Chapter 4
" I got it! Twilight! I know who hypnotized Strong Boulder!" Cloud Runner shouted. " Really? Who?" Twilight asked. " It's my old friend! Charming Masquerade!" He answered. " Charming Masquerade? Hmm... I've think i've heard of him" Twilight said. "Really? ...Anyway, why would he even make Strong Boulder kill me?" Cloud Runner said. "You didn't know?" A voice said. " I'm sorry... I should've told you" the voice added. Then Strong Boulder entered the room. " Hey!You should be in bed!" Twilight said. "No... It's alright, i didn't really take any REAL damage during the fight." Strong Boulder said. "Anyway, Cloud Runner. I think he may have hypnotized me cause of one reason." He continued. " Because... He loves Honey Voice as well."
" What?! He- He loves her?! " Cloud Runner said. " But why would do so much as to kill me!?" Cloud Runner said. " I don't know... Sorry." Strong answered. "I- I need to be think" Cloud Runner said. "Ok We'll leave you alone" Twilight said. " Wait, we will?" Strong Boulder said as Twilight dragged him out."Woah... I... never knew..." he thought. "But... just because he loves her? That doesn't make any sense! a confused cloud runner thought. Then Cloud Runner heard somepony enter the room. "I said I need to be Alone!" Cloud Runner shouted. "Well that's a wish... You won't get." " Wait... That Voice!"He thought.
"Hello... Old friend..." the dark figure said as he walked closer. " Charming..." "It looks Strong Boulder failed to kill you..." Charming said. "Why would you have him kill me? It doesn't make sense! It can't be jealousy because Honey Voice is dusgusted by me!" he questioned the white unicorn in front of him. " She doesn't hate you..." " What?" Cloud Runner asked in confusion of what Charming just said. "Who told you she does?" Charming asked. " Her best friend... why?" " She lied to you... Honey Voice told me herself..." He said with pain in his voice. " Why would she lie to me?" he asked. "Because she supports ME!" He shouted.
" Any more questions before I try to kill you?" Charming Asked. " Two." Cloud Runner replied. "And what are they?" Charming asked. " Why did you hypnotize Strong to kill me WHEN I refused?" he asked. "Because I knew You would refuse. And the Other question?" he asked with a grin on his face." " Did you really think I would let you kill me!?" He said as he bolted at Charming.
Cloud Runner broke into a gallop. His body was still in pain since his fight with Strong Boulder. " Brave, but Foolish." Charming Masquerade said." DIE!!!" Cloud yelled at the top of his lungs. When he was just a few meters away from his new found rival, he was knocked back by a dark blue beam of energy.
"No, YOU die."
Charming Masquerade loomed over the broken pegasus. " Did you think that honey voice would be yours?!" he hissed."You won't have that chance when I'm finished with you!" the unicorn blasted a mirror and levitated a shard of glass. It's Tip was at Cloud Runner's throat. " Let's do this slowly. Painfully." suddenly he was thrown away.
" Come back with help next time." a voice growled. Strong Boulder stood over the Charming Masquerade, holding the same shard of glass. The earth pony had underestimated his opponent. As quick as lightning, Charming Masquerade leaped up and kicked his opponent.
"I will deal with both of you next time."
With the unicorn out of the way, Strong Boulder approached his Friend. Something was wrong.The Pegasus wasn't moving.The earth pony looked for a pulse. Then Jumped back, on Cloud Runner's chest, was a glowing symbol of sorts. Yet the symbol held a power It had stopped Cloud Runner's heart.
" Cloud Runner..." Strong Boulder said to himself. Then heard ponies rush into the room. " Cloud Runner! Strong Boulder! Are y'all okay!?" Applejack shouted. " Wha- What happened?!" Twilight shouted. "What did you do?!" Rainbow Dash said. "It Wasn't me!" Strong shouted. " Then who!?" Rainbow hissed. " Charming..." Strong said. " He- He's here?" Twilight said in disbelief.
They were interrupted by a blinding light, coming from Cloud Runner's chest. " Oh my, what's going on?" Fluttershy asked. "This power... it's pure love." Twilight said, stunned by what lies in front of them. " What?" Pinkie asked. " Legends say that there were seven elements of harmony... But only six were enough... And the 7th element was lost a thousand years ago... And It was called, The Element of Love." Twilight explained as she widened her eyes in awe.
The room filled up with silence, the idea of a 7th element of harmony had stunned them. " I- I need to write to Princess Celestia about this!" Twilight said as she ran out the door, only to find Princess Celestia standing outside. "Princess! I- I was just about to write a letter to you!" Twilight said. "Oh? And What about?" She asked. " We have found the 7th element of harmony!" Twilight answered. Celestia stood there ,stunned.
"The- The 7th element?!" Celestia screamed as she ran into the cottage. She approached the dark blue pegasus that was lying motionless on the floor. " How?! That element was lost!" Celestia asked. " Princess... We don't know...his chest started glowing." Strong Boulder said. " Hmm... And who might you be?" Celestia asked. " My name is Strong Boulder, Princess." He Replied.
" What do you know about this pony?" the Princess said. " He is my close friend, and I only found out he is the element of love just now." Strong Answered. " Twilight, Even though I am surprised and interested, I need to leave." Celestia said. " Okay I'll take care of everything." Twilight said as Princess Celestia left the cottage.
When The Princess left, everypony fell silent, then they heard a somepony say something, but it was too soft to hear. They looked at Cloud Runner. They moved closer to listen. He said:
"She's Here"
Author's note: A big Shout out to ArkosTheGuardian, He helped me with the fight scene ( Well, he wrote it) So please see his stories!