Hour of Twilight: Chapter 20
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Imagine if nearly all magic in Equestria were to be condensed into one small area, then imploded, but still be in that one spot.
If you can't, then I won't blame you, since I can't even explain with scientific methods to describe how it's even possible.
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After Twilight Star's attack, the others were all surprised by the fact that they were still alive. They weren't too sure as to what was suppose to happen, they were just surprised to still be standing.
"Okay, five bits says that NONE of us saw that coming." Rainbow Dash said.
"I certainly didn't." Applejack said. "And I'm pretty sure SHE didn't either."
A minute earlier, Twilight Star was standing proudly on the Arcane Pedestal, preparing to change the world as she saw fit. But after casting the Wish spell, she had suffered a great shock to her body, as magical energy was discharging from body as she tried to maintain her form. She was confused, in pain, and lost much control of the situation, and her sanity was starting to dwindle even further.
"Sweet heavens!" Rarity shouted. "I've never seen such magical backlash!"
"Magical what-now?" Applejack said.
"Backlash. It sometimes happens when a young unicorn is still learning magic. Sometimes when we cast a spell and it fails, we simply waste magic. But when a spell downright fails, the magic can go rebound right back into the body."
"Sounds painful." Pinkie added.
"Oh, it's not usually, darling. For a little filly, it just leads to a little dizziness. Although, in this case..."
Everything Rarity said was exactly right. A magical backlash isn't normally too serious for young unicorns, or even fully grown alicorns like myself. However, Twilight Star was more magic then flesh. I'm confident that there was more magic in her veins then even blood. This was the biggest magical backlash in history, and made Twilight's form highly unstable.
"What...what just happened? Why didn't my spell work?" Twilight Star asked, demanding an answer.
"I think I know." Pinkie Pie said as she approached her old friend. "Twilight, don't you remember how the wishing-for-cupcakes spell worked?"
"Yes. With enough magic used in it, I could do anything I want to do!"
"But you can't! Did you forget? The only ones who can use it are though with a pure and innocent heart." Pinkie Pie explained. "I guess...I guess that you don't have that anymore, Twilie. I guess...you really aren't Twilight Sparkle anymore."
Pinkie Pie was deeply sadden that she really did lose her best friend, as the innocent soul that was once Twilight Sparkle's had no longer existed. Only a demon of power.
"GAH! No matter. I'm already the most powerful creature in the world! I'll simply reforge a new world with my own hooves."
"Oh, no you don't, sugar cube!"
As an unexpected change occurred in her plans, Twilight decided that it was time for her to leave. Using her newly created wings, they unleashed a burst of air towards her former friends as they unfolded. As she was raising up, Applejack had took out a rope, spun it in the air, and hook it on one of Twilight Star's leg. After a few flaps, she rose to the air, and flew away from the tower, with Applejack dangling underneath.
"Applejack!" Rainbow Dash shouted. "Pinkie, Rarity, Fluttershy, you three stay here with the Princess! I'll be right back!"
Quickly running and flying away as well, Rainbow Dash went into pursuit of Twilight Star to rescue Applejack, and maybe try and stop Twilight. The other stood behind to watch after me, as I was taken out of commission, due to my magic being completely gone.
"Poor, Princess Celestia." Rarity said. "Not even she could say Twilight, and now look what happened to her."
"It feels like we're losing all of our friends." Pinkie Pie said with a sad face. "First Twilight, then Spike and Luna, then the Princess her, and now we've been abandoned by Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Fluttershy!"
"Oh, sweetie, they didn't abandon us. They simply went off to...wait, where IS Fluttershy?"
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Twilight didn't realize that she had any welcomed company until she flew into a rocky valley, which did have much life growing around it before Twilight started to steal the magic. By that point, she cared very little about what Applejack was doing.
"Come on, Twilight! You can put the magic back right now, I think, and we can go back to the way things were!"
"This magic belongs to me and me alone! I am the only one it can be trusted with!"
Not wanting to be bothered, Twilight magically transformed the rope tied to her to a piece of string,which immediately broke, and sent Applejack falling towards the rocky ground. Much to her luck, Rainbow Dash zoomed down belong and caught Applejack, preventing some very serious injury.
"Okay, WHAT were you thinking?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"For a unicorn who's been standing in one spot for a whole day, she's surprisingly strong." She answered.
The two were safe at the moment, but knew fully well that doom was flying right above them, but they stayed brave for the situation nonetheless, even though the situation meant fighting their own friend who sought to take over the world
"Even now, after defeating Celestia and the Elements of Harmony, you wish to try and stop me? Such stupidity!"
"The REAL Twilight Sparkle would never say that!" Applejack said.
"I told you. I am no longer Twilight Sparkle. It's Twilight Star! And if you're not willing to listen to reason..."
"Reason? REASON?" Rainbow Dash shouted. "You've lost all sense of reason! If you had so much as a spec of reason, or even intelligence Twilight, then you would remember how much more important friendship is to you then just magic!"
Twilight Star grew furious at Rainbow Dash for what she that was a bold statement. To respond, she began to charge magic into her horn, with the intent to strike Rainbow Dash down.
"WAIT!"
Just then, the yellow pegasus, Fluttershy, flew in front of Twilight, something none of them had expected. While Twilight was unphases, Rainbow Dash and Applejack got even more scared.
"Fluttershy, get out of here!" Rainbow Dash yelled.
"Let me talk to her. I know I can make her come to her senses!"
Never had Fluttershy put herself into such a dangerous position, and she once flew in the face of a giant dragon, which literally IS the face of danger. As much as Rainbow and Applejack didn't like it, they knew if anypony could calm Twilight down, it was Fluttershy.
"I'm ready to attack Rainbow Dash. If you don't move, I will take you down first!"
"Please, Twilight. Everything you've been doing, it's just wrong! You've hurt Pinkie Pie, the princesses, and I'd imagine Cadance and her baby can't be doing too well right now. You've set out to help everypony, but you're doing the exact opposite. You can go down to Ponyville and see the fear chaos."
"When I'm done, such words won't even exist!"
"You've brought darkness to our home, and misery to it's inhabitants, and it's been proven that your goals are not so pure or innocent anymore. If you keep this up, you'll destroy everything you hold dear. So please, as my friend, and as future ruler of Equestria, please stop this madness. I don't want to see anyone else hurt. Especially you."
Fluttershy was happy with what she had said. She stood up to her corrupted friend, made her listen, and gave Twilight the truth. She was certain that her words managed to reach down to the real Twilight Sparkle that was still inside Twilight Star.
However, after looking Twilight Star in the eyes, fear struck her again.
"My friends are useless now."
Using the magic she kept stored into her horn, she fired a concentrated magical beam, at point-blank range, passing through Fluttershy's body. It struck her so fast that she didn't even realized what Twilight had done to her. On top of that, Rainbow Dash and Applejack could only watch in horror as one of their best friends attacks another of their best friends. The horror shook them so badly that they didn't even make a reaction when they saw their yellow friend fall from the sky and crash land onto the rocky ground below her.
"Fl...Flutter...shy..." Rainbow Dash said softly. "FLUTTERSHY!"