The Equestrian Omni-Knight

by Azure5555

Chaos and Caverns

The documents held within had been blueprints that detailed up until the main entrance of the “Facility” we would be infiltrating. As such, a similar secret passage led us right out of the castle and right into the crystal mines of Canterlot.

“How long do you think these agents have been plotting against Celestia?” I ask.

“Since the last royal captain stepped down. The knights would play with me from time to time, teaching me how to properly hold a sword or cast non conventional magic much like yours,”

She lit the dark caverns with her magic as the crystals began to resonate.

Farther in, the crystals began to shift in appearance. You see before the war, Canter was known as the smithing capital of Equestria. “Why is this?” You may ask.

Well I'll tell ya.

“Wait! These crystals are made of metal!” Cried Twilight.

Okay nevermind. “Welcome to the Steel Pit! The pride and joy of old Canter. Of course that door wasn't there before…”

Twilight pulled me down behind a rather large crystal. “Yeah, or those guards. Let me go in and talk to them.” Said Twilight.

“No!” I whispered as best I could. “Do you see what they're wearing!? Those are black knights! You'll trigger an ala-Oh my God, there she goes.”

“Good afternoon gentlecolts, I seem to have gotten myself lost and I was hoping you'd *SHING* O~Kay then nevermind. RUN!”

Twilight popped out of existence and popped back in at my side, all the while the two knights charged in hot pursuit.

‘No time like the present!’ I thought as I removed a flask from our bag of gear.

With a sickening clang, I hit the ground running. After my tuning blade made contact with the first knight, (lodging it into the wall) I put my immediate focus on the next target which was met with much the same force, implanting it's face into the ground.

“That was incredibly excessive...thanks.” Said Twilight.

Black knights...I checked to see if their mouths had been sewn shut like the others and...yup.

“Sewn up orifices, pale and decayed flesh, zero heartbeat...I wonder if…” I poked a hole through one of the seams and immediately regretted my decision only to not regret it.

A plume of white left the body as it deflated. The armor dropped with a clang as I immediately poked the knight in the wall, much the same happened.

“These things are soul powered!” I exclaimed.

“Every pony is soul powered if you think about it.” Added Twilight.

 I choked on my own spit.

“...Let's just kill as many of these monstrosities as we can. Zecora and Luna will want a clear path out of this hell hole.”

“On your left! Watch those arrows! Where in the name of Celestia’s mane did those firebombs come from!?”

“Watch that chocolate rain cloud! Sir the local zoo is running amok! No! Not the animals! The ENTIRE zoo!”

“Mhmhm, my my. Even in this world you're still as chaotic as ever Discord.” Said an amused witch.

“I do so love a bit of chaos in the morning. I really must thank you for letting me out of there…” he began to stretch, limbs oozing in opposite directions with several cracks, pops, and a few dislocated limbs...which than reeled in their joints like startled insects caught in the sun, before relocating themselves on the opposite sides of his body...Discord the Lord of Chaos sighed at his handiwork.

“Five hundred years leaves such a crick in your neck,” With another satisfying pop, Discord turned several spears into viscous  slugs of taffy,  which then proceeded to envelop their wielders.

Screams impaled the sky.

“Ooh how sick of you!” Chided Ultimecia.

Her crooked smile doing nothing to hide her glee at the sight.

“Now tell me, just who are you?” Questioned the Draconequis. Genuine curiosity sprouting from his muzzle like a rose garden in bloom.

“Oh how foolish of me,” Ultimecia cooed, a childish smile adorned her softened face as she cupped Discord’s face in her hands.

“I am-” Ultimecia’s introduction of herself was cut short as a thin bolt of fire sailed past her eyes, the bolt missing her by centimeters.

Her gaze, as well as Discord’s turned to the caster and found a six foot four pony in well defined golden armor glaring daggers.

“YOU!” Cried Ultimecia. Her face a twisted mess of hatred and rage. “You will fall-”

“CELLY!” Cried Discord, a large grin adorning his face as he rushed the currently scowling Celestia.

As he charged the armored mare, she began to do much the same, the two clashed in brilliant light and as they spun within the air, laughing and merriment ensued as the two long lost friends embraced.

“You little troublemaker!” Shouted Celestia as she rubbed her hoof on Discord’s skull. “You owe me five hundred bits!” Her expression was gleeful, as though the troubles of the world around her were meaningless.

“Well it wasn't like I WANTED to be released so soon. What brings you to the festivities!?” With a snap of his claw, the two were showered in confetti and streamers.

“My troops were having trouble with a demon incursion when a literal chaos bomb shook Canterlot. Who’s she by the way?” Celestia asked with a pointing hoof and soft smile.

“I SHALL BE THE BANE OF YOUR EXISTENCE!” With a feral cry, Ultimecia rushed through the air, a trail of amethyst spikes tearing the sky behind her. Yet with a yawn and snap, the witch phased out of existence as did the destruction wrought in her wake.

“Las Pegasus anypony?” Asked Discord with excitement, now wearing a gold studded white jacket and pants and sporting black shades along with a slick pompadour.

“Lead the way old friend!” Exclaimed Celestia now wearing much the same attire.

As the two flew to their destination, a troop of soldiers sighed in defeat, realising they wouldn't be freed from their sugary prison any time soon.

Not long after entering the built in facility we had been greeted by sterilized white walls, a plethora of medical equipment, and several ponies in differing forms of hospital wear.

I originally thought we'd end up in a no holds barred brawl, but with a lot of quick thinking and me keeping my mouth shut, Twilight sold the story that I was a mind controlled precaution as she ventured into the lab at Celestia’s request.

Our guide was a pale blue pegasus named Half Life. Her teal hair was done in a fish braid and she wore a large white doctors coat.

“How exciting!” Exclaimed Half. “Celestia doesn't check on us very often, but this is so unprecedented! Have you come to check on our latest project? Oh but wait...silly silly, you haven't introduced your muscle!” The mare then rubbed her head on my chest.

This was rather uncomfortable…

“This is Steel Claw,” Said Twilight. “And yes, I've come to perform quality control. The subjects are in stable condition I assume?”

“Not both I'm afraid, Codename: Oracle has shown progress here and there but Codename: Night has been exhibiting signs of rejection. At this rate our only defenses will be those horrid Black Knights. Ugh, necromancers am I right?”

She gave us a smile as I began to hear voices.

“Necromancers? You're using dead ponies?” Asked Twilight with a neutral tone.

“Oh no. No no no. Actually, we really shouldn't say as we want it to be a surprise to Celestia. Of course if you keep this between us…”

The scientist lead us to a door, a body could be heard slamming into the door. The small window displayed a tall, pale brown skinned...nigh decayed and...long haired…

“Twilight...A word if I may…” I said shaking. My voice was cracking and it felt like a frozen wind wrapped itself around me.

“Of course Steel. I do so apologize for my bodyguard’s behavior. My control spell isn't exactly perfect.”

“Oh no problems at all Miss Sparkle! Take your time in the staff room a few doors back.”

We walked in silence as ghastly wails and cries for death echoed throughout the hall...though I did hear and feel Twilight’s angry breath.

We were the only occupants in the room, but we stayed quiet for obvious reasons as Twilight started playing with my hair with her magic.

“Those things...they’re you...aren’t they?” Asked Twilight with a disappointed tone of voice.

“They cloned me Twi...and I didn't even see it coming...how...why...is...is that how they're making the Black Knights? By God I…”

I could feel her hoof rubbing my leg in comfort. It was definitely soothing.

“I'm burning this place to the ground.”

“We need to ensure these scientists make it out alive.” Stated Twilight.

“Right, they are to pay for their transgressions. Starting with my clones.”

“How do you expect to get in?” Twilight got up from her seat as her magic cancelled.

Without a thought I released my vampiric nature.

“Vampiric mind control-” On saying control, a turquoise blue crystal appeared in my hand:

“My name is Echo, I am the entity of water and former god of destruction, if you seek my aid, hold this emerald to your chest, speak this prayer and I shall be there.

“A...chaos emerald?” I say in a whisper.

“A what emerald? Asked Twilight.

“A chaos emerald. A mythic gem with the power to cause great harm, or great good. This one however doesn't seem to have all that much power. No doubt whoever made it feared such power in the wrong hands,”

I tap into the gem’s power as time itself slowed to a crawl. My arm showing an indicator of the event: [Chaos control active, SP: 49% remaining.]

“Waaaaaai aaaaaaare yuuuuu vibrating so quickly?” As I turned off my CC offshoot, the world (And Twilight’s speech) reverted to normalcy.

Steeling myself, I begin to walk out the door.

The pair of Chaos god and solar princess left the twelfth gambling establishment with twice as many bits as they had entered with, now several hundred thousand bits wealthier.

It was Celestia’s intention to rob them blind, but for once, Discord wanted their victory to be “fair” and “honorable”.

“-And did you see the looks on their faces when they realized we left with HALF their bits!?” Exclaimed a beaming Celestia. “Old friend, why the sullen look?”

Celestia gazed at her companion who now wore a depressed and melancholic look. Eyes unable to focus, wrinkles adorning and accentuating his already somber expression.

“We have to fight now...don’t we?”

Celestia was at a loss for words. She would never dream of harming her old mentor, the only reason for sealing him away was to appease the ponies who feared him. Much to her regret and the growing sadness of her sister.

‘What would she think if she saw Discord finally free?’ Celestia thought to herself.

“Disc-No. Starswhirl. Time has passed. So much that ponies don't even remember what it was they feared of you. Come back to me. To us...we need you.”

“We both know they’ll only fear me again.” Retorted Discord.

“Not with a monstrous dragon invasion looming on in the horizon. I even have a plan to get the kingdom to accept you!” Celestia was now leaning her head to look at the mismatched being eye to eye.

“Will I get to play with their little minds.” Discord asked with a hopeful and playful smirk.

“Yes…” Said Celestia relentingly as she tilted her head in mock annoyance.

“Then it's a date!” A large calendar popped into existence with several days marked off.

“Yes, because that's how days work.”

I slammed the door open, alerting the scientists to my demon armored form. Those that gazed upon me fell into my control as I began to strut my way back to the holding cell. Twilight following close behind.

“Sir!” Began one of the scientists present. “You can't go in there, those subje-how may I serve you master…”

‘Yeah you better obey me.’

“You're going to open the door.” I say in my best Alucard impression.

“I'm going to open the door.” Replied the young stallion dreamily.

“Then you're going to lick my boot and call it ice cream.”

“Then I'm going to lick your boot and call it ice cream.”

“Don't you think that's a bit much?” Questioned Twilight.

I responded with a stoic glance, careful not to bring her under my influence as well.

I resumed my banter. “White Mares was amazing…”

Once the scientist opened the door and began to lick my boots clean, he raised his head in crooked glee.

“White Mares was amazing!”

“That trashy Baltimare musical!?” Screamed Twilight with a horrified gaze.

“He believes it too.”

“Ehw..”

Without a second thought, I brought out my Destruction Diamond and immediately began to charge a solidified orb of Destruction Burst.

The looks upon my clones were harrowing, but also...happy. They knew, one or two began to do much the same despite the fact their hands and arms began to peel back from the unbound magic.

I tossed the charge, closed the door, and walked away.

“Thaaank yooou.”

More ponies scrambled to my position in response to the influx of explosive dark fire magic only to fall to my vampiric gaze.

“You there, man bun.” I said to an aquamarine  pegasus with blond mane, and five o'clock shadow wearing nurse scrubs.

“Your command master…”

“Oracle and Night.”

“Right this way…”

Our path lead us deeper into the mountain as the sterile walls were replaced with oppressive obsidian and a boulder laden path. Three more black knights blocked our path.

As one lunged for Twilight, man-bun cleaved through the stitching of its mouth with a horizontal swipe of condensed wind from his wing.

I rocked the second with a slam of my Tuning Blade atop its head, planting it into the ground as Twilight pinned the last to the wall with a boulder.

Twilight took a breath to regain her composure as she faced man-bun. “Thanks uh…”

“Zephyr, miss Twilight.”

“Zephyr.”

“Zephyr,” I began. “What can you tell me of Oracle and Night.”

“Oracle was abducted one night from a trail along the outskirts of Ponyville. She is a reconditioned Zebra whose name was erased from her memory. The administered torture and forced bonding to test subject Shadow forced her to retreat into her mind,”

Zephyr monotonously lead us to a dark room where a black scarred and outrageously long haired zebra lay.

“If I were to compare her to anypony...it would be my sister. With how scared and foal like she now acts.”

“Wh-who...who is there? Show yourself please…” Whispered the broken Oracle.

“Didn't she used to rhyme?” I ask with seething anger.

Twilight is doing her best to hold back her tears as she holds a hoof to her mouth.

“Not anymore...not since the bonding tests concluded.” Replied Zephyr.

I walk closer to Oracle. Careful not to startle her, only for her turn her face to me. I looked in horror at the gouged and shadow burned sockets that used to be eyes.

“You are the one I waited for,” she tilts her head to the side in a cute/saddening/frightening manner.

“She said you would save us.”

“Luna? Or is it…” Before I could conclude, shadows began to form as a second voice echoed from Oracle.

“Master is that you!? For fucks sake you took your sweet ass time!” The voice cried happily.

“Se-SERENITY! You bitch! You're still alive!” I attempted to hug the shadow only to slip through it.

“I can't...hold myself together. Listen here you cock-waffle. Your girlfriend has the rest of me...save her, find a way to extract me, and we can drink ourselves to oblivion once this is all over!”

Zephyr came up to us and tapped my leg.

“Celestia placed a ban on alcoholic beverages after unification.”

“Now you tell me!!” I shout with Serenity.

The shadows find their way back to Oracle as she slumps to the ground.

“Our friend is gone…” She says in a lucid state. “I'm sad.”

I sigh and pick Oracle up and adjust her so she's now hanging off my neck. “Me too Zecora. Me too.”

“Hehe, that's a funny name…” She nods off as I motion to Twi and Zeph.

“Night. Now.” I hear Twilight growl.

“This way miss.”

Zephyr lead us deeper into the obsidian caverns, down a spiral staircase and through a narrow pass.

We were met with a heavily reinforced black metal door.

“Only the head scientist has access to this room, but he's out on vacation.” Stated Zephyr.

I lay Oracle down, remove my armor, and place my hand on my chest.

‘This'll hurt.’

I slide my hand down as my chest is ripped open. I grasp my heart and pull.

The excruciating pain takes a second to subside as I shakily hand the crystal heart to Twilight.

“Take this, Zephyr, and Oracle back up those stairs and don't come down til I call or if you absolutely need to.”

“That was disgusting, so please don't do that in front of me again.” She says as she spits out a bit of bile.

Once they were a safe distance away, I draw blood from the gaping hole in my chest and form the Blood Orb.

“RELEASE ALL!!” My condensed form broke away as I transformed into my Dracopyric Lion.

I rush the steel door with my Tuning Blade, after ten slams and only three dents I ram an orb of Ultima at the door and resume my assault.

“RAAAGH!! BREAK DAMN DAMN YOU!!”

With a mighty roar, I blast the door with a continuous stream of plasma breath. With one last mighty Ultima charged swing, my sword finally knocks the door off it's hinges, but…

My mind races as the dice of fate run their course.

My mind was thusly assaulted as I was pulled inwards.

Darkness filled my view, the floor of my mind glowed white and black. Before I knew it I was slammed by several tendrils of shadow. A voice began to repeat itself.

“I won't let you hurt me anymore. I won't let you hurt me anymore. I won't let you hurt me…”

‘Luna.’ Moonpie it's me! I'm here to rescue you!

“Is it…” The world began to change. I was now standing in the middle of a chapel. Ponies filled rows of seats...in the front row sat the elements, Spike and Angel (as they once were as humans), Shining Armor and Celestia. Celestia was crying happy tears as she blew constantly into a handkerchief.

Front and center stood Cadence, Luna and myself.

Cadence spoke happily. “Is there anypony among you who would-”

Behind me, the doors blew open as an old pony in a white lab coat and glasses with a wicked grin and spear gun shot out a lance of pure silver.

“No you don't! This is my mind and I MAKE THE GOD DAMNED RULES!!”

As the lance sailed past me, I grasped it, redirected it, and threw it back to sender.

The world dissolved as I heard a faint whisper.

“You came for me.”

My vision slowly returned...in the middle of the black cell was a chained and convulsing Luna just as she was in Midnight’s vision.

I walked slowly at first, then worked my way up to a sprint as I rushed past her back and forth, slicing away her binding chains.

As she fell, I made sure to catch her and cast Healing Wings.

This agitated the shadow that was bound to her as it attacked me. It ceased once it realized it could do nothing to harm me.

“Are you...really there…” Asks Luna, fear and doubt within her voice.

“Yeah. I'm busting us out. Hold on.” With a quick look at my vitals I charge the last of my mana into one last Ultima and blow a hole in the wall.

‘If the building schematics were right then…

The light of day shone down on us from the ceiling of the cell. Whoever designed this place didn't expect what was essentially a neutron bomb blasting through it. Good.

I pull out my pendant, tap it twice, and make my way out. Precious cargo safely secured.

The city was on in high alert, but I took the less direct path to my destination only to come face first with a bipedal cat being that looked an awful lot like Lyra…

Said being glomped me in glee.

“Check. This. OUT! I'm human now like you!” Exclaimed the being.

“A-Azure...who is that?” I can't see.” Said Luna.

“That's because I haven't removed your blindfold. Lyra...is that you?”

“Eeeee~” was her only sound as she hugged herself.

“Riiight-O. We should probably get going though, with what just happened I don't think it's-”

A purple burst of magic popped and dropped Twilight and Oracle on top of me and Luna.

“The world is spinning~” Said Oracle happily as she spun herself slowly.

Twilight was not so happy. “Move move move move! The other scientists are in and they are NOT happy. Help me teleport to the observatory!”

“You have my heart?”

“Ech, don't remind me…” Said Twilight spitting out more bile.

“Tap into it and-”

With a burst of magic, we were now home free… sort of.