Fluttershy trotted through Canterlot, always on the lookout for something threatening. But strangely enough, the entire capital looked deserted.

She then spotted Canterlot Castle in the distance. That's where the Evil Trio must be. Determination built up in Fluttershy's mind. She had to avenge her friends and save Equestria from Evil.

"My friends won't have lost their lives in vain.", Fluttershy said to herself, "They'll pay for that...!"

Arriving in front of Canterlot Castle, Fluttershy was met with a sight that she kinda expected.

She saw Cozy Glow as an alicorn, a big Lord Tirek filled with magic and a Chrysalis that looked more powerful than usual.

"Well, well, well... I'm impressed. You meek and shy teacher of kindness are still alive and well.", Cozy Glow mocked.

Fluttershy remained firm despite Cozy Glow's comment. "I'm not afraid of you anymore, and I will not leave Equestria in your evil clutches!", she said, highly determined.

"We will kill you quickly, just like we did your friends.", said Chrysalis, "You know, we were wondering where you've been. Without you, the Elements of Harmony were useless, which made it easy for us."

Fluttershy became sad again when Chrysalis mentioned that her friends were dead. But then, she heard the voices of her friends.

Defeat the trio and save Equestria. We all believe in you...

Come on, Fluttershy! Do it for Equestria, do it for me... Do it for yourself!

Fluttershy's sadness turned into rage as she unleashed a powerful scream that shook her surroundings. Even the Evil Trio got a good shake from the scream.

"Impressive. You've certainly gotten stronger," said Lord Tirek, "but that won't save you from your demise. We have the power of the princesses and Discord, who we locked up in the old castle of the two sisters after we took his power and stored it along with the magic of the Alicorn princesses... in here."

When they, mentioned Discord, one of Fluttershy's closest friends, Fluttershy just became angrier, and by that right more confident that she can win this final conflict.

Then, Tirek showed her a big bell in turquoise, filled with lots of magic. He smiled devilishly. "Grogar's Bewitching Bell.", he said, "Us three learned about it while we were in Tartarus, and when we got our hands on it, we knew that there will be no stopping us once we drained the magic from Discord and the princesses. And now, you will see the same fate as your friends."

But Tirek's words left Fluttershy remaining firm and confident. She was going to see through this.

"I won't die.", she said, her voice filled with lots of confidence, "I am the last remaining Guardian of Harmony, and I will win!"

"Then show us what you got!", said Cozy Glow.

Fluttershy immediately took off, with Cozy Glow going after her. They flew around Canterlot quickly, and Cozy Glow tried to hit Fluttershy with magical beams. But thanks to her increased agility from the rainbow power, Fluttershy could easily dodge every single shot.

Cozy Glow became mad. "Can't you stand still for one fricking second!?", she yelled.

"Okay.", said Fluttershy, and just one second later, when Cozy Glow wanted to fire at her again, Fluttershy charged her and struck her with multiple blows from her hooves, combining her newfound speed with strength and techniques that would make both Applejack and Rainbow Dash proud.

"Aaaah! Chrissy! Help me!", screamed Cozy Glow.

Coming to Cozy Glow's help now was Chrysalis, who also tried to hit Fluttershy with devastating magic beams. But even being outnumbered, Fluttershy remained confident and fought both of them at the same time.

"Even if you're two and I'm one, I have the power of harmony! And you always know how it ends - harmony always wins!", Fluttershy said, knowing that she can beat them both.

"Friendship won't save you this time!", Chrysalis said, "We told you, your friends are dead!"

"I don't need my friends to fight! But I know that they need me! And with the power of the six Elements of Harmony, I wield the power I need to take you on!", said Fluttershy, not impressed by Chrysalis's words.

"Well, if you're so confident," said Tirek, who comes from behind, "then I hope you can handle three of us!"

Now that Tirek joins the fight, Fluttershy became a little worried. Cozy Glow and Chrysalis were easy to take on, but Tirek was so much bigger than her. How would she beat him?

As the battle went on, Fluttershy dealt more and more blows to Cozy Glow and Chrysalis, all while dodging the attacks of the trio. But she just couldn't figure out how to get close to Tirek and hurt him.

And then, in one lapse of attention, Tirek hit Fluttershy with a powerful magic beam. And then, she took magic beams left and right from Cozy Glow and Chrysalis, and they managed to floor her.

Almost completely exhausted from the never ending battle, Fluttershy layed there, in front of the Evil Trio, who were all laughing devilishly. She managed to stand up on her hooves again, but she knew that she wasn't invincible, and that she couldn't take that many hits again...

"We're too powerful. Admit it, you can't beat us!", Cozy Glow mocked again.

"Hahaha! You're so weak. Very weak.", said Chrysalis.

"And you're supposed to be the Flame of Harmony that stops us? Give me a break!", said Tirek. All three villains were laughing Fluttershy out loud.

Immediately, Fluttershy's insecurity and fear returned. Unfortunately, it was true. She wasn't as brave and confident as Rainbow Dash was, and even if she was so powerful, she just couldn't use that power that her friends gave her to its full potential.

But then, she knew. While they're distracted, could she touch the bell and absorb the magic inside?

She decided to play a little reverse mindgame with the Evil Trio. "Well, you're right. I am indeed weak. And I don't deserve to be the Flame of Harmony.", she said.

"Haha, that's exactly what we thought. Your kindness is holding you back. You can't stand hurting someone.", said Cozy Glow.

"Come on, embrace defeat already! You know you can't beat us!", Chrysalis said.

This was exactly what Fluttershy intended to happen. "Okay. I'll... I'll..."

The Evil Trio was eagerly waiting for Fluttershy to say that she gives up. This is just what she wanted. The villains have let their guard down, and they're no longer focused on protecting the bell. Spotting a gap going directly to the bell, she knew what to do.

And then, confidence filled her mind, soul and body.

"I'll destroy all of you!", she said.

Not knowing what Fluttershy was talking about, they indeed were caught off guard as they noticed her going straight for the bell in a mere blink, not nearly enough time to react.

And then, Fluttershy touched the bell, and absorbed all magic from it. When both the alicorn magic as well as Discord's chaos magic flowed into the pegasus, not only did a horn appear on her head, but she grew in size as well. Soon, she was even bigger than Lord Tirek.

"No! Impossible!", said Tirek and tried to fire another beam on Fluttershy, but when it hit, she didn't even flinch.

Instead, Fluttershy used her newly gained powers to fixate the Evil Trio with roots. And then, she pointed her horn at them and took away all their magic. And once she did, the Evil Trio could do nothing but look up to the giant, magic-imbued Fluttershy.

"Hahaha... Now I have all the power, and I am above even you three!", Fluttershy screamed with a distorted sound in her voice.

The Evil Trio winced back. They seemed to know what was coming. "Oh, goodness... I didn't know that she would be like that when she's angry...", said Cozy Glow.

"Are we going to die now?", asked Chrysalis, scared of what might happen next.

Even Lord Tirek was ready to give up. "This is the end for us...", he said.

Fluttershy pointed her horn at the three villains again. The rage about the loss of her friends returned to her mind. "Now you three will pay for what you have done to my friends!", she yelled and charged a beam with a mix of alicorn and chaos magic. And then, she fired it away at the defenseless Evil Trio.

Fluttershy couldn't see it, but with the powers of the alicorn princesses and Discord combined, the beam she fired disintegrated the Evil Trio, having them vanish from the world for good.

Once she stopped firing the beam, the Evil Trio was gone.

"Is it... over?", Fluttershy asked herself. The trio that she fought was nowhere to be seen, and when she looked around, she noticed a few ponies that came out of their hiding spots. When they all saw the alicornified Flame of Harmony, they cheered for her.

Yes, it was over indeed. She managed to destroy the three most evil villains in all of Equestria, all by herself, and the only help she got was the power of the elements from her dead friends.

Fluttershy giggled when the ponies cheered for her. She rarely got praised by a crowd, but now, she received the biggest praise that any pony could have gotten.

She destroyed Evil and saved Equestria...

A few days have passed since Fluttershy's victory over the Evil Trio. Since the Evil Trio told her about the place where Discord was held, it made it easy for her to find and rescue him. She decided to give him his chaos magic from the bell back. "Nopony should try to control the magic that you have, not even me.", she said to him.

Since there were no clues about the whereabouts of princesses Celestia and Luna, Fluttershy decided to keep the alicorn magic inside her until they were found again. However, since she was an alicorn herself, everypony saw her as a princess, and with Celestia, Luna and Twilight gone, the ponies need a new ruler, and they all suggested that Fluttershy should take the role.

Fluttershy was unsure what to say. The ponies entrusted her the entire kingdom, and she didn't want to disappoint them. "I'm not sure if I would be a good ruler over Equestria...", she said to the other ponies, "But if you think that I can do it and believe in me, then I have to try it!"

And this earned her a lot of cheers from her new subjects.

Fluttershy couldn't believe how well life has been treating her. She used to be so shy, meek and afraid, and now, she ruled over Equestria, known as the legendary hero that cleansed the world from all evil forces. The last remaining Guardian of Harmony...

THE END...

...OR IS IT?

Author's Note

Yep, this is not the end yet.

There's one more chapter remaining. The question is: What is Fluttershy going to do now that she's a princess?