Hour of Twilight: Chapter 16
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I'm still overwhelmed by the fact that Twilight Sparkle was able to defeat my sister so easily. Not only that, but to of been willing to fight her at all. The monstrous amount of magic she was absorbing must've had a negative impact on her brain. I believe a phrase that fit this is "Power tends to corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. I've been hearing that quote by a few friends of mine lately.
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While chaos had been happening at the tower, fear had been brought to Ponyville. The sky had become grey, but in a far distance, the sky was going black. It was a very bad sign. The ponyfolk were also started to look grim, for they had no idea what was going on outside and what they should've been doing. It was then that Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy returned, and the first thing they did was seeing me.
"Princess, any ideas on what's happening to the sky?" Rainbow Dash asked. "This doesn't look normal."
"You're right. Something has been happening at the Arcane Tower, and my sister went off to investigate." I explained.
"Oh no. Is Twilight alright?" Fluttershy asked.
"I don't-"
"HELP! I NEED A DOCTOR OR SOMEPONY!'
From Twilight's library, I could hear Rarity screaming for help around the corner of the street. She was carrying her little sister on her back, who wasn't looking very good. She ran to me as soon as she noticed me. She was also with Applejack, who came along to find help.
"What's wrong with the child?" Celestia asked.
"My sister, Sweetie Belle, she suddenly fell sick." Rarity explained. "She was playing with her friends at my boutique, and she suddenly lost all of her energy."
"The poor, sugercube. She was just playing with her fellow cutie mark crusaders and she fell ill." Applejack said.
I brought the filly inside with me and did my best to see what was wrong with her. I found that it wasn't just energy she lost. It was magic. It's not healthy for a unicorn to lose so much magic, especially when they're Sweetie Belle's age. Luckily, it can be cured easily. I fired a beam of light from my horn directly at the filly, transferring some of my magic into her. After a few moments, she woke up.
"Ow...did I get my cutie mark?" She asked.
"OH, SWEETIE BELLE! Thank Celestia!" rarity shouted as she hugged her sister. "Oh, literally, thank Princess Celestia."
"Princess Celestia?" Sweetie Belle asked in a squeaky voice. "Thank you very much!"
"Thanking me can wait." I told them all. "Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Applejack, I need you to get everypony in town down to city hall! Especially the unicorns! Rarity, I want you and your sister to stay with me for awhile."
"Hold on there, your highness!" Applejack said. "What in tarnation are you up to?"
"I'll explain later, just get going. NOW!"
I didn't mean to cause any panic, but everything was starting to get more serious then I expected. Sweetie Belle suddenly losing all of her magic was proof of it, and action had to be taken. It was also at that point that I realized that Luna. I was still fearing what happened to Twilight as well, so I had a lot on my mind.
"Inside, girls. I need to have Spike write a letter for me." I ordered as I walked back into Twilight's library.
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Back at the Arcane Tower, Twilight was feeling delightful for defeating Luna, one of Equestria's greatest forces. In one, effortless strike, Twilight knocked Luna down without having to leave the Arcane Pedestal. There many different emotions coming from different ponies. Fear from Pinkie Pie, anger by Luna, and joy from Twilight. It was absolute madness.
"Twilight Sparkle, this is high treason! I could've helped you, but then you struck me down."
"Sorry Princess Luna, but that would have to IMply that I did something against my home." Twilight answered
"You attack your Princess. That's like aiming a cannon at your boss. Which actually, in this case IS your Princess."
"You? A PRINcess? Ha. You tried to overthrow your own sister for the SAKE of having more darkness. As if you're fit to rule EQUAStria." Twilight continued, with her voice still being distorted. "Fear not though, for I plan to fix that."
"What are you talking about, Sparkle?"
"Equstria needs a new ruler, which is something Princess Celestia herself said. She admitted that she's too weak to rule it the way she wants to, and you are clearly UNDER qualified. With her praise and my newfound power, the best for Equestria...is ME!"
"You've gone insane, Twilight Sparkle! I will never allow someone like you to-"
Interrupting my sister, Twilight mercilessly blasted her with a power blast of magic, causing her to lose consciousness. The poor Shadowbolts, they had to see their own Princess be defeated while feeling useless for not being able to save her. Poor Pinkie Pie as well, since she saw her friend take out someone Twilight used to hold great respect for.
"Flyers! Give some time to your NEW ruler." Twilight said menacingly. "NOW!"
Fearing for their lives, the Shadowbolts were forced to leave their Princess behind, knowing there was no way they could've saved her. Seeing the helpless Luna lie on the floor, Twilight magically removed the black crown that was placed on Luna's head, removed the Element of Magic from her head, then put the new crown on her head. She felt it was more appropriate to be wearing a royal crown then anything. Afterwards, she tossed the old crown to wear Pinkie Pie was standing.
That wasn't all she took from Luna though. She went on to use the Magic Drain spell not only on Equestria, but on Luna's own body. Despite being out cold, Luna could feel the pain of her magic being sucked out of her body.
"Twilight! What are you doing?" Pinkie asked in horror. "You're hurting her!"
"I will need as much magic as I can to change Equestria." Twilight answered. "But this weak body of mine won't cut it. What I REALLY need is the help of magic directly from royalty."
"What are you talking about?"
"The power from Princess Luna...it's incredible. It's already making the magic in my body more stable. My body could only hold so much magic, but thanks to Luna's arrival, I might actually be able to take in every last inch of magic in Equestria!"
I'm actually quite impressed that Twilight knew that. It's true. Me and Luna are capable of holding much more magic in our bodies then most unicorns. The gifted Twilight Sparkle actually proved to hold in more magic then either one of us, and by taking in Luna's power, her full capacity increase greatly. But even them, nopony should of ever of become as powerful as she had become.
"Twilight...this isn't you. This is exactly what Chronos was warning us about. If you keep this up, you'll only destroy us and our home."
"FOOL!" Twilight said, which suddenly became a little distorted. "I will PROTECT our home from all evil!"
"Please. Take my word. I'm one of your best friends, Twilight." Pinkie said with a tear coming down her face.
"Oh...that's right. Pinkie, there's a book I was reading earlier that I think you should let me read to you."
Against Pinkie's free will, Twilight used her levitation spell to bring Pinkie towards her. She then took out a recently read book, turned to a certain page, then showed it to Pinkie Pie. Twilight knew Pinkie wouldn't actually read it herself, so she read it for her.
"This book talks about the Elements of Harmony and explains exactly what they do. Sort of like their manual." Twilight explained. "Pinkie, do you know the formula for creating magic?"
"Umm...sugar, spice, everything nice, and chemical X?" Pinkie randomly answered.
"What? No! It's broken down into five elements. Honesty, loyalty, generosity, kindness, and laughter. Together, they create magic, the greatest force in the world."
"Hey, just like the Elements of Harmony!"
"I finally understand why Princess Celestia made me move to Ponyville to make friends. By taking in those elements, which can be grouped together and be called friendship, I can create great power with the Elements of Harmony. But..."
"B-b-but what?"
"I have so much magic now, that the Elements are worthless to me. I have no need for them, nor do I have any need for friendship. While friendship has proved to create great magic, I will be getting all of the magic I need from standing on this one spot."
Pinkie Pie was speechless by what Twilight was saying. She didn't need their friendship, and she didn't need her other friends back at Ponyville. It was at that point that she realized the Twilight Sparkle she knew before was long gone, and that she was staring down at an unbelievably dangerous force. Then, she heard Twilight say something she feared to ever fear from anypony.
"Goodbye, Pinkie Pie. You are no longer needed."
Without hesitation or regret, Twilight magically repelled Pinkie Pie with such great force, that she was blasted threw a solid stone wall, yet was still being sent flying towards the forwards behind her. Her life flashed before her eyes as she was baring the pain of crashing through a wall, as well as the pain of losing her friend. She had no idea how it had happened, and she didn't know how she could've saved her. All she knew was the despair of losing her friend, caring not about the fate she was about to go through.