Power Pony Up! 2: Pony Harder
by Present Perfect
"This isn't the way!" Sunset Shimmer shouted, her eyes watering in the etheric winds emanating from Midnight Sparkle. "I've been where you are! I've made the same mistake you're making! I was overwhelmed by magic! I thought it could get me everything I wanted!"
"Oh, you're wrong," said Midnight Sparkle in her evil, sexy voice. "Unlike you, I can have everything I want!" She made a few more portals open, because she was evil like that.
Clenching her fists, Sunset stood her ground. "No you can't. Even with all that magic and power, you'll still be alone! True magic..."
Where was she going with this? She had seen true magic before. Not the magic that had come from an otherworldly magical artifact, nor the magic that came from riffing sweet licks on her guitar; not even the magic that pooted out of her adorable unicorn horn back in Equestria. She had been witness to a deeper, purer magic that had always existed in this world: the magic that had caused her friends to pony up. What had all those moments had in common?
Of course! It was all so clear now, so simple! Why hadn't she seen it before?
"True magic comes from archery!"
Applejack grinned and nodded, elbowing Sour Sweet in the side. "Learned how t' shoot defendin' mah property from timberwolves!"
"Awesomeness!" Sunset shouted.
"Aw yeah!" Rainbow cheered, jumping into the air. Unfortunately, she fell over the edge of the giant rift in time and space, thus proving that you only transformed when passing through the mirror. She left a colorful smear on Equestrian soil.
"Parties!"
"Did somehuman say parties?" Pinkie shouted, eyes wide. She ponied up and immediately started firing party cannons indiscriminately into the crowd, knocking students into the hole. The pegasi on the other side had wised up and prepared themselves for such an occasion, but tragically discovered too late that they couldn't carry the weight of a teenage human at terminal velocity. There were no survivors.
"Dresses!"
"Oh, I do love dresses," Rarity said, nonchalantly filing her manicure.
"Talking animals, I guess?"
Fluttershy ponied up. No one noticed.
"And the most important magic of all..."
Sunset felt a tingle run down her spine. She lifted into the air, eyes closing. Something shifted atop her head. Her hair elongated. An adorable horn sprouted from the middle of her forehead. She posed dramatically.
"Getting everything totally wrong!" shouted Flash Sentry from across the courtyard, hands cupped to his mouth.
Sunset's eyes got huge. She stopped midair, tipped over, and fell through the hole.
"Ohhhhh!" Flash shouted. "Get dunked on!"
And that's how Midnight Sparkle was able to plunge Equestria and Humania into a thousand-year war.
I didn't forget to update this morning, you forgot to update this morning.
Not enough airplanes. Pegasuses don't count as airplanes.
Flash is close enough for an action hero, though.
Huh. Well, not quite as bad as tearing the world apart to get at the more magical one. I mean, at least the human universe is still there.
(I could go on about the elemental embodiment, but even I think that would be taking this too seriously.)
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Shoot, is it too late to change his line? <.< No, it's not, check this again in five.
Crashing these pegasi ...
i.imgur.com/OpWU27r.jpg
.... with NO SURVIVORS.
6627672 How is Flash an ACTION HERO!?
I wonder if Equestria has any sort of protocol for "Hairless Ape Creatures falling out of a crack in time and space at terminal velocity"
I would say Flash was Sans all along....but unlike Flash, Sans has an actual personality.
Ah what the hell, I'll take one for the team. And mind, I'll admit that Sunset had to have an epic level epiphany to get here from there:
Applejack demonstrated honesty (integrity) when she helped Twilight make her bullseye. Being trustworthy when you have nothing to gain from it is a sign of true honesty.
Rainbow Dash demonstrated loyalty when she saved Sunset Shimmer from the plants and then risked her own life to fight the giant plant monsters so the others could finish the race.
Fluttershy demonstrated kindness by trying to make Twilight feel better and be a friend to her.
Rarity demonstrated generosity by giving her time and energy to making racks of crazy costumes for her friends for the Games, which apart from the time and effort she put into them, had to also be pretty expensive to make.
Pinkie Pie demonstrated laughter by trying to turn the mixer party into a REAL party instead of the horrible blah it was.
Each girl went out of their way to be a friend to someone else in their own special way, asking nothing in return.
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You may have hit it on the head! :O