“I really don’t feel it” said Luna. “This mission might just be the last one for us...”
The group, composed of Sunlight Blaze, Sunset Shimmer, Sombra, Tirek, Moonlight Frost and Luna found a hideout inside an abandonned building.
“You’re not wrong, Sweetheart” said Moonlight. “If we mess just one bit, we’re all done for. We need a flawless plan to defeat Cosmos.”
“I’m looking at our odds to pull out a win against her” said Sunset. “So far, it doesn’t look good for us”
“Discord told us before sending us here that Cosmos was holding Fluttershy hostage to force Discord into submission” said Sunlight. “If we can rescue her from this crazy bitch’s grasp, Discord would have no reason to hold back against Cosmos.”
“The thing is, she could be anywhere” said Luna. “Cosmos could have send her in another dimension, for all we know.”
“And it’s likely Cosmos have eyes on her” said Sombra. “Meaning that for us to get a chance to reach Fluttershy, we need to get Cosmos attention.”
“But Cosmos is very powerful!” said Sunset. “As much as Discord...Those of us that will draw her attention must be prepared to be taken out by her magic.”
“She probably won’t fight us straight away” said Tirek. “I bet she’s going to play with us before getting involved, let one of her servants handle her opponents.”
“Let’s decide the roles” said Sunlight. “Sunset, you will try to locate Fluttershy with your divination magic. Tirek, Sombra and Moonlight, you’ll handle Cosmos. Luna, you will rescue Fluttershy once you have an opening. As for me, i’m making a quick trip to the Changeling Kingdom and look for some Anti-Magic rocks. I’ll also look the other kingdoms while i’m at it.”
“Then let me send you as close as i can from their territory” said Moonlight.
“We won’t attack until Sunset find Fluttershy” said Sunlight. “Which could take a while. So, i propose you review our strategy in the meantime.”
Moonlight teleported Sunlight at the border of the Changeling Kingdom.
“I see” said Sunlight to himself. “Chrysalis’ throne is still intact if the closest i can get to them is at the limit of their hive.”
He headed for the hive entrance and arrived in front of it 15 minutes later, turning himself invisible beforehand. He saw a group of Changelings guarding the entrance.
“I see what happened” thought Sunlight. “In this universe, Chrysalis never went along with the kidnapping all the most beloved figures of Equestria plan. But enough about trivia, how do i proceed for getting inside?”
Sunlight came up with an idea and turned himself visible again. He showed up in front of the Changelings. For some reason, they were all female.
“Oh, look girls” said one of them. “We have a visitor”
“He’s handsome!” said another one.
“Do we bring him to the Queen?” asked a third one.
“Nah” said a smaller one.
Sunlight sighed and punched one of them. Immediately, all the female guards surrounded him.
“I swear i’m going to punch every last one of you!! Girls or not!” he said. “I Might not be able to use magic, but i don’t need it to take you down. But i’ll follow you without problem if you lead me to your queen.”
“Okay!!!” said a guard. “We’ll bring you to our Queen.”
The Changelings grabbed Sunlight and headed for the throne room. They arrived at destination half an hour later. Sunlight saw Chrysalis, sat on her throne, looking annoyed.
“Oh, What can bring a little pony inside my hive?” she asked. “I thought your kind had been all cleaned out by that nutcase.”
“I’m here for one reason” said Sunlight. “Your throne!! More precisely, the material it’s made of!”
“So, you’re aware of it’s anti-magic properties” said Chrysalis. “Yes, It’s thanks to that beauty Cosmos doesn’t dare attack us. Even her magic is useless once she enters our territory. I Also have an armor made of the same stuff, by the way.”
“Think i could borrow that armor?” asked Sunlight. “By the way, i notice your wings are blue instead of black.”
“Yeah, it’s Thori who brought it to my attention” said Chrysalis. “She told me since she got this color, she wasn’t hungry anymore. The key was about sharing love, i think. So, i made friends with Cadance and taught to my subjects to love each other and let’s just say it worked too well...After some times, our wings became like this and our hunger disappeared.”
“So, you had no business stealing love from other creatures anymore” said Sunlight. “If you were friend with Cadance, why didn’t you avenged her when Cosmos got her?”
“She didn’t die” said Chrysalis. “She’s the only one i could save. The shock of her losing her husband, daughter, subjects and Kingdom was too much for her to handle and i cocooned her so she didn’t have to endure the pain. But i’m getting away from the subject...I can lend you my battle armor, but i want a favor first.”
“Please don’t be sex, please don’t be sex” thought Sunlight. “Anything but sex...”
Chrysalis removed her green dress, exposing her sumptuous naked body.
“Fuck!” thought Sunlight. “But damn, she’s hot!!”
Soon, all the hive gathered around him. Sunlight turned his arms into cannons, ready to defend himself.
“I’m not surrendering without a fight” he said. “But i refuse to leave without the armor.”
“Playing hard to get, uh?” said Chrysalis. “Get him, girls!! Pin him down!!”
He turned himself invisible and started looking for the armor. He found it a few moments later and put it on.
“Don’t take it personal, girls!” said Sunlight. “I’ll give it back when this is over!”
He punched a hole through the ceiling with one fist, creating an exit. He took off and flew away from the hive.
“Damn it” said Chrysalis. “For once a male entered our territory...”
“Do we pursue him?” asked Thori.
“He’s already far away now” answered Chrysalis. “Let’s just wait for him to come back”
Sunlight was heading for the Dragonlands. An hour later, he saw the volcanos and knew he was arrived. He landed on the ground and looked for dragons. What was his surprise when he saw that they had all been turned into dogs.
“She already got them” said Sunlight. “Wait, since i have the Changeling queen’s armor, which nullify magic, could i turn them back to normal by getting close to them?”
He headed for the first dog he saw, but nothing happened. Then he grabbed it in his hands, still nothing happened. He put the dog against his chestplate and the spell broke. The dragon looked at himself with joy.
“I’m not a dog anymore!!” said the dragon. “Hourray!! How did you do that?”
“This armor” answered Sunlight. “I stole it from the Changeling Queen, Chrysalis. It nullify magic. When i made you touch it, the spell broke. Okay, let’s bring everyone here!!”
“On it!!” said the dragon.
And so, one after another, the dragons were turned back to normal. After they were all saved...
“It’s good to be back to normal!!” said Garble. “Thanks a lot, man!!”
“I came here to ask for help” said Sunlight. “But seeing what she did to you, i’d prefer not getting you involved again. So i’ll just leave.”
“Wait, asked Ember. Don’t tell me you’re going to fight that creature?”
“Yes, i am” answered Sunlight. “Her reign of terror have lasted long enough. It’s time someone step up and overthrow that tyrant”
On these words, he walked away, his cape floating in the wind. Before taking off, he looked back at the dragons, smiling with his eyes closed. Then, he took off in the air and flew back to the group meeting point. He arrived half an hour later at destination.
“Took you long enough” said Moonlight. “Cool armor, by the way”
“Sorry” said Sunlight. “I had to deal with a problem concerning the dragons, apparently, Cosmos turned them into dogs.”
“What about the Changelings?” asked Sunset.
“They showed some hostility” answered Sunlight. “I was able to defuse the situation and get my hands of the queen’s armor”
“You were supposed to get a shard from her throne!!” said Luna.
“I know” said Sunlight. “But this armor have the same properties than her throne. And i’m pretty much the only one fit to wear it. I can fight without magic and i’m strong enough to move freely with it.”
“So, you’ll be the bait” said Moonlight. “Sunset found where Fluttershy was held hostage”
“Turns out Fluttershy’s part of Cosmos’ body” she said.
“So, first, we’ll have to weaken Cosmos” said Sunlight.
“And when she’s weak” said Moonlight. “I’ll be able to dissociate Fluttershy from Cosmos using one of my spells.”
“And Discord will just have to put an end to this, said Sunlight. But she won’t let us get to her that easily...”
“Right” said Sombra. “Apparently, she revived and brainwashed some villains”
“Nightmare Moon, Daybreaker” said Sunset. “King Sombra, Tirek, Grogar, the Pony of Shadows, Miss Mane-iac, Ahuitxotol, The Sphynx, the Storm King, Nightmare Rarity and Accord. She know we’re coming, brother.”
“We are heavily outnumbered” said Moonlight. “And underpowered as well”
“I don’t see who could help us” said Sunset. “Cosmos turned almost everyone that could help us into stone of defenseless creatures.”
“Then let’s bring our own reinforcement!!” shouted Sunlight. “Discord!! Send the backup team!”
A portal opened, from which Adagio, Aria and Sonata, AKA the Sirens AKA the Dazzlings emerged, In their true form. After them came out Tempest Shadow, Starswirl the Bearded, Starlight Glimmer, Twilight Sparkle, now a tall Alicorn, Stygian and the Pillars of Equestria, Flurry Heart, now a teenager and Shining Armor. Sunset and the others were speechless.
“That ought to even the odds” said Moonlight, smiling.
“I still can’t believe Discord convinced all of us to come with him, said Twilight. The one rule to remember is to avoid fighting with his double. So, as soon as Cosmos is defeated, we’ll be immediately sent back to our universe to avoid causing damages to the fabric of reality. Now, as for the matchups....”
Before she could finish her phrase, Cosmos’ magic transported everyone except Sunlight elsewhere. To fight King Sombra, Cosmos paired Shining Armor and Flurry Heart together. Against Tirek, she assigned the 3 Sirens. To fight Nightmare Moon, Daybreaker and Nightmare Rarity, she selected Tirek, Stygian and Sombra. Against the Storm King, she chose Tempest Shadow and Starlight Glimmer. Against Accord, Sunset Shimmer. Against the Pony of Shadows, she sent Starswirl and the Pillars. Against Miss Mane-Iac, Ahuixothol and the Sphynx, Luna and Twilight Sparkle. Finally, against Grogar, Moonlight and Sunlight.
“Wait. Wait, wait, wait” said Sunlight. “Didn’t i erased that guy from existence throughout the Multiverse? How can he be right in front of me?”
Time stopped around the two and Discord showed up
“Well, yes, but actually, no” said Discord. “Let me explain you something interesting. You see, there is in History beings that play crucial roles in it. They are individuals which the actions shaped the course of History, and that, in every possible universe that exist. When you used Reality Overwrite, a forbidden spell that can erase from Existence and Time one individual, on a Multiversal scale, on Grogar, who is one of those individuals that are crucial to History, you almost caused the end of the Multiverse.”
“What do you mean, almost?” asked Sunlight, trying to keep his cool.
“Because you sacrificed someone else’s life to cast the spell instead of your” answered Discord. “And also because you felt empathy for the individual targetted by the spell. Those two factors contributed to make the spell Reality Overwrite lose so much power that it didn’t even affected Grogar. After everything you’ve been throught to get him to his knees, i just couldn’t allow you to lose. So, i took care of Grogar and locked him inside the deepest pits of Tartarus. "
“Sunset Shimmer” said Sunlight. “She used her psychic powers to share some of her empathy with me...Could she had foreseen this alternative future and tried to prevent it from happening?”
“Definitively” answered Discord. “She’s the true hero!! Oops, sorry...”
“I know” said Sunlight, whose expression changed drastically. “Sunset is a true hero because deep inside, she does it to help others. For me, it’s just to boost my ego. Sunset would give her life to protect everyone, regardless of if they’re friends or not. Me, i would only give my life to save her, and only her. She value Friendship over Violence, i value Violence over Friendship. I’m basically putting on a costume to beat bad guys and call it justice. She’s just better than me in every way...She’s a hero of heart.”
He looked at the sky with an empty stare. Moonlight felt even worse considering he was Sunlight’s darker side.
“I truly shine when i’m working solo” he said. “Teamwork is not my strong suit. I lost track of who i really am deep inside. This robotic body isn’t me, nor are those elemental powers...I’m fire, i’m light, i’m the Sun. I’m not ready yet for a Multiverse Crusade. I’d like to start over, Discord, from the very moment i met her for the first time. My powers have been too irregular since this whole adventure started, but none of them really fitted my personality, who i was.”
“Same for me, said Moonlight. I’ve started as an edgy opposite to Sunlight. From our powers to our personalities...And now, Look at me, you can barely tell we used to be opposites. He’s a robot and i’m a zombie. I’ve even lost my ice and shadow powers. We really drove far away from our roots, uh? Maybe make the two of us two part of a coin in our rebirth.”
“So, you want me to rewrite your history from a certain point, said Discord. And you also want to be reborn with new powers closer to who you really are inside. You have to realize that nobody, not even me, will remember this timeline”
“Well, The author will” said Sunlight. “And i know for sure he will find a way to reunite the 3 of us. One last thing, Make us girls in our next life...
“You’re not wrong” said Discord, writting everything down in a book. “Well, let’s do this...”
He snapped his finger and everything went black. Thus mark the end of this timeline, and the beginning of a new one.