ബഐബഐബഐ Twilight ബഐബഐബഐ
I cried in frustration when my most recent attempt to get out of the trap I was in failed. If Sombra wasn't a megalomaniac dark magic user bent on enslaving all of pony kind I would have really enjoyed this challenge but I can't. The Empire, the entire world depends on me getting out of this trap and quickly. It was a mixed blessing as it was when I first heard and saw the mana flashes of a huge battle going on somewhere down below in the streets right after I got stuck. I don't know how my brother had managed to remove those black crystal from his horn but thanks to him I had more time to figure out how to escape. How much more I have no idea. My brother may be strong but even he can't last for much longer.
"Twilight!" A voice called out interrupting my mental calculation on a new plan to escape.
"Spike?" I wondered out loud before shaking my head. Spike was safely back in Equestria. Must be another one of Sombra's tricks.
"Twilight!" Spike voice called out again, this time much closer.
I growled out in irritation as I paced. I did not need another distraction.
"Yo, Twi."
"Look I've have just enough of you 'Sombra magic trap!' I..." My rant died in my throat as I saw Spike looking at me with a smug grin though a gap in the black crystals. "Spike! How are you here? Why are you here?!"
"Are you okay Twilight!?"
"I think so, but I can't get out of this magic trap." I demonstrated my problem to Spike by teleporting out only for the trap to force-teleport me back. "I need to get the Crystal Heart down to... But that's neither here or there what are you doing here?"
"Later Twi," Spike waved me off, literately, "where is the Crystal Heart?"
I gestured over to the edge of tower. The Crystal Heart had fallen out of my grasp right after the trap was first triggered. I immediately lost sight of Spike as I assumed he went over to the Crystal Heart.
"Ready Garble?"
"Gah, that is the worst smelling gem I have ever..."
Garble!? Who is Garble. What is going on!? "Wait! Spppppike!"
I got no response but a few tense moments later everything went to white and I could hear the sounds of shattering crystal.
Getting down form the top of the Spire was far easier and faster then getting to the top. Whatever the Crystal heart did also reinvigorated me by a small amount along with destroying Sombra magic traps. I could now teleport away. A moment later and I teleport down back into the throne room.
"Twily!" My brother called out galloping at me from the balcony to the side of the throne room. I rushed to join in in a hug. "Thank Celestia you are okay! When I saw Spike and that other dragon with the Crystal Heart I had feared the worse!"
"And I was so worried that Sombra had hurt you!" I sniffed as I nuzzle my brother affectionately. "I could hear the battle raging all the way at the top of the Spire!"
"But Twily that it wasn't me." Shining Armor pulled back from me, blinking in surprise. " I never left Cadence's side."
"Then who was it?"
"No idea. who ever it was they have our thanks in delaying Sombra long enough for Spike and Garble to get the Heart to us."
Garble... Garble... Where have I heard that name? That question though would have to wait. If it wasn't Shiny that had delayed Sombra the whomever did could be really hurt or worse.
"We better go investigate, whoever it was could be badly hurt. Do you by chance see where this battle was?"
"Uh Twi..." Came the sound of Spike's voice from behind me.
"Not now Spike." I snapped not even looking at him as I was so angry. But given he was here I was not going to have him leave my side and levitated him onto my back. Sombra was most likely gone but I was not going to risk it. "I can't believe that you would come here against my wishes!"
"Twi!" My Ponyville friends yelled in unison as they saw me.
"Girls!" I cried in happiness as we rushed into a group hug. I was so happy to see the girls and that they were okay.
"Shiny..." I looked at my brother after I broke form the hug, "can you take us there?"
"Take us where Sugercube?" Aj asked.
"Somepony was fighting Sombra, delaying he assault long enough for Spike here to get the Crystal Heart to safety. I fear he could be hurt."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed.
"It's just around this stre..." Shiny's explanation paused mid word as Shiny, the girls, and I walked around a corner.
"Whoa..." Spike said from my back as we walked into a scene straight out of a war novel.
Whoa is right. The amount of destruction was extensive and looked like it ran across several streets. Almost every home around had cracks or mana scorch marks on them and one even was in rubble. The less I said of the streets themselves the better. I knew the battle was intense but I never thought it was this intense. With this much destruction it could be a while before we found the pony responsible much less any survivors.
"My heavens this is awful." Rarity gasped in horror.
"I'd say..." AJ agreed taking off her hat and placing it on her chest.
"Okay, here what we need to do." Shiny declared, motioning for us to get into a huddle, "Pinkie, Applejack, Rarity get over to that collapsed house and start carefully digging through the debris. Let's hope that the house was empty with it collapsed."
"On it." AJ nodded in understanding.
"Okie dokie." Pinkie Pie agreed as she somehow pulled out three hard hats and put them on AJ Rarity and herself.
"Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash," Shiny turned to them next ignoring Pinkie being Pinkie, "Check every home, street, and alleyway nearby for hurt ponies. If you find any take them as fast as you can to the hospital."
"Yes sir!" Rainbow saluted before dashing off, Fluttershy sheepishly following behind.
"Twi, Spike, and I will try and figure out what happened and hopefully find who was able to fight off Sombra..."
With nods of final agreement from the rest of us we split up to our respective tasks.