Equestrian Warriors of Light

"So, how did it go, Kefka?" Sephiroth asked when Kefka stormed into their throne room.

"Those stupid ponies!" said Kefka. "Those annoying meddling sickeningly cute equines! They destroyed the Statues! I can't become a god now!" He stomped his foot in frustration.

"Pathetic," said the Emperor.

"I wasn't horsing around!" said Kekfa. "I almost won! And I think they defeated Magic Master too!"

"So they do have some fight in them," said Exdeath.

"They probably just used Reflect Rings," said the Emperor. "They reflect all magic, and what's the only type of attack that can be used in that tower? Exdeath, find a way of removing them. Then we can squish them easily."

"I shall come up with some Reflect Ring magnet spell," said Exdeath. "I am a powerful warlock."

"So, if destroying crystals and moving statues doesn't work, it's time to enact my plan," said Sephiroth. "I shall summon Meteor, the ultimate destructive magic. The impact will wipe out all life on this planet and damage it so severely, the amount of Mako it will use to heal itself will, once we absorb it, turn us into gods. Then we shall build our new empire and rule over all existence."

"And maybe take over whatever world the ponies came from," said the Emperor.

Kefka licked his lips at the thought of the pain and destruction he'd cause the ponies, if they were anything like Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and especially Silverstream.

"They are too cute to continue to exist," said Exdeath.

"Indeed," said the Emperor. "Such cuteness makes me want to vomit."

"First I shall obtain the Black Materia," said Sephiroth. He manifested his wing and flew out the window.

Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Sunset, and Silverstream returned to the Water Crystal on Crescent Island.

"Well done, Warriors of Light," the Water Crystal said. "You prevented Kefka from causing a great cataclysm unlike any other."

"So where to now?" Sunset asked.

"Seek the Fire Crystal on the southern part of the northeast quadrant. It will be in a cave in a forest near the Temple of the Ancients. I believe that is where Sephiroth will be making his play as well."

Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Sunset, and Silverstream flew north.

"You know," said Sunset, "Aside from that time I turned into a demon, and when I was a pony of course, this is the first transformation that actually has a tail. Before when we ponied up it would just be hair extensions that looked like tails."

"I wonder why that is?" said Fluttershy.

"No idea," said Sunset.

"Maybe some kind of pun on ponytails?" Silverstream suggested.

"Maybe. I don't know, but Rainbow Dash and Applejack called them tails despite that. You know who I mean, Rainbow. The only other transformation to have a tail was when Twilight turned into Midnight Sparkle. Maybe the magic of our world thinks tails are a demon thing? I don't know, the sirens didn't have them when they ponied up."

"Shouldn't they be a pony thing first?" said Rainbow Dash.

"Yes, Rarity did have some ears and clipon pony tails to symbolize the pony theme of Canterlot High."

"Also Fluttershy can do some really cool tail moves in Buckball."

Fluttershy blushed affectionately.

"And Pinkie's tail used to twitch whenever something was gonna fall from the sky. But come to think of it, I haven't seen her Pinkie Sense ever since Discord's Plunderseeds captured Celestia and Luna, and even then her tail twitched when Rarity got punched in the face by one of them, instead of something falling."

"I wonder what happened to it?" said Fluttershy.

"Pinkie Sense sounds fun," said Silverstream. "Is there anything else to it?"

"Yeah, there used to be an ear flop, eye flutter, and knee twitch when somepony's about to be hit with an opening door. Usually Twilight."

From here, Fluttershy talked about the Hydra scene at Froggy Bottom Bogg, before they reached the forest with the Temple of the Ancients. They walked through the forest until they found the cave, and entered it.

"Welcome, Warriors of Light," said the Fire Crystal. "The world is in grave peril. Sephiroth seeks the Black Materia in the Temple of the Ancients. If he obtains it, he will go north to Gaea's Cliff to summon Meteor. The impact will destroy all life on this planet and transform Sephiroth and his allies into gods."

"Then let's get the Black Materia before he does," said Sunset.

"First, take the weapon in the chest," said the Fire Crystal. "You might need it to defeat Sephiroth."

Sunset looked in the chest and found a sword. They ran out of the cave and to the entrance to the Temple of the Ancients... only to find Sephiroth at its gate.

"So, you're the Warriors of Light that have caused us so much trouble," said Sephiroth. "You're too late. One of my cult is inside this temple and will obtain the Black Materia for me."

"He has a cult too?" said Silverstream.

"I'll hold him off," said Sunset. "Rainbow Dash, you go in and get it."

"You can count on me!" said Rainbow Dash.

"You misunderstand," said Sephiroth. "The Black Materia isn't inside the temple. The temple is the Black Materia. To obtain it, one must shrink it to a smaller size. This can only be done with a mechanism inside the temple. My cult member has instructions do just that. He will, of course, be crushed to death when the temple shrinks."

"How could you sacrifice your friends?" said Fluttershy.

"They're flunkies, not friends. And any minute now, the Black Materia will be mine."

Sunset drew her sword. "We won't let that happen."

Sephiroth drew his sword, the Masamune. "You shall fall before me."

Sunset and Sephiroth engaged in a swordfight. Rainbow Dash and Silverstream watched, enjoying the show, and ready to jump in if it looked like Sunset would lose. Fluttershy was biting her hooves the way a human would bite their nails.

They had been fighting for about a minute when the Temple of the Ancients suddenly shrank.

"I wish I had time to finish our fight," said Sephiroth, his blade locked with Sunset's. "But I have a Meteor to summon." He raised his other arm and blasted Sunset to the ground.

Rainbow Dash flew at Sephiroth. "You'll have to go through me first!"

"I shall... once I am a god." Sephiroth jumped into the crater where the temple once was, grabbed the Black Materia, manifested his wing, and flew away.

"After him!" said Rainbow Dash.

They flew after Sephiroth, all the way north to Gaea's Cliff. They flew over top of the cliff to see a giant crater in the middle of it, for the cliff was actually the crater's edge.

"What could've made that?" said Silverstream.

"I'm not sure I want to find out," said Fluttershy.

A burst of energy from the core sent them falling. They caught themselves in midair and touched down on the ground. As they made their way through Whirlwind Maze, a song could be heard, which sounded eerily familiar.

"This sounds like the My Little Pony song," said Rainbow Dash. The tune was known to ponies, Fluttershy and Spike singing it before.

"But a whole lot gloomier," said Fluttershy.

"Why didn't your Reflect Ring work on him?" Silverstream asked Sunset.

"I don't think that was a magic spell," said Sunset. "Just a regular ether attack."

They eventually reached the center, where Sephiroth stood, holding the Black Materia above his head.

"Meteor!" said Sephiroth. "I summon thee."

The Black Materia glowed, and a gigantic malevolent-looking meteor came into view.

"Nothing can stop me now," said Sephiroth. "This crater was formed when my mother, an alien by the name of Jenova, crashed here. She is no longer with us, but the Planet is still using Mako to heal itself. While I wait for Meteor's impact, I shall begin absorbing the Mako to increase my power. This will only be a taste of what I will become once Meteor hits."

"Not if I have anything to say about it!" Rainbow Dash flew directly at Meteor as fast as she could.

"Foolish pony," said Sephiroth. "She must be in a rush to meet her end."

"I don't think so!" said Silverstream, looking forward to what was to come. Fluttershy and Sunset looked up as well.

Flying at an incredibly fast speed with both hooves in front of her, Rainbow Dash eventually reached the speed of sound. There was a rainbow shockwave as Rainbow flew faster than the speed of sound, leaving a rainbow trail behind her.

"A Sonic Rainboom!" Fluttershy and Silverstream cheered.

"A Sonic what?" said Sephiroth.

Rainbow Dash smashed into Meteor, and came out the other side like a bullet. Rainbow lights shone from Meteor and it exploded in a shower of rainbow sparkles.

"No... how can this be?" Sephiroth stood in shock.

Rainbow Dash returned, looking quite unharmed. "Bet you didn't know I could do that, Sephiroth! Now how about that challenge?"

"Impressive," said Sephiroth. "Don't think I'm through with you." He manifested his wing and flew away.

Rainbow Dash flew after Sephiroth, but he blasted her away. Silverstream and Fluttershy caught her, but when they recovered, Sephiroth was gone.

"Let's return to the Fire Crystal," said Sunset. "I feel the final battle isn't far away."