Savanna opened her eyes. She stood in her and Muffin's quilter's or what they called home. It was a pretty big home in the station. She was on her side that had all her zebra stuff. She may not be home but she still did brews and potions. She even star gazed. Now to her kind the stars are evil. But they had to bypass this to find their world. Of course, Savanna and her family are a few of the Zebra's that stayed on Equestria till they went on a starship to see what the new world could give them.
But during these trips, Savanna was in her teens when she met Muffin. They became close and Savanna left her trek to their new world to be with Muffin. The two became doctors together and got married during their school time. Of course, the two never showed their love for each other in public just in private. They only wanted Muffin for Harmony one. But she said she goes with Savanna without her she won't come. So Twilight had to pull many strings to get them both a job in the station.
Savanna lifted her pot along with many herbs and strange flowers. Taking the spoon to mix it in the heated pot. These day's Zebra's don't need fire for their brew's just a healing element in the pot's. But while she works this. She heard a voice speak. "Miss Savanna."
" No need I think I already know.. What you need me to do." She calmly said with her exotic voice. " You need me to fight the counter of my element and that you already did this with my counter to get back to my wife. Again I am not as dense as my wife is or the ponies. Zebras have a sense."
"Of course. But are you willing to get back with your wife?"
"I'd rather not talk about my wife. We love each other and we got married under the stars as my kind do. But we are just wive's. There is love but we don't show it in public or even in private. We know we love each other. I love her with all my heart even if I never show it."
The voice sighed. " maybe that should change Savanna." Savanna didn't speak. She went through her gear grabbing an old sword that looked Zebra made. Some strange nonheavy tech hoof spike's. She even placed strange spikes on her back hooves. Taking a few potions bottles taking the fluid placing it inside.
"If it was to change that will be Muffin's choice. I gave my soul heart and everything to her. It's her choice only it's never going to be mine. How my kind is voice or creature. We give ourselves as we sell ourselves to those we love. That's how my marriage was. She is my leader my elder."
Lifting the bag on her. " Now if you keep bothering me allow me to get to my mission." The voice sighed again. "Good now I shall go." The Zebra mare calmly walked into the halls. She focused on getting on with this MIssion. The focus was on trying to find her love. Just to see Muffin's smile would make her happy. But before she could go any further a creature stood in her way. He wore heavy armor holding a sword but his helm was off. He was a large bird-like creature.
"Ah, it's the former Element of Sacrifice." The Voice said. The bird looked down staring at Savanna his eyes study the mare. Then a gentle smile forms on his face. He gave a very kind gentle bow.
"Greetings miss Savanna. I'm known as Bright Wing." The Zebra mare just stared calmly she had no emotions on her face. But she nodded.
"I see so why would someone like you. Turn into a creature of Disharmony?"
Bright wing frowned sighing. " I'm not a minion of Disharmony. Well to my mind I am not. I am the element of honor. That is not an element of Disharmony. Now I doubt we would fight each other. They might even try to brainwash me because. I don't see myself doing evil things."
Savanna nodded. " Now what must we do so I can get to my wife?"
"Excuse me?" Bright Wing just stared at Savanna.
"Look I am not one that speaks to others but my friends and my wife. I keep to myself now what must I do to keep moving hmm?" The voice spoke.
" You have to fight him.."
" Who said I have to fight him." Savanna asked "Is that your choice for me hmm? Listen to the voice of my dreams. I will not be told how to save myself. I will find my way. I will not listen to the voice of the one that ruined my life and my wife's for giving me this element."
"What do you mean? I ruined your lives?"
"You gave me and my friend's these elements. You didn't ask if that is what we wanted. You also gave us no choice."
"That's sadly how it was for us to Savanna." Bright wing said. "We didn't even wish to work together to fight Disharmony. But the elements came to our worlds and well after that happen Disharmony destroyed my world trying to kill me. So I am the last of my species."
"So you and your friends got stuck in this battle?"
"That's the thing though we didn't even act as friends. We just wanted the war to end. But Disharmony captured us one by one. Then the war ended in a stalemate. Since we refused to work together in harmony and as a friend's the war was kind of lost. So now that is why you're dealing with a deadly force that is much worse then it was in the past. Equestria has been a world they have wanted to take over for years. Now they can without you there."
Savanna sighs. "Alright, I'm ready."
Bright feather sighed lifting his sword. He didn't change or act evil. " I am going to fight you with honor miss Savanna for Sacrifice is so much like an honor."
"Yes, I agree I'm surprised that Disharmony even tried to force you to fight for them." With a quick movement, the sword left Savanna's back and she stood on her back hooves holding the sword in her hooves. The sword had an odd hilt that was meant for hooves.
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Outside of the spell all the creature leader's meet at the newly built city hall. All of them look very worried. The changeling Queen sat at the table. She was the first to speak up. "I fear the elements are in danger. But Is there a way we can force that spell to go down?"
Flurry was sent here in the place of her mother. "I doubt that is wise. My aunt is in that spell. For now, it might be best to keep her trapped."
The leader of the Minotaur's. He had many bandages all over him from getting his people out of Equestria. HIs left horn missing. "I think it's wise to allow this spell to run its course." A pony scream outside runs in the room.
"The element of Sacrifice is glowing and the Zebra's are chanting spells and runes and asking the stars to protect Savanna. What should we do?"
The leader of the Zebra's a very elder looking mare. With many gold rings around her neck legs and piercings in her ears. She spoke gently. "Allow them to focus on the old ways. Being in space for too long has ruined our old ways. If one of our daughter's need's to be saved through spells and runes even rhymes then allow it. We got hit hard by the Queen. I doubt anything exists anymore of Zebrica."
"Star Gazer..." Flurry calmly says. The old mare looks to the alicorn with a gentle smile.
"Yes my dear Flurry heart?"
"Maybe it's wise to allow the Zebras to do more. Maybe they should start doing brews and even more things. I remember Zecora did many ways to get ponies in the spirit dream ways.." When that name is said Star Gazer frowns. Flurry forgot that Zecora was never respected by her kind. But Flurry did try to be kind. Finally one of the bat leaders flew in. A stallion he was old one of the oldest stallion bat leaders.
"Listen... something is wrong... The Zebras is saying that Savanna is in a wild deep battle. A bad deep battle." Star Gazer frowned closing her eyes. She was wise like Zecora even though she wasn't respected like she was in the past. She slowly stands up. A few guards help her walk since she is too old to walk. They helped her out. But before she fully left she turned.
"It might be best that you all follow me.." She said softly. "Join in to give Savanna the chance to win this fight." The other leaders nodded slowly standing to join in. The entire town was built around the station. Has joined in they all are singing song's rhymes spells and horn's glow Diamond dogs do their magic. Griffins of the town use their boons. All creatures start to sing for the mare. But it;'s the Zebra's that sing. At first till the other's join in.
"The star's took us into their grasp to bring us to this new land. Oh, child of Zebra kind please win this battle. Oh, outcasted soul. Forgive us for the past for not accepting your marriage to a pony. Come back to us warrior of the Zebra. Come back and fight for us."
The other creatures join in. Flurry spreads her wings using her crystal magic to send a beam into the spell. To use this song to empower Savanna. "Oh, great Zebra outcasted warrior. Fight for us all. Fight for the new connected world. You're an ambassador to the pony race. Please fight.. for us outcasted warrior."
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Inside the dream
Savanna panted hard blood draining from her many wounds. Her sword is broken on the floor. This knight creature was indeed more skilled than her. She did her best to avoid each attack. But she was losing. Bright feather lifted his sword. He didn't want to keep this fight. But the battle was calling for it.
"Forgive me, fellow warrior." He was going in for the kill when the beam of the song from flurry causes him to fly into the wall and the song starts to sing to her.
"Oh outcasted warrior... Fight for us. You are a warrior of the Zebra race. Wake up...Fight for us.." Savanna blinks tears streaming down her face. Her race the tribes... their singing for her. She was forced to be an outcast. She then heard it. Her mother. The leader of the formed allied Zebra nation. She starts to sob. "Oh, my daughter... please come back to me....forgive me...for what I did to you. Forgive us... for the stars told us to. Oh please, daughter of mine."
Bright Wing is dazed from the spell. Savanna doesn't fight she lets this cleanse her soul. She hated her species for what they did to her. She got married to a pony mare. Not a Zebra stallion. "Please daughter... Forgive us... The star's call for you to win..this battle."
The stars used to be evil to the Zebra tribes. They didn't wish to go into the stars. Then the first set went to find a new world. Savanna was born in the homeland. She went to space with her family. Her family her father had many wives and they all were off the different tribes.
Outside the spell, the Czar the leader of the entire Zebra nation started to join in with his many wives of different tribes. She heard his voice. "Ooooo my daughter forgive me... I have wronged you. Pleeease fight...for us.." Bright Wing stands up. Taking his sword stabbing Savanna right in the chest but that didn't work.
All creatures on the planet start singing. The song has made it to other parts of the new world. even the bat race they have no name yet. It starts to sing. Along with the voice in the dream. "Oooooo daughter of Zebra. Warrior of ours. Please fight for us. Please wake up come to us. In our dreams."
Savanna's wounds start to heal. Powerful magic starts to consume her. Her stripes give off a gentle glow. It heals her slowly. The sword is forced out of her chest. The song keeps singing all over the world. Muffin and Sugar Sparkle start to sing. But the other voices stop to let Muffin sing. Her voice is very distinctive she only sang when she was alone with Savanna.
"Oh, my wife...of Zebra kind. Please fight...Please win.. Come back to me. We must connect our species through love. Not just marriage. Oh, Savanna please... forgive me... I have hurt you. Oh Savanna I love you." The first thing that has to happen in a long time. Savanna smiles. Then all the voices sing again. "Oh, warrior Zebra of all races. Please forgive us." armor starts to form on her of her people. The cutie marks of her friend's. The star's dance on this armor.
A new weapon is formed from the song from the boons the rhymes and all of it. "Please fight for us." She gets ready for an attack. Bright Wing smirks grabbing his blade. "Warrior of the stars." While the song plays their do their long battle. starts again. Their blades hit with the song. "Pleases fight." Their blades clash their hearts race. Each strike of their blades causes the metal to heat to burn.
"Ooooh Zebra warrior...." The two are even in this battle. They look to be on even footing. Savanna turned her back getting on her hooves bucking him causing the armor to slowly crack. But she quickly gets back up to parry his attack. "The star's call for you...Zebra daughter..." The song goes on. The battle becomes more deadly for both. The element of honor and Sacrifice.
Bright Wingspread out his wings flapping them hard enough to cause a great breeze that causes Savanna to fly into the wall of the battle arena. She dropped her sword groaning in pain. He tried to make this his final strike on her. Discord along with Luna joins into the song. "Fight for us.....Hero...fight for us...Fight for the Queen of the night. Fight for me... the lord of chaos."
Bright wing stops his attack hearing the song. It finally got to him. But he starts to sing his song. "Warrior of the stars. I shall win this battle. For the army of Disharmony. Fall to me, hero."
Savanna stands up smashing her sword into his. She started to sing. "I won't give up. The stars have spoken to me. I'm to win. I am to win for my wife.. for my family for my new world. I'm an element of harmony. I shall rise...." The choir that is her family sings. "She shall rise.." Creature's of Disharmony finally form. They look to be watching this battle. this battle interests them.
"You shall fall...IN the name of my honor.." Bright Wing charges her causing her to fly into the wall again. But this time he pins her there. "OH, you shall fall." Savanna being smaller then he got out of the way of his attack his sword lodged into the wall She groans a bit. The battle has been going on for a while. Her muscles are overused. Each nerve in her body is shot. Her heart beat's pretty quick. But she stands on her aching hooves.
She fell back down to her legs trying to stand back up but she can't. The song kept going on. "Oh Zebra daughter of the stars. Please win this battle." She has tears stream from her face. "Please win this battle for us. Please give us your Sacrifice.." The word of the song caused the element to glow brightly. It connected with the other two glow brightly. Sugar Sparkle and Muffin gave what they could to Savanna. She stood back up her hooves cracked and bleeding.
Bright Wing let go of his sword. Grabbing another weapon in his armor. He started to sing Along with her. "This battle... Shall be won.. by me!!" They both sang. "This battle shall be lost by you.." They lifted their weapons. "This battle shall end in Disharmony. Harmony." They get ready to charge Bright wing looked tired the armor fully cracked from the hits. The star armor on Savanna full of cracks parts of it falling off her.
"I shall win..." Savanna sang. "Disharmony shall win.." Bright Wing lifted his weapon. His claw cracked and broken. "The stars shall dance at your lose." The Zebra sang. The two tired of the battle it's been going on a long time. They don't even remember how long. Her voice started to break. The song ended in her voice. So did the voice of Bright Wing. They stood there broken not sure they can go on.
"I have never....fought a creature such as you miss Savanna. It's new to me..." Savanna smiled weakly sitting on her haunches. She could still hear the song. But she was weak. Her body overused her body in so much pain. She falls to laying down now looking up at the creature.
"I haven't either.. I'm a warrior of the Zebra race. Well, I am an outcast of their race." She said sadly.
"It looks to be faulted. They look to be singing their heart's out for you Savanna. You have redeemed yourself in their eyes. In the eyes of that old mother of yours in the eyes of your father. The tribes are all one because of you. Keep that going keep it. What tribe are you?"
Savanna groans a bit. "I’d rather not go into what species of zebra I am. Not yet anyway. To bring all the tribes together even the more warlike ones. My father took the leaders as his wives. It was the only way to get into the alliance with Equestria to protect our world from Disharmony."
"I see...A healer fighting a warrior. This battle was meant to go until someone dies. But it seems we never will end this battle. The song is making you strong. But the battle must end.." The two rested long enough.
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An image appears outside from the spells the Zebras have placed. The Stepmothers and Savanna's mother stand there watching her father with her many siblings stand there. It's easy to tell their Siblings. They stare at their sister she was broken she was wounded. But the one she was fighting wasn't much better.
"But the battle must end." Savanna stood back up. She started to sing again.
"I must trot on.." She lifted her weapon in her hoof moving back a bit watching him. "To fight this battle." Bright Wing lifted his mace. He looked weak tired unsure how to do this battle now. But he saw the determination in the Zebra's eyes. The warlike family cheered for her. Her father though had a fear that he was going to lose his daughter. He wanted to tell her that he loved her.
Savanna closed her eyes. "I love you father. I love my mothers... sister's brother's." They all looked at her in shock. The spell went on. She started to sing again. She stomped her hooves to make drums. She stomped her back hooves making the drums.
Bright wing charged. Their weapons smashed into each other. They did their best to fight. But all their will and might weaken over time. The weapons break and shatter from the constant blows. Now they go to hoof to claw. Savanna uses how she was trained. But she has one weapon up her hoof. Looking to her bag she trips him to make him fall on his back. She rushes to her bag grabbing a brew it was very discolored. She tossed it at him.
When the brew smashed into him. He stood there blinking not sure what that did. He grabbed another weapon. But then he felt it. The brew started to sizzle it ate into the armor. Bright wing started to remove the armor quickly. She tossed another potion at him causing it to smash into the back of his head. This one started making him weaker. It was known as a sickness potion.
"W..What are you doing to me..."
"It's a brew I use on Surgery in the med lab. Muffin doesn’t trust what the other doctor's use. She feels it's to easy to overdoes. But drink all this it makes you sleep. But add a root known as wolf's fur. It kills even if you breathe it in. So you will feel your lung's close."
Bright Wing tried gasping for air. He could still breathe. "Your eyes will swell and burn. Causing them to close." That happen he felt great pain. "Your feathers will start falling out. You will feel great pain while this goes on." He groaned the feathers fell to the ground and turned to dust. "Then your heart will beat so fast.. That it will stop."
He gasped holding his chest falling fully on his stomach. "You....won....with Honor..." He smiled weakly finally closing his eyes. Savanna lay there she started laughing softly.
"I don't fight with honor. I fight because I need to... For Muffin...For my new world...For my family. If I have honor because of this win. Then It's all I need to know I can fight Disharmony."
Her family and all the other races. Cheered for her. It broke them that she looked so wounded. She sacrificed so much for them. That they could tell she is weak she won't heal in a long time. The spell holds her body. But the wounds aren't there but in her mental state, they are there.
The voice finally spoke. "I'm sorry I had to put you through that miss Savanna but it was needed to see if a healer could do the battle that is needed." Savanna just sat there she went back to her nonsmiling self. Just looking to the body of the one she fought.
"It's how life is.. All life is like this. But even if my family loves me. I will always be an outcast to my race. Unless my father has another idea for me. But." She stood on her broken hooves. But then fell back down. "I can't move because of this battle. I gave my all." Hooves slowly walk to Savanna she looks up while the mare lays beside her. Her cheeks turned bright red looking away.
" I don't want you to see me like this." Muffin just smiled softly. Nuzzling into Savanna she looked up to Muffin. "Savanna I need to tell you so much. I'm sorry for destroying your life..." The Zebra lifted her hoof putting it on Muffin's mouth to shut her up.
"Muffin you didn't destroy my life...Just my family didn't understand why I fell in love with you. I feel in love with you because you're strong. You didn't care what I said to you. You just stared at me like I am always dumb. You questioned me. You made sure every pony understood that I needed to be alone. You always made sure...that I didn't open up about your family."
Muffin blinks. " But our families."
Savanna just stares at Muffin. "Muffin I think our families can well my family since. I ain't sure your family is in this new world. But I love you Muffin with all my heart. Just our jobs you said always got in the way."
Muffin sighed shaking her head. " That wasn't true Savanna I just didn't want others to judge us. But I forgot our world welcomes relationships like ours now. Just your species doesn't respect them as much as ponies do. So I promise I will sit with your family when we get out of here. I will get to know them. If they hate me for loving you. Then I don't wish to be wrong."
Savanna smiled again it's been years since she smiled. She only did in the private company when Muffin was there. Muffin helped her up. But that wasn't the last thing that happens. Savanna forced a kiss a deep kiss on Muffin's lips her cheeks turned bright red.
Outside of the spell, the image made every pony and zebra go aww but Star Gazer spoke softly. "let’s allow them privacy." The Zebras nod removing the spell they all went back to their homes and or what they were doing before this happens.
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Savanna and Muffin walked into the room that held the elements. Savanna saw Sugar Sparkle walking she rushed to her looking her over. " How are you walking?"
"I found a stallion that I fell in love with and he had an experimental spine. So he asked some of the Weaver's to replace my old Spine." Savanna smiled nodding.
" I feel we have been in here a while."
" Almost a full year Savanna. Well, I was out for a few months. We are in a new world that no one can find. We will rebuild the station after the spell goes away."
Savanna nods. " I need a break.. so I can make a family with Muffin."
Muffin blinks. " Hold on a moment... how can we? We don't...Oh, I see. You want to find a stallion?"
Savanna nods with a smile. "Yes I know that's not something you want. But I want somepony to come back to or have them with us. Even the stallion we will marry him as well deal?"
"Alright, I can do that for you. It's oddly normal for pony kind to herd like that. But is it normal for a Zebra?" Savanna shrugged showing off her white teeth.
"But why are we here?" Savanna asked. Then Bright wing Spoke.
"Ah hello again. my friend." Muffin smiled went back to talking to her counterpart.
"Oh hello again."
"Fear not my friend. I'm now the harmony part of myself. I wish to thank you for free my friend." Savanna nods. " I know that's not easy for you really but you did what you had to. Now I am happy that you and Muffin can be happy now."
Savanna looked to her wife. She had a smile on her face loving that she is now there. But she would have to wait for the rest of her friends. They all noticed the next element glowing. It was Sun Sparkles’ father he looked at us with a smile.
"I know I did so much to your world... But this will be my only chance to talk to my daughter." Muffin had a worried look on her face. Sun Sparkle barely knows her father and what she does know of him. She hates him for what he did to her mother.
"So was it true that she was married before she met you?" Muffin asked.
War nodded. "She was married to one known as Tempest Storm. They had a daughter together and she cast a spell on them both to let them live as long as her. I am sure their on this new world of yours. But yes I feel bad for what I did to her. My daughter will know my real name soon.."
Savanna and Muffin go back to talking to each other about herding. During the entire talk, Muffin had a bright red glow on her face. It was new to her but Savanna nodded. Sugar Sparkle ignored War. He stood there waiting for his daughter.