//------------------------------// // 11.- Will beats fate // Story: I am a cloudbender [Pegasus] // by Flash point //------------------------------// Flash was taking a tour of the entire town in search of anything dangerous or ponies crazed with fear, something that also started to affect him a bit when he saw that the problem wasn’t already solved by Celestia, a being almost like a God, to worsen his bad condition, he does not know who this Nightmare Moon is, which makes it difficult for him to understand the fear of others. A little grumpy he headed to the Everfree in search of some pony too crazy to seek refuge in the forest. "FLASH!!" Rainbow Dash interrupted his flight by almost colliding with him. "The girls need you, we all know that you can fight very well against the beasts of the Everfree and that you always fly over it, so we occupy you to give us a hoot in this ultra-special mission to save the day and be the heroes who defeat this one. Mad mare of the moon that came to claim Equestria after defeating Celestia who knows when I call it a bluff- " "CALM DOWN DASH! I hardly understand you at all” Flash had to interrupt her as it seemed that she intended to bring him up to speed in the shortest possible time and only caused annoyance by her chaotic speech. “Grrr… follow me, just help us in case something dangerous happens! We are waiting for you outside the Golden Oak on the way to the Everfree! " Rainbow Dash said goodbye by flying back to the library now with her mission accomplished. "Well, I'll be there in an instant!" Flash didn't think much about it and he flew straight to his cloud and picked up a couple of things that could be very useful to him and those were some pieces of armor for his hooves. It didn't take long for Flash to arrive with the girls who were now running towards the Everfree forest, Flash couldn't help but observe the group and not see any Solar Guards. "Huh! Why aren't there guards with us for such an important mission?" Flash let out his inner thought inadvertently. "Because there is no time to call them and they have already proven ineffective against Nightmare Moon!" Twilight responded a little hysterical as she gazed apprehensively at the big blue moon that filled the night sky with a cold feeling and not the serene tranquility that it used to show. “So, you are telling me, that the mare of the moon came down from outer space and came to conquer Equestria in a Magic Eternal Night where the sun will be hidden by her magic until she manages to make another moon with the sun and now the solar fanatics, they will be lunar fanatics and we have to get five mythical stones to defeat her without knowing how they are used... well, let's hit it, I don't see any logic in all this, but I will say that it is harmonic magic and that is why everything will work" Flash looked at the forest in search of that presence that keeps him so alert as he tries to carry on a conversation with the girls. "What a way to sum it up, cowboy, but if it works for you, go ahead as mah granny say" "I'll say I'm not very surprised to see all of you gathered" Flash looked at the chaotic group of mares with the scholar's addiction. "You should not! We are the best!" Pinkie squealed in happiness as she moved from the front to the side of Flash in an instant when no one was seeing her. "Well, I'll go ahead and explore the path to make sure I drive away as many beasts as possible, some already fear me, better take advantage of that!" Flash took off leaving the girls behind for a moment. Flash didn't fly very far, just far enough to eliminate that strong feeling of discomfort that arose within him when he approached the girls and when he got far enough, this feeling disappeared. "What the hell?" Flash touched his chest with his hoof being a bit confused, to clear his mind, he decided to approach the girls without them noticing him. He approached several times and every time, the strong sensation in his chest returned, he could only raise an eyebrow because the discomfort came from the same place that made him realize his potential... the magic of harmony that is within him and give him his cutie mark when he finally manages to understand his... destiny. "Don't reason it, don't give it logically, remember it's a world of magic and technicolor ponies." Flash talk with himself and took a few breaths to calm his mind. Flash returned to the girls only to see them fall off a cliff, Dash and Fluttershy reacted appropriately by grabbing the pony closest to them, but Twilight and Applejack were not that lucky. "Let go and you'll be fine." Applejack looked at Flash who was flying over and asked Twilight to let go. Twilight didn't have time to scream in panic, because as soon as she let go, she was already in Flash's hooves being dragged to the ground. "Are you crazy to stand on a cliff or the crazy forest played a big one on you" Flash commented a little concerned as he watched as Applejack was brought by the other two flying ponies. "The old map indicates that this is the way... but the geography is no longer the same or similar" Twilight took out an old map. “From all the month of experience I have with this forest, this place loves to play with logic like a foal with a ball, it never stands still and is always doing something, so don't expect anything normal from the place, one day it can have a lake and the next a mountain without causing a landslide or an earthquake” Flash rubbed the bridge of his nose as he remembered all the strange things he had witnessed in the forest. "Yes, I told them, the place is not natural, everything grows by itself" Applejack took the moment to affirm any argument that she had with the girls. "Ugh... I'd like to differ, but the chaotic magic is that it makes this whole place so ‘unnatural’ because the people of Zebrican will say the opposite of your argument" Applejack seemed to want to argue against the feeling that she was being called a liar. "Girls, a Manticore!" Twilight cried out in surprise when she and Rainbow saw the beast coming towards them. "!!!" Fluttershy looked surprised but she didn't indicate anything else as she flew away in silence. Only two individuals moved, the manticore that lunged at Rarity only to be interrupted by a hoof on its face. "Gragh!" The manticore growled in anger as some blood showed where it was hit by Flash's horseshoe that was combined with his speed. "I have more where that came from" Flash crouched while raising his wings as he looked at the Manticore that began to move in circles, Flash planned to destroy the beast in that instant, but he was still coherent enough to hear the small voice of Fluttershy fills with concern. "Can you understand that thing with your talent, Fluttershy?" Flash looked at her in surprise as he effortlessly avoided the manticore's foolish attempts to attack him while a Rainbow Dash was stopped by Applejack from joining the fray. Everypony looked at Fluttershy when they heard Flash's question. "I can... and he has a pain that makes him angry, you shouldn't have hit him so hard Flash" Fluttershy gets some kind of bravery and motherly love when she approached Manticore who became completely docile to Fluttershy's sweet touch. "So many questions arise in my mind, but they will be discarded as many others arose while I interacted with Pinkie" Flash resigned himself to accepting that the whole day today will be something similar, especially because of the strong sensation in his chest that he indicated that he did. the right thing to do by letting Fluttershy deal with the problem. Flash disconnected his mind from the group of mares and only concentrated when the tingling disappeared from his chest which was a few times where some beast's fences were roaming around the place, he quickly got rid of them while the girls sang some song while making fun of some trees. A small migraine gave Flash as he witnessed an aquatic beast worry about its appearance... "In this, I will not hesitate, it is a test for Rainbow, only a pegasus can fly to the other side and raise the bridge that is her if I wouldn’t have come" Flash muttered to himself a little sullen while surveying the area. "Don’t worry Flashy, your company is comforting and how you eliminated the beasts that came hidden was a great help, but this is a test for us to rescue the little moon" Pinkie appeared in one of the nearby branches from where He was flying and gave him a little hug and then went back to the girls when the bridge was repositioned. Flash followed the girls, but when he wanted to follow them inside the castle... a barrier prevented him from advancing further, Flash look with hate the barrier and all the whole situation, and he got enough of it. "To hell with your magic!" Flash hit the barrier with all his anger and will. "To hell with fate!" He hit the magic barrier again, but this time there was a crack in the barrier. "Fuck Harmony and this whole situation!" With one last blow Flash broke through the barrier that reformed again, but more slowly, while he had his breath shaking. The feeling of discomfort in his chest resurfaced with vigor, but he was completely overpowered with his strong will and he flew towards the main palace. Villains always await heroes on their throne and this world similar to a children's book, did not seem to disappoint him when he encountered Twilight and a black Alicorn inin a magical confrontation, Twilight was easily rejected by the Alicorn. Flash did not give time for an evil speech about how they are lost and how she achieved her evil plan, Flash went straight for a massive and powerful blow to the face of the mare to vent his repressed anger for the last hours uncomfortable that he has suffered. "Ughh, you bloody commoner as-" Flash shattered the magic placed on him with a powerful air jump that ended with another hoof planted on the mare's face that couldn't finish speaking. "Just die or lose once and let's end this children's tale at once with the villain being defeated by the power of friendship and my friendship is these two dear ones" Flash showed his hooves that had a small trace of the blood of the mare. "Magic and friendship ... the spark... the magic of harmony... we are all physical representations of the elements" Twilight suffered a blow from Eureka while she is being served by the other girls who arrived a couple of seconds ago. "I already know of your bravado!!!" Nightmare Moon released a magical sonic wave that pushed Flash away, sending him flying out of place so she could focus on the 6 girls who seemed to figure out how to defeat her. "NO!! Today you are my punching bag!! " Flash returned with twice the intensity, he no longer felt the anger of the beginning, but he noticed that the girls had not awakened the elements yet, so he kept Nightmare Moon distracted who took advantage of the moment when she moved Flash away to get closer to The elements. "You think you filthy commoner, but watch me destroy your hopes for a sunny day!" Nightmare Moon laughed hysterically as she smashed the elements with a flick of her hoof. “You think you have destroyed them! But it is not like that, because they are everywhere because they are part of the Magic of Harmony that abounds in Ponies, but here is Applejack who calms me down when in doubt, she represents the spirit of Honesty "The broken crystals distributed on the ground they resonated with magic that began to intensify with Twilight's speech. "Fluttershy who calmed the beast with compassion representing the spirit of kindness, Pinkie Pie who overcame fear by laughing representing the spirit of Laughter, Rarity who calmed the snake with a beautiful gift, thus represents the spirit of generosity and Rainbow Dash who did not abandon her friends for what she longed for, thus representing the spirit of Loyalty” The pieces of the elements floated around each of the girls, but the magic did not seem to have enough. "But you don't have the spark!" Nightmare Moon looked a little concerned at the six mares with five of the six elements that defeated her a millennium ago. "You may have an extra element, but without the spark, you won't be able to do anything" Confidence seemed to return to her until she saw Twilight's smile. "I discovered the spark when I realized how happy I am to see them, to hear them, how much they matter to me because they are my friends and the spark ignited within me!" The last item appeared on top of the girls. "I give 30 seconds for all this to end" Flash commented from afar while looking with disinterest at everything that happened, if he were a 100% pure Ponykind, maybe he would be captivated by everything that happened, but his experiences as a human-made that It all looked a bit ridiculous, but he accepts it anyway while watching the girls fire a laser cannon at the villain. "Well, now I can add to my resume that I have beaten an Alicorn and come out contested" "Hey! Flashy, what element are you?! We all represented one element and Nightmare Moon said we had one element too many, but in the book didn't say anything about more elements” Pinkie approached Flash with interest as she woke up after launching the villain eliminator beam. "He~! As if I knew, I cannot be the Spirit of Sarcasm because that is not a positive aspect that is part of the Harmony" Flash commented a bit happy when he finally saw the whole absurd situation end. "But you're not as sarcastic as Spike" Pinkie commented confused. "The sun is rising! The princess is fine!!" Twilight said ecstatically when she saw the sun peeking through one of the windows, but when she finished speaking, the same princess appeared.