Look Inside Your Heart Part One.

Chapter 17: Battle Plan Pt:2.

I look down at the smoldering ashes of my beloved lab, I couldn't help but shed a tear, the only light for miles was fading fast. I press a button on the goggles and the green visor lit up and I could see. "They work, wait what," I focus my eyes and see Big Blue without a scratch. "Shit," I turn a knob on my wrist panel and the boots fire a max shooting me toward the castle at well over the speed of sound. After the sonic boom I had already broke mach ten, but Blue was hot on my tail. I shift my weight and point the cannon and fire, the white beam scraped her arm sending he down hard. "Succesful field test."

==================(P.O.V. Switch, Shadowbass.)====================

"Roger that." I silence my earpiece. "Alright ponies everyone gather your belongings, we're movin' out." I shouted.

"Tonight?" My little sister asked tugging on my tail.

"Yeah, go get your things." The unicorns scrambled for their things. I feel a presance behind me. "Been a while, Nebula." The red shadow alicorn stood behind me.

"I've come to warn you,"

"If it's about Nightmare I already know,"

"So it's time?"

"Yeah, it is Ben."

"I've always hated it here, too dark."

"Well once we get these unicorns to the castle, then we're home free."

"Good." As the unicorns regrouped my sister stood beside me. "All of you follow me to the castle."

===================(P.O.V. Switch, Shadowmane.)==================

Unlike Bass we were prepared and were in the castle moments after the call. An hour later Bass showed up with the unicorns and Nebula. "Colonel Shadowmane."

"Nebula, it's nice to see you again."

"As with you."

=================(P.O.V.Switch, Clara)============================

As I got closer to the darkside a huge explosion shook the entire moon. "What the buck was that." And then a big flash and a buzzing sound. I look closer and see afterburners, his afterburners." He made it, oh shit." I blink and he's four feet from me,not even half a second he picks me off the ground and we're at the castle, crashing through a window and onto the floor. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine, been through worse." He helped me up and seemed depressed.

"I'm sorry for that." I try to be comforting.

"For the last time, it wasn't your fault." He sighed.

"Hey it's fine, you look cooler anyway," Shadowbass. said with a smile.

"Hey, bro you're one to talk." Soren looked angrily at Bass.

==================(P.O.V. Switch, Shadowbass.)====================

I look at my left arm, the silver paint was peeling, revealing the wiring. My mind wandered back three years to the 'altercation'. I was an up and coming officer in the guard. I was keeping tabs on Soren every few weeks but one day I was called to deal with an assassin that targeted Prince Nebula. I stood by his side day and night, new to full and back again. We became good friends over those months until the merc showed himself, I lost my arm that day, but I managed to protect the prince, and that was all that mattered. Over the next few weeks Soren developed an artificial limb, and had Nebula enchant it to mimic my old one. I was forever in their debts. over the past three years I've become captain, and even found our missing sister.

======================(P.O.V. Switch, Soren.)=====================

After that comment I could tell he was thinking, I could hear the gears turning. "Anyway Blue'll be here any minute any headway on that rescue plan." I look at Clara.

"We have six hours to kill."

"Really only that much?" Bass seemed suprised.

"That's awesome, but we need to get ready for Big Blue."

"I don't think we'll be able to keep her away for six hours." Mane replied.

"We just need to keep her distracted, I believe I can find some way." Nebula stated.

"I'll work with Nebula everyone else fortify," I order.

"Yes sir." they reply with a salute.

"My laser seems to affect her, but I only have one."

"Will sound help?" Bass asked

"Maybe." I was deep in thought.

"Light and sound may give us the edge, what about gravity?" Nebula posed a good question, that gave me an idea.

"That's genius, we could easily keep her at bay under intense gravity. Are you really going to help, we might have to kill your mother."

"That mare is not my mother, I'm with you to the end." Nebula was determined to se us through to the other side.

"Good, Nebula enhance the gravity outside the castle, Bass get the sharpshooters and line 'em up. I'll juri rig something to keep her occupied, This is not a drill ponies, double time." The next three hours passed by slowly, she should be here by now. "Three more, hours."

"Target sighted, ten kilometers south and closing fast."

"Thar She Blows." I regain my sunny disposition for five seconds. I shoulder my cannon and find her in my sights. I let one warning shot graze her horn. Taking aim I shot at her hoping to get a headshot, not so lucky. I unloaded ten shots each just grazing her just leaving burns. "Sharpshots open fire." The unicorns release a volley of beams these actually hit their mark, but this only made her more angry. "This isn't working."

"I got this." Bass jumped out the window and left a crater where he landed.

=============(P.O.V. Switch, Shadowbass.)=========================

The intense gravity pushed at my shoulders, maybe this wasn't the best idea. Nightmare was closing fast her shadowy grasp flowed out feet from her. Beams flying overhead I felt scared, the most powerful thing on the moon was inching toward me. Her shadow wrapped around my leg, as I tried to jump back. "Oh look upon thyself, so much fear, ravishing." I couldn't move, she towered over me her gaze cold and heartless. "Thou hast chosen the wrong option." She tugged on my leg whipping me upside-down. She waved me back and forth. up and down laughing, like I was a toy. She graspped my other leg and pulled, my bones shattered and skin ripped, all I could do was scream, she seemed to enjoy my pain. I heard the sound of slashing and I was dropped to the ground. My vision was blurry but my ears weren't.

"Get your hands of him BITCH!" The blood loss made it difficult to place the familiar voice.

"Thou shalt regret crossing blades with the night."

"Are you okay?"

"No I'm Bass," The bloodloss made me lightheaded.

"Damn," I feel my earpiece rip out of my ear. "We got a problem." I was drifting out of conciousness.

=================(P.O.V. Switch, Shadowdancer.)===================

"He got his ass handed to him didn't he?" Soren asked.

"On a silver platter."I kneel down and check for a pulse, it's faint but still there. "If we don't get him in the castle he'll be crushed."

"Retrieval's on their way, keep her occupied,"

"Easier said than done, brother." I stand and stare into the abyss of her eyes. The sheer terror grasped at my heart and it started pounding. Luckily my training accounts for drastic change in G-force, and I'm unaffected by the change, but she was.

"Overconfidence shall be thine downfall." Her shadow reached for my arm.

"Shit," I quickly spin kicking up dust, and sweep under her, she hit the ground hard. "What was that?"

"Insollent Whelp." Her voice came from behind me, and a hand wrapped around my neck lifting me into the air.

"How," Her hand squeezed harder.

"Put the girl down," I heard a familiar voice and then a slash and I slammed onto the ground. "That's better." I rolled to see who saved my life, a pure black alicorn.

"Monarch," Nightmare was clutching her reforming hand.

==================(P.O.V. Switch, Monarch.)=======================

"I'm flattered, you remember." I raise my sword and point it at her. "Out of all my prisons yours was, most disturbing." I shift my gaze to the aproaching group led by a red alicorn, who looked like me, seconds later they circled around the two unicorns. "Now let's get down to business."

"I'm with you," Cress stood to my right.

"I as well." Luna stood to my left.

"Let's do this." Scootaloo stood in front.

"Count me in." The girl vaulted over the crowd landing beside Scoot.

"As I." The red one stated.