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// Part 5 
// Story: Eclipse's Journey 
// by Eclipse_filer 
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Part 5



3 hours later I was sitting in the middle of the arena. The date is March 6; it was the middle day as I wait for Crimson and her army to come get me. I remember back to the plan Ariel made "Trying to fight her main forces and her would be too much, so let’s section it off.” I was was a little by what she was telling. So I asked her what are we going to use to section off the area and what are we going to section off. She said the stadium we were just at before. I asked why and she told me it’s going to be the last place her troops will look. Also, it's the largest space in the city to hold an ambush. Shadow was wondering what we are going to use as a filter. She told us disruption crystals would be a good way to block them out, if tweaked the right way. I asked what pelletx and disruption crystals?

Toka told me pelletx were an idea from donkeys a long time ago. Since not all creatures in terra can perform certain types of magic. Waiting all day for someone to come help you, was not efficient. So pelletx were tested and made by condensing magic into rocks to be used. Crystals are large enough to store spells of varying difficulty. My citizens specialize and depend on this form of magic. My family was blessed the ability to use magic. But the most I can do is turn in my body into a huge Taser. Disruption magic changes, alters or nullify magic from spells. As a bonus if someone other than the caster touches it while in use. They are going to get hit by the strength of the spell.

Ariel told us Toka, Shadow and Saphyre are going to set this up a perimeter around the stadium. Rain and I are going to be the bait. While Ariel is going to control how many guards are going to be released at a time. The queen has to make a choice fining Ariel or destroy all the crystals in the arena to get in. I remembered Nitro and asked her about how we are going to hand him too again. She said she was going to throw up a barrier strong enough to stop him. For the most part the plan it was solid for me. The one thing I didn’t plan on was me accidentally losing the guards that chasing me.

Right now I’m resting up to and thinking if there is a better way I can get the guards. I guess I could cause a big fire or ask some of the women to get the cops on me. While I was sitting I something, I looked around and saw some pebbles move and shake. Something big was coming but from what direction. From the north side of the stadium, I could see Rain running for her life with Crimson and over 50 guards behind them. Well, at least that part of the plan worked. I wonder if the rocks are ready now. I got up to face the crowd coming at me. Rain is right beside me and Lotus with her guards.


Lotus announced her presences in angry by yelling “You creatures are really are a thorn in my side. Not only have you stolen my slaves and made me a walking joke. Not only that but you destroyed my dress, which is unforgivable!” I looked over at rain and asked what she did to Lotus. She said "I may have snuck into the deeper parts of the castle and I may have ripped one of her dress a little. But hey, I didn’t know that was your favorite. I looked like something a little kid would wear but enlarged.” Lotus got really flustered and looked like she was going to kill us on the spot.

She calmed down a bit and her focus was back at us. She said “It was a gift I got a long time ago. Those aside are you two dumb enough want to try and fight all 120 of my guards and me.” Rain said “More than you having to struggle to fit all of that, into a plus size five hundred onesie”. I could see the steam boiling from the look on her face. She yelled “Get them!!!” Twenty guards in ran at us. The barrier stopped the rest of them getting in by hitting an invisible wall. A few second before that Shadow, Saphyre and Toka jumped in the stadium. I said “Okay team, everyone gets four” as I summoned my shield and stood on my back legs. Rain said “Since no one else is stepping up you’re the leader. Please, I want a democracy!” As she is taking a fighting stance, on her back two legs.
 
One of the guards came up at me throwing a punched me across my face. I blocked it with the shield, countering with a punch. Then while staggering backward kick to his face and he was on the ground. I said “I want a democracy too but voting is not going to help much in a battle.” A guard came after Rain trying to punch her in the face too. She ducked and flipped them behind, on their back and kicked him in the face while he was on the floor. I looked back and to see two more guys coming at me. The first one throw a kick to my face, I grabbed the leg and using the force of the kick. I span around and throw him into the other guard. The last one ran at me lifting his leg up his leg going to kick me in the stomach. I side stepped and lift his leg too high and made leg go up to high and dropped to the ground. I kick him in the stomach and he was down. I looked over and Ms. Bolt was done too.
 
The guard must have got smart because the four of them split up and tried to dog pile Toka. They jumped on top of him like they were playing football. Suddenly, a burst of electricity came from that pile. Then Toka came crawling out saying “Why do you dog pile on me that really hurt!” Okay so Toka is fine, he’s just whining for no reason. My gaze drifted to Shadow, he was standing there with his I eyes. He stood up on his back legs and put his paws together. He moved his paws away from each other and a blade made from...I think a light blade of light. He took the blade in his mouth. I blinked and all four of them are on the ground. I thought “Dang it, I blinked and missed it.” Now looking at the last fight Saphrye was doing something weird. She didn’t move an inch. The guard was going to hit her in the jaw but she dodged at the last second. Then she punched him square in the gut and down like bird shot in the wing. She ran to the next one, grabbed him by the neck and jump. She throws that one in two the other guards. I shocked she was that strong and was a little scared from how ruthless that was.

While we were fighting Lotus, confused what happened and shot at us with a beam of energy. It bounced of the barrier without any effort. She said this must be disruption magic so there has to be crystals. Using her power she was only able to break two at a time. The first four crystals broke. The last two were a bit more difficult from Ariel being able to focus only on two of them. Before her focused so no one can get in from any side at all. So, it was a bit of relief for her to now only need to focus on two. But Lotus was still able to overpower her and blows the rocks to the other side of town. For a minute, thee shields dropped and the guards swarmed like an enraged beehive to my group. In defiance, Ariel raised her own barrier made from her magic but could only stop Lotus. Unlike the one before, this barrier was made and controlled by Ariel. So it was a bigger strain then the last one.
 
Inside the barrier, 100 guards were running at us with zero hesitation. Rain yelled “Guys, get near me!” Our team got together and Rain threw up a barrier to stop our swarming opponents. I said “This is bad but we can make a comeback from this. It’s time to do a team attacks.” Shadow looked at me a funny saying “What team attacks? We didn’t rehearse any team attacks.” Rain yelled “I don’t care what we do, as long as we do it now! I can’t hold this for so long.”  I quickly said “Just do something with the name I say and just remember, Thunder brothers are Toka and Shadow; Triple Threat is Me, Rain and Saphyre. An all-out attack is all of us.” Everyone knotted and Rain dropped the field and making a shockwave like the last time. The shockwave pushed every one of the guards back. I called out Triple Threat first and I told her to jump. I grabbed her rear legs and started spinning like a top and threw her at the soldiers. Then I told rain grab and swing her around, they both got the idea. In fact Saphyre did a super hero pose while fly saying “Weeeeeeeee.” Rain swung her around the arena, knocking out half the guards. They stopped and Saphyre was running back, along with the rest of the guards. Next, I called Thunder Brothers and told Toka to throw his hoodie at the approaching guards. Then I told Shadow to throw his blade into the jacket. After the blade left his mouth it turned in a lightning bolt and piercing Toka’s hoodie. The jacket absorbed the jolt of energy, becoming overcharged with electricity. The power spread to all of them all, stunning or knocking them out. I finally I called Blue Moon, telling Rain her magic to spin my shield and hit all the remaining soldiers still standing.
 
I yelled “We did it.” Saphyre glared at me like she was going to kill me saying "Next time, tell me when I’m going to be used as in a slingshot.” Then it softened saying “despite that it really fun.” Toka said “How did you know the thing with my hoodie would work.” I told him I didn’t know. I made a guess from the fight with Nitro; it was his hoodie that was shocking him. Since, I saw his hoodie touching Nitro's scales when he electrocuted him. While with Shadow, he looks like a walking thunderstorm in the form of a creature waiting to hit. Both Shadow and Toka laughed and Toka said “You’re paying for my dry cleaning.” I sighed thinking “Even in victory, I am defeated”.
 
During our Team fight Lotus notice the barrier changed and fired a powerful blast at the new barrier. Ariel Screamed from the pain of the attack. She heard Ariel scream and had an idea. She flew up in the sky and fired at the barrier with magic. Using the agony of Ariel's pain it guided Lotus right to her. Then the queen of Lupin landed right in front of her. She was glaring at down at Ariel like some worm had dared to stand before her.
 
Lotus said “Hmm a changeling, that's new one and Queen no less. Listen insect, drop the shield and you might live,” Ariel said “Stuff it Sadist Queen, like it would make a difference. The minute I drop my barrier, you'll take me out and go after them.” Lotus smiled saying “so the bug does have a brain. Either way, that shield is going to drop and going to be on them like peanut butter on jelly. I’m just giving you an easy way out.” Ariel gave her a confused look. Lotus said “I missed lunch so, I'm hungry.” Ariel told her no and she got blasted and she down on the ground. Lotus smiled saying as the barrier disappeared. “Well, no one can say I'm always cruel.” After beating Ariel with no effort, Lotus teleported to the stadium.
 
She appeared in front of us a few away. She was clapping her front hooves saying “Good thing, I only brought out the male guards. I would have been a little bit scared if you took out my competent soldiers.” Rain said “Wow, can you be more of a condescending villain. I don't even think storybooks can make a monster like you.” Lotus took mocking bow stating “What can I say; I like to ham it up. You may have beaten the male guards but the female guardsmen will be her soon. Until then, I’m an angry alicorn with a dragon, what do you got?” I said “We got a scary innkeeper and Toka, that's something.” Toka asked me what I meant by that. I said “Shush, I'm trying to make you sound cooler.” Lotus sneered saying “that's cute, but unbelievable useless. NITRO! Get your scaly huge flank in here.”
 
Dragon roar’s came from the right side of the stadium. Before he could fully come out, Ariel with the last bit of her strength cast a sleep spell strong enough to affect the fully grown dragon. A large thud noise came from that direction, and then loud snoring came from there.
 
She said “I guess I should have tortured the Bug Queen more. That was a minor misstep one my part. Now come at me, if you don't I will torture you so much; you'll want to dead.”
 
Ask our epic battle starts a weird song starts to play. Rain a started us off by creating large ice shards and the rest of us followed behind the flying shards. Lotus blocked the ice with her own magic. The attack briefly obscured her sight from our actions. Each of us had got a hit in and spread out. We had had her surrounded but she made a shield. Shadow called Thunder Breaker while summoning his lightning sword staff again. This time sticking the blade in the in bubble and overloading it. He throws up the blade and it up in the air. Not missing a beat Saphyre grabbed the blade and landed on her back. She hit the back of her neck with a large amount of force with electricity. Lotus screamed in pain from the impact and electrocution. She fell to her knees with smoke coming from that spot. Saphyre flipped off of Lotus towards us, I called Triple Threat but this time I was getting slingshotted. I summoned my shield and jumped in the air. Saphyre grabbed my back legs tightly and span around even faster than I did to her. When she let go I could feel the air blowing in my face. I quickly positioned the shield in front of me and tried to position myself like I was going and tried to position myself like I was going to bust down a door. Lotus's body aches was written across her face. The shock from earlier made her body paralyzed. Even her horn was malfunctioning. Despite all the pleas she made to her body it did not move. On impact to her chest, it felt like I hit a wall as her lunges decompressed. We started flying into a far off wall. Rain grabbed onto me with magic and stopped me from plowing into the wall with Lupin's Queen. That part of the wall cracked in dozens of pieces and she left a big indent in the wall. Then fell into the ground and she looked off of it. Rain said “That was easier than I thought it was going to be.”
 
Then somehow Crimson Lotus stood back up and a demonic aura form appeared around her. She slowly is dragging her hooves in the dirt, heading towards us. The aura became more visible and monstrous with every step. Toka said “do you want to take it that back right now?” The huge aura took the form of a monstrous demon. I backed up and said “Maybe this was a bad idea?” Then she fell to the ground barely twitching. The aura roar like some legendary monster condensed down into a ball and hit the ground.

Shadow was first to respond out of all of us to say “What the buck was that?” Toka responded “Well, were alive and lotus is out cold. As long as that thing isn’t trying to kill us, then I count it as a win.” I nodded and asked Rain to put a magical box around it. She asked why and I said “I want see what the heck this thing is about. Besides, touching a super power magical looking thingy with my bare hooves is never smart.”

Shadow was first to respond out of all of us to say “What the buck was that?” Toka responded “Well, were alive and lotus is out cold. As long as that thing isn’t trying to kill us, then I count it as a win.” I nodded and asked Rain to put a magical box around it. She asked why and I said “I want see what the heck this thing is about. Besides, touching a super power magical looking thingy with my bare hooves is never smart.” I picked it up and told everyone it’s time to run before female guards got there.

Everyone looked tired from the battles and it does not look like anyone wants a round three. I was tired too and every muscle in my body was screaming for rest. I ran up to Ariel and try to carry her too. That was not working I did not plan for the weight of an alicorn to be more than my own. As inched down the stairs as fast as I could with the large mare in tow. Before I could make down the stairs the guards were on us. They came in from sides all sides of the stadium. If only we did spend so much energy on team attacks and fighting. We could have made on final push out of the city. In our weakened state, were overpowered without a question by their forces.