An Ally of Blight

After climbing all the way to the peak, the villainous trio came upon a magic sphere to keep anyone and anypony out from reaching Grogar's Bewitching Bell.

"It's no use, this shield is supposed to keep everypony and everyone else out," Says Tirek.

"Well, can you try to absorb it? It is a magical shield," Cozy Glow suggested.

"Yes, but I can absorb magic from living things, anything else that's placed by somepony is not considered living in this world," Tirek stated, then the trio began to think. When Cozy Glow looked at Chrysalis, that's when an idea hit her.

"Like... her?" Tirek looked at Chrysalis in realization.

"Hmm..." Tirek said.

Chrysalis looked at the two in shock, then she gritted her teeth. "Betrayal!" She shouted as she prepared to attack.

"No, no, no. Not betrayal, teamwork," Cozy reassured the queen.

"How is taking my magic apart of teamwork?" Chrysalis asked in a suspicious manner.

"If you allow Tirek to absorb all of your energy and magic, then maybe he might be strong enough to break through the field," Cozy explained.

Tirek looked at his muscles with glory and pride.

"And then what?" Chrysalis asked.

"Then... he gives it back," Cozy provided. Tirek was taken aback and looks at the pegasus filly in confusion.

"I do?" He asked.

"Mm-hm."

"How do I know you won't just take my magic, grab the bell, and then leave me to freeze on this mountain?" Chrysalis asked suspiciously.

"Well, that weird creature guy said that for those in pain, we have to show them empathy. So if he says that you have to show it for us, I'm pretty sure that means we have to show it for you, too," Cozy stated.

Chrysalis simply sighed in disgust, "Fine, but only if Tirek swears not to do it anymore at Grogar's lair," She said, eyeing Tirek.

"As I said, I have done nothing of the sort!" Tirek tried to defend himself.

"Tirek?" Cozy said with an arched brow. Tirek simply sighed.

"Fine, but only if she doesn't talk to her log every 5 minutes," Tirek said with a smirk.

"How dare you-!"

"Chrysalis, we don't have time. We need to get the bell, or who knows what Grogar's gonna do to us? We'll make it at 15 minutes, okay?" Cozy said quickly with a persuasive smile.

Chrysalis sighed and stood up straight. "Do it." Then, Tirek started to absorb Chrysalis' magic and started to turn into his third form, the changeling could feel herself getting weaker by the second. Once finished, the changeling queen collapsed onto the ground with broken eyes.

"So. Much. POWER!!!" Tirek roared in greatness. He turned to the should after a smooch on his muscles. "WELCOME BACK, BABY!!!" Then, he shot a mighty beam at the force field, but only a small portion of it opened. "It's not big enough for me!" He said straining.

"Not for you, but it is for me," Cozy said before she went through the hole. "Keep it open, or I'll be trapped in here with the bell forever!" She called back before entering the cave.

Chrysalis lifted her head weakly. "Would that really be so terrible to do?" She asked Tirek, who simply laughed at the question.

"Can't... hold it... much... longer!" He called through the hole. He could feel himself losing it. "HURRY!!!" He shouted.

"Just a little bit-!" But Cozy was cut off when Tirek lost his grip, and the hole closed off. Cozy fell to the ground and looked up to see that the hole had closed before she was able to escape.

"NOO!!!" Tirek roared, then he punched the side of the mountain. "We were so close!"

"We... we failed," Chrysalis said weakly.

"I... I'm trapped..." Cozy said. She saw that she had the bell, but she and it were now trapped inside the field.

"W-What do we do?" Chrysalis asked.

"Grogar said that we have to work together, so we can't just go back without the filly," Tirek stated.

"And we can't go back without the bell!" Cozy called through the field.

Chrysalis was thinking, until she thought of one thing...

"Well, there is one thing we could do... but I need my magic back to do it," She said weakly. Tirek turned to her and sighed.

"Make it quick," He said, opening his mouth and pouring the magic back at Chrysalis' horn, and then he returned to his second form. When she felt her strength come back, she walked up to the field and looked down at Cozy Glow.

"This will only take a moment," She said. Then she turned around and stood over the edge of the cliff of the mountain. She amplified her voice with her magic, inhaled deeply, and then she shouted...

"CREATURE!! IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, WE NEED YOUR AID!!!" Then she looked out for the creature they met earlier. After a few minutes of waiting, there was no one to be seen. She growled furiously, "And to think that he would've been a great ally to the team!" Then she turned around... and yelped.

"You want to test my power, child?" The creature's voice sounded more demonic on the last word.

Normally Chrysalis wouldn't be afraid of any creature, maybe Grogar perhaps, but considering what this creature can do, she would make him the only second exception. "Nope," She quickly said.

Then the creature turned to the force field. "Move," He said to the centaur. Tirek moved away and let the creature come to the field. "You may feel very feverish,"

"W-What does that mean?" Cozy asked.

For an answer, the creature exposed his palm and placed it on the force field. The trio noticed that the creature didn't flinch at its touch, because it wasn't burning. Instead, the shield itself started to deteriorate and collapse.

Cozy suddenly felt very queasy and sick. "I... I don't feel..." Then she collapsed to the ground, and her body began to break out in Leprosy and Melanoma. "Too... (shudder)... g-good," She whimpered weakly.

Chrysalis and Tirek saw the diseases escalating. "What's... happening her?" Chrysalis asked, almost worriedly.

"Just a few more seconds," The creature responded without strain.

Cozy Glow, started feeling like her life was slipping away from her corpse. She still shivered and shuddered in her purple coat.

And then, when Death's door had almost opened to the filly, the corruption stopped. Then a portion large enough for the creature shattered like real glass. He walked in and grabbed the filly, taking her out of the field. He then made a syringe with this golden yellow liquid with glowing white swirls appear in front of him. He took it and pronged it into the filly's neck.

Then, the diseases started to vanish by the hours. Cozy Glow weakly opened her eyes with soft blinks. She looked up at the group, and then she smiled softly at the creature. Then she coughed a little and said, "T-Thanks..."

The creature simply nodded, and Cozy closed her eyes, feeling fatigue come over her. Then, the creature looked at the two elder creatures. "Best to move on," He said as he started down the mountain with the filly in a magical grip. Then the other two villains followed.