//------------------------------// // Knight vs. Castle (AKA Mistake Chapter 2) // Story: The Moment No Pony was Waiting For (A Death Battle Parody) // by TundraStanza //------------------------------// A/N: I changed my mind (as I often do). Maybe I'll squeeze in a few more fights before the 3rd season even starts. If joshscorcher AKA the Fiery Joker ever read this chapter, he'd kill me. ... Properties belong to Hasbro, Screw Attack, and Square Enix. --- The Moment No Pony was Waiting For (20) ---Death Battle--- MLP: FiM character: check. Kefka: check. Overpowering one of the characters so they'll win this battle: check. Okay, we're good to go. Various clips of media fill the screen. "You know, W," says B, "There are some times I wonder why we keep on living." "You're not the only one, B," says W, "Kefka Palazzo also found life to be empty at times. Today we're pitting him against the honor bound Captain of the Royal Guard: Shining Armor." B sighs, "Another day, another pony waiting for the slaughter." "He's B and I'm W and it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win a Death Battle." ---Death Battle--- A picture is shown of a clown that has way too many clothing types and colors for one outfit. "Lord Kefka Palazzo is a loud-mouthed maniac and bringer of destruction," introduces W, "Starting out as a lowly mage for Emperor Gestahl, he eventually seized control of the Warring Triad and became the god of magic." "What is it with Final Fantasy antagonists and turning into evil archangels?" ponders B. Various stats appear on screen as W continues talking. "Nicknamed the 'Psycho Clown', Kefka has a dark sense of humor and a complete disregard for human life. He can only find pleasure in killing and torturing others solidifying his label of psychopath." "I'm liking this guy." "His last name 'Palazzo' is Italian for palace, mansion, or castle." "So... what? Does he live inside himself?" "Kefka's powers are inconsistent with each of his appearances. This may be due to the fact that he absorbs the strength from espers, or dead mage souls. His magical abilities are quite versatile ranging from manipulation of elements such as fire and ice to warping reality by creating illusions, using telekinesis, and banishing enemies. As a side note, he wields a Morning Star spiked mace for melee attacks." "Plus, who laughs like this?" A scene showing Kefka cackling high-pitched and in 8 bits is shown. ---Death Battle--- A white unicorn stallion with a blue mane and purple-to-gold armor enters the screen as the title card splits. W introduces, "Shining Armor is the Captain of Princess Celestia's Royal Guard and is the elder brother of Twilight Sparkle. He is the husband of Princess Cadance." "And he'll soon be Kefka's new toy horse," comments B. Stats appear to the right of the visuals as W continues. "Shining Armor's magic is mostly defensive as depicted by his shield and star cutie mark." "Bah ha ha ha ha! Cutie mark! That sounds ridiculous." "Um... B, I don't know how to break this to you but nearly all of the ponies in Equestria have cutie marks. The exceptions are the fillies that have yet to discover their special talents." "Wait... seriously? But that sounds so stupid. They have these cool butt tattoos and all the best name they came up with was 'cutie mark'? I don't even know." "Anyway, as I was saying, Shining Armor can conjure defensive spells to the point of creating a giant shield with a radius spanning over the entire city of Canterlot. This spell can be altered to act as a repellant spell against evil and dark enemies." "Too bad when he uses large scale spells, he gets a migraine." "Should true love enter his heart, his magical power increases exponentially." "Expecto Patronum!" "... You've already used that joke." "I don't care." A scene shows a touching brother-sister moment where Shining Armor says, "Love you, Twily." Twilight Sparkle responds, "Love you too, BBBFF." ---Death Battle--- W declares, "All right, the combatants are set. Let's end this debate once and for all." B yells, "It's time for a Death Battle!" ---Death Battle--- The setting looks like a cross between castle high-walls and heavenly skies. A fully armored stallion enters the area as an overly gaudy dressed clown comes into camera view from the opposite side. "Life... Dreams... Hope... Where do they come from and where do they go?" ponders Kefka. "FIGHT!" The god of magic starts altering the colors of the screen ranging from black to red to blue as the motion picture seems to vibrate. While nothing seems to be directly hitting the Royal Guard Captain, he does appear unsettled. He takes off his helmet before casting small, red spell shields in an attempt to reduce the damage from Kefka's unusual attacks. These shields only manage to throw off the various ice and fire spells that Kefka launches in Shining Armor's direction. The reality warping attacks, like Forsaken, still do some unseen damage on the unicorn internally painful and mentally. He appears to be breathing harder before collapsing to his knees. "Why cling to life, knowing that you have to die?" asks Kefka out loud. The Captain is lying down barely breathing. Darkness overtakes the camera view. My love for you will give you strength. Shining Armor suddenly stands up after remembering the encouragement from his one true love. A white light starts spiraling around him enhancing his natural red aura of magic. His eyes open to reveal full-white light. Kefka takes his true, fallen angel form. The white light suddenly spreads out in all directions. As it collides with the god of magic, he gets forced backwards through this plane of existence. He starts falling out of camera view with nary a word. Kefka, we barely knew ye. The screen returns to its default colors and Shining Armor stands tall. Although, he then raises a hoof to his head as if he has a headache. "K.O.!" ---Death Battle--- B tries a chess pun, "Knight takes Castle. That's checkmate!" W reflects, "Kefka may have had the advantage initially, but he lacked any true motivation to kill his enemy. He tends to focus on toying with and torturing his foes before finishing them off. However, Shining Armor's burning love for Cadance gave him the strength necessary to overcome the evil that he was faced with." "Kefka's reign of terror was over before it began." "The winner is Shining Armor." A picture showing Shining Armor in his red wedding outfit is shown as well as his name printed boldly underneath. ---Death Battle--- "Next time on Death Battle..." announces B. Bold phrases appear on screen and then fade away. Slayer of deities... Harbinger of the Apocalypse... God of War... Alleged son of Zeus... He is the Ghost of Sparta... A somewhat faded image of a man with a red face tattoo appears before the screen becomes black again. "My arms aren't usually this long either." Who said that? ---Death Battle--- Credits roll and the Death Battle closing theme plays.