Jabberwock: Changeling of Mythicality

"So, what's this whole plan?" Rainbow asked, after the explanation of who this Royal Majin was.

"Well, obviously, we cannot just simply attack any of our opponents. That will just result in either one of you getting hurt, or the princesses will just feel pain out of nowhere," Royal responded, as Rainbow rolled her eyes.

"Well yes pard'ner, but we already know that," Applejack said, as she sneered at the open window.

"So how do we beat this level then?" Spike asked, referencing Games, as Royal smirked.

"Well, remember, we don't have to actually attack them. We just have to shut the connection," Royal stated as everyone except for Sombra and Twilight gasped.

"Right! I, and it seems like the rest of us, forgot about that part," Rainbow responded, as Twilight nodded.

"So, if we can shut the Major connection between ours and this world, then we can-"

"GO AND MAKE AN ORBITAL FRIENDSHIP CANNON!?" Pinkie shouted, intercepting Twilight, hopping onto Applejack in the process to emphasize her point. Applejack stabilized quickly to hold onto the hyperactive girl.

"Woah, nelly. I know you like when we go all, well, Rainbow power, but you know we need them elements of harmony. They are still in our world Pinkie," Applejack explained, as Pinkie deflated a bit, hopping off of Applejack.

"While applejack is right about the...Orbital Friendship Cannon...Ms. Pie is on the right track. After the connection is closed between the two worlds, we can attack without fear of repercussions," Royal stated, as Twilight and Sombra nodded in response. "Now, while we're not sure how to actually close this Connection, I'm sure Ms. Sparkle here and Sombra can find a way to close it. While they can try to close the connection," Royal continued, before his ear twitched and he looked behind him.

"What's wrong?" Twilight asked, as Royal turned back.

"Hmm...must've been a bird. Just heard a noise. Anyway, while they can try to close the connection, we have to stall as much as we can. All of us, including some of Sombra's guards, correct?" Royal turned to Sombra, who nodded.

"So let me get this straight. We have to win a tactical battle without even attacking? How do we even do that?" Spike asked, as Royal smiled.

"Well, I believe, I might have a term that will make sense to you. We kite them," Royal spoke to Him like a child, but spike gleamed at the prospect of a royal using a gaming term.

"Might I ask what that means?" Rarity asked, as Royal turned to spike, motioning him to come and explain.

"Kiting is a term for continuously running from an enemy to get them to chase you into a certain area, while simultaneously attacking them. It's basically the cowards way of attacking, but I get the sense we're gonna be more like a lure than a kite, correct?" Spike asked, as Royal slightly nodded.

"Correction, you will be more like a lure than a kite. I myself can be in the fray as long as I'm in the defensive, not the offensive," Royal stated, as many eyes in the room widened.

"What!? You're gonna go up against, not just Celestia and Luna, but a counterpart to them, who's most likely to be more powerful? Do you have a deathwish?" Rainbow Dash yelled in his face, as he shriveled in disgust.

"While I feel like that was a bit uncalled for, remember, even if I get hurt, no one else does. It's merely the better option. Besides, while Jabber might not know many spells or be very intuned with fighting defensively-" Royal said, before stomping onto an arrow, which launched itself upwards towards an angle, bouncing off the wall into an piece of steel, bouncing off that into rainbow dash's hair, going straight through the technicolor mane towards an armor stand, bouncing off the armor stand into a mounted armory, hitting the bottom of a sheathed sword, leaving the sword to jump into his hand. "-I definitely know a thing or two."

The room was silent as everyone processed what happened, mainly Rainbow, as she was pale and chilled to the touch, noticing the slit in her mane was still there. Royal smirked, as he looked out the window again, winking at seemingly nothing.

"So, I believe that this deathwish you proclaim I have, I believe that has been mitigated. My wish is not of death, but of victory, and I can do what I can to gain that," Royal stated, as sombra stepped forward.

"I agree. Shall we plan more elsewhere?" Sombra asked, as royal nodded.

"Yes, let us. Tactics are our specialty, isn't it?" Royal asked, as Sombra nodded, before walking into another room.

"I...I...I-em...I take it we should also go prepare?" Spike asked his friends, who nodded slowly, still loading on what they witnessed.

Elsewhere, a crow watched intently, before flying off elsewhere.

The march of the guards was evident almost miles away. An expedition of the Sombra army was happening, but no one could tell why. Or, I guess I should say no one involved could tell what was happening. No one knew what was at stake, and that, the stake itself was starting to burn.

"Are you certain that this plan will work?" Twilight asked, as royal nodded.

"Certainly. As long as I'm here, and everyone follows the plan, nothing could stop this," Royal stated, as the march stopped, and they looked to see the destination.

The castle of the chaos sisters.

"This is gonna be one of the most confusing fights we've ever done girls," Twilight looked behind her, looking at her friends. "And spike, obviously," She added, as a result of Spike pointing at himself.

"Now! Stallions! Mares! This will be our toughest fight yet! We! Cannot! Attack! Our! Opponents! I must make this clear! Be only on the defensive as much as you can! Offense is not our priority. Do I make myself clear?" Sombra shouted to his soldiers, who stomped their spears and yelled in response. "Royal, you do have army leading experiences, or at least I assume, right?"

"As much as you have been taught, I'm sure," Royal responded, as Sombra nodded.

"If I am to disappear from my leader position, I am leaving Prince Jabberwock in highest command. If he isn't available, listen to your respective leading officers! Am I clear?" Sombra shouted to his soldiers, who replied in response in the same way. He nodded, turning to our protagonists.

"I don't know how we'll deal with the connection yet, but I am sure that we can figure it out. Twilight, I want you to try and find the library, or study room, or whatever room could be helpful in closing the connection. Are you ready for that?" Sombra asked, as Twilight nodded. "Applejack, you go with her. You'll be better as a support with your magic resistance," Sombra stated, as Applejack tilted her hat in response. "You four will be the leading officers of certain groups of my soldiers. Rainbow, take the pegasi troop."

Rainbow saluted as she flew over to the pegasi soldier group. "Fluttershy, you're in charge of the support and medic group," Sombra said, as fluttershy nodded timidly and flew over to the group of healers. "Rarity, you take the unicorns. While I know you're not incredibly advanced in magic, Twilight will be elsewhere, and I'm sure you're the best choice," Rarity shook her head for a second before nodding over and immediately trying to 'fix' some guard uniforms. "Pinkie, you'll take miscellaneous group. They're basically the chaotic group, but they're the best chaotic group I could ask for," Sombra said, smiling as she hopped over to the group of pegasi, unicorns, earth ponies, and other species, including dragons, changelings, and even kirin.

"Royal. Promise me you'll do a good job," Sombra looked at him, with a serious tone in the air. Royal smiled.

"Of course I will. As long as I stay as royal, I will," Royal stated, as Sombra looked more serious.

"And if you don't stay as royal? What will be of my Soldiers Royal?" Sombra asked, an eyebrow raised, and royal felt a minor sweat.

"Do not worry Sombra. If I do change to someone else, not only will the, ehm, girls be good leaders as well, but I'm sure any other majin, or even jabber himself, will be a well enough leader," Royal stated, a bit more confident. Sombra stepped back.

"Well then, let us start this party, shall we?" Sombra stated, before the whole magic troop created a bridge to the castle's top, taking about 4 minutes for it to be completed.

"Here it is. No turning back. Are we all ready?" Sombra asked everyone, who shouted positively. "Well then...here we go."

"Good job keeping the secret plan locked up. I think he'll have some fun with a room of adversaries, all of which are female," Royal whispered to Sombra, who smirked.

""I'm sure he will."

"Sister. They're coming," Luna stated, getting the word from their slave lookout. Celestia smirked.

"Do not worry dear sister. Thanks to you, we know everything they're planning," Celestia said, and Luna smiled in response, sitting back down on her throne. "Elements of Disharmony, are thou ready?"

"Absolutely Mam'," AJ said, gripping onto her leather black whip.

"Of course Princess," Twilight said, smiling with a surrounding of books, constantly looking at new spells. Celestia smirked. They didn't know what was coming.

Suddenly, the roof burst open as soldiers of Sombra's army flew inside, including the elements of harmony, Sombra himself dropping in, and a certain changeling.

"Ahh! There you all are. A bit rude to burst through the ceiling, do you not think?" Celestia stated, looking at the bursted roof.

"I admit, it wasn't practical, but the windows aren't exactly large," Sombra said, as Celestia and Luna sat up.

"You were expecting us, I presume?" Royal asked, his hand hovering over his sheathed sword, not moving timidly, but still presumably scared. Luna smirked at the sight.

"Well, of course. The connection between our worlds is nearly complete. Why wouldn't we be expecting invaders from said world?" Luna asked, as Royal stepped forward.

"Of course, but what I see is that you weren't expecting me, that changeling you knew," Royal stated, an eyebrow raising from both princesses.

"What do you mean by that?" Celestia asked, but that is what made Royal raise an eyebrow in response. Those words were all that Royal needed. Celestia made a mistake, and she didn't even know it, and royal wasn't going to let her know.

"Well, based on how I disappeared the last time you saw me, you most likely didn't think I'd be in this little army. But enough talking. Twilight, AJ, head off to where you all need to go. We'll stall them," Royal said, as Twilight and AJ nodded, running off. Luna blasted the doorway to where they were heading, but Royal quickly threw his sword in the direction of the falling rubble. It stopped it long enough for the two to get through the doorframe.

"What!? A sword shouldn't have been able to stop debris falling that fast!?" Anti-Twilight shouted in response, her science brain tinkering.

"It does if you throw it right, and I always throw it right," Royal stated, tugging at his pristine pearl gloves.

"Woah. Look at the egomaniac," Anti-Rainbow said, and Royal smiled.

"You can call me an egomaniac, I never mind picking up new titles. It just expands my collection," Royal responded, and Anti-Rainbow twitched in response.

"Now, now, Rainbow. Let us be civil, for now anyway," Celestia said, dowering Rainbow.

"I Agree. Soldiers, stand down for now, but be on guard. Protect your officers," Sombra stated, sheathing his spear, getting a yes from the army. Unbeknownst to them all, Anti-Twilight had teleported both her and Anti-AJ elsewhere. Royal however, saw the magic remnant, knowing what it meant. He quickly looked back at the princesses.

"So, might I ask what is to gain from merging the worlds?" Royal asked, stepping forward to them both.

"Aww. Is the little prince trying to be brave? How cute," Celestia said, as Luna stayed silent. She would've also taunted, if not for the fact that she saw what he could do.

"Bravery has nothing to do with it. It's merely of just importance," Royal said, sitting on the grey brick floor. "Let us talk."

"Royal! What are you doing!?" Rainbow yelled, from her crowd of soldiers.

"I'm negotiating. Now, where were we?" Royal said, as Celestia and Luna sat in their respective thrones, intrigued.

"Alright. What's your deal?" Luna asked, almost immediately.

"Straight to the point, I see. But what made you think I was proposing a deal?" Royal asked, confusing the sisters, and everyone else. "No, no, no. I'm asking for the counter-spell to the connection spell," Royal stated, receiving a laugh, not just from the enemies, but even some from the crowds behind him. "Go on and laugh, but trust me, I can negotiate anything."

"Ok, ok. Sure. We'll just give you the spell? Yeah, ok," Anti-Rarity smiled at the thought.

"Yes, actually. It's a rather simple concept. Something your alternate over there has felt it plenty of times. In fact, that's how she has her element of Harmony. Generosity, am I correct my Dear Rarity?" Royal asked towards the marshmallow colored pony, who blushed as she nodded.

"You expect us to be generous, and just give you the counter-spell?" Anti-Rarity asked, as Royal smirked.

"Of course. It's not like it's in your nature to be Selfish, Rarity. That's simply just what you were taught, or nurtured, I suppose," Royal stated, as Anti-Rarity raised an eyebrow, and Luna could feel a drop of sweat down the back of her neck, travelling through her fur.

"Now however, that isn't what is important. What is important, is that I will need that counter-spell," Royal asked again, this time his eyes turned purple, with a more serious tone in his voice. Another guffaw erupted from the adversary side.

"We're not just going to give it to you because we'll feel bad, or because we'll decide too for no reason! That would be the dumbest thing ever! There'd be no upside!" Anti-Rainbow yelled, through laughing.

"Well, I suppose we can deal. I guess a negotiation isn't a negotiation unless both sides offer something. So, let me propose my deal," Royal stated, before instantly throwing magic reducers at both princesses and Rarity, nailing Fluttershy and Rainbow to the wall by striking feathers with knives that wouldn't effect the rest of the body. He didn't do anything to Pinkie Pie however, as she wouldn't bother to do anything anyway.

"What the-" Anti-Rainbow started, before another knife was thrown near her mouth, which shut her up.

"How rude. You don't interrupt a deal like that," Royal said, tightening his cuffs. Celestia grabbed her horn, before getting zapped immediately by the magical reducer. She shook her hand off the zap. Luna watched with wide eyes. This wasn't at all the plan that was discussed and heard by her.

"You also don't interrupt a deal by getting rid of magic. It's not exactly someone of a quality status would do," Luna said, trying to guilt trip Royal. But when she opened her eyes from trying to guilt him, he looked completely different, and based on everyone's expression, it happened nearly instantly.

His skin was now a slightly tanner black, with his crystal now a wavy brown. His crown was now a bandanna and Captain hat, and his robe was flowing into a brown leather jacket, with colored beads around it. His eyes were now brown and black. His gilded and Golden Glowing sword was now a rapier, Cutlass, and scabbard.

"You're right. Now, let's start this, shall we?" This new Jabber stated, showing his teeth, yellow, and only one was golden. "Now we all know how to make a deal, don't we? Only me and Sombra can take them Rings off of you, love, so let's get down to brass tacks," Jabber said, slowly pondering over to a nearby table. Two soldiers of Sombra's army stepped forward to watch the pegasi, as the restraint put on them was light at best. "Thanks mates. Royal might be accurate, but he sure ain't strong. Anyway, let's talk, Big misses."

"What? Who are you!? Where's the Prince!?" Celestia yelled, standing up from her throne and stepping forward. New Jabber smirked, giggling a bit.

"Royal? He backed off for a bit. Said somethin' about a plan to form or somethin'. Anyway, you can call me Captain, cause that's what I am. Anyway, talk to me love," Captain said, sitting down on a large concrete brick. Celestia sputtered at the response, and what she was called. She thought for a second, then smiled. She then laughed.

"Oh, so you think you're funny? Mr. Captain, you do realize who you're talking to, don't you?" Celesita asked, as the confidence of the opposing side rised.

"Nope. Never met you before. Heard of you, but I've never been in control yet. You sound like a bastard, but not a bitch just yet. Nearly there, but yeah. Could be a lot worse, but honestly, who knows," Captain laughed off the intimidation, with laughs from the Ally side now erupting. Celestia blushed in anger, at what she was called by the Captain, and stepped forward to get physical, luna laughing at the braiseness towards her sister, along with Rainbow following as well. However, once he reopened his eyes, Captain saw Celestia and Luna towering over him. He slightly smiled.

"Now, now ladies. There's plenty of the captain to go around, but I need both of you intact. So, let's back off," Captain winked at the princesses, keeping his hand on his rapier sheath, watching them both get closer. The two backed off quickly in response to the statement, both with a minor blush. "Now, first off, I need some rum, but that's probably in a different room altogether. It's just never nearby, but that's not important. Secondly, I'm gonna need that spell. It ain't for me, it's all for the fact of how you lil' lot are idiots."

"What!? How dare-" Luna started to yell, before the significant sound of the unsheathing of a blade was heard, and she shut up.

"Thank you. Now, I'm not the smartest here, but let me explain why this is just a stupid idea in general," Captain said, tipsilly moving towards the two monarchs. Everyone watched with confusion at the once royal changeling with manners and a superiority complex turned into a drunken idiot. Both Raritys looked away at the sight. "So, your plan is to merge both of our worlds together, right?"

"That is correct, Captain," Luna grinned through the title.

"Yeah. So, you do realize that you have your own counterparts, right? Everyone here has their own counterparts. Take Zelo Ring over there. In my world, he's just a normal civillian, bit jumpy, kinda scared. Here though, he's a fearless warrior of Sombra's army. Big difference. How about Scarlet Flare there! In my world, she's a ruthless and cuthrought Pirate, meanwhile here, she's a caring and kind medical mare. You get this whole counterpart thing, don't you? If you merge your worlds, you'll just have to face off against your own counterparts, and while I haven't met them personally, from what I've seen in the recesses of Jabber's mind, they REALLY care about their little ponies. I use Little lightly, some of them are fucking huge," Captain said, looking to the side. Pinkie Pie and Rainbow dash couldn't help but laugh at the statement, including Anti-Rainbow and Anti-Rarity. "So to relay your plan, you're trying to merge 2 completely similar worlds together, then take over said alternate world because you think you can simply defeat your counterparts who have the exact same power set as you lot? Did you think this out? You know that hurting either will hurt the other. Unless you got a spell to contradict that, and even then, we already have a literal goddess of Chaos on our side, and from what I heard, the Eris of this world is also good, so I'd like to think that we still win here."

"I...Em...I think he's right Princess," Anti-rares stated her opinion, as Celestia snarled at the blatent and simple reasoning. But then she quickly calmed down, nearly instantly. She smiled back, and Captain widened his eyes.

"Ah. So you have an alternate plan, do ya? I didn't think that one through I'll be honest! Or maybe I was right and you do have a spell to protect yourself after worlds are merged. Maybe you even have something to dispatch our Eris, or something. Either way, I got something to say to that," Captain said quickly, obviously unprepared. Celestia watched the sudden nervousness, smiling at how she cracked his armor.

"Oh yes! I love hearing that. What might you have to say against me?" Celestia asked, leaning down to his level, right in his face. Suddenly, the nervousness dissapated, and he smiled.

"I'll just do it the Pirate way. If you got nothing left...RUN!" Captain said, before shoving his hand in her face, throwing the Magic reducer off, and running down a hallway.

Celestia growled as she quickly unfurled her wings and began to chase him down the hallways. Despite her going at a fast pace through the air, Captain managed to keep a good speed and distance from Celly. Suddenly, Celestia quickly flew back, zapping all the magic reducers and many soldiers. Sombra's eyes widened at the look.

"Sorry about that, but I have a captain to chase. Bye Bye!" Celestia smiled, flying back to the chase.

"Fluttershy! Quickly, get your squad and get everyone injured outside!" Sombra shouted amongst the chaos, as Fluttershy nodded, and started to get the medics to pull out stretchers, and she quickly started to tend to many soldiers.

"Pegasi! Corner Our Fluttershy and Rainbow dash! We can't let them get advantage!" Sombra shouted, as Rainbow Dash saluted, getting the pegasi to all fly towards the technicolor and Yellow Pegasi.

"Rar-" Sombra started, before getting knocked in the back of the head.

"Too little, too late. Sorry dearies, but your king has something to tend to," Luna smiled, as she dragged Sombra away. She also dealt with any soldiers attempting to retrieve the king.

"Well, this ain't good," Rainbow Dash said, trying to pin down her counterpart to the ceiling.

"Huh. Either I lost her, or she's just trailin' behind me," Captain said, as he stopped and looked behind him, not seeing the Large queen mare.

"Might be because she's right in front of you," A voice said, as Captain's eyes widened. He slowly turned around at the sound.

"Oh! There you are! I was worried I had gotten lost from my guide to this lovely castle!" Captain grinned. Celestia also smiled, leaning down again.

"Well, let me show you around," Celestia smirked, her horn lighting up. But she stopped at the confused look on Captain.

"Show me around what?" Captain asked, as Celestia was taken a-back. He just said around the castle.

"Show you around, the castle?" Celestia responded.

"OH! Yeah, no thanks. I can find my own way around. Hey! What's that?" Captain asked, running over to another room, to find the library. Celestia quickly ran after him, more confused than before. "Hey, what's with the big sphere?"

"Don't touch that! You'll ruin the plan!" Celestia shouted from the other side of the room, as Captain hopped along to a beat towards the sphere.

"What plan? I must ask. Hey wait, isn't this where little mister Royal wanted Twilight and her cowgirl friend to go?" Captain asked both Celly and Himself, as he look at the ground.

"Jabber? Is that you!?" A voice was echoed in the empty and large room.

"Ah! 'ello! This is Captain here! Celly is also here! Don't point out where you are! That'd be a very dumb idea!" Captain shouted into the room.

"We're here!" Another voice, similar but different to the first one shouted through the area. Captain dead panned as Celly smirked.

"I believe it's not just your purple unicorn in this room," Celestia said, smiling at Captain. Captain looked back at her, eyebrow raised.

"Don't say it like that. It makes it seem like I'm her owner. Heck, I haven't even met her yet. Sure, I might've seen her, but I definitely haven't met her, shook her hand, slapped her, talked to her, drink-ed wine with her, I haven't done anything with her," Captain stated, confused by Celestia's statement. Celestia in turn, also became confused.

"I...I meant that Both Twilights are in the library," Celestia stated, as Captain looked more confused before...

"Oooooooh. Yeah, I guess that makes sense. Anyway, I'm gonna go find that counter-spell," Captain said, running to another section of the library. Celestia looked again, bewildered at the complete abandonment of the Captain.

"What about your Twilight?" Celestia shouted in the direction of the captain, seeing him climbing on the shelves.

"Yeah, I'll get her too. Spell's more important right now though," Captain yelled back, scaling on the shelves, nearly to the top of the room already. Celestia shook her head, knowing where the spell was, she ran off to find the Twilights. Captain watched, thinking it was weird that she didn't bother with getting him down. She didn't hesitate at all.

"Hmm...bit suspicious. S'not like she should be reacting. I guess the lavender unicorn takes priority...but I ain't gonna be happy about it," Captain grumbled, hopping off the shelf onto the fourth floor of the library, rushing towards the direction of the Villainess.

"Never thought I'd be fighting myself, but I guess magic does some weird stuff!" Applejack shouted, through the ropes and beams being thrown around the room.

"Can confirm there pardner! But nows about time you go down!" Anti-Aj shouted back, smirking as Celestia showed up. "And it seems like that should be rather soon."

"Quite so AJ, so let's get these phonies locked up," Anti-Twilight said, continuing to try and use a locking spell on her counterpart.

"Twilight, you are being too rash. Here allow me to freeze them," Celestia stated, prideful as ever, as Twilight quietly mocked her.

"Wait! WAI-" Twilight shouted, before she and Applejack suddenly froze in place.

"There. Now, go and help my sister with that pesky army. I have to deal wit-" Celestia started, before getting a direct kick to the face and being knocked down the ground.

"WHAT THE-" Anti-Twi shouted, as a rapier appeared near her neck, and she backed up.

"Now hold on right ther-" Anti-AJ started, before a scabbard appeared near her neck.

"Oh please, you think I wasn't ready for a double team? Your precious princess gave that part away literally a few seconds ago. Think I wasn't prepared?" Captain stated, sporting an egotistical smirk. "That's the thing though, isn't it? You both are great at only one thing. You are incredible with magic, and you are good at playing cowboy. Those two don't really go together, and thankfully, I know more than one way to attack."

"Yeah, Yeah, get on with it. You don't have the guts to actually attack us. You know that it'll hurt your friends over there," Anti-Twi said, motioning towards the frozen girls.

"What friends?" Captain asked, raising an eyebrow. Both counterparts looked at eachother from a distance, and suddenly got worried. If they weren't friends, could he actually just slice them up without hesitation?

"Ehm, the friends who are currently frozen right now?" Anti-AJ stated, pointing towards the frozen girls.

"Huh? Oh yes! I forgot that Jabber was their friends. Either way, you are right though. I couldn't attack you guys, er sorry, I couldn't kill you guys. That doesn't mean though, that I can't knock you out!" Captain stated, flipping his swords over, and throwing the swords hilt first at their foreheads, knocking an unprepared Anti-AJ out, but not a teleporting Anti-Twilight. "Uncool."

"All's fair in love and war, and I have no feelings for anyone here," Anti-Twilight smirked, thinking that she got him in a checkmate.

"Well, that's good. Neither do I!" Captain said, running over to Twilight, and pinching a nerve that knocked her out. Suddenly, Anti-twilight, realizing what he was doing, attempted to teleport again, but was too late, as she was knocked out.

"It sure does help to know how a body works," Captain smirked at his handiwork, not noticing the menacing figure behind him.

"Oh is it now?" Celestia stated, as Captain's eyes widened, before he was blasted into a bookshelf on the opposite end of the room.

"Forgot you existed. Hate that magic of yours," Captain said, wiping the blood from his mouth with a menacing look.

"Well, what can I say! It's not my fault you don't know how to use it!" Celestia leaned down, smirking.

"Do you ever have a fair fight? 1 v 1, only one way to attack? It's pretty exhilarating when you aren't cheating," Captain sat up, sheathing his swords in fear of accidentally hitting himself.

"Are you challenging me to a sword fight? I would be frightened if it wasn't laughable," Celestia giggled at the sight of this Pirate asking for a battle.

"You said it, not me. Well, would you like a duel?" Captain asked, holding his hand out to hers, as Celestia stepped forwards.

"You do realize that I am one of the greatest sword-ponies on Equis, don't you?" Celesita asked, as Captain shrugged, also stepping forwards.

"Sometimes the best ideas you can do are bad ideas, so, rules?" Captain asked, as Celestia pondered for a second.

"Heres a few. You cannot switch your little personalities. You also can't use more than one weapon. Is that good enough?" Celestia asked, leaning down again.

"Only if you're fine with not using magic. Deal?" Captain asked, extending his hand. Celestia hesitated for a second, thinking of the terms, before shaking Captain's hand.

"Deal. Now, I'd like your scabbard as a weapon, if you'll please," Celestia asked, as Captain rolled his eyes, and unsheathed his Scabbard and handed it to her, quick on his feet thinking she'd just stab him right then and there. She didn't.

"Huh. Really thought that you'd just pincer me there. Well, head to your spot, and I'll do the same," Captain said, as Celestia nodded, and both headed to opposite parts of the Library.

"Are you ready, dear Captain?" Celestia asked, the question echoing through the empty library.

"Never have been, why should I start now?" Captain asked back, as Celestia smiled. He was funny. It was a shame he would meet his end.

"Well then, let us begin!" Celestia stated, slowly walking towards the Weaponed Changeling. Thinking he'd do the same, she was stunned when he started to run towards her, rapier behind him, slicing through the air. Was he an idiot?

The Weapons clashed as the two enemies leaned in closer to each other, staring into each other's eyes, one with malicious intent, and the other with...uh...less malicious intent. More so Dubious intent. I can't really tell.

Captain slashed downwards the break the Blockage, and Celestia reacted by attempting to slice his head. Captain barely dodged, his hat now on a different side of the room. The two then started attempting to slash into each other, blocking every single time. Once reaching a wall, the two used their wings to continue their fight, both in the air, and on the banisters up near the ceiling.

"Not terrible, Captain! Not bad at all!" Celestia said, genuinely impressed by how long the Captain has lasted.

"Thanks lass. Not so bad yourself. Guess you weren't lying about the whole swords pony thing, eh?" Captain said, smirking as the reached a cut of banister.

"Unfortunately, it seems the end of the road is here for you," Celestia stated, using her wings to completely cover his.

"Even if I die, you'll still lose. They'll fix this whole merging worlds situation!" Captain shouted, as their swords got completely blocked by each other.

"Oh Please! You and They can't do anything without the spell!" Celestia shouted, smiling as she continued to press into him.

"I already have the spell!" Captain shouted back, as Celestia froze in place. What? Since when did he get the spell? She quickly reached into her armor pocket, and pulled out a small piece of parchment.

"Hah! No you don't!" Celestia yelled at him, victorious.

"...Oh that spell," Captain said, before slashing her left leg and grabbing the parchment. Celestia couldn't react quick enough, as her leg wound cut deep enough to where her leg could barely move. "Sorry about that my Celestia, but this is a good win for me!" Captain said as he hopped off the banister, Celestia falling off onto the ground with a massive thump. "Sheesh. Oh well. She can't disturb me," Captain said, smiling at the parchment.

"You...YOU CHEATED!" Celestia shouted towards him, sending a blast of magic towards him, as he looked at it in shock. Suddenly, another magic blast destroyed the blast heading towards him, as he looked to his right. Ms. Purple and Cowgirl were standing valiently, as Captain smirked.

"Show me the rule book! You and I both wrote it!" Captain said, as he and the girls ran outside the library, but not far. Celestia could only watch, as they performed the counter-spell. All her work, gone in a few blinks of an eye. No worlds could be merged, no fight with herself. It felt so wrong, like it wasn't supposed to happen.

Wonder why she felt like that.

"Prince Jabberwock, I sincerely thank you," Sombra stated, removing a medal from a case, and placing it over his neck. Except it wasn't Jabber. Royal came back for the ceremony. Captain said he wasn't feeling up to it, and besides, Royal cherished this kind of thing a lot more.

"I also thank you Sombra. Your army did plenty, and you did a lot as well," Royal stated, shaking Sombra's hand, as he could swear he heard rainbow dash say he really didn't.

"Well...This certainly was a journey. Shouldn't we be heading back? I don't want some anti-zecora to show up and poison us or something," Rainbow Dash said, as Twilight giggled.

"I guess we should be heading back. Royal, can you turn back into Jabber, so he can experience this?" Twilight asked Royal, who started sweating immediately.

"Oh...em...well...I don't think that's the greatest call," Royal said, scratching the back of his neck, as plenty of heads turned in confusion.

"Huh? What for? Is that not how you work? You can't just switch on a whim or somethin'?" AJ asked, as Royal shook his head.

"No, it's not that. Em...Jabber doesn't like you all right now," Royal said, as the silence in the room did the opposite of silence, and grew in size.

"WHAT!?"