//------------------------------// // A Lost Cause // Story: One Last Adventure // by 21latenighter //------------------------------// As the five ponies stepped off from the train at the Las Pegasus station, Fury got an eerie feeling. "Do you guys hear something?" "No, its actually quiet here for once, not like the last time, right Fluttershy?" Applejack joked to the Pegasus beside her. "Mhmm," she managed. "It's too quiet, I don't like this, stay alert every pony," Fury said as he stepped off the platform and began the walk through the now ghost town of Las Pegasus. "Aw shucks, they're probably just inside playing games, that's all," Applejack said trying to be optimistic. "No...... it's totally quiet... we need to leave... NOW!" Fury yelled as he turned around. "Leaving so soon, but you'll miss out on the party!" Came the high pitched voice of the one and only Pinkie Pie. "Pinkie?" Twilight said as she began to walk towards her. "That's not Pinkie Twilight!" Fury yelled as he teleported to stop her advance. "He's using her to separate us! Walk away!" Fury pleaded. "But she needs us..." "No! Not like this!" Fury said as he finally stopped her with his magic. "I hope one day you forgive me for this..." he said as he turned his attention and magic towards Pinkie. "Hold it right there alicorn!" Came a deep voice from the pink party pony. "Fire that spell and I'll crush her mind." Fury slowly let the magic fade from his horn. "All you pathetic heroes are the same, afraid to get a little dirty..." Fury's magic roared back as he called lightning forth. The bolt shot out of his horn and traveled the distance before Pinkie or Twilight could react. It struck pinkie straight in the temple with enough force to toss her body like a rag doll. She landed hard in front of one of the many casinos that lined the golden streets. "You monster! How could you!" Twilight yelled as she faced Fury. "Twilight! Listen to reason. That was a trap set to snare you, I can assure you that the real Pinkie is alright!" Fury said in a sternly soft voice. "Hey y'all, she comin to!" Applejack yelled from where Pinkie lay. "NO! Get away from her!!!" Fury yelled, but it was too late. Pinkie's eyes opened to reveal a solid red eye staring back. "Gotcha..." was the only word she spoke as she trapped the others in her gaze. Fury called upon his magic as he tried to reverse the effects the nightmare had on the three ponies surrounding her, but it was too No avail. The ponies then turned to the other two in the street and began to slowly walk towards them. "Twilight.... come join us.... join us Twilight..." the four ponies said in an eerie unison. "My friends...." Twilight said as she began to waiver. "Twilight, those aren't your friends anymore! Come on!" Fury said as he teleported them both back to the platform, but instead of the platform, Fury teleported into one of the casinos, alone... Twilight was brought to another room in the casino by his magic. She looked up to see herself surrounded by brainwashed ponies. "Hello..." she called out nervously. "Twilight Sparkle, the only element that I couldn't reach.... until now..." came a deep voice from the crowd. "Don't worry about your friends, you'll be joining them very soon..." the voice said again as the ponies began to close in on her. "Join us.... join us.... join us...." the group whispered as the shadow disappeared from the room. Fury looked around as the shadow entered the dark room. "So your the help Twilight went to find..." the shadow said as it took on a physical form. The pony that now stood before him was orange in color, and had a mane that was as black as the abyss. The nightmare began to circle Fury, sizing up his new opponent. "We're not so different, you and I.." "You think so?" "I know so, we both want the same thing..” "And what's that?" Fury asked. "For Equestria to be free, free from evil.... I simply wish the evil of the alicorns gone..." "Last I looked, you were an alicorn?" Fury said, a little confused. "Yes, but these hideous wings didn't always contaminate my perfect body. I had to take this form to make my dream a reality..." the nightmare said as he stopped in front of Fury. "And what reality is that?" "Once I tried to rid the world of the tyranny of alicorns and bring freedom to Equestria, but those blasted elements sent me away, where I waited for centuries. It wasn't all bad though, I found this power while in banishment..." he said as he flared his wings. "And what's your plan for the elements?" "Some pony's full of questions isn't he? Well if you must know," the nightmare said before whispering in Fury's ear, "the best way to destroy your opponent... is with their own weapon..." He drew back and called forth his dark magic, which turned his horn a dark red. "But you'll never live to see my plan come to fruition.." Fury called his own magic and lightning crackled from his horn. The energy made it to the other pony, but the nightmare brought up a magical shield to stop the blast. The nightmare then called upon his dark magic and fire erupted from his horn and crashed towards Fury, who called water forth and quelled the flames. Both then called upon their strongest magic and fired it. A green magic shot out from both alicorns and met in the center of the room. The two blasts collided and exploded, sending both ponies flying. Fury crashed through the wall and landed out in the middle of the street. The nightmare walked slowly out of the hole and set hoof on the street. "It would seem that we are evenly matched alicorn, but now I have the upper hoof..." "H-how do you get that?" Fury asked weakly as he stood up. "Because now you can feel my ultimate weapon!" He said slowly as he moved to reveal the mane six behind him. "Twilight, no...." "Forgive me..." Twilight said blankly as her and the others prepared to attack. Fury closed his eyes and waited for the blast. Their necklaces began to glow a bright red as the mane six fired their rainbow beam. The normally rainbow beam was now red and crackling with energy as it blasted from the mane six to their target. The blast hit him with such an explosive force that it threw him into the air. Fury let the darkness take him as he climbed higher. He opened his eyes a few moments later to see clouds, and he looked to his wings to see them whipping by his hooves. He closed his eyes again and waited for the impact of the ground...