Chapter Five: The Attack
The day, or rather night instead, of the celebration finally eventually came.
Everything was quiet and calm and the party and every pony was enjoying themselves, except for the ones on a mission, specifically members of the rebellion, and to be even more exact, Orion, Octavia, Ruby, Vinyl, Derpy, and Cheerilee. Luna however was meanwhile waiting outside of the castle to attack.
“Alright, remember, create a distraction and signal for the rest and others to attack, easy,” Orion said using a spell to hide his wings (which was very easy).
“You say that like it will be easy,” Ruby said as she watched some others go around the room and knock out the guards, “But it won’t be.”
“Trust me, it will, once the guards are out you can use your magic and say that its’ just the signal that the fireworks will start very soon, see? Easy.”
“Well don’t jinx us,” she said as the last guard went down, “But very well then, if you say so,” and with that said she sent up a red beam into the sky.
“What’s that for?” some ponies said curiously. “It’s just the signal for the fireworks to start very soon,” she said putting on a fake smile for them.
“Fireworks? I didn’t know that there was going to be any fireworks.”
“Well now you do,” she said as the others came in, “And also now you know that this is the rebellion, and if you’re not with us, go far away then.”
And with that said many ponies left the room and only the rebellion was left, and now the only thing that stood in their way of victory was a very long narrow hallway filled with many guards, probably hundreds, maybe.
Orion went over to the door with his friends, smiled, and then said, “Well now, are we ready for death, or shall we back away with fear and reason instead.”
“DEATH!” they said (except for Vinyl, who was mute) and then Orion slowly opened the door to reveal that the room was empty, and at once they all knew something was very wrong. “Wait,” he said, “Let’s eliminate the obvious first with calm logic and reason,” and with that said he then looked up and saw no guards there, and then he used magic to create a sandstorm, and still no guards. “This room is completely empty,” he said with surprise and shock, “And as we all know, that is very rare, so be prepared every pony, this is most likely and probably is a trap, actually it’s more than that, it is a trap.”
“Yeah, we know,” Ruby said, “But what are we going to do about it?”
Vinyl made some hoof movements and then he nodded, “I agree with Vinyl, we attack at once, there’s no point in delaying the end that will meet us.”
And with that said they walked very slowly down the large vast wide hall and then came to the end where a pair of huge big wide vast doors stood unlike the small little tiny regular ones that were in the front of the castle. “Are you ready for this?” Orion said, and every pony nodded, “Good, then I guess that’s it’s finally a good day and time to die.” And with that said they went inside to their doom. But as they soon discovered,
it would not be their doom at all in there, nor would it be any pony else’s doom, but rather a good event instead however.
“Well hello there,” Celestia said getting up from her throne chair, “It’s finally nice to see the faces of those who dare to defy me and my rule, my position, my power, my strength, my knowledge, and it’s finally good to get the chance and opportunity to meet them before they will eventually lose against me.”
“We will win,” Orion said, “But whatever did happen to your guards?”
“I sent them away for their safety because I knew that you would come, oh of course I did, it’s just like my sister to try to strike when some pony is strong so that they are off their guard and relaxed rather than them being weak instead, she thinks that she’s so clever, but she’s not, I know her moves, I know her, and
she can’t ever fool me, and I suppose that she should be coming very soon to try to fight me in battle, but she will lose again just like she did last time.
But I suppose that the past doesn’t matter now, only the future does now, like for example, what will happen to you? I have heard legends and myths and tales and rumors about you, they call you many names, the New Six, the Lunar Six, the Republic Six, the Deadly Six, I know that most are probably not true, but I also know that there is some fact and truth in each wild crazy story that I hear, and that is why I have never estimated you incorrectly.”
“If you know who we are then why not attack us now?” Orion said.
“Because I know that there are six other ponies who showed up tonight who also want peace in these lands, and I thought that they might be dead after they went away and were lost, and I thought that their society and group was also just a myth and legend and story, but it wasn’t, it was all real and true, and they hid themselves very well, so well that neither of us knew that there was a group, but I can assure you that the Main Six are still alive and here with us not only in this castle, but this very room as well too here and
now.”
“That’s crazy,” Orion said looking around at every pony and then seeing that they were all wearing hoods and cloaks, and then he thought that it might not be so crazy after all, “Every pony is wearing a cloak and a hood…”
“Yes, they are, now please tell them to take them off so that you and I can finally see their faces, I think that you’ll be shocked and surprised at some who dare stand in your crowd, and I will be very glad to see them again finally.”
And with that said Orion told them all to take off their hoods, “Do it,” he said, “Or face the consequences, you don’t want to face Luna now, do you?”
They did not, they knew full well of her anger and hatred, and of her fury and wrath, and they did not ever want to see any more of it ever again.
Every pony did take off their hoods except for six, but then the six off their hoods very slowly after a glare from Orion and then every pony saw them.
There they were, the Main Six, all standing in the crowd together.
“You’re alive?” Ruby said, “But how? And also what have you been doing?”
“We have been building the society of Equestria United, the ponies who want peace without joining either of you,” Twilight Sparkle said.
“That’s exactly what I wanted before I joined the Republic,” Ruby said.
“We have been waiting in the shadows and darkness for the right time to reveal ourselves, and today and tonight was just perfect,” Twilight said.
“It is no use to fight me, either of you, for you six are no longer are connected to the Elements of Harmony, and the Republic isn’t strong enough either.”
“Just because we’re no longer connected to the Elements of Harmony doesn’t mean that we still can’t fight you, and we will,” Twilight said.
“And we’re much stronger than you think we are,” Ruby said.
“I doubt that, but you’re welcome to try to fight me in battle.”
And with that said Ruby suddenly had a spark of brilliant genius, they weren’t connected to the Elements of Harmony, but she knew who was now.
“We don’t need to fight,” Ruby said, “We just need to talk with you so that you will see that with logic and reason, besides, they may not be connected to the Elements of Harmony anymore, but I know who is.”
“And who would that be?” Celestia said not even scared or concerned.
“Us, and let me explain, Orion,” she said pointing at him and then every pony else when she said their name, “You represent the Element of Honesty. Derpy, you represent the Element of Loyalty, Octavia, you sacrificed your dreams for the Republic, you represent the Element of Generosity, Vinyl, you represent the Element of Kindness with your music, Cheerilee, you represent the Element of Laughter since you can bring joy to others, and as for me, I represent the Element of Magic since I understand friendship now just as they do as well.”
And with that said a magical beam laced between the New Six and the power of Friendship flowed through them, and then they blasted it at Princess Celestia.
“NO!” she screamed out as it hit her, but then it was over, no longer was she insane or crazy, no longer was her hair black instead of rainbow colored, now she was normal and regular again, now she was back to how she used to be.
Luna had seen the whole entire thing and was surprised and shocked, but when she saw her true real sister there, she started to cry.
“Sister, please forgive me,” Celestia said, “The nightmare forces, they…”
“Yes, I know, they took over your mind just as they did to me, you are not at fault just as I was when I turned evil, you are indeed forgiven for all your actions, but if you want to make things right then I suggest that you start with them,” Luna said pointing to the six who had saved her sister.
“Thank you all very much,” she said, “Your actions today can never be fully repaid, and I know that you must be very confused, but let me try to explain, after my sister returned I had conflicting emotions, thoughts, feelings, and ideas, and the nightmare forces, the same thing that turned my sister evil, they used this to turn me evil too, and in their power they turned Equestria into a living nightmare, but not one that me or my sister ever expected. But now it is over, now we can move on, now we can finally have peace, and it also seems that we will also have new bearers of the elements now because of you.”
“Speaking of the elements,” Ruby said to the Main Six, “How did you ever lose your connection with them? Surely you were all still worthy and fit of it?”
“We were, but we weren’t ready and we also knew that someday that others would have to take our place, and that’s why we left, to find them,” Twilight said, “But that was a mistake, but at least we weren’t wrong when we thought that eventually there would be others, and now it seems that we are finally right, I just wish that we could have been there for Equestria more.”
“But you were Twilight, you always were,” Celestia said with a smile.
And with that said every pony smiled and Pinkie Pie started to party.
And all was well with the kingdom, for now a nation was no longer divided or separated by two ideas and sisters, no longer was it at war, but now it was together once more again, now it would have love and joy and peace again, and Ruby would finally find the thing that she had always wanted, peace.
But while peace may have been easy to get after that night, other matters would not, like the matter of Ruby and her friends being the New Six, they had to spread the message of friendship across Equestria, but at least Ruby didn’t have to worry about Orion being an alicorn anymore, she had other things and stuff to do instead, like going out on a date for example, and also writing a poem too, she thought it would be very fitting for the celebration.