Equestria Wars: The Magic Unleashed V

by sonicdash123


Chapter 1: The Storm Creatures Attack

Charming Thunder's TIE Advanced flew towards Canterlot and landed in the hangar at the castle. Inside the castle halls, a guard rushed to the throne room and entered to see Celestia, Luna, and Cadence there and bowed to their presence. "Your highnesses," the guard said. "The king has arrived." Celestia nodded and gestured him to get Charming Thunder. As the guard left, the doors opened again to reveal Charming Thunder standing there and he walked up to the princesses and bowed to them.

"Celestia, Luna, Cadence," Charming Thunder greeted as the princesses nodded.

"Brother," Cadence said. Charming Thunder walked to the left of them with concern.

"You seem unsettled since Danny returned."

"No," Celestia said. "It's just pressed for time for the festival Twilight is planning. She is coming here right now."

"My apologies. You do have a great of things to explain about Danny."

"We just don't know if we should trust him," Luna explained. "He was responsible for destroying our resources. He also fought you since then and...beat you." Charming Thunder took a step closer to Luna.

"His power to create problems is all in the past now. Our resources are being rebuilt with his help." Charming Thunder walked past the princesses as Cadence followed him.

"He blamed you for the balance of the Changelings since they were reformed," Cadence said. Charming Thunder turned to face his sister.

"I was not summoned here to hear you three grovel, am I?"

"No, it's..." Celestia said.

"Danny is my brother. I trust him with my life and beat me in fair combat. You understand, right?"

"Yes, brother," Cadence said.

"I will keep an eye on him to make sure he won't pull anything like that ever again and rest assured that his help will defeat Mephiles and his followers." The princesses nodded in agreement when the doors slowly opened revealing Twilight and Spike entering the room. The princesses and Charming Thunder approached her as Charming Thunder smiled.

"Good morning, princesses and Charming Thunder," Twilight greeted. "Princesses, thank you all for seeing me. I have an idea that I think will make our Friendship Festival the most wonderful celebration Equestria has ever seen!"

"Yes, Twilight," Celestia said. "We are very excited!"

"Ponies have been arriving from all over all morning," Cadence said.

"I'd like to think it's to see us, but Songbird Serenade might be the bigger attraction," Luna said.

"Yes, she is the... 'mane' event!" Twilight joked. "And to make it extra special, I could use your help. Spike?" Spike brought in a whiteboard as he hummed a fanfare. Twilight levitated a marker and used it to write on the board math calculations. "Songbird Serenade's performance is not scheduled to start until after you begin the sunset. And based on my precise calculation, to get the very best lighting for the stage, Princess Celestia, I was hoping you could make sure the sun stays about twenty-eight point one degrees to the south, and, Princess Luna, if you could raise the moon sixty-two degrees to the north at the same time, it would reflect the sunlight on the other side and really frame the entire stage perfectly!" Twilight then drew both Princess Celestia and Princess Luna on the board along with the sun and moon.

"I..." Luna said before she was interrupted.

"But wait! There's more! Cadance, if you could use your crystal magic to create an aurora above the stage, the sun and the moon will shine through it and create a truly amazing light show!" Twilight drew on the board Princess Cadence and some aura over the stage. As Spike presented himself on top of the board holding a figure of Songbird Serenade.

"Presenting Songbird Serenade!" Spike said. He then suddenly fell to the ground and then weakly said, "Ta-da."

"So you're saying you want us to move the sun and the moon for the party," Luna said. Charming Thunder was impressed with the calculations Twilight made.

"Well, I'd do it myself, except I don't have your magic."

"Twilight, each of us uses our powers to serve Equestria in our own way," Celestia explained. "You are the Princess of Friendship. You already have all the magic you need."

"So...that'd be a no?" Charming Thunder stepped up to Twilight and placed a hoof on her shoulder.

"I'm afraid I'll have to agree with the princesses with this one," Charming Thunder said. "Take Celestia's advice and help with the preparations. Your friends may need it including Applejack." Twilight nodded and began to take her leave with Spike.

Once the doors closed, Charming Thunder was about to leave as well, but was stopped when Cadence said, "And about your alicorn wings."

"What about them, sister? I am able to fly perfectly thanks to my brother teaching me. Rainbow had to setup an obstacle course for me to practice one time."

"Are you sure you'll be fine with them? You at first didn't want it since you completed the trials of harmony."

"I'll be fine from now on." Charming Thunder then left the room and decided to go see Twilight and the others and maybe help them with the preparations.

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Charming Thunder walked in the streets of Canterlot and sees his friends and family working on the stage for the Friendship Festival Twilight was talking about earlier with the princesses. He goes to them to go see them and see how things are with the preparations. They noticed him approaching and walked up to him. "Hey, Charming," they said in unison.

"Hey, girls," Charming Thunder greeted. "How are the preparations?"

"Sky's clear," Rainbow said with a salute.

"Stage is set," Rarity said.

"Banquet is ready for the festival," Applejack said.

"The birds are ready for the music," Fluttershy said.

"Excellent," Charming Thunder said. "Where's Pinkie and Twilight?"

"Pinkie's handling with the balloons and Twilight is talking to Songbird," Rarity said.

"Songbird's here already?" Thunder sounded as an airship came through the dark clouds. Pinkie and Twilight arrived with the group to see the airship coming.

"Storm clouds?" Twilight said. "I ordered perfect weather! Rainbow Dash?!"

"Uh, I don't think those are storm clouds," Rainbow said. The airship turned sideways and made its way down destroying everything in its way.

"I bet those are the clowns I ordered!" Pinkie said. She then saw the ship hit the balloons. "You're definitely not the clowns I ordered." Once the airship stopped, the door opened and the ramp began to lower deflating a balloon animal that was left on the ground. A hedgehog then walked down the ramp carrying a box. He then placed the box down to the ground and pressed the button forming a megaphone.

The hedgehog clears his throat and said, "Ponies on Equestria, we come on behalf of the fearsome, the powerful, the almighty...Storm King." The crowd began to cower and whisper. "And now, to deliver the evil, evil message, put your hooves together for Commander Tempest!" A pony from the top of the ramp stepped out of the shadows revealing herself to have a broken horn sparking.

"Is that a... unicorn?" Twilight asked.

"I think so, but what happened to her horn?" Spike replied. Celestia and the other two princesses flew down in front of Twilight as Charming Thunder stood next to them.

"Tempest, is it?" Celestia said. "How may we help you?"

"Oh, I'm so glad you asked," Tempest replied. "How about we start with your complete and total surrender?" Twilight slowly walked up and stood next to Cadence with a wave.

"Hi there," Twilight greeted. "Princess of Friendship. Not exactly sure what's going on, but I know we can talk things out." Twilight smiled.

"Oh, goody. All four princesses." Tempest then gazed at Charming Thunder. "And I see that there is another alicorn among you." Tempest then slowly walked down the ramp. "Here's the deal, ladies. I need your magic. Give it up nicely, please, or we make it difficult for everyone!"

"And why should we cower before you?" Luna demanded. "There's one of you and hundreds of us." Tempest chuckled as Charming Thunder knew what was going to happen.

"I was hoping you'd choose difficult." Creatures appeared behind Tempest as more airships flew in dropping off more creatures which caused a panic to the ponies. Charming Thunder and the princesses gasped as panic grew. Tempest threw a glowing orb in the air and kicked it towards the princesses. Cadence stood in front of the other three and Charming Thunder and used her magic to make a barrier to stop the glowing orb. The orb somehow penetrated the barrier and hits Cadence with a puff of green smoke and she began to turn to stone.

"Cadence!!!" Celestia and Charming Thunder shouted.

"I can't...stop it!" Cadence gasped as she struggled to break free. Celestia turned her gaze to Luna.

"Luna, quick! Go south beyond the Badlands! Seek help from the Queen of the Hippo--" Celestia was interrupted when an orb hits her and turns her to stone as well. Luna began to fly away to do what Celestia tasked her, but was stopped by another orb hitting her mid-flight. Twilight used her magic to hold her while Tempest has a fair advantage. She kicks another orb towards Twilight, but Twilight was saved by Rainbow without knowing it. Tempest chuckled as the orb hits the ground.

"Easy as pie," Tempest said.

"Oh, I love pie," the hedgehog said. The smoke faded away to reveal Derpy turned to stone leaving the fake horn to fall off of her head. "Oh, you totally got the last princess!"

"That's not the Princess! Grubber, get her now!" Grubber began to run off.

"Guys, we gotta get the princess!" Tempest stepped on Twilight's crown and began to walk away.

"TEMPEST!!!" Charming Thunder shouted as he grabbed his lightsaber and activated it. Tempest turned around to face him as her horn sparked.

"Charming Thunder, I have waited for this day for a long time," Tempest said. "Have you come to join the princesses?"

"No. I am here to stop you." Charming Thunder charged at Tempest as she fired her magic at him and caused him to go far back. Tempest rushed over to him as he slowly got back up. Charming Thunder growled. "So be it."

"You're not the only one with a weapon like yours, you know." Tempest grabbed two lightsabers off of her belt and activated her purple blades. Charming Thunder stood in a battle position before Tempest charged at Charming Thunder. He blocked her strikes as he backed up to an edge. They clashed blades as Charming Thunder grunted.

"The Storm King is manipulating you. Making you betray your own kind. Can't you see that?"

"The only thing I see is the only thing standing in my way to get my horn back. You will not stand in my way for completing this goal." Tempest broke the clash and kicked Charming Thunder off the edge. Charming Thunder used his wings to safely land on the ground. Tempest jumped down and the duel continued. Tempest blocked the incoming strikes from Charming Thunder and took a few steps back. Tempest then pounds back and slashed Charming Thunder in the leg leaving a wound. He then growled and did a heavy strike, but Tempest jumped back and kicked him to the ground. Charming Thunder then gets back up and clashed blades as he stood over the edge over the water. "Give up, Charming. You can't win."

"You forget, Tempest. I never quit!" Charming Thunder strikes again, but Tempest blocked it and slashes him in the face with her blade leaving a scar on his eye. She then kicked him off the edge and he fell in the water. His body floats in the current of the river and goes down the waterfall.