Chapter 22: Cosmic Darkness
He gasped. Roxas lifted himself from his bed. A face of horror and shock was all over him. However, it wasn't from a nightmare. It was something horrible. He felt it. He felt a spark, a strong light suddenly going out. And it was a spark that he knew too well.
"Sora..." He whispered.
Outside, Lea was resting just outside the Usual Spot. He came outside to do a little reading, only to fall asleep.
"SORA'S GONE!" Lea quickly work up from his nap, accidently flinging the book in the air and causing the book to fall flat on his face.
"Oww…" Lea said. "What's going on?" Roxas rushed outside and nearly dropped to the ground. Lea quickly got up and helped him up.
"Hey, hey, what's wrong?" Lea asked.
"Sora... he's..." Roxas said, still in shock.
"He's what?" Lea asked.
"I... I can't sense him anymore." Roxas said. "His spark had gone out..." Lea's eyes widened with surprise.
"Wh...What?" Lea asked.
"Sora...!" A weak voice called out, getting their attention. They saw Kairi, still looking a bit pale, but it wasn't from the wound on her arm. She was struggling to walk, but she was losing her balance.
"Kairi, wait!" Xion said as she rushed outside. Kairi then fell to her knees.
"Kairi!" Roxas called out as he and Lea rushed over to her.
"He's... Sora's gone..." Kairi weakly spoke as she struggled to get up, but she didn't have the strength.
"Kairi…" Roxas said.
"It's gonna be ok, Kairi." Lea said as they helped her to her knees, but there were tears dropping down her eyes.
"Sora... he... he can't be gone." Kairi said, unable to keep the despair in. "He just can't... I won't let him go..." She glanced up at the sky.
"SOORAAA...!"
"GAAAH!" Riku shouted, falling right to his knees as he dropped upon the snow. His arms were keeping him from falling straight down, but his hand was over his heart. Mickey turned around and saw his friend hurt.
"Riku!" The king called out. He rushed over to help him. "Riku, are you alright? The boy lifted his head up, and his eyes were starting to fill with tears. That was new.
"He's gone..." Riku said, his voice starting to tremble. "Sora's gone..."
"What?!" Mickey asked.
"His light..." Riku said. "His light was snuffed out... I can't sense him anymore... He's... he's dead..." The boy looked down at the snow below him, as tears began to drop down his cheeks. He couldn't feel it. The light of his best friend was... was gone... the spark wasn't there anymore. Sora was... dead?
"No..." Mickey said, as he looked over to the south. He couldn't sense Sora's light either. It was gone... It was completely gone... But... that can't be. How? Riku couldn't stop the tears. His best friend was gone. He was truly gone...
"SOORRAAAA!!!!" Riku screamed with despair.
Out in the Frozen snow, Maleficent turned her head back, looking down to the south. She just felt a familiar light go out completely... While it was a great surprise, she began to smile.
"Did you feel that?" She asked, getting Pete's attention.
"Feel what?" Pete asked.
"The light... That boy's light has gone out." Maleficent said. "Sora is no more!"
"Huh?!" Pete asked with a shocked expression. The witch began to form a wicked smile. That spikey haired boy was no more! He was dead!
"Muhahaha... Ahahahaha AHAHAHAHA!!!" The witch cackled evil. "Now no one shall stand in my way!" She pointed her staff up into the air, summoning a pool of darkness. Slowly rising from inside it was a grey snake head. Behind it was a massivle gray segmented body with four arms. It wore gray sleeves trimmed in red lining on each arm, a grey tunic with puffy sleeves over it's oddly-shaped upper torso, and trimmed dark pants on it's lower body. Around it's waist was a purple sash bearing the Heartless Emblem. It's feet appeared to be clad in shoes, but the toes are curled into fierce hooks that point downward towards the ground. In two of it's hands were khopeshes, which were two large silver crescent shaped swords with holes. This heartless was a Savage Vanguard, which was a subspecies of it's cousin the Kurt Zisa. Unlike it's big six armed cousin, this one only had four arms, but it was just as dangerous.
"Oh my..." Pete said, as Maleficent watched with a wicked grin.
"Go, my heartless." She spoke out. "Destroy what is left of Sora's friends." The heartless snake head let out a roar and made it's way towards the crystal entrance.
-RUMBLE-
The sudden rumble below him got Mickey's attention. He turned his head, and saw something that caught his eye. He saw it. The Savage Vanguard was slowly approaching them, wielding it's two khopeshes in two of it's hands.
"The Heartless!" Mickey said as he summoned his keyblade. He then glanced right at Riku, who didn't respond. He just looked up at the sky, showing despair. That was the first time anybody had seen him in that state. Just despair.
"Riku!" Mickey said as he shook his friend, trying to get him back to reality. "Riku, the heartless are coming! Riku!" Hearing his name finally brought him back to reality. As he came to, he glanced up and saw the Savage Vanguard right in front of him.
"Whoa!" Riku shouted as he got up and he and Mickey made a run to dodge, but the heartless swung it's unarmed hand, hurtling them across the snow. Riku then got back on his feet, and summoned his keyblade, ready to fight. The Vanguard approached the two just as Mickey managed to get back up.
"Get ready!" He said.
"Right!" Riku said. Suddenly, the Vanguard leaned backwards, and it's blades began to spin rapidly. Seeing that it was going to attack, the two jumped back just as it swung it's spinning khopeshes. Riku then jumped into the air.
"DARK BREAK!" He shouted as he began to dive onto the Heartless's head, then dived again, and again, and again, and did one more powerful dive. But then the Savage Vanguard leaped backwards too just as Riku dived into the ground, dodging the last strike, even the shockwave. He then pulled all arms in and thrusted forward with a Rush attack, managing to push Riku away.
"My turn!" Mickey shouted as he leapt into the air, the tip of his keyblade was glowing. "PEARL!" He fired a force of golden magical spheres at the heartless, hitting it in all places. But suddenly it lifted it's hands up, summoning a column of ice cyclones around the mouse, twirling around him and trapping him.
"WAAAAHHH!!" Mickey shouted as he was spun around in the icestorm.
"Mickey!" Riku called out, as the mouse fell backwards, feeling pretty cold. The boy rushed over to help him.
"Are you alright?" Riku asked.
"T-t-t-t-too... c-c-c-c-cold..." Mickey said as he was shivering. Riku glanced up at the heartless and picked up Mickey's keyblade. Holding two in each hand, Riku was ready for another bout. He already lost one friend, he was not gonna lose another one. He charged forward and swung both blades, while the Savage Vanguard swung it's own, crossing blades with one another until it managed to slam the ground, pushing Riku back. It then pulled it's arms again and flew up in the air, spinning it's arms like a helicopter and rapidly spinning it's blades as it came in hot. Riku jumped quickly out of the way, but then it came back around, so he jumped again. But then the heartless began to spin vertically, forcing Riku to roll out of the way, but he tripped and landed on the ground. The heartless was ready to spin back to attack.
"Look out!" a voice shouted, revealing Shining Armor moving in to use his magic to pull Riku out of the way from the attack.
"Thanks." He said.
"No problem." Shining said, just as Cadance rushed in and picked up the shivering Mickey.
"Don't worry your majesty, we'll get you out of here." She said as she placed him on her back, covering him with a warm blanket.
"T-t-t-t-t-thanks…" He said.
"Cadance, get back to the Castle!" Shining called out. With a nod, the alicorn quickly rushed back through the entrance, while the heartless stopped spinning as it began to land back on the ground. it turned back around and jabbed it's khopeshes into it's back and began to float in the air, summoning a massive barrier around it. The Captain of the Royal Guard rushed forward to strike with his spear, but the impact blasted him away. It seems that physical attacks didn't work on it.
"Well that didn't do it!" Shining said. Suddenly, the Savage Vanguard began to twirl it's arms slowly, with blue crystals forming in it's hands. He then spread out his hands quickly, summoning Ice crystals.
"Run!" Riku shouted as he and the stallion ran as the crystals began to explode. They continued to run, dodging the ice explosions as the crystals appeared and blew up around them. Luckily they were able to avoid the last explosion just as Shining Armor managed to conjure up a magical sphere. He then fired, which managed to shatter the barrier around the heartless.
"Hey, that worked!" He said.
"Then let's try this!" Riku said as he aimed his keyblade forward, charging up some dark energy.
"DARK DIVIDE!" He shouted as he fired a barrage of dark projectiles upon the Savage Vanguard, breaking it's shield even more. Riku then performed a slash, firing more projectiles, then another slash with more projectiles, then one finally vertical slash to shoot out one more barrage of dark bullets which shattered the shield around the heartless. The beast fell to the ground, with it's snake head moving around rapidly as if it was throwing a fit. He then shook a bit, and then it's hands began to charge up electrically. It then slammed it's hands into the ground, causing something to move across the floor. Then out from the ground burst a giant Thundaza Ball, shooting towards the two.
"Incoming!" Shining shouted as he summoned a magical shield with his cutie mark sigil on it, just as the ball struck.
-BOOM!-
"GAH!" Both Riku and Shining shouted as they were blown away by the blast and into the snow. Luckily Riku managed to get back to his feet, although Shining was completely stuck in the snow, with his head popping out from under it. Both of them then saw the Savage Vanguard get back up quickly and spin his khopethes rapidly as he moved towards the two. Shining tried to get out, but he couldn't.
"It's coming closer!" Shining said.
"We can't give up!" Riku said as he got back up, with his keyblade and the king's keyblade back in his hands. He did his best to stand his ground, but he wasn't sure if he was gonna be able to take this thing down, as it began to move closer to him. With Mickey out and Shining Armor trapped in the snow, he was the only one left. And Sora...
He froze for a moment, remembering Sora's light going out. He was gone. His friend was no more. Riku only glanced down at the floor, and knelt down.
"Riku!" Shining called as he managed to get his hooves out, but not the rest. "Riku, get up! He's coming!" The heartless got closer and closer as Riku could do nothing, unable to sense Sora's light. It was truly gone. He was gone.
"Sora..." Riku said, unable to keep back the despair, just as the Heartless was ready to strike him down.
"Giving up already? Come on, Riku, I know you're stronger than that."
Riku opened his eyes, hearing that familiar voice. He looked around, seeing that the was in his own Station of Awakening. But he felt something... a familiar light.
"S...Sora?" Riku asked.
"Well, who else?" Sora's voice asked. The silver haired boy turned around, and saw none other than Sora, standing towards him with a smile.
"W... How, Sora?" Riku asked.
"Riku... I'm not gone." Sora said. "Nobody's truly gone. As long as you think about me, then I'll always be here. I'm always with you... in here." He points towards Riku's heart. Riku gave a hopeful smile. Sora was right. He wasn't truly gone. Because he still exists through everyone, including him.
"You're right." Riku said. "As long as I remember you, you're still with us." He extended his hand outwards, while Sora took.
"We got this." They both said in unison.
A mighty flash of light, consisting of white and purple blasted from Riku's glowing body as he raised his keyblade upwards, blocking the khopethes blade that was swung down upon him. With all his might, he pushed forward, sending the heartless back and surprised. As the monster toppled backwards, Riku stood his ground, as a transparent Sora appeared next to him.
"Together!" Both of them said, raising their hands up into the air. Then magically, two keyblades appeared, one yellow, one black, both combining together to form a giant blade, glowing with light and darkness. Both Riku and Sora hovered before the Savage Vanguard, which let out a roar.
"HIIIYAAAAAA!!!" Riku and Sora shouted as they swung both their arms forward, performing their Mirage Split attack, swinging the mighty blade down upon the Heartless, slicing right through it, making it scream in agony. The heartless exploded as a glowing heart emerged from it, disappearing into the sky. Shining Armor watched with amazement, while in the distance, Maleficent and Pete watched with shock.
"Impossible..." The witch said.
"That he managed to defeat that heartless?" Pete asked.
"No..." She said, showing surprise and anger. "The boy is still alive!"
Back near the entrance, the dust began to settle as Riku slowly dropped to his feet, and Sora's spirit disappeared.
"We did it, Sora... we did it." Riku said, tiredly. In that moment, he collapsed to the ground. He was emotionally drained, no doubt.
"Riku!" Shining called out as he rushed towards him. Riku managed to move his head to look up one last time, staring in the distance. He spotted something from a far. But it was a light. A bright shining magenta colored light, shining very brightly.
He gave a weak gasp, feeling something. It was a familiar spark... a spark reigniting... It was Sora!
"S...Sora... He's alive..." He spoke, before letting sleep get the best of him, and he passed out, laying in the snow, with his vision going black, but he did spot four others... not ponies, but humans, rushing towards him.
Nothing... He felt nothing. He couldn't see anything as he began to slowly descend into a dark abyss. Was he dead? Was he in the afterlife? Wherever he was, there was nothing but pitch black. Just nothing. Is this was death feels like? To slowly descend into nothing?
"So... my time's up." He said, closing his eyes, allowing the darkness to take him away. To be honest, he didn't care. All that mattered was that Twilight was safe, and hopefully everyone else.
"Sora! Come back! Please don't leave me!"
Sora opened his eyes, hearing that familiar voice.
"Twilight?" He thought.
"SOORRAAAA!!!!"
"SOORAAA!!!"
He opened his eyes slowly, hearing those two voices. Those voices kept calling out his name. He knew those voices.
"Riku…? Kairi?" He asked.
"SORA!" The boy then heard more voices calling out to him, as if they were trying to wake him up.
"Who..." He said. Suddenly, his eyes opened up wide. He felt it. A strong emotion of sadness, but not from himself, but from lots and lots of other people. He could feel it. The pain and despair was coming from his friends. From everybody. He now realized it. There were people who didn't want him to leave yet. They needed him!
"No... my time's not up!" Sora said. "Not yet!" Shaking his head, he gathered all the strength he could and began to swim his way upwards. His body felt sore and worn out, but he wasn't ready to die. No, he was not gonna die. He continued swimming up. He kept thinking of his friends, he kept thinking of everyone. Donald, Goofy, King Mickey, Twilight, Spike, the Girls, Aqua, Terra, Ventus, Roxas, Xion, Lea, Naminé, and more importantly, Riku and Kairi.
"I need to keep going!" Sora said, using what was left of his strength to raise his hand up. And then...
-FLASH-
A spark flashed around him, showing three orbs floating around him. One white, one black, and one grey. The boy was surprised, but he felt a familiar presence from these orbs of lights. They were the same orbs that helped him earlier. As they hovered around, the boy glanced up, and saw a magenta sunbeam piercing through the darkness, bathing him in it's light. He then felt his strength coming back to him, as if the light was healing him. Then, looking up, he saw a silhouette of someone slowly making their way towards him.
"Sorry, but your place isn't here." The voice said. "Your friends still need you, as you still need them."
"Who... are you?" He asked.
"We've met before, in the great beyond." The voice said. "You told me to keep believing. I have found peace, thanks to you. And now I'm returning the favor."
"The favor?" Sora asked. Suddenly, the orbs began to take shape, into the three spirits that Sora met when he used the Power of Waking to see into the past! The white one turned into Ephemer, the black one morphed into Skuld, and the grey one transformed into Brain.
"It's you three." Sora said surprised.
"It's time to wake up, Sora." Ephemer said.
"Your time's not up yet." Brain said.
"They need you." Skuld said. He then glanced below, seeing multiple orbs of light circling below him, pushing him upwards to the mysterious one above. Pretty soon, as the boy looked up, the mysterious figure got more closer, extending her hand. Sora looked up and saw that the figure and source of the voice was a girl. The girl had fair skin, bright teal eyes, a long white dress, and long red hair that framed her face, with her bangs falling over her forehead down past her eyebrows while the rest of her hair was tied back in two pig tails that reach past her waist on either side of her head.
"Return to them." She said. The boy looked at her confused, but he knew what to do. He wasn't ready to die yet. He was not gonna die now. His friends still needed him. He extended his hand out and grabbed on, and with the help of the other three, she pulled him and sent him towards the surface. As he went up, he saw two more. He saw Riku and Kairi, both of them reaching out to him.
"Sora!" They both called out.
"Riku! Kairi!" Sora said. He extended his hands and they grabbed him, and then, they pulled him out of the abyss and back towards the light.
"Your time is not up, Chosen Boy. Return to the mortal realm. Your friends still need you..."
She gasped. Kairi opened her eyes. She felt it. She felt the spark again!
"S...Sora..." She said, getting Xion's attention.
"Kairi?" She asked, as Roxas and Lea glanced back at her.
"I feel him..." Kairi answered.
"Feel what?" Lea asked.
"I feel... Sora's light... sparking again." Kairi said as she managed to get to her feet, feeling her strength returning to her. "He's... he's not gone!" Xion gasped and then glanced up at the sky.
"He's ok!" She said. "I can feel it!" Roxas also glanced up at the sky, sensing Sora's light coming back.
"They're right." he said. "He's alive!" A smile formed on his face. He sensed it too. Sora was alive.
"Oh c'mon, can I be part of the spark feeling too?!" Lea asked confused.
Then... the boy's hand twitched. His eyes squinted, and he gave a quick gasp, getting Twilight's attention. He was breathing again! He slowly began to open his eyes, giving a moan.
"Mom... is dinner ready yet?" He spoke. Everyone froze, and Twilight gasped again. She lifted her head up and stared at the boy's face.
"Sora...?" Twilight asked, as everyone else looked too. The boy finally opened his eyes, and then tilted his head, glancing at the lavender unicorn.
"Twilight?" he asked. "Is that you?"
"Sora!" Twilight spoke with relief as she nuzzled the boy's cheek.
"Sora!" Ventus, Terra, and Aqua called out with joy.
"Sora!" Donald and Goofy rejoiced, while the rest of the girls and Spike began to cheer. Donald and Goofy quickly rushed in towards the two and hugged the boy tightly as he lifted himself up a bit.
"You're ok!" Goofy said as he nuzzled the boy.
"Wait... what happened?" Sora asked.
"Sora, you almost died!" Donald said.
"Huh?" Sora asked, looking at himself. He didn't feel dead. "But I feel fine."
"We thought we lost ya for a second." Goofy said. "But you're ok now!"
"First thing's first." Donald said. He then pulled Sora by his spikey hair aggressively, making the boy yelp and wince in pain.
"Ow!" Sora said. "What was that for?"
"Don't ever scare us like that again!" Donald shouted in a huff. But then he hugged the boy tightly and gave him a nuzzle too. Sora was a bit surprised.
"Wait, did I scare you?" Sora asked with a grin. Donald quickly got his head together and shook it.
"Um... no, I knew you were ok." He said.
"You didn't look like it though." Goofy said, which got himself a glare from the royal wizard. Sora couldn't help but give a happy chuckle.
"Oh!" Donald said as he reached into his pocket and pulled out Sora's crown necklace. He then handed it to Sora. "This belongs to you."
"Thanks." Sora said as he accepted it and placed the necklace over his head and around his neck, back on where it belonged. He then stared right at Twilight, who was shedding tears of joy.
"Twilight... you're back..." Sora said, as if nothing happened to him.
"Yes... I heard your voice..." Twilight said. "I heard all of you... You brought me back... You all did." The boy gave a hopeful smile. The unicorn looked around, seeing the entire area around her, the broken structures, the talismans that were scattered across the ground, and what was left of Starswirl's journal. Realization and a frown slowly transpired on her. The memories of what she had attempted to do and the horrible things she had done.
"What have I done?" She spoke. While everyone was relieved that Twilight and Sora were ok, someone was watching from afar. It was the man. The man in the black coat. He must've been observing the whole fight. He gave a sigh.
"So... the Element of Magic lives." He spoke. "Now this makes the game much more fun..." He then glanced over and saw the broken pieces of the Amulet of Sin Delore. He noticed a dark blue-ish mist evaporating from it. It was speaking...
"I.... Need.... More.... Power....." It spoke. The man smiled.
"Well, if the other elements were willing to risk their flanks for their friend, let's see if she's willing to do the same for them." He said. "Deity of the Night, I shall lend you strength..." He then thrusted the palm of his hand outwards, as it began to glow and shoot out a black mist towards the broken amulet. As it surrounded the broken pieces, a dark and cyan cloud began to emerge, and fused together with what was left of the mist, turning into a pink and dark redish color.
"Become the cosmos..." The man said, turning his hand upward. "Become... Malice!" With a clench of his fist, the cloud began to light up and spark. The sudden wave caught everyone off balance. They all began to look forward as the orb charging up with darkness and cosmic energy.
"What's happening?" Spike asked.
"Look!" Goofy called. The boy glanced up to see the energy forming and coming together, creating a dark red sphere. Then from it, a silhouette of what appears to be a strange creature with yellow glowing eyes, two horns, and claws taking shape, and opened its fanged mouth. Sora's eyes widened, realizing what it was.
"It's Nightmare Moon!" He said.
"What?!" Donald asked. "That doesn't look like Nightmare Moon!"
"But how?" Goofy asked.
"Fools!" The Deity spoke out. "I shall not be defeated again! Not again! I... Need... More... POWER!" The nightmare let out a screech, causing a swirling vortex to form around her. Suddenly, Applejack felt herself being lifted off her hooves!
"What the hay?!" She asked, as Rarity, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie were being lifted off the ground as well. Then they were suddenly being sucked toward the twister!
"Hey" Rainbow Dash said. "What are you-" Suddenly, she felt herself being pulled towards the vortex. Pinkie Pie tried to grab something, but it could not save her from being sucked in.
"Oh no, it's got me!" She shouted.
"HELP!" Fluttershy shouted, as the girls were being sucked right into the twister!
"Girls, No!" Twilight shouted, trying to catch Rainbow Dash's hoof. But it was too late, the mane five were pulled right in.
"TWILIGHT!" They all called out, all of them screaming as the twister sucked them up.
"Oh No!" Sora shouted as they watched the cyclone began to form into a glowing sphere. Spike hung onto Twilight's leg as they watched, but couldn't figure out what was happening.
"What's happening?" Ventus asked.
"The girls are connected to the Elements of Harmony!" Aqua said. "Whatever this thing is, it must be using the girls to become stronger!"
"Sora!" Terra called out to the boy. "You have to stop that darkness!"
"Ok!" Sora said with a nod. Picking up the Missing Ache keyblade by his side, he then pulled his Dusk Till Dawn keyblade out of the ground and rushed straight ahead towards the sphere.
"Hey, wait for us!" Donald said as he and Goofy pulled out their staff and shield and followed suit. Twilight stood there, seeing Sora and his friends head straight for the sphere. She gave a nod, not wanting anything to happen to the girls.
"Spike, you stay here with them, ok?" Twilight asked.
"What?!" Spike asked. "But we just got you back!"
"I know." Twilight said. "But I can't let anything bad happen to the girls. I'm not gonna let them suffer for what I've done." She then used her magic and lift him up and place him in Aqua's arms.
"Take care of him!" She called out as she went on to follow Sora.
"Twilight!" Spike called out.
"Spike, no." Aqua said. "Let her." The baby dragon only watched as the lavender unicorn followed Sora and the others into the sphere. This was all her fault, but she was not going to let the girls suffer for her mistake! Sora, Donald, and Goofy leaped right in, and Twilight jumped in with them, as Spike, Aqua, Terra, and Ventus only watched.
"Good luck." Terra said. Ventus turned his head, hearing something. Whatever it was, it caught his attention.
"Look!" Ventus said, pointing at some strange brown colored sphere flying towards the area, and jumping into the sphere. Whatever... or whoever it was. It looked like it was going to help the others!
"WHOA!" Sora, Donald, and Goofy shouted as they poked through the twister, landing on solid ground. But as they looked on, they saw that the ground was invisible, and the area around them was a mixture of purple, blue, and red, even the sky had dark clouds forming everywhere.
"Holy s-" Sora said, before Donald covered his mouth. Goofy looked around.
"Where's Nightmare Moon?" Goofy asked as Sora got up, summoning the Dusk Till Dawn keyblade. He looked around, but couldn't see anything. Donald, however, glanced his head up and quacked in horror.
"Look!" He shouted, pointing far from them and into the air. Sora and Goofy looked on, seeing a dark blue silhouette of Nightmare Moon... or whatever it was. Right in front of them were the rest of the girls. Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity, all of them lifeless, and the irises in their eyes were gone.
"What?" Sora asked, just as Twilight managed to break through the twister too, seeing in great horror of what was happening to her friends.
"Oh no..." She said.
"Enim yllanif era stnemele eht fo rewop eht! Lasopsid ym ta eb llahs esrevinu elohw eht!"
Suddenly, the girls bodies began to glow, and they were seeped into the silhouette, and the transparent being began to transform, shifting into a much larger being as a dark cloud, with darker colors of the elements began to swirl around the creature, causing Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Twilight to back away. Soon the dark clouds began to disappear, as a pink colored clawed arm with red nails extended itself from the storm, followed by another clawed arm, and two rear clawed hooves with nails, both orange. Two bat-like wings, one cerulean and one yellow, and a long pink cat tail began to seep out too. The clouds evaporated, revealing Nightmare Moon's head... but it wasn't a pony head. It was like a cat's head with cat ears, two horns sticking out from top, a purple mane like Rarity's, and a massive grin with demonic sharp teeth, though the mouth spread much more like the mouth of the Joker from Batman, showing the insides. She opened her devil slant eyes, with pale yellow sclera. Her new form was now revealed, appearing to be more of a draconequus, or whatever abomination it was. Nightmare Moon, or whatever it was now, had fused with the girls' bodies and become a much more powerful and hideous being.
"MUHAHAHAHAHA!!!!" She cackled, showing a mixture of her own voice, fused with the voices of the rest of the mane five. "I am now more powerful than ever! No longer am I Nightmare Moon. I Am Now COSMOS, MALICE PERSONIFIED!" As she gave a loud cackle, Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Twilight stood there, shocked.
"Oh No!" Donald shouted.
"Now what?" Goofy asked. Sora stared at this monstrosity, who was using the girls' own bodies to make her own, like Frankenstein's monster! This was too sick, in a gross and horrific way. He was not gonna let that demon get away with this.
"We fight..." Sora said, readying his battle stance.
"And so will I." Twilight said as she stepped forward, ready to fight. The boy looked at her with a bit of surprise.
"Twilight." Sora said. "How-"
"No way I'm letting you doing this on your own." Twilight said. "Besides, I'm going to make things right." Hearing that brought a smile to the boy, as he and the unicorn prepared for battle.
"Do you think it'll help save the girls?" Goofy asked.
"I don't know, but we have to at least try." Sora said.
"Then let's get the bitch!" Donald said as he readied his staff, and Goofy readied his shield. Cosmo glanced down at the four and gave a wicked smile.
"How pleasent..." She said, and with a wave, she lit up with her horn. With a slam of her claw, the ground beneath them began to rumble, with the steps in front of them rising up high into the sky. The boy then took this opportunity to leap up onto the side of it and run up the wall. Twilight, Donald and Goofy followed behind, only climbing the platform since they couldn't do what Sora can. Seeing that they weren't going down, the persona of malice used her magic to smash part of the wall, sending multiple massive boulders down to crush them. But Sora, with his keyblade in hand, jumped up to one rock, then leapt onto another, then another, jumping with style. He then jumped up once more, summoning his second keyblade and sliced through the rock with his keyblade, breaking it in half. The leap up surprised the Malicious deity, and Sora flew down and striked the beast in the face with his weapons. Getting a nice shot, the boy dropped on his feet on the platform, while Donald and Goofy made their way up to the top.
"Gah!" The queen of the cosmos shouted. "You little runt!" Her horns began glowing and she summoned two fireballs in her claws. She then threw them down upon the group.
"Sora!" Donald called out. "Time for some magic!"
"Right!" Sora said. The two leapt up into the sky.
"FLARE FORCE!" They both cried out, and with both keyblade and staff, the two summoned many firework rockets and sent them flying toward the fireballs, with many of them intercepting and blocking them out, while a couple of them hit Cosmos right in the face.
"Hey Sora!" Goofy called out. "Let's Go!"
"Ok!" The boy spoke as he dived down. Goofy raised his shield up, and the boy lands on top of it.
"Here goes nothing!" The captain of the knights called out. With all his might he jumped upwards, and with Sora whacked the monster in the face, making her flinch back and the two to leap up in the air. But they weren't done yet. The boy then took his friend's hand, and the two spun around, with Sora flinging Goofy, with his shield up, and hit her again in the face, her face impacting the shield, while Goofy gave a chuckle.
"Insolent Little Fools!" Cosmos shouted. "Let's all go for a spin!" She shot out both claws and swirled them around, summoning a cyclone above them. Suddenly, Sora felt himself being pulled in. Unable to grab something to hold on, He, Donald, and Goofy were sucked into the cyclone, flying around and around, getting them dizzy. There was one pony who wasn't caught and that was Twilight. She ignited her horn and shot at the core of the cyclone, making it stop, and allowing the trio to drop back to solid ground.
"Thanks!" Sora called out.
"No problem!" Twilight said with a wink.
"ARGH!" Cosmos shouted. "Now you've made me mad!" She then charged up her horn and fired straight at Twilight. The unicorn quickly reacted, summoning a shield around herself. The beam struck, but Twilight continued to hold on, though her barrier was beginning to crack.
"C'mon, she needs our help!" Sora said. The others behind him gave a nod.
"Ok!" Donald shouted. "STARDUST BLITZ!!!" He then started to fire multiple Fire balls into the air. With haste, Sora and Goofy began to whack them forward like baseballs straight at Cosmos, stopping her attack and prevented her from hurting Twilight even more.
"You Little...!" The malicious spirit shouted, turning her attention back towards them. She then began to shot out bolts of dark lightning around them from her mouth.
"Let's Go!" Sora shouted as he, Donald, and Goofy ran, dodging the bolts that would come there way. But one managed to strike from behind, blowing them forward and onto the ground.
"AHA!" Cosmos shouted. "Now, I will crush you!!!" She then grabbed part of the ground and tore it up from under. Lifting it up, she tossed it forward right towards them. Coming to his senses, Sora lifted his head up, seeing the big rock hurtling towards them.
"Oh dear god." He spoke. Suddenly, a magenta color aura grabbed a hold of him, Donald, and Goofy. They were lifted off the ground and pulled away, just barely dodging the rock as it crashed onto the ground. They were surprised at first, but then they saw Twilight and her horn glowing the same color the aura around them was. It was her who saved them from the rock. She gently placed them on to the ground.
"Sora, I'm so sorry." She said. "This is all my fault."
"Don't worry about it now." Sora said. "Right now, we got friends to save."
"Yep." Goofy and Donald said in agreement. They then heard a growl, seeing that it was just Cosmos.
"That does it!" She screeched. "To the depths of hell with you!" She then flew up into the air and began to glow a dark and black color. She began to charge up lots and lots of energy, then, her entire body transformed into a huge massive black ball, ready to rain down upon them. This was just like when they were in Arendelle, when they faced off the wolf heartless Sköll, when it used a Dark Sun attack to crush them.
"That looks familiar." Sora said.
"We have to stop it!" Donald shouted.
"Let me!" Twilight said as she galloped forward. She then made a leap into the air, and her horn flared up. Using all of her might and magic, she stopped the massive ball above her, but it was still trying to drop upon them. The lavender unicorn kept going, and began to scream at the same time, showing that she wasn't giving up, but she was struggling. At that moment, Sora knew what he had to do. He rushed forward and made a great jump, joining Twilight. He spun his glowing keyblade right at the ball, and it began to slow down even more! Twilight was surprised.
"What are you-?" She asked.
"Helping you!" Sora said. "That's what friends are for!" Twilight was surprised by this. After everything that she did to him, he still thinks of her as his friend? Before she could reflect on it more, she returned her attention back at the black sphere above them. She continued to use her magic to keep it back, as Sora did the same.
"Let's kick it up a notch!" Sora shouted as he summoned his second keyblade, also glowing. He spun them both in the air and their combined power with Twilight's magic began to break through the dark ball, causing it to crack up quickly.
"Out of here!" Sora cheered as the ball exploded, blasting up in the air, revealing a shocked and damaged Cosmos screaming as she began to fall towards them.
"Sora, here she comes!" Twilight called out.
"Alright, let's go!" Sora said as the two flew upwards and began to initiate a cool Union Attack known as Sparkle Drive, where Sora began to swing multiple strikes, hitting Cosmos, while Twilight twirled and did her own set of slashes with a might horn blade that emerged around her horn. This was followed by several blade dashes, with magic spheres and raid attacks, and to top it all off, Sora spun both keyblades around and Twilight jumped above him, and they shot three sparks into the air, causing it to rain shooting stars upon Cosmos, who was trapped and kept getting whacked multiple times by each star. Then, the two dropped down and bunked the nightmare spirit on the head, causing her to fall down and crash straight into the ground! Believing that she is defeated, the two landed on the ground as Donald and Goofy rushed towards them.
"You did it!" Donald said.
"Good going, Sora!" Goofy said. Sora gave a thumbs up as Twilight swayed her mane back.
"Thank you, Sora." Twilight said. The boy was about to response, but suddenly, they heard crumbling behind them. They turned to see the malicious spirit slowly getting back up on her hooves, giving a growl of hatred.
"We're not done yet." Sora said as he summoned both keyblades, as he, Twilight, Donald, and Goofy got ready to fight. Cosmos was not giving up so easily.
"You vermin!" She shouted. "I will not be made a fool of! It's time you knew what I'm truly capable of!" She then ignited her horns, and suddenly, Sora, Donald, and Goofy were picked up from the ground, trapped in the spirit's grip. They were lifted up into the air.
"Sora!" Twilight called out.
"Twilight!" Sora called back as he and the others were lifted in front of Cosmos. Twilight fired a magical beam to get them out, but it only bounced off.
"Prepare to know what pain truly feels like!!!" She shouted as he ignited her horn. Suddenly, two bolts of lightning began to zap Donald and Goofy, causing them to shake violently as they felt the static pain through their bodies.
"Stop!" Sora shouted. "Leave them alone!"
"Oh no..." Cosmos spoke. "I won't. And you... You shall die!" She then ignited her horn even more, and then, a black surge of energy grabbed a hold of Sora.
"GAAAHHHH!!!" He shouted, feeling the pain that was surging through his body. Whatever it was, it was hurting him physically. Twilight only watched helplessly.
"STOP!" Twilight shouted, unable to bare the sight of the boys suffering. "Let them go! Let my friends go!"
"Sorry little pony, but your friends belong to me now." Cosmos said with a smile, showing her sharp teeth, showing her claw transforming into a hand with five fingers, and each finger had the heads of Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie, all of them with mutated faces and souless eyes. That made Twilight gasp, seeing the ponies who risked everything to save her in a horrific state.
"Girls!" Twilight said, and she glared up at the monster. "You... You Monster! All this time you were using everything that happened to make me help you! You... You used me!"
"Of course I did!" Cosmos said. "Of course I couldn't have done it without friends from the inside. But now that I have a physical form, I can finally spread darkness... no, I can spread destruction and bend reality at my own will! All of these ignorant beings must suffer and die for their ignorance... They must reap what they have sown." Twilight could only see Sora screaming in pain, Donald and Goofy being electrocuted, and the hollow and suffering heads of her friends on the monster's hand. They didn't deserve this. If there was one pony who did deserve this, it was herself. She brought this upon them. They shouldn't suffer for her wrong doings.
"No!" Twilight shouted. "They don't belong to you. They don't deserve to suffer! I do!"
"What?" Cosmos asked with a raised eyebrow?
"Please!" Twilight said. "Release them please. I'm the one you want. Not them." She then approached them, and lowered her head in defeat.
"I... I surrender." Twilight said, her voice trembling with sorrow. "Just let them all go. Release the girls. Release Sora and his friends. Just let them go... please." A single tear dropped from her eye.
"Twilight, no!" Sora shouted. Despite his own pleas, Cosmos gave a wicked smile.
"Ok then, my little pet." She spoke. She then released Sora, Donald, and Goofy, making them drop onto the ground. The fingers on the spirit's hand began to disappear, and then suddenly, her throat began to bulge up, showing that something was coming up and into her mouth. Her cheeks swelled up and then she opened her mouth, revealing Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie, alive and well. She then spat all five of them out at the same time, making them scream as they landed on the ground, all of them dizzy and nauseous.
"Ugh..." Applejack said as she shook her head. "I feel dizzier than a pony who just rode a buffalo."
"Same here..." Rainbow Dash said, getting back to her senses. Fluttershy got up, feeling a bit shaken.
"Oh my..." She spoke. "I just had the weirdest dream." Rarity flew upwards in a panic state.
"Is my mane alright?" She asked. "Is my mane alright?" Pinkie Pie then got up, but then she lowered her head down as he cheeks puffed up. She let out a bleugh sound, showing that she was probably barfing up whatever came out of her mouth.
"I never felt this nauseous since I ate that fifteen foot cake." Pinkie Pie said. Suddenly, they noticed that they were not at home or anywhere they knew. They saw that they were in a strange dimension, and looking upwards, they saw Cosmos in the air, giving a wicked laughter.
"Oh my..." Applejack said.
"Oh... my... faust." Rainbow Dash said.
"That's My Mane!" Rarity shouted.
"Now... for dessert!" Cosmos said as she began to open her mouth, aiming it directly at Twilight. The pony then felt herself being lifted off the ground.
"NO!" Sora shouted as he got up to his feet. He rushed forward and in the nick of time, grabbed Twilight's hoof.
"I got you!" He called out, much to Twilight's surprise.
"Sora, what are you doing?" She asked. "Let me go!"
"No!" Sora said. "I'm not losing you again!" He too suddenly felt himself getting lifted off his feet. Donald and Goofy quickly got up and rushed over to help keep them both from getting sucked in, but they also were lifted off the ground.
"Uh Oh!" Goofy said as they too were being sucked in.
"Somebody Help Us!" Donald shouted.
"Twilight!" The girls shouted as they rushed towards their friend. Applejack grabbed Goofy, then was grabbed by Rainbow Dash, then Rarity, then Fluttershy, then Pinkie Pie, who kept her tail tied up to a twig on the ground. How the twig got there, don't ask about it. They all held on, keeping Twilight from being sucked in.
"Sora, please let me go!" Twilight said.
"No!" Sora shouted. "You don't deserve this!"
"Of course I do!" Twilight shouted. "I nearly brought the end of the world. I betrayed everything I believed in! A lot ponies almost lost their lives... I can never be forgiven. And if I don't give myself up, then the Nightmare will destroy you all too."
"That's not true!" Sora said. "We can find another way!"
"Sora, just please let me go!" Twilight said.
"I'm not letting go!" Sora said. "You're my friend! And friends don't leave friends behind." Twilight only began to shed tears. She couldn't help but smile. Sora just has a big heart. But she can't let him give up everything for her.
"I know..." Twilight said. "But... I must pay for my sins." He horn ignited, and it grabbed Sora's hand. The boy then realized, she was making him lose his grip. His fingers began to slip.
"No.. no, no, NO!" Sora shouted, but it was too late.
"Sora... I'm sorry." Twilight whispered. His fingers, controlled by Twilight's magic, opened up, making him release her. Time slowed down to a crawl as everyone began to drop, while Sora watched as Twilight was being sucked into Nightmare Nebula's mouth. Though in his mind, all he could see was Kairi, being sucked in by the Heartless cyclone back at the Keyblade Graveyard. Twilight was sucked into Cosmos's mouth, her body dissolving into it, and the spirit closed it up shut, and gulped down, causing her meal to slither slowly down her throat, just as Sora and the others dropped down to the ground.
"Mmmmm... tasty..." Cosmos said, and she began to glow a darker magenta color, her misty mane sprouting a purple and magenta streak in them, and a lavender horn grew on her forehead. "Now... the power of the elements are all mine! ALL MINE!" She let out a nasty evil laugh, just as Sora lifted his head up, looking at the monster. Twilight was gone. She was gone, again. The boy shook his head, refusing to give up. He gave a shouted and summoned both his keyblades. He then shot multiple rays of light at the malicious demon, only for them to be bounced off by her claws.
"HAHAHAHA!" She cackled. "It's just so adorable to see you try and stop me!"
"You monster!" Sora shouted. "Give us back our friend!"
"Friend?" The spirit asked. "FRIEND? You still call that little foal your friend? How could you still care for a pony who betrayed you."
"She never betrayed me!" Sora said. "You used her! You manipulated her into falling into the darkness. You tricked her into betraying her friends. You used her every step of the way like a coward. And I'm not going to stand here and let you get away with it, you ugly hideous freak!" The spirit growled.
"Fool!" Cosmos shouted. "You don't know what I'm truly capable of... Now it's time that you see with your own eyes, the true power of what I possess!!!" She ignited her horns and her claws, ready to strike, but then...
-SWIFT-
A sharp blast striked the monster right in her hands, making her wince in pain.
"OWWW!" She shouted, shaking her poor claws. Everyone gasped in confusion, and looked towards the source of that blast. To their great surprise, they saw Discord, with his hand pointing forward like a gun. He then blew the smoke off his fingertips.
"Ooops... I missed." He said. "I was aiming for your ugly face."
"Discord?!" Sora and the others said in surprise.
"Deity of Chaos, what are thou doing?!" Cosmos asked.
"Doing them and Equestria a big favor." Discord said. "You think you can just hurt ponies just for your own entertainment. Well guess what sister, that ends today."
"Well, that's funny coming from you!" Cosmos said. "You do nothing but spread chaos across Equestria. You have caused suffering to many ponies too!"
"Yes, I admit, I have caused a lot of suffering." Discord said. "But not anymore! I finally realize that being the bad guy is not fair for everyone, and it brings harm to those who get trapped in it. Sure I like to do bad things, but when someone gets hurt, that is going too far! Today, I hereby forfeit my title as villain to good doer!" With a snap of his fingers, The evil spirit quickly froze in place.
"Wha... What Are You Doing?!" Cosmos screamed.
"Helping these ponies save their land, and their friend!" Discord said. He pushed his claw and paw together and spreaded out his arms like he was pulling something. Suddenly, Cosmos felt a ripple in her chest and suddenly, her chest burst right open, showing a cloudy portal inside it.
"What?!" The malicious fiend screeched. The draconequus turned to the boy.
"Hurry, save your friend!" He called out. The boy was surprised that the bringer of Chaos was helping them, but regardless, they need all the help they can get.
"Got it!" Sora said. He then charged forward, leaping and jumping into the floating platforms, and leaped up to the monstrous goddess, using both keyblades, he dashed into Cosmo's chest and down into the portal.
In the darkest of all darkness. Poor Twilight Sparkle began to sink into the deep abyss, no doubt it leads to the gates of hell. If anything, it's what she deserved. She nearly plunged Equestria into darkness, she turned against everyone she loved and everything she believed in.
"So... it's over..." Twilight thought. "Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity... Fluttershy... Pinkie Pie... Spike... I'm sorry... I'm sorry everypony..." She began to fall deeper into the dark abyss, waiting for her fate.
"Twilight!" A voice called out. "Twilight!" She opened her eyes one last time, but this time she gasped.
"Sora?" Twilight asked, seeing the spiked hair boy falling after her. With his hand, he grabbed her hoof, preventing her from going any deeper. It was him! It was really Sora! The lavender unicorn smiled.
"Sora!" She called.
"Twilight!" Sora said as the two spun around. "You're ok!"
"But... How?" Twilight asked.
"I had a little help." Sora said.
"But... why?" Twilight asked.
"Because, you don't deserve this!" Sora said. "You don't deserve to be punished this way." The lavender unicorn raised a confused eyebrow. She didn't deserve this? But she did.
"But I do." Twilight said, showing tears in her eyes. "I nearly brought Armageddon on all of Equestria! I betrayed everything I believed in! And you... I attacked you... I almost killed you." She couldn't help but let the tears drop from her eyes.
"Sora... I'm so sorry..." She said. "What happened back there... I didn't..."
"It's ok, Twilight." Sora said, his smile didn't falter. "It wasn't your fault. You were used by a crazy jealous spirit into doing those terrible things, and she just wanted to use you for her own ambition." The unicorn raised an eyebrow, still showing more tears.
"I... I don't understand!" Twilight said. "How can you forgive me?"
"Because you're my friend." Sora said, caressing her cheek. "You'll always will be."
"You... you still see me as your friend?" Twilight asked. "After I broke your keyblade?" The boy smiled, and summoned his keyblade. The girl was surprised to see that it was fixed up, and different.
"Keyblades can be fixed or replaced." Sora said. "But nothing will replace you in my heart. Nothing will. Friends don't leave friends behind." The lavender unicorn was ready to cry more tears. He was willing to forgive her for what she's done?
"Sora..." Twilight said.
"If anything, I'm the one who should be sorry." Sora said. "I saw what you've been through, and I wasn't there to help you. But I'm here now. I'm here." The lavender unicorn couldn't believe it. Sora was forgiving her, and he was even apologizing. He truly does have such a big heart. Unable to fight the tears, she leaned in and hugged him. It was a surprise, but Sora wrapped his arms around her, completing their embrace. She only cried and held him, nuzzling against him. That moment, she began to feel the negative energy within her fading away. She had been alone for quite some time. Just having him here was really comforting.
"Thank you, Sora." Twilight said. He gave a nod.
"Come on, let's get you out of here." He said.
"But... but the girls." Twilight said. "I... I can't face them."
"It's ok." Sora said. "We can face them together." He then extended his hand. The unicorn looked at him, and formed a weak smile. She then placed her hoof into his palm, allowing him to take it. They then flew off to the portal that will get them out of the portal. Then, seeping inside, was a bright glowing light, revealing to be a hoof. The two saw that it was an alicorn with a red long mane and blue eyes. It was Harmony!
"Need a hoof?" She asked. The boy gave a smile and offered his hand. And with a strong light, the alicorn pulled them out.
Suddenly, Cosmos's chest began to glow, and then, a bright light burst out from inside, which surprised the queen of the cosmos herself. The light gently floated down before Donald and Goofy, who were taken back by what they were seeing. The light began to fade, showing Sora with Twilight, hand in hoof. They gently landed safely on the ground. They were out.
"Twilight, you ok?" Sora asked. The lavender unicorn gave a smile.
"Yes, I'm ok." Twilight said, with the boy grinning back.
"You're home." Sora said. "You're with friends now." The pony glanced ahead, seeing everyone before her; Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Donald, and Goofy looking at her with smiles of joy and relief. The lavender pony's eyes widened, and a weak smile formed on her face. She was free! She was finally free!
"Um... Hello?!" A voice called out. The big group turned around to see Discord, who was now struggling to keep Cosmos at bay. "Can we have our little Dr. Phil Party later and finish this?!"
"NOOOOOO!!!" The deity of malice shouted, unleashing a massive wave, and pushing Discord away, who was screaming as he landed on the ground behind the group. Everyone cringed.
"That's gonna leave a mark." Goofy said.
"How dare you!" Cosmos shouted, getting their attention. "I am the Queen of the Cosmos! I am Malice Personified! You cannot defeat me!" She then let out a roar that was so demonic, it sent a shiver down Fluttershy's back. The nightmarish deity then began to get larger, causing the wind to push forward. Everyone held on as best as they can, but the wind was quite strong. Twilight quickly stood in front and ignited her horn, to prevent the wind from blowing them away. But it was too much, as she felt herself getting tired.
"Can't... hold on... much longer..." Twilight said. Suddenly, she felt a pair of warm hooves around her. Turning to her right, she saw Applejack, holding her so she wouldn't blow away.
"Applejack?" Twilight asked.
"Don't worry, sugarcube." She said. "We gotcha." The lavender unicorn felt another set of hooves around her. To her left, she saw Rainbow Dash, smiling at her.
"We're not quitting on you." Rainbow Dash said. Twilight then noticed Rarity, Fluttershy, and of course Pinkie Pie around her, all of them by her side.
"You're all here?" Twilight asked. "I don't understand."
"Of course we're here." Rarity said. "Because you're our friend."
"And friends don't give up on each other." Fluttershy said.
"We got this together!" Pinkie Pie said in a sing-song tone. Hearing that formed a smile on the unicorn's face. Despite turning them away, despite trying to kill them, the five ponies were still willing to be by her side? They're still willing to be her friend? At that moment, a spark twinkled in her eyes, and she gave a nod.
"You're right." Twilight said. "We got this." Then her body began to glow, all of them began to glow, and then, a wave of their colors pierced through the wind, striking Cosmos away.
"WHAT?" The malicious spirit asked, seeing the six ponies glowing. "How?! How is this possible?! You severed the connection between them!!!"
"You're right..." Twilight said. "I severed the connection between them... but they didn't sever theirs! Their connections with me kept holding on strong. And that's something you don't know and never will now!" She then took a hoof forward, sending out another colorful wave that struck Cosmos, causing her to scream in agony and started to shrink!
"A friend once taught me that there are always hearts all around us, forming a connection with each other." Twilight continued. "Even if the link snaps, the connections from the other will cleave it back together! Friendships can not be broken! Friendships become stronger!" Sora watched as Twilight and her friends continued to keep going, as Donald and Goofy huddled up with him, he gave a smile.
"Even when I pushed them away, they were willing to give up everything for me." Twilight continued. "They've proven to me that they do love me, no matter what. So I'm willing to give them a chance."
"We'll always be honest!" Applejack said.
"We'll always be loyal!" Rainbow Dash said.
"We'll always be generous!" Rarity said.
"We'll always be kind!" Fluttershy said.
"And we'll always laugh and smile!" Pinkie Pie said. As they spoke, all of them began to glow brightly, as the necklaces magically appeared. It seems the elements sensed the spark reigniting within Twilight, and they came to their aid. The elements attached to their rightful wielders.
"And we'll always spread the ultimate magic that I almost lost sight in... The Magic of Friendship!" Twilight called out, glowing with magic, with the Tiara of Magic appearing on her head. She and the girls began to float up into the air. Twilight floated in the middle while the rest of the girls floated around her. Her eyes began to glow with a pure white light, and her magic connected to the girls. Cosmos gasped at what she as seeing! The Elements of Harmony! They were connected again!
"NO!" The spirit of malice shouted. "NOOO! I Cannot Lose Again! Nothing can destroy Malice! You All Are Weak!"
"Wrong." Sora said as he stepped forward, and Donald and Goofy stood by his side. "Together we are strong, together we are invincible, and together we got the power! Because Friendship Is Magic!" He summoned his Dusk Till Dawn keyblade and raised it into the air. Donald and Goofy held on to him, and the trio began to glow brightly, transferring their power to the girls. Their glow became much more brighter, as energy began to form up before them. Then, with a blast, the energy shot forward, straight towards Cosmos, who fired back with her own energy, but the Ray of Friendship pierced through it, and struck the deity of malice, piercing through her chest. The pierced whole began to spread with cracks all over her body as she began to scream in pure agony and pain.
"NOOOAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!" She screamed in agony as the Elements trapped her into a vortex of a rainbow color, sparking more cracks across her body within seconds as if she was a stone cracking up And then...
-BOOOOM!-
Her entire body exploded into pieces, leaving nothing but the fragments of the Amulet of Sin Delore and her entire skeleton, which began to shatter as well. All of them began to disintegrate into dust, erasing her completely. The girls floated back to the ground, with smiles on their faces. Cosmos, the true form of Nightmare Moon, the Deity of Malice, was no more.
"Yes!" Sora cheered. "We did it!"
"Hurray!" Donald and Goofy cheered, as did everyone else. Even Discord, who was impressed by the performance, gave an applause. Twilight glanced up at the sky with a smile of relief. The threat was over. But then, she lowered her head. The memories of what she had done coming back to her. Attacking Princess Celestia, destroying the entire rehearsal room, and the horrible things she said to her friends, and everything else after that. She turned her head, to see her friends cheering. But they stopped as they saw Twilight glancing at them. To their surprise, it wasn't anger or hatred. It was fear, and sadness.
"Girls..." She said. However, before she could speak, the ground around them began to crumble some more, an earthquake beginning to start.
"What's happening?" Sora asked. Suddenly, the platform was beginning to break apart, and the realm was starting to rip.
"Uh oh!" Goofy said. "This place is falling apart!"
"GYAAH!" Donald shouted as he jumped into Goofy's arms. Discord turned his head and saw the portal.
"Quick, everyone to the portal!" He called out.
"Let's go!" Sora called out, and like that, the group ran toward the portal. However, the ground between it and them was starting to crumble.
"Oh no!" Spike called out. "We're not gonna make it!" Twilight looked at the road ahead, and realized that they can... but, it's gonna take magic, and she can only lift a handful.
"No, you guys will!" Twilight called out. With her magic, she grabbed a hold of her friends and pushed them toward the portal, close enough for them to get out. They all turned to see Twilight, but she stopped, as the ground between them cracked up and broke apart.
"Twilight!" Applejack called out.
"I'm sorry girls..." She said. "For everything I've done." Then, the ground collapsed around her, causing her to fall through.
"TWILIGHT!!!!" The girls and Spike screamed.
"TWILIGHT!" Sora shouted as he reached out to grab her hoof, but he couldn't reach it, and she began to hurtle down. She closed her eyes, relieved that her friends are safe, as she fell into the abyss... that is until a super fast blur flew in and grabbed Twilight before she hit the mist, flying her across, up and out. The unicorn began to regain consciousness. Looking down she saw the abyss, but she was flying upwards. Looking up, she saw Rainbow Dash, holding her with her hooves and flying with her wings.
"I got ya, Twi!" Rainbow Dash called out.
"Rainbow Dash?" Twilight asked. "W...What are you-"
"Saving you, that's what!" She said with a smile. "No way we're abandoning you again! Besides, I never leave my friends hanging!" As Twilight hung on for life, she couldn't help but smile. Her friend came and save her, after all the horrible things she had said and did to her. The two began to fly up and out, with the others cheering.
"She saved her!" Applejack called out, while the mane six cheered.
"C'mon, this way!" Sora called out as he and everyone went through the portal. Making it back into Ponehenge, Sora, Donald, and Goofy jumped out, followed by Discord who flew right out, then followed by Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy. Spike, Terra, Aqua, and Ventus rushed over to them.
"Are you all ok?" The latter asked.
"Yeah." Sora said as he got back up. Turning around, they saw Rainbow Dash, with Twilight holding on as they flew out. Just as they made it out, the portal behind them began to quickly swirl, forming a vortex like current, trying to pull Rainbow Dash and Twilight back in.
"It's trying to suck us back in!" Twilight shouted.
"Oh, no it's not!" The rainbow maned Pegasus shouted as she picked up speed. But the vortex was increasing, slowly pulling them both in.
"Oh No!" Twilight shouted. But then suddenly, a lasso wrapped around the both of them, preventing them from getting sucked in. Turning their heads, they saw Applejack, with the other end of the rope in her mouth, holding on with all her strength. But then suddenly, she was being dragged in.
"Uh oh!" Applejack spoke with her closed mouth. But then suddenly, something grabbed onto her. Looking with her eyes, she saw Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy holding on to her, using all their strength to keep them from all getting sucked in.
"Sora, Close The Portal!" Goofy called out.
"Got It!" Sora shouted as he ran forward, pointing the keyblade straight at the swirling entrance, where a glowing keyhole began to emerge. He also summoned his second keyblade and pointed it forward. Both keyblades began to glow brightly, conjuring up all the energy they could, then blasted two ray of lights into the keyhole, making it glow brightly, and form twin magical chains upon the entrance, making the force pulling from inside to slow down and halt, allowing Rainbow Dash and Twilight to escape the grip and fly toward the rest of the mane six. The portal then shrunk down, leaving nothing but which then disappeared quickly.
"HURRAY!" Donald cheered with excitement and relief.
"Yes!" Sora said.
"Good goin' Sora!" Goofy said.
"You did it!" Donald cheered. The boy smiled.
"No... we did it." He said, with the trio forming a group hug. He was right. They did it. They stopped Nightmare Moon and saved Equestria from impending doom. Then suddenly, the girls glanced at the elements they had on. They sparkled and detached from them, and all six floated into the air, surrounding Harmony! Everyone watched with amazement. She glanced down at the group.
"Outstanding job, little ones." She said. "But your journey isn't done yet. May your hearts be your guiding key." She then transformed into a sphere of light, and then she, along with the elements flew away, most likely making their way back to the Tree of Harmony. Sora, Donald, and Goofy watched with smiles.
"Garsh, that was beautiful." He said.
"Yeah, it sure was." Sora said smiling. And with that, the trio began to cheer. They have saved Twilight and stopped the malicious spirit for good. However, as Harmony had said, they weren't done yet, for their adventure was far from over...
END of ACT III