//------------------------------// // Blueblood // Story: Today We Summon Unity! // by Chemtest //------------------------------// Blueblood stands on a balcony, smiling as the citizens of Canterlot march through his giant portal. The eyes of the ponies all glow similar blues, and they move without complaint. Celestia looks up at Blueblood, and shakes her head, “How have you fallen this far, nephew?” Blueblood looks back at her defeated form, the sunlight reflecting off his metal horn, “I have not fallen, auntie, but risen. It has always been my destiny, to be the true king of ponies. You are just standing in the way, and I need to be rid of you.” Celestia looks back down, “There is no King, not since Ordirus and Discord fell.” Blueblood smiles, “Oh yes, Ordirus. The fool who places more faith in his enemy than he does in his own team, all because of damned Harmonikus.” Celestia raises an eyebrow, “You know Ordirus? Who is Harmonikus?” Blueblood looks back at her, “Yes, I know Ordirus, he works on my side. Since he utterly fails in every assignment given to him, I am here to make sure something goes right for once.” Celestia smiles, “From the look of your horn, I would say you also have failed.” Blueblood growls, feeling the new metallic weight of his new horn. He shakes his head, “I was arrogant, and fought a battle I should’ve brought help to win. I will not make that same mistake.” Celestia laughs a tiny bit, “You won’t? Do you even know who you are messing with? Those warriors are far beyond even the seasoned veterans of the Nightmare War. They have killed the entirety of not only the Green Hive, but now the majority of the Red Hive. If Queen Messorem were to have taken you on, you would’ve lost, bad.” Blueblood looks down at her, “Shut it, Celestia. I defeated that insect with ease.” Celestia looks up at him, “No, Blueblood, you didn’t. You brainwashed her, and took all of her fighting ability away. You can’t do that to those warriors.” Blueblood looks away, “I don’t plan on encountering those warriors again. I plan to kill them from afar. I just need to get my new soldiers out of here, first.” Celestia smiles, “I believe it’s too late for that.” The three warriors rush into the room, weapons drawn. Atreyos rushes in front of the other two, “Surrender, now!” Blueblood quickly takes a step back, and slams his hoof against his necklace. His body is covered in heavy, golden power armor, it’s brilliant form obscuring his entire body. It turns out to be just in time, as a gem impacts into the neck of the armor. Instead of going through, it simply bounces off. Blueblood faces towards the other door, seeing the four ponies standing there. He slams his hoof down, sending a canister from his side at them. The canister hits the ground, and explodes. The missile blast sends the four of them flying. Blueblood hears feet rushing towards him, and flies up into the air. Atreyos stabs right underneath him, only to find nothing but empty air. Blueblood stomps back down, sending Atreyos into the floor. But, by the time he lands, he has to dodge a slash from a magic sword. He rolls aside, catching an arrow in his magic at the same time. But, as his roll comes to an end, an explosion happens right next to him. He is sent flying into the air, but manages to right himself before he flies too far. Atreyos takes this time to stand back up, leaving his shield beneath Blueblood’s flying form. Blueblood smiles, and casts a lance of magic. Atreyos sees the beam come towards him, but can do nothing to stop it. Right before the lance impacts, something pushes Atreyos aside. Atreyos rolls over, and looks behind him. Harry stands in the way of the magic beam. It is less than a second before it cuts right through him. Atreyos jumps to his feet instantly, and rushes towards Harry. He catches him as he falls back, and looks down at him, “No!” Blueblood flies back at bit, taking out a switch from a leg computer. He slams down the button on it, and disappears. Harry coughs, blood staining his white beard. He looks up at Atreyos, “Atreyos... I’m sorry.” Atreyos hugs Harry tight, “Please, please, don’t apologize, you have nothing to be sorry for.” Harry smiles slightly, “I’m sorry... I never told you... how proud I am. You were never... a disappointment.” Harry places his hand on Atreyos, and nods, “You were always... something more. Find it... Atreyos. You are not... just a spear... but a shield. Defeat Order... defeat Chaos... become... Unity.” Harry takes a final breath, and lets his eyes close. Atreyos holds Harry up, tears filling his eyes, “No, Harry! You can’t... you can’t die! This is an illusion, it has to be!” A hand finds itself on his shoulder, and Robin kneels down. Robin embraces Atreyos, “He’ll still be with us, Atreyos, in our hearts, in our soul. Harry is a great loss, but we must focus on who caused this.” Atreyos cries, his eyes filling with tears for the first time in his life. He looks at Harry, and shakes his head, “He didn’t ever want any bad for me... he was the best of all of us. He wouldn’t want me to be filled with anger... he wants me to be better.” Atreyos is interrupted as the ground shakes beneath them. Atreyos stumbles to his feet, and rushes to the balcony, using his experience with earthquakes to move. He looks into the distance, and sees a missile rise. His eyes widen, “Dear god, it’s a Bomb!” Robin rushes over as well, “No, impossible!” He sees the missile, and takes a step back, “What are we supposed to do?!” Atreyos looks at it, fear in his eyes and mind. But then, words cut through him, telling him simply, “You are not just a spear, but a shield.” Atreyos feels energy inside of him. Not like an energy that has just been given to him, but more similar to feeling your heart beat after a long exercise. The energy is not new, but just something not noticed before. His shield glows with a bright red aura, and flies over onto Atreyos’s arm. He holds the shield up, and looks at it, “I am a shield.” The missile races towards Canterlot, aiming specifically for the palace. Atreyos steps up onto the balcony, and looks up. He jumps off, and points his spear at the top of the palace, “Nekehanga!” Instead of falling, Atreyos appears right where he pointed. He turns around, and sees the missile about to hit. He raises his shield, his entire body now glowing red. He jumps up towards the missile, and yells, “For Harry!” He slams his shield against the nuke, causing it to go off. His magic funnels it all, however, so instead of going out to destroy the city, it is all funneled into the shield. Atreyos yells as the heat takes him, but holds his shield steady. ——— Atreyos stumbles into the throne room, his entire body glowing red. His steps get surer and surer as he walks, until he looks directly at Celestia. He looks toward Robin, who simply nods back. Atreyos looks back at Celestia, “Princess Celestia, King Robin and I have come to request you help return us to Inamorta.” Celestia smiles, “I will be glad to help the Archidon and Spearton.” Atreyos shakes his head, “There is no Archidon, Swordwrath, Spearton, or Magikill anymore. We are kings of the same people. We are Unity.”