A Tale of Two

by Inactive Pone


Chapter 9: Revenge

Soon after, the humans and ponies joined forces to prepare for their greatest challenge yet. The preparation was tough, and to defeat the forces sent out by Gromiz was no easy task. At long last, they have caught sight of Gromiz's new castle. It appears that he has taken over the changeling tribes' castle to make it his own.
The battle on Gromiz was grueling and many people who tried their hardest had failed before his minions' hands. In the final battle, backup teams from the humans joined the remaining army left after the smaller battles. Now, as many as five million supporters are joining the fight, with Astell and Lunar leading the way. This 'Team of harmony' has made this battle one of the biggest single battles in history.


The main rebels were chasing the evil king all the way back to the castle.
'Begone! He will not live for another day!' Astell commanded.
The ponies were carrying the human rebels, running as fast as they possibly could to catch up to him.
'Viva la harmony!' Everyone chanted loudly.
As soon they got close and held their ground on the steep hill before the castle, Gromiz stopped and spawned another beast to buy himself more time to run away. This time, it was the dark version of Flowey, same like the evil, big monstrous beast in the game.
'Are you serious!? Again!?' Nathan roared in frustration.
Suddenly, a loud voice boomed from another side of the area.
'Hey, Frisk Dreemur!'
'Huh?' She looked around in confusion. Then, she saw a familiar face.
'It's me, Felix!' He called out to her. 'That heartless wizard is not getting away this time!'
As soon he finished, forces came in from both sides, and more came behind the group, with the royal princesses to lead the way.
'Guts and glory, everyone! Engage!'
All sides started firing guns all over the beast from all sides, destroying it in minutes. This also saw the first use of high-tech magic plasma guns by the humans!
'Whoa! Since when did they have those developed?' Twilight was shocked.
Astell got her sword out. 'No time for questions! As our plan goes, the six of us charge in with the wall breaker spell to pass through the locked doors, while you guys need to break the spell yourselves! I don't know if you can break the door open, but you guys need to try!'
Everyone nodded to her, and the six core fighters went in quickly.
'Fall back!' Felix commanded at a side.
As the spell successfully made them break in, Gromiz was shocked.
'What!? No! It can't be!' He shouted. 'How did you get back together!?'
Lunar stomped the floor with rage. 'She went easy on you last time, not this time!'
They continued to chase after the king.


When they got in, the princesses took their part of the plan as well.
'Charge, everypony!' Celestia roared.
As they got down to the castle, the ponies tried to bust the door open with magic, while the humans got off and pushed against the door furiously. The earth ponies and pegasus were helping as well.
'No more wars! We want peace!' The humans chanted.
The ponies were trying the best at the same time. 'Kill him dead! Peace prevails!'


As the chase continued, the six had to fight off beasts one by one and allowed the chance for Gromiz to escape further and further away. After a few rounds, he eventually had to face them head on.
'Shoot... Ran out of magic already...' He thought.
Nathan and Asriel came in, looking brave. 'Fight us if you're a true man, you punk!'
'If a fight is what you want, I'll give you a fight then!' Gromiz shouted, drawing his sword.
The two sides battled for a while, but 10 minutes later, the two were frozen in place by a spell.
'(Gasp) I can't move!' Asriel cried.
'(Grunts) What is this spell!? Gromiz!!! Get back here!' Nathan shouted as he saw the wizard run away.
As soon he screamed for help, the other four came in.
'Oh no! What happened to you guys?' Frisk asked.
'(Grunts) Freeze spell... Can't move!' Asriel told her.
'Sorry, you guys will have to hold on, at least until the army comes in! We'll take him down ourselves, don't worry!' Twilight replied.


Round number two was Gromiz versus the other two legends: Twilight Sparkle and Frisk Dreemur.
'You're not getting away this time, Gromiz!' Twilight yelled.
'Oh, it's you guys. I thought our battle ended years ago!' He said. 'I am so ready for a rematch against the one who banished me!'
Both of them drew their sword out. 'Took you long enough, haha.' Frisk chuckled with determination.
However, this time, Frisk has underestimated her opponent's power. Through the years, Gromiz has became much stronger than he used to be with the dark magic fuelling him. Also, his spells were much more powerful than when she faced him several years back. The two weren't ready to give up, though. They have also became multiple times stronger through their adventures.
'You've gotten much stronger than before,' Frisk said, charging up her magic attack.
The second she unleashed it, it got backfired by the wizard, and she was frozen in place.
'No! Not again!'
Twilight looked at her. 'Frisk? Are you- Ah! No!' She was distracted, giving him the chance to freeze the princess.
'If I can escape long enough... I can still have the last laugh.' He thought to himself, running away.
Soon, Astell and Lunar came over.
'Mother! Are you guys okay?' Astell asked.
Frisk was struggling. 'My child, and Lunar, you guys must finish this yourselves. We have underestimated his power from before. We believe in you both. Don't worry about us, we'll be fine. Just... Do your best, the fate of the ponies and humans lies in your hands!'
'What? But-' Lunar stuttered.
'You two can do it. As for us... Don't worry. If you worry too much about us, you'll give him the chance to escape. Chase him down. We will break free on our own.' Twilight said.
Then, another beast spawned in the hallway.
'You'll die! We'll protect you!' Lunar said.
'Just go! You're wasting your time, guys!' Twilight yelled.
Suddenly, a voice ringed in their head.
'I don't think so!' It said.
Frisk was curious. 'Who was that?'
Suddenly, swinging across with some sort of vine, a flower burst in through the window and was using his vines to knock the beast unconscious. To Frisk's surprise, it was none other than the one she thought had been long gone since she spared him: Flowey the flower!
'Whoa! Flowey!? You're alive again!?' She asked in shock.
He landed on the floor, and turned to her. 'Haha! Indeed I am back, Frisk Dreemur! I have came to aid you on this fight!'
'But why? I thought you didn't want my mercy!'
He laughed. 'Since I committed suicide, this guilty feeling kept growing inside me. When Gromiz resurrected me to fight for him, I opposed of his plans furiously. I wanted to repay you for sparing me, and giving me the chance to redeem myself, even though it took me a while to realise it.'
Then, the beast woke up again. With a spell, Flowey broke the freeze spell of the two and they can move again. He turned to the young warriors.
'I do not know who you guys are, however, if you have a connection with Frisk, you're good with me. We've got your back, go save the world.' He told them.
They both nodded, and chased after Gromiz quickly. Now, Frisk and Twilight, joined with Flowey, is fighting the beast alone.
'So... Flowey, are you on our side now? Thank you, by he way.' Frisk asked.
He nodded. 'You're welcome. I will do anything to repay you now.'

Gromiz escaped all the way to the throne room successfully. Inside, there was some sort of machine that contained a dark, purple liquid. That was dark magic.
'Soon, this tank will finally be full. And then... Darkness will finally thrive throughout the lands, and I will have unlimited power!' He thought to himself, laughing.
As he was laughing, the two 12-year-olds (Their age didn't change when they were controlled) stepped up to him.
'Hey, Gromiz!' Lunar yelled.
'Your battle... has just went overtime.' Astell followed.
The wizard turned around and saw them. 'Seriously? You think you two can defeat me? I mean, Frisk was 15 when she defeated me, but you guys should be even younger! There's no way you'll stand a chance against me!'
'You defeated our parents, now it's time for us to have revenge!' They both said.
'Hey... Don't you see how powerful dark magic is? You can get unlimited power... It can be all yours... Joining us will be the only price.' Gromiz told them, then started singing.


'The time has come to take your side...
The choice is yours alone...
In the light's embrace you can hide...
With all it's lies,
The truth you've never known...

Just come with me, join the dark,
Unleash your dark self...
Then by sunrise,
We'll make it right,
We'll win this fight,
And let the darkness roam...

Come with me, children...
I need help to rule,
It's been such a long time,
Since I felt this close to...'

As he was singing, Lunar knocked him away in anger, then the two future hero and heroine stand tall against the wizard.

'Do you really think,
We would ever join your side?
Do you really take us,
For a fool?'

'All that your plan offers us,
Is fear in our friends' eyes...
Those are not the ones,
We wish to be...'

And so, the true final battle has begun between the two sides.

'Why can't you see,
All the pain of being trapped?
This is a way,
You can finally be free...'

'All we can see is the darkness that blinds you,
Keep your revenge plans away from us!'

'It's not about me,
This too involves you,
You both fought for years and years!
Don't you think one of you should win your fight?'

'This is not a game, you jerk!
We know how this will end!
Hatred cannot bring your heart to peace!'

'I choose what that word means,
It's how I become strong!
With or without you,
I won't give up...'

Even though Astell has the memory of being her friend's enemy, she let go of everything that has happened and fought her puppet master with all of her might as Lunar was getting beat up by him.

'Nopony's perfect,
And Lunar's no different.
We will let go,
Of things long past...'

'It's too late for sorries,
And now, you must suffer!
We'll see the sun,
When you fall in hell!'

'We fell to you,
Let your darkness consume us,
We pay the price,
Trapped in your command...
However, through time,
We'll redeem ourselves and win!'

As the armies outside successfully got into the castle, and armies at the back of the castle shouting in rage as they saw the wizard still alive, they sang to their tune in reply.

'You cannot hide from our hands now!'
(No!)
'You will give in, and burn in hell!'
(No way!)

'I will give you all you desire,
If you can reject them,
No longer you will have to hide!'

'Can't you see...
It's over now!
Time to forgive!'

'Not for me, it's too late!'

'Don't let hate,
Take over you!'

'Hate's what fuels me, it feels great!'

'Please, Gromiz, just wake up!
We know you're not evil!'

'NO! I refuse!
Just join us, it's your fate!'

'I refuse to be good!' Gromiz yelled. 'You guys give up, and join the dark!'
'Never!' Lunar yelled back.
'We won't be evil, if you wish to burn in the depths of hell, we'll send you there!' Astell added, raising her sword.
Gromiz was at the brink of being defeated, yet he still holds on and keeps fighting until his last breath. All of a sudden, Frisk and the others came in.
'Aha! We caught you now, you idiotic beast!' Nathan roared as everyone raised their sword.
Gromiz was trying to back away from the six furious heroes and heroines, feeling horrified for the first time in his life.
'No... No! No no no! Please don't kill me! I have so much left to do before dying!' He said, backing off.
Frisk let out a yell as loud as a lion. 'NO! Not this time! I may have went easy on you last time, this time, I will make sure you suffer defeat, and never come back to this world ever again!'
Everyone outside the castle, including the army that just arrived chanted loudly for them.
'Kill him dead! Kill him now! Kill him good!'
As they walked closer with their weapons in the air, they all said the same thing.
'Burn in hell, you cruel king!'
As they were literally one second away from swinging their swords and crushing him to pieces, they heard a loud scream for the hallway.
'Frisk, wait!!!' Someone screamed. Then, he revealed himself from the crowd, and walked to them.
'Felix? Why'd you...' Frisk asked in confusion.
He got close to the dying king. 'Frisk, don't kill him. I know what happened.'
She pushed him away in anger. 'Seriously!? After all he has done, to me, to my friends, to everyone here supporting us! To you... You still think he deserves mercy!?'
Gromiz was pleased, and got up. 'Haha, if it isn't my dear son. Standing up for me. In fact, Frisk... I have something in store for you...'
He flicked a lever, and then, there was a figure, standing while chained to a pole behind her: Chara.
'My mother!?' Frisk asked in shock. 'No... Don't you dare do what I am thinking, Gromiz! I will kill you... and kill you again in the afterlife when I die!'
But he laughed. 'I supposed you would say that, Frisk. You see, I managed to kidnap your mother in the midst of chaos between you two tribes fighting. Those two betrayed me for good... And now, they will see why they shouldn't have done that.' He grabbed a dagger, and held it in front of Chara's throat. 'Now... You have a choice. If you all still wish to resist joining the darkness... I will kill her, right now. Or, join us and become the powerful heroine you once wanted to be. And don't think you can get out of this one... I have hidden guns in this room for security. If you leave this room, I will activate them and kill her.'
Frisk was down on the ground, tears coming down her face.
'My daughter...' Chara said. 'I am so proud of all you have done. Don't join him. It's not worth it. Let me rest in a beautiful paradise.'
'(Sobbing) No! I will not lose you too, mother... I have lost my father already from the same, cruel man... I won't make history repeat itself!' Frisk cried.
Chara sighed. 'Frisk Dreemur, listen to me. Since your father died, you have changed so much. And through the years I have been with you, people have came and gone. If it weren't for the spell, I would have passed away much earlier than this. You must understand that death is an inevitable thing, even though you are staying at such a young age. I cannot talk to you any longer. I will die in this room in minutes. I just want you to remember, no matter where you and your children are, no matter what happens to you, and no matter what threats will come to you in the future... I will be watching you, my little legend.'
Asriel was crying in the sight of his mother about to die. 'Chara... Don't leave us, mom!'
Gromiz was getting impatient. 'Well? We don't have all day.'
All of a sudden, the chain was cut and it released Chara.
'What!?' He was shocked.
Flowey came out. 'Not this time, Gromiz! You forced me to kill her father, now you're doing the same thing with her mother? Think again, you idiot.'
Gromiz was furious. 'Shut up, you stupid flower!' He tried to wreck him, but Felix jumped in the way and stopped his sword from cutting his stem.
'I am not your puppet anymore, father... Frisk will defeat you this time!' He swore.
He knocked his son out of the way, and saw Chara trying to run away from the corner of his eye and shot her with his gun. She fell to the floor, bleeding. Soon after, he teleported away.
'No!!!! Mother, no!' Frisk yelled in horror.
Astell and Lunar rushed to her. 'Are you okay, Chara?'
'(Grunts) Astell... I'm glad to see my grandchild continuing my daughter's legacy... Now, you must help her to defeat Gromiz. I will not last long. His bullet hit me in the heart... (coughing) Please do it for me... My daughter... everyone.' Chara spoke softly as she was dying. She touched their faces lightly. 'Lunar, Astell, please tell Frisk that I love her so, so much. (Coughing) I wish you both, and all of your friends good luck. Take care.'
As she lied on the ground, taking her final breaths, Astell was crying very badly, and kissed her grandmother. Lunar was shedding a tear as well.
And she was gone.
'Astell... I am so sorry.' Lunar hugged his friend.
She dried her tears. 'Thanks, Lunar. I'm glad there's a friend for me to cry on their shoulder.'
The gamers emerged from the crowd of soldiers, who had their heads looking down in sorrow.
Bethany slowly brushed her hand along Astell's back. 'She was a great person indeed.'
'I feel so sorry for you, and the Dreemurs.' Mark said in a deep and sad voice. 'I know how it's like, losing someone you love so much.'
Then, some people came and took her body away.
'Guess there will a funeral for you guys soon.' Jessica said, depressed.
Astell nodded.
On the other hand, Nathan, Twilight and Asriel were crying as well.
'She was such a nice person. She didn't deserve it.' Nathan said.
Asriel was completely silent as he cried.
'I feel so sorry for Frisk.' Twilight cried. Then, she looked at her. Her face was totally not normal. 'Frisk? Are you okay?'
Instead of what she expected, which would be Frisk crying streams of tears, she had her tears rolling down her face, as she clenched her fists tightly.
'(Sobs) You idiot... You're such a soulless person...'
Felix went up to her. 'Are you alright, Frisk?'
'She doesn't look right, what's going on?' Flowey asked.
Frisk was taking very deep and big breaths, and a grunt of anger and fury started to grow in her mind.
'Is she okay?' Dan asked.
'I don't know... Wait, what's going on?' Stacy said, looking at Frisk.
Suddenly, magic started wrapping all around her, several dazzling colors of the rainbow. When she woke up, she has transformed into her final form, the same form that helped her bring victory in the first war.
Frisk looked out into the sky. 'That was the last straw, Gromiz! Now I'm mad!!!' She buffed up her powers, and a huge gust of wind started blowing through the hallway.
Felix was amazed. 'Whoa... Frisk, you look amazing!'
'I know, but you should've seen it before...' She replied. 'Whatever! That is not important! What is important... Is that he must die!' She pointed out to the sky.
Felix touched her shoulders. 'Listen to me, Frisk. I know what happened to him. After all these years... I finally realized what happened to my father. He is consumed by dark magic. Yes, the one who I thought controlled the dark, was seemingly consumed by his own creation. Do you remember how you freed me? You'll have to do the same with him. I probably won't be following you for this fight.' He looked at Astell and Lunar. 'Both of you, follow your parents... And stop his plans.'
Both of them nodded, and the four nodded as well. Then, Celestia came out.
'With my magic, I have found where he escaped to. I will take you there.' She said, charging up a spell.
'Everyone ready?' Astell asked.
They all nodded to her, and the teleportation spell was performed. As the six got teleported away, everyone was counting and praying for them to save all of the ponykind and humanity.
'Dear legends... Please save us all. For the humans, for the ponies, for forever-lasting peace... We all grant you the power to fight him, everyone is counting on the six of you.'