Opening of the guardians of harmony :

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~I always admit the ways of my cowardly past; I can't help that. And still, I always act afraid I am oblivious, and now it's back to haunt me forever ~

The intro starts with sunset looking at the school statue. Above, transparent images of her past were shown from the time Celestia showed her the mirror, her argument with Celestia, her escape to the human world, her stealing the crown, becoming a demon, and crying in the crater. The scene then changes to twilight as she walks down the school hallway, where transparent images of her past being play: being blackmailed by cinch , sunset shouting at her, and becoming midnight sparkle. The next scene was of sunset in the air, looking at a mirror and putting her hands on it. The mirror shows her pony form doing a similar action to hers. The camera zoomed out to show that sunset was in the human world and her pony form was in equestria, with the mirror separating the two worlds.

~ Countless skies that I've painted surely, this is where my heart finally doesn't fall apart, won't fall apart ~

The scene changes to show a sky with sunset in her pony form, trying to reach it, before being changed to her human form, trying to reach it. It then changes to Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity,Trixie ,wallflower and Flash doing a similar action. The sky then turned black before the scene changed, showing the ancient door used to seal Grogar and his forces breaking open. Then the scene changed to sunset falling to a dark abyss, but she was caught by both the human twilight and princess twilight, who pulled her up where the rest of her friends were waiting for her.

~ Jumping high from my dreams, I'll fly, no matter what the cost. Today, I'll find a way to shake off all the pain. Within my dreams, I'll touch the sky, but I still realize I won't survive the fight without you by my side ~

The scene changes to sunset, and the rest of the guardians of harmony fighting grogar monsters from a group of reapers, vindicator, metal bane, snow queen, ,game master, etc. The scene changes to them fighting Toxzon in an abandoned warehouse. After Twilight dodges an attack from him, she uses her telekinesis to hold him down. Then sunset charged at him with a flame-covered fist. Then the scene shows Principal Celestia and Luna in the hallway of the school, then to the CMC in a movie theater, the human tempest and starlight in black light base, and to Princess Twilight sitting down on the Canterlot throne, surrounded by her friends.

~ You give me light; when I have lost my way, I fall asleep because I always find you in my dreams ~

The scene changes to show sunset on the school roof, looking at the sunrise. Then the scene changes to show discord, star swirl, and Stygian. The next scene changes back to the fight with Toxzon to show Sunset punching him with her flaming fist, causing him to fly into the air and fall to the ground on his back. Afterwards, Twilight, Fluttershy,applejack,rarity , Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Sunset flew into the air, grabbed hands, and fired a large magical blast at Toxzon, creating a large explosion.

~ I wanna always be with you. I'll give you everything I have~

The scene changes to the guardians of harmony,discord ,star swirl, Stygian, and Princess Twilight in sugar cube corners enjoying themselves.
….
In the main chamber of the underground lair that serves as Grogar base, the egg form of Gorgar can be seen glowing in a bright red color.

"So far, each and every one of my servants has failed me.” Grogar said to himself. "If it weren’t for my weakened state, I would destroy them myself, but unfortunately, right now I am in no condition to do it. However, fortunately, I have recovered just enough of my previous powers to do this.” Grogar then fired a magical beam on the ground, and shortly afterward a large stone structure began coming out of the ground.

"Rise, crimson diamond, rise and serve your master.” Grogar said as the rock structure began to undergo a transformation. Once the transformation was completed, standing in the stone structure place was a large monster.

The monster was 15-20 feet tall and was covered with diamond-like crystals with disproportionately large arms and hands embedded in metallic gloves and a tail with a crystal orb at its end. On its feet it wore crystals and metallic footwear, and completing its look was a large black and red cape it wore on its back.

"How may I serve you, my master?" Crimson Diamond said as he bows to Grogar.

"I want you to destroy the guardians of harmony.” Grogar order.

"It shall be done, my lord.” Crimson Diamond said before disappearing in a bright flash of light. However, unknown to the two watching them from one of the entrances of the chamber was Tirek, who had a thoughtful look on his face.

"It seems the master has regained a great deal of his previous power," Tirek thought to himself before leaving the chamber. "I may need to make my move soon.”
….
The front door of CHS opened, and out came the students of Canterlot High School.

"All right, the last day of school is now over, meaning school vacation for an entire month.” Rainbow Dash cheered into the air as she and everyone exited the school. "An entire month of no work, no school, and just rest and relaxation.”

"So anywhere, don’t forget tomorrow is our beach day; don’t be late,” Sunset said as she turned to starlight and thorax.

"Don't worry, we won’t be late.” Thorax said.

"Of course we probably need to go to the shop first and buy some extra sunscreen.” Starlight said. "I am not too keen on receiving a sunburn.”

"Then allow me to accompany you, darling." Rarity said. "I can help you pick out the best sunscreen to buy for our trip tomorrow.”

“ Ahem.” A voice said, and immediately everyone turned to look behind them to see discord standing behind them.

“ Discord.” Sunset said in surprise. "What do you want?”

“I want you all to pony up since it seems there is trouble in the city,” Discord said. "There is another attack.” Immediately after he said that, all the guardians of harmony, along with Starlight and Thorax, had a serious look on their faces.

"It looks like it’s time for us to pony up, everyone,” Sunset said in a serious voice.
….
Somewhere in the city, Crimson Diamond was rampaging throughout the city.

"Run, humans, run for your pathetic life.” Crimson Diamond said before he slammed two large fists onto the ground, creating large cracks and terrifying the people that were nearby, causing them to flee for their lives, which in turn caused them to produce negative energy, which are now heading back to Grogar's underground lair.

"Hold it right there.” A voice said, and immediately Crimson Diamond turned to see the guardians of harmony in their superhero form, and standing next to them were Starlight Glimmer and Thorax. The former was wearing her hi-tech armor, and the latter was in his true form.

"Ah, the guardians of harmony.” Crimson Diamond said. "It is an honor to finally meet you, and it will be a bigger honor for you to be destroyed by my hands.”

"Who the Sam Hill are you?" Applejack demanded.

"You may call me Crimson Diamond, and I shall be the one to destroy you.” Crimson Diamond said.

"That's what they all said.” Sunset said before she and Twilight fired a fire attack and magical blast at Crimson Diamond. The fire and magical blast then combined to form a larger attack that made a direct hit on crimson diamond. However, when the smoke from the explosion cleared up, it revealed that crimson diamond was completely unharmed.

“ Annoying.” Crimson Diamond said before he slammed two large fists onto the ground, creating a large shockwave that was heading towards them. Reacting quickly, rarity quickly forms a diamond dorm around her and her friends. However, unfortunately, it wasn’t enough, as the shockwave managed to not only destroy the dorm but also blow them back. After landing on the ground, the group quickly got up and turned to look at Crimson Diamond, who was charging at them. Seeing the approaching monster, Pinkie Pie quickly used her powers to form a giant ice boulder, which she used her magic to throw at Crimson Diamond. Seeing the incoming attack, Crimson quickly used both of his hands to shield his face. When the boulder hit crimson, it created a large explosion. However, when the smoke from the explosion cleared up, it revealed that crimson was unharmed. Crimson Diamond then fires laser beams from his eyes onto the group.

Reacting quickly to the incoming attack, the guardians of harmony, along with their allies, quickly moved out of the way before the beam hit them. After dodging the attack, Rainbow then fires a large lightning attack at Crimson. The attack hit Crimson, who didn’t even flinch when it hit him.

“ Pathetic.” Crimson said before a bright light covered him and he morphed into a large diamond ball. He then jumped into the air and was over them.

“ Scattered.” Pinkie said before she and everyone quickly scattered. When crimson diamond landed on the ground, it created a large shockwave that blew them off the ground. After getting up, everyone turned to look at the ball and saw a bright light covering it again, and shortly afterward the ball turned back into crimson diamond. Applejack, who was behind him, quickly ran towards his tail and began pulling on it. However much to her frustration, she couldn’t barely move crimson diamond no matter how hard she pulled. Crimson Diamond, who felt the pull on his tail, pulled his tail up and moved it in front of him. He saw hanging on his tail was Applejack, who smiled nervously when she saw Crimson was glaring at her. Crimson then slammed his tail along with Applejack on the ground. After pulling his tail up, he then looked down to look at Applejack, who was now lying in a small crater. Crimson raised a fist into the air and was about to punch her, but before he could rainbow dash with the use of her super speed, quickly carry Applejack to safety.

"Thanks, rainbow.” Applejack said as rainbow gently placed Applejack on the ground.

"You welcome.” Rainbow said before turning to face crimson diamond. She then flew towards Crimson, and through the use of her superspeed, she suddenly appeared in front of Crimson face. She then covered her fist with lightning, and quickly, through the use of her superspeed, she began rapidly punching crimson face. However, after a few punches, she suddenly stopped.

“ Ow.” Rainbow Dash said as she looked at her hands to see that they were covered in bruises. She then looked up to see Crimson glaring at her. Crimson then opened his mouth and blew a large gush of wind at her, blowing her away.

"Annoying fly.” Crimson said before two large shadow dragons came out of the ground and bit on both of his hands. He then turned to look at wallflower who was standing next to rarity.

"Now rarity.” Wallflower said.

“ Right.” Rarity said as she created a large diamond fist and threw it at Crimson. The fist made contact, causing him to fly off the ground, where he then landed on his back.

"I got him.” Rarity said as she cheered alongside Wallflower. However, this feeling of happiness didn’t last long as Crimson got up, and from a single glance, they could tell that the attack didn’t damage him at all.

"Is that all you have?" Crimson said. "Because now it’s my turn.” Crimson then fires a hail of diamond shards towards them.

"Oh no.” Wallflower said as she saw the shards flying towards them. Luckily, before the shards hit them, Fluttershy quickly landed in front of them and used her power to blow the shards back at Crimson. Crimson, who saw the shards heading towards him, didn’t even bother to move and let the shards hit him. However, when the shards hit him, they instantly broke into tiny pieces.

"What the heck is that guy made of?" Wallflower said as she saw how the shards broke after hitting Crimson.

"Good try, but not good enough.” Crimson said as his eyes glowed and he was about to fire another laser beam at them, but before he could, Rainbow Dash, who was carrying Applejack, flew towards him. Once she was near, she then tossed applejacked towards Crimson Face. Applejack then punched Crimson in the face as hard as she could, causing him to fall on his back. She then landed on his face and began punching his face as hard as she could. However, as she was punching Crimson, he suddenly stood up, causing Applejack to fall to the ground. Luckily, before she hit the ground, Rainbow Dash quickly flew towards her and grabbed her. After grabbing her, she quickly flew away to safety. The two then landed on the ground, and shortly after landing, all of their friends quickly regrouped around them.

"Man, this guy is tough.” Applejack said as she looked at her sore hands. "My hands hurt just from punching him.”

Crimson Diamond then charged towards them once again, and seeing that Crimson Diamond was charging towards them, Rainbow Dash quickly fired a lightning attack at him, and as she did that, Starlight Glimmer, Thorax, Trixie, Sunset, Twilight, Wallflower, and Flash joined her by firing a magical blast at Crimson Diamond. Unfortunately for them, all of their attack has little to no effect on him as he continues to charge at them. Seeing how Crimson Diamond was still charging towards them, Thorax quickly stopped firing, and shortly afterward he quickly flew towards Crimson Diamond, and as he flew towards Crimson, he quickly used his magic to transform into a large dragon that was as big as Crimson. Thorax then forcefully pushed Crimson on his back, and immediately after he did that, he quickly swung his clawed hands at Crimson. However, when the claw hit crimson, they immediately broke. Seeing that, Thorax then quickly flew into the air and let out a stream of fire from his mouth onto Crimson Face. However, as he continued to pour fire at Crimson, Crimson suddenly got up and quickly grabbed him by the neck and quickly strangled him. Thinking quickly, Thorax quickly turned into a small bird, which in turn allowed him to slip through Crimson's grip. Thorax then flew back to where his allies were standing, where he then landed next to Sunset. After he landed on the ground, he turned back into his Changeling form.

"You alright, thorax.” Sunset asked the Changeling king.

"Yeah, I will live.” Thorax said.

"How are we going to take this guy down?" Rainbow Dash said. ”Our attacks are barely even hurting this guy.”

“There's one attack left we can try.” Sunset said before turning to face rarity and pinkie pie. “Rarity, try to make as many diamond boulders as you can, and pinkie pie, use your magic on them so that they will explode.” Sunset then turns to starlight glimmer, thorax, trixie, twilight, and wallflower. "As for the rest of you, you know what to do.”

“Right.” Twilight said as she, Sunset, Wallflower, Thorax, Trixie, and Starlight Glimmer gathered as much energy as they could, and as they did that, Rarity kept making as many diamond boulders as she could, and immediately after making the boulder, Pinkie Pie would place her hands on them. By now she has made at least fifteen boulders. Crimson, who saw this quickly, charged at them.

"Now open fire.” Sunset said as she and everyone fired a large magical blast at Crimson, and at the same time they did that, Rarity threw all of the boulders she had made, which by now amounted to twenty-five. The large magical blast combined into a larger attack, and when both it and the boulders hit Crimson Diamond, it created a large explosion that was able to blow him back. All the guardians of harmony and their allies watched in satisfaction as they watched Crimson land on his back.

"All right, we got him.” Rainbow cheers as she pumps a fist into the air. However, their feeling of satisfaction was shortlived once they saw Crimson have gotten up, and from one look around, they could tell that the attack barely damaged him.

"Not bad; I actually felt that. A little.” Crimson said as he held one of his hands up and brought his index fingers and thumb closer together to emphasize the point that he was barely hurt.

"That's not good.” Rainbow Dash said.

"What are we going to do now?" Pinkie pie asked.

"We try our final move; that’s what we do now.” Sunset said to her fellow element bearers, who nodded in response before they, along with Sunset, flew into the air, where each of them then fired a magical beam at Sunset, powering her up. Once she was powered up, Sunset then fired a magical beam at Crimson Diamond. The attack hit Crimson Diamond, creating a large explosion.

"Did we get him?" Applejack said as she and her fellow element bearers slowly landed on the ground. After landing on the ground, she and all her friends then turn to look at the smoke cloud that was created from the explosion. When the smoke cleared, it revealed Crimson Diamond, who was still standing. They saw that despite there being some cracks on the diamonds covering his body, he was mostly fine.

"Hm, if that is all you have, then I guess it is time for me to end this." Crimson said before he fires a laser beam from his eyes at them. Reacting quickly, Rarity forms a diamond platform under her and all her friends, and with the use of her powers, she lifts the platform into the air, and not a second after she does that, the laser beam hits the ground they were on.

"What now?” Starlight said.

"We need to retreat,” Sunset said.

“ Retreat.” Trixie said shock. "But we never retreat.”

"Well, I believe we should make an exception for this one.” Sunset said as she saw Crimson was about to fire another laser beam at them. "We don’t stand a change against him.” Crimson fires a laser beam at them, and, acting quickly, rarity uses her powers to move the platform to dodge the attack.

"Rarity formed a diamond boulder, and Pinkie Pie uses your explosive magic on it.” Sunset said.

“ Right.” Rarity said as she formed a diamond boulder, and immediately after she did that, Pinkie Pie placed her hand on it, and after Pinkie placed her hand on it, rarity then used her powers to throw it at Crimson in the face. The boulder hit crimson, creating an explosion that temporarily blocked his vision. Once his vision was clear, Crimson saw that the guardians of harmony and their allies were now gone.

"So they have decided to flee, huh? Well, it doesn’t matter, as they will be back to save their precious city." Crimson said before he returned back to his rampage.
….
In blacklight base, the Guardians of Harmony and all their allies were in Star Swirl office with a serious look on their faces.

"This is without a doubt a grave situation we found ourselves in.” Star Swirl said as he looked at the holographic screen in front of him. The screen shows Crimson Diamond rampaging throughout the city, which in turn caused the people around to produce more negative energy.

"The fact that Grogar was able to send something this powerful means that he has regained enough of his strength to create more powerful monsters.” Discord said.

“So what are we going to do?” Rainbow Dash said. ”This guy is too strong for us to beat.”

“Then maybe it’s time we help someone reach their true potential.” Discord said as he turned to Flash.

“Wait, me.” Flash said in shock.

“That’s right.” Star Swirl said. ”While you are indeed quite strong, you still haven’t even scratched the true power of the shield.”

“The true power of the shield.” Flash said. ”You mean up until now I haven’t even used the shield's true power.”

“That is correct.” Discord said. "The shield is a lot more powerful than you previously thought. Its true power, when unlocked, is able to turn its user into a one-man army capable of single-handedly turning the tide of battle by themselves.”

“Wow, is it really that powerful?” Rainbow asked.

“It is.” Thorax said. ”I would know since I have fought alongside Magnus himself, and even though it has been centuries since then, I still remember it like it was yesterday. I remember how, through the use of the shield, he was able to single-handedly defeat many of grogar top monsters and lead our forces to victory.”

“Well, in that case, if the shield's true potential was that powerful, then why didn’t you help me unlock its true potential when I first got it?” Flash asked.

"it’s because it’s not that simple as to unlock its true potential; one must first undergo a trial to be deemed worthy to unlock the shield's true power.” Star Swirl said.

“And let me guess, it’s a dangerous trial that can result in death.” Sunset asked.

“It is,” Discord said before turning to Flash. ”Which is why we decided to wait until we believe you are ready. However, given our current situation, we might need you to undergo that trial now.”

“Well, in that case, what are we waiting for? Let’s get this trial over with.” Flash said.

“Are you sure you want to do this?” Star Swirl said. ”As you just heard, failure can result in your death.”

“ Well if I am being honest with myself I am exactly sure if I want to do this but giving our current situation its not like we have much of a choice in that matter.” Flash said. ”So let’s just get this trial over with.

“Very well, let’s go then.” Star Swirl said as he stood up from his chair. ”Follow me.” Star Swirl then began walking towards the door, and shortly afterward, Flash followed him, and just as when the rest of the Guardians of Harmony and their allies, with the exception of Discord, were about to follow him, Star Swirl immediately turned to face them.

“Stop right there.” Star Swirl said, causing everyone to stop. ”Flash is the only one who can follow me. The rest of you must stay.”

“What.” Sunset said in shock, which was mirrored by everyone but Discord. "Why?”

“It’s because this is something that only Flash can do.” Discord said. ”And besides, we need to stay here to distract Crimson Diamond. While it’s true we are not strong enough to defeat him, we can at least distract him enough to prevent him from destroying the city.”

“Anyhow, I believe it is best we go now.” Star Swirl said. ”Every second that is wasted is another second that allowed Crimson to produce more negative energy for Grogar."

"Right," Flash said as he turned to face Star Swirl. "So where are we going, anywhere?"

"To the place where the shield was forged." Star Swirl said.

"And where would that be?" Flash asked.

"That would be at the great forge." Gilgamesh said, causing Flash to hold his hand in front of his face so he could look directly at Gilgamesh.

"The great forge," Flash said.

"That's right, the great forge." Gilgamesh said. "It is there you will face your trial."

"Now if there isn't any more distraction, let's go now." Star Swirl said before he walked through the doors, and it wasn't long before Flash followed him.

"Good luck, Flash." Sunset said, causing Flash to stop just as he was about to go through the doors. He then turned to face her and everyone who was also saying good luck and words of encouragement towards him.

“You too, guys. Good luck.” Flash said before walking out of the door to follow Star Swirl.
….
In the skies above the African jungle, a large plane bearing blacklight symbol can be seen flying in the air. The plane then landed in a clearing that was in the jungle, and shortly afterward its back cargo door opened, and driving out of it was a military Jeep. Flash was sitting in the front seat; sitting next to him in the driver seat was a blacklight agent, and sitting in the back was Star Swirl, who turned to look at the pilots that were still in the plane.

“Stay here until we get back.” Star Swirl ordered the two pilots, who nodded in response. He then turned his attention to the driver of the Jeep. ”Let’s go; we don’t have all day.”

“Yes, sir.” The driver said before he began driving through the jungle.

“Wow, I can’t believe it. We are actually in Africa,” Flash said in amazement as he looked around the jungle, and as he continued to look around, he saw some animals such as monkeys, zebras, and even some elephants.

“Yes, it is quite a beautiful site,” Star Swirl said. ”But unfortunately we don’t have time for sightseeing. We have a trial for you to complete. So keep your mind on the mission.”

“Right,” Flash said. ”I just hope everyone back at home is doing alright.”

“Don’t worry; Discord is with them.” Star Swirl said. ”I am sure they will be able to hold out long enough until we return.”
….
Back at Canterlot City, Crimson Diamond threw a car into a shop. He smiled in satisfaction as he watched the car crash through the shop window. Just as he was about to continue his rampage, a diamond fist hit him from the side, and as soon as it hit him, it exploded, causing an explosion that was strong enough to send him off his feet, where he then fell onto his side. After he got back on his feet, Crimson Diamond turned to look at where the fist was thrown from and saw standing across from him were the Guardians of Harmony in their superhero forms, Starlight wearing her hi-tech armor and Discord and Thorax, both of whom were in their true forms.

“Ah, the guardians of harmony, you have finally decided to return.” Crimson said before noticing something. ”And what’s this? One of your friends is not here. Did he get too scared at the idea of fighting me again that he chose to not join you in your futile attempt to defeat me?

“Where Flash is is none of your concern.” Sunset said as she glared at Crimson Diamond. ”The only thing you should be more concerned about is us.”

“Ha, do you still think you can beat me?” Crimson said.

“Well, we won’t know until we try.” Rainbow Dash said before she and Discord fire a large lightning attack at Crimson, who uses both of his hands to block the attack. After putting down his hands, he opened his mouth and let out a sonic scream from his mouth that blew all the guardians of harmony and their allies into the air. After landing on the ground, they quickly get up, and Wallflower, being the first one to act, quickly wraps his body with large shadow tentacles. Seeing an opening, both Sunset and Twilight fire a large fire and magical attack at Crimson. The attack then combined into a larger attack and was able to successfully make a direct hit on Crimson Face. However, once the smoke created from the explosion cleared up, they saw that Crimson was not only perfectly fine but was also glaring at them. He then burst through the tentacles holding him and charged towards them again. The guardians of harmony and their allies did the same and charged towards him. Both sides let out a large scream as they charge towards one another.
….
Back in the African jungle, the Jeep continues to travel through the jungle until eventually stopping at a cave located at the bottom of a mountain. Both Flash and Star Swirl then got off the jeep, and once they got out of the vehicle, they began making their way towards the cave.

"Stay here until we get back." Star Swirl said as he stopped walking to turn to face the driver. After he saw the driver nod in understanding, he continued to make his way into the cave with flash. The inside of the cave was a bit dark to the point that it was almost hard to see, but fortunately for them, Star Swirl used his magic to create a small light ball to help better illuminate the cave, allowing the two to walk through the cave easier.

The two continue to walk through the cave until they come upon a dead end. On the cave wall there were ancient inscriptions, none of which Flash was able to understand.

"Um, so what now?" Flash asked.

“Allow me.” Star Swirl said before he placed a hand on the wall. He said a small incantation, and before Flash knew it, the inscriptions suddenly glowed a bright color, and it wasn’t long before a portal opened up in front of them.

“Now let’s go through the portal.” Star Swirl said before he and Flash walked through the portal.
….
Somewhere in the African forest, a small hut can be seen, and in the hut was a figure wearing a black cloak. The figure was stirring a cauldron that was in the middle of the hut, and after stirring a few times, she stopped to get a potion from a shelf. After grabbing it, she pulled off the cork and poured the liquid into the cauldron. After pouring the liquid, she put the bottle away and was about to stir again but stopped when she sensed something.

“Hmm, seems like someone has opened the portal to the great forge,” the figure said. "I need to see who it is.” The figure then clutched one of her hands, and immediately a long stick appeared in it. She then slammed one end of the stick on the ground, and immediately the figure disappeared in a bright flash of light.
….
Flash and Star Swirl exited the portal, and immediately after exiting the portal, Flash looked around and saw they were in what looked like a large chamber of an ancient temple. He saw what looked like large columns surrounding them, and from what he could tell, it looked like both he and Star Swirl were in what can be described as an entrance hall. In front of them at the end of the chamber was a large ancient door with ancient inscriptions on it.

“Where are we?” Flash asked as he and Star Swirl walked towards the door.

“We are at the entrance to the great forge.” Star Swirl said before pointing to the door. ” That door you see over there will lead you directly to the great forge where you can undergo your trial. However, it is sealed shut with a powerful spell that prevents it from being opened.”

“So how can we open it?” Flash asked.

“We can’t, but the gatekeeper can.” Star Swirl said.

“Keeper. What keeper.” Flash asked, and as if on cue, a bright flash of light suddenly appeared in front of the door, causing the two to stop. Once the light dissipated, it revealed the cloaked figure. The figure took off her cloak, letting it fall onto the ground and revealing that the person was a Black-skinned woman wearing white makeup on her face, arms, and legs. She has white and black hair, which seems to be styled in a Mohawk. For clothing she wore what looked like a white dress, and completing her look was a gold bracelet that was on her neck, arms, and legs.

“Well, color me surprised if it isn’t Star Swirl.” The woman said before turning to look at Flash with a look of surprise. ”And what’s this flash magnus? Have you somehow come back from the dead?”

“Actually, this isn’t Magnus. This is actually his descendant, Flash Sentry.” Star Swirl said.

“I see.” The woman said as she looked at Flash. "Greetings, Flash Sentry. I am Zecora, the gatekeeper that was assigned to protect the entrance to the great forge.”

“Ah, hi, Miss Zecora.” Flash said.

“No need for formalities; you may just call me Zecora.” The woman now known as Zecora said.

”Anyhow, it’s good to see you again, Zecora.” Star Swirl said.

“It is good to see you too,” Zecora said as she turned to face the wizard. ”But I take it this isn’t just a friendly visit.”

“No, it isn’t.” Star Swirl said. ”We currently find ourselves in a grave situation, and we need to do the trial.”

“I see you wish to do the trial of the great forge.” Zecora said before turning to face Flash. "Flash, are you sure you want to do this?”

“Yes, I do.” Flash said as he walked forward with a look of determination.

“Very well.” Zecora said before she began talking in an ancient language, and once she was done, the ancient inscriptions on the door glowed a bright golden color. Once the glow fades, the door opens up, revealing a portal behind the door.

“Now before we begin, I need to inform you that once you pass through this portal, you will face three trials.” Zecora said. ”This trial will test your ability to perceive your situation, your wisdom, and your pride as a warrior. Failure to complete the trial can lead to your death. Do you still wish to do this trial?“ Flash stood in silence for a moment before eventually answering her.

“Yes.” Flash said with a voice full of determination.

“Very well, if you are sure, then you may enter.” Zecora said, and immediately Flash turned into his superhero form before eventually walking through the portal.

“Good luck, Flash.” Star Swirl said with a look of worry as he watched the door close.
….
Flash walked out of the portal and found himself in a large forest.

“Where am I?” Flash said as he looked around.

“You are on the staging ground of the first test.” Gilgamesh answer flash.

“Right.” Flash said. ”So what am I supposed to do here?”

“Sorry, Flash, I am not allowed to tell you how to pass your test; you must do it on your own. Gilgamesh said, and before Flash could say anything, Zecora's voice suddenly echoed around them.

“The first test is perception.” Zecora said. ”You must understand that things aren’t what they always seem, and to pass, you need to find the truth.”

“The truth.” Flash said. ”What does that mean?”

“She’s not going to tell you, Flash.” Gilgamesh said. ”As I previously said, you need to solve this out on your own.”

“Oh great.” Flash said sarcastically before he heard a loud roar, causing him to look up to see a large dragon descending from the sky.

“Oh crud.” Flash said.
….
“Ahhh.” Pinkie Pie screamed as she was thrown into the air, but fortunately for her, before she hit the ground, Sunset caught her in a magical aura and placed her gently on the ground.

“Thanks, sunset.” Pinkie said happily.

“You welcome Pinkie.” Sunset said before she and Pinkie turned back to look at Crimson. Currently, right now, Rainbow Dash was flying around Crimson and hitting him with lightning attacks after lightning attacks while also dodging Crimson's attempts to swat her away like a fly. After firing, another attack rainbow was about to fly away, but unfortunately for her, Crimson was able to hit her before she was able to fly away. Rainbow let out a large scream as she was hurled through the air. Fortunately, however, before she hit the ground, Twilight used her magic to grab her in a magical aura. She then proceeded to gently place her onto the ground.

“Thanks, twi.” Rainbow said.

“You're welcome.” Twilight said.

“Eat this, you brute,” Rarity said as she threw a diamond fist at Crimson. However, unfortunately, Crimson was able to catch the diamond fist with ease. He then let out a small smirk; however, that smirk disappeared when the diamond fist exploded with enough force to force him off his feet. He then landed on his back, and while he was still on the ground, Discord suddenly appeared above him and fired a large magical blast at his face. The blast makes a direct hit on his face, creating a large explosion, and before Crimson could recover, Discord fires another large magical blast at him again and again. However, just as he was about to fire another blast at him, Crimson let out a sonic scream that sent Discord flying into the air. After getting up, Crimson was hit in the face by two explosive ice boulders.

After recovering from the attack, he turned to look at Pinkie Pie. He glares at the pink-haired girl for a moment before firing his laser beams at her. Fortunately, before the beams hit her, Rarity forms a diamond shield that not only blocked the attack but also reflected it back at him. The attack hit Crimson, causing him to be forced off his feet, where he then landed on his back once again.

“Thanks, rarity.” Pinkie said happily.

“No problem, Pinkie.” Rarity said before the two turned to look at Crimson, who was getting back up on his feet.

“What does it take to keep this guy down?” Rainbow Dash shouted in anger as Crimson let out a large scream before charging at them.

“Everyone get ready.” Sunset said as she took a fighting stance.
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Flash let out a large scream of terror as he ran for his life as he was being chased by the dragon, which was running on all fours on the ground. As he continued to run, he suddenly stopped to turn to face the dragon. He then pointed his sword at the charging dragon and fired a few magical blasts from his sword at it. However, unfortunately for him, none of his attacks worked, and seeing that, Flash decided to run for his life again.

"Nothing I am doing is working." Flash said before he noticed a large shadow was over him. He turned around and saw that the dragon was now right behind him. Before Flash could do anything, the dragon swiped its claws at him with enough force to send him flying into the air. Flash let out a small scream before falling onto the ground. After recovering from his fall, Flash slowly got up.

"Damn it, this guy is impossible to beat." Flash said.

"Flash, you're missing the point of this trial." Gilgamesh said. "This trial required you to understand that all is not what it seems."

"What the heck is that supposed to mean?" Flash demanded.

"You need to figure it out yourself." Gilgamesh said before suddenly the large dragon landed in front of him. It then let out a large roar, causing Flash to run again. As he continued to run, he suddenly saw something being hung on a tree that caused him to stop. He walked closer and saw it was an egg that was tied to a tree branch.

“Is that an egg?” Flash said as he took a closer look at the egg. As he stared at the egg, he suddenly remembered what Zecora said.

”You must understand that things aren’t what they always seem, and to pass, you need to find the truth.”

“Find the truth.” Flash said to himself. ”This dragon seems to be a vicious beast. But what if there's more to it than that?“ He then covered his sword with a golden light and swiped his sword at the rope. This action created a magical slash that easily cut through the rope, and with the rope cut, the egg began falling towards the ground. However, before the egg hit the ground, Flash quickly caught the egg. As soon as Flash caught the egg, a loud roar was suddenly heard, and Flash turned to see the dragon running towards him. Seeing the dragon heading towards him, Flash gently placed the egg on the ground and slowly moved back a bit.

As the dragon got closer, it suddenly slowed down until it eventually stopped. It looks down at the egg for a moment before sniffing it. After sniffing it a few times, it grabbed the egg by its mouth before flying away.

"Congratulations! You have passed the first trial." Zecora's voice echoed through the air. Another portal then opened up next to him. "Now onto your next trial."

Flash looked at the portal for a moment before taking a deep breath. He then walked through the portal.
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After exiting the portal, Flash found himself in a large cavern. He also saw that he was standing on a large stone pathway. Flash walked closer to the edge and saw that the path was over lava.

"Yikes," Flash said as he walked further away from the edge. He then turned to look at the end of the path and saw a large stone door, and next to the door was a large hourglass that was as tall as him. Flash walked towards the door, and after walking for a bit, he finally reached the door. Once he was near it, he stopped in front of it and began examining it, and as he examined the door, he saw writing on it.

"What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the beginning of every end, and the end of every place?" Flash said as he read the writing.

"Flash sentry." Zecora said as her voice echoed around him. "Your second task is wisdom. You must solve the riddles on the wall before the last sand of the hourglass drops." Flash then turned to look at the hourglass and saw that the sand was now going down. He then turned back to face the door.

"I hate riddles." Flash said. "I am terrible at riddles."
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“Take this,” Rainbow said as she fired another lightning attack at Crimson. Currently, Rainbow Dash, Discord, Thorax, and Twilight were flying around Crimson and firing attacks after attacks at Crimson. Unfortunately, however, none of their attacks seem to have any effects on him.

“Damn it, nothing we are doing is affecting him.” Discord said in anger as he fired a large magical blast at Crimson's face. Like before, the attack has little to no effect on him. Crimson then swung his tail at Discord, who managed to avoid the attack on time. He was about to swat his hands at them, but before he could, large shadowy tentacles wrapped around his body. However, this did little to nothing to him as he broke through the tentacles with ease.

“Give it up; you can’t win.” Crimson said before a large diamond fist hit him in the face. As soon as the diamond fist hit him, it exploded with enough force to send him flying off his feet, where he then landed on his back. Rainbow Dash, Discord, Thorax, and Twilight then flew back towards their friends, who had regrouped.

“This is getting us nowhere.” Rainbow Dash said as she and everyone landed on the ground. She, along with everyone, then turned to face Crimson, who was once again getting up from the ground. As soon as he got up, Crimson then spotted a car, which he quickly picked up and threw at them. Acting quickly, Sunset caught the car in a magic aura before throwing it back at Crimson, who with ease swatted the car away, causing it to crash through a shop window.

“And let’s not forget our battle is causing damages to the city.” Twilight said as she began to notice the amount of damage their battle had caused to the city.

“Then let’s continue this battle outside of the city.” Discord said.

“And how are we supposed to get this guy out of the city?” Applejack, said as she saw Crimson charging at them once again. "Because I hardly doubt he will agree with us to take this battle out of the city.”

“Then let’s lure him out.” Sunset said before turning to face Rarity. ”Rarity created a diamond platform for us to ride on and flew us out of the city. But don’t move too fast; we need him to follow us.”

“Right.” Rarity said before she made a diamond platform appear under their feet. She then lifted them up in the air.

“What’s this running again?” Crimson said as he stopped running. Sunset simply responded by firing a large magical attack at him. Seeing the incoming attack, Crimson quickly used his hands to block the attack. After dropping his hands, he saw the guardians of harmony and their allies were slowly flying away.

“Try and catch you, big idiot.” Sunset said as she stuck her tongue out at Crimson. Pinkie Pie also joined her in mocking Crimson by blowing her tongue at him. Seeing this, Crimson let out a scream of anger before turning into a large diamond ball, and shortly after he transformed, he rolled after them.
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“Damn it.” Flash said as he hit the door in frustration. ”I don’t get it.” After calming down, he turned to see that the hourglass was almost halfway done. As he was about to turn back to face the riddle, he suddenly heard something. He then turned to look behind and saw that the path he was on was slowly collapsing.

“Uh oh.” Flash said as he turned to look at the hourglass and saw it was now halfway done. ”I need to figure this riddle out now.” He then turned to look at the riddle.

"What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the beginning of every end, and the end of every place?" Flash said to himself, and as he continued to look at the riddle, he could hear more of the path collapsing, and it won’t be long before the ground he's on also collapses. As Flash continued to look at the riddle, an idea suddenly came to him.

“The answer is e. E is at the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the beginning of every end, and the end of every place." Flash said, and immediately the door in front of him opened up, revealing a portal, and without a second thought, he quickly ran into the portal, and not a second after he entered, the ground he was on collapsed.
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When Flash exited the portal, he found himself in a large gladiator arena. As Flash looked around at his surroundings, he suddenly noticed both Zecora and Star Swirl were standing in the uppermost balcony of the stadium.

“Congratulations, Flash Sentry, you have successfully completed the first two trials.” Zecora said. ”Now all you have to do is complete this final trial, and you will earn the right to unlock the shield's true potential.”

“ All right.” Flash said happily.

“Your final trial shall test your pride as a warrior.” Zecora said. ”To complete this trial, you must face and defeat your opponent.” Zecora then snaps her fingers, and immediately the gate in front of Flash opens, and slowly walking out of the entrance was Flash opponent. Flash got his sword out as he watched his opponent walk out. However, the second flash got a clear view of his opponent he nearly dropped his sword.

“No way.” Flash said as he looked at his opponent with a shocked expression. The reason for this reaction was because his opponent was a copy of him that was completely identical to him. Flash watched in shock as his copy took on a superhero form that was nearly identical to him, with the only difference being that the color of the armor was black instead of gold.

“Let the fight begin.” Zecora said, and immediately the copy charged towards Flash with its sword raised. Acting quickly, Flash quickly used his sword to block the attack. After blocking the attack, Flash swung his sword at his copy, who easily blocked the attack with his sword. After dodging the attack, the copy then swung its sword at Flash, who was able to quickly dodge the attack. He then swung his sword at his copy, who again used its sword once to block the attack. After blocking the attack, the copy then kicked Flash in the chest with enough force to send him off his feet. After Flash got on his feet, he quickly turned to face his copy, who was now charging towards him. Acting quickly, Flash fired a magical blast from his sword at his copy. Unfortunately for him, the copy was able to act quickly by raising one of his hands, and shortly after he did that, a large magical barrier that took the form of a shield appeared. The barrier was able to easily block the attack, and after making the shield disappear, the copy then fired a magical blast at Flash, who managed to dodge the attack by running to the side. However, this didn’t stop the copy, as it continued to fire magical blast after magical blast at Flash, who quickly dodged the attack by running to the side. As he ran, Flash fired his own magical blast at the copy, who was able to quickly form another barrier to block the attack, and after making the shield disappear, it then covered its sword with a black light before swiping it in flash direction. This action created a magical slash that was heading now towards Flash. Acting quickly, flash fire his own magical slash at the incoming attack. The two attacks hit, causing both attacks to cancel each other out. Seeing that, Flash decided to fire a magical blast at his copy, who managed to dodge the attack with ease. After dodging the attack, the copy fires a magical blast of its own towards Flash, who quickly forms a barrier to block the attack. After making the shield disappear, the two stare at one another for a moment before charging at one another.
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In a forest located outside the city, Rarity flew her and her friends through the forest until they eventually reached a clearing, which Rarity landed the platform on, and after everyone had gotten off, Rarity made the platform disappear. No sooner had she done that than Crimson, who was still in his ball form, burst through a few of the trees, destroying them in the process. He then stopped in front of them, and once he stopped, he quickly returned back into his regular form.

“This ends now.” Crimson said as he charged at them.

“Get ready.” Discord said as he and everyone took a fighting stance. Crimson continues to charge towards them, and once he is near enough, he raises his hands into the air and punches them.
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Flash was thrown onto the ground, and after getting up, he turned to face his copy, who was charging at him. Acting quickly, Flash pointed his sword at his copy and fired a magical blast at it.
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Crimson Diamond used his hands to block the magical blast that was fired at him. After dropping his hands, he quickly charged towards the closest guardians of harmony, which was Rainbow Dash. Seeing Crimson was getting near, Rainbow quickly flew into the air in an attempt to get away. Unfortunately, before she could fly away, Crimson had already reached her, and before she knew it, Crimson raised one of his fists and punched her.
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Flash received a punch in the face courtesy of his copy. The punch had enough force to hurl him off his feet and towards the arena wall, and after hitting the wall, he slid down towards the ground, where he lay for a few moments. After getting up again, Flash turned to face his copy. The two stare at one another for a moment before charging again. As Flash charged at his copy, he let out a loud battle cry.
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“Ahhhh!” Applejack screamed as she was thrown onto the ground, and before she could get up, Crimson was already in front of her. He raised his fist into the air and slammed it down towards her.
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Flash, who was on the ground, rolled out of the way as his copy attempted to stab him with its sword. After he managed to roll away to safety, he quickly got up and charged towards his copy, who responded by punching him in his face with enough force to send him towards the arena wall.
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Rainbow Dash, after being thrown by Crimson, was heading towards a tree. She hit the bark of the tree, where she then proceeded to slide to the ground. She groaned on the ground for a few moments before finally getting up. She then turned to Crimson and saw he had fired his laser beams at her.
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Flash quickly dodged a magical blast fire at him by his copy, and after dodging the attack, he quickly charged towards his copy sword raised.
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Crimson once again used his hands to block a large magical blast fire at him by Wallflower. After putting his hand down, he quickly charged at Wallflower with his fist raised. However, before he could get near Rainbow Dash, who was carrying Applejack, suddenly flew in front of him. When she was near enough, she threw Applejack towards Crimson, and as Applejack flew towards Crimson, she raised the diamond boxing gloves Rarity gave her and used them to punch him in the face.
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The copy fell down onto his back, and as it lay down, Flash was about to swing his sword at him. Unfortunately, before he could hit it, the copy, who was still on the ground, used both of its legs to hit Flash in the stomach.
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Applejack let out a small grunt of pain as she was thrown onto the ground. After getting up, she looked up to see Rainbow Dash was flying around Crimson, firing a large lightning attack at him. Unfortunately, like before, none of the attacks did anything to him. Annoyed by rainbow constant attacks, Crimson tried to swat her away, but fortunately she was quick enough to dodge each attempt. Unfortunately, however, eventually Crimson got lucky and managed to hit her, causing her to let out a large scream as she was heading towards the ground.
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Flash fell onto his back, and after getting up, he looked towards his copy.

“Flash, you can’t win against him.” Gilgamesh said. ”You need to stop.”
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“You can’t win against me; you should give up.” Crimson said as he eyed the Guardians of Harmony and their allies, who had regrouped.
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I can’t give up.” Flash said.
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“We can’t give up.” Sunset said to her friends.
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“Because everyone is depending on me.” Flash said.
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“Because everyone in this world is depending on us,” Sunset said.
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“Which is why we need to continue to fight,” Flash said.
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“Which is why we must continue to fight.” Sunset said
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“For everyone's sake.” Flash said.
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“For the sake of everyone we care about,” Sunset said.
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“We must never give up.” Flash/sunset said.
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“You will to continue is admirable, but you should listen to Gilgamesh, as this is a battle you can’t win.” Zecora said.

“No, I won’t give up,” Flash said in a determined voice as he charged at his copy. Once he was near enough, he swung his sword at his copy, who dodged the attack by moving to the side, and after dodging the attack, the copy then punched Flash at his side. The punch was strong enough to send Flash off his feet and towards the ground. He let out a small grunt of pain as he landed on the ground. He quickly got back on his feet, but before he could do anything else, his copy punched him in the stomach, causing him to fall onto his back. His copy then tried to stab him, but fortunately, Flash was able to roll out of the way on time. After rolling out of the way, he quickly got up.

"Flash, you need to stop." Star Swirl said. "You can't win."

"Sorry, Star Swirl, I can't give up." Flash said as he made multiple copies of himself. "Not when everything is depending on me." Flash and all his copies charge at his clone, who in turn makes copies of itself before charging at Flash. The two groups collided, resulting in an all-out brawl between the two groups. After a while it becomes obvious that the clone and its copy are the ones winning, as slowly the clone, along with its copies, began dissipating the copy flash have made one by one, until finally flash himself was all that was left. Flash let out a battle cry as he slashed at a copy of his clone, causing it to disappear in a flash of black light. Before Flash could do anything else, one of the clone copies rammed into him from his side, causing him to fly off the ground, where he then landed on his side. He quickly got up and turned to see that slowly all the clone copies were disappearing until eventually only one was left.

“Flash, you need to give up; you can’t win this fight.” Star Swirl said.

“Listen to him, boy, you need to give up.” Zecora said. "You can try the trial again some other time when you are better ready."

“Sorry guys, but I won’t give up—not when everything is at stake.” Flash said before he covered both his body and sword in gold light, he then began moving towards his copy. Unfortunately for him, the copy did the same and covered its body and sword in a black light before charging towards Flash with a speed that was so fast that, like Flash, it left afterimages. Once the two were near enough, they began swiping their swords at one another so fast that they left afterimages. However, unfortunately, both were too evenly matched that they weren't able to make a direct hit, and after a while, the glow stopped, and the two returned back to attacking at regular speed.

The two continue to swing their swords at one another in an attempt to take the other out. However, the two were so evenly matched that it is a tie. This, however, didn’t last as the copy swiped its leg at Flash Legs, causing him to fall onto his back, and before he could get up, his copy stomped its foot on its chest while also using its other foot to push his sword away.

“Flash, you need to give up.” Gilgamesh said. ”You can’t win.”

“But everyone is depending on me.” Flash said.

“You won’t be of much help if you are dead.” Gilgamesh said as the copy raised its sword in the air and aimed it at Flash chest. ”Think of all your friends who will be sad if you die: your parents, your little brother and sister.” Hearing all that, Flash took a moment to think over what Gilgamesh said before eventually realizing that he was right. He won't be much help to anyone if he is dead. So with a heavy sigh, he did the one thing he desperately didn't want to do.

The copy pushed its sword down, ready to end Flash once and for all; however, before it could, Flash cried out three words that caused it to stop.

“I gave up.” Flash said, and no sooner had he said that his copy stopped just inches above his chest. The copy then got off flash before disappearing. Shortly after it disappeared, Flash gave up and sighed in defeat. However, he suddenly heard clapping, causing him to look up to see Zecora and Star Swirl, both of whom were not only clapping their hands but also smiling.

"Congratulations, Flash, you have passed the final trial," Zecora said.

"Pass? What do you mean, I pass?" Flash asked, confused.

"The final trial wasn't about defeating your opponent; it was about whether or not you can let go of your pride and give up." Zecora said. "For you see, the most important aspect a warrior needs to have in battle is knowing when to swallow their pride and to give up so they may fight another day to achieve victory."

"So does this mean I am now worthy of the shield's true power?" Flash asked, and as if to answer his question, a portal opened in front of him.

"Now Flash, enter the portal, and you will receive what you came for," Zecora said, and without a second thought, Flash entered through the portal.
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After exiting the portal, Flash found himself standing on a large marble plaza that was located in a desert of some kind. On the plaza there were three large marble columns that were located on both sides of the plaza, and in the middle of the plaza was a blacksmith's anvil, and in front of the anvil were three large statues. One statue was of a large, muscular bearded man. The man wore what looked like armor, and in one of its hands was a blacksmith hammer. The second statue was of a beautiful woman. The woman has two large wings on her back, and for clothing, she wore a robe, giving her the appearance of an angel. Like the man, she too was holding a blacksmith hammer, and finally the third and last statue was of a man with six arms. The man was shirtless, and for clothing he only wore some kind of skirt and a crown. Unlike the last two, this statue was holding a blacksmith hammer in all of its hands. As Flash continued to examine the statue, three beams of light suddenly came down from the skies, where they then hit all three statues. The statues then glow a bright golden color.

"Greetings, Flash Sentry." The statue of Bearden Man said. "I am Hephaestus."

"And I am Gabriel." The statue of the woman said.

"And I am Rama." The last statue said.

"And we are the great forge master." All three said at the same time.

"For millennia we have watched over the world you know as the earth to ensure that evil does not claim it," Hephaestus said.

"To achieve that we have crafted items and weapons of great power to give them to those we deem worthy to use them,"Gabriel said.

"And you, Flash, have proven to not only be worthy of using the shield but also using the shield's true power." Rama said.

"And for that we shall grant you the ability to use the shield's true power." All three statues eyes glow a bright color before suddenly firing a beam of light at Flash.
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All the guardians of harmony and their allies stood with one another as they took a few deep breaths. All of them were covered with some bruises, and in addition to that, there were tears and dirt on their clothes. Standing directly across from them was Crimson, who, besides having a few cracks and dirt on his diamond cover, looks completely fine.

"You all put up a good fight, but unfortunately for you all, it is not good enough." Crimson said. "Now if that is all you have, I think it is time I..." Before he could finish talking, the sound of a plane was suddenly heard. Everyone looked up to see a plane flying above them. They watched as the back cargo door of the plane opened, and shortly afterward they saw a figure jump out. Due to the long distance, they weren't able to see its features clearly, but as it got closer, they could finally see it more clearly.

"Is that flash?" Pinkie Pie said as she, along with everyone else, saw Flash falling towards them.

"All right, partner, it's time for us to try our new power." Flash said to Gilgamesh.

"Agree." Gilgamesh said. "Activating armor second mode: King of the beast." Immediately after he said that, flash armor began changing; it became slightly bulky, and there was now a lion face on its chest, and in addition to that, there was now a golden mane attached to the back of the helmet. Flash quickly repositioned himself and landed on his feet, creating small cracks on the ground in the process.

"Wow, Flash, is that you?" Rainbow said.

"Yeah, it's me." Flash said as he turned to face his friends.

"Nice armor." Pinkie said.

"Yeah, it looks pretty cool." Wallflower said.

"Thanks, guys," Flash said.

"What's this? The missing member of the Guardians of Harmony has returned." Crimson said. "Have you come here to join your friends in meeting their end?"

"The only one ending here is you." Flash said as he turned to face Crimson.

"Do you think you can win against me, boy?" Crimson said.

"Well, we won't know unless we try." Flash said, and before anyone knew it, a golden light covered his feet, and faster than the eye could see, Flash moved towards Crimson with a speed that was easily on par with Rainbow Dash. With ease, Flash appeared in front of Crimson, and immediately after appearing in front of Crimson, a golden light covered both of his hands, which he clutched into fists before Crimson could react. Flash quickly jumped up towards Crimson and punched him in the face. The punch had enough force to send Crimson onto his back, and after landing on his back, Flash then landed onto his face, and after landing on crimson face, he then proceeded to repeatedly punch him in the face. After punching him one more time, two rocket boosters suddenly appeared on Flash feet, and Flash flew into the air. Once in the air, two large cannons suddenly form on his shoulder. Flash then aims the cannons at Crimson Face and fires a large magical blast at it. The blast created a large explosion that caused everyone to close their eyes. Once the explosion subsided, everyone opened their eyes and turned to look at Flash, who had landed on the ground. They then turn to look at Crimson to see that he was getting up. Once they got a clear look at Crimson, they saw that the attack managed to actually damage him greatly, as the diamond covering his body was now full of cracks.

"I believe it is time we end this," Flash said.

"Agree." Gilgamesh said before a two-bladed sword suddenly appeared in one of Flash hands. He then flew towards Crimson, who fired his laser beams at Flash. Fortunately, Flash was able to dodge the attack with ease, and as he flew towards Crimson, another golden glow covered his body, and once he was near Crimson, he began to rapidly swing his sword at him, leaving sword marks all over his body, and once he was done, Flash flew away and landed next to his friends. After he landed, he and everyone turned to face Crimson, who had fallen onto his back. As soon as he fell onto the ground, he exploded in a flash of light.

"So I guess it's over now." Rainbow Dash said as she and everyone turned back into their regular form.

"It is for now." Discord said. "But the fact still remains that Grogar is growing stronger, which means the battle will be tougher than it was before."

"I agree with you on that discord." Sunset said. "But as long as we are together, we can overcome anything."

"Anyhow, on a more lighter topic." Rainbow said as she turned to face Flash. "What you did just now was awesome."

"Yeah, I completely agree." Pinkie Pie said.

"Yes, Trixie, agree you are amazing." Trixie said. "Not as amazing as me, of course, but just as amazing."

"Um, thanks, guys." Flash said.

"Anyhow, can you tell us what happened during your trial in the great forge?" Sunset said. "I am sure I speak for everyone when I say we are all curious."

"Um, sure, I don't mind." Flash said as he and everyone began walking back to the city, and as they walked, Flash told them everything he went through at his trial.

"Wow, you went through all that." Rainbow said. "That's amazing."

"Yeah, I guess it was." Flash said. "But there's something I should tell you. Before I left, the three great forge masters told me something that still bothers me till now."

Flashback:

After unlocking the shield's true power, a portal opened up, and Flash was about to go through it but stopped when Hephaestus called out to him.

"Flash, before you go, there is something you should know." Hephaestus said, causing Flash to stop. He then turned to face him.

"The evil being you know as Grogar is a being of pure evil." Gabriel said.

"It won't stop until everything is plunged into eternal chaos," Rama said. "In your eventual battle with this monster, you will face hopelessness and despair."

"But no matter what, do not give in to them, for once you do, all hope is lost," Hephaestus said.

"Is Grogar really that dangerous?" Flash asked in a curious voice.

"He is, and you will need more than the elements to defeat him permanently." Gabriel said.

"What do you mean?" Flash asked. "How can we defeat Grogar?"

"The answer you seek is in the past," Hephaestus said before he and the two statues stopped glowing. Once Flash was sure they weren’t going to say anything more, he quickly turned back to the portal and went through it.

Flashback end:
"What is all that supposed to mean?" Sunset asked.

"I don't know, and that is what worries me." Flash said.
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Somewhere in the forest, a bunch of small diamond shards can be seen moving through the ground. They continue to move through the forest until they move to one spot where they slowly merge together until they form a small version of Crimson Diamond Head.

"Ah, it's a good thing I have at least enough power on me left to reform my head," Crimson said before noticing how small his head was. "It's too bad I can't reform my entire body, but this will do for now until I manage to regain enough of my power to reform my entire body. I should return home for now so I can recover." Crimson then began bouncing back towards Grogar's lair.
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In another realm, three figures can be seen sitting down on a throne. These figures are none other than Hephaestus, Gabriel, and Rama. In front of them was a large portal that they were using to observe the Guardians of Harmony and their allies.

"It seems they manage to successfully achieve another victory against Grogar's monster," Hephaest said..

"But the question still remains if they are ready to face the ultimate evil itself." Gabriel said as the image of the portal changed to show Grogar egg form. All three watch as the egg devours a negative energy, and after devouring it, the egg lets out a small red glow as a silhouette of a ram face slowly appears on the egg. Once the glow subsided, two demonic red eyes appeared on the face. "As it seems, the ultimate evil return will be soon upon us."

"We can only hope." Rama said as he and his fellow forge master continued to stare at the image of Grogar. However, as they continue to stare at the image, they try to hold back a feeling all three haven't felt in centuries. Fear.
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In an abandoned building somewhere in Canterlot City, a figure covered in darkness can be seen holding a small glass orb. The glass orb was currently showing the egg form of Grogar.

"Grogar's return is near." The figure said as he made the orb disappear. He then began walking until finally stopping right next to a window, which in turn, due to the sunlight coming through the window, allows the figure feature to be seen, revealing that the figure was Joe. "I hope you are ready sunset for you and your friends will soon face your greatest challenge yet."
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End of chapter 17

End song

Play Date a live season 3 ending last promise

[Let's make the last promise with your.My heart full of scars that had never healed] The scene started with sunset in her pony form, standing in a white background. It then showed her and her human form separating from one another.

[You picked it up gently. When I was feeling down because everyday was mundane, ] The screen then moved left to right to show the images of rarity, Applejack, rainbow dash, fluttershy, pinkie pie, Twilight sparkle, sunset shimmer, Flash, wallflower, Trixie, star swirl, Discord,tempest, starlight, Grubber, Stygian, sunburst, and thorax.

[You hugged me tightly. Right here, with you. I want to keep watching the stars flowing through the sky at night. Let's make the last promise with you] The screen then split in the middle and began moving again to show principal Celestia, vice principal Luna, the CMC, Granny Smith, the shadowbots, Juniper Montage, Vignette Valencia, K-Lo, Su-Z, Cadence, shining armor, Twilight velvet, and princess Twilight, who was in her human form.

[Even if I disappear from this world] The screen then split in the middle again and began moving again to show Vindicator, Metal Bane, Snow Queen, Game Master, the other, Queen Chrysalis, Lord Norlock, Tirek and Sombra, Cinch, Adagio dazzling, Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze, the Dark Warriors Caster, Berserker,viper,dawn ,jumper,widow, Danny, Albert, Brad, and Toxzon.

[I don't care if you notice it; I just want to keep it how it is. My feelings, that you noticed, will last forever.]
The scene then changes to show an image of all the guardians of harmony in their superhero forms battering a group of reapers. The scene then changes to a pony sunset looking through the magic mirror, with the reflection on the mirror showing her human form looking back at her. The final scene was of all the guardians of harmony standing in front of the base of the statue.

Author's Note

Sorry for the late update, but I have a bit of writer's block when writing this chapter.

Anyhow, as you can tell from reading this chapter, Grogar is close to being revived. Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention in the previous chapter that as the last chapter reveals, Joe was the same parrot sunset and Twilight encountered in My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: Spring Breakdown, and as that chapter reveals, he was the one who covered the portal in sand.

Flash armor second mode was inspired by this:

This is what it looks like more or less, except it still has a mask that covers flash face.

The way the forge master unlocked the shield's true power was inspired by Samurai Jack, as in that show the three gods created Jack's sword in a similar way, and finally the riddle Flash has to solve at the second trial. I got it from the Jackie Chan adventure episode, Tohru Who.

Anyhow, please leave a comment on what you think of my story so far.

Next chapter: Secret Origins Part 1