We had all loaded up into the TARDIS, and I was to give a rousing speech about what we were to do, but I was pulled aside by the ponies I had come to Earth with.
"Hey guys. What's up? I need to tell the bronies what I need to do."
Lyra looked at me with concern. "Spike, are you sure this is the right thing to do? I mean, yeah, the princesses have messed up and have done horrible things, but do you really think bringing these...bronies, who love the ponies we are about to fight, to do just that; fight them? Think for a second. If they really love those ponies, then wouldn't they had back? If we want to fight the princesses, as well as the Elements of Harmony, because you know Celestia will get them, shouldn't we get allies that will not hold any punches?"
"I have thought of this. It has occurred to me that fans of a show that has the ponies I am asking them to defeat might not give it their all, which is why I was going to pump them up, which you have interrupted me from doing, Derpy."
"I'm just saying. This could blow up in your face."
"I understand that already. The fact that you have to constantly remind me shows that you doubt me. Let me tell you that no matter what it costs, no matter what I have to go through, I will get my justice. I have lived under tyranny's boot for as long as I can stand, and now that I have a way to fight such tyranny, I'm going to do what any living thing would do and take the opportunity to be free. Now if you will excuse me, I must address those who want to listen to me." I went off, not looking back, not caring what those who had helped me achieve my goals had to say or what they felt for my actions. As I had finished my business with my friends, I went to the room where all the bronies were relaxing, and as they saw me they took their attention from what they were doing and looked at me. It was then that I addressed them.
"Bronies, male and female alike, hear me. I know next to nothing of you, but I know you know more about me than even some my peers. Remember your knowledge of me. Remember those times when Twilight pushed me around and told me to do things not out of simple innocence, but out of tyranny and laziness. I tell you that she would be nothing without me, and yet she still has not learned this fact to be evident. I ask you know to become scholars, so that we may be able to teach her such things. Who will stand for me?" A shout of agreement and of verocity graced my ears. "Then let's go!" Another uproar ensued as I went to the Doctor to ask him to bring us back to Equestria. He did so, but had a vey solemn face while preforming his art. What surprised me was what he said.
"Spike, I will not fight in the battle."
"What? Why?"
"Because the battle that is about to ensue...is Time Locked. That means that it can not be interfered with by those who are not involved. I know now that this battle will take place without me, but Spike I want to tell you something. No matter the outcome, you will win this battle."
"How do you know?"
"I've seen a lot of your timeline, even your future. It is a good one...and one not alone."
I didn't know what he meant, but when he finished, he turned one final knob, and we were off. The ride was a bit bumpier than the last one, but I had guessed that was because we had about two thousand more passengers than we did on our way to the human world.
When we landed, I rallied the bronies,and we all stepped outside to see nothing but seemed like a giant patch or hard dirt, almost like a moon spot. It was not five minutes after we landed that Twilight, Celestia, Luna, and about four to five hundred of the Canterlot guard ponies were about 50 meters away from us. Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and even Rarity were there in full armor, as if they meant to go to war.
"It seems you have amassed an army of your own, Spike," said Celestia while keeping her distance.
I thought I would open some old wounds since my respect for the princesses were gone. "Well, it must sting to see a fraction of the race you banished, now doesn't it?" This got everybody and everypony confused. Everyone but me and Celestia.
"Spike, what do you mean "the race you banished?" said Ashleigh with a sense of curiousity.
"Hey! That thing sounds a lot like me!" Rainbow Dash said with alarm.
"I reckon she sounds a bit like me as well." Applejack said in agreement.
"Will both of you be quiet? I will explain to all of you the things that are confusing you. Firstly, yes Applejack; this woman does sound a lot like you and Rainbow Dash. That is because she uses her voice to voice-act for a show back on Earth, the world she comes from, called My Little Pony. In such show, everypony you've ever met has been seen by these wonderful people behind me. They know more about you than most ponies would, even to the point of knowing even about your personal and secret life. This woman, however, is not the only one. May I ask Tara, Tabitha, Andrea, and Cathy to come forward and show these ponies what I mean?" Sure enough, the four women I had called forward came and stood beside me. "Rarity?"
"Yes, Spike? What seems to be your question?" Tabitha answered with a grin.
"That creature...just used my voice." Rarity said, which was followed by her fainting, only to be quickly revived by Rainbow Dash. I continued.
"Pinkie Pie?"
"Hey, Spike. How are you doing? I'm doing fine today. How about you?" Andrea said.
"Oh my gosh. That woman sounds just like me. That's loco!" Pinkie Pie replied
"Rainbow Dash?"
"Yea, Spike? What's up?" Ashleigh asked.
"Woah woah woah. Did that lady just sound like me? That is not awesome." Rainbow Dash answered.
"Fluttershy?"
"Yes, Spike?" Andrea replied.
"Oh...my." Fluttershy said timidly.
"Applejack?"
"What can I do ya for, Spike?" Ashleigh said again.
"Hold your horses. Now I know my accent is seen a bit around Ponyville, and most of Equestria, as my family is very wide spread, but how is a human gonna imitate me?"
"And finally,last, but not least...Twilight?
Tara did not disappoint in delivering a very unsettling resemblance to Twilight's voice, as she did her voice flawlessly."Dear Princess Celestia, Spike asked me to do my voice for the other ponies so I think I'm going to do just that. Signed, Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle." Twilight made no noise, but instead had her eyes closed and her eyebrows furrowed. I knew that even though she made no noise, my little trick had had the same effect I wanted. Once she opened her eyes, she spoke.
"Spike, I do not know the depths of what you have had to do to get these...humans...to copy me and our friends voices, but I have heard of what ponies DID see you do. You recklessly harmed our friends, even though they were trying to help you. You openly declared a rebellion against Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, and myself, which as you know is an act of treason, which is punishable by banishment to the moon. We will forgive you this sin, however, if you stop this nonsense and take these humans home.
"No."
"What?"
"No. You don't get it Twilight. They are home. That was my second point; the explanation to the humans. They came from Equestria. Your oh-so fair and kind ruler, Princess Celestia, sent them away because to her, they were an eye sore; a hinderance. The humans, however, were innocent in every manner. They were not near her castle, they were not eating her subjects, they were not harming any animals; they had done nothing wrong. They lived a calm life in the Everfree forest, eating only berries and plants, but Celestia, in her righteous glory, decided to banish them to a planet, which I have come to learn is Earth; a planet that they knew nothing about, and Celestia thought nothing of it. My guess is that these humans, though few in number, have realized that this is a place they like, they just didn't realize it was their home."
Luna was the next one to speak. "Is this true, sister? You banished an innocent race without reason?"
"Yes. That is true, my sister." Luna looked at her sister for a long time, then she closed her eyes and said something and did something I would never expect.
"Then we now know where our loyalties lie," and she walked over and stood by my side, which caught Celestia, as well as everypony and everybody else, including myself, off-guard.
"Luna, what is the meaning of this? You are SUPPORTING his treason?"
"No, sister. We are supporting TRUE harmony. If that is wrong, then may we be damned, but we will stand against this cruelty. Had we known that these humans had met the fate they did, we would have done the same thing sooner. We used to believe that you had truly wanted us home, but it seems that we are not the only ones banished."
"Have it your way, Luna. Twilight! Now!"
"Yes, ma'am!" Her crown stared shining, and as I looked around, I saw they neck braces on the other ponies begin to light up too. It took me a second to realize it, but when I did, I almost cried. They were going to blast us with the Elements of Harmony! When the plethora of colors came at us, I had expected pain and stiffness, but to my surprise, none of that occurred. In fact, nobody was affected by the Elements. It was as if nothing happened.
"What? Why are they entombed in stone?" Celestia pondered aloud.
Luna, who wore a smirk on her face, went to answer Celestia's question. "Oh, my dear naïve sister. Did you not think that we would know our losses when we saw them? We knew you had intentions to bring the Elements of Harmony. There is one thing, however, that you did not know of the Elements that we have known since our banishment. The Elements only work on those that are filled with evil and negative purposes. When we were Nightmare Moon, we had negative purposes. When Discord was bad, he had negative purposes. This baby dragon, and the walks of life that support him, however, have only positive intentions. They want equality and stride with righteous anger. They only wish to right wrongs. The only reason the Elements did not backfire on their wielders is because they did not know they were fighting positive intentions. They believe they are doing good, so the magic of the Elements saw that they had positive intentions. However, now that I have said all this, we would not suggest having them launch another assault in this manner, as they now they would be in the wrong to do so."
"So how do you suggest we do this? How do we end this conflict?"
"A small conflict. One champion from each position. Spike will be his champion and you may choose..."
"I choose myself! Now fight me, dragon!" Celestia shouted, which followed by her charging right at me, her body encased in a funnel of fire."
Luna, covered in a funnel of shadow, blocked Celestia from her target, which in this case was me. "How barbaric, sister. Trying to destroy a young dragon willing to fight, and even die to be free of oppression. Not to mention fighting for equality for others."
"I will do whatever it takes to keep the order I have worked so hard to obtain, and not you, nor Spike, nor anypony else is going to stop me!" She looked down at me, which was about a 20 feet distance stare, and glared at me. "You poor excuse for a dragon! Do you want to know why I really banished the humans? They were interacting with my little ponies! Do you know what that might lead to? Interbreeding! Pony-human hybrids running around the place as if it's perfectly normal. I didn't want that, so I sent them away. Do you feel satisfied knowing that?"
"Yes I do, but I still wish to fight, if not for the sake of fighting, then for an honor bound debt. I made a promise I would rise against the forced that were pressing me down and I will. I am fighting for my friends, for the humans you banished, and mainly for my promise to Der..." I couldn't believe my eyes. My heart shattered as I saw a sight I would never have guessed or even wanted to imagine. Standing by Celestia's forces was Derpy, Lyra, The Doctor, and Discord. The ponies and human that once stood by me were now changing their sides right in front of me. "Derpy? Lyra? Doctor? Discord? What are you doing over there? What happened to fighting the princesses' tyranny?"
Derpy was the first to respond. "Spike, what you said on the TARDIS really told us something. This isn't about the princesses, or even about us, your friends...It's about you. It was from the start. Sure we weren't treated as well as the other ponies were, but we still were able to carry on. It wasn't until you came and started to talk about a revolution that we really cared about what the princesses did. We were able to live normal lives, until you went haywire and started to use us to solve our problems. I'm sorry, Spike, but I won't be a part of your plans."
"Neither will I."
"Nor will I."
"You may fight for equality, but I will not be a part in a killer's schemes."
Celestia chuckled at this. "You see, Spike? Even your allies believe you shouldn't do this. Why not stop this futile effort and quit?
Luna quickly discouraged the idea. "No, Spike! Fight onward! Remember the people you are fighting for!"
"No, Luna. I'm tired." Celestia smiled, while Luna only looked at me with sadness and woe, but luckily for Luna, I wasn't done. I'm tired...of being given the losing hand! I'm not going to just fight for the humans, but I'm fighting for every race or creature that has felt the sting of tyranny. If we want to play this be the book, then by the laws of war in Equestria, I declare the fight unclear and hearby take advantage. You have not yet chosen a legitimate champion for your side, so I get to choose one for myself. The champion I choose to fight will be...Princess Twilight Sparkle! I also am allowed to choose the weapon with which we fight. I may have heard it from the humans but I trust them enough to use it. my weapon of choice is...lightsabers!" Discord used his magic to bring such things into existence. It looked like a cylinder of metal, but as I pushed a red button, a green sliver of light protruded from a hole in it. It was truly a saber made of light. Twilight's saber was a solid purple, fitting her purple color scheme. She used her magic to allow herself to stand upright on to legs. This would have been a disadvantage for me, but I soon found myself feeling magic's touch upon me. I looked at Luna and saw that the full extent of her magic was keeping Celestia at bay. I looked around and saw that no horn was lit except those of Twilight, Luna, and Celestia. This unknown magic confused me, but I then heard a call from a female human saying, "We believe in you, Spike. We always did." It was their love and affections towards me that spawned this new magic; the Magic of Belief. They truly believed in me, which gave me the ability to use magic of my own. I used this magic to give me the knowledge that the humans had of how to use a lightsaber. Twilight only gave a cocky smirk.
"I'm sorry it has to end this way, Spike, but I will be glad to be the one to satisfy your pains."
"How ironic that your also the one that started them." Her smirk went away, and as it did a quiet and lonely voice cried,
"Duel of the Fates!"
and yet, more and more, it got louder and stronger as the chant went on. "Duel of the Fates! Duel of the Fates!" I did not understand any reference, if there was any, but this truly would be...a duel of the fates.