Fall of Two Worlds: Changing Status

The Changeling copy of myself now lay burned, bloody and definitely dead. Green puss leaked out of the enemy as it lay still, still smoking from the spell Twilight had shot. I laughed a little and looked to my friends. The dead thing suddenly changed back into the Changeling form and Twilight shot it again. After the white flash of the explosion passed I looked at my friends.

"So." I said. "How did you know it was me?" I asked. Rainbow Dash nodded, indicating her head toward my back leg. I arched my head round to see a little blue shield with a bronze coloured sword inside it. It was my cutie mark! The thing was exactly like a small tattoo, except I hadn't felt a thing when it appeared, not being told I probably never would have seen it.

"Ah. Well good shot." I said Twilight blushed a little and another explosion rung out. We snapped back to reality and rushed through the city.

Heart Breaker looked to the human and felt a wave of guilt fly over him. A wave of guilt washed over him when he looked at anypony. His life in Equestria was a lie, almost as big as the humans. But Heart Breaker had been able to keep the secret from everypony. So far anyway. The portal never closed between Equestria and Earth, just shrunk enough so there wasn't impending doom. Discord never closed the portal, he died. Heart Breaker knew, as did most ponies here maybe, that the portal could never truly die, after everything it will stay open. It was only natural. Maybe one day soon Heart Breaker will tell the human his origins. But not today. Today he had a princess to save.

We ran through the city, meeting less and less Changeling resistance, they had all clearly gone outside onto the field and were now killing innocent ponies who signed up for victory and now faced death. I could see the tower where the prisoners were probably kept and could see some Changelings flying around on patrol. Twilight and Rarity shot spells at them and many fell dead, others rushed down to attack which we quickly dispatched.

We continued on toward the tower which we finally reached, in through the door and toward the stairwell.

"We are so close." I heard myself saying,just a few more stairs. But then, as we turned the corner of a floor, three Changeling archers stood loaded. My heart stopped for a moment before the three fired on the closest target. Rarity, I rushed forward as the enemy pulled the trigger and felt three sharp jabs push into my body.

Luna awoke, she had suddenly felt a burst of magic come from Celestia's body. The Princess hadn't moved in over twenty four hours. But then suddenly the elder sister had released some magic whilst Luna was napping. The younger sister hadn't slept much and was so badly worn out lately, with Celestia in a deep comma like state it was Luna who had to raise and lower the sun and the moon. Luna couldn't last much longer and hated how her sister was in her state, Luna couldn't do anything about it. She had trained in healing magic, just her own Interdimensional and other more expiermental, scienctific magic. Celestia suddenly muttered  something.

"Luna." She groaned.

"I'm here sister." Luna said quickly.

"It hurts." Celestia said, weak and tired.

"I know sister, but Twilight is on her way. She can heal you." Luna replied. Looking at the bloodied bandage on her elders side.

"The Human. He- He isn't what we thought." Celestia muttered.

"I know Celestia, he still has some wild magic in him."

"No Luna. Its gone. I didn't mean.-" Celestia passed out and went back into her sleep. Somewhere downstairs a pony cried out in pain.

The Changelings continued to swarm, they were everywhere. Hundreds upon thousands were arriving every minute and the attackers were being pushed back.

"We have to go! Fall back damn it! There everywhere!" Lez Dresdal shouted, some ponies were already running. Pegasi were taking flight and many unicorns just teleported out of there. The battle was lost and Equestria would fall. Everypony saw that. The Bloody Skulls began to run back. Giving covering fire to any ponies still leaving.

"Cover the retreat! Cypher shouted, shooting his multi crossbow saddle toward the enemy.

"Keep firing! Retreat!" Stone Mountain shouted as the galloped away. Lez knew there were no where near enough ponies to fight this size of an army. They needed more.

"We need to regroup!" Lez shouted. "Gather more ponies!" He added. Razor shook his head.

"There isn't enough time. Even if we get the army it would be too late." Razor said.

"We have to try." Zero muttered, after some pause. Razor, and the others nodded.

"Fall back! Get to Ponyville!" Lez ordered and the ponies galloped away from the hail of Changeling magic.

Steven was badly hurt, he was covered in cuts and arrows and bleeding badly. Nick was now riding the serpent as the two ran from the defeat. Changelings were everywhere and arrows shot toward the pair from all directions.

"Did we do well?" Steven asked.

"What do you mean?" Nick replied.

"Did we do anything to help the survival of Equestria?" Steven asked.

"I would say yes,"

"But?"

"I really don't know. There are thousands, maybe even tens of thousands, they must of gotten every Changeling from all the world and put them under one banner. There are so many."

"We need more ponies."

"We need more anything Steven."

"I know." Steven replied and the two were silent. Running from the fire and death, the Changeling horde began to roar in victory.

I nearly fainted again as I stumbled up the stairwell.

"Let me heal you." Twilight insisted.

"No. Your- your need all your strength in the next fight." I muttered, biting back the pain. The three bolts were still stabbed into me and would be hell to pull out. I had died, twice, already here so now just didn't care, well in a way I cared. Just didn't want to fucking die before I saved Equestria. I smiled a short moment at that and bit down again as a wave of bloodied pain shot through me. We were so close to the door now and when we turned the last flight of stairs to look onto a locked door finally, I felt bliss run through me. Rarity shot the door out. Inside was the image of death. Guards stood or sat everywhere, unarmed and unarmoured. Luna sat over a body near the window and we all gasped when we saw who it was. Celestia was hurt, bad by the looks.

"Twilight, Rarity. Heal Celestia." I said, everypony in the room turned and looked at us. I nearly fell down again but kept myself upright. The two unicorns quickly rushed over to their princess. Heart Breaker walked in and saw Celestia laying there and ran over to her body with a yell. I saw how hard the alicorn was trying to use magic as a faint glitter of magic appeared on his horn, then, nothing. Twilight said something to Luna and started a spell up, the princess nodded and the three ponies horns all glow.

Luna stopped after a second and called over Shining Armor.

"Go with them and free the other prisoneers. Save the city, we will handle it here." Luna said, the captain nodded and we all rushed downstairs again followed by the other guards.

We gathered up as many guards and ponies willing to fight as we could and got ready for the final battle. I was beginning to fell weak and cold. I was becoming tired, my eyes suddenly heavy and my legs failing beneath me. There were no where near enough ponies as I had originally hoped for, but anything against the enemy would do. We made it to the gates, well the remains, without any fighting and saw why, the battle was over, thousands upon thousands of Changelings held the battlefield and were going through the dead. I looked to the now ready troops.

"We can do this. Remember, its for your homes! Your families! And above all-" With that, I fainted.