//------------------------------// // Crystal Empire War: Endgame // Story: Spike the Fairy // by PonyJoel //------------------------------// "Holy crap!" The medical clones of Discord, Trixie, and Pinkie shout while seeing many creatures suffering from fourth-degree burns. Bones were sticking out of places due to the many plummeting creatures had due to Midnight's assault. Horns snapped, tails broke, bruises, bleedings, internal bleedings, and punctured organs for many that befell. "I did a count," A medical clone come bearing with bad news. "What is it?" Pinkie asks the clone. "Over a thousand creatures have died today. Could be more on its way." Pinkie's mane deflates after hearing the bad news. Many medical clones go back to tending the wounded. There'll be a time and place to give a moment of silence for the dead. Prince Rutherford checks on the Yaks and Buffalos. Most of them are riving in pain and suffering many injuries from creatures that landed on them. Gilda is in disarray, with many of her friends suffering. She hates Midnight Sparkle with all her heart for what she's done to her kind. Many Griffons are crying due to the pain from the orange-black orbs. Ember checks on the remaining Dragons that still want to fight while making sure medical clones tend to the wounded. Chrysalis puts Thorax and Pharynx under the medical clones' care. She wishes to do more but struggles with the ferocity of Midnight's wrath. Despite once fighting her before, Midnight's newfound power proves to be overwhelming hers no matter how much she doesn't want to admit. Princess Celestia and Luna look are those who are feeling hopeless. Many of their subjects are dead and injured. Princess Celestia turns to Luna and cries. Luna comforts her sister. Luna believes that Celestia is losing hope as well. Princess Cadance doesn't know what to do. Even with the combined forces, Midnight Sparkle is too strong. They need more, and they don't have it. She prays for an answer to come soon. Shining Armor comes out with a new defense team and sees Midnight Sparkle inbounding. "Oh no," Shining's heart rapidly beats in fear. He's not ready to confront Midnight Sparkle. Midnight Sparkle sees the wounded outside the castle and stomps on the ground, causing an earthquake. Many creatures fall off the beds while the Crystal Castle shakes. Midnight Sparkle turns her attention to the Crystal Heart and pearl. She smiles, knowing the ultimate power is within her grasp. "Soldiers! Time to make our last stand!" Shining Armor shouts. Midnight Sparkle ignores Shining Armor and the last defense team. Starlight is mesmerized to see Midnight Sparkle this close and tall. She breathes heavily, not knowing what to do. She knows her magic won't make Midnight Sparkle tickle in the slightest. Midnight Sparkle lifts the Crystal Castle from the ground. Many clones of Discord inside the castle use their chaos magic to teleport every creature within to Discord's house. It's the one place each clone thought to keep everyone safe. Every creature not wounded are paralyzed in fear from Midnight's doing. They witnessed her lifting the castle and tossing it aside. Starlight Glimmer faints after seeing Midnight Sparkle tossing the Crystal Castle aside. Neighsay, Sandbar, Ocellus, Silverstream, Yona, Smolder, Gallus, Adagio, Aria, Sonata, Sunset, Charcoal, and Garble open their eyes. They see Midnight Sparkle in front despite seeing her as tall as the castle. They stand with confidence, knowing their Friendship is more than the equalizer to defeat Midnight Sparkle and end her reign of tyranny. "Let's bring her down!" Neighsay commands. "Yeah!" Everyone around Neighsay shouts. "Pathetic," Midnight Sparkle stomps on them, but the strength of Yona holds her foot in place. "WHAT!?" "Yona won't let monster step on her friends!" Yona tries to push Midnight's foot away. Midnight Sparkle grits her teeth and musters enough strength to push back Yona with her foot. "Good thing we're here to help, Lassie," Rockhoof gallops and barges into Midnight's foot. The combined strength of Yona and Rockhoof causes Midnight Sparkle to stumble back a bit. "Everyone! Clear!" Princess Celestia shouts. All the clones available teleport every creature to the hilltops of the Crystal Empire. They see Midnight Sparkle falling on her back. "It took me a while to figure out your plan, Neighsay," Starswirl the Bearded says. "Unity in Friendship to thwart the evil of Midnight Sparkle." "Took you, old-timers, long enough," Neighsay respectively says. "Indeed. Which is why the Pillars will provide much power in Friendship!" Starswirl shouts. Flash Magnus flies with Charcoal, Garble, and Smolder. "Let's light it up!" Charcoal's body ignites in lightning while Garble and Smolder's body ignites in Hellfire Flames. Midnight Sparkle gets up after getting knocked down. She looks around to see where the other creatures had run off too. Flash Magnus swoops down and strikes Midnight Sparkle's face with his shield. Flash Magnus leaves a deep cut on Midnight's face. "You, dirty rotten little punk!" Midnight Sparkle is infuriated. "Eyes open, demon!" Smolder shouts. "Huh?" Midnight Sparkle sees the Dragons approaching. "Hellfire Blazing Roooooooooooooar!" Smolder unleashes her Hellfire breath attack at Midnight Sparkle's face. She screams in agony due to the open wound on her face. "Hellfire Iron Claw!" Smolder scratches Midnight Sparkle's cheek, creating a new open wound. Midnight Sparkle tries to swat Smolder, but Flash Magnus outmaneuvers and grabs Smolder. "Hellfire Lightning Fusion!" Garble and Charcoal's claw generates a small but powerful energy ball now infused. "Fury Storm!" The two create a torrent of Lightning Hellfire Flames, shooting it at Midnight Sparkle. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Midnight Sparkle feels her body getting burnt into a crisp and electrocuted at the same time. The open wound made it worse on impact. "I don't understand..," Princess Celestia is confused as to why those attacks from the students are harming Midnight Sparkle. "We used an army to attack Midnight Sparkle. All creatures that fought and yet, the Unity Seven and friends can hurt her," Chrysalis said. The Spirit of Harmony manifests itself on the hilltops. "Every creature that fought today was not chosen to defeat Midnight Sparkle. It's the power of Friendship that defeats the hearts of evil incarnate. Friends working together to complete a common goal. Having an overwhelming usage of magic is one thing. Friendship is another. The Magic in Friendship is everlasting. There is no end, no boundaries. The friends that are fighting Midnight Sparkle have all they need to defeat and release Midnight Sparkle from Rarity's body." "Is that why we couldn't beat her?" Gilda walks up to the Spirit of Harmony that still takes the image of Princess Twilight Sparkle. "Because they have what we don't?" "While each of you is friends with one another and has many distinctive advantages, no one came up with a narrative plan on taking down Midnight Sparkle. Just go in and try to end her madness using every firepower at disposal. Killing Midnight Sparkle was in most of your intentions due to the much grief in your hearts. Retribution doesn't count for killing in this battle when an innocent is held captive." The Princesses, Chrysalis, Thorax, Prince Rutherford, Ember, Gilda, and many creatures are silent. The Spirit of Harmony spoke the truth. They thought all of their firepower and magic could bring down Midnight Sparkle. They didn't have a plan of execution. They did want to kill Midnight Sparkle for bringing calamity into their lands to gain her hearts and desires in wicked ways. Princess Celestia had in her heart to turn to Black Magic to revive Rarity or ask Discord if it would be alright to wish for someone back to life, regardless of any consequence. "Judging from the attack formation, the Unity Seven, Dazzlings, Sunset, Garble, Charcoal, and now the Pillars are banding together in the name of their Friendship to defeat Midnight Sparkle. They have a plan of action. Let this battle be a testament for many generations to come that the power of Friendship is magical," The Spirit proclaims. She smiles while watching the chosen bring the fight to Midnight Sparkle. Everyone watches. Princess Celestia prays that the Spirit of Harmony is correct. "This is for my family!" Silverstream grabs a sword a Griffon would have used and slashes Midnight's arm. "This is for those you've killed!" Gallus, Adagio, Sonata, and Aria use their claws to create marks on Midnight Sparkle's arms and body. "Hold still so I can hit you!" Midnight is irate. She's unable to hit the creatures attacking her. "Sunset, Mistmane, Starswirl. Concentrate on your magic power to create energy arrows for a unison raid. I'll do the rest," Neighsay commands. He hopes to recreate the spell similar to Rufus in the Grand Magic Games. "Garble!" Smolder shouts. She grabs her brother's claw. "Hellfire Exploding Flame Blade!" Garble and Smolder circularly swipe their arms, creating a powerful and highly destructive torrent of Hellfire flames at Midnight Sparkle. "ENOUGH!" Midnight Sparkle swipes the Hellfire away. It allows the Gallus, Flash Magnus, and the Dazzlings to strike the open areas of Midnight Sparkle's body. "GRAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Midnight Sparkle conjures many Orange-Black orbs out of anger. "DIE ALREADY!" Her Demon Curse becomes erratic and disperses everywhere. Many houses and buildings get destroyed but not the friends fighting this battle. Ocellus and Sandbar see that Midnight Sparkle is losing more of herself. Ocellus transforms into Manticore, allowing Sandbar to ride on her back. Sandbar picks up a spear that was left behind. "We won't get hit," Ocellus said. She's flying straight at Midnight Sparkle, barely dodging the Orange-Black orbs. "Her anger will be her downfall!" Sandbar shouts. While Ocellus flies closer to Midnight Sparkle, he throws the spear at Midnight's chest with all his strength. "Do you think a lonely spear can kill me!" Midnight Sparkle grabs Ocellus and Sandbar. "Kill you, no," Ocellus smirks. "Bring you down, yes!" Ocellus transforms into a Bearbee to sting Midnight's hand. The sting causes Midnight Sparkle to let go and shake off the sting. Ocellus grabs Sandbar and flies away from Neighsay's spell. Sunset, Starswirl, and Mistmane finish conjuring many energy arrows. Sunset tells Starswirl and Mistmane to place their hoof on the Crystal Heart and pearl. To concentrate their magic power to lend Neighsay for the final act of the spell. Sunset, Starswirl, and Mistmane place their hoof on the Crystal Heart and pearl in a triangular formation. The Crystal Heart and pearl generate a lot of magic and power Neighsay with the cleansing effect. "Let the light shine on the darkness within and free the spirit from the demon's grasp! Light of the Shooting Star!" Neighsay ignites his horn to shoot a cleansing effect on the energy arrows. Then, he controls the energy arrows to hit Midnight Sparkle's open cuts and wounds. Midnight Sparkle sees small energy blasts coming her way. "Weak attack!" Her hands glow green to absorb the magic, but it's futile. She screams while the energy arrows pierce the open cuts and wounds with the cleansing effect. Midnight Sparkle falls to her knees while she wails. "MAKE IT STOP! MAKE IT STOP!" Rarity's mind "What's the matter? Can't handle a little cleaning session?" Rarity laughs while mocking Midnight Sparkle. The cleansing of the Crystal Heart is too much for Midnight Sparkle to handle. Crystal Empire "I wish I thought of using the Crystal Heart as a weapon to defeat Midnight Sparkle," Princess Cadance said. "The Crystal Heart knows its purpose, Princess Cadance. I have ties to the magic within. It wouldn't comply with your ideas in terms of murdering and killing," The Spirit of Harmony states. "Yak is proud of Yona," Prince Rutherford watches Yona and Rockhoof working together. They ram into Midnight Sparkle head-first to send her flying. "It's amazing," Shining Armor said in awe, watching Flash Magnus and Charcoal flying to create a lightning tornado to unleash on Midnight Sparkle. "They remind me of the good ole days when my friends and I would band together to defeat any enemy," Rainbow said. A medical clone of Discord restored Rainbow's wings. "I hear you, partner," Applejack said. While on the frontlines with the Crystal Guards, she sustained injuries thanks to Lord Tirek. Now, she's feeling better, thanks to a medical clone of Discord. "I can't help but miss those times when we were friends. When our Spike was with us more before we deteriorated our Friendship with him." "Don't remind us, Pinkie," Applejack and Rainbow said. "Trixie approves her students' input on working together as a cohesive unit," Trixie watches Ocellus, Gallus, and Sandbar flying with the Dazzlings. "Be well, Ocellus," Chrysalis said. "Thorax," Phayrnx feels upset for asking him to kill him earlier. "Thanks for not killing me." "I can't kill my own brother, now can I?" "I'm glad you didn't, Thorax. Though, it was bold of you to confront Midnight Sparkle on your own." Thorax sighs a little. "Well, it was the heat at the moment." "So, how are you feeling, Celestia?" Princess Luna asks while watching Midnight rive in agony due to the cleansing of the Crystal Heart. "Hopeful. I lost hope when I'd forgotten about Friendship is Magic. I may need to enroll for a week at the School of Friendship," Princess Celestia chuckles a bit. A note appears with Grogar's Bell. It lands on the ground next to Princess Celestia and Luna. "Wait, is that what I think it is?" Princess Cadance and Shining Armor turn to Princess Celestia and Luna. Princess Celestia and Luna smile widely. "It is!" "What does the note say?" Shining Armor is eagerly excited to know. The same applies to every creature around him. Princess Celestia speed-reads the note and made sure to understand every detail. "To relinquish the magic and power Midnight Sparkle stole, focus on the target and chime the Bell. Concentrate on where you want to direct the magic and power, whether it's in the Bell for storage or where the magic and power originated. Grogar's Bell knows the exact coordinates where. Be mindful of who would use Grogar's Bell. Inexperience with no knowledge of magic or beginning phases or not to par can confuse with the Bell's activation." "It's obvious who should use the Bell," Chrysalis said, staring at the Princesses. "Agreed. Griffons can't use magic," Gilda said, speaking on behalf of her nation. "Yaks are no good," Prince Rutherford said. "Dragons are powerful with magic, but we're not all that powerful as we thought. We need more time to elevate our usage of magic power as Fairy Dragon has," Ember said. "I'll do it," Princess Celestia said, gripping Grogar's Bell with her magic. "That demon is a former student of mine. It's time to properly expel her from all the wrong she'd committed while proclaiming to be the Princess of Friendship." "I would refrain if I were you," The Spirit of Harmony commands. "Why would Celestia refrain herself from relinquishing the magic and power Midnight Sparkle stole?" Princess Luna questions the authority of the Spirit of Harmony. "The battle is theirs for the taking. Watch how everything unfolds," The Spirit of Harmony smiles. Midnight Sparkle stands up while suffering many cleansing arrows penetrating her body. She pants heavily while watching Smolder, Garble, and Charcoal combining their magic. "Hellfire Lightning Cannonburst!" Garble, Smolder, and Charcoal press their claws directly at Midnight Sparkle. Unleashing a torrent of Hellfire Lightning-infused in a triple blast. "Demon Spiral Death!" Midnight Sparkle's hands are aqua blue and crimson red. She combined the two to create a spiral flare with immense force and destructive power at Garble, Smolder, and Charcoal. The two immense-powered attacks intercept one another. The Dragon's magic power seems to be on par with Midnight Sparkle. She doesn't understand why it's on par with hers. "GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Midnight Sparkle is unable to press forward with her power. "I HAVE ABSORBED SO MUCH POWER EVEN FROM YOU TWO BONEHEADS, AND YET, YOU RESIST ME?! HOW!!!!!!!?" "WE HAVE A MAGIC THAT YOU WILL NEVER TAKE AWAY FROM US!" Smolder, Garble, and Charcoal shout. Gallus, Adagio, Aria, Sonata, Ocellus, and Sandbar attack Midnight Sparkle from the rear, while Yona and Rockhoof attack from the front. Rockhoof uses his shovel to toss Yona like a catapult. Yona rolls in the air, creating a self-cannonball. She hits Midnight Sparkle in the stomach, causing Midnight to wheeze. She loses control of her Demon Spiral Death attack. "NOW!" Smolder, Garble, and Charcoal increase their magic power tenfold and overwhelms Midnight Sparkle's Demon Spiral Death. Their attack engulfs Midnight Sparkle in Hellfire and Lightning. Mage Meadowbrook and Somnambula come to Starswirl. They see what's happening and know what they need to do next. "Starswirl, I need some magic to amplify the brew I have in store for Midnight Sparkle." "Granted, Meadowbrook," Starswirl enchants the brew with his magic. "What would that do?" Sunset asks Starswirl. "Mage Meadowbrook read a magic book about battling internal demons. She and Somnambula worked together in creating the brew that'll wear Midnight Sparkle. We're aware of Rarity being Midnight's captive. Now's the time she regains control." "Somnambula, for the brew to work, Midnight needs to either smell the aroma or swallow the brew." "Understood," Somnambula takes the brew and takes flight. Starlight Glimmer wakes up after fainting. Starlight is next to Sunset Shimmer. "Oh, what happened?" "You fainted after seeing Midnight Sparkle tear off the Crystal Castle." "What..?" Starlight looks around and sees nothing but carnage and despair around the Crystal Heart and pearl. "Are we winning?" Starlight fearfully asks. "Indeed, have a look for yourself," Neighsay said, pointing at Midnight Sparkle, who is struggling to defend herself against the assaults from her students. Ocellus flies low, allowing Sandbar to pick up a bow and arrow that the Griffons dropped. Sandbar steadies his aim and shoots at Midnight Sparkle's left eye. She wails about having her left eye punctured again. Charcoal creates lightning orbs and shoots them at Midnight Sparkle. They detonate on his command. Garble and Smolder combine their breath attack to scorch Midnight Sparkle. Yona wants to return the favor, so she uses Rockhoof's shovel to chuck him at Midnight Sparkle. Rockhoof rolls in the air to create a self-cannonball and strikes Midnight's knee, causing her to stumble a bit. Somnambula sees Flash Magnus. "Flash, make sure the demon gets a load of this!" Somnambula tosses the brew at Flash. He catches it. "Right!" Flash Magnus flies faster than he did. He throws the brew straight into Midnight's mouth when she cries in pain. Midnight Sparkle coughs a bit while purplish smoke comes out of her mouth. "Bullseye!" "What did you do!" Midnight coughs and gags on the smoke. "Giving you a taste of your own medicine," Flash Magnus replies. He flies away to meet up with the Hippogriffs. "What do you mean?" Midnight Sparkle chokes on the purplish smoke. Rarity's mind "I don't understand! Why is their magic power defeating my Demon Curses!? Why is their magic power overriding my power?! It doesn't make sense!" Midnight Sparkle is losing the reality of the situation. "Because darling," Rarity stands on her hooves. Midnight Sparkle turns to see Rarity standing once more. Her eyes widen in shock and confusion. "You've underestimated the Magic of Friendship!" Rarity shoots a powerful stream of magic at Midnight Sparkle. Midnight Sparkle tries to deflect it, but she falls back hard. "As I recall. Lord Tirek had all the magic and Alicorn Magic. However, the Magic of Friendship is his downfall. So that applies to you as well." "No..," Midnight Sparkle becomes afraid for the first time. "I have the Magic of Friendship. I'm still the Princess of Friendship. I.., I..," Midnight Sparkle is losing control of Rarity's body. Rarity is standing tall, showing more bravery than cowardly. "You're nothing!" Rarity gallops and lunges at Midnight Sparkle. "You!" Rarity punches Midnight Sparkle. "Taken so much! You killed thousands of creatures! Parents!" Punch. "Kids!" Punch. "Families!" Punch. "Friends!" Rarity continues to punch Midnight Sparkle. She then tosses her aside with her newfound strength. "That brew. That brew Flash Magnus threw, it healed Rarity!" "That's right!" Rarity shoots another wave of her magic at Midnight Sparkle. Midnight Sparkle is taking a toll from Rarity's onslaught. "Rarity! Stop!" Midnight Sparkle pants as she's begging for mercy. "As long as you're in my body!" Rarity trots up to Midnight Sparkle. "My mind," Rarity stares into the eyes of Midnight Sparkle. Midnight Sparkle is sweating. "I will not stop until you are down for good!" She shoots another wave of magic at Midnight Sparkle. Crystal Empire The Crystal Heart speaks to every creature, while Midnight Sparkle is lackadaisical. The brew is working as planned; Rarity is fighting her inner demon. The Crystal Heart wants everyone to return and hold hooves, claws, and paws. "Gather around the Crystal Heart and pearl," Neighsay commands. Neighsay, Sandbar, Ocellus, Silverstream, Yona, Smolder, Gallus, Adagio, Aria, Sonata, Sunset, Charcoal, Garble, Starswirl, Flash Magnus, Rockhoof, Somnambula, Mistmane, Mage Meadowbrook, and Starlight Glimmer hold hooves, claws, and paws. The concentrated power of their Friendship with the magic of the Crystal Heart and pearl ignites every creature into bright, radiant light. Midnight Sparkle tries to take control of Rarity's body and sees the radiance emitting from the Crystal Heart. "No!" Rarity's mind "You can have the body!" Midnight Sparkle tries to flee, but Rarity tackles her to the ground. "Stay with me!" Rarity laughs sinisterly as retribution. "You monster!" Midnight Sparkle shouts in fear. She struggles frantically. "Let me goooooooooooo!" "No chance in Hell, Midnight. Face your ultimate punishment!" Rarity smirks, knowing Midnight's days are over. Midnight Sparkle tries to wiggle her way out of Rarity's grasp. Crystal Empire Neighsay, Sandbar, Ocellus, Silverstream, Yona, Smolder, Gallus, Adagio, Aria, Sonata, Sunset, Charcoal, Garble, Starswirl, Flash Magnus, Rockhoof, Somnambula, Mistmane, Mage Meadowbrook, and Starlight Glimmer shoots a magical stream of Friendship at Midnight Sparkle. Midnight Sparkle gets hit with the blast. "Noooooooooooooooooooooo!" The Magic of Friendship separates Midnight Sparkle from Rarity's body. A brilliance of bright light shines throughout the Crystal Empire; Every creature on the hilltops has their jaws dropped to the ground in amazement. The Spirit of Harmony smirks. She turns to Princess Celestia. "You may use Grogar's Bell," The Spirit of Harmony disappears, leaving every creature dumbfounded. Rarity is on the ground unscathed from the blast. "I'm free!" Rarity shouts and gets up. She sees Midnight Sparkle lying with scars and bruises. "Sucks to be you, huh?" Rarity smiles. "How..?" Midnight Sparkle is still in her demon form but no longer a human. She's now a demonized Alicorn without a horn. "Friendship is Magic," Rarity answers. Neighsay, Sandbar, Ocellus, Silverstream, Yona, Smolder, Gallus, Adagio, Aria, Sonata, Sunset, Charcoal, Garble, Starswirl, Flash Magnus, Rockhoof, Somnambula, Mistmane, Mage Meadowbrook, and Starlight Glimmer lands on the ground. They see Rarity and Midnight Sparkle. "We did it..," Silverstream said in tears. "WE WON!" Every creature around her cheers in celebration. "You.., haven't won..," Midnight Sparkle gets up. "You may have separated me from Rarity's body. However, you've given me a new one. I will-" Midnight Sparkle's monolog gets interrupted by the chime of Grogar's Bell. All the magic, power, and strength she took purged from her body. Midnight Sparkle becomes incredibly weak. She falls over. "You won't take anymore, Midnight," Princess Celestia formally announces. The Wonderbolts, Dragons, Griffons, Changelings are hovering in the air; Storm Creatures, Buffalos, Yaks, Crystal Guards, Crystal Ponies, and Ponies are standing. Princess Luna, Cadance, Shining Armor, Chrysalis, Thorax, Pharynx, Gilda, Tempest, Grubber, Prince Rutherford stand next to Princess Celestia. "I'm sorry..," Midnight shed some tears. "I was manipulated by a powerful demon named Zeref. He took control of me and was hoping to purge the magic in Equestria to awaken E.N.D." "LIAR!" Rarity shouts in anger. "Don't believe anything that comes out from that wretched demon's mouth!" "Don't worry. I have no intentions of believing anything a demon would say," Princess Celestia stares coldly at Midnight Sparkle. "I'm sorry.., please.., forgive me..," Midnight Sparkle said in tears of sadness. "Do you believe we'll buy into your sob story, Midnight Sparkle?" Princess Luna coldly asks. "After what you've done, you don't deserve forgiveness," Ember states. She's furious with Midnight Sparkle for causing genocide on her kin and every creature else's. "You've given Chrysalis a chance to redeem herself," Midnight cries. "Please.., let me have a chance to prove myself." Every creature around Midnight Sparkle shakes their head. Midnight Sparkle gets up and tries using Sombra's shadow magic to flee. She jumps on instinct and falls flat. "My.., my.., magic..." "Gone," Princess Celestia shakes Grogar's Bell. Midnight Sparkle tries to ignite her hooves, but that doesn't work, knowing that an Alicorn's horn is best suited to use magic and her Demon Curses is futile. She has no horn to harness her Demon Curse. "End of the line, Midnight Sparkle," Rarity said. "No, please... I don't want to die!" Midnight pleads for her life. "What should we do with her, Celestia?" Princess Luna turns to her. "I have the perfect punishment for our demonic troublemaker," Garble said. He approaches Princess Celestia and Luna. "Hey, Discord clone, guy. You should hear it too!" "I'll listen," A medical clone of Discord walks up to Garble. Garble whispers the punishment Midnight Sparkle should suffer. "Hmm, sounds reasonable," Princess Celestia loves the irony of Garble's idea. "It'll teach her a lesson," Princess Luna states. "One she'll regret for the rest of her life," The medical clone of Discord telepathically sends the message to Gilda, Chrysalis, Thorax, Pharynx, Prince Rutherford, Ember, Tempest, Grubber, Princess Cadance, and Shining Armor. They nod in agreement to the punishment. "Will I live..?" Midnight Sparkle asks. "Please send me to Tartarus. So I can slowly rebuild my Demon Curses and start from scratch." "Oh, you'll live," Princess Celestia, Luna, and the medical clone of Discord say in unison. "Enjoy your eternal imprisonment!" The trio blasts Midnight Sparkle with a stone petrification spell. Midnight Sparkle feels her limbs becoming solid like a statue. "No! Please! Anything from thiiiiiiiiiis!" Her speech is off due to the petrification spell. Midnight Sparkle stands in a stone statue until Charcoal walks up and shatters it. Many pieces scatter everywhere. "Whoops," Charcoal laughs at the sweet, sweet irony. "To ensure that this behemoth never rises again, we're going to scatter the pieces all around the world," Princess Celestia picks up a piece of Midnight Sparkle. "Each of the nations should hold onto a piece so no demented creature would try and scavenge the pieces." "I'll take this," The medical clone takes the head of Midnight Sparkle. "To mount on the wall in my home. Without the head, you can't bring her back." "Yak will take the leg from the demon," Prince Rutherford holds one of the hind legs. "I'll take the tail," Ember said, picking up Midnight's stoned tail. "I'll take the other hind leg and store it in a safe which will never be open," Thorax said. He takes the other hind leg. "I'll take the front leg," Gilda said, picking up the front leg. "It'll stay in the vault where it will never be open. "We won't be keeping any stone pieces of Midnight Sparkle," Princess Cadance said. "We want the Crystal Empire to know the real Twilight Sparkle with her Spike. Not this wretched demon." "Very well, Princess Cadance." "We'll take the torso of Midnight Sparkle," Tempest said. "I'm sure that Queen of the Hippogriffs would like to take possession of the wings," Grubber said. "Speaking of which, where are they?" Thorax asks. "No need to worry. Before Midnight Sparkle tossed the Crystal Castle, my brothers teleported every creature to our home. Queen Novo, Princess Skystar, Fluttershy, Twilight, Spike, Terax, and the rest are safe and sound." "That's a relief," Chrysalis said. She's happy that her son is unharmed. Shining Armor looks at the devastation laid waste by Midnight Sparkle and Demon Tail. "Aw, man. It will take forever to fix." "No," Clones of Discord shake their heads. "It'll take a while. We got this." The clones of Discord spent an hour rebuilding the Crystal Empire. The Crystal Castle is restored and stands tall; The buildings and houses look brand new. The streets are polished and squeaky clean. So clean you can eat anything off of it. The clones even restored the Storm Nation's Airforce Carriers. The one thing the clones couldn't do was bring back the lives lost. No wish can restore life. Discord opens the portal from his home to the Crystal Empire, bringing every creature back. Terax flies into his mother's hoves, hugging her. Chrysalis smiles and holds her child lovingly. Queen Novo and Princess Skystar see every creature smiling. Now, they need to repopulate their race. A clone of Discord confirms that any Hippogriff that turned to stone and shattered will walk again. However, those that drowned are gone. Queen Novo and Princess Skystar sighs in sadness but are relieved that some of their kin will live again. Queen Novo approaches the Dazzlings. She never welcomed them into the Hippogriff family until today. Twilight (Sci-Twi) and Spike see the remains of Midnight Sparkle. They're glad the nightmare is finally over. Rarity trots up to them and apologizes for her rude behavior and going astray. She apologizes to Spike for nearly violating him weeks ago. Spike forgives Rarity, and Twilight does as well. Cozy Glow walks up to Rarity. She thanks her for opening her mind and, in a way, reforming her. Rarity smiles at Cozy Glow, telling her she should be proud of herself for doing the right thing. Many creatures look down at Cozy Glow. Princess Celestia, Luna, and Cadance declare a pardon given to Cozy Glow for destroying Midnight Sparkle's horn. Rarity walks up to Princess Celestia, telling her that she needs to go back to the ward. Her session for recovery is not over. Cozy Glow wants to go with Rarity. To receive the help, she needs to become anew. Princess Celestia nods to the terms but sighs. With Canterlot gone, where would she, Luna, and her subjects that survived the fall live? Starlight Glimmer offers salvation to use the Castle of Friendship as a temporary base. Princess Celestia and Luna nod at the offer to live in the Castle of Friendship until a newly established city gets made. The wealthy ponies decide to help pay for anything to create their new home. Every creature wants to do their part in creating a new city that represents all creatures. Fluttershy trots up to her friends and hugs them; she's glad they're all safe. Pinkie Pie trots up to Discord and whispers in his ear to create a massive party to celebrate a new tomorrow. Discord chuckles and spawns hundreds of party cannons for Pinkie's disposal. It doesn't take Pinkie too long to set up a party at every corner of the Crystal Empire. Food, drinks, candy, piñatas, tables, and much more for excitement and cheer. Princess Celestia tells Discord to use Grogar's Bell to restore the magic and power within the lands. Then for him to hide Grogar's Bell by any means necessary, Discord knows where to put Grogar's Bell once he's finished with it. Cozy Glow informs Princess Celestia that she saved a few ponies and teleported them near a railway. She tells Princess Celestia to have Discord locate the ponies; Discord overhears the conversation and uses his Chaos Magic to spawn the ponies. Doctor Psyche, Nurse Blue Shield, and many doctors and nurses appear next to Princess Celestia. Filthy Rich, Diamond Tiara, and Silver Spoon appear next to Discord. Rarity is stunned to see Doctor Psyche. Doctor Psyche turns to Cozy Glow, thanking her for saving his life. Rarity explains that Doctor Psyche was helping her recover to Cozy Glow. Cozy Glow turns to him and wants him to help her. Cozy is stunned to hear that Doctor Psyche wanted to help her when he received word of the lockdown situation weeks ago. He and Blue Shield will be glad to help Cozy Glow. Sweetie Belle meets her sister Rarity for the first time and hugs her. It's a tearful reunion. Rarity promises to come back for Sweetie Belle once she's fully recovered. She's not finished with her session with Doctor Psyche. Adagio and Gallus look at the beautiful blue skies together, sharing a moment. They can't help but laugh that their Friendship defeated Midnight Sparkle, ending a demonic's tyranny. The rest of the Dazzlings, Sunset, Garble, Charcoal, and Unity Seven, insert themselves and surprise the two love birds. They laugh and cheer for winning the war. The Pillars are with them, celebrating like no tomorrow. The Spirit of Harmony manifests in front of them. She congratulates them on a job well done. The Spirit of Harmony says more challenges await. As long as they keep their Friendship strong, nothing will ever stop them from achieving any goals. Starlight Glimmer trots up to her students, saying she's proud of them for achieving what others say would be the impossible. She reminds them that school will resume next week. Gallus hopes that Adagio will come back to school. She nods, confirming his hope. Nightfall arrives. The streets of the Crystal Empire light up with fireworks. Princess Celestia, Luna, Cadance, Shining Armor, Ember, Prince Rutherford, Chrysalis, Pharynx, Thorax, Queen Novo, Princess Skystar, Gilda, Tempest, and Grubber are on the balcony of the Crystal Empire. Every creature is on the streets, looking up at the balcony; Smiling, laughing and enjoying the scenery. Princess Celestia lifts her glass of grape juice with her magic. "Today, we mark a new era in our land!" Every creature stomps, cheers, and roars with pride. "For today, we vanquished an evil that will never come back!" Gilda shouts. "Starting now, we will celebrate a new age!" Prince Rutherford stomps around in pride. "A new age of peace!" Princess Luna shouts. "Love!" Princess Cadance added. "Unity!" Thorax shouts. "We have a long road ahead of us, and it will take some time," Grubber said. "Time that each of us will share to create a better tomorrow," Tempest said. "Time to build something greater for generations to come!" Pharynx shouts. "We will create a new city that represents each of our kinds. One that holds Magic in Friendship!" Chrysalis declares. "Each of us standing has talked about naming the new city," Shining Armor said. "We took a vote, and it's unanimous." "Princess Skystar, will you do the honor of pronouncing our new city's name?" Queen Novo turns to her daughter. "Yes, mother," Princess Skystar nods. "In a few months' time, our new city will be called United Equestria!" Every creature shouts in a voice of triumph. Then, a large stone tablet appears next to the Crystal Castle. It's as tall as the Crystal Castle itself. Every creature is confused until Discord hovers down with an umbrella, black hat, red scarf, and rainjacket. He removes the attire and has a mic with a hammer and chisel. "Greetings, every creature. You're probably wondering what the stone tablet is for," Discord takes a deep breath. "For those that lost a loved one today, for those that lost a brother, sister, father, mother, son, daughter, uncle, aunt, friend, husband, and wife due to Midnight Sparkle's wrath. Please, carve their names as this'll be a monument to honor their memories. I already did my part," On the stone tablets, many names of Discord's clones are on it. Every creature takes turns carving a name on the stone tablet. Discord informs everyone that the stone tablet will be placed in the United Equestria's garden when it's ready. Hours go by while everyone takes turns carving a name onto the stone tablet. Princess Cadance asks every creature for a moment of silence for those that lost their lives to the wretched hands of Midnight Sparkle and Demon Tail. After the moment of silence, many creatures either clap or stomp. Pinkie Pie decides that now is the best time to start celebrating. And so, every creature starts partying like no tomorrow. Twilight (Sci-Twi) and Spike are in Flurry Heart's bedroom. The two look out the window after hearing and seeing everything unfold. Flurry Heart and Terax are sleeping in the crib together. "Hey, Twilight?" "Yes, Spike?" Twilight (Sci-Twi) turns to him. "Do you still want to take the mantle of being the Princess of Friendship?" Twilight (Sci-Twi) smiles. "I do. With everything that transpired and a brighter future ahead of us, I want to see where this path takes us." "I'm with you all the way. I'm sure Princess Celestia will have newfound confidence moving forward." "That she will, Spike. And, we'll make sure history doesn't repeat itself. I won't go astray, and you won't run away from me." "Why would I run from you? You raised me, loved me, protected me, and we do all sorts of things together. We're going to learn more magic together and learn from the Princesses. Plus, I can't wait to help build United Equestria will all of our friends working together." "I can't wait until the day comes. When we're with all of our friends, creating something new. For now, let's enjoy our time together as a family." "Can I ride on your back?" Twilight (Sci-Twi) smiles. "Of course, you can," Twilight uses her magic to levitate Spike onto her back. "Let's party with our friends." "Alright!" Spike accidentally shouts. He wakes up Terax and Flurry Heart. Flurry Heart and Terax look at Twilight and Spike. "You're going without us?" Terax asks. "Come on, buddy. I'm sure your mother wants to see you," Spike encourages Terax. "I'm coming! What about you, Flurry Heart?" Terax turns to Flurry Heart. Flurry Heart nods and flaps her wings; she flies next to Terax. They follow Twilight and Spike to the party in the streets of the Crystal Empire. "Let's party!" Twilight, Spike, and Terax shout while Flurry Heart giggles.