Mine Name Across The Multiverse

The town was lively as the residents went about their daily routines. The sound of the cars and the sounds of a peaceful life were typical of a small town. It's just another regular summer morning.

"Whoa! Watch out! You are going to land-"

Twilight landed on the hood of a parked car, crushing it as Dashie looked horrified while she was still being held between Twilight's arm and side.

"Shit! I'm gonna be in trouble!"

Twilight jumped back into the air while Dashie looked back. She saw the driver slowly get out, look at the car's hood, and then up to them. His eyes became wide as he was shocked. Dashie gulped, knowing her family would pay for those damages and the other stuff, as she could see the trail of damage Twilight had made. The building's roofs caved in, trees were knocked over, and other damaged things Twilight landed on as if she didn't care.

Dashie looked up at Twilight with her eye twitching.

"ARE YOU TRYING TO GET US IN TROUBLE?!"

"SHUT UP! I DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THESE STUPID PEOPLE OR THIS UNIVERSE!"

Dashie shook her head in disbelief. This girl acted like the bad parts of how Aria and Sol behave when she wasn't around them, and Dashie didn't like that. She darted her eyes away from Twilight as she felt her going down again, but she noticed that below them was a tiny kitten in a box on the sidewalk. Dashie became scared and worried for the poor kitten's life as Twilight was going to land on the box.

"DON'T LAND ON THE BOX!"

Dashie closed her eyes as she dared not see the sad sight of a poor cat dying.

"Meow!"

She opened her eyes and noticed the kitten was safe in Twilight's hand, who held it close to her chest. Twilight jumped back into the air. The box was crushed, but the kitten was saved. "Huh?" Dashie blinked and looked confused as Twilight handed her the kitten.

"What? It's not like I was going to kill a poor defenseless animal. Besides, it just jumped into my hand as I landed!" Twilight said, trying to sound like she didn't care about the animal, even if she saved it.

Dashie smiled, knowing that Twilight had a soft side, but she couldn't help but tease her. "Oh, yeah, right! You just ruined countless buildings and other things! Didn't you say you didn't care about anything in my universe? Yet you do care!"

Twilight blushed as she looked at Dashie. "I said shut up, loser! Why do you have to make a big deal out of nothing?"

"Meow!"

Dashie chuckled, not bothered by the cat's cry for attention. She gave it a pat on the head. "You are just a big softie, huh?"

Twilight rolled her eyes and jumped again after landing on someone's mailbox. "No, I'm not..." she blushed as she tried to hide it. "...but even I won't want to see poor cute kitten killed."

"Meow!"

The rest of the trip was quiet, and the sun started peering through the clearing clouds, giving the sky a clear blue look. Dashie looked over at the horizon and smiled, seeing AJ's home.

"There! That's the farm!"

Twilight narrowed her eyes as she looked forward, and her eyes were wide as the apple orchard was enormous. "Whoa..."
The apple orchard had several fields with apple trees. It was a large field of red, green, yellow, and every other type of apple. If you want a particular apple, you will find them all here, no matter what.

Twilight landed on the tall welcome arch, bending the metal sign with her black boots. She stood up and looked around, better able to see the whole place.

"Wow! It's vast!"

Dashie was looking down at the ground while keeping the kitten from falling. "I think I'm gonna throw up. My stomach feels queasy after all these jumps..."

Twilight sighed and rolled her eyes, looking closer at Dashie as she pulled her up by her jacket's collar. She saw that Dashie looked a little green in the face, and her eyes were spinning.

"Seriously, Rainbow? I think you need to toughen up." she jumped off the high arch sign and landed on the dirty road. She released Dashie, who fell on her rear. "Not cool or tough, not surprising coming from a loser like you." she crossed her arms and looked down at her, who gave her a sour look.

"Hey! I'm both of those!" Dashie released the kitten and watched it run off. She returned her attention to Twilight. "Didn't I beat you in our little battle at my house? So that means I'm tougher than you!" she smirked as she saw Twilight become mad, and her face was getting redder by the second.

"Don't push your luck, Rainbow! You only won because I was already worn out and..." she looked away, remembering how Dashie groped her. She quickly brushes that reminder out of her mind and returns her attention to her 'NOT' friend. "I'm way stronger than you will ever be, and the moment I find a way back to my world, I'm going to leave, and you'll never see me again!"

Dashie brushed off Twilight's pointing finger and dusted herself off as she stood up. "Whoa, don't threaten me with a good time now." Dashie was being a little cocky and knew it would tick Twilight off. She could see her face turning red, which was cute.

"I HATE YOU!" Twilight shouted and was about to kick Dashie's ass, but she heard the meowing of the kitten, who was walking away toward a Barnhouse.

"Meow!" the kitten purred as it rubbed itself against the leg of someone standing at the door.

Dashie recognized the farmer and smiled.

"AJ!"

Twilight turned to Dashie for a second and then back to the muscular woman in the doorway. She stood there and waved while her trucker hat hid her eyes. For some reason, Twilight felt something was off with her, even though the woman was smiling and waving.

"This is your Aunt?"

Dashie nodded. "Yeah, but not blood-related. I see her as a family member, just like the rest of my late grandparent's friends. She's incredible; if you want a warm welcome, she's one of the best at them." Dashie started to walk, leaving Twilight slightly behind. "Well, Penny is still the best in welcoming people to town. Her parties are always fun!" She turned around while walking backward now. "You should try AJ's zap apple drinks! Or Penny's famous donuts! Or-"

Twilight followed behind, wondering why she was getting nervous. She didn't want to meet new people; she was just here to find her jacket and return to her world. Nothing more, nothing less. But yet, she was having this odd feeling that something wasn't right. She wasn't sure if it was Dashie's aunt, but she needed to keep her guard up.

Twilight focused on the conversation with Dashie, who was still talking about the rest of her family and friends. Twilight rolled her eyes. "I don't care about your family and friends, loser. Acting all friendly is making me sick."

Dashie paused.

"But I thought we were-"

Twilight raised her hand, stopping her from talking.

"No! I'm only here for my jacket. We aren't god damn friends like I been telling you!" Twilight could see Dashie looking slightly hurt, which made her feel guilty. Twilight closed her eyes, not wanting to show weakness in front of her.

"Okay... I understand..."

Twilight opened her eyes, and Dashie had her back turned to her.

"But..." Dashie faced her with a thumbs up, smiling. "But I am your friend! You can't get rid of me that easy! Miss loner!"

Twilight sighed and facepalmed.

"I give up! Do what you want, but remember, I'm not staying here, and you can't force me."

Dashie couldn't help but smile. "You can stay as long as you want! Besides, I won't force you to stay here." Dashie didn't catch it, but Twilight flinched at her words. Dashie continued. "You have a life in your world, and I respect that. Even though I would love to have you stay. You need to return home."

Twilight blushed and tried to hide it, not expecting how much Dashie cared for her. "Just... shut up! Let's meet your stupid god damn...-huh?"

Twilight noticed that Dashie's aunt was still waving her hand and didn't move once from the same spot. Twilight became more cautious. She looked around the area, trying to find anything weird or wrong, but nothing stuck out. The farm looked normal and peaceful...too peaceful.

"Wait, I don't hear any birds," Twilight commented.

Dashie looked around, but the sounds were typical as she almost reached the Barnhouse.

"So? What's wrong with that?"

Twilight stopped walking, and her eyes were wide as the wind picked up, blowing the trucker hat up to reveal AJ's unconscious open eyes and the black aura of magic in the darkness behind the body.

"STOP!" Twilight ran and tackled Dashie, knocking her down. Twilight stood over her. "STAY AWAY FROM THE BARNHOUSE!"

Before Dashie could say anything, she could see a black fireball smacking Twilight in the chest as she looked at her. Twilight was sent flying backward, breaking several apple trees across the field. She rolled and crashed into the hillside near the edge of the property, knocking her unconscious.

"WHAT THE HELL?! TWILIGHT!?" Dashie quickly turned to the Barnhouse and saw AJ dropping her arm and falling to the ground, which scared the kitten. Dashie's eyes went wide as she could see her poor aunt was bleeding from her head, and her back was damaged with signs of burn marks. "AJ!"

Dashie got up and was about to run to AJ's side when a figure appeared before her. Dashie gasped as the black-cloaked woman smiled wickedly and raised her hand, firing another black fireball. Luckily, Dashie dodged it with ease, thanks to her speed. She glared at this cloaked woman, knowing she was the one who attacked her aunt and them just now.

"Who are you!?" Suddenly, Dashie remembered what Twilight had asked her—whether she had found anyone other than herself. Dashie took a runner stance. "Scratch that! Whoever you are, you will pay for hurting my friend and aunt!"

The woman's smile expanded, showing her teeth. "Oh? Your aunt is hurt?" she giggled, making Dashie even more angry. "Sorry, but she picked a fight after I threatened her if she was keeping a purple unicorn mare in this stupid place, wearing a rain-" Dashie watched as the cloaked figure stopped talking and raised her arm in time to block an overhead foot strike. The cloaked woman's smile went wide, and Dashie was surprised Twilight had gotten back up so fast.

Twilight quickly, in mid-air, spun around and did a sweep kick, almost hitting the figure across the face, but Void stepped back in time, causing Twilight to miss and be punched in the stomach and sent flying near Dashie.

Dashie was going to catch her, but Twilight recovered and landed on her feet, facing the smiling, uncloaked woman.

"My, my. You are a surprise. I thought I hit you harder, but yet you are still standing." she said.

Twilight ignored the pain, and Dashie rushed over to her, asking her if she was okay. "Hey, are you alright!? Who's that?" Dashie turned to the cloaked woman, but only to be confused. Dashie looked back at Twilight, then back at the woman, and finally back at Twilight, asking her a question. "You have a twin sister?"

Twilight and Void placed their attention on Dashie, both speaking at the same time. "We're not fucking sisters! I'd rather be dead than be related to her!" both yelled, pointing at each other.

Void chuckled, "Yes, indeed. I'd rather be killed a thousand times over than be related to a stupid fake like her!" she smiled as she crossed her arms and glared at Twilight.

Twilight slightly got into a fighting stance. "Fuck you! I'm not a fake! I'll be like my mother in helping others that need it! Stopping you and your damn bitch of a mother!"

Void lowered her head in anger, her red eyes glowing with fury. "You don't stand a goddamn snowball in hell's chance to stop her or me!" She raised her hand, and a dark purple glow formed a small ball. "My mother could easily handle you with ease, but I'd instead take you out, the pretender, then let her dirty her hands on things that aren't worth her time!" she threw the ball at Twilight, who was about to jump but remembered Dashie was with her.

"FUCK! MOVE!" she was about to push Dashie out of the way, but vines burst out of the ground, shielding them from a fireball attack. Twilight was confused about who saved them just now.

"Big sister!"

There was a sudden earthquake. Between Twilight and Dashie, the ground broke open, and a light green-skinned teenage girl was bursting out wearing a sundress. Twilight could see the living plants crawling around the long, eye-covering green-haired girl.

"Are you okay!? We sensed powerful magic just now and hurried over!" the girl hugged Dashie, worried for her.

Dashie smiled and petted her. "I'm fine, Dahlia, but are the others here?"

Before Dahlia could answer, she and Twilight could sense something coming toward the vines. The wall of vines was blasted with dark flames, and walking out of it was Void, who looked pissed. Luckily, before Void could reach them with her attack, a yellow anthro unicorn mare with short dark red hair and black stripes, wearing a black jacket, blue jean shorts, and black boots, landed between them.

"Sol!?" Dashie shouted, seeing another little sister appearing.

Sol quickly looked up and grabbed Void's burning fist, stopping her from reaching Dashie and the others. Void gazed her eyes down at Sol's and was annoyed that someone had stepped in to stop her attack.

Sol herself was annoyed as well, but for another reason. "Bitch! My big sis promised Dahlia and me a date if we find some stupid jacket!" she squeezed Void's fist, but Void didn't flinch. "Now we got side track because some asshole like you is attacking my big sister!" Sol could feel a massive amount of power from Void, making her worry a little.

"Wow... You are strong..." Sol's voice was low and quiet, and she was surprised by the power.

Twilight turned to Dashie, asking who these two girls were. "Who are they? They are my little sisters. Dahila and Sol! We are half-sisters!"

Twilight blinked and crossed her arms. "Sisters? So why did that unicorn say something about a date? Hmmm?" Twilight smirked as she was getting the wrong idea. "You are dating your little sister? Ha! Of course, this pervert will do something like that!"

Dashie shook her head and pointed at Sol. "I'm not dating her! She's my sister! It's her and Dahlia who are big siscons! Not me!" Dashie said in a panic.

Before Twilight could make a snarky comment, she saw three magical users dashing past her. She looked around and saw three siren teenagers, all wearing summer casual outfits. The tallest one, with blue hair that looked like bunny ears thanks to the two hair buns, grabbed the two siren girls and tossed them forward with great force. The blue bunny ear siren stopped and cheered on, calling the other two sirens her sisters.

"GO ARIA AND ADAGIOI! SHOW HER WHO'S BOSS!"

Twilight looked up and saw the Luminous, vivid, orange-haired siren girl opening her wings with a slight smirk. The purple hair with green stripes siren girl smacked her fists together as her wings opened. Twilight could see two were swirling around Sol and Void curiously.

"And who are they?"

Dashie smiled with a slight blush. "My friends. The tall one is Sonata, the purple-haired one is Aria, and Adagio is the-"

Twilight interrupted her. "Adagio is the big fat ass one, I take it." Twilight was amazed to see such a colossal ass AND thick tail. She turned to Dashie and became pissed off as she could tell that Dashie was drooling at Adagio's ass. Twilight looked away and touched her rear, knowing it was nowhere near that size. She eyed Dashie, and it was clear that Dashie's eyes were fixed on the siren girl's body features. Sonata was busty, and Adagio was thick and chubby in the right places. Finally, Aria looked the most normal, but even then, her chest and ass were not too big and not too small, and her legs and hips were in the right shape.

Twilight felt a little jealous, and she didn't know why. She was way more busty than the tall one, but she would admit she was lacking everywhere compared to Adagio. But she asked herself again, why was she feeling jealous?

Twilight brushed off the weird feeling and looked up. Aria seemed to be analyzing the situation, while Adagio shot Dashie a brief, flirty glance before focusing back on Sol and Void. Twilight grumbled as she felt upset again.

Adagio was the first to speak; her voice was smooth and confident. "Well, well, what do we have here? A cloaked Equestrian visitor in our town? Care to introduce yourself?"

Aria was still analyzing Void more as she, too, picked up what Sol was feeling. A slight hum escaped her lips as she did so.

Adagio didn't wait for a reply; she continued speaking confidently. "Never mind, you don't need to introduce yourself to the siren queen! Even more so for attacking Dashie!" With a flick of her wrist, a small wave of magic radiated off her fingertips.

Aria inched closer to the black unicorn mare, her gaze intense and analyzing. Adagio was never the patient type, and she was not about to start being patient now. She had a flair for the dramatic, after all. Aria, on the other hand, was more methodical in her approach.

Sonata, taken out and munching on her taco, was now watching with a slight smile. She loved watching her two sisters do their thing. If there was something Aria or Adagio were good at, it was dealing with any threat. They were powerful, and they knew it.

Aria was done analyzing her prey and realized that whoever this Equestrian was, she was more powerful than they were. That was why Sol didn't fight back; she knew it would be trouble for her. She was going to warn Adagio to stand down, but it was too late as Adagio did her thing.

Adagio, confident as ever, couldn't resist letting her arrogance get the better. "Take this!" she closed her eyes and used the red crystal on her chest to fire a red magical beam. The beam flew across the air toward Void, but Void smirked as she smacked the beam away with a flick of a hand.

Adagio was taken aback, not believing someone had deflected her attack so quickly.

Void chuckled and turned to Sol, who was sweating as she kept pushing back the fist but starting to fail. "My turn."

Void released magical energy into the fist that Sol held back, making it explode with black fire and smoke. Sol screamed in pain as she stumbled backward and held her damaged hand after she let go. She could see it was severely burned and would leave a scar.

Dashie gasped and shouted for her little sister. Aria rocketed toward Sol, yelling to Dashie that she would save her. "I get the annoying brat out of there, don't worry, Lobo!" Aria almost got close to Sol, but Sol quickly used her magic to teleport Aria away in time as Void reappeared and nearly stabbed Aria from behind with a burning magical fist.

"Quick, I see," Void said with an impression.

"What the!?" Aria found herself above the farm, and she searched down and saw Sol getting beaten real quick as Void punched her in the stomach and blasted her away but got caught by Dahlia's plants. "Shit!"

Adagio hurried to use her magical crystal again, but this time, she would use her powers to mind control the threat below her. She was about to focus but stopped as she felt her tail being grabbed. She looked back and saw Void behind her, smiling.

"Perfect weight," Void said mockingly as she felt how heavy Adagio's tail was. "Great for this." She yanked, spun Adagio around, and smacked her into Aria, who was about to attack Void. Aria and Adagio were sent flying, and their bodies crashed into a barn not too far from here, leaving a large hole in the roof.

Sonata dropped her taco and was going to run off to check on her sisters, but she stopped when she sensed that the uncloaked unicorn would attack her. She didn't have time to do anything and quickly closed her eyes.

"YOU GOING TO PAY!"

"Huh!?"

Void suddenly got kicked in the face, and she was shocked at its strength. She moved her eyes to see who attacked her. It was Dashie who was giving off a powerful, colorful aura. Void smirked as she went flying and into a hillside.

"DON'T YOU FUCKING HURT THEM!" Dashie yelled in anger.

"Big sister..." Dahlia said, surprised and happy that her big sister was in the fight now. Dahlia helped Sol up and checked on her.

Sonata opened her eyes and could see Dashie's back before her. She smiled with a big blush.

"You okay?" Dashie asked, her voice deep and angry.

Sonata was about to speak, but Twilight also spoke as she arrived: "What the hell was that? Are you hiding that power from me?!" Sonata turned to her and blinked.

"...I seen her face from somewhere before, no?" Sonata thought to herself, but she brushed it off and turned back to Dashie. "I'm fine! Thank you, Dashie!"

Dashie raised her arm and gave Sonata a thumbs up. "Good! Check on your sisters! I can sense their magic, but it's weak. I'll handle things here." Dashie lowered her arm and shouted to her little sisters. "Dahlia, get AJ. She's in the barn and looks pretty hurt. Then take everyone out of here!"

Sol was about to argue, but Dashie faced them, giving them a big sisterly glare. Sol lowered her head and nodded, letting Dahlia wrap her up with a vine and racing toward the barn.

Twilight was shocked to see Dashie behaving like this. She didn't take her as a fighter or someone who would take command. Twilight was curious about her strength, too. She fought her but showed no magical energy before, which irked her.

"Hey! Were you holding back in our fight!?"

Dashie ignored her question and instead asked her a question in return. "Who is she? Is she from your universe?" She narrowed her eyes as she could see Void walking out of the hill's crater. Dashie could sense powerful magical energy.

Twilight walked over and stood near her. "No, she's not from my universe, and her name is Void. Thanks to my mother's jacket, I teleported to somewhere with vast trees, and she appeared and attacked me. She thought I was my mother and went on about how her mom fought my mother. I think the jacket teleported us here after we passed out after our battle."

Twilight cracked her neck and was getting ready for round two with Void, but Dashie stopped her by putting her arm out and blocking her. "What the hell? Move! Let me handle this! She's after me!"

"No."

"What!?" Twilight was pissed, but she noticed Dashie's expression, and it was a look she knew well. Her eyes were narrowed and focused; her body was relaxed and ready, and she looked dead serious. Twilight couldn't believe it, but Dashie had the same fighting expression as her.

"Look for your jacket. If it teleported you two here, we can use it to get rid of her because even with my strength, I can tell she will be a hard one to beat." Dashie eyed Twilight. "And I don't want anyone else getting in the crossfire. She will undoubtedly try to move the battle somewhere more populated or worse."

Twilight was hesitant but amazed at how intelligent and tactical Dashie was. Still, she didn't like someone else cleaning up her mess. She grabbed Dashie's arm. "Fuck off! This is my battle! My fight!"

Dashie sighed and finally faced her. "Please, you need to trust and rely on others! You can't put the whole world on your shoulders and carry it all alone!"

Twilight was taken back, and her grip loosened. She was shocked that someone was telling her to trust them. Twilight looked away and thought about what Dashie had just told her. It sounded like something her mom would say, and she could feel her heart racing.

"Trust...relying on others."

Twilight turned back to Dashie and saw her smiling, which upset her. Her mind was confused. Should she trust her? Could she trust her? Was she a...friend?

Dashie blinked and saw Twilight's inner struggle, and she couldn't help but tease her. "Wait, are you worried about me? Wow, I thought you didn't see me as a friend, but here you are, all worried." Dashie giggled.

Twilight blushed and punched Dashie's arm. "BITE ME! I don't care what happens to you or the others!"

Dashie laughed harder. "Oh, come on! I can see it on your face! You were worried about me! Hehehe!"

"FUCK YOU, IDIOT!" Twilight across her arms, pouting with a blush. "I'm just mad that someone is going to clean up my mess, is all! Not worrying about your lame ass!"

"Sure, sure," Dashie said, giggling.

"I HATE YOU!" Twilight blushed harder, feeling embarrassed and flustered. She was not used to someone seeing through her tough façade. She was going to keep fighting with her, but she stopped; she saw Dashie turning her back to her and walking toward Void, who was getting closer now.

"I'll keep her busy. Search for your jacket, but keep yourself away from the battle."

Twilight couldn't believe it. Dashie looked so cool and tough right now. "Wow..." she said, her voice low and quiet.

"What was that? Did you say something?" Dashie turned her head back and asked.

"NO!" Twilight shouted and quickly shook her head. Her red cheeks were a dead giveaway, though.

Dashie chuckled. "Anyway, keep yourself away from the battle. I don't want you getting hurt."

Twilight blushed more and looked away, her heart racing again. She couldn't stop feeling whatever she was feeling. No one had protected her like this before; only the ones who had protected her were. "Dash...Mother..." Twilight saw flashes of the two people she cared so much and held her chest in pain. They died because they protected her. Dash made sure she would live long enough so Spark would find her, and Spark fought whoever came to their home, protecting her from that danger, which cost her life. Twilight turned to Dashie, and she didn't want someone else dying for her as they protected her.

"I'm no damsel. I can handle myself!" Twilight tried to sound brave, but she was failing at doing so. Her fear of someone dying for her was showing. She ran off and pushed Dashie to the ground when she got near her.

"Hey! What are-huh?" Dashie could see the look on Twilight's face.

Twilight's eyes started to glow with dark purple energy. "Stop trying to be my damn friend! Stop it already. Stop looking cool!"

Dashie blinked.

Twilight turned and ran off toward Void, who also started to run. Dashie watched as the two swung their fists and clashed. The clash created a powerful shockwave that blew over Dashie, and she watched as the two disappeared and reappeared everywhere as they fought.

"Damnit! I told her to stay out of it!" Dashie had no problem tracking them as she looked around after standing up. "Why is she being so stubborn!?"

Twilight blocked a fist, but she quickly countered by swatting it away and knee-kicking Void in the stomach, pushing her back. Twilight followed up with a kick, sending her into the air. Twilight flew upward and was ready to punch Void in the back, but the black unicorn quickly turned around and fired off a giant fireball spell toward Twilight.

"Shit!"

Twilight couldn't stop in time, and the fireball slammed into her, engulfing her and almost blowing her out of the sky. As the smoke cleared, Twilight had her arms covering her head, as her body was slightly damaged from the blast.

"Haha! Not bad, faker. Surprised you can withstand my dark flame spells."

Twilight lowered her arms and stared at Void, giving her a mocking smirk. "Heh, is that all you have?"

Void scoffed and crossed her arms. "No. But I am impressed. You took those spells but almost showed no damage. I wonder if-"

Twilight smirked as she crossed her arms, too. "That I placed my magical energy around my body to lessen the damage?"

Void raised a brow.

"Yeah, I did," Twilight said confidently.

Void chuckled and unfolded her arms. "Well, well, you aren't so simple, faker." her horn started to blast with fury as dark energy surrounded her. She shot her hand out and spoke with a disgusted face. "Let's see if you can handle this spell, you fake!"

Twilight prepared herself, believing it to be another fire spell, but what she saw surprised her. "What?"

Twilight could see not flames but dark lightning bolts appearing above Void's hand. Twilight had seen lightning magic, but what Void was summoning was beyond lightning magic. It was lightning but darker than the night sky, and Twilight could feel the power behind the spell.

Void could only laugh as she noticed Twilight's confused and scared look. "You might have learned the basic and maybe even the advanced uses of magic spells and how to counter or block them, but what I learned from my Mother goes beyond what you know, faker!"

Without warning, Void unleashed her lightning bolt, which looked like an arrow, as it flew through the air.

Twilight knew the spell would hit her, and she couldn't do anything about it. She quickly placed her magic through her body to help lessen the damage. She braced herself, not sure how much damage she would receive.

Void couldn't stop laughing as her spell flew through the air.

Dashie had a bad feeling, and her eyes widened when she saw the spell heading straight for Twilight. "No! It's not aimed at Twilight!" Dashie quickly summoned her wings and flew off as the attack passed Twilight and headed somewhere.

Twilight could feel the electricity in the air around her and feel the attack missing her. She lowered her arms and blinked. Twilight's ego went up, and she laughed. "What a fucking joke. Did you miss hitting me? Need some glasses!? I wasn't even moving...huh?" She noticed that Void was laughing with her.

Void stopped with her laughter and answered. "I wasn't aiming at you." she raised another hand and fired off the same spell but in a different direction. "Tell me, you want to be like your Mother, Spark, right?"

Twilight had no idea what Void was planning, but hearing her mocking tone made her focus too much on the question as her anger got the better of her. "Damn right, I do! I want to be like her! I want to help others and give them a happy ending like she did for me, you cunt!" Twilight growled, her voice full of hate.

"Good, that's what I want to hear." Void's spell hit its mark, and a giant explosion rocked the area.

Twilight gasped and quickly turned to see what had happened. She saw a giant smoke in the air not too far from them after the explosion went off. "What the hell?" she turned back to Void, wanting answers. "What you hit!?"

Void lowered her arm and smiled. "You want to be her, don't you? Well..." she lowered her head slightly, the shadows covering her eyes, allowing the redness to glow as a twisted smile appeared on her face. "You aren't, faker. Spark herself would have remembered where she was and ensured those attacks didn't land." She chuckled. "That blonde human girl with the weird magical powers is more Spark than you ever will be! She deflected the first one but not the second one."

Twilight was lost in what Void was telling her. She had no idea what she meant and couldn't see if she was lying. All Twilight could feel was fear. Fear was taking over, and her breathing picked up as she looked back at the smoke. Her heart dropped as she saw Dashie falling out of the smoke and crashing to the land below.

"W-What?"

Void raised her head as she laughed like a crazed woman, as she could see the fear on Twilight's face. "I love seeing that! The fear! Now show me the emotion I love seeing the most when I tell you this!" She could see Twilight was half looking at her. "I watched my mother and Spark fight countless times, and Mother will always do what I did just now when she wants the upper hand in a fight. Your Mother will always try to move the fight somewhere more empty and away from the-"

Twilight's fear grew as she realized what Void was telling her. Those two attacks were aimed at... "The town," she answered, looking at where each bolt once headed. She could see a bright flash far above in the sky; no doubt, it was the first bolt that blew up. Dashie stopped the first one, but she must have taken the hit for the second one to stop it in time.

"That's right. Spark will protect anyone as she remembers her surroundings in a fight and will not let my Mother easily manipulate the fight. You truly are a faker, a bootleg of the real thing that will never be what she is, a copy that will fail. That human girl is more of a hero than you ever will be! She is worthier of her name, Spark!" Void finished as she could see the expression on Twilight's face, making her smile with pleasure.

Twilight felt a painful ache in her heart, and her body started to shake as her eyes slowly turned toward the spot where Dashie fell. She could see her on the ground, not moving at all. She remembered what Dashie told her.

"And I don't want anyone else getting in the crossfire. She will undoubtedly try to move the battle somewhere more populated or worse." Dashie said as those words echoed in Twilight's mind. Twilight started to breathe harder as the realization hit her.

"Oh no...no, no, no."

Twilight realized that Dashie knew that Void would do some evil shit and would hurt innocent people, and that's why she asked her to find the jacket as fast as she could, so no one would get hurt—something her mother would do...something that she should have done but didn't. This made Twilight panic as she held her head and screamed. Screaming as flashes of Spark filled her thoughts as she failed her and then flashes of Dash as her mind replaced Dashie's body with Dash's.

"NO!"

Void felt overwhelmed with joy as she saw Twilight's expression getting increasingly frantic. She could see it. "Hopelessness! I finally saw that in your face!" She giggled like a child, holding her sides. "I love seeing that! It's the most wonderful expression someone can show when they feel the worst pain, and knowing they caused it themselves is the best feeling in the world. Mother taught me well how to joy others' suffering."

Twilight felt sick. She had made this happen and didn't protect anyone or trust Dashie's judgment. Dashie did what she couldn't ever do: protect others. She wasn't worthy of taking up her mother's jacket and being the one to help others. She started to break down as she sobbed over her failure.

"What was I thinking? I'm not you! I will never be like you! Dashie was right; I can't carry the world alone, and now, because of me, she's-!" Twilight looked at Dashie's body. "She's...she's...gone," her voice broke. "Mother...I'm so sorry. I'm a failure."

Meanwhile, above Wallflower's flower shop was the apartment floor, which was used as storage for the flower shop. Thanks to her plants, Wallflower was carried inside and set down. She rolled her wheelchair to the desk in the middle of the living room in a hurry after hearing what sounded like a bomb going off in the distance. She stopped and looked down at the pulsing, glowing rainbow jacket.

"Spark..."

For Wallflower, this would be the second time she would find Spark's rainbow jacket without Spark being there. She looked at her brown jacket and could see the faint rainbows glowing through the brown color as if the coat were speaking to the rainbow jacket.

"...this brown jacket. It appeared to me after I touched the colorful geodes Blitz gave me as a gift when we were kids. I first thought that person was Blitz, but it was Spark..." She touched her jacket, remembering seeing a dying Spark, who sent her scattered rainbow core pieces to different universes or timelines. Wallflower wasn't sure about that part, but she remembered that when she touched those shards, the rainbow jacket appeared on her and changed her into a forest nymph with powers over nature. After that, the rainbow jacket lost its colors and became brown, but now? Its rainbow colors were returning, but why? Wallflower looked back at Spark's jacket, and she knew the answer but hoped she was wrong.

"Please let me be wrong..."

Wallflower removed her brown jacket and transformed back into a human. She then picked up Spark's jacket and put it on.

"AH!"

Wallflower's eyes blasted with rainbow lights, and she could see what had happened to Spark and how she had died.

"Spark..."

The magical flow of magic stopped, and Wallflower lowered her head and cried. She didn't know what to do. She took out her phone and looked up Blitz's number. She wanted to call her wife, as she, Lucy, and Sunny were on a getaway trip. Wallflower couldn't join the trip because of her broken leg, so she told them to go and enjoy themselves while she watched over the kids. She wishes she had gone because...

"It is so much easier to tell Blitz in person that her big sister is..." She couldn't finish her words. The pain was too great, and the sadness was taking her over. Wallflower cried for a few more minutes before wiping away her tears. She was going to dial the number, but the jacket on her started to glow, and once more, Wallflower saw new memories. "What?"

It was quick this time, and Wallflower blinked. She didn't understand what she had just seen. She felt the jacket and looked toward the window.

"Spark, you adopted a child..."

Wallflower rolled her wheelchair toward the window, which she opened. She took off the jacket and looked at it. What Wallflower saw confused her, but the jacket or the spirit of Spark showed her something.

"Spark. You always wanted to help others because you never wanted anyone in the multiverse to feel the same pain you and your sisters felt. Losing out on a happy ending. May it be through normal means or by the hands of Fayth. You always kept that rainbow spark alive in so many lives you touched, and I am no exception."

Wallflower felt the brown jacket as the rainbow colors finally faded once more.

"Even if you're gone, your spark is still here, " she said, touching her heart. "That's why you adopted a kid...because you saw that she, like you, lost a happy ending, and you wanted her to have one." Wallflower looked out the window and saw a rainbow star in the far distance; with it, a bit of whiteness was bleeding within it. "Your daughter is here, isn't she? Her spark...it's like yours but so much more." Wallflower raised her body by using the window's edge. "It's like she's the embodiment of your spark. It's strong."

Wallflower let go of the jacket, watching it blow away by the sudden wind and take off toward AJ's farm. Wallflower sat back down and stared at the rainbow star as it slowly became filled with whiteness.

"No, she's more than a mere embodiment of the spark." She rolled her wheelchair away from the window. "She's her own spark."

Wallflower rolled her wheelchair toward the desk and picked up the phone. She started to call Blitz and heard the ringing.

"Hello?" Blitz said as she answered the phone. "Wallflower? Are you okay? How are the ki-"

"Blitz. We have a problem. It's about Spark."

"Huh? My older sister? What do you mean?" Wallflower could hear a sigh from her wife. "Did that siscon of mine show up and cry that she misses me as I'm not home or-"

"It's not something I can explain. It's better to tell you in person. It would help if you came back home right now." she looked at the window and saw the whiteness going away and the rainbow light returning but glowing brighter. "We all need to be strong in what's coming..."

Dashie lay there, still unconscious, after having no choice but to take that attack head-on or the town would have been hit by it. As she lay there, within her mind, she could hear someone crying.

"What?"

Dashie opened her eyes and got on her knees. She looked up and saw glitching prism lights all around her, and they started to static. She could see Twilight standing before her, crying, but she looked different. Her hair was white now, and she wore a long white jacket.

"Twilight?"

"I'm not her. I know that. When I put on this jacket, I hoped to be like her and keep her memory and hope alive. Keep that spark burning for everyone and everything in the multiverse. I tried to copy her and be strong, but I realized how wrong it was to think I could do that. I can't replace her. I can't replace [static]. I can't be the one to save everyone..." Dashie slowly stood up; she kept listening, even her head blasting with the most awful headache. She saw Twilight's hair returning to normal as the whiteness drained away. Twilight continued as she sobbed and spoke. "She always told me that my spark is special! That it burns brighter than her own, but it isn't!"

The white star on her chest faded from white to grey.

"I can't light up the darkness and make it shine bright. My spark is so small! So weak... I'm not strong enough."

Dashie could feel the sadness and hopelessness of failing coming off Twilight, but it wasn't her, the Twilight she knew. Dashie wasn't sure why she was having a vision, and she wasn't sure why she was crying, either. Dashie felt this was her fault, as if she should have supported her more often.

"Is this the burden you are carrying? Or is it a small part of it?" Dashie asked, hoping for an answer, but none came as Twilight looked at her with despair.

"But you are Rainbow. I can't keep going, but you can." Twilight smiled as the white jacket and whiteness from her hair disappeared, making her normal.

"You were always stronger than me. I'm not worth anything. I failed everyone and let the one person that was important down. I can't take her place. I'm not her...I never was, and now, because of me, you're-"

Dashie watched in horror as Twilight stabbed her chest, killing herself as she pulled something out.

"You're going to carry my burdens...forgive me..."

Dashie could see something glowing in Twilight's hand, but Dashie didn't care as she ran to catch Twilight's falling body, holding her tightly.

"You idiot! Why!?" Dashie cried, holding her close.

"I'm glad...it was you," Twilight whispered. "You were the only one who truly believed in me, who was there for me, who showed me that friendship...is..." Dashie's grip went harder as she watched this Twilight die in her hands.

"What is this!?"

"An old rewrite where you failed in giving her the hope she needed, the hope she craved."

Dashie looked up and saw a blue-cloaked woman standing before her. Behind her were two more cloaked figures dressed in purple.

"I know you will forget, but never leave her side. She might be the light in the darkness, but you are her rainbow light within her own darkness..."

Before Dashie could say something, they vanished into thin air, along with the vision and memories that she was having and had.

"What?" Dashie blinked, realizing she was awake and on her knees. "What happened?"

Dashie quickly remembered what had happened and looked up, fearing that there might be more attacks for her to stop. But she saw Twilight crying, and the one called Void was behind her, creating a magical arm blade, ready to kill Twilight.

"SHIT! MOVE!"

Dashie spread her wings out and took off as fast as she could.

Void grinned evilly, raising her arm to slice Twilight's head off. "Now die! FAKER!"

Dashie reached the duo, grabbing Twilight and pulling her away.

"AH!"

Void's eyes widened as the blade sliced Dashie's back and left a deep gash across it, making Dashie bleed but still flying away from her. Void blinked and smirked. "That human girl is something. She's damn strong...oh, I want to see the hopelessness on her face." she allowed Dashie to speak with Twilight as she watched them.

"Rainbow!?" Twilight was surprised to see her alive as she held her. Twilight felt so happy as she hugged her, but she soon felt something wet dripping down her hand. She broke the hug, floating with her magic, looked at her hands, and saw red slime. "What?"

Dashie groaned. "Damn...that hurts. Ah. Fuck!" she turned her back to Twilight a bit and looked at the damage that was done.

Twilight quickly refocused on Dashie, and her eyes widened as she saw a gash across her back. Twilight could see how deep the wound was, and the sight of it made her sick. But it made her sicker that she was the cause of it, and she let Dashie get hurt again.

"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! This is all my fault!" Twilight sobbed as she backed away.

Dashie faced her and gave her a mad look. "Why didn't you listen to me!? I knew she would do some dirty trick by attacking the town. She hurt my aunt to lure us to her! Void won't play fair, so I had to make you stay and find the jacket! Why didn't you listen!?" Dashie's voice was filled with rage and worry. "I didn't ask you to get involved because I knew something like this would happen, and I'm fast enough to stop any attack she can do. This isn't my first time dealing with powerful magical users..." Dashie looked down and saw Sonata helping Aria and Adagio out of the destroyed barn. She could see they were fine, which made her smile. "Look." she turned back to Twilight and glared at her. "You think you can do this alone, you can't. No matter how hard you try, how much you scream or yell, or how hard you cry, You'll need help from others. Ask for help, and when you do get help, don't turn your back on the person who wants to help you."

Dashie could see the guilt in Twilight's eyes and knew she understood, but it wouldn't change what she had done.

"Rainbow." Twilight sniffled. "I'm sorry. I...I...don't know what to do or say. All I know is that this is all my fault, and now, you're..."

Dashie waved her off. "What? This is nothing but a scratch! I took way worse in the past!" she could see Twilight was still acting guilty. Dashie had to cheer her up, so she did by dancing. "I'm fine! See? I can't burst a move if I'm hurt, can I? Hee-Hee!"

Twilight blinked, but she wasn't sure what Dashie was doing. She even found the strange dance funny and cringed so much that she couldn't help but laugh. "Geez, you need to stop making yourself so lame after being so co-." She stopped herself as she covered her mouth. She could already tell Dashie heard her.

"What was that? Hmmm?" Dashie teased, trying to make Twilight blush and feel embarrassed.

"Nothing," Twilight answered, turning her head away.

Dashie grinned and raised an eyebrow. "I think it was something!"

Twilight glared at her, being annoyed now. "Well, it wasn't! So stop acting silly, Rainbow!"

"Hehe." Dashie giggled.

Void was watching all of this, and for some odd reason, she couldn't help but remember a faded memory from her past. She remembered the one who saved and died for her to live. She could remember her voice...

"Big horn, I'll never see her, as I'll die here."

"Stop talking like that! You'll live, so stop being so weak...please..."

"Sorry for being so weak. I know you hate it, but..." Void could remember the feeling of a hand touching her big horn and rubbing it weakly. "Like I said, I love and admire your big horn. It's one of a kind, unique, and beautiful," she could remember the sweet smile. "I love you. I don't want to leave you, but I promise to find you again. We will meet again, my friend, no matter what."

"Don't make promises you can't keep, " Void remembers telling this girl. "Do you?"

"I mean it."

"Promise?"

"Promise."

Void snapped out of it and held her face with her hand, trying to hide her tears.

"Dash...why am I remembering you again? After those years being saved by my Mother?"

She didn't understand it at first, but she could see only Dashie through her fingers, as Twilight was blocked by her finger.

"That girl...she's so much like you." Void was confused, but she felt her emotions were getting to her. "No, I can't get weak and have an emotional breakdown as I remember the past. That life was taken from me, and this is the life I chose! To follow and honor Mother! To help her achieve her goals! I'm her daughter, and I will do anything for her!" she lowered her hand, looking at Dashie and Twilight. "If Spark's annoying daughter will get in my way of reaching that goal, then I will kill her and..." she eyed Dashie. "Kill any friends she makes. Friendship is for the weak. You might have given me a chance to live, but if Mother never visited our universe, I would have been with you, Dash. Dead in that stupid cult's underground shrine." Void's body started to fire off powerful, dark, magical energy as her eyes glowed. "Mother showed me what true power is! It's by being alone and not relying on others for power. Only through suffering and hopelessness does a person grow and become strong! The world is cruel, and only the strongest survive. And I'm the second strongest person in the multiverse!"

Twilight and Dash could sense the massive magical power, and they turned to Void, seeing her charging up her energy. Both could tell this was going to be a long fight.

Twilight turned to Dash. "I might be smart about magic, but you are way more intelligent than me, Rainbow. In the way you think, it is more tactical. What should we do? If this is a battle we must win, I want to work with you and not alone. You're my...m-my-" Twilight shuttered as she felt too shy to say it.

Dashie didn't know why, but she loved the cute side of Twilight. Dashie blushed a little and smiled.

"Hehe. I'm your friend, and you're mine. Friends should stick together, right?"

Dashie winked at her, causing Twilight to look away, all red, and cross her arms. "I wasn't going to say friends, loser. More like my ally, and we can't afford to lose."

"Oh, come on, admit it. I'm your friend!" Dashie laughed and smiled brightly.

Twilight looked at her and gave in, smiling. "Fine, but don't get all cocky."

"Yeah, yeah."

Dashie and Twilight return their attention to Void, ready for whatever she will do. Dashie had already thought up a plan, but before she could tell Twilight, they sensed something heading their way.

"What? Who's coming now?" Dashie asked, turning to where the magical energy was coming from.

Void senses it and grits her teeth. "It's the same energy I and Mother felt before, but that faker said she died, didn't she?"

Twilight felt the familiar energy, and tears ran down her cheeks. She turned where she was sensing the power and saw a glowing rainbow light approaching them. Twilight could feel her heart beating hard.

"T-That can't be! She can't be alive...not after how she-" Twilight couldn't finish as she started to breathe hard as she could see her mother flying towards her. "MOTHER!!!" Twilight opened her arms as she flew at her mother.

"Twilight?" Dashie yelled, seeing her flying mid-way to the glowing object.

Twilight and the rainbow light collided and started hugging tightly. Twilight slowly opened her eyes and quickly blinked as she realized she was hugging her mother's rainbow jacket.

"What?"

She realized what she sensed wasn't really Spark but the jacket itself.

"No...it felt like you were back..."

Twilight felt the sadness and despair return to her. She hugged the jacket tighter and closed her eyes, crying.

"Why did I think that you be still alive? I saw you die in front of me! STUPID!"

As she was crying, a voice echoed in her mind. It was Spark's voice.

"No matter what happens to me, I know you'll be okay. You're my strong girl, after all. You're my little spark of hope. Remember that. You will always have me in your heart no matter where you go." Twilight started to sob as she felt the jacket phasing through her and putting itself on her. "The spark that you carry burns so brighter than my own. Never lose it. And, please, don't cry..."

"MOTHER!!!"

Void covered her eyes with her arm. "What!?"

"Twilight!?" Dashie shouted, sensing something powerful within Twilight as the rainbow light engulfed her.

Dashie's sisters and the Siren sisters were together below, looking up in the sky. They had no clue what was happening, but AJ was awake now and looked weakly up, knowing that rainbow light as she petted the kitten.

"Spark?"

Wallflower watched as Sunny teleported herself with Lucy and Blitz into the apartment; they felt a familiar energy before anyone could say anything. Blitz ran to the window and could see a bright rainbow star.

"Big sister!?"

The light faded, allowing Void and Dashie to see again. They could see a figure glowing within the slowly dimming rainbow light. Dashie could make out a rainbow jacket, making her smile.

"Aunty-" Dashie paused as she realized it wasn't her aunt. It was, in fact, Twilight, wearing Spark's jacket and facing Void, smiling. "Spark...?"

Twilight took out her fingerless fighter gloves and put them on. She smirked as she took a fighting pose.

"My name is Twilight Spark, and I'm going to kick your sorry ass, Void!"

End of Chapter 3