Chapter 5 "An Ultimate Beginning"
The ring bell had rung; the signal to start the match. The thousands of ponies seated inside the Royal Canterlot Stadium anticipated all evening to witness the match-up between the teams of The Elements of Harmony and the Pony World Order. Both teams, in their ring corners, discussed amongst themselves on the beginning of match; who to start and a workable strategy. " All right girls, this is our first time doing this. We have to keep our agility in play. Defense is also key in the hopes to survive and not be eliminated. One of us is going to have to start things off," Twilight spoke to her tag team partners circled with her. "Who's it going to be?"
"Um--I don't want to start--if that is okay," Fluttershy quietly rose her hoof.
"That's fine, darling," said Rarity.
"I will! Let me! Let me! The Ultimate Pony will run wild on them," Pinkie Pie jumped in with so much energy.
"All right, Pinkie," said Twilight.
"Ultimate Pony!" Pinkie snapped at her team captain. Within the ring, Pinkie was taking her new persona rather seriously.
"Okay, Ultimate Pony, you start things off," Twilight corrected. "Show your stuff!"
Twilight and the rest of the team exited through the ring ropes to the other side as did the P.W.O.. Stormer was starting out for them. Pinkie Pie performed some final stretches against the ring ropes. She then proceeded to clop back and forth on her side of the ring eyeing the blue earth pony standing in front of her. Determination in her eyes surrounded by the portrait of various colors. Chants of 'Ultimate Pony' cheered through some of front row ponies. Pinkie could hear them. Messages that traveled into her ears and got her more ready to bring a start to the fight. Her teammates watched on from the corner with thoughts going through their heads on what the Ultimate Pony was going to do to the enemy.
"The power of the Ultimate Pony is strong. Every one of these ponies makes the Ultimate Pony stronger. Electricity runs through the mane and body of the Ultimate Pony," the party-themed pony yelled to Stormer. "This pony is ultimate!"
Pinkie immediately galloped towards the P.W.O. pony facing her. Her teeth gripped shut and her eyes dead-centered on her target. Stormer also set her focus on the charging opponent. The blue pony grinned as the enemy got closer. She then extended her right front leg up. With a sudden thrusting jolt, Stormer collided her leg with the party pony's neck; bringing a halt to her. Pinkie's head and body arched back and flipped uncontrollably in the air before crashing down hard on the ring apron. Pinkie was barely moving. Her eyes swirled around and around. Stormer quickly laid on top of her and the referee, Three Count, stomped to the count of three with his hoof.
"One! Two! Three! That's one out for The Elements of Harmony," Three Count announced.
"Ultimate Pony? More like Ultimate Phony," Stormer laughed as she got off of the defeated pink earth pony.
The other P.W.O. ponies laughed and hailed at their teammate. The other team, however, only looked on in disbelief. One of theirs was defeated so swiftly.
"Oh Pinkie," Twilight spoke just above a whisper. Twilight's attention was moved to the voice of Violet Velvet on the other side of the ring as she yelled about one down and five to go for the Elements team.
Pinkie Pie had barely twitched or spoke since the violent takedown. She couldn't walk on her own. Her body was placed on a stretcher next to the ring by two nurse ponies. They quickly escorted away from ringside past all the spectators back into the darkness of backstage. As the crowd watched the pony that proclaimed herself to be ultimate be taken away and unclear on her condition, a small pale purple-coated unicorn filly watched as well as tears began to produce underneath her eyes.
"She was my favorite," the filly sniffled The little unicorn felt a leg place against her back. She looked up to see an odd-eyed gray pegasus smiling at her.
"She'll be already. She's ultimate," the gray pegasus assured the saddened filly. The tiny unicorn smiled in return to the pegasus' kind words.