chamber itself isn't full of debris. If it is, any sword that may have been there would be impossible to find!"

Both of them began moving the chunks of fallen ceiling into a neighboring chamber until they had cleared enough away they could enter the back chamber. As they entered the chamber, both their horns began to glow brighter and Colgate felt an increased amount of energy. Like it was at the entrance, there was plenty of debris on the ground and the first one to notice something strange was Dark Night. He walked up to a huge rock that had a corpse underneath it.

He got Colgate's attention, "Come look at this. It looks like somepony who didn't belong here was foolish enough to come back here."

Colgate approached the corpse and got a smile on her face when she saw it. The corpse was wearing the same armor as what LaurFa's personal guards wore. She laughed, "So LaurFa came back looking for the black gem I see." She leaned down and whispered, "You poor lad, had you done something useful with your life instead of being the subordinate of a tyrant, you'd still be alive."

Dark Night commented, "Well better he be laying their dead crushed by a rock than us having to deal with him, right?"

This was something that Colgate certainly did not expect to come from him but was pleased that it did. "That is right general, better the rock kill him than us have to kill him on the battlefield."

Colgate then continued to look around the chamber until she saw a couple of items laying over in a corner. She approached them and would be pleased by what she saw. Not only did she see a sword with a blade made of black diamonds but she saw a sabre made out of the same material. What made her happier was that the handle on the sabre had her cutie mark on it. She called to her general, "Dark Night, come over here. It looks like there is something for both of us!"

Dark Night joined her in the corner and saw that both weapons had blades made of black diamonds but something about the sword brought back memories from over twenty millennia ago. The sword's handle resembled that of the one that Sombra once had. He levitated it to himself, analyzed it more closely and replied, "This looks like Sombra's old sword! If it had a regular blade, I'd think it was his."

Colgate gave him a smile, "Yes the handles are very similar but the blade is made of black diamonds, just like my sabre is." Her smile became bigger, "You are my top ranking general, the general of my army and that is why I think this one is for you. If it were not meant for you, it would not have a similar blade."

Given that they had acquired what they came for, Dark Night figured that perhaps it was time to go. He began to head towards the exit when he heard a yell, "Stop, I'm not ready to go yet."

Dark Night turned around and asked, "I thought that with us having found these that you would be ready to go. Why do you want to stay?"

Colgate got an evil smile on her face, "I think we need to stay in here until after sunset. I have a little something I want to do before we go." The smile disappeared and was replaced by a scowl, "I want to send a clear message to LaurFa and her minions that distrusting me the way they have is a mistake."

Dark Night developed a slight smile on his face, "Thinking of slaughtering some civilians to rattle their psyches?"

"And as many guards as possible!" she yelled, "Given that they are all Alicorns, they could use that duplication spell on them, march on our city and attack. If we slay as many as possible, perhaps they will know not to cross our paths."

Dark Night agreed, "That sounds like a plan so now we just wait, right?"

Colgate replied, "Right."

Massacre in Faustica

Several hours had passed and Colgate was beginning to think that perhaps they had been hiding in the chamber for long enough, she figured that they could get going. She spoke up, "Dark Night, it should be late enough we can go and take care of what I want us to."

"I'm assuming you think it is after sunset?" asked Dark Night.

"Yes," Colgate replied "I do. Now let's go and paint the town red!"

Colgate led the way out of the chamber and the two headed for the exit of the caves. Once they reached the exit the sun had indeed set but there was still some light and this concerned Dark Night, "Colgate, are you sure we should head to Faustica right now? There is still some light to give us away."

Colgate had a sadistic grin on her face, "Oh I'm sure. Right now should be the evening rush for their outdoor cafes! There will be plenty of ponies out there enjoying supper, plenty of ponies to slay!"

"Planning on a feast?" laughed Dark Night.

Colgate laughed in return, "I wish!" Her voice became more neutral as she continued, "Unfortunately though, we're not going to have time to go feasting on our victims. We're going to have to kill as many as possible and then get going before Ruby comes along." She saw a curious look forming on her general's face and finished, "I want to bring her down on MY turf. I want to slay her at the base of my tower and feast upon her flesh in my dining hall!"

Dark Night took to the sky and suggested, "Shall we? Shall we go teach LaurFa a lesson?"

Colgate nodded and the two took off to the east, towards their target. As they were flying there, Colgate couldn't help but wonder what kind of reaction that her enemies would have once they discovered all the bloodshed. At that moment she decided that she wanted to see for herself. She decided against telling Dark Night about her sudden change in plans. She knew he was loyal but did not want him to be questioning her in the name of looking out for her safety.

Once they were over Faustica, they landed on the top of a building to survey where the best place to strike would be. It would not take them long to find a cafe where plenty of ponies were out eating. Colgate pointed her sabre towards a large group of them and said, "You see that cafe down there? It is incredibly busy and they will all be sitting ducks, easy prey for us!"

Dark Night added, "And look at the way they're down there laughing and enjoying one another's company." He then began to laugh, "Oh they won't be laughing for long!"

Colgate then realized something, she realized that they were going to be attacking a city with nothing but Alicorns in it. Before he could take off she suggested, "How about I cast an armor spell on us? That way they won't be bringing us down."

Dark Night agreed, "Sounds like a good plan to me. We certainly don't want to be brought down and have to leave before we do maximum damage."

Colgate then flared up her horn, formed a ball of energy around the two and got ready to recite the spell but then something crossed her mind. She realized that in this day and age that the simple armor spell of long ago would likely no longer be sufficient. She turned to Dark Night and said, "Give me a minute, I need to come up with a better armor spell. Everypony we are facing will be Alicorns after all."

Dark Night nodded and waited for Colgate to come up with something new. It did not take her long and she recited,

"Into battle we are about to head,
Everything must be just right so we can come out ahead.
Our enemies possess a power of great might,
That is something that we must keep in sight.

A great armor is a must,
For without it our quest will be nothing but a bust.
The armor we shall possess shall be great,
It shall be so great we can destroy all hate."

After reciting the spell, energy filled the ball and was absorbed into their bodies. Unlike it was in the past, Colgate was able to cast a spell upon herself at the same time she did somepony else. She pointed her wing towards the cafe and ordered, "Let's do this! Let's let it be known that nopony crosses our path, NOPONY!"

The two took to the skies with their blades held in their auras before swooping down and beginning their attack. What was a nice evening full of laughter and cheer had turned into a nightmare. Many of the Alicorns were in such a panic that rather than firing energy at their attackers, they were simply running into one another and those were the first ones that the two went after first.

Colgate was the first to get a hit as she cut a stallions head clean off. "Bullseye!" she yelled. She then took off after another one of the stronger looking stallions while Dark Night had begun to slay each pony he encountered. Soon the Faustica guard would arrive and begin firing energy at their foes. Much to their dismay, the energy was simply bouncing off of them and doing damage to the city.

One of the guards yelled, "We need the armed guard! They are protected by an armor spell!"

Both Colgate and Dark Night took off after them, leaving the few civilians they had not slain in a state of panic. When they arrived at their base, spears began to be fired at them but they were easily able to outmaneuver them. As they continued to avoid getting hit, the guard became more frustrated. Colgate yelled, "Go for the neck! Go for the neck!"

The guard would not be as easily rattled as the civilians as they then grabbed their bows and began firing arrows at them. While they did score some hits, all they did was slow the two down. Once they got close enough, the two drew their blades and began scoring direct hits on the guards, slashing their throats. Once they began to fall, the others began to panic. Colgate ordered, "Slay them all! Leave none alive!"

Their determination grew greater as the guard ponies went into more of a panic. Finally the commotion was heard by ponies in the castle and all of Colgate's enemies came rushing outside. When they first saw two ponies easily wiping out their guard they were horrified but when Ruby saw a figure of pure black, she knew who it was. "It's Colgate!" Ruby screamed. "We must slay her!"

They figured that the two likely had armor spells cast on them and knew that the easiest way to fix that problem was to strike them with enough energy. Immediately they all began to fire energy at the two invaders. After killing the last guard, Colgate turned around to see the one pony who she desired to slay the most, Ruby.

She took off after Ruby and yelled, "So you have chose the route of death! If it is death you want, it is death you shall receive!"

She intensified the hold on her sabre and readied it to be swung in a way that she could cut Ruby's head clean off. Just as she was about to strike she heard a yell, "Mom, look out!"

Just as she swung her sabre down, Blue Star leaped in front of his mom and when the sabre hit him, his head was cut clean off. Once she cut Blue Star's head off, she could tell that her armor protection was about to be broken. She took off away from the battle and yelled, "Dark Night, we have to get going! My armor is about to be shattered!"

Dark Night and Colgate both took off to the east. At first they were being pursued by an angry Ruby and Brevity. Soon though they would stop their pursuit as they simply did not have the wing strength, the speed or endurance as Colgate and Dark Night. Once they got far enough away, the two stopped their flight and Colgate gave her general a hoof bump, "We really kicked some flank back there! You did well general, you did well!"

Dark Night had a huge smile on his face, "Yep we did. We wiped out every last guard and hopefully now they will know there is no way for them to defeat us! With no army, they may as well not even bother!"

Colgate replied, "Hopefully not but I'm not going to go celebrating until all our foes have been slain." She looked off to the east and continued, "Let me cast the proper spells so we can get home in a timely manner. I don't feel like it taking us a couple days to get home."

"Agreed." said Dark Night.

Colgate cast the proper spells and once they got the time bubble moving, it did not take them long to return to the black tower. Once they returned to the tower and Colgate undid the spells, there was a bit of light beginning to appear on the horizon. She turned to Dark Night and suggested, "What do you say we get some well deserved rest and then all of us shall have a huge feast to celebrate this victory." She began to laugh as she continued, "We may not be feasting on the corpses of Faustica citizens or our enemies but we will have more than enough meat!"

Dark Night replied, "That sounds great!"

The two parted ways and Colgate headed to the tower feeling a great amount of satisfaction. At first her only plan was to acquire the sword she believed was there but was still thrilled that not only was there a sword for Dark Night but a sabre for her, a sabre she could easily behead her enemies with.

She then began to feel a much bigger sense of satisfaction over all the blood that she and her general had spilled. She laughed to herself, "I knew blood would be spilled but I even I never imagined we would wipe out ALL their guards!"

She then tapped into the eye and zeroed in on Faustica and watched in delight as she saw all the heartbreak that was going on. She watched with a huge smile on her face as the royalty from Unicornia was crying over the headless body of their son and began to laugh as the others were crying over all the other bodies that littered the city. She snickered, "Well now, all of you have a real reason to distrust me!"

One final thought crossed her mind, "Hmm...I wonder. Ruby and White Magick are really sad right now. I wonder how they would react to me slaying every last citizen of Unicornia?"

After twenty minutes of watching all the heartache in Faustica Colgate finally decided to go to bed given that the sun would be rising before too long. As she laid there continuing to think about all the blood she spilled and how she could spill so much more, she couldn't help but smile. Eventually she was able to clear her mind and fall asleep with a smile on her face.