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// Pokemon Battle! 
// Story: How To Kill A God 
// by DraconequusInLove 
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Moondazzle was rudely awoken by a crash. Turning on a light she saw Discord had tripped on the tripwire around her bed while carrying a bucket of water. "Well, what have we here?" She gracefully swung out of her top bunk and held up a paw with pink sparkles glowing on it. 

Discord glared at Moondazzle. "Seriously, Moony?" She picked herself up from the floor and tried to take a step forward, only to slip in the puddle she had made. Moondazzle laughed and helped her up. "Come on. Why don't we clean up and go get some breakfast?" 

The two soaked up the puddle with a few towels and then headed to the cafeteria for breakfast. It was early in the morning, due to the hour Discord had decided to play her prank, and not many students were awake yet. 

The cafeteria workers weren't surprised to see Moondazzle and Discord up, and they were able to get their food without waiting too long. As they headed to their table, they were greeted by Starlight. 

"Up early today?" The principal said, sitting down with the two pokemon. "Can I ask why?" 

Moondazzle gestured to Discord's still damp fur. "Somecreature thought it would be a good idea to try and prank me." 

Starlight nodded. "Sounds about right." She began eating her oatmeal when a question sprang to her mind. "Do you ever miss using your powers to their greatest potential?"

"All the time." Moondazzle sighed, making shapes with her pink magic above the table. "Why? Did you have an idea?"

"I hope it's good." Discord said, picking up on the idea. "It probably includes us doing something fun." She winked at Moondazzle. 

"Actually, it is. I was wondering if you two would like to put on a show. A fake battle to show off your talents." Starlight said. "I've been noticing some suspicion from the students, so I want to show them that your powers can be beneficial." She stood up and nodded to them. "I hope you consider it. Let me know by tonight?" 

Moondazzle and Discord glanced at each other. "Actually," Discord said, "it's a yes. Just give us a week, and we'll have a show ready for the school." 

"Thank you," Starlight said, then walked away, leaving the two pokemon to talk about the performance. 





A week later, the whole school was gathered in a newly erected outdoor stadium. Starlight smiled down from the teacher's box at the top, excited to see what her students would be doing. 

Moondazzle and Discord were in the backstage area, putting on glittery makeup to accent their colors and preparing their appearances to look beautiful and powerful. "Remember, Discord, stick to the plan. The purpose of this performance is to have the students trust us, not look at us with even more suspicion and fear." 

Discord nodded and the two of them took the stage. They came on from stage left, walked to the center, hugged, then went to either end of the stage and faced each other. Sharing a wink, they both felt the thrill of performance, the power coursing through their veins, the thrill of the crowd in front of them. It was a sensation they knew well, but never like this. 

Moondazzle raised her hands and a ball of pink magic formed between them. Discord copied the movement and the two attacks were sent hurtling toward each other to explode in a massive burst of light that formed a firework, raining harmless sparkles down on the audience. 

The reaction was mostly positive once they realized the sparkles were safe, and Starlight nodded approvingly. 

Next, Discord sent a wave of light to soar toward Moondazzle. Moony picked it up with some of her own pink light and sent it hurtling into the air, where the light twisted and turned to form shapes, including a pony, a dragon, and several cutie mark designs before eventually fading into the air. 

For their final, they both created two massive constructs made of energy. Moondazzle formed a pink alicorn made of pixilated Hyper Beam energy, while Discord made a Draconequus of yellowish-white Discharge energy. The two constructs danced around each other, swirling faster and faster until they blurred together in a mix of pink and yellow energy and exploded, bursting outwards to form a swirl of orange energy that took the shape of a Phoenix and swooped over the audience before burning up in a fiery display. 

Discord and Moondazzle bowed, and the applause was tremendous.