//------------------------------// // 16th Finals // Story: Friends Forever, Heroes Together // by TheSuperTransformerFan //------------------------------// When we last left our heroes, they were somehow teleported together to the planet Nemesis to take part in the Universal Ranger Tournament! Now, what’s left is that everyone has been chosen in teams of five...with the exception of one. They have been recently teleported away to different areas of the universe. Now, it’s time to see what happens next! The last thing Twilight, herself felt when she was beamed up was that her eyes were blinded by belief and that she would be in suspended animation. However, the light cleared and she came into a cabana-like room. She looked around, and saw it was similar to an apartment. As she came in, she was surprised to see her new friends already in the same room. “Wow!” Twilight said in shock and amazement. “So, we’re all in this team?” “It Kinda seems so, Twilight.” Shantae said, smiling. “The way you helped us against Void Knight, it’s no surprise you’d be here as well.” “Quite a surprise!” Ash agreed. “I thought we’d have to be lumped with some other warriors whom none of us knew.” “This is so amazing!” Sakura said, as she jumped up in excitement. “We get to participate together!” She hugged Twilight really tight. “Sakura...” she said weakly. “Let go...now!” “Oops!” Sakura said, as she released her grip on the pony. “Sorry.” She blushed. Twilight got back up, and sighed. “Well, since we’re all going to be part of this team...we should at least tell each of us a little bit about each other. I have yet to learn about you all.” She said. “Alright...a little bit about myself.” Ash said as he got up. “I’m an expert Pokémon trainer! You saw how I used Talonflame & Pikachu earlier.” He pointed to his Pokeball and Pikachu who happily cooed. “What I want to be is an expert gym leader, just like the others I’ve met before!” “For me?” Shantae said, as she got up, and carefully conjured small fire balls which were not too destructive. “I’m part Genie.” Everyone gawked in amazement at her powers. “Maybe if I win, I’d want to keep my village or this dimension protected.” “I’m a Digimon trainer...” Mikey said, as he stood up. “It’s similar to Pokémon, only it’s digital creatures.” He showed his digidex to Twilight who was surprised. “Fascinating...” Twilight said, as she wrote on a piece of paper. “What I’d want is to visit more of the Pokémon regions, where Ash has been!” Mikey concluded, as he playfully noogied Ash on the head. “Plus, I’d want to learn more about them. He put his machine away, and petted Pikachu carefully. Sakura decided to speak. “Well, for me? You can tell by the suit, and the staff that I am a Cardcaptor.” She explained. “You’re a cardcaptor?!” Shantae asked in delight. “Yes.” Sakura simply answered, as she thought, “Why is being a Cardcaptor such a shock to everyone?” “So, what do you want if you win?” Ash asked, curiously. “If I won...” she said, closing her eyes. “I would want to keep the cards of my world guarded at all costs, so that no evil can get towards them.” Everyone was surprised at her response, as they had not expected a response such as this one. “Wow.” Mikey said, stunned. “That was...pretty dark.” Sakura just shrugged. “Somehow, I don’t find that response shocking.” She smiled, as she turned to Twilight. “What’s your goal for if you win, Twilight?” They all turned to Twilight was was shocked, as her wings flew up instantly. Twilight looked at her new friends, and took in a deep breath, using the technique Cadence had taught her. She spoke. “Where I am from, I’m the last Equestrian Alicorn princess.” She explained. “An alicorn is somewhat of a unicorn with wings of a Pegasus.” She showed her wings and horn for proof. “If I win the tournament, then what I would want is my old dimension back, and my friends. But, I can’t fight against other warriors. I would go against my nature as the princess of Friendship entirely. I only do that when it’s okay to do so, whenever some creature threatens my home.” She bowed her head down. The others were so shocked at all this, as her response was more darker than Sakura’s, and more emotional. “Wow.” Sakura broke the ice. “I was not expecting anything like that.” She pet her gently. “You miss your world, do you?” Twilight gave no response, up just bowed her head down sadly. Just then, an announcement came on the screen! “Ladies and Gentlemen!” the announcement scared the living daylights of them as they jumped up in shock. They saw Rita on the screen. “The matches are about to start! I’ll announce the members fighting in each battle!” On the top right of the screen, shown a bracket filled with all the teams, similar to a basketball tournament. “The members of the team that wins five matches will have their wish granted!” Rita continued. “Now, for the first 4 matches in A block of round one!” the screen hovered to show the first two teams of the bracket. “First..the oddball team vs the Galaxy team!” The circles flashed to show Twilight Sparkle, herself, and The red space Power Ranger. “What?!” Everyone jumped up literally as if they missed something. “We’re the oddball team?!” Ash jumped up in shock. “I’m an oddball too?!” Twilight exclaimed in outrage. "Okay. That’s not how…Wow, I feel so insulted…” She grumbled. “This is it, Twilight!” Mikey said patting her. “Your first tournament battle! You ready?” Twilight sighed. “If this is what will bring back my world, then yes. I am.” She smiled, and got up, and flew to the exit to her first battle. “Catch you later!” She called out as she left. “Go for it!” Sakura called out, waving. “You can do it!” Shantae said, waving as well! “Good luck!” Twilight was off to her first battle as she would be facing the Galaxy team! Who knows who she’ll face, and how she’ll handle it? She had participated in battles before. So, this one should be a cakewalk! Right? The Universal Ranger Tournament was about to commence. The matches were about to start! This was it for Twilight! Her first tournament battle! The fate of her world, and other’s would start to be decided.