The Mare of The Waterfall
A Light Called Hope
Previous ChapterNext ChapterSpike had awaken 20 minutes after Comet lost consciousness. The baby dragon begin observe the destruction of the forest and all the dead animals, either scorched to death or critically injured that death is the only option to help them.
"Oh my Celestia....look at this place" He muttered as tears begin to welled up in his eyes.
"All the poor animals....They're all dead.....All of them..." Spike muttered once again. The baby dragon let a few tears and turned around, only to see Comet Tail's injured body. He analyzed his body and noticed 2 things horribly wrong. One: His right foreleg was blacken and crisp. And two: His horn is broken in half
"Oh no...no, no, no,no,no" He said to himself.
He gazed at Comet's body and completely shocked. He couldn't believe it, he was dead. They killed him.
"Oh Celestia no, What did they do to you Comet?! You were my bestfriend. And you were like an older brother to me" Spike said under his breath as more tears begin to fall.
"It's not fair!" He leaned down and held Comet's body to him as cried more.
"Comet....Comet!....COMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!! He screamed out at the sky.
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Soarin and Caramel heard the sound and rushed to the noise, They were surprised and scared at the sight of the forest. An lush scary forest became an wasteland graveyard.
"What the hay happened here?" Asked Caramel.
"Looks like some kind of wildfire" replied Soarin.
They kept running into the charted forest until they saw a crying Spike on a hurt Comet Tail.
"SPIKE!" Caramel called out!
Spike looked up to see Caramel and Soarin rushing towards the scene. Soarin ran off to Comet and checked him a bit.
"He's still alive, but he'll die if we don't take him to the hospital!" Soarin stated.
"But the hospital is miles away, we'll never get there in time!" Caramel replied.
Spike was thinking of a way to save Comet. That's when it hit him, Zecora is a master of potions and herbs; Surely she know what to do right.
"We have to get to Zecora's! It's the only way to save him!" Spike said.
The 2 stallions waste no time and grabbed Comet and ran with Spike, leading to the zebra's house.
"Hang on CT! Don't you dare die on me!" Soarin said.
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(20 minutes later)
(Comet's Dream scape)
Comet had appeared in the white void again. He knew this was the dream world and he soon found Illusia, the Alicorn of Dreams.
"Hello Comet Tail" She spoke softly
"Hey Illusia, It's good to see you again. I have a couple of questions to ask." He said smiling.
She giggled and nodded,waiting for some questions.
"Am I dead?" He asked.
She shook her head. "No, my child. You are unconscious, that explosion was pretty big. Right now you are recovering in Zecora's hut" She explained.
Comet begin thinking about the events that had transpired, from Twilight yelling at him, to the dragons named Garble and Fume attacking him and Spike. The forest must of have been an disaster. All those poor animals, dead; Fluttershy's heart must be breaking right now.
"I see....damn Orion! What should I do?" He asked himself.
"Take him down. Stop him. Before it's too late. Comet Tail, you know what he is planning. You know what you need to do. Do it for ponyville" She replied.
Comet nodded and had a confident look on his face. "Oh? When it comes to that what should I do?" asked Comet.
She used her magic and enveloped Comet in a blue magic aura. The yellow unicorn felt an strange sensation inside his body and felt a bit stronger.
"This power I gave you, should be enough to defeat Orion. Use it when the time is right! If you use it too early. You will lose" She advised.
Comet gulped and nodded.
"Right! And the I can save ponyville, Twilight and you!" He said with an smile on his face.
The dream alicorn had a sad look on her face and gulped, She the avoided her gazed away from Comet and sighed.
"About that. Comet Tail...there is something you should know" She begin.
"Kn-Know what?"
Illusia pointed a hoof over head revealing an halo. Signaling that she is dead.
"Ar-Are you....?" Comet started to say, feeling the wave of shock.
"Yes. I am dead" She finished.
"B-But how?!" Comet asked.
This was impossible, how did she die? She couldn't be in the real world as she was stuck in the dream world. So what had caused her death?!
"It was over exertion due to alicorn magic" She replied.
"Over exertion?" Comet said.
"Yes. When the explosion happened, I know you and Spike would had died if I didn't do anything to stop it. I couldn't just let you two die, especially so young. So I summoned all of my magic to shield you both from the fiery explosion, although it cost your horn,foreleg and my life." She explain.
"But it was worth it. I knew you wanted to save me, and to be honest. It would not work, finding an way is very much impossible. I've lived for 4000 years now, and I'm finally free and can be with mother and father. Comet, you're about to wake up now. When you do, I want you to take Orion down and do what is right. Remember, use the power I gave you wisely. One false move, and it's all over. I'll be rooting for you in the heavens now. Goodbye Comet Tail, thank you for being my one and only friend" She said as he disappeared in dream dust.
"Anytime" Comet replied while tears were streaming down his face. The white void then begin to dissolve into the real world. It meant that he was waking up. He wiped his tears away and got ready to wake up
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"Oh! Look! He's waking up!" Caramel shouted while pointing a hoof at the now rising Comet Tail.
Comet groaned and looked around, he saw a crying fluttershy being held by Thunderlane, Spike with a worried look on his face. Caramel and Soarin with the same expression and Zecora smiling at him.
"Ah it's good that you are awake, we thought you not waking up will be your fate" Zecora had said.
Comet nodded and was tackled in a hugged by Spike. The baby dragon was crying his eyes out as he buried his face into Comet's chest.
"Hey...relax. I'm fine now. It's okay Spike" He said as he rubbed the baby dragon's head. Comet looked around and saw the ponies who were in Zecora's hut.
"Oh....the...animals.....angel.....there all dead.....oh Celestia...why!?" Fluttershy cried more.
"Those bastards! Their gonna pay for what they've done!" Thunderlane declared.
"Yeah! How dare they! Doing that to those poor innocent animals!" Soarin added.
"Yeah! Well, we got Comet on our side! So he'll kick their flanks!" Thunder stated with a smirk
Fluttershy sniffled and looked at Thunderlane with wonder. Was that an statement or an actual fact? She decided to ask the dark pegasus.
"Comet Tail huh? Do you think he's that strong? Strong enough to make a difference?" She asked.
"Oh yes, he can make a difference alright! But it's not just how strong is Fluttershy, Comet has this amazing ability of him! When you're with him, you know everything is going to be just fine. And it always is" Thunderlane explained.
She sniffled again and looked at the yellow unicorn who was consoling Spike, trying to get him to stop crying and talking to Zecora in the same time. She remembered what Twilight had said about him during their picnic day.
Flashback
"Well...He's so nice and pure of heart, he always there for his friends and family. He always gives the bad second chances and believes nopony is evil at heart. He'll sacrifice anything to make anypony happy, It's like he's Equestria's guardian angel...and I have a crush on that angel. I know this sounds silly of me for saying this....but when I'm around him, I just know everything is going to be okay" She explained.
End Flashback
She smiled as she looked at Comet, a tear ran down her cheek as she smiled more.
"She's right, he is like Equestria's guardian angel. Always there to help anypony out. That is kindness...no....even better. An element of hope. A light called hope" Fluttershy thought.
Her thoughts were interrupted by Thunderlane.
"Hey, Flutters? You okay?" He asked.
"Oh...umm...sorry Thunderlane, I uhh...zoned out" She said as she nuzzled him.
Thunderlane blushed and nuzzled his marefriend back.
Comet got of bed and looked outside. It was very peaceful and quiet, well not peaceful anymore because of what happened an hour ago. But peaceful at the mind at least.
There was an blue explosion at a fields that was couple of miles away.
"That's got to be Orion! I can sense he has Twilight. But my horn is still broken!" Comet said to himself.
Zecora walked up to him and put an hoof on his shoulder. She looked at him deep into his eyes and said.
"It doesn't matter if you can't fight, just do what is right!"
It seems that even Zecora knows what's going on, He nodded and was about to head out until Spike stopped him.
"NO!" Spike shouted. "Comet! You can't go!"
"Listen Spike! Please! Stay Here! No matter what happens ok?" Comet demanded.
"What?! Are you crazy!? I can't let you fight Orion alone!"
"Look! I almost lost you once. I don't wanna lose you for real this time!"
"But it'll be 2 on 1. And I got a plan! Please Comet! I can't let you go alone with a broken horn!" Spike said.
Comet stared at Spike for a few minutes until he sighed, knowing there was no point in arguing.
"Alright Spike! You win! Let's go get em!" He grins.
"Right!" Spike replied with a grin on his own until Comet knocked him out with a hoof to the head. Comet put Spike's outcolded body on the bed that he was sleeping in.
"Sorry I did that Spike. But I would never forgive myself if something bad were to ever happen to you. This is my battle for now little brother. You're just not ready for this type of thing yet. You'll understand someday kid" Comet said as he approached the door only to stop at the entrance.
"Soarin! Caramel! You guys are coming with me!" He grinned.
The 2 stallions smirked at each other and walked towards Comet.
"Zecora...please, watch him! Make sure he doesn't get into harms way!" He asked.
Zecora smiled "I will make sure he is not in harms way, this place; he will stay!"
"Thunderlane, If Zecora needs help don't hesitate to help her out. Also keep making Fluttershy feel better. And Fluttershy, I promise. We will bring the animals and angel back to life. I will find a way!" He said with a smile.
She nodded. "Right! Go get em you three!" She cheered.
They all smirked and dashed through the fields heading towards Orion for the final battle. They all had different things on their mind. What will happen? What are they dealing with? And How will they achieve victory?
Orion's ears perked up as he saw the 3 stallions approached him. He had Garble and Fume with him, while having an possessed Twilight Sparkle.
"Just as I knew it, the alicorn amulet! He's wearing the alicorn amulet!" Comet shouted.
"You mean that item that Trixie mare wore when she arrived in ponyville for the revenge of Twilight?" asked Caramel
"Precisely" Comet replied.
"Question is how is able to use such an item! Shouldn't you should be an unicorn for that thing!?" asked Soarin.
"Not true Soarin'" Replied an southern voice.
The trio turned around to see Applejack and Rainbow Dash tied to a tree by red energy ropes.
"You can be an earth pony, unicorn, alicorn or even pegasus to wear the darn thing" Rainbow Dash replied.
"RAINBOW DASH!!" Soarin shouted. "What did you do to her?!"
"Yeah! What happened to Applejack and Rainbow Dash!?" Caramel demanded.
Garble chuckled and grinned, "They figured out Orion's plan and let's just say they attacked us head on"
"We proved to be way more powerful and took them down in 7 minutes" Fume added proudly.
Rainbow Dash was pissed off and was glaring daggers at the two dragons.
"UGH!! You bastards! You're lucky I'm tied up right now! Otherwise me and AJ would had beaten you creeps 10 seconds flat!" She spat out.
The 2 dragons just looked at eachother and burst into laughter.
"And what did you do to Twilight?" Asked Comet who was angry.
"I could ask what happened to your horn? But I figured these 2 dragons were responsible." He replied darkly.
"Orion...this isn't you...the amulet...it's power....it's corrupting you. You just the amulet's slave!!" Comet shouted.
"Oh am I? Tell me Comet? Is it slavery if you get what you want?!" He asked with a dark tone.
Comet glared as he got into his battle stance.
"Applejack....I'll protect ya....I know I'm not powerful enough...but I'll do anything to protect ya" Caramel declared as he stared at Fume.
"What he said Rainbow Dash" Soarin replied as he glared at Garble.
"Oh so you 2 wanna go?" Garble asked as he and Fume started walking towards Soarin and Caramel.
"You know it!" Caramel and Soarin replied at the same time.
"Be Careful" Rainbow Dash and Applejack thought in unison
Comet glared at Orion as they were locked in a glare battle. Daring each other to make a move. Comet took a look at Twilight's emotionless red eyes and took at Orion's psychotic ones.
"Now then Comet Fail! Phase 3 of my plan has started! Now let us begin this fight!" Orion stated as he charged at Comet.
Comet sighed and charged at the white stallion.
"I will not fail!" He declared in his mind.
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