Bolas' Reformed

by Nemesis Sol

Rating: everyone
Tags: Princess Celestia, Crossover, Alternate Universe, Magic: The Gathering, Twilight Sparkle, Drama, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Spike, Rainbow Dash, Comedy, Fluttershy, Adventure
Length: 2649

The Spirit Dragon, rather than imprisoning his brother on the Meditation Realm takes him to Equestria to get Reformed.

Not long after the War of the Spark on the plane of Ravnica; Ugin, the Spirit Dragon had the intention of imprisoning his twin brother Nicol Bolas on the Meditation Plane, but a second thought or plan comes to mind. He goes to the plane of Equestria to speak with an old friend to ask for help in reforming his brother.
Takes place after Season 1 of FiM.

Published 2022-03-19 18:40:00 UTC
Last updated 2022-03-19 18:40:00 UTC

The Princesses meet the Twins

It was a good day in the Cantorlot Castle, both Princess Luna, and Celestia were having tea on their thrones.
"Sister I was wondering if I could go to Ponyville later on this month." Said Luna. Princess Celestia smiled at her beloved sister.
"Of course Luna! Now that you have gotten used to this modern time, I think it will be wonderful for you to go out!" Smiled Celestia.

(Meanwhile outside Equestria)

Ugin had been traveling through the Blind Eternities to get to the Meditation Realm. He was traveling through seeing many planes go by like stars. He had wrapped his unconscious, and badly wounded brother Nicol Bolas in his wings to protect him from the searing wrath of the Blind Eternities. Ugin was a Planeswalker of course so he was immune to it's power; however since his brother was no longer such a thing he was being burned, making his condition worse.
'Damnit! I need to hurry!! I can't let him die!' Thought Ugin. Just then a plane appeared before him. He knew this plane, and knew an old friend there. "Equestria." Said Ugin aloud.
"Can she help me?"
Ugin literally having no choice but to go to the plane tapped it lightly ending him, and his brother to the land of ponies.

(Back in Cantorlot Castle)

Celestia, and Luna calmly continued drinking tea when a gust of wind surrounded them. "What is this!?" Asked Luna.
"I don't know!" Answered Celestia. Suddenly a huge spark of light appeared before them. Both sisters got into a battle stance.
Before them were two dragons, one breathing heavily, with his wings folded onto his body, he opened his wings dropping Nicol to the ground with a thud; albeit a unpainful one thankfully in Ugin's mind. Celestia gasped at the wounded dragon on the floor, as the one standing gently sat down, and pulled him up to comfort his hurting brother. "WHO ARE YOU!!" Asked Luna doing the Royal Cantorlot Voice.
Celestia took in the one dragon's details, recognizing him, and calming Luna.
"Luna clam down! I know this dragon." She said.
"You do!?" Asked Luna confused.
"Yes, we met after Nightmare Moon got banished." Said Celestia explaining a little bit of backstory.
Luna calmed down, and felt a small tinge of sadness by Nightmare Moon being brought up; even if it's was unintentional in a way.
Ugin stood up gently placing his brother on the ground.
"Celestia! It's been a long time." He said.
"Yes Ugin. It has." Replied Celestia. She then looked down on Nicol.
"May I ask who this is Ugin?" She said.
Ugin looked down sadly at his unconscious brother. "He is my twin brother. Nicol, or in his case Nicol Bolas." He explained.
Celestia then remembered faintly hearing that name.
Nicol Bolas. It didn't sound like a pleasant name, and she could remember Ugin saying something about imprisoning him somewhere the last time they met.
Luna was still confused, walking up to Ugin and looking at him.
He had a similar body type to an old enemy of theirs; albeit a dragon full on. He had massive feathered wings, and cobra like neck, a crocodile like head, and two massive horns on his head, like a crown of sorts.
She looked at the one on the floor, and studied his features.
He had the same body as his brother of sorts, expect more snake like, two massive bat wings, longs ears, a short, and stubby face with a chin piece, and two twined curved horns that resemble that of Tirek. an old enemy of theirs.

Ugin spoke.
"Celestia. I have a favor to ask." Said Ugin.
Celestia smiled at her old friend.
"Sure what is it?" She said.
"I need your help. I need my brother to be "reformed"." He said.
Celestia looked shocked.
"Why?" She asked with uncertainty.
"My brother has committed horrible atrascitites across the Multiverse, but I still love him. I think this plane can help him realize the errors of his ways." Explained Ugin.
Luna interfered.
"And what makes you think you can suddenly show up, and ask for this!?" She said.
Celestia glared at her sister. She looked at Ugin. There was more to this story.
"Why did he commit such things Ugin?" She asked.
Ugin was taken aback by the alicorn princess. He knew he would have to talk about their past someday. Like he did on Tarkir.

"Me and my brother witnessed the death of our sister. We were just born you understand? But our twinned birth caused us to be trapped by branches, dirt, and rocks. We watched our sister be savagely killed, when we broke free we went in search of our other siblings, but Nicol was already full of vengeance! He then grew to learn how to manipulate those into doing his bidding, and in his drunken state for power, he tried to use his power on me. His own twin, whom he shared a soul. My brother."
Celestia, and Luna silently nodded understanding the similarities of their own story. 'i was just full of jealously. But for his brother to do that? It must have been sickening!' thought Luna.
Ugin continued.

"It was that moment I became a Planeswalker, and traveled the Multiverse, but soon I was overcome by loneliness. I went back to our home plane to find that he had destroyed it in war with our other siblings. I was angered, and disgusted by what he did. He showed me his "Achievements" but they weren't achievements.
He called me a liar. And when I planeswalked away he too became a Planeswalker, and he desired more. Later on he found me, and killed me but I was thankfully saved by a good friend." He said.
Celestia, and Luna could not imagine his pain, sure they fought each other, all siblings fought each other, but this? This was more than a sibling problem. They couldn't even understand his thoughts or pain during that time.

"When he was defeated, which took place not long ago on another world he was left powerless, with no power, or planeswalker spark, he is now nothing! Only I have his power, although not his spark since it desolved into nothingness." Said Ugin.
Celestia spoke.
"But if he did all those things why then do you want him reformed?" She asked.
Ugin looked at her sadly, and then to his brother.
"Because Celestia, even if he did awful things to me, and the Multiverse I share his soul, just as he shares mine, I know he can be good! I love him, I will always love him, and I'm not ever going to forget it!" He said.

Celestia paused at his words. Luna looked at her.
Celestia looked at Bolas. 'Who can reformed him?' she thought.
Just then an idea came to thought!
"Luna can you get my pen, and paper please?" She asked.
Luna left, then came back with what her sister requested.
Holding the paper and pen with her magic she wrote: "Dear my faithful student Twilight Sparkle."

The Mane 6 meet the Twins

Twilight was enjoying a book, and spike was helping around the library, until he belched a note.
Spike grabbed the note and read it.
"Twilight? Princess Celestia requests us." He said.
This caught Twilight by surprise.
"What does it say?" She asked.
Spike looked back at the note and read aloud; "Dear my faithful student Twilight Sparkle. I request you and your friends to come to the Cantorlot Palace for a unexpected situation that I think you can help me with."

Twilight then got up, and ran out the library to gather her friends, with Spike following behind.

(Cantorlot Castle)

Twilight, and her friends ran through the door.
"You requested to see us Princess Celestia..." Twilight slowly stopped talking as fear kicked in.
The Mane 6 also stopped in place as in front of them were two dragons. One standing, and one lying on the ground.
"Greetings." Said the one standing.
The all began to shake in fear as Celestia walked past Ugin to greet them. "Relax guys. He is friendly. Twilight I have requested you and your friends to help me, and this dragon with a problem about the one lying on the ground." She said.
Twilight relaxed and looked over at the dragon on the floor.
"Of course Celestia, but why?" She asked.
Ugin spoke.
"Please? My brother has done terrible things, I just want him to get better in his ways." He said.
Twilight and the others looked at each other.
Fluttershy gently flew up to Ugin.
"H-hi. My name i-is Fluttershy..."
Ugin stared at her barley hearing a word. But it was loud enough to make out at least, even if it was really quiet.
"Greetings Fluttershy, I am Ugin, the Spirit Dragon."
Fluttershy then looked at Bolas.
"Um... May I ask what's wrong with him?" She asked.
"He is unconscious. I have no idea when he'll wake." Said Ugin.

Rainbow Dash took noticed of his name.
"Ugin, the Spirit Dragon? Are you a ghost or something?" She said.
"Now now Sugar Cube we can't go to conclusions." Said Applejack.
Ugin chuckled.
"Yes, and no. I am technically dead, but I am very much alive. My body is a reformed essence of my original body that was slain by my brother." He explained.
They got on to that last part.
"Slayed you? Like he killed you." Asked Rarity.
Ugin sighed sadly. "Yes he did, it is one of the reasons I want him to get better."
Twilight spoke to Celestia.
"How can we help his brother?" She asked.
"Hmm. Why not have Fluttershy teach, and help him? She is great with helping others get better."
Ugin looked at Celestia, then back at Fluttershy.
"Do you think you can?" He asked.
Fluttershy looked around the place nervously.
"Um... I-i can try..." She said nervously.
Ugin lighten a bit. Maybe there was a different path his brother could take after all. Hopefully.

As all was said and done a low growl was heard. Like a bear not wanting to wake up, but knew it had to.
Slowly Bolas woke up. His whole body ached, and his vision was blurry. He looked around, and noticed many things.
One: he was on a plane he didn't know.
Two: he was in a building of sorts.
Three: he saw many shapes of different beings.
And four: his brother.
Throwing all that was around him aside he looked at his brother.
"I thought I killed you."
Ugin shrugged.
"Times change especially on the plane of Tarkir, where I died. You should get used to the idea."
"YOU should get used to the idea that I'm simply going to kill you again in a few minutes."
"Once you catch your breath?"
"Exactly."
Ugin sighed.
"I don't think so brother, you are powerless, you don't have the strength to kill me in a few minutes, not even a millennia. You no longer have your spark."
"Then I'll take yours!!"
"I don't think so. Because lucky for me your gonna change your ways!" Said Ugin.
Nicol Bolas was confused. Really confused. He had just woken up, and now his brother was talking nonsense.
"What are you going on about?" He asked.
Ugin chuckled.
"I'll let them explain."
Nicol Bolas looked around him, and notice ponies.
One was white, and bigger than the others with a crown, a horn, and wings, then six others that were all different colors like a rainbow.
Twilight carefully went up to Bolas.
"Hi. My name is Twilight Sparkle. Your brother has requested we reach and help you learn to change your ways of evil." She said.
Bolas was getting angry.
"What is the meaning of this!!??" He roared at his brother specifically, and got up to strike him, but quickly sat back down as his body had not fully healed.
"Ow!" He exclaimed.
He looked at Twilight.
"Explain yourself!"
Twilight recoiled a bit, but did as he said.
"We were requested by our superior, and your brother to help you learn how to be better, and not a tyrant. Think of it as a therapy of sorts." She said.
"I see. Well since I lost, and I have nothing, what's the worst that can happen?" He said.
Ugin spoke.
"Brother, I love you, and I will never let that go! I just need you to realize the errors of your ways." He said.
Bolas thought for a second.
He began to remember something, or someone.
Their sister.
He looked at Ugin, and saw the truth in his eyes.
He began to remember his quest for revenge against the humans that killed her, their siblings misjudging them by their small stature, twin birth, and their names. He didn't just get revenge, he made his cousins kill each other, enslave others, and by looking at Ugin, maybe for the first time in his long life he felt angry at himself. He remembered trying to control Ugin, and how that caused him to planeswalk Away. And how he felt abandoned.
All of what he did, all started with the scary sight, and sounds of their sister dying.
He felt tears.
"Ugin. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I should have listened to you. I should have moved on and lived, but our sisters death haunted me, and I didn't want that fate! I enslaved others, I forced our cousins, and siblings to fight each other, and I did the same across the Multiverse for years. I'm sorry! When you first planeswalk I felt hurt, and abandoned. I truly did miss you, but I knew I caused that. I caused death across the Multiverse. Even yours, and I'm sorry! I don't want to be a god anymore seeing as that failed, I just want a second chance to realize the errors of my ways."
Ugin stared at his brother. He saw the truth in his eyes, and felt loved by him for the first time in many an age.
He walked up to Bolas, who recoiled a bit, but slowly relaxed as his twin hugged him.
"I forgive you."
Nicol released his tears.
He felt better than he had ever before.
It felt better than being a god.
'what is this?' thought Nicol.
Ugin stepped away.
"Brother I will leave you here on this plane. Try to change yourself, and I will visit I promise." He said as he vanished in a bright light.

The Mane 6 were confused.
"What just happened!?" Asked everyone of them.
"He is a planeswalker, an being born with the power to move between worlds." Explained Bolas.
The mae 6 were still confused, but got a little understanding.
Fluttershy flew to Bolas to greet him.
"H-hi I'm Fluttershy, and your brother wanted me to help you."
Bolas looked at the pegasus before him. Never in his life has he seen these beings, life is full of weird things isn't it?
"Thank you." He said.

"Well... That went well. I guess. I trust that all of you will carry out this task! You may return to Ponyville. Thank you all for accepting this problem!" Said Celestia.
"Your welcome Princess!" They said and bowed.
Nicol was still confused about this world. But maybe he can learn about it?

'Brother... I truly regret what I did.' he thought. He then noticed something on the ground. His Spirit-Gem. He picked it up, and placed it between his horns. 'powerless?' he thought as he felt nothing from the gem.

(Meditation Plane)
Ugin stared at the pool of becoming. He saw through the Spirit-Gem to spy on his brother, to see what he was doing.
He had placed protective barriers around his plane, and the plane of Equestria so no planeswalker could find, and get revenge on Bolas. "Revenge is a terrible thing." He said.