-TERRARIA, HOME TOWN-
“Come on then!” Skeletron roars out in defiance. “Come gods or mortals, you will all be reduced to dust!” The skeletal entity rushes forward with its large skull and two skeletal appendages; ready to combat its many foes.
Fluttershy and her two large slime companions also rush forth as they and Skeletron collide head on. Crimulan, the large crimson colored slime entity, pushed against Skeletron’s right arm while Ebonian, the large dark purple slime entity, pushed against Skeletron’s right appendage. As for the yellow pegasus herself, she was currently engaged in physical combat with the large skull of Skeletron, the main portion of the entity’s very being. The large skull then tries to bite down on her but the pegasus retaliates by catching Skeletron’s maw, holding the entity’s jaw apart in the process, before she then lifts up the upper jaw with so much force that she manages to snap the skull’s jaw in the process.
As this is going on, everyone else present is currently contending with the rest of Skeletron’s smaller appendages. However, things would be different this time for they now possessed the means to permanently destroy the appendages and prevent them from regenerating: Pinkie Pie’s Muramasa. The party pony became absolutely crucial to their success as for every one of Skeletron’s limbs that was destroyed in battle, the ones responsible would call out to the pink pony to finish them off upon which she would perform the action in a pink blur.
The battle continues to rage on as Fluttershy and her two summoned slime allies keep the main portions of Skeletron at bay. Skeletron and his trio of opponents were evenly matched as for every attack Fluttershy and her allies would dish out, Skeletron would retaliate with equal ferocity, and vice versa.
Pinkie Pie was currently assisting Twilight and Celebes with all three of Skeletron’s smaller skull clones. Celebes manages to cut one of the skulls clean in half upon which she’d shout:
“Now, Pinkie Pie!”
[ZOOM-SHLINK]
In a pink blur, Pinkie Pie heeds The Dryad’s request and slices the remnants of the skull entity’s remains. A blue aura consumes the remains thus preventing any hope of the skull entity to reform itself leaving behind only two more skulls in the process.
“One down, two to go.” Twilight comments as she, Celebes, and Pinkie Pie prepares to attack the two remaining skull entities. However, the trio failed to realize that the skull duo floating before them had come up with a plan. Approaching Twilight, Celebes, and Pinkie Pie from behind with rapid speed was one of Skeletron’s smaller arm appendages. Tanner The Guide, who is floating nearby and was supporting some of the other terrarians fight off other limbs, spotted the small arm approaching twilight and her two allies as he roars out:
“Watch out!” Sadly, his warning was too late as the arm successfully strikes the trio from behind but most disturbingly, it wasn’t entirely aiming for all three of them. Its main target was Pinkie Pie who lets out a painful:
“AURGH!” To make matters even worse, this sudden attack causes the pink pony to accidentally drop The Muramasa which flies off into the distance from the force of the impact. As a result, everyone’s best means of destroying Skeletron and his appendages permanently was also sent flying away with that blade.
Pinkie Pie was rendered unconscious as a result of the impact and was now falling down to the earth below. Twilight and Celebes, both of whom manage to recover from the strike, look on in horror. They wanted to save the pink pony but the two skulls and the appendage that had struck them from behind was preventing them from doing so as the skeletal limbs blocked their path. Suddenly, another blur zooms towards Pinkie Pie and catches the party pony thus preventing her from crashing into Home Town.
They then reappear on the roof of Candy Cane Corner as the being who was responsible for saving Pinkie Pie puts the pink pony down carefully and says:
“It’s a good thing Celestia and I got back in time, I must also commend the speed of these Hermes Boots.” Sai Sahan comments as he caresses Pinkie Pie’s pink mane. The party pony slowly starts to come to as she opens her eyes and takes notice of the terrarian who stood beside her.
“Wha… what happened? S-Sai? Is Celestia… ok?” Pinkie Pie questions tiredly.
“She is fine, Pinkie Pie. It took a couple of healing potions and some rest but she pulled through. Her pride is a little shattered since this is the second time she was rendered unconscious from a boss fight. Aside from that though, she’s good. In fact, she should be helping your friends up there in-” Suddenly, Sai’s words were cut off as he could feel someone was watching them. The terrarian turns around and notices another pony, one of a dark pink coloration along with a resemblance to Pinkie Pie.
“Pinkie Pie’s sister, I presume?” Sai questions.
“Pinka...mena,” Pinkie Pie says groggily as she was unfortunately about to fall unconscious again. “I’m so happy… to know… that you’re… ok.” With those final words, the party pony falls back into the embrace of sleep but this time with a happier expression and a content smile.
“Thank you... for saving her,” Pinkamena responds as during everyone’s battle with Skeletron, the dark pink pony regained her consciousness. “Unfortunately, without The Muramasa, none of you have a chance to permanently destroy Skelly for good.”
“I wouldn’t be too sure about that,” Sai says as he chuckles momentarily before he continues: “Hope isn’t lost yet, Pinkamena. Both for all of us and you.” Pinkamena’s ears perks up from those words as she says:
“What are you insinuating?”
“Thanks to your sister, we know that you’re being forced to do all of this in order to save her. Yharim is a cruel and traitorous monstrosity. I guess what I’m trying to say is: Celestia and I know your current predicament all too well, especially Celestia. I take it that Yharim has revealed to you about what he’s done to Lunaris?”
“Yeah, he told me about it. Not to mention the fact that I heard everything Twilight told my sister from inside her psyche, when we were still linked together.”
“That sounds about right,” Sai says as he takes on an expression of sadness mixed with empathy. “Like you and Pinkie Pie, Celestia’s brother means the absolute world to her. She would die if it meant that he could be free from Yharim’s grasp. I would do the same for both of them as well. You probably don’t need me to tell you this but I shall make you this vow and if Celestia were here with us, she’d do the same,” Sai Sahan then puts a clenched fist over his heart as he then says: “I, Sai Sahan, hereby vow to watch over your sister in your absence. I’m sure that you’ll be forced to commit heinous acts in servitude to Yharim; in order to protect your sister. Know this, we shall never call you a monster no matter what happens next. A monster would commit foul deeds for pure enjoyment and selfish reasons. You, on the other hand… or hoof, does it in order to save the one you love. That alone earns my eternal respect.”
Upon hearing those words, Pinkamena closes her eyes and nods contently before saying:
“Thank you,” She then turns her gaze back to the battle taking place high above and says: “There’s still the issue of them not having The Muramasa any more to finish off Skelly.”
“As I said before, all hope isn’t lost,” Sai says as he then smirks before he continues: “Keep watching for this will all be over, very soon.”
High in the skies above Home Town, everyone continues to struggle against Skeletron and his remaining appendages. Unfortunately, due to the loss of The Muramasa, they were slowly starting to feel the fatigue from their efforts as no matter what they’d do, Skeletron and his limbs would just keep reforming over and over again. The largest skull of Skeletron was currently floating high above them all while his two largest skeletal arms fought against Fluttershy and The Slime Gods.
“I already told you, worms. This struggle of yours is pointless and no matter how hard you hit me, no matter-”
“Yeah! Yeah! We get it!” Rainbow Dash interjects and cuts off Skeletron’s words. “You’re always good for a laugh and bla bla bla.” The cyan pegasus says annoyingly as she fires her minishark at a few more of Skeletron’s appendages upon which said limbs would simply reform from her efforts.
Skeletron simply chuckles in response before saying:
“Oh you are just a treat.”
Unbeknownst to the large skull, Twilight was charging up her horn during their conversation as she then finally unleashes a powerful energy blast.
[BOOM]
The lavender mare’s attack successfully makes its mark as she literally blasts half of Skeletron’s face off in the process. However, the skull simply laughs and starts to reform itself while saying:
“Pointless, it’s all pointless. Without that wretched blade, none of you can ever hope to-”
[SHLINK]
Suddenly, Skeletron’s words were cut off as a familiar sword pierced his large skull; directly between his eyes. This sudden action even causes all of his limbs to freeze in place as a result. Everyone is shocked by this and turns to a female terrarian with wings who is revealed to be the one responsible for the assault.
“Sorry for being late, everyone,” Terralestia says with a smirk. “What’s wrong, Skeletron? Loss for words are we? I’m here to finish you off from where my brother started. Everyone! Attack him in full force while the blade is embedded into him!”
Heeding to her request, everyone else present starts to unleash their fury upon the large skull. Magical blasts, explosions, ranged weaponry, every form of attack that was available to everyone present was now being unleashed relentlessly against the large skull. Skeletron’s largest skull slowly but surely starts to deteriorate and thanks to The Muramasa being stabbed into his form, it prevents the entity from regenerating. However, despite what was going to happen in mere moments, Skeletron simply embraces the end for he knew one thing that everyone else present didn’t: This wasn’t the true Skeletron but something that was incredibly reminiscent to the original. A perfect clone, one could say.
-This is fine- Skeletron says internally as the skeletal entity is reduced to nothing; a result of everyone’s combined attacks. -I live on thanks to that pony. Revel in this shallow victory for now you worms for I shall return someday. As for you, Yharim… I hope Pinkamena does indeed give me the chance to get my hands on you-
As Skeletron continues burn and sizzle out of existence due to everyone else’s attacks, the skeletal entity smirks with its bareboned jaws and says one last thing internally:
-As for you, Steven; my insurance policy… I hope you expose that foolish imbecile… Tanner The Guide. Consider this my middle finger to you, Tanner-
Finally, the skeletal menace was finally obliterated as the largest skull of Skeletron is reduced to dust. In addition, all of Skeletron’s limbs also starts to fade away as The Muramasa that was once embedded into the skull starts to fall down to the earth below before being caught by Celebes, The Dryad.
Everyone simply stares on in shock for they couldn’t believe it, they’ve all won. In unison, they all take on a confident smile as they shout together:
“WE DID IT! HERE COMES THE LOOT!”
Down below and on the roof of Candy Cane Corner, Sai Sahan and Pinkamena observes the end result of the battle with Skeletron all while Pinkie Pie still remains unconscious. The dark pink pony was about to say something before a portal opens up behind her and, most disturbingly, mechanical-like limbs snatches her up which causes Sai to shout:
“Mena!” Sai also extends his left hand out in an effort to somehow help the pony who was now caught by this mysterious mechanical arm. In response, Pinkamena simply moves her head from left to right as she says:
“No, it’s ok. Yharim is likely making sure that I return to the hideout. I guess he doesn’t trust me enough to return on my own,” The mechanical arm then starts to drag itself, and by extension Pinkamena, back into the portal as the dark pink pony shouts: “Protect my sister, Sai Sahan! All of you please protect her from this point on!”
Unfortunately, due to the speed of which the mechanical limb was retreating back into the portal with, Sai Sahan wasn’t able to respond in time as the pink mare and the limb disappears behind a closed portal; said portal sizzling out of existence as a result. The terrarian takes on a saddened expression as he then picks up the unconscious Pinkie Pie and practically cradles her within his arms as he says:
“I swore an oath to you and I intend to keep it, Pinkamena,” He then takes off into the sky via his Rocket Boots as he then says: “Perhaps it’s time I take on a student of my own. I shall teach you true mastery of the blade, Pinkie Pie.”
-TERRARIA, THE DUNGEON ENTRANCE-
"Heh, it's a good thing that no one's here to guard this place any longer," A mysterious male terrarian says as he starts to make his way into The Dungeon. "No loot or any form of valuables are safe from the greatest thief in all of Terraria. I who have stolen countless artifacts, the great: Loganic!"