“And that pretty much summarize our story...” said Moonlight. “Once we arrived in this world, we took our time understanding and learning about their inhabitants’ culture and i learned one thing: Power is the wheel of their society.”
“So, we pretty much served and worked for many, many influent rulers across History” said Sunny. “Any famous ruler you can think of, we served them.”
“We’re also at the origin of many important events” said Moonlight. “For example, The Trojan Horse was my idea. I would need days to tell you in details everything we’ve been through and what we’ve done and i don’t really want to do so.”
He and Sunny gave Sunset their journal.
“Hence why we all summarized it in this journal...” he said.
“We thought you could use two points of views” said Sunny.
“Your journal mostly talk about your sexual conquests” said Moonlight.
“Are you really my mother?” asked Sunset.
“She is...” answered Moonlight. “Which came as a surprise to me. Grogar made her unable to bear children using a powerful curse. It happened 23 years ago, during a year long mission in Equestria given to us by Grogar. Sunny here obviously had to get promiscuous with stallions. One of them, however, was able to get her pregnant.”
“His name was Cum Buckets” said Sunny. “And his cutie mark was three spermatozoides”
“Apparently, that stallion had the ability to impregnate any mare he had sex with” said Moonlight. “I met him a week ago and apparently, he opened a clinic to help unfertile mares to get pregnant. Good for him i guess...The matter is, Sunny was pregnant. So, i waited 11 months for her to give birth to her baby. Knowing what Grogar would do if he learned she had a baby, i took the decision of giving it away in adoption. I gave it to Celestia with the request of finding a suitable family for it.”
He looked at Sunny.
“After giving the baby in adoption” said Moonlight. “I then used magic to alter Sunny’s memories of that day. I had her...I had you believe that the baby died at birth.”
Sunny was shocked, so was Sunset and the others.
“I had to do it...” said Moonlight. “I couldn’t have you put your baby in danger by trying to see her again. I knew the only way to make sure Grogar wouldn’t look after your baby was if said baby was dead, and that worked. I’m sorry for making you go through this, sis...”
“That’s okay...” she said. “I know everything you do, you do it for my own good. But hey, your dubious plan paid off, since she’s right in front of me today...And she’s gonna bring down Grogar for good.”
“About that...” said Moonlight. “That was not part of my plan. I just wanted to protect an innocent baby from a cruel individual. I can think far ahead, but not that far ahead.”
“Oh...” said Sunny.
“But that make me even more glad i took that decision...” said Moonlight. “Your lust ended up giving me the opportunity i waited so long for to show up: Someone other than us with magic strong enough to oppose Grogar’s. Ever since the Elements of Harmony became a thing, i knew they would be the key to take him down...But Grogar saw them as the opportunity to make his power truly unrivaled. So, i beg you, Sunset Shimmer, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Applejack and Twilight Sparkle, please destroy him and avenge our parents and all the lives this monster took...Only you can do it...Only then will they...will she find peace...After that...”
Moonlight paused.
“After that, i want to be judged and punished for all the crimes me and Sunny commited in Grogar’s name.” he finally said.
Sunny was shocked to hear that. Sunset and her friends were also shocked.
“Sunny is not immortal anymore” he added. “Me, i still am, meaning i can expurge for both our crimes. Then, after my sentence is over, and only then, will i allow myself to die...That’s how determined i am to see that piece of shit get what he deserve.”
“I promise we’ll do whatever we can to defeat Grogar...” said Sunset. “But to get him out, we’ll have to defeat Tirek, Chrysalis and Sombra.”
“Not only them...” said Moonlight. “Watch out for Nightmare too...”
“You sure my daughter and her friends are strong enough to face all of them?” asked Sunny.
“I understand your worries” answered Moonlight. “On their own, each of them is a force of nature. The 3 of them together are a formidable force that can rival our duo.”
“We are way stronger than last time we fought” said Sunset Shimmer.
“So are we” said Moonlight. “And so are they...”
“Then, i guess we shall show you that we got what it takes!” said Fluttershy. “We will beat the both of you!!”
Moonlight had a little laugh.
“That’s something i’d expect her to say” he said, pointing at Rainbow Dash. “But hey, it’s not a bad idea...If you can actually beat us, that would mean you’ll actually stand a chance against Grogar...”
Moonlight and Sunny adopted a battle stance.
“Come at us with all your might...” said Sunny.
The girls all took a battle position, except Sunset, who doubted if this was actually necessary.
“Don’t worry” said Eris. “If someone dies, i’ll bring him back.”
Applejack made the first move and rushed at Sunny, hitting her with a powerful punch to the face. This one was caught off-guard and was sent flying a dozen meters backward. However, this one quickly recovered and lauched a counter attack. She flew like a rocket and grabbed her by the waist, bringing her in the air. Rainbow Dash immediately took off to help her friend, to then hit her head against an invisible surface and fell back to the ground. Up there, Sunny turned around herself vertically and threw Applejack toward the ground. Twilight used her magic to immobilize her middair and stop her fall.
“Thanks, Twilight!” said Applejack. “And you, did you tried to kill me?! What the heck?!”
She partially turned into a wyvern and conjured a powerful gust of wind. The wind was so strong the group was sent flying backward a few meters.
“You know what, sis?” asked Moonlight. “I think i’ll step back and let you fight them.”
“Fine to me!!” she answered. “Wind Burst Attack!!”
Another gust of wind hit the group.
“Well, that’s new” said Applejack. “Anyway, we need to counter that wind pinning us down.”
“Let me handle this” said Rainbow Dash. “I’m the fastest of them all...”
She took off and flew toward Sunny, fighting her way against the wind. Sunny saw that she was getting close and completely turned into a wyvern, increasing the wind’s power. Rainbow Dash was sent crashing to the ground. She didn’t gave up and took off again, putting more energy this time. Thinking about her friends gave her the power she needed to fend right through Sunny’s hurricane. She got above her, forcing Sunny to change the direction of her attack toward Rainbow Dash. This one made her way on Sunny’s back to force her to turn back to a human form, which she did.
“Well played” she said to Rainbow Dash. “But i’m barely starting!!”
She turned partially into a wyrm and dove into the ground, sinking right in it.
“What now?!” asked Applejack.
Sunny suddenly emerged from the ground right in front of Sunset and booped her nose.
“Boop!!” she said before vanishing underground again.
Sunset blushed of embarrassement.
Applejack was suddenly propulsed in the air by a geyser of mud and fell to the ground loudly.
“Oink Oink!!” said Sunny, who reappeared in front of her. “How’s the mud bath, little piggy?”
Applejack got red of rage. Fluttershy barely contained her amusement at the situation, but not Moonlight. Even Sunset smiled a little.
“Why you little...” she said. “I’ll make you eat those words!!”
She punched the ground with such force that she made caused water to come out of the ground from the fissures. Sunny was ejected from the ground by a geyser of muddy water. Applejack jumped off the ground and right above Sunny, charging a devastating punch. Sunny partially turned into an hydra, electrocuting Applejack with magic lightning when this touched her. She was knocked back and almost lost consciousness. Sunny landed on the ground a fully turned into an hydra. Immediately, lightning rained down from the sky, forcing Rarity to create a barrier to protect everyone.
“I hope your barrier can whistand the power of a triple plasma breath!!” shouted Sunny with a demonic voice.
She fired from each of her heads a huge ligthning beam. Rarity’s barrier took it without problem...the first five seconds. The barrier started breaking down and Rarity was trying her best to stay focused. She was about to give up and tell the others to get out when the scarf she was always wearing, a gift from Suri Polomare, reminded her that she couldn’t let Grogar, nor anyone working with him, destroy their future. More fired up than ever, she doubled the size of the dome. After a couple minutes, Sunny saw she was wasting her energy and turned back into girl.
“Turning into a sea serpent here would be useless since there is no water” thought Sunny. “Same for turning into a Quetzacoalt, since there’s no vegetation. And even if there was, Fluttershy or Twilight could deal with it. I could turn into a Salamander might be the last option i have. But then, Rarity could also deal with fire as she did with lightning...”
Sunny landed on the ground.
“I give up” she said. “You girls got me outmatched and outskilled”
“This is the first time i see you admit defeat.” said Moonlight. “Now, stand back and let me jump in.”
This one walked toward the girls.
“I’m coming at you with the intent to kill” he said to them. “So fight like your lives depend on it...”
“You’re joking, right?” asked Rainbow Dash.
“He’s not” answered Applejack. “He’s really going at us with no barrels held.”
“I think you girls should sit that one out” said Sunset. “Let me and Twilight handle him.”
“No way!” said Rarity. “We’re in this together!”
Applejack rushed at Moonlight, who didn’t bother to move. Because before Applejack could hit him, she bumped into something. She stepped back and saw there was nothing in front of her.
“Try again!” said Moonlight.
Applejack punched right in front of her and her fist hit something in front of Moonlight.
“I’m bending the very fabric of space to protect myself right now” said Moonlight. “If you want to hit me, you’ll need to punch through the fabric of space itself. And i doubt you can do that...”
“Watch me” she said.
She gathered a lot of power in her fist and punched the barrier in front of her. She punched the barrier a second time, with more power, then a third time. That third hit went straight through the barrier, forcing Moonlight to step back and dodge the hit.
“Alright, guess i was wrong” said Moonlight. “You CAN indeed punch through the fabric of space”
“Yeah, but my fist hurt like hell...” she said. “It might be broken...”
“I can also bend the fabric of space in other ways.” said Moonlight. “Here’s an example...”
He did a finger motion and the next moment, Applejack was standing to his place, while he was standing to her place.
“Did he just swapped places with me?” she asked.
“Yes” answered Moonlight. “It’s a neat trick...But i can do more with it. Like this for example...”
He was wearing Applejack’s clothes and she was wearing his.
“They’re quite comfy, not gonna lie.” he said. “They smell nice too...”
“What the...” she said. “Stop playing with me and fight seriously!!”
Moonlight swapped their clothes back and then appeared behind Applejack. He casted on her a spell that slowed her movement down until she stopped moving. He then made an ice dagger with the clear intent to kill her while she was vulnerable. He placed his blade against her neck that undid his spell. Applejack immediately felt something cold on her neck and saw the situation she was in.
“Like this?” he said.
“How did that happened?” she said. “One second ago, you were behind me...”
“I just stopped you in time, darling” he answered.
He released her and stepped back.
“Let’s keep it at that.” he said. “I gauged all of you while you were fighting Sunny and you’re more than capable of kicking my ass. Defeating Grogar won’t be easy for you, though. He’s going to do everything to get his dream achieved, even taking a civilian hostage, or the whole town you’re living in. But don’t worry, i’ll make sure he can’t use such stratagems against you.”
Sunny looked at Sunset.
“I swear that i won’t let anything bad happen to you...” she said. “I’ll protect you at the cost of my life...”
“She’ll be fine...” said Moonlight. “Beside, i’m prepared to every eventuality, even if the worst was to happen. Now, let’s not waste any more time...a fierce battle awaits us...Eris, send us back to Canterlot.”
“Good luck” said Eris.
After which she sent them off.