//------------------------------// // Chapter Eleven // Story: My Little Pony - Equestria Boy III - Threat at the Crystal Empire // by OliverSparkle //------------------------------// Cold Wind was flying down the hallway as fast as he could while still keeping a hold of Lightning as he struggled to break free. Meanwhile, behind him, the Young Six were flying and running as fast as they could to catch up to Cold Wind and save their friend. “Smolder, help me!” Lightning cried. Smolder was getting closer as she flew nearer to the child abuser and her boyfriend. “Don’t worry, Lightning! I’m almost there!” Just as soon as she finally got near them, she then smacked Cold Wind across the hoof that he was holding Lightning in. “OW!!” Shouted Cold Wind as he let go of Lightning as Smolder quickly caught Lightning with her claws as she stopped flying, landed on the ground carefully and bringing Lightning to her chest and held him tightly so Cold Wind couldn’t take him. Cold Wind turned round and was about to fly towards them until Yona jumped on top of him as he landed hard on the ground as she got off of him. Cold Wind, however, manage to get back up again as he saw the Young five standing in front of Smolder and Lightning with angry looks on their faces. “Smolder, get Lightning out of here,” Gallus said to her before turning back to Cold Wind with an angry look on his face, “Leave the kid alone!” Gallus then flew towards him as he pinned his face down to the ground making him moan in pain while Smolder quickly flew off with Lightning still in her arms. Smolder spotted an empty room at the end of the hallway as she quickly flew towards it, opened the door, went inside and closed the door as she sat down and began to comfort her coltfriend as he was still scared and shaking in fear with tears running down his face. “S-Smolder, I d-don’t w-want Daddy to t-take m-me away again,” said Lightning as he buried his face into Smolder’s chest as she began to gently stroke his back with her claw. “Shhh Shh Shh Shh Shhh.... it’s okay sweetheart,” Smolder whispered in his ear, “It’s okay, I’ve got you.” Just then, the empty room door swung open to reveal Cold Wind growling furiously at Smolder and Lightning with a pipe in his right hoof. “This time, I’m really gonna teach you not to ruin my life!” He said cruelly as he levitated the pipe in the air ready to attack Lightning with it, “And I’ll make sure that dragon gets some too!” “Momma!” Lightning cried as he continued to hide his face in Smolder’s chest. Just as soon as Cold Wind was about to hit Lightning with the pipe, he felt the pipe not moving as he tried to move his hoof down to where Lightning and Smolder were. He turned his head round and saw the pipe was in an ink black grasp as he then saw Oliver, with Flurry Heart on his back, and Constantine looking angrily at him. Oliver then took the pipe out of Cold Wind’s hoof with his magic as he levitated it towards him and then bent it in half as it broke into two pieces before he magically threw them behind him. Constantine’s hand started to glow dark golden grasp as it made a fire circle around the four as Smolder flew away with Lightning in her arms as she landed near the fire circle with Oliver and Constantine in it. Just then, the ceiling began to collapse as a big hole was now shown in the ceiling as parts of it began to fall down and break. “We could use some help here!” Constantine said up to the hole in the ceiling. All of a sudden, the inner demons of Oliver, Capper, Fluttershy and Constantine came crawling from the darkness in the ceiling. “Heerrree's Johnny!” Said the Constantine inner demon while the other inner demons jumping from the hole in the ceiling. They manage to land on the ground safely as they started to climb onto Cold Wind and attack him as he tried to get them off him, but they keep climbing back onto him and continue to attack him. “W-What is t-this?!” Cold Wind asked in scared and fear as more inner demons climbed onto him. “You were so afraid of Fluttershy and Ink Bendy,” said Oliver, “Well how about our inner demons as well?!” The inner demons continue to fall, crawl, climb and attack Cold Wind as he quickly flew into mid air and flew past them and the three as he tried his best to escape the castle. But then, as he continue to fly away, he bumped into a not so happy Shining Armor as he glared at the child abuser. Cold Wind began to sweat as he had no idea what was gonna happen next, until Shining said, “This is for trying to kill my son.” Shining then punched Cold Wind in the face really hard making him fall to his left side and pass out on the floor as Constantine magically made the fire circle disappear while Oliver and Flurry Heart looked at their father in shock, they’ve never seen their dad do something like that before. “Has dad ever done something like that before?” Oliver asked his sister. Flurry Heart shook her head while saying, “Uh-uh!” “Guess that’s both of us then.” Smolder, still carrying Lightning in her arms, walked towards Capper and Fluttershy as they walked towards her. They stopped near each other as Smolder held Lightning near Fluttershy before she gently took him out of Smolder’s claws and brought him into a warm embrace hug as Capper joined in too. “Oh Lightning, my sweet little boy, are you alright?” Lightning nodded his head for a yes before looking at his special somedragon and the Young five that just appeared a few seconds ago. “Thank you for saving me you guys,” said Lightning. Silverstream stroked his back before saying, “You’re welcome, sweetie. We would never let him take you away, and like I said before, Cold Wind would have to answer to us before he could get to you.” “And we never break our promise on being there for you,” Sandbar added. “Yona so happy little pony’s safe!” Yona said happily. Luna and a couple of guards took Cold Wind away while the others remain in the hallway. “Oh Lightning,” began Fluttershy as she suddenly remembered something, “I got some news to tell you that I think you’re gonna love.” “Really? What?” Lightning asked with interest. “Well,” started Capper, “I decided to move in with you and Fluttershy, so we can be one big family without trying to find days to visit each other. And, we’re planning on getting married soon.” Lightning let out a gasp of happiness as tears of joy started to stream down his face. “Really?!” The two nodded their heads in response as Lightning began to hug them both again while the others watched the happiness they were seeing from Lightning, Fluttershy and Capper. “Looks like there’s two weddings I’ll be helping out with,” Lightning said as he continued to hug his parents. Fluttershy giggled before saying, “Yes you do, sweetheart. Yes you do.” “So what’s gonna happen to Cold Wind now that we’ve captured him?” Ocellus asked. “Let’s not worry about that now,” answered Applejack, “Let’s just enjoy the happiness we’re seeing right now.” And so they did, as Fluttershy and Capper continue to hug Lightning while gently rubbing his back as Lima’s beautiful moon shine upon them all.