//------------------------------// // Evil Resurrected // Story: Grogar’s Endgame // by TheClownPrinceofCrime //------------------------------// Buzzsaw returned to the Nemesis. As he flew inside the ship, the Decepticons noticed him and notified their leaders, Grogar and Soundwave. Soundwave rose from his throne and opened his chest compartment to allow Buzzsaw to play the audio recordings in cassette tape mode. “I trust that Buzzsaw brings us valuable information for our advantage.” Grogar uttered. Soundwave turned to face his co-leader and partner. “MY MINICONS NEVER FAIL ME JUST AS I HAVE NEVER FAILED MY FORMER MASTER.” Soundwave said. “BUZZSAW, PLAY THE RECORDING.” Buzzsaw did as ordered and played the exact conversation that Celestia, Luna, and their friends had earlier. Grogar, Soundwave, and the Decepticons listened attentively to the audio recording. After the recording was finished, Grogar stood up from his throne which was next to Soundwave’s throne and spoke up. “So Twilight’s coronation is today? That can be arranged.” he said sinisterly. “Decepticons, you all must know that the alicorns are the most powerful species of ponies that exist in Equestria. There are four of them, Celestia, Luna, Cadence, and Twilight Sparkle by name. As long as they stand in our way, our desire for conquest and destruction will never be fulfilled. If they can beat us, our plan will go up in smoke.” he continued. “But even if we may manage to kill them, there will be one being that can thwart our schemes and annihilate us with the snap of his fingers literally.” Grogar continued before changing his tone from calm and collected to disgust and hatred. “Discord.” he spat. The Decepticons looked confused as they heard the name. “Discord? What kind of a creature would that be?” Skywarp asked. “He is a being of pure chaos. Every time he snaps his fingers, something happens immediately out of chaos either for fun, for advantage, or to help ponies.” Grogar answered. But as he said this, his normal scowl turned to a sinister smile. “But no need to worry. I shall deal with him.” he said looking down on his bell. “We Decepticons never back down from mere fleshlings, big or small, strong or weak.” Onslaught declared. “No matter how strong or resilient they may be, we will kill them all! All hail the Decepticons!!!” he shouted. The rest of the ‘Cons followed suit. “INDEED. THANKS TO GROGAR’S MAGIC, WE ARE NOW INVINCIBLE. BUT WE DO NEED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DESTROY THE ALICORNS.” Soundwave said to Grogar. Grogar chuckled darkly in response. “Ohh, we are not going to destroy them.” he said. “What?! Why not?” Brawl asked with a tone of shock and disappointment. “I have a different alternative that will certainly serve as a bonus for us all. The alicorns will be in for a big…surprise.” Grogar said with glowing yellow eyes before beholding the Orb Ruby. Back at the palace, the coronation is nearly ready. It has been four hours since they have been preparing. Despite the positive attitude the two royal sisters had and the optimism, they still saw no pony or creature in sight. None of them realized what was wrong in Equestria. Before they were killed by the Decepticons, the treacherous trio, Tirek, Chrysalis, and Cozy Glow, have been spreading disharmony, hatred, distrust, and strife between everypony. As a result, the Magic of Friendship slowly disappeared. Yet it was only a foreshadow of the ending. Celestia and Luna were just concluding their conversation with each other before they parted to their respective chambers to rest from their hard collaborative work they’ve been doing almost all morning. Celestia turned to face her open window as she started to wonder as to why nopony was present in the city or why they chose to stay indoors. “I don’t understand. The coronation begins in one more hour, yet nopony is showing up.” she whispered to herself. “Hmmm…well, there is just one hour left, so I’m more certain they’ll come then.” She then turned from her window. But as she was walking, a strange glowing orb flew through the window and came right in front of her face. Surprised and startled, she jumped backwards. As soon as she made eye contact with the orb, her pupils enlarged at the dazzling sight. She couldn’t close her eyes or turn away from the orb. She kept beholding it with awe. The orb then slowly turned to the same open window, moving backwards with Celestia closely following it. Again, she failed to resist the tempting influence of the orb. She flew out of the window continually following the orb until both she and the orb were out of Canterlot. Luna was in her chambers having breakfast since she didn’t eat all morning due to their earlier work. As she finished her meal, she opened her window to bring fresh morning air into her room. She inhaled and exhaled the air. But her relaxation was cut short. Another glowing orb appeared before her. At first she was startled like her sister was but then her eyes gazed upon the beautiful sight. She tried to fight the influence but utterly failed. She flew after the orb as it departed. She kept following it until she too left the entire city. Celestia kept flying and following the orb until she arrived at Grogar’s lair while paying no attention to the sight of the Decepticon warship way above it. She entered into the lair while still gazing on the orb. She walked right toward the crystal ball. Then suddenly the orb stopped glowing. Celestia’s pupils returned to their normal size. As she regained her judgement, she was startled at her surroundings. She had no idea as to how she allowed herself to wander off from Canterlot and made no resistance to the orb’s magical influence. But her thoughts were interrupted as she found her hooves tied by the tendrils of the orb which turned black. She tried to use her horn to blast the tendrils off, but they wouldn’t budge. She shot at the black orb but the orb remained intact. “Help! Somepony help me!!” Celestia called in desperation. “Your desperate attempt to escape is futile, Celestia.” a voice spoke from the shadows. Celestia turned her head as she beheld the face of the one whom she had never thought would return after a millennia. “No…no…no, it can’t be!! How is this possible?! Gusty the Great banished you from Equestria! How is it that you have returned?!” she asked with a mixture of anger, shock, and fear in her voice. She couldn’t believe her eyes. “I am too powerful to be truly defeated. Nothing can ever stop me, for I am the inevitable!” Grogar exultantly boasted. “What do you want from me, Grogar? I demand to know!” she said. “You. I want you and the other alicorns. You all will belong to me. You will do everything I command.” said Grogar. “I’ll never be yours!!!” Celestia defied. “Oh yes…you will.” Grogar evilly grinned. Luna then entered into the cave. Just as the orb turned black, she noticed Celestia being restrained by the other orb’s tendrils. “Sister! What happened?! Let me free you!” Luna called out. “Lulu, no, stop!” Celestia told her. But it was too late. The second orb then began to tie the hooves of Luna. Her attention was then arrested to Grogar who was standing on a rocky pillar above them. “Luna, thank you for joining us. Once two more of you come, you all will be officially mine to command!!” he proclaimed. “Grogar?! Impossible! This cannot be!!” Luna screamed in terror and shock. “But it is! And there is nothing you can do to prevent your true destiny.” he stated. “Let me go, you vile monster!!” Luna defied while trying to free herself but to no avail. “Now, now, is that in any way how you address your father?” Grogar smugly asked. Celestia and Luna were disgusted at what he said. “We are not your daughters, Grogar!” Celestia angrily replied. “Ahh, but I am the Father of Monsters, you see. I am only here to reclaim my lost children.” said Grogar. “Everything in Equestria will be ours. Equestria will become a monument of death and fear, a fitting place for an emperor. Isn’t that right, Candace?” “CADENCE?!” both sisters uttered. They turned to see Cadence following a third orb in similar fashion. Like the other two, the orb latched onto Cadence to prevent her from escaping. After regaining her senses, Cadence saw the royal sisters also in bonds. Then she noticed the evil ram above being smug of their predicament. “Wait…is that GROGAR?! What is he doing here?!” Cadence asked. “I am taking what should have stayed mine all those years ago! And this time, you will be mine forever! Not even Twilight will save herself.” Grogar maliciously declared. “You leave my sister-in-law alone, you fiend!” Cadence defied him. “Silence!!! You will not speak unless ordered to!!” Grogar snapped in reply. “Now…we have one more candidate for the taking…” Grogar uttered as he released another orb from his Ruby. “Find me Twilight Sparkle. Bring her to me.” The coronation was just about to begin. Twilight was in her royal apparel designed by Rarity. They all were in the palace halls expecting everypony to show up. But still, after five hours of preparation, none of them had come. “Ok, something definitely is wrong here. I don’t know why nopony is showing up! Today is supposed to be a big day for Twilight!” Spike said. “I don’t get it either. I brought my birds to assist the crowning of Twilight. I mean…I didn’t bring them here for nothing.” Fluttershy added as she looked upon a few birds of her back. As they were conversing, Twilight stepped out through a door with a worried look on her face. “Where’s Celestia and Luna? I couldn’t find them anywhere in the palace!” she told them. The Mane Five and Spike were surprised. “Weren’t they in their rooms? That was the last time we’ve seen them this morning.” Rarity recalled. “They probably left to go somewhere. Maybe to the Crystal Empire.” said Rainbow Dash. “Don’t you worry, Twilight. We’ll get everything covered.” Applejack assured her. “Yeah! I mean, what can possibly go wrong?” Pinkie Pie asked with the most oblivious face ever. Twilight sighed, hoping that they were right. “I hope everything goes as planned. I’m heading to the balcony. Let me know when anything comes up.” she said sadly. She then walked towards the balcony as she looked down on the half of Canterlot before her. All the negative thoughts she had earlier returned again. She wasn’t sure if this was going to be just as Celestia, Luna, and her friends had planned to be. She then started to sob as she couldn’t restrain her tears and emotion. Suddenly, an orb caught her attention. Her eyes gazed upon the sight. The orb departed from the balcony with Twilight following it closely. The orb took Twilight away from Canterlot all the way to Grogar’s lair like with the other three alicorns. The orb turned black and tied up Twilight’s hooves with its tendrils as she stood before Grogar. As she struggled, she turned to see her two mentors and her sister-in-law bound as well. “Princesses! Cadence! What happened?!” she cried. “It was a trap, Twilight! Grogar is the one behind all of this!” Cadence informed her. At the moment his name was mentioned, Twilight’s heart almost stopped. The realization hit her like an upcoming train without warning. Grogar then wickedly laughed at his accomplishment. “Twilight Sparkle…in the flesh…ohh how I longed to see your miserable face.” Grogar mockingly welcomed. “Grogar!! I don’t believe it! I thought you were just a legend! I even read about your defeat at the hooves of Gusty the Great in a story book!” Twilight recalled in horror. “But now you see the truth with your own eyes. Gusty was a fool to stand against me. So is anyone who will dare stand against us.” Grogar stated. “Us? What do you mean by ‘us’?” Luna asked. “He means US!!” an alien voice shouted. Then from the high ceiling of the lair flew down several vehicons and Seekers and landed behind the captured alicorns. Soundwave himself flew through the lair’s entrance and transformed into his robot mode. The princesses were astonished beyond words at the sight of strange aliens. “Who are they? What are they?!” Twilight cried in terror. “WE ARE THE DECEPTICONS. YOU WILL NOW JOIN OUR CAUSE AND HELP US CONQUER EVERY KINGDOM AND CITY IN EQUESTRIA. TOTAL VICTORY WILL BE OURS.” Soundwave spoke intimidatingly. “Well, whoever you are, we will never join you or Grogar! We will never betray our families and friends!” Cadence defiantly shouted to the Decepticon commander. “Oh, we are not asking you to join us. In fact, you have no choice in this. Because you are finally mine.” Grogar sadistically said. Then on cue, the black orbs immediately engulfed the alicorns while they screamed in terror. As the black ooze started to wear off after thirty seconds, the four alicorns then opened their eyes. They began to laugh evilly. “Yes!! I, Nightmare Moon, am back! I will once again rule the night and forevermore, the night will be eternal!!” Nightmare Moon exulted. “Eternal night?! I think an everlasting burning sun to burn this pathetic world is more like it!” Daybreaker chided. “You fools! I will take over this planet, and none shall dare cross my path!!” Midnight Sparkle boasted haughtily. “Nothing is more powerful and deadly than a frozen cold heart that kills the pathetic weak sentiments of the soul.” Cadence’s evil counterpart spoke. Her body was still pink but with some tints of red; her attire was made out of thin ice, her eyes were blood red; her horn shoots any magic related to ice; her voice was monotone like Soundwave’s though not robotic. Heart Shatter stood along side Daybreaker, Midnight, and Nightmare as they were before Grogar. “My reign is nigh at hoof.” Grogar muttered with glowing eyes.