//------------------------------// // Final Days (part 1) // Story: A New Equestria // by ZeirMakavar //------------------------------// Chapter 14 Final days (part 1) We all live in a universe of never ending possibilities. A universe filled with joy, filled with happiness, filled with peace. But how peaceful is the universe really? The universe is truly a mass of random quantities and chances that is better known as Chaos. We all know what Chaos symbolizes, its avatar of Discord reminds us of this every day. But what exactly does chaos mean in itself? Or a better question, can we use chaos as discord does? It is time we found out... ~Unknown - Excerpt from the opening page of Final Days "We are the new world's first and last defense against old magic such as blood magic. Because of this, Celestia has granted our member's a special pardon." "A special pardon?" Doctor blinked, looking at Rainbow with a raised eyebrow. "Yes, as in to say around here, we are the law. And have permission from both Celestia and Luna to use any means necessary to capture users of illegal magics." Rainbow responded, a blank look on her face. "Any means." "So, that includes magic that is illegal Trixie is guessing?" Trixie asked, her interest now peaked. "Yes. Yes it does." "So..." Cloudchaser blinked, looking around the room. "You are saying that we can pretty much do anything right?" "As long as it's for Equestria, yes." Rainbow nodded, a soft smile on her face. "Beyond that, there isn't really much I can do..." "What?" Trixie blinked, each one there looking confused. "There is nothing you can do? Trixie doesn't understand?" "By all means, I'm a criminal." Rainbow stood upon a balcony that lead into a room the group had selected to be hers, before she arrived. She sighed looking around the room, a soft smile on her face. The entire group seemed to have had something to say about her being an outcast. Trixie and Cloudchaser seemed to have the most to say. Rainbow chuckled, wondering how Trixie would make due with her threat against Twilight. "Silent fuming doesn't do many ponies good you know." Shinze whispered into Rainbow's ear. "Care to talk about what's bugging you?" "How did you get in here so quietly?" Rainbow asked,once her heart calmed down. "And also, don't ever sneak up on me again, I almost bucked you out of my room." "Oh? So you like the room?" Shinze asked, a soft smile on his face. "Personally I think a pink room would do better for you." "I will kill you if you paint my room pink." Rainbow said, glaring at Shinze. "Oh? Is that to girly for Ms Rainbow Dash?" Shinze smiled, chuckling. "You ought to embrace your femininity. It's something I will enjoy torturing you with." "Your going to torture me with the fact that I'm a mare?" Rainbow asked, raising an eyebrow. "Or are you going to torture me because I'm a mare?" "Perhaps neither." "That... that doesn't make sense." Shinze chuckled once again, the smile never leaving the Changeling's face. "That's the point our cerulean coated leader." He then turned to leave her room, yet before shutting her door he turned back, to look at Rainbow Dash. "You are welcome." "Welcome... wait for what?" Rainbow asked, though he had already left. "What the hay is his problem..." Rainbow sighed, shaking her head. She already had know that things would be interesting here with Trixie here. But with the addition of an enigmatic Changeling? Rainbow already wished she was back in Ponyville. Having shaken the thoughts of returning to Ponyville out of her mind, Rainbow found herself once again staring out into nothingness. She also found herself thinking about the past couple of years, from Twilight turning into an Alicorn, to the discovery of the New world. And to the more recent events, ones like why Umbra was formed. She shook her head, bring her thoughts to how they were going to go about catching the Blood Magic user. She smiled, as she remembered the surveillance gear included something Deacon called a camera. "So, as Lord Deacon had explained, this gives us a live feed from with in the city." Doctor said, chuckling. "This enables us to monitor the happening of the city with out..." "Yes, I know." Rainbow interrupted, "I want to see if he's planning on something. Look for anything suspicious... Why is Star following Hunter?" Rainbow blinked, pointing at one of the monitors. "Is there a way you could... um... pull that one up?" "Yes, actually I can." Upon the larger screen showed Green Hunter talking to a cloaked mare. She was a pegasus, as Rainbow could tell where the wings were hidden under the cloak. A little ways away, was Seventh Star in his disguised form. The group had been watching him follow Hunter for a few minutes leading to this moment. Rainbow wished that they could hear what was going on, but as of the moment they only had visual. It was only a few more seconds later that the unknown pegasus mare had stopped talking, and was now looking at Star. The screen jumped for only a second, and in that second something that Rainbow knew to be impossible happened. In front of them was a video of the mare, suddenly on top of Star, his disguise disabled. The mare seemed to be holding him down, and threatening him. The mare, who then got off of Star, looked back at Hunter. Who nodded a second before the screen jumped again. The mare no where to be seen. "Um... what did we just watch?" Trixie blinked, confused. "What ever we just did," Rainbow said, her voice flat. "Just made things worse." "Oh? How?" Shinze asked, looking at Rainbow. "The screen jumped, and in that time she pounced on the changeling, said a few choice words to him. From there, she received orders from the Unicorn, and walked away." "No." Rainbow shook her head, sighing. "At that speed, it was impossible. Even for a Pegasi, which I know she is. What we are dealing with is another Sigil user." "Sigil user?" Trixie said, a questioning tone in her voice. "But are we not dealing with a Blood Magic user? Is that not what you said?" "That wasn't blood magic."