"Come on, don't be shy!" Harshwhinny said, holding up a fork with a hot sausage to Dashie's face.

Dashie and Twilight were in the dinning room and sating on the floor at the long table. Poor Dashie was being treated like a child by Harshwhinny, who was trying to feed her like a mom would.

"You have to eat, little one," she said, pushing the fork closer.

Dashie tried to push the fork away, but her strength was no match for her. In the end, she opened her mouth and took a bite of the sausage. She chewed it so "happily", but she slowly eyed Twilight who was across from her and was playing with her meal.

'Twi? I wonder what's wrong?'

Before she could think about it more, suddenly a huge amount of scrambles eggs were being stuffed into her mouth. She could feel herself being choked.

"You need to eat up, little one. You need to be grow big and strong!"

Dashie was struggling, but she managed to get the food down, breathing hard.

"I'm not a baby!"

Harshwhinny smiled in seeing Dashie cute reaction. "Don't worry, you're never too old to be fed." she stuffed Dashie's mouth again but with ton of bacon this time.

'This is so embarrassing!'

Dashie was struggling as Harshwhinny stuffed her face. She tried her best not to look at Twilight, knowing that this will just make it more embarrassing. As Dashie was fighting her own battle, Twilight sighed.

'She's right about me...'

Twilight thought back to what AJ told her, telling her that she was nothing more than a huge hypocrite.

'I want to follow my mother's footsteps, even if I feel like I can't do it. That I won't ever reach that goal of mine, but I'll keep going because it's my dream and I won't give up that easy... and yet, I told AJ she should give up on hers, that she won't reach it in becoming a knight like her parents. I told her, it wasn't possible, and she should find something else...'

Twilight sighed as she poked her breakfast, she couldn't stop being mad at herself. Sure, she didn't like AJ, but something within her was telling her to give her a chance and be nicer, and to apologize. But that part of her was small and the anger within her was overpowering her.

'But, why should I!? I don't even like her! And besides, she was the one who started this all, telling me her life story like I gave a damn! She really thought opening up to me would make us friends? Ha, that's... so...' Twilight suddenly stop. She realized something as she looked up at Dashie, who was choking again and giving orange juice to help shallow the food. '...wait, am I doing it again? Dashie been trying to get me to open up to her and even how I acted around her when we first met, she gladly sees me as her friend... and I...' she started to blush hard. 'I do too...'

She smiled as she remembered how they met, and how Dashie wanted nothing but to be her friend. Even tagging along with her because Dashie knew she was going to miss her. Twilight could feel the warmth in her heart, a feeling that wasn't new to her, but it was welcomed.

'Maybe... AJ did try to be my friend, and I didn't give her the chance... Dashie wants me to open to her, and no doubt with others as well since it's her after all. That lame dork.' she chuckled as she felt a warm feeling coming from her heart. 'Maybe... I should give AJ a chance. I don't like her, but I'll at least try. Maybe, just maybe, I can try and be her... friend.'

Twilight had a smile on her face now. She wanted to speak to AJ, but she realized she wasn't even here, but like some higher power listened, the doors to the dinning room opened. Everyone turned to see AJ standing, blushing and mumbling with anger as she was wearing a cute white dress.

"Why do I always have to wear this?" she whispered to herself.

Dashie's eyes went wide, seeing AJ in that dress, and she was blushing.

'Wow, AJ looks beautiful.' she thought but Dashie quickly shook her head and then slap her cheeks, trying to stop her blush. 'Why am I blushing!? I don't see AJ like that!'

AJ slowly turned to Dashie, blushing even more as she saw Dashie being weird. Something in AJ made her heart beat fast, and a happy feeling soon filled it. She placed her hand over her heart, hoping it calms down which it did. She looked over to Twilight, seeing her just made her fill pissed off.

"Hmph!"

She marched over to the side which Dashie was on and sat next to her. She ignored Twilight's stare of sadness as she noticed Harshwhinny treated Dashie like a child.

"Milady Harshwhinny, Dashie isn't a child! She can eat on her own."

"But I can't help it, dear. Seeing Dashie cute face and reactions, just makes me want to spoil him and be a good mother figure to him."

AJ sighed loudly as she knew Harshwhinny was going through her motherly mode right now. She was going to step in and stop her, but she stopped.

"Wait... he?"

She saw Harshwhinny nodding. This made her quickly look at Dashie, who was bright red in the face as she looked at the floor. AJ pulled her away from Harshwhinny and whispered.

"Hey, why is milady Harshwhinny calling you a boy!? Did she somehow found out about ya little friend down there?"

Dashie became annoyed as she whispered back. "Hey! It's not little or small!" she coughed and continued. "I know what am I going to say might sound weird but-"

"You were taking a bath when she entered the bathroom and helped you shower, didn't she?"

Dashie was dumbfounded in how right AJ was.

"...how...?"

AJ blushed. "She loves helping young kids, treating them like her own. It's why the whole mansion staff are young girls. All the staff were orphans kids she found on the streets. She has a real bad habit of acting like a mother figure to everyone she finds cute and helpless. Like feeding them and what happened to you, bathing them..." see could see Dashie's reaction, which looks like someone being creep out. "Hey, milady Harshwhinny might be strange, but she has a heart of gold."

Dashie could tell she was making AJ a little mad, "N-No, it's not that. I'm thankful for her hospitality... I was just caught off guard that's all."

AJ sighed and patted her on the head. "Look, I know ya just met her and are still getting used to her. Just relax, milady Harshwhinny isn't a bad person..." she remembered why she was whispering to her. "Anyway, she saw the little guy, huh? You played along that you are a boy or something?"

Dashie became red in the face. "First, yes she saw it and I just said I was a boy because I didn't want to explain to her that I'm a girl and part slime, but also something important was at hand. Second, it's not small!"

AJ leaned away and laughing her butt off. This caused Dashie to stop whispering.

"Hey, stop laughing!"

"I'm sorry! But it's funny and cute seeing ya mad, little sugar stick."

"Ugh."

Harshwhinny could hear and see them getting along. She couldn't help but giggle, seeing how close the two have gotten. Her giggling smile faded away into a happy smile. She was right, these two will be a great loving couple and thinking of them getting married filled her heart with joy.

As this was going on, Twilight had a much sadder look on her face as she watched AJ and Dashie getting along so well. She ignored what Harshwhinny was saying before, so she didn't know that Dashie was being called a boy. All she could think of was...

'Those two are close. Rainbow can really make friends with no problem, huh?' she could feel a sting in her heart, which made her place her hand over her chest. 'I could never do that... Rainbow is so friendly, kind, loyal, brave and cool, no doubt anyone she meets will have a good impression of her... unlike me.'

Twilight remember growing up, adults and teachers will call her a 'problem child' because of her anger problems. Telling Dawn that she should keep an eye on her because she might snap and hurt someone, or worse. She didn't understand why everyone was worried about her, but Dawn always reassured her.

'They are just stupid idiots, who don't understand and don't want to know you is all. I know you have problem you little shit... but that's fine. I know you are not a bad kid, you won't hurt anyone.'

"You're not a bad person..."

'That's right.' Twilight said to herself. 'I'm not a bad person... I might have problems, but that shouldn't matter. What matters is getting to know someone... Rainbow knows that as she is trying to get me to open up...' she looked at AJ and remembered what AJ told her. '...AJ's right. I'm a big hypocrite. I need to apologize and make it up to her somehow. She's a nice girl who had been nothing but honest and helpful to us since we got here. So, I'm going to stop being such a dick and do the right thing.'

AJ was having the time of her life teasing Dashie. She was trying to keep the blush off her face but was failing badly.

"Please stop calling me little sugar stick! I know why you are calling me that, AJ!"

AJ just giggled and smiled at her, causing Dashie to blush even harder. She could feel her heart beating fast again, but this time, it was a happy feeling. It was like she has always known AJ all her life, two friends just hanging out, having fun and making jokes. She could tell that AJ was having a great time being with her as well. Seeing that happy smile on her face, it made Dashie happy as well. She wanted to keep that smile on her face and that's when Dashie remembered what Harshwhinny told her.

Dashie slammed her hands on the table and stood up. Everyone was shocked by her sudden action, even Twilight was a bit. Dashie took a deep breath and looked at AJ.

"AJ! I want to help you reach your dreams of being a knight!"

AJ's cheek became deep red. "W-What?"

"I want to help you! I've decided. I'm not just going to help you but teach you as well! I know I can't give you years worth of experience, but I can help you become a better fighter!" she tapped her head while smiling. "My grandmother was the smartest woman in the world from where I'm from, and I carry on her name by being the smartest person ever as well! I'll teach you, and help you pull that sword out of the castle's throne room floor!"

AJ blush vanish as she started to laugh.

"Hold on, little sugar stick, are you talking about Sword of Harmony? The legendary blade that sealed away the god of chaos? That sword has been stuck in the floor for years, and many knights have tried to remove it, but none had succeeded. It's a lost cause. You think you can teach me something, and I'll just remove the sword out of the floors with no problem?" she snorted. "You must be crazy, little sugar stick."

Dashie didn't get angry, which shocked AJ. She just smiled and gave her a thumbs up.

"Crazy or not, we're going to get you to remove that sword from the throne's floor, and make you a knight!" answered Dashie, but soon her happy expression became annoyance. "Can you stop calling it little, please!?"

AJ laughed and shook her head. "No, but I'll take up your offer. Maybe you can teach me something."

Dashie raised her arm in the air, smiling brightly. "Yay!" but that happy expression became annoyance as she realized AJ won't stop in calling it little. "...yay."

AJ couldn't help but smile at her. If anyone could help her with her dream, it's going to be Dashie.

"Thank you, Dashie."

Dashie annoyed look went away as she heard AJ's tone of voice.

"You're welcome."

AJ was about to say more, but her hand was grabbed by Dashie, who pulled her off the floor and toward the exit of the room. She was yelling and asking where were they going and all Dashie said was.

"TRAINING!"

As the two left the room, Harshwhinny was thrilled in how the two were getting along, but she suddenly felt an odd pressure coming near her. She looked and saw Twilight sitting there, her magical aura covered her but much darker looking. Twilight's expression was pure anger and someone trying to control it badly. Harshwhinny smiled nervously as she was feeling a lot of rage coming from her.

"S-Sweetie, are you okay?"

Twilight looked at her, her eyes showing her true rage. Dark purple glow was showing... until she saw the nervous and fear coming from her. She realized she was letting her anger and jealously getting the best of her. She quickly calmed down and closed her eyes, taking a deep breath. She opened her eyes, the glow was gone.

"Sorry."

Harshwhinny knew that feeling that Twilight was getting off and she stood. She walked over to the other side and sat beside Twilight, putting her arm around her like a mother comforting a child.

"Sweetie, is there something bothering you? Are you perhaps, jealous of those two?"

Twilight was surprised and looked up at her. "Why would I be jealous of them? It's not like I'm upset that Rainbow is hanging out with another girl or anything! She can do whatever she wants. I don't care what Rainbow does, and who she hangs out with."

"Uh-huh, sweetie, and who are you trying to convince me or yourself? Because I think you are lying." Harshwhinny answered, putting her arm away from Twilight.

"Tsk..." Twilight realized that Harshwhinny was right. She crossed her arms and looked down. "Fine... you're right. I'm jealous."

"Sweetie, just because your little friend and AJ are friends, doesn't mean they will be more than friends, like lovers."

Twilight quickly looked at her with a deep blush on her face. "What!? I know that! Rainbow is not interested in her! She's just helping her, that's all! It's not like Rainbow will fall in love with her or another girl! She won't..." her expression became fear and worry. "...she won't, right?"

Harshwhinny knew what she was getting at, and she couldn't help but find it sweet and cute.

"I won't lie to you, sweetie. If your little friend and AJ continue spending more time together, then no doubt feelings will bloom." she could see Twilight's expression of fear growing and that made her find Twilight even more adorable. "Don't worry now dear. If you're truly worried about losing your little friend to AJ, why not just tell them how you feel about-"

"But will Rainbow even like me if I tell her!? Will she even love me back!?" Twilight quickly covered her mouth, shocked that she just blurted out. She could feel tears in her eyes, knowing the answer. "I know she won't. I have... problems and I don't want her to suffer along with me..." she could remember how her universe friends died, along with her Rainbow Dash. Even Spark's death flashed in her mind. "...I can't lose someone because of my actions. I can't."

Harshwhinny felt sad as she listened and watched Twilight break down, tears running down her cheeks. She wanted to comfort her but, something in her was telling her not too. Instead, it was telling her something else.

Twilight wiped her tears from her eyes, but suddenly felt her jacket's collar being pulled up, forcing her to stand up. She turned to see a very cold stare on Harshwhinny's face.

"So, are you going to be a coward and let the only thing that makes you happy, leave your side forever?"

"H-Huh...?"

"You heard me. Do you plan to let the only person that makes you happy, just go off and be with some other girl and forget about you completely, just because you are afraid of the future, of how things might go if you tell them how you feel?"

"N-No... I-I can't..."

"If you want something, take it! You have to fight for what you want, and not give up or else, everything will be lost!" Twilight watched as Harshwhinny stood up and raised her arm in the air like she was holding a sword. "Have hope!"

"Hope?"

"Yes, hope, dear. Have hope, and never lose sight of the future! Believe and have faith that everything will work out! You can't expect everything to work out the way you want, but if you believe, the future will be filled with happiness!" she smiled at her, while the light figure hovered behind her who was also smiling. "Never up on hope, no matter how little it is. Keep it close to your heart, and it will glow, just like a spark." she turned to the left, making Twilight also turned.

Twilight noticed a painting and what she saw made her smile and cry.

"That's what the Knight of Spark once said, a legendary knight that appeared in the early days of the kingdom. A knight glowing with rainbow light as she fought a black cloak figure. Her speech about the spark helped the first generations of knights to stand tall and never to give in to hopelessness. Just like a spark."

In the painting, the female knight in shining rainbow armor stood, her blade drawn and shining brightly. The dark figure, with its face covered, stood across from her, its black book covered in black flames as they were retreating from the rainbow knight.

"After defeating that great evil, she just vanished like how she appeared, no one knows what happened to her. Many speculate she passed on or disappeared into another dimension. But I'm sure she's out there somewhere, protecting life from that great evil. She's truly a great hero, that she's the only knight to have the title of Saint, the title is given to the most noble and honorable knights."

Twilight stepped closer to the painting. Her tears still flowing, but her smile grew bigger.

'Mom.'

The rainbow knight was Spark herself, as she didn't wear a helmet which revealed her face.

'Mom, you came to this universe before, haven't you? Is that why the jacket sent us here? But why?'

Harshwhinny was wondering why Twilight was looking so happy and crying. Was it the story and speech she told her or was it the painting? She was about to ask but...

"Huh?"

She sudden took notice of the rainbow jacket that Twilight was wearing. She remembered tales of how the rainbow knight didn't fight with a rainbow armor but with a jacket made of rainbows...

'Can't be... but taking a closer look, I notice her fur color... even if her hair doesn't have a hint of rainbows, still looks like the Saint's hair color. Can she be...'

Before Harshwhinny could think about it more, she saw Twilight turned to her, no more tears in her eyes and a hopeful smile on her face.

"Thank you, milady Harshwhinny. I need to find her, Rainbow!"

Twilight walked past her and left the room, leaving a shocked and confused Harshwhinny.

'Just who is she...?' she thought about it but something else came to her mind. 'Wait, her? I guess Twilight didn't realize that the little one is a boy. Odd.'

As that was happening, Dashie lead AJ outside and into the training field, which was just an open field beside of the mansion. She was watching AJ doing awful sword play and soon, lost her grip on the hilt of her sword, sending it flying toward Dashie.

"WHOA!"

Dashie ducked in time as the sword stabbed the wooden fence behind her.

"AH! I'm sorry, Dashie!"

Dashie stood back up and waved her hand.

"It's fine. We're just getting started, and I've been through worse. Trust me, nothing can surprise me anymore."

AJ was worried as she heard the tone of her voice. She wanted to ask her more but decided against it, thinking Dashie didn't want to talk about it. She could see Dashie just standing there, like she was waiting for her to ask her what she meant.

AJ sighed, knowing Dashie wanted to brag.

"Really, huh? What did you do mean then, little sugar stick?"

Dashie facepalmed herself as she sighed. "Really? I was hoping you wouldn't call me that." she pulled the sword out of the fence. "Well, since you ask..." she quickly flew over to her, their faces almost touching. "One of my friends, I call Queen, became cursed by some magical artifact. It increased her magical powers and awaken her true form. A siren! She unleashed powerful magical beams at me that no matter how fast I fly away from them, they follow me and hit me anyway. The impact of them was so powerful, it would send me crashing into buildings and causing explosions. It was crazy and fun at the same time, but luckily, since I'm part slime, those magical laser beams didn't hurt me as much. Still stung a lot though, but I can take a powerful punch!"

AJ could hear her speaking so passionately and happily, like it was the most fun thing ever. But the same time, she felt Dashie was lying and just overblowing her story. Either way, AJ thought it was a bit strange, and couldn't help but giggle a little.

"What's so funny, AJ?" Dashie asked, landing on the ground.

"Oh, I'm not laughing at you, Dashie. I'm just wondering what type of adventures have you been through, that made you say 'nothing can surprise me anymore'."

"Oh..." Dashie placed the sword on her shoulder. "Well, I'm not lying. After going through a bunch of crazy situations in my home town, I just say it."

"Crazy situations? Like what, little sugar stick?"

Dashie was getting annoyed real quick with that nickname. "Can you please stop calling me that!?" she looked away and blushed. "You.... s-saw it. You know it's not little. Don't call it that, please."

AJ took back her sword and smirked. "I dunno, it looked pretty little to me, Hun. Besides, I can't stop, seeing your reaction is worth it."

"Grrr..." Dashie's cheek became a deeper red, but her anger faded away as she started to giggle. "I hate you, AJ."

The two started to laugh together.

"Sorry, I'll stop. So, what else you got to brag about, little sugar stick?"

"Grrrr...."

As the two were talking, Twilight was looking for them all over the place. She walked past a window and noticed them outside in the training area. She felt a little scared as she could see Dashie blushing and then laughing as she playfully punched AJ on the arm.

'What are those two doing?'

She saw them continue their playful banter, making Twilight's worry grow.

'They are getting along well, aren't they? What if they are falling for each other, or even worst, already have a thing for each other!'

She closed her eyes and teleported to them, appearing between them. This spooked AJ, as she wasn't around magical unicorns much in her life, but to Dashie, this was pretty common since her step-mother and half-sister always used their teleport spells.

"Hey, Twi! Came to help with AJ's training?" Dashie asked, smiling brightly at her.

Dashie suddenly could feel there was a tension coming from AJ, who looked like she was mad at Twilight. Heck, AJ just outright spit near Twilight's foot, showing her distaste for her. Twilight just ignored AJ and gave her a smile, though it felt fake.

"Y-Yeah. Came to help..."

Twilight could see AJ walking off to continue her sword training. She sighed, knowing she needed to apologize to AJ, and soon. For now, Twilight was going to be helping Dashie train her. She was glad to spend some time with her, and she will use that time to figure out what to say.

After a while, Dashie and Twilight stood there, cringing at the awful sword play that AJ was still doing. Even with input from Dashie in how to hold and swing a sword in the most mathematical way, AJ was just not getting it. She was doing a lot better, but still far from getting it.

Twilight could see the frustration and doubt in AJ, which made her remember her own doubts in filling in her mother's footsteps. The look on AJ's face only reminded her more of herself. She knew AJ was getting a little too frustrated and was ready to give up, not wanting to embarrass herself any further.

Twilight was about to say something, but Dashie stepped forward and spoke.

"Good job, AJ! You are improving quickly, but let's take a break."

AJ stopped swinging her sword and lowered it, sighing.

"I don't think so. I'm just not cut out for being a knight after all." she turned to them but mostly at Twilight. "Maybe ya were right, Twilight. I should just think about doing something else I'm good at than keep embarrassing myself. Being a knight is too much for me, after all."

Twilight felt a sting in her chest and the words she said to AJ, remembering how cold she was to her and how her words only made AJ believe more in the fact that she won't ever be a knight. She was about to apologize and tell her not to give up, but once again, Dashie stepped forward, turning back to her in confusing.

"Huh? What did you tell her, Twi?"

Twilight could see the confusion on Dashie's face becoming disappointment, and Twilight couldn't handle it.

"N-Nothing! It was nothing! I didn't say anything bad!"

AJ crossed her arms, frowning.

"Oh yeah, she didn't say anything bad. Just said that I won't be able to reach my dreams of being a knight."

Twilight saw Dashie's expression turn from disappointed to pure anger.

"What the hell, Twilight!? I know you can act cold to others like you did to me when we met, but you shouldn't put down someone's dreams of becoming something! AJ is working hard to make her dream come true, and here you are, trying to make her believe otherwise!"

Twilight was taken aback by the angry words. She knew Dashie was right. She stepped back and looked away, wanting to run as she couldn't bear to think that Dashie was mad at her. She never wanted Dashie of all people to hate her... but she suddenly felt her hand being grabbed, making her look back to see it was Dashie, not smiling but still had a serious look on her face.

"Listen, Twi, I know you can be a cold person. I saw that side of you, but I have also seen the caring side. I want to see more of that. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind if you're a cold-hearted to me because I know you are just hiding your pain behind it, but I won't let you be that way to AJ. She's a nice girl, and she's a friend. Don't push her away, or else, you'll just lose a new friend before you know it." she suddenly felt Twilight's hand shaking a bit, making Dashie give her a warm smile. "Twi, don't be scared of friendship. I know something bad happened to you, but don't let it hold you down. Try to be honest with yourself." Dashie turned around, seeing AJ not listening to them as it was a private moment and was just killing time by playing a rope she found. Dashie saw this and a plan was slowly forming in her head as she continued to talk. "AJ...been nothing but honest to us, and we should be honest with her."

Twilight wasn't sure what she was getting at, but she nodded anyway. "I-I know, Rainbow. I want to be more honest, but it's hard..."

Hearing that, Dashie returned her attention to her. "Nothing is easy, Twi. Take a few steps at a time, and you will get better, and you can't do that without honesty. Honesty is a key to becoming a better person."

Twilight thought about it and realized Dashie was right. With Dashie by her side, she felt confident, and wanted to show her the best part of her, the honest and kind her.

"Y-You're right, Rainbow." she smiled warmly at her.

"So, will you apologize to AJ?"

Dashie didn't get a reply as Twilight walked past her and headed for AJ, who was doing rope tricks. Dashie watched this, seeing Twilight going to apologize and finally becoming friends with AJ. But also watching how AJ was using the rope like she was a cowgirl, and it made Dashie finally finish thinking of a plan for AJ to use a sword... differently.

'It could work, she is clearly skilled in rope play...' she shook her head and smiled brightly. 'No, it will work! AJ can master it and become skilled in using a sword in her own way!'

Dashie nodded and was now watching Twilight trying to apologize to AJ.

"Hey."

"Huh?" AJ replied, dropping the rope lasso on to the ground and facing Twilight. Seeing her made annoyed. "What you want? Come to remind me how awful I am, or how I won't ever be a knight. You're too late, I don't need to hear it again. I got it the first time."

"N-No! Please, AJ, listen. I'm-"

"Save it, I don't want to hear it."

"P-Please, I-I want to apologize. I know my words must have hurt you. I'm sorry. I wasn't acting like a friend should. So-"
AJ quickly faced her, pointing her finger at her. "Oh, now you want to be my friend!? Where was that when you were being a bitch to me!? Huh!?"

"AJ, please, calm down. Let's talk this out."

AJ just shook her head and turned around, grabbing the lasso off the ground and having her back to her.

"No, I'm done here. I'm not gonna be told how worthless and incapable I am. So, why not go and leave me alone already. Ya making me so sick!"

"AJ, listen to me, please. I'm sorry for what I said and how I acted. It was wrong. Please, I want to make up with you. We can be friends, just please, give me another chance."

AJ heard that which made her hmph, turning around to her.

"Another chance? That's a laugh. Like I'm gonna-"

Before she could finish, she could see the saddest look on Twilight's face that she have ever seen. Like she was on the verge of crying, and that was enough to make AJ realize what she was truly sorry.

'Is she about to cry?'

"P-Please, AJ. I-I didn't mean to hurt you. I want to be friends... but the same time, I don't want to because I'm..." Twilight made her hands into fists as she saw her friend's dead bodies in her thoughts. "I don't want to be hurt again... I'm afraid."

"Again?" that's when AJ remembered what Twilight had said back in the squire barracks when she had that little freak out. She remembered her yelling something about letting her friends die and that's when AJ realized it... 'Fuck...'

AJ now knew what was wrong with Twilight and why she acted so cold most of the time with her. She wondered why she didn't put two and two together earlier.

'I'm so stupid. She lost her friends, and not only that, I'm sure she...'

AJ wasn't sure why Twilight blamed herself for their deaths, but she was sure she did. She could see that Twilight wanted to be honest with her, but it looked like it was a struggle for her.

'She's hurting so much. Why can't I just accept her apology?'

AJ knew the answer and it was simple. She wanted to make sure Twilight was truly sorry and wanting her to suffer a little. AJ hated herself for doing that, knowing her parents wouldn't have liked her treating others like that.

"Alright."

"Huh?"

"You're forgiven. I know you didn't mean to be a bitch to me." AJ started to do lasso tricks. "Or how cold you were."

Twilight couldn't believe her ears, not expecting her to forgive her so quickly.

"A-Are you sure, AJ? You don't have to. I hurt you and-"

Twilight didn't finish as the rope landed on her, making it tie around her chest. She was pulled closer to AJ, who had a warm smile on her face.

"I can see you're trying your hardest to be an honest person, Twi. That outweighs everything else."

"B-But I..."

"Listen, Twi, we all make mistakes. I'm sure ya didn't mean it. I can see the truth, and the truth is, you are trying your hardest to be honest not for me, but for yourself. It's the first steps of moving forward, you know?"

"I..." Twilight started to cry. "T-Thank you, AJ. Thank you..."

AJ was happy, but she suddenly became caught off guard as Twilight hugged her out of nowhere. She was little shock by this at first but AJ happy returned the hug.

"But don't call me Twi."

"Huh?"

AJ suddenly felt the hug getting tighter and stronger from Twilight, who whispered in her ear again.

"Only Rainbow can call me that." Twilight slowly leaned back while AJ was sweating with fear... but her worry faded when she saw Twilight's blushing face. "...please."

"O-Okay. S-Sure."

"Thanks, AJ."

"No problem, sugar cube."

Twilight smiled at the nickname, glad to have made a new friend, and not wanting to let her go. She wanted this moment to last forever, not caring how awkward it was since she was wrapped up with rope.

Dashie had the biggest smile on her face as she saw Twilight finally made up with AJ.

'Good job, Twi.'

Dashie then hurry over to them, who was going to explain AJ her idea how to improve her sword skills but when the two heard her coming, Twilight quickly turned with a smile on her face. But Dashie running became a slow jog as she noticed the rope wrap around Twilight's ample chest, making it more noticeable.

'Huh?'

Dashie stopped as her face turned red. She could see the rope tightening around Twilight's breast, which made Dashie's mouth drop a little, as the rope made it look like Twilight's breasts were trying to escape. Like the breasts refused to be bound by the rope as it dug into them.

"R-Rainbow!"

Dashie was quickly snapped out of her trance as Twilight called her name.

"Y-Yeah?"

Twilight rushed over to her, stopping before her.

"I did it!" she said with a proud smile on her face.

Twilight was going on about how she made up with AJ and having another friend but all that fell on deaf ears for Dashie, who was standing there. Her face was close to Twilight's chest. She had a great view of the rope trying its hardest to keep those breasts from escaping, which only made Dashie blush more, and the feeling between her legs return.

"Rainbow?"

Dashie jumped a little, returning to reality. She placed her hands over her crotch, blushing madly.

"Y-YEAH, TWI!?"

"U-Um... are you okay, Rainbow?"

Dashie nodded, her hands still over her crotch. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just..." she hurried past her. "I-I'll just tell AJ the plan I came up with."

Twilight tilt her head, wondering what was wrong with her, but as she watched Dashie run off, Twilight couldn't help but look at Dashie's rear and legs. Twilight didn't notice until now how well shaped Dashie's thighs and calves were, along with her butt. She could feel her face getting warm as she kept staring, watching the butt bounce with each step.

'Rainbow has a cute butt...'

This was the first time she was checking out Dashie, not noticing until now how well shaped Dashie's lower body really was. Her feelings for Dashie were growing and becoming clearer. The light figure's head slowly raised over Twilight's shoulder, eyeing her with a smile.

"No matter what version of you are in each rewrite, your love for butts never changes, does it?" The light figure flew out and hovered next to Twilight, watching what Twilight was looking at. "Can't blame you, though. She does have a nice butt, along with nice legs." she folded arms and nodded with agreement.

Meanwhile, AJ smirk as Dashie arrived before her.

"You really need to tell her about your little friend, little sugar stick."

"SHUT UP!" Dashie shouted, blushing madly. "S-Shut up..." she held her crotch more.

"A-Anyway, AJ, I-I came up with an idea to help you improve your sword skills."

"Really? What's that?"

Dashie pointed her finger at her, looking serious. "You're going to stop trying to swing a sword like a normal person and start doing it your way!"

"Eh?"

"Your way? What is AJ's way?" Twilight asked, walking over to them.

"It's simple. Instead of using a sword the normal way, I have an idea for you, AJ, that will let you use a sword with more control. Just hand me the rope."

"Okay?" AJ said in a confused tone, tossing her the rope end. She watched and smiled as Dashie blushed red as she removed the lasso loop end from Twilight's breasts. Freeing the girls and making them jiggle.

When it was off, Dashie quickly got to work. She took a wooden sword and tied the rope to the hilt, when it was tightly attached, she handed the sword and rope to AJ, which also had a weighted end.

"Hold the rope as the sword is hanging but not touching the ground."

"Okay?"

AJ did as she was told, her hand was holding the rope while the sword was hanging at the end. She looked back at Dashie, still not understanding how this was will improve her sword skills.

"Okay, follow my movements. I want you to hold the sword end relatively short and just start spinning it, then turn your body and extend your lead arm to one side so that the sword end flies out to that side." Dashie did the movements and stopped, looking at AJ. "Got it?"

"Kinda. I get the motions, but not the why."

"It's simple, you're going to try fighting with the rope instead of the sword. With the rope, you're going to be able to do things with it, that the sword won't allow you to do."

"You want me to fight with the rope and not the sword?" she looked down at the sword while it was just hanging there. "How is that suppose to help me with the sword?"

"I can see you are better suited with the rope than the sword. You have the control and the skills. The rope will only help you get better, so you won't be struggling with the sword. See, in my universe this is called Rope Dart." Dashie started to do the movements again. "Rope Dart or known as Rope Javelin is a weapon that originated in kung fu, and is made up of a long rope with a spearhead attached to the weighted end. The warrior uses the rope to control and retrieve the dart. The weapon can be used for twining, binding, circling, hitting, piercing, tightening, slashing, snaring, harpoon and other techniques. Skillful use of the rope dart can easily trick an opponent because the dart can shoot out very suddenly, from a person beyond immediate reach." she stopped and continued on as she walked around AJ. "The earliest known reference to the rope dart as a distinct weapon from the meteor hammer or flying claw is a drawing in a 19th-century book about street vendors in Beijing. The context and items in this drawing as well as photographs from the early 20th century of similar content suggest these rope darts are intended for use in performance art. These early versions are shown with bamboo tubes that function as a sliding handle. While relatively new, rope dart is used in the object manipulation scenes due to its impressive performances. Because of this, there have been modifications to the original design. Some rope darts have been created to be set alight. A section of fireproof chain or Technora rope between the dart or meteor head and the rope attaches it securely and Kevlar wicks form the flammable head. Other rope darts have heads filled with LED lights. Both of these can be performed in the dark, adding excitement and mystery!"

She returned to the spot where she was, smiling as she acted like she had glasses as she fixed them. She could see both girls looking at her in confusion, especially Twilight.

"Uh... Rainbow? What was that?"

"That was the history of Rope Dart. Also, the technique I want AJ to try using."

AJ shook her head. "No little sugar stick, she meant... what was that just now? You sounded like a scholar or something, and you were even using fancy words I never heard before."

Dashie tilted her head. "What are you talking about?" she then realized that AJ won't understand some of her universe words since how different both universes are. "Sorry about using words you don't understand, but what I explained was the history and-"

"Egghead." Twilight simply said and pointed at her.

"Huh?"

"You sounded like an egghead just now."

"E-Egghead? But... but I..." Dashie's voice trailed off as she slowly started to realize what had happened.
She let her smart side take over her. She always did that when she was explaining or teaching someone, and that's what happened. She was told how much she acted like Twilah, her grandmother. She acted the same way as her, over explaining things.

"I-I did, didn't I?"

"Y-Yeah, ya kinda did. I couldn't understand anything you were saying." AJ replied, trying to do the same movements that Dashie showed her. "Well, at the start with how to move the rope."

Dashie blushed as she felt embarrassed. She knew it was just natural for her, but she was embarrassed at the fact she couldn't control it.

"S-Sorry about that. It's just how I am. I tend to be too smart for my own good, and sometimes, I can't help myself and become an-"

"Freaking nerd!?" Twilight suddenly said, smirking at her.

Dashie was taken aback by the name-calling.

"Nerd? NERD!? I'm not a nerd! I'm just smarter than the average person!" she soon heard Twilight laughing her ass off and kept calling her a nerd and egghead. "Twi!"

"I'm sorry, but I'm just playing. It's okay, Rainbow. Besides, you being a nerd isn't a bad thing." Twilight smiled at her. "Just like you told me, we should be honest with ourselves, and right now, I can see how happy you are when talking about things you are passionate about."

Hearing that made Dashie blush. She knew Twilight was right. She couldn't hide the truth and be true to herself.

"Thanks Twi, that-"

Twilight suddenly shoulder hug Dashie and messed up her hair.

"No problem egghead! And don't forget about your glasses!"

"My glasses?" Dashie tilted her head, wondering what Twilight meant.

Twilight's horn glowed and soon, a pair of glasses appeared on Dashie's face. Poor Dashie couldn't see through them as her vision went swirly. As Dashie tried to fix her vision, she happened to look back at Twilight. Twilight nervously smiled as she realized how cute Dashie look with glasses.

"Twi, you're too much. You know that."

"S-Sorry. It was a spur of the moment."

With magic, the glasses were gone, allowing Dashie to see again. She looked up at her and started to laugh, making Twilight laugh too. AJ had the biggest smile on her face seeing the two of them having fun together.

"Awww, ya two are adorable together. Are ya sure there is nothing going on between you two? Because ya two act like a married couple?"

AJ started to laugh as she saw her two friends blushing and trying to deny her words. She wanted to play around with them more, but she went to training with the rope. Dashie and Twilight calmed down and were now watching her.

Dashie watched, hoping AJ could pull it off, and was impressed by how well AJ was doing. AJ was twirling the rope, spinning the rope and the sword end was moving and swaying to and fro.

"Nice. Keep going."

Dashie continued to watch as AJ started to do the movements she did before and was doing the same actions almost perfectly.

"Not bad, AJ. Remember to keep your movements short and sharp."

"I got it." AJ replied, twirling the rope some more.

Dashie smiled and looked over at Twilight, who was looking at her, but quickly acted like she wasn't.

"Is there something wrong, Twi?"

"Huh? No, I just..."

"Just what?"

Twilight was thinking about telling her what was on her mind but was nervous. She wanted to follow up on what Harshwhinny told her, telling her feelings, but it was easy said than done.

"Twi?"

"U-Um, R-Rainbow, do you have a minute? There's something I want to talk about with you."

Dashie was gonna yes, but she heard AJ asking her what was next.

"Ah sorry, Twi. Let me finish training her. We can talk after, is that okay?"

"O-Okay."

Dashie quickly return to her training with AJ and left Twilight standing there, watching in disappointment.

Dashie started to teach what AJ should do next.

"Okay, it seems you got the feeling of how much you have to turn your body in order to arrest the momentum of the sword, so that it stops in midair. Now I want you to let the rope slide in your hand. Again, spin the sword end and now let it slide between your index finger and thumb." she started to do the movements for AJ. "Your anchor hand controls long the rope is going to shoot out, and you can also pull back the rope with your anchor hand." Dashie what she told her, stopping as she faced her. "Then try to gradually increase the length of the rope that you shoot out. Okay, try it."

Dashie watched as AJ copied and remembered everything she had told her. AJ started the same movements as before but stopped the rope and tried to make it longer, but the sword and rope just dropped.

"Shit."

Dashie giggled. "Don't worry. This is how the skill is done. It takes time and practice, just keep practicing. Also, it is very important that you learn to stall the sword end when it’s fully extended so that you can easily retract it."

AJ nodded and returned to training, getting a little closer to perfecting the skill. Dashie looked back at Twilight, who was still watching and looking like a lost puppy. Dashie could see Twilight really wanted to talk to her, but AJ was her top priority right now. She felt bad about having to tell Twilight to wait but AJ was improving greatly with the rope in such a short time.

"AJ, you can also lean into the shot for full extension and maximum reach!"

AJ did as she was told, and started leaning into her movements and was able to extend the rope and sword much further, but she wasn't able to stop the rope. She tried her best to stop the rope, but it slipped out of her hands and was flung off, landing somewhere in the grass.

"I'm sorry, AJ, I didn't mean to-"

AJ waved her hand and shook her head.

"No, don't apologize. You're just doing your job." she started to trot where she dropped the sword. "I just messed up is all, besides I'm getting the hang of it."

"Yeah, you are. I'm proud of you." Dashie replied, giving her a thumb's up.

AJ blushed as she ignored Dashie face. "T-Thanks."

When AJ picked up the sword and rope, she heard laughter from next door, where another mansion was. She looked over and didn't see the two girls sitting on a patio, one girl had pink hair while the other had green.

'Who is laughing at me?'

AJ noticed that both girls were laughing at her and pointing, mocking her.

"What the fuck!?" shouted Twilight, noticing the annoying girls.

"Look dear sister, the fail commoner of milady Harshwhinny is doing rope tricks than swinging a sword! Looks like she learned where her place is!"

The older sister nodded. "Indeed, and if she continues, I believe milady will find her a better purpose. Like taking care of the animals and fields!"

The two laughing until they noticed the dark aura coming from Twilight. They could see how pissed off she looked, making the two gulp and quickly head inside with the glass doors closing behind them. Twilight and Dashie hurried over to AJ who was just standing and looking at the ground.

"Hey, you alright AJ?" asked Twilight, worried about her friend.

"Just ignore them and-"

AJ looked back at them, anger in her eyes. She started to rant as she started to do her rope dart training.

"Damn nobles, thinking they are better than others." she threw the rope, causing the sword end to go flying, and was pulled back. "And not even giving others a chance. FUCK THEM ALL!"

Twilight and Dashie were impressed by how great her skills were getting... but also worried about her anger.

"They look down on us like trash, treating us like animals. But I don't need some noble bitch telling me what I'm capable of."

Dashie nodded. "I agree. But AJ, calm down a little okay? You are getting too worked-"

"WHY SHOULDN'T I GET WORKED UP! IT'S THEIR FAULT OUR VILLAGE WAS ALMOST DESTROYED! THEY ARE THE DAMN REASON MY PARENTS ARE DEAD!" she screamed, stopping her training. She dropped her sword and rope on the ground. "I HATE THEM SO MUCH!" she touched her white dress and pulled it off of her body, making Twilight place her hand over Dashie's eyes as AJ's breast were exposed. "It's why I hate wearing these stupid lame clothes! They don't suit me, they aren't me!"

"A-AJ, please calm down." Twilight said, holding her hands over Dashie's eyes.

"NO, I WON'T! I HAVE BEEN BOTTLING THIS ALL UP SINCE MY PARENTS DEATHS AND I'M TIRED OF IT! THERE IS NO GOOD IN ANY OF THEM!"

Dashie moved Twilight's hands, seeing the angry look on AJ's face. She didn't care if AJ chest was exposed. She was too worried about her friend, and wanted her to calm down.

"AJ, calm down. Not all nobles are bad, right? What about Harshwhinny? She took you in and made you her page, didn't she?" she could see the anger fading from AJ's face.

"...She did..."

"Then you know that not all nobles are bad, and not all of them want to see peasants suffer. Not all nobles are the same, some are nice. So please, stop this. Getting mad isn't gonna help."

"She's right, AJ." Twilight said, stepping forward. "Trust me, getting mad over the past isn't gonna help." she lowered her head. "I know better than anyone. It's why I'm so scared to lose myself in my rage because of what..."

AJ and Dashie could see how Twilight was struggling to tell them. Dashie held her hand, telling her to calm down as well. While AJ suddenly felt like shit. She didn't mean to cause Twilight to remember those events.

"I'm sorry you two... I didn't mean to get like that. I-I..."

Dashie smiled while still holding Twilight's hand. "It's okay. What you just told us about how a noble let your town down and getting your... parents killed is terrible." she then let go of her hand and walked over to AJ. "But like I said, not all nobles are bad. You can't paint all of them as bad people. Like, Harshwhinny is proof of that, isn't she?"

AJ nodded. "Yes, she told me she wanted to be a knight, but not like how other nobles kids become knights. She wanted the real experience, which is why she cut off her parents when she became a page." AJ smiled, remembering Harshwhinny tale of becoming a knight. "Without her noble ties, she experienced a real hard life, and that's the kind of knight she became. Unlike those soft noble knights like Thunderlane, who is a damn coward when it comes to facing combat!" she spit at the ground, showing how she feels about him. "He says It's for his men, but in truth he doesn't want to be on the battlefield and his well known tactics are just his second in command, Lightning Dust's strategy and ideas, not his. He takes credit because of his name. I've seen the way Lightning Dust is treated. I know that she was the one who came up with those plans, and he was taking credit. Even Harshwhinny agrees with me, as she saw how he acted after what happened to my town. He refused to give aid to my town and some knight commander and their squad took up the call instead! Harshwhinny said that it wasn't fair how he was getting special treatment, and that his parents probably pulled some strings. That's how our world works. Those with power will always use it against others to get their way. That's why I hate the rich. They don't understand what us poor people are going through."

Dashie remembered what Harshwhinny told her, about how AJ doesn't know it was Harshwhinny that saved her town that night. When she heard that, Dashie always thought of something, why didn't Harshwhinny ever told AJ it was her who saved her town but seeing how much AJ hates the nobles, Dashie figured out why.

"Yeah, but the thing is, AJ, you can't paint all the nobles with the same brush. There are good ones and bad ones, it's just like how there are good and bad people in general. That's just life, you know? There will always be good and evil. I'm not saying that your feelings aren't justified, but sometimes, you have to understand why people are the way they are. Why they are so cold and indifferent, and it's not their fault, it's the system we live in."

AJ sighed, knowing Dashie was right.

"I-I know, and I'm sorry. I should have never brought up the past. I'm sorry for causing you guys to feel bad."

"Don't worry about it." Dashie looked over at Twilight and could see she was doing better than before. She got closer to her. "How are you feeling? Better?"

"I am, thanks."

Dashie nodded and turned back to AJ.

"Well, since your so fire up, let's cont-"

Suddenly a large black flame explosion in the distance blasted out from the buildings behind them. The three quickly turned around and were shocked.

"W-What the fuck is that?!" AJ said, shocked and worried.

"What's going on?!" Dashie asked, seeing the black flames becoming black smoke.

Before they could think about it more, there were knights of all kinds racing down the streets to the source of the black flames. Some were still putting on their armor as they were clearly off duty and are answering the call to protect the capitol.
The girls race to the front gates, but to meet Harshwhinny as she was already in her armor. She noticed the three and stopped them.

"Stay in the mansion you three! Someone or something is attacking the city. All active and off duty knights have been called, and I'm joining them. So don't follow me." she looked over to AJ, giving her the coldest stare ever. "Got it."

"But-"

"Artoria Javeria!" AJ flinched when she heard her full name being used. "I am ordering you to stay here. Do not move from here. That is an order. Do you understand?"

"Y-Yes, ma'am."

"Good."

She placed on her helmet on and took out her sword and shield. She was ready to take off, but she turned back to AJ, who was looking down in sadness. Something within Harshwhinny was telling her that this might be the last time she will see her. She closed her eyes and looked back at her.

"And Artoria..."

AJ looked up. "Yes?"

Harshwhinny could see her sad and wanting eyes, wanting to help. She fully faced her, just staring down AJ. AJ was wondering why Harshwhinny was just glaring at her, and before she could ask, Harshwhinny was already on top of her, hugging her tightly.

"Stay strong, okay? No matter what happens today, I'm always proud of you, and I'll always love you."

"Huh!?"

AJ's face was covered in a shade of red, realizing what Harshwhinny had just said.

"I love you, like a da-"

Sadly, Harshwhinny couldn't finish as another explosion happened, but it was more massive. Shaking the earth under their feet. Wasting no time, Harshwhinny let AJ go and hurried off.

"Harsh!"

AJ's eyes widened, not believing what Harshwhinny had said. Her face was burning red, and her heart was pounding fast. Dashie and Twilight were standing next to her, also wondering what was happening. Suddenly Twilight felt dark magical energy from those black flames and she realized what was happening. She quickly turned to Dashie.

"IT'S HER!"

"Her?" Dashie and AJ said, but soon Dashie realized what Twilight meant as she shouted back. "VOID!"

"Wait, Void. Isn't that the person you were telling me about." AJ questioned, remembering how she was told about Dashie and Twilight ended up here.

Twilight pound her fist together. "Yeah, if that cunt is here, then..."

Dashie thought of all the worst scenarios. She knew that if it was really Void, then she's trying to lure them out by attacking the city, even if it meant killing innocents.

"We have to stop her." Dashie said, looking determined.

Twilight nodded. "Yeah, she's only here because of us. We have to stop her. If we don't..."

AJ stepped forward, having the most determined look on her face, no fear or doubt.

"Then the city will fall."

Dashie looked back and saw how many knights were racing toward the area where Void was.

"Void is too powerful for any knights here to handle her. We need to hurry and find her before it's too late."

"Right, come on."

"Wait, you two!" AJ shouted.

"Huh?"

Both Dashie and Twilight turned around to see AJ, who looked back at the mansion. The two realized what AJ needed.

Dashie nodded. "Hurry! Get your armor! We can wait here for you!"

AJ nodded and rushed into the mansion, leaving the two. It didn't look long but AJ returned, wearing her armor. She raced over to them, picking up the rope and replacing the wooden sword with a real one. She looked up, seeing the black flames.
AJ lowered her visor, covering her eyes. "Let's go, girls!"

"Right." both replied, racing off.

Meanwhile, Void was having the time of her life as she unleashed more black flames before her. She could see normal centaurs and ponies screaming as they ran away from her on the streets. She let them be, as the real fun were facing off against the knights that came to face her.

"Running toward your deaths? How stupid can you get?" she asked, seeing the first group of knights coming at her. "All those knights in that base acted like you all, rushing in and dying as I burn them to death."

The Rune knight commander, a female unicorn pony, held up her spear and ordered her unit to attack.

"CHARGE! CHARGE! CHARGE!"

The group of 12 knights raced toward Void, with their weapons drawn and ready. Void looked bored, seeing their faces and how eager they were to die.

"Dumbasses."

She raised her hand and her horn glowed. Without warning, a jet stream of black flames blasted from her hand, heading toward the charging knights.

"EVERYONE GET DOWN!"

Everyone hit the ground as the flames roared above them. They could feel the heat and were almost burned, but the commander managed to place a barrier spell, protecting her comrades. Void saw this and clapped.

"Wow, a commanding leader who didn't run away when they saw what I can do, very impressive."

The commander stood up, glaring at Void. "You... who are you, and what do you want? Answer me!"

"You're cute, asking the obvious. And to answer you, I'm not here for you or anyone here in this universe. I'm looking for a bitch who looks like me but wearing a rainbow-" Void stopped as an arrow almost reached her, but her barrier blocked it. She eyed where it came from and saw Knight archers wearing dark cloaks. "How rude. You interrupted me."

The Archers quickly aim,but suddenly felt so cold that they looked down at their body and the building they were on, which started to freeze. Before long, they froze and large thin ice spikes impaled their bodies.

"There, no interruptions. Now, as I was saying, a bitch lookalike with rainbow jacket and a small human girl with a purple jacket. I'm looking for them, so I can kill them before they can mess with my mother's plans."

The knight commander had no clue what Void was talking about but knew that the woman standing before her is very dangerous. What worried her the most was what Void said about her mother and how she's wearing a dark cloak...

"She can't be...is she the daughter of the dark one? The one that the Saint Knight had fought decades ago during the founding of our two races?"

She command her troops to charge, and the knights charged, hoping to overwhelm Void, but before they could even reach her, a blast of black fire exploded out and engulfed the charging knights. Void watched, enjoying their screams and seeing their bodies burn to death, but she savored the feeling of hopelessness coming from the commanding knight who lost all her comrades in just seconds.

"I love seeing that expression. Like I said, rushing toward death without a plan is idiotic."

The knight commander couldn't believe this, watching her comrades die so easily. She couldn't do anything and was frozen in place. She fell to the floor. She could see more knights coming to her aid but like the others, they were wiped out by a massive amount of black flames.

"Pitiful, but this is fun. I wonder, how long will it take to wipe out all the knights in the city. Should be a few hours, but knowing those two, they'll be here soon like I plan. They won't let the people suffer, but once they get here, it will be their end. I can't wait. But I need to keep having fun." she turned her attention to the fallen knight commander. "Well, looks like you're the last one standing, how unfortunate." she raised her hand, summoning a black fireball. "Keep that feeling of hopelessness alive as you die with it. Learn how hope is useless."

The knight commander closed her eyes and waited for her end, but nothing happened, but she did feel the heat all around her. She opened her eyes and was surprised. There, standing with a shield that blocked the fireball and sword at hand was the former commander of Gala squadron and colonel, Harshwhinny.

"Y-You're..."

Harshwhinny wasted no time and ordered the commander to fall back and protect the civilians, and she did as she was told. Harshwhinny was the last line of defense, but Void wasn't happy.

"Who the fuck are you and how dare you interfere." she lowered her hand and started to take note of who was in front of her. She could tell this was no normal knight, no. "Oh, you are a top dog knight, aren't you? A high ranking commander, no doubt."

Harshwhinny didn't respond and kept her stance. Void was amused by how the knight before her wasn't going to back down. She felt she should play fair with this one.

"Okay, I'll play along with your swords and crap. Might be fun."

Harshwhinny raised an eyebrow.

"Fun? This is not a game, young lady. Whatever it is you are planning, you are not going to succeed. We will not allow the capital to fall, so just give up now and surrender yourself."

Void didn't care what the knight thought she was here, all she cared was fighting Twilight and Dashie again. But she wanted to have fun and toying with this knight will be entertaining.

"Well, then. If you insist, I'll surrender."

Harshwhinny was shocked.

"Y-You will?"

"Yeah, on one condition. You fight me and win." she raised her hand, summoning a feather pen. "Hey, you know that old stupid saying? The pen is stronger than the sword? Well, the pen is mightier than the sword."

Harshwhinny's instincts kicked in and dodge a long magical blade that was aimed at her face. It was so close that her helmet side was scratch, leaving behind a mark. She got her shield and sword up, ready to face Void.

"Wow! You reacted quick to that, I'm very impressed. And here I thought you were gonna be a pushover, but no, you are a worthy opponent. Let's see what you are made of."

Harshwhinny had a bad feeling, but she had no choice, it was either face this foe, or everyone would die. She took a stance and watched as the enemy before her was just playing around like she was holding a toy sword.

"Very well, I accept your challenge. But if you don't surrender after I defeat you, then you leave me no choice but to take your life."

Void smirked. "Oh, so threatening. I'm so scared! Please don't kill me... NOT!" she laughed. "Okay, let's play."

Harshwhinny flinched as she saw the young girl vanish, no doubt used magical teleoperation spell going off how she had a unicorn horn. She knew she was open for any kind of attack, so she had to be cautious. She then heard the sound of wind, and turned around. She quickly raised her shield in time as the magical dark blade strike it, pushing her back as her hooves dug into the dirt and leaving marks on the stone road.

"Damn, I can't believe how strong that shield is. Must be magic imbued, but I wonder."

Void quickly strike it again but repeatedly, hitting the same spot over and over, each time harder. Harshwhinny gritted her teeth and was trying to hold her ground, but her legs gave out, and she fell to her knees. Void started laughing, seeing Harshwhinny's struggle.

"This is pathetic, just pathetic. Here I thought a knight of your stature would be more of a challenge, but I was wrong. You are nothing, a waste of time." she raised her sword in the air. "Shame, I was hoping for a long f-"

Void sense something and blocked Harshwhinny sword as she thrust it at her with such speed. It was so fast, that Void didn't see it, and was surprised.

"I'LL SHOW YOU WHO IS A WASTED TIME!" Harshwhinny shouted, doing quick and swift strikes that made Void go on defense. She was keeping up with Void.

Void could see the sword was glowing, no doubt like the shield, it had a magical enchantment. She pushed her away, seeing Harshwhinny had regained her stance.

"Wow, you are pretty quick! But something isn't right." Void could see how tired the knight looked, making her smile. "I get it now. You aren't a magical user so those magical enchant weapons are draining your energy. Hilarious. I bet you're putting more energy into them just to keep up with me, aren't you? But it's futile. You are no match for my magical abilities."

Void was right. Harshwhinny wasn't a magic user, she was putting all her energy into the weapons as a last resort if she was faced with someone more powerful than her, like now.

"It doesn't matter. I will do whatever it takes to save the city, even if it means giving my life."

Void groaned with annoyance when she heard that.

"Oh my fucking god, I get it already! You are like the...dunno how many I killed, but they all said the same shit." her voice became a mocking tone. "Oh, I'll give my life for my people, home and BLAH, BLAH, BLAH! Enough already!" she held out her sword. "Enough talking, time to die!"

Void used her magic to hover off the ground and blasted toward Harshwhinny with such speed. The knight tried to block, but her sword hand was hit, and the sword was sent flying, causing her to fall. Void didn't let up and went for the kill.

"Time to end this, goodnight."

She was about to stab her, but Void stopped. She soon started to laugh as she turned around.

"What took you losers so long?"

Standing across from her was Twilight, Dashie and someone new that Void hasn't seen before but was another stupid knight. She could tell from her armor.

"Oh? Made a new stupid friend?" she mocked, seeing how angry the unknown knight was.

"Who the fuck are ya calling stupid?!"

"AJ, calm down," Dashie said, seeing her anger was getting the better of her. She knew why as they could see Harshwhinny under Void.

Void could feel the anger coming from the knight, but she ignored her as she faced Twilight and Dashie.

"Glad you two came after all. I would have hated to look for you if you didn't."

Dashie stepped forward. "Why!? Why are you doing this Void!?"

Void tipped her head to the side. "Huh, I think we already talked about this, but okay." she returned her head upright. "Simple. I can't let you fuckers fuck with my mother's plans, so I'm here to kill you. Even more so with the faker next to you, right?" she eyed Twilight, seeing those dark purple glowing anger eyes. "Trying to be like Spark, huh? That means you'll be a pain in our asses and I won't let my mother waste her time on you."

The three watched as Void was gone. Dashie and AJ were spooked as she reappeared right in front of Twilight, both glaring each other down as Void continued with her speech.

"Spark was a pain in my mother's ass, but I won't let you be the same with me. I'll kill you before you can become a damn problem. My mother's dream of a happy ending will become a reality, no matter what."

"Dream? Happy ending? How is ending all life in the multiverse a happy ending, you shithead!" Twilight shouted at her, her cold glare not leaving her.

Void scoffed. "If it makes my mother happy, then yes." she leaned in closer. "She has been through a lot and deserves the best. Her happiness is above all else, including me, and I'm more than willing to die for her sake. I'll kill you both and Spark's comrades. Once the multiverse is dead and gone, my mother will finally be happy."

Without warning, both girls punched each other in the face so hard, that it blasted Dashie, AJ and anything that was around them away. The shockwave was so intense, that the only ones standing were the two girls, both glaring and ready to kill each other.

"My mother had comrades?" Twilight asked, feeling Void's punch digging deep into her cheek.

Void could feel Twilight's fist also doing the same. "Oh? You didn't know about them? Well too bad, not telling you about them."

"You bitch."

Twilight used her arcane magic and grabbed Void's legs, lifting her in the air.

"W-What the hell!?"

Before she could do anything, Twilight swung her and slammed her hard on the floor, cracking it. She then started to repeat this a few times before Void got out of the hold, teleporting into the sky above and blasted her with dark flames as it streamed out of her hands.

"Arcane: Water!" Twilight shouted, her arms being covered in magical water. She used it to block the flames but was getting pushed back.

As the two were fighting, Dashie and AJ stood up.

"Wow, she's strong as Twilight, huh?" AJ said, shaking off the dirt and dust from her armor.

"Yeah, and we'll need all our strength to take her down." she could see Twilight struggling. "Even Twilight won't be enough to stop her."

Void was enjoying herself.

"Come on, faker, show me what you truly got! Why are you holding back all of a sudden?"

Twilight tsk loudly when she heard that. She looked around and could spot centaurs and ponies hiding in their houses, watching them. She remembered what Void told her, how her mother will protect others than going all out in a fight. She remembered how Neera was upset with her as she was doing the same thing as her top priority was finding Dashie, not caring about the universe she was in.

'Not this time! I'll be like my mother and not get anyone hurt! I won't make the third mistake again!'

Void took Twilight's silent as a sign of something. She looked around and took notice of what Twilight saw which made her laugh so hard.

"Holy shit, you are finally going to start caring about the surrounding in a fight now? Damn shame, it was fun seeing you go all out, but stupid do-gooder Spark's morals are rubbing off on you. Oh, well."

Twilight's anger grew when she heard Void mocking her mother's beliefs. "SHUT THE FUCK UP!"

Twilight raised her arms, creating a water barrier, protecting the surrounding buildings and people.

"ARCAN-"

"Not this time, faker."

"Eh?"

Twilight saw dark purple metal bladed wings appearing behind Void, as everything around her went pure black.

"I picked this up from the last universe you were in. Looks like it can counter your annoying arcane fist bullshit." Void stopped her flame attacked and landed on the ground. Her voice sounded dark. "Eclipse."

Void just vanish into thin air. Leaving Twilight looking around in the darkness. She could see nothing, only the ground beneath her.

"What is this? This isn't magic I have ever seen before?"

She kept her guard up, listening to the wind, and trying to sense Void's presence.

'Where did she go? And those wings, Eclipse? It can counter my Arcane attacks?'

Twilight kept her guard up... until she heard a noise behind her. She quickly jumped away in time as a dark purple energy wave struck the area where she once stood. She rolled and landed on her feet, turning her attention to the darkness and could see Void flying toward her.

"DIE!"

Twilight used her arcane fist: wind to counter the energy waves that were sent toward her as Void swung her wings. Twilight was forced back when their attacks clashed, but she didn't let up and kept her footing, but when she did, she saw Void becoming dark purple energy and then splitting into four clones of herself. They surround Twilight, all four firing their energy waves at the same time, and Twilight's arcane fist was overwhelmed as she couldn't counter all of them.

"FUCK! SHIT!" she cursed as she was bombarded with the waves.

After a while, Void stopped her attack, but Twilight was still standing. Void hover there, smirking as she saw her struggling to stand.

"I'm going to end this right now, faker! Say goodbye."

Twilight raised her fists, ready for whatever Void was going to do.

"DIE!"

Void disappeared into the darkness, only her yelling could be heard. Twilight looked around but to no avail, as nothing could be seen. She waited, expecting an attack from anywhere, but nothing.

"W-Where did she go?"

Suddenly, there was a bright moon like light beaming over her. She looked up and couldn't see what was causing it.

"Wh-"

Twilight wasn't fast enough to move in time as Void came racing down, her wings becoming sharp and long. Void was going to cut Twilight in half... only for her attack to miss as Dashie rocketed in and saving Twilight as she carried her away.

"DAMN HUMAN!"

Void soar back into the darkness, while Dashie helped Twilight up.

"Are you okay, Twi!?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks, Rainbow."

"Good!" Dashie stood by Twilight's side, looking around. "Hey, I have seen those wings before, the one she's wearing."

Twilight didn't turn to her, only staying on guard as the surrounding darkness was suffocating.

"You have?"

"Yeah, Merga had them! She used it to fight me before she calm down and finally started to talk to me."

This made Twilight finally turned to her. "So, how did you fight against this!?"

Dashie shrugged. "Dunno, she didn't use this version of her wings, but the way she's using the darkness and her wings, it tells me that her wings can create the darkness, like some kind of stealth cloak. So, all we gotta do is wait for her to appear and then bam, kick her ass."

Twilight wanted to argue about Dashie's plan, but she didn't get the chance as Void came charging out and swung her wing, which the girls dodge, and the wing strike the stone floor, leaving behind a small crater.

"STAY STILL!"

Void fired her energy waves, and the girls dodge once more, but Dashie quickly raced toward Void after recovering and kicked her, sending her flying into the darkness.

"UGH!?" Void coughed, as her face was so in pain after feeling that kick. She held it and glared down at Dashie who was looking around for her. 'There it is again! That human girl doesn't look like it, but she has great strength in that tiny body of hers!' she started to feel something in her chest, making her cheeks slightly red. 'I want to beat her, no... kill her.'

Dashie and Twilight were back to back, looking for Void in the darkness. But Dashie was leading Twilight somewhere.

"Rainbow, you are the egghead here, can't you think of a better plan to stop her? Because your current plan is fucking trash."

Dashie smiled. "Well, you're in luck, Twi! I do have a plan, but we need Void to come right at us."

When she said that, Void returned from the darkness, her wing's blades at the ready as she was aiming them at Dashie now. She was getting closer to them super quick.

"DIE YOU ANNOYING HUMAN!"

Twilight wanted to protect Dashie, but she was pushed away by her friend, as Dashie lowered her head and screamed.

"AJ! NOW!"

Twilight blinked. "What? AJ?"

"Huh?" Void said, wondering what Dashie was up to... which is when Void saw it, a flash of metal shooting out of the darkness. It was heading toward her head. "SHIT!"

Void stopped and lean backwards, dodging the sword in time as it cut her chin a little.

"You fucking bitch! You almost hit-UGH!?"

Void noticed the sword hilt had a rope on it, and it swung around her neck, not only choking her but pulling her toward the darkness where the rope came from.

Outside the dark dome, AJ stood, pulling back her rope. She could feel something heavy coming with it which made her smile.

"Hot damn, Dashie! Your plan worked!"

Back when Void created the dome of darkness, encasing Twilight in it. Dashie saw the metal wings and felt the darkness was tied to that. She turned to AJ.

"Hey! Listen! Those wings that Void summoned must have had created that darkness. We need to damage it or destroy it."

AJ nodded. "Okay? How?" she looked into the darkness, not seeing Twilight anymore. "If we can't see anything from just standing out here, then how are we gonna get to her?"

Dashie already had a plan in mind and opened her jacket. AJ watched as Dashie raised her shirt to expose her belly. What happened next made AJ stunned and a little freak-out. Dashie scooped out a part of her flesh which quickly became black slime.

"Here!"

AJ stepped back as Dashie handed her the slime. "Uhhhh..."

"Don't worry! It won't harm you, I promise."

"Uh, okay, if you say so." she took it, and the moment she did, the slime started to freak out as it wobble hard. "Uh, what's wrong with it?"

Dashie faced away from her, taking a runner stance. "I'm part slime, so it's part of me. If a part gets separated, they won't like it and try to get back to the source."

AJ was a bit freaked out but nodded as she kept listening while keeping a hold on the slime.

"But I can control to stop it from moving." when she said that, AJ could see the slime being all calm now. "I'll lure Void to the edge. When I do, I'll make the slime freak out as a sign that we are close to you as I can sense where you are. When that happens, throwing your sword ahead of you. I'll make the slime waggle, telling you that Void dodge it and to move the rope in the way to wrap her up. Got it?"

"Yeah, I got it." AJ looked down at the slime, then at the darkness. "But, can you really trust me to do this? I mean, I'm not fully trained in using rope dart yet... what happens if I let the rope go or something!?"

"Don't worry, AJ! You got this!"

AJ couldn't argue as Dashie was already racing toward the dome.

"Okay, here we go."

AJ could see the black slime on her shoulder wagging itself. She pulled hard, and could see something coming out of the darkness. It was Void as the rope was around her neck. AJ pulled hard over her shoulder, making Void fly over and slam her on her back, damaging the wings as cracks appeared. AJ pulled back the rope and slowly swung it as she was on guard now. She looked back behind her to see the dome of darkness was still there but slowly disappearing. With no signs of Dashie or Twilight, it meant they were still trapped in there somehow.

"Bitch!"

AJ returned her attention to Void and saw she was getting up, looking pissed as she realized her wings were damaged.
"Oh, I'm going to make you suffer for what you did!"

"Bring it on! I'm not afraid of some monster!"

Void gritted her teeth. "MONSTER!? FUCK YOU! I'LL SHOW YOU MONSTER!"

Void stood there, her damaged purple wings becoming golden and the blade part becoming silver diamond like. It grew in size and the wings spread out.

"SUPERMOON!"

Small four swords copies of the wings started to appear around Void who jumped into the air and aimed at AJ. AJ ready herself as the swords were tossed at her. AJ dodge one and deflected another but couldn't get the others in time and was forced back as the other two swords stabbed the ground. AJ wasn't going down so easily and threw the rope sword at Void who just blocked it with her floating swords as they returned to her in a flash.

"Annoying toy you have there! A rope with a sword tied at the end? What is that? A stupid gimmick or something?"

AJ smiled. "Heh, you'll soon see why I use a toy like this! Thanks to Dashie!"

Void tsk, and combined all four swords into one, making a very large blade. She aimed it at AJ who just stood there, twirling her sword.

"Die!"

The large sword wasn't tossed, but instead the blade shot out and zoomed right toward her. AJ was ready and swung the rope, the rope wrapping around a light post that was near, making her swing in the air, dodging the blade as it went right under her. As she swung, the black slime on her shoulder wiggled hard. She made the rope let go of the light post and landed on the edge of the sword's blade. Thanks to having hooves for feet, the blade edge didn't cut through her as she ran up the edge and swung the rope, letting it fly out. It zoomed forward and right toward Void's head once more.

"Damn it!"

Void had to dispel her large sword back into the smaller ones so she could use them to deflect the blade that was almost at her head. AJ pulled back and saw the slime acting up again. She looked back and saw the dome of darkness was almost gone now, and she could see her friends within it.

"They are almost free!"

"WHY ARE YOU SO DAMN HARD TO KILL!?"

AJ quickly returned her attention to Void and could see the wings are on the back glowing white now. Soon, Void was sitting on top of the backpack wings as it was under her and the bladed wings pointing downwards. Once more, it aimed at AJ but instead of using the blades, the middle part of the wings opened, revealing a cannon within it. Soon, energy started to glow and not before long, a white laser beam shot out and raced toward her. AJ couldn't react in time, and the blast hit the ground where she was, blasting her into the air. She could hear Void's voice yelling at her.

"EAT SHIT!"

AJ was spinning in the air, but the rope in her hand was still attached. As she spun, she tossed the rope and it wrapped around a water tower over a small building, making her swing toward the sky. Void was going to follow her, but she heard something behind her. She looked behind and saw Twilight using a new arcane fist move.

"ARCANE FIST: METAL!"

Void watched as Twilight's body became full of metal, including the fist that smacked her hard across the face, knocking her back. Void crashed into the very water tower that AJ used, causing it to explode and water gushing out. Twilight looked up and smiled. She could see Dashie catching AJ in the air, but her smile faded as she became worried when Dashie was struggling to hold AJ.

"Hey, what's wrong Dashie!? Why are we falling super quick!?" AJ shouted, seeing the ground racing toward them.

"AJ, you are too heavy!"

AJ blushed hard and grabbed Dashie by her cyan shirt. "ARE YOU CALLING ME FAT, LITTLE SUGAR STICK!?"

Dashie didn't hear AJ and instead was focused on the ground. She tried to slow down, but AJ was too heavy, and she was running out of stamina because of it.

'Come on, Dashie, just a bit longer.'

She was giving it her all as her slime wings tried to keep them afloat, but she couldn't do it.

"AJ! Hold on tight!"

"Why!?"

Dashie grabbed AJ in a hug, her slime wings wrapping around them both. She was going to use them to break their fall... but their quick fall was suddenly stopped. The two could see a purple aura around their bodies, hinting that Twilight saved them.

Twilight's horn was glowing brightly as she sighed with relief. She slowly lowered them down until they were safely on the ground. Dashie and AJ separated and looked at Twilight. Before they could thank her, a long blade shot out of the water tower's hold, quickly heading toward AJ only. Twilight saw this and tried to save her, but she wasn't fast enough to react.

"AJ!"

"Huh?"

Sounds of the sword piercing armor, then soon flesh could be heard. Twilight and Dashie were stunned in what had happened. AJ's eyes were wide, but her body didn't move, the only movement was blood spraying over her face.

"No..."

AJ couldn't believe it.

"NO! HARSHWHINNY!"

AJ was saved by Harshwhinny, who used her own body to save her, a blade sticking right through her stomach and out her lower back.

"W-What...I told you, about letting your guard down, idiot." Harshwhinny coughed up some blood, her eyes half-closed. "You should have... listened to me... and not be so careless."

Void's laughter could be heard as the blade was removed as she called it back. She was pretty hurt but seeing the hopelessness on AJ's face was too much for her.

"HARSHWHINNY!" Twilight and Dashie yelled together, rushing over to her.

AJ caught her, holding her body in her arms, as Harshwhinny laid in them. She removed the helmet, revealing Harshwhinny sad smile as blood dripped out.

"No! No! No! NO! NO! NOOO! This isn't real! It's not!"

Harshwhinny smiled weakly, looking up at AJ, as her hand held her cheek.

"I...I'm glad that... my last act was to protect to you. Something I couldn't do for your parents at the time... but I'm not scared of death anymore, knowing you are safe."

AJ tried her best to hold back the tears, but she couldn't and broke down crying.

"Harshwhinny, don't talk like that! Please!"

"I'm sorry, but it's too late for me."

Harshwhinny raised her arm and pointed at Twilight and Dashie.

"I... leave her... with you two." she could see their sadness. She held AJ close to her chest. "Make her dream come true, and give her a good life... please."

Twilight's heart was breaking, her eyes filled with tears, but she nodded. "We promise."

Harshwhinny could only nod as her vision was fading. She pushed AJ away gently and smiled at her. She then lifts AJ's visor up, revealing her green eyes that were full of tears.

"I love you."

"H-Harshwhinny...I-"

Harshwhinny smiled brightly, but tears were falling from her eyes.

"I love you, like a daughter. I always have."

AJ lowered her head, crying more and Harshwhinny did the same.

"And I saw you like a mother."

"Hee hee, glad to hear that. I'm happy, being a mom to you, and I'm sorry that I can't be a good one. Your real mother would be so proud of you."

AJ;s body trembling as she couldn't hold Harshwhinny anymore. She set her on the floor, letting her laid there.

"That's what you fucking get, annoying ass knight!" Void shouted, seeing the event below her. She soon started to laugh again while a hint of pain was in her voice as she was hurt.

AJ heard the laughter which made her blood boil, and the anger was growing each passing second. Until her rage couldn't be contained anymore. She grabbed her rope and quickly faced Void above her. She quickly swung the rope and tossed the sword at her with such speed.

The sword stabbed Void in the chest, making her cough up blood and making a shocked look.

"W-Wha..."

Her eyes were wide, and she couldn't believe what was happening.

"You bitch..."

Void fell forward and drop out of the hole in the water tower and landed on the ground, on her back, with a sword sticking out of her chest. Somehow, Void was still alive but cursing up a storm as she struggled to sit up.

"I'M GOING TO FUCKING KILL YOU ALL! BUT I'M GOING TO KILL YOU FIRST, YOU DAMN FUCKING KNIGHT!" she tried pulling the sword out, but it was hurting a lot. "Shit, this hurts like a motherfucker!"

AJ was breathing hard as she could see Void was alive, even with a sword in her chest. She wanted nothing more to finish her off, but she felt Harshwhinny's hand touching her. She turned to see her looking up at her.

"Don't let your anger... blind you. I taught you better... than that."

"But, she needs to pay! She took you away from me!"

"And I told you, never let anger cloud your judgement." she smacked AJ over the head, causing her to rub it. "You may hate her, and it's okay, but don't let it consume you. If you do, then you are no different from her."

AJ sadly nodded.

Twilight and Dashie wasn't sure what to say or do. They just looked at AJ and Harshwhinny, their hearts in pain for them both. They truly wanted to do something, but they heard Void tossing the sword away. They could see her standing up, but holding the hole in her chest.

"Damn it... I need to recover this damn wound, or I'll die... need to find a universe with negative energy. Shit."

Void opened a rift made of darkness. She slowly walked toward it, cursing nonstop.

"Shit, we can't let her get away!" Dashie said.

Twilight agreed, but she turned back to AJ, seeing her holding Harshwhinny as she was almost gone.

"AJ... we have to stop Void."

"You two go... I'll stay with Harshwhinny. She doesn't have much time."

Twilight sadly nodded and faced the rift. She teleported to it, blocking Void's path. Void wasn't in the mood for this and grabbed Twilight by her throat. In turn, Twilight grabbed Void by her neck as well. The two were choking each while Dashie flew toward them and jumping on Void's back.

As her friends were holding off Void from escaping, the light figure hovered, seeing the sad sight of AJ and Harshwhinny.

"No, this shouldn't be happening. Twilight wanted a rewrite where no one dies, so why is this still happening?"

She couldn't answer her own question as she had no idea. She floated down and hovered near AJ, and could see she was sobbing hard as Harshwhinny was almost gone.

"What are you doing?" Harshwhinny asked, making AJ stop with her sobbing. "Don't cry over my death right now. You need to help your friends. So, go."

AJ wanted to argue, but Harshwhinny raised her arm, and her finger was pointed toward the battle of stopping Void of escaping.

"GO NOW!"

"No! I don't want to leave you!"

Harshwhinny couldn't help but smile, finding AJ's stubbornness so adorable. She was like a daughter to her, one who was being forced to grow up too fast.

"Remember what I told you? Stay strong. I'm always proud of you, and I'll always love you. I know you can become a great knight, even without me there. You have friends now that will help you."

AJ knew it was true, but she couldn't say a thing. Her body was frozen in place as her heart was broken.

"Take those dreams of yours and memories of we had together and cherish them. Make them your beacon of hope and strength. Never let your hope die out because you lost another person in your life."

"Harshwhinny." AJ sniffed, lowering her head.

Harshwhinny reached into her armor and pulled something out. She showed it was a green hair tie with a little apple attached.

"Take this."

AJ did and stared at the hair tie, not sure what to say.

"It was given to me by your mother when I first met her..."

AJ was shocked to hear this. "You knew my mother!?"

Harshwhinny smiled. "Not just her, but your father as well. I'm truly sorry I wasn't able to save them that night."

That's when it hit AJ, the knight she met that awful night who showed her parents dead bodies. The one who lead the knights to her town.

"...that was you?"

Harshwhinny smiled as she nodded. "It was, and I'm so sorry. Please, forgive me. I wish I could have saved your parents that night."

"There is nothing to forgive."

AJ took off her normal hair tie and placed the new one on. She smiled at her as tears fell from her eyes.

"Thank you for being there for me. Always."

AJ stood up and turned to see Twilight's jacket was glowing with wild rainbow colors while the dark rift was glowing as well. Both lights mixing with each other. AJ could tell something was going to happen and if she didn't hurry, she might miss her chance.

"...goodbye, mother..."

With that said, AJ raced off toward her friends. She picked her rope with the sword at the end and started to swing it. When she got closer, both glowing lights blew up, leaving a powerful blinding light... and when the light faded, all of them were gone.

Harshwhinny saw this, she was worried, but she felt so weak now that she was unable to do anything.

"I'm sure... you will be okay... AJ. Just live the life...."

Her arm dropped, and her vision was going, and her life was soon fading... until a blue cloaked woman appeared over her. She opened a cyan book and started to write in it. As she was doing so, this universe guardian appeared. It was a female centaur dressed in pure white armor and holding a black glowing spear in the left hand and a glowing orange sword in the other.

"Watcher! You must follow the rules and not interfere."

The Watcher faced her. "Screw the rules that your author follows! Your creator and others like them are fucking cowards in not stopping Fayth, but this time we're breaking the rules because she wants a rewrite where no one dies." she smirked as she closed the book, finished what she wrote in it.

The guardian looked down to see Harshwhinny's fatal wound was slowly healing. Once the wound was healed, Harshwhinny took a deep breath. She slowly sat up and was shocked by what had happened.

"H-How am I still alive!?"

The guardian turned back to the Watcher, raising her weapons at them. The Watcher touched the tip of the glowing sword and pushed it away.

"Tell your author that Fayth is finally going down. No more rewrites where hope is lost for them." she turned her back to the guardian. "Hope was never lost, all authors that gave up, didn't even try. They just laid down and let her win, but not anymore." she slightly turned her head, revealing a bit of rainbow hair with whiteness. "Never let hope die."

With that said, the Watcher teleported away, and the guardian lowered her weapons, knowing she was right.

"...the endless cycle will end? Is that truly possible?"

She couldn't answer herself and only stared at the spot where the Watcher stood, knowing something big was coming...

Above what looks like wasteland with hardly any plant life and the ground was cracked, showing how dry it was. It was raining, but no sign of a storm and no thunder could be heard.

It was silent and dark, the only sound that could be heard was the rain hitting the ground as a rainbow light appeared in the sky. Soon, three figures fell from it. AJ was far from her friends as they fell. She could see them somewhat stunned from the displaced that happened to them. She looked down and saw a pool of water. She closed her eyes, bracing herself for the impact and hoped she wouldn't break anything when she hit the water surface.

As that was happening, Dashie recovered from the shock from being teleported and noticed she was falling. She saw Twilight who was out of it.

"TWI!"

She opened her wings and grabbed her in time before she crashed into the ground. They both fell in a large muddy area and crash in it. As they slid on the muddy surface, Twilight recovered and quickly sat up to stop herself from sliding. Dashie on the other hand didn't have the same idea and was sliding until she stopped once she reached Twilight. She looked up at her with a smile.

"Hey, Twi."

Twilight smiled back. "Hey, Rainbow."

Twilight blushed and helped her stand up. As they stood up, they could hear what sounded like guns being loaded and laser sights being pointed at them...

Meanwhile, AJ landed in the pool of dirty water, but lucky she wasn't hurt from the fall. She swam to the shore.

"Ugh, I'm so glad that's over."

She stood up and walked out of the pool, looking around, seeing no one was around.

"This place is so creepy and desolate. I'm going to have nightmares for weeks."

She looked around more, until she heard a sound of a bolt action lever being pulled back. She slowly turned around and saw what looked like Dashie and Twilight's kind in full on light green armor with a long cape, but the armor to AJ looked weird.

"Hello?"

The weird armor person pointed a strange weapon at her.

"By Super Earth rules, I'm ordered to shoot first and ask questions later for newly discover aliens like yourself." the voice was female.

AJ had no idea what was going on. "Uh, please put the weapon down. I'm not a threat, I'm just a-"

The woman lowered her weapon, setting it on the waist and sat at the edge of the cliff she was on. She folded her arms.

"Lucky for you, I'm not like the other units. I'm part of the EX-Prototype division and under the TR-117 elite unit."

AJ wasn't sure what to make of this as this person was talking nonsense. She slowly backed away from the crazy armor woman.

"Okay? Well, like I said, I'm no threat to you. I need to reunite with my friends. I saw them fall not too far from here."

The woman heard this and made a weird noise. "Your friends fell not too far from here? Oof, I hope they didn't run into the other three idiots that I were given orders to support in this mission."

As she said this, gun fire could be heard in the distance, and explosions could be heard as well.

"Oh yeah, that's them alright." she sighed as she stood up and jumped down from the small cliff. She landed near AJ and walked past her. "We better hurry before your friends are killed by those three."

AJ was unsure, but she could hear the sounds of fighting. She looked back, worried about her friends, but she quickly caught up to the person and followed her toward the battle.

"My name is Artoria Javeria, but you can call me AJ. What's your name? Are you a knight of some kind?"

The woman didn't respond at first, but slightly turned her head to her.

"Name's Haruka, but my code name is H1." she giggled when she heard the word knight. "I'm not part of the DP-53 division, so I'm not one of those MP-98 Knight enjoyers. But we are all have something in common though."

"And what's that?"

"We are all helldivers, Super Earth super elites!" Haruka answered, stopping and doing the Super Earth's salute.

End of chapter 8

Author's Note

Finally getting to the helldiver chapter, featuring my oc, H1!