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// Chapter 8: Dragoni King rising 
// Story: My Little Pony: The Flurry Heart’s Story 
// by Arkogon 
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Meanwhile, Argyle Starshine was heading to Twilight’s Castle, and when he arrived he knocked as Trixie opened in front of him.

“Who dares to interrupt the Great and Powerful Trixie from sleep?” she asked with a strong tone, as she looked to see who it was. “That’ll be you who should say your name.”
 
“Oh,” said Argyle. “Well, my name is Argyle Starshine. I’m a friend of Luster Dawn. Is she here?”

“Why yes,” she replied. “She’s in her room and I do not understand what’s going on in there. She said she wants to be alone for a while.”

He looks at what’s behind her and asks, “Can I come in?”

“If you're a friend of Luster Dawn, then I will welcome you in.” She welcomes him in, and he enters and sees so many things made from crystals. “I'll tell your friend you're here.” As she trails off.

He looks around his surroundings and walks down the hallway to see a door open. As he enters, he sees so many books lying on the floor like somepony has been doing research. He found something buried underneath as he scoured some books, only to find a scroll of research about plant life. But before he looks for more, Trixie interrupts.

“Argy Starshine, Luster Dawn is here.” She announced, as Luster saw him.

“Thanks, Aunt Trixie. But it’s Argyle, his name is Argyle.”

“It’s a working title,” she smiled and walked away.

As she left, Luster was pretty awkward of seeing him here in the library. “Uh, I didn’t expect you here.”

“Trixie let me in,” he said, as he looked around him. “So many books.”

“Aunt Twilight.” She replied. “She's been doing research on plants, don’t know why.” Then asked, “Why did you follow me here?”

“I just wanna make sure you're okay,” said Argyle. “Did you learn something?”

She doesn’t want to talk about what she knew but she must be honest to him as a friend. “I did, and it’s something that I wasn’t aware of. But can you promise to keep this a secret?”

“I, Argyle Starshine, promise not to tell anypony. Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye,” he said, doing a promise.

Luster sighed, “When I teleported where my mother was, I overheard them talking about this Clipso.”

“Clipso?” As he was confused. “The armor dragon who wants revolution on Princess Twilight?” He shook his head not understanding. “Why him?”

“You know him?” She asked.

“I heard of him,” he answered. “But I have not seen him. There was an attack at Crystal Empire. What did they say about him?”

“They…” She said, “They said they’re gonna incase him into a statue. I don't know if they did but I’m worried.”

“Worried because our friends were taken from us?”

“No, my mom is with them.” She concluded. “And so does my father. That’s why I came back here. They already went and left Trixie here to watch over me. What if something happened to them, and I’m alone? Cannot make friends again like last time?” As she was beginning to lose her friendship.

Argyle sees this and tries to help her not to lose it again. “Luster, you already have friends. Our friends and others were taken away from us. But we did not lose them, they still always come back to us cause we're friends. Lil’ Cheese, Sundance, Ambrosia, Baron, Hazel Garden, and me. We’re all still friends cause we remember each other. They’re not gonna abandon you, or us.” Luster almost smiled, a little. Then he pulled something out from his satchel bag. “Here, I kinda made this on my own. It’s a necklace that I made to represent the Magic of Friendship.” As he gave it to her.

Luster holds it with magic and puts it on, and loves it. “I love it, thank you. And maybe I could give you something.” She brings out the buttons of all Mane Six’s Cutie Mark. “These are from her friends that I volunteered for doing six elements. I think you deserve more than being just my friend.”

She buttoned them on his bag, as he was amazed he got. “I do love it.”

Then she hugged him in appreciation of her gift, and he was embarrassed as he smiled.

As they were hugging, they heard someone speaking. They carefully peek and see Trixie talking to Thorax who has just arrived.

“What do you mean, it’s time?” She asked.

“He’s bringing every creature, including Ember and my brother Pharynx, to Canterlot.” He told her. “To confront Twilight and her friends.”

This snapped Luster to know her parents are there with Twilight. And it means, the Revolution Creatures are heading there.



At Canterlot, Flurry Heart was in the throne room staring at the Unity Crystal and worried about what was happening, as Princess Cadance found her there.

“Flurry, there you are.” she said, worried. “Your father and I have been looking for you. Why are you here with it?”

“I was…” As she stutters. “I was looking at it just to see if it has a connection to the Crystal Heart. If I can keep concentrating on it, maybe I can find the magic in me.”

Cadance senses something is wrong with her as she asks if she’s okay. “Is there something wrong?”

“No,” Flurry Heart responded. “Nothing’s wrong.”

“I believe something is wrong,” As she knew something was on her mind. “You’re afraid of him. When you look directly into his eyes, you see our defeat. Creature joins his rebellion and turns on us.”

“Yes,” she said. “But then I saw something else.” As she then tells her more. “I saw an alicorn, but not like us. This alicorn was a lot stronger and powerful like Aunt Twilight, but it had rage and hatred. Auntie Celestia and Luna try to stop it but….” Then she stops. “That’s what I remember.”

She was scared not wanting to talk about it anymore, as Cadance put her wings to comfort her. “Sweetie, I think this Alicorn you've been seeing was the other one. The one with the fiery magic.”

“Are you sure?”

“Mm-hm,” she nodded. “There can’t be more alicorn around in Equestria. But if I see one, then I would believe it.”

“You really think so?” Flurry asked.

“Absolutely,” As she said, Flurry Heart embraced her mother with a hug.

When everything was settled, the guards announced Princess Twilight and her friends had returned. Spike was waiting alongside Starlight and Sunburst, as the Guardian of Friendship arrived.

“We were so worried,” said Starlight. “Did you do what you had to?”

“We did,” Applejack said, and they were relieved. “But it didn’t go so well.”

They became confused as Twilight told them. “I use the spell to transform him into a statue, but it has no effect on him.”

“No effect?” Spike asked. “Everything has an effect. How come he doesn’t?”

“Well, he broke free from being turned into a statue,” said Fluttershy.

“Wait, wait!” Sunburst paused. “He broke free? That can’t happen.”

“Yeah, when Twilight uses it on him he frees himself with magma coming out of him,” Rainbow Dash exclaimed.

“And the most confusing part, he surrendered himself to be turned into a statue,” said Pinkie Pie.

“Why would he surrender himself?” Starlight asked.

They didn't know why until they started to hear a marching sound coming from outside. They went to check it outside and saw many creatures marching towards the Canterlot. So many creatures from all over Equestria have alliances together with Clipso who is in the air with the dragons watching as his revolution has finally come.

“I think we know why,” Spike figured.

The creatures from outside Canterlot demand the Princess to free the magic, and the ponies from Canterlot never expected so many of them to be so angry. Friendship Guardian and their friends do not know how many of them are with Clipso.

“Guess he must have planned everything for this,” said Sunburst. “Anything we could do to stop them?”

None of them don’t know how to stop them, as Twilight has one but it was bad. “There’s one, but I will not use it.”

“Then what is it?” Rainbow Dash asked.

“I will not use it against them,” she said. “I must show them all I am not evil, or a magic stealer. And to prove it, I must go talk to Clipso.”

She flies to the sky and confronts Clipso one last time. The dragons were gonna protect him but he stopped them, as both face-to-face.

“So, you got them all here.” Twilight said, seeing many of his allies to his side. “This is what you want.”

“I did,” he corrected. “I have made them see what you really are after what you and your friends did to me, Twilight Sparkle.”

She soon realized him surrendering to turn into stone which was part of his plan. “You plan it right from the start.”

“I didn’t,” he told her. “I knew you and your friends would come to imprison me. That’s why I surrender myself to help others to see what you really are behind your royal, Twilight Sparkle. Even if they knew my plan, they did believe me. Cause I am their truth.”

Princess Twilight was losing her cool but controlled herself not to be mad. “You are the truth, but abused by your power. Who do you think you are if you lied about us?”

“Like the one who lied about helping me to learn of Friendship?” As he twisted her words. “The one who told you he helped me to steal all of your dangerous artifacts you kept at your old castle?” As he said, “You know it’s true.”

Twilight now knew Discord lied to her and helped Clipso to steal the artifact from her castle. But she knew this was part of his plan. She must focus and not let her anger cloud her mind.

“I won’t let you turn any creatures to your side,” said Twilight. “You do not have the power to stop me.”

“I don’t need power,” he revealed. “I needed the truth. If you think everyone can hide their truth, imagine Celestia hiding it from you not letting you know you were chosen for this reason. Perhaps I could visit her, and make her spill it in front of you with my claw to her neck.”

That’s when she had enough and shot out magic at him, but it didn’t hurt him. And it made other creatures see she just attacked him.

“Guess I saw that coming,” he added.

Then all the dragons attack Canterlot, but it is protected by a barrier coming from Princess Cadance using the spell. Twilight returned to her friends and saw they were staring at her.

“You just attacked him? After he talks about Celestia?” Applejack shouted. “What the hay were you thinking?”

“I have to!” She responded. “He knew about Celestia. I cannot let him harm her or Luna.”

“But you already upset the rest of his allegiance,” Fluttershy said. “How are we gonna calm them?”

“Don’t worry, Fluttershy.” Rainbow Dash calms her. “The barrier is up and there’s no way they cannot come through.”

But Clipso starts to use his horns and effect on the bubble. As he carefully finds the way, he punches it, shattering the barrier into pieces of glass falling down around Canterlot. The ponies were surprised, and including the friends, witnessed the event around them.

“Did he just….” Rarity said, with a wide-eyed tone.

“He did,” said Spike.

Then the creatures engage into Canterlot, as the guards start not to do anything. But they then engage into the battle. As each of them fight, Clipso has them do the work as he watches to see many of them tear each other apart.

“So many of them!” Spike shouted. “What do we do?”

None of them don’t know, but Twilight knows what she must do and hurries inside, and her friends do not know what she’s doing but follows her. And Clipso sees them and knows where Twilight was heading.



Somewhere near Canterlot, Luster and Argyle have arrived thanks to her teleportation. They see creatures and ponies in war, as she never expected so many of them have alliances of their own kind against ponies.

“That’s a lot,” Argyle said, surprised. “How are we gonna pass through them?”

Luster don’t know but heard somepony yelling from a distance. Trixie and Thorax arrive covered in seaweeds, and wet, almost closer to them.

“Can’t believe you took us into a lake,” Thorax told her, drying himself.

“I’m just getting used to it,” she replied. “But now, I got us here.”

“Yeah, far away perhaps.”

They were almost near Canterlot, as Trixie tried to cast the spell again. “Let me try this again.” Before she could, Thorax paused her.

“Maybe we should try another way to enter Canterlot,” he added, leading her a way into the castle.

They did not notice Luster and Argyle overheard them as they followed. Thorax leads her to the cavern on the side of the cliff as he reveals a secret passage, and Trixie wants to know how she never knew it existed.

“How come I never seen it before?” She asked.

“Spike told me Canterlot has many entrances that lead to the castle and the outside,” said Thorax. “And I know because he’s my best friend.”

Trixie rolled her eyes, as they agreed to enter the cavern followed by Luser and Argyle. Meanwhile, Spike and the rest of the friends look for Twilight around the castle. But they found her, in the throne room, with the Unity Crystal.

“Twilight,” Applejack asked. “What are you doing?”

“If I use the crystal, I can put a stop to all this.” She tells them. “Every creature won’t have to turn against one another. It’s the only hope we can take.”

“But the good from those creatures; dragons and yaks.” Fluttershy reminded her. “Or animals out there, they need magic to survive.”

“And then what? Help him win?” As Twilight was starting to lose her stress. “Discord betrays us. And I’m not taking any chances.” Then she starts to look directly at it. “And if I do it, I can use it on him.”

Her mind was in deep trance thinking she could use it to take away his magic. But Starlight stopped her not to. “Twilight. Don’t do it.”

With her words, she stopped as her friends were relieved. But an explosion blasts them to the floor, and Clipso enters. He sees them separate from their princess as he soon sees the crystal near her.

“So, you are gonna steal it from us?” He concluded. “A selfish act you ever made. Once I bring it out, they’ll know you will try to steal magic from us.”

Before he can take it, Starlight blasts a spell getting his attention. He quickly recovers and knocks her out from his way. Her friends then jump in to stop him but something wraps them with curtains like they’re being controlled by someone. And it revealed it was Discord.

“Discord?” They were all shocked he turned on them.

“I must do to free you all,” He remarked. “Including you, Fluttershy. Don’t be sad. He will fix everything the way it is.”

They couldn’t believe he was doing the same just like the last time, but Spike tackles him down until he disappears with a snap and ties him up. Clipso appreciated his help and began taking the crystal, but something sparks his claw as he backs away. Shining Armor threatens him to stay away, as he responds not to touch it.

“Get away from it!” He shouted.

Clipso angrily backs away then his eyes turn towards Flurry Heart hiding behind the corner. His attention caught Shining to look back but not on him, giving him the chance to swing with a tail. Flurry hurried and took the crystal, giving Clipso to chase after her.

“Flurry Heart!” Twilight cried.

Somewhere in the castle, a wall slid open and Trixie came out covered in webs. She sighed, “Finally, an exit.’ Then looks at Thorax coming behind. “And I thought you knew which way.”

“It’s hard to remember. But hey, I got us here.” He added.

Then somehow, Flurry dashes past them, angrily Trixie. “Hey! Nopony pushes the Great and Powerful Trixie from aside....” As she talks, Thorax looks behind and gets out of the way leaving Trixie keeps on talking but feels the rumble as she looks behind to see Clipso coming this way and knocks her to the ground. Thorax then checks and sees Trixie on the floor.

“Does the Great and Powerful Trixie get run over by a dragon?” He asked.

Trixie muffled, meaning maybe or not. Back with Flurry Heart, she was still being chased but she hit her wings on the column and fell to the ground. Clipso has already reached and finds her hurt. He chuckled, “You really have spirit, Flurry Heart. But I should take it.”

He reached for it until another spell hit him. He looked back, Luster was there with her horn sparks fearless. “Step away from my friend!”

Clipso did not but he attacked with his horns, and she dodge but was injured from the explosion behind. And then Flurry Heart used her magic to get his attention, but it made him angry and hit her against the wall. Luster hesitates but suddenly charges with the sparks of her horn. She blasts every spell she knows on him, then Clipso gets annoyed by her courage and grabs her.

“You have spirit, little one!” He fiercely squeezed her. “But I would like to see from your eyes.” As he looked into her eyes, he paused with a stern look on his face. “You…?”

Before he could see more, a magic hit him, releasing Luster from his grip. And he turns to see Starlight and Sunburst arrives in time. “Claws off of our pony!” Starlight said, and both use spells on him many times.

“Starlight Glimmer and Sunburst,” he recalled. “So naive.” He blasts them away with a spark of horns. Once they were hurt, he focused on the crystal. “Now I’ll take it and show the world that the alicorn princess is not our ruler but evil.”

As he’s about to take it, a flame is interrupted by Spike. And the Guardians and others join in and do what they can to stop him. “A miracle happened!” Pinkie shouted, helping her friends.

Then Clipso has enough and blasts all of them away, leaving them defeated. “Alright, this time, no miracle happened!” As he quickly takes it and leaves the castle, showing the Equestria by holding it in the air to let them see the truth.

Then Princess Twilight arrived, seeing them injured from the fight. But saw Clipso outside, and knew he cannot win as she flew outside and confronted him. “Enough! She shouted. “You will not divide Equestria from the truth!”

“It’s already too late,” he added. “They finally see the truth. They finally see who you really are, Twilight Sparkle.” Then Twilight looks around and sees many of them staring at them, they begin to trust him even more after seeing what he has. “Now, I will break it, and never again use it on all of us.”

Before he can do it, a magic hit him then Luster swipes it from his claw thanks to her levitation. Then she and Flurry levitate with their magic and face Clipso together, not afraid of him with his truth. “You will not turn every creature against us all, including our friends. They’ll never join your side.”

“Then I will make them,” Clipso recharges his powerful magic horns. “I will get you both!” He shot out a magic beam at them, but they went around.

They fly around, as he keeps on attacking everywhere they go. But that attack is attacking creatures and ponies on the battlefield. All of them run and get attacked, as other creatures and ponies start to help each other from the attack. But the attack has gotten Luster as she falls.

“Luster!!! Flurry cried, as she flew and caught her. But both fall to the ground.

Clipso had them in his sight and was furious for them having the Unity Crystal. “I finally have you both. Now give me the crystal!” He demands them, but they refuse.

But then Argyle and their creature friends came to defend their two best friends. They came and made their stance.

“All of you, betrayal to your race.” He growled. “You will be remembered as a traitor!”

As he was about to destroy them, the creatures began to turn on him. They all see he just let his anger hurt many of them. Then he realized they turned the table on him, now he’s the one whose evil.

“You trick me!” He pointed at Luster and her friends. “You play me out to turn my brothers and sisters against me!”

“Bet you didn’t see through that,” Ambrosia said, revealing he’s not the Truth to them all.

Clipso looks around them, all turning against him, and he knows his truth will never work anymore. Including Discord, cause he never sees anyone that will be chaotic.

“It’s over, Clipso.” Twilight announced, when she and her friends had just arrived. “We now see you abuse your power too much. Give up, and we promise to spare your life for your power.”

“Never!” He shouted. “I will  never surrender to an alicorn! I will make them see. If they see how destructive I am, then they will see!” He angrily uses explosion spells, spreading them apart, as he flies towards the sky and unleashes his wrath all over them.

Every creature and ponies run around being scared, but Twilight sees many of them gonna be hurt if this has to end. And she knew she must end this tragedy. “I must end this, now.”

“But we don’t have enough magic to do it,” said Luster, still holding the Unity Crystal. But it caught Twilight’s attention and she knew what she must do.

She approached and said, “Luster, I have known you very much like your mother when you were a filly. And now, you must carry on the magic of friendship inside you. Never let it fail you.” And she takes it and flies to fight one more time.

“Twilight!!!” Her friends tried to join, but she pushed them away.

Twilight Sparkle confronted Clipso one more time, and he saw she was gonna use it. “You think you can take away my powers? It cannot be taken from any of your magic, Twilight Sparkle.”

“I was never gonna take it,” she said, ready to use the crystal. She holds it with her magic and then gathers the magic within. It fuses into her as she feels every magic from ponies she never had before.

Clipso laughed, “Is that your idea? Stealing magic from your little ponies?” But then, the magic began to create a giant magical barrier trapping them both inside, as he soon realized she was gonna do something. He tried to escape but it seems the magic was stronger than his resistance.

Then Twilight’s friends came and tried to help but couldn’t get through. “Twilight!” Spike shouted. “What are you doing?!”

“I’m doing to save you all,” said Twilight. “This is my fight I must finish. And Spike, thank you for being my best number one assistant that I could ever have as my little brother.”

“No!!” Pinkie exclaimed. “Don’t say that, friends must work together! All of us must do this. You, me, Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy.”

“I’m sorry,” she apologized with sadness. “But I cannot lose you all if he knows too much. This is where my story ends.”

Her friends try to reason with her, but she denies and is ready to finish the battle once and for all. The battle starts as both try to destroy each other, Twilight still keeps on fusing herself too much from the crystal.

“What is she doing?” Rarity asked, watching the battle.

“She’s gathering all the magic in her,” Spike told them. “She can’t handle too much of it. She won’t survive from the magic.”

“Twilight! Stop it!” Applejack shouted. “You’re gonna get yourself destroyed! Why won’t she listen?”

“She’s doing it for us all,” Cadance answered.

Twilight could not stop but kept on fusing, as Clipso began his hatred magic on her. “You are a fool, Twilight Sparkle. You cannot hold that many in you.” 

“Not for me,” she added. And then Clipso blasted his magic and flames at her, but it didn’t consume her until she was ready now. “This is all for YOU!!!!” 

She energized her magic straight at him, and it made right through his armor and into him. He started to feel the magic coursing into his vein, and cannot break free from it.

“What are you doing?!” He screams in pain. “Let me go!!”

“Never!” She doesn't, and continues fusing magic in him to corrupt his power.

Everyone from the battlefield, including her friends, watch as she gives up her life. Clipso tried to resist but the ponies’ magic began to take control of his soul. And Twilight made her last magic and struck into his chest, as the magic overloaded them both into obliteration.



The bright light in the sky shines all around Equestria, as the barrier completely vanishes. A billion tiny sparkles fall around them, making them see the alicorn sacrifice of saving their life.

The Guardians and the rest of their friends hurry to find Princess Twilight and call for her name.

“Twilight!” One of them called. “Twilight! Where are you?!”

They kept on going until they found the crown and the Unity Crystal, separated into three pieces. Spike picked it up and held it, revealing she’s not here. Shining Armor disbelieves as he keeps calling for her name, but Princess Cadance and the others know she’s gone. And Luster and her friends were sad, the tragedy of Twilight Sparkle.