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// Chapter 13: Evil Awakens 
// Story: KINGDOM HEARTS: Fractured Friendship 
// by KHXhero 
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Chapter 13: Evil Awakens




If someone could imagine themselves being chained up and being escorted by authorities, then they would be in Sora's shoes right now.  He, Donald, and Goofy were cuffed, while the girls and Spike were also in chains.  For Rainbow Dash, this was pure torture.  She didn't like being on the ground for too long unless she wanted to.  But her wings were in chains so she couldn't fly.

"Well, this is embarrassing." Donald said, though he looked up at Sora, who wasn't fretting at all.

"Sora, how come you're calm like this?" Goofy asked.

"Don't worry, it'll get cleared up." Sora said.

"How?" Donald asked.

"Just trust me, ok?" Sora asked.  The two showed worried looks, but they gave a nod.  They better hope Sora knows what he's doing, for everyone's sake.  Pretty soon, they were inside the throne room.  It was a pretty big room, where the reddish magenta carpet made it's way up to the big throne, which was surrounded by vases of flowers and two streams of water on each side of the throne.  The throne itself had two seats.  One big one with a sun at the top, and a slightly smaller one next to it with the crescent moon at the top, showing that these must be the seats that Princess Celestia and Princess Luna sit at.

"Wow..." Sora said.  "This place is amazing-"  Suddenly he was hit on the head by a stick, which was wielded by Chancellor Neighsay.  "Ow!"

"Do not speak." Neighsay said.  "You are criminals and you should not speak unless told to."

"Sorry." Goofy said, only to receive a glare from the Chancellor, who then glanced at the entire group.

"All of you are hereby charged for theft and attempting to break into the Castle Vault." Neighsay began.  "Have you any words for what all of you have done?"

"Well, we have a good explanation for that." Sora said, only to be hit in the head again.  "Ow!"

"I said silence!" Neighsay said.

"But you said if we had any words to say-" Donald said, only to be hit in the head as well.

"Silence!" Neighsay said.

"What is your problem, mister?" Applejack asked, stepping forward.

"Yeah, you don't have the authority to hit somepony like that." Rainbow Dash said.  "Or someone in their case."

"Do not tell me what to do Pegasus." Neighsay said, wagging his stick at the rainbow-maned flyer.  "Now I believe you all should be sent to the dungeons."

"Shouldn't we wait until Princess Celestia gets here though?" Spike said as he was the first to approach.  "You can't make that decision without.

"Get away from me, you filthy scaly beast." Neighsay said as he pushed Spike away, making the girls gasp.

"Hey!" Rarity said as she stepped forward up to he Chancellor's face.  "How dare you call him such a word.  You may be the chancellor of the Unicorn Council, but I'm not afraid to rip your mane out if you hurt his cute little face!"

"ENOUGH!" a voice spoke from behind.  Glancing back at the doo, they saw a tall white alicorn with a flowing mane walk into the room.  It was Princess Celestia.  As she came into the room, the guards gave a bow swiftly, showing respect to their princesses.

"Princess Celestia!" Sora and the others said as they gave a bow.

"Princess!" The chancellor said hesitantly, and quickly gave a short bow.

"Chancellor Neighsay." Celestia said.  "What is the meaning of this?  Why is the keyblade master and the elements in chains?"

"Forgive me, Princess." Neighsay said.  "These ponies and these humans were trying to break into the vault."  The princesses turned to see Sora, Donald, Goofy, Spike, and the mane five, who all waved nervously.  She then turned to the guards.

"Guards, you may leave." The Princess said, with the guards then giving another bow and departed out of the room.  She then turned to the Chancellor.

"Chancellor, release them at once." Celestia said.  Everyone gasped at what she said, even the Chancellor.

"Wh...What?!" Neighsay asked.

"Release them." Celestia said.  "Sora and his company were given clearance to enter the vault."

"What?!" Neighsay asked.  "What kind of a fool gave this human scum and these outsiders clearance?"

"That would be me." Another voice said from the throne, revealing to be none other than Princess Luna herself, holding an goose in her hooves, which let out a gawk.  "So nice of you to join us, Chancellor Neighsay."

"WHAT?!" Neighsay asked.  "Why would you give this human clearance to go into the vault?!"

"The keyblade master made a call to us." Luna said.  "He informed us that it was very urgent, and may depend on Equestria's safety."  She looked back at the boy, and gave a wink and smile.  The boy gave a nod.

"Wait... when did-?" Donald asked, with Sora holding up the charm that Luna gave him earlier.

"Like she said, I made a call." He said with a wink, with Goofy giving a chuckle.

"Who gave you the right to give an outsider permission?!" Neighsay asked.

"Chancellor." Celestia said as she approached the unicorn.  "My sister is also Princess of Equestria, and we are Co-Rulers of Equestria, so she is also allowed to give ponies, and other citizens permisson should it be very crucial, even to non-ponies."  The chancellor was about to speak, but he stopped himself.

"Of course, Princess." Neighsay said.

"Oh, and one more thing." Celestia said as he horn began to glow, her magic covered the chains Sora and company were in, and shattered them, setting them free.  She then turned her face back to the Chancellor.  "Should I hear you ever threatening young Spike here, you may not like what is coming next."  Despite feeling threatened, the Chancellor kept his cool and gave a nod.

"I... should probably be on my way."  He gave a short bow and turned to leave, but he then gave a quick stare at the group, but mostly looking back at Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Spike.

"Disgusting vermin." He silently said as he left the area.  As he got far away enough, he took one look back, he then went down the hallway.

"How pathetic..." Neighsay said to himself.  "The Princesses are now being noble to filthy creatures outside our world now?  They don't deserve to be rulers of Equestria, especially after the Changeling Attack.  Well, hopefully it won't be much longer now."  He only shook his head and went on his way.  With the chancellor gone, Celestia only gave a sigh.

"I am so sorry about that, Sora." She said.  "The chancellor is... not pleasant towards non-ponies."

"I noticed." Sora said.  "He was pretty rude."

"Yeah, he called Sora keyblade wielding scum." Goofy said.

"And he called Spike a filthy scaly beast." Applejack said.

"Yeah, that wasn't very nice!" Donald said.

"Yeah, he's such a meanie too." Pinkie Pie said.

"And the worst part is he is a very high representative in Canterlot." Rarity said.

"Well, don't let him get to you." Celestia said.  "He's always been like that."

"We're sorry too for not going to you in person first." Sora said.

"It's alright." Celestia said.  "You told Luna, and she told me that you needed to be here.  But now, back to the subject at hand.  What is it that you all need from the vault?  You need something to find Twilight or restore the magic?"

"Well actually, Princess." Sora said.  "We wanted to know, did you happen to store anything in here that belonged to Starswirl the Bearded?"  Celestia's eyes widened as she heard that name.

"Starswirl?" Celestia asked.  "Why must you know?  You're looking for something that belonged to him?"

"Well yes, Princess." Goofy said as Donald gave a nod.  "You see someone named Mare Do Well is hunting for the Talismans that belonged to the Pillars of Equestria.  She already has five of them, and now she's after something that belongs to Starswirl the Bearded."  Celestia gasped.

"The Pillars of Equestria?" Celestia asked.

"Someone is searching for their artifacts?" Luna asked.

"That's right." Sora said.  "And now, we think Mare Do Well is after something that belongs to Starswirl the Bearded.  If there's anything we can find in the vault-"

"Starswirl's Journal." Celestia said silently.

"Huh?" Sora asked.

"The Journal of Starswirl the Bearded." Celestia said.  "That should be the artifact that you're searching for.  It was found along with the other artifacts after he disappeared."

"So is it in the vault then?" Sora asked.

"No." Celestia said, before turning her head away for a moment.  "It's actually in my chambers."

"It Is?!" Sora, Donald, and Goofy asked.

"Yes." Celestia said, while Luna's ears perked up.

"Wait, what were you doing with Starswirl's journal, sister?" Luna asked, with Celestia freezing in place.

"Um... I was... I was looking to see if he had a spell in there." Celestia said, showing a smile.  "A spell that would've allowed us to find Twilight.  I got it out before Sora and company arrived.  I must've forgotten to put it back."  Princess Luna, however, glanced closely at her sister.  She was staring at her sister's face, and looked unconvinced.

"You're lying, sister." Luna said, with Celestia slowly dropping her smile, showing a bit of worry, something that Sora, nor the girls and his friends never saw before.

"Huh?" Sora asked, while Luna stepped closer to her sister.

"W...What makes you say that, sister?" Celestia asked.

"Your wording, your hesitation at the start of your sentence." Luna said.  "I know when my own sister is lying about something."  Celestia tried her best to keep a straight face, but she knew her little sister wasn't buying the act.  Apparently she had the journal for more than just finding Twilight.

"Sister, you promised me no more secrets after I was restored." Luna said.  "What were you doing with Starswirl's journal."  Celestia couldn't help but sigh.  There was something that she really needed to get off her chest.

"Well... I.... um...." Celestia spoke.

-BOOOOM!!-

The sound and rumble took everyone by surprise.

"What was that?" Goofy asked.  Sora looked up at the ceiling, seeing some dust falling down from the ceiling, seeing that it must be from the floor above.

"It came from up the castle!" Sora said.

"Someone's broken into the castle?" Donald said.

"Oh no!" Celestia said, showing deep worry on her face.  Without saying a word, she rushed off out of the chambers, much to Luna's concern.

"Sister, wait!" Luna called out as she chased after her.

"We better go with them." Sora said.

"Alrighty then!" Applejack said.

"Then, let's go!" Rainbow Dash said, with everyone nodding in agreement, and they rushed off, following the royal sisters up the castle, and find the source of that sudden shake in the castle





The castle was pretty big, probably much bigger than the city of Canterlot itself.  Luckily, the group were following Luna, who was chasing Celestia.  Soon they came to a stop, seeing Princess Celestia rush into her chambers, where smoke was emerging out.  But not too much.  It was mostly dusty smoke.  Luna went in after.  Sora and the others went into the room as well.  Opening it up, they saw the entire bedchamber a mess, with many papers, scrolls, and even the bed sheets were tossed aside with some pillows.  And the maids just got it cleaned an hour ago.  Celestia gasped, seeing the table pushed over.  She galloped inside and to the table, looking for something.  Worry struck her face as she gasped.

"Oh No!" Celestia shouted.  "It's gone!"

"What's gone?" Sora asked.

"Starswirl's Journal!" Celestia said.

"What?!" Sora asked as everyone else gasped.

"It's gone?!" Spike asked.

"What do you mean, Princess?" Applejack asked.

"I left it on the desk, and now it's gone!" Celestia said.  "Oh no, this is bad!  Very bad!"  She looked around the room, looking up and down, panicking.  Princess Celestia was... panicking?  Normally the ponies would see Celestia much more calmer in a crisis like this.  But this was the first time they've seen the Sun Princess lose her cool.

"Wow... I've never seen the Princess like this before." Sora said.

"All that for a journal?" Fluttershy asked.

"It's one of the talismans!" Donald said.

"And I think I know who might be responsible." Goofy said.  Pinkie Pie was about to speak, but then suddenly...

"OH!" She cried out, as if she was in pain, dropping to her knees.  The sudden shout got everyone's attention.

"Pinkie Girl!" Applejack said as she galloped toward the party pony.

"Are you alright, darling?" Rarity asked.  The party pony rose back up, showing a face of deep concern.

"Yes, I'm ok.... but..." Pinkie Pie said.  "I... I felt something dark... and evil..."

"Evil?" Rainbow Dash asked.  "Is it another Pinkie Sense?"

"Yeah... but... it felt horrible... and terrifying." Pinkie Pie said.  Rainbow Dash looked around, and her eyes widened as she stopped.

"And I think I know who!" Rainbow Dash said, getting ready to fight.  The group turned to what the pegasus was looking at.  Standing there on the Princess' balcony was the masked mare herself, Mare Do Well.  

"Mare Do Well." Rainbow Dash growled.  The ponies stood their ground, while Rarity tilted her head, seeing the horn on Mare Do Well's head.

"She's a unicorn?!" Rarity asked.

"She's here!" Applejack said.

"Well, let's take her down!" Rainbow Dash said.  Donald and Goofy were getting ready to fight too, but Sora only stood there, to see the masked mare.  Concern was on his face, as he wondered if this pony truly was Twilight.  He had to know.  He was the first to approach her slowly.  He then spoke.

"Twilight?" He asked.  The name of the pony they're looking for made Donald and Goofy moan in question.  The girls froze in place, as the boy spoke the name of their friend.  Even the princesses almost gasped in surprise.  He said Twilight.  But he was talking to the masked pony.

"What?" Pinkie Pie asked as the boy continued to approach her.

"Twilight... is that you?" Sora asked.  Mare Do Well then just stood there and lifted her hoof up to remove her hat.  She the removed the mask and cloak, finally revealing her face.  Everypony gasped, even Sora, Donald, and Goofy.

"Wait.... that's not Twilight!" Pinkie Pie said.

"Oh, No, Not You!" Rainbow Dash said.  As the Mare Do Well clothes disappeared, the unmasked pony gave a smile, showing a face the girls were hoping never to see again.

"Oh yes it is." The pony said, revealed to be a unicorn coated in brilliant azure, her mane pale cornflower blue with very pale cerulean stripes.  Her eyes were dark grayish violet, and her cutie mark was a light blue magical wand with a crescent moon.  Then suddenly, a magic purple hat and cape with yellow stars appeared from her own magic.  She then gave a smile.

"The Great... and Powerful... Trixie!" She called out.  Sora, Donald, and Goofy looked at each other.

"The Great and Powerful Trixie?" The three asked.

"Trixie!" The girls called out with surprise, but also a bit of annoyance too.

"Hello, girls." Trixie said, showing a sly smile.  "Trixie is back, and I'm here for some unfinished business."

"Wait, you girls know her?" Sora asked.

"We sure do." Applejack said.  "She's a magician."

"And a very big boaster too." Rarity said, her face showing distaste.  "She tells ponies stories of many heroic things she does, which are all fake." Then suddenly, Princess Celestia stepped forward.

"Trixie Lulamoon." She said.  "This is quite a surprise."

"Wait, you know her too?" Rainbow Dash asked surprised.

"Of course I do." Celestia sad.  "She used to be a student back at the School for Gifted Unicorns, until she dropped out at least.  It's a long story."

"Ahhh… Princess Celestia." Trixie said.  "You remember Trixie well.  It has been a long time, hasn't it."

"What are you doing here, Miss Lulamoon?" Celestia asked.  "Did you steal Starswirl's Journal?"  The magician pony gave a smirk.

"What else?" Trixie asked as she pulled something from under her cloak, revealing to be an old book with a couple of bookmarks in it.  While it was a bit worn out, it was in very good shape.  It had six stars on it, with two swirls at the top and the bottom, engraved within a hexagon.  The Princesses gasped.

"Starswirl's Journal!" Luna spoke.  "Trixie Lulamoon, return that to us at once!"

"I can't do that, your majesties." Trixie said.  "I need this for a little spell, to awaken the greatest evil of all!"

"Oh no, you're not!" Rainbow Dash said as she and the girls got ready to fight.  "You'll have to go against us."

"And don't think we'll let you get away with it." Applejack said.  "You're not as great and powerful as you say you are."

"Oh, you're wrong." Trixie said.  "Trixie is great and powerful... with this!"  She the widened the cloak collar around her neck, revealing something that was attached onto the chain that held the cloak around her.  The royal sisters gasped with shock.  The item on the chain was a black amulet with a red gemstone inside it.  The top of the amulet had a unicorn head with read eyes, and wings too!

"The Alicorn Amulet!" They both said in unison, surprising the group.

"What?" The girls asked.

"Wait, you recognize it?" Sora asked.

"Yes." Celestia said.  "That is the alicorn amulet.  It's a dark magic amulet that gives the wearer the powers of an alicorn, reaching to our level of magic."  The girls and Spike gasped in surprise.

"Alicorn magic?" Sora asked.  "So it's like a magic booster or something?"

"Yes." Luna said.  "And the longer they wear it, the more powerful they become, and more corrupted with evil."

"That's right." Trixie said as she straightened the amulet on her cloak chain.  "And now, Trixie feels more powerful than ever!"  She then blinked her eyes, showing a red glow in them as a dark red aura began to light up from the amulet and surround her body.

"Not while I'm here!" Rainbow Dash said as she flew in to attack, only for Trixie to point her horn forward, firing a red beam and blasting Rainbow Dash into the wall.

"Rainbow!" Fluttershy called out, flying towards her friend, who was lifting herself up, grunting in a bit of pain.

"Ow... that hurt." She replied.  Donald and Goofy looked at each other and gave a nod.  They then turned to Sora, who was looking away thinking.

"That wasn't... Twlight?" Sora said to himself.

"Sora!" Donald said.

"Huh?" He asked, getting back to reality.

"We have to stop her!" Goofy said, pointing at Trixie.

"Oh, right!" Sora said as he summoned his keyblade.  He, Donald, and Goofy rushed forward to attack, but then Trixie gave a smile, putting Starswirl's Journal into her cloak.

"So long, knaves." Trixie said as she took off running, galloping away towards the edge of the balcony and jumped off!  The group gasped as the trio stopped, only to see Trixie slowly emerging from the bottom, and floating up into the air.  The group were surprised, while Celestia and Luna were even more shocked.  A dark cloud was below Mare Do Well's hooves, and the masked mare's horn was glowing with a cloud of dark aura.  Pretty soon, Trixie turned around and jumped off the cloud, making her way upon one of the buildings below.

"She's getting away!" Luna shouted.  "Rainbow Dash, Sora, you two go after her!"

"On it!" Rainbow Dash said.  "Sora, C'mon!"

"Ok!" Sora said as he dashed forward, with Rainbow Dash flying ahead and down the edge of the castle.  With a mighty leap, Sora jumped off and landed on Rainbow Dash's back.

"Hold on!" She said.  "This is gonna be fast!"  As he gave a nod, Rainbow Dash flew much faster than she did before and chased after the thief.  They spotted Trixie, who's horn started to glow.  Another cloud of dark magic appeared in front of her and she jumped on, flying around the city of Canterlot, while Sora and Rainbow Dash were close behind.

"Trixie!" Rainbow Dash called out.  "Stop!"  The magician pony only laughed, with her horn glowing, and shot out magical beams at the two.  With Rainbow Dash being a very fast flyer, she was able to dodge and roll, while Sora held on, escaping every blast.

"Fire back!" The pegasus shouted.

"Got it!' Sora said as he aimed his keyblade and fired magical projectiles at Trixie, attempting to hit her.  But the pony summoned a shield, blocking them, and she even pushed some of them away as she kept commanderring the dark cloud below her, flying around the city of Canterlot.  Ponies looked up to see this chase take place.

"Look, it's a bird!" Fancy Pants called out.

"It's a plane!" Lemon Hearts called out.

"It's Rainbow Dash, chasing a unicorn while some boy with a key-shaped sword is riding on her back!" Minuette called out.  Looking down at the ponies below, Trixie gave a smile.

"Well, let's see if you're really a hero, Rainbow Dash!" Trixie called out as she aimed her horn and shot down upon the streets, causing some of the ground to break up and some of the houses to be caught on fire, making ponies scream.

"Oh No!" Sora shouted.  "Rainbow Dash, we have to help them!" 

"But what about Trixie?" Rainbow Dash asked.  "We can't let her get away!"

"SORA!" Donald and Goofy called out as they ran down the streets where Trixie shot at.

"Guys!" Sora called out.  Donald rushed over to one of the burning houses and pointed his staff forward.

"WATER!" He shouted, with his staff shooting out a small burst of a water onto the fires.  He did this several times to put the fires out, since higher level magic wasn't accessible due to the magic not working.  Goofy also picked up some buckets of water and splashed them onto the flames to help out.  The girls were also in the streets, helping several ponies who were hurt.

"Don't worry, we'll help everyone out!" Goofy called out.  "You go after Trixie!"

"Are you sure?" Sora asked.

"Of course!" Donald said.  "Now hurry, she's getting away!"

"On it!" Rainbow Dash said as she continued to fly after Trixie, as Sora held on.  The magician pony only growled as she turned around and fired red beams at the two, with Rainbow Dash dodging each beam, even somersaulting a few times.  Luckily, Sora has had some experience riding on anything fast, such as flying on Baymax back in San Fransokyo.  Sora pointed his keyblade and fired more magical bullets, managing to hit Trixie on her flank, making her yelp and cover her sore butt.

"That's it!" Trixie called out as her horn began to glow, lifting up several crates and carts off the streets and making them float up beside her.

"Try and dodge this!" She shouted as she hurled the carts and crates at the two.

"Uh oh!" Rainbow Dash said.

"I got this!" Sora said as he then threw his keyblade up in the air, transforming into the Double Arrowguns.  He gripped them both in his hand and fired more magical bullets at the objects, blasting them away with each shot.

"Sweet!" Rainbow Dash said as she continued to fly, with Sora shooting each piece of debris with his arrowguns, even shooting Trixie's hat right off, making it hurtle to the ground.

"That was Trixie's hat you fool!" Trixie said as she turned around.  Her horn began to glow even more, as did the Alicorn Amulet, and her eyes began to glow red as well!  She picked up everything she could, such as more crates, carts, vases, and all sorts of objects, wadding it all up into one massive ball.

"Prepared to be crushed by Trixie!" She shouted as she tossed the ball straight at the two.  Sora however, didn't show any fear, as he combined his two guns into the Magic Launcher!  He then aimed forward, charged up a shot, and then fired at the ball of debris.  As the shot made contact, a huge explosion of dust and particles blasted in the sky, making Trixie cough as she looked on and saw nothing.  Suddenly, Rainbow Dash flew in fast from the dust and swatted Trixie in the face, followed by Sora coming in hot, and whacking Trixie with his Magic Launcher!  The hit made Trixie drop from the cloud she was flying on and hurling straight towards the ground.  She screamed as she was about to hit the floor.

But then suddenly... she felt no impact on her face and body.  Opening her eyes, she saw that she was just an inch away from touching the ground.  Looking straight up, she saw Rainbow Dash, grabbing her by the tail with her teeth, with Sora on her back, both of them smiling.  As Trixie touched the ground with her hooves, Rainbow Dash released her tail.  The magician pony then tried to keep her cool.

"Had enough, Trixie?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"That's The Great and Powerful Trixie." Trixie said.  "And no, I haven't!"  She then sent out a wave of magic, sending the rainbow maned Pegasus and the spikey-haired boy across the floor.  As Rainbow Dash moaned in a bit of pain, Sora lifted himself back up.

"Now to finish you all off!" Trixie spoke out as her horn began on charge up, and she began to glow with magic, lots of dark red magic.  As Rainbow Dash lifted her head up, her mouth hung down and her eyes widened up with shock, seeing the boasting unicorn more powerful than ever!  Sora then glanced at the Alicorn Amulet attached to her cape.

"Trixie, take the amulet off!" Sora said.  "It's magic is turning you evil!"

"No can do, peasent boy!" Trixie said.  "And you won't be able to take it off from me, because only I can take it off if I want to.  And that is never going to happen!"  Sora only shook his head.  He can't take off of her.  But then he glanced down at his keyblade.  Maybe that can break the amulet off!

"But this might!" Sora said as he pointed his keyblade forward, charging up as much energy as if could.  The keyblade then fired a ray of light and it struck Trixie.  It did not hit her, but it did hit the Alicorn Amulet, and the impact sent her flying.  As it did, the amulet popped right off her!  With the opportunity in hand, Rainbow Dash flew forward and grabbed it.

"Got it!" Rainbow Dash said.  "Sora, heads up!" She then tossed it to Sora, who then whacked the amulet to the ground.  Raising his keyblade, and with a mighty shout, Sora slammed the keyblade on to the amulet, shattering it to pieces!  A loud scream was heard as the amulet broke apart in pieces, as red dark magic seeped out of it and faded away like dust.  The boy let out a sigh of relief, seeing the amulet destroyed.

"There we go." Sora said as Rainbow Dash approached the boy with a smile.

"That!  Was! Awesome!" Rainbow Dash said as she hopped with excitement.  "Good job, Sora!"

"Thanks." Sora said as he and the Pegasus did a fist bump... or hoof bump in Rainbow's case.  The two then glanced over to Trixie, who was face down on the ground, slowly regaining consciousness.  Sora and Rainbow Dash approached her.

"Alright, Trixie." Sora said, pointing his keyblade forward.  "Give it up."  The magician pony lifted her head up, opening her eyes, reverting back to their light violet color.  She looked around, showing a confused face.

"Wait... what happened?" Trixie asked.  "Where am I?  Why am I here in Canterlot?"  The boy tilted his head with confusion, as did Rainbow Dash.

"Huh?" Rainbow Dash asked, with the azure pony looking back at the rainbow-maned Pegasus.

"You!" Trixie asked.  "Your Twilight Sparkle's rainbow friend!"

"Uh... it's Rainbow Dash." The Pegasus said.

"Right." Trixie said, and then glanced over to Sora.  "And who is this?"

"I'm Sora." The by said, though he was more confused by why Trixie didn't remember what just happened.

"Sora!  Rainbow Dash!" voices called out.  They turned around to see the girls, Spike, Donald, and Goofy making their way towards them.

"Donald, Goofy, is everyone back there ok?" Sora asked.

"Uh huh." Donald sad.  "No casualties."

"Yep, everypony's ok." Goofy said.  "Though I think the Donut shop might need some fixing."  They turned back to see a destroyed Donut Shop, with Donut Joe, the light amber coated pony with the moderate orange tail and mane, with sap green eyes, crying in agony as his ruined shop.

"No!" He shouted.  "Oh Nooo!"

"NOOO!" Pinkie Pie screamed, also giving a cry.  "She blew it up!"  She slumped to the ground and slammed her hooves on the pavement.  "Darn You!  Darn you all to Tartarus!"

"Um, I'm sorry?" Fluttershy said as she patted Pinkie Pie on the shoulder.  Giving a shrug, Applejack approached Trixie.

"Alright, Trixie-girl." Applejack said.  "Give us back Starswirl's Journal!"

"Starswirl's Journal?" Trixie asked.  "What journal?"  That made Applejack raise an eyebrow with confusion.

"Uh... the one you're sitting on right now." She said, pointing at the book that Trixie was on top off.  The magician pony turned her head and glanced at the book.

"This?" Trixie asked.  "Wait, why did I have this?  Why do I have this?"  The ponies tilted their heads with more confusion.

"Ok, now I'm really confused." Rainbow Dash said.

"You stole this from the Princess Celestia's chambers, remember?" Applejack asked.

"I did?" Trixie asked as she started to think.  She tried to remember that but she couldn't!  "Trixie doesn't remember that."  everyone looked at her with confusion.  She doesn't remember?

"You... don't remember?" Rainbow Dash asked.  Rarity then gasped with realization.  She approached the magician pony.

"Trixie, what is the last thing you do remember?" the fashionista asked.  Trixie continued to think.

"Well, the last thing Trixie remembers is that she was here in Canterlot to do a magic show, though no pony showed up due to her actions and lies in Ponyville spreading across all of Equestria." Trixie said.  "Then suddenly, I come across this masked pony with a purple hat and cape.  She asked me to switch clothes with her, and when I placed the suit on, the pony placed this weird amulet on me... then, that's its."  After hearing her story, the ponies only looked at her, while Sora, Donald, and Goofy were a bit confused.

"Like we're gonna believe that, boaster." Rainbow Dash said.

"She's telling the truth." All eyes were on Applejack, as she said those words.

"Wait, you believe her?" Rainbow Dash asked.  "After all those fake stories she told?"

"Yes, Rainbow, she's telling the truth." Applejack said.  "I know when a pony is lying, and Trixie isn't lying."

"My goodness." Rarity said to Trixie.  "I think you were hexed."

"Hexed?" Sora asked.

"She was cursed, or enchanted." Donald answered.  Sora tilted his head, still confused.

"Mind control magic." Goofy said.

"Oooh, that makes sense." Sora said as Donald rolled his eyes.  Sora glanced back at the shattered amulet, and began to think.  Trixie came to her senses after he removed the amulet from her.  So maybe the Alicorn Amulet was enchanted with a mind control spell.

"I think that amulet Trixie was wearing was cursed with that sort of spell." Sora said.

"So whoever enchanted her was the one who was wearing the Mare Do Well outfit and stealing the artifacts." Goofy said.

"To throw us off her tracks!" Donald said.

"But then... who enchanted her?" Spike asked.  

"Trixie, did you see who it was who put the costume and amulet on ya?" Applejack asked.  Trixie continued thinking, but couldn't remember.

"No." Trixie said.  "Trixie didn't see her face.  But her voice was very familiar."  The magician pony lifted her head up and her eyes widened, giving a gasp

"There she is!" The azure unicorn shouted, pointing her hoof up and forwards.  The group turned to who she was pointing to.  Standing there on top of one of the buildings was a pony wearing a black hooded cloak.  While it was hard to make out her face, a pair of glowing cyan eyes glowed through the dark.

"Her?" Goofy asked.

"Yes!" Trixie shouted.  "She's the one who cursed me!"  Before anyone could react however, the cloaked pony revealed a horn from on her forehead, which glowed a familiar color aura.  And with her magic, she picked up the Journal that was right in front of Trixie and took it.

"Hey!" Rainbow Dash shouted as the book flew to the cloaked pony, who placed it into a saddle bag on her right.

"Give that back!" Applejack shouted.  "That book doesn't belong to you!"  Sora tilted his head as he looked at the cloaked pony.  Was that the pony who enchanted Trixie and placed the Mare Do Well on her.  Then... could that mean... that's...

Before he could think anymore however, he glanced down at his keyblade, seeing that it was glowing again... the same magenta color aura, showing that Twilight was closer.  Much closer.  He let out a silent gasp and looked back at the mysterious pony.  Could that be... Twilight?

"You're not getting away this time, meanie!" Pinkie Pie said as she prepared her party cannon, aimed straight at the mysterious pony, who only stared at the group, her face still shrouded in the hood.

"Liars... betrayers... selfish... disservicers… frowners..." The mysterious pony spoke from her hood.

"Huh?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"You all still think you and Celestia can fool Equestria with your facades." The pony spoke.  "Well, guess again."  Sora suddenly froze, shock and fear slowly showing on his face as he heard the voice that came out of her mouth.  He knew that voice.  It can't be.

"That... that voice." Sora said, his keyblade loosening a bit from his grip.

"Finally... time to finish this!" Rainbow Dash said as she made a charging dash forward.

"Rainbow, wait!" Applejack called out as she took off and flew after the mysterious unicorn, who took off galloping across the rooftops as the Pegasus was in pursuit.

"Rainbow... No!" Sora shouted as he bolted after her.

"Sora!" Donald and Goofy called out, but he ignored their cries as he went after Rainbow Dash, jumping onto the rooftops to give chase.  As they watched, Goofy did notice that Sora looked scared stiff when he took off after them.

"Did Sora look scared for a moment?" he asked.

"I didn't pay attention actually." Donald said.  "But he did sound like he just saw a ghost."  Not sure what was bothering him, they knew they had to chase him.

"Well, c'mon!" Goofy said as he and Donald went after them.

"Wait for us!" Applejack called out as she and the girls, and of course Spike, followed along, leaving Trixie alone and confused.  But she then brushed herself off and shook her head.

"That's right, runaway!" She said, boasting once more.  "You could not beat the Great and Powerful Trixie!"  She then conjured up a ball of smoke and disappeared... actually she just ran off in fear.

Rainbow Dash was hot in pursuit as she was chasing the mysterious pony, doing her best to catch up.

"Stop running!" Rainbow Dash shouted.  The hooded pony only turned her head and fired a magical beam, shooting right at the Pegasus, who dodged out of the way and did her best to catch up to her.

"Rainbow Dash!" Sora's voice shouted.  Turning her head, she saw Sora running across the rooftops after her.

"Sora!" Rainbow Dash said as she flew in under, allowing Sora to hop on and fly on her back.  The two continued to give chase.

"Don't worry, we're not gonna let her get away this time!" Rainbow Dash said, though Sora was showing an very concerned face.

"Rainbow, wait...!  That pony... she's..." Sora said.

"She's what?" Rainbow Dash asked.  Before Sora could speak however, he looked forward and saw a huge boulder hurling towards them.

"Look ouuuut!" Sora shouted.

"AHHHHH!!!" Rainbow Dash shouted as she flew upward, dodging the boulder.  She continued to fly after the hooded pony, who kept galloping.  She made a leap, but Rainbow Dash flew faster and spread her hooves out to catch her.  She got close.

"Gotcha!" She shouted as she squinted her eyes and wrapped her hooves up.  But as she opened them, she didn't see anything the pony.  She didn't catch her.  Wait, where did she go?  Suddenly, Rainbow Dash was grabbed by her rear hoof.  Looking back, she saw the cloaked pony, tugging her down.

"Get off!" Rainbow Dash said as she tried to shake her off while flying upward, while Sora looked forward.

"Rainbow, Look out!" He shouted, getting her to look forward again, only to see that she was about to fly into one of the towers.  Rainbow Dash flew up, with her legs touching the building.  Suddenly, the hooded unicorn grabbed the Pegasus by the tail, tugging her and making her lose altitude.  With no altitude, no flight.  Rainbow Dash began to fall backwards, with Sora holding on as the cloaked pony tackled Rainbow Dash as they fell.  Everyone watched as the two mares and boy began to drop high in the air.  Luckily, Sora grabbed Rainbow Dash hoof and thrusted his keyblade forward, stabbing it into the side of the tower, preventing all three of them from falling.  The three dangled there was Sora held on.  He looked down to see how high up they were.

"Whoa, that was close." Sora said, then his attention turned to see he was holding onto Rainbow Dash's hoof, who still had hooded unicorn dangling from her tail.  "Rainbow, are you ok?"

"What does it look like?" Rainbow Dash asked before looking down, seeing the mysterious unicorn glancing up at her.  "So, you had enough, thief?  Give back what you stole, or else!"

"You really think you're the hero?" The hooded unicorn asked, with the rainbow maned pegasus raising an eyebrow.

"Huh?" She asked.

"Heroes protect others, not chase after villains." The mysterious pony spoke.  "You're no hero, nor are you a loyal friend."  She then released Rainbow Dash's tail and began to drop.

"Oh no you don't!" Rainbow Dash said as she released Sora's hand, dropping with her.

"Rainbow!" Sora called out as the pegasus flew down and tackled the masked pony.  Both of them struggling, the cloaked unicorn trying to push Rainbow Dash off, while Rainbow Dash continued to grab ahold of the mysterious pony.

"You think you're gonna get away with this?!" Rainbow Dash said as she grabbed the unicorn by the horn.  "I won't let you get away with this!  Even if you are..."  She then pulled the hood right off the pony, revealing her face.  While no one else could see if, Rainbow Dash did, and shockingly... she gasped with complete shock... and horror.

"Y...You..." Rainbow Dash said.  Suddenly, she was flipped downward and a flash struck her.

-BOOM-

Rainbow Dash as hit hard by a powerful beam of magic to the face, breaking her flight and sending her falling.  The girls, and Spike, looked up and saw with horror.

"Rainbow Dash!" Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie called out.  

"Rainbow, No!" Fluttershy screamed as she moved pass the girls and galloped fast.  She had to save her friend, the one friend who stood up for her when other pegasi would bully her.  She already failed one friend.  She was not gonna fail another one.  She then started to flap her wings, taking flight.  Surprisingly, she started to fly faster and faster.  She zipped through and caught Rainbow Dash before she smashed into the ground, just in the nick of time!  She was safe!  The girls sighed in relief as they rushed over to their friends.

"Rainbow!" Applejack called out.  "Are you alright?"  The rainbow maned pegasus moved her head a bit, while Fluttershy gave a nod.

"She's alright." She said.

"Wow, that was good flying Flutters." Applejack said.

"Oh, thank you." Fluttershy said.

"Girls!" A voice called out.  Turning around, they saw Sora leaping off one of the rooftops to their level, and rushing over.  "Is Rainbow ok?"

"Yes, she's fine." Fluttershy said as Rainbow Dash moaned a little bit.

"I'm good..." The blue pegasus said as she rubbed her head.

"Sora!" Donald and Goofy's voices called out.  The group turned to see the Knight Captain and the Royal Wizard rush towards the group.

"Is everyone alright?" Goofy asked.

"Yeah, we're good." Applejack said.

"Where's the hooded pony?" Donald asked.  "The one who took Starswirl's Journal?"  Sora then remembered, the cloaked pony with the hood.  He looked around, trying to spot her, and so did Goofy.  To his luck, his eyes finally spotted the hooded pony making her way towards the Tower...  The Tower where the rest of the Elements of Harmony are being kept!

"There she is!" Goofy said, pointing straight at the tower, as the mysterious pony blasted through the doors and rushed inside.

"She's going into the Tower!" Fluttershy said.

"That's where the Elements are being kept!" Spike said.  "She's probably gonna steal them too!"  Sora looked on and his head was spinning his gears.  If that was the pony who hexed Trixie, and she took the journal.  Then that means...

"I'm going after her!" Sora said as he summoned his keyblade and rushed forward, leaving the group behind.

"Sora!" Donald and Goofy called out, but the boy was already making his way to the tower.

"C'mon, Goofy!" Donald said.

"You got it!" Goofy said as he summoned his shield, Donald his staff, and the two continued on to go after Sora and after the mysterious pony, leaving the girls and Spike to tend to Rainbow Dash.

"I.... saw... her...." Rainbow Dash moaned, getting everyone and everypony's attention.

"Rainbow Dash?" Fluttershy asked as the rainbow maned pegasus opened her eyes.

"Twilight!" Rainbow Dash said as she flew up back into the air.

"Yep, she's alright." Applejack said.

"No, I saw her!" Rainbow Dash spoke.  "I saw her!  I saw Twilight!"  The girls' ears perked up.

"Wha?" Applejack asked.  "You saw Twilight?"

"You saw Twilight?!" Spike asked.  "You really saw her?!"

"Twilight's Back?!" Pinkie Pie asked.  "She Came Back?!  Where is she?"  Rainbow Dash then looked left and right, wondering where Sora, Donald, and Goofy went.

"Where's Sora, Donald, and Goofy?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"They went to the Tower of the Elements, after the hooded pony, the one who shot you down." Applejack said.  Suddenly, to their surprise, Rainbow Dash's eyes widened, showing shock and... worry?

"Oh No!" Rainbow Dash shouted as she flew from the group and straight towards the tower, leaving the girls.  That was sudden.  Rainbow Dash was showing a face of worry?  Whatever was spooking her, they had to know and stop that pony in the cloak.

"C'mon, girls!" Applejack said.  "Let's go!"  The four mares and the baby dragon nodded and rushed over to get to the Tower... to stop this mysterious pony once and for all!





The hooded pony kept galloping down the halls as some of the guards chased her.  Even when a line managed to get in front of her, the mysterious pony teleported through them, passing them to their surprise.  She made a turn down one hall, passing some of the columns that held the building up, but then suddenly, a squad of Royal Guards emerged from behind the pillars, surrounding her.

"Stop, in the name of the Princesses!" The royal guards called out.  The hooded pony only lifted her head, and zapped up into the air, sending a powerful wave to blast the soldiers to the wall.  They all groaned in pain and she passed them quickly.

She then kept running, clutching the book and whatever she had in her saddlebags.  She turned to the hallway, and burst open the doors in front of her, showing the hall of the elements, where the glass windows depicting the mane six on their adventures, with the one in the middle depicting their successful victory against Nightmare Moon.  In the middle of the room were the chest that contained the elements, or at least the five other elements since Spike had the Element of Magic.  

She then made her way toward the box, seeing that no one was insight... except for Sora, who came into the room and hid behind one of the columns.  He leaned his head out, seeing the pony approaching the chest.  He looked at her for a brief moment.  Her face was shrouded so he could not see.  But the color of that magic was familiar.  He knew that aura anywhere.  That was the pony who enchanted Trixie into making her steal Starswirl's Journal, and that meant that this mysterious pony swapped the clothes onto Trixie sometime after her encounter with Sora to shake off her tail.

But the boy couldn't help but wonder.  His keyblade was glowing magenta, the same color as Twilight's magical aura, which was the same color as the cloaked pony.  The boy didn't want to believe it, but the pieces were there and connecting.  This cloaked pony, who was masquerading as Mare Do Well, and Twilight Sparkle could be the same pony.  He didn't want it to be true, but he had to know and stop her.

The unicorn then used her magic to open the chest, revealing the five elements necklaces inside.  Honesty, Loyalty, Generosity, Kindness, and Laughter.  As the mare looked down and was about to lift her hoof to touch them, the spikey haired boy emerged from his hiding spot with his keyblade in hand and rushed toward the scene.

"STOP!" He called out, and unicorn stopped in her tracks.  The cloaked mare turned around, face to face with the boy.  She looked at him, and made a couple steps down the steps.

"So... you finally made it." She said.  The boy didn't say anything, only trying his best to keep a straight face.  But inside, the only things he was feeling was denial, fear, and adrenaline.  He then slowly made his way down the hall, oblivious to Donald and Goofy making their way into the room.  But Goofy came to a full stop, and lifted his arm up to prevent Donald from rushing in, only succeeding into accidently whacking the duck's head and making him tumble.  He was about to shout at the captain, but he then looked forward to see Sora, approaching the cloaked pony.

"Take off the hood." Sora said.

"If I do, what do you think you'll see?" The pony asked.

"To be honest, I don't want it to be what I think it is." Sora said.

"And that would be?" The pony asked.

"The face of my friend." Sora said, making a couple more steps closer to her.  He then spoke the name he hoped the pony was not.

"Is it you... Twilight?" He said.  Hearing that made Donald and Goofy's eyes widen up, and their mouths opened a bit.  Pretty soon, the rest of the mane five rushed into the room, along with Princess Celestia, Luna, and Spike, ready to fight whoever stole from their chambers, only to stop a couple yards away, to see Sora approaching the cloaked pony.  Soon, the adrenaline he was feeling got more rapid.  He stopped walking, standing still, and then he raised his keyblade and pointed it at the cloaked pony.  His keyblade began to glow a magenta color, very brightly.

"Twilight... is that... you?" He asked, his hand with the keyblade shaking.  After a very short moment, the pony lifted the hood off, then discarded the entire cloak, revealing her face.

"Funny... you actually remember me... Sora." The pony spoke.  Her mane was dark blue mane with the purple and magenta streaks on her left side, and the only piece of fabric she wore was the dark purple scarf around her neck, with the necklace of Sin Delore underneath it.  Her lavender coat sparked fear and surprise upon the ponies.  There standing before them, was their friend, Twilight Sparkle.  But she was not pleased to see them all.  The one thing that was different about her was that her sclera had a cyan color to it, while her pupils were no longer purple, but red.  Sora's eyes widened, full of shock and horror.

"No..." Sora said, as the grip on his keyblade loosened, and it dropped to the ground.  Donald and Goofy gasped in surprise.

"WHAT?!" Donald asked.

"That's Twilight Sparkle?" Goofy asked.  Behind them, unbeknownst to the group, the girls, Celestia, Luna, and Spike watched from behind Sora's group, all of them shocked to see Twilight.

"Tw...Twilight?" Applejack asked.

"It's... Twilight..." Rainbow Dash said.

"Oh... my..." Rarity said as Fluttershy gave a whimper.

"Twilight?" Spike asked, trying not to believe what he was seeing.  Twilight, the pony who raised him, was the mastermind behind the thefts of the Talismans, and hexing Trixie.  While Luna was quite shocked, Celestia's eyes widened with such horror, as if she saw a ghost from her past.  Her student... her daughter... was there... corrupted by darkness.

"No..." She spoke, tears beginning to form.  "Nooo..."

"T...Twilight?" Applejack asked.  "Is that... really you?"

"Who else?" Twilight asked as she glanced back at Applejack, showing a dark smile.

"Wait!" Pinkie Pie called out as she zoomed in closer to Twilight.  "There's something different about you... Oh, Oh!  I know!  It's the scarf, isn't it?"

-ZAP-

The party pony was blasted away by the lavender unicorn, with everyone giving a horrific gasp as Pinkie Pie tumbled behind the girls.

"Pinkie, are you alright?!" Fluttershy asked, while the pink pony lifted her head up, her eyes rolling in circles, and stars appeared over her head.

"Hey look!" Pinkie Pie said.  "Staaarrrrss.."

"Twilight, what was that for?!" Rarity asked.

"Heh, wanted to do that to that annoying brat for a long time." Twilight said.  The unicorn then glanced to her right, pulling out a journal... Starswirl's journal!

"Finally... I have them all!" She spoke.  Princess Luna on the other hand, watched with surprise as she saw the book, recognizing it.

"Starswirl's journal!" Luna spoke with a gasp.

"Ahhh, I'm quite surprised that you remember, Princess Luna." Twilight spoke.  "But to think that you'd actually manage to figure it out.  Of course, I would've never done it without some boasting unicorn."  The girls' eyes widened.  She was talking about Trixie.

"You mean Trixie!" Rarity said.  "You were the one who bewitched Trixie to get the journal!  But why?!"

"Because, it's one of the talismans of the Pillars of Equestria." Twilight said.  And speaking of which..."  With her horn, she revealed five more artifacts that belonged to the pillars.  Rockhoof's shovel, Mistmane's flower, Flash Magnus' shield, Somnambula's blindfold, and Mage Meadowbrook's mask!  They were the talismans that belonged to the Pillars of Equestria!  That meant she did steal them all.

"What?!" The ponies asked.

"Those items!" Luna shouted.  "They belong to the Pillars of Equestria!  Twilight, what are you doing with them?!"

"I'm collecting them." Twilight said, her eyes giving an evil glow.  "To use them to complete my plan for vengeance upon all of you."  While the ponies watched in horror, Donald and Goofy were ready to fight.  Sora, however, stepped forward, still in utter shock.

"Twilight... what are you doing?" Sora asked.  "Why are you doing this?  And what's up with your eyes?"

"Looks can be deceiving, but everything else is real." Twilight said.

"The Twilight I know would never do this!" Sora spoke out.  "Not without a good reason!"

"Oh... so now you care about me?" Twilight asked.  "That's funny coming from you, given the fact that you didn't show up when things go bad."  The boy only raised an eyebrow in confusion.

"What?" He asked.  The lavender unicorn took a couple of steps forward, giving an evil chuckle.

"My dear Sora..." Twilight said.  "Let us have this dance..."  She twirled her head, and her horn glowed.  Before Sora knew it, he was covered in a magenta aura, and was yanked off the floor quickly and then hurled right into the wall to his right.

"Sora!" Donald and Goofy shouted.  The boy felt pain as he hit the wall, but then he has hurled again to the wall on his left, this time much harder.  Then he was moved and slammed right into the ceiling.

"Oooohhh...!" The five mares called out, with Fluttershy hiding behind Rainbow Dash, Applejack and Rarity cringing, while Pinkie Pie closed her eyes.  Twilight could only laugh.

"Who knew this was so much fun." Twilight spoke, though there was proof that her voice was distorted a teeny bit.  With her magic, she pulled the boy close to her.  He lifted his head up, despite the pain he was feeling.

"Twilight... why?" Sora asked.

"Why?" Twilight asked.  "Why?!  You should know why, Sora, because you promised you would come back and visit...  But you didn't."

"What?" Sora asked.

"After you left, things were fine." Twilight said as she turned and walked away.  "Me and these excuses for mares did everything together.  We faced many obstacles together, we triumphed against everything and then a chaotic deity was out of his prison and nearly brought our world to ruin.  I was left alone as my friends were turned against me, and you never showed up to help, leaving me to face it on my own."  Sora lifted his head up, knowing what she meant.  The girls had told him that they faced Discord, and there was a lot of crazy stuff going on.  That all happened when he was off fighting against Xehanort and the Organization.

"Twilight... I had no idea." Sora said.

"You'd said that you'd be back to visit us." Twilight said.  "You never showed up.  You never wrote me letters.  Nothing.  And then, my stupid excuse of a brother's wedding came along, and he was to be married to my old foalsitter Cadance.  But I knew something was wrong.  Something very wrong was happening.  But no one cared.  No one listened to me.  And everyone abandoned me in my time of need.  These mares, Captain Dumbarmor, and Miss Sunbutt."  The five girls lowered their heads in guilt.

"You never showed up either." Twilight said.  "You didn't come to visit.  You never cared."

"Twilight, I do care!" Sora said.  "I had no idea.  I didn't know that you were in so much pain... I'm sorry..."

"Sorry doesn't cut it." Twilight hissed.  With all her might, she then slammed the boy to the ground and tossed him behind the girls, all of them gasping and calling his name.  Donald and Goofy rushed up to him to see if he was ok.  Despite the amount of physical pain he had endured, he attempted to stand up, only to make it to his knees.  Rainbow Dash was unable to bear it, seeing her friend being tortured by the pony she saw as a friend.

"That's It!" Rainbow Dash shouted, turning her head to Twilight.  "You're gonna get it, egghead!"

"Rainbow Dash, No!" Applejack called out, but the rainbow-maned pegasus dashed forward to attack, with the others pursuing her to stop.  But Twilight's horn glowed once again, and all of a sudden, Rainbow Dash was grabbed stiff by Twilight's magic.

"Are you all really that gullible?" Twilight asked.  She then hurled Rainbow Dash across the ceiling, slamming her against it, as the girls watched.

"Twilight, Stop It!" Rarity shouted.

"Stop?" Twilight asked.  "I'm just getting warmed up."  She then pulled Rainbow Dash and slammed her against the wall.

"That was for calling me egghead." Twilight said, and then she levitated Rainbow Dash and smashed her into the columns nearby.  "That was for being so arrogant!  And this... so for being a terrible friend!"  She then shot a bolt of magical electricity upon the rainbow-maned Pegasus, making her scream in pain.  It was for twenty seconds, and after words, she slammed Rainbow Dash into the ground, a few feet away from Sora.  Despite the beating, Rainbow Dash lifted her head up, and glanced at her former friend.

"Is... that all you... got?" The fast flyer said as she tried to gallop forward.  But the pain that was inflicted upon her began to take over, making her almost trip.  When she got close enough, Twilight's horn began to glow, charging up with dark magic, and then.

-ZAP-

Rainbow Dash was hit hard by the dark magical beam, and was slammed to the ground head first.  The girls watched in horror as Rainbow Dash couldn't get up.  She was covered in scrapes and bruises, unable to get back on her hooves.  Twilight, feeling no remorse for what she was doing, turned around, seeing the box that contained the Elements of Harmony.  She lifted the box open, revealing the other necklaces that represented each element.  Twilight grabbed them with her magic, all five of them hanging over her head.  She noticed that the Element of Magic was missing, but she didn't care.  She then turned to Rainbow Dash and approached her.

"Rainbow Dash, the element of loyalty." Twilight said, as Rainbow Dash lifted her head up weakly.  "But you weren't loyal enough to stand by my side, only to chase a dream that will never come true.  Like I said before, the Wonderbolts would never chose a pony like you."  Then, with her magic, she gripped the Element of Loyalty and slammed it into the ground, breaking the necklace and shattered the red thunderbolt to pieces.  The girl's gasped as they saw the element being destroyed.

"Your name should've been Rainbow Crash."  In defeat, Rainbow Dash laid there on the ground.  No longer wanting to see more of this, Applejack then snorted.

"That tears this!" She called out as she charged forward, with the other ponies following behind.  But then, Twilight's horn lit up with magic, and suddenly, the rest of the mane six were froze by Twilight's magic.  Turning her head, she approached the farmpony.

"Applejack, the element of honest." Twilight said.  "Yet you couldn't tell that I was honest, and that imposter was lying about everything.  Your family was nearly put in danger because of you."  She then tore the Element of Honest in half, which broke the orange apple gem inside it.  Hurt, Applejack lowered her head in shame, with Twilight moved to Rarity.

"Rarity, the element of generosity." Twilight said.  "Only you were generous to the high officials instead of your only friend.  Didn't even bother making a dress for me for the wedding, only caring about being among the royalty."  Taking the Element of Generosity, she crumbled it up to a ball, breaking the purple diamond upon it.  Rarity only covered her mouth, as tears came to her eyes.

"Fluttershy, the element of kindess." Twilight said, while the pegasus pony nearly dropped to the ground.  "Kind to animals, but not kind to your own friends.  I was all alone crying and you didn't bother to give me comfort while I was at my lowest.  You're not kind, you're just a doormat."  Then, Twilight broke the Element of Kindness, with the pink butterfly in it destroyed.  The pegasus only squeaked in fear and hid her head behind her mane.

"And Pinkie Pie." Twilight said, glaring at the party pony.  "Being the element of laughter, why didn't you bother cheering me up?  You only cared about throwing stupid annoying parties that are so annoying that I barf everytime I see them.  As I said, I'm better off without friends like you."  And finally, Twilight destroyed the Element of Laughter, popping the sky blue balloon gem.  Hearing those words made Pinkie Pie gasp, and her mane and tail began to deflate into a straight style, and she began to cry.  Then, Twilight turned her head, and approached Spike, who was standing there in fear.  But surprisingly, she passed him, much to his own surprise.  She approached Princess Celestia, who was frozen by the sight of her student fallen to darkness.

"And last but not least... Princess Celestia." Twilight said.  "My mentor, my teacher, the one pony I saw as a mother figure.  Yet, you never showed any care or sympathy for me when you told me that I had a lot to think about.  You're no ruler, Princess.  You're not even a good leader.  You're just a coward who used me to fight your own bucking battles.  You're Equestria's Biggest Joke."

"Twilight, that is enough!" Luna said as she stepped between her and her sister.  "Your anger is blinding you!  Please, fight the darkness!"

"Fight it?" Twilight asked.  "I've embraced it!"  Then suddenly, her horn charged up with magic, and she fired upon Princess Luna, who used her magic to shield herself.

"Twilight!" Luna shouted.  "Stop This At Once!"  She did her best to hold on, but her shield wasn't staying strong enough.  Sora lifted himself up, and watched.  Seeing Luna getting swat by Twilight brought the scene of Aqua being swallowed up by the Heartless swarm.  Soon, Luna was blown away.

"AQUA!" Sora shouted, as the scene in his head faded, only to see Luna tumble across the ground.  Princess Celestia gasped as she rushed towards her sister, who was dizzy from the impact.  She turned to see Twilight, now seeing another silhouette of an orange pony with yellow and red blazing hair giving a wicked smile.

"Twilight..." Celestia said. "This isn't you!  Please... stop."

"Sorry Princess Celestia, but I won't stop." Twilight said.  "For I have finally learned the ultimate lesson in Friendship.  Never count on anyone.  Discord taught that to me."

"Discord?!" The ponies asked.

"Of course I did!"  Everyone gasped as they heard the voice speaking around them.

"I know that voice..." Luna grunted in worry and irritation.  Then above them, appeared the God of Chaos himself.  His entire body was serpentine, bearing resemblance to a snake and a chinese dragon.  His amber yellowish grey head was very horse-like with white bushy eyebrows and beard, while he hand a deer antler on the right, a blue goat horn on the left, one long fang, and light brilliant yellow eyes with different sized crimson pupils.  He had a lion arm on his right, an eagle claw on his left, his right leg was a lizard's leg, and the left leg was a goat's leg.  In addition, he had a bat's right wing, a pegasus' left wing, and a horse's mane.  The rest of his body was dark reddish brown, with a moderate amaranth dragon-like snake tail with a white tuft at the end.

"DISCORD!" Luna, Celestia and the mares shouted.

"Oh, so that's what he looks like." Spike said.

"That's right girls, I'm baaaack!" Discord said.  "You girls thought that you have gotten rid of me, but you didn't."  The girls gave cold glares while Fluttershy gave a whimper.  The draconequus then glanced down to Sora, Donald, and Goofy.

"And look, you brought the King's Cavalry with you, and the noble keyblade wielder I've heard so much about!" Discord said.  "To be honest, he doesn't look pretty tough to me."  The boy grunted, trying to get up.

"What's that suppose to mean?" Sora asked.  "I could take you down if I could..."

"Oh, but I don't think you can." Discord said.  "Pity the boy who defeated Master Xehanort couldn't save his dearly beloved friend when she needed him."  Sora's eyes widened.  He knew what he was talking about, when the old Keyblade Master murdered Kairi right before him.  But how did Discord know that?

"H...How did you..." Sora said.

"Oh don't be so surprised." Discord said.  "I can sense all chaos and despair across space and time, even chaos from outside this world.  I can sense your feelings, young keyblade master.  Doubt and worry clouds your puny little mind."

"You're wrong!" Donald shouted.  "Sora was able to lead us in victory!"

"Yeah, and he defeated Master Xehanort too!" Goofy said.

"Yes, only because he had you guys with him." Discord said.  "But by the looks of your friend however, he doesn't sound convinced himself, especiually since his first attempt to defeat the seekers of darkness was a complete blunder."  Donald and Goofy looked a bit confused.

"Wait, what is he talking about?" Donald asked.

"We didn't blunder... did we?" Goofy asked.

"What?" Discord asked.  "You don't remember?  Oh that's right, you don't, but your keyblade champion does.  Where he led you to face against the thirteen seekers of darkness and you all fell defeated, and your little friend dropped on his knees and cry when you guys were swallowed up one by one."  Sora gasped, surprised that Discord knew about that.  The boy however, lowered his head.  Sora could only look down at the ground, with the images from back then came back to his mind.

"You monster!" Applejack said.

"What have you done to Twilight?!" Pinkie Pie shouted.

"Me?" Discord asked.  "I did nothing.  You heard what she said, you made her this way.  Abandoning poor little Twilight in her time of need when she needed her friends to support her claim.  But no, you all left her, following an imposter of a mare she knew a lot longer than you.  And come to think of it, your betrayal to her also allowed me to escape."  The girls gasped.  Was it true?  Did their betrayal towards Twilight cause Discord to escape?

"No... that means..." Applejack said.

"This was all our fault." Rarity said.

"We doomed Equestria..." Fluttershy whimpered.

"Oh yes, you did." Discord said.  "And now, I'm going to continue spreading chaos and mischief all across your cute little land."

"Not yet Discord..." Twilight said, getting the draconequus' attention.

"What?" Discord asked.

"We have a Pony of Shadows to awaken first." Twilight said.  Celestia, Luna and Applejack gasped when they heard that.

"The Pony of Shadows?!" They cried out.

"Yes, the Pony of Shadows." Twilight said, showing an evil grin.

"But... the Pony of Shadows is just an old pony's tale!" Applejack said.  "That only happens when night falls on the Castle of the Two Sisters!"

"Ahh, and you're wrong, you hillbilly pony." Twilight hissed.  "Deep beyond the hills of Ponyville, lies the burial ground of the pony that was defeated by the Pillars a long time ago."

"Ponhenge!" Celestia spoke in horror.

"That's right." Twilight said.  "And when all six talismans are brought together at that same place, the Pony of Shadows will be released, and darkness will cover the land, leaving nothing but ruin.  And soon all of you will know what it's like to be forgotten and all alone."

"Twilight, please cease this at once!" Luna said.  "You release the Pony of Shadows, he'll destroy you and all of Equestria."

"What do I care?" Twilight asked.  "Nothing matters anymore.  So why not destroy it all?  Then every pony will know what true pain and sorrow is like!"  Then, she turned directly towards Sora, her horn lit up, as the strange color around Twilight's eyes grew a bit more, and a magical circle appeared around her.

"T...Twilight?" Sora asked, taking a couple steps back.

"But first... you, Sora, will feel my pain... and my wrath!!!" Twilight shouted, her voice distorted with another's.  

"ENOUGH!" A booming voice shouted, revealing to be Celestia, who stood between Twilight and the boy.  

"Twilight, please don't harm them because of my mistake." Celestia said.  "Please, you must fight against the darkness!  Please!"  Twilight only lowered her head and smiled.

"No...  I shall not." Twilight said.  Celestia only closed her eyes, both shedding a tear.

"Then... you leave me no choice." Celestia said, opening her eyes, giving a bright glow, as her horn lit up with a very light gold aura.  Her wings spreaded out as her horn began to power up with all the magic she had.

"Forgive me, my student..." She whispered, then she thrusted forward, firing a massive beam of gold energy at her former student, who fired right back with her own beam.  Both of the beams were reaching what seemed to be an impass.  But slowly, Twilight's beam was moving forward, pushing away Celestia's own beam.  The Princess kept holding on, but her beam was slowly being diminished.

"You're a fool, Celestia..." Twilight hissed.  "You trained me, remember?  And besides, you know it just as much as I do.  I am more powerful than you!"  Soon her beam was reaching the tip of Celestia's horn, who was still using her magic to fight it off.  The Sun Princess started to scream, either in determination or in Pain.  Sora, Donald, and Goofy only stood there, with the latter two looking concerned.  Sora, however, looked like he was seeing a ghost.  He reached out with his hand, and saw the image of Riku fighting off the storm of Heartless with all his might, only to slowly be consumed by it.  With a screetch, Twilight lunged forward, and the beam pushed once more, striking Princess Celestia and hurtling her across the room, slamming straight into the floor.  Everyone reacted with horror and shock.

"SISTER!" Luna shouted.

"PRINCESS!!!!" The ponies and Spike called out.

"RIKU!!!" Sora shouted, and blinked, only to see the princess on the ground.

"Oh, now that was a show!" Discord said as he began to clap with glee.  "Bravo, bravo, Twilight!  I knew you were too good for these friends of yours.  So, shall we go back to doing fun chaotic stuff together and release that shadow pony?"

"Not yet, Discord." Twilight said.

"What?" the draconequus asked.  "But I thought you said that we had to let out the Pony of Shadows?"

"Stygian's gonna have to wait." Twilight said.  "He'll have his turn."  Goofy and Donald tilted their heads, hearing the name Stygian.

"Wait... Stygian?" Goofy said, but then he gasped.  He remembered now!  Stygian... that was the pony who was Starswirl's closest friend.

"Stygian!!!" He and Donald shouted.

"Well, you two seem to remember also?" Twilight asked.  "Yes, he will be free and ravage all of you.  But first... Sora."  She stared at him, and her eyes began to glow, and the magic circle around her appeared again, while Sora stared at her with horror.

"Twilight... No!" Sora spoke.

"Time you learned how difficult life can be!" Twilight spoke, her horn charged up with dark energy.  She then fired a massive beam at the boy.  The sight of the attack brought back the horrifying image of the swarm and going after him.  Holding his arms up in defense, he prepared for the worst.

Nothing happened.

Opening his eyes, he saw Donald and Goofy, with their staff and shield up, protecting him from the attack, giving all they got to protect him.

"Donald... Goofy..." Sora said.

"I remember now!" Goofy said.  "Stygian was the friend of Starswirl who brought the Pillars of Equestria together, uniting them to fight against the remaining magic of Nightmare Moon!  But then he grew jealous of their glory and the Mare's magic corrupted him into the Pony of Shadows!"

"You're not gonna let that monster out!" Donald shouted.  "NO WAY!"  With a strong push, Donald and Goofy pushed off the blast, with Donald's staff shining off a mystic blue aura, while Goofy's shield was glowing a sunny yellow aura, both weapons drawing their power from the royal sisters nearby.

"As Captain of the Royal Knights and the Royal Wizard of King Mickey!" Goofy began.

"YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!" Donald shouted as he charged his staff, and Goofy pulled back his shield.  Then, with the powers of the Sun and Moon, the two fired their weapons, firing a blast of very light gold and moderate cobalt blue energies at the unicorn, who fired her own magic beam.  The two beams collided, but the gold and blue beams were pushing forward, winning.  As the blast got closer to Twilight, she gave a wicked smile, and the sclera in her eyes began to fill up with more cyan blue, and she pushed forward with more of her magic, bringing surprise to Donald and Goofy.

"Fools... I am stronger than Celestia and Luna combined!" Twilight shouted.  "Nothing can stop me!!!"  She pushed forward, evaporating the blue and gold energy with her own.  This time, Donald and Goofy were blown backwards, passing Sora and crashing them against the wall, knocking them out cold.

"Guys!" Sora called out.  The boy turned to see Twilight stepping toward him.  He summoned his keyblade, and was ready to fight.  Deep down though, he couldn't fight her.  He didn't want to.  But what other choice does he have.  

"Twilight... please stop!" Sora begged.  The pony said nothing as he began to approach him.

"Alright, you asked for it!" Sora shouted, a tear dropped from his eye.  He then attempted to strike, but the unicorn grabbed ahold of it with her magic.

"Foolish boy..." She said, and yanking it out of his hands, she hit him with the weapon's guard, right in the face, pushing him back.  He fell backwards on his back.  He then struggled to get back up on his foot and knee, spitting out bits of blood from the attack.  Looking up, Twilight began to examine the keyblade.

"For a friend who can't keep promises, you're not truly worthy of this..." The lavender unicorn spoke, and with her horn, the keyblade was engulfed with her magic...  Then...

-CRACK-

The keyblade broke in half, separating the blade from the hilt, ripped apart by Twilight's magic.  The boy's eyes widened with shock as he gasped.  His keyblade was destroyed, right before his eyes.  The unicorn only gave an emotionless grunt as she tossed the broken hilt and blade toward Sora.  The boy only stared at it for just a couple seconds, then back at Twilight.  Rage was beginning to fill his eyes.

"AAAAAAHHH!!!" He shouted at the top of his lungs.  He then got up and grabbed the blade of the keyblade from the ground and charged toward the unicorn, ready to strike again.  However, he froze in place, but not on his own though.  He was grabbed by Twilight, who used her magic to stop him from getting too close to attack.  Then, she forced the boy to his knees, making him lower his head.  He couldn't break free from the girl's hold over him.  She then approached him, using her magic to lift his head up, making him stare right at her.  She then grabbed his face with her hooves.

"Remember...  this is all your fault..." She hissed coldly.  Then with her magic she lifted him up and hurled him through the glass stained window of Twilight and her friends, making it shatter as he made impact, and fell out of the castle.

"SORA!!!" The girls cried out.  There was also a surprised gasp, which came from Discord.

"Oh my...." He said, with shock all over his face.  He rushed forwards the broken window and looked out, seeing it was raining and a bit dark to see where the boy was thrown to.  It was a pretty long drop from the high tower.  For the first time, the draconequus felt deeply disturbed by this act.  He just saw Twilight throw Sora out the window, which may have possibly physically hurt or killed him.  Sure, doing bad stuff was fun, but physically hurting and... killing someone?  He glanced back at Twilight, who showed no remorse.

"We're done here." Twilight said as she began to walk away.

"Um... Twilight, dear." Discord said.  "Don't you think that was a little... dark?"

"It was necessary." Twilight said.

"Necessary?" Discord asked.  "Well you could've just thrown him into a wall again, but out the window?  He could be hurt or killed.  That's a little too extreme, don't you thin-"  Before he could finish however, his beard was grabbed by a dark magenta aura, and he was quickly pulled toward Twilight, who gave a cold glare.

"You question my motives?" Twilight asked.  Looking at the mare's eyes, Discord felt scared for the first time in his life.

"Uh... no...?" He said.

"I thought so." Twilight said as she released the draconequus' beard.  She then turned to her former friends, now turned enemies.

"Foolish ponies...  This day will be remembered as your last, for the everlasting night shall reign supreme!!!" Twilight shouted, her voice becoming distorted, and then she, along with Discord, disappeared in a flash of magenta light, leaving everybody else surprised, and shocked.  Donald and Goofy lifted their heads up, regaining consciousness.

"What happened?" Goofy asked.

"I dunno." Donald said.  But his eyes widened open as he saw on the ground, the broken hilt of Sora's keyblade.

"Oh No!" He called out as he and Goofy ran up to the broken hilt.  Picking it up, Donald examined it carefully, as Goofy gave a worried groan.  Princess Luna however, was standing still in the room, processing what Twilight had said before she left.  It wasn't about the Pony of Shadows, but the last lines.  This day shall be their last, for the everlasting night shall reign supreme.  The moon monarch's eyes widened with fear and realization.

"No... it cannot be..." She said.





It was raining outside as she made her way out of entrance to Canterlot.  Twilight continued down the road, satisfied with her work.... well, nearly satisfied.  All she needed to do now was unleash the Pony of Shadows and her vengeance on those who abandoned her will be complete.  

Behind her, Discord couldn't help but go through what just happened.  He had just saw Twilight throw that keyblade wielder out the window from a high story tower.  Was he probably hurt or killed?  He didn't want to think about it, but the scene was playing in his head.

He only looked down at the ground as he followed Twilight, passing a man wearing a black hood.  Wait... man wearing a black hood?  He turned his head and saw the man in the black coat, who stopped just as he did and looked straight at the draconequus.

"Well, I'll be damned." The hooded man said with playful surprise.  "It's the legendary Discord himself!  What an honor!"  He approached the draconequus and examined him, noticing that he was showing disturbance on his face.

"You don't look so bright." The man said.  "Did you drink a bad cup of hot chocolate?"  Discord looked at the man, but only shook his head.

"N...No." He answered.  "I... I just saw something that... wasn't for my tastes."

"Really." The man said.  "Well, it certainly looks like you're in need of some... friendship, probably.  Or maybe in need of spreading some chaos, perhaps."

"What?" Discord asked.

"You see, I'm assembling a team of villains for a very special movement to take down the tyranny of Princess Celestia, and I was hoping you would like to join." The hooded man said.  Discord looked at the man, who was showing a strange personality.  He was asking him to join a special movement?  What movement?

"Discord!" A voice shouted, getting their attention.  They saw Twilight, who was not happy.

"Hurry up!" She hissed.  "We're leaving."  She then continued onward, while the draconequus watched, as did the hooded man, who tilted his head.

"Is that Princess Celestia's student?" The man asked.  "Is she your new pet?"

"Eh.... no." Discord said, shaking his head, still feeling distraught by Twilight's actions earlier.  "I'm sorry, I'm afraid I'm not in the market for joining this movement of yours."  The man only gave a nod.

"Oh, I understand." The man said.  "But do think about it if you want to change your mind, although the revolution will start by the time you decide."  He then turned away and made his leave, while Discord only looked at him for a moment.  That voice.  Where did he heard that voice?  It was so familiar.  Come to think of it, his personality was somehow similar to someone he met a long time ago.  But who?

"Um... you sound familiar, have we met before?" Discord asked.  The man stopped in place, and turned around.

"Have we?" He asked, while Discord glanced carefully at the man, trying to see his face.  Suddenly, he caught something in the man's hood, seeing glowing amber eyes...  Wait, those eyes!

Suddenly, Discord gasped, his face showing horror as he stared at the man, who gave a smile underneath his hood.

"I suppose it doesn't matter." The man said.  "Cheerio, Bringer of Chaos..."  He then turned away and departed into the darkness, while the draconequus stood there, frozen by fear.

"Y...You can't be..." He said.




END of ACT II