Chapter 10
Exodus
With no hesitation I reached down for the blaster, my hoof went through the holing compartment and it buzzed into life, it was more of a glove than a gun. Celestia just laughed.
“Go ahead, shoot. General Sparkle will just reverse the spell”
That moment the purple unicorn landed next to Celestia
“Wings on a unicorn, that’s not possible!” I said
“It is, with the right amount of powerful magic” said Celestia
“Hello Whirlwind.”
“Twilight?”
It was a standoff: Me, Celestia, Twilight. A moment of rage came over me, I aimed the blaster at Celestia’s face, the armour on her body would have protected her from any blast from a gun or stab from a stun sword. Even if I fired, Twilight would bring Celestia back to consciousness in a second. There was no point, I lowered my weapon.
Instantly Twilight's horn glowed, my blaster was ripped from my hoof and brought sharply to my face, I fell to the floor in a daze.
“Oh what’s this?”
Twilight used her magic to pick up the black box.
“It’s the black box from my aircraft; on it you will find evidence of my innocence that I acted accordantly to protocol 6 of the Solar Empire.”
“Oh I see.”
Before the last word from her lips became an echo the black box was crushed in front of me by Twilight’s magic, I somehow expected that to happen but I had to try. Years of trying to keep that thing safe and now it was crushed on the white marble floor.
Twilight's hoof pressed down on my throat, her face was now an inch from mine her eyes full of rage and spite.
“Rainbow Dash was a good friend of mine and you hurt her!”
“Enough Twilight, you will get your revenge soon” said Celestia
Twilight reluctantly took her hoof of my throat, I gasped for breath and then I was kicked back into the group of delegates. The Mayor and Caramel helped me up.
“I’m so sorry Cart...I mean Whirlwind”
“Don’t be, Mayor”
Guards now circled us, their swords at the ready, one slash of a Stun Sword could make any limb go numb but a stab would knock a pony out forever or until the spell was reversed by the unicorn that created the spell which, of course, was Twilight.
“For treason and harbouring a fugitive, I, Princess Celestia banish the whole of the Republic of Equestria, forever!”
“Where to?” Said Caramel
“The moon.”
We all gasped, Celestia’s horn glowed yellow and a ball of light started to form above her head. The Mayor clutched my hoof hard. We all braced ourselves for the inevitable.
“WAIT!”
I looked up, the third pony that was with Celestia on the podium swopped down and landed between Celestia and myself.
“Sister, I beg you to see reason.”
It was Princess Luna, her wings blocked out the glow of Celestia horn. Her shadow was like a shadow of an angel coming to save us.
“The moon is a harsh and unforgiving place, furthermore there is no air on the moon. They will die within seconds.”
“So be it. Now stand aside sister!”
“No!”
Celestia’s horns glow faded, she was stunned at what her sister just said, so was I but the thought of Celestia wanting us dead sent a cold shiver down my spine and up my wings.
“No?”
“Yes my sister. Our Mother created the first order and we are bound to obey it, do you want hell to rise from the ground and engulf the word in fire for the rest of time?”
“Do not question my will little sister. Now stand aside or I will be forced to banish you again!”
Luna looked at her sister then turned to us and smiled.
“Princess, behind you!” I shouted
Celestia had cast the spell when Luna had her back turned. The golden bolt shot towards Luna. Luna’s eyes glowed white and her horn glowed black, she turned towards her sister and fired a black bolt of magic into her sister’s spell.
The two were locked in a battle of magic. One side of the room glowed yellow and the other was encased in shadow. By now all the ponies on the stands had fled. Luna was winning the battle, “Guards!” shouted Celestia. The soldiers guarding us drew their swords.
I reacted, I grabbed the guard closest to me, and I disarmed him of his sword and used it on him. He fell to the floor paralysed the look of shock on his face was humorous. Caramel had the same idea as me; already there were two guards on the floor. The last guard charged towards me using his magic to hold his sword, he lunged at me with the golden sword.
I flew up into the air, landed on top of him and sank my sword into his back. No blood, no wound, no death. Just temporary paralysis. Sometimes magic can be a good weapon. Celestia was still losing the battle, more guards had now arrived so we carried on fighting them off.
“Twilight!” Celestia shouted
I turned to see Twilight’s horn glow and shoot a bolt in to Luna’s “Two against one isn’t fair!” I ran towards Twilight, sword in my mouth enabling me to run faster. Luna was in trouble, I heard Luna scream.
“Trixie!”
A puff of blue smoke appeared to the right of Luna and a pony emerged, she immediately engaged Twilights spell with her own, forcing Twilight's spell out of Luna’s and Celestia’s. Now there were two battles.
“Trixie! It’s been a while.”
“Not long enough Twilight!”
Soldiers poured into the room, Caramel and I were fighting them off and so were the other members of the RoE using whatever they could. We had to end this now, it wouldn’t be long until the Royal Guard showed up and it would all be over. Luna was faltering.
“You see Luna, I was always more powerful than you.”
Celestia’s beam inched closer and closer to Luna, sweat was pouring down her face, even I could see she was not going to win. The whole room was engulfed in light as Celestia’s beam hit Luna.