//------------------------------// // The 'REAL' Beginning of the End // Story: Ultimate Alliance: Villains of Equestria // by PhoenixFlambe //------------------------------// It's been one year since the defeat of Equestria's most wanted: Cozy Glow, Chrysalis and Tirek. Their fate has been decided by the two royal sisters and ironically Discord himself. Stoned for all eternity. Thankfully, it seems as though that sentence has been cut short as a mysterious figure in a hooded cloak stood in front of them. Yellow magic zapped at the statue from the mysterious figure, which slowly unpetrifies the three little baddies. "Oof!" groaned Cozy Glow as she hit the ground hard. The other two followed suit, groggy from being a statue for a long time. "Ugh, my head, it's spinning," croaked Chrysalis, reeling from the unpetrification. "You said it," affirmed Tirek, who was rubbing his head, "Wait, hang on, are we...free?" "Wait, you're right, we are!" babbled Cozy Glow, who took off and stretched her forelegs, "But... Who freed us?" "I did," said the mysterious stranger. "Wait a minute, I recognised that voice," Chrysalis guessed. "Oh, you do?" inquired the mysterious stranger, who used his front hoof to pull off the hood, "Then I guess I'll be brief, my name is-" "Nice try, Discord," said Tirek, cracking his knuckles, "Once bitten, twice shy." "What? Discord? You mean the Lord of Chaos?" questioned Grogar. "Don't try to deny it!" barked Cozy Glow, pointing her hoof at Grogar in an accusing manner. "Yeah!" Chrysalis agreed. "Now then..." grinned Tirek as he strides towards the blue ram. After stopping in front of him, he then quickly threw three alternating hook punches at the ram's face while saying, "This is for deceiving us! This is for humiliating us! And this is for imprisoning us in this wretched stone prison!" After the third punch, the ram simply turned to face Tirek slowly, giving him an indignant look. Yellow magic then wrapped around Tirek's neck, tightening around it and lifting him off the ground, choking him. As Tirek struggled to free himself from the chokehold, the other two villains just looked on. "Yeah, real convincing Discord, you can stop now," maintained Cozy Glow. But the ram simply continued. Both Cozy and Chrysalis side-glanced at each other uncertainly. "I said, you can stop now," she repeated. Grogar continued to strangle him, ignoring her words. Tirek's face is turning blue as he struggled for air. "I SAID, YOU CAN STOP NOW!!!" she pleaded aggressively. "You forgot to say please," said Grogar nonchalantly. "Ugh, pleeeeasse?" she said. "Can't hear you." "Pleeeeasse?" she repeated with a slightly raised voice. "Louder." "Pleeeeasse?!" "Louder! I need to hear you beg!" declared Grogar. "PLEASE! PLEASE! JUST PLEASE! YOU'RE KILLING HIM!" Cozy Glow begged. "Well of course I am," remarked Grogar, as he tossed Tirek hard into the stone podium where they formerly stood. The impact causing Tirek to groan in pain. "What?! But I said 'please'! I begged! What kind of sick joke is this?!" Cozy hissed. "Well, number one, this isn't a joke," stated Grogar, "And number two, I don't do 'please'." "So wait, are you... the actual Grogar?" Chrysalis asked. "Well of course I am, you numbskulls!" bellowed Grogar, "Who else would I be?!" "Well, we thought you were some disguised prankster. Oops!" she gasped. "Care to repeat that?" threatened Grogar, his horns glowing menacingly. "It's true! Someone was masquerading as you!" beckoned Chrysalis. "Someone or somepony?" he asked. "Definitely 'someone', not a pony!" she confirmed. "Hmm, interesting..." Grogar wondered, "Discord, was it?" Chrysalis nodded her head roughly. "Why I oughta-" Grogar trailed off, "Never mind." "This is no time to argue," he continued, "Now that you know I'm the real deal, you're coming with me!" "Welcome, to my lair!" said Grogar as he presents what appears to be a skull-shaped cave. "Ehh.... We've kinda been here before," Cozy informed. "What? Well then, has it been compromised?" Grogar asked. "Not that we know of," replied Cozy. "We're the only ones who knew about this place," added Chrysalis. "Well soon, you won't be the only ones," claimed Grogar, as he looked back at them, smirking sinisterly. Grogar then beckon them to follow him in. Once inside, aside from the familiar interior, there is a huge stone table surrounded by many seated villains, with the exception of one as she appears to be way too big to fit, which caused the trio's jaws to drop. The seated villains then gave them a really cold glare, seemingly as though they were unwelcomed. Out of the many unfamiliar faces of evil, one of them stood out to the trio's surprise. "Sombra?!!" Cozy Glow shrieked. "You again?!" the king hissed. "Oh, so you know each other," Grogar supposed. "The three of us, actually," confessed Chrysalis. "Discord?" asked Grogar, raising an eyebrow. The trio nodded in affirmation. *Sigh* "Well, now that we're all here, I guess it's time to introduce yourselves..." said Grogar with a eerie, sinister grin.