Shadow

(13 months later)

Six months had passed the doctor unleashed his army and began to rage war on Equestria leading Celestias side was Grim and Fritz led the army leading all the assualts they never lost a battle but the same could not be said for the rest of Equestria The Doctors numbers had gone down in that time leading for Grim to make a tough call.

(Discussion about final assault)

Grim paced around the table staring at it looking up the princesses were there with him Grim had asked them to be here by themselves. Looking down the up Grim sighed he needed to end this "Celestia I'm going to attack the doctors station tonight and i need you two to distract my family and the main six."

"But why Grim ?" Celestia asked crossing her arms and frowning after learning and talking to Grim for the 13 months she had grown to respect him and his family

"Celestia I'm in a losing battle with the NIGHTMARE its winning i can feel i clawing at the back at the back of my mind." he said his gold and red eyes stared at the table his scars seemed to pulse red almost like his eyes the princesses looked at him then at the board "Princesses what I have planned will envolve me blowing six miles of this place to hell

"With what are thou going to use ?" Luna asked with concerned voice

"Me Luna i'm going to use my power and overload causing my entire body to explode." he said in a monotone voice he then began to explain his plan.

(outside of the tent)

Applejack stood there covering her mouth with her hand tears trickled down her cheeks running off she ran into her friends (To explain in those months Grim and Applejack had managed to rekindle there old love after a matter of days of Grim explaing everything that had happened to him.) Twilight was with Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash. Applejack looked at the three of them they asked her what was going "G-grim has a plan and he is going to go after the doctor by himself."

"But the princesses tried and failed how is he going to beat him ?" Twilight asked taking a shaky breathe she explained what he was going to do the three of them gasped "W-when i-is this going t-to happen ?" Fluttershy asked Applejack had began to sob Rainbow Dash holding her walking back to their tent the four of them told Pinkie and Rarity what was going on.

(Grims tent)

Grim looked down at the sleeping form of Vertigo she had grown so much leaning down he gave her a peck on her forehead and began to tell her about how he loved her very much and how she would grow up to help all of pony kind standing up he felt tears flow down his cheeks freely shaking he exited the tent.

Walking through the camp Grim saw the dead, the dying and the wounded walking up behind Fritz he saw her holding a ponies hand as she died Fritz cried "Its okay Lightning Cloud you'll be okay." she whispered looking up at Fritz she smiled coughing up some blood she said "F-fritz i-ts okay don't cry who is that ?" she looked up at me turning she saw him tears running down his face "So Fritz who is your friend ?" he asked her

"Dad this is my marefriend Lightning Cloud." she said calmly his mind went blank leaning down Grim summoned his magic placing it on the mares chest he began to heal her. The injury she had gotten during the fighting was on her chest it went diagonally to her right side Grim began to heal the wound the muscle began to sow themselves together. After a few minutes the wound was fully fixed Grim stood smiling to his daughter and her marefriend he said to them both "Get a good nights sleep you two and Fritz i'm glad you found somepony now why don't you go and introduce her to Vertigo ?" the both smiled and nodded standing up they walked off hand in hand.

Sighing Grim walked to the edge of camp getting ready he jumped into the air and teleported to an area outside of the doctors territory.

(hour later)

Grim ripped the guard in half tossing the pieces away The doctor looked at the dead guard sighing he said "So 14-32 you think you can take me on I'M A ALICORN NOW !!!" he roared spreading his wings. Grim cracked his neck the nightmare was released Grim grew a pair silver wings with red runes pulsing on them his eyes began to glow snarling he jumped at the doctor tackling him with the force of a stampede of dragons plowing him through the roof Grim began to fly up reaching the edge of the atmosphere then folding his wings he began his decent and he began to gain speed he then broke the sound barrier sending a ripple of gold through the sky.

Looking up the the ponies of the camp saw a golden ring span the sky the then heard an ear splitting roar tear the area apart, gail force winds ripped ponies off the ground and tore tents from there foundations standing up Celestia called for the main six, Fritz and Shining to gather around so her and her sister to teleport to the center of the ring.

Grim and Doctor were locked in battle Grims eyes became slitted and full of inpony hate appearing in his hands was a long sword and short sword lunging forward Grim cut off Doctors right wind severing anychance of him flying away "Now we fight till one of us is dead you little bitch." Grim said in a machine like voice Doctor summoned a great swor 6 ft long and 3 ft wide hefting the massive blade he snarled "Bring it on !!!"

The two entities ramed into eachother sending shockwave after shockwave into the air blood rained down from the battle coating the jumping back Grim was missing his left arm up to the shoulder, his right wing was torn, he had multiple cuts across his legs, arm, torso, and back blood driped onto the ground he dropped his sword. Doctor was missing his horn, other wing his right and left arms wer cut horribly, his chest were ripped apart blood fell onto the ground, his was on one knee due to the fact that he did not have his right leg.

Leaping forward Grim put him in a headlock and began to build up his magic destroying his body black flames licked over his body and thedoctors the fire destroied the area around them the magic began to build when Grim released this it would destroy everything at the episcenter. Applejack and the group landed a few feet away from Grim and Doctor looking at him beaten and close to dead Applejack cried out "Grim why are yah doing this ?"

"Sweet Apple i wish it didn't have to end this way but it has to happen i'm sorry but i can say this i love you and i always will and the next time you see Vertigo and Fritz tell them I love them and tell Vertigo she has you to look after her."

"B-but we were finally going to-"

"I'm sorry but i ran through every possible outcome this is the best one now go and see out daughter." Grim said as he force them to teleport back to camp.

Landing in camp the way they stood the ponies saw a massive column of light tear through the sky lighting it up like high noon in the middle of a desert. Trees were torn from there foundations and flung miles away, a 4 mile deep crater formed stretching all the way from the epicenter to the camp stopping four feet way Applejack cried and cried for her lost love.

(Epilouge 10 years later)

The main Six, the princesses, Fritz her wife Lightning Cloud there five year old colt Grim, Vertigo and her husband Firestorm and there 1 year old filly Hope stood by the edge of the crater Grim had made years ago. Walking to the edge Hope and Grim looked over the edge Hope was a black pegasus with a pink mane and tail Grim was an silver eath pony with a black mane and tail Grim held Hope so she wouldn't fall in.

It was the tenth anniversary of his death Applejack, Fritz, and Vertigo were the ones crying the hardest Vertigo and Fritz held there mother she looked at them after Grims death Applejack immediatly adoted the both of them and they took her into there family right away walking up unsteadily Hope said her first sentence "Don't cry Grampa would be upset." gasping Vertigo pick up her daughter and hugged her tightly and said "Yes he would honey but how would you know ?"

Looking over to the crater she pointed to the edge and said "That stallion who looks like grampa told me." looking over the mares saw a smiling face Grims smiling face before he disapeared he said something that brought pride to there hearts "I'm proud of you both I hope i get to see you again."