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// For whom the bell tolls, Part II 
// Story: Spiders and Magic: The Harmony Avengers 
// by andrew7 
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So far, battle between Celestia, Luna, Cadance and Grogar was still raging on the fullest.

Despite Celestias and Lunas god-like powers, possessing an ability to rise sun and moon and both being the most powerful beings on Equestria, even with their combined forces along with Cadance, who was holding her own surprisingly well, Grogar on the other hand proved himself to be not an ordinary foe. Rams hulking and strong physique as well as possessing a vast magical abilities and potential in dark arts was making him an extremely powerful and formidable opponent who could literally intimidate his opponents. It even looked like, that Grogar actually managed to get an upper hand over princesses.

Princess Celestia eyed Grogar with a determined glare and in a cautious defensive stance. Sun princess horn started, this not pulsing by her yellow magic aura, but blazing fiery by yellow and orange flames. In the instance, snow-white alicorn with multi-coloured mane released a massive stream of fire that surrounded ram from all sides and then engulfing his entire frame in flames. Grogar roared on top of his lungs in pain, as raging wall of flames was burning Grogars body.

“She got him!” Luna jerked out astonished, flipping her wings in the mid-air.

“Way the go, auntie!” Cadance cheered for her aunt, hovering nearby.  

When flames faded away by Celestias own power, Celesita, Luna and Cadance watched Grogar crouching on scorched ground all around him. Ram who was in the worst shape imaginable, was convulsing in pain with his fangs clenched, his front hooves dug into ground and majority of his fur was scorched by Celestias flames, having a severe third degree burns. 

However, Grogars golden bell start ringing again, as rams own dark energy aura emmited from his body and seeping into the many wounds spread about. Suddenly and in the instance, the flesh on evil rams body healed at an accelerated rate, erasing all traces of damage within seconds, with his fur also regrowing back. Fully revitalized via his dark magic, Grogar made his way back into standing position much for Celestias, Lunas and Cadances utter shock and dismay. “Hm Cha Cha! Is that the best you can do, princess of the sun?” Grogar chuckled menacingly.

“Impossible.” Celestia could only gasp in dismay as Grogar could actually heal from her flames, that there was said, that Princess Celestias flames could literally melt even a rock.

“Has he just actually healed?” Luna seemed even more bewildered than her sister.

“How could he do that?” Candace exhaled in disbelief.

Grogar only chuckled devilishly by response. “You have not idea about the fraction of power I posses! My magic and might are beyond imagining. It is useless to resist.” Ram stated menacingly, feeling himself invincible.

Princess Celestia only glared menacingly with her teeth clenched. “We will see about that.” She scoffed and charged towards Grogar galloping with her head bowed and her long horn posing like a spear. Monstrous ram and ruler of Equestria met and collided in a duel, though using their horns as swords. 

Celestia thrusted her horn towards Grogars exposed face, yet evil ram blocked princess horn by his own left horn, as he quickly countered by sharply swinging his head like a bludgeon in an attempt to impale the mares neck with his right horn, yet Celestia sidestepped and dodging Grogars own thrust, followed with second fierce jab, yet evil ram reacted quickly and managing to dodge his opponents strike. Grogar than assaluted yet with another thrust of his left horn, yet Celestia once again gracefully dodged monstrous rams attack.

Sun princess thrusted her horn, repeating her second attempt to strike and this time, she managed to slice Grogars cheeks who hissed in pain, leaving a scar on its place that started bleeding and making ram to stumble back a bit. That though did not discourage demonic ram, in the contrary, it only enraged him even furthers as he swung his massive head in another attempt to impale Celestia with his right horn, yet once again an alicorn dodged her opponents strike.

Once again, Celestia thrusted her horn against Grogars neck. He however swiftly flinched his head down, avoiding her strike and going into counterattack, by sharply swinging his horned head back to the side and delivered one nasty hammer like impact to Celestias torso as small cracks widened on her golden chest plate. 

The mare was send flying by Grogars impact in a blazing speed, hitting and colliding with ground, making several back rolls, yet she extended her beautiful wings as she managed to stop her momentum by flipping them mightily and digging her hind hooves into ground, making two trenches by that.

Grogar, with his facial scar on his cheek, which Celestia sliced with her horn and a blood poured from it on his cheek glared princess like a basilisk. Sun goddess watched ram with just like glare cautiously in defensive pose and gritting her teeth. “It is time to finish this.” Celestia stated coldly, as she spread her wings and soaring high in to the air. Her horn started pulsing with her yellow magic energy and she released a powerful energy beam from her horn to Grogar.

Him however, released a magical beam of his own from his horns. Both energy beams met themselves, both colliding by the impact as they created one massive orb of energy. Eventually it caused an overload and orb exploded in the process with a near blinding flash of light.

An explosion caused an intense shockwave that, though Grogar managed to hold his own position by standing firmly with his hooves dug into ground crouching, Princess Celestia however, who was dazzled by the flash of glow could not hold her frame in the mid-air as a shockwave from the explosion knocked her out, sending a snow white alicorn flying as she collided with one of the dead trees and crushing it by impact. 
By the impact, she lost her trademark golden tiara with violet jewel in the middle. Celestia collided with ground, making several rolls as she eventually came into a halt. Sun princess remained lying there, grunting as pain throbbed trough her body.

“Star Swirl, trained you well.” Grogar unusually complimented sun princess skills and abilities, which was quite strange from someone so evil and menacing. Yet, ram came closer to grounded alicorn as his bell started ringing and glowing via his dark energy and just like before with Spider-Mane, he released a glowing chain like strain from his horns, which like a serpent constricted Celestias body, her horn included, restraining her in its dark magic. 

“But he hadn’t taught you everything.” Evil ram proceed coldly, by a change of demeanour.

Celestia grunted, struggling frantically to settle herself free the chain though without any success. She attempted to use her magic, but unfortunately much for her dismay and no matter how much she concentrated her thoughts into her horn, she just could not ignite her magical aura. Like something was cancelling it. “What by the stars?!” Princess of the sun blurted out. “My magic is not working?!”

“As I have said, it is useless to resist.” Grogar chuckled smugly. “My dark magic also negates any other magic of either unicorns or alicorns. So, till you are wrapped up by my magic chain, you are nothing but a sitting duck.

“SISTER!!!” Luna shrieked in horror as she saw her older sister down, lying helplessly on the ground. Her horror and shock, however immediately turned into pure anger, as Lunas eyes literally started blazing in a fierce fury. “YOU MONSTER!” Moon princess shrieked in an unusual amplified voice that could pull gasps from the others. Her blue irises disappeared behind a flash of white light as her horn started pulsing by a fierce dark blue aura.

In the moment, a night sky overcast via dark stormy clouds forming as the climate changed. And just like on Lunas command, several lightning streams came off the clouded sky, generating and channeling through younger alicorn sisters horn like a conductor as instantly Luna right then released all that accumulated electrical energy in one powerfull bolt of a very high voltage striking Grogar in a massive wave of electricity. Ram roared on top of his lungs in pain, as electrical currents rushed into his body and locking his muscles in place.

When lightning subsided, Grogar crouched as he nearly lost his balance. Rams fangs girted and trembling in pain, as evident as each muscle in his body hurt, electrical sparks were still flashing a bit over his frame. Yet after a few moments, Grogar eventually recuperated himself, shaking the sparks off his body and regaining his comporsure, much for Lunas utter shock and dismay as ram growled in steadily raising anger and declining patience with alicorns.

Though still amazed as Grogar managed to recuperate and heal from her attack vie his own magic, Luna shook her head to recollect her senses. Her eyes and horn glowed to engage another assault. By her command, another shower of lighting struck from the clouds right into Grogar, who only smirked and stood still on his place and not moving an inch. Lighting however, this time made a contact and channelled through rams horns like two electricity generators, though leaving him completely unharmed, much for Lunas yet another dismay.

Grogars golden bell rung again in its campanology melody glowing as he released concentrated electricity of lightning from his horns and sending it back to Luna. Moon princess unfortunately due to her still lasting amazement could not react fast enough to dodge rams counter attack, as he own lightning stroke her back.

The mare screamed in pain, as electricity generated through her own body and locking her muscles in place. Luna eventually fell from the sky like a fly dazzled, hitting the ground hard and remaining lying in place.

And just like at Princess Celestia, Grogar released yet another dark magic chain that wrapped around dark blue royal alicorn, locking her body on the place and cancelling her magic as well.



Meanwhile, Twilight on top of her magical abilities yet evidently exhausted, finally managed to negate a dark energy that encased the chain that was still constricting Spider-Mane via her Negating Spell as its red glow faded away. “There! It is done, Peter!” Twilight exhaled satisfied with her deed with a smile, yet her expression was tired and wore down, which was evident as she was trying and using her magic so hard to cancel Grogars own dark magic.

Peter finally managed to break the chain, shattering it to pieces by his spider strength. “Wow! It is about time!” Stallion made his way back on his hooves. Twilight attempted to stand as well, but her own hooves buckled and mare stumbled down with grunting. “Twilight?” Peter jerked out in worry, standing up on his hind hooves, reaching for Twilight and he took her into his hooves in a bridal style. “Are you alright, honey?” Peter asked in concern.

Though seemingly exhausted, Twilight denied her husband a warm smile and brushing her cheek over his own affectionately. “It is nothing, Peter. I am just a little worn down from cancelling Grogars dark energy. It took me a quite some time to cancel the spell of that chain, but it had eventually paid off.” Amethyst alicorn smiled as forced himself to the ground. “Now lets help the princesses!” Twilight stated with a determined look on her face.

“Are you sure?” Peter objected with concern of his wife that still looked like wore down, like she didn’t sleep for week and placing his hoof gently on her shoulder. “You should take some rest for your magic to replenish. You have been trying so hard just to settle me free. Stay away out of it. I can take that guy.” Peter begged his wife not to intervene.

However, despite being seemingly exhausted, Twilight immediately turned on her determined and stubborn side, denying a glare to her stallion. “Peter! And just what do you intent to do? Charge Grogar to get wrapped by another of his magical chains?” Mare lectured. “This is a serious and immensely powerful dark magic we are dealing with. And for that, you need my help since you cannot use magic on your own. Besides….It will take more than just a mere brawn to take Grogar down you know. We have to play it smart. So stop pushing me back!” Twilight stated decisively and standing firmly by her decision.

Peter, never ceased to be surprised be his wife attitude, though being a book worm by nature, Twilight was also fiercely independent, determined, purposeful and hard as a rock. Watching Twilights determined glare nervously, Peter knew that there was no point arguing with his wife, so he sighed both defeated and satisfied.

“Alright than honey, I will play it by your rules.” Peter chuckled innocently. “So what is the plan?”

Twilights glare slowly faded away as she smiled warmly by her husbands change of attitude. “I need you to occupy Grogar long enough for me to charge and concentrate power from Elements of Harmony. I will then use that energy via shared inseparable bonds with my friends into my own version of Harmony Beam. It still may not be that powerful as the real thing, yet I managed to take and calm down an enraged Hulk back on Earth years ago with that. It might by our only hope to stop Grogar.” Twilight stated decisively, her eyes glowing with determination.

Peter though hesitated for a while, yet he didn’t dare to object by the look into Twilight eyes. “You got it, honey!” He stated decisively as well and planting a soft kiss on mares cheek. “I will make an evil triplet brother of Toothgnasher and Toothgrinder busy.” Stallion chuckled as he reached into his utility bell and pulling some of his web cartridges, though those looked “special ones” and grinned somewhat maliciously. “Besides, I have some surprise for old Grogy.”

Rolling her eyes irritated, yet managing a playful smile, Twilight kissed her husbands cheek affectionately and nudging his side. “Alright then. Go! And please be careful.”





“AUNTIE!!! LUNA!!!” Cadance shrieked in horror with her right hoof extended as she saw both of her aunts down, which was actually leaving pink alicorn the only one standing against evil ram.

Cadance watched evil ram standing in front of her with an intense glare like dagger. “Why you….!” The mare growled menacingly as she aimed her horn right to demon ram, which started glowing by light blue aura. In the moment a blue crystals burst from the ground all around bewildered Grogar. In a few seconds, ram found himself encased in a crystal formation like a strong solid prison.

Cadance carefully and with caution step forward to crystal formation, but suddenly a thunderous blows echoed from inside. Grogar was using his brute strength of his mighty horns to break his way free, as a small cracks formed on crystal formation and steadily widening by each blow.

Finally, for Cadances dismay and shock, Grogar burst his way through the crystal barricade as small crystal shards spread all around, falling like cherry blossom. That though was not all. Grogar bowed his head down and charged towards Cadance like a charging bull. Princess of Crystal Empire fired several bolts of energy to charging ram in a desperate attempt to stop or slow him down. The blast collided with rams horned head in several flash bursts, but Grogar, like he would even not realize that, never stopping in his tracks.

Grogar finally charged Cadance with his horns in a full speed. That one nasty impact sent pink mare alicorn soaring through the air like a missile, as she collided with ground, making several hard rolls, before halting herself and remaining lying there, groaning by Grogars impact. Once again, Ram used another of his chains, to restrain pink alicorns frame and blocking her own magic. 

Grogar checked his surroundings of damaged battlefield as he watched Celestia, Luna and Cadance lying around, all three Royal alicorns restrained by his dark magic. “Is that it?!” Grogar scoffed mockingly and slamming his hoof to ground with a facial disappointment in his red eyes. “Is that all Star Swirl had ever taught you over thousands of years, Royal Princesses of Equestria? I must say that I am truly disappointed.”

Suddenly something sticky splashed on back of Grogars cranium. Evil ram plucked himself in surprise as well as an anger associated with his awe. “Who dares?!” He sharply turned around in frustration as his gaze landed on well familiar masked stallion standing on his hind hooves and his front hooves folded.

“Oh, I am sorry, tough guy.” Spider-Mane called rakishly. “But I guess both of us still have a second round to have.”

“Chm! Young ones are such foolish and unteachable. ” Grogar huffed unimpressed. The ram then eyed masked stallion in his heroic attire cautiously and suddenly, rams own red usually scowled red eyes widened uncharacteristically, like he would realize something strange and unusual about young stallion. “What is this?! An unicorn with no magic?” Grogars sudden amazement though quickly turned into an amusement as ram started laughing. “MUHAHAHAHA!!! Even Royal alicorn sisters has been no challenge at all. Just what are YOU going to do, hero? No magic. No hope.” Evil ram grinned maliciously and standing against with his monstrous form, totally dwarfing the stallion.

Peter eyed Grogar with his lenses and despite his slowly yet steadily declining patience and raising irritation, if not even anger with rams arrogance, cruelty and mercilessness, masked stallion remained cool as he crouched into his own signature fighting pose with a more than determined glare under his mask. 

“I may have no magical abilities. But I am more than a half pony and half spider to take you down….Goatee.” Peter stated firmly, with a determined tone, yet he still could not help but throw a wisecrack as he always did when fighting a bad guy.

Grogars white brow twitched in irritation as well as a vein formed on the side of his head. “IAM A RAM!!!” Evil ram roared and slamming his hoof to the ground. “That did it, kid! I have had it with you! It is time someone teach you a lesson!” Grogar growled menacingly as a golden bell on his collar rung in familiar trademark melody and started glowing by red aura, as well his horns did and he released another powerful concentrated beam of his dark energy.

“I hate this song!” Spider-Mane blurted out in irritation as his Spider Sense rung in his head and he jumped on the side, successfully dodging a blast that collided in the ground and erupted on impact. It thought caused a small shockwave, yet Peter made several a graceful somersaults in the mid-air and gracefully landing on one of the dead trees on the left and adhering himself on it.

Grogar engaged another assault by releasing this time an energy orb from his horns, yet just like before, Spider-Mane leaped from the tree in the last moment, before it exploded by dark magic blast and being reduced to nothing but wooden chips. Spider-Mane yet with another agile flip in the air landed on another dead tree on the right.

Grogar didn’t though ceased his assault as he shot another energy blast on slippery pony like wall-crawler only for tree being reduced to wooden chips just like the first one and Spider-Mane dodging by jumping of the way.
Peter extended his right hoof and fired a strand of webbing, that cling to a nearest dead tree. Spider like costumed pony swung his way to Grogar standing of the ground ready to launch another blast with a blazing speed. 

But before evil ram could attack first, Peter never ceasing his momentum and still holding on his strand folding his hind hooves to even increase his swing, and when he was just a mere inches away from Grogar, the stallion thrusted forward and delivering one strong and hard drop-kick to the centre of rams face. The impact generated a shockwave powerful enough to blow wooden chips from crushed trees away.

Being totally surprised and amazed by such a row power from somepony so young, Grogar with the velocity of bullet smashed into the ground, making several rolls before ceasing his momentum by leaving a small trench in the ground behind. Grunting in pain from the Spider-Manes blow, Grogar struggled to make his way back on his hooves still feeling a bit dazzled. He shook his fur from wooden chips and cob webs and licking a side of his face that masked stallion smashed good one, still pulsing a bit as he actually tasted a blood coming from his mouth.

“YOU DARE TO TOUCH ME!?!” Grogar growled in frustration, eying heroic attire dressed stallion standing against him with a piercing glare that literally resembled daggers.

“Better get used to it, Grogy.” Peter stated nonchalantly under his mask, masking his devious grin and maintaining his defensive stance.

“Peter!” Princess Celestia jerked out, still lying nearby and constricted by Grogars dark magic chain and struggling to settle herself free, as stallion turned his attention to princess curiously. “His bell! It is a source of his power! Remove it!” Sun princess instructed.

Peter only nod in agreement. “Alright, the bell! Got it!” He replied in understanding and raising his right hoof, despite of having no thumb.

By the time, Grogar fully recollected his senses and using his dark aura charged through his horns and bell ringing. Though this time, he lifted several rocks from crushed rune stones that in the instance started pulsing by the same red aura of dark energy and ram levitated them high above his head via telekinesis.

However, web-headed stallion stood on his place firmly with a determined stare under his lenses. “Alright Parker. Get him. You can do it. I just really hope I will do it just like Jason with Minoan Bull did.”

Meanwhile Grogar, still focusing his dark energy via levitating rocks, send them flying like projectiles towards masked stallion with velocity of bullets.

“Alright! Here I come!” Spider-Mane jerked out, as usually reacting quickly, leaping high into the air and he landed gracefully on the first rock. Yet touching telekinetically floating rock only with his front hooves, pony like wall-crawler folded his lower body along with his hind hooves and like spring he launched himself in a graceful flip and landing on second incoming rock.

In the instance a third red glowing rock was speeding forward, yet fast, agile and flexible pony leaped from the second rock and flipping over the third rock, which crushed the second in impact. Spider-Mane landed on fourth rock and swiftly hopping over a fifth one with his hind hooves extended in a “jumping over a goat” style as glowing rock missed his tail and bum just inches away.

Peter landed on sixth stone only followed by remaining two rocks flying dangerously close. Yet leaping from the rock, Spider-Mane fired a strand of webbing into seventh boulder and launching himself like a sling shot towards the incoming rocks. Peter extended his hooves skywards and started rotating his body like an arrow and with a velocity of bullet he flew through the rocks just in time before they both collided together in an attempt to crush the stallion.

Grogar, taken aback by heroically costumed stallions amazing speed, agility and grace as he avoided every single rock projectile that he launched at him, Spider-Mane gracefully landed on giant rams back. “What the….?” Grogar who already recuperated from his awe, started fiercely kicking and bucking around like bull attempting to shake off a cowboy on the rodeo.

“YEEE HAW! I done gone and caught me a wild bronco!” He yelled out in a poor imitation of Old West cowboy.

“Get off me, you little insect!” Grogar growled angrily as he kept kicking and bucking around to shake wise-cracking wall-crawler down.

Peter was holding himself on kicking and bucking rams back as best he could, yet he actually had an advantage of his ability to adhere to most surfaces. So, he was literally stuck on Grogar like a tick. “Why is it, that everyone compares me to an insects?” Masked web slinger jerked out in quite in offended manner as he kept struggling to hold himself on runaway ram. “Spiders are ARACHNIDS not INSECTS! Got it, dude!?”

Spider-Mane just had about enough of that. “You know…This is really amusing, a horse riding a ram, alright. But sadly, every fun cannot last forever. So….” Wise-cracking stallion blurted out as he crawled on rams neck, shooting two strands of webbing of opposite directions as one strand stuck on a tree and second one of rock as an anchor points.

Spider-Mane then stuck his left strand of webbing on Grogars left horn and did exactly the same things with the right one, wrapping a raging ram in some sort of improvised web bridle restrains. "What the...?!" Grogar, still raging by kicking, bucking and shaking his head frantically, was trying to break free from his webbing restrains. "Release me at once!"

Wasting no time and taking an advantage of evil rams temporary restraining, Peter leaped over Gorgars restrained head, grabbing on his right horn and swinging himself gracefully over web strain right into rams golden collar.

“Lets see how good are you as a musician without that fancy bell of yours.” Spider-Mane stated smugly as he grabbed Grogars golden bell empowered by dark magic and pulled as hard as he could to remove the bell from continuously kicking and bucking rams collar, as stallion used his adhering ability to hold on his chest, but somehow, no matter how hard he tried, he just could not remove it.

“What in the buck is this? Even with my spider strength, I just cannot remove that thing from his collar. It holds….like enchanted. Oh come on Parker, there isn’t such thing as magic restrain like spell.” Peter though for himself and he kept pulling the bell, attempting to remove it, but it was all for naught, much for stallions dismay. “Alright than. Magic restrain spell.”

In the instance, Spider-Manes Spider Sense started alarming in his cranium for some sort of danger, but it was too late. Grogars bell started pulsing via its dangerous dark magic. “Oh crap!” Peter mutter under his breath as red aura surrounding the bell erupted in flash of light, dark energy channelled through stallions body and knocking him down. Peter flew through the air and collided into ground with grunting and making several back rolls, yet he managed to regain his balance via making a swift backflip and landing on his hooves.

“Wow. This is new. A magical artefact actually having its own defence system.” Peter though, rubbing his aching cranium. “Looks like I wont remove that bell the hard way. But…Maybe I could do it easy way than.” Spider-Manes brow under his mask widened as a realization occurred to him. He extended both of his hooves and released a array of sticky web shots, bombarding Grogars own collar and bell with every shot, as sticky glue like substance totally encased rams chest.

Finally, Grogar, using all of his strength he could muster, managed to break himself free from his web like restrains, breaking both strands by sharp shakes of his head. Evil ram, growled as he glared a web slinger standing several yards away from him with a smug grin.

“Foolish colt. You cannot defeat me. I am…..” Grogar stated menacingly as he concentrated his thoughts in order make his magic bell ringing in order to use his dark magic, but much for his dismay and utter shock, he found out that he somehow couldn’t manage that. “What?! My magic is not…Working?!?” Grogar blurted in disbelief as he looked at his collar and bell that were completely covered by Spider-Manes own webbing, which seems to be a main cause of evil rams collar being unfunctional.

Spider-Mane stood up on his hind hooves, folding his front hooves. “Allow me to enlighten the situation, pal.” Peter stated smugly, from some unusual reason removing his own mask, as he exposed his face to Grogar with a devious grin. “That is not just any ordinary webbing your collar and bell are webbed. It contains a crushed dust of crystals from Canterlotst catacombs that contains elements that cancels magic. Now who is a sitting duck?” Peter chuckled nonchalantly.

Grogar just stared at unmasked stallion standing in front of him with his fanged mouth agape and his red eyes widened by the realization, then shifting his gaze to his malfunctioned collar and bell webbed by Spider-Manes improved magic cancelling webbing. Rams white brow eventually twitched into a fierce glare as well as a vein formed into his face and growling menacingly, before the ram roared menacingly as the ground nearly shook and Grogar charged against Peter in a full speed.

Unfortunately for him, Peter used the opportunity and fired a strands of webbing right into Grogars face, blinding him. Evil ram groaned as he was forced to stop in his tracks, unable to see a thing, disoriented. And that was opportunity Peter was waiting for. The stallion sprinted across the wasteland, galloping towards disoriented Grogar in a full speed by leaving a dust behind, taking a charge on ram.

Using all of his spider strength he could muster, Peter swung and delivered a fierce right roundhouse kick right into Grogars chest with lots of breath escaping from monstrous rams mouth, following by a left uppercut underneath of rams lower jaw, before extending his right hoof for one finishing move.

“End of the round! Hear the gong?” Peter commented nonchalantly, while swinging and delivering one nasty and hard right hook, by slamming his hoof right into demonic rams muzzle. Spider-Manes impact was so powerfull, nearly potent with a strenght of thunder as the impact of his blow also managed to tear one of Grogars fangs right from his mouth, that it literally launched an evil ram necromancer through the air as he collided with one of the remaining rune stones, literally shattering it into little pieces and dust, grunting painfully and dazzled.

With a speed of bullet, Peter zipped across via sling shooting himself by his web and landing right to dazzled Grogar and with a several swift movements and webbing, the stallion literally tied demonic rams legs up in an old cowboy like style. “Consider yourself grounded.” Peter stated mockingly.

“What the…?!” Grogar recollected his sense as he realized that he was tied up by Spider-Manes webbing. “Releases me right now!” Ram whined frustrated as he struggled to break himself free like streel strong sticky substance.

“Sorry. Maybe until hell freezes over, pal.” Peter proceed offhandedly.

“Peter!” A well-known feminine voice echoed from behind. Peter looked behind with a stunned gaze, yet a warm smile formed on his face as he saw Twilight slipping her wings high in the air and with her horn pulsing fiercely in an unusual multi-coloured/rainbow like aura. “You better take cover and taking some rest, honey. I will take it from here.” The mare stated with a determined expression in her face.

“He is all yours.” Peter replied playfully with a malicious expression and devious grin, like he knew what was coming, as he leaped backwards and making some distance away from Grogar.

“Alright, big guy! Lights on for you.” Twilight proceed with a firm and determined tone, yet somehow bearing an hint of sarcasm. In the instance, amethyst young alicorn bowed her head sharply and released glowing concentrated energy in a form of one powerful Harmony Beam of rainbow colours from her horn towards wrapped ram.



“NO!” Grogar screamed in horror as a massive blast of multi-coloured energy was approaching him. He was struggling himself, frantically trying to free himself from web like restrains, but it was too late. Twilights Harmony Beam hit its target on the fullest, as Grogar disappeared behind supernatural flash of light as a massive explosion occurred, flashing the entire area and creating a shockwave that bent local dead trees.

Peter had to shield his own eyes with his hoof or else he would go blind by such flash of light and using his ability to stick on any surface crouching so the shockwave didn’t blow him away. He could though hear Grogars screams that slowly faded away in an explosion.

A flash of light eventually faded away as there remained a small crater after the explosion and grey smoke was coming from it. Twilight though, who was keeping herself in the air unfortunately lost her balance as her wings tired off and she started falling down. The use of Harmony Beam cost Twilight too much of her magical energy to perform, so the exhaustion and fatigue get on to her.

“Twilight!” Peter screamed as he instinctively leaped and before Twilight could collide with a ground, stallion caught the mare, making a front flip and gracefully landing back on the ground with Twilight in his hooves bridal style. “Come on, Twilight. Talk to me, honey.” Peter whispered concerned, holding a hoof behind his wife head.

Twilight though exhausted with a wore down expression in her face denied a warm smile and nuzzling Peters cheek affectionately before closing her eyes and falling into a slumber.

Peter only smiled warmly with much more relieved look with his eyes full of empathy, as he brushed his hoof gently over mares mane. “Take a rest, honey. You have saved us all.” He whispered.

“Peter!” Suddenly a feminine and also familiar voice and galloping echoed from behind. Peter looked behind and a smile along with a happy expression formed on his face as he saw Celestia, Luna and Cadance who were finally free from Grogars dark magic chains, were galloping towards the duo, all three alicorns, though visibly battered a bit and having some bruises from their fight with Grogar but they were physically alright nonetheless.

“Are you guys alright?” Luna asked with a concern and placing her hoof gently of Peters shoulder.

“Twilight….” Princess Celestia exhaled as she saw Twilight motionless frame in Peters hooves and her eyes closed. Concerned, Celestia immediately kneeled on her four legs, watching her the most faithful student with sombre gaze. “Is she…?” She trailed of worryingly.

“Don’t worry, Princess Celestia, Peter reassured a taller alicorn with a serene smile. “Twilight has just used too much of her magic and energy to perform the Harmony Beam. Lets just say she is having a good nap.”

Celestia nuzzled her head against Twilights cheek affectionately and denying a serene smile, as a nervousness was lifted from her heart, relieved.

“But what about Grogar?” Cadance shifted her gaze to still smoking crater, watching it cautiously.

“Don’t know.” Peter stated bluntly as he watched the crater as well. “But I guess we got him….Uh oh!” Peter blurted out as his Spider Sense started ringing in the fullest in his cranium.

In the instance, much for everypony utter shock, Grogar emerged from the smoke and crawled from the crater. However, ram was literally on his last legs, in a much worse shape than he was as Peter beat him up. He was convulsing and grunting in pain that was coursing through his entire body and barely standing on his hooves, totally. A ram from netherworld was totally drained off and weakened from Twilight Harmony Beam. Yet, most of Spider-Manes webbing that was restraining rams collar and bell was dissolved.

Yet, Grogar rose his head and centring his gaze right on the group standing nearby, as Celestia, Luna and Cadance formed a circle around Peter and Twilight in order to protect them and being ready for a possible assault from ram.

“Chrrrmm!” Grogar merely scoffed growling. “You all are much stronger than I have expected. This isn’t over though. I will be back….and a darkness will come with me.” Ram growled and centring his whole attention to Peter without his mask, still holding Twilight in his hooves and though hardly pointing his hoof on the stallion. “And you…..I will remember you….Spider-Mane. This is just the beginning.” Grogar chuckled menacingly, causing Peter to gulp nervously, yet he was still determined enough to deny a glare to evil ram.

“Enjoy your best moments while you can. There is no place to hide. No place to run. A dark age has now begun!” Grogar chuckled and proceed menacingly as he slammed his hoof into ground and golden bell on his collar which dark magic had no longer been blocked by Spider-Mane webbing once again started ringing though in much weaker and poor melody.
It glowed by its red yet much weaker red aura as Grogar, an evil ram from hell disappeared in a flash of light, gone.

Peter, Celestia, Luna and Cadance were just starring as Grogar disappeared with dumbfounded expressions, not knowing what to think about the situation. “Villains always know how to make an entrance. But also disappearing like that…..” Peter stated bluntly, still a bit uncertain all about this.

“He has retreated for now. Being aware by his weakened state and about to lose. But you can be certain Peter, that we definitely haven’t seen the last of him.” Luna stated cautiously with a firm/serious tone and her brow furrowed.

“Just like in the comic books.” Peter stated sarcastically. “The bad guys of villains will always come back….Always.”

Paying his remark no mind, Cadance shifted her gaze to Celestia. “What shall do now, auntie?” Pink mare asked, but much for her dismay, Celestia stood with her back turned to her friends, having her head slightly bowed and her eyes closed.as she seemed to be thoughtful, brooding in her mind.

“Ehm…Auntie?” Cadance asked, watching taller snow shite alicorn questioningly.

Celestia, disturbed from her train of thoughts, opened her eyes with an unusually firm and serious expression. “We shall call an emergency meeting right tomorrow. From this wile, there might be a dark days ahead of the entire Equestria. We have to be ready for anything.” Royal alicorn stated somewhat coldly, her voice lacking any sensitiveness and usually polite demeanour.

Suddenly, with his enhanced eyesight, Peters realized a strange cloaked individual standing right in the middle of crater after a magic explosion. “Heh? Who is that?” Peter asked questioningly.

Luna, along with Cadnace and Celestia looked the same direction towards the crate, but unfortunately for them, they couldn’t see that far like Peter could. “Who, Peter? I can hardly see so far.” Luna stated bewildered, trying to locate a mentioned individual placing a hoof above her eyes, but with no luck.

“Oh, never mind that. I will check it out.” Peter replied, rolling his eyes playfully as he carefully handed sleeping Twilight to Cadance. “Cadance. Would you take care of Twilight for me?”

“Of course, Peter.” Princess of Crystal Empire agreed without second thoughts with a warm smile as she kneeled and took Twilight from the stallion.

Peter just smiled back in response and shifted his gaze back to the crater and putting his mask back on his face. He fired a web strand on a nearest dead tree and sling shooting himself like an arrow across the wasteland, landing right at the edge of the crater and then leaping into the air with a graceful somersault and he landed several inches away from a mysterious figure standing in the middle of the crater.

The mysterious being was definitely a pony, standing nearly as tall as Princess Celestia, wearing a dark grey cape that was covering his entire body as well as having his head cloaked. Though, Peter could not see into his face, the pony was definitely unicorn, evident by his long grey horn on his forehead that was though covered by white mane, making hard too into his face, yet his muzzle was visible and also having a long beard that was nearly reaching to his chest, judging the whoever he was, he must have been old, very old.

Though, mysterious cloaked pony denied a serene smile and spoke by an elderly yet mature deep voice. “You sure know how to make an appearance, Spider-Mane. Or shall I say….Peter Pony Parker?” The cloaked unicorn replied in an unusually gentle and polite manner, which could even be compared to Celestias gentle demeanour as he even smirked playfully.

Taken aback by cloaked unicorns response, Peter watched the pony with both a suspicious yet somehow amazed look under his mask of knowing his identity, which though was not such a big surprise, since he actually revealed his identity to Equestria several years ago as he was crowned to prince and as a Knight of Equestria. So everypony actually knew who he was.

Yet there was something special and unusual about that guy, as Spider-Mane could literally feel, even without triggering his Spider Sense some sort of positive energy and aura surrounding the mysterious unicorn standing in front of him as well as his polite, gentle and relaxed demeanour. Whoever the unicorn was, Peter somehow realized and knew that the cloaked mysterious unicorn was definitely NOT a bad guy.
“Well….” Spider-Mane trailed off casually, not sure what exactly to say. “I am….very impressed by your enthusiasm, Mr Enigma. But…Who are you?” Peters asked.

However, mysterious pony only chuckled playfully in response. “I have been watching you Spider-Mane. To see if you are ready….”
A dumbfounded expression formed on Peters face under his mask. “Ready? For what?” He asked, having absolutely no idea that a cloaked unicorn was talking about.

Yet, instead of saying any word, mysterious unicorns horn started pulsing by yellow aura as he bowed his cloaked head down and he disappeared in the flash of bright light and smoke, causing Spider-Mane to jerk a bit and shield his lenses with his hoof.

When light and smoke faded, mysterious cloaked unicorn was long gone, much Peters utter confusion. Yet there was a strange yellow symbol pattern magically burned in the place where mysterious pony vanished.

Peter checked the symbol with a both bewildered yet interested expression, as he huffed and scratched a back of his neck with his hoof.
“Chm. Just when I have thought this night couldn’t get any weirder.”



To be continued…….