//------------------------------// // Rarity: Rarity v.s. Fluttershy // Story: Fighting is Magic: Story Mode (Mane Six Edition) // by SuperPinkBrony12 //------------------------------// The stage was packed with ponies of different colors, type, and gender. Some of the eliminated fighters were mixed in as well, and there was not one seat in the audience that was not filled. This newly constructed stadium, in the heart of Canterlot, served as the final stage of the tournament. The loud cheering and thunderous applause was deafening. But it seemed like nothing to Princess Celestia as she addressed the crowd. "Mares and gentlecolts. Children of all ages. After seven rounds of intense fighting and pulse pounding action, it gives me great pleasure to present our two finalists." Princess Celestia said "In one corner we have Rarity Belle. A glamorous up and coming fashionista." The spotlights shined on the far left side of the stage, revealing Rarity. She politely waved her hoof to the audience. "And in the other corner we have Fluttershy Breeze. A gentle and shy pegasus, who loves to look after animals of all sizes and species." Princess Celestia said. The spotlights went all the way to the other side of the stage, revealing Fluttershy. She let out an "Eep!" as the spotlights focused on her, but tried to pluck up courage. "Only one of these ponies will emerge victorious and earn the right to face me for the prize." Princess Celestia said "So without further ado, let's get this show on the road!" The audience erupted into applause that was so loud it could be heard for miles. "So you're my next opponent?' Rarity asked "Well I must say, I'm surprised. I never would've thought you'd make it this far Fluttershy." "I'm surprised too Rarity." Fluttershy said "I was certain I'd lose in the first round." "Well it looks like we were both wrong." Rarity said "But as Princess Celestia said, only one of us can win." "I know." Fluttershy said "So let's find out who it will be." "Yes, let's do so." Rarity said "Best of luck. And don't think I'm going to hold back on you." "I wasn't expecting you to." Fluttershy said. "Then let's stop talking and start fighting." Rarity said. "Now then, a simple coin toss shall determine which stage the fighters will battle on." Princess Celestia said. Using her magic she launched a coin into the air. She let it come back down, and then picked it up, and looked at it. "It's heads!" Princess Celestia said "So that means, with the help of tournament officials, Fluttershy's stage will be recreated." She then instructed the unicorns to light up their horns and channel the magic into a special machine. Within seconds the background changed from a state of the art stadium with thousands of screaming fans to the tranquility and peacefulness of Fluttershy's cottage. "Fighters are you ready?" Princess Celestia asked as both Rarity and Fluttershy took up their positions. Both fighters nodded. "Round 1, Fight!" Princess Celestia said. Rarity wanted to wait and let Fluttershy make the first move. But several seconds passed without Fluttershy doing anything. Reluctantly Rarity decided to start things off with a karate chop. Fluttershy made no attempt to dodge it and took the attack head on. "Not bad Rarity." Fluttershy said "That was a nice move." "Glad you think so." Rarity said "Now let's see what you can do." "Are you sure?" Fluttershy asked. "Of course I'm sure Fluttershy." Rarity said "You're not scared are you?" "Scared? O-of course not." Fluttershy said. "Then prove it!" Rarity said "Attack me!" Fluttershy gulped, "Okay." she said nervously. She attacked Rarity with a weak kick, it was all she could bring herself to do. "Come on Fluttershy, you can do better then that." Rarity said "How do you know?" Fluttershy asked. "I doubt your other opponents just surrendered because they felt sorry for you." Rarity said "You obviously had to win by either knock out or decision. I don't see how this is any different." "I just don't want to hurt you." Fluttershy said. "I'll be fine." Rarity said "I can take anything you can dish out." "Do you mean it?" Fluttershy asked. "You bet darling." Rarity said "Now show me what you can really do!" "Okay." Fluttershy said, she attacked Rarity with a strong mid level punch. "Now that's more like it!" Rarity said "Don't hold anything back!" "I won't." Fluttershy said. "Now the real fight can begin." Rarity said. Thanks to Rarity's encouragement Fluttershy started to attack Rarity with punches, kicks, uppercuts, and the occassional assist from her animal friends. Rarity for her part dodged the attacks to the best of her ability, and countered with karate chops, magic blasts, uppercuts, punches, and kicks. Fluttershy seemed to only have trouble dodging/blocking the magic blasts. Even so the fight became a deadlock as both fighters seemed to be, surprisingly enough, evenly matched. And it seemed like the fight would end in a tie. "Time to use my secret weapon." Fluttershy thought to herself. Waiting for the right moment she unleashed "The Stare" on Rarity. Freezing her in her tracks. "Now's my chance!" Fluttershy thought to herself. She whistled for her newest animal friend. The friend turned out to be a gaint grizzly bear who Fluttershy had named "Harry". A swipe of his claws (even though they weren't all that powerful) almost brought Rarity down. "Another attack like that and it's all over." Raritt thought to herself. She then charged up her horn, preparing to strike with a fully charged blast. To keep Fluttershy from finding out Rarity raced forward and attempted to attack Fluttershy with a kick. Fluttershy dodged it by flying up. But she was unable to fly high enough to escape the blast as Rarity unleashed it. "Nice one Rarity." Fluttershy said, her coat covered in scorch marks. She then fell to the ground. "K.O.!" Princess Celestia said "Rarity wins the first round." "That sure was something Rarity." Fluttershy said, rising to her hooves "Now I see why you've made it so far in this tournament." "Thank you Fluttershy." Rarity said "But we need to talk about your perfomance in the previous round." "But Rarity, you convinced me to not hold anything back and I did." Fluttershy said "What is there to talk about?" "I shouldn't have had to tell you not to hold back." Rarity said "I know you're better then that. You were afraid to attack me, and I want to know why." "There's no reason." Fluttershy said "I just got stage fright. That's all." "You're a bad liar Fluttershy." Rarity said "At least to me. I know there's another reason why you held back for a while. So tell me. I promise whatever it is I'll understand." "You're just saying that." Fluttershy said "You wouldn't understand." "How can I know if you won't tell me?" Rarity asked "We're friends Fluttershy. Didn't we once learn that we shouldn't keep secrets from each other?" "Well yes but" Fluttershy said. "But nothing." Rarity interrupted "I want to know the real reason why you held back. And I want to know now." "Well if you're sure." Fluttershy said, sighing "I know why you've entered this tournament." "You do?" Rarity asked. Fluttershy nodded "And you've come so far. I don't want to have to be the one who defeats you and makes it so you can't win the prize money. Not if it means forcing Sweetie Belle to move away." "Fluttershy I can always find another way to help my family, and Sweetie Belle." Rarity said "If I have to lose then that's how it has to be. There's nothing I can do about that. The only thing I can do is go out there and give it my all in each fight. That way regardless of whether I win or lose, I'll know I did my best. And if I have to lose to you then so be it." "You mean, you wouldn't be mad at me if I defeated you?" Fluttershy asked. "Of course not." Rarity said "I would be mad if I won knowing you went easy on me. None of my other opponents ever did that. Even after they learned of the Diamond Dog incident. So you shouldn't go easy on me either. Do you understand what I'm saying Fluttershy?" "Yes Rarity." Fluttershy said "I'm sorry, I guess I just felt like you had a better reason for winning then me, and I had to do my part to help you out." "Well at least we've set the record straight." Rarity said, as she finished speaking those words Princess Celestia healed the wounds of both fighters and restored their stamina. "Round 2 is going to be a different story." Fluttershy said. "Indeed it will be." Rarity said "Because we're both going to go all out. And whichever one of us wins, we'll know that said pony deserved it." "Good." Fluttershy said "So let's go." "You're certainly getting pumped up all of a sudden." Rarity said "But I'm glad to see you're enjoying this as much as I am." "Fighters are you ready?" Princess Celestia asked as both fighters again took up their positions. Both fighters nodded. "Round 2, Fight!" Princess Celestia said. "Remember Fluttershy, don't hold back." Rarity said. "I won't." Fluttershy said. "I just thought I'd double check." Rarity said "Allow me to begin." She attacked Fluttershy with a karate chop. Fluttershy blocked it. "Now it's my turn." Fluttershy said, she flew up and delivered a flying kick that Rarity barely dodged. "Now that's what I call an attack." Rarity said. "Glad you think so." Fluttershy said, attacking Rarity with a punch. "Nice to see you're not holding back." Rarity said "Just keep it up." She then attacked Fluttershy with a kick. But when she tried to follow it up with a karate chop to start a combo, Fluttershy dodged it. Fluttershy tried to use "The Stare" on Rarity, but Rarity managed to advert its gaze and attack Fluttershy with a magic blast. "You'll have to do better then that if you want to beat me." Rarity said. Fluttershy began to panic. Rarity had managed to resist her most powerful weapon. Well perhaps it was time to call in some assistance. She remembered that her "helpers" were limited to one attack per fight so she had pick carefully. "Are you going to make a move or not darling?" Rarity asked. Her answer came in the form of a whistle. Within seconds Rarity was overwhelmed by a mob of squirrels, rabbits, and even Harry the bear. Their attacks proved to be quite powerful and Rarity struggled to remain standing after they had passed. "How was that Rarity?" Fluttershy asked. "That was something else Fluttershy." Rarity said "You almost had me for a minute there. Key word being almost." But even though she didn't show it, Rarity was starting to grow nervous. She wasn't certain if she could match an attack like that. Then suddenly she remembered something that she hadn't considered trying before. She had recently improved her gem finding spell, now it not only found gems, but it could also dig them up. Perhaps she could use that as an attack. At this point she really didn't have anything else. Sighing, Rarity lit up her horn. She could feel gems that were burried in the ground. She didn't dare look this gift horse in the mouth and began to try and dig them up. "What's Rarity trying to do?" Fluttershy thought to herself. She had never seen Rarity do this before. Suddenly, without warning, Fluttershy felt herself being attacked by a barrage of gems of all sorts of different shapes, sizes, and colors. Despite her best efforts she was unable to block them. "This is a new move I just perfected." Rarity said "I call 'Seek and Destroy'. A very fitting name wouldn't you agree?" "I do indeed." Fluttershy said, she then fell to the ground. "K.O.!" Princess Celestia said "The winner of this match is Rarity, who has earned the right to face me." The background then changed back to the Canterlot Stadium. "That was an enjoyable fight Fluttershy." Rarity said "I'm glad you didn't hold back." "Thanks Rarity." Fluttershy said, rising to her hooves "You were pretty good yourself." "Glad you think so." Rarity said "And our friends seem to agree." "Wahoo!" Pinkie Pie cheered "That fight was so intense!" "And so awesome!" Rainbow Dash said "I never imagined the two of you would make so far." "None of us did." Applejack said "Though I had a feeling Rarity would get further then Fluttershy." "I am disappointed that my time in the tournament is over and that I'm stuck on the sidelines." Twilight said "But seeing you two girls fight has more then made up for it." "I still think I could've beat either of you if it was me out there." Rainbow Dash said "But I know that's not possible." "I'm actually glad I lost." Pinkie Pie said "If I hadn't I wouldn't have been able to see this amazing fight." "Pinkie Pie, why do you always have to be so random?" Rainbow Dash asked. "Just don't question it." Twilight said "I tried to once and well, let's just say it didn't end well." "Oh Twilight." Rarity said "Some things never change." "Good one Rarity." Fluttershy said, chuckling a little. She then felt her wounds being healed and her stamina being restored by Princess Celestia. "Well girls, it looks like I'm the last one standing." Rarity said "So it's just me and Princess Celestia for the match that will decide everything." "Be careful Rarity." Twilight said "Princess Celestia will not be easy. And I know what I'm talking about." "And whatever you do, don't get cocky." Applejack said. "Oh Applejack, you clearly don't know who you're talking to." Rarity said "With all that's at stake I certainly can't afford to be cocky." "I hope so." Applejack said. "Just do your best." Fluttershy said "I believe in you."