//------------------------------// // Element of Chaos // Story: Fabula Nova Crystallis of Harmony // by K Prime //------------------------------// The chaos in Equestrian began to rise from the water dragon no matter where anybody went ever since the Dragoon emerged. The world was ever changing from destruction to havoc as everything was crumbling, Nightmare Moon would come to destroy again, Mane 6 ( or 7 if you don't mind adding Trixie -_-) knew this would come eventually. As Max and the others were fighting something big along with the mysterious appearance of humans, back in Canterlot Rainbow Dash was brought to Fluttershy thankfully by Applejack so she could be healed. No monsters were heard or were coming said by Pinkie Pie's pinkie sense which would mean they could stay out for a while. As Fluttershy was still healing with her hands glowing green and above Rainbow Dash she looked up to see Applejack was leaning against a wall with her head down as her cowboy hat covered her hair. Fluttershy decided to have a little conversation since it has been a while since she saw her. " Is something wrong Applejack?" She asked softly. Applejack looked at the yellow Pegasus and smiled sadly at her. " No sugarcube. Everything is fine." She answered. She still showed a bit of sadness and regret on her face which made Fluttershy already know there was something wrong. She wanted to walk to her and ask again, but she still had Rainbow Dash to heal. She heard a groan which made her turn her attention to Rainbow Dash who slowly opened her eyes and stared at Fluttershy. " Oh, your awake. How do you feel?" The kind pegasus asked. Rainbow Dash sat up and held her head while taking a look at her surroundings while getting up. " Well, I feel like thousand volts of electricity struck me on the inside, but nothing I can't handle." Rainbow Dash assured. She noticed Applejack and remembered that she really was the one that saved her from the dying by, Lightning Dust She wanted to thank her, but before doing that she cursed herself for even passing out from fighting her former friend. Applejack's voice snapped her out of her thoughts which made her gasp in surprise. " Your welcome Rainbow. That Pegasus seemed to really get the better of ya. One good lariat really knocked her cold that I bet not even Fluttershy's healing could wake her." Applejack chuckled. Rainbow Dash didn't know how, but she felt like something bothered the cowgirl. However unlike Fluttershy, she didn't bother asking her. She released her head while turning to the yellow Pegasus. Before asking though the Element of Kindness had already begun to answer he question. " W-were still in Canterlot. While you were gone facing one of Nightmare Moon's goons me and Pinkie Pie were attacked." She explained. " Attacked! By who?" Rainbow Dash asked in a stern tone that scared Fluttershy. Realizing he mistake she asked again nicely this time. " It was G-G-Gilda." She stammered out. The answer shocked her slightly. She remembered seeing the Gryphon along with Lightning Dust. Another thing she remembered was that Meroshia easily stood a chance against them combined. What was weird was that why did she leave when they could of worked together to fight them as if she had someplace better to go. " That's not all," Fluttershy snapped her out of her thoughts to listen to what else she had to say. " While attacked. Me and Pinkie just weren't strong enough to take her own no matter what. But, out of nowhere a Pegasus came and saved us, well me. Pinkie Pie was...captured." Rainbow Dash was now trying to hold her anger back and save it for Nightmare Moon. " I know it's bad and all, but I just need to say. Something was odd just by seeing him." Fluttershy pointed out. Hearing this instantly quelled Rainbow Dash's anger inside her making her now in a more listening state. " He had your skin color, but his wings looked as if their color was drained away somehow." She paused allowing Rainbow Dash to speak now. " Wings losing it's color? That would only mean he went through harsh experiments at one point and that must of been a cost. I wonder how he feels not flying anymore." She said with sympathy. " That's the other odd part about him." " Say what?" Fluttershy nodded as she felt that Rainbow Dash was probably catching on what she knew. " Even without any power in his wings he's somehow able to fly, but I did see he had some trouble. One last thing that was odd the most was that whenever I see him do a certain movement I see a glimpse of you." Rainbow Dash suddenly just stared at the shy Pegasus with her eyes half shut at what she heard and trying to see how that made sense. " Are you coming onto me Flutters?" She asked. Fluttershy's face instantly turned red in embarrassment and waved her hands in front of her in defense. " No no no no no no! I'd never. I mean I like you as a friend but I wouldn't take our relationship to the next level!" She spoke. Rainbow Dash chuckled at the reaction for a while, but decided enough was enough. " Sorry, seeing someone and thinking it's me just made me think that you were daydreaming the whole thing as me as a boy." Finally Applejack decided to step into this. She shook head as she walk towards the rainbow haired Pegasus and tapped her shoulder. " How 'bout instead of toying with Fluttershy we should probably get outta here and and hope we find Pinkie Pie, or anybody at least." The cowgirl suggested. It finally came to Rainbow Dash that they were indeed in a major conflict right now. She nodded as she got ready to move out. However, she cursed herself now that they were a little late as they saw a blonde haired man wearing a black trench coat and everything else of his outfit was black. His cold blue eyes stared at them with disgust for a moment, but showed a little bit of regret as well. Suddenly he reached into his coat and pulled a pistol out and aimed at Rainbow Dash first. " I failed once. Better not do it a second time or humanity may kill me." He thought. His thoughts were interuppted when Rainbow Dash appeared in front of him and kicked his firearm away as well as knocking him back a few feet. He looked back at Rainbow Dash and gasped when another Pegasus entered his mind. " Maybe, she's his brother?" He whispered to himself. Rainbow Dash stomped the ground gaining his attention. She looked furious and without another word held her hand out for her sword to appear and ran at him. The human quickly held his hands out and lightning shaped as blades came out his palms and used it to block Rainbow Dash's attack. " She also has the same attitude as him by looking at them both." He used his other blade to strike with an upper swing. Rainbow Dash flew back and landed. Suddenly the man looked back to see a couple of completely armored men wielding machine guns and stopped at seeing him. " Commander Baron. Need help?" one of their voices sounded a little like a teen and the man grumbled as he knew who it was. " No." He said sternly as he resumed to attack Rainbow Dash first. He ran at her this time and looked as if he was going to thrust his sword which Rainbow Dash was ready to knock away, but instead, Baron shot his blade out his palm towards her. However the result for Rainbow Dash was knocking it away. " What was that suppose to do?" Rainbow Dash asked mockingly. However she ate those words when Baron used his free hand to throw Rainbow Dash in the air and at the same time used his other blade to extend towards her and to Applejack and Fluttershy's shock she was impaled. Applejack quickly tried to step in, but the solders shot at her and if it weren't for Fluttershy's barrier coming at the last second she would of ended up like Chrysalis. Applejack couldn't make it now since she couldn't leave Fluttershy out in the open as she advances. Baron held his shoulder with his free hand as electricity rushed through him and to his lightning blade, but no screams were heard. He looked up and saw Rainbow Dash was gone! " Impossible, she should of been paralyzed and helpless if I stabbed her." He said aloud. He heard groans from behind him and noticed the soldiers were knocked out which didn't surprise him in the least. " Hey. Looking for us?" A Pegasus called out. Baron turned towards where he heard the voice and gasped at who it belonged to. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=2VUY3dXjBHc] Standing in front of Rainbow Dash who was holding her chest was none other than Leo the same Pegasus who fought Baron a while ago. Leo spread his wings which surprisingly grey which made Rainbow Dash look in shock. He gave a Baron a glare and held his sword out and without warning warped from a white light beside Baron and looked at him. Baron looked at him only to meet an elbow to his stomach knocking the wind out of him. During this motion time seemed as if it slowed for everyone as Baron, Fluttershy, and Applejack could of swore to see a glimpse of Rainbow Dash from Leo. When the sight vanished Baron shook off what he saw as he grabbed Leo's arm, but Leo only warped away to his annoyance. " Over here." Leo taunted. Before the commander could turn he was already knocked out by Leo's lariat from behind. Baron tried standing again but only fell back on the ground. " Stay down. You'll live longer." Leo advised him. He walked back towards the group who only stared at one part of his body at the moment, his wings. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy looked at each other for a second till Leo spoke to them. " Glad to see your safe. My name is Leo Flare, captain of Celestia's guards." Leo introduced. The girls looked at him a little confused at first and Rainbow Dash was first to speak. " Sorry for the disrespect, but you look a little young to even be a royal guard better yet a captain." " Sure I may only be 14, but come on you saw me wipe the floor with that trash." Leo pointed out. The way he spoke really resembled Rainbow Dash in every way, but unlike the rest Rainbow Dash walked over and placed an arm around his shoulder and told him that he must of been of fan of her at one point if he were to speak like that. " Well, I am just a loyal and proud guardian like that and sorry if this sounds weird to you but-" Rainbow Dash cut him off when she remembered the wings. " Wait Leo, what happened to your wings. I feel very sorry for you if this happened at a young age. Mostly because you can't fly now." She said. Leo was now looking confused at what she said and looked back at his wings. " What's wrong with them? I can still fly, see." Leo proved his point by hovering a few feet from the ground and to everyone's surprise he even hovered higher to the point where he was above them all. The blue royal guard landed and saw their looks. " How exactly are you still able to fly? I never saw another Equestrian with two different colors except their hair." Fluttershy asked him softly. Leo only shrugged off the question as he turned away from them. " Sorry. I gotta go now. I'll need to go back to the-" Leo paused for a moment and smacked his forehead and changed what he was about to say. " There are more humans attacking us and I think I'll help take them out before things get out of hand." He corrected himself as he ran away, but he didn't get far. Rainbow Dash landed in front of him and held her arms out blocking him. " Hold on. Your hiding something aren't you?" She asked sensing his suspicion. Leo sighed and folded his arms and looked at her with a serious expression. " Your going to hate me for this, but after saving those two a while ago, I was unable to save the pink girl. Sombra took her." Leo explained. Rainbow Dash's eye twitched at hearing that and suddenly she lashed out towards him with a roundhouse kick only for the other cyan Pegasus to duck. Instead of making a counterattack, Leo jumped back to gain a distance from her. " YOU LET HIM TAKE HER AWAY!" She yelled that even made Applejack flinch. Leo closed his eyes for a brief second and opened them for them to be crimson with black lines for pupils. He hated having to fight one of the Elements of Harmony, but he knew Rainbow Dash was a feisty one. Heck, he was feisty at times. A dagger came out his sleeve and in his hand. It had three edges and let off a white glow every two seconds. " Don't do something your going to regret, I'm mad at myself too. I want to save her just as much now, but he caught me off guard." Leo explained. He continued to stare at the enraged Pegasus as his eyes showed a bit of regret themselves. If he had to quell her anger the hard way then so be it, but he had to keep damage to a minimum if they do tangle. Hopefully though, Rainbow Dash took a deep breath, but her glare still remained. At the same time Leo's eyes turned back to their normal light green. " There are more things at stake between this right now, I hope you realize this." Leo reminded her. Rainbow Dash slowly nodded and walked past him to get to Applejack and Fluttershy. Leo rubbed the back of his head as he looked at the three Equestrian females since he was now afraid they might attack him ( except Fluttershy who looked scared just by looking at him). " The quicker we find the Crystals the better." Applejack spoke as she turned around to walk away. Rainbow Dash followed along with Fluttershy who waved goodbye shyly. What's next in this conflict, he felt like he already made an enemy out of the heroes already which was what he didn't want. He remembered his failed attempt at trying to save Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie the first time he met them, but his speed just wasn't enough and it got Pinkie taken. One Element down means this gives Nightmare Moon the upper hand since Main 6 and only find their own crystals unless the Crystal Crusaders found it first. Highly unlikely, but it was possible. " Well, well. What have we here?" A voice spoke beside him. Leo quickly turned to find a familiar Pegasus he's heard of. Lightning Dust, somehow she was still up and going with no scratches on her whatsoever. Leo merely turned his head to looked face to face with her and snorted. Lightning Dust folded her arms as she turned away from him and instead decided to walk away from instead muttering something under her breath. Leo turned towards her walking away and noticed that on the back of her robe was a crescent moon which Leo knew what this meant. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=qhKI8YkgFcA] He quickly threw his dagger at her which Lighting Dust dodged as quickly as her name suggested. However time seemed to slow right after she moved her body to dodge his knife which made a grin creep onto his face. He teleported to where his dagger behind Lighting. His dagger now was converted into rainbow colored orb in his hand and was aimed to her chest. " RainbowRuinga." Leo muttered as he was about to press the bright orb onto her. Still just as the name suggested Lighting Dust was able to dodge by a quick back flip and now Leo's Ruinga orb was now thrown in a distance where it exploded into different colors on impact. " Too slow little colt." Lightning taunted as she let out an electric covered fist at his face hitting point blank on his cheek and sending his flying in the air. She flew after him with her hand covered in electricity again only in the shape of a blade just like Baron's. Leo was able to recover from the first attack and was able to dash out of the way which made Lighting Dust looked at his discolored wings. The distraction gave his a perfect opportunity to push himself towards her and slammed her back to the ground and quickly back flip away from her just for him to summon his dagger in his hand again. This time it converted into a double edged sword with red marking spiraling the blade to their edges. His other hand produced a yellow blade around his hand and got ready for the other Pegasus. " You've been Discolored..." Lightning Dust told him as she slowly stood back on her feet. Leo didn't get it. He only knew his wings have always been this color for as long as he remembered. Was it? For some reason he just couldn't remember the past as if it just got wiped away in a snap of a god's fingers. Nightmare Moon couldn't do it no matter how powerful she appeared to be, but he still didn't let it get to him. " But somehow your still able to fly. I wonder how that is. Not even Twilight would be to fix that. Any part of your body loses color and it's paralyzed and numb for life." She continued. Lightning Dust shook her head and proceeded towards Leo and attempted to make another electric covered uppercut which he barely dodged only barely tapping his chin. Next was a leg sweep that he jumped over, but didn't notice Lightning's hand covered in electricity again. " Have a nice shock!" She told him as she slammed her hand onto the ground and next thing Leo knew was yellow electric bolts surrounding him like a pillar. The opal Pegasus flew away as suddenly the pillar closed in on the green eyed Pegasus making one large bolt produce and even cause a short earthquake. She turned back around to see her work and all she could do was wait for the results. " Lightning fail." Leo said from behind with his sword now back into a dagger and aimed at her neck. Before she could react Leo already swiped his blade across her back. She grunted at that and turned around ignoring the pain to try and attack again, but Leo already had a black and white orb in his hand and ready for her. Pressing it against her chest sent her flying back, but she quickly tried to recover with her shoes scrapping the ground. While doing this Leo threw his dagger at her and vanished in a white light. Time slowed again as he reappeared catching the dagger that would of impaled her. Lightning's sliding also came to a halt while at the same time a another rainbow orb formed in place of the three edged dagger. " I knew it. She always needs help." Right before Leo could make a second attack that would of ended Lightning he teleported back into a distance before someone slammed down to the ground with force that even made Lightning fall back onto the hard ground. Leo was now ticked off now that he had a second opponent to take out, but as the dust began to clear his eyes widened in shock. " No. It can't be already." He thought to himself not believing who he was seeing now opposing the Elements of Harmony. It was one of their own, Pinkie Pie standing in their robes only hers was pink ( obviously) and she had a wide smile on her face. The pink Equestrian turned back to Lightning Dust with an even wider smile, but what she said sounded something she wouldn't say. " Wow Lightning. You got beaten twice in one day, you really do suck." She said proudly. She then turned back Leo who still couldn't shake off that he was facing the person he failed to save. " No way, how?" He told himself. Pinkie Pie held her hand out as a glow began to come form in her hand which he didn't expect to see. In the Equestrian girl's hand was three different colored balloons shining in his face and this even made Lightning Dust gasped. " We got one." She muttered. Pinkie Pie giggled and the crystal shattered into her grasp meaning one thing. " Damn it. Nightmare Moon. At this rate..." Leo didn't continue. Instead he only stood and stared at Pinkie Pie for a brief moment. " Heroes one, bad guys zip." She said. Good guys? Leo couldn't decide rather Pinkie landed on her head or she got corrupted cause she should tell by looking. Heck names or memories of. Memories. Leo concluded that it must of been altered somehow. He couldn't let neither of them escape, mainly Pinkie Pie. " I don't like saying this, but do you mind killing this welp for me." Lightning Dust asked. " Welp? Whose the one that didn't stand a chance since the very beginning of this war?" Leo asked. He was surprised to see that Pinkie Pie nodded to this. However Lightning Dust only scoffed and walked away. Once she was gone Pinkie Pie folded her arms and now her happy expression turned into a ruthless stare and her blue eyes changing red. Along with this her hair turned straight and from her sleeve was none other than a regular knife poking out. Leo didn't like this one bit and he didn't want to know where this was going to head at this point. " I couldn't show this to any of my friends, they'd fear me and fear is the last thing on my mind." Pinkie Pie spoke. He had no choice, but to fight now. Pinkie Pie's abilities were unknown even to Celestia so he was aware of getting some surprises. All of sudden things already weirder as Pinkie's body seemed like it was disoriented. Suddenly she dashed towards him and before Leo could do anything she was already behind him with her knife out and covered in blood.