I put a few of these together, people seem to have enjoyed the first fight, so here's another, and I just might have a few more of these.
"The next match will begin shortly!" the announcer called out happily, winking to the crowd before vanishing with a pop. Applebloom really hated that stupid thing. It was almost like a fairy, but those eyes reminded her too much of her father.
She let out a slow breath, smiling as Nyx patted her shoulder.
"You'll do great out there, just remember everything we've shown you," Nyx said softly.
"Ain't what ah'm worried 'bout Nyx. Sure, ah've got a good hold on my powers, an it's gotten us pretty far...but how am ah s'pose t' hold out against a true God of Chaos?" she asked, glancing out the window towards the opposite side of the building. Fluttershy was over there, getting a pep talk from Rainbow Dash for the upcoming fight.
And Applebloom had no idea how to win.
"I can't! I won't!" Fluttershy screamed, the lights flickering as her rage shifted and grew.
"We don't have a choice Shy. You can't just throw the fight, they'll call us out on it!" Rainbow argued.
"She's right Darling, you have to give it your all. Applebloom surely will. I may not be her mother, but I've seen her grow, and she's quite the force to be reckoned with," Rarity pointed out. Sure, Rainbow wasn't a part of their team, and they were fighting for different reasons, but friends stuck together through anything, and right now, Fluttershy needed Rainbow.
"It'll be okay Shy Shy. You couldn't have gotten a better person to fight! Applebloom can take whatever you dish out and probably even bounce it back at you! So go out there and just have fun with it!" Pinkie said with a smile and a thumbs up. Fluttershy sighed, looking out the window to the other side.
She had no idea how she was going to win.
"The next match will now begin! Fluttershy Versus Applebloom!" the announcer cheered, the people in the stands stomping their feet and cheering at the top of their lungs.
"A-Applebloom..." Fluttershy mumbled. Applebloom smiled, tightening the wrappings on her arms and hands.
"It's alright Miss Shy, No matter what happens between us, ya'll are important t' me, t' Ma, an t' our friends. Whether ah win or lose, ah don't care. But ah'm gonna try my hardest t' win," Applebloom swore. Fluttershy gave a nod. The two were similarly dressed.
Fluttershy in a yellow sleeveless top and green shorts.
Applebloom in a red sleeveless top and orange shorts.
Both took up the same stance, left palm at waist outward, right fist up and forward, right foot flat and forward, left foot back and balanced on the ball.
"BEGIN!"
"Be careful Applebloom..." Applejack mumbled, clutching her daughters ribbon. Big Macintosh chuckled, placing a hand on her shoulder.
"She's too much like her mother, she'll come out on top," he rumbled.
"Ya'll did so well against her now didn't ya?" Applejack shot back, poking his cracked ribs. Macintosh only chuckled.
"Ah'm only human, wasn't th' best idea ah ever had t' fight a God," he said with a gentle shrug. Applejack only shook her head, watching as the battle slowly began.
"Tell me th' truth Twilight, does Applebloom stand a chance?" Applejack asked.
"Actually...I'm more worried about Fluttershy in this fight," Twilight admitted, that strange darkness consuming her eyes once more. It still gave her the chills everytime Twilight was intuned with any dark magics, but her own powers had come to light as well.
Just what was Twilight seeing with those eyes? Her curiosity piqued, Applejack closed her eyes for a moment, her runes shifting from white to green as they lit up, her eyes consumed by the same green as she looked out over the arena.
Applebloom shifted around one of Fluttershy's punches, pivoting and dancing around behind her, looping her right arm under Fluttershy's left and kicking her right leg out from under her, roaring with all of her might as she brought the Skyborn crashing into the ground below. She skid backwards, panting slightly as Fluttershy lifted herself, arms hanging and her breath coming in quick gasps.
"Y-You've really, improved," Fluttershy said happily, a bit of blood running down her chin. Applebloom hesitated for a moment, raising her arm to block a kick. Her eyes had shifted to a bright yellow, tinged with red in the center, chaos sparking around both of them as Fluttershy's eyes shifted to match.
"T-Thanks, didn't have much of a choice really," Applebloom grunted, grabbing hold of the leg on top of her and kicking the other out from under Fluttershy, bringing her palms down hard on the knee above her, a chill running through her as it popped.
Fluttershy hobbled backwards, her wings coming to life. Her knee twisted and shifted back into place, leaving Applebloom to groan as the Skyborn charged her from the air.
She flexed her right arm, rolling it back and shifting her weight. She poured chaos around her arm into the form of a drill, the chaos spinning faster and faster as she threw her arm forward, the air groaning in protest around the punch as it collided with Fluttershy's own matching punch.
The wind whipped around them as Fluttershy continued to push with her wings, while Applebloom roared, her runes blazingly bright and her shoulder popping as she forced herself forward, sending Fluttershy skyward as the air cracked and exploded.
"Titans...Bellow..." Applebloom said weakly, placing her other hand on her shoulder and crying out as she popped it back into place. She stood at the ready for Fluttershy to come back. That couldn't have finished it, Fluttershy was stronger than that.
Fluttershy smiled as she soared past the clouds. Applebloom really was strong, strong enough to stand against her, strong enough to maybe even win this stupid tournament. She was tired of fighting, tired of hurting people. It was better to just be done with it all...
She closed her eyes, her wings fading and her magic fading with them. Her arms dragged above her as she fell, plummeting towards the arena below. The air was too thin, she could barely breath, had she struggled, she would've been fine. But she was tired, and it was time to rest. Slowly, everything faded to darkness.
"FLUTTERSHY!" Applebloom cried as the Skyborn plummeted to the ground. She kicked off the arena, throwing herself into the air, but sailed over the Skyborn. Gritting her teeth she dragged herself through the air with Chaos, flinging herself down to the arena below Fluttershy, just barely managing to catch her.
But she was out cold, with a smile on her face.
"THE WINNER IS APPLEBLOOM APPLE!" The announcer cheered. Applebloom hung her head, lifting Fluttershy and throwing her head back.
"IS THIS WHAT YA'LL WANT?! ARE YA HAPPY NOW!?" She screamed at the crowd which fell silent.
"Ya bunch of..." she bit her lip, turning and marching out of the arena. Was there really any point to all of this fighting?
She sighed as her friends rushed to her side
"Applebloom that was awesome! I didn't know you figured out the Titan's Bellow!" Scootaloo cheered.
"Ah hadn't. Ah jus' went fer it," Applebloom mumbled, gasping as Rainbow patted her shoulder.
"You did good kid," Rainbow said softly, lifting Fluttershy out of her arms.
"Thanks Applebloom. I don't think anyone else could've helped Shy the way you did. Keep fighting, okay? We'll get out of this soon," she said softly, vanishing with a wink.
"You okay AB?" Nyx asked, gasping as Applebloom hugged her tightly. She smiled, wrapping her arms around her gently.
"Yea, you'll be okay..."
"Ah'll be, she really won..." Applejack gasped, her eyes fading to normal. Twilight gave a nod, the Darkness fading from her as well.
"She's managed such an amazing control over the Chaos in such a short time. Of course Pinkie Pie has been a great help there, and Nyx," Twilight smiled.
"But now what Twi'? Fluttershy was a big contender t' win this stupid thing," Applejack pointed out.
"Yes, she was. But we aren't the only ones who have struggled to become stronger Applejack. Your daughter, my daughters, they've fought with us the entire way. We had to consider this sooner or later," Twilight sighed, though she smiled.
"And it's better this way Applejack, you know how much Fluttershy hates violence. Applebloom gave her an out, and she took it. No one else could've done that for her," Twilight giggled.
"Ah s'pose yer right Twi'. That girl o' mine sure is somethin'," Applejack said proudly.
"Heh, just you wait until Scoot's gets to fight," Rainbow grinned as she appeared between them.
Scootaloo gasped as Sweetie Belle hugged her from behind.
"Belle! I told you not to do that when you teleport!" Scootaloo whined, earning a giggle from her friends.
"Well I couldn't just sit by and do nothing! I had to come congratulate Applebloom after all, and your fight is coming up soon," Sweetie Belle argued gently.
It had taken them a lot of thinking on their team. Applebloom and Nyx had been obvious choices for the first two spots. But they had argued for a long time over the third spot going to either Scootaloo or Sweetie Belle.
In the end they settled it with an arm wrestling match, no holding back. Scootaloo had won, to both of their amazement.
"Yea, they haven't told me who I'm fighting...Kinda terrified to be honest," Scootaloo chuckled nervously.
"You'll do us proud Scootaloo. We've gotta win this thing after all..." Nyx smiled sadly. Scootaloo gave a nod, holding out her fist which Nyx pressed hers against.
"We aren't losing you Nyx, no matter what it takes," Scootaloo promised.