Equestria's Pyre

It was sunset, not that anypony could tell. The entire Canterlot sky was smothered in smoke and flame. Everypony in the city was being evacuated from the city in case of the worst should happen. This would be easier, if not for the deranged laughter that everypony seemed to hear in their heads. Even the royal guard were disturbed by the cacophony of insanity.

The chariots arrived at Canterlot Castle, and the group ran into the hall where the Elements were kept.

"Look!" Twilight saw that the Elements were already laid out for them.

"Quick, get them on!"

Twilight, Rarity, Thermal, and Hot Spot helped the ponies put on the sacred tools of harmony. It took no time for the Element bearers to equip the artifacts.

"Let's go, girls!" The Mane 6 charged out of the hall to confront Pyre and end her insane dream of destruction.

Flashpoint sighed as he watched them leave.

"Flash..."

"What is it Hot Spot- what!?"

Flash turned to see a set of golden orange armor with an embroidered Firepony badge on the front. It glowed with a strange magical aura.

Flashpoint slowly walked up to the brilliantly shining armor, "What... what is this?"

Thermal walked up a picked up a letter left by it and read it, "This note says it's from the princess, she said she had it forged when the first fire happened, and it was meant for you, Flash..."

Flashpoint just stared at the magnificence of it.

"It also say that it grants the wearer..... fire-resistance!?"

"You mean like my spell?" Hot Spot asked Thremal.

"...Kind off.. but permanent..."

"Really...?" Flash looked at the armor once more and closed his eyes; he imagined his brother, Fire Fight...

"Flash...?" Thermal walked up to his friend and chief..

Flash exhaled, "I'm going."

The Fiery Alicorn watched silently as the two princesses futily try to to defend themselves from the constant barrage of flares and fireballs. Soon enough, they will be pushed into the flaming wall, and they will burn, and become ash. Pyre, inside the consciousness of the Alicorn of Fire, laughed with what little of her heart was left in her twisted form. She has won, plain and simple; there was no possible way the princesses could hold their own for much longer, and even if the Elements were to show themselves, Pyre had a plan in store for them...

The Mane Six galloped as fast as they could, and they soon saw the blazing dome.

"The princesses must be inside!"

"I don't want to, but nopony will hurt any critters on my watch!"

"Fer Ma 'n Pa... this is fer ya both..."

"For everypony she's hurt..."

"For all the destruction she's caused..."

"For all of Equestria!!!"

"Let's go get that big, bad, jerky, meany, killer-pants!"

"Yeah!" Rainbow raced through the air to the cage of fire, the rest galloping after.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!"

"Um, did anypony else hear that?"

"You actually believe that you can stop me? HA! Your stupidity is only surpassed by your predictability!"

Pillars of blazing heat burst out of the ground around them. Streaming flares were erupting out of the pillars and flew around the Elements, before being launched at them. They defended themselves using the magical beams from the Elements for a bit, but the flares kept coming.

"We'll never save the princesses at this rate!"

"HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA!!!! I TOLD YOU! YOU CANNOT STOP ME!"

"Oh, Yeah?"

Suddenly, the pillars began to fall over and disappear.

"WHAT?!?!"

"So quick to forget bout me? I'm hurt..." Flashpoint joked as he stood on one of the blazing pillars, his armor gleaming from the fire.

"Flashpoint!"

"GAHHHH!!" Pyre screamed as more flames appeared and engulfed Flashpoint.

"This the best you got?" Flash smirked as he calmly walked out of the fire, "You're going to have to try harder..."

"GRAAGGGHHH!" Pyre screamed louder.

"Flashpoint?" Twilight ran up to him, "How'd.. where-?"

A flare aimed at her interrupted but was blocked by Flash, "The princess knows how to plan ahead..." He smirked as he blocked another flare, "I've got a plan, be ready!" Flash ran off, blocking all the flares and fireballs that were sent at him, and jumped into the dome.

Inside, Flash raced over and attacked the Alicorn of Fire, knocking it back a bit and causing the fireballs to stop.

Celestia and Luna both lowered their shields and collapsed to the ground, exhausted.

Celestia looked at Flashpoint and smiled, "I knew you'd get it..."

The Alicorn of Fire stared down at the armored stallion, it's eyes burning even redder.

Pyre's voice began to echo inside the fiery dome, "YOU WILL BURN! YOU WILL ALL BURN IN MY HELL!!!"

An inferno of flares burst from the Flaming Alicorn's mouth at Flashpoint, knocking him into the firewall next to Celestia and Luna.

"Flashpoint..." Celestia crawled towards him.

"Just.. heh.. getting started.." Flash got back up and charged again, but was sent flying back by a wave of fire.

"It's.. too strong.. even for us..." Celestia muttered, "I... I'm not sure the armor will be enough..."

Flashpoint thought it over and came up with an idea, "Throw me..., both of you, throw me at it. If I can knock it out of the dome..., Twilight and the others can use the Elements on it..."

Celestia was silent, and then nodded, "Very well.." She looked to Luna, who nodded as well. The Princesses got up to their hooves, though with a bit of effort.

The Alicorn of Fire began charging a massive fireball...

"NOW!!!"

With their combined remaining strength and magic, Celestia and Luna launched Flashpoint at the Alicorn of Fire, and Flash literally punched it out of the fire dome and out side where Twilight and her friends were ready like he had told them earlier.

"NOW GIRLS!!"

The Elements glowed in majestic wonder and a rainbow appeared and streaked towards the fiery being. It completely enveloped it with light and began to change it.

"NO! NO! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!"

The entire area was bathed in a blinding light as Pyre's scream echoed across Equestria.