//------------------------------// // Chapter 7 // Story: Equestria Girls: The Children of Chaos // by Time Agent pony //------------------------------// Team One. Twilight and her team were doing the best they could, in their powerless state, to fend off the Ani-men. The mutant animals moved like zombie controlled puppets, as though they weren't in control of their actions. The ride continued on its way, as it began nearing the big drop which was the ending finale of the titular Neighagara Falls. As the ride began to ascend, Twilight noticed a spherical object hovering above part of the ride before the big ending drop. As they draw nearer, Twilight could see that the object contained: Her geode, Midnight and her lantern rings, Magik Soul Sword and two swirling orbs of scarlet and cyan energies, Wanda's chaos magic and her and Midnight's Equestrian magic. The Ani-men were still attacking the team, but now, they seemed to be trying stop the team from reaching the object. "We have to get that sphere!" Twilight cried, as the ride drew closer to the drop. "Right," Magik nodded, "but first, we need to deal with the zoo crew first." "And we'd better do fast," Midnight said, "cause we're heading for one heck of drop." "I've got an idea," Wanda stated, "wait for my signal." "What signal?" Twilight cried. "You won't miss it," Wanda said. As the ride neared the drop, the Ani-men lunged at the team. "NOW!" Wanda shouted. Before, the Ani-men could change direction, Twilight and her teammates leaped from the ride, landing on the bank to the side of the drop. The Ani-men landed in the ride, as it began to drop, and they had to no time to leap back out, as the ride went over the drop. "So long," Midnight said, "see you next fall." Twilight and the others groaned at Midnight's pun. "What?" she smiled, innocently. "Anyway," Twilight interrupted, "time to get back whats ours." Working together, Twilight and her team formed a human ladder and managed to grab the sphere contain their powers and equipment. When they touched and absorbed the items, they could feel their powers returning to them. "Alright," Twilight said, as felt the Equestrian magic and the power of the Star Heart reawakening within her, "let's hope the others are having the same level of luck as us." Back with Desmond and Christine. The Twins watched as Twilight and her team recovered their stolen powers and equipment. "One down," Desmond said. "Three to go," Christine smiled, "the fun is not over yet." This made Desmond's worry rise even higher, he was beginning think that Christine was taking their little game too far. Team Two. Rainbow Dash and her teammates reappeared in an arena with a familiar dragon symbol on ether side. "Whoa," Rainbow Dash said, "what happened?" "We were zapped inside of an arcade machine," Kate Bishop replied. "We're inside a video game?" Rainbow Dash replied, "Awesome!" "No," Applejack interrupted, "this is not good, this is not good at all." "Yeah," Miss America nodded, "we need to find a way out of here and find our powers and equipment before..." Miss America was cut off as a kunai attached to a chain shot out of nowhere. "GET OVER HERE!" a voice cried. Miss America managed to dodge the attack, only to be hit by a blast of ice, freezing her in place. Rainbow Dash and the others tried to help their teammate but, were grabbed by a telekinetic force after which they were blasted by water. Their attackers soon appeared, four ninjas wearing the same outfit but each one was a different colour: yellow, light blue, purple and red. Rainbow Dash recognised the ninjas instantly. "Oh, no," she said, "we're in trouble." "What do you mean?" Kate asked. "I know what game we're in," Rainbow Dash replied, "we're in Mortal Kombat." Back with Desmond and Christine. "Now that's what I call entertainment," Christine smiled. "They'll be safe right?" Desmond asked, "it's just a game, you're not serious right?" "Oh, I'm serious," Christine replied, "I'm as serious as serious can be." "What are you saying?" Desmond stammered, "Christine, what did you do?" "Oh, I raised the stakes," Christine answered, "If they run out of lives in the game..., Desmond looked at his sister in shocked horror. "Let's hope they can get out with all their lives," Christine smiled. Team Three. Fluttershy and her team were still wandering the labyrinth inside the haunted house. "There's nothing to be afraid of," Fluttershy repeated, over and over again as she walked forward, "there's nothing to be afraid of." Elsewhere in the labyrinth, Captain Marvel Jr. and Raven walked through the never-ending pathway, Raven helping Captain Marvel Jr. since without his powers he was crippled Freddy Freeman. "You think that we're closer to the centre?" Captain Marvel Jr. asked. "I don't know," Raven replied, "without my powers I can't scan the labyrinth to find the centre." The two continued on their way. Lastly, Pinkie Pie walked through the labyrinth, humming the tune she had used to boost Fluttershy's confidence to herself. The scariness of the labyrinth didn't bother her in the slightest. She continued on her way, smiling and humming all the while. Back with Desmond and Christine. The twins watched Fluttershy and her teammates trek through the labyrinth on their different paths. "I think it's time to spice things up," Christine smiled, snapping her fingers. Desmond didn't reply, he was beginning to believe that his sister's idea of fun was getting out of hand. Team Four. Sunset and her team were still on the Appleloosa's Runaway Train and not seeing any sign of their powers and equipment. "Maybe we were wrong," Wiccan said. "I don't think so," Sunset replied, "we've been picking up speed ever since we got on the ride." "Sunset is right," Rarity nodded, "I have noticed that, we just have to keep our eyes open for any sign of our powers and equipment." "Then I suggest we do that fast," Amethyst stated, pointing at something approaching the ride from behind. As it drew nearer, the team could see that the approaching thing was David Cannon a.k.a. Whirlwind. Whirlwind began launching saw-blades at the team, while getting closer and closer to the ride. "Quick!" Rarity shouted, "somebody come up with a plan!" Back with Team Three. Fluttershy and her teammates were still trekking through the labyrinth, but thanks to Christine, some uninvited guests were about to join them. Fluttershy was pursued a black sinister looking car. Captain Marvel Jr. and Raven were stalked by a withered animatronic golden rabbit. Pinkie Pie was chased by a glowing red sentient blob of liquid. "There's nothing to be afraid of," Fluttershy said, as she ran as fast as she could to get away from the car, "this isn't real." Back with Desmond and Christine. Desmond watched as teams two, three and four faced off against the threats that Christine had summoned up. All the teams were doing their best against their respected foes but clearly their enemies were slowly beginning to wear the heroes down. Christine, on the other hand, was enjoying every minute of the heroes struggle. "This is way better than TV," she smiled, conjuring a bag of popcorn for herself, "right, bro?" Desmond didn't answer, he couldn't believe what he was seeing. "This is wrong," he said, eventually, "this is very wrong." "What are you talking about?" Christine responded, "this so entertaining and fun." "No," Desmond replied, "it's not fun and I'm going to stop it." Desmond was about to use his powers to undo his sister's work. "Desmond!" Christine cried, "what do you think you're doing?" "I could ask YOU the same thing!" Desmond retorted, pointing to enemies fighting the three remaining teams, "fun is fun, but this is going WAY too far! Yeah, mess with the mortals a bit, but don't hurt them!" He pointed to the screen showing Fluttershy, running for her life from The Car, The Car slowly closing in on her. "Can't you see she's scared?" Desmond asked, "she's going to get hurt." "Going to get hurt?!" Christine repeated, "I think you are just a little too attracted to that Fluttershy girl." Desmond blushed a little at his sister's accusation. "No, that's not it," he answered, clerkly "well, not COMPLETELY it. It's just that, if we go too far with our antics, they won't survive. And, if we make too much of a habit of taking our shenanigans too far, we'll eventually run out of people to mess with!" "Who cares?!" Christine said, "we are Lords of Chaos, humans are beneath us!" "We may be Lords of Chaos," Desmond replied, "but we are humans too." "We are nothing like the humans," Christine growled, "humans are weak, merely insects to be crushed under foot." Desmond was about to responded, but Christine continued before he could say anything. "And what are we supposed to do with our powers? Protect the humans," she asked, "why? Because they are weak?" Again Desmond tried to say something, but Christine carried on. "When you crush an ant beneath your foot do you feel remorse?" she said, "no, is it because are you evil or because you recognise yourself as a higher form of life?" "That's not..." Desmond began. "It seems you do not understand," Christine interrupted, "if we have the power of gods then are we not gods ourselves?" "Christine," Desmond said, "you will stop this or I'll stop you." "I'm very disappointed in you brother," Christine replied, "you are unworthy of the title of Lord Chaos." The two looked each other in the eyes, each ready to make the next move.