//------------------------------// // Episode 31: "Grogar's Endgame, Part 5" // Story: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Season 13 // by twilightsparkle3562 //------------------------------// … … "PREVIOUSLY ON MY LITTLE PONY" … … Celestia: "Luna, stay by me! We'll get rid of this oversized teddy bear!" Grogar: "Foolish Mare! You ruined my attack!" Twilight Sparkle: "You're going to lose a lot more than that soon, Chirin!" Trixie: "Daddy trained in martial arts before he became a magician, and he taught me all his 'tricks'." Chrysalis: "You can't stop me!" Starlight Glimmer: "Not with magic. But maybe with this!" Tirek: "As soon as Chrysalis makes her move, we make ours. Understood? To the death of Grogar, forward!" Twilight Sparkle: "Discord, what are you doing?" Discord: "Fire and you'll hit the youngest member of your legion. You wouldn't want to risk any harm to her, now would you? So what's it going to be, goat boy?" … … "Discord, what are you doing?!" Twilight cried, flabbergasted by what was happening. "What you are doing is dangerous! Cozy Glow may be evil but she's only a filly! Using her as a bargaining chip against Grogar is only going to make things worse!" "Trust me, Twilight," Discord angrily seethed. "I know what I'm doing. I've waited a long time for this! Now, finally, I'm going to get my powers back one way or another!" The lord of chaos kept his eyes closely on Grogar as he stepped forward, his horns glowing. "The chaos magic or the filly, what's it going to be?" Discord asked as the clone of Cozy Glow clutched onto the bars. "Better hurry before I decide to stop being 'generous'." "Discord, it's not worth it," Spike cried as he and Rarity raced over to Twilight's side. "Stay out of this! We can handle Grogar and get your chaos magic back ourselves." "Spike, don't try to convince me otherwise," Discord warned. "I've seen trades before like our freedom for the alicorn magic. This is just like that." Then he watched as Grogar stepped closer and closer towards him, growing more and more angry by the second. "I'm not going to ask you again, Grogar!" Discord warned. "Hand over my magic or I might just snap little Cozy Glow here into oblivion!" But Grogar was not going to submit that easily. In his mind, Discord had already signed his death warrant. Grogar then turned his eyes over to the clone of Cozy Glow, getting himself an idea in the process. He was going to free Cozy Glow even if it meant killing Discord. "Discord," Grogar snarled. "You should know better than to mess with me. I have powers greater than your own! I will not submit to your demands! Not now, not ever!" "Very well, then!" Discord coldly replied. "Say goodbye to one of your best assets!" "Discord, no!" Twilight, Spike and Rarity all shouted together! But before Discord could carry out his threat, Grogar fired his magic at Discord, hitting him and sending the draconequus into the wall, releasing his grip of the cage and freeing the cloned Cozy Glow! "Did you honestly think I was going to submit to your foolish demands, creature of chaos?" Grogar laughed as the Cozy Glow clone flew towards him while Discord struggled to his feet. "This is even more stupid than when you plotted to attack Princess Twilight's coronation to boost her confidence. It seems your overconfidence is only overshadowed by your stupidity." "You...won't get away...with this!" Discord gasped. "I will get...my magic back if it's the last thing I do!" And Discord continued to stare down Grogar as the ram continued to tower over him. … Meanwhile in the streets of Canterlot, Grogar's pet grizzly continued to wander the deserted streets in search of his prey: The two alicorns that his master commanded to kill. Hiding in an abandoned donut shop, Celestia and Luna watched as Scarface searched for them. Both sisters had scrapes and cuts on their bodies from going through the window, but they still had their fighting spirit. "We can't hide from him forever, sister," Luna warned as they peeked from behind the counter. "He will find us eventually." "Of course, we can't hide, Luna," Celestia nodded in reply. "Even so, Scarface may be a grizzly but even grizzlies have their weaknesses. To him, we are nothing more than hay burgers with a side of hay fries." "What?" Luna asked in a confused tone. "Never mind," Celestia corrected herself. "We just have to try and find a way to get him to expose his weak point." "And how do you propose we do that, Celestia?" Luna asked, taking her helmet off to air out her mane. "We're just two ponies at the mercy of that monster. As powerful as we may still be, there is little we can do to take down such a beast." Celestia then began to think of an idea. In her mind, she knew that Scarface was hungry and would eat just about anything. "I do seem to recall one thing," She remarked. "Grizzlies have a taste for meat, not just ponies." "What kind of meat?" Luna nervously asked. "Deer, cow, moose…any kind of meat, really." Celestia explained Luna then questioned. "And how do you propose we find one?" This made Celestia look over to her sister and realized that there could be a way to lure the beast into the open. "Oh, no," Luna remarked upon seeing a sly look on her sister's face. "Wait, I know what you are thinking...don't you even... no!" This made Celestia increase her sly look. "Don't look at me like that!" Luna cried, backing herself against the wall on her hind legs. "You're getting nothing from me! I said no! I will not ever masquerade as a moose!" But a little while later, Luna stood before Celestia wearing a pair of chair legs over her helmet that now resembled moose antlers. "Trust me, Luna, this is the only way," Celestia explained "I mean...how else do you want to lure that bear out in the open?" "Remind me to kill you later." Luna muttered under her breath. "Now Luna, you are the best actress out of the two of us," Celestia responded while ignoring her sister's remark "Scarface won't kill you, I won't allow it. Besides, I'll be hiding with my killing spell. The moment he sees you, I will come out of hiding and strike at him. I wouldn't do this if I wasn't confident this plan could work." Rolling her eyes, Luna was left with no choice but to comply with her sister's plans. "Okay, so where do you want me to go?" She asked before muttering. "Not that it matters to me." Trotting over to the windows, Celestia looked out and saw the Canterlot Library out in the distance. To her, it was the perfect spot to carry out her plan. The area was wide open and she had the perfect hiding space in mind. "I have an idea." She declared and she quickly teleported herself and Luna over to the library. Meanwhile, Scarface continued to prowl the streets of Canterlot in search of any sign of his targets. As he passed Cinnamon Chai's tea and cakes shop, he caught a scent and went inside the shop, breaking down the door with his paws. Stepping inside the empty shop, Scarface sniffed around but found nothing, to his great disappointment. Then he picked up another scent and made his way to the back of the shop. However, instead of finding a pony he only found some cinnamon buns on the floor. Snorting in defeat, the grizzly turned and left. But no sooner did Scarface step outside than did he find another scent. This caught the bear by surprise and he followed the scent right towards the Canterlot Library where Celestia and Luna were waiting for him. Little did Scarface know that he was walking into a trap! … … Back at the library, Luna stood with her sister at the top of the library's entrance. "Okay," Celestia declared while looking through a pair of binoculars. "He's picked up our scent. You know what to do, right?" "What?" Luna blinked. "Just walk around and pretend you're searching for aquatic plants to eat," Celestia hastily suggested. "Grizzlies don't have the best eyesight and we can use this to our advantage. In his mind, you are nothing more than a moose, Luna." Rolling her eyes again, Luna stepped down the stairs while Celestia remained low to cover, her horn lightly charging up for a fatal shot. "I hope this works." Celestia thought to herself as Scarface got closer and closer and Luna lowered her head, pretending to sniff about for any aquatic plants. In her mind, Luna couldn't help but feel not just embarrassed but also frightened in a sense. She was coming face to face with a bear and feared the worst that could happen. Picking up Luna's scent, Scarface lowered himself down a little and prepared himself to make his move. "Looks like the wind's changed direction," Celestia whispered as she slowly moved closer and closer down the steps. "Watch your scent, Luna!" Suddenly, both sisters could hear the sounds of low growling! Luna wanted nothing more than to break character and flee, but she knew she had to stay in character. "Come on, Celestia," Luna whispered, her eyes beginning to shake with fear. "Get into position already!" "Just as he leaps," Celestia said under her breath as her horn charged. "Right for the heart." Sure enough, Scarface crouched down in preparation to pounce on his target! Judging his moment, Scarface locked his eyes on Luna and let out a loud roar as he leapt right for her! Seeing the bear move, Celestia charged her horn and fired a death beam of magic at Scarface! But in her haste, she missed her target and instead struck Scarface in the stomach, causing him to yelp in pain, still alive. Angered, Scarface turned towards Celestia and the battle between alicorns and a terrifying grizzly would rage on! … … Infuriated at being attacked, Scarface displayed a look of sheer death in his eyes as Celestia and Luna were now forced to take on the bear! Taking to the skies, Celestia and Luna hovered over Scarface as the giant grizzly clawed his at the sisters. "Bright idea, Celestia!" Luna cried, giving her sister a look as she ripped off the makeshift moose antler. "Are you trying to get me killed?! How could you have missed such an easy target?! He was literally three feet in front of you!" "Just fight the bear, Luna! He moves quicker than he should for an overgrown bag of fur!" Celestia retorted while readying her spear as she raised it. Then she swung the weapon at Scarface, trying to hit him in the chest in the hopes of at least inflicting more damage to the blast area. Growling, Celestia then swung her spear at Scarface's throat which only seemed to make Scarface even more angry. Jumping into the fray, Luna leapt onto Scarface's back and wrapped her forelegs around his neck while trying to suffocate him! "Sister, I've got him!" She shouted as Scarface tried to shake her off, prompting Luna to do the only thing she could think of and bite Scarface on his right ear! "Aim for the heart, quick!" But before Celestia could act, Scarface threw Luna off of him and sent her right onto her back! The bear charged right for Luna, but Celestia wasn't going to let her sister be killed. Rushing forward, Celestia spreaded out her wings and threw herself onto the bear, trying to push him back into the stairs of the library! Snarling, she pushed her foreleg into Scarface's jaw, trying to forcefully close them! Scarface didn't take such actions lightly and he pushed Celestia back while also swinging his claws at Celestia's wings. With a sudden swift swing, he struck Celestia's left wing, causing her to scream in pain as she fell to the ground while her helmet was thrown off her head! "SISTER!" Luna screamed as Celestia was forced onto the ground, a noticeable gash wound appeared where Scarface had struck. Struggling to her feet, Celestia tried to move, but the pain from her injured wing prevented her from doing so. Luna quickly realized she needed or else her big sister would surely be murdered at the claws of Grogar's pet. As Scarface circled around the wounded Celestia, she looked weakly up at him and tried to light up her horn. "Luna, if I don't make it... tell Twilight…" She declared while trying to force her way through the pain. "I...went down fighting. I love you both!" Rising to his feet, Scarface prepared to administer the final blow to Celestia! Then suddenly, he let out a loud roar of pain! Turning around, he saw Luna with her horn charged up, ready to defend her wounded sister. In a fit of rage, Luna fired several blasts at Scarface, causing the grizzly to roar in pain with each strike of Luna's magic! Blinded by anger, Luna charged at Scarface with a ferocious yell as shades of Nightmare Moon began to emerge. Using her strength, she picked up Scarface and took him into the air, bringing him out to a waterfall in the mountains surrounding the city. "End of the line, you beast!" Luna whispered as she charged her horn and plunged it right into Scarface's heart while the bear let out one final, painful roar! Luna then released her grip on the grizzly and watched him fall to the waters below. "It… is finished." Luna declared and then flew back to check on her badly wounded sister. … Back at Canterlot Castle, Grogar suddenly felt a strange pain in him as he towered over Discord. It was apparent to him what had just happened. "No…" He cried while holding back tears. "What's the matter, Grogar? Is that sadness I see in you?" Discord, taunted much to the cloned Cozy Glow's confusion. "Golly, what is it?" The cloned Cozy Glow pondered. Lowering his head down for a moment, Grogar felt tears starting to form at the corners of his eyes. "Scarface…" He cried in a low voice. "He's dead." Suddenly, he turned his attention over to Twilight, a look of death in his eyes. "MURDERED BY YOUR MENTORS ON YOUR ORDERS, PRINCESS!" He screamed before shooting a massive blast of magic of Twilight that sent her flying into the doors of her throne room! "TWILIGHT!" Spike and Rarity screamed in horror as Twilight laid down and seemed ready to fall into unconsciousness from the powerful blast! "No one kills my pet and gets away with it!" Grogar cried as Twilight struggled to her hooves. "I shall kill you for this, you murderer!" Weakly drawing Excalibur, Twilight took to the air. Rallying quickly, she took the sword and swung it at Grogar, sending him back slightly. "Not if I free your spirit first, Chirin," Twilight whispered. "Surrender to me now, and I will make the transition easy for you! You might even be reunited with that overgrown teddy bear you cared so much about." "Twilight, this is crazy! Don't do this!" Spike protested as Discord held out his eagle claw in front of Spike. "No, she needs to do this," Discord advised in a low voice. "In order for Grogar to truly be defeated, this must be done!" "What must be done?" Rarity asked and no sooner did she say those words did Grogar manage to cast a spell and causing the castle to start shaking. "What's happening?!" As debris fell from above, the higher portions of the ceiling fell through the floor, causing the floor of the throne room to be exposed! "We need the others!" Spike cried in concern! "This is getting too dangerous for Twilight to face on her own! This is bordering on suicide!" But Discord did nothing and instead just stood there, biding his time for the moment to arrive. "Let things run their course, Spike," He calmly instructed as Twilight and Grogar stared each other down with only the large hole from the falling debris separating them. "Trust me on this. This is something Twilight must do herself." "Chirin, let me help you," Twilight said in a steadfast tone. "This isn't what your mother wanted. Surrender your bell to me and I will give you a quick exit. You're not walking away from this fight, not on my watch!" But Grogar wasn't listening. Turning back to the clone of Cozy Glow, he activated his bell and pulled the clone back into it. "Hey, what are you…?!" The clone cried as she was sucked up into the bell screaming as Grogar suddenly began to regain some of his power back. "Very well then," Twilight sighed, raising Excalibur into the air. "You've left me with no alternative. It seems you have no concern for anyone's life but your own anymore." Taking to the air, Twilight prepared to administer the fatal blow by hitting Grogar in the spinal cord! Reacting fast, Grogar leapt into the air and pushed Twilight back with his magic, sending her once again onto the ground on her side of the hole! Then, using his magic, Grogar floated over to the downed Twilight as he prepared to finish her off once and for all. "Come on, Chirin," Twilight gasped, knowing what she needed to do next. "Let's finish this the way we started...TOGETHER!" Throwing her forelegs on Grogar, Twilight pushed him into the hole, much to the horror of Spike and Rarity as the battle between Twilight and Grogar resumed once more! … ...