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// Chapter 5: Equestria at the verge of another crisis? Don't worry, Sunset got this. 
// Story: Sunset Shimmer's Magic Adventures, Volume 1: A new timeline.. 
// by Justafanfictioner 
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Twilight arrived in the throne room, exhausted and stressed. Sunset arrived shortly after, also exhausted, and confused.

“Why did you summon me so suddenly, Spike?!” asked Twilight. “What’s the emergency?!”

She saw Spike laying face first against the floor.

“Sweet Celestia!!” she said. “Spike!!”

He wasn’t waking up. Twilight shook him, still no response from the dragon.

“Is he...?” asked Twilight, who was in tears. “No!!”

“He’s alive, Twilight, i still perceive brain activity in him” answered Sunset. “He’s most likely in a magic-induced coma.”

“Who could have done such a thing?” asked Twilight.

“Uh, Twilight?” said Sunset. “You might wanna have a look at this...”

She joined Sunset.

“It’s impossible” said Twilight. “Everyone in town is...”

“I think everyone in Equestria is in the same state than Spike” said Sunset. “We were only gone for a day, so whoever did that must be very powerful...”

“Only a really talented Alicorn or a draconequus would have the power to do that in such short amount of time.” said Twilight. “Celestia, Luna and Cadance would never do something like this, and Discord and Cosmos were banished in another dimension...”

Twilight tried to contact her allies from other kingdoms and tell them to come to Canterlot. Half an hour later, Cadance, Luna and Celestia arrived. Then shortly after, the Abbysinian King and Queen, Ember, Thorax and Queen Novo. Finally, Prince Rutherford and the Griffon Lord were the last to arrive. Twilight explained them the situation and all looked at each other.

“All my subjects are in the same state” said Cadence.

“Mine as well” said Thorax.

“So are my fellow dragons” said Ember.

“Same for Rutherford!!” said Rutherford.

“I’m afraid my fellows hippogryffs and seaponies are also in that state” said Novo.

“Same for the griffins!” said the Griffin Lord.

Sunset came up with something.

“Correct me if i’m wrong, but i’m seeing a pattern here” she said. “You are all leaders of a kingdom, right?”

“Now that you mention it...” said Twilight. “Everyone reunited here rule or have ruled over a kingdom.”

“But in this case, the centaurs should also have been...” said Sunset. “Unless...”

Twilight received a message from her friend Scorpan.

“Princess Twilight!!” he said, panicked. “It’s horrible!! My mother, as well as all my subjects, dropped dead out of nowhere!! I’m on my way to join you!!”

He shutted the transmission.

“It seem the one causing this is targeting kingdoms allied to Equestria” said Sunset. “I suppose at the time everypony dropped dead, we were on our way to the Centaur Kingdom. Now that Twilight and Scorpan are friends, his kingdom became a target.”

“Clearly this is the work of someone, or somepony, who despise Friendship, or you, Twilight Sparkle.” said Celestia.

“Outside of the villains we fought by the past” said Twilight. “I see no one able to hate me to the point of commiting mass- genocide toward my kind... And your kind”

“And who have that kind of power...” said Luna. “An alicorn could do that, but all of them are in the same room...Unless there is more that i haven’t heard of...”

“As well as a draconequus” said Celestia. “But the two we fought, Discord and Cosmos, were defeated and banished in another dimension.”

“There is a third one” said Luna “Eris...Discord’s cousin. Me and the Nightmare Knights defeated her in the past...”

“Eris?” asked Twilight.

“Did i hear my name?!” said a voice coming out of nowhere.

A bird-looking, humanoid creature with mismatched body parts appeared in the middle of the room.

“That’s Eris?” asked Twilight. “She’s Discord’s cousin?”

“Her prettier, smarter and much, much more elegant cousin” said Eris. “I’m Eris, the Empress of Chaos!! I wanted to thank you for getting rid of that dumbass, as well as that sadistic bitch of Cosmos. With them out of my way, i’m the most powerful draconequus now! I’m unopposed!!”

While she was talking, Sunset touched her leg with her front right hoof and entered in a psychic transe. A few seconds later, she walked away.

“That’s interesting” said Sunset. “She’s the one responsible for putting asleep everyone, except us, but her motivations are not evil, far from it”

“Oh?” asked Eris. “How can you be so sure?”

“Your memories” said Sunset. “While you were blabbering, i took a peak in your mind.”

“Why would she do that?” asked Luna “If this is not for the sake of evil? Then what else?!”

“Tell them, Eris” said Sunset.

“Tell them what?” asked Eris.

“The reason you’re here” answered Sunset.

“I need you to solve a problem of mine” said Eris. “You see, another draconequus, who is Cosmos’ brother and also my ex-boyfriend, going by the name of Calypso, the Prince of Mischief. Fun trivia, all draconequus have a unique vassal title as reference. For example, Cosmos is refered, among our clan, as the Empress of Despair while Discord refer himself as the Lord of Chaos. As for me, i answer as the Princess of Chaos, and for good reason, because i’m the daughter of our clan leader, The Chaos King Ragnarok. Since Discord’s my cousin, that make him technically a member of the royal family...”

“That’s cool and all, but...” said Sunset.

“I’m not done yet!!” said Eris. “If you knew the truth about us, draconequus, about what we really are, about our real nature, you’d get a nuclear meltdown in your head.”

“I want to know!!!” shouted Twilight. “I want to know!!”

“I’ll tell you in words you can comprehend” said Eris. “But you’ll have to help me first. The reason i’m here is simple, i broke up with him recently, and he didn’t took it very well. In fact, he took it so badly he destroyed my Kingdom and stole my business... And subjects too, as revenge for breaking up with him. He told me he would only give it back at the condition i start dating him again. I refused, of course...”

“In this case, who’s better qualified to solve a love problem other than i, Cadence, the Princess of love!” said Cadence.

“But isn’t your specialty getting people together?” said Eris. “This is the opposite of what i need right now, i need him to give my things back, without getting up with him.”

“You dated him” asked Cadence. “You must know what he loves and hate...I know!!! Is there a particuliar hobby your ex-boyfriend is good at?”

“Now that you mention it...He’s a big fan of a card game called Yu-Ki-Oh” answered Eris. “He claim to be the best player, with his unbeatable deck and cunning strategies.”

“Yu-Ki-Oh?” said Sunset. “I’m a fan of this game!! Let me fight him in your name!!”

“I already hit the bottom of the barrel” said Eris. “I suppose i have nothing to lose...”

“What about everyone still asleep?” asked Celestia. “Can you wake them up, now?”

“After you help me” answered Eris. “I promise...”

“Then, i, Sunset Shimmer, challenge Calypso to a game of Yu-Ki-Oh!!” said Sunset. “I will fight on the behalf of Cosmos!!”

A door appeared out of nowhere and sucked Sunset Shimmer and Eris in, then vanished. On the other side was a huge Yu-Ki-Oh battle arena, where a chic-looking draconequus was waiting for them.

“I heard your words, Sunset Shimmer!!” said the creature. “And i, Calypso, accept your challenge!! Now, let’s discuss the conditions! If you lose, which is pretty certain, you will be turned into a card, and placed in my collection of those who defied me and failed. As for Cosmos, she’ll get back with me, forever.”

“However, if i win” said Sunset. “You’ll give back to Eris everything you took from her. You’ll also free all the individuals you turned into cards and finally, you will give me the most valuable cards in your deck.”

“I would reconsider if i were you” said Calypso. “You really want to waste away your life for her? Despite the fact she is a villain?”

“I just can’t ignore someone’s call for help, even if that person is a bad individual” said Sunset. “Because that person can be a potential friend. Twilight helped me see the light when i needed it the most, and i’ve helped other see the same light, the light of Friendship. I used to have a boyfriend too, but this one dumped me because i was such a bad bitch. I took it bad the first times, even more when he started hitting on Twilight Sparkle. I brainwashed him and the whole school, i went full she-devil mode on everyone. But after i changed my ways, became a better person, i realized i never actually liked him. And though he’s still clearly interested in me, i’m not. Flash was just not the guy for me. And i’ll force you to realize your wrongdoings. I’ve seen how badly you’ve mistreated her in her memories!!”

“Obviously, Girls side with girls!” said Calypso. “Very well then, in that case, i’ll choose another person to play on my behalf...He’s the only person to tie with me at Yu-Ki-Oh. If you know this game well, i’m sure you know who i’m refering to. And honestly, this will make this game funnier.”

Calypso summoned Flash Sentry on the battlefield, in his human form. Sunset was also in her human form.

“Where am i?!! Who’s that guy?!! Sunset Shimmer?!” asked Flash.

Calypso sealed Flash’s positive emotions he had for Sunset Shimmer, only keeping the negative ones.

“To make this game as fun as possible, each magic, monster or trap card you’ll put on the field will materialize and take effect.” said Calypso. “As for the rules, you already know them, so we can directly skip to the match.”

A dual Gauntlet appeared on Sunset’s arm, on the screen, her healt score was visible. She had 4000 HP...Flash also got his own Gauntlet.

“I don’t want to fight you, Flash!!” said Sunset. “I refuse to fight a friend!!”

“That’s funny” answered Flash. “Because i want to fight you, Sunset. I will enjoy destroying you!!”

“Do you want me to seal some of your emotions, Sunset?” asked Eris. “I need you to be fully focused on the battle.”

“I’ll be fine” said Sunset. “Beside, he’s the current champion of Yu-Ki-Oh. He might be my friend, but now, he’s my opponent, and i know he wouldn’t want anyone else other than me taking his champion title away.”

Flash smiled.

“You know it, sister” said Flash. “Don’t hold back, because i won’t. Now, Let’s see...”

“...Who’s gonna yield” said Sunset

“And who’s gonna Win!!” said Flash.

“It’s time to duel!!!” said both of them at the same time, shoving their cards inside their dualist gauntlet