//------------------------------// // Chapter 8 - The Dance Finale! // Story: The Brother's Adventure // by lightningman //------------------------------// I was sitting in the gym, waiting for everyone to come in. I was just about to get up and look for the girls when I noticed Vinyl Scratch come in and begin to hook up her music. I smile and walk up to her. "Hey Vinyl." She looks up and waves a bit. "I was wondering if I could ask for a song request." Vinyl raises an eyebrow and nods. I smile. "Ok. May I show it to you?" She nods and moves aside so I could show her. I walk up to the computer and look up the song. 'Catgroove. By Parov Stelar.' Vinyl was listening to the music. She bounced her head to the music and smiled. She nodded to me and then she actually spoke! "Good music. I'll put it on." I widen my eyes underneath my mask. "You aren't mute?" I ask surprised. "What? No." She shakes her head. "I just don't talk that much. Also. What's with that mask?" She taps it. "Oh, I figure it might tie the whole outfit together. Besides, If I didn't have it, I doubt anyone would want to dance with me." I shrug. "What do you mean?" I look around and see that nobody had gotten into the gym yet. "The only people who know about this are Twilight Sparkle and her friends. And they Pinkie Promised they wouldn't tell anybody." Vinyl nodded and went through the motions. I take off the mask and raised my hood to show her my face. Her eyebrows almost hid underneath her hair. Which I thought was impossible with how her hair is. "Whoa. I see why you hide your face now." I nod. I put my mask back on and pull my hood up. "Also Vinyl? Be careful later. When Sunset takes the crown. Stay away from her." "Why?" One of her eyebrows lowers. "You'll see," I say as I walk away. I notice that the sun had already gone down and people were flooding in now. I smile soon. I smile as Pinkie walks in. "Hi, Xavy." She bounces towards me. "Hi, Pinkie. Um..." I rub the back of my neck. "Would you like to dance?" Pinkie blushed a bit and smiled. "Sure." She nods and drags me to the dance floor. It wasn't the song I requested right now, So it would come later tonight. I was having a lot of fun dancing with Pinkie. She looked like she was having fun as well. Eventually, However. My song came on. I smiled. I then heard a voice in my ear. I looked around and didn't notice anyone there. "Hey listen. I know that you can't dance that well. So I'm gonna help you out. I'm giving you the ability to dance like the dude in the video. Move to Move. Alright. Don't speak out loud. Just think it." Said the voice. "Who are you?" I thought. "I'm the author." My eyes widen. I smile and bit and think back to him. "Alright. Do it. Make sure I keep my mask on though." "You think I don't know that? I'm you. You're the one who writes this." I smile a bit as the music comes on. As I was dancing a few people got out of the way so they could watch. Pinkie was watching wide-eyed with a smile on her face. At the end of the dance, everyone clapped and we went back to normal. I then got a great Idea. "Pinkie? I'll be right back. Get a blue potion just in case." I smile underneath my mask and Pinkie nods. I go to Vinyl Scratch. "Hey Vinyl." "Hey. I didn't know you could dance that well." "I can't. But anyway. I have another request." "The last song was great. What is this one?" "Alan Walker. Spectre. I'll provide the 4 dancers for it." She nods as I remember the dance routine. My hand begins to glow and swirling portals come onto the dance floor. Which everyone backs away from. Exact copies of the dancers in the video come. As everyone looked at the beings I just summoned through the floor standstill at the beginning of the song. They noticed that they began to dance with the music. They widen their eyes and smile and back up for them. They danced exactly as they danced in the video. It was a huge pain to keep them up. I didn't want to ask the author for more help. I wasn't even sure that he wanted to help anymore. Pinkie came out and saw the people I summoned. She came to me and handed me to the blue potion. I smile. "Thanks, Pinkie." My voice was strained a bit. When the song was over I made the beings dissipate dramatically. I lower my hand that I had subconsciously raised towards them. I drank the potion and smiled. "That was amazing. I didn't know you could do all this stuff with your powers." Pinkie whispered to me. "Me neither. It was just on natural impulse that I decided to try it." "Well, either way, it was super great." She jumped around. "Thanks." I smile. I then hear principal Celestia talking. "First off, I wanna say how wonderful everything looks tonight. You all did a magnificent job pulling things together after the unfortunate events of earlier. And now, without further ado, I'd like to announce the winner of this year's Fall Formal crown. The Princess of this year's Fall Formal is... Twilight Sparkle!" I cheered along with everyone else. She went up and took the crown. I then heard a yell. "Twilight! Help!" I look towards the voice and growled in my throat. I began to blink towards Snips and Snails. "They've got Spike!" Twilight cried as she followed me. "GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF HIM!" I yelled in between blinks. ----------------------------------------------------------------Outside---------------------------------------------------------------------- "That's close enough!" Sunset said with a sledgehammer in her hand. I growl. "I need a lighter," I said as I brought the flare out. "No problem." The voice in my mind whispered. I felt a pressure in my jacket as I pulled out a lighter. I flicked the flare wick up and threw it into the air with all my strength. It let out an earth-rumbling BOOM and sent red light everywhere. "What did you do that for?" Twilight asked. "I just called for backup. So I called my brother." I smile. I then turn to her. "Give up Sunset. We have you outnumbered." "Give me the crown, and you can go back to Equestria tonight. Or keep it and never go home." She spoke to Twilight. "No." She said. "What!? Equestria! Your friends! Lost to you forever! Don't you see what I'm about to do to the portal?!" She screamed. "Yes, but I've also seen what you've been able to do herewithoutmagic. Equestria will find a way to survive without my Element of Harmony. This place might not if I allow it to fall intoyourhands. So go ahead. Destroy the portal. You are not getting this crown!" "Fine. you win." Sunset growled as she let go of the sledgehammer. This led to praising of Twilight. Sunset losing her temper and getting the crown and turning into Sunset Demon. I growl. But I was EXTRA PISSED OFF when she sent a magic burst at the girls. Hurting them. "YOU BITCH!!!" I yelled. "INCOMING!!!" Yelled a voice in the sky as I saw lightningman fly down and land on Sunset's back, slamming her into the ground. My hand had already pulled out my sword. I was almost beyond reason at this point. She had hurt the school. She hurt the girls. SHE HURT PINKIE PIE! I unfolded my sword and ripped off my gloves. Letting void magic seep into my entire body. "Xayvier. What are you doing?" Damyon asked as he saw me advance, sword is drawn. "She hurt Pinkie," I growled. "What?" She looked at the girls and frowned. "But, that isn't part of the movie." "WE AREN'T PART OF THE MOVIE! SO THERE ARE BOUND TO BE DIFFERENCES!!" I shouted at him. "MOVE!" I push him out of the way as Sunset got up and looked at me. Void magic was seeping out the cracks of my mask and underneath the hood. "What... What are you doing?" "Payback," I growled through the demonic voice. It seemed almost deranged. The six girls looked up and saw lightningman thrown onto the ground. They then saw me with my sword drawn about to attack. "Lightningman? I thought you died." Twilight said as she walked up to him. "Nope. I was sent home. So I'm assuming my brother didn't tell you about me like I asked?" "Your... brother?" She looked at me. "Yep. He's Xayvier Chapman. Protector of Medicine Hat. And my brother." Everyone present. Including the students that had come out to watch gasped. They then noticed that my hand was glowing and I was seeping with black liquidy gas stuff. Void magic. My entire body was fueled by my Blood Thirsty perk. "Xavy! STOP!" Pinkie was running towards me. I pointed my hand behind me without looking and put up my mesmerize power. I could hear pinkie struggling to look away from it as I brought my sword up. "Lightningman! Stop him!" Twilight said. "This is his choice. I would have hurt her too if she hurt you guys. His conscious needs to lead him. Not others." Sunset was jumping to fly away. But I pulled her back with Far Reach. I grabbed her throat and cut off her wings. Her scream was heard throughout the street. "You... hurt... pinkie. The first girl that accepted me. The girl who helped me when I became homeless." I growled and everyone's eyes widened. "You hurt everyone at this school. No more. I am their wrath. I am their anger and sadness. I AM VOIDIC AND I WILL MAKE YOU PAY!!!" I was about to slice her head open when I was stopped by a hand grabbing my wrist. I looked and saw pinkie with tears in her eyes stopping me. "Let. Go." My voice was cold and demonic, but she didn't. "NO." She said. Her voice quavering under my intense gaze. "I won't let you kill. Please." She said. I growled and looked at sunset trying to escape my grasp. "Grr... FINE!!!" I threw her away. Pinkie lets go of my wrist and I put my sword back in my jacket. Everyone was slackjawed except for lightningman. Who I swear was smiling encouragingly to me. As if to tell me to make a move or something. I glared at him. "You just made a huge mistake." I heard Sunset say as she threw a magic blast at the girls. All of them gathered around twilight. And they were consumed by the smoke. "PINKIE!!!" I screamed forgetting they were perfectly fine. But the smoke cleared and everyone gasped as they saw they were perfectly fine. Twilight smiled triumphantly at Sunset at called to her. "The magic contained in my Element was able to unite with those that helped create it! [echoing] Honesty! Kindness! Laughter! Generosity! Loyalty! Magic! Together with a crown, they create a power beyond anything you could imagine, but it is a power you don't have the ability to control! The crown may be upon your head, Sunset Shimmer, but you cannot wield it, because you do not possess the most powerful magic of all: the magic of friendship!" As this happened. A rainbow shot out from the girls and got Sunset. "No! What is happening?!" She yelled. "Here and in Equestria, it is the only magic that can truly unite us all!" Twilight said as a massive explosion sent me flying away from Sunset. A little bit later. I awoke from unconsciousness to hear this. "You will never rule in Equestria. Any power you may have had in this world is gone. Tonight, you've shown everyone who you really are. You've shown them what is in your heart." The entire school was gathered near a crater that held Sunset. "I-I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I didn't know there was another way." She cried. I could almost hear her wince when she bent down. Obviously, my cutting off her wings left some side effects. "The magic of friendship doesn't just exist in Equestria. It's everywhere. You can seek it out, or you can forever be alone. The choice is yours." "But... But all I've ever done since being here is drive everyone apart. I don't know the first thing about friendship." Sunset cried. "I bet they can teach you," Twilight said as she pointed at her friends. I groaned as I tried to get up. Pinkie ran and helped me up. I smiled and got on my knees. Almost reading my mind. Pinkie pulled out a red potion. I smile at her and drank it. I felt my wounds heal as I stood up. I smiled and took my mask off and kissed her. She blushed and hugged me tightly. "Guh! Pinkie!" I choke. "Too tight!" She hugs me a little less tight and I hug her back. "Those are my girls! Woo-hoo!" Spike said. "Did that dog just talk? Whoa. Weird." Somebody said. "THAT'S THE WEIRD PART?" I called to him. "You just saw 6 girls using magic to stop a magic-fueled demon. And the talking dog is weird?" "Thank you." Spike points out. "I, for one, think you're adorable." Rarity kneels down and scratches Spike. "I believe this belongs to you. A true princess in any world leads not by forcing others to bow before her, but by inspiring others to stand with her. We have all seen that you are capable of just that. I hope you see it too, Princess Twilight." Celestia put the crown on Twilight's head. "I do." Twilight smiled at her friends with pinkie still hugging me. I wave at her and she waves back. I saw Flash walking up to Twilight. "Would now be a completely awkward time to ask you for that dance?" I gave him a thumbs up and lightningman claps for him. He looks at lightningman surprisingly. He merely shrugs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------Later that night after the dance.----------------------------------------------------- "You'll look out for her, won't you?" Twilight asked her friends. "Of course we will. Although I do expect some sort of apology for last spring's debacle." "Yeah. We'll make sure she learns about friendship." I nod from leaning against the statue. "I have a feeling she'll be handing out a lot of apologies," Twilight said. "We better get going," Spike told her. "I know we've only been friends for a short time, but I'm gonna miss all of you so much. Come on Lightningman." She smiled at him. "Fluttershy has been crying her eyes out since you 'died.'" She used air quotes. "What?" The human Fluttershy looked up. "Oh. Lightningman is dating the pony Fluttershy." I said to her. She widened her eyes as all the girls giggled. I could swear Lightningman blushed. "That crown really does suit you, Princess Twilight," Spike said as all three of them walked to the portal. "You know what, Spike? I am starting to feel a little more comfortable wearing it." "And the wings?" "I've been walking on two legs and picking things up with these! Wings? I'm thrilled that's all I'll be dealing with back in Equestria!" With that, they walked back through the portal.