My Brave Pony: Starfleet Magic Season VIII

by DakariKingMykan


Episode 11: Part 2: Intimate Intimidation

“Previously on Starfleet Magic…”

The Four Shi’s attacked United Equestria, trapping Lightning and his team within a strong barrier. Just as the battle seemed to be peaking, En Shi had become smitten with Swift Star and decided to claim him for herself, taking him back to the villains’ lair. Meanwhile, Stammadon unleashed the master thief Ka Hotake who agreed to take him on to train him for greater strength.

EPISODE ELEVEN

The monster was apprehended and taken to New Canterlot to be prepped up to take to prison, but Lightning was still deeply enraged that Swift was captured, but more upset with himself.

Fluttershy’s droid was back online, and she tried to comfort Lightning, “Don’t blame yourself, Lightning. It’s not your fault.”

“Of course it is.” protested Lightning “He’s MY student! I should’ve watched over him more closely.”

“Lightning, Swift deserted his post.” said Artie “It’s his own fault he got trapped in the battle. I told him to stay behind and he didn’t listen, again!”

The others agreed with that, but Lightning didn’t feel any better.

Krysta fluttered up to him, “Lightning, you guys couldn’t help what happened. You were held off by the Shis. If it’s really anyone’s fault, it’s mine. I tried to warp him out of there, and I didn’t.”

“No!!” Lightning snapped “Swift is MY apprentice. He’s MY responsibility, so it’s MY fault he was captured! End of Story…!”

He got up and walked off in a huff, “Honey!” Starla called to him.

“I just want to be alone right now!”

Then he was gone.

Shining Light cried and Starla rocked him, “Oh, easy baby. Daddy didn’t mean to yell like that.”

The others all sighed, and then their majesties came into the waiting room. “From the sound of the shouting, I take it things didn’t go well.” said Celestia.

Buddy shook his head, “He’s really taking this hard.”

“Aren’t we all,” agreed Applejack “But he can’t keep blaming himself for all this, and he should lash at us neither.”

Grand Ruler hated himself for what he was about to say, “You know, Lightning is right in many ways. As a mentor and training it is one’s responsibility for the safety and well-being of the student, which Lightning was unable to do.”

Now the others understood better, especially considering they helped Lightning to train Swift, which made them Swift’s mentors as well. The fault was just as much theirs as well.

“What do you think they’ll do with Swift?” asked Spike.


Not one of them could tell, and not any of them could guess what unspeakable horrors Swift was going through in the enemies’ lair on Ainzul.


Stammadon had returned with his new master, Ka Hotake, and he was preparing to train with him in the dojo, but Rai Shi, Kara Shi and Tan Shi spoke with him first regarding En Shi and her insubordination.

“Master, with all due respect,” said Rai Shi “Having that pony she had brought could prove dangerous to us.”

“On the contrary, it could prove to be most beneficial.” said Stammadon “This Swift Star En Shi is enamoured with; while I don’t approve of her insubordinate over her petty quests, the boy could be useful in helping bringing down Starfleet all the faster.”

“Yeah, that’s right.” chirped Kara Shi “Um… how exactly?”

Tan Shi clunked him in his helmet, “Dummy! We can learn about our enemies and their weaknesses. I mean really!”

Ka Hotake called to Stammadon, “Come, let us begin.”


Stammadon stood before his master on the battle ring, with a fierce look in his eyes, and the two began to brawl furiously, and while the two seemed evenly matched at the start, Ka Hotake gained the upper hand and knocked his student out of the ring.

While Stammadon landed gracefully on his feet, Ka Hotake was not please, “Remember what I told you!” he scorned “You must blight out all that which dares to hold you back.

Concentrate on the hatred. Focus all your anger and rage upon me, feel how much you hate me, only then will you be without conscience, without regret, nothing will stand in your way.

Feel the hatred and anger!”

Stammadon ROARED and leapt back into the ring, “STRIKING FORCEWAVE!” he blasted his master with his power. Ka Hotake was knocked by softly by the force of the explosion, but he could feel the hate within, which pleased him. “Yes, continue… continue to show me your hate, and your desire to defeat me!”


As for Swift, he watched the whole thing from En Shi’s private bedroom within the temple, while En Shi was changing out of her warrior garbs behind a changing curtain.

He had awoken some time ago after being knocked out and realized what a horrible mess he was in now. “This is really bad!” he thought to himself “I’m actually here, in the enemies’ base, and why, because some twisted villain has a crush on me.”

He still remembered what En Shi had said before she took him, “Starting today you will be mine and mine alone.”

Swift rubbed his head in frustration. This was a fine mess he was in now.


He then heard a loud crash outside, and saw Stammadon still duking it out with Ka Hotake, while the other Shis trained as well, before they decided to retire for the night; even villains needed rest.

Swift gazed down at Stammadon, or rather his cousin, “Striker.” he murmured. It still pained him to see his cousin so evil, and fighting in such a deadly manner, but this gave him the idea. “Now that I’m here, maybe I can try to help him.

Yeah…! I can help save my cousin from Stammadon, and maybe… maybe more.”

He knew that Stammadon and his minions only believed in strength and power, which were rather sorry things to put faith in, especially if it meant destroying other races they deemed weak.

“Maybe I can convince them that there’s something better out there. Something they can really live for. I could even end this war.”

He decided to go for it, feeling he couldn’t lose anything, and he decided to start with En Shi, using her affections for him as advantage.

“Sorry to keep you waiting.” En Shi called.

Swift turned round and nearly fainted at what he saw; she was wearing a blue satin robe with a bra and a small night skit clung round her waist.

She looked so beautiful that Swift’s temperature began to rise, and his legs went weak. “Um… no, no, it’s okay. You didn’t take that long.” he stammered.

En Shi giggled softly, “You seem adorable when you’re nervous.”

Swift tried to hide his nerves, but this creature-- he had never seen such beauty before. “Snap out of it, man!” he told himself, “Remember, she’s the enemy. You’ve got to try and reason with her.”

“You know, you could remove your armor.” said En Shi.

“Uh, I think I’ll… keep them on.”

En Shi felt this was going to work out just fine, though she admitted, “I don’t really know much about these feelings myself, but I’m willing to accept anything. Perhaps we should just let our bodies do all the work.”

Swift gulped hard as she moved in closer towards. If he was ever going to try to reason with her, now was his chance. “Um… you like me, don’t you? Is that why you brought me here?

The next thing he knew, En Shi had thrown herself at him, placing her lips over his, making him freeze up in shock with his eyes open.

He fell down onto En Shi’s bed and she loomed over him with hungry eyes. “If I didn’t like you, you’d have been destroyed by now instead of sharing this bed with me.”

Poor Swift, it took him awhile to shake off what had just happened and what En Shi was GOING for.

She moved in closer ready to take him again, “Um… can you please hear me out first.”

En Shi backed down a bit, “Of course. After all, if we are to become lovers, it’s customary we get to know other better. What’s on your mind?”

Swift took a huge breath, “Well, I know you and your comrades seem to care about only strength and conquering worlds, but is that really all that matters to you?

I mean, sure I want to get stronger too, but I feel there’s a better way to do. You won’t have to conquer worlds, or beat people down.”

En Shi’s features hardened as she backed away from him.

WHAPP!! She then slapped him clean across his face, much to his shock, and pain due to her strength. “Swift Star…” she said sternly “I am one of Stammadon’s most trusted generals. I would advise caution of how you speak to me. I am still far stronger and swifter than you.”

Swift maintained his cool, “That’s exactly the problem. I’m training to be part of Starfleet, which makes us enemies. If we don’t come to an agreement, we’ll end up fighting each other.”


En Shi moved in closer and softly licked the tip of his ear, stunning him again. Even more so as she whispered to him, “We don’t have to worry about any of that… because I’m going to train you myself. I’ll show you what real strength and power is, and with me by your side, you can have it all-- the galaxy will be ours.”

Swift was getting creeped out again by her lust for all this power.

“And I promise, I shall be loyal to you. I won’t even look at another male the way I see you.”

The more she spoke, the more twisted Swift felt, and she was still very tempting, especially with all the power she was offering, but being trained by Starfleet, he knew where his loyalties lied. “You don’t understand. I don’t want to get stronger for power and glory. Sure I used to, but my eyes are open. I want to get stronger so I can help others, and make the galaxy a better place for ALL life forms. Can’t you see that?”

En Shi’s features hardened again, “Of course I don’t see it, nor do I have any empathy for the weak and the poor.”

Swift couldn’t believe what he was hearing!

“The strong overpower the weak. It is the way things always have been in any world, and if you perish, it simply means that you are just not strong enough.”

Swift was beginning to see that reasoning with her was going to be harder than he thought; as well as anticipated given how long she had been so power-hungry.


“Swift,” En Shi said looking him dead in the eye, “Understand this: You are never going to change who I am. It is YOU who will be changing for me, especially if you value your life, and that is final!”

Swift bolted upright “Then I guess you’ll have to destroy me! As beautiful as you are, you can’t expect me to change my feelings just like that! All Starfleet fighters are prepared to die if they need to.”

En Shi then smiled at him again, “He’s so headstrong and yet innocent and pure.”

She thought back to how he actually managed to shatter her ice wall, and then smile bravely which captured her heart. “I must make him mine! I will make him come round to my way of thinking.”

En Shi then yawned, “Well, we’ve both had a tiresome day. I suggest we turn in and discus it more in the morning.”

Swift conceived, but he still wasn’t very cool being here in the first place. “And, just where am I supposed to sleep?”

“Why in the bed with me of course.”

Swift turned bright red in the face.

“Don’t worry, I won’t do anything. Besides, you may as well stay here tonight. If you wander around the temple, you will be destroyed.”

Swift knew he was totally licked. Even if he could escape the temple, where would he go? He couldn’t get off the planet, and didn’t even know the way back to United Equestria anyway—being unconscious when he came.

“Fine,” he said “But no funny business!”

En Shi smiled lovingly at him, and soon they were both tucked into En Shi’s king-sized bed, but despite the space for them both, Swift kept the edge of his side, trying to keep as far from En Shi as he could. “I am so screwed!” he moaned to himself, while En Shi thought silently, “You will fall for me, Swift Star. I don’t get discouraged so easily.”

Naturally, he didn’t fall asleep at all. How could he, being in a creepy temple, in a strange bed with an enemy commander, whom he feared if he fell asleep first chance she got she would pounce him. “Somebody, please get me out of here!” he prayed silently.



Lightning came back to the group, after having some time alone to think. “I want to go save him!” he declared.

The others and their majesties gawked at him.

“You heard me.”

Rainbow rewound a bit, “Yeah, just a couple of things here. We don’t know exactly WHERE on Ainzul the dark temple is.”

Rhymey nodded,

“The temple is hidden far too well.
Exactly where it is, we cannot tell.

All ways on Ainzul the darkness is bound
Even our gear cannot tell us where Swift is to be found.”

Lightning was well aware of all this, and he was also aware of the possibilities that Stammadon would be probably be waiting for he and the gang to arrive, and attack them on their home grounds.

“Lightning,” Grand Ruler said “I realize how you feel about Swift Star, but we can’t just waltz off to Ainzul without a proper plan. I’m afraid I cannot allow you to go, not this time.”

Lightning felt that would come, and he was prepared for this. “Do you remember when Starla was captured by King Sombra?”

Everyone remembered that, especially Starla; how Sombra disrupted her and Lightning’s wedding, imprisoned her and tried to turn her against everyone, which didn’t work, and in the end, though the dangers were so great, and probability of success low, even Grand Ruler realized it was for the best.

“You always taught me that sometimes rules were made to be broken, as well as followed.” Lightning said.

“He’s right.” agreed Starla, and stood by her husband confirming her decision.

One-by-one, the other fighters stood together and agree, which melted Celestia’s heart for their honor and bravery, and Grand Ruler realized this as well, but he still felt very uneasy of this, as remembered Twilight Sparkle, and how her running off against orders to do battle with a super powered enemy resulted her death, and he really didn’t want to risk that again.

“Darling,” Celestia said to him, “I know what you’re thinking, and I feel the same. I think about Twilight everyday too.”

He was astounded she practically read his mind, and the other fighters all felt the same too. Especially Lightning-- he never forgot how he saw Twilight go down in that explosion, and how he couldn’t save her, and she died in his arms. “Please, Master. I don’t was to let Swift down.”

Grand Ruler was in a mix of emotions, and even he knew he couldn’t let his emotions affect his rightful decision. “I have a plan.” he said, which brought hope to everyone’s eyes “It is very risky, and even I know I shouldn’t be doing this…

…I know! Taking risks never stopped us.”


The next morning, Cadance and Shining Armor were summoned immediately, and arrived with Flurry Heart, via a transport portal.

“You want us to go on a mission?” asked Shining Armor.

“Yes,” replied Grand Ruler, “I have a thought. Stammadon has never seen you two in battle yet, especially in your transformed states. So it’s just possible that while you are transformed he will not suspect much, which will draw him and his minions into the open.”

“I get it.” said Cadance “Since we can’t find, we’ll get them to come to us, and chance for us to rescue Swift Star, or at least find out where he’s being kept.”

“Exactly.” said Celestia “Princes Luna shall accompany you. Her dark magic should be very useful there.”

Princess Luna stepped up, “The Darkness that covers Ainzul should help me to assist you all in case things should go wrong.”

Everyone agreed to this.

“And one final thing,” said Grand Ruler “Lightning shall accompany the trio… alone.”

The rest of the team gawked in shock. “You mean we’re not going?” asked Dyno.

“You can’t be serious.” said Myte.

“He’s serious, and so am I.” said Lightning “There’s no sense in all of us running this risk. The last time we all went to Ainzul, we barely got out of it alive. Now that Stammadon’s fully taken over the planet, there’s no telling what dangers await there.”

The others felt he was right, but still didn’t like him going there alone… even with the trio, but orders were orders, and this was one that was not to be defied.

So, they all agreed.


Flurry Heart was dropped in a playpen with Shining Light. The two babies seemed happy to each other, and were playing about without a care in the world.

Lightning bent over and pecked his son on his head, “You be good now.”

Shining Armor and Cadance extended the same sentiments with Flurry Heart, and the babies just continued to play.

Lighting then bid his friends farewell, and kissed his wife goodbye. “Please be careful.”

He just smiled and nodded bravely at her.

Krysta then created the space-warp portal, and it was time for the team to go, but not before Cadance and Shining Armor transformed.

Cadance held up her magic medallion, “Go, Go Ninja!” and became the Silent Ninja.

“Mask of Saber!” clapped his mask on his face, he became Saber: the Insecto General.

“Right, I’m ready!” Saber said with pride. Cadance, unable to speak, simply nodded.

Lightning agreed, and he transformed, “Starfleet Magic!”

They the four heroes were off, soaring through space and on their way to Ainzul.


“I’ve got to tell Rarity this.” Spike said, and he flew out the window to head off for New Ponyville, while everyone else could do nothing but wait.


Even in the morning, the skies over Ainzul were just as dark and creepy, but En Shi stretched out and yawned. Then she looked over towards the end of the bed where Swift lay, “Good morning, my darling.” she cooed, but Swift achingly turned his head to face her and she gasped at how baggy–eyed he seemed “Oh! You didn’t sleep at all, did you?”

“No… not really.” groaned Swift. He had stayed awake all night fretting, and En Shi only took this with delight.

Nevertheless, he was forced to get up, at least from his two years training at the academy he wasn’t all that tired-- Starfleet soldiers were always Late to Bed, Early to Rise, and some had to stay away for days and nights at a time.

En Shi refused to let him out of her sight at all, and kept walking next to him, with her arm looped around his and her head resting atop his because she was taller than he was, much to Swift’s discomfort.

They came out into the dojo where Stammadon had been up since dawn training with Ka Hotake, fighting more fiercely and more vile than ever before. He looked like a raging volcano ready to blow.

“Yes!” hissed Ka Hotake as he continued to attack and defend, “The hate! Feel it, use it! Block out all conscience and purity within you! Focus all your rage on me!”

Stammadon roared and his body was actually enveloped in a fiery aura.

The minions watching were stunned and even freaked out a little. En Shi held Swift close to her, hoping he wouldn’t be scared, but he was and not just by En Shi, but Striker and how he seemed so powerful, so enraged, and so deadly! He really didn’t seem anything like he was before.

His fear actually helped strengthen the villains and all the darkness that spread across the planet.

Swift knew he failed to convince En Shi about finding peace, and he had a feeling convincing his cousin would be next to impossible with all that evil inside him. Still, it was Striker. There had to be some of him in there!

“Um… excuse me.” Swift said to the Shis “Would it be possible for me to… go up and… talk with him a moment?”

“Certainly not!” growled Rai Shi.

“Rai Shi!” snapped En Shi “Don’t you talk to Swift that way.”

“Regardless of you feel, En Shi, the boy is our prisoner.”

“I just want to talk to him for a moment.” said Swift, but again he was denied. “You think he’d actually want to talk to you?” sneered Kara Shi.

Tan Shi agreed, “You will get your privilege to speak with Lord Stammadon when you are worthy of that honor, and not before.”

En Shi still didn’t like the way they were talking to Swift, but she held onto him “Don’t worry about them. They’re always a bit brash and rude.”

Swift remained undeterred.



While somewhere, far, far from the mountain. Lightning and his team had arrived safely, but all four of them did not like the looks of the planet and how the darkness had grown so savage, not to mention the planet still being practically deserted since the Ainzulians had fled for safety.

“And to think,” said Luna “This planet was to become peaceful and bright.”

Saber clenched his two main fists, “That Stammadon’s a real monster. I’d like to slice him in two the first chance I get.”

Cadance placed her hand over his shoulder and shook her head at him, reminding him that it was still Striker after all, and they really didn’t want to have to destroy him.

Lightning tried to scan the area with his visor, but this unusual darkness stretched all over the planet, making it hard to detect a thing. Even Princess Luna could barely navigate her sense through this kind of darkness. “This energy is produced from the fears and doubts of others. When combined, they create unspeakable shadows that covet the land, and evil forces use it to gain strength.”

Lightning hated the sound of that, “It’s no wonder Stammadon and his team are so hard to beat. Look at this stuff, it’s everywhere.”

The team all felt the same way, and it made them all the more skeptical about being able to battle Stammadon and his forces on their home turf, but they couldn’t’ just abandon Swift Star.

Suddenly Cadance noticed something and waved frantically at everyone, and then she pointed off in the distance to the South. Everyone could see a very faint yet eerie series of flashes emitting from far away, somewhere in the darkness of the mountain regions.

“Good job, Cadance!” said Lightning “That must be where the temple is. Let’s go.”

With their super speeds, they all arrived at the foot of the largest mountain in no time, and they feel the vibrations of roaring and power emitting all the way from the top.

“Whoa!” cried Saber “I don’t need to have a visor to know that’s extreme power up there.”

“Right.” said Lightning “Now it’s time to play it cool. You two ready?”

Cadance and Saber nodded, and looked up the mountain.



Stammadon was panting furiously after so much training. “I am ready!” he hissed “Ready to take on Starfleet.”

The Shis all looked excited. Swift looked worried, but Ka Hotake warned him, “You may feel that you are ready; do not let your confidence blind you.”

“What?!”

The Shis gasped that he would dare to question Stammadon, and Ka Hotake answered, “You should never underestimate an adversary. I should know, I was sealed away because I was caught by surprise.”

“Yeah, we know the feeling.” grumbled Kara Shi, and Tan Shi clunked him for that, “Keep quiet! Do you want to give away who we really are to him?”

Kara Shi sheepishly pretended to zip his lips, but Swift heard everything, and he looked back at Ka Hotake, “This guy doesn’t know who Stammadon really is, or how he truly operates.”

Stammadon felt enraged, so enraged, that even Swift was growing too scared to even think of approaching him anymore.

“There is only one way to know for certain if I am ready…” he hissed to himself, and he gazed over at his minions wishing to do battle with them as well, which frightening them all deeply.

But suddenly….!

“Wait…!” called a voice. Everyone turned all saw two unusual creatures coming through the temple’s opened gates-- one humanoid insect hybrid, and a ninja figured dressed in a complete red and black outfit that his her completely, even her eyes.

“I’ve never seen anything like them before.” said En Shi.

“Where did they come from?” wondered Rai Shi.

Swift, thanks to his extensive studying as well as having eyes of his own and hearing stories-- he knew who these two creatures really were, but he did everything he could to keep silent so as not to give anything away realizing that rescue was at hand.


“Who are you?” growled Stammadon “How is it you found this forbidden place?”

“I am Saber. Insecto General. My partner and I travel around the galaxy, searching for opponents of great strength and skill to do battle.”

“And you wish to do battle with me, I suppose?”

Cadance nodded and motioned with her hand in a fighter’s stance.

The Shis urged him on,

“Take them down master!” sneered Rai Shi.

“Yeah, what he said!” added Kara Shi.

Tan Shi simply snuffed while En Shi licked her lips in anticipation for a good fight.

As for Swift… he was being watched. Neither villain had the magical senses to know that both Lightning and Princess Luna were present as well-- Luna was keeping them both invisible, cloaked in the magic of her shadow mane.

“We can’t try to take Swift while he’s too close to the Shis” said Lightning.

“True,” agreed Luna “And we dare not stir up a real fight; no telling how powerful the enemies are now on their own turf.

The moment we make any move, they will be on to us.”

Lightning was hoping Cadance and Saber wouldn’t have to actually fight Stammadon, although seeing how tired he looked, perhaps it would make a difference.


Saber and Cadance stepped up, into the battle ring and Stammadon glared them furiously.

“Focus your hate.” Ka Hotake whispered to himself “Let your rage be your strength.”

Stammadon focussed hard on his opponents, and his eyes were blazing with fire. “You have no idea of the nightmare you have just stepped into.” he hissed.

Saber gripped his sword tightly, and Cadance stood ready to fight.

Stammadon rushed forth to tackle them both, but suddenly Cadance threw strong smoke bombs at the ground, POOF, making a horrible thick cloud, stunning and blinding everyone.

“What is this?” Stammadon thundered.

The minions and Ka Hotake all coughed and gagged as well, and En Shi was forced to let go of Swift so she could use her power, unaware that the second she let him go, Lightning swooped in and grabbed him, pulling him away.


“HAIL STORM” The Hail pellets and the freezing winds blew the smoke away.


The heroes had already fled from the temple, still cloaked in Luna’s mane, and standing at the foot of the mountain.

“Commander!” cried Swift “I knew someone would come for me.”

Lightning smiled, but then his smile twisted down, “We’ll talk about this later. Right now we’ve got to get off this planet.”

“Nobody, is going anywhere!” growled Stammadon.

The team turned and saw him and his forces standing there, and looking rather peeved, especially En Shi at Swift.

“I must admit, you had me deceived.” sneered Stammadon “And for that I shall have the pleasure of destroying you all!”

Lightning left Swift in Luna’s care, and he transformed into an Enticorn, “You’re on!”

The two fighters lunged at one another, and Lightning aimed a powerful punch at the villain, while Stammadon punched him right back, and the two forces seemed evenly matched, much to Lightning’s shock.

The two flicked off of each other and came together, brawling like crazy. Despite Stammadon’s excessive training, he was still able to fight like a demon; he matched Lightning blow-for-blow, strength, speed.

Finally, the two punched each other hard in the faces, knocking each other up in the air and crashing to the ground.

“I don’t believe this!” cried Lightning.

“Oh, believe it!” growled Stammadon, “Thanks to my new master, Ka Hotake, I am now stronger than ever. I let the hate and the rage pushes me forth, and that is what I will use to destroy you!”

Lightning growled, and the two fighters went at it again.

Saber and Cadance decided to try and help Lightning, “Princess Luna, take Saber home at once.” said Saber.

Luna agreed, but Swift protested, “But Striker…! I can’t just leave him here.”

“I understand how you feel.” said Luna, “But we must go!”


“Oh, no you don’t!” thundered Rai Shi, and he leapt up high, directly over them coming straight down “FIST OF FORCE!” Forcing Luna and Swift jump in different directions.

CRASH!! Rai Shi struck the ground making it shake hard.

Luna got to her feet, “Swift Star!” she called, and tried to rush for him, but Rai Shi lunged for her, forcing her to fight and defend herself.

The two brawled hard, like skilled martial artists.

POW!! Luna was hit hard in the face.

BOOT!! Rai Shi was kicked hard in his gut.

The two were still standing, and Rai Shi rushed for the Princess, only for her to meld into darkness and vanish. “You cannot hide from me for long!” Rai Shi called.

Ka Hotake, remained calm and focused on the area, now that he understood Luna’s trick. Suddenly, “There!” he shouted and pointed behind Rai Shi.

Just as Luna popped out to kick him from behind, Ka Hotake used his telekinetic rays to halt her in midair, allowing Rai Shi to spin on his heel and kick her hard, and sent her crashing into a rock pillar, shattering it.

“Thank you.” Rai Shi said.

Ka Hotake nodded and leapt over to assist him.

Luna got to her feet while rubbing her head, “I fear no one! I will take you two on!”

While she battled the two villians, Saber and Cadance then decided to abandon their helping of Lightning and help Swift instead, but they were ambushed by En Shi.

“HAIL STORM” Her ice pellets shrouded the two fighters, forcing them to swerve and dodge like crazy until it stopped, and En Shi glared at them “No one will take my love away from me!”

She then turned and winked at Swift, making him feel nervous.

Tan Shi and Kara Shi then stood behind the two fighters, snickering wickedly with their sword and claws ready.

While Stammadon and Lightning still brawled, the two leapt towards one another, and hit each other hard resulting in a big explosion and the two stood at far ends from one another.

“I hoped it wouldn’t come to this!” said Lightning as he charged up, “ULTRA UNIFORCE”

“STRIKING FORCEWAVE”

The two forces met, and both fighters seemed to be totally equal.

KAPOW!! There was a big explosion, which threw Lightning one way and Stammadon another, right towards Swift and landing several feet away from him.

The minions were all too busy brawling with the other fighters, refusing to let them pass.

“Swift!” cried Luna.

“Oh, no!” shouted Saber.

Cadance fretted, but she nor the others could seem to break through.


Swift watched as Stammadon got to his feet, and they stared at each other,

“Striker, it’s me, Swift Star… your cousin.”

“I am not Striker, fool! I occupy his body! He is but a dying fragment of my memories.”

“No!” snapped Swift “I know my cousin! He wouldn’t give in so easily. I know he’s in there.”

Lightning then swooped in landing between the two. “Stay back!” he said to Swift.

“You’d be wise to do as he says.” agreed Stammadon “Not that it matters!”

He and Lightning came together again, Lightning punched for him, but missed and Stammadon grabbed him and held him tightly, choking him so that he changed back to normal.

“Commander!” cried Swift.

The others all gazed their way, the minions were overjoyed, but the fighters were horrified, yet they still couldn’t help him with the villains keeping them back.


“You put up a good fight,” Stammadon hissed as he continued to strangle Lightning, “But it appears I am the strongest there is, and you know what I do to those I defeat.”

Lightning struggled and pulled with all his might, but Stammadon seemed so strong.

Swift couldn’t bear the look of this, and something inside of him snapped! “NO!!!” he shouted as he rushed in towards the two, “LET HIM GO…!!”

Stammadon looked over at the charging pony. He saw him approach him, take aim with his fist… which suddenly glowed with a bright light.

BOOM!! Swift struck him right in the face, actually hurting him and making him fly clear off of Lightning, and crash hard through many rock pillars, and falling hard on the ground.

Everyone gawked in total shock.

“MASTER!!” the minions shouted.

The fighters were all astonished, even Ka Hotake couldn’t believe what he saw, but none were ever as astonished as Swift was. “Did I just do that?” he asked as he gazed down at his fist.

While the villains were distracted, the fighters saw their chance.

“STRIDENT SHOCKWAVE” Saber blasted Tan Shi and Kara Shi off.

BAM!! Cadance punched En Shi away.

Rai Shi and Ka Hotake both took a swing at Luna, but she leapt up in the nick of time, causing them to hit each other by mistake. “Let’s go!” Luna called.

Everyone regrouped around Lightning and Swift, and Luna quickly engaged the return-spell, which warped them all off the planet to safety.

En Shi was very upset, not just for being defeated and humiliated as so, but the fact that Swift actually got away from her.

The others didn’t really take notice as they all rushed to Stammadon’s side.

“Master!” called Rai Shi.

“Where are you? Speak to us!” cried Kara Shi.

The massive rock pile suddenly rumbled, and Stammadon burst through it and landed at the top. The minions were overjoyed he was okay, but Stammadon was furious and confused as he rubbed his bruised face. “That pony!” he grumbled “He actually harmed me?!”

He then thought of that glowing that occurred around Swift’s fist before he was hit, “No… it cannot be!”

Ka Hotake himself didn’t know whether to be upset that his student was beaten by a rookie, or confused as to what that power he had seen was. Nonetheless, “You have much to learn still.” He said to Stammadon.

His student agreed, and looked up into the dark skies, vowing to get back at Starfleet for this humiliation!


Once back at New Canterlot Palace, much as the team was overjoyed and delighted to have Swift back, you can bet, he was immediately scorned by the gang for his acts of disobedience which got him caught in the first place.

“Do you have anything to say for yourself?” asked Grand Ruler.

Swift humbly and shamefully looked down, “No, your majesty. I do not. I realize now that I am to blame for what happened, and for causing so much trouble. I am prepared to accept any punishment.”

Their majesties commended him for taking the responsibility, and Celestia suggested, “I feel that since you are Lightning Dawn’s student, it is his decision of what is to be done.”

Everyone agreed, even the rest of the team did, and Lightning approached his student.

“Swift Star, I would like to again express my extreme disappointment in you. You were given strict orders not to interfere in Starfleet business, however pure your intentions were, and as a result of your carelessness you nearly were destroyed, you put many of us in danger, and this little escapade could have had much more serious consequences.”

Swift remained stiff and stood tall, but he felt his insides burning with worry.

“Therefore,” Lightning continued “As punishment, I will double your training schedule with less than minimal rest periods.

That is all.”

There was a sudden outburst of confusion and chatting going on in the courtroom.

“What’s he talking about?” asked Rainbow.

“How can he go so light on him?” wondered Buddy.

“Why is he showing compassion to treason?
Whatever it is, he must have some reason.” said Rhymey.

Lightning did have a reason.

“Swift Star is still not an official Starfleet officer, we cannot simply throw the book at him or pass such other sentences.”

Then he explained the situation involving Stammadon, and how he of everyone present in the fight managed to actually overpower the evil foe.

“Apart from saving my life, which I am properly grateful for,” said Lightning, “This may be the key we all have been searching for to bring our enemy down, and I wish to conduct experiments in hopes to understand more of what we had witnessed.”

Swift didn’t know how to take this, but the charges were dropped and the court was dismissed.

“Thank you sir,” said Swift “I feel like I’m a very lucky pony.”

Lightning couldn’t help but smile and remark, “More than you think you are, but it takes more than luck to be the best. Remember that.”

Swift nodded promising just so.


(Promo)

In our Next Episode: Abra Kadabra and Trixie perform a magic show in the New Crystal Empire to celebrate Flurry Heart’s birthday, but Data Stream plans to crash the party when she and Megadox send a powerful virus that captures people and traps them within the Digital World itself, including the Cutie Mark Crusaders, which leaves Mykan to do battle with the virus alone!

Can Mykan successfully save everyone from the grasp of Megadox?

Don’t miss the next exciting episode of “Starfleet Magic!”

(Next Episode: “Hat’s off to you”)