//------------------------------// // Chapter XXXVI: Fight Xodiac // Story: KINGDOM HEARTS: Dark Order // by OliverSparkle //------------------------------// Starlight Glimmer was floating unconscious in the ball of light Twilight locked her up in. This could very well be the end of her. There was nothing she can do to escape and prove to that she did accept friendship through the second offer. Just then, while still unconscious, a male voice was heard in her mind. “Hey.” “Huh?” Starlight Glimmer said in her mind since she was able to wake up at the moment. “Hey.” Said the voice again. “Who’s there?” “That’s not important right now,” replied the voice, “But, are you Starlight Glimmer?” “Wait, you know my name?!” “Sure. I know your name.” “But, how do you know what my name was?” “After accidentally wondering into a world I’ve never seen before and going through some trials, a girl appeared and told me to save a pony named Starlight Glimmer.” “A girl? What kind of girl?” However, the voice didn’t answered that question. Instead, he just asked, “Why are you letting that Twilight beat you?” “I...I don’t really know,” answered Starlight sadly, “I guess, I can’t fight back a friend whose now believing I haven’t changed. But I did ruin everything after learning about time travel so I can destroy friendship. I deserve to be in here than try to reason with that Twilight.” The voice remained quiet for a few secs before continuing, “If she is who you believe it is, and she does believe you haven’t changed. Then...it proves it isn’t her.” “What?” “The real Twilight helped you see that revenge isn’t the answer, and helped you learn about friendship. She would never believe you’re still the old Starlight Glimmer that wants things her way.” That’s when Starlight started to believe that’s true. Twilight gave her a second chance and offered to be her friend and to help her learn about friendship. Twilight would never believe she would continue doing things the way she used to do. “Yeah, you’re right,” she said happily again, “That Twilight has got to be a fake. Trying to make me believe that I’m still apart of the darkness.” “Then you must know what you must do,” the voice said softly. “Yes. I must save my friends, break this ball and defeat whoever’s pretending that Twilight before returning to Equestria, and save my nephew.” Starlight slowly opened her eyes while crossly staring at the top before saying, “Time to fix this.” She flipped onto her hooves, while still floating, just as two bright lights appeared next to her and then disappeared to reveal Terra and Sunset Shimmer staring crossly forward like Starlight was doing. Terra summoned his Keyblade, lifted up and moved it behind him and then made one ultimate slice with it breaking the ball of light and freeing them all. The light faded away to reveal the bad desert like future again with Terra, Sunset and Starlight behind Twilight who was now struggling stand on her hooves. She was in pain after the slice from Terra’s Keyblade. “Impossible!” She said in pain but also in the voice of Xodiac. Dark smoke appeared around Twilight and then disappeared to reveal Xodiac in his true form as he collapsed to the ground. Xodiac slowly stood back on his hooves before turning round to look at the three while asking, “How is it that you found me, when you were there in the light?” Starlight grinned at the Nopony. “You reek of darkness and I know Twilight would never believe I’m still evil. Even the fake light can’t block the smell or keep me away from my friends.” Xodiac gasped shockingly and in fear. Terra and Sunset grinned at him as well before Terra said, “I guess Starlight followed the darkness right to you.” Xodiac started to glare at them. “This is absurd... Then I shall make you all see... That your hopes are nothing...nothing but a mere ILLUSION!!” Four black books with the Unversed symbol on them magically appeared around Xodiac while quickly spinning around him. Xodiac raised his hoof in the air making the books turn into papers of book pages as they fly around him like a tornado. The Keyblade Wielder and the unicorns stood in battle mode ready to fight the Nopony. “Ready, girls?” “Ready!” The girls said in union. The three then charged towards Xodiac. Xodiac raised his hoof forwards ordering the pages to fly and attack them, but Sunset and Starlight worked together and used their magic to shoot the pages making them vanish. Terra reached towards Xodiac and smacked them six times with his Keyblade. “Take that!” The big smack from his Keyblade made Xodiac fly back a bit. “Your powers shall be mine!” Xodiac magically made a new book appear in front of him. It opened up and a bright light shone in between the two pages and tried to suck Terra’s Keyblade powers into it. But Terra was quick on his feet and quickly dodge rolled to the left causing the book to close by itself and disappear. Terra pointed his Keyblade at Xodiac and shouted, “Freeze!” Four blocks of ice shot out of the blade of his Keyblade and hit Xodiac causing him to feel like he was about to collapse. But he wasn’t giving up yet. “You should share your powers!” Xodiac raised his hoof up again, this time making a dark tornado appear in the middle of the battle area as it was beginning to drain the magic from the three. Sunset and Starlight looked at each other and gave each other a nod before their horns began to glow as their magic grasp went all over them and made spun around each other while floating in the air. They then float by each other. Sunset and Starlight placed their hoof near each other’s before reaching out and shouting, “Go!” Then, out of nowhere, magical angel wings appeared behind them. They flew towards Xodiac and smacked him with their wings seven times. Then they finished him off by flying in the air and shot a big magical beam at him with both of their horns. The two unicorns landed safely on the ground next to Terra as they all looked at the Nopony who was now breathing heavily and collapsed on the ground in defeat. He let out a groan before saying, “After all your protests, you’re all still like us, on the side of darkness.” “We know who we are,” said Sunset bravely. Xodiac slowly tried to get back onto his hooves while saying, “When did that happen? You three were always afraid of your past actions before...” “Not anymore!” Shouted Terra before charging towards him. Xodiac shook in fear just before a slice was heard with Terra now standing behind Xodiac. He had sliced Xodiac was his Keyblade so he was now completely defeated. Xodiac let out a painful scream as a dark corridor appeared around him and disappeared taking him along. Terra and the unicorns looked at the spot Xodiac once stood with happy smiles on their faces. “All right! We did it!” Terra said cheerfully. “Yeah!” Starlight added happily. “And I can’t believe you helped us reach to you and broke the fake light, Starlight,” said Sunset proudly, “So it’s all thanks to you we manage to defeat him.” Starlight smiled while blushing a bit. “Well, I did have some help to break my guilt.” Just then, a bright light appeared near them. The real light. They looked at it as it faded away to reveal the door that resemble the colours of the Crystal Empire castle. It was a doorway back to the Crystal Empire. “Looks we’re heading home now,” said Terra. “Finally,” Sunset said happily, “Home sweet home, here we come!” The door opened by itself to reveal the light inside of it. Terra, Sunset and Starlight started to make their way to the door and on their way home with happy smiles on their faces. “Thank you for helping me, whoever you are,” said Starlight kindly in her mind, “I’ve couldn’t have break my guilt without your help.” “Let’s just say that my powers will be needed soon,” said the voice, “Also, I guess I should tell you my name. You deserve to know. My name...” “is Yozora.” Back in the secret hideout in the castle, a dark corridor appeared and disappeared to reveal Xodiac who was still pain after the slice as he slowly made his way to place his hoof on the wall. “What ARE they?! No creature’s EVER face their guilt, the way that they do! It’s impossible!” Suddenly, he heard another dark corridor appearing. Xodiac looked to his right and the Sunset and Starlight Replica standing a few metres away from him and the dark corridor appearing near them and disappearing to reveal Vanitas and Cozy Glow. Xodiac screamed in fear while leaning back against the wall thinking that Sunset and Starlight gave found him without Terra with them. But then, he saw the Replica eyes in them. He started to chill a bit. “Oh... Oh, yes. The replicas, of course. We can use this Sunset and Starlight to defeat the real ones.” But then, he looked confusedly at the brother and sister. “Vanitas? Cozy Glow?” Vanitas started to speak to the replicas. “Wouldn’t you two like to be real?” The two continued to stare at the Nopony while giving Vanitas a nod in response. “All you need is the kind of power that the real Sunset Shimmer and Starlight Glimmer don’t have. If you can get that, you can be a new pony. Not Sunset, not Starlight, nor anybody else. You won’t just be copies of someone. You will be unique, your OWN selves.” That gave the replicas some sense into their thoughts. “Vanitas! What are you saying to them?!” Xodiac asked. Vanitas grinned evilly while placing a hand on his side. “You know, he’s as good a place to start as any.” Xodiac was shocked and furious by this. “You can’t do this!” But before he could say anything else, the replicas magically grabbed Xodiac around the neck with their magic causing him to choke. He tried to break free, but it wasn’t any good. They were too strong him to escape. A darkness grasp appeared around the two sucking the power from Xodiac as he screamed in pain as a darkness grasp appeared around him as well since he was now being destroyed. “So sorry, Xodiac,” said Vanitas while grinning at him evilly since he wasn’t really sorry, “But your vessel is needed for the final choosing.”