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// Chapter 8 pt 11: Showdown with the Upper Generals part 5 
// Story: MLP FiM x Fairy Tail: Wizards in Equestria 
// by SonnL 
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Natsu vs Dread Lord, part 1 
 
“FIRE DRAGON IRON FIST!” Natsu attempted to punch Dread Lord in the face with a fist engulfed in flames. 
 
The Red Moon General in human form dodged by moving his head to the side and countered by striking Natsu hard in the stomach with a punch that released a dark magical shockwave, knocking Natsu back. The two had been in combat for over thirty minutes, and Natsu has yet to land a single hit on his opponent. 
 
The Upper 1 then summoned a flock of dark ravens to attack Natsu. 
 
“FIRE DRAGON ROAR!” Natsu incinerated the ravens with a wide stream of fire from his mouth. He then directed his fire breath attack towards Dread Lord, but the Upper 1 dispersed the flames with one hand. 
 
“FLAME LOTUS: FIRE DRAGON FIST!” Natsu followed up by rushing towards Dread Lord again with both of his fists ignited and unleashed a continuous barrage of fire-imbued punches. 
 
Dread Lord responded by attacking with his own barrage of punches that released dark magical shockwaves, and the clash of their attacks resulted in a huge smoke cloud. 
 
“FIRE DRAGON TALON!” Natsu leapt into the air and attacked with a fire-enhanced axe kick. 
 
The Upper 1 used his left arm, coated with his dark magic, to block the kick. He then repelled Natsu with a torrent of dark lightning from his right hand. The wizard was sent flying back but he managed to land on his feet as he skid back to a halt. 
 
“Is it required to say the name of your attacks out loud? If not, then I can’t say I understand the point of it.” Dread Lord remarked. 
 
“It’s just what I do!” Natsu retorted. 
 
“I’m curious. What kind of world you came from? You must have experienced your share of brutal conflicts to be this hardened.” 
 
“Oh, you have no idea.” 
 
The general then generated dark magical spheres in his hands and threw six of them at the wizard. 
 
“FIRE DRAGON WING ATTACK!” Natsu produced two large streams of fire, one from each of his arms, and swung them at the incoming spheres. 
 
The spheres created huge dark-colored explosions once they came into contact with the flames. Natsu swiftly dashed through the smoke cloud. 
 
“FIRE DRAGON FLAME ELBOW!” With his right arm, Natsu threw a punch while propelled by bursting flames from his elbow. 
 
Dread Lord caught the wizard’s fist with his left hand and discharged dark lightning. Natsu screamed as he was zapped by the general’s magic. 
 
While Natsu was stunned, the Upper 1 struck the wizard’s head with a powerful headbutt. He then punched Natsu once on the face, four times on the stomach (causing Natsu to cough out blood), one more time on the face, and finished up with a kick, sending Natsu crashing into a stone pillar, which cracked from the force of the impact. 
 
Natsu coughed a few times after taking those heavy hits, but he managed to stand on his feet. Suddenly, Dread Lord heard his master’s voice. 
 
“Dread Lord... How long are you going to fight that one human? It is not yet time. Do not let the enemy come here. You and Sapphire Butterfly are the only Red Moon Generals left. Don’t fail me.” Scarlet Night’s voice echoed in Dread Lord’s head. 
 
The general remained silent as he turned his attention back to Natsu. 
 
“I was going to save this for when I face Scarlet Night. But… I can’t afford to lose this fight!” Natsu became surrounded by an intense aura of scorching flames and his skin showed scale-like patterns. He has entered Dragon Force. 
 
Though intrigued by this, Dread Lord continued the fight by firing dark magic beams from his index finger. 
 
“FIRE DRAGON SWORD HORN!” As Natsu evaded the beams while his entire body was still ablaze, he propelled himself and flew towards the Upper 1 at high speed like a rocket, intending to strike him with a powerful fiery headbutt. 
 
The general quickly put both of his hands forward and conjured a multi-layered magical wall to stop his opponent. 
 
“FIRE DRAGON KING DESTRUCTION FIST!” After colliding with Dread Lord’s barrier, Natsu charged his fist and threw a punch with his fist releasing a large quantity of flames. 
 
The general continued holding his barrier up but after a brief struggle, Natsu managed to break through. Dread Lord crossed his arms as the wizard’s attack pushed him back a great distance. The Upper 1 remained on his feet and he avoided any damage by coating his entire body with his dark magic before the flames touched him. 
 
“Even though I used both of my arms, you still managed to push me back. That was no small feat.” Dread Lord complimented. 
 
“That’s good.” Natsu grinned. “Because I’m far from finished.” 
 



Twilight vs Sapphire Butterfly 
 
In an arena where Sapphire Butterfly was holding Twilight’s parents and niece prisoner, the ruler of Equestria and the Upper 2 were engaging each other in aerial combat. 
 
Twilight fired a big magic beam towards her opponent, and Sapphire simply blocked the attack with a barrier. The princess continued firing her beam, but the general was not budging. 
 
The dark unicorn then surrounded the alicorn with clouds of icy air. Twilight teleported away before the clouds could freeze her. She appeared behind Sapphire and launched another magic blast, but the Upper 2 dodged it effortlessly. Twilight released several more magic blasts, but the dark unicorn evaded them easily. 
 
Sapphire retaliated by creating powerful gusts of wind, throwing Twilight off balance. As the princess tried to avoid crashing into one of the floating stone cubes, the general unleashed a storm of large ice shards. The alicorn quickly formed a spherical barrier around herself. 
 
While her barrier shielded her from the ice shards, Twilight used telekinesis to grab some of the surrounding stone cubes and hurled them at the dark unicorn. The Upper 2 used some form of geokinesis to stop and crumble the cubes into smaller fragments before launching them back at Twilight as high-speed projectiles. They struck Twilight with enough force to send her crashing into a stone cube. As she was falling, the princess managed to recover in mid-air before hitting the floor. 
 
The general did not give Twilight any time to rest as she crumbled several more stone cubes into pieces and sent them towards the princess. In the nick of time, the alicorn managed to teleport to behind a nearby stone cube for cover. However, the cube Twilight was hiding behind rammed her, threatening to crush her against a wall. She teleported away just before she was flattened. 
 
Twilight fired another beam at Sapphire, but the dark unicorn merely blocked it with her own barrier. For her next move, Sapphire created numerous ice clouds that constantly blew out icy winds. As the air around her was freezing, the alicorn focused her efforts on eliminating the ice clouds with magic blasts. However, every time Twilight destroyed an ice cloud, the Upper 2 created a new one in its place. 
 
“Come on, Princess Twilight. I’m not using my full power, so do put in more effort to make this battle worthwhile.” The dark unicorn said with discontent. Ever since this fight started, it has been one-sided with Twilight struggling. 
 
“And don’t forget that your parents’ lives are at stake.” Sapphire then tortured Velvet and Night Light with another electric shock. 
 
This made Twilight even more nervous. As the princess dreaded over the thought of failing her parents, the general unleashed another barrage of ice shards. Twilight formed another spherical barrier around herself to defend against the incoming attacks. 
 
“I sense great fear in you, Princess Twilight. You also have hate and anger. But you’re not using them.” 
 
Twilight continued focusing her magic into her barrier as she was continuously assaulted by the ice shards and icy winds. It was taking her considerable effort to keep her barrier up. 
 
“Before, I said I wouldn’t hurt Flurry Heart because Shadow Mayhem wanted her for himself. But now that he’s gone, I’m no longer obligated to not harm her. And in her current condition, a single electric shock can kill her. So if you continue to not make this worth my time, she’s going to suffer for it as well.” Sapphire threatened. 
 
In response, Twilight released an enormous magical wave that dissipated all the ice clouds at once. In her anger, the alicorn released a barrage of rapid-fire magic blasts, but the Upper 2’s conjured a shield around herself to deflect the incoming blasts. 
 
The general then conjured dragon-shaped flame constructs that relentlessly attacked Twilight with streams of fire, forcing the alicorn on the defensive again. After a few minutes of blocking or evading the flames, Twilight managed to fire crescent-shaped magic waves to eliminate the constructs. However, at that moment, the alicorn found herself surrounded by storm clouds that swiftly unleashed lightning on her. 
 
The princess was unable to avoid the attack, and she shrieked as she felt the force of the lightning. She plummeted to the floor and her body was twitching from the electric shock. Twilight was looking tattered up and her armor has some cracks on it. Filled with despair, Velvet and Night Light were wailing and banging their hooves in their bubble prisons. 
 
The Upper 2 descended to the floor with a look of disappointment on her face. 
 
“Get up, princess! We’re not done!” The general yelled, but Twilight could not seem to find the strength to stand. 
 
Sapphire then thought back to a conversation she had with Blade Dancer before the battle in the fortress began. 
 
“Sapphire Butterfly, you shouldn’t waste your time with Princess Twilight. She is far beneath somepony of your caliber. A one-on-one battle with her would be completely underwhelming. If you ask me, Fairy Tail’s best members would be more entertaining.” Blade Dancer said. 
 
“That’s it! I’m killing one of your family members right now!” The general expressed her frustration as she turned her attention towards Twilight’s parents. 
 
“Alright then Mr. and Mrs. Sparkle, which of you is going to die? I’ll let you decide and you got ten seconds to make your decision. If you don’t choose, then I’ll kill Flurry Heart.” Tears were flowing down from their eyes as Sapphire Butterfly began her countdown. “10… 9… 8…” 
 
“No… don’t…” Twilight tearfully begged. 
 
“7… 6… 5…” 
 
“Please… stop…” 
 
“4… 3… 2…” 
 
“NOOOOOOOOO!!!!” Twilight mustered the strength to fire a magic blast, but the Upper 2 easily blocked it with a magic shield. 
 
“Really? I give that attack a one out of ten.” Sapphire was not impressed. 
 
Twilight quickly fired a stronger blast, but it still did not make a dent on the general’s shield. 
 
“Two out of ten.” Sapphire rolled her eyes. 
 
The alicorn charged magic into her horn and released an even bigger magic blast, but it still wasn’t enough. 
 
“Okay, I’ll be more generous and give that a four out of ten.” The general said derisively. “Well then, since your parents couldn’t make their decision, time to say goodbye to your niece.” 
 
Before Sapphire could proceed with executing Flurry Heart, Twilight let out a blood-curdling scream as her entire body was enveloped in a dark purple aura. Even the general was bewildered by this. The alicorn then launched a destructive magic blast at Sapphire Butterfly. The Upper 2’s shield blocked the blast, but it did manage to create a small crack on the shield. 
 
Overcome with fear, rage, and desperation, Twilight had gone berserk as she repeatedly fired large magic beams. As Sapphire shielded herself from the incoming beams, Twilight poured more and more power into her attacks, trying to break through her opponent’s shield and strike her down. Eventually, the shield disintegrated after taking so much punishment. 
 
“Now this is more like it.” Sapphire smiled. She dodged the next beam by hovering over it and unleashed a torrent of blue flames towards the princess. The latter used another magic blast to blow away the flames. 
 
Twilight then generated a large dark magical orb at the tip of her horn. The Upper 2 watched with anticipation as she waited for the alicorn’s next attack. 
 
However, the next attack never came. The dark magical orb suddenly dissipated and the dark aura surrounding Twilight faded away. The alicorn collapsed on the floor, apparently having spent all of her strength. 
 
As Twilight was wheezing with exhaustion, the general’s face was once again filled with disappointment. She then sent Twilight flying into a wall with a gust of wind. The princess coughed and groaned in pain after falling to the floor. 
 
“You have failed to meet my expectations. It was foolish of me to think that you could be an opponent worth destroying. This is the end then.” The dark unicorn began encasing Twilight in ice. “I’ll allow your parents some time to grieve over your demise, and then they and your niece will join you.” 
 
Tears began welling up in Twilight’s eyes as she felt the ice’s cold embrace. “Mom… Dad… Flurry Heart… I’m sorry… I’m so sorry…” 
 
After the ice overtook her, the alicorn’s vision faded into complete darkness. 
 
“Twilight… Twilight…” 
 
Twilight opened her eyes and found herself in the infinite white space with Aura Light. 
 
“Aura Light?” 
 
“Twilight, you cannot fall here. Equestria needs you.” 
 
“Aura... I... I can’t defeat her! She’s too powerful! Flurry Heart... and my parents... She’s going to kill them! All because I’m so weak!” Twilight sobbed, covering her face with her hooves as her tears flowed. 
 
“No, Twilight. Defeating the Upper 2 is not beyond your capability. You even have the power to defeat the Upper 1.” 
 
“Weren’t you watching the entire battle?!” Twilight snapped. “No matter how hard I tried, none of my attacks could harm her! And she wasn’t even fighting me seriously!” 
 
“Twilight, it’s time you learn the secret of your armor.” 
 
“Secret? What secret?” Twilight stared at Aura. 
 
“Before, when I gave you the armor, I only told you that it augments your magical power. But that’s not all there is to it. This armor you wear... holds my magical essence.” 
 
“Your magical essence?” 
 
“Twilight, you are my anchor to the physical realm and you are the host of my power.” 
 
“I... I possess your power?” 
 
“Yes, you tapped into a small portion of it once before, when you defeated Nightmare Moon back in Canterlot.” 
 
“But, how do I use your power?” 
 
“To wield my power, you must have the will and the resolve, and they’re only put to the test when facing against great adversity. Your fear of Sapphire Butterfly’s strength was holding you back. I’m not lying when I say you have what you need. So go fight and win, Twilight.” 
 
Twilight was shocked by the revelation about her armor. As she tried to process this, she still had some uncertainties. 
 
“I... I don’t know. Can I really wield such great power? I’m not sure if I can-” 
 
“Don’t overthink it!” Aura raised her voice. “Focus on what’s important right now! And that’s saving your parents and your niece!” 
 
Twilight was left speechless after Aura’s outburst. 
 
“My power is at your disposal! You just need the will to wield it! YOU CAN DO IT!” 
 
Back in reality, a large pillar of light formed around Twilight and all the ice encasing her was instantly vaporized. 
 
“W-what's happening?” The Upper 2 stammered. Twilight’s parents were also watching with awe. 
 
Once Twilight came back into view, all of her wounds healed, and the cracks on her armor vanished as it changed to a golden hue. 
 
“That armor! It’s a lot like hers!” Sapphire was taken aback by Twilight’s golden armor, which also reminded her of Aura Light in her armor. “And this magical pressure! No... It cannot be!” 
 
Remembering her defeat at Aura’s hooves long ago, the Upper 2 stopped holding back as she fired a massive beam of ice towards Twilight. The alicorn put up a barrier, and she was able to block the beam without flinching. 
 
Twilight then conjured a sword of light and sent it towards Sapphire Butterfly at high speed. The dark unicorn generated a shield to block it, but the sword cut through the shield like butter and slashed her. 
 
“GAH!” Sapphire cried out as Twilight finally inflicted a wound on her. 
 
The princess followed up by firing a magic blast, but Sapphire quickly flew up into the air to dodge it. 
 
“Don’t get ahead of yourself, Princess Twilight! You may have Aura’s power, but you’re NOT her!” The Upper 2 bellowed as she unleashed a lightning storm from her storm clouds. 
 
With a faster reaction time, Twilight formed a shield around herself and deflected the lightning strikes. She then dispelled the storm clouds with a volley of magic blasts. Sapphire released a rain of blue fiery blasts and gigantic explosions surrounded her opponent. The alicorn flew out of the smoke cloud unscathed and struck the dark unicorn with a magic beam. 
 
Sapphire was greatly pushed back, but she was able to recover before hitting a wall. She then used her magic to throw many stone cubes at Twilight, but the alicorn released a magical shockwave that instantly disintegrated the incoming cubes into dust. 
 
“This is not how I imagined this fight would be!” Sapphire anguished over the revelation that Twilight is a legitimate threat and not a lowly pony that the Red Moon Generals previously thought she was. 
 
Twilight proceeded to fire multiple beams at the general, and the latter flew around and conjured whips of fire and lightning to deflect the beams that nearly hit her. The dark unicorn then generated a powerful whirlwind, but Twilight used her magic to neutralize it. 
 
Not letting up, the Upper 2 rushed towards the princess and attacked with a ferocious flurry of fire and lightning whips. Twilight conjured a multitude of light swords and used them to parry the whips. Sparks and explosions were created as their powers clashed. The general created fire dragon constructs to assist her, only for them to be sliced apart by Twilight’s flying light swords. 
 
While Sapphire was in a frenzy trying to land a hit on Twilight, the alicorn unleashed another magic shockwave. The dark unicorn was blown back, but she was able to land on top of a stone cube. Twilight then conjured a spear of light and hurled it. The spear moved at blinding speed and it scraped the side of the Upper 2’s face as it flew past her. 
 
Filled with intense fury, Sapphire Butterfly’s body became enveloped in a dark blue aura. As she growled fiercely, she started charging magic into her horn, preparing to release a powerful and destructive attack. Twilight was engulfed in a bright radiant golden aura as she was charging up for her own attack. 
 
After ten seconds, Sapphire launched a humongous beam consisting of blue flames and lightning while Twilight fired a wide, massive beam of light. The two attacks clashed and entered into a beam struggle. The Upper 2 put all of her might into her attack, but the power that Twilight has in her corner is greater. Thus, the alicorn’s attack pushed through and reached the general. Sapphire Butterfly’s eyes widened as she was completely enshrouded by Twilight’s beam. 
 
Once Twilight’s attack ended, the general plummeted with a falling smoke trail and crashed hard into the arena floor. Her horn shattered and her body was completely battered. 
 
The alicorn then descended to the floor and took a moment to relish in her achievement. 
 
“I... I did it. I can’t believe I actually did it!” Twilight had a proud smile on her face. 
 
“And you used up to sixty percent of my power.” Aura told her. 
 
“Just sixty?” Twilight raised an eyebrow. 
 
“Yes, but you’ll still need 100% in order to rival Scarlet Night.” 
 
“So… how do I achieve 100% of your power?” 
 
“It… will not be as simple. To reach 100%, a strong emotional trigger is needed.” 
 
“By the way, why didn’t you tell me everything about my armor before?” Twilight inquired. 
 
“Because the dark unicorns were always watching, and I don’t want to risk the Red Moon Generals catching wind of your secret power. There’s no telling what they would do if they had been made fully aware of the power that lies within you at an earlier time. They may attempt to eliminate you just like how Dread Lord tried to assassinate Gildarts, and they don’t shy away from using underhanded tactics if they feel it’s absolutely necessary. Thus, I believed that it was to our advantage that the Red Moon Generals continued believing that you were beneath them until the time is right.” Aura explained. 
 
Twilight then heard Sapphire Butterfly groaning. She is still alive, but barely clinging to life. 
 
“Sapphire Butterfly, your horn is broken and you are in no condition to continue. You have lost.” Twilight told the fallen general. 
 
“I only lose if I give up.” Sapphire grit her teeth as her legs felt wobbly while trying to stand. “So what if my horn is broken? I’ll keep going as long I draw breath.” 
 
“Sapphire…” The general suddenly heard a filly’s voice coming from behind her. It was a voice familiar to her. 
 
“That voice… It can’t be…” Sapphire turned around to see the spirit of her deceased little sister. 
 
“Little Cerulean…” The dark unicorn uttered in disbelief. 
 
“Sapphire… please stop! You’ve done enough!” Little Cerulean pleaded with sad eyes. 
 
“No... I can’t stop now… I still need to fight.” 
 
“But why? Why do you need to fight?” 
 
“Because… after I lost you, I had… nothing to live for. Scarlet Night was the one who gave my life purpose again. I... have a duty to fulfill.” 
 
“Big sister, please! I’m begging you! Don’t hurt anypony again! Let’s be together on the other side!” Little Cerulean cried as she embraced her older sister. 
 
Sapphire Butterfly finally relented after seeing her little sister in tears. 
 
“Little Cerulean… my hooves are forever drenched in blood. I have killed so many. I’m not fit to call myself your sister.” 
 
“That doesn’t matter! No matter what, you’ll always be my sister, and I’ll always love you!” 
 
Moved by her sister’s love, Sapphire began to tear up. 
 
“I’m sorry!” Sapphire returned Little Cerulean’s embrace while sobbing. “I’m sorry for not being able to protect you! I’m sorry for not being with you when you needed me! I couldn’t keep my promise to you! Please forgive me!” 
 
“It’s okay, Sapphire Butterfly. We’ll never be apart again.” 
 
Afterwards, Sapphire Butterfly’s body dissipated into bright butterfly-shaped particles of light. Twilight watched as they rose high in the air before disappearing. 
 
Meanwhile, the dark unicorns who watched and betted on the fight were utterly stunned by Twilight’s victory. Their eyes were wide as dinner plates and their mouths were left hanging open. They were all expecting Twilight to lose miserably and the one who betted on her only did that as a joke. 
 
“Wow. Just wow. I didn’t really think I was going to win this bet,” uttered by the dark unicorn who betted one Bit on Twilight. 
 
With Sapphire Butterfly gone, the spell that was keeping the stone cubes afloat in the air became undone and they dropped to the floor. The bubbles imprisoning Velvet, Night Light, and Flurry Heart also broke apart, releasing the captives. Twilight caught the three with telekinesis as they were falling, and she gently placed her parents on the floor and Flurry Heart into her forehooves. 
 
Twilight’s parents wanted to hug their daughter immediately, but they were more concerned about Flurry Heart, considering the terrible condition she was in. 
 
“Oh, the poor little dear. How could anypony do something so terrible to her?” Velvet said. 
 
Twilight then bathed her niece and parents in a warm golden light. In a few seconds, all of their injuries have been completely healed and even Flurry Heart’s horn is completely restored. Shortly afterwards, the little alicorn slowly opened her eyes. 
 
“Auntie...?” Flurry Heart uttered after regaining consciousness. 
 
“Yes, Flurry Heart. It’s me.” Twilight answered with a warm smile. 
 
“Auntie Twily!” Flurry Heart cried out as she tightly embraced her aunt. For her, it’s like finally waking up from a horrible nightmare. “Auntie, that dark unicorn kept hurting me!” She whimpered. 
 
“No need to worry about him. He’s gone. He won’t hurt you anymore.” Twilight spoke softly. 
 
As Flurry Heart cried tears of overwhelming joy, Twilight gently stroked her head to comfort her. 
 
“There, there. You’re safe now.” Twilight said lovingly before turning to her parents. “Mom... Dad... Are you two alright?” 
 
Velvet and Night Light then joined in on the hug while also crying tears of joy. 
 
“Oh Twilight, we were so scared!” Velvet cried. 
 
“I thought it was the end for us!” Night Light wailed. 
 
Twilight continued embracing her niece and parents, letting them release their tears. This group hug lasted for a few more minutes. 
 
“Grandma, Grandpa, why are you two here?” Flurry Heart asked. 
 
“It’s... a long story. One that I don’t want to talk about right now.” Night Light answered. 
 
“Mom, Dad, I’m sending you two back home now.” 
 
Twilight used a transport spell to send her parents back to their home in Canterlot. 
 
“Auntie Twily...” 
 
“Yes, Flurry Heart?” 
 
“They took all of my magic. They gave it to the scary alicorn.” Flurry Heart tearfully explained, much to Twilight’s shock. 
 
“It’ll be all right. We’ll get your magic back.” Twilight assured. “I’m going to return you to your mother at the Crystal Empire, and I’ll inform your father that you’re safe.” 
 
Just as Twilight was about to send her niece back to the Crystal Empire, she was interrupted when the nearby wall suddenly burst open, which surprised the two alicorns. Coming out of the wall were the Mane 6, Lucy, Wendy, Levy, and Shining Armor. 
 
“Twilight! Flurry Heart!” Twilight’s friends shouted out with glee upon seeing them. 
 
“We found them, we found them, we found them, we found them, we found them!” Pinkie exclaimed while happily bouncing around. 
 
“My friends! Shining Armor! Lucy, Wendy, and Levy! You’re all here!” 
 
“Twilight, Flurry Heart, thank heavens!” Rarity expressed great relief. 
 
“We were so worried about you!” Fluttershy warmly added. 
 
“Flurry Heart!” Shining Armor said loudly as he raced towards his daughter. 
 
“Daddy!” The alicorn filly responded as she ran to her father. 
 
The two then embraced each another in a big hug while the others smiled happily at this reunion. 
 
“Flurry Heart, I’m so happy to see you again!” Shining Armor began crying uncontrollably. 
 
“Daddy, can we go back home? I want to see mommy.” Flurry Heart sniffled. 
 
“Of course, dear.” Shining Armor replied. 
 
“You can leave the rest to us, Shining Armor.” Twilight then sent Flurry Heart and Shining Armor back to the Crystal Empire. 
 
“It’s good to see that Flurry Heart is okay.” Wendy said. 
 
“That’s one main objective completed. Now, we can all focus on taking down Scarlet Night.” Lucy added. 
 
“Congrats on rescuing Flurry Heart, Twilight.” Applejack commended. 
 
“It wasn’t easy. I had to defeat Sapphire Butterfly.” 
 
“Twilight, you fought the Upper 2 and won?! That’s incredible!” Rarity was awestruck. 
 
“That’s 2000% cooler!” Rainbow exclaimed. 
 
“Wait a minute. Your armor is golden. I remember it used to be silver.” Levy pointed out. 
 
“Now that she mentioned it, your armor is different.” Starlight chimed in. 
 
Twilight then gave the full details on how she defeated Sapphire Butterfly. 
 
“Wow! So you have become a...” Pinkie pondered in thought for a moment. “... a Super Alicorn!” 
 
“Look, it’s great that Twilight defeated an upper general, but we shouldn’t be wasting our time here.” Lucy calmly stated. 
 
Twilight sent a telepathic message to all her allies, informing them of Flurry Heart’s rescue. 
 
“Come on girls. We have a war to end.” Twilight held her head up high as she and the group exited the arena.