Gust has never been this frightened in his entire life. His wings were pressed tightly against his sides while his body was in the mercy of the tornado he made. Sure creating tornadoes was his talent, but they were always small and the prop director would always keep the tornado at check. If it got too big, she'd simply use her magic to destroy it.
But now, there was no Ms. Shine to protect him. There was only him and his tornado. Gust only hoped that if he did die, that it would be quick and painless.
Closing his eyes, the silver pegasus took in a deep breath. Waiting for this horrible nightmare to end.
"Sister, what happened!?" Celestia questioned while flying to her sister's side. The tornado now rose several inches higher and was picking up speed, fast.
"That idiot Gust decided to make a tornado while he was in control of his elemental magic!" Luna replied, her voice but a whisper due to the roar of the wind.
Princess Celestia cussed inwardly before shifting her gaze to the other elemental warriors. They were all huddled close together inside a stone teepee that Redwood must've made.
He seems to be adjusting to his powers easily The alicorn thought her herself before focusing back on the tornado and her sister.
"First objective is to make sure that the others don't get hurt. If the worst befalls Gust we can't have another member too injured to fight." Celestia explained before placing a hoof on her crown, already feeling the tug as the wind tried to pry in off her head.
"Second objective is to destroy that tornado without damaging Gust." Luna finished, flinching as she felt her crown being ripped from her head and being held captive in the wind. Then, she closed her eyes and lit up her horn.
As her sister concentrated, Celestia trotted over to the teepee and, with a flick oh her head, casted a golden dome atop the building.
"Just incase." Princess Celestia shouted at the confused bunch before returning to her sister's side. "Can you teleport him?"
With a frustrated sigh, Luna shook her head and opened her eyes. "I cannot find his presents due to this cow leather wind! And even if I do get closer, I couldn't concentrate long enough to teleport him because of the strong wind currents!" She stomped her hoof on the grass, her eyes ablaze with furry.
"Sister, I want you to enter the Dreamscape. Due to the wind, my guess is that Gust has his eyes closed. If you can find him, try to tell him how to destroy that tornado with his powers." Princess Celestia instructed her sister.
"What about you?"
"I'm going to have to shoot a beam at the tornado if things go South. I know this is cruel of me, but I'm only going to give you twenty minutes. I'm sorry, but the way things are looking now I can't afford Canterlot's destruction."
Luna nodded her head before planting her hooves deep into the ground and closing her eyes. Twenty minutes goes by fast, so she only has one shot at this. Feeling sleep tug at her, Luna entered the Dreamscape.
The world around her turned into a canvas of blue. Light, dark, aqua, it was all here. Below her hooves were countless stars all spread out it a path shape. Along what would be the closest thing to walls, bright, colorful orbs stood. Each with their own color.
"Now where is Gust's?" Luna mumbled aloud. Her hooves made a bell like sound whenever they made contact with the stars. Soon she came to a sort of grayish orb that was much smaller then the rest. As Princes Luna stepped closer to it, she felt the familiar feeling of fear coursing through her body. "He has is eyes closed." She sighed before placing a hoof on the orb.
"Gust, can you hear my voice?" Luna asked. As much as she wanted to scream at the stallion for being so foalish, she knew that she had to keep him as calm as possible in order for him to better control his powers.
"L-Luna?" The voice was unmistakably Gust's. However, instead of his boisterous voice, it sounded more like a scared colt.
"Gust, I need you to listen to me carefully and do exactly as I say."
"L-Luna, what's going on? Th-this tornado! I-I can't handle it!"
The alicorn flinched as the fear was being replaced with sadness and fear.
"Listen, I need you to focus on the way the wind is blowing. Can you do that?"
It was silent for a moment. Luna held her breath, fearful that something bad might've happened to Gust. However, she breathed a sigh of relief as the orb began to vibrate.
"The wind, it's moving West at sixty miles per hour and growing. N-now it's sixty five! LUNA!"
"Quite! Now, I want you to stretch out your forelegs until they're just barely touching the tornado. Then, I want you to imagine that the wind is dwindling. However, you must imagine it so thoroughly that you can picture it in your mind."
Princess Luna could feel the orb beginning to shake violently. Out of instinct, she withdrew her hoof. The only thing she could do now was to play the waiting game, again. Once I count to one hundred, I'll check up on him. She thought to herself.
Gust felt as if his limbs were going to be pulled from his body. He followed Princess Luna's advice, but now as the wind felt like swords against his hooves he began to regret it. However, this was his only hope as far as we was concerned. Taking a deep breath, Gust tried to picture the tornado dwindling to nothing. The pegasus tried to imagine the wind subsiding and his air lock prison shrinking, becoming weaker and weaker. He tried to imagine himself finally being able to break free and feel earth on his hooves again.
However, fear began to seep back into his mind. Instead of the tornado dying, Gust saw it growing and growing until it destroyed all of Canterlot. He saw himself, his bloodied and broken body, being flung onto the ground where an angry mob came and killed him. He imagined-
"Gust, stop this right now! You're allowing fear to control you! Regain control!"
The silver pegasus shook his head. Princess Luna is right. He can't let fear take control of him. Especially now.
"Sorry." Gust whispered before imagining the tornado dwindling once again.
Princess Celestia gazed at the tornado below her. She bit her bottom lip and felt her wings grow heavy as the tornado began to pick up speed once more. If she could only locate Gust and teleport him away without having to concentrate on not being sucked into the tornado as well.
Time is almost up. She thought sadly. Her eyes glistened as she lit up her horn. One more minute. Please Gust, focus.
Suddenly, Celestia's eyes grew wide as she felt the wind weakening. Quickly, she rubbed her eyes and looked again. This time her body tingled as she saw the tornado slowly shrinking.
He's doing it! The alicorn thought to herself with a smile. He's really doing it!
Shadow Blade lifted the binoculars away from his eyes. "It seems the tornado is dwindling." He shifted his gaze to his growing army and smirked. "Though I have no need to worry."
"My prince, shall I give the signal now?" Shooting Star questioned. A makeshift spear was tucked under her lavender wing.
"Yes." The silver earth pony replied. "It would be uncivilized to keep those pathetic princesses waiting any longer."