//------------------------------// // The Actual Duel of the Year // Story: Magical Mysteries of Hogwarts: Second Year // by Juliaa //------------------------------// The air was cold by the soft breeze blowing. Sunset Shimmer, Applejack, Fluttershy and Trixie were standing in front of Shining Armor, Cadence and Mel with Discord. Everyone looking at one another, nobody making a move. "Depulso!" Cadence started by attacking them. "Glacius!" Sunset tried to freeze her. A fight broke out among all of them. Fluttershy and Mel were fighting. "Rictusempra!" Fluttershy tried to be nice by casting a tickling charm attack. Mel laughed, "Seriously, it will take more than a small tickle charm to defeat me!" "Incarceous!" Fluttershy quickly said and tied Mel who suddenly dropped her wand and let go of Discord when he hit her with his elbow in the stomach. He took the chance and quickly stole her wand, "Huh, that was way too easy!" "Immobulus!" Shining casted as Applejack and Sunset froze in one place. "I will enjoy taking these!" "Not if we have a say about it!" Dumbledore and the rest of the teachers jumped out from the bushes. Among them was Zephyr too. Him and Rainbow made up a while back and he was ready to help fight with his sister. "Wait what?" Shining was confused but before he could say anything Snape hit him with a spell, "I never liked that kid anyway." "But we have the rest of the girls with us!" Mel said as Twilight, Rarity, Pinkie and Rainbow stepped out. "We thought of that too!" Sunset smiled back. "I have never been more confused about anything in my entire life!" Trixie said as she watches the events unfold. Sunset, Applejack and Fluttershy quickly grabbed the rest of the girls and put the elements together. Discord tossed them an element of Empathy that was around Mel's neck. All the crystals started to glow and suddenly all of them looked new. The curse was broken. "Ouch, what even happened!" Twilight said as she held her head but soon enough she remembered everything that has been going on this year, "Oh no!" "Yeah..." Sunset said awkwardly. "Well, got to say Fluttershy you are a terrible guard!" Rainbow laughed. "I'm so sorry!" she was feeling guilty over leaving her friend alone. "No worries, at least we found out who it was this way! And that was the point of breaking my crystal!" "But wait how did the teachers find out?" Mel asked. She was confused as to how they were outnumbered after all. "That's an easy answer", Dumbledore smiled. "When we got your note, we knew we will be outnumbered and not prepared enough", Sunset started to explain. "So we just told out teachers!" Applejack finished. "We did say we won't mess with crystals anymore", Fluttershy was happy. "I'm sure Dumbledore is pleased to know you also let him know on time when Discord contacted you", Snape eyerolled. "Okay, maybe we didn't do everything as promised", she was embarrassed. "I can't believe it! I wanted to get revenge on you! For ignoring me whole summer, Discord! And spending most of the time with her!" Mel was furious. "We are just friends! I can have friends, Mel!" Discord defended himself, "We can spend time with other people! No need to release criminals from Azkaban for that!" "I knew she went crazy in that cave she was trapped in!" Pinkie commented. "Are you really just friends?" Mel was angry. "Are we really just friends?" Fluttershy looked at him. "Are you really just friends?" Dumbledore loved the drama. "Yes!" Discord said loudly before stopping, "Wait what?" "Are we not?" he asked. "I mean, we are", Fluttershy got shy. "And do you like it that way?" "Oh fuck it!" she said, "I would really like to be your girlfriend. I have liked you for a while." "I am so glad you said that!" he said as he hugged her, "I have been feeling the same way. Though just to state, Mel wasn't right! I only started to like you as something more than friends after Mel and I broke up." "Ugh! I will scream!" Mel yelled as she was being dragged to Azkaban with Cadence and Shining Armor. Discord asked: "May I kiss you?" Fluttershy nodded and he pressed a gentle peck. "Sunset, I am so sorry!" Twilight turned around from the mess that was happening. "Don't worry, Twilight. It wasn't your fault! Besides, you did everything you could to fight it and help us find out. You were the reason I didn't give up and found out about the curse after all!" "I know but I still feel bad." "It'll be okay", Sunset hugged her. They stayed like that for a few minutes before Twilight pulled away, "And about out break up?" "Oh, right!" Sunset remembered, "Do you want to get back together?" "There's nothing I would want more right now!" Twilight smiled and pressed her lips on her friend turned girlfriend turned ex turned girlfriend's. "Hey Applejack", Rarity began as Applejack looked at her, "I'm sorry for trying to break you and Rainbow up! I only joined Trixie in that because I was under a spell. Otherwise, I would never hurt my best friends like that!" "We know!" Applejack smiled. "Wait, did you say Trixie?" Rainbow was angry. "Well duh!" Trixie was proud. "I always hated you, Rainbow Dash!" "Why?" Rainbow was annoyed. "Because you get to be the best at everything and have a perfect life! It doesn't work like that!" "And that's why you try to make it worse?" she raised an eyebrow. "Yes. You won't get rid of me this easily, Rainbow!" she threatened as she started to leave, back to the castle. "I am so scared!" Rainbow was sarcastic. "I think I'll go check up on Maud! She woke up and got better a long time ago!" Pinkie said to herself. "So... now what?" Twilight asked. "You all get some sleep, pack and we will meet at my office tomorrow morning!" Dumbledore said. "Got it! I can't believe I missed a whole year because of this curse!" Twilight was feeling strange. She couldn't stop and couldn't help it but she wished she could have been there like herself. "And all because Discord's love problems!" Rainbow teased him. "He has a bad taste", Zephyr said. "Well let's hope this time it will be better!" Rarity added. "Oh, it will!" Discord smiled at Fluttershy. "What do you know? Maybe I too go release some criminals to join me in my plan for your revenge!" Fluttershy joked. They all went to sleep and started to pack their things since it was end of the year and everyone was heading home tomorrow. ____________ Next morning they met at Dumbledore's office, "I couldn't be any more proud of you all! You listened to me and called us to help! And you got to the bottom of this! Well done!" "Thank you, headmaster!" Sunset smiled. "I just hope we won't have to do anything similar next year!" Discord was exhausted. "I don't know, I kinda liked the cursebreaking role! Maybe I'll try to pursue a career in that!" Sunset said. "Me too! I don't want anyone to go through what I did!" Twilight joined in. "What happens now with the crystals?" Rainbow asked. "I say you all keep it and put it to good use! I know I can trust you and the world needs more help from the Elements of Harmony!" Dumbledore told them. "That's a lot of responsibility but I am sure we all are ready to take them!" Applejack replied. "Besides you still didn't find the opposite element of Disharmony!" he looked at Discord. "Oh we will definitely be searching for that next!" he got excited. "I'm in!" Pinkie said. "Now if I recall correctly we have a closing feast to attend!" Dumbledore smiled. __________________ "I would like to thank the brave souls who helped bring the criminals back to Azkaban, especially Sunset Shimmer, Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie and Discord. You have shown how teamwork and friendship can lead to great things and I am sure you will continue to do so! We are grateful for your help!" Dumbledore said in the speech. _________ They all were waiting for their trains to arrive. "I can't believe it! Our second year is done!" Twilight was amazed and lost. "Yeah, 5 more to go!" Applejack said. "I'm sure those 5 will be even more intense than these last 2!" Rainbow was excited. "How can they possibly be more intense than these?" Rarity was confused and worried for Rainbow. "I don't know... I could use some peace and calm", Discord said. "Agreed! It would be nice to have a nice and calm year!" Fluttershy smiled at him. "Well whatever it is, whatever happens I know we will be ready for it!" Sunset was happy. "And we will have each other!" Twilight hugged her. "That is unless any more curses are thrown!" Pinkie pointed out. "Let's hope they won't be!" Applejack said hopeful. "I love you all! Thank you again for saving me!" Twilight said. "We love you too! Thank you for helping us!" Sunset hugged her. "This feels like an end", Twilight said after few moments of comfortable silence. "Well it is the end of this fanfic so that's why", Pinkie added. "I knew I wasn't crazy!" Sunset turned to Pinkie. "I think you both are crazy!" Rainbow was worried. "Okaaay, you all need to promise you will write to me!" Twilight pointed out. "And we have to meet few times!" "Maybe we can each visit each one of us all together?" Rarity suggested. "That sounds like a perfect idea!" Sunset and the rest agreed. They continued to talk and smile until their trains arrived, each entered in theirs and they parted ways. They were sad school year was over but they knew they will see each other soon over summer. Twilight has never been happier. Even though her brother is back to Azkaban she found her family in her friends. She never knew she would fit in so well in one place and find so many people she loves. She has friends for life and is back together with her girlfriend. They have been through a lot over the last 2 years and their relationships only grew stronger. They are ready to put crystals to good use. All of them excited to spend some peaceful time with each other. Or maybe soon yet another adventure.