I looked at the girls especially Barb as we waited for the princess to reply to our latest letter. We had told them of Cadence's injuries and loss in combat as well as the outcome which they already knew due to Cadence contacting them before the battle. We also requested she sends us the elements.

"Twi are you sure this is a good idea?" asked AJ.

"We have to at least try and I won't leave without Shining and even if he can't be saved do you really want to leave all these ponies to become food for the changelings or mind-controlled tools of the self-appointed king?" I asked AJ along with the others who sat in a semicircle in front of me.

"Well you can count on me," said Rainbow followed by affirmatives from all but Fluttershy who squeaked."

"Fine if everypony else is agreed I'll help," AJ replied with a sigh just as Barb spat out a purple chest and a letter that had four words on it. "Aim for the chest."

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I rotated a crystal model of the kingdom but expanded with extra above-ground additions and with multiple tentacles of crystal below it mapping out the ever-growing cave network. Alongside the model formed a grouping of four airships of the new design which I had copied from a game. I planned to do the same with more games, movies, TV, books, and comics because I was the only one who knew what they were and their weaknesses and strengths.

"Sir there is a problem at the gates," said a guard who had entered the throne room.

"What kind of problem?"

"Well, it seems that one of the so-called "Dark Empires" has come to see what the magical pulse that occurred when the previous ruler woke up meant."

"Pulse?"

"When Sombra first awoke to bring back the kingdom he released a massive magical pulse that shook the lay lines due to the overlap beneath the kingdom," he explained. "Or at least that's what Rune said but the point is creatures who have a strong grasp on magic like the Equestrian Princesses and our visitors felt the pulse through the lay lines."

"And what manner of creatures are these."

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In front of me stood a large creature wearing armor that looked almost like my lesser armor but looked more used like the armor had seen many battles. The creature had large antlers and while it was tall I still towered over it in my armor which I saw no reason to remove for the foreseeable future. The creature also was accompanied by over fifty soldiers all armed to the teeth and possessing what looked like a cross between a revolver and a rifle. They also had with them what looked like a tank powered by magic. The tank had no guns but had crates stacked on it and pulled a large box with a sliding door. Earlier my guards had told me the name of these creatures Caribou.

"Welcome to the Crystal Kingdom and not to be rude but what do you want?"

"Such hostility can we not speak like sentient and intelligent beings?" asked the Caribou in return.

"I apologize but my last visitors tried to claim my kingdom as theirs. Of course, the interlopers were dealt with but I am now very cautious with visitors."

"Allow me to guess Equestrians?"

"Hmm, you have problems with them as well?"

"They do not approve of our laws such as females being made to serve males."

"I have no problem with your ways so long as none of the females in my Kingdom are used or taken."

"This is a diplomatic mission I would not think of it no matter how delectable some of them are," he eyed a female guard who turned out to be a Changeling as she shifted into a he and spoke.

"Want a taste sweet cheeks?" he said before walking off.

"You have Changelings here? Are you not worried they might harm your people?"

"No Chrys and her children are just misunderstood, creatures only hated because of the things others have said about them.

"Chrys?"

"Queen Chrysalis."

"Ah well allow me to introduce myself I am Ambassador Longsword."

"King Jekyll of the Crystal Kingdom," I said introducing myself. "The barracks has extra room your soldiers may reside there and you may rest your tank near the barracks."

"Tank?" it took him a second and me pointing. "Oh yes, the supplies wagon."

"Oh and if one of your soldiers harms my people I will personally feed him to my pets and make the rest watch."

"I would push him in myself if he caused such a disgrace to our nation."

"Good now, shall we return to the spire for a long chat?"

"Of course," he said and I lead the way.

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As I walked down the hall I felt as if something was watching me and the girls but when I looked I saw nothing. We had the elements around our neck and knew that Jekyll was on in the throne room as we had watched him leave before returning with a creature that Twi had only heard of from Celestia. He was leading a Caribou through the Crystal Empire's castle as if he was showing an old friend his new home.

"Ok girls are you ready?" I got nods from all but AJ.

"I'm sorry I didn't trust you at first Twi now I can see how evil this new king is."

"It's ok AJ but we gotta hurry the guards are changing shifts," I said and we all rushed into the throne room where Jekyll sat with a Caribou.

"Jekyll we have come to defeat you!" I yelled at him. "For we possess the Elements of Harmony and the power of friendship which can beat anything!"

".....BAHAHAHAHA oh by the makers you really think friendship will kill me?"

"Who said anything about killing?" I asked disgusted at the idea.

"Well come on then hit me with your best shot," I watched as shadows writhed across his armor in a way that resembled fire, I watched as wings of black crystal spikes floated behind him, and I watched as he pulled out his unholy weapon which glowed red as it activated two red blades springing from what looked like a staff. Even the Caribou seemed scared at his host's new look. "COME ON SHOOT ME!"

"With the powers of honesty, loyalty, kindness, laughter, generosity, and finally friendship we shall defeat you," I said each of the elements activating as I spoke their name, and then seconds later we fired and a wave of rainbow energy blasted into the chest of the dark being

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I felt the energy hit me and pass through my armor and body licking at my mind. If they had hit a little higher I was certain the power that I felt within me would have shattered my mind. Tendrils of magic poked at my mind ripping through my mind and then I felt it erasing memories of anything important to me. Their goal was most likely to pacify and strip me of my more violent thoughts and memories but instead, I felt as the faces of my loved ones were torn from my mind slowly but surely leaving me only a building rage.

I opened my eyes a blackness clouding my view as my magic lashed outwards uncontrolled. The faces of the ponies were surprised as they probably thought I should have been pacified by now the magic rainbow dissipated and I staggered to my feet my head swimming with memories that were not complete but I remembered one. It was a line from a movie and it was perfect. So I looked up at them raising my left armored hand which swirled with black energy, shards of crystal, and an odd whisp of white energy that appeared when my technomagic was used.

"You should have aimed for the head," and with a snap, a blast wave of energy knocked all but me to the ground and shook the spire. I then walked down the steps leading to my throne and with every step I took the ground cracked as my power lashed out.

"BAM!" the throne room doors slammed open and guards poured in but stopped upon seeing me and for the first time, I got a look at myself in the reflection of a shield.

My body had changed the armor's torso was scorched and from the armor grew a thin layer of black crystal with three points of crystal sprouting from my helmet like some form kind of unholy crown, my left hand's armor had been covered in an odd goldish crystal up to my elbow, and from my back grew bone-like wings made of crystal with a membrane of black energy. Even my battleaxe which I now held in my right hand had changed with the blade being a dark black. As I walked the sea of guards both mine and those of the Caribou parted fear clearly evident on all their faces except for Chrysalis who joined me as I walked down to the fallen ponies. Another who joined me was Runestone who wore a pair of rune-coated gauntlets and crystal armor coated in the same runes and he was followed by the massive form of Juggernaut falling from the ceiling and looming over us as I stared down at the ponies.

"Jekyll are you alright?" asked Chrysalis.

"They took what was important to me my memories and so now we will take what they find important...Remove the horns of the unicorns and wings of the pegasi but leave the Earth ponies be they are the only two who seemed to not wish to do this but there is one thing I will take from them that will also be taken from the others," I lifted my left gauntlet and twisted it till the back of my hand faced them while slots opened on the golden crystal gauntlet and pulsed my crystal magic pulling the crystals they wore from their jewelry. As the crystal artifacts drew closer they began to shrink becoming denser but smaller as to fit in the slots I had created for them. As each crystal locked into place I felt a pulse of magic as a tether to each girl snapped and wrapped around my arm and to my soul or that was my best guess.

"I claim these powerful artifacts by right of conquest."

"NOO!" shouted twilight shooting a bolt of energy at me which I easily dodged and lashed out with my new gauntlet which shot out a bolt of rainbow energy tainted with a dark black fire.

"Give unto me your memories of magic," I stated and drew back a strand of purple energy from her into me. "Good."

"Jekyll?" said Chrysalis hesitantly.

"Lock them up in separate rooms and post guards on them with a Morph in the room we shall retrieve my trophies later and then send them home their little assassination attempt will also not be forgoton."

"Yes my king," said a crystal guard.

"Longsword we will have to talk later my guards will find you a room for the moment while I deal with this."

"S-sure," he said rushing from the room with his guards and a few of mine who calmly left.

"Are you alright Jekyll?" asked Chrysalis.

"You have been in my mind before correct?

"Yes, I have why?"

"I need your help in organizing it I don't know what happened but they seemed to have torn it to shreds leaving me with fragmented memories and dulled emotions."

"Of course my king."

"Chrys I do remember a few things and one is that we are friends please refer to me by my name," I told her. "I will be within my room please once this is cleaned up join me," I told her before walking out of the room. Not hearing a few guards passing money to each other and one muttering something about betting on Dart.

Author's Note

So what do you think about the new visitors and Jekyll's reaction to the Elements? Please be nice if possible. Also, what do you think of what I did with the elements?

I forgot to post this last chapter but here is the design for the airships

Please tell me what you think also I was thinking of introducing the ponies to electricity in a few chapters but not the next what do you think?