//------------------------------// // Saviour versus Tyrant // Story: Dragonball pony // by Thy Obsessive Freak //------------------------------// “There, you’re ready and your power level has increased significantly young one.” “Now go strange one!” ordered Zecora. “And good luck.” “I’m on it!” Twilight pressed her hoof to the glass. “And thank you Zecora and Princess Celestia.” She blasted the glass apart and appeared outside the base. Closing their eyes. “Not good, someone’s dying!” She burst off. * They watched as Trixie was patiently crushed in Nightmare moon’s magic. “We have to help her!” shouted Spike. “What we should be doing is coming up with a battle plan while she’s entertaining herself,” said Rainbow Dash. “No, she kind of saved me, so I owe it to her.” “It’s only because you saved her from one of them Shadowbolts Spike,” replied Applejack. “Still, she returned the favour. Doesn’t that show Twilight’s right, that there’s some good in Trixie?” “Twilight’s wah?” barked Rainbow Dash. “I could’ve finish Trixie back on Equestria. But Twilight persuaded me to let her go because she figured there was some good in her.” Trixie cawked in agony. “Well, Twilight saw there was some good in me and she turned out right. So she may as well be right about Trixie. So alright.” “Who made you the leader?” cringed Rarity. “Everyone rush her!” The group charged, but a purple comet came between them. “Twilight!” sang Spike. The purple unicorn glared at Nightmare moon. “Let her go.” Nightmare moon was stunned. “An-another unicorn?” “I said let her go!” “Oh wait.” The alicorn smirked and tossed Trixie over to Twilight. “You’re the unicorn that bet my one, yes. Twilight wasn’t it.” Twilight helped Trixie. “You alright?” The Alicorn snarled. “How dare you ignore me!” She fired a beam, but Twilight’s magic deflected it. “What?” She fired another, then another and soon a barrage but they were all deflected. “Twilight,” gasped Trixie barely holding on. “This is…” “Take it easy Trixie, you’re badly hurt.” “For once act like a unicorn!” snarled Trixie. “And forget about me, leave me with some dignity. The alicorn there is, Nightmare moon, the one that destroyed our people, our empire. You have to avenge it and rebuild a new...” “Just rest here Trixie while I take care of this.” Twilight then moved away and faced Nightmare moon. “Everyone else stand back.” “You’re not going to be fighting alone again are you?” asked Applejack. “Like seriously this ain’t no lowdown scum, can’t you feel her power.” “I can feel it. But just one strike and she’ll finish one of you in an instant. I’m sorry to say that, but I don’t have any appleseeds and right now Rainbow Dash is our only hope of reviving everypony.” “Sigh, your right,” replied Rarity. “Are you just going to keep ignoring I’m here or should I just come over there snap your neck?” “I would not speak that way Nightmare moon,” chuckled Trixie. “You’re not dealing with the ordinary pony; she is the thing you’ve feared, the thing you’ve tried so hard to cower from, she is a superpony and…” A beam struck through her chest. “No!” screamed Twilight. Trixie flopped down reaching out to Twilight with tears in her eyes. The alicorn laughed. “Sorry, but it was so amusing seeing her face before she died.” “Sadistic witch!” shouted Pinkie Pie. The unicorn glared at Nightmare moon then turned away. “Excuse me, but where do you think you’re going!” Twilight’s horn lit up and the ground beside Trixie exploded. She then lifted Trixie’s body and rested it into the hole, afterwards she buried her. “Oh that’s so cute, your giving your fellow unicorn a ceremonial good bye,” chuckled Nightmare moon. “Shame there won’t be anything left once I’m through with you.” “You guys get out of here. If she fires another shot like that, it might end up finishing you as well.” “Don’t have to tell us twice Twilight, we’re out of here,” replied Rainbow Dash leading the group off. “And show that no good alicorn what for.” “Heh, it’s been a while since someone volunteered to stay behind to-.” Twilight roared, kicking against the ground and took off. She struck Nightmare moon, rearing her onto her hindlegs and leaving her vulnerable to Twilight’s punches. Twilight then kicked her back and fired an energy blast. The alicorn blocked the attack but skied back, across the island, off over the ocean and then crashed into the island, exploding. Nightmare moon jumped out of the smoke and hovered in the air. “My, what power.” “I may not revive the unicorn empire or accept it’s ways.” Twilight then powered up and went after Nightmare moon. “But I will avenge all the horrible things you’ve done.” Twilight lunged at her, when Nightmare moon punched, Twilight vanished and reappeared to strike her again, but was knocked back by a force field. “You’re outmatched unicorn!” She fired eye beams, but Twilight ducked. Nightmare moon fired an energy blast, but Twilight fired her own blast at the ground and propelled herself into the air over the alicorn’s attack. As the smoke covered Twilight, she noticed the frantic eye beams missing her. “What the, she can’t sense energy.” The smoke was swept back by magic and Nightmare moon punched Twilight. The unicorn was struck into the ground. She recovered quickly to dodge the eye blasts that chased her. When Nightmare moon stopped, Twilight turned and faced her. “That the best you’ve got?” The alicorn grinned. “Not even close.” Her horn glowed and the ground exploded underneath Twilight. “Yipe!” screamed Twilight as she was thrown into the air. Nightmare moon the kicked her and Twilight plummeted into the water. The alicorn hovered over the water. “This is getting to be a real bore you understand that? When you deflected my beams I was looking for a little more of a challenge, but all I’m getting is a bad itch from you. Huh?” A ball of energy shot at her, but Nightmare moon winded out of the way. “What?” Another one shot up and Nightmare moon just dodged it. “Cheap tricks will not avail you!” “How about this!” Twilight drop kicked into her back, shooting Nightmare moon into the water. “You may be a lot stronger Nightmare moon! But I’ve realised you can’t sense energy, leaving you at a serious disadvantage!” The alicorn patiently emerged from the water, frowning. “Oh, does it?” Her horn glowed and a mountain was pried out of the island behind her. “Let’s find out if that’s a fact.” The mountain hurled against Twilight, slamming her into another mountain. A purple flash severed the mountain in half and Twilight leapt back out. She gasped at Nightmare moon before her. She punched, but was caught in a black aura. “A freeze spell,” sneered Twilight. “Not just a freeze spell, this one’s more advanced than your unicorn’s ones. It’s a little more playful.” The alicorn bucked her into the sky. She then flashed around Twilight senselessly kicking her around like a ping-bong ball until she finally hammered her back into the ground and exploded. Nightmare moon grinned pleased. “Your right,” said Twilight making Nightmare moon gasp. The smoke rolled away to reveal Twilight charred and slightly burned, but overall, okay. “That was more playful than a freeze spell, but are you done making games?” The alicorn frowned and levitated down back opposite to Twilight. She then smiled. “Not at all, in fact I’m still very bored that how about we make things more interesting.” She held up her front hooves. “I’ll fight you with only my mane and tail, how does that sound?” “Whatever Nightmare moon, your choice.” “Good, then come at me.” Twilight dashed at her, but was whipped aside. The alicorn then clubbed her into the ground. “Ha! Now this is more fun.” Twilight rolled away from Nightmare moon’s next club and tried to punch her face, but Nightmare moon’s mane slapped her aside. “So defiant and yet so weak.” Her tail extended around Twilight and hung her. “Though being so strong makes me question how you’ve been under my radar for far too long. As if it matters but-!” She was snatched off her hooves by Twilight. The pony made an attempt to trample her, but Nightmare moon kicked her back. The unicorn grinded to a halt. “Ha! Made you use your hooves.” “Yes, how amusing. But I’m afraid I’m bored again and one thing you should realise is that when I’m bored.” Her eyes sharpened. “You die.” She rammed Twilight, barrelling her back into the water. She tried to swim up, but Nightmare moon’s hoof shoved her head back in. The unicorn scrambled for minutes, but her body began to fade slowly, becoming still. “Twilight, Twilight,” echoed Zecora’s voice. “Oh no, am I dead?” “No, but you soon will be if you do not give it your all.” “It’s no use, it’s like you said, this Nightmare moon’s far stronger than anything I could’ve imagined. I don’t think it’s possible I can beat her.” “You have to try, all of Equestria is relying on you. Your friends, your family and every other living being. If Nightmare moon triumphs, there’ll be nothing left. Remember Twilight, Nightmare moon has no friends and has begotten her family, she does not know true strength.” Twilight’s eyes shot open. “You’re right!” An purple aura built up around her, pushing back the waters and making Nightmare moon retreat into the air. “What’s going on now!” snarled Nightmare moon. The unicorn’s body bulged. “Let me show you real strength Nightmare moon! Spirit element!” She vanished then slugged Nightmare moon striking her back. She flew under the alicorn and grabbing her tail and spinning the fiend in circles. “Get ready Nightmare moon, because you’re about to pay!” She flung her, then cupped her hands, fuelling energy into them. “Friendship’s howling blast!” and unleashed it, completely consuming the alicorn. Twilight relaxed, panting as the aura faded. She stuttered when she saw the alicorn re-emerged. She was charred and slightly burnt, but definitely not what Twilight hoped. “Excuse me, but I’m about to get what.” Twilight began to cringe. “Oh look at you, have you gotten cold or have you realised your about to die?” “Spirit element!” She rushed with power again and charged. She punched at Nightmare moon, but she vanished. She chased after her, swiping at Nightmare moon, but each time she vanished. They were back on the surface where Nightmare moon rolled her head aside for Twilight to punch the cliff and shatter the entire structure. The alicorn whipped her back with her mane. The unicorn rolled across the ground barely catching herself with her hooves. “It does not matter what you do against me.” Nightmare moon slapped her again, making Twilight fall against the surface. “You and all the filthy insects all fall down eventually when you defy me!” She kicked into the river. “Though I will give the fact that you’ve stood against me the longest.” She used her magic to pluck Twilight out of the water. “But that is what it’s been a matter of. How long until an I got bored of you.” She slammed Twilight onto the surface and started kicking her. “And trust me, you’re getting awful boring.” She soccered Twilight across the field. The unicorn then began to crank herself back up. “Oh look at that, you still have some fight in you. What a waste it’s used on such a roach.” “I-I have one last card against you Nightmare moon,” panted Twilight, don’t you worry. “Is that so? Well let’s see it then?” The unicorn smirked. “You asked for it.” She moved like a puppet on strings as she got onto her hind legs and reached into the air. “What’s this?” “You’ll see.” * “What’s she doing?” asked Rainbow Dash. “She’s just holding up her hooves, leaving herself exposed.” “Wait,” stuttered Pinkie Pie. “I think she’s using the Friendship Bomb?” “The Friendship what?” “It was an attack we used to defeat Trixie back on Equestria,” explained Rarity. “Though I’m not quite sure how effective it’ll be on someone like Nightmare moon.” “Well where is it?” asked Rainbow Dash. “What the hey!” chocked Applejack. “I think that’s it.” Up in the sky an enormous globe of energy. “I-it’s the Friendship bomb!” shouted Spike. “How’s it that huge? It’s so much more bigger than when she used it on Trixie,” said Pinkie Pie. “Twilight told me the Friendship bomb is made out of the bonds of people around her,” said Spike. “She has that telepathy thing now and she’s a lot stronger, so she might have made something out of that to extend her range. So it’s possible she’s using the bonds of not just us, but everyone back on the ground beneath us.” “That’s impressive,” said Rainbow Dash. “But that things getting to be as big as the sun. It’s not going to take Nightmare moon that long to notice it, so how much time does she need?” “Long enough to make that thing as powerful as Nightmare moon,” said Rarity. “But I’m guessing she’s going to need a lot longer.” Rainbow Dash gritted. “In that case if Nightmare moon does catch on before she’s finished it, she’s going to need more time.” “We can do that,” said Applejack. “No, you can’t but I can.” “I don’t think this is any time to let your ego get the best of you.” “You heard what Twilight said, one strike from Nightmare moon and you’re finished. I doubt Twilight was including me however. So if I have to, you guys stay back and I’ll handle Nightmare moon.” “We can’t,” snapped Pinkie Pie. “If Nightmare moon kills you, how are we supposed to get everyone back to life?” “This Friendship bomb is the only thing to defeat Nightmare moon. If we can’t defeat her, then bring everypony back to life is just going to let them die again before they take their first breath.” “Alright Rainbow Dash,” sighed Applejack. “But if you do have to go in there, be sure to give her what for.” “You can count on it.” * “Sigh, this is getting boring. Are you done, doing… whatever it is you’re doing?” “Just give me a while, alright. I assure you, you won’t be disappointed.” “Frankly I don’t care whether you disappoint me or not. In fact I should just get on with killing you.” She ran at Twilight, then spun around and slapped her with her tail. The unicorn skidded back, desperately holding her upper legs. “What?” She hopped in front of Twilight and kicked her. The unicorn doubled over but still had her hooves raised. “Now you’re just being annoying.” She slapped Twilight with her mane, but she just took it. “Grr, stop it.” She buck kicked Twilight and the unicorn rolled into the river. Twilight climbed out gasping as Nightmare moon approached her. “I’m beginning to think to think you’ve lost all amusement.” She aimed her hoof at Twilight and it began to radiate with energy. “And that I should get on with killing the last unicorn.” A flash blinded her. “Wh-what? What’s this?” She saw the reflection in the waters. “What’s going on?” She raised her head and her face pulled back in shock. “What’s that?” Twilight lunged at Nightmare moon, but was caught in her freeze spell. The alicorn glowered back down at her. “So this is what you were doing?” Her freeze spell crushed down on Twilight, making her cry in pain. “I was hoping you had a surprise waiting, but I’m not exactly into surprises like that-.” She was kicked and went flying off, crashing into a mountain. “Man that felt good!” “Rainbow Dash!” “Keep up with making that Friendship bomb or whatever. I’ll do what I can to hold her off!” “It’s going to take a little more than a minute at least,” coughed Twilight raising her arms up. “Do you really think you can manage it?” “A minute? Peh, I was hoping you would at least leave me with Nightmare moon for five.” The alicorn bursted out of the mountain. “But then a minutes good!” Rainbow Dash gulped and flew at the alicorn. “I’ll make you suffer,” sneered Nightmare moon. “What you going to leave me dying again? We both saw how that keeps turning out, Nightmare Loser.” The alicorn powered up. “Don’t worry, I’ll be sure to kill you, but it’s going to be very painful.” She elbowed Rainbow Dash, kneed her in the gut and gave her a slap. She continued to assail Rainbow Dash with blow after blow. “I’m glad I’ll have wiped out your kind because it was nothing more than cockroaches that walked on the cloud.” Rainbow Dash headbutted Nightmare moon, but her head bounced off and was then caught in a freeze spell. “See how feeble you all are compared to me! How your race should all be dead!” She flung the Pegasus, slam onto the ground. Nightmare moon then went higher into the sky and held up her hoof. A black ball of energy crackling with purple electricity appeared over her. “In fact I’ll make sure everyone on this forsaken contingent is destroyed with one single attack!” “Twilight!” shouted Rainbow Dash. “We could really use it now!” Twilight jerked and then smiled. “It’s done!” She threw down her hooves. The alicorn’s snickering stopped when she noticed the powerful light closing around her. She spun around and saw the mass of energy come down at her. “What!” The bomb dissolved Nightmare moon’s own attack and came down on her. The alicorn desperately tried to hold it back. “No! No! This can’t be happening! I am Nightmare moon! I can’t be brought down like this.” She was being brought down. “Everyone!” screamed Twilight. “Move out of the way!” Everyone scattered as the attack was grinding Nightmare moon into the surface. Once it was half deep, it exploded. The impact swept all across Cloudsdale, wrecking houses, causing tidal waves and reshaping islands. Eventually everything calmed. Where the explosion hit was nothing but a whirlpool amongst the sunken islands.