Twilight continued through the room of machines before entering an open room at the end. Winter Stardream was standing next to Trixie, she smiled “Ah Megamare it’s a pleasure to meet you. Maybe you don’t realise this but all of this has been shown to the entire world, now it’s time for the final confrontation between you and me.”

Twilight frowned “So let me guess you are going to attack me with some massive machine?”

Winter shook her head as her arms shifted into metal blades “You see I was born without limbs and had to use prosthetics. You and I are going to fight one on one, Trixie is just here to watch.” Winter rushed forward only for Twilight to block the attack with her own blade, Winter grinned “Your quite capable. It seems that at least your mentor got the fighting part down pat.”

Twilight began swinging back rapidly “She taught me everything I know Winter, I am who I am today because of her. I’m not about to lose to you.”

Winter grinned “I must admit the power you have is quite impressive but you’re going to have to do better than that.” Twilight jumped backwards as Stardream's attacks became faster and more ferocious.

Twilight muttered “I hope I can pull this off, I don't know if this will even work but” she then focused her magic into her body as she let out a mighty roar “Kaioken!” The red aura crackled around her body, she shattered both swords with a single swing before pointing the sword at Winter “Yield.”

Winter nodded “ I yield, just take me back to the Capital.”

Trixie frowned “I’m coming with, she’s my mother and I won’t let any harm come to her.” Twilight nodded and using a quick spell bound them before beaming out with them.

Celestia smiled at the nobles as Twilight returned with the bound Winter and Trixie “You did an amazing job out here, watched the whole thing.” she then turned to the group of seven guards “You will escort these two to the dungeons immediately.”

As the guards escorted Winter and Trixie away, Twilight frowned “What are we going to do now. The threat has been stopped before it could do anymore harm.”

Celestia frowned “What would you have us do with them, they have caused a great amount of harm to us and I’m not sure it would be wise to let them go?”

Twilight frowned “I say we should keep them under arrest in the castle, Winter Stardream is certainly a capable person and her knowledge could be every useful. The nobles will likely stir up a fuss but they always do that, a bit of mercy goes a long way.”

Celestia sighed “My daughter you made the right choice and the one I wouldn’t have made. I wouldn’t have given her a second chance, I’m learning from you as much as your are learning from me. I have some private affairs that I need to take care of.”

Celestia teleported away, she was now in her lab looking over the framework of a Mecha small computer making up the basis for it’s brain. She began making a light pinkish purple metal casing for the Mecha, she smiled as she looked down at the Mecha “You may end up being my greatest creation, 003 Starlight Glimmer. Still the world won’t be ready for you for a long time.”

Meanwhile a pink Sanctis was roaming the hallways, she smiled as she saw Twilight and ran over to the young Mecha. Twilight turned and the two bounced up and down smiling “Sunshine, sunshine ladybugs awake clap your hands and do a little shake.” Twilight smiled “It’s good to see you again Cadence.”

Cadence frowned “I’m not sure you should be putting yourself in danger like this, you have almost died once. How can your mother put you in such danger.”

Twilight grimaced “I have a destiny ahead of me, one my mum is preparing me for. I have an idea of what it is but I won’t say anything. Still I won’t hesitate to do the duty that I was built for.”

Cadence shook her head “Twilight you are not just Celesta’s tool, you have choice in this matter.”

Twilight growled “If I’m not there then I may doom the world, this is bigger than me or Celestia! I’m not sure you can understand what that means!”

A familiar voice came from the door “Twilight, don’t be rude to Cadence. She is trying to help you.” Cadence froze as she saw the figure, Sunset sighed “I’m not going to hurt you Cadence, I’m to check on Twilight.”

Cadence shivered “You just saying that, you always hated me.”

Sunset sighed “I was a real bitch back then, if I wasn’t fighting with Celestia I was taking my frustrations out on you.” She then turned to the window “I am not the same person I was all those years ago. I’ve carved out my own path, destiny is something you fail. There is no such thing as fate but there is such a thing as destiny. It is something you can fail and it is never static always changing.”

Twilight rested her hand on Cadence “Sunset saved my life, she had no reason to do so but she did. She deserves a second chance.”

Cadence sighed “I’ll try to Twilight but it won’t be easy.” Twilight smiled hoping that Cadence would be able to reconcile with Sunset.

Author's Note

I hope you enjoyed this chapter.