//------------------------------// // When Elements Collide // Story: Continuing the Dream // by Blue Breeze //------------------------------// Author's Note: Good news, everyone(can you name who says this?)! The story has just hit 3000 views! I think it's time to celebrate with a new chapter! But not just any chapter, the most epic chapter to happen in this story yet! In my opinion anyway. Now, on with the story(I think I'm gonna keep it this time). I just got off of work and was heading over to the cafe. I arrive and make my way in. I know this place is a cafe, but would it kill them to do something about that strong smell? Oh well. I look around and see Ice and Vine hanging out as usual. How often does Vine even run her shop anyway? "Hey, guys. What's up?" I greet them as I take a seat. "Not much." Vine answers. "Where's Zeph and Drax?" "They're both getting ready for their dates. I tell ya, Zeph's just been estatic ever since hooking up with Octavia." "Good for him. It's nice that we all have marefriends to be with." "Speaking of which, how have you and Fleur been doing lately?" "Really great. She told her father about us and moved in with me recently." "Boy, that was fast." "Yeah, I know. It's really been great having her around, if you know what I mean." she gives me a wink. Dang. "Haha, I know what you mean." "So, what are you doing tonight, Blue?" Ice asks. "Oh, I'm just going back to the Everfree Forest." "Hehe, that'll definitely be fun." he jokes. "I'll actually be in there for a little while tonight. I'll be sure to be on the look out and watch your back." Vine says. "Oh come on. You more than anypony else should know what I'm capable of. You said it yourself, I'm made of tough stuff. Remember that?" "Yes, I did say that. Tough stuff, but not indestructible. Don't go getting a swelled head." "Okay, I hear ya. I appreciate the help, but I think I'll be fine." After hanging out for a bit, I leave to get myself prepared. I get home and do the usual. I'm pretty sure everyone knows this by now. Rest up, make chimicherrychongas, grab notes, pack everything up, and leave. Same old same old there. I'm going to be trying my hoof at studying the plant life again. Good thing Vine knows about me this time. I really don't feel like putting up with anything crazy this time. I arrive at the forest and head on in. As I walk in, a timberwolf jumps out in front of me. "Ugh, seriously?" I say in frustration and annoyance. I unfirl and wings a shoot a wave at it, cutting it making it fall over. "This is just getting annoying now. These things aren't even a threat." As I continue to walk, I start thinking. 'Hmm, I remember reading about some kind of weird plant back when I first moved here. It was called Poison something. Ivy? No. Oak? Nope. Errr, what was it?!' I start smacking my head to try and force the memory, but to no avail. I take a break and start eating my snacks. I don't think I'll ever stop loving chimicherrychongas. I finish eating and go back to observing the plants. As I go back to thinking about that plant and studying those nearby, I hear a noise come from behind me. I turn around and see a black pegasus with a red and black mane and tail. His cutie mark is a lightning bolt striped yellow, red, and black. What is it with ponies and lightning bolt cutie marks? "Well, well, well. Look what we have here." he says in a coy voice. I can already tell this guy is trouble. "Can I help you?" I say nonchalantly. "Yeah, you can. I just happened to see you strolling by and thought "Things have been pretty boring lately, why not have some fun with this guy?". So, how about it?" "Forget it. I'm not in the mood for your garbage. Just buck off and let me get back to my business." "It wasn't a request!" he says angrily. His hooves start giving off electrical sparks as he raises one up and shoots a bolt of lightning at me. I quickly jump out of the way and fire back with some waves. He dodges them and smiles at me. "Oooh, this should be fun. What's your name anyway?" "Not that it's any of your business, but I'm Blue Breeze. You?" "Even though you won't be alive long enough to remember it, I'm Dark Lightning." We both get into a charging position and start galloping at each other. We hit each other head on, neither of us pulling back an inch. I gotta admit, that training with Ice definitely helped with my strength and endurance, but this guy is still gonna be tough. He raises an electrical hoof and punches me in the chest, sending a shock through my body and making me sail backwards.. I get back up and look to see a hoof-shaped burn mark on my chest where he hit me. Being a weather pony, I've had a few accidents with storm clouds, so I have a bit of an endurance to electricity. But that doesn't make me an electrical sponge, I can only take so much before I collapse. He gets on his hindlegs and what look to be two blades of electricity come out of his hooves. He makes another charge at me and takes a swing of his blades at my head. I duck down and look back to see the tree behind me cut clean off its stump. He starts slashing at me again as I contiue to dodge. I charge up my wings again, but lose my footing as I slip and fall on my back. I put my wings up for cover as he takes another swing at me and... *SHING* The sound of metal hitting metal goes off. I open my eyes to see my wings, while charged, stopped his attack. I push him back with my wings and use them to take a slash at him as our blades connect. Apparently, while charged, my wings become as hard as metal and can be used as two blades. Neat! We start going back and forth, fighting like traditional samurai in an epic duel. We both take to the air and start going back and forth again, clashing as we swoop by one another. As we collide again, he puts down his blades, grabs the back of my head, and starts flying lower. He takes my head and pushes it along the ground, the gravel and small rocks scratching my face as he does. I charge up my wings again and cut his side, causing him to let go of me and giving us some distance. We both ready our blades again and make another rush at each other. We both make a slash and pass right by one another. I feel another shock go through me and look to see a cut on my side. We each turn around to face off again. I look to see I also cut him. We both shout as we charge again, this time our blades clashing and leaving us in a power struggle as sparks shoot up in the air. Up in the air "I think it's about time to be getting home. The forest looks to be doing fine tonight." Vinetion says to herself as she flies. "But I do hope Blue is all right." just then, a large amount of sparks go off into the air. "What in the world is that?! I better go check it out!" Vine makes her way to where the sparks were flying and lands to see Blue Breeze fighting somepony. "Blue!" "Vine?!" I shout. Dark breaks me off and forces me to the ground. Suddenly, a vine shoots up and wraps itself around Dark. "What the buck is this?!" "You do NOT hurt my friend!" Vine shouts at him. She makes the plant throw him away and then looks back at me. "Happy to see me?" I get back up on my hooves. "You kidding? I totally had him." "Yeah, right." Dark gets back up and makes dash for vine. "You stupid slut!" "Not so fast." Vine says. Her hooves glow as she makes a wall of vines make a shield infront of her. Dark makes more blades from his hooves and cuts the vines down. "What?!" He puts away his blades again, flies up, and slams his hooves down on Vine's head, effectively knocking her out cold. "Now, where were we?" he asks me in a smug voice. "You motherbucker! You're going down!" "Come at me, bro!" He shoots off and starts making passes at me, hitting me in various spots as he does so. I can't keep up. This guy could rival Zeph and Dash in terms of speed. He then punches me in the face, which knocks me to the ground once again. I get again and start flying around to make a tornado. As Dark flies, he is sucked up into the tornado and starts spinning around uncontrollably. I fly up and sock him in the face, making him fly out of the tornado and slide across the ground. I break the tornado and land back down. "So, had enough yet?" He gets up and wipes his mouth with a hoof. "No, but you will after this!" his hoof charges again and a ball of compacted electricity is formed. He throws the ball and sends it right at me. "Lightning Frag Grenade!" The ball comes one inch from my face. OH BUCK! *BOOM* The smoke from the explosion clears and I slump to the ground, barely conscious. Dark flies over and starts kicking me while I'm down. "You thought you could take me?! HA! You're too weak! You'd never be able to beat me!" 'Get up! You can't die here! JUST GET UP!' I think to myself. "You may be weak, but this has been the most fun I've had in a while. I think when I'm done with you I'll kill the girl next. And who knows? Maybe I'll just go take down all of Ponyville." he starts laughing maniacally. My eyes shoot open as I feel a surge go through myself. A kind of surge like the one I felt when I first got my powers. I get up and push Dark back. "What?! Nopony has ever gotten up from one of my grenades!" I charge my wings and he creates more blades from his hooves. We start clashing again before we get into another struggle. I break free of the struggle and ram him in the stomach, knocking him back. I stop and stand up on my hindlegs. "You can hurt me all you want, but..." I start to say. "YOU DO NOT HURT MY FRIENDS!" He gets up and starts charging one of his hooves for an electrical punch. He starts galloping at me again. "Well, when you're dead and burning in the pits of Tartarus, I'll be able to do whatever I darn well please!" Before he connects, I grab his hoof and stop him dead in his tracks. I pull back my hoof and ready myself for a punch. I feel energy go through my foreleg as a visible wind swirls around it. I know the perfect name for this move. "HURRICANE HOOF!" I punch him in his muzzle(watch this for a good representation), making his nose bleed and sending him flying back while spinning. He slams right against the side of a cliff and leaves an imprint where he hit. He crumbles to the ground as he slowly slips into unconsciousness. "This... isnt... over..." He's right, this isn't over... Not by a long shot. Author's Note: Boy, was that epic or what? The pony here comes from Dark Lightning. Let me know if I write you incorrectly. Try imagining this song during the fight, it makes it way more epic.