//------------------------------// // 18: The Fight of the Night // Story: Road to Harmony // by Artthriller94 //------------------------------// Thing were beginning to become more tense in Los Angeles, as Chrysalis drove her Lamborghini Veneno towards her secret base. For unknown reasons, one of the skyscraper buildings began to flash an eerie green glow, indicating that something must have happened in Chrysalis's favor. There was something she secretly knew that would help her conquer Equestria, and even Earth. As she drove faster, her path was suddenly cut off by a certain McLaren Senna, belonging to Starlight Glimmer. Soon, the Rainbooms caught up with her, and surrounded Chrysalis from escaping, while she could only snarl. "This madness ends here, Chrysalis!" Starlight shouted out loud. Then, to her surprise, Chrysalis smirked. "You think you're the only one with special vehicle abilities?" Upon that question, Starlight and the girls suspected that their enemy has something in mind. Suddenly, the Veneno was surrounded in a green fiery circle, slightly blinding everyone. In a matter of seconds, the fire was gone, and so was Chrysalis and her vehicle. The girls gasped in surprise, as they discovered that Chrysalis can teleport, as well. This frustrated Starlight, as she pounded her fist on the steering wheel, and sighed. "Don't worry, Starlight." Applejack assured. "We're gonna' stop that creep, no matter what it takes." "We just need to formulate a plan," Twilight pondered, "without letting Chrysalis know we're coming." Pinkie Pie joined in the conversation, with an idea in mind. "Oh! Oh! Maybe we can use some kind of invisibility device that can turn our cars invisible! That way, we can charge in, and stop Chrysalis's plan for good!" The others have known Pinkie to be the only one to suggest good ideas out of nowhere. They all looked around their cars' interior, but they couldn't find a button, or device, that can turn their cars invisible. That is when Akira spoke up through their com-link system. "Girls. I couldn't help but overhear Pinkie's suggestion, and I just happened to have invented a camouflage software that can be uploaded wirelessly into your vehicle's onboard system, and can be activated by voice-command, by saying 'Camouflage Mode." "Really!?" The Rainbooms asked in unison, except Starlight, since she didn't know what a software is. "Yeah." Akira confirmed. "It was a little project I created, but never had the time to successfully test it." "You really are a science prodigy." Twilight gasped. "Thanks. Just give me a few seconds." Akira began to type on his keyboard. As the software was uploading from his computer to the girls' onboard system, he looked at another screen, viewing Team Furious, Nightmare Moon, and King Sombra beginning their epic fight. The battle between the two Equestrian villains and Team Furious had just started, as the latter group launched themselves forward, while King Sombra and Nightmare Moon jumped into the air. Nightmare summoned some dark energy from her hand, aimed towards Charlie, and threw it at great speed, but Taylin quickly created a magical shield in front of her friend, and blocked the attack. This had angered Nightmare, as she flew towards the two heroes, but was blasted by Bobby with his Plasma Cannon arm. King Sombra was also having some difficulty, as he tried to subject his opponents with his gaze, but thanks to David's Ecto-Goggles, as well as giving the rest of his friends duplicates of the equipment, they are somehow protected from being mind controlled. When that didn't work, King Sombra summoned his dark magic to utilize his black crystals and fire at David. However, Sam destroyed the incoming crystals using his bow and plasma arrows in one attack, while Rachael sent a fireball at Sombra, but as he quickly changed into a shadow, the intense light from the fireball burned him from the inside. When he went back into his human form again, a powerful water ball from a giggling Lily hit Sombra in the head, knocking him down. The fight went on for 30 minutes, with both factions not showing any signs of stopping. As they kept fighting, a few of the civilians were gathering at a safe distance, witnessing what seemed to be like something out of an anime battle from television. Even the remaining police officers, who arrived to keep any bystanders from getting too close from the fight scene, were awed at the sight of Team Furious trying hard to defeat the humanized My Little Pony villains, in order to save all of Los Angeles. Then, what seemed to be forever, Team Furious had the upper hand, when Charlie and Taylin decided to use their powers together. Charlie fired a powerful flaming blast from his double barrel shotgun, and Taylin flung a magical fireball from her hand, at Nightmare Moon. Nightmare used a shield of her own to block both attacks, but sent her down to the ground hard upon impact. When King Sombra was distracted by Nightmare's defeat, Bobby, David, and Sam used the opportunity to fuse their own attacks on him. David fired a boson dart first, Bobby unleashed an electric blast into the dart, and as the blast got close to Sombra, Sam sent an energy arrow at him, as David and Bobby's attack exploded at the same time. This sent an unconscious King Sombra to the ground, right next to Nightmare Moon, who was struggling to get off the pavement. This gave Team Furious a short time to catch their breaths and figure a plan to completely immobilize the two enemies. "Okay... we stopped them." Bobby panted. "Now... how do we... make sure they... don't cause anymore damage?" "Can't we summon something within ourselves to stop them?" Taylin pondered. "Like the Elements of Harmony?" Lily puzzled. "Lily," Rachael rebuked, "only the Rainbooms, and the Mane 6 from Equestria, can use the Element of Harmony. I don't think the Elements would come from us." Everyone else agreed with Rachael. Charlie, however, remembered what Pinkie Pie said during the first time they've met, and what Sunset said in Twilight's basement. "Maybe. But, if we really are counterparts of the Rainbooms, and that we have different elements within ourselves, then it's worth a try to summon them." Everyone was confused of what Charlie meant, until he reminded them what Pinkie and Sunset said to them. Then, he told them to hold each other hands, walk towards the defeated Nightmare Moon and King Sombra, and focus on trying to summon their elements in silence. As the weakened Nightmare and Sombra finally got back up, what they saw next shocked them deeply. Each of Team Furious' bodies glowed with different colors: Charlie glowed amber, Taylin glowed purple, David glowed green, Rachael glowed red, Sam glowed orange, Bobby glowed yellow, and Lily glowed pink. Then, they floated into mid-air, and their eyes glowed bright white in the same way that the Mane 6 did in the cartoon. This left Nightmare and Sombra completely terrified and confused. How could these humans possess the Elements of Harmony? Even all the people and officers in the background were both awed and puzzled. Finally, without warning, a familiar rainbow stream burst out of Team Furious and shot up and down upon their stunned opponents. The light of the rainbow was enough to cause great pain on Nightmare Moon and King Sombra, as they screamed at the top of their lungs, which could be heard faintly. At last, the rainbow disappeared, and Team Furious slowly landed down. They all heard the crowd cheer with great volume, while the cops remained in their place to hold back the screaming civilians. Team Furious felt surprised that they unleashed something that only Princess Twilight, Sunset, and each of their friends could do. This might prove their counterpart theory. Then, as they also felt flattered by their new fans, they looked at where Nightmare Moon and King Sombra once stood, and gasped. They saw a normal woman and man laying in pain on the pavement. To Team Furious, they weren't anyone they recognize. They ran up to them, and helped them up on their feet. Charlie and Taylin held the woman up, while Rachael and David helped the man. "Are you alright, sir?" David asked the man named Mr. William. He replied, saying he is a little dizzy, but he was alright. "Are you hurt, ma'am?" Charlie questioned the woman named Ms. Peterson, who said no and thank you. Two ambulances arrived at the scene and Team Furious led the two civilians toward them. As they were both examined by the paramedics, they thanked the seven teenagers for saving their lives. Then, Team Furious asked them both if they remember anything that happened to them, or what cause them to be possessed. They said that a woman in a black dress kidnapped them both. Then, they recalled that woman using some dark magic from two broken items: a shattered piece of blue armor, and a red horn, thus transforming them into the human versions of King Sombra and Nightmare Moon. Team Furious realized what those items were. They also said they somehow witnessed all that has happened, after they were possessed, as if they were watching "in the back seat" of their own bodies. Even so, they apologized for causing so much devastation on Los Angeles. With the persuasion of Team Furious, the chief of LAPD assured them that it wasn't entirely their fault. Meanwhile, Akira had finished uploading his wireless camouflage software into Starlight's Senna electronic system, as well as within the Rainbooms' vehicles. With it being voice-activated, they used their new vehicle ability to go invisible. What they found out about this new ability is that their interiors remained visible, while the exteriors were not. Presently, they were reaching near the bottom of the green flashing skyscraper. They saw the FBI agents and SWAT team trying to figure out how to enter it, so they took another short route to the building without being seen. With directions from Akira, they stopped at the rear entrance of the building, which led to a parking lot underneath. It was blocked by the green force field surrounding the entire area of the building. This concerned the girls on how to enter and find out what Chrysalis is up to. "Any ideas on how to get in?" Rainbow Dash asked. Starlight used her knowledge and magic to try to make an opening within the force field, but failed. "It's too strong. We're got to figure something else." As the girls tried to think of a solution, Pinkie Pie activated her '99 Civic Si's camouflage mode, disappearing from sight. That is when Applejack pointed out the obvious. "Hey! Where's Pinkie?" "I'm waiting for you girls, silly!" Pinkie said from the com-link system. They all saw her waving on the other side of the force field, which seem impossible to them. "How in the world did you do that, Pinkie?!" Rarity gasped in surprise. Luckily, Akira was able to explain. "I think what Pinkie did was simply activating the camouflage software and driving past the force field. Even I am both confused and impressed!" "Well, that's Pinkie Pie for ya." Twilight smirked. "C'mon, girls!" Sunset called out. "We still need to focus on the mission at hand here." Without another second to waste, they all went invisible, drove towards the force field, and visibly emerged on the other side. Once there, they went into the parking lot and parked their cars. They stepped out and magically placed their cars in storage. Akira told them that since he still can't hack into the security cameras, he warned them to be careful, and on their guard at all times. The Rainbooms and Starlight agreed, as they silently "ponied up," and changed into their crystal-like attire from Camp Everfree. There was very little light to see, so Starlight, Twilight, and Rarity were able to light their surroundings with their unicorn/alicorn magic. The girls were just about to enter further into the dark parking lot, when they were suddenly blinded by bright green headlights. It was Queen Chrysalis, who was waiting in her Veneno for her prey to appear. Then, without warning, Starlight found herself trapped inside a green cocoon. The Rainbooms, however, weren't trapped in cocoons, but saw their friend being towed away into the darkness by the Veneno. "STARLIGHT!!!" they screamed in unison. They brought out their cars again, and gave chase after Chrysalis, who was laughing sinisterly the whole time. They alerted Akira of their captured friend's situation, and he quickly contacted Team Furious for help. As he did, he began to wonder if he should help out after all. After the epic battle, most of the bystanders and cops were doing their best to clean up most of Los Angeles. With King Sombra and Nightmare Moon gone, things were a little less tense. As the paramedics carried the two civilians away, the fight to save their world wasn't over yet. There was still Queen Chrysalis at large, and Team Furious hasn't heard from Starlight Glimmer, the Rainbooms, and Akira. They were just about to leave the scene, when they heard Akira calling them from their wrists. Charlie tap his wrist to bring up the holographic screen and a live video of their ally was broadcasting. "Akira, what's the situation?" "The girls had successfully infiltrated the glowing building's force field, but Chrysalis has just captured Starlight Glimmer!" "WHAT?!" Taylin screamed. She was clearly worried for her friend. "Her friends are chasing after Chrysalis in the parking lot under the building, but we need your help right away!" "Alright, we'll be right there!" Charlie confirmed. "Let's move, team!" Without a moment to lose, Team Furious quickly summoned their cars back out, and race towards the glowing skyscraper to rescue Starlight. As they left, Akira got out his seat and out of his lab coat. He went to the far side of the laboratory, where some sort of battle armor was hung in a display case. Placing his hand on the glass, he had a serious look on his face, and he made up his mind on helping his new friends. "It's time."