//------------------------------// // 5. Calm Before The Storm // Story: Minxys New Adventure: Reset // by Within Dusk //------------------------------// It's been a few days since the attack from Nightshine Glimmer, and we all needed something to take our minds off the new information. Pinkie of course suggested a party and honestly who am I to deny that. During the party I just stood near a corner, no matter what I couldn't get over the fact there was a group out there, waiting, maybe even watching me. Pinkie Pie tried to cheer me up but something kept me focused on the possibility of a major threat. As the party continued Luna decided to visit along side Celestia, Luna and I left for a bit talking about what had happened, Luna also let me know that my new suit of armor was ready, I thanked her and sat down beside her. "Luna, I'm not sure if I'll ever be ready for this, an entire multiverse, countless timelines, so many powerful beings seemingly under one being.", I stutter at my next statement, "I'm scared..". Luna looked at me understandingly, "I know you feel that you are weak, but you anything but, more training is required yes, but nothing you aren't used to.", Luna pondered a bit, "You also feel you're tied to Twilight Sparkle, after all, you see her as a mother, as you should, she created you in a spinning image of the Elements of Harmony.", Luna stood up and looked at me, "You are indeed bound to her, as well as the rest of her friends." I look down at my hands, clenching them, "Yeah, and I'll do whatever it takes to protect them." "Then let me give you more motivation.", Luna said, teleporting herself and Minxy to the castle. "You see Minxy, Twilight has strong feelings for one of her closest friends." "I haven't noticed anything like that.", I said confused. Luna chuckled lightly, "You were young when these feelings began, She has her love for Rainbow Dash." "I see, so how will this make me stronger.", I ask. "It won't, but it'll motivate you, Imagine that love ending in heartbreak, if one of them falls, the other suffers.", Luna said grimly. "I understand.", I say, worried. "But there is a way to unleash a bit more of your power.", Luna says, walking over to her bedside drawer. I look over to her and see she is holding an amulet, "What is it?", I ask. "While normally this would be locked away, I believe if you put this on and unleash your current full power, this will show us the full extent of your power. "So like show you where my real limits are?", I say, still a little confused. "Indeed.", Luna said, levitating the Amulet over to Minxy, teleporting herself and Minxy into the training room. I stare down at the amulet, sensing it's dark powers, "I trust you Luna.", I say putting the amulet on. I begin to feel it's power coursing through me, I power up into Super Fox 2 and that's when the Amulet glows and begins to empower me more. I begin to yell as I feel myself grow stronger, my aura changing to a dark magenta. "This power, it's pure evil yet, so strong, this must be a darker variant of my next evolution.", I say as I take the amulet off. The power dissipates and as I stare at it once more and hand it back to Luna. "Try and recreate that sensation with your own power.", Luna says, continuing to watch. "Alright!", I exclaim beginning to charge my power up, first going into Super Fox, then exploding out into Super Fox 2, as I continue to raise my power to it's limits I feel it, the same sensation but it feels like my own power, not the dark energy I felt with the amulet. I release the power and that's when the blue aura changes to a bright magenta with pink electricity. Luna stares in awe at the new form, "Minxy! look at yourself! it's not just your aura!" I look at the mirror seeing my hair is much longer and my two tails have doubled, now I have four tails. I stare amazed at this new form, I knew my previous forms made my hair flow upwards but this was on another level. "This power is amazing!", Luna exclaimed excitedly. "Yeah, despite the risk it all worked out.", I said, smiling at Luna. I revert back to my normal form and begin walking out of the room before being stopped by Luna. "I'm sure you wish to practice with this form, maybe even find something beyond it?", Luna said curiously. I smile, "Sure.", I step back turning back into Super Fox 3, and readied myself for the new training. Back at Twilights castle, Rainbow Dash and Twilight walked to Twilights room, Dash had gotten a bit drunk so Twilight brought her to her castle, laying the nearly passed out pegasus on her bed. Twilight was then shocked as she was pulled in close to Rainbow Dash, and right into a small kiss, through out the night Twilight couldn't stop thinking about it, it was a small, short kiss but a kiss nonetheless, she would have to ask a few questions in the morning. Later in the night Twilight woke up to Rainbow Dash murmuring in her sleep, Twilight decided to return the kiss, planting her lips on Dash's, she then lift the blankets up more and pulling Rainbow Dash closer. I stood in front of Luna, straining to stay standing, "Jeez Luna, you never cease to amaze me with your power." "Same to you Minxy.", Luna walked over and helped Minxy to bed. "Thanks Luna, wake me up in the morning.", I said slowly falling asleep. I awoke to the sound of explosions not too far away, I sprang up getting my clothes on and grabbing my sword, rushing outside to the balcony, I saw Ponyville being attacked, I jumped up and began to swiftly fly towards the battle. I landed right outside town and began running towards the nearest power source, I stopped when I heard a voice call to me "A lovely surprise, to finally see the one responsible for Nightshine's death, I'll admit you seem quite strong but in the end you will fail.", The voice said. I spun around and saw a dark purple alicorn with a white and light blue mane and tail, she was just like Nightshine Glimmer, arms and legs like me. I shouted, "Who are you! why are you attacking Ponyville?!" "It's obvious, I will start Equestria on a new clean slate as for who I am, you may call me, Opaline!", She said, beginning to laugh. I growl, "You won't win this fight!"