//------------------------------// // Chaos in Crystal // Story: Mirage Shimmer // by RedPegasus //------------------------------// The doors of Canterlot High open with a clatter and Sunset hurries through them. She stumbles a little on the steps but quickly gets up and runs to the school parking lot. Her five friends leave the building and follow her, run and see her equine friend take her helmet and get on her motorcycle. "Sunset awaits!" "What's going on?!" "Twilight! Dazzlings! Portal! Phone! Problems! I'm go! Crystal Prep!" Her answer only confuses them more, but none can ask anything before she gets on her motorcycle and gets lost in the streets. "Wait! What does all that mean?!" Her voice can't be heard because the former equine had already moved far from the place. The five friends are puzzled and somewhat frightened, they feel someone approaching them and when they turn around they meet the directives of the school. "What's going on here?" ***Mirage*** The crystal students were terrified, the lack of light just allows them to see around them, but the vortex glow is clearly visible as it turns in a stormy way and causes notebooks, pens, pencils, and other small objects to begin to fly Towards its interior. The loud noise caused by the movement of the vortex forces Indigo to scream very loudly so his voice is heard. "What the heck is going on!" Lemon checks the data on the computer while typing desperately. "The energy in the jewel was released suddenly and affected the stability of P.O.R.T.A.!" "turn it off!" "I try it but the controls don't work!" The girl swiftly moves her fingers around the keyboard trying to access the computer controls. Twilight still lying on the ground watches as the vortex generated by the machine drags several small objects inside it as it begins to grow. "Lemon what's going on?!" Sunny asks in terror. "... a quantum fissure opened between two opposing spaces, both sides can't coexist ...!" "You mean ..." Larger objects such as tables and certain devices began to crawl along the ground toward the vortex. Several students feeling fear begin to recede making great distance between them and the machine. "Lemon turns off that thing!" "WHAT DO YOU THINK I'M TRY-!" Before she can finish her sentence, the keyboard and the computers around her begin to fire sparks, the girl goes as far away as she can and covers herself with her arms when the screens explode and throw her to the ground. Sunny and Indigo hurry up and help her get up. All eyes are in the vortex when it begins to grow and with that increases its force of attraction making sure some tables and chairs are carried to its interior. Some students begin to run towards the exit, but are stopped when the place begins to shake. Twilight continues to watch the vortex, his face only shows bewilderment and fear, his body begins to tremble. "... I ... I ... I didn't want..." The girl sees as some computers are wildly lifted causing their wires to disconnect or simply break as they are carried into the mouth of the vortex. "…. I didn't know…" "of course not…" Twilight turns his head and sees Sugar Coat standing behind her with a hateful expression. "You didn't know, you never know anything, you never think about what could happen to your stupid actions, that's why you always ruin everything, BECAUSE YOU NEVER THINK!" The scream of the girl is on the side when the vortex expels a thunderous sound that causes everyone present to cover their ears. Cadence covering her ears is close and speaks to all the students. "Ugh! Everyone! Hurry we have to get out of here!" The students don't expect objection and striving to resist the quake run towards the exit. "Girls come on!" She shouts at the four girls who had started the investigation. Lemon recovers and gets up "we can't leave! The vortex will continue to grow and devour everything in its path! We have to find a way to stop it!" "And how do we do that?!" Sour Sweet watches the machine for a moment, and closing her eyes tightly makes his brain work. "... maybe there's a way." They all turn to see the bipolar girl. "We can't close the vortex, but if we overload the machine system this will be turned off." "that sounds good." "... or ... maybe it explodes..." "That doesn't sound so good." Sunny looks around. "We are in an armored shelter, I think it could contain the explosion." "That's not so much the problem as the one we can get out of here." Argues Indigo. "I see no other solution." The four girls look at each other and nod decisively. A soft moan makes them turn their gaze to focus on the missing member on the team. Sugar Coat manages to stand up and fix her uniform. "Sugar!"   She accommodates her glasses "I listened to the talk, and I agree." The girl turned to the others, her face had returned to its characteristic expression. "Indigo Zap, we need another computer, you're the fastest, can you go to the computer room and come back with one?" "Done boss!" Without waiting more the googles girl runs out of the place. "Sour Sweet, go with her please, she might need support." "agree." Both girls are hurrying away from the place. Sugar turns to the remaining girls. "Lemon Zest, how can we overload the system of P.O.R.T.A?" Lemon thinks for a moment. "With the energy released, the port has an output scheme, but if we are programmed to access multiple paths at once, that would unbalance it." "what do you need?" "Just something that can give me the access codes to the central systems, and be able to formulate a series of random bases that the machine can accept as valid." "Sunny Flare I do not think it necessary to ask if you can remember the nuances codes and assist in the calculations." The look and smile on the part of the elegant girl gives the answer. "I leave you two then." Both girls nods and taking a pen and notebook that conveniently passed in front of them, the green girl begins to write data assisted by her partner. "Sub director Cadenza." "W-wah, yes?" Responds the woman surprised by the call. "In the worst case this place could be blown to pieces and/or collapsed, the whole school should be evacuated right now." "Y-yes ... but ... all of you?" "we are going to stop, what we start, please do not waste time." The sub director tries to say something but decides to remain silent and hurries to reach the students. The pigtail girl watches Twilight, who still lies on the floor hugging her knees. "... I didn't want this to happen..." "No one wanted Twilight Sparkle." The young scientist turns to find that characteristic look. "But that's no reason to sit there and depress you, you must get out of here." After saying that the look of the girl goes to the observer of above, without saying nothing begins to trotar towards the place, Twilight to see it rises confused. "Sugar Coat! Where are you going ?!" "The director still did not come out!" ***Mirage*** Celestia, standing outside in front of the entrance of the school, ends the call on her cell phone and sighs with dismay. "There is no case, all the lines are dead." The principal turns to look at the five students. "Do you have any idea what's going on?" "And where was Sunset?" Asks her sister. "We don't know, she took her motorcycle and said something about Twilight and Crystal Prep, but it was not clear at all." Applejack responds. "... Sombra, what did you do this time?" Rainbow takes a determined look. "Whatever it is we have to go there! Twilight and Sunset could be in trouble!" "But ... how are we going to go? It's too far." Asks the shy girl. "I don't think there's transportation with this blackout." Mentions Rarity. Before they can think of a solution, it arrives, in the form of Flash, with his car. "Do you need a taxi?" The smile on the five girls does not wait, they all approach the car, but suddenly Applejack thinks about something. "Wait! Our instruments! We must take them in case we should use magic!" The revelation leaves all those who watch the vehicle worried for a moment. "But we can't take everything in a car." Once again, a horn beckons and they see another car approaching, they soon recognize the blue-haired girl at the wheel, who despite the state of the day keeps her dark purple glasses on her face, as well as a smile. *** Mirage *** The sub director of Crystal is surprised to see the students and teachers standing at the entrance of the school, makes a step between them and observes the outside, realizing the reason why they do not leave. The darkened sky, lightning sliding through the clouds, and the strong wind that had begun to blow, generated a scene worthy of a horror film. She turns around realizing that all eyes are on her, clearly waiting for an answer or an order, swallowing saliva and trying to calm her nerves speaks. "... listen, I want everyone to stay calm, this is sure to be just a storm, the problem in the lower zone is about to be solved so they have nothing to worry about." Cadence pauses to evaluate the faces of those present, some seem to have calmed down, but others still remain worried and terrified. With a deep breath he continues to speak. "Now, I want all of us to go in an orderly way to the auditorium, once the storm passes us-" Her sentence is cut off by the cry of a girl. Everyone turns to the origin of the scream and they move away a little to see as the girl tries to free her ankle of a vine that continues to grow. After a few attempts to break free she ends up falling to the ground, the plant grows by her leg and passes over her waist, as if it were a snake rises to be in front of the face of the girl, this frightened sees as a flower grows in the end , Does not reach to react before the flower opens and exhale of its interior a bluish powder, she ends up inhaling it and in few seconds its eyes close and it is unconscious... Everyone, students, teachers and the sub director watch the scene with terror. And that feeling increases as they watch as more plants begin to grow on the floor and walls. A cry is followed by others and soon all the students begin to run to any direction as far as away. Cadence tries to call them. "Keep calm, do not... Separate..." Soon the whole school is filled with screams. Those creepers keep growing all over the place. The sub director stands in the same place... alone... "... ... someone... please... ..." ***Mirage*** what was that?! Indigo asked suddenly. "they're screaming, what's going on?" Sour talks intrigued. Both watch the darkness in the hallway as they hear screams, blows and other strange sounds from multiple directions. "... we have no time for that, we have to hurry." Both girls turn to follow their path but stop when they notice that on the floor and the lockers begin to grow vines. "I think we already know what happens." Sour says "it doesn't matter, plants useless will not frighten me." With that she starts the race again and Sour Sweet follows she. Soon they arrive in front of the computer room, but they pause a moment to see how the vines had covered the door. "And now how do we get in?" "by the door, where else?" The googles girl runs and jumps a spin in the air, striking a powerful kick in the door and causing it to burst open, passes quickly through the now hanging vines and watches the computers in place, Sour Sweet passes carefully along the vines and joins her. "Anyone Serves True? "I suppose so, just take one." Said and done, they disconnect a laptop from the place and leave the room. *** Mirage *** Sugar Coat knocks on the door. "Director, do you listen to me?!" There is no response coming from the inside, the girl tries to open the door but it was closed, both Sugar Coat and Twilight are worry, although the first does not show in her expression. "We have to enter!" Exclaims terrified Twilight. "I'm on it." Sacrificing one of her pigtails takes a hairpin from her hair, and after folding it slightly inserts it in the lock, a couple of turns serve to open the door. "director!" Both enter and see the place, the glass that served as a window of observation had been destroyed, and on the ground lies the man they were looking for. "director!" Exclaimed both. They approach the man and with a little effort manage to lift it by taking and leaning on one of his arms. "Director, director wake up!" Says Twilight in alarm. The man slowly manages to open his eyes but his gaze seems lost. "Director, is you okay?" "... where ... what ... happens ...?" "We have to get him out of here." Orders Sugar. Both girls strive to take the man out of the place but a few steps a strong tremor is felt all over the place. Both stagger and end up falling to the ground under the weight of the director. ***Mirage*** In the lower area Lemon and Sunny are also affected by the earthquake. "and now that?!" Lemon looks at the machine "... the vortex... becomes stronger..." The whole place shakes hard, the steel walls begin to bend and even some joints made with large and powerful screws begin to break and separate. *** Mirage *** At the top of the school, trembling can also be felt by students and teachers, some are promptly trapped by plants and left unconscious by the dust emitted by them. The walls and floors of the structure begin to crawl in a disturbing way. The sub director had not moved from her place, she sat on the ground with her eyes low and lost, her mind clouded and full of fear. She doesn't react when those herbs approach and are about to rise through her body, but she does when she notice a strong light coming from her back and when she turn it just sees and hears a vehicle through the door of the school. Her mind can't react before that vehicle stops in front of her and her driver takes off her helmet, the fire-haired girl looks at the woman with desperation but determination. "Cadence! Where's Twilight?!" ***Mirage*** Twilight manages to stand up slightly. "Auh ... Sugar Coat ... are you okay?" "I do not think it necessary to respond." Both are forced to drag a little to escape the weight of the man, after doing so they turn and try to lift it. "director." "Director responds." "… What are that…" "director?" The man begins to tremble and grabs his arms trying to form sentences. "I see ... I see ... that is ..." "... he must have been hit in the head, he is confused." Sugar says when he sees it and hears it. Both girls try to lift the man but a slight jolt hinders them. "Agh! Leave us alone for a moment!" Shout Twilight to the ceiling. "Who are you talking to?" "To which God or non-existent divine entity wants to torture us!" Before Sugar Coat could respond to that phrase they hear the sound of the ground cracking ... under their feet ... Both are observed and then try to move slowly, but with each step that give the ground cracks more. "Sugar ... t-this ..." "Twilight silence, just ... move on ..." One more step causes the ground to begin to sink, both notice this but no matter how they try to think of an exit nothing comes to their minds. The director looks up, sees the cracks in the floor, turns his eyes and sees the broken glass and his ears catch the sound of the vortex as it grows. The ground starts to break and Sombra sees the two girls at his side, quickly turns away from them and to the surprise of both pushes them forward. The floor collapses and the man falls, both girls can only see the silhouette of the director disappears in what is now a big hole. "… director…" Twilight approaches with terror. "... ... not ... it's not ... it's not such a big fall ... he maybe ..." "Just ... let's go, before ..." The floor continues to fall to pieces so they both decide to leave the room. The vortex exhales a loud rumble and its absorption strength increases, both girls feel as their body tries to be pulled towards the machine. "It is getting worse!" Exclaims the purple hair girl "Yes I noticed it, we have to go back down and wait for the others" They go to the stairs but before they can enter they crumble and are drawn into the vortex. Sugar just grunts. "What did I do to deserve this? ... ah, wait ... yes." ***Mirage*** In the lower area, Lemon and Sunny could only watch the vortex destroy parts of the walls and ceiling of the place, bolts, nuts, and steel bars that hold the structure out of place. Sunny keeps a look so annoying. "We're going to die here, right?" Lemon just smiles. "I am always optimistic about any situation, yes, we are going to die." The sound of an engine class caught the attention of both, when they turn to their source they see a motorcycle enter the room and down the stairs, both turn away from the road and the motorcycle stops. Sunset takes off her helmet and sees them both. "Sunset Shimmer?!" "What in the hell happen here?!" Question altered the former equine. Lemon answers. "To make it short, we built a portal to go to your magical world but Sparkle broke the source of energy and now the portal wants to eat us." "... ... ... I'm old for these things ..." she looks around "and the others?" "Indigo and Sour went to look for a computer." Says Sunny. "for what?" "We want to deactivate the machine, but it took the ones that were here so we need another one." "And Twilight?" Lemon thinks for a moment looking at the place. "The last time I saw her was with Sugar, but I don't know where they went." "Hey Sunset, what's that on your forehead?" "My foreheard?" Holding her hand to her forehead she feels something protruding, touching it with her fingers notes zones and tips. "... by any chance, is it some kind of orange gem?" Both girls nod with curious glances. "not again..." "Girls!!" The look of all goes to the entrance where Indigo Zap and Sour Sweet appear running. "We have the thing! What do we do-?!" Her phrase is interrupted by a shake of the place and because the vortex increases its force of attraction, the walls of approach of the place are doubled and some parts are pulled out completely being taken and destroyed in the vortex. The girls feel their bodies peel off the ground and begin to float, their bodies being carried in the direction of the vortex. Sunset is terrified and asks everyone. "What now?!" "The vortex wants to eat us!" Lemon responds as terrified. "I'm too beatiful to die!" Sunny exclaims in despair. *** Mirage *** In the upper area, Twilight and Sugar Coat also looked in the same situation. Twilight moves her arms trying to push in the opposite direction. Sugar Coat manages to cling to the handle of the door that gives to the room, with all its force it manages to push inwards, the door takes off of the wall and leaves flying so that the girl quickly releases it and uses the frame to support her body. She pushes herself into the room and manages to find a point where the absorption is less, there she stops to take in air, but her moment of calm is interrupted by the scream of Twilight outside. "Urg! Sparkle ..." Sugar manages to move and leans on what remains of the window frame of the place, sees Twilight move desperately in an attempt to move away from the vortex, extend her arm and manages to take the girl's wrist, which looks at her in surprise. "I have you! Gh ..." Twilight overcome her surprise and clings to the arm of Sugar Coat, the pigtail girl begins to pull it hard, being close to Twilight is held to the window frame and with an impulse on the part of both manage to enter the room and position in The blind spot of absorption, both breathing in agitated, the pigtail girl notices the surprised look of the other on the purple girl. "what?!" "You ... you helped me ... why ...?" "That I do not like you does not mean that I want to see you debarred by a dimensional vortex." Twilight keeps her look of surprise for a moment but in the end deflects it and drops to rest. *** Mirage *** Sunset can only watch as she and two girls by her side are carried to that dark spiral, in her mind that image resembles the huge mouth of a terrible monster watching her with hunger. Her thought is interrupted when her ears catch a sound, music, she turns to see a powerful and colorful shine cover the place. Two silhouettes appear to fly towards her, soon recognizes them. "Sunset resists!" "we go for you!" Both girls, wearing their ears, tails and wings go to her. "Dash, Flutter!" The winged girls notice the girls near Sunset, the situation makes them hesitate for a moment. "Fluttershy go for the sport girl and the shout, I'll take care of the others!" "But Rainbow-!" Her complaint remains on deaf ears because the sportswoman has already advanced to her equestrian friend, the shy girl still worried can only approach Indigo who holds the computer hard against her chest, to see Fluttershy extend her hand without hesitation. Sour Sweet clings to Indigo's leg and Fluttershy strives to keep them both apart. Rainbow reaches the others and takes the hands of Sunset and Lemon, the latter uses her free hand to take Sunny's. Rainbow flaps forcefully combating the absorption of the vortex, but can't get away from it. Fluttershy had managed to take Indigo and Sour up the stairs, where Applejack Rarity and Pinkie Pie are, all three with their active magic and protecting them from the vortex, Applejack takes both Crystal girls and holds them by the arm. "We have them, go help Rainbow and Sunset." The shy girl just nods and flies to her chromatic friend, Rainbow smiles as she sees her, they soon manage to get Fluttershy holding Sunset's hands and Rainbow uses both hands to pull Lemon. With some effort they manage to lead the three of them and join the others. "Girls, I'm so glad to see you." Exclaim Sunset with a big smile. "Where is Twilight?" "I do not know. I still don't see her." "You get out of here I'll look for her." Says Rainbow. "Don't dream it," Rarity denies. "We'll not leave without you and without Twilight!" "We can't leave either" Lemon Zest explains. "We must stop the machine, Indigo, did you bring it?" The googles girl gives the computer and decides to explain the situation. "The school is a chaos, there are those blue plants everywhere!" "the dust makes the students unconscious! It's crazy" Finished Sour Sweet. Sunny Flare is noticeable. "Not crazy... this is a nightmare!" Lemon programs the computer. "We should go to the base and connect the computer to the machine." "I don't think that's a good idea." Applejack comments. "I never said it was." "Forget the machine just let's go." Rainbow Dash offers them with impatience. "You don't understand! If we don't turn it off, the vortex will grow and will not stop until it consumes everything on this planet!" The revelation makes all Rainbooms open their eyes of fear. "... and ... what do you say the plan is?" "Just, take us to the machine, Sunny and me will do the rest." Sour Sweet seems to study the situation by looking at the center of the place. "That will not be possible, the force of attraction is too strong, if you get too close ... and that music?" They all turn up the stairs, on one side of the entrance they can distinguish Vinyl, their vehicle transformed into their DJ station suddenly put a melody .. Lemon can't help smiling at the sight. "Hey, nice beats." "She comes with you?" Sunny Sweet question intrigued. Applejack responds. "Yes, but what she is...?" Her question doesn't end because everyone is surprised to see three silhouettes approaching and next to these three beautiful voices are heard singing a song. Vinyl moves the lights of her station and illuminates the silhouettes, the identity of these surprises them all. ***Mirage*** From its place, Twilight and Sugar Coat when they hear the song appear a little to see. "They are Sunset, and the others!" Exclaims Twilight with joy. "But who ... are they...?" Sugar recognizes them. "... the Dazzlings?" ***Mirage*** Adagio, Aria, and Sonata, in all the splendor that characterizes them unite their voices and dance with grace making their gems to shine intensely. All eyes are on them, and their voices are heard by all the students and teachers who still lie hidden in the school. The sirens look at the vortex, smiles trusting their faces, their voices and their perfectly synchronized bodies do what they do best. ("Welcome to the Show") Now is our time We must to raise You can see soon We dazzle more than you "what are they doing?" Ask the crystal's sportswoman intrigued. "Nothing good for sure." The Canterlot's sportwoman answers. The farmer looks at the machine "I would not be so sure, look at that." She points to the vortex and they all notice how their movement slows down and their intense absorption decreases their force. "The vortex ... calms down" All that sorrow It will soon burn We go to stop the storm This is our evolution The gems on their necks glow with great intensity and the three singers rise on the ground, their bodies are surrounded by a sinister reddish energy, and curiously also you see a flash of bright colors. The moment is right now And we will not give up Yesterday doesn't matter more There's a morning for us Ears, tails and wings show their transformation while the three are held high. And destination It's a demonstration There is no way back At the end of the stanza the vortex had become weak, even its size had diminished and they all noticed how their absorption force had vanished. All eyes were on the singers. Their leader speaks. "Whatever you're going to do, do it fast, that thing will not stay quiet for long." Doubts, there was plenty of it, but that didn't stop Lemon from running down the stairs to the machine. Indigo, Sour and Sunny look at each other for a moment and then run after their partner. Rainbow looks at Adagio suspiciously. "Why are you here?" "Do you think we want to be destroyed with your world?" "How you know where to find us?" Sunset question intrigued. "We just follow the source of magic." Replies Aria notoriously upset. Applejack asks the key question. "So, you're here to help?" Adagio is silent for a moment. "Let's just say, this time, we're on the same side." Smile confidently The smile of the sirens is transmitted to the six girls. The smile of all is broken, when from the vortex begin to emerge vines that are filled with bluish flowers. The Crystal girls look intently at Lemon. "... ah ... ah, without the force of attraction ... what is on the other side ... could come to this ... I... think ..." Those vines are thrown towards the girls. Scared, no one can react. A loud and harmonious cry is heard. Adagio intones a scream that produces sound waves that stop the las plants. "You don't waste time!" Orders the leading siren, all four give no objection and accelerate the step. Soon more vines appear to emerge and move around the roof and walls. "I've heard of bad ivy but this is ridiculous," says the farmer. "Come on, we have to prune the garden!" Rainbow says, asserting her guitar. They all take their places with their instruments, but Sunset realizes... "Wait!! I haven't my guitar!!" Before anyone can say anything, its hear a scream. "Sunset!!!" All they turns, Sunset sees a large object fly towards her. She get it, a guitar case... She looks up, Sun is standing nearby. "Don't waste time!!" The traveler orders. Sunset is still surprised, but soon nods. Removing the guitar from the case she looks at her friends, with assent begin to play. Their magic soon emerges, transforming them and forming a horde of butterflies, diamond rain, balloon blast, lightning storm, torrent of apples and fierce flames, all shining with magical power, prevent the herbs from reaching the girls of Crystal. "Come on girls, we can't lets the Rainbooms steal our show" Says Adagio to her sisters and they sing again. Hears the hard cry Feel the burning heat Our Spirit will wake up Our era will to shine Accompanied by the choir of her sisters, the song of the leading siren unites the power of her jewels, energy is released and takes the form of three sirens, but unlike the first time, did not look aggressive or ferocious, now had a more elegant and beautiful. ***Mirage*** Although the magic of both groups keeps the ivy and the portal at bay, the two girls trapped in that observer watch closely. "... you were right" Twilight is surprised to hear the voice of Sugar Coat. She, without looking away from the battlefield, speaks in her expressionless voice and expression. "It was absurd to believe that I could control a power like this. I do not possess the abilities, I may never possess them." "... Sugar Coat ..." "... I can see ... that you're not the only one who makes those mistakes ..." Twilight fails to respond, she did not know what or how, both just keep looking down. *** Mirage *** "Yes!! I've come to the central memory." Lemon says while typing on the computer, already connected to the machine. As Sunny watches her in attendance, Indigo and Sour have taken a pair of steel tubes and repel any approaching plant. "Ou Lemon dear, if it's not too annoying could you hurry up?!!" "I know I know!! Just... gime me... Sunny give me the command keys!" The girl gives a couple of clicks, the information is loaded into the computer and passed to the machine. All eyes go to the vortex when it begins to change its shape. "Is that a good sign?" Restless Indigo asks. "The portal tries to create several exits" explains Lemon "will soon collapse on itself and ..." Silence… "… And?" "... I don't know, just in case, it will be better to get out of here." A loud rumble from the vortex makes the whole place shudder. The herbs that had come out of the portal are suddenly and violently returned to its interior. All eyes are on the vortex which is shaking and moving violently, the vortex begins to compress itself and causes the whole place to tremble and start to collapse. The four Crystal girls get up and as they can run away, the Dazzlings stay high and their eyes show concern, Vinyl's station begins to give off sparks and expel smoke, which is why the girl moves away and approaches the Rainbooms who desperately look around. Sunset leaves and runs looks the entire site "Twilight!!! Twi!!!" "Sunset!!!" The six friends look at the origin of the cry and sees her friend with glasses in the observer. "Up here1!! We can't go down!!!" "Twilight!!!" The vortex is compressed by decreasing its size, passing through that metal ring of the machine and compressing until it is a tiny point of energy. Lemon exclaims in terror. "ALL ON THE GROUND!" They all obey the order, Sugar Coat takes Twilight and pulls her to the ground next to her, only Sunset disobeys and runs towards the observatory for great terror of their friends. The compressed energy at that point is finally released in an explosion. Sunset continues to run, the gem on her forehead begins to glow... ***Mirage*** A loud crash and a slight sheka is the only thing Flash feels from inside of the Crystal Prep... "... Sunset ..."