//------------------------------// // Fight! The Weapons Master (Part 2) // Story: Kamen Rider Harmony // by smxsonic //------------------------------// Twilight yawned, resting her head on the lunch table. This whole superhero thing was not doing any favors for her sleep schedule. Adding to that, the stress of knowing there was another Midnight monster on the loose and hiding amongst the student body was also starting to get to her. “You okay, Twi?” Sunset asked. Twilight lifted her head and rested it on her hands, “Yeah, just the stresses of being a superhero.” “Have you thought about a weapon you could use?” Sunset asked while eating her salad. Twilight groaned, “I don’t know, I haven’t had any formal training in any form of weaponry” “Weren’t you in the Archery event during the games, darling?” Rarity asked. “She was, but it wasn’t anything to write home about, no offense, Twi” Applejack replied. “None taken. Really, I was on the team mainly for the academic challenges, which come to think of it, was a grave miscalculation on Cinch’s part,”  Twilight rambled. “Why don’t you just use the shield she threw at us,” Rainbow suggested. Sunset shook her head, “It’s too heavy to use as an actual weapon” “The monster would probably find a way to use it against me anyway.” Twilight said, “That monster was skilled, and it seemed more in tune with it’s abilities than Flash was.” “We’ll find something, I promise” Sunset said.   Lunch continued, an air of uneasiness permeated the table. “Rainbow Dash!” The uneasiness vanished the instant the young voice called out. Rainbow looked behind her, “Hey, Scoots, what’s happening?” “The girls and I were wondering if you could give us some pointers on Soccer after school.” Rainbow hummed in consideration, “Sure, why not, see you this Afternoon!” Twilight yawned again, and lunch continued as normal. “Twilight, why are we hiding?” Sunset asked. She sitting with her back leaning against the sport’s  shed facing away from the soccer field with Twilight beside her. “The monster from yesterday is still out there,” Twilight said, peeking from the corner. Rainbow Dash was still showing off for the crusaders. “It was obviously targeting the crusaders, so I want to make sure their safe.” “Still doesn’t explain why we’re hiding here, when we could be finding you a weapon.” Twilight sighed, “Whoever is targeting them, they probably won't reveal themselves if I’m there.” Sunset grunted but nodded in agreement. She stood up and joined Twilight in monitoring Rainbow Dash. Rainbow let the girls play around for awhile to practice the various skills she taught them. Scootaloo was trying to juggle a soccer ball with her knees when a regal sounding laugh sounded throughout the field. Twilight looked and saw two young teens approaching the crusaders. Twilight clutched her pendant, hoping she wouldn’t need to use it. “So this is where you were hiding,” Diamond Tiara said, “I missed you yesterday.” She and Silverspoon walked around the field, ignoring the glares she was receiving from the Crusaders, “So, What are you three failing at this time?” “Hey, Lay off!” Rainbow Dash yelled, “Don’t you have anything better to do?” Diamond Tiara grunted and walked away, snapping her fingers signalling Silver Spoon to follow her. Once they were out of sight, Scootaloo sighed, “Thanks, Rainbow Dash. You didn’t need to do that.” “No problem, squirt. When you’re as awesome as I am, you learn to deal with the Haters”  Dash said as kicked the soccer ball into her hands, “Let me show you something I’ve been working on.” Dash kicked the ball up into the air, but before Dash could do anything, a javelin shot through the ball grounding it and deflated it. The girls looked at where the javelin came from and they found the Armored Monster standing at the top of the bleachers. “You again?” Apple Boom called out, “I thought Twilight took care of you!” The monster chuckled, “That nerd couldn’t even handle me, things were getting too crowded, so I left.” “Really?” Twilight called out while walking out from behind the storage shed, “You care to qualify that statement with some hard facts?” “Kinda getting nerdy there, Twi…” Dash deadpanned Twilight sighed as she attached her belt, “Get the girls to safety, Rainbow” Dash did as she was told, leaving Twilight alone with the monster. The monster walked down from the bleachers as Twilight fished her ring out of her pocket.  She opened her belt and put her ring on. By this time, the monster was on the opposite side of the the soccer field as Twilight. “Kamen Rider!” Twilight called as she waved her ringed hand over her belt. “Magic, Please! Spark of Friendship!” Twilight whipped her arm to her side and the familiar Star-Shape shot out and then enveloped her, her armor materializing on her as it did. The monster wasted no time in its attack, slashing wildly with it rapier. Causing Twilight to jump back. Twilight tried to get behind the monster, but the monster proved to fast. Twilight lunged at the monster, spotting an opening. Her shoulder check caused the monster to drop her weapon. Twilight made a mad dash  to the sword and brandished it at the monster. The monster laughed, “Really? You remember what happened last time, don’t you?” “Of course I do, but discovery requires experimentation” Twilight replied. The heat of battle wasn’t the best place to test hypothesis, but Twilight remembered something that Sunset had told her. The magic was originally hers, so logically she could also shape this weapon to her will like the monster could. She put the weapon in her ringed hand and waved it over her belt. “Magic! Full Power!” Magic energy surged from the ring to the sword, covering it in a purple aura. The sword glowed as it changed shape, becoming less of a rapier and more of an arming sword. The blade was simple. 30 inches and double-edged. The golden hilt was wrapped in a purple cloth at the grip, while the cross-guard flared out like a pair of wings. Where the blade met the hilt was decorated with a familiar star being surrounded by gold that was almost shaping a crown. The magic dissipated and the excess flew into Twilight’s belt. The Monster rushed at Twilight with a flurry of swipes, all of which we blocked with Twilight’s sword. The inclusion of a weapon gave Twilight some even footing in the fight. Twilight didn’t have any sword training, but for some reason it felt natural to fight with.   The fight went like this, until the monster materialized two javelins, throwing one at Twilight.  Twilight dodged swiftly and she even dodged the second one too. The monster shoulder checked Twilight while she was distracted, knocking her to the ground and making her drop her sword. “Silver Spoon!” Diamond Tiara called as she was walking to the field. The monster noticed and a smile paradoxically graced her seemingly unmoving lips. “Ugh, She is so useless.” Diamond Tiara said, somehow not noticing the battle that was happening. The monster’s smiled vanished. “What?” The monster growled as she turned to face Diamond Tiara, “Did you say?” Diamond Tiara hummed as she looked over to the monster and then gasped. The monster was advancing towards her, dual wielding her swords. “I did all of this, and it’s never going to be enough!” Diamond Tiara inched backwards as the Monster approached her. This little exchange gave Twilight enough time to recover. Twilight tried to rush from behind, but the monster heard her coming and summoned chains that wrapped around the rider. “Hmph, I guess I shouldn’t be too surprised,” The Monster said, turning back to Diamond Tiara, “I don’t think you even know how to appreciate anything,” The armored monster readied her swords. “Connect, Please” The monster thrust her swords, but before they could make contact, a Star showed up in front of the monster. The swords disappeared into the star,but she did felt her weapons hit something. She turned backwards saw Twilight, the chains breaking apart from her and disappearing. “I have to admit, that was a calculated risk on my part,” Twilight said as she dusted herself off, “But it worked!” Twilight then got into a battle stance, “There’s one more experiment I want to try through” Twilight waved a ring over the sigil on the sword and both items reacted. “Magic: Slashing Strike! Charging…” Twilight pointed her sword into the sky. A purple energy rose through the blade until it hit the tip. “Full Power!” Twilight then brought the sword down and swung it horizontally. The resulting beam of energy flew out from the sword and hit the monster, bifurcating it. She stumbled backwards, lightning coming from the cut. She fell backwards and exploded, leaving the prone, but unharmed form of Silver Spoon. A small ball of magic flew into her belt. “S-Silver Spoon?” Diamond Tiara said kneeling by her friend. Silver Spoon stirred, “Hey, DT, what’s going on?” “You… don’t remember anything?” “I Remember going to lunch, and then I felt super angry, and then I’m here.” Diamond Tiara hugged Silver Spoon tightly. The pigtailed girl clearly disturbed by this sudden display of affection. Dash, Sunset, and the crusaders ran to the field to accompany Twilight. “Heh, Nice job Tw-OW!” Rainbow started but Sunset stomped on her foot, “What was that for?” “I’m Harmony” Twilight said, “Kamen Rider Harmony” Diamond Tiara looked up from her hug,she immediately let go of Silver Spoon and stood up and turned her back to the group. “I guess I should thank you,” She said while crossing her arms, “My best friend was messed up and you fixed her… So… Come on Silver Spoon” Diamond Tiara walked away, Silver Spoon got up and went to follow her. She then turned back to face the masked hero. “I’m not entirely sure what’s going on, but if Diamond Tiara is getting sentimental over this, then it must have been serious. So, Thank you, Miss Harmony” As Silver Spoon walked away, Sunset gave Twilight a little nudge. “Well It looks like you have some fans, Miss Harmony” Sunset said. Twilight closed her belt and the transformation was canceled, her newly acquired sword disappearing with it. “That’s SO Cool,” Scootaloo gaped, “You’re like a superhero” Twilight blushed as she rubbed the back of her head, “You won’t tell anyone will you?” “Of course not,” Applebloom said, “a hero ain't a hero without a secret identity!” “Thanks,” Twilight said, as her belt beep as two balls of light flew out and formed two new rings. One ring had a picture of a unicorn trapped in a grid of chains, while the other depicted a small unicorn head with a giant sword replacing it’s horn. It was a long day and all the girls went on their way home. Twilight wasn’t sure how to take all of this ‘Kamen Rider’ stuff at first,but it became obvious that people were being hurt because of her incident. If she could protect people from the monster she became, she was ready to ride.