//------------------------------// // A Faceless World // Story: Dissidia Final Fantasy Friendship is Magic // by Final Fantasy BRN //------------------------------// A Faceless World. The Warriors of Cosmos, now alongside with a member of the Mane Six, to search the world for the Cosmos reports. With manikins waiting for them at every turn it won’t be long until the Mane Six experiences the true nature of what the Warrior’s of Cosmos have been put through. With Twilight Sparkle being concerned with Warrior’s well being, she holds great concern for him as he alone watches over Equestria and as Twilight walks along side Kain and Spike. Twilight eyed the landscape of this world, she was taken aback by what Warrior said about nature helping itself just like in the Everfree Forest. "Is everything all right?" Kain asked. That snapped Twilight out of her dazed state. "Oh..Yes, I just never thought that there was an entire world that does things all on its own." Twilight said. "Yeah in our world a lot of the atmosphere and seasonal changes are done by pegasi." Spike explained. "Well it shows that all of your world’s residents are able bodied and ready to work." Kain complimented. "Thanks." Twilight smiled. Spike looked around and noticed that the area was very green with smooth grass and some areas with tall green shrubs that were as tall as Spike. Sometimes the team would pass by the shore and see the vast ocean that went on as far as the eyes could see. The team passed through a stone archway that lead them to a path through some mountains. "This world sure is vast." Twilight said. "What exactly is this world called?" "It’s strange." Kain said. "Cosmos told us that this world is called World B." Twilight and Spike gave Kain confused looks. "Really?" Twilight scoffed. "That’s an odd name." Kain decided to change the subject to one that’s more relevant. "Tell me Twilight Sparkle. How is Warrior behaving in your world?" Kain asked. "That’s a little out of nowhere." Twilight giggled. "Why do you ask?" Kain sighed and decided to tell the truth. "Warrior asked me to take extra special care of the two of you." Kain explained. "He said that you have a duty of great nobility." "How sweet of him." Twilight smiled, slightly blushing. "I think there’s more to it than that." Kain added. "Hey maybe there is. You never really can tell what he’s thinking." Spike shrugged. "Are you and Warrior friends?" Twilight asked Kain. "Yes, you see I can trust him enough to have him in my plan for my comrades." Kain explained. "Ok." Twilight said, now she decided to answer Kain’s question. "You see he’s doing his job in protecting us against Chaos and his army. He does things for us, and helps us out when we have small problems regarding our lives. He helped us out with a winter festival, helped end an infestation of cute pest. Most importantly ended saved us from the Emperor when he attacked our world." Kain took some time to analyze and try to find out what exactly is going on. "Me and the others think of him as a friend, but he never said anything to us like that. When I asked him about it he said that he’s grateful that we’ve helped him out in a few fights because we’ve saved him from death, but he only sees us as acquaintances." Kain began to think more and more until he got an idea of what exactly Cosmos is planning to do. "That crown!" Kain said referring to the Element of Magic. "Tell me Twilight, how exactly does it work?" Twilight looked up at her Element and began to tell Kain about its powers and origins. Over on the other side World B Yuna walked along side Fluttershy. Through the top of some mountains that stood so high that they were snow covered. "So where do you think the reports could be?" Fluttershy asked. "I’m not sure but I think we may be able to find them inside a Gateway." Yuna said. "Gateway?" Fluttershy questioned. "Well, even though were in this World B, truth is this world has several gateways that are like portals that link this world to a location to another world." Yuna explained. "I guess that explains how we can move freely from our world to this world." Fluttershy commented. "Now the locations of the Sanctuary and to Chaos’s lair are only accessible through Gateways." Yuna explained. "What about manikins?" Fluttershy asked looking around. She tensed up for a possible manikin attack. Yuna also looked around to see if any were nearby. "They can attack us at anytime. But know that the big swarms you’ve heard about happen more likely inside a gateway." "Well I guess we should avoid them then." "Not that simple." Yuna explained. Yuna pointed towards the way forward and it was blocked by a gateway. A magical red circular figure that continually rotated in a full circle inside a stone archway, since the archway was sided by mountains there was no way to walk around it. "Is that a Gateway?" Fluttershy asked. "Yes." Yuna responded. "See the darkness pouring from it?" Yuna pointed to a dark flux pouring from the Gateway. "This means that the Gateway has not been purified yet, so maybe, just maybe the reports are in there." "Do we have to go in there?" Fluttershy said frightened. "I’m afraid so. Since we're not Warriors of Chaos we cannot simply walk through the dark flux. Not only that, we need to see if the reports are in there." Yuna said. Fluttershy began shaking and she squeaked in fear. Yuna walked next to the Pegasus and placed her hand on her mane. "I’m sacred to, but I made a promise to an old friend and I need you with me to help him! I need you." Fluttershy’s face lit up at the feeling of being needed. "You need me?" Fluttershy questioned. "Yes." Yuna nodded. "Besides remember what Cosmos said, we’re only vulnerable as long we don’t stick together." Fluttershy smiled and looked down to her Element of Kindness and began walking with Yuna, then they both entered the Gateway. Back in Equestria Warrior went back to patrol the area. "Hello Warrior!" Called a unicorn as she waved to Warrior, Warrior simply waved back. Several other ponies did the same thing. Warrior became used to it after the residents gotten used to him. "Hey down there!" Called a voice from above, Warrior looked up and noticed the same grey pegasus drop down and land with a loud hard ‘thud’ on the ground. Right in front of Warrior and stared at Warrior with a big smiling face with her unfocused yellow eyes. Warrior recognized her instantly. "You’re that Pegasus that almost crushed Twilight with that load of furniture!" Warrior said. "Yeah, I wanted to apologize, but she’s not at the library. You know where she is?" "She’s….away on very important business." Warrior replied. "Anything I can help you with?" "My name’s Derpy, Derpy Hooves." Warrior noticed a brown bag held with a brown sash around her body held at her side. "What is it you carry with you?" Warrior asked pointing to the bag. "I deliver the mail around here." Derpy explained, she reached inside the bag and pulled out some letters. “Which reminds me these are for you.” Warrior took the letters in surprise. "Strange, I usually get letters from the mognet." Warrior said as he opened one of them. "What’s the mognet?" Derpy asked. "A mailing system run by the moogles." Warrior explained. The letter was from a young colt who wrote a fan letter. Warrior read it aloud. "Warrior, I think you’re cool! I and I hope that when I grow up I can be as brave and strong like you!" "Oh how sweet!" Derpy smiled. "That’s really nice, it makes me feel pleasant after all the problems I encountered after first arriving here." Warrior admitted. "I know, I stood up for ya when everyone wanted to get you out of Ponyville!" Derpy said. Warrior nodded to her. "Thank you." Warrior said. Just then the Ponyville bell began to ring. "Not again" Warrior growled. "It was nice to meet you." Warrior charged towards the direction of screams to find the manikins. Over in World B Laguna traveled with Applejack at his side as they wandered around the Melmond region. "You know, the others have no idea what they’re missing!" Laguna said eating an apple. "I’m glad you decided to partner with me. These apples are the best!" "Well hey, are there any people nearby? We could show ‘em what Sweet Apple Acres is all about!" Applejack suggested. Laguna finished the apple and tossed away the core. Applejack raised an eyebrow to Laguna not eating the core, which is something the Equestrians normally do. Also how Laguna just carelessly tossed his garbage away. "Not exactly, you see I’ve seen a lot of this world and have been around to see many towns. Unfortunately there’s not much of a real town and also the only people I tend to see are only my allies, manikins, and Warriors of Chaos." "Oh, ain’t that lonely." Applejack frowned. "Well hey, you could say that we meeting could be a blessing, after all you can never have too many friends!" Laguna smiled. Then the two arrived at the town of Melmond and Applejack looked at it in surprise at the fact that what Laguna said was actually truthful. All the buildings were just rocks and stone columns on the ground, they closely resembled ancient ruins also there were no people there. "Guess you weren’t fibbin.’" Applejack sighed looking around. "A pity though, I would love to share your apples with other people." Laguna said still smiling. "Don’t mind?" "Go right ahead." Applejack smiled opening one of her bags. Laguna reached inside the bag and took out another apple and started eating it. "Guess we should head towards a Gateway in order to find the reports." Laguna suggested. Applejack nodded, they both went through Melmond in order to find a Gateway. They only took a few steps forward when Laguna felt another spike of pain in his leg. "Ouch!" Laguna cried as he dropped to his knees and clutched his ankle. "You ok?" Applejack asked, as she walked to him and looked at his leg. "Yeah, just a leg cramp. They tend to happen often." Laguna explained, as he started doing leg exercises. Applejack giggled. "I know it’s laughable that I’m a Warrior of Cosmos." "No, it’s just that despite bein’ a soldier for a goddess, you act like an ordinary person." Applejack smiled. "Hey, humility’s a virtue you know." Laguna smiled, his cramp loosened. He got up and the two left to go find a Gateway. Meanwhile Rainbow Dash travels westward along side Lighting in the Bahamut Isles. "You think the reports are over here?" Rainbow Dash asked circling Lightning in the air. "No." Lightning replied avoiding eye contact. "But were gonna find out." "Oh yeah!" Rainbow Dash cheered. "I like your style!" Lightning halted when she noticed a stone archway leading into a barren wasteland with dark red clouds hanging overhead. "We go no further, come on we need to turn around." Lightning ordered. "Come on! You said we needed to find out if the reports are here! So come on let’s go!" Rainbow Dash said. "No, that’s the Land of Discord. The enemy is there." However that didn’t stop Rainbow Dash. "All the more reason to go in there! Besides, you can’t order me around!" Rainbow Dash soared through the archway, charging recklessly into the enemy’s territory. "You can’t be serious!" Lightning shouted at the Pegasus, but she was already gone. Lightning growled and ran in after her. Over at the Marsh Cave Pinkie Pie and Vaan walked into a Gateway which took them inside the World of Darkness. They saw the large amount of Manikins waiting for them, at least fifteen. "Oh boy this may be difficult." Vaan said rubbing his nose. An impulsive gesture he usually makes when he’s about to fight. "We’re gonna take them right?" Pinkie Pie asked nervously. "We’re gonna try! Vaan said in an excited tone. "Don’t worry, just think of this as a chance to show me what that piece of jewelry can do!" He was referring to Pinkie Pie's Element of Laughter. He pulled out a metal fighting staff and charged at the manikins. The manikins also charged at Vaan and he retaliated by spinning his staff. "Keep Trying!" He shouted, the spinning created a wind that pulled the manikins towards Vaan, the manikins knew the danger they were in and tried to run away. However five manikins weren’t so lucky. They got smacked by the staff and shattered. Unfortunately a Transient Gunner began firing its gun, once the bullets hit Vaan the spinning stopped and Vaan screamed in pain. "Don’t worry! Pinkie’s coming!" Pinkie Pie cheered. She charged at the manikins and her Element began to glow, it shot out a beam of pink light at the manikins and destroyed six of them. One of the last ones, an Imaginary Brawler, charged at her and punched her hard in the side and gave a roundhouse kick to the face. Pinkie Pie grunted as she went down and her Element stopped glowing. Vaan got angry and drew a sword and slashed at the manikin. "How’s that?" Vaan grunted as he slashed the manikin in two. "You’re finished!" Vaan shouted and he pulled out a crossbow and began rapidly firing arrows at the last manikins and destroyed them. Vaan ran over to Pinkie Pie and checked her. "Pinkie Pie, are you ok?" Then suddenl,y Pinkie Pie just bounced back up and stood tall, looking as if she was never hurt at all. "Of course! I’m just fine silly!" Pinkie Pie giggled. "What a relief." Vaan sighed happily. "I have to admit that…Element of Harmony you bear sure does come in handy. What did you say it was called again?" "Laughter!" Pinkie Pie giggled again. "Well it suits you!" Vaan laughed. He noticed the Gateway on the other side of the World of Darkness and cheered. "There’s the way out!" Vaan pointed. "Guess the Reports aren’t here." Pinkie Pie shrugged. "Nope." Vaan said. "Guess we’ll have to search another Gateway." The two charged to the Gateway and returned to World B. Back over in Ponyville Warrior encountered the group of eleven manikins. He drew his sword and did his best to dodge multiple attacks. He attempted to attack the manikins a few times but due to him being outnumbered he didn’t get many opportunities to be the aggressor. "Hey Warrior!" Derpy called. She flew over to Warrior pushing a single storm cloud that kept emitting electricity. "I heard you were in some trouble, so I thought I’d help you out!" "I appreciate your bravery, but this is too dangerous! Please just go home!" Warrior ordered, as he dodged and blocked several more attacks from the manikins. "Oh come on! I almost crushed you and Twilight, so please let me help you!" Derpy had to speak loudly over the sounds of Warrior grunting and the sounds of clashing weapons. "That’s really not necessary!" Warrior said, he finally found an opening to use his Shining Wave attack. "Bathe in the light!" He sent the wave of light magick at the manikins and he managed to destroy two, but the manikins went straight back to attacking Warrior and even though Warrior decreased their numbers, the blocking and dodging didn’t get any easier. "Let me show you!" Derpy called out. She began jumping on the cloud and several lightning bolts emitted from the cloud and spread out all over the place. Warrior quickly moved away from the bolts and so did the manikins. Warrior noticed another opening and used his Ultimate Shield attack. "Release!" Warrior grunted the attack destroyed three more manikins. "Derpy! Watch what you’re doing with that cloud! You almost hit me!" Warrior went back to dodging the manikin’s attacks. Unfortunately an Imitation Liegeman charged and threw its eight weapons at Warrior, the manikin manipulated the weapons in a powerful method like the unicorn powers, and he used them to pelt Warrior several times. Warrior screamed in pain as the manikin made all its weapons slashWarrior hard simultaneously. Warrior shouted in anguish as he fell down. "Oh no!" Derpy cried. "I have to do something!" She continued bouncing on the cloud. She sent lightning down all over the place. It kept hitting the ground at random spots. The manikins began to move onto Warrior to finish him off. Derpy started jumping harder and faster in order to make the lightning bolts appear more frequently and faster. Warrior raised his head and looked to see the manikins coming to end his life, and gripped his weapon harder to quickly try and stop a Capricious Thief from impaling him with its long daggers. However the Thief was much faster than Warrior’s squirming to get on his back. He was trying to raise his shield to block. Before the Thief could kill Warrior a loud lightning went from Derpy’s cloud and electrocuted the manikin, thus destroying it. "What?" Warrior asked in shock. He stud up and gave a puzzled stare to Derpy. He was too stunned to move, then Derpy stomped on the cloud and destroyed the manikins using the lightning. Warrior shook his head and spoke. "Helping me out, indeed." He nodded to Derpy out of respect. "I am grateful that you saved me." Derpy smiled as she kicked the thundercloud away then joined Warrior. "Unfortunately at this point thier numbers already overwhelm me. I need to find the source of this and stop it." Warrior thought to himself. Warrior’s stomach growled. "Oh I’m terribly sorry." Warrior rubbed his stomach in embarrassment. "If you’ll excuse me I must go to the Sanctuary and eat." "Oh you can stay here. I got something you’d like." Derpy said reaching into her bag. "Hey, you don’t need to do that." Warrior suggested afraid of what Derpy might take out. Other than the goods from Sweet Apple Acres or the sweets Pinkie Pie makes at Sugar Cube Corner. He disliked eating food in Equestria. He didn’t mind eating fruits and vegetables however he found hay, leaves, grass, and flowers inedible and couldn’t eat them. "Here!" Derpy said taking out a muffin. Warrior eyed the muffin and took it. Warrior eyed it a little longer and he slowly took a bite out of it. His face lit up when he noticed that the muffin was Blueberry flavored. "This is delicious." Warrior said happily. "Here have some more!" Derpy offered. She took out some more muffins and Warrior ate them one by one with delight but still not showing any signs of happiness. Back over in World B Tifa traversed the world with Rarity at her side. "So this is the world that's the battlefield for the gods." Rarity commented. "Yes, it’s kind of a relief knowing that no innocent people can get caught in any of this." Tifa added. "But it does get pretty lonely." "No offence but innocence already has gotten involved in this war." Rarity pointed out. "I’m sorry, I would do all I could for your world, but I there’s someone in this war that needs my help more badly." Tifa explained. They came to a puddle of water and Tifa walked right through it, Rarity walked around. She would have called Tifa on her being dirty, but after being around Applejack. She learned to accept that that’s how some people are. "Don’t worry, Warrior’s doing a fine job, so who exactly is this person?" Tifa asked. Tifa began to think. "I’m not entirely sure. I can’t remember much, in fact I just started to remember things about him. He’s a loner and a man who does his best to make sure that he stays that way. I also remember a small town with him and me being there. But that’s it." "You know his name?" Rarity asked, Tifa smiled and looked up. "It’s funny because I didn’t start remembering thing until after I heard it. It’s Cloud." "Sounds like he maybe a relaxed calm person." Rarity commented. She thought that a person with a name like that, should be a laid back person. "Unfortunately he’s on the wrong side." Tifa explained, The two made it to some tall grass and started walking through it. The grass completely covered up Rarity’s hooves. "You mean he’s a Warrior of Chaos?" Rairty asked. Tifa nodded. "You see I had a bad run in with another Warrior of Chaos trying to regain his old memories." Tifa explained. "He would have killed me but Cloud arrived and fought him off. He told me he only saved me because he just felt like it, but I know he did it because he really wanted to save me." "Hey maybe he saved you because he also remembers some of you." Rarity added. "Most likely." Tifa guessed. "He acted bravely, the way he went in to save me was like a hero charging in to save the girl." Tifa put on a serious face. "I need to find a way to get him out of the Warrior’s of Chaos." Rarity knew why Cloud must be released from the Warrior’s of Chaos, because if he really is in the Warrior’s of Chaos, then he must be with them against his will. "You see if he really is a Warrior of Chaos, then eventually he and I will have to fight, and if we do end up fighting, after what he did for me, then I don’t think I can fight him." Rarity walked around in front of Tifa and halted her. The two looked intently at each other. "Don’t worry." Rarity smiled. "If you two are good friends then a solution will present itself. Tifa smiled at the unicorn, however niether of them knew that the solution had already come. Tifa looked past Rarity and grunted in anger as she readied her fist. Rarity looked behind her and saw a large group of manikins. She ran around to hide behind Tifa. In the Gateway that took Fluttershy and Yuna to the Tantelus Stage, a theater stage that’s built with a small castle. They encountered a group of seven manikins. "On no! What’re we going to do?" Fluttershy squealed as the manikins charged at them. "Stay behind me and I’ll hold them off!" Yuna said reading her staff. Fluttershy curled up hiding her face under her hooves and began to cower. "Guide us with your light!" Yuna called, she waved her staff and Valefor appeared and shot a beam from its beak and when it ran across the ground, it caused many explosions to occur. It destroyed one of the manikins. The manikins reached Yuna and she had to use more direct attacks. "Fists of Hellfire!" Yuna summoned Ifrit and destroyed another manikin when he slammed his fist into the ground and launched lava rocks at it. Unfortunately three manikins stayed to fight Yuna while two would try and kill Fluttershy. One of the manikins, an Imaginary Champion charged at Fluttershy along with an Imitation Despot. The Champion attempted to impale her with it's long katana. Fluttershy knew that manikins were next to her but wasn’t aware that one was about to murder her. Flutterhy’s Element of Kindness began to glow, she stopped cowering and uncovered her head, she began stare at her Element. It shot out a green protective barrier right when the Champion rammed its sword to kill the Pegasus. The barrier and the sword collided and the barrier obliterated the manikin. The Despot threw a red flare ball at Fluttershy and when it hit her, she was sent flying. She slammed against the castle stage and her barrier shattered. Yuna went back to the Despot and summoned Ixion. "Pierce the Darkness!" Yuna called and an electrical magnetic sphere pulled the Despot in and zapped the manikin with electricity that the sphere emitted, when the sphere exploded, it obliterated the Despot Fluttershy landed on the floor of the stage, it was a good thing that the castle was just a prop instead of real stone, otherwise something would have been broken. She noticed Yuna running back to fight the last three manikins. Fluttershy knew she had to do something so she spread out her wings and used her Element of Kindness. It produced the same barrier and it spread out and shattered the manikins once it touched them. Yuna looked at Fluttershy and noticed her retracting her wings as her Element stopped glowing. "Are you ok?" Yuna asked. "I’m better than ok, I did it!" Fluttershy smiled feeling proud of herself. "See, you have strength!" Yuna smiled. Fluttershy went over to Yuna and they noticed the exiting Gateway at the Castle Door. They headed towards the gateway together. "Thank you Warrior!" Fluttershy thought. The two exited the Gateway and returned to World B, the Gateway shattered like glass and disappeared. "Guess the Reports weren’t here." Yuna said. Then Fluttershy got a thought. "Hey Yuna, are there any small creatures in this world?" Fluttershy asked. Yuna was a little surprised by the random question. "I don’t think now’s the time for that, we have to return to the Sanctuary in two days. We should go find the reports." Yuna advised. "But I need to know if there are any animals in this world that I haven’t seen yet, and I know Warrior would never let me wander around this world. Please?" Fluttershy begged giving Yuna a sad puppy face. "Oh, all right." Yuna said she couldn’t resist the cuteness Fluttershy was giving. "Yes! Oh thank you Yuna!" Fluttershy cheered. "So what types of animals are there?" "Only two. One is found everywhere in fact they provide us with supplies and items we need to stay safe and live, like potions. They’re called Moogles." "Moogles?" Fluttershy asked. "The others are birds that come in different colors and have different abilities. Most of them can’t fly but they’re famed for their excellent running ability." "What are they called?" Fluttershy asked. "Chocobos." Yuna answered. "They sound adorable!" Fluttershy squealed. "Can I meet them?" "They live in a forest, we’ll go see them, but we need to be quick." Yuna instructed. Flutteshy nodded and the two went onward to find the Chocobo Forest. Over at the Land of Discord. Rainbow Dash lowered herself to the ground and stayed quite. She understood that she’s in enemy territory and she had to make sure she didn’t attract any unwanted attention of any manikins or Warrior’s of Chaos. "Let’s see what I can find in this area." Rainbow Dash whispered to herself. She began carefully wandering the red colored land to find something better than reports. The atmosphere was really hot and it made the air hard to breath. She never gives up a chance to show her best skills to be better than the rest, that’s what made her go into the Land of Discord in the first place. She went through an area of twist and turns in some hills. She came to a gateway flowing darkness, Rainbow Dash stared at it in awe and began to march towards it with her interest peaked. "Maybe in here!" "NOT so fast!" Lightning snapped, popping up in front of Rainbow Dash surprising her. You got some nerve coming to this area, I admit I admire your courage but your acting like a complete moron! Or do you really want to die? "I don’t need to be lectured by you" Rainbow Dash countered. "Have you forgotten what I told you?" "What?" Lightning growled staring her down, the Pegasus returned the stare. "I’m waaaaaay faster than lightning!" Rainbow Dash smirked. She rose up and soared over Lightning’s shoulder and entered the Gateway. "Oh that stupid…" Lightning growled, she turned around and entered the Gateway after her. The Gateway took them to Orphan’s Cradle an area with lots of heavy and big objects flying at incredible speed to represent the working life source of a planet. The floors and pathways all lead in a direction, but were built in strange configurations. "Decided to come with me?" Rainbow Dash asked in a boastfull tone. "Might as well, we’re already here. Let’s search this gateway and see if the reports are here, and then get out of this region quickly." Lightning ordered. "That’s the spirit!" Rainbow Dash smiled. The two moved along the white and red colored floors to search for the reports. "Rainbow Dash!" Lightning called, the Pegasus looked at her and Lightning pointed to the right towards a small pathway leading to a red painted wooden treasure chest. "Maybe the Reports are in there!" Rainbow Dash suggested. Lightning nodded to her and the two marched along the path and once they reached the chest Lightning opened the chest and Rainbow Dash looked at the chest in excitement. Unfortunately the chest didn’t contain any reports. "Gil." Lightning said as she ran her fingers through the coins, it wasn’t a big amount. The chest was less than a quarter of the way full. "Even though it’s not what we’re here for, I could use the money." She took the Gil in handfuls and stuffed it into her pockets. Rainbow Dash heard footsteps from behind and she turned to see who it was. She put on an angry face and took a stance. "We got company." Rainbow Dash called. Lightning perked her head up from the empty chest and slowly turned her head to see a group of fifteen manikins. They were all the same type, Fleeting Flash, a manikin that resembles Lightning. Lightning dropped the empty chest and pulled out her Blazefire Saber and pointed it at the manikins. You ready for this? Lightning asked, focusing her eyes on the manikins. I’ve been waiting for this moment. I’ve wanted to show you my stuff ever since you lit my wing on fire. Rainbow Dash said in a confident manner. Now’s your chance to walk the walk. Lightning offered. Rainbow Dash’s Element of Loyalty started glowing. Lightning looked off to the side at Rainbow Dash and noticed what was happening. Lightning knew this was a good thing so she smiled. Then the two charged into battle. Rainbow Dash went upwards and dashed at one manikin with her great speed and smashed it against the ground, thus shattering it. Lightning changed her Paradigm from Commando to Ravager and took out two giant blades. "This is gonna sting!" She spun around and whirled her blades which made lightning bolts shoot down and electrocute four manikins thus stunning them. "See ya!" Then bigger lightning bolts struck and shattered them. One of the Flashes started throwing fire at Rainbow Dash, however Rainbow Dash wasn’t about to get lit on fire like Lightning did to her again. She weaved around them and dodged the fire and moved at that Flash like a missile and ripped through it like tissue, causing the manikin to shatter. Lightning connected her two giant blades together and gave them a wide swing. "Have some more!" She shouted, the swing created a wind that went flying to three Flashes. The wind was moving very fast and was as thin as a blade. It sliced the three manikins in half. The remaining Flashes started firing bullets at the two. Rainbow Dash swerved around the bullets to dodge and flew at Lightning, who chose to act quickly. She leaped towards Rainbow Dash and jumped on her back. For some reason the two felt in sync in that position. However the reason why they seemed in sync was probably more obivious than the two would like to admit. After all Rainbow Dash didn’t feel uncomfortable with Lightning on her back, while Lightning actually felt some form of familiarity being on her back, like she’s done this before. "Let’s finish this!" Lightning said, Rainbow Dash nodded to her. The Element of Loyalty began to glow and it consumed Rainbow Dash’s body. Rainbow Dash started circling the manikins with great speed. The circling created a whirlwind of rainbow colors that pulled the remaining manikins upwards capturing them inside completely immobilizing them. Rainbow Dash flew into the center of the whirlwind and Lightning jumped off the Pegasus. Lightning started spinning along with her two blades. As Rainbow Dash started soaring through the wind and started impaling the manikins thus shattering them. The last three manikins were pulled into Lightning’s blades and destroyed them. Lightning struck a pose as the remains of the manikins sat behind her. "Bull'seye" Lightning said. Rainbow Dash landed next to Lightning as she stood up strait as she put her giant blades away. "We sure showed them huh?" Rainbow Dash said triumphantly. Lightning smiled. "I admit, you got skills." Lightning said. "Now let’s get out of here and find the reports." Rainbow Dash nodded and the two walked out of the exit Gateway and returned to the Land of Discord. Back over with Kain, Twilight and Spike, Twilight finished explaining the power and origins of the Elements to the Dragoon. "I see so your friendship holds the power." Kain said Twilight nodded. Then Kain was hit with an insight. "So that probably means… Of course!" Kain just figured out what Cosmos is planning. "What is it?" Twilight asked noticing the surprised look on Kain’s face. "You say Warrior only see’s you as acquaintances right?" Kain asked. "Right I wish he would become friends with us." Twilight sighed. "I think I may have a way that may happen." Twilight and Spike’s heads perked up. "How?" Twilight asked in an excited tone. "We’ll have to take a detour from seeking the reports." Kain explained. "But I will take you to a place that Warrior finds special." "Great let’s go!" Twilight cheered. "This is so exciting!" Spike said in an excited tone. Back in Ponyville the day was ending, Warrior started to feel fatigued. He yawned as he walked next to Derpy. "You know, I find it grand that we met today." Warrior said as he finished the last muffin. "Me to!" Derpy smiled. "But I must take out my tent and rest." Warrior insisted. He took out a bag, no bigger than a travel bag. He reached inside and took out his tent and set it up in ten minutes in the center of Ponyville square. "A tent and tools to set it up all fit in that little bag?" Derpy questioned. "This bag has special magical properties, all of my comrades have one. It could even hold a house and a cabin." Warrior explained. "A bottomless pit inside a bag?" Derpy said in amazement. "I guess you could say it is." Warrior agreed. He climbed inside the tent and took his helmet off and took off several pieces of his armor. He crawled into his sleeping bag and laid down. "Good night Warrior!" Derpy said poking her head through the tent doors. "I’ll help you go to sleep and sleep better." "How exactly do you plan on doing that?" Warrior asked. Derpy inhaled as she began singing a lullaby. Little by little Warrior found himself drifting to sleep as Depry sung the words softly. When Derpy finished her lullaby she noticed that Warrior was sleeping peacefully. "Sleep tight Equestira’s greatest hero!" Derpy whispered as she left. Over at the far other side of the Everfree forest walks a former enemy of Twilight and Warrior, the Great and Powerful Trixie. "I saw the manikins come from this direction." Trixie thought. "If I can find the way to see this Chaos person, he can make me really powerful. Then I can have my revenge on that stupid Twilight Sparkle and that pathetic Warrior of Light!" She noticed a dark pink glow coming from a stone archway. "This must be some kind of portal! And judging from its ominous appearance it must belong to Chaos!" Trixie said with glee. Trixie walked towards it and looked at it in awe as she noticed a dark smoke like air flow protruding from the portal she slowly reached her hove towards it and put it into the portal. Once it entered she stood in front of it for a few moments and then walked all the way through the portal. Once she passed through the portal, she found herself in a place that looks like how Hell. Trixie’s heart began to race as she looked around thinking that maybe this wasn’t such a good idea. The ground was hot and had many streams of magma along with smaller streams that look like blood veins in a body. She looked up at the fiery red clouds blanketing the sky as fireballs rained down in the distance. "Well, well, well." Said the male voice of a Warrior of Chaos behind Trixie. Trixie jumped in fear and began shaking. "A stray Equestrian, lost your way my dear?" Trixie turned around slowly and met the gaze of Garland. "I…I want…to see Chaos." Trixie stammered. "Really?" Garland asked in an intimidating tone. "You want to see the God of Discord. Why?" "I want to join your army and hopefully get back at two individuals who humiliated me." Trixie explained starting to calm down. "Well, I guess we’ll let Chaos be the judge of that." Garland responded. "I will take you to my master. But be forewarned, Chaos doesn’t like to be bothered with useless banter. If he deems you worthy to join us. Then you may, but if he doesn’t…" Garland smirked. "Then what?" Trixie asked nervously. "Oh I’m afraid you already know the answer to that." Garland warned. Trixie gulped for she understood that she would die, but she wouldn’t know how it would happen. "Fallow me." Garland turned around and led Trixie to Chaos’s throne. Trixie started to feel a little excitement as she knows that if Chaos deems her worthy then she will be amongst the likes of Garland and the Emperor. Over in Canterlot. Celestia sat on the roof of her castle and stared at the stars. "It’s been so long since I stood at Cosmos’s side in the Sanctuary." Celestia said feeling nostalgic. "It’s been so long since I stood at Cosmos’s side in the Sanctuary. I remember it like it was yesterday." Celesta thought. She then thought back to a time when she stood at Cosmos’s side. Celestia stood beside Cosmos as she sat on her throne she stood behind the war hero of Vana’diel Crystal War. The Tarutaru who’s magical power is feared by all who see it and Warrior of Cosmos. Shantotto. "Looks like the enemy has reached our doorstep." Celestia said staring down an intruder that’s approaching the throne. "Too bad your sister’s not here. She would love to see me make this brute disappear!" Shantotto said. Just like Zecora, she also spoke in rhyme. The throne was approached by a tall muscular man covered from head to toe in steel armor with a helmet. The helmet had two big horns on the sides with two big holes for the eyes, but the holes blackened so the eyes couldn’t be seen. This man was the Judge Magister of the Archadian Empire and Warrior of Chaos. Then man who framed his twin brother out of his own hatred. Judge Gabranth, he raised his dual bladed weapon at the little mage and Equestria’s princess. "There is no future for the bystander." Gabranth said, he pulled his weapon apart at where the blades connected, thus producing two swords. "As there is not he can defend!" He pointed the blades at the two as Celestia glared at him. "Ah hahahaha!" Shantotto laughed. "Of course! The future is for one to take by brute force!" She pointed at him in defiance. Celestia continued to look at the stars. When her sister started flying towards her as she shook her head around like crazy and screaming in fear. "PLEASE! LEAVE ME ALONE! GO AWAY!" Luna cried. "Sister what’s wrong?" Celestia asked with great concern. Luna stopped with her panic attack to speak clearly with her sister. "That evil jester is taunting me! I hear his laughter in my head and he haunts me in nightmares when I sleep! He’s trying to get me to rejoin Chaos!" Luna cried "Oh dear." Celestia sighed as she embraced her sister as she shed tears. She looked sad that she had no idea what to do in this situation.