//------------------------------// // Twilight's Decision! Unexpected Side! // Story: Civil War: Light vs Dark // by PonyJoel //------------------------------// Twilight along with her friends made their way towards the battlefield. Millions of soldiers from the Equestrian Army lined up as Princess Celestia, Luna, and Twilight stand together side by side in the front of the army. The wielders of the Elements of Harmony stood beside them except for Starlight Glimmer and Spike. They kept their distances from the Equestrian Army. Time was clicking as hooves of hundreds of thousands from Sotnas's army came closer. Coming up the hill is Sotnas himself along with Shining Armor and Cadence. Cadence looks like her Alicorn self but she knows its a lie. The fire within their hearts lit up as they came closer. Approximately 300 yards away from each other. Sotnas and Celestia locked eyes with each other. The hatred is visible. Discord came and stood right beside Fluttershy. Getting ready to aide in battle. "Hello Celestia." "Sotnas, your time has come. Your influence among the ponies will soon be deceased. You will never win you vile monster." "You're the coward that hides the true magic our world provides. You're the monster here. Destroying our world to rule in an iron hoof. We're here to set everypony free from your tyranny." "Unlike you Sotnas! We reside within the light as Light conquers Darkness!" "Typical Celestia. You choosing the light is the reason why our world is dying. Light is not the way to live life. Only in Darkness, you can become stronger." The two shouted as everypony heard. They were unfazed as they know who is telling the truth. Sotnas saw Twilight right next to Celestia. He smiled. "Twilight, have you made your decision?" Twilight looked and nodded. Right before she can speak, Celestia silenced Twilight with her hoof. "Why would she side with you? You are nothing more than a bad influence on ponies in Equestria! You're a demon Sotnas! Demons lie just like how you are lying to those other ponies behind you. Even Mi Amore Cadenza and Shining Armor. Thanks to you, they have fallen victim to your lies! No more of my subjects shall be fallen victim to you!" Twilight looked at Princess Celestia pretty well. She can see the fire in her eyes but she was disgusted by her actions for shutting her up. Twilight stepped forward along with Fluttershy. Discord looked confused but allowed to see what Fluttershy had in mind for Twilight's approach. "I made my decision earlier today as to whose side I have chosen." Twilight turned to Princess Celestia which made her smile. Knowing that Sotnas had no chance of having Twilight as an ally. "I've chosen you." Princess Celestia smiled and looked at Sotnas. Her grin grew wide until she was interrupted for a brief second. "Sotnas." Sotnas smiled. Princess Celestia, Luna, Discord, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity were surprised, shocked, and horrified to see Twilight siding with Princess Celestia's most hated enemy. Fluttershy looked back and saw the horrid faces of her friends as they couldn't believe what Twilight had chosen to do. "I too have chosen to side with Sotnas in this war." Discord eyes widen as he couldn't believe what his friend is saying. Rage grew as he's ready to fight. He feels that Sotnas must have cursed Fluttershy into thinking like this which is why Discord is unable to use his magic to cure Fluttershy. He snapped his claw, paw, and tail but nothing worked. A flashback came back to Twilight from the day she first met Sotnas for the first time and had a little question and answer conversation; "What about the Elements of Harmony? Discord? King Sombra? Nightmare Moon? Queen Chrysalis? Are those figments of imagination?" "Yes. In order for Celestia to make sure that everypony follows with her, she needed to create something that'll go against her and at the same time to conquer. Celestia used her magic to create villainous foes that want to take over Equestria. The elements of Harmony are actually emotions of Celestia. The magic inside though its fake. There some creature she made that are not real. Looks real, feels real but everything is an illusion. It's quite easy to detect an illusion when you don't have a Cutie Mark and allowed the magic our world provides to flow through you." Twilight knows that Discord is not real and to prove that he isn't real, Princess Celestia needs to be taken down by any means necessary. Starlight Glimmer teleported everyone over to Sotnas's side. Sotnas touched Twilight and Fluttershy's head to give them the magic needed to win the war. "Now that the whole army is here, its time to take back what's rightfully ours!" Twilight saw her friends and teacher. They can see the hate in their eyes as confusion has left their souls. Fluttershy is unable to see Discord's reaction towards her decision. All she can see is a vile creature getting ready to explode. Is this what Twilight meant by Princess Celestia's figment of the imagination. She can't have Discord on her mind now that she has chosen Sotnas' side. The rest of the wielders of the Elements of Harmony remained focused as Rainbow Dash flew upwards with the Wonderbolts. "Get ready for the fight of the century." Everypony behind Twilight prepared themselves for the fight of their lives. Shining Armor and Cadence went up to Twilight. "Twily, just know that I love you. We will end Celestia's reign and everything will be rightfully restored." "Also, you probably want to keep up," Cadence smirked. "I don't want my sister-in-law to be held back by friends on the other side. Right now we need you to be focused on the task at hoof." "I will Cadence and BBBFF, I love you too." "Forgive me my friends!" Fluttershy shouted towards her best friends from the other side but they shunned her. "They aren't your friends just yet. Right now, there under the influence of Celestia's light. Now is the time to extinguish the light!" Princess Celestia had tears in her eyes that her prized pupil has chosen sides with a vile creature. Now, Sotnas' life needs to come to an end to save Twilight Sparkle along with the rest of the ponies. Discord couldn't wait any longer. Getting his claw and paw on Sotnas is on his mind. His rage allowed him to lead the charge towards Sotnas's army. Discord roared as he flew towards the army. The rest of the Equestria army along with his remaining friends charge as well. Princess Celestia and Luna flew with the Wonderbolts to release havoc on Sotnas' army. Sotnas, Shining Armor, Cadence, Fluttershy, Starlight Glimmer, and Spike remained still as Sotnas gave the signal. He raised his hoof in the air and mere moments later, his army charge. Magic auras beamed from Sotnas' side as the Equestrian Army had their spears pointed towards them. "At the end of the day..." Sunburst led a squad underground heading towards Canterlot. "Darkness will consume the light..." Sunburst found Celestia's Castle from underneath. "Thus allowing the true magic that our world provides..." Sunburst and some of the other ponies used their magic to create a massive hole to infiltrate Celestia's room. "To set everypony free..." Sunburst and the rest of his squad is now fighting off the remainder of the Royal Guards. "From the beautiful landscape Celestia manifested onto our world..." Sunburst used his magic to disintegrate the rest of the Royal Guards to move onto the library of lost magic. "To come back..." Sunburst and his squad found the library of lost magic. "Into Paradise..." Sunburst and the others stole the books and found a hidden library that connects to an inner sanctuary of knowledge. "From there, we fight, conquer and save everypony from a horrid mistake I created..." Sunburst found a diary that belongs to Princess Celestia with her notes on ancient magic and spells. He took it and searched more. He and two other ponies stayed while he commanded the rest to scare off anypony living in Canterlot. Not allowing them to kill but create a huge distraction that'll cause Princess Celestia to think twice about the whole situation she's in. "Soon, this war will be an end of Princess Celestia and our world can be free again..." As the two armies are 150 yards away from each other, an explosion can be heard all the way from Canterlot which horrified Princess Celestia. She ordered her Sister and some of the Wonderbolts to rush up and save as many ponies as she can. Celestia turned to a smiling devilish look on Sotnas' face. She roared and flew faster than Rainbow Dash. Her target like Discords is Sotnas. He needs to be taken down for the atrocious act he just committed. Sotnas flew and headed towards Celestia. "Ready Twily?" "Ready Big Bro." "Before you can go off to battle Spike, Sotnas taught me this spell just for you." Cadence used her magic and turns Spike into a full-size dragon capable with his own magic and flight. Spike is now more powerful than ever. He feels in control. "Thanks, Cadence." "You're welcome, Spike. Now let's fly into battle!" "Right!" Spike and Cadence flew into battle along with some of the Crystal Pegasi. They were going to fight off Discord and the Wonderbolts. Fluttershy, Starlight, Twilight looked at their friends as they all have hatred in their hearts. The three of them can see why Sotnas' words are true. In order to save their friends, some sacrifices have to be made. Fluttershy, Starlight, and Twilight joined the rest of Sotnas' army heading into battle. In a matter of moments, the fight of the century will begin. All of Equestria as we know it will change for the better. Family vs Friends. Friends vs Friends. Reality vs Fiction. Sotnas vs Celestia. The winner of the war will soon be decided as well...