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// IV - Fight 
// Story: Illusion 
// by Alfoals Trottenbauer 
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"Discord? Why? Why would you do this to Equestria?" She asked, feeling betrayed.

"Do you think I could be so easily won over by your friendship, after being frozen in stone for thousands of years?" He asked rhetorically, his voice booming. "It is now everyone's turn to feel what I've felt! Eternal pain!" He exclaimed.

"...And I see you've also brought a friend. No matter. He too, will freeze." He added.

Discord used magic on Ace.
Ace started turning into stone, starting from the legs.

Ace looked down at his hooves, the stone was jagged, painful. He tried to move them, but to no avail.

"Ah! Twily, help!" Ace called.

The stone was slowly crawling up his legs. He tried to use magic, but his horn was still broken.

Discord laughed at Ace's failed attempt to free himself.

"You can't get away with this, Discord!" Twilight retorted. She used a kindling spell on Discord's fur.
Discord jumped as his fur caught fire. He dashed off the throne and ran about.

"Fire, fire!" He yelled. Once it was put out, he used one of his horns to lift Twilight into the air by one of her legs. She twisted and turned trying to escape the grip. Once touching the ceiling, Discord let go. She fell, plummeting to the ground. Some bones broken, she slowly got back up.

She used her magic to throw Discord to the side, into a wall, face first. 

Discord lifted himself up again. She threw him yet again.

By this time, the stone had covered most of Ace's body. He could only barely move his head.

"Tw- Twi... H-help!" He called again, but his pleading fell on deaf ears.
The stone continued up his neck, tearing flesh as it went.

The fighting ensued.

By this point, Twilight and Discord were fighting hand-to-hoof. 
Discord slashed at her face with his talons. 
Twilight hit Discord with her hoof with all her strength. It sent him off of her. 
Twilight used another kindling spell. He ran in a circle. Twilight threw him out of a stained glass window with magic.

Ace had been swallowed up by the stone by now. His face frozen, eyes wide open, mouth agape, scared.

Twilight tried bucking the stone to break it. It didn't work. She tried using her magic. Didn't budge. She tried giving some magic to Ace.
The stone shook and cracked. Suddenly, it exploded, bits of stone flying everywhere. His horn glowing and repaired, Ace emerged from the remnant of the stone casing, cut up from the jagged spikes within.