//------------------------------// // CHAPTER 3 // Story: My Little Avengers: Endgame // by Kitsune_Kenshi //------------------------------// Applejack was standing beside the unconscious form of Discord. Following his collapse, Discord was taken to the healing hud. Applejack had been with him every minute, along with Fluttershy, who sat on the other side of the bed, sobbing quietly. She took off Discord's eyeglasses, and set them carefully on the small table next to the healing hub's bed. Then she left the room. standing outside were Twilight, Sunset, and Rarity. "Spike gave him a sedative," Applejack told them. "he's gonna probably be out for the rest of the day." "You guys take care of him, and I'll bring him a Xorrian elixir when I come back." Sunset promised. "Applejack had no idea what a "Xorrian elixir" was, but she bet it was probably something beneficial. "Where are you going?" Twilight asked. "To kill Storm King." Sunset answered, matter of fact. It was the logical course of action. she started to leave, when Rarity blocked her path. "Darling, you know, we usually work as a team here," Rarity explained to the newcomer. "And between you and I, morale's a little fragile." she glanced upward. "We realize up there is more your territory, but this is our fight, too." "You even know where he is?" Applejack wondered. Sunset looked at Applejack, then down at the hall at Tempest. "I know people who might." Suddenly, Spike came running in, "Got emergency report," he said, "we found him." (~) In the briefing room, all of the ponies, including the Young six, were standing there. Tempest was leaning on a table in the lounge. She looked over her shoulder, and saw Spike looking at her. No, not her. He stared at the table, as a hologram projector turned on, showing an image of the Earth. Angel was standing on the table, near the hologram. "When Storm King snapped his fingers, ears became ground zero for a power surge of ridiculously cosmic proportions," he noted. "No one's ever seen anything like it. Until two days ago." Tempest watched as a blast of energy emanated from the holographic Earth, slicing out to the cosmos. Soon, Earth was replaced by an image of space, as the holograph bounced from planet to planet, before coming to rest on another world with a similar burst of energy. Smaller than the one they had seen on Earth, but so very much like it. "On this planet," Angel said, pointing at the hologram. "Storm king is there," Silverstream declared. Her tone was cold, but she bristled with angry energy. It doesn't sound like her at all. Applejack looked at the hologram, as Twilight paced behind her. "He used the elements again," she determined. Dash sat at the table, not reacting to Applejack, not noticing the hologram. It was like she wasn't even in the room. There was a bowl of food on the table, and a drink next to her. And she just sat there, not saying a word. "Hey, Hey, Hey," Spike jump in, putting the brakes on the conversation."We'd be going in short-handed, you know?" He didn't want them to take on a suicide mission. "Look, he's still got the elements, so..." Twilight began. "So, let's get 'em," Silverstream decided, ready for action. "Use them to bring everyone back." Smolder added. Simple plans were the best, she thought. Less room for mistakes. "Just like that?" Spike asked, his voice coated in skepticism. "Yeah," Twilight concluded. "Just like that," She was ready to do something. sitting and waiting won't accomplish anything, At last, Silverstearm rose from her seat. She walked around the table, and stood directly in front of Sunset. She looked at her right in her eyes, as Silverstearm held her claw out next to her. There was the sound of rushing wind, and then suddenly Silverstrearm's weapon, Riptide, flew into the room, seeking silverstearm's claws. This legendary weapon soared so close to Sunset's head that it blew back her hair, coming within millimeters of her skull. She didn't flinch. She only smiled. "I like this one." Dash suddenly decided, she stood up and walked in front of her, her hoofs out stretched right next to her. Another gust of wind and the Dash's mythical weapon, Stonebreaker charged onto Dash's hoof. Once again, no flinch, only smile. "Intersecting ." she said as she, Silverstearm, and the Young six walked out, into the spaceship parked outside. Twilight turned her attention way from her friends, to the garden planet in the holographic display. She took a deep breath, and said, "Let's go get this son of a toad."