//------------------------------// // Chapter 8: Rebirth of the Element, Research of the World and a Strange Event! // Story: Attack on Titan: Friendship is Freedom // by Gidano90 //------------------------------// "What the hell ...?" it was the only thing Elias managed to say after witnessing the strange phenomenon that had just occurred. Before Celestia could exile Scarlett Storm in Tartarus, a strange portal had appeared behind the stone statue in which the tyrann was imprisoned, from which several monstrous hands had crossed the threshold, and in an instant they took the black alicorn dragging it into the portal . Confusion, amazement, and disbelief were the dominant emotions in Elias and ponies. "But what happened ?!" Exclaimed Pinkie exclaimed. "I do not know what to tell you, darling, I'm as confused as you are." Rarity answered. "Do you know what happened, Princess Celestia?" Fluttershy asked. "I do not know exactly, probably Scarlett Storm had considered the possibility of being defeated and then prepared a plan to escape if the situation were out of her control." Celestia said as she watched the spot where Scarlett's statue had disappeared. "But she was turned into stone! How would she escape? Maybe she has an ally that allowed her to escape." Said Applejack. "Scarlett Storm with an ally? Please Applejack, not even a pony with the brain upside down would work with that crazy unleashed. And then Scarlett is the type that does not trust anyone, so figured if she asked someone for help." Rainbow Dash replied. "Well, ally or not, Scarlett managed to escape somehow, and that means she could still have problems, so we do not have to let our guard down, and from what little I could understand she's not the type that forgives easily. , always if she is able to forgive. " Elias said as he sheathed his swords. "Whatever her next move would be we will be ready, right girls?" Twilight said charged with determination. "Well said Twilight! If we stay together, nothing can stop us! Do you agree with me?" Sunset asked with the same determination of Twilight. "Yes!" they all shouted together, fed by a very strong spirit of sisterhood and friendship. Celestia's heart warmed when she saw the strong bond that connected the seven little ponies she was facing. But above all, she could not help being proud of his students, Sunset and Twilight. They two from an early age had demonstrated an innate talent for the magical arts and that's why Celestia decided to take them under her wing. Although they had exceptional magical gifts, the princess of Equestria was worried that to concentrate on their studies, their growth would have negative implications. In fact, both ponies had developed antisocial and solitary characters, but who cared most for Celestia was Sunset. She had also become arrogant and presumptuous and began a feud against Twilight to prove who was the most powerful sorceress. Then Celestia, to try to teach them the values ​​of friendship and collaboration, decided to send her two students to the small town of Ponyville to organize the Summer Sun Festival. But during the preparations something unexpected happened: Nightmare Moon made his return from exile to the moon. This pony was once known as Princess Luna, Celestia's younger sister. But Luna's jealousy of his elder sister became so great that corrupted her and made her Nightmare Moon. The latter threatened to plunge Equestria into an eternal night, so that all ponies would appreciate her night more than the day her sister created. Celestia with a heart full of sadness, was forced to face her younger sister. The battle was fierce, but in the end it was the princess of the sun to win by exiling the princess of the night on the moon. But despite the exile, Nightmare Moon made his return, and with her also the desire to lead to the oblivion of Equestria. Twilight and Sunset, thanks to their intellect, they quickly managed to find the solution to be able to defeat the cause of all the problems, but while the unicorn violet during the preparations of the Summer Sun Party was learning the values ​​of friendship , the orange one was still blinded by the arrogance and presumption so much to go alone to challenge the princess of the night. Sunset managed to find Nightmare Moon first, but after a hard battle, Celestia's pupil was defeated. Fortunately, Twilight, along with Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Applejack, Pinkie Pie and Rarity, arrived in time to help Sunset. Even if they had unlocked the powers of the Elements of Harmony, they could not launch the attack that would have granted them victory, but thanks to the intervention of Sunset that with his intelligence and his magical talents, kept Nightmare Moon engaged time necessary to allow Twilight to launch the winning shot. From this battle two events took place: Nightmare Moon was purified and the princess of the night returned to its original form, but most importantly, she reunited with her sister. Now Princess Luna had returned to the moon, but this time not for exile, but to be able to restore her powers so that she could reign alongside Celestia. The other event was that Twilight and Sunset finally learned the feeling that would accompany them from there forward, as their mentor desired. Although Sunset, at least until then, had lost a lot of self-esteem due to the events of the Princess of the Moon, but the battle against Scarlett and the appearance of a new Element, had given the orange unicorn self-confidence. "My little ponies, we'll take care of Scarlett in another moment, even knowing that the amulet of the alicorn is still in her possession, now we should focus on how to make the young Elias return to his world." Celestia said calling the attention of those present. "Do not worry princess, Elly destroyed the amulet." Pinkie said, surprising Celestia. "Really?" Celestia asked, holding her gaze to the cadet. "How did you do, young Elias?" "I just crushed it tightly in my hand, and from what I understood it was a very powerful artifact, but with the ease with which I destroyed it I must infer that it was not very strong." Elias said as he remembered the ease with which he had destroyed the jewel "Incredible!" She found herself thinking of. "The Alicorn's Amulet was famous for being indestructible, but if Elias managed to destroy it, that means ..." "Princess Celestia do you already have an idea how to help Elias?" Sunset asked. "Of course Sunset." The princess replied after recovering from the surprise. "But first we have to go to the castle's library." "The library of the castle?" asked Twilight. "Yes Twilight, there should be a tome written by Starswirl the Bearded that will help us return Elias to his world." Celestia answered, starting to move towards the library. "Really?!" The two pupils exclaimed in amazement at the revelation of their mentor as they also began to move towards the bookshop followed by Elias and their friends. "For real my little ponies." You see, Starswirl was very interested in the multiverse theory for a while, and his curiosity pushed him to find a way to travel between the universes. " Celestia said as she led the group towards their destination. "And did he manage to find a way to make these trips?" At the same time they asked Sunset and Twilight without being able to control the excitement for a new possible magical discovery. These two enchantresses, when faced with a new magical discovery, felt an uncontrollable joy, as if they were two little girls facing Christmas presents. "Unfortunately, the results of these experiments are unknown to me, so we have to find this tome, so that we can discover how his research ended." Celestia said while the enthusiasm of her students increased more and more. But despite the growing enthusiasm, Sunset could not help but think of something ... "Princess Celestia?" "Yes, my student?" "You first said that I did not create a new Element of Harmony, but that I made him born again." What did you mean? " With this question everyone put their full attention on the white alicorn. Even Elias, who knew very little about the magical artifacts held by his new friends, remained very curious about the appearance of a seventh element, since he knew of the existence of only six Elements. "You must know, my dear Sunset, long ago Equestria was threatened by a terrible dark force that tried to send the whole kingdom into oblivion, on which magical artifacts were created that contained the power needed to counter the imminent threat. the Elements were created to protect the peace and harmony of Equestria, they were simple gems with a great magic power.In the time these special gems evolved and each of them became more powerful thanks to a particular virtue that represented them: Laughter , Generosity, Kindness, Honesty, Loyalty and the last two represented by Magic. " "Two Elements of Magic?!" The ponies exclaimed shocked. "So you want to say that Sunset brought the second Element of Magic back to life?" Elias inquired intrigued by the story of Celestia. "Exactly young Elias ... The one who's wearing Sunset Shimmer right now is the second Element of Magic lost since time immemorial." Celestia said as she stood in front of the library door. "But how? How did I get it back?" Sunset wondered, shocked and confused by the revelations of Celestia. "Tell me Sunset." Celestia began as she opened the library door. "What is the power of the Elements fueled by?" "From the Magic of Friendship!" The orange unicorn promptly answered. "Exactly, my student, so think carefully: what was the factor that triggered the rebirth of the Element of Magic?" Asked the white alicorn entering the library and immediately looking for the tome. "My attempt to protect my friends As soon as I saw Elias and the girls about to be hit, I acted instinctively and used my body to stop the blow." Sunset replied, recalling the moment when the Element of Harmony had appeared on her head. "Exactly, Sunset. Your bond with your friends was so strong that it sparked the spark that allowed the rebirth of the second Element of Magic." "But what triggered the disappearance of this Element, Princess Celestia?" Asked Twilight. "This, my dear Twilight, is a story for another occasion, and now we need to focus on bringing Elias home." Celestia said as she held Starswirl's tome with her magic. "The tome! Now Elly can go home!" A joyous Pinkie exclaimed as she hopped through the library. "So Your Majesty, is there a solution for our valiant friend?" Rarity asked. Celestia did not answer right away. But after analyzing the contents of the tome on the parts that interested her, she said. "Yes, I found the solution to the problem of Elias, but I have to say my young human, that you were very lucky." "Lucky?" Elias asked, intrigued by the affirmation of Celestia. "Yes. According to this tome, the odds of getting out of an unstable inter dimensional portal are 1 in 76243." Elias and the ponies paled in front of the affirmation of the alicorn. "And what would have happened if Elias had not been lucky?" Fluttershy asked, fearing the answer from the alicorn. "In the best case ... he would have arrived in our world ... like a corpse." Celestia answered in a serious tone. "Oh ... My ..." It was the only thing that managed to say Rarity before fainting into the arms of Applejack. The latter tried to awaken the white unicorn making her wind with her hat. "And ... in the worst case ...?" A hesitant Elias asked. If death was the "best" negative consequence that could happen to him, he did not dare to imagine the worst case. "your body and your mind would have been irreparably deformed." You would not have been more capable of understanding or wanting and would not have been able to perform any physical action without further damaging your body. " "Oh ... My ..." Rarity repeated again, who had just recovered in time to feel the negative consequences, only to resurface in the arms of Applejack. "But is it safe to send Elias into his world?" Sunset asked, fearing for the safety of the human being. "Yes, we want to help him, do not kill him!" Rainbow said. Pinkie, who does not know for what dark reason her straight hair had been done, ran with tears in her eyes towards Elias, trapping him in a powerful embrace breaking bones. "Noooooo! Please do not kill Elias! He is our dearest friend! We love him!" The pink pony screamed desperately. "P-P-Pinkie ... not ... breath." mumbled a poor Elias who was turning blue because of the lack of oxygen. "Pinkie! So you kill him!" Twilight said that she took Pinkie with her magic and freed the cadet from the deadly grip of the pink pony. "Do not despair of my little ponies, Starswirl has taken steps to find ways to travel safely." Celestia hastened to bring the order back. At the words of the alicorn everyone here breathed a sigh of relief, Pinkie came back the fluffy mane as before, and Elias could again feel the oxygen flavor. "According to Starswirl, in order to reach a new dimension, with a spell created by him, you must first create a" Window "that allows you to observe other worlds, in order to be sure in which world to go. Once you have found the desired world, you must, with another spell created by Starswirl, create a "Door" that allows you to travel safely from one world to another. But…" "But ...? What Princess Celestia? Do not keep us in suspense!" Rainbow Dash said. "The problem is that the research could take a long time to find the desired destination, even years." "What?!" They all exclaimed. "But I can not lose all this time! Trost is in danger! I have to go back to my friends and help them defeat the Titans!" Desperate Elias exclaimed. "Do not be afraid of Elias, Starswirl has also thought about this: here he says that if you have an object, material or something that originates from the world concerned, you can use it as a catalyst to drastically reduce the search times of the desired world." Celestia said. "Something that originates from my world? Maybe ..." Elias took one of the reserve blades he had in his scabbard and handed it to Celestia. "Your Majesty, this blade is made of a special metal that is able to pierce the flesh of the Titans, perhaps it can be useful for the search for my world." Celestia took the blade with her magic and smiling at Elias said: "I'm sure it will be all right, so let's proceed with the opening of the window." Following the directions of the tome, the princess began to open the window. When the latter was opened Elias expected to see Trost again, but what he saw surprised him: It was the training camp of the military academy. But what he saw later left him really stunned: There was him! Only that Elias had a dressing on his left cheek and in front of him was his best friend Eren. "But what the heck ...? How is it possible that I am there? But wait ... why is this scene familiar to me?" He found himself thinking, but when he saw what happened next, he understood why the scene was familiar to him: it was a training session he had faced with Eren! "Elly, you did not tell us you had a twin!" Pinkie exclaimed, which she and the other ponies were observing in the window. "Pinkie, that's not my twin, that's me, and I also know what's going to happen!" "What?!" The little ponies exclaimed. Celestia, on the other hand, seemed strangely peaceful to what she was observing. "Yes, look, now I make a sign to Eren to get in. After I start provoking him, he begins to lose his temper, so I start to go down with insults and he gets raging. Taking advantage of the moment I can knock him out. I approach him and explain to him that I began to provoke him not out of malice, but to make him understand that in a fight, maintaining concentration is important, otherwise you're just signing the contract for failure. " The ponies were shocked by how Elias knew how to anticipate all events before they even happened. "Elias, darling, how did you know what would happen?" Rarity asked in disbelief at what she had seen. "Because, I lived these events exactly one year ago."