"You're tough, I'll give you that", Twilight said with a sly smile. "However, you won't stop be from understanding and controlling the magic of that other world", Twilight stated while gesturing toward a portal.
"But you are destroying THIS world to get it!" Sunset protested.
"So what?", Twilight questioned evilly. " There's less magic here."
Sunset was aghast at Twilight's dark words, but stood her ground. She clenched the locket in her hand, now wearing a look of solid determination.
"You want magic Twilight?", Sunset questioned as she held out the now open locket. "True magic comes from Honesty..." At Sunset's words, Sugercoat's hair flared up as a blue light shot from her to the locket.
"...Laughter...." Suddenly, Lemon Zest's hair rose up as a green and yellow light fired rom her into the locket.
"....Generosity..." Another light, this one red, shot forth from Sour Sweet's risen hair and was absorbed by the locket.
"....Loyalty..." With that, Indigo Zap's hair reached for the sky as an indigo beam was launched from her towards the locket.
".....And Kindness", Sunset said as she finished her list of the five Elements of Harmony. Sunnie Flare's hair rose as an aqua colored beam was propelled from her and into the locket. However, Twilight was....unimpressed.
"So you think you have the magic to stop me?", Twilight asked with a sneer. Sunset gave Twilight a look of pity, with a loud (CLICK!) snapped the fully charged locket shut.
"I know you Twilight, and I'm going to show you the greatest magic of all!.....", Sunset yelled, jumping into the air.
BOOM!!! A huge blast of white light engulfed Sunset as she threw the locket to the ground. Then, the smoke cleared, and every onlooker gasped as a supercharged Sunset Shimmer came into view, fiery phoenix wings and all.
".....The magic of friendship", Sunset finished. Whereas Twilight was now a being of darkness, this new Sunset was one of light....and fire.
"Woohooo!", Indigo yelled enthusiastically. "Go Sunset!"
With a unholy screech, Twilight soared towards Sunset. Sunset responded with her own charge, and the two collided in an explosion of magical energy. They collided again and again, with neither of the two being able to gain the advantage. Both girls fired forth beams of magic, and became involved in back and forth power struggle. After a short while, Sunset was becoming hard pressed, and Twilight, sensing victory was near, increased her power output to the maximum, digging down deep to draw forth every scrap of dark energy. However, just as Twilight neared triumph, Spike burst forth from the crowd below.
"TWILIGHT!", Spike called out to her in a tragic and desperate voice. Twilight turned her head towards Spike and her eyes softened,
" Spike?", Twilight whispered. Fortunately for the wavering Sunset, this lapse in Twilight's concentration allowed her to recover and press forth her beam with renewed fervor. Quickly, Twilight snatched her head back to face Sunset, but was unable to stop Sunset's beam from overwhelming her own.
"NOOOO!!!", Twilight screamed as she was engulfed by golden magic. Her world went white.
When Twilight opened her eyes, she found herself floating in a sea of white with Sunset Shimmer hovering a few feet away from her.
Is this Limbo? Twilight thought fearfully. She noticed Sunset floating towards her and averted her eyes. To Twilight's surprise, Sunset didn't yell or attack her, she.....smiled, hand outstretched. Twilight shrank back from Sunset, as tears began to flow from her eyes.
"Take my hand Twilight", Sunset said gently. "Let me show you that there's another way."
Twilight shrank back once more. Then, she saw the sincerity in Sunsets eyes and soft smile. Slowly, Twilight approached Sunset and took her hand. Sunset pulled Twilight into a hug, and then......
VOOM!!!
There was a flash of light, and the girls reappeared in the center of the school courtyard, now in their normal, unpowered forms. By this point, Twilight had completely broken down and was involved in a deep and tearful embrace with Sunset.
"I'm so sorry," Twilight said tearfully. "I never meant for any of this too happen." Tears were flowing in torrents down Twilight's cheeks.
"I know, " Sunset said reassuringly. "But judging from personal experience, and what I saw from your friends today, they'll forgive you." Twilight withdrew from the hug with a sob as the bystanders started to emerge from their hiding places.
"Friends?", Twilight questioned softly. "I didn't have friends before, and after I put on that....freakshow, I'm certainly not going to have any now," Twilight said as she hung her head low.
"Don't count on it!", Indigo Zap assured as she surprised Twilight with heart slap on the back.
"Wha--What?", Twilight asked, confused.
"We are you're friends Twilight", Sunny explained in a kind voice. "That is, if you can forgive us for how we treated you."
"Of course I forgive you!", Twilight exclaimed. "I only hope that you girls can forgive me for my....episode."
" Of course," Sunny said warmly.
"Certainly", Sour Sweet declared.
" Well duh," Lemon Zest said, giving Twilight a goodhearted nudge on the shoulder.
" We're friends and that's a fact", Indigo sated with a nod.
"Don't even mention it Twilight," Sugercoat said. "I think it's safe to say that we all prefer normal you to the evil demon version."
The girls proceeded to engage in a group hug. Spike, unable to contain his excitement any longer, jumped into Twilight's arms and started to lick her face fiercely.
Sunset Smiled warmly at the group, locket in hand, and started to speak. " Now we just need to find someplace safe to put the lock---
"THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!!!!", a furious voice declared, cutting off Sunset's statement. It soon became clear that the voice came from none other than Principal Abacus Cinch herself. Cinch stormed across the courtyard to where Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna stood.
"Principal Celestia, I demand that you're school forfeit the Friendship Games!", Principal Cinch demanded.
"Oh, and why is that?", Vice Principal Luna asked icily. Cinch gave her a look loaded with contempt.
"Rampant use of magic to give Canterlot High an advantage over Crystal Prep, which resulted might I add, in the demonic transformation of one of my students!", Principal Cinch declared hotly.
"Not gonna happen," Principal Celestia said firmly.
" Forfeit this instant," Cinch demanded, "Or I will have no choice but to report this whole incident to the SCHOOL BOARD!!"
" Oh yes, I'm sure that they will be fascinated by you're description of the magical locket," Principal Celestia said with a giggle.
" I think that their favorite part will be the one where portals to an alternate dimension are opened," Luna joked.
"Let's not forget the talking dog!," Spike added cheerfully.
"There's also the part where Principal Cinch manipulated Twilight and used peer pressure along with a song number to trick Twilight into opening a magic locket that resulted in her transformation into a dark magic infused, infernal killing machine," Sugarcoat said levelly. Jaws dropped and people stared at Sugercoat, who shrugged.
"Okay, so I'm blunt, big deal," Sugercoat said, blushing.
Realization dawned in the eyes of Principal Cinch, and with a growl, she turned on her heel, and angrily strode off the way she had came, giving Twilight and her friends a cold look as she passed them. Principal Celestia picked up a microphone, and cleared her throat.
" THE FRIENDSHIP GAMES ARE A TIE!",Celestia yelled into the microphone. A resounding cheer went up from the students of both Canterlot High, and Crystal Prep. Twilight's own celebratory shouting was interrupted when she noticed that Sunny had a grim frown on her face.
"What's wrong?", Twilight asked worryingly.
"I'm afraid old Cinch is going to be directing her anger at US from now on", Sunny replied with a sigh. Twilight wrapped an arm around her friends shoulder, and smiled.
"Well,whatever happens," Twilight said, " We're all gonna face it together." The six girls shared a team high five, and joined in cheering with everyone else. Twilight, along with her friends, faced an uncertain future. Only one thing was certain: Canterlot High was no longer the only school with a Mane 6.