The Rising Demon Era.by Neutral BoyChaptersPrologue: Reflection of your doubts.Chapter 1: The first taste of severe consequences.Chapter 2: Aftermath & Decisive Decision.Chapter 3: The Crystal Empire's return.Chapter 4: Tough times, battle against the Umbra King.Chapter 5: Fall of a king, hostage crisis, and secret deal.Interlude: Café blues & unwanted reunion.Act 1: Mid-Season teaser.Prologue: Reflection of your doubts.TwilightPOV; Out of all the villains where me and my friends faced, I never expect to be waiting for my death. How did I end in this mess in the first place? Well, it all started a few days after time traveling back to my future self to warn her. Though the disaster didn't come, I realize that I've really made a mess on my whole body, especially my mane and right eye. It took like forever to patch them up and having to ignore both Rainbow & Spike laughs at my horrible appearance. One of these, I'm pretty sure they won't be laughing anymore and getting payback on them. Seeing Spike chased around by horny animals and Rainbow switching gender by having a little tiny c- Ahem, anyways, I went to go pick up some books I bought, unaware that I was being followed. When I got the books and left the store, I got grabbed from behind and dragged to an alley. "W-What the, get your hands off of me right now or I swear I'll call the royal guards!" "Not a chance, the boss is waiting patiently for you only. Now stop struggling already." "When Princess Celestia finds out that I'm taken hostage, I swear-" I didn't get to finish my sentence as I got hit in the head, knocking me out cold. Either minutes or hours later, I didn't know how long I was unconscious. Until I felt a whole lot of cold water draping on my head as I gasp in awake. I seem to be alone in some sort of prison room, but unlike the horrible rooms I saw in my books, this one is like already clean and no signs of blood smell. I tried to get up out of this chair, but my body can't form these chains and my magic isn't working. Perhaps there's something in this prison room that nullifies magic. My ears heard the door open as I saw an armored robe pony walk inside and closing the door. "Do not worry young filly, I have no intention of harming nor mind controlling you." I heard a male stallion voice as I see him knelt down on his knees, bowing to me. "I merely wish to talk with the pupil of the Sun Goddess." "W-Who are you and where am I?" He looks up at me and stands up before backing up a few feet. "You are in a secluded area. As for who I am, well, I'm what is called a guardian traveler. Also my sincerest apologies for having my spies to ponynap you in order to keep quiet from the local public. The reason we brought you here is simply to hear about your first step journey as an element bearer." My eyes widen, how does he know that I'm the element bearers? Unless he. . . "Are you by chance another villain? Then I won't let you hurt my friends and-" "You're mistake young one, I'm neither a villain nor a hero you would blindly describe me as one." "Then if your neither one, why do you wish to hear about me being an element bearer?" He didn't talk for a minute as he walks back and forth from my eyes, walking left to right. "I heard it from my spies ever since you got your cutie mark during a certain event incident. Years later, you travel to Ponyville and make history of unlocking the Elements of Harmony with the help of your friends. I do applaud for you on not only besting Nightmare Moon, but also the chaotic trickster Discord." He stops at his tracks and glances toward me. "Though it wasn't the only thing that gotten me interested, something else entirely besides them." He walks closer to me and whispers in my left ear. "Negative emotions Twilight. Negative. Emotional. Trauma." For some reason, my whole body shivers from having the relive those awful things to remember. From the darkness Nightmare Moon made to kill us, seeing the Ursa Minor tore up several buildings, running away from a hydra, and Discord turning my friends into their opposite selves, especially me. "It hurts doesn't it? Before and after you became an element bearer, you have experienced the troubled times from your childhood years, all the way to the present time. Whether if you want to forget them or not, your mind says otherwise to me. I know that it pains you in sadness, having to bottle it all up inside and continue your daily life in Ponyville with no worry. The worst thing however, no pony especially your family, notice how deep the scars you had and didn't bother to comfort you. Not even Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and Princess Celestia. Some friends and family they turn out to be, huh?" I. . . . . . I-I didn't know on how to respond back and I felt my eyes tear up. "I do have one last question to ask." I see him back away from my ear and look me deep in the eyes. "What would you do, if you were at a lowest point? Being left behind by your own friends and family you try to protect, yet they didn't appear beside you? All these years of learning to love, but get rejected and left to die?" "I. . . I-I. . . . . I-I-I don't k-know. I'm not sure on what I'll do." I hear him sigh as he backs away from me. To my surprise however, he unchained me and I didn't feel the need to try and attack him. Why would I? Somehow he was right, I never even got healed enough from my past scars. "You are free to go back to your own home. But know this Twilight Sparkle, element of magic bearer and student pupil. One day, when you feel all alone at your breaking point, someone out there will wait for you than what the others cannot do." "Y-Your letting me go? No bribe, torture, slave, or anything?" He didn't answer as I felt my whole body light up and vanish, but not before hearing his final words. "I wish you well on your unknown dangerous journey, Twilight Sparkle." SunsetPOV; I woke up after hearing a loud thunderstorm outside. Ponyfeathers, I must've stayed up all night from reading and overslept again. Wonder if there's anything to eat today? Probably nothing, or I don't feel like eating anything. So I got dressed and walk into the kitchen to make some cereals. "Hey there bacon sunshine~." "GAH!" I yelp as I turned around to see if anyone is behind me, but I didn't see no one here. "Okay, calm down Sunset, your just hallucinating that's all." Calming down and controlling my breathing, I continue walk and reach the kitchen fridge. Opening it up, I got the milk out and closed it before grabbing my cereal box. "Nothing like a good old treats to eat." I began to chew on my cereals using a spoon, but yet my mind kept thinking of the statue portal I appeared out of. Wow how times fly, at first on having to trouble to walk, all the way to the present of waiting for the Fall Formal soon. "I wonder if my foolish mentor even bother thinking about me? Nah, probably not." I shook my head and drink some more milk. Author's Note So yeah, I got the requested story idea by someone named Chazkopa. It took me some time to get the title and description, but I did all I could. Also I'll probably later on put in the pictures in the next chapters from the ones Chazkopa messaged me and I'm going to put in to give credit for those artists who drew them. Anyways, thank you for the request idea Chazkopa and I hope everyone is still doing okay as the pandemic seems to be cooling down a bit, or not, I don't know. See ya later. Chapter 1: The first taste of severe consequences.After being teleported back to where Twilight was, she decides to go back in Ponyville at her tree home. She didn't bother to greet every pony, including her own friends on the way there since she has a lot to think about and only wanted to be alone so no pony can interrupt her. Arriving at her tree home, she opens her door and closes it before going to her bed and cries herself to sleep. Over the next days and weeks, Twilight has slowly felt better and begins to hang out with her friends. Although, she hasn't told them about what really happen and just want to forget about it. In the following friendship reports and her friends doing reports as well, everything has been going smoothly. Then, the one week happens where it would change Twilight's life and view point of Equestria forever. A Canterlot Wedding Invasion has commenced, curtesy of the changeling named Queen Chyrsalis who has fooled every pony by using a disguise of Twilight's babysitter caretaker and her brother soon to be wife, Cadence. When Twilight rescued her caretaker in the crystal mines, they confronted the imposter at the wedding. Chrysalis revealed herself and defeated Princess Celestia using a magic love boost from Shining Armor. After taking care of Celestia, she ordered all of her units from inside and outside the magic barrier to stage an attack on Canterlot. Unfortunately, when Twilight and her friends did there best to wipe out many changeling to get the Elements of Harmony, they were quickly outmatched and taken back to the wedding as prisoners. Twilight's world came crashing down as she thought that she would get better, but yet it appears to grow worse ever since arriving to Canterlot. Her instincts of knowing something is wrong with her former babysitter when she didn't join the sunshine dance. She also seen Cadence disliking the things behind her friends's back. Then came the confrontation when she accused her of being evil, but ends being alone after getting called out in harsh words by her own brother, friends, and mentor. "If I were you sister, I wouldn't even come to the wedding." "Nice going Twilight." "How could you do this to your own baby sitter?" "You're crazy in a coco land." "I'm ashamed of you Twilight. To think I had the decency of working on a dress for you." "Really brought this upon yourself egghead." "Sometimes I do wonder if you prefer to marry your books instead of going out with a nice stallion." "You have a lot to think about, my faithful student." Her tears were leaking out as she watches the Changeling Queen gloating over of fooling every pony. That is, until a certain familiar voice calls out to her. Some friends and family they turn out to be, huh?" Twilight sees an image of the same knight who has talked to her, the time when they were alone. She sees him walk up to her and look deep in her eyes. "What would you do, if you were at a lowest point? Being left behind by your own friends and family you try to protect, yet they didn't appear beside you? All these years of learning to love, but get rejected and left to die?" When his image disappears, Twilight didn't know on what she could have said back then, until today. ". . . Revenge, Justice, and Freedom." She coldly whispers. Twilight's foalsitter Cadence barely heard her as she sees Twilight doing something with her horn. 'Twilight? What's wrong?' Cadence's mind said. From her own beating heart, Cadence can tell something's off with Twilight, but has no idea on what to do. In the wedding throne room, no other pony didn't know on what happens next as Twilight uses her magic to unleash a beam, hitting at Chrysalis's right shoulder. She screamed in pain, not expecting to be hit from behind and feeling a burn on her right shoulder. She turns around to see who it was, but felt an ominous magic aura coming from Twilight and it's not stopping. 'What is going on?' She exclaimed in her mind, feeling a bit of fear building up. She also notices Twilight's body is incinerating the goop holding her. When one of Chrysalis's changeling drones try to detain Twilight, she grabs him by the throat and flung him at the wall beside the Queen. She is stunned in shock by what occurred, her head turn to see her precious drone collapses and has mutiple broken bones. She turns her head to see Twilight already freed Cadence and is cracking her knuckles, glaring at the Queen. "I'm going to enjoy watching you scream as I rip out your beloved bug wings and examine them in my laboratory. Maybe these ones will fit perfectly on me than you." Twilight says in a venom tone. Not wanting to be humiliated by a mere pony unicorn in public, Queen Chrysalis roars in anger and she and Twilight charge at each other as a brawl commences. Both her friends, Spike, Cadence, and Celestia watches helplessly as they have never seen Twilight in a fit of uncontrollable negative emotions. Cadence couldn't have imagine in all of her years, witnessing to bond over an innocent filly toward her reunion who has changed. Her tears were flowing of watching Twilight going blow to blow against Chrysalis and get injured, but she hasn't back down and continue to fight her. Knowing she can't tell if this would last long, Cadence attempts to snap Shining Armor out of his dizzy state. It worked as Shining shakes his head and sees Cadence in front of her. "C-Cadence, what happened to me?" He murmurs, but gets a hard slap in the cheek by Cadence. "There's no time Shining. I need your help to saving your little sister from the changeling Queen and her subjects. If Twilight dies here, I swear to Celestia and every pony that I won't forgive you and there won't be a wedding for us. Understand?" He flinches from her cold tone, but nods his head. Not wanting to make her more angry at him. So they both conjure up a powerful love spell while Twilight and Chrysalis continue to fight. Yet in there fight, Chrysalis seems to be all of a sudden losing to Twilight somehow. She is seen panting and tries to think of a way to take her while still confused on why she's backed into a corner. 'Th-This is all wrong. I should have been much stronger when I absorbed Shining's love and defeated Princess Celestia! Yet how, how am I losing to this mentor's unicorn student?! It doesn't make any sense! Nothing about this makes any sense!' "Ready to give up on your invasion Chrysalis?" Twilight says coldly. "Not a chance! If you haven't notice, I still have my changeling army waiting to decimate you at any second!" "So you say, but what about that immense power behind you?" Chrysalis paused her fight and turns her head, her eyes widen upon seeing Cadence and Shining Armor unleashing a spell she wasn't prepared for. There spell contains a big sphere going big and blowing away all of her changelings while freeing Twilight's friends and mentor from the goop. "Oh crap baskets." She mutters. The blast hits Chrysalis as she is seen blasting off away from Canterlot, but not before giving her last speech. "Marking my words, I won't give up that easily and ruin your whole lives, including you as well Twilight Sparkle!!!" The threat was over as every pony in Canterlot cheers loudly, except for one particular pony mare who's not in a very happy mood. She sighs in disappointed, not because of the changelings have invaded oh no-no-no-no, but she's very disappointed at those who have let this whole dreadful mess to happen in the first place. Twilight turns around and walks over to her mentor Celestia, not bothering to check up on Shining, Cadence, Spike, and her friends. She saw her mentor has her head up and sees her student walking towards her. Celestia smiles and wanted to thank her, but her smile fades when Twilight grabs her by the throat. "This whole mess wouldn't have happened if you would just sit on your flat sunny ass and listen to what your students has to say more than letting these Noble bucks rub off on you in bed." She says in a venom tone. "Hey Twilight! What the heck are you doing?! Let the Princess go or I swear you-" She turns her head and glares at her friend Rainbow Dash who has stopped upon seeing her this angry. "One more flap, step, or word and you can kiss your Wonderbolt dreams goodbye. FOR GOOD THIS TIME." Fearing of losing her dream, she fearfully steps back and joins her friends. "Twily? What's wrong with you? Why are you being so host-" Shining's voice grew silent when her sister gave him a death glare. "For once in your life brother, shut the buck up! Not only have you made this mess happen, but you let the imposter make a fool out of you. Just like she fooled my own friends, Spike, and my mentor." None of the ponies and Spike were speech, filled with some regrets and ashamed of not listening to her warnings. "Let's just get something straight, there won't be a wedding unless you tell every pony in public the honest truth of what has happened before & during the Canterlot wedding ceremony and I do seriously mean the "HONEST TRUTH" to every pony, RIGHT AJ?!" Applejack felt her body shaken up in fear, but nods her head. "So then, if there's no one here to object, then I need to be alone for now. As for you my own mentor. . ." SLAP! There was a hard slap sound, earning Celestia a bruise on her left cheek and a punch to the gut. Twilight bends down and whispers into her mentor's ear. "You. Have. A lot. To think about. Princess Sun****." Twilight then walks away from her own mentor, but pauses and glance toward her foalsitter." "Cadence?" She says softly. "Y-Yes Twilight?" Cadence responds back, feared on what she has to say to her. "Don't bother of following me, for now you need to ask questions on why your wedding is in ruins. If I were you, I'd start by asking my own assistant Spike, my backstabbing friends, your precious aunty, and your soon to be husband. Including on what they have all said to me before Chrysalis banished me to the crystal mines." Twilight then proceeds to go away from the ruined wedding and takes some time to be left alone. After she left, Cadence turns her head at the ones Twilight told her. She has tried to keep her cool calm state from every noble she came across, but now her state is breaking apart and her anger is fuming. "None of you are leaving this place until you tell me the exact truth and why Twilight is this pissed off after she had saved me in the crystal mines. If anyone wish to speak, do so cause I'm not very happy here. RIGHT! NOOOOOOW!!!!" Not far off away from Canterlot, Princess Luna is arriving back from her duty mission, but her body paused when she felt a strong presence of magic coming from Canterlot and not a good kind of magic. "Ohhhh. . . this can't be good. What did you do now sister?" Luna says. She sighs before flapping her wings and head straight for Canterlot, wondering what happen while she was gone. Unaware that the changing shift of Harmony has just begun. Author's Note General Smarty Pants: Good lord, it has begun. . . *Dark Samus's laugh echoes in the starts* Who here thinks this version looks good and sexier? Good Twilight or Evil Twilight? https://d.facdn.net/art/mirapony/1569762376/1569762376.mirapony_final01.png Anyway, happy Halloween everyone and my beloved followers! From our family to yours, keep your pants dry, your dreams wet and remember. Hugs not drugs. Chapter 2: Aftermath & Decisive Decision.Inside the house where it's wrecked from a few changelings, a lone mare with glasses on is irritated as she cleans up her house and replace the items that were broke. "I leave my home for several hours and look what happens." She mutters, dusting her books. "'Hey Moondancer, how about we hang out like old times? It gets really cranky being in the house for too long. Why not just go out and explore every once in a while?' Then suddenly, things get crazier when changelings appear out of nowhere from inside & outside the barrier. Ruining my time of hanging out with my old friends!" Slowly Inhaling and exhaling to not have her magic ruin her house, Moondancer clears up her mind. "Ah screw it, I'll go check on my friends. See if they're okay and didn't get captured." Making the rest is cleaned up, Moondancer changes up her clothing and then heads outside. Minutes have passed by and while walking around, she looks to see some buildings have taken damage. Especially seeing the royal guards rounding up the changelings who were left behind. Upon turning to the right corner, Moondancer spots a pony in an old guard orange armor sitting on a big rock, watching a hologram green image. Suspiciously curious on who's the guard, she slowly walks over. "Heh, looks like some ponies at the ceremony is in serious trouble." The unknown guard says. "Um excuse me?" The guard turns his head and spots Moondancer, then waves her hand to her. "Oh hello, don't mind me, just watching the wedding ceremony unfold." "Not to be rude, but are you spying on the new couple getting married?" "Well partially yes, though it seems the wedding has unfortunately halted due to the changeling invasion. Including the parts where betrayal is involved and a certain purple unicorn mare is caught in the middle, sound familiar?" "Purple mare. . . . . wait. . . are you talking about Twilight Sparkle?" "Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner ponies! Anyways, yes I'm talking about the purple mare. The thing is though, it would seem this mare is very pissed off since she got betrayed by her friends, mentor, and brother over a princess who's secretly a changeling queen. What you're seeing on this screen right now is the aftermath wedding disaster and it seems Twilight needed to be alone for now. Although, the conversation isn't over yet for the unfortunate victims." Moondancer sees the image change of Twilight leaving the ruined wedding. "Wow, I've never seen Twilight this mad before." "Yep, but the hints of chaos isn't over yet in the wedding. Want some melted cheese chips or popcorn?" ". . . Eh I'll take both." After Twilight Sparkle has left to be alone, Princess Cadence demanded truthful answers from the ones who have neglected her favorite filly and why no pony even bothered to back up her evidence story. So the five mares, Spike, Celestia, and her fiancée told their side of the story before the ceremony. They exclaimed mostly that Twilight seemed off, suspiciously moody, overreacting much, and jealous. When the bride princess ran off crying, they remember saying hurtful words to Twilight, which a part of did regret saying and wish to take it back. Yet under these circumstances, it's probably too late for that now. When they finished up the story, Princess Cadence went silent for a minute and rubs her face with her hands. Thinking up on what to say next, her hands lowered and turn into closed fists. "I understood why Twilight did her investigation, but all of you should know better. Heck, you five should've taken your friend's side instead of a Princess who you barely even known in a day or two. For your information Aunty and Shining, Twilight did the right thing of confronting the imposter, even if she might have the evidence or not." "B-but dear, we didn't know that you were-" Shining's words got cut off when his fiancée death glared him, making him flinch and lower his head. "I'm not going to hear more of your lame ass excuses Shining Armor. You and I are going to have a private discussion later on how much you done bucked up as a big brother to your own flesh & blood sibling little sister." Shining merely nodded in acknowledgement. "Aunty Celestia, there are so many words I wanted to say, but I just can't stand to look at you now." Celestia eyes widen in tears, but lowers her head along with her flatten ears, knowing she definitely screwed up big time. Not just being a princess, but failing as a mentor to her own student. "Spike, I'm not being too harsh on you, but you need to be a little more mature and smart of growing up. I'm sure your big sister has her heart broke when you left her side, you have to be responsible to redemption and apologize to her so that it won't happen again." "I understand Cadence." Spike said, nodding his head sadly and want to make up with his sister. "As for you five specifically, I'm very disappointed in all of you. The five of you mares represent the Elements of Harmony bearers, yet neither one of you knows on how to be a true bearer. Sure the elements have chosen each of you along with Twilight, but it's also that when there's possible danger in any place, you have to train very well and become smart so that you work as a great team together." She then turns to the side slowly and her next words grew colder. "Then again, your time of relaxing in Ponyville seems to make you lose IQ skills and lack poorly training." All the pony's eyes widen, never expecting Cadence to sound this suddenly cruel to them. "W-Why. . . y-you-" Applejack wanting to get up, but her friend Fluttershy puts her back down. "If you lay one hit on me, I will call the guards and have you arrested. I suggest you think wiser, dishonest Applejack." AJ's teeth were gritting in anger, but tries to clear her head. "That also goes for the rest of you mares as well." The other four heard it, but for Rainbow however, she also seethed in anger like AJ. "Now then, I'm having this wedding delayed and all of you need to interview an important announcement to every pony in Canterlot on why all of you screwed up big time and let a bug shapeshifting queen & her subjects fool you all." After her conversation is over, Cadence passes by them and picks up a changeling drone who's critically injured from Twilight's toss at the wall. She then glance and makes one last statement to them. "When this news is over, you five element bearers and my aunty are not welcome at our wedding." As Cadence flews off with the changeling were stunned by what she had just said. However for Spike though, he shakes his head and runs off, proceeds to go find Twilight and apologize to her for not believing her. The green image fades as Moondancer is also stunned by what has happen. "This. . . . . t-this is really hard to take in. Did these new friends of hers screwed up big time?" "Oh most definitely, though I'm mostly surprised Princess Cadence didn't lash them out by blasting them." "Eh I wouldn't agree to that being extreme. Speaking of, I have to go find my friends." "Oh before you go, I do have something to give you." The pony in old armor gives a scroll to Moondancer. "After you go check up on your friends, go deliver this message not far from Canterlot and visit a certain place there. If you do, I'll give you a set of hefty bag of bit as a kind payment." Moondancer thought about it, but decides to accept the scroll. "I'll keep that in mind." When Moondancer left to go find her friends, the armor pony chuckles in a dark laugh. He then pulls out another scroll and makes a long list of words. After it's done, he uses his magic to split the scroll into five others. "This should keep the chaotic messing going a bit longer in the broken family bond." He uses a secret hand sign as the five scrolls disappear, teleporting to the unknown locations. "Now that that's done, I think it's time to take a little trip up in the clouds." In another site, a young stallion guard cadet is searching for the weeping sound of a mare crying somewhere. At a tall building, he slowly opens the door, peeking in to see Twilight crying in her books. Seeing the purple mare weeping, he puts his gear by the bookshelf and walks over to her. He sits beside her as Twilight hears hoof steps, slowly looking to spot the guard waving at her and smiling. "Hi there, my name's Flash Sentry." Author's Note Me: Alright, I got one done! Any questions? Random comment: Uh yeah, how come Twilight didn't get blown away in the last time by the power of love? Me: . . . . . (Borrows WildCat's double barrel shotgun and shoots the person) Me: Exorcism complete! Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Chapter 3: The Crystal Empire's return.The next day after recovering from the Changeling Invasion, Princess Celestia has made an assembly speech announcement for every pony, nobles, and Wonderbolts in public. Though a part of her didn't want to do it and being disappointed by her sister, she has to eventually need to own up her past mistakes as she told every pony the entire truth along with 5 bearers, Captain Shining Armor, and Princess Cadence present about what happened before and during the Canterlot Wedding. After Celestia made her speech, let's just say a lot of shocked and surprised in silence. Then later came an outrage and riot as the guards try to calm every pony down with little effect. When Celestia turns to see her sister Luna, she notices that she's trying her best to stabilize her anger. Nothing else to say, Luna needed some time alone away from her sister to think. Needless to say, Princess Celestia ended the speech and goes to her castle alone. Twilight's friends were escorted back to Ponyville while Cadence gave Shining some harsh lessons and punishments in her private room. 3 weeks after the Changeling Invasion, a sudden tremor is shaking near the Frozen North mountains. The lost Crystal Empire that disappear a thousand years ago by a cursed magic spell has finally surface from underground upon Equestria's land. Not only that, but the tyrant darkness pony named King Sombra who's responsible for curse spell has also surfaced as well and begins to find the Empire to take it over again. Upon looking for the Empire in the snowy weather, King Sombra came across a figure near an old icy cave. He sees the figure walk towards him, revealing a blue armor pony holding a bag and halberd. "Who are you pony?"Sombra asked the armored warrior. "Classified, I'm just a wandering observer." The armor warrior calmly replied. "Oh really, then you wouldn't mind if I make you my new slave pawn?" "I highly recommend that you don't do that." "Then let's find out shall we?" When King Sombra's shadowy form magic tries to consume the armor pony, he suddenly felt a massive pain and screams as his shadows moves away, making him revert back to his pony form. "W-What happened? What kind of trick did you do to me?!" He snarls & growling. "I warned you not to do that. Now I have no choice, but to give you a little beat down reminder." Sombra's weak form didn't react on time as he felt a left hook punch to his cheek. "Let me make one thing straight King Sombra; I don't like being mind bucked or controlled by any pony." The armor pony gave a swift kick in Sombra's stomach. "Especially by the ones who thinks it's okay to abuse and having forcible sex against the non-consent victims. You see if my knight brothers found out that some pony has me in mind controlled or being a sex slave, all of Tartarus would run loose and drag the hateful sinners to the abyssal darkness of eternal despair and endless torture until all of there wills and minds are broken." Sombra felt his back get kicked before his neck is grabbed by the armor pony's right hand. "I would very much like to end you right now with no pony watching, but my brother has a better idea. Since both you and the Crystal Empire has returned to the lands, my brother has a special plan for you." The armor pony in pulls out something from the bag, revealing a small brown food item. "This item I have here is very dangerous to eat except for some tough animals. Though before I can let you go, I do have some final words to you as a message for the arrival groups." King Sombra sees the armor warrior opens the front helmet and his fear were growing upon seeing the warrior's face. "Enjoy your victory foolish ponies, for this is just the beginning end of Equestria and the rise of a treacherous force." The armor pony then closes the helmet and shoves the food item to Sombra's mouth. When he choked and swallow the item, his body fell down in the snow. Sombra's body felt his body shaken and he roars in immense pain to make it stop. Nodding that the task is complete, the blue armor pony warrior walks away from the screaming tyrant. A few hours later in Canterlot, Princess Celestia is on her throne seat to calm her headache. From dealing with some riot ponies, angry nobles & families, and her sister growing more distant away. 'It just keeps getting worse and worse for me every day.' She thought, rubbing her head to massage it. 'First the Canterlot Wedding, then the invasion, looked down by my own pupil, the element bearers in a worst state of regret & guilt like me, having to tell the truth in public, Shining Armor misses his sister, some pony residents moving out from Canterlot, nobles can't shut the buck up every once in a while, and now my own sister has lost her trust of me. What else can go wrong in my life?' Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard the throne room open and her guard bows to her. "News from the northern part of Equestria, your highness." "Yes, what is it?" "I have simply wanted to inform you that, the Crystal Empire has returned." "What? Are you sure?" "Yes, but that's not all your highness. One of our spying scouts reports of a strange large red glowing magic seems to have stopped. Our spy reports that it could be King Sombra, but it seems he hasn't gone after the Empire yet. What should we do?" "Hmmm, send a message to Princess Cadence and Shining Armor. Inform them to investigate the Crystal Empire's state while I try to contact my pupil." "As you wish your majesty." Meanwhile. . . Moondancer made the trip to Ourtown after making sure her friends were recovering quite 100% okay. "Well, I finally made it. Hope this message is worth a long trip for more bits." She murmurs. Thus, she walks in further to Ourtown, unaware of the shivering feeling of bad news in that town. Author's Note Heyo mah fellow viewer readers and army followers! The snow has descended and the holidays rules were changing with social distancing since the pandemic still goes on. Thankfully the vaccines I saw on the news are shipping across the world and hopefully the library finally opens up so I can rent any books, games, movies, or tv series again. Anyways, Merry Christmas or happy Hearth's Warming everyone as the year 2020 comes to a close and 2021 starts soon! Here's a bonus video if anyone gets bored at Christmas dinner or party. Chapter 4: Tough times, battle against the Umbra King.In Ponyville, things aren't going so well for some of the citizens. Especially a few of the certain ones. The Cutie Mark Crusaders however were having a private discussion sitting down at the club house. "So does any pony know on what to do next?" Applebloom asked them. "How should I know Applebloom? We tried everything, but it ended in failure." Scootaloo replied, grumbling to herself. "I'm with Scootaloo, we're not exactly qualified of being an expert therapist Applebloom." Sweetie said, rubbing her head. A few days ago, each of them were have grown worry for the heroes, but more so for there sisters. Sweetie Belle did try to talk with Rarity, but only gotten the little responses of 'I'm fine sweetie' or 'Just busy dealing with work, even though she hasn't worked on any of her designs and her makeup being a mess. So Sweetie thought it would be best to temporarily take for her sister's work fashion schedule just so they won't lose their home. Applebloom also checked up on Applejack, but hides in some corners since she saw her sister exhausting herself by punching and bucking some hard materials than apple trees. Though she did saw Applejack showing a few tears and her brother Big Mac taking Applejack to bed for some rest. Applebloom decides to ask her grandma Granny Smith a request to temporarily take over her sister's job of bucking trees for apples. Scootaloo however, hasn't seen Rainbow Dash at all and wonders if she's at her cloud home. She tries to call Rainbow, but for some reason there's no response. Though she did wake up on night when she can hear Rainbow screaming and hear her cries. It pains her a little of seeing her sister/hero fan in a downward spiral, but she didn't want to disturb her. So despite having problems with her wings, Scootaloo has asked a couple of pegasi ponies to take over Rainbow's job until she's feeling better. Although, the three little mares did most likely worry for the most of all, Spike the dragon. They usually saw him with Twilight every day, but yet he seems so mostly depressed all the time now. "Well we can't just give up that easily. There's got ta be some way ta help us out." "I don't have much info to give Applebloom." "Speaking of sisters Sweetie, do you know on where Rarity's at right now?" "If I had to guess, I did overhear from outside several hours ago that Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash are heading to a place called the Crystal Empire. Though I haven't seen Twilight Sparkle with them, but she probably have gone ahead of them rather early if you ask me." "Hmmmm, I'll see if I can ask Big Mac and he-" *knock* *knock* *knock* "Ah'll go get it girls, probably those snobby mares Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon again." Applebloom gets up to go open the door. When she opens it up, she was ready for the insult, but however is caught off-guard when her eyes widen upon seeing a green armor pony at the front door of the club house waving to her. "Greetings, may I please come in your nice club house?" The armor pony politely asked her. Meanwhile, in the Crystal Empire, both Princess Cadence and Shining Armor have already made it. Having the read the important letter, despite having a trust relationship issue with her aunt, Cadence decide to put aside the issue for now and protect the returned Crystal Empire by creating a large shield area spell. Even if they haven't figured out on where the crystal heart is yet, the two ponies needs to protect the Empire and it's citizens against the freezing snow out there and King Sombra as he bangs on the barrier to break with no avail. What neither Shining, Cadence, and the crystal ponies knows is that the blue armor pony is at the library. "Looks like the bearers are on the move." The armor pony said, reading a book. "Time to begin phase 1." Upon snapping the fingers, the controlled King Sombra roars out and goes straight for the train. Shining Armor notice something off with Sombra before hit with a realization. 'He must be after some pony else arriving to help us.' He thought. "Hold on to the shield spell a bit longer Cadence, I'll be back with some help assistance for us." Patting on his wife's shoulder, Shining Armor runs off to go chasing King Sombra. Outside far off the shield barrier, Twilight, Flash, Spike and the others arrive in the snowfields. While finding for the Crystal Empire's location, they felt a sudden tremor meaning that something's coming. "Flash, stay close to Spike." Twilight said, readying her magic. "Leave it to me Twilight." The whole felt the tremor drawing in close before a shadowy presence appear. All of there eyes saw the shadow form to witness a dark face figure of King Sombra with his eyes glowing green and purple lashes showing. "Get out of here, I'll cover you!" Wasting no time, the group runs off while Twilight stays close and fires off her magic at Sombra. Her magic had little effect against his hazy shadow as he chases after them. When Sombra closes in, he didn't expect to get his face stunned in halt by a blind sided magic. The group sees Twilight's brother Shining Armor appeared and fires his magic at the Shadowy King. "Get going, the Crystal Empire's not too far from here!" He shouted to them. So the group runs off, except for Twilight who looked at her brother. "Shining, what about you?" "Don't worry Twi, I won't let this freakish King hurt you. Cadence has knock some sense into me. Even if I did cause some serious relationship damage at the wedding, I'll do whatever it takes to me amends with you. No matter if it takes for many long years or forever until I pass on." Before Twilight tries to respond, King Sombra made some shadowy spikes on the ground. Shining Armor quickly puts up his own shield to block the attack, but it wasn't enough as the spikes pierce through his shield and damages him. Causing his body to fly up and hit the snowy ground. "BROTHER!" Twilight goes over to her brother's side and sees that he's okay, but in a damaged state. King Sombra roars as he goes to kill them while Twilight shields her brother, waiting for the impact. However, the impact didn't as she opens up her eyes and turn her head before her face is shocked. The grey armor pony she saw for the first time in weeks ago has appeared again and shielded them both with a strong magic barrier. "I-I-It's you from before. H-How are you. . ." Twilight said, unable to finish up her sentence. "Save the questions for later. Right now, you need to take your brother back to the Crystal Empire and heal him up. I'll do what I can to buy you some more time by finding the Crystal Heart." Shaking her head and nodding to him, Twilight picks up her brother and teleports to the group waiting. When the two are gone, the armor pony then punches the King pony's face, making him stagger in pain. "She really did a number on you Umbra King. Though you did kind of deserve it in the end." He cracks both of his knuckles and conjures up another spell. A shame you haven't changed since the princesses sealed you up with the Empire." He slams both hands on the ground as the snowy ground shakes up. "Come forth from the icy depths, Glazer!" Upon speaking the name, an ice serpent rose up and roars at the shadow pony. "Let's give the Umbra King a reason to fear in the snowy depths of a frozen death." Author's Note Been a while, but I have made some progress to updating my stories since well, it wasn't a good month in January for me exactly. Had like two or three problems that ended up with halting my daily chapter work routine, but it didn't stop me completely. Also though, here's a cute pic for those wanted less cold in the snow or house. Look at how the rare, majestic, fluffy, pegasi, pony snuggles her warm scarf. Chapter 5: Fall of a king, hostage crisis, and secret deal.In the Crystal Empire, the blue armor pony used a holoprojection map to see what's going on. Her eyes widen when she saw the element group running while Sombra faces off against the ice serpent. Recognizing the figure by the large snake, her hands tighten in grips. "So, one of our former ally has finally surfaced. This could probably complicate a few things." The blue armor pony then goes to conjure up a spell for a call. "I better inform them at once." Elsewhere up in Cloudsdale, the yellow armor pony is walking around as the other ponies were staying away. Many of them have a shaking feeling inside themselves upon seeing the pony in armor. Some have guessed in their head is a special agent assigned by the Princesses. Others would say that it's a hired bounty hunter from a different source, hired to take in some pony or perhaps kill them. The green armor pony merely shakes his head of seeing the frighten ponies. 'Jeez, they have never seen any armored warriors more terrifying up close? Typical of them.' His mind said. Then, he heard something in his pocket and goes to a back restaurant to hide in. He pulls out the book and a hologram armor pony pops in. "Yes?" "Have you completed your mission yet?" "Afraid not, I need to get some information first in local businesses. Then track down one of the attended employees who's probably hiding in a building. I'll make them talk one way or another." "Well you better hurry up in less than a few hours cause we have a bit of a problem." "Really? What's so bad that you had to call me?" ". . . He's back." Upon hearing those words, the green armor pony grips his hand tight. "So, the bastard's still alive. Which can only mean his two allies are somewhere else entirely." "You are correct, I'll inform the others as well and see if there's one nearby to assist Sombra." "Okay, also before I forget, I manage to get an easy target hostage earlier in my last travel. The little trouble maker is a slippery one, but I caught him by surprised and beat him down hard until he's knocked out cold." "Excellent work, have you delivered the message to any pony?" "Yep and they'll be in for a big surprise for sure. Don't you think?" "Indeed, they all will witness it one day." Back with the fleeing group, they did make it to the Crystal Empire and tend to Shining Armor's injuries. While the group tries to plan out on not making the crystal ponies, Twilight Sparkle however needed to find out the clues for the real crystal heart to use it against King Sombra. Though she can't do it alone and have an assistant of Spike. It was hard for her to forgive him given the problems in Canterlot, but perhaps they need some closure and private talk time for later. Sighing, Twilight turns toward her assistant who's paying no attention to any pony. "Spike?" "Y-Yeah Twi?" "As much as we haven't talked much and giving you the silent treatment, I need your help on saving the Crystal Empire. After we get this done and go back to Ponyville, we'll have some alone talk time just between us without any other pony listening in. Sounds fair?" Hearing her truthful words, Spike felt some of the weight lift off his shoulders and smiles. "Alright. What do you need help with?" "First is to search for clues of the Crystal Heart. We'll start with the locals and the library next." "That shouldn't be a problem." "I'll help out too Twilight, in case there might be any hidden traps King Sombra laid out for us." "Thanks Flash, now let's go save the Crystal Empire." So the three head out to ask the locals of the history and clues to the Heart's location. Both King Sombra and the ice serpent clash on butting heads and recoil back to fight. Sombra goes to bite the serpents neck, but staggers in grunt when the grey pony launched a fire spell at him. This gave an opening for the serpent to slam him down with it's icy spike tail. Not giving up, he unleashes the shadow spike piercers as the armor pony and serpent dodges them. "It seems Sombra's not going down yet." The armor pony murmurs. The two of them didn't know that another big monster appeared and interrupted the fight. A giant Dragon Fly appears with a red armor pony standing on it's head. "Been a long time, hasn't it commander?" The red armor pony said. "Hmph. I thought the last you didn't learn back then. Why side with her?" "Oh believe me I did, but she convinced me otherwise so it's best to help her out than you ever could." "Don't give me that crap. What kind of sick twisted plans has she done in store?" "Like I would ever tell you. So enough about that, what's say we kick off another round of battle?" "Fine by me." The ice serpent and dragon fly clashes while King Sombra goes off to the Crystal Empire. Twilight, Spike, and Flash Sentry have asked around every crystal citizens with little information. They did however if out a clue and all of them went to the crystal library of finding a specific book. In one of the right books, Twilight found something and proceed to head over in the throne room. From there, she discovered a hidden staircase using her magic as they go down the stairs. The three saw a door leading to the entrance, but appears to be blocked by Sombra's curse trap. "You have failed me my faithful student." "Why. . . ? Why did you do this Twilight? What has gotten into you?!" "Never thought I meet someone who also hates her ruling." "Hey, let me go! I swear, you won't get away with this! You hear me?!" "Oh fine, I'll play along for now. So long as I get a crack at Twinkle Stars." "No matter what, I'll always be there for you Twi." "Your days of ruling finally ends here." "Welcome to the new Era, Princess Twilight Sparkle." ". . . . . N-No way, that's not possible. It's you. . ." Despite having trouble to get out of the strange hallucination, Twilight snaps out of it and uses her magic to shoot the crystal. When it glowed, the color changed and the door opens up in a clear white stairs going up. So she uses a spell and they slide down the stairs towards the top until they eventually made. "Ugh, remind us to know that you were gonna do that." Spike said, his eyes dizzy. "No promises." So Twilight, Spike, and Flash found the real Crystal Heart at last. Seeing the thing floating in the center. "Looks like the Crystal Heart's intact. We better get it before Sombra does." Unaware that they were being watched and Flash notices the figure sneaking in from behind them. "Look out!" Flash pushes them out of the way from the incoming sword as the circle activates and trapping him in the center by Sombra's magic. Both Twilight and Spike got the Heart and turn there heads to see the blue armor pony before them. 'Another armor pony?' Twilight's mind said, wondering on who's behind the armor. "Who are you? Why did you try to attack us?" "Wouldn't you like to know. Now hand over the Crystal Heart mare or this could get really ugly." "Never. Spike, take the crystal heart and bring it to Cadence at once." "B-But Twilight, what about you?" "I'll be fine, just make sure that neither Sombra nor this mysterious pony doesn't take it." It's a difficult decision, but Spike nods his head and jumps down on each platform with the heart. The blue armor pony growls and takes a stance to focus on Twilight. "Here I thought things would be so easy for me. I go all through the trouble of running and walking in my travel to cause some bad negativity, yet here I am tangling with a troubling purple mare. Who prefers to instead read books a lot and friendship issues than finding a true potential of her life." "What's that suppose to mean?" "Heheheheh, You'll find out soon enough miss Sparkle." The two of them then clash with the armor using her sword while Twilight blocks it with a barrier shield. While they continue to fight, Spike carefully jumps on each platform to go down. "Easy steps Spike, easy step." He murmurs. What he didn't expect is a shadow magic spell to hit the platform he's standing on. "The Crystal Heart is mine!" King Sombra yelled out, his form change to his pony form. Spike lost the grip of the heart as he also fell and he tries to get it back. Both him and Sombra were getting close to get it until Cadence flew up in time to catch Spike and the Crystal Heart thanks to Shining's assistance. Getting it back, Cadence and Spike uses the heart power up the Crystal Empire with the citizen's help. As the Empire shines and King Sombra's body slowly shattering, he made one last message speech to every pony. "Enjoy your victory foolish ponies, for this is just the beginning end of Equestria and the rise of a treacherous force." Saying his final words, King Sombra shatters into pieces as the citizens cheers of the King's defeat. Twilight meanwhile gets up to see that the blue armor pony has vanished. "Well, I'll find out about the armor pony later. I better go check up on Cadence, Spike, Flash, and Shining." Not far from the Empire, both the armor ponies halted there fight. "It seems King Sombra has failed his task. I'll see you in another day, former commander." The red armor pony vanishes in smoke while the grey armor one walks off away somewhere. "So they made there move. I better get prepared as well." He murmurs. Elsewhere at the same time, Moondancer arrives in the Ourtown entrance to deliver the message. The weirdest part when she got there is seeing every pony with wide grins and equal cutie mark shapes. 'Maybe this wasn't such a good idea.' Her mind said. Her body shakes when she notices them staring at her and she had to hurry up. She saw a mare accompanied with two ponies greeting her. "Welcome to Ourtown, I'm Starlight Glimmer. Who might you be young mare?" "M-Moondancer miss Starlight, I-I'm here to deliver a message to you." "Oh a message for me? Why, I'd be honor to accept it. Perhaps it's a secret admirer?" Moondancer shakily hands Starlight the message scroll. "Let's see if there's anything interesting in the message." Upon opening it up, her eyes reads it and slowly widen in horror of reading it further in. "Hello there Starlight Glimmer, if you are reading this, then you'll know that we have a dear long lost childhood friend of yours held hostage. If you want him back, then you do exactly as we say. Refuse and he'll be terminated in a gruesome spot in public eyes, along with the deaths in the town you are in. Here is the coordinates for our meeting. Signed by, unknown contractor. P.S. We know of the cutie mark vault you hidden in a cave. So don't go into thinking of adding the messenger to the equal cult cause the moment you do, say goodbye to your only home you have left." Meanwhile in the Cantelot garden, a brown armor pony is walking toward a chaotic statue. A powder material appeared out of the armor pony's bag and is poured in a circle. Chanting in a different ritual language, the powder brightens up and a Draconequus appears. "Ahhhhh, I'm free again at last. These itching sore can give me the cramps sometime." Discord said, stretching. When his body goes to fly upwards, he gets a staticky shock and felt the pain. "Wait a minute, why can't I move around farther?" Discord looks around before looking down to see the brown armor pony staring at him. "Ohohohoh, so you're the one who freed me. I must say, I'm impressed you would do that behind sunbutt's rear end. Given how you sneaked around and I've grown interest of this mysterious appearance you have stored up in your armor." The armor pony sighs and speaks to him. "Listen, I don't have a lot of time to talk so I'm here to make a deal with you." Discord felt surprised of the deal offer and raises his eyebrow in suspicion. "Pray then, what's so important that you would ask moi, the spirit of chaos and disharmony a deal?" The armor pony sits down while Discord listens to the reason before the deal. "The vision of a new faction rising and Equestria's demise." Author's Note Wassup everybody! I got a message like a few days or so ago that I've read and it's someone birthday today. Chazkopa! So in honor of his or her birthday, I'll post the new chapter in, along with a bonus one later on. Also to clarify the first Arc is half way done and after the whole first Arc is booked in, I'll put in the Arc title. Hope everyone's doing okay and again happy birthday Chazkopa. Interlude: Café blues & unwanted reunion.Author's Note Just quick note for my fellow readers & followers. This chapter of the story took place in the EQG world. Around the same time before the wedding started when Twilight was sent in the crystal mines by the Changeling Queen and found her long time caretaker Cadence. Also an apology for Chazkopa since I should've gotten this part of the chapter done sooner, but I got slightly held back with other activities & some problems that I didn't feel like writing yet. So enough of that dillydallying, enjoy the reading. Interlude: Café blues & unwanted reunion. In the daily morning of Canterlot city, Sunset Shimmer is seen locking up the door & walking the blocks. Recently, Sunset didn't get much sleep from studying so she needed some time outside to think. She didn't paid much attention to people walking by her as she's too busy with things in her head. 'I don't know what's wrong with me lately. Usually I didn't have any problems on my days of school and getting things done by reigning down any students at CHS, but yet a part of me felt something's definitely off recently. I just can't shake the feeling away from me.' She thought. She pauses when her stomach growls for some meals. 'Ah well, I'll deal with that issue later, right now it's time to go get a bite to eat.' So Sunset goes forward towards Sugarcube Corner that's close by and spots several students there. Much to there discomfort, they spotted Sunset and backed away from her lest they get some harsh blackmails or perhaps getting suspension. Though they do glare at her and she didn't paid no mind from them. Upon entering the store café, Sunset is surprised to see Vice Principal Luna sitting alone at a table drinking coffee. "Hey there Vice Principal Luna." Luna turns her head to see Sunset waving at her. "Sunset Shimmer? I thought that you were suppose to work on your extra homework." "Nah, I just needed to take a break. Plus it's really boring when I sit for too long and get headaches sometimes." Sunset walks over to sit beside her principal. Although, Mrs. Cakes narrows her eyes at Sunset, but she didn't say anything else since Luna is here as she gets back to work. "To be honest Ms. Luna, I never actually seen you here of all places. Usually you've been mostly busy with work at Canterlot High School and helping the staffs in each rooms." "I sometimes come here to relax Sunset, given that my sister can handle the paper work businesses." While Vice Principal Luna looks at her coffee, Sunset notices a ring on Luna's finger. "I didn't know you had a ring on your finger Ms. Luna, is your husband around or working somewhere?" Luna sighs and rubs her ring. "This belong to my fiancée when he proposed to me." "Oh, but is he alright or. . ." "As much as I hate to say this Sunset, he's. . . . . . . . . . . . . no longer around or anywhere else." There was a silent pause as Sunset sees Luna clenches her ring of her deceased lover and holding in her tears. A part of her feels sadden to see Vice Principal Luna having to carry a big burden of holding the ring, though she did wonder if Principal Celestia felt the same mournful pain for Luna. However, their conversation is cut short when they both heard a loud shout from Mrs. Cake. "What the hell are you doing at my café?!" Both Luna and Sunset flinched a bit and they turn their heads to see someone already entering the doorway. "Relax Mrs. Cake, I'm not going to ruin your store today like the last time." The female voice spoke. When the female figure walks a bit forward, the customers heard her voice and felt terrified of her. "Leave us." Her cold tone voice told them. The customers got the message as they instantly paid their meals and leave outside the door. Luna recognizes the brown hair eye patch woman and gets up to confront her. "Jewel Heinrich." Luna says, her teeth gritting in anger. 'Jewel Heinrich?' Sunset thought, wonder on how Luna knows her. 'Wait a sec, I've seen her somewhere before, but not her name entirely. Hmmmmmmmm.' "It's been a long while, Luna." "Cut the nice acting bullshit Jewel, why are you back in Canterlot?" "Oh isn't not obvious dearest Luna? I merely came to pleasantly visit both you and your big sister. Though I must say, you two did a fine job of keeping everything all cool and dandy while I was off doing my own task of leading grand people to flourish in studying harder than that foolish Crystal Prep Academy of dumpster babies." "I highly doubt you can lead your students to study when you punish them brutally on tests and sports." "Oh speak for yourself miss Moona wetting the bed drama woman. Speaking of Canterlot, how has the CHS been doing? Did your sister stop crying over her stupid con artist of her so-called-perfect boy toy man?" Luna immediately grabbed Jewel's business shirt and both of them are face to face. "Don't you dare talk down about my sister and her deceased boyfriend! You have no idea on what kind of pain the both of us went through! I know that you lost your brother, but I also my fiancée as well. So I'll ask you one more time; Why come back here now? To berate us more, mock us in shame, blackmail, threatening, or perhaps kill us now?!" "Oh believe me Luna, if I did think of those ideas, then Canterlot would've crumbled down long ago." Jewel then gently pulled Luna's hand off of her business shirt. "However, I'm not going to do that since I fully accepted my brother's wish to never harm you or Celestia." Jewel glances to see Sunset and smile, much to Sunset's shivering feeling from looking at her. "Now if you ladies excuse me, I have business to attend at the guitar store." "Get the hell out of my store now or I will call the cops!" Mrs. Cake yelled out. "As you wish Mrs. Cake." "NOWWWW!!!" Jewel bows and turns around to walk out, but then stops when she heard Luna speaking. "Before you go, I need to ask you something. Where's the rest of your group?" She glances to Luna and looks down on the ground. "Sadly, we have completely departed and I don't know on where they're at exactly nor phone number." When Jewel's left, Sunset decided to speak with Luna. "Uhhhh, do you know her Vice Principal Luna? Did something happen between you two?" Luna turns her head to her student and gave a long sigh, plus showing a couple of tears. "It's an old wound from the past, you best not deal with grown up dramas Sunset." Back outside, the athletic student named Rainbow Dash is jogging in her walks for some time. While whistling in her little world and not looking, she bumps into someone. "Ow!" She lands on the ground and shakes her head. "Hey! Who's the wise gu-" Rainbow's sentence is cut off when she sees the person and slowly her sudden fear is building up. "Well, well, well, if it isn't the offspring of sunshine & skittles~. Fancy meeting you here~." Rainbow slowly crawled away and got up as the person is walking toward her. "J-J-J-J-Jewel? I-It can't be, you w-w-were. . ." "Oh believe me girl, I'm here in the flesh and still kicking. Though before I left a while back, I merely had to let off some steams of useless thugs and wannabe bad students, especially a couple of irritating young gals who needed to be taught of harsh reality checks and painful underworld sessions." From hearing those words, Rainbow's eyes widen of knowing who they were. "G-G-Gilda. . . . . L-Lightning. . . t-that was you who crippled them?" "Yes indeed, but I'm good now and took some therapy. So you have nothing to fear. . ." In the next moment, Rainbow didn't react as she got punched in the stomach and her left face cheek. "GAHHH!" Her face is grabbed by Jewel and is very afraid of her. "However, your family, team, and Idol made a very big mistake back then of crossing us. Though a part of me thinks it wasn't your fault entirely, but the damage is already done. So consider this an apology gift and lesson learned." Patting Rainbow's bruised cheek, Jewel let go of her as her body is on the ground again. "Give my regards to your poor excuse of a broken, discipline, obsessive, denial, family Tarnish Rash." She says in a venom tone. So Jewel walks away from Rainbow, the athlete girl shivering and tears showing in her eyes. Nearby, Rainbow's friend spotted her and is in shock. "Oh mah stars Rainbow Dash! What happen ta yah?!" Unaware of the two girls, a boy peeking behind a trashcan saw all of this event happen and runs off. Far off away from Crystal Prep Academy, a blue haired girl is searching on her phone for any games. Her phones vibrate and she goes to her message box before her eyes widen in surprise on seeing it. {Hey, it's been a while. Listen, we need to talk and I need your help. . .} Act 1: Mid-Season teaser."Okay, how should I start this off to my journal?" "Not use to writing them, but it's a start I guess. Ahem!" "Everyone has their own faults in life as time goes on." In Ponyville, some fires were seen. Two armored ponies were battling another armored one. "Why didn't you just side with her?! We could've become something more as an unstoppable team!" "You don't get it, I belong to him since he realized his mistakes while the rest of you hasn't been." "Like you wouldn't understand after what you two did to our broken team back then!" "Yet deep down, we make sure to amend our mistakes." In the Canterlot garden, the brown armor was having a talk with Discord. "And you think she would succeed should everything goes as planned?" "Yes, including those turned and spread across the fallen countries." "Hmmmmm, this can bring utter darkness without chaos. Do you have any plan to undo her board game?" "Actually, I do and I'm going to need your help Discord." "Me however, I never made a mistake of meeting you both on a fateful encounter." At the Canterlot throne room, we see Princess Celestia try to stop her student. "Twilight Sparkle! I implore to think about what you are doing!" "Sorry princess, I'm no longer your faithful student, remember?" "You both helped me find life together, especially to our leader." In the weather factory, we see the beast armor pony dragging in two ponies to the purple armor pony. "Is this the hostages I asked you to bring?" "Yes, the ones named Trixie Lulamoon and Starlight Glimmer." "Excellent work, bring them to the factory. I'll also drag in Atmosphere with us for our teammate brother." "No arguments here." "What's that? I'll have some cream & sugar! Be there in a minute!" "Anyways, it's been many months since we've been great partners. Although, it feels like years to me." "Sure we did have our disagreements, but never have I broken our oath pact as true knights." At night, Twilight Sparkle is by the mirror portal and the blue armor. "Is this where I can somepony on the other side to help me?" "Yes, now you need to make a decision. I can't keep the spell holding longer if they spot us." "Okay. . . . . . . goodbye everypony and my family." "I'm not an emotional one to cry alone, but I do cry sometimes when I see anyone hurt or died." "Perhaps one day, one of us has to carry out the oath like our leader did." ""Heh, maybe one day you can lead us to a better peaceful life, my teammates." "Well I better go off to go enjoy my meal." "I love you my knight family." "This is -------------------------------, signing off." Author's Note Only five more chapters left until Act 1 is done and next Act 2. Also the story is alive and going to work on a new chapter soon.
Prologue: Reflection of your doubts.TwilightPOV; Out of all the villains where me and my friends faced, I never expect to be waiting for my death. How did I end in this mess in the first place? Well, it all started a few days after time traveling back to my future self to warn her. Though the disaster didn't come, I realize that I've really made a mess on my whole body, especially my mane and right eye. It took like forever to patch them up and having to ignore both Rainbow & Spike laughs at my horrible appearance. One of these, I'm pretty sure they won't be laughing anymore and getting payback on them. Seeing Spike chased around by horny animals and Rainbow switching gender by having a little tiny c- Ahem, anyways, I went to go pick up some books I bought, unaware that I was being followed. When I got the books and left the store, I got grabbed from behind and dragged to an alley. "W-What the, get your hands off of me right now or I swear I'll call the royal guards!" "Not a chance, the boss is waiting patiently for you only. Now stop struggling already." "When Princess Celestia finds out that I'm taken hostage, I swear-" I didn't get to finish my sentence as I got hit in the head, knocking me out cold. Either minutes or hours later, I didn't know how long I was unconscious. Until I felt a whole lot of cold water draping on my head as I gasp in awake. I seem to be alone in some sort of prison room, but unlike the horrible rooms I saw in my books, this one is like already clean and no signs of blood smell. I tried to get up out of this chair, but my body can't form these chains and my magic isn't working. Perhaps there's something in this prison room that nullifies magic. My ears heard the door open as I saw an armored robe pony walk inside and closing the door. "Do not worry young filly, I have no intention of harming nor mind controlling you." I heard a male stallion voice as I see him knelt down on his knees, bowing to me. "I merely wish to talk with the pupil of the Sun Goddess." "W-Who are you and where am I?" He looks up at me and stands up before backing up a few feet. "You are in a secluded area. As for who I am, well, I'm what is called a guardian traveler. Also my sincerest apologies for having my spies to ponynap you in order to keep quiet from the local public. The reason we brought you here is simply to hear about your first step journey as an element bearer." My eyes widen, how does he know that I'm the element bearers? Unless he. . . "Are you by chance another villain? Then I won't let you hurt my friends and-" "You're mistake young one, I'm neither a villain nor a hero you would blindly describe me as one." "Then if your neither one, why do you wish to hear about me being an element bearer?" He didn't talk for a minute as he walks back and forth from my eyes, walking left to right. "I heard it from my spies ever since you got your cutie mark during a certain event incident. Years later, you travel to Ponyville and make history of unlocking the Elements of Harmony with the help of your friends. I do applaud for you on not only besting Nightmare Moon, but also the chaotic trickster Discord." He stops at his tracks and glances toward me. "Though it wasn't the only thing that gotten me interested, something else entirely besides them." He walks closer to me and whispers in my left ear. "Negative emotions Twilight. Negative. Emotional. Trauma." For some reason, my whole body shivers from having the relive those awful things to remember. From the darkness Nightmare Moon made to kill us, seeing the Ursa Minor tore up several buildings, running away from a hydra, and Discord turning my friends into their opposite selves, especially me. "It hurts doesn't it? Before and after you became an element bearer, you have experienced the troubled times from your childhood years, all the way to the present time. Whether if you want to forget them or not, your mind says otherwise to me. I know that it pains you in sadness, having to bottle it all up inside and continue your daily life in Ponyville with no worry. The worst thing however, no pony especially your family, notice how deep the scars you had and didn't bother to comfort you. Not even Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and Princess Celestia. Some friends and family they turn out to be, huh?" I. . . . . . I-I didn't know on how to respond back and I felt my eyes tear up. "I do have one last question to ask." I see him back away from my ear and look me deep in the eyes. "What would you do, if you were at a lowest point? Being left behind by your own friends and family you try to protect, yet they didn't appear beside you? All these years of learning to love, but get rejected and left to die?" "I. . . I-I. . . . . I-I-I don't k-know. I'm not sure on what I'll do." I hear him sigh as he backs away from me. To my surprise however, he unchained me and I didn't feel the need to try and attack him. Why would I? Somehow he was right, I never even got healed enough from my past scars. "You are free to go back to your own home. But know this Twilight Sparkle, element of magic bearer and student pupil. One day, when you feel all alone at your breaking point, someone out there will wait for you than what the others cannot do." "Y-Your letting me go? No bribe, torture, slave, or anything?" He didn't answer as I felt my whole body light up and vanish, but not before hearing his final words. "I wish you well on your unknown dangerous journey, Twilight Sparkle." SunsetPOV; I woke up after hearing a loud thunderstorm outside. Ponyfeathers, I must've stayed up all night from reading and overslept again. Wonder if there's anything to eat today? Probably nothing, or I don't feel like eating anything. So I got dressed and walk into the kitchen to make some cereals. "Hey there bacon sunshine~." "GAH!" I yelp as I turned around to see if anyone is behind me, but I didn't see no one here. "Okay, calm down Sunset, your just hallucinating that's all." Calming down and controlling my breathing, I continue walk and reach the kitchen fridge. Opening it up, I got the milk out and closed it before grabbing my cereal box. "Nothing like a good old treats to eat." I began to chew on my cereals using a spoon, but yet my mind kept thinking of the statue portal I appeared out of. Wow how times fly, at first on having to trouble to walk, all the way to the present of waiting for the Fall Formal soon. "I wonder if my foolish mentor even bother thinking about me? Nah, probably not." I shook my head and drink some more milk. Author's Note So yeah, I got the requested story idea by someone named Chazkopa. It took me some time to get the title and description, but I did all I could. Also I'll probably later on put in the pictures in the next chapters from the ones Chazkopa messaged me and I'm going to put in to give credit for those artists who drew them. Anyways, thank you for the request idea Chazkopa and I hope everyone is still doing okay as the pandemic seems to be cooling down a bit, or not, I don't know. See ya later.
Chapter 1: The first taste of severe consequences.After being teleported back to where Twilight was, she decides to go back in Ponyville at her tree home. She didn't bother to greet every pony, including her own friends on the way there since she has a lot to think about and only wanted to be alone so no pony can interrupt her. Arriving at her tree home, she opens her door and closes it before going to her bed and cries herself to sleep. Over the next days and weeks, Twilight has slowly felt better and begins to hang out with her friends. Although, she hasn't told them about what really happen and just want to forget about it. In the following friendship reports and her friends doing reports as well, everything has been going smoothly. Then, the one week happens where it would change Twilight's life and view point of Equestria forever. A Canterlot Wedding Invasion has commenced, curtesy of the changeling named Queen Chyrsalis who has fooled every pony by using a disguise of Twilight's babysitter caretaker and her brother soon to be wife, Cadence. When Twilight rescued her caretaker in the crystal mines, they confronted the imposter at the wedding. Chrysalis revealed herself and defeated Princess Celestia using a magic love boost from Shining Armor. After taking care of Celestia, she ordered all of her units from inside and outside the magic barrier to stage an attack on Canterlot. Unfortunately, when Twilight and her friends did there best to wipe out many changeling to get the Elements of Harmony, they were quickly outmatched and taken back to the wedding as prisoners. Twilight's world came crashing down as she thought that she would get better, but yet it appears to grow worse ever since arriving to Canterlot. Her instincts of knowing something is wrong with her former babysitter when she didn't join the sunshine dance. She also seen Cadence disliking the things behind her friends's back. Then came the confrontation when she accused her of being evil, but ends being alone after getting called out in harsh words by her own brother, friends, and mentor. "If I were you sister, I wouldn't even come to the wedding." "Nice going Twilight." "How could you do this to your own baby sitter?" "You're crazy in a coco land." "I'm ashamed of you Twilight. To think I had the decency of working on a dress for you." "Really brought this upon yourself egghead." "Sometimes I do wonder if you prefer to marry your books instead of going out with a nice stallion." "You have a lot to think about, my faithful student." Her tears were leaking out as she watches the Changeling Queen gloating over of fooling every pony. That is, until a certain familiar voice calls out to her. Some friends and family they turn out to be, huh?" Twilight sees an image of the same knight who has talked to her, the time when they were alone. She sees him walk up to her and look deep in her eyes. "What would you do, if you were at a lowest point? Being left behind by your own friends and family you try to protect, yet they didn't appear beside you? All these years of learning to love, but get rejected and left to die?" When his image disappears, Twilight didn't know on what she could have said back then, until today. ". . . Revenge, Justice, and Freedom." She coldly whispers. Twilight's foalsitter Cadence barely heard her as she sees Twilight doing something with her horn. 'Twilight? What's wrong?' Cadence's mind said. From her own beating heart, Cadence can tell something's off with Twilight, but has no idea on what to do. In the wedding throne room, no other pony didn't know on what happens next as Twilight uses her magic to unleash a beam, hitting at Chrysalis's right shoulder. She screamed in pain, not expecting to be hit from behind and feeling a burn on her right shoulder. She turns around to see who it was, but felt an ominous magic aura coming from Twilight and it's not stopping. 'What is going on?' She exclaimed in her mind, feeling a bit of fear building up. She also notices Twilight's body is incinerating the goop holding her. When one of Chrysalis's changeling drones try to detain Twilight, she grabs him by the throat and flung him at the wall beside the Queen. She is stunned in shock by what occurred, her head turn to see her precious drone collapses and has mutiple broken bones. She turns her head to see Twilight already freed Cadence and is cracking her knuckles, glaring at the Queen. "I'm going to enjoy watching you scream as I rip out your beloved bug wings and examine them in my laboratory. Maybe these ones will fit perfectly on me than you." Twilight says in a venom tone. Not wanting to be humiliated by a mere pony unicorn in public, Queen Chrysalis roars in anger and she and Twilight charge at each other as a brawl commences. Both her friends, Spike, Cadence, and Celestia watches helplessly as they have never seen Twilight in a fit of uncontrollable negative emotions. Cadence couldn't have imagine in all of her years, witnessing to bond over an innocent filly toward her reunion who has changed. Her tears were flowing of watching Twilight going blow to blow against Chrysalis and get injured, but she hasn't back down and continue to fight her. Knowing she can't tell if this would last long, Cadence attempts to snap Shining Armor out of his dizzy state. It worked as Shining shakes his head and sees Cadence in front of her. "C-Cadence, what happened to me?" He murmurs, but gets a hard slap in the cheek by Cadence. "There's no time Shining. I need your help to saving your little sister from the changeling Queen and her subjects. If Twilight dies here, I swear to Celestia and every pony that I won't forgive you and there won't be a wedding for us. Understand?" He flinches from her cold tone, but nods his head. Not wanting to make her more angry at him. So they both conjure up a powerful love spell while Twilight and Chrysalis continue to fight. Yet in there fight, Chrysalis seems to be all of a sudden losing to Twilight somehow. She is seen panting and tries to think of a way to take her while still confused on why she's backed into a corner. 'Th-This is all wrong. I should have been much stronger when I absorbed Shining's love and defeated Princess Celestia! Yet how, how am I losing to this mentor's unicorn student?! It doesn't make any sense! Nothing about this makes any sense!' "Ready to give up on your invasion Chrysalis?" Twilight says coldly. "Not a chance! If you haven't notice, I still have my changeling army waiting to decimate you at any second!" "So you say, but what about that immense power behind you?" Chrysalis paused her fight and turns her head, her eyes widen upon seeing Cadence and Shining Armor unleashing a spell she wasn't prepared for. There spell contains a big sphere going big and blowing away all of her changelings while freeing Twilight's friends and mentor from the goop. "Oh crap baskets." She mutters. The blast hits Chrysalis as she is seen blasting off away from Canterlot, but not before giving her last speech. "Marking my words, I won't give up that easily and ruin your whole lives, including you as well Twilight Sparkle!!!" The threat was over as every pony in Canterlot cheers loudly, except for one particular pony mare who's not in a very happy mood. She sighs in disappointed, not because of the changelings have invaded oh no-no-no-no, but she's very disappointed at those who have let this whole dreadful mess to happen in the first place. Twilight turns around and walks over to her mentor Celestia, not bothering to check up on Shining, Cadence, Spike, and her friends. She saw her mentor has her head up and sees her student walking towards her. Celestia smiles and wanted to thank her, but her smile fades when Twilight grabs her by the throat. "This whole mess wouldn't have happened if you would just sit on your flat sunny ass and listen to what your students has to say more than letting these Noble bucks rub off on you in bed." She says in a venom tone. "Hey Twilight! What the heck are you doing?! Let the Princess go or I swear you-" She turns her head and glares at her friend Rainbow Dash who has stopped upon seeing her this angry. "One more flap, step, or word and you can kiss your Wonderbolt dreams goodbye. FOR GOOD THIS TIME." Fearing of losing her dream, she fearfully steps back and joins her friends. "Twily? What's wrong with you? Why are you being so host-" Shining's voice grew silent when her sister gave him a death glare. "For once in your life brother, shut the buck up! Not only have you made this mess happen, but you let the imposter make a fool out of you. Just like she fooled my own friends, Spike, and my mentor." None of the ponies and Spike were speech, filled with some regrets and ashamed of not listening to her warnings. "Let's just get something straight, there won't be a wedding unless you tell every pony in public the honest truth of what has happened before & during the Canterlot wedding ceremony and I do seriously mean the "HONEST TRUTH" to every pony, RIGHT AJ?!" Applejack felt her body shaken up in fear, but nods her head. "So then, if there's no one here to object, then I need to be alone for now. As for you my own mentor. . ." SLAP! There was a hard slap sound, earning Celestia a bruise on her left cheek and a punch to the gut. Twilight bends down and whispers into her mentor's ear. "You. Have. A lot. To think about. Princess Sun****." Twilight then walks away from her own mentor, but pauses and glance toward her foalsitter." "Cadence?" She says softly. "Y-Yes Twilight?" Cadence responds back, feared on what she has to say to her. "Don't bother of following me, for now you need to ask questions on why your wedding is in ruins. If I were you, I'd start by asking my own assistant Spike, my backstabbing friends, your precious aunty, and your soon to be husband. Including on what they have all said to me before Chrysalis banished me to the crystal mines." Twilight then proceeds to go away from the ruined wedding and takes some time to be left alone. After she left, Cadence turns her head at the ones Twilight told her. She has tried to keep her cool calm state from every noble she came across, but now her state is breaking apart and her anger is fuming. "None of you are leaving this place until you tell me the exact truth and why Twilight is this pissed off after she had saved me in the crystal mines. If anyone wish to speak, do so cause I'm not very happy here. RIGHT! NOOOOOOW!!!!" Not far off away from Canterlot, Princess Luna is arriving back from her duty mission, but her body paused when she felt a strong presence of magic coming from Canterlot and not a good kind of magic. "Ohhhh. . . this can't be good. What did you do now sister?" Luna says. She sighs before flapping her wings and head straight for Canterlot, wondering what happen while she was gone. Unaware that the changing shift of Harmony has just begun. Author's Note General Smarty Pants: Good lord, it has begun. . . *Dark Samus's laugh echoes in the starts* Who here thinks this version looks good and sexier? Good Twilight or Evil Twilight? https://d.facdn.net/art/mirapony/1569762376/1569762376.mirapony_final01.png Anyway, happy Halloween everyone and my beloved followers! From our family to yours, keep your pants dry, your dreams wet and remember. Hugs not drugs.
Chapter 2: Aftermath & Decisive Decision.Inside the house where it's wrecked from a few changelings, a lone mare with glasses on is irritated as she cleans up her house and replace the items that were broke. "I leave my home for several hours and look what happens." She mutters, dusting her books. "'Hey Moondancer, how about we hang out like old times? It gets really cranky being in the house for too long. Why not just go out and explore every once in a while?' Then suddenly, things get crazier when changelings appear out of nowhere from inside & outside the barrier. Ruining my time of hanging out with my old friends!" Slowly Inhaling and exhaling to not have her magic ruin her house, Moondancer clears up her mind. "Ah screw it, I'll go check on my friends. See if they're okay and didn't get captured." Making the rest is cleaned up, Moondancer changes up her clothing and then heads outside. Minutes have passed by and while walking around, she looks to see some buildings have taken damage. Especially seeing the royal guards rounding up the changelings who were left behind. Upon turning to the right corner, Moondancer spots a pony in an old guard orange armor sitting on a big rock, watching a hologram green image. Suspiciously curious on who's the guard, she slowly walks over. "Heh, looks like some ponies at the ceremony is in serious trouble." The unknown guard says. "Um excuse me?" The guard turns his head and spots Moondancer, then waves her hand to her. "Oh hello, don't mind me, just watching the wedding ceremony unfold." "Not to be rude, but are you spying on the new couple getting married?" "Well partially yes, though it seems the wedding has unfortunately halted due to the changeling invasion. Including the parts where betrayal is involved and a certain purple unicorn mare is caught in the middle, sound familiar?" "Purple mare. . . . . wait. . . are you talking about Twilight Sparkle?" "Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner ponies! Anyways, yes I'm talking about the purple mare. The thing is though, it would seem this mare is very pissed off since she got betrayed by her friends, mentor, and brother over a princess who's secretly a changeling queen. What you're seeing on this screen right now is the aftermath wedding disaster and it seems Twilight needed to be alone for now. Although, the conversation isn't over yet for the unfortunate victims." Moondancer sees the image change of Twilight leaving the ruined wedding. "Wow, I've never seen Twilight this mad before." "Yep, but the hints of chaos isn't over yet in the wedding. Want some melted cheese chips or popcorn?" ". . . Eh I'll take both." After Twilight Sparkle has left to be alone, Princess Cadence demanded truthful answers from the ones who have neglected her favorite filly and why no pony even bothered to back up her evidence story. So the five mares, Spike, Celestia, and her fiancée told their side of the story before the ceremony. They exclaimed mostly that Twilight seemed off, suspiciously moody, overreacting much, and jealous. When the bride princess ran off crying, they remember saying hurtful words to Twilight, which a part of did regret saying and wish to take it back. Yet under these circumstances, it's probably too late for that now. When they finished up the story, Princess Cadence went silent for a minute and rubs her face with her hands. Thinking up on what to say next, her hands lowered and turn into closed fists. "I understood why Twilight did her investigation, but all of you should know better. Heck, you five should've taken your friend's side instead of a Princess who you barely even known in a day or two. For your information Aunty and Shining, Twilight did the right thing of confronting the imposter, even if she might have the evidence or not." "B-but dear, we didn't know that you were-" Shining's words got cut off when his fiancée death glared him, making him flinch and lower his head. "I'm not going to hear more of your lame ass excuses Shining Armor. You and I are going to have a private discussion later on how much you done bucked up as a big brother to your own flesh & blood sibling little sister." Shining merely nodded in acknowledgement. "Aunty Celestia, there are so many words I wanted to say, but I just can't stand to look at you now." Celestia eyes widen in tears, but lowers her head along with her flatten ears, knowing she definitely screwed up big time. Not just being a princess, but failing as a mentor to her own student. "Spike, I'm not being too harsh on you, but you need to be a little more mature and smart of growing up. I'm sure your big sister has her heart broke when you left her side, you have to be responsible to redemption and apologize to her so that it won't happen again." "I understand Cadence." Spike said, nodding his head sadly and want to make up with his sister. "As for you five specifically, I'm very disappointed in all of you. The five of you mares represent the Elements of Harmony bearers, yet neither one of you knows on how to be a true bearer. Sure the elements have chosen each of you along with Twilight, but it's also that when there's possible danger in any place, you have to train very well and become smart so that you work as a great team together." She then turns to the side slowly and her next words grew colder. "Then again, your time of relaxing in Ponyville seems to make you lose IQ skills and lack poorly training." All the pony's eyes widen, never expecting Cadence to sound this suddenly cruel to them. "W-Why. . . y-you-" Applejack wanting to get up, but her friend Fluttershy puts her back down. "If you lay one hit on me, I will call the guards and have you arrested. I suggest you think wiser, dishonest Applejack." AJ's teeth were gritting in anger, but tries to clear her head. "That also goes for the rest of you mares as well." The other four heard it, but for Rainbow however, she also seethed in anger like AJ. "Now then, I'm having this wedding delayed and all of you need to interview an important announcement to every pony in Canterlot on why all of you screwed up big time and let a bug shapeshifting queen & her subjects fool you all." After her conversation is over, Cadence passes by them and picks up a changeling drone who's critically injured from Twilight's toss at the wall. She then glance and makes one last statement to them. "When this news is over, you five element bearers and my aunty are not welcome at our wedding." As Cadence flews off with the changeling were stunned by what she had just said. However for Spike though, he shakes his head and runs off, proceeds to go find Twilight and apologize to her for not believing her. The green image fades as Moondancer is also stunned by what has happen. "This. . . . . t-this is really hard to take in. Did these new friends of hers screwed up big time?" "Oh most definitely, though I'm mostly surprised Princess Cadence didn't lash them out by blasting them." "Eh I wouldn't agree to that being extreme. Speaking of, I have to go find my friends." "Oh before you go, I do have something to give you." The pony in old armor gives a scroll to Moondancer. "After you go check up on your friends, go deliver this message not far from Canterlot and visit a certain place there. If you do, I'll give you a set of hefty bag of bit as a kind payment." Moondancer thought about it, but decides to accept the scroll. "I'll keep that in mind." When Moondancer left to go find her friends, the armor pony chuckles in a dark laugh. He then pulls out another scroll and makes a long list of words. After it's done, he uses his magic to split the scroll into five others. "This should keep the chaotic messing going a bit longer in the broken family bond." He uses a secret hand sign as the five scrolls disappear, teleporting to the unknown locations. "Now that that's done, I think it's time to take a little trip up in the clouds." In another site, a young stallion guard cadet is searching for the weeping sound of a mare crying somewhere. At a tall building, he slowly opens the door, peeking in to see Twilight crying in her books. Seeing the purple mare weeping, he puts his gear by the bookshelf and walks over to her. He sits beside her as Twilight hears hoof steps, slowly looking to spot the guard waving at her and smiling. "Hi there, my name's Flash Sentry." Author's Note Me: Alright, I got one done! Any questions? Random comment: Uh yeah, how come Twilight didn't get blown away in the last time by the power of love? Me: . . . . . (Borrows WildCat's double barrel shotgun and shoots the person) Me: Exorcism complete! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Chapter 3: The Crystal Empire's return.The next day after recovering from the Changeling Invasion, Princess Celestia has made an assembly speech announcement for every pony, nobles, and Wonderbolts in public. Though a part of her didn't want to do it and being disappointed by her sister, she has to eventually need to own up her past mistakes as she told every pony the entire truth along with 5 bearers, Captain Shining Armor, and Princess Cadence present about what happened before and during the Canterlot Wedding. After Celestia made her speech, let's just say a lot of shocked and surprised in silence. Then later came an outrage and riot as the guards try to calm every pony down with little effect. When Celestia turns to see her sister Luna, she notices that she's trying her best to stabilize her anger. Nothing else to say, Luna needed some time alone away from her sister to think. Needless to say, Princess Celestia ended the speech and goes to her castle alone. Twilight's friends were escorted back to Ponyville while Cadence gave Shining some harsh lessons and punishments in her private room. 3 weeks after the Changeling Invasion, a sudden tremor is shaking near the Frozen North mountains. The lost Crystal Empire that disappear a thousand years ago by a cursed magic spell has finally surface from underground upon Equestria's land. Not only that, but the tyrant darkness pony named King Sombra who's responsible for curse spell has also surfaced as well and begins to find the Empire to take it over again. Upon looking for the Empire in the snowy weather, King Sombra came across a figure near an old icy cave. He sees the figure walk towards him, revealing a blue armor pony holding a bag and halberd. "Who are you pony?"Sombra asked the armored warrior. "Classified, I'm just a wandering observer." The armor warrior calmly replied. "Oh really, then you wouldn't mind if I make you my new slave pawn?" "I highly recommend that you don't do that." "Then let's find out shall we?" When King Sombra's shadowy form magic tries to consume the armor pony, he suddenly felt a massive pain and screams as his shadows moves away, making him revert back to his pony form. "W-What happened? What kind of trick did you do to me?!" He snarls & growling. "I warned you not to do that. Now I have no choice, but to give you a little beat down reminder." Sombra's weak form didn't react on time as he felt a left hook punch to his cheek. "Let me make one thing straight King Sombra; I don't like being mind bucked or controlled by any pony." The armor pony gave a swift kick in Sombra's stomach. "Especially by the ones who thinks it's okay to abuse and having forcible sex against the non-consent victims. You see if my knight brothers found out that some pony has me in mind controlled or being a sex slave, all of Tartarus would run loose and drag the hateful sinners to the abyssal darkness of eternal despair and endless torture until all of there wills and minds are broken." Sombra felt his back get kicked before his neck is grabbed by the armor pony's right hand. "I would very much like to end you right now with no pony watching, but my brother has a better idea. Since both you and the Crystal Empire has returned to the lands, my brother has a special plan for you." The armor pony in pulls out something from the bag, revealing a small brown food item. "This item I have here is very dangerous to eat except for some tough animals. Though before I can let you go, I do have some final words to you as a message for the arrival groups." King Sombra sees the armor warrior opens the front helmet and his fear were growing upon seeing the warrior's face. "Enjoy your victory foolish ponies, for this is just the beginning end of Equestria and the rise of a treacherous force." The armor pony then closes the helmet and shoves the food item to Sombra's mouth. When he choked and swallow the item, his body fell down in the snow. Sombra's body felt his body shaken and he roars in immense pain to make it stop. Nodding that the task is complete, the blue armor pony warrior walks away from the screaming tyrant. A few hours later in Canterlot, Princess Celestia is on her throne seat to calm her headache. From dealing with some riot ponies, angry nobles & families, and her sister growing more distant away. 'It just keeps getting worse and worse for me every day.' She thought, rubbing her head to massage it. 'First the Canterlot Wedding, then the invasion, looked down by my own pupil, the element bearers in a worst state of regret & guilt like me, having to tell the truth in public, Shining Armor misses his sister, some pony residents moving out from Canterlot, nobles can't shut the buck up every once in a while, and now my own sister has lost her trust of me. What else can go wrong in my life?' Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard the throne room open and her guard bows to her. "News from the northern part of Equestria, your highness." "Yes, what is it?" "I have simply wanted to inform you that, the Crystal Empire has returned." "What? Are you sure?" "Yes, but that's not all your highness. One of our spying scouts reports of a strange large red glowing magic seems to have stopped. Our spy reports that it could be King Sombra, but it seems he hasn't gone after the Empire yet. What should we do?" "Hmmm, send a message to Princess Cadence and Shining Armor. Inform them to investigate the Crystal Empire's state while I try to contact my pupil." "As you wish your majesty." Meanwhile. . . Moondancer made the trip to Ourtown after making sure her friends were recovering quite 100% okay. "Well, I finally made it. Hope this message is worth a long trip for more bits." She murmurs. Thus, she walks in further to Ourtown, unaware of the shivering feeling of bad news in that town. Author's Note Heyo mah fellow viewer readers and army followers! The snow has descended and the holidays rules were changing with social distancing since the pandemic still goes on. Thankfully the vaccines I saw on the news are shipping across the world and hopefully the library finally opens up so I can rent any books, games, movies, or tv series again. Anyways, Merry Christmas or happy Hearth's Warming everyone as the year 2020 comes to a close and 2021 starts soon! Here's a bonus video if anyone gets bored at Christmas dinner or party.
Chapter 4: Tough times, battle against the Umbra King.In Ponyville, things aren't going so well for some of the citizens. Especially a few of the certain ones. The Cutie Mark Crusaders however were having a private discussion sitting down at the club house. "So does any pony know on what to do next?" Applebloom asked them. "How should I know Applebloom? We tried everything, but it ended in failure." Scootaloo replied, grumbling to herself. "I'm with Scootaloo, we're not exactly qualified of being an expert therapist Applebloom." Sweetie said, rubbing her head. A few days ago, each of them were have grown worry for the heroes, but more so for there sisters. Sweetie Belle did try to talk with Rarity, but only gotten the little responses of 'I'm fine sweetie' or 'Just busy dealing with work, even though she hasn't worked on any of her designs and her makeup being a mess. So Sweetie thought it would be best to temporarily take for her sister's work fashion schedule just so they won't lose their home. Applebloom also checked up on Applejack, but hides in some corners since she saw her sister exhausting herself by punching and bucking some hard materials than apple trees. Though she did saw Applejack showing a few tears and her brother Big Mac taking Applejack to bed for some rest. Applebloom decides to ask her grandma Granny Smith a request to temporarily take over her sister's job of bucking trees for apples. Scootaloo however, hasn't seen Rainbow Dash at all and wonders if she's at her cloud home. She tries to call Rainbow, but for some reason there's no response. Though she did wake up on night when she can hear Rainbow screaming and hear her cries. It pains her a little of seeing her sister/hero fan in a downward spiral, but she didn't want to disturb her. So despite having problems with her wings, Scootaloo has asked a couple of pegasi ponies to take over Rainbow's job until she's feeling better. Although, the three little mares did most likely worry for the most of all, Spike the dragon. They usually saw him with Twilight every day, but yet he seems so mostly depressed all the time now. "Well we can't just give up that easily. There's got ta be some way ta help us out." "I don't have much info to give Applebloom." "Speaking of sisters Sweetie, do you know on where Rarity's at right now?" "If I had to guess, I did overhear from outside several hours ago that Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash are heading to a place called the Crystal Empire. Though I haven't seen Twilight Sparkle with them, but she probably have gone ahead of them rather early if you ask me." "Hmmmm, I'll see if I can ask Big Mac and he-" *knock* *knock* *knock* "Ah'll go get it girls, probably those snobby mares Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon again." Applebloom gets up to go open the door. When she opens it up, she was ready for the insult, but however is caught off-guard when her eyes widen upon seeing a green armor pony at the front door of the club house waving to her. "Greetings, may I please come in your nice club house?" The armor pony politely asked her. Meanwhile, in the Crystal Empire, both Princess Cadence and Shining Armor have already made it. Having the read the important letter, despite having a trust relationship issue with her aunt, Cadence decide to put aside the issue for now and protect the returned Crystal Empire by creating a large shield area spell. Even if they haven't figured out on where the crystal heart is yet, the two ponies needs to protect the Empire and it's citizens against the freezing snow out there and King Sombra as he bangs on the barrier to break with no avail. What neither Shining, Cadence, and the crystal ponies knows is that the blue armor pony is at the library. "Looks like the bearers are on the move." The armor pony said, reading a book. "Time to begin phase 1." Upon snapping the fingers, the controlled King Sombra roars out and goes straight for the train. Shining Armor notice something off with Sombra before hit with a realization. 'He must be after some pony else arriving to help us.' He thought. "Hold on to the shield spell a bit longer Cadence, I'll be back with some help assistance for us." Patting on his wife's shoulder, Shining Armor runs off to go chasing King Sombra. Outside far off the shield barrier, Twilight, Flash, Spike and the others arrive in the snowfields. While finding for the Crystal Empire's location, they felt a sudden tremor meaning that something's coming. "Flash, stay close to Spike." Twilight said, readying her magic. "Leave it to me Twilight." The whole felt the tremor drawing in close before a shadowy presence appear. All of there eyes saw the shadow form to witness a dark face figure of King Sombra with his eyes glowing green and purple lashes showing. "Get out of here, I'll cover you!" Wasting no time, the group runs off while Twilight stays close and fires off her magic at Sombra. Her magic had little effect against his hazy shadow as he chases after them. When Sombra closes in, he didn't expect to get his face stunned in halt by a blind sided magic. The group sees Twilight's brother Shining Armor appeared and fires his magic at the Shadowy King. "Get going, the Crystal Empire's not too far from here!" He shouted to them. So the group runs off, except for Twilight who looked at her brother. "Shining, what about you?" "Don't worry Twi, I won't let this freakish King hurt you. Cadence has knock some sense into me. Even if I did cause some serious relationship damage at the wedding, I'll do whatever it takes to me amends with you. No matter if it takes for many long years or forever until I pass on." Before Twilight tries to respond, King Sombra made some shadowy spikes on the ground. Shining Armor quickly puts up his own shield to block the attack, but it wasn't enough as the spikes pierce through his shield and damages him. Causing his body to fly up and hit the snowy ground. "BROTHER!" Twilight goes over to her brother's side and sees that he's okay, but in a damaged state. King Sombra roars as he goes to kill them while Twilight shields her brother, waiting for the impact. However, the impact didn't as she opens up her eyes and turn her head before her face is shocked. The grey armor pony she saw for the first time in weeks ago has appeared again and shielded them both with a strong magic barrier. "I-I-It's you from before. H-How are you. . ." Twilight said, unable to finish up her sentence. "Save the questions for later. Right now, you need to take your brother back to the Crystal Empire and heal him up. I'll do what I can to buy you some more time by finding the Crystal Heart." Shaking her head and nodding to him, Twilight picks up her brother and teleports to the group waiting. When the two are gone, the armor pony then punches the King pony's face, making him stagger in pain. "She really did a number on you Umbra King. Though you did kind of deserve it in the end." He cracks both of his knuckles and conjures up another spell. A shame you haven't changed since the princesses sealed you up with the Empire." He slams both hands on the ground as the snowy ground shakes up. "Come forth from the icy depths, Glazer!" Upon speaking the name, an ice serpent rose up and roars at the shadow pony. "Let's give the Umbra King a reason to fear in the snowy depths of a frozen death." Author's Note Been a while, but I have made some progress to updating my stories since well, it wasn't a good month in January for me exactly. Had like two or three problems that ended up with halting my daily chapter work routine, but it didn't stop me completely. Also though, here's a cute pic for those wanted less cold in the snow or house. Look at how the rare, majestic, fluffy, pegasi, pony snuggles her warm scarf.
Chapter 5: Fall of a king, hostage crisis, and secret deal.In the Crystal Empire, the blue armor pony used a holoprojection map to see what's going on. Her eyes widen when she saw the element group running while Sombra faces off against the ice serpent. Recognizing the figure by the large snake, her hands tighten in grips. "So, one of our former ally has finally surfaced. This could probably complicate a few things." The blue armor pony then goes to conjure up a spell for a call. "I better inform them at once." Elsewhere up in Cloudsdale, the yellow armor pony is walking around as the other ponies were staying away. Many of them have a shaking feeling inside themselves upon seeing the pony in armor. Some have guessed in their head is a special agent assigned by the Princesses. Others would say that it's a hired bounty hunter from a different source, hired to take in some pony or perhaps kill them. The green armor pony merely shakes his head of seeing the frighten ponies. 'Jeez, they have never seen any armored warriors more terrifying up close? Typical of them.' His mind said. Then, he heard something in his pocket and goes to a back restaurant to hide in. He pulls out the book and a hologram armor pony pops in. "Yes?" "Have you completed your mission yet?" "Afraid not, I need to get some information first in local businesses. Then track down one of the attended employees who's probably hiding in a building. I'll make them talk one way or another." "Well you better hurry up in less than a few hours cause we have a bit of a problem." "Really? What's so bad that you had to call me?" ". . . He's back." Upon hearing those words, the green armor pony grips his hand tight. "So, the bastard's still alive. Which can only mean his two allies are somewhere else entirely." "You are correct, I'll inform the others as well and see if there's one nearby to assist Sombra." "Okay, also before I forget, I manage to get an easy target hostage earlier in my last travel. The little trouble maker is a slippery one, but I caught him by surprised and beat him down hard until he's knocked out cold." "Excellent work, have you delivered the message to any pony?" "Yep and they'll be in for a big surprise for sure. Don't you think?" "Indeed, they all will witness it one day." Back with the fleeing group, they did make it to the Crystal Empire and tend to Shining Armor's injuries. While the group tries to plan out on not making the crystal ponies, Twilight Sparkle however needed to find out the clues for the real crystal heart to use it against King Sombra. Though she can't do it alone and have an assistant of Spike. It was hard for her to forgive him given the problems in Canterlot, but perhaps they need some closure and private talk time for later. Sighing, Twilight turns toward her assistant who's paying no attention to any pony. "Spike?" "Y-Yeah Twi?" "As much as we haven't talked much and giving you the silent treatment, I need your help on saving the Crystal Empire. After we get this done and go back to Ponyville, we'll have some alone talk time just between us without any other pony listening in. Sounds fair?" Hearing her truthful words, Spike felt some of the weight lift off his shoulders and smiles. "Alright. What do you need help with?" "First is to search for clues of the Crystal Heart. We'll start with the locals and the library next." "That shouldn't be a problem." "I'll help out too Twilight, in case there might be any hidden traps King Sombra laid out for us." "Thanks Flash, now let's go save the Crystal Empire." So the three head out to ask the locals of the history and clues to the Heart's location. Both King Sombra and the ice serpent clash on butting heads and recoil back to fight. Sombra goes to bite the serpents neck, but staggers in grunt when the grey pony launched a fire spell at him. This gave an opening for the serpent to slam him down with it's icy spike tail. Not giving up, he unleashes the shadow spike piercers as the armor pony and serpent dodges them. "It seems Sombra's not going down yet." The armor pony murmurs. The two of them didn't know that another big monster appeared and interrupted the fight. A giant Dragon Fly appears with a red armor pony standing on it's head. "Been a long time, hasn't it commander?" The red armor pony said. "Hmph. I thought the last you didn't learn back then. Why side with her?" "Oh believe me I did, but she convinced me otherwise so it's best to help her out than you ever could." "Don't give me that crap. What kind of sick twisted plans has she done in store?" "Like I would ever tell you. So enough about that, what's say we kick off another round of battle?" "Fine by me." The ice serpent and dragon fly clashes while King Sombra goes off to the Crystal Empire. Twilight, Spike, and Flash Sentry have asked around every crystal citizens with little information. They did however if out a clue and all of them went to the crystal library of finding a specific book. In one of the right books, Twilight found something and proceed to head over in the throne room. From there, she discovered a hidden staircase using her magic as they go down the stairs. The three saw a door leading to the entrance, but appears to be blocked by Sombra's curse trap. "You have failed me my faithful student." "Why. . . ? Why did you do this Twilight? What has gotten into you?!" "Never thought I meet someone who also hates her ruling." "Hey, let me go! I swear, you won't get away with this! You hear me?!" "Oh fine, I'll play along for now. So long as I get a crack at Twinkle Stars." "No matter what, I'll always be there for you Twi." "Your days of ruling finally ends here." "Welcome to the new Era, Princess Twilight Sparkle." ". . . . . N-No way, that's not possible. It's you. . ." Despite having trouble to get out of the strange hallucination, Twilight snaps out of it and uses her magic to shoot the crystal. When it glowed, the color changed and the door opens up in a clear white stairs going up. So she uses a spell and they slide down the stairs towards the top until they eventually made. "Ugh, remind us to know that you were gonna do that." Spike said, his eyes dizzy. "No promises." So Twilight, Spike, and Flash found the real Crystal Heart at last. Seeing the thing floating in the center. "Looks like the Crystal Heart's intact. We better get it before Sombra does." Unaware that they were being watched and Flash notices the figure sneaking in from behind them. "Look out!" Flash pushes them out of the way from the incoming sword as the circle activates and trapping him in the center by Sombra's magic. Both Twilight and Spike got the Heart and turn there heads to see the blue armor pony before them. 'Another armor pony?' Twilight's mind said, wondering on who's behind the armor. "Who are you? Why did you try to attack us?" "Wouldn't you like to know. Now hand over the Crystal Heart mare or this could get really ugly." "Never. Spike, take the crystal heart and bring it to Cadence at once." "B-But Twilight, what about you?" "I'll be fine, just make sure that neither Sombra nor this mysterious pony doesn't take it." It's a difficult decision, but Spike nods his head and jumps down on each platform with the heart. The blue armor pony growls and takes a stance to focus on Twilight. "Here I thought things would be so easy for me. I go all through the trouble of running and walking in my travel to cause some bad negativity, yet here I am tangling with a troubling purple mare. Who prefers to instead read books a lot and friendship issues than finding a true potential of her life." "What's that suppose to mean?" "Heheheheh, You'll find out soon enough miss Sparkle." The two of them then clash with the armor using her sword while Twilight blocks it with a barrier shield. While they continue to fight, Spike carefully jumps on each platform to go down. "Easy steps Spike, easy step." He murmurs. What he didn't expect is a shadow magic spell to hit the platform he's standing on. "The Crystal Heart is mine!" King Sombra yelled out, his form change to his pony form. Spike lost the grip of the heart as he also fell and he tries to get it back. Both him and Sombra were getting close to get it until Cadence flew up in time to catch Spike and the Crystal Heart thanks to Shining's assistance. Getting it back, Cadence and Spike uses the heart power up the Crystal Empire with the citizen's help. As the Empire shines and King Sombra's body slowly shattering, he made one last message speech to every pony. "Enjoy your victory foolish ponies, for this is just the beginning end of Equestria and the rise of a treacherous force." Saying his final words, King Sombra shatters into pieces as the citizens cheers of the King's defeat. Twilight meanwhile gets up to see that the blue armor pony has vanished. "Well, I'll find out about the armor pony later. I better go check up on Cadence, Spike, Flash, and Shining." Not far from the Empire, both the armor ponies halted there fight. "It seems King Sombra has failed his task. I'll see you in another day, former commander." The red armor pony vanishes in smoke while the grey armor one walks off away somewhere. "So they made there move. I better get prepared as well." He murmurs. Elsewhere at the same time, Moondancer arrives in the Ourtown entrance to deliver the message. The weirdest part when she got there is seeing every pony with wide grins and equal cutie mark shapes. 'Maybe this wasn't such a good idea.' Her mind said. Her body shakes when she notices them staring at her and she had to hurry up. She saw a mare accompanied with two ponies greeting her. "Welcome to Ourtown, I'm Starlight Glimmer. Who might you be young mare?" "M-Moondancer miss Starlight, I-I'm here to deliver a message to you." "Oh a message for me? Why, I'd be honor to accept it. Perhaps it's a secret admirer?" Moondancer shakily hands Starlight the message scroll. "Let's see if there's anything interesting in the message." Upon opening it up, her eyes reads it and slowly widen in horror of reading it further in. "Hello there Starlight Glimmer, if you are reading this, then you'll know that we have a dear long lost childhood friend of yours held hostage. If you want him back, then you do exactly as we say. Refuse and he'll be terminated in a gruesome spot in public eyes, along with the deaths in the town you are in. Here is the coordinates for our meeting. Signed by, unknown contractor. P.S. We know of the cutie mark vault you hidden in a cave. So don't go into thinking of adding the messenger to the equal cult cause the moment you do, say goodbye to your only home you have left." Meanwhile in the Cantelot garden, a brown armor pony is walking toward a chaotic statue. A powder material appeared out of the armor pony's bag and is poured in a circle. Chanting in a different ritual language, the powder brightens up and a Draconequus appears. "Ahhhhh, I'm free again at last. These itching sore can give me the cramps sometime." Discord said, stretching. When his body goes to fly upwards, he gets a staticky shock and felt the pain. "Wait a minute, why can't I move around farther?" Discord looks around before looking down to see the brown armor pony staring at him. "Ohohohoh, so you're the one who freed me. I must say, I'm impressed you would do that behind sunbutt's rear end. Given how you sneaked around and I've grown interest of this mysterious appearance you have stored up in your armor." The armor pony sighs and speaks to him. "Listen, I don't have a lot of time to talk so I'm here to make a deal with you." Discord felt surprised of the deal offer and raises his eyebrow in suspicion. "Pray then, what's so important that you would ask moi, the spirit of chaos and disharmony a deal?" The armor pony sits down while Discord listens to the reason before the deal. "The vision of a new faction rising and Equestria's demise." Author's Note Wassup everybody! I got a message like a few days or so ago that I've read and it's someone birthday today. Chazkopa! So in honor of his or her birthday, I'll post the new chapter in, along with a bonus one later on. Also to clarify the first Arc is half way done and after the whole first Arc is booked in, I'll put in the Arc title. Hope everyone's doing okay and again happy birthday Chazkopa.
Interlude: Café blues & unwanted reunion.Author's Note Just quick note for my fellow readers & followers. This chapter of the story took place in the EQG world. Around the same time before the wedding started when Twilight was sent in the crystal mines by the Changeling Queen and found her long time caretaker Cadence. Also an apology for Chazkopa since I should've gotten this part of the chapter done sooner, but I got slightly held back with other activities & some problems that I didn't feel like writing yet. So enough of that dillydallying, enjoy the reading. Interlude: Café blues & unwanted reunion. In the daily morning of Canterlot city, Sunset Shimmer is seen locking up the door & walking the blocks. Recently, Sunset didn't get much sleep from studying so she needed some time outside to think. She didn't paid much attention to people walking by her as she's too busy with things in her head. 'I don't know what's wrong with me lately. Usually I didn't have any problems on my days of school and getting things done by reigning down any students at CHS, but yet a part of me felt something's definitely off recently. I just can't shake the feeling away from me.' She thought. She pauses when her stomach growls for some meals. 'Ah well, I'll deal with that issue later, right now it's time to go get a bite to eat.' So Sunset goes forward towards Sugarcube Corner that's close by and spots several students there. Much to there discomfort, they spotted Sunset and backed away from her lest they get some harsh blackmails or perhaps getting suspension. Though they do glare at her and she didn't paid no mind from them. Upon entering the store café, Sunset is surprised to see Vice Principal Luna sitting alone at a table drinking coffee. "Hey there Vice Principal Luna." Luna turns her head to see Sunset waving at her. "Sunset Shimmer? I thought that you were suppose to work on your extra homework." "Nah, I just needed to take a break. Plus it's really boring when I sit for too long and get headaches sometimes." Sunset walks over to sit beside her principal. Although, Mrs. Cakes narrows her eyes at Sunset, but she didn't say anything else since Luna is here as she gets back to work. "To be honest Ms. Luna, I never actually seen you here of all places. Usually you've been mostly busy with work at Canterlot High School and helping the staffs in each rooms." "I sometimes come here to relax Sunset, given that my sister can handle the paper work businesses." While Vice Principal Luna looks at her coffee, Sunset notices a ring on Luna's finger. "I didn't know you had a ring on your finger Ms. Luna, is your husband around or working somewhere?" Luna sighs and rubs her ring. "This belong to my fiancée when he proposed to me." "Oh, but is he alright or. . ." "As much as I hate to say this Sunset, he's. . . . . . . . . . . . . no longer around or anywhere else." There was a silent pause as Sunset sees Luna clenches her ring of her deceased lover and holding in her tears. A part of her feels sadden to see Vice Principal Luna having to carry a big burden of holding the ring, though she did wonder if Principal Celestia felt the same mournful pain for Luna. However, their conversation is cut short when they both heard a loud shout from Mrs. Cake. "What the hell are you doing at my café?!" Both Luna and Sunset flinched a bit and they turn their heads to see someone already entering the doorway. "Relax Mrs. Cake, I'm not going to ruin your store today like the last time." The female voice spoke. When the female figure walks a bit forward, the customers heard her voice and felt terrified of her. "Leave us." Her cold tone voice told them. The customers got the message as they instantly paid their meals and leave outside the door. Luna recognizes the brown hair eye patch woman and gets up to confront her. "Jewel Heinrich." Luna says, her teeth gritting in anger. 'Jewel Heinrich?' Sunset thought, wonder on how Luna knows her. 'Wait a sec, I've seen her somewhere before, but not her name entirely. Hmmmmmmmm.' "It's been a long while, Luna." "Cut the nice acting bullshit Jewel, why are you back in Canterlot?" "Oh isn't not obvious dearest Luna? I merely came to pleasantly visit both you and your big sister. Though I must say, you two did a fine job of keeping everything all cool and dandy while I was off doing my own task of leading grand people to flourish in studying harder than that foolish Crystal Prep Academy of dumpster babies." "I highly doubt you can lead your students to study when you punish them brutally on tests and sports." "Oh speak for yourself miss Moona wetting the bed drama woman. Speaking of Canterlot, how has the CHS been doing? Did your sister stop crying over her stupid con artist of her so-called-perfect boy toy man?" Luna immediately grabbed Jewel's business shirt and both of them are face to face. "Don't you dare talk down about my sister and her deceased boyfriend! You have no idea on what kind of pain the both of us went through! I know that you lost your brother, but I also my fiancée as well. So I'll ask you one more time; Why come back here now? To berate us more, mock us in shame, blackmail, threatening, or perhaps kill us now?!" "Oh believe me Luna, if I did think of those ideas, then Canterlot would've crumbled down long ago." Jewel then gently pulled Luna's hand off of her business shirt. "However, I'm not going to do that since I fully accepted my brother's wish to never harm you or Celestia." Jewel glances to see Sunset and smile, much to Sunset's shivering feeling from looking at her. "Now if you ladies excuse me, I have business to attend at the guitar store." "Get the hell out of my store now or I will call the cops!" Mrs. Cake yelled out. "As you wish Mrs. Cake." "NOWWWW!!!" Jewel bows and turns around to walk out, but then stops when she heard Luna speaking. "Before you go, I need to ask you something. Where's the rest of your group?" She glances to Luna and looks down on the ground. "Sadly, we have completely departed and I don't know on where they're at exactly nor phone number." When Jewel's left, Sunset decided to speak with Luna. "Uhhhh, do you know her Vice Principal Luna? Did something happen between you two?" Luna turns her head to her student and gave a long sigh, plus showing a couple of tears. "It's an old wound from the past, you best not deal with grown up dramas Sunset." Back outside, the athletic student named Rainbow Dash is jogging in her walks for some time. While whistling in her little world and not looking, she bumps into someone. "Ow!" She lands on the ground and shakes her head. "Hey! Who's the wise gu-" Rainbow's sentence is cut off when she sees the person and slowly her sudden fear is building up. "Well, well, well, if it isn't the offspring of sunshine & skittles~. Fancy meeting you here~." Rainbow slowly crawled away and got up as the person is walking toward her. "J-J-J-J-Jewel? I-It can't be, you w-w-were. . ." "Oh believe me girl, I'm here in the flesh and still kicking. Though before I left a while back, I merely had to let off some steams of useless thugs and wannabe bad students, especially a couple of irritating young gals who needed to be taught of harsh reality checks and painful underworld sessions." From hearing those words, Rainbow's eyes widen of knowing who they were. "G-G-Gilda. . . . . L-Lightning. . . t-that was you who crippled them?" "Yes indeed, but I'm good now and took some therapy. So you have nothing to fear. . ." In the next moment, Rainbow didn't react as she got punched in the stomach and her left face cheek. "GAHHH!" Her face is grabbed by Jewel and is very afraid of her. "However, your family, team, and Idol made a very big mistake back then of crossing us. Though a part of me thinks it wasn't your fault entirely, but the damage is already done. So consider this an apology gift and lesson learned." Patting Rainbow's bruised cheek, Jewel let go of her as her body is on the ground again. "Give my regards to your poor excuse of a broken, discipline, obsessive, denial, family Tarnish Rash." She says in a venom tone. So Jewel walks away from Rainbow, the athlete girl shivering and tears showing in her eyes. Nearby, Rainbow's friend spotted her and is in shock. "Oh mah stars Rainbow Dash! What happen ta yah?!" Unaware of the two girls, a boy peeking behind a trashcan saw all of this event happen and runs off. Far off away from Crystal Prep Academy, a blue haired girl is searching on her phone for any games. Her phones vibrate and she goes to her message box before her eyes widen in surprise on seeing it. {Hey, it's been a while. Listen, we need to talk and I need your help. . .}
Act 1: Mid-Season teaser."Okay, how should I start this off to my journal?" "Not use to writing them, but it's a start I guess. Ahem!" "Everyone has their own faults in life as time goes on." In Ponyville, some fires were seen. Two armored ponies were battling another armored one. "Why didn't you just side with her?! We could've become something more as an unstoppable team!" "You don't get it, I belong to him since he realized his mistakes while the rest of you hasn't been." "Like you wouldn't understand after what you two did to our broken team back then!" "Yet deep down, we make sure to amend our mistakes." In the Canterlot garden, the brown armor was having a talk with Discord. "And you think she would succeed should everything goes as planned?" "Yes, including those turned and spread across the fallen countries." "Hmmmmm, this can bring utter darkness without chaos. Do you have any plan to undo her board game?" "Actually, I do and I'm going to need your help Discord." "Me however, I never made a mistake of meeting you both on a fateful encounter." At the Canterlot throne room, we see Princess Celestia try to stop her student. "Twilight Sparkle! I implore to think about what you are doing!" "Sorry princess, I'm no longer your faithful student, remember?" "You both helped me find life together, especially to our leader." In the weather factory, we see the beast armor pony dragging in two ponies to the purple armor pony. "Is this the hostages I asked you to bring?" "Yes, the ones named Trixie Lulamoon and Starlight Glimmer." "Excellent work, bring them to the factory. I'll also drag in Atmosphere with us for our teammate brother." "No arguments here." "What's that? I'll have some cream & sugar! Be there in a minute!" "Anyways, it's been many months since we've been great partners. Although, it feels like years to me." "Sure we did have our disagreements, but never have I broken our oath pact as true knights." At night, Twilight Sparkle is by the mirror portal and the blue armor. "Is this where I can somepony on the other side to help me?" "Yes, now you need to make a decision. I can't keep the spell holding longer if they spot us." "Okay. . . . . . . goodbye everypony and my family." "I'm not an emotional one to cry alone, but I do cry sometimes when I see anyone hurt or died." "Perhaps one day, one of us has to carry out the oath like our leader did." ""Heh, maybe one day you can lead us to a better peaceful life, my teammates." "Well I better go off to go enjoy my meal." "I love you my knight family." "This is -------------------------------, signing off." Author's Note Only five more chapters left until Act 1 is done and next Act 2. Also the story is alive and going to work on a new chapter soon.
