Diamond Journals Issue 2: A Battle of the Bands

It was time for the finale of the Battle of the Bands at last. Like Diamond had said, this would either be the ultimate victory or the ultimate failure. Sonic and co. had readied their own vehicle and given Diamond the remaining Chaos Emeralds, ready to return home to Mobius. Diamond would open a portal there soon enough, preferably at the end of the day. In the meantime, however, there was another day that Diamond had to get through, which was easy enough.

Meanwhile, the Dazzlings continued plotting their dark plan, and Adagio made one last visit to the Obsidian Fury during her free period. Aria and Sonata knew better than to question her at this point, and just did what they were told. On top of that, they had ONE last trick up their sleeve, which Adagio had Obsidian explain from inside the gem.

Towards the end of their free period, Adagio talked to Trixie, showing her a few lost memories temporarily. These memories showed her and the Illusions sabotaging the Rainbooms and trapping them underneath the stage so that they could perform in the finale instead. Adagio followed by telling Trixie to do exactly what she saw in those memories to the heroes, saying it could give them the chance they so very deserved.

"Well, this is it, girls," Diamond said, setting everything up on the stage. The end of the day had struck, and the Battle of the Bands was due it's finale at 5 PM, so everything had to be ready by then.

"Let's just hope we don't get ambushed again," Sunset replied. "But even if we do, your magic can get us out of a jam."

"Not exactly, since...well, I think I made a critical error," Diamond pointed out. "The stage is held up from inside by a magic-absorbent metal compound I created, meaning my powers are COMPLETELY useless in there."

"Well then why'd you use it?" Rainbow asked.

"It was the strongest thing I COULD use," Diamond answered.

"And it will also be your downfall," Trixie said to herself. She signalled to the Illusions with a thumbs up, and they pulled the lever that activated the ever-so-conveniently placed trapdoor and sending the heroes through.

"OH, COME ON!! Why would this happen NOW?" Rainbow yelled.

"Ah dunno, but without Diamond's magic, we ain't getting outta here," Applejack answered.

"There is ONE thing I can still do, though," Diamond said, taking a stance. He then released a bunch of Whispering Spirits through the Mana Zone, hoping to link with someone unaffected by the Siren's spell, before remembering that he had guns. "Oh wait, my Meganizations. Let's do this! MEGANIZE ME! ALICORN BATTLE ARMOUR, ONLINE!"

[Transformation Scene]

Diamond was lifted off the ground and was surrounded by the Elements of Harmony. Waving his hand, they began to spin around him, coating him in rainbow light.

Crystallised armour began to form up his body, from the legs to the torso and arms and finally the head. Nano armour filled in the gaps, and the chestplate opened to reveal six Element-shaped slots.

As they span, the Elements of Harmony were drawn to their specific slot. After finally stopping in formation, they were locked into their places inside the chestplate, giving Diamond an incredible burst of power as his horn and wings were generated.

Finally, his helmet finished forming, with his eyes becoming robotic blue and a green visor appearing in front of his face. His right arm became the Harmony Buster, and gravity finally took effect as Diamond readied his battle stance.

[End Transformation]

As he touched down, Diamond activated the Element of Magic and fired a powerful burst of lavender-coloured magic, then remembered that this would be a huge failure, and sure enough, the supports absorbed this blast and shot it back, rendering Diamond out of commission for a while. As a safety precaution, Diamond's armour was deactivated moments later to prevent his systems overheating. There was nothing more to do but wait...or try to open the door from that side.

-The Battle of the Bands: Finale Stage
-5:05 PM

[Trixie]
"You better believe, I got
Tricks up my sleeve,
And I captivate,
'Cause I'm powerful and grea-ea-eat."

"You better believe, I got
Tricks up my sleeve,
See me dominate,
'Cause I'm powerful and grea-ea-eat!"

While Trixie and the Illusions were performing their song, the Rainbooms and Diamond were trying to bust out of the stage. Well, the Rainbooms mainly, Diamond was still nonoperational.

"Ugh, forget it, guys. This door is NOT opening," Rainbow Dash said. "I think we could open it from outside, but in here, we're stumped."

"Don't be such a negative Nancy, Rainbow. There's always a design flaw in this sort of thing," Applejack replied, kicking at the door again. "Just gotta find it..."

"No, AJ, she's right," Diamond stated, his systems finally back online. "There's no design flaw to exploit here, since...well, there's no flaws."

"There's ALWAYS a design flaw, smarty," Applejack retorted.

"No, I'm serious. There's NOTHING. The ONLY way to open that door is with a keypad on the outside," he replied. "Hacking the door from in here's out as well, since I need to connect to the keypad. Unless, of course..."

Diamond flipped a switch on his arm, allowing it to stretch to biologically impossible lengths. He then took advantage of an almost unnoticeable crack in the stage, using the interface in front of him to adjust his arm's size, and was able to type in the code to the door directly from memory. A small ping indicated a correct code, and the door slid open. He flipped the switch again and the extendo-arm retracted back into it's socket, then sprinted through the door just before it shut. He then entered the code again, allowing everyone else through after him, and just as the song finished.

[Trixie]
"...see me dominate!
'Cause I'm powerful and grea-ea-eat!"

She tossed her pick, then the Illusions walked off stage, trying to taunt the Dazzlings and failing rather miserably. Diamond pulled up a camera's interface, seeing the villains smirk evilly, then prepare their walk on-stage.

"Not good. We gotta get moving before they take control of EVERYONE," Diamond said, and ElectroGem's temporary members followed him, only to get nowhere and the music began to play.

[Play Welcome to the Show - The Dazzlings]

*funky-sounding bass and drums*

[The Dazzlings]
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah,"
"Ahh, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah..."
*insert further ah's here*

Diamond and co. finally stopped atop the same hill that the Rainbooms fought the Dazzlings on before. Vinyl Scratch (DJ PON3) wasn't here to support them this time, but Diamond was able to set them up. He pulled up another interface and called his portable stage, which materialised in mere seconds fully set up. His robotic DJ started up the booth, and multiple cables shot into everyone's instruments, starting them up.

Adagio Dazzle
"Welcome to the show... (aaaaaaaah...)
We're here to let you know... (aaaaaaaaaah...)
Our time is now... (aaaaaaah...)
Your time is running out... (aaaaaaaaah...)

Nobody appeared confused, even when Adagio's gem began glowing brighter than it ever had usually. Aria and Sonata, however, noticed JUST as Adagio's appearance began to change into her armoured form and prepared to try and halt her transformation, but all they hit was an incoming bubble of red light. When it crossed, they found that none of their muscles would respond, only able to move their eyes. What's more, Sonata noticed that nobody else was moving at all, entirely greyed out. Adagio had frozen time for everyone other than them, even though they still couldn't move.

[Pause Song]

"So, you finally caught on," Adagio said in something akin to Obsidian's voice. "Look upon the world that your friend helped me create. Now, this night shall reign eternal, and you all shall be my slaves." Aria tried to respond, but her mouth was like her body: stuck in place. Obsidian emerged from the gem at that moment, unaffected by the time freeze, and released the remaining two Sirens. He then tapped them on the shoulder with his sceptre, placing them under a very powerful mind-controlling spell.

"You shall do whatever Adagio and I tell you to do. Now, take your places like nothing ever happened and continue." Obsidian commanded, before restoring the flow of time and retreating into the gem. They had a second, then began singing again.

[Resume Song]

[The Dazzlings]
"Feel the wave of sound,
As it crashes down,
You can't turn away,
We'll make you wanna stay-ay!"

As the chorus kicked in, Adagio's gem began to glow it's brightest, as Adagio began her transformation into Obsidian Dazzle. Her hair became like tentacles, her body engulfed in darkness, and her eyes becoming pure red. Tentacles began bursting out of the ground at her command, and she remained hovering in the air as the remaining Sirens were lifted off the ground and given their combat capabilities back without even denting Adagio's power.

[The Dazzlings]
"WE WILL BE ADORED,
TELL US THAT YOU WANT US,
WE WON'T BE IGNORED,
IT'S TIME FOR OUR REWARD!"

"NOW YOU NEED US,
COME AND HEED US,
NOTHING CAN STOP US NOW!"

Out of beat drums then began sounding, as Diamond and friends began singing their counter, Diamond in his Diamond Angel Armour.

[ElectroGem]
"Oh whoa-oh whoa-oh,
I've got the music in me,
Oh whoa-oh-whoa-oh!"

*guitars shred*

[Sci-Twi]
"Don't need to hear a crowd,
Cheering out my name,
I didn't come here seeking,
Infamy or fame!"

[ElectroGem]
"The one and only thing,
That I am here to bring
Is music, is the music,
Is the music in my soul,

Gonna break out, (out!)
Set myself free~, yeah,
Let it all go, (go!)
Just let it be~, yeah,

Find the music in your heart,
Let the music make you start,
To set, yourself,
Apa~~rt!"

[Bridge]

[Diamond]
"Give it up, Adagio! The power of light ALWAYS triumphs over the dark!"

[Adagio]
"That's what they always say. But I'm ready to make it change!"

[Verse]

[The Dazzlings]
"What we have in store, (ah~,)
All we want and more, (ah~,)
We will break on through, (ah~,)
NOW IT'S TIME TO FINISH YOU!"

As the guitar struck, astral copies of the Sirens in Equestrian form appeared. Obsidian also finally emerged from the gem, now having enough power to escape his prison, and began to empower his allies even further. Diamond took a battle stance and everyone prepared their instruments for the Harmony Beams that were to be launched.

"You really have nothing else?" he asked.

"We can't all have built-in weapons like you, Diamond!" Sunset said.

"SO WHAT? Resistance is hopeless," Adagio called from across the area. "All you're doing is postponing your downfall."

"Not today!" Diamond yelled, powering up his Harmony Buster and firing a few pellets of Loyalty. The Sirens scattered in order to dodge them, but Diamond switched to Magic pellets which homed in on any enemy entity he could lock-on target. As described, the pellets shot forward, then diverted their direction to hit Sonata's Siren, closely followed by Aria's.

"Don't worry about these, Diamond. Go and take down Adagio! We'll take care of these!" Sunset called. "We'll be fine. Trust me," she added, blushing slightly.

"Good plan, Sunset. I'll be back as soon as I can!" Diamond replied, warping himself onto the stage where Adagio, now completely corrupted by the Obsidian Fury and in her Obsidian Dazzle form, awaited eagerly for her opponent.

[End Song]

"So...this is where it finishes. Come at me, Diamond!" Adagio threatened.

"When we're through, the legendary multiversal hero will go down in history as the greatest failure there ever was," Obsidian followed. Diamond responded without words, only powering up the Crystal of the Day. A bright flash engulfed the area, and a strange beat began to play.

[Play The Great Sage's Theme - Miitopia]

[Transformation Scene]

Diamond sprang high into the air, his armour disappearing as he did so. In it's place formed a white tunic coated in a godlike armour.

Gold gauntlets and boots formed on his hands and feet, and a quiver appeared on his back. Inside, projectiles known as Spirit Arrows were created.

Finally, light rose up his body, covering what wasn't already in pearl-coloured bio-armour. Angelic wings appeared from his back, and a golden laurel crown formed on his head.

The Crystal of the Day was embedded into his tunic, as the Diamond Angel inside gave him it's blessing. In his left hand formed a legendary bow said to have been wielded by the Angel herself. He gripped it tightly, then took a battle stance.

[End Transformation]

[End Song]

Diamond touched down, now fully geared up. Obsidian and Adagio looked at him for a couple seconds, then regained game faces and prepared for battle.

[Play Dovahkiin - Skyrim. (You don't need all 10 hours)]

Diamond drew an arrow from his quiver and put it onto his bow. As he drew it back, the tip coated itself in light, and two spirits began to circle it. Adagio shot a red tentacle at him while Obsidian cast a few Projectile spells, but when Diamond released the bow string, everything dark it touched was vaporised. The tentacle disappeared into nothing, while Diamond would never have gotten hit by the projectiles anyway, since Obsidian's aim was kind of off.

The arrow then proceeded to smack Aria right in the side of the face, making her lose concentration on her Siren, causing it to disappear. She then joined the fight by firing bolts of darkness at the lone hero using a burst-fire crossbow made of corrupted energy. Diamond forced Sonata into the fight using another Spirit Arrow, then focused his fire on Adagio.

He warped into the crowd, then jumped upward and fired arrows towards Adagio at the speed of a light machine gun. He took some decent fire himself, however, but he kept his Power up using a Healing spell. He then warped back to the stage and let loose, firing arrows at very close to the speed of light. A few arrows missed, but a lot of them contacted at least ONE of Diamond's targets.

"Wow...he's strong, Adagio. Still think we can beat this guy?" Aria asked.

"We have no choice. We must prevail over the light," Adagio responded. "And it's Obsidian Dazzle, if you will."

"Right, so...what's our plan?" Sonata wondered.

"I have an idea, but it requires your powers," Obsidian responded. "Give me your powers, Sirens, and I will make Adagio more powerful than even the Diamond Angel." Both Sirens agreed, removing their pendants and handing them to Obsidian. He extracted their corrupted power, then Adagio absorbed it.

With newfound powers, Adagio let loose with a flurry of attacks that even Diamond had trouble dodging, eventually ensnaring him in a few of her tentacles. Diamond, not knowing what else to do, let off a few Spirit Arrows upwards, signalling to the Rainbooms that he needed help.

[End Song]

"There's only one thing for it!" Sunset said. Come on DJ!" The robot DJ in the booth began to spin an epic beat, allowing Sunset to drop down the song that ended it all last time.

[Play Welcome to the Show - Sunset's Last Stand]

[Sunset]:
"You're never gonna bring me down,
You're never gonna break this part of me!
My friends are here to bring me round,
Not singing just for popularity!"

[Sunset and Twilight]:
"We're here to let you know,
That we won't let it go,

[Rainbooms]
"Our music is a bomb and it's about to blow!"

[Sunset and Twilight]
"And you can try to fight,
But we have got the light of
Friendship on our side!"

As the chorus kicked in, Diamond felt his power increasing ever further. Powered by the magic of friendship, he freed himself from his opponent's grip and flew high into the air.

[Rainbooms and Diamond]
"Got the music in our hearts!
We're here to blow this thing apart!
And together,
We will never,
Be afraid of the dark!"

"Here to sing our song out loud,
Get you dancing with the crowd!
As the music,
Of our friendship,
Survives!
SURVIVES!"

As Diamond reached his peak height, he began to draw one last arrow. The Rainboom's song produced a HUGE amount of magic, as the sky finally cleared to let everyone see it in all it's red, corrupted glory. Thankfully, nobody ever did, they were too busy fuelling Diamond's Harmony Arrow even further.

[Everyone but the Villains]
"Got the music in our hearts!
We're here to blow this thing apart!
And together,
We will never,
Be afraid of the dark!"

"Here to sing our song out loud,
Get you dancing with the crowd!
As the music,
Of our friendship,
Survives,
Survives,
SURVIVES!"

Rainbow Dash finished up with the most epic guitar solo she'd ever played, right as Diamond let loose with his Harmony Arrow. It crashed down, exploding in a massive Rainboom and freeing Adagio from corruption. The Crystal of the Night was drained of all it's power, and the Obsidian Fury was returned to his pathetic base form.

[End Song]

"Well, well, well," Diamond said as he glided down. "Despite not being a genie, the Obsidian Fury is supposed to grant 3 wishes to the owner of the Crystal of the Day, am I right?"

"I...I will NEVER grant any wish from the likes of you!" Obsidian yelled.

"We'll see..." Diamond responded, grabbing the Crystal of the Night.

-ONE SONIC AND THE SECRET RINGS ENDING CUTSCENE REFERENCE LATER-

With the Obsidian Fury safely re-imprisoned in his gem, which was now securely in Diamond's hand, it was time for Diamond to take his leave.

"Well, I'm gonna miss you guys. It was fun hanging out with you," Diamond said. "But remember, I can come here anytime I wish, so this isn't goodbye; it's just goodbye until next time."

"We'll see you again soon, Diamond. Now that we have that comm-link set up, we can contact you anytime we need to," Sunset replied. "Just give us a call if there's an emergency, or if you just need someone to talk to." And then Twilight cut in from her comm back in Equestria.

"Diamond, I've been thinking. Why don't you keep the Elements of Harmony?" she said.

"Twilight, they're the most important means of defence to Equestria. I can't take this gift," Diamond argued.

"I know. I was joking. We need those back!" she replied. "So before you head home, let's extract those Elements from your armour."

"Well, I guess-" Diamond began, before Pinkie Pie cut into the comm.

"DIAMOND! Emergency in Equestria!" she yelled.

"Right, on my way!" Diamond said, cutting off his comm. "No time for goodbyes, girls. I gotta get moving."

"See ya, Diamond," they said in unison as Diamond dashed through the portal to save an emergency. When he would appear again would be a mystery.

-End Log.