Pegalysium. Softflow Beach. Nightfall.
Rejuvenated to full strength were Twilight, Spike, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash after a terrifying crash with the Rocketship. Courtesy of the Unown, they returned as Legendary and Mythical Pokemon.
Heeding the willing wishes of Garnet, they had brought the seven of them to different appearances as a way to symbolize a rising hope for Garnet. Just to save Shooting Star.
"Oooh..." Twilight, who was now a Xerneas, looked at her new and longer hooves. "Oh!" It was then that she recognized Xerneas' appearance. This reminded her of how she had the accessories of a Xerneas when in the Pokemon Board game. Only this time, she was the full thing. The real deal. "I'm a Xerneas?!"
"Check this out!" Rainbow Dash shouted, looking at her arms. "What Pokemon am I?!" Zeraora was a Pokemon that was new to her and her friends as well. "But how'd this happen?"
"Not sure, but I love it!" Rarity giggled. "This must be what Virizion feels like every time! How lucky!"
"I'm a Meloetta! I forgot how short it is..." Fluttershy admired her appearance as a Meloetta before tripping over. "Oh!"
"Audino!" Audino quickly rushed over to her partner, picking her up. Audino was always bigger than Fluttershy, but now as a Meloetta, that size difference only grew.
"Thanks, Audi."
"I feel pretty heavy like this, ya'll." Applejack groaned, feeling the weight of Zamazenta's shield. She also struggled to keep some balance in this fortified appearance. "Woah...Woah!"
"Look at this, Mew! Mewie!" Pinkie Pie flew over to her Mew and Holon's Mew, aka Mewie. "Now I'm like both of you! Not what I had in mind when I said I would help find more of your kind, Mewie. But it works out!"
"Mew-Mew!" Both Mew's were happy to see that as they all held hands with each other. It became a trifecta of Mew holding hands and excitedly laughing.
"Hahaha! Look at me!" But the most thrilled about all of this was Spike. Appearing as Rayquaza, he burst into the air, flying around with joy. He was by far the longest and biggest out of anyone here which was a huge step up from his usual self.
He used Rayquaza's long serpentine body to rapidly move and make patterns in the air. Twilight made baby steps, trying her best to get a handle on Xerneas' physique. The hooves were certainly pointer than what she was used to.
"Oh! Shooting Star's Pokedex!" Garnet looked around for the Pokedex, wanting to scan these Pokemon for Shooting Star. "I should still have it! Where is it?!"
"Relax. I can scan them for you. Here." Starlight showed Garnet the Pokedex, deciding to help her. Starlight's Pokedex already had data of Meloetta, Virizion, Mew and Zamazenta due to past events and current events via Pinkie's own Mew, but the rest were brand new.
"Xerneas. The Life Pokemon. Legends say it can share eternal life. It slept for a thousand years in the form of a tree before its revival. When the horns on its head shine in seven colours, it is said to be sharing all of that beautiful everlasting life.
"Rayquaza. The Sky High Pokemon. Rayquaza is said to have lived for hundreds of millions of years. Legends remain of how it put to rest the clash between Kyogre and Groudon. It lives in the ozone layer far above the clouds and cannot be seen from the ground. It flies forever through the ozone layer, consuming meteoroids for sustenance."
"Zeraora. The Thunderclap Pokemon. It electrifies its claws and tears its opponents apart with them. Even if they dodge its attack, they’ll be electrocuted by the flying sparks. It approaches its enemies at the speed of lightning, then tears them limb from limb with its sharp claws. Electricity sparks from the pads on its limbs. Wherever Zeraora runs, lightning flashes and thunder echoes."
"No fair!" Jessie stomped the ground, puffing her cheeks. "Why can't the Unown turn me into a Legendary or Mythical Pokemon?! I'd look amazing as Cresselia!"
"So it was Unown. You helped us?" Twilight turned to the army of Unown. The Unown spoke to them and this time, they could understand the Unown due to having Pokemon biology part of them. "You chose to help us because of Garnet?"
"M-Me?!" Garnet then pulled back as all eyes were on her. "Uh, well...I-I didn't this would happen! I only wanted them to stop attacking and-"
"I get it." Twilight raised her hoof before tripping, only for Espeon to help her up with Psychic. "Ooh...Thanks, Eve."
"Espeon."
"Garnet. I think that's why the Unown helped you." Xerneas-Twilight approached Garnet, causing her to back away while also gawking at the size of this Legendary Pokemon. "From the books that I've read, the Unown seem to react to those with wishes and dreams that come straight from the heart."
"We learned about that too when we were with Arceus." Mew-Pinkie flew over, circling Garnet with the other two Mew. "It's how you wanted to help Shooting Star so much that let them listen to you. Great job!"
"Mew!"
"Helped us turn into this," Applejack commented after being helped up by Sceptile and Delta Riolu. "And got 'em all off ours back for good."
"Gee...Thanks." Garnet chuckled, feeling praised by this. She certainly never received this much praise before even with her status as a teacher. The pegasus could only prance on the spot whilst her face turned red.
The group of Pikachu that was with the group had withstood the crash themselves. Some could say that them being full of food is what protected them from harm. But in reality, it was Starlight's magic at the last second that managed to reach them. Even after that rush, they were still full.
"Pika...?" But while patting his full stomach, PikaSupreme looked to the side, noticing three figures past the acres of trees. "Pika...Pikachu!"
"Hm? Someone's there?" Demonstrating their ability to now understand Pokemon language, Fluttershy and the others turned to where PikaSupreme was facing. And with a quick turn of their heads, they had spotted the trio of pegasi. Unfamiliar to many but familiar to Rarity and Fluttershy.
Waverush, Roseshy and Chicane.
"Those two...!" Virizion-Rarity squinted her eyes, pulling off a serious look with Virizion that nopony in Equestria had seen the real Virizion put on once due to her calm demeanour. But Rarity wasn't calm at all.
Waverush and the other two then noticed Thunder Stamp with them, shocked that he would be by their side. But that was the least of their worries right now as some grudges had been thrown their way.
Rarity had gotten used to Virizion's movements as she started approaching the trio of pegasi. Fluttershy knew them as well, however, she didn't approach them. Roseshy hid behind Waverush, trembling as the imposing visage of Virizion got closer. Thunder Stamp then quickly got in front of Rarity, stopping her from going any further. He put his hooves to halt her.
"What are you stopping me for?" Rarity questioned. "Those three over there captured Fluttershy and attempted to make her into one of those zombie-like ponies, didn't they?"
"Mhm..." Thunder Stamp nodded, knowing that much to be true.
"I don't think we should be facing them right now..." Chicane said to Waverush. "Look at them. They look like they could either crush or eat us with those sizes."
"It's fine." Waverush stepped forward. "We-" But before she could finish, leaving Shooting Star unattended resulted in all of them being caught off guard by an eruption of an unknown energy that came from the island he was resting at. Everyone's attention was drawn to the Cold Frontier, witnessing the golden light erupt.
The was only one thing responsible for this. Or rather, multiple things. A collective group that could perform many things when together. The Unown, of course. And it was all happening within.
The Hyperdream. One of Shooting Star's Dreams. 14 minutes before the light eruption.
The result of this came from Luna and Darkrai encountering some of the Unown. After entering Shooting Star's dreams, the Unown followed, aiming to stop Luna and Darkrai from restoring his memories. It all happened only a few seconds after the duo had entered the dream as they were within a capital that resembled the Pegalysium Capital, but with differences that could be seen. There was something haunting about it, even though this was a precious dream.
"How did they know?!" Luna gasped as she had currently put up a shield to protect her from Hidden Power. The Unown who were helping Waverush, Chicane and Roseshy were the ones attacking. "Darkrai, Dark Pulse!"
Darkrai put his claws together, summoning a pulsating orb of darkness. He then thrust his arms forward, causing that orb t form into a beam. The Unown were hit, taking super-effective damage directly. And that singular Dark Pulse was enough to faint them.
However, it wasn't just these few Unown that knew of Luna and Darkrai's actions. Appearing into the dream of Shooting Star were more Unown, passing through the Dream Realm as well, catching Luna and Darkrai off guard. The oaken princess grit her teeth, knowing that this task of bringing Shooting Star's memories via dream would be harder than expected.
Luna and Darkrai quickly hid, going straight for the nearest building. In this case, it would be the palace that resembled the Sky Monarch with the appearance of another building mixed in within this dream. The Unown swarmed the dream, immediately searching for the duo. Luna concealed herself and Darkrai immediately, using an invisibility spell without the help of Lunar Ire's magic.
For a moment, they would be kept hidden from the Unown. "Hoh..." Luna took a moment to catch her breath. These Unown are already proving to be troublesome, even if they are frail. Sensing our arrival to the Dream Realm and this dream was impressive, I'll say that."
"What do we do now?" Darkrai asked.
"Let's continue searching for Shooting Star. We have to reach him and bring his memories back to speed." Avoiding the Unown, Luna and Darkrai went to search for Shooting Star.
They weren't too late to get started, though now they had the issue of keeping themselves secretive from the Unown. The Unown moved across the capital. Luna and Darkrai noticed how the interior of this palace looked different to what they had seen at the Sky Monarch. They noticed how there were Indigo drapes on one side and the regular drapes they knew about on the other side. At first, they shrugged this off as just the result of the past, but they could see that it went further than that.
As for moving across the palace, thankfully, there are no stairs in Pegalysium. Not when everypony can fly. Luna and Dakrai stopped in front of a room singular room that had only one door. Opening it, they found the pony that they were looking for, but in an odd predicament.
A young Shooting Star could be seen sitting on his bed. Nothing out of the ordinary until Luna and Darkrai noticed what was on his left and what was on his right. On his right, his parents King Paramount and Queen Luminary could be seen. Their bodies were wobbling whilst Shooting Star's body remained stable. The way they wobbled looked otherworldly as if they were fizzling out of this area but couldn't quite leave.
And on the left, Second Wind had been spotted.
Second Wind's body also had that wobbling effect but it was less extravagant than Paramount and Luminary when it rippled. Standing from different sides, they could be seen speaking to Shooting Star. Each with different words, however, they came at such a rapid-fire rate that the young Shooting Star could not process all of them.
He could hear words such as son and destiny, along with other lexicon-related things that were tied to just himself alone. The words of Paramount and Luminary sounded soft yet they were overshadowed by the words of Second Wind that were haunting yet they also carried that gentle nature.
"W-What is this...?" Even Darkrai, who has seen his fair share of bizarre things within dreams and nightmares, especially nightmares, was stunned by this sight.
"Shooting Star's memories...They're conflicted with the dream." Luna observed after taking a closer look at the two of them peeking through the door. "This is a dream of the past. Shooting Star's memories still remember his family, but the new ones of Second Wind are just as prominent. That would explain the appearance of this location."
"So his dream is struggling to choose which one to keep." Darkrai caught on quick. "This is just time trying to sort itself out. But it might as well be tearing it all apart."
"And it seems that Second Wind's words are getting to him more. We were quick to show up now, so let's fix this immediately."
However, even with an invisibility spell, it could not deceive the eyes of the Unown. Without even a creeping sound, the Unown had quietly appeared behind Luna and Dakrai with absolute silence. But even with this silence, Luna and Darkrai felt the appearance of the Unown.
Luna scrunched her face as the Unown did not make any more movements. Mainly because they were waiting for Luna and Darkrai to make a move and thus, they would act accordingly. Luna had a single sweatdrop appear on her as she and Darkrai looked each other in the eyes.
Without needing to speak, the guardians of the night understood each other. They knew what to do. And it started with Darkrai rapidly advancing towards the room where Shooting Star sat.
The Unown took action, however, Luna stuck around just for them. She made a large barrier of magic that had five layers to it. Five layers of magical barriers were used on the Unown the moment they went for Hidden Power.
Luna gave Darkrai enough time to act. The Pitch Black Pokemon held his claw out as they went straight for the young colt. Paramount, Luminary and Second Wind turned their heads to see Darkrai as they froze on the spot. As for Darkrai, the same happened to him.
The weeping Shooting Star raised his head, noticing the arrival of the Pitch Black Pokemon. Darkrai promptly stopped, looking Shooting Star in the eyes. He saw how the young pony put his hooves over his eyes to try and mask his crying. But he wasn't fooling Darkrai with that. Darkrai lowered his claw to take a gentle approach to the crying boy.
"What's wrong?" Darkrai asked.
"I don't know..." The young Shooting Star muttered. "I don't like this dream. I don't know what's going on." And how would he? Shooting Star at this age was unaware of the true events or how any of this was possible. "W-Who are you...?"
"Begone from here." Second Wind spoke to Darkrai with an echoed voice. While the worst were all too fast and hard to understand for Shooting Star, Darkrai could process them clearly. Except for Paramount and Luminary as their words were being too faint to hear. "You're scaring the boy."
"I'm scaring him?" Darkrai repeated. "You may not realize this, but he should be near you at all. Let alone dreaming about you."
"Darkrai! Have you figured out a way to solve this?!" Luna yelled, pushing back at the Unown whilst sending some of her Pokemon to help out. Mainly Musharna and Aurorus.
Darkrai had yet to solve this. This was a predicament that even he had never tackled before. Second Wind spoke to Darkrai as if she wasn't a part of the dream. Rather, it felt like she had infiltrated it as well.
"Shooting Star!" Darkrai listened closely, hearing Paramount and Luminary's words echo and increase in volume for split seconds. They were being drowned out even more, making it impossible for the little pony to hear them all.
"What will you do? Give him nightmares? That won't make it better, will it?" Second Wind chuckled, knowing about Darkrai's ability to give nightmares. That caught Darkrai off, no doubt.
Some of the Unown had slipped away from Luna and her Pokemon, phasing through the rest of the walls to approach the room of the young prince. Darkrai himself had thin options. The best and only thing that he was capable of doing was giving off nightmares.
He clenched his claw, knowing that was his only option. But after looking Shooting Star in the eyes, the Pitch Black Pokemon knew that giving him nightmares and especially with how he was right now, would do no good.
"I don't know what to do..." Darkrai growled as Second Wind chuckled.
"Exactly. Dreams are nothing compared to time. And for myself, time is all mine to control." Second Wind circled Darkrai.
"But I can still try!" Darkrai, despite giving off hopeless words, still clung to hope. "Musharna, come here!"
"Musha!" Musharna responded to Darkrai, rushing over to the Dark-Type by bouncing off of the palace walls. The Unown entered the room, attacking Darkrai as Second Wind stood back.
Darkrai still had an advantage within dreams, making himself intangible as the Hidden Power phased through him. He had then retaliated with Dark Pulse, engulfing the opposing Unown. Second Wind scoffed afterwards, hoping that Darkrai would've gone down at that instance.
"I may grant nightmares, but she won't. Musharna, consume this dream to your liking!"
"Musharna!" Musharna would gladly so if it meant she would have her fill. However, instead of just approaching Second Wind, Musharna was already in a dream. Thus, her mouth acted like a vacuum cleaner. And when it opened, it gained the suction of one.
"What the?!" Second Wind noticed how she was being pulled in. Furniture and other objects within this bedroom were feasts for Musharna as they were all made up of dreams. Second Wid noticed how Paramount and Luminary were not being pulled in. "W-What are you doing?!"
"Getting rid of you. This could be one step or even the biggest step to freeing Shooting Star from this. By removing you from this ream entirely." Darkrai explained. "Then, he will only have his parents to listen to. Who he should listen to. Not you."
"Gh...!" Second Wind growled.
"Oh?" Luna turned around as Aurorus had frozen the opposing Unown, placing them in icy prisons. "Musharna?! How in Equestria are you doing that?!"
"Shooting Star! Son!" Just then, as Second Wind was being pulled into Musharna, the words of Paramount and Luminary were starting to become clearer. This time, Shooting Star could hear the voices of his parents.
He gasped, turning to the right side to face them. He could still barely see them with their rippling bodies, but their words could finally be heard at last.
"No...I think not!" Second Wind refused to let this happen. Any chance of her losing a grip on Shooting Star for even a second was unacceptable to her. "Unown! Do whatever it takes to stop this!"
She shouted as her voice reached outside of the palace. More Unown had appeared outside of the palace, heeding Second Wind's demands and catering to her wishes. Altogether with Hidden Power, they had used their reality-warping abilities to bring out the best possible answer to Second Wind's demand.
The power of the Unown focused on the emotions of Shooting Star more than anything. Shooting Star's eyes flared, unleashing a golden light when opened. The light eclipsed the room as Darkrai and Luna were mesmerized by it. Musharna's absorption of the dream had been interrupted once this entire dream was caught by the light of the Unown. And within that light, something was forming.
Now.
Which led to now. The light then transformed itself into something once erupting. From its mystical power, 12 heads were beginning to form. Snorunt backed away as she and her brothers and sisters were then grabbed by their mother Froslass who had rushed out for her children.
And with those heads, familiar faces were showing up. The first nine were of the previous Pegasi of Destiny while the other three were of Paramount, Luminary and Second Wind. All came from a manifestation of Shooting Star's emotions as thy expanded to a colossal size of 135 metres, this strange 12 headed light creature could be seen from afar in most of Pegalysium's locations.
Ash, Goh, Paramount and Celestia caught wind of this. The three of them would immediately head to the scene without a second thought while Paramount stayed behind. Ash had used Dragonite as a way to quickly travel there. Raboot hopped onto the back Passion, ready to head off and meet with Fluttershy again.
"What is that?!" Fluttershy gasped as the rippling light limbs from the 12-Headed Pony creature flailed around, destroying parts of the area. In the centre of it, Shooting Star could be seen.
The emotions of Shooting Star were being let out and combined with this dream as the collective side of Paramount, Luminary and Second Wind caused him to be conflicted once more. And now, the previous Pegasi of Destiny were a part of this creature, whispering words into his ears.
It was clear that he had woken up at this point. Within the dream and reality, he started crying. But his younger self emitted more tears than his current self as Shooting Star placed his hooves over his head, trying to process all of the words that came through him. A majority of them came from Second Wind and the other Pegasi of Destiny, resulting in Paramount and Luminary's words, once again, being blocked out.
The gigantic glowing hooves that rippled as if they were appendages wrapped around the Cold Frontier Island and other islands nearby.
"Whatever it is, if we don't stop it, it could crush all of the islands!" Twilight exclaimed. "And maybe all of Pegalysium. We've been restored into these bodies of Legendary and Mythical Pokemon. We shouldn't waste it."
"I hear ya!" Spike exclaimed, flying over his friends. "Just gotta figure out how to use this. I can feel a lot coming from my body right now."
"Same here. The speed is nice but..." Rainbow Dash started zipping around, leaving the sound of thunder. "Standing in position is tough!"
"And this shield's way too heavy!" Applejack groaned as some of them had issues in their Legendary and Mythical bodies. Keeping balance was fairly difficult.
"I got used to Mew before in the board game, so I'm all good!" Pinkie Pie chuckled.
"We worked out our bodies back in the board game, even when our statures and body shapes didn't match it before," said Twilight as she stepped forward. "We'll work out with this one too. And this time we have our Pokemon here to help."
"Twilight's right. And as a bonus..." Rarity then revealed a sword that came out of her head. "I get a free sword. How wonderful is that? The Swords of Justice are so lucky."
"Shooting Star looks hurt in the middle there," Fluttershy observed before closing her eyes, using Meloetta's abilities to feel Shooting Star's emotions. "I can feel how hurt he is in the middle."
"Then let's free him. Here goes nothing." Twilight would make the first move in the body of this Espeon. And the first attack would be Moonblast. In front of her, she had formed a pink orb that came from the power of the moon itself. Fairy-Type magic was still magic, making it easy for Twilight to summon it. And it was the boosted assistance of the Unown. "Eve! Help out with Dazzling Gleam!"
"Espeon!" Espeon stepped forward, assisting her partner with her own Fairy-Type attack. Together, they had unleashed Dazzling Gleam and Moonblast.
A giant orb combined with a ray of rainbows could be seen streaking through the night skis, giving it a wonderful glow. As the creature roared, it was then caught off guard by Moonblast and Dazzling Gleam. A direct hit in the centre with one large combustion of Fairy Magic occurring.
Shooting Star groaned inside of the creature and even within his dream. Froslass and her children turned to see everyone in the distance chiming in. The 12-Headed creature's body wobbled as Second Wind's head seemed to be the one in charge.
It had then extended its appendages into the distance, easily grabbing one of the hills at the nearby islands. At the same time, the mouth of Second Wind opened up, unleashing a multi-coloured beam that shot straight at them.
That's where Spike came in. He had Axew, who had then turned into Haxorus, climb on his back, giving him a ride. Spike already knew how to let out fire with his breath. All those letters to Princess Celestia and his time as a Salamence helped with that.
But this time, it was greater than fire. Spike had used Hyper Beam, pulling his head back before unleashing the massive beam of Infinity Energy that met with this multicoloured one. They had clashed for a bit, saying there and entering a struggle.
But breaking the creature's concentration was Haxorus. He had climbed over Spike's head before using Dragon Pulse from above. He unleashed the dragon-shaped attack, causing it to go over the other beams. That led to a clean hit on the creature, breaking its focus, allowing Spike's Hyper Beam to pass through.
"Pheromosa! Be a darling and throw me at it!" Rarity turned to her partner.
"Mosa!" Pheromosa saluted before then grabbing Rarity. With all of her might, she had launched Rarity straight to the creature, but Pheromosa wouldn't just help in throwing her. She would get in on the action too.
The creature had been pushed back before recovering in an instant. With that swift recovery, it moved a few of its appendages, grabbing Spike and Haxorus in the air, wrapping around them while also allowing them to feel the estranged energy that came from it. It stung them, causing them both to wince.
But cutting those appendages in half was Rarity. With the strength of Virizion's sword, plus her swiftness, Rarity had used Sacred Sword to cut the appendages clean off, freeing Spike and Haxorus.
The creature had then sent a few of its heads, causing them to crash into Rarity, Spike and Haxorus, knocking them away. Spike hurled through the clouds whilst Haxorus bumped right into him. Rarity was caught by Twilight immediately, getting her on her back.
The creature had then used the others islands to attack the Cold Frontier, bashing them into this sole sky island. The entire place trembled with rocks being knocked off.
"Okay...Simple steps..." Rainbow Dash took one step with Zeraora, trying to get adjusted to this speed so that it would be natural to her. The first step was simple and so was the second. But immediately after she started jogging, Rainbow Dash took off, leaving a trail of lightning. "Guess it won't work with simple steps then!" She exclaimed.
But joining her in this speedy endeavour was Pheromosa, who was moving just as fast as her. Rainbow Dash could already keep up with Pheromosa, so this wasn't surprising at all. However, the thrill of electricity in her body is what excited her. By running so fast, Rainbow Dash ended up crashing into the creature with an eruption of lightning. This was Wild Charge and much like the attack, Rainbow Dash felt some recoil.
It staggered the creature for a bit, allowing Pheromosa, Espeon and Bayleef to get an attack. Pheromosa delivered three consecutive kicks that extended the stagger whilst Bayleef had used Energy Ball, surrounded by Espeon's Psychic to give it a boost.
The 12-Headed Pony Monster cried out before almost falling over. However, the head of Second Wind extended, becoming serpent-like. It had then flashed a blinding light in front of everyone, causing them to flinch immediately.
With them all being blinded, the 9 other heads went after them. They all moved in that serpentine-like manner, slithering rapidly. The 9 heads had bashed Twilight, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Pheromosa, Espeon and Bayleef respectively.
They continued, going for the rest. However, that was where Applejack stepped in. She would use Zamazenta's high defence to the best of her abilities. Applejack narrowed her eyes, going for Metal Burst as she stood in front of her friends. The 9 heads had then crashed into Applejack, dealing a heavy blow in the process.
But not heavy for the body of Zamazenta. Immediately after getting hit, Applejack returned the strength of the impact in the form of a silver ball from Metal Burst. She let it out, resulting in a silver light that eclipsed the 9 heads, causing them all to cry out. It immediately fell over, crashing into the icy mountains in the process.
As for Fluttershy, she had acted as support. "Here goes." Fluttershy put her hands together, using Wonder Room. Out of her hands, she formed a massive box that would eclipse all of her friends. Twilight and the others who were on the ground, realized how they gained a pinkish glow around them.
Their defences were raised by Fluttershy. And Applejack, who was already at a high defensive rate, was bulkier than ever. As if she needed to be. "Thanks, Fluttershy!" Rainbow Dash got back up.
"Look!" Starlight noticed something off about the other heads. Some of the heads are acting strange. Mainly those three!" She aimed her hoof at the heads of Paramount, Luminary and one of the Pegasi of Destiny. The first one.
Windkiss.
"I understand King Paramount and Queen Luminary, but why that head?" Starlight wondered.
"That's Windkiss," Waverush spoke to her. "The first Pegasus of Destiny. The other ones that you're seeing are other Pegasi of Destiny that have come and gone."
"Oooh, so there's been more?" Pinkie Pie gawked.
"It's not just that...look at the magic!" Chicane's eyes widened, getting a better look at the creature's magical glow once it had been stagnant for a bit. "That glow of it isn't just ordinary magic."
"Then what is it?" Spike asked.
"It's Destiny Magic. All of that is Destiny Magic that's forming around it." Waverush explained as this creature was formed out of Destiny Magic. And as if nothing had happened, it regenerated itself, getting back up from the icy rubble. Shooting Star continued to groan within the creature as Second Wind's head got in the way, blocking anyone from seeing him.
Just then, an avalanche had been caused around the area. A large one too. But that wasn't the alarming part. The hooves of the 12-Headed creature had then sprung into the air, grabbing the clouds.
Using the full magic of what a pegasus is capable of doing, the creature had then used the clouds to emit lightning. And not just a standard fare of lightning. Massive lightning bolts that were as big as Spike's Rayquaza body crashed from the clouds below. And they were plentiful.
"Look out!" Twilight cried out, quickly running off with her friends once the lightning bolts and avalanche came down. The pegasi then spread their wings, immediately ascending to the air to gain a faster momentum of escaping.
Speaking of wings, the creature had also grown them. Out of its rippling back, massive wings of multiple layers had shown themselves. The wings shook the skies, blowing away various trees from the area while also causing the islands to rumble.
And nearby civilization islands were not safe from this. As the creature seemed to grow, Shooting Star was raised higher in its rippling body of it while also seeming bigger. His visage grew, allowing others to see him from afar once more.
High in the skies, the approach Ash, Goh and Celestia laid eyes on this creature, feeling the strong pressure it emitted. "Oh, man..." Ash gawked, spotting Shooting Star's body inside of it. "How did something like that happen?"
"Pikachu..."
"Luna. Darkrai. Please be safe." Celestia spoke, knowing that Luna and Darkrai were still in the Dream Realm, hoping for their safety.
Paramount stepped forward, noticing his son. He also noticed the familiar heads that were on the creature. Spitting himself, Luminary, Second Wind and the previous Pegasi of Destiny. It was safe to say that even he knew that this related to Destiny Magic as seen by the silver light it was emitting.
Luminary rushed over after hearing and seeing all of the commotion. Soon, she would notice the events transpiring in the distance. Although, it could soon reach here.
"Is that Grand Judge Shooting Star?!" Luminary spoke, unable to register him as her son. Only Paramount could.
"No. That's our son." Paramount replied, causing Luminary to blink in confusion. "And I need to prove it to you. The Rift Magic might not open the door...but can at least dod one thing that doesn't require Destiny Magic."
"Where are you going, dear?!" Luminary asked, seeing Paramount walk away. The King had then stopped right at the centre of Pegalysium, knowing that he had to do something for his son. For him to return to Luminary's memories and to have them be a family once more.
And with the Rift Magic, he had only one way to do it. The obelisk that was beneath the city. Paramount allowed the cosmic magic to flow as the sounds of the creature echoed throughout the skies. He could even hear Shooting Star's voice within the echo.
"I know this cannot happen again for another generation but...Windkiss. We need your assistance once more."
As the journey continues.
Chapter 723 End.