Raven Mocker

“Congrats on winning your first match” Twilight said as Sammy sat down with his friends.

“Yea you were super-duper cool! You were like swoosh and mmwm” Pinkie Pie said until she was cutoff by Sunset’s hand. “Heh Pinkie I think he gets he gets it but anyway what did you meant by not being able to feel the fire?”

“Well first thanks and second I can’t feel it because the nerves that send pain signals to my brain were damaged when I was like four, so I can’t feel any pain at all” Sammy replied as he rubbed the back of his neck. “But I’ll explain it later, Applejack and Rainbow Dash are heading out”

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Both Applejack and Rainbow Dash shouted as they brought their fists to a near inch of each other’s faces.

“W-well it’s a tie, what do you think we should do Vice-president Cadence?” President Luna asked as Applejack and Rainbow Dash moved away from each other.

“I think we should flip a coin, what do you think?” Vice-president Cadence replied as she brought up a virtual red and blue sided coin onto the screen.

“Y’all kidding me?” Applejack asked now annoyed at theproposition.

“Yea! I mean I clearly won!” Rainbow Dash added.

“Red for Rainbow Dash and blue for Applejack” President Luna said as she pressed a button, causing the duel colored coin to flip into the virtual air.

The coin did several spins before landing blue side up before Vice-president Cadence spoke into the mic. “Well then that settles it; Applejack is the winner!”

“Excellent, now then would Trixie and Midnight please enter the field” President Luna and Vice-president Cadence requested before a light blue unicorn mare who wore a cliché looking magician clothing walked out onto the field.

“Applaud as The Great And Powerful Trrrrixie is here!” She called after entering her side of the field.

“Uh where’s Midnight?” President Luna questioned as it looked to be that Trixie was the only one to show up.

“Midnight if you’re hear then please make your way onto the field or we’ll be forced to give Trixie the win by default” Vice-president Cadence added.

“Well if she’s too scared-” Trixie started as a fifth grader looking girl with waist-length dust gray hair done in a singular pigtail with magenta eyes, very fair skin who was wearing a black raven’s feather behind her left ear, wearing a turquoise blue hoodie with a charcoal skirt and pink, white shoes walked onto the field.

“Hehe sorry, this place is just so big!” The girl replied before everyone shouted in shock. “Oh and everyone I’m Midnight”

“No fucking way” Sammy muttered as his eyes widened upon seeing Midnight.

“Also Sammy, long time no see and congratulations on winning!” Midnight called as she turned to one side of the stadium and waved her hands in the air.

“Sammy you know her?” Sunset asked as she turned her head to face her roommate.

“Yea kinda, I thought she was just my imagination” Sammy replied.

“Uh aren’t you like in fifth grade?” Trixie commented as Midnight turned towards her opponent.

“Nope, tomorrow I’m gonna be a first year at Star-pillar Uni!” Midnight retorted along with a smirk and crossed her arms.

“Match three of the Festival Tournament shall now begin!” President Luna and Vice-president Cadence Called.

‘The Great And Powerful Trixie shall win this match in a second!” She shouted before disappearing in a puff a smoke.

“Heh that disappearing act isn’t gonna work” Midnight smugly said as black flame engulfed her right hand before she brought her hand up in front of her as a ball of flame formed from her palm.

“Take this...” Trixie started as Midnight’s flame-engulfed hand shot in front of her with the ball of fire mere inches from her face.

“Hehe I win” Midnight replied before winking at Trixie and sticking her tongue out as she stopped the fire.

“F-fine Trixie admits defeat...but beware as The Great And Powerful Trixie shall defeat you in a future match!” She declared before throwing down a smoke bomb and running towards the exit, leaving Midnight in the field.

“Did Trixie just use a smoke bomb?” Sammy deadpanned asked.

“Yes, even though she can create smoke she still uses smoke bombs” Sunset explained as Midnight headed towards the exit as two more contestants entered the field.

“She sounds like a handful” Sammy chuckled as President Luna and Vice-president Cadence announced the names of the next competitors.

“Yea but she’s a good friend” Sunset replied as the group watched the two current competitors spar.

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“Good luck you two!” Pinkie Pie shouted as Sammy and Applejack entered the field.

“Good luck sugarcube” Applejack said before going to one side of the field.

“You to” Sammy replied as he went to the opposite side.

“Now that Applejack and Sammy Sparks have entered the field lets get this match started!” President Luna and Vice-president Cadence called as Sammy brought out his wings and scythe.

“Here I come!” Sammy shouted as flew into the air before dive towards his opponent.

“Heh I was hoping y’all would” Applejack replied before placing her hands on the ground, causing the earth to shake before tree trunks shot out of the ground towards Sammy.

With a swipe of his arm Sammy sliced the wood into stumps before continuing to his opponent who jumped backwards to evade Sammy’s scythe. “I have to admit, you’re way stronger then it looked during your first match” Applejack commented before creating a lasso-like vine, Applejack then grabbed her opponent’s leg with the vine and flung him towards the ground.

“Heh you’re no pushover yourself” Sammy replied before getting up, and revealing that he has a compound fractured wing along with a dislocated arm.

“Uh whoops, sorry partner. I didn’t mean to throw you down with that much force” Applejack said while trying to hold her lunch in.

“Competitor Sammy Sparks, do you want to continue?” President Luna asked.

“You bet ya! Besides I’m fine, now just let me...” Sammy replied as he popped his arm back into place while his broken wing shone as it began to move slightly with the bones sinking back under before the skin closed and jet black raven feathers emerged from the bare skin.

“Hold up, you can regenerate?” Applejack asked as Sammy finished healing.

“Yep, now then shall we continue?” Sammy suggested as he took a defensive stance.

“Only if you like” Applejack replied as it was her turn turn to rush towards her opponent with her vine in hand.

“I don’t remember him having regeneration, nor do I remember him having any magi-weapon at all. But I doubt it’ll interfere with my plans” Midnight thought as she watched the match with a look that’s a combination of smugness with inquisitiveness.

Meanwhile back in the match…

“I can’t believe you this strong though. And it looked like you and Rainbow Dash were evenly matched” Sammy complimented as he blocked each punch that Applejack threw with one of his own.

“Well that’s because we pretty much are evenly matched” Applejack replied as she to traded fists with her opponent. “But I think this match has gone on long enough!”

“I couldn’t agree-” Sammy started before getting punched in the gut which in turn sent him flying across the field. “Okay that was cheep!”

“Yea but necessary” Applejack retorted as she brought her hands to her side before slowly bringing them up to in front of her chest and slamming them together into a ball shape.

“W-what?” Sammy asked as the ground started to shake before several trees and plants shot out of the ground and did the same motion Applejack did before sealing Sammy in a plant based ball.

“Well that’s that. Pleasure sparing against ya” Applejack said before heading towards the exit.

“Well I guess I’m gonna have to deal with singed clothes” Sammy thought as the inside of the ball lit up when black flames engulfed his hands.

“Applejack is the-wait I don’t think Sammy Sparks is quite done yet!” President Luna said as Applejack stopped walking at the sound of wood cracking and burning.

“What in tarnation?” Applejack thought before she turned around to see small cracks in the ball with some sort of black light emitting from it.

Applejack’s eyes widened as the cracks grew before streams of black fire emerged from the holes; knowing what was coming next she immediately put up a wall made of Australian Buloke before the plant based ball exploded in a ball of black flame, revealing a shirtless Sammy with no shoes and singed pants along with the raven mark in full veiw.

“Man that thing was cramped, but I guess I could of held back a bit” Sammy said as he stretched while splinters of wood rained down around him. “Now then I think it’s my turn again” he said before taking off into the sky again and landing in front of Applejack with the fire about six inches away from her face.

“W-what how?” Applejack asked now dumbfounded as the university’s President and Vice-president announced the winner.

“Easy, I said I was fireproof in my first match, so it would only make sense I can use fire as well” Sammy replied before chuckling. “And also being in a giant flammable ball with a fire user isn’t the best idea” He added.

“Ah suppose you have a good point, but anyway congrats on winning” Applejack responded before the two walked back towards the exit. “So um what are you gonna do about your clothing?”

“Oh shoot” Sammy replied before sighing and slumping his shoulders. “I didn’t take into account of needing to use my fire in such a small space”

“Well I’m sure Twilight or Sunset will be more then willing to teleport to your room and grab some spare clothes” Applejack said as the two went through the exit as they passed two other contestants, one of which was Midnight who gave Sammy a wink.

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“Yea, I’ll be more then happy to bring you some spares.” Sunset said as she shrugged. “Though do you want me to bring ya back an extra set just in case?”

“If you would that would be great, thanks Sunset” Sammy replied as he sat down on a bench.

“Think nothing of it” Sunset retorted before disappearing in a flash of light.

“Now then, I do have to say you surprised me even more then before” Applejack said as Sunset appeared in Sammy’s room and grabbed some clothes from his dresser. “Normally no one can cut through those trunks that I shot from the ground” Applejack added.

“Heh well magi-weapons do tend to be a lot stronger their normal counterparts” Sammy replied as Sunset reappeared in front of the two.

“Here ya go, I brought you an extra shirt and pants just in case” Sunset explained before handing her roommate his clothes.

“Thanks Sunset, I’ll be right back” Sammy replied before grabbing the clothes and heading to the bathroom so he could change.

“No problem” She replied as Sammy headed to the bathroom.

“Strange one isn’t he?” Applejack asked.

“Depends, on what you’re consider strange” Sunset replied before stretching.

“Well I’m no expert in magic and abilities like that but from what I know most only have at least one or two powers” Applejack responded.

“Eh so what? But anyway we should probably head back to our friends, I’ll text Sammy about where we are” Sunset said before taking her phone out and texting Sammy.

"Good idea, well I'll be heading to the rest" Applejack replied before leaving.