//------------------------------// // New friend, old foe // Story: My Little Pony: Harmony and Chaos // by AlphaToothless95 //------------------------------// As the girls of the Mane 5 sat in the living room of the Brighthouse, waiting for Hitch to return with Sparky, they couldn’t help but be a bit confused by Izzy’s new friend, Misty. Zipp was suspicious of the unicorn, Pipp was a bit skeptical as well at first but quickly warmed up to her, and Sunny was happy that Izzy had made a new unicorn friend outside of Bridlewood. However, something didn’t feel right. Her alicorn empathy felt like it was trying to go off but it wasn’t for some reason. It was like instead of sensing immediate danger, she was sensing something or… someONE potentially dangerous. Like her alicorn empathy was trying to warn her to be careful. She would tell her friends later, but right now she is getting to know a new friend. “So… Misty. You’re from Bridlewood? How come we didn’t see you whenever we went there?” Sunny asks and Misty seems hesitant to answer at first until Izzy reassured her that it’s ok for her not to answer. She still chooses to though, probably to avoid being rude. “Uhhh I lived in another part of Bridlewood for a long time. Eventually I left and… uh… found another place to settle. I won’t say where, just know that I kinda got fed up with living in both places so… I’m giving Maretime Bay a try?” Misty explains, sounding… unsure. Zipp raises an eyebrow then looks at Sunny to see if she had the same feeling she did. Sunny looks at her but just gives a shrug, much to Zipp’s annoyance. “Hm… well why’d you pick here?” Zipp asks, leaning forward in her seat a bit while eyeing Misty. “Especially at a time like this?” She continues and Misty answers this one quick, almost like she was expecting that question. “To be honest I only moved here like an hour before that attack happened at that one place. Honestly, it was just terrible to witness something like that.” Misty says, and Zipp is about to ask if she was there or not but before she can, they all hear the doors to the Brighthouse burst open and they look to see a very tired looking Solaris walking in while carrying somepony else. Everyone instantly goes over to check on her while Misty stayed where she was, retracting her hand from behind her where it had immediately gone and started to reach for her blade. “Solaris, are you ok? Where have you been… and who’s this?” Pipp asks with a worried and confused tone. Solaris, after catching her breath, looks up at them and starts to explain. “I’m fine. This is Sky Blazer, a… an old friend of mine turned bad.” She says and the others look confused until Solaris speaks with a urgency to her voice. “Sunny, we don’t have much time, she’s dying! She needs Unity Magic and not the stuff that Midnight ran off of.” She says, gaining shocked looks from the girls. Sunny gently picks up Sky Blazer and moves her somewhere more comfortable, allowing Solaris to sit down and Zipp takes the chance to ask Solaris an important question. “Wait wait wait. She has some of Midnight's magic inside of her?” She asks and Solaris nods and explains how. “Yeah, she wasn’t born, she was MADE from Midnight’s magic, some of Twilight and Rainbow Dash’s dna and their magic. Lightning dust got Rainbow's dna and Midnight managed to get some of Twilight's before she was defeated and Ragnar used them to-“ She explains but before she can finish, she notices Zipp tense up at the mention of Ragnar and she can pretty much feel her blood boiling. She forgot how much Zipp hated him for what he did, how happy she was when he was sent off to his death sentence. “Sorry… that monster used them to make… Sky… at first she was a alicorn but somehow she was able to shift.” She finishes explaining and after calming down, Zipp nods in understanding. “So she was made to be like you? Well… more or less?” She asks and Solaris nods and Zipp just shakes her head in shock and confusion as she sits down next to her. After a few seconds, Zipp looks at Solaris then at Sky Blazer. “If she was made from Midnight's magic, how do we know Unity Magic won’t destroy her?” “What other choice do we have? It’s either we take a risk to save her or she dies anyway.” Solaris says before she looks at Sunny with a pleading look on her face. “She’s done bad things and might have been fully conscious of her actions but you saved me and gave me a chance… can you do the same for her…? Please…” Solaris pleads and Sunny sighs and nods before summoning her magic and going into her alicorn form and Misty looks amazed. She’d seen Sunny do this a few times from the mirror pool in the lair but to actually see it in person was something else entirely. She could practically feel the change it brought to the atmosphere, the power behind her transformation from earth pony to alicorn. It was… amazing. Her eyes light up in wonder and amazement as she watches Sunny crouch down next to where she set Sky Blazer down and start using her magic on the small teenage pegasus filly. She expected to see gold magic… but not rainbow magic included with it. She tilts her head. “Hmmm… Opaline will wanna know about this…” Misty thinks to herself before she goes back to watching Sunny work her magic (No pun intended). After a few seconds of using her magic, Sky Blazer starts radiating with electricity and all the lights start flickering as she groans in pain and squirms a bit. Sunny winces a bit and everyone starts saying whatever they can to support her and Misty notices that their cutie marks start glowing and streams of magic start traveling upstairs to the room at the top of the Brighthouse and Sunny's magic starts to glow brighter and soon Sky Blazer stops groaning and squirming and relaxes completely. Solaris gets a good look at her and notices that she has a new look. Her mane is longer and more radiant, she has dark blue fur instead of black now, and she now has a horn on her head. Her cutie mark was a multicolored lightning bolt with colorful flames around it. She opens her eyes and they flash a bright blue for a moment before they stop and turn normal and she slowly sits up and looks around. She focuses her gaze on the purple alicorn in the room and gains a shocked look on her face. “Solaris…? Is it…? Are you…?” Sky tries to ask before she starts trying to get her bearings and she slowly stands up, her legs shaking as if they’re just being used for the first time in her life. Sunny and the others stand ready to catch her if she falls. Sky looks around at all of them then looks at herself. “How am I… What happened?” She asks and Solaris steps closer to her, angry but also relieved. “Let’s just say… you’ve missed quite a lot. But the most important thing you need to know… is that Midnight is finally gone… for good. Equestria has changed for the better and it has a new alicorn to protect it.” Solaris says, gesturing to Sunny and Sky Blazer looks between her and Sunny before focusing on the older mare. Sunny smiles down at her and crouches a bit to the point where they’re a little more at eye level with each other. “Hello Sky Blazer, I’m Sunny Starscout and these are my friends… well most of them.” Sunny says, introducing herself and her friends and explaining Hitch's current situation. “It’s good to finally meet you. Solaris has told us quite a bit about you. I hope we can find a real way to help you feel welcome.” She says and Sky Blazer nervously smiles at her and nods before thanking her for saving her life. “It means a lot to me… but how did you do it? How did you save me… and how did you manage to kill Midnight without killing Solaris?” She asks nervously, hoping to not cross the line that she had a feeling she was already so close to. Instead of seeming mad or upset, Sunny seemed… lost for a second as soon as she mentioned Midnight. She then scratched the back of her head and looked at Solaris then at Sky Blazer and says that it’s a long story. Meanwhile, Misty had stepped outside to “catch her breath”. She takes out the alicorn mirror that Opaline had given to her and goes to the side of the Brighthouse before opening it and she almost instantly sees Opaline on the other side of the mirror. “Opaline, you’re not gonna believe this…” Misty says before she starts explaining everything that just happened, including Sky Blazer being brought in, Sunny’s new magic colors and the magic from everyone's cutie marks. All the while, Opaline had listened with incredible interest and the more she learned, the more determined she was to begin the plan. “Hmmm… new plan Misty… convince them to travel to Canterlot, but sabotage their jet first. Then they’ll have to take the train. Nightshade and Stormcutter will intercept them at one of the bridges. Meanwhile, you and Titania will be going to Zephyr Heights. There’s something or someONE there that could be of use to us. Find him and bring him back here. With the remainder of Midnight's magic that you brought me, I can restore him to his full potential.” Opaline says and Misty nods and is about to go get started until she remembers one more thing. “Oh and Opaline, before I forget, Sunny mentioned her friend Hitch and some baby dragon he found and took in. Apparently this baby dragon is different than other dragons somehow… his name is Sparky and his dragon fire has magic.” Misty explains and Opaline looks intrigued by this information. “Hmmm… finish what I told you first, then tell me more about this… 'Sparky'.” Opaline says and Misty nods before closing the mirror and going to begin her mission. Whoever was in Zephyr Heights must be a really big deal to get Opaline’s attention. Either way, she wouldn’t fail Opaline. She goes to the jet and looks around before starting to mess with it a bit, sabotaging the system and damaging the controls. She just had to make sure there was no evidence that she was the one that did it. After making sure, she departs the jet and is about to go inside until she hears someone walking towards her and she turns around to see who she assumed must’ve been Hitch and Sparky. “Oh. Hi there, you must be Hitch, right?” Misty asks, earning a nod and a handshake from him. “I’m Misty. Awww and this is Sparky? He’s so cute.” Misty says but while Hitch thanks her, Sparky growls at her. This confuses Hitch but Misty has an idea why he’s growling. Either he knows she’s not a friend or… he can sense that… other side of her. The side that constantly lurked in her mind, watching her every move. The side that took over earlier and made her break into the factory and attack so many ponies… the side that was speaking to her now and telling her to throw Sparky and Hitch over the cliff… She slowly looks towards them, gaining a cold look and starting to get closer to them. Hitch notices and starts getting a bit worried while Sparky growls even more but Misty doesn’t seem to notice… it was like she was just stuck in a trance, giving them a thousand yard stare. “Hey, uhhh are you ok? Misty?” Hitch asks and Misty suddenly shakes her head, snapping out of it. She takes a moment to gather herself before giving Hitch a nervous smile and nodding. “Yep, all good here. Hey, can we go inside, I suddenly had an idea regarding the new pony.” Misty says, confusing Hitch even more and she instantly knows why. “Oh right, you weren’t here when she was brought in. Well come on, you’ll see what I mean.” She says and they both walk in and after Hitch and Sparky meet Sky Blazer, Misty takes her turn to speak. “Hey so… Sky Blazer is from Twilight Sparkle’s time right? Well since she’s back now, I thought that maybe Twilight and everyone else would like to know about this. Right?” Misty says and everyone thinks about it and agrees. “She’s right. Zipp, Hitch, get the Marestream ready. We’re going to Canterlot. Thanks for the idea Misty. You know… you’re welcome to come with us if you want.” Sunny says and Misty almost said sure but then she remembered that she had to go with Titania to Zephyr Heights. “Maybe next time. I don’t do well with heights.” Misty says, frowning and Sunny gives a sorrowful look and walks a bit closer to her. “Awww, nervous flyer? Don’t worry, I’m sure it happens to everyone. But in that case, you’re welcome to stick around her until we get back. Ya know, have a look around, take care of the Brighthouse, that kind of stuff.” Sunny says and Misty smiles and nods and Sunny smiles back before Zipp comes back into the Brighthouse with a frustrated sigh. “Ok so the controls, the system, and the engine are busted. I don’t know how but I can figure it out and fix them later. Right now, we need to figure out how we’re gonna get to Canterlot.” Zipp says and Sunny is about to try and think of a new way until Misty suggests one. “Don’t the trains go almost anywhere in Equestria now? They’re not as fast as flights, but they cost less than them. You could get on the train that comes through here and since Sunny's a princesss, she could say that you all need to get to Canterlot, Ponyville or at least somewhere close for important matters and bam. You’ll be there in no time.” Misty says and everyone looks at her in shock at how good that idea sounds. “That. Is. Genius! Nopony wants to keep royalty waiting, am I right Zipp?” Pipp asks and Zipp rolls her eyes, smiling and reluctantly agreeing. Sunny seems a bit uncomfortable with the idea of using her alicorn status as an excuse to get away with taking away from other pony's timelines. Everyone notices and Izzy puts her hands on Sunny's shoulders and gives her a reassuring look. “Hey, don’t think about it that way. Think of it as… using your status to help reunite old friends and help somepony start over and make up for all the wrong they did. Sure, some ponies won’t be pleased… but you’re doing it for a good reason and if they can’t understand that, then that’s on them. Not you.” She says and everyone agrees and Sunny smiles a bit before nodding and giving Izzy a peck on the lips and getting one in return. “I ever tell you you’re my favorite unicorn?” Sunny asks and Izzy giggles and leans her forehead against Sunny's as much as she can. “Only half as much as I tell you you’re my favorite earth pony and alicorn.” Izzy says and they both close their eyes and repeat the promise that they had continued to keep throughout the years that they’ve known each other. “I’m looking out for you… Hoof-to-Heart.” They both say and everyone responds with an “Awwww” while Solaris just rolls her eyes in mock annoyance while smirking. “Geez, just marry each other already or get a room.” She says, her voice having an annoyed tone to it when really she was just teasing. They both blush and look away and everyone laughs and Misty has to admit… this is the most fun she’s had… considering the fact that she’s never even had fun. It felt… nice. As soon as she thinks that, she feels a twinge of pain in her chest and her head and hears a very loud ringing in her ears and she knew it was the other side of her, screaming out angrily at the weakness that Misty was showing. She nearly falls over but avoids screaming in pain or tripping but she does hold her head and groan in pain a bit and the others notice and grow concerned and confused looks on their faces. “Misty? Are you ok, you look kinda pale.” Pipp asks and the others agree. After a few seconds to collect herself, Misty nods and tries giving a reassuring smile. “Yeah, I think I just need to lay down. I feel a little sick but I’ll be fine. You guys go ahead before you miss your train.” Misty says and after some more reassurance, they all agree and then get whatever they might need before they head to the station. When she’s sure that everyone’s gone, she frowns and walks out of the Brighthouse and goes to meet Titania. She meets her halfway to the lair and sees her carrying a duffel bag… and she already knew what was inside. She sighs and walks closer, taking the bag when the huge Earth pony mare holds it towards her. She crouches and puts it on the ground before opening it… and slowly taking out her mask/helmet. “Are you ready?” Titania asks and Misty doesn’t answer for a bit, already dreading what she knew was to come. Death… destruction… chaos, the things that usually came with this dark path that she was set on. She closes her eyes, breathes in and out, then opens them. She looks up at Titania who can tell that the spell had taken over again when she sees that they’re glowing purple. “As ready as I’ll ever be.” Misty says before she looks at her helmet, turns it around and puts it on. She then begins putting on the rest of her armor and Titania turns around to give her some privacy. Once Misty's done, she turns back around and they nod at each other before starting to make their way to Zephyr Heights. Misty stops for a bit and looks towards Maretime Bay, thinking of Sunny and her friends and what could possibly happen to them. That kind, genuine part of Misty that was still conscious despite the spell being in control actually felt bad and didn’t want any of them to get hurt. But… that was most likely gonna happen anyway. “I’m sorry…” Misty mumbles when that part of her comes out for a bit. That’s all she can say though before the spell takes over again and forces her to follow Titania. Whether or not they got hurt, she would complete this mission… for Opaline.