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// Chapter 14: Farewell my friend. 
// Story: Into the Beginning: The Life of Writing Glory 
// by Chaos Phantasm 
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The Life of Writing Glory



By Chaos Phantasm


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Chapter 14


Farewell my friend


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"You have caused this nation too much pain Shadow, I will personally see you encased in the very crystals that make your fortress, I am Queen Writing Glory, you true ruler, your enemy, your EXECUTIONER!!!!" 

Writing Glory neighs loudly challenging The Crystal Empire head on, on that large patch of land between Canterlot and The Crystal Empire called, Green Glow Valley. This causes the entire army of Canterlot to neigh and the entirety of Canterlot itself to stomp their hooves in agreement everypony seemingly challenging The Crystal Empire to a final battle that will decide the fate of Equestria. Wonder assists in creating his own Wonderbolt suit, Clover plans on leading the troops in her daughters stead as Destinies broken legs make her unsuitable for battle. 

"I will decimate your army just as you decimated mine, I will rain vengeance on The Crystal Empire, a hell fire will purge you and your perverted creations from this world, it has been written shadow, Canterlot will rid you from Equestria, I have spoken!!!"

Shadow receives word of the queens challenge and growls. 

"Muster a small force of twelve thousand of our strongest warriors, activate the Hyperion Soldiers and the Shadowbolts, I will meet her challenge, and on Green Glow Fields, smite her and place her head on a pike within my palace. She will regret challenging me!!!" 

Shadows eyes glow brighter through the helmet of his armor. Crystal ponies are made ready for battle, the Hyperions are charged, Shadows sword is sharpened. Shadow and Writing Glory decide to go to war within 17 days. Mira and Clara decide to Escape the Empire and somehow get back to Canterlot. 

"But how are we gonna do it? we're only fillies."

"I have magic, see those keys."

Mira Silverblood points Clara Skyblaze in the direction of a set of keys resting on the table. Clara nods looking back at Mira.

"I'll grab those then we'll escape."

"Okay."

Mira smiles and focuses on the keys, she assumes a stance and lowers her head, her horn glows a silver color, the silver aura glows brightly around the keys, Mira opens her eyes and smiles smugly, levitating the keys swiftly over to the cell door and unlocking it. 

"See? done and done."

"Alright, so now where are we going?"

Mira walks out of the cell. "Home"

Clover the Clever is fitted into Destinies armor, she fits Destinies armor flawlessly.

"Like mother like daughter" Clover, Star Swirl, and the armorer turn their heads to see the queen enter the room.  

"I'm surprised it even fits, just as I am surprised you still fit in doorways your majesty, you've grown larger then any Clydesdale."

"So I'v realize, but it appears I have stopped growing." 

Clover chuckles. "indeed." 

"Alright Adviser, the armor is a perfect fit." The armorer removes the armor allowing Clover to move.

"Thank you Perfect Fit" Clover pays the armorer 15 bits.

"The doctors say that Destiny Charge will be ready to walk again within 18 days due to her increased healing factor all alicorns poses."

Clover smiles. "I am relived." 

"Your majesty, Clover, if either of you need me, I shall be in my Chambers should you need me."

"Very well, Star Swirl the Bearded, rest easy."

Star Swirl the Bearded bows and leaves the room as Writing Glory and Clover take a walk through the castle and into the garden where Clover starts tearing up.

"Clover? whats the matter?"

"It's my fault... I let that crystal pony take Mira I couldn't stop him and I know I could have but I was too weak to stop him or protect Mira... it's all my fault..." Clover sobs for a moment before breaking down in tears over her failure.

Writing Glory wraps her left wing around clover as though it were a comforting hug.

"It's alright Clover, I don't blame you for what has happened, nor do I blame Wonder, these things were written within the book of time, it cannot be rewritten only altered in the future, we will save Mira and Clara, destroy The Crystal Empire and Shadow Strike, and Equestria will have peace again."

"You're the greatest friend anypony could ever have Writing Glory, and I'm grateful for it. I'm glad we met four thousand years ago."

Writing Glory smiles. "As am I Clover the Clever, as am I."

Mira and Clara wander around the dungeon of The Crystal Empire trying to find a way out of this horrid place, they had been walking for three hours since their escape, nopony had noticed that they had vanished yet, Clara and Mira find a way into the sewers.

"Do we have to go down there Mira?"

Mira looks at the water awkwardly thinking its gross. "I hate to say it but... yes..."

"Oh my wings'll get smelly."

Mira jumps into the sewers just as Crystal ponies sound the alarm for the escaped fillies. Clara looks back then looks at the sewer where Mira was waiting, she jumps into the sewer and she and Mira run for it. They run int a part of the sewers where water doesn't flow, there is a grate in the wall that over looks Shadows army. Mira and Clara are shocked to see the size of this army which is greater then the army of 5000 Canterlot has.

"We have to tell Aunt Writing Glory, only she has the power to stop The Crystal Empire."

A Hyperion hears the fillies voices and looks up at the Grate the voices are coming from. It turns it's body to face the wall and positions it's devastation cannon in the direction of the wall and fires a minimal blast that destroys the wall and reveals the hiding fillies who run for their lives. Shadow spots them and growls.

"Catch them, I want them unharmed and alive!!" 

"Come on Clara run!"

Clara flaps her wings, picks up Mira and flies as high and as fast as she can, it is unnatural for a filly of Claras age to fly yet the red and blue fill is able to do it like she knew what she was doing without training. Shadowbolts pursue the fillies, they are much faster then Clara but she can avoid capture quicker, Mira generates a shield bringing the Shadowbolts to a stop. as Mira and Clara get away or so they think. Shadow uses an even powerful spell to stop the fillies in their tracks.

"And where do you think, you're going?"

In Canterlot Wonder has been preparing a nursery which the castle didn't have at this point and has been keeping this a secret from Writing Glory.

"thank you everypony." 

The workers bow and are paid the 500 hundred bits promised. Wonder knows that right now isn't the best time what with Mira being kidnapped, the queen losing a friend, failing to save Cloudsdale, and the upcoming battle, But Wonder feels like they should at least be prepared should the queen become pregnant. Wonder leaves the newly made nursery and goes to find Writing Glory. The queen was in the garden speaking to a dragon.

"Will you fight with us?"

"We would be honored to fight alongside the Canterlot armies, alicorn. You need our help just as much as we need yours."

"Thank you, and I promise to make you a home as soon as the war has ended, you have my word." 

Writing Glory bows to the dragons and they bow back. Writing Glory then goes to her Monastery to study, on her way up the stairs she stops for a moment and sees an apparition of Chrysalis walking just ahead of her, Writing Glory becomes over joyed thinking it is Chrysalis but knows she must be wary.

"Chrysalis?? Is that you?? It's me mommy."

Chrysalis turns around and looks at Writing Glory, she appeared to have been crying for some time now, she lowers her head and starts growing into her adult self. 

"You promised..."

Writing Glory takes a step back as the adult changeling looks at the queen, her eyes full of hate, anger, and vengeance.

"You promised we'd be together mother yet you banished me!!"

Chrysalis vanishes upon the wind blowing, revealing it to be an apparition, Writing Glory is terribly shaken, she treads lightly up the stairs toward the monastery, then she hears another voice.

"Tragedy is apart of your life Writing Glory."

Those words ring through the creators mind causing her to tear up as that voice belonged to Skyfire, Writing Glory pushes her Monastery doors open and enters it, locking the door afterwards and bursting into tears.

"I'm sorry Chrysalis... I'm so sorry..." the fausticorn sits on the floor in front of the door way and sobs, covering her face in her hooves and wishing that she herself was already dead.

Clover goes down to the hospital to check on Destiny. Destiny is getting around on a wheel chair when Clover arrives, Clover see's her daughter waiting and smiles and walks in.

"How are you feeling sweetie?"

Destiny smiles at her mother. "I'm feeling great thanks to Zecoras healing medicine."

Zecora yells from the reception desk toward Clover and Destiny.

"Tis also a herbal tea, if you'd like more, come and see me when your time is free!!"

"Will do Zecora!" Clover rolls her eyes and sighs.

Destiny is looking down when Clover looks back at her, Clover shows worry to this.

"Is everything alright honey?"

"No... no i'm not!" Destiny looks up at Clover with tears running down her face. 

"Then whats the matter Destiny, you can tell me anything you know that."

"Dawning Sword told me that you are going to be leading the army into a final battle on Green Glow Valley against an army greatly superior to ours."

"I'll be fine if that what your worried about."

"No you won't be!!! Mother please don't go.... I don't want to lose you... please stay in Canterlot don't take my place, let somepony else do it anypony but you!!"

"But I have to, I have already arranged it with the admiral. I am to command the armies and lead them to victory."

"No you don't mother, you can still back out of this... is serving your nation more important then your own daughter..?"

Clover starts thinking.

"Please don't go..."

Clover looks at her daughter in the eye. "I must do my duty for queen and country, I'm sorry Destiny... please... forgive me..." 

Clover stands up and proceeds to exit the hospital ignoring her daughters pleas not to go, in no time Clover the Clever was beyond Destiny Charges field of vision causing the alicorn to weep. Clover returns to her chambers, kneels down at the bedside and pulls out a box containing portraits of her friends, the founders of Equestria. She takes a totem like tile and places it on a wooden base that had rectangular holes in it for 6 tiles, the tile stood upright like a totem, it had a picture of Chancellor Puddinghead and her name written below in the Equestrian language spoken back when he was alive, Clover then pulls out the other tiles with her magic and places them in the spots they fit into, Commander Hurricane, Private Pansy, Smart Cookie, Princess Platinum. Clover then puts her own totem up there and lights incensed candles. she sits down, closes her eyes and meditates.

Writing Glory pulls herself together and stands up and slowly walks over to the magic focus-er and looks into it. The queen hums a tune for a moment then sighs, she looks around at the books she has written and slowly the fausticorn begins to feel unbearable sadness.

"Why do I feel this way..."

At dinner, Wonder and Writing Glory ate very little as it just wasn't the same without Mira, Wonder opted to skip out on dinner as did the queen. Clover the Clever sat in the moonlight in the Canterlot gardens, staring up at the moon and thinks.

"Tomorrow you move out, to The Crystal Empire."

Clover nods. "Hmm" 

Writing Glory walks up beside Clover and looks down at her.

"Writing Glory.... have you ever... felt so afraid before? ..... if I die in battle.... what will Destiny do.... I'm all she has left."

The fausticorn looks a little sad. "Don't say such things... I'm sick of all the death that The Crystal Empire and I have caused, I just want an end to it... so that Equestria can have peace again, no more war no more evil...."

Clover smiles. "Your dreams give you strength. Wonder said he was coming with me."

Writing Glory smiles and chuckles. "No he won't be..." The fausticorns smile drops and her expression becomes one of deep pained sadness. "Promise me you will come back, for Destinies sake. okay?" 

Writing Glory turns around and looks at Clover for a moment then makes her way to the bedroom where Wonder is reading a book. Clover watches Writing Glory leave and looks down sadly, knowing what is going to happen. In the royal bed chambers Writing Glory climbs into bed and cuddles up to Wonder Bolt.

"Are you alright Writing?"

Writing Glory shakes her head sniffling.

"Then whats the matter?"

The queen looks into Wonders eyes and looks back down. "I'm so worried about Mira... Shadow is a heartless monster who knows what he could be doing to Clara and Mira.... and that's not all that's got me worked up... I-I saw Chrysalis again today... but she wasn't real..." 

Writing Glory cries and continues to tell Wonder everything, and about her concern of Clovers life. 

"Tragedy is apart of your life Writing Glory."

Those words ring through the mind of the fausticorn driving her almost insane and bringing her to tears, Wonder wraps his wings around his wife comfortingly the queen buries her face in Wonders chest crying her eyes out as she believes more and more that the deaths of all her friends and the suffering of loved ones is because of her. Wonder begins telling Writing Glory that an alicorn as beautiful, caring and loving as she is, couldn't be the monster she describes herself to be, Wonder continue to cheer up the weeping fausticorn making her laugh and smile, blush and feel different, she felt feelings that she had never grasped before she felt happier and unafraid, safe and protected. She looked into Wonder Bolts eyes, he looked into hers, they lean their heads toward one another, their lips meet, and they kiss softly. That night Wonder and Writing Glory became closer then they had ever been before, The closeness they shared that night will change both of their lives forever.

Clover the Clever visits her husbands grave that night and sits in front of it, she smiles slightly despite her sad expression. She places two flowers in the vase that rests on top of where the urn and ashes were buried, a Lavender, and a Violet. She then lights a candle in his memory and takes a deep breath.

"The future is full of surprises isn't it? I miss you so much Flash Flood, you and Destiny are my whole world... Destiny is probably right maybe I should back out and continue being the queens adviser.... but then it'll be like I'm letting everypony down, and that isn't fair... Writing Glory doesn't want me to go either..."

Clover takes a deep breath. "The soldiers are counting me to lead them, just as they count on Destiny to lead them, I can't let them down, even if I do risk never seeing Destiny again... oh Flash.... please help me..."


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The day arrives, Destinies armor is placed on Clover the Clever, front greaves, back greaves, horseshoes built for war, a helmet with a symbol of The Element of Friendship in the center, the helmet had white Pegasus wings on the sides of it, as do the boots, the armor is a light colored shiny Megaman blue color, Clover stares down at the floor with so much running through her mind, all her thoughts are of her daughter. After being outfitted Clover slowly walks parades through the streets of Canterlot with her troops following behind. Citizens, family, friends, foals, wives, siblings, parents, everypony lines the streets of canterlot giving roses to their loved ones as they pass, Clover faces forward her eyes focused on the journey to Galloping Grass Fields, yet her mind wanders, she sees a large wheat field, Flash Flood, a filly Destiny, and herself on a hill beneath an apple tree having a picnic, just one of the happiest memories of Clovers life. Destiny Charge is on the left side of the street, as Clover and the troops are about to exit Canterlot, Clover looks to her left to see Destiny Charge watching them  as they prepare to leave. Clover stops for a moment to look at her daughters face one last time before leaving, Destiny already in tears turns her head away from her mother causing Clover to shed tears, she lowers her head and passes under the arch and steps onto the road that'll take the army to their possible end. As the last soldier exits the city Writing Glory stands in the middle of the road, watching as her friend and army of 5000 disappear behind the slowly the slowly being raised drawbridge. Clover the Clever stops for a moment when the drawbridge finishes being raised, she then continues onward to fight for Canterlot, and for Equestria.   

Writing Glory lowers her head in sadness, raising it only to see Destiny Charge crying her eyes out, both alicorns aware of what is to happen. the fausticorn approaches Destiny whom looks up at Writing Glory still in tears, Writing Glory puts a wing around the blue alicorn, and nuzzles her gently and comfortingly, everypony in Canterlot returns to their homes and Writing Glory brings Destiny to the castle. Destiny looks down, wishing her hardest that her mother comes back unharmed. Writing Glory, seemingly finds herself unable to focus causing Wonder great concern for her. The maids have also noticed the odd way the queen has been acting, as well as Destiny Charge. Dawning Sword had left with the army furthering Destinies depression. 

As the Canterlot army marches for along the Neighagra river, Shadow and his army have already arrived at Green glow Valley, ready to prove The Crystal Empires unstoppable power. Shadow examines the Alicorn Amulet closely, the dark energies possessing the Amulet are visible on the metal, like an amber coating that doesn't dry. The amulet is unnaturally cold to bare flesh, leaving frost bitten marks on the place it touches, Shadows helmet suddenly lets off a puff of air from all over it then slowly retracts into seven bent bar like pieces on the top, and into five pieces underneath his head. he inspects the Amulet with his own eyes, the darkness of the tent conceals Shadows color and look, all that can be seen is his glowing red eyes, no other color paints his optics only glowing red energy that one would usually see on Luna when her eyes glow all white. the helmets parts are resting just above and below shadows head like the face plate of Iron Man, only in separate pieces and in an almost flower shape. Shadow takes a deep breath, the breaths sound like that of a young colt, Shadow places the alicorn amulet back into his chest plate, and closes the helmet which closes around his head and face, a puff of steam or carbon dioxide is expelled through two vent like features around the mouth area the helmets eyes start flowing red again. The dark alicorn stand exits the war tent.

"General."

The General approaches Shadow.

"Yes Lord Shadow."

"The Canterlot armies will be trying to get into Galloping Grass Fields via the Neighagra River, I want a small force of 5000 and only one Hyperion sent to the river side area to decimate a quarter of them so that they may be too weak to attack."

The general bows. "It will be done my lord."

Shadow turns around. "Excellent, do not fail me. The consequences for failure will be beyond your comprehension."

Shadow reenters his tent as the General begins to muster up some of the best soldiers there is, and a Hyperion, They are then sent to follow the Neighagra River to weaken the Canterlot army. Clover and the army continue following the river into nightfall where the beautiful valley starts to light up brightly it was as though it was a city or a thousand candles lit in a dark room. The grass glowed a bright yellowy color but was still so green. Neighagra Falls lay just ahead of them. Clover stops walking and takes a deep breath."

"Everypony halt, We'll make camp here tonight."

The soldiers begin setting up tents and put up a fire, Shadows army is being delayed by the slow moving Hyperion tank soldier, Clover knows the Armies are coming but is unable to do anything at this time except hide in a concealed spot along the river bank. In Canterlot Writing Glory runs into the bathroom and vomits in the toilet bowl twice, the maids fetch a towel for the queen and opt to take her temperature but when they do, they find Writing Glories temperature is fine which is odd for a pony that has just vomited. Writing Glory takes deep breaths and looks at the maids.

"I'm okay, I'm okay. Thank you." The queen takes a moment to breath then drinks some water to get the taste out of her mouth.

The queen then walks out of the bathroom slowly and sits down in the royal living room. to relax. Wonder enters the room with a note from a Wonderbolt scout.

"Um Honey, you may want to read this"

Writing Glory looks in Wonder direction. "What is it?"

"It says: "5000 Crystal soldiers and one Hyperion making way to Canterlot army encampment. Risk level high, reinforcements needed." That's all there is to it."

Writing Glory thinks to herself, what should she do, leave the castle and join the battle, or let everypony die and have Shadow win. The queen, fed up with the loss of life, and fed up with the constant fighting donned her golden armor and took flight, followed by a group of Wonderbolts onward to Neighagra Falls to stop the slaughter Shadow intends to bring onto Clover and the army she commands. At dawn the following day Clover and her army were preparing to move out when arrows appeared out of no where and struck a soldier down, wounding him. Clover turned her head in the direction of the shot to see an army of 500 crystal ponies in a charging position, shocking clover and causing her to freeze, the canterlot army gets into the some position, a soldier asks Clover what they should do, however Clover is unable to give a command as waves of fear overcome her, even more so when the Hyperion tank Soldier stepped forward ready to fire it's beam attack.

Before the Hyperion can fire its blast a purple beam of energy penetrates the grounds, They Hyperion looks upward into the sky as does everypony to see Writing Glory flying downward toward them, She stared down at the crystal armies with disgust, The Hyperion charges its cannon and fires it at the queen, the attack is a direct hit on Writing Glory but instead of injuring her or killing her, the beam scatters upon hitting her as though there was a shield in front of her, as the blast hit the fausticorn kept her eyes shut, reopening them when the Hyperions attack ended. The Hyperion bellows and charges toward the fausticorn and she in turn charges back deflecting another blast from the Hyperion then firing her own beam of energy from her horn into the cannon causing it to explode destroy the crystal army of 5000 making it only 2000 troops. The Crystal Ponies retreat. Writing Glory turns her head and looks at Clover who is smiling and shedding tears.

The survivors of Writing Glories attack run back to the Crystal Empires camp only to be slaughtered coldly by Shadow, the ground where the crystal ponies were running was now a large 12 meter deep crater. The other soldiers and Hyperions look at Shadow in fear. Shadow looks at his armies angered. 

"I will not tolerate failure, failing me will deem you useless, uselessness will result in execution." Shadow neighs demonically and returns to his tent.

Writing Glory and Clover talked as the army packed their tents up, Writing Glory revealed something to Clover caused the lavender alicorn to squeal in happiness for the queen. Writing Glory smiles and blushes but soon covers her mouth with her hoof and lowers her head vomiting again and panting.

"Does anypony have apple fritters??" Writing Glory looks around

"I do." Clover gives all of her fritters to the princess which she eats ravenously to the horror of Clover and the army.

Dawning Sword walks up beside Clover. "Is the queen okay?"

"Yes soldier, she's fine."

Afterwards Clover, Writing Glory, and the rest of the army decided to continue onward toward the battle field. Along the way Clover spoke rarely, only when they stopped for water did she speak, however Writing Glory wanted to discuss something more personal with Clover involving her daughter, Destiny.

"Clover, may we speak privetly?"

Clover nods and is led away from the soldiers who bath and drink and stuff as they set up another camp.

"Is something wrong your majesty? Do you wan't to know some stuff about..."

Writing Glory cuts her off . "Not that, it's about Destiny Charge."

Clover looks down. "Oh... how is she?"

"She doing fine, her casts are to come off tomorrow, after that whether she comes searching for you to bring you back, or to fight alongside you, is her decision."

"I know but I hope she stays back in Canterlot...." Clover turns away from the princess for a moment tearing up and wiping her tears away with her wings. 

"What happened Clover, what happened that would make you want to risk your coat for Equestria?"

Clover looks down and sighs. "I had a falling out with Destiny... She said that I can't lead an army and that I was a coward."

"Clover, you shouldn't pay those words any heed."

Clover sighs and sniffles. "I tried to make things better with her before I left... she begged me not to go..."

Writing Glory walks over to Clover the Clever. "Then you should have listened, is serving your queen really more important then your own daughter?"

Clover looks at Writing Glory feeling terrible, Clover looks back down thinking through her tears then looks back up at the queen whom is awaiting Clover to speak.  

"M-may I... return to canterlot then your majesty? so I can be with my daughter?"

Writing Glory nods bringing a smile to both her and Clover.Clover begins to walk the way she and her army came, back to Canterlot until a crimson force field appears stopping Clover. An apparition of Shadow appears, the apparition is gigantic, shadowy, made of magic but containing Shadows essence. 

"Nopony is going anywhere until this battle is fought."

"Let her go Shadow, she is not apart of this fight."

Shadows shadow leans forward looking the princess in the eye. 

"She was apart of this battle the moment she left Canterlot, either she leaves here dead, or she leaves destroyed." 

Shadow laughs as Writing Glory angrily glares at the shade. Later the group continues moving onward to the battle field, Writing Glory walks alongside Clover offering her comfort.

"I'm sorry Clover, I couldn't bail you out..."

Clover looks down then puts on a serious face. 

"Don't worry about it...."

The army makes it over a hill to see the Crystal army, their halberds pointed in the direction of the Canterlot army, Clover looks down at the Crystal armies causing her fear to act up again. Clover looks at Writing Glory hoping to seek guidance but the queen was standing among the troops awaiting Clovers orders, Clover realizes quickly what the princess is doing and nods and furrows her eye brows and becoming serious. 


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Clover the Clever begins to run back and forth along the army booting up moral, The crystal armies await the first charge so they may charge in turn, as Clover speaks, Shadow prepares his power, his armor, his amulet, only to be stopped by Clovers moral speech. After a moment Clover and the Canterlot Army charges forward toward the Crystal army.

"Crystal Empire, charge!!" the crystal general leads the charge from the crystal empires side.

Clover and Writing Glory run the fastest, heads lowered and horns sharpened  their wings spread, a bright light blinds the Crystal armies as the canterlot armies run down the hill weapons at the ready. Writing Glory, and Clover the Clever neigh loudly as they plow into the army rearing up on their hind legs and bringing them back down causing shock waves. Dawning Sword charges into the fray and begins fighting valiantly for his nation, the crystal General is killed by a group of Wonderbolts who are then brought into a dog fight with the Shadowbolts. The fausticorn is surrounded by a group of Crystal soldiers, she quickly dispatches them by screaming and mixing her scream with her "Royal Canterlot Voice" making the soldiers eardrums burst and making the soldiers collapse in pain. Shadow watches from a cliff nearby, he watches each one of the enemies army kill  his soldiers angering the dark alicorn. Shadow spreads his wings for the first time and takes flight into the battle field, using his malevolent magic to kill dozens of Canterlot Soldiers. 

Back in Canterlot, Wonder was pacing around the throne room worried to death about Writing Glory and Clover the Clever. A maid runs in and tells Wonder that Destiny Charge was looking for him, Wonder goes to the palace entrance to greet Destiny whom was herself, worried about Clover and the queen. 

"Blinding Flash!" Destiny runs up some stairs toward Wonder Bolt, her legs healed.

"Hello Destiny it's good to see you're walking again, how...."

"Listen, I need to know where my mother is, you being one of two monarchs in Equestria know where my mother is, now please tell me." 

"I'm sorry Destiny but i cannot divulge any information to you, You know that they are in Grass Glow Valley, but i'm not going to tell you their..... position..." 

Destiny Charge stares deep into Blinding Flashes eyes, Destinies clear blue eyes sparkle and gives Wonder the feeling she's probing his mind for the information. The beauty of the alicorn generals eyes turn Wonders legs to jelly as he falls victim to her angelic gaze. She gets closer to the king, using her charm and seductive methods to get what she wants, it was low even for somepony with a high standing such as Destiny. eventually Wonder gives into her demands and tells her what the Canterlot armies position is.

"okay okay!" he sighs. " Coordinates, 8 9 7.6235."

"Are you certain?"

"If it helps, they are 8 miles south of The Crystal Empire along the Neighagra river."

Destiny smile. "that helps thank you."

Mira runs to the balcony and jumps, taking flight and flying to Green Glow Valley as fast as her wings can take her. The battle in the meantime was becoming worse, Shadow had been helping his army from a distance, Writing Glory breaks the horn of a crystal Unicorn soldier and grounds crystal pegasi. Shadow watches her, charges his horn then fires red beams of energy at her, the queen sees this and puts up a shield, the armored alicorn flies around setting the ground ablaze while Writing Glory makes it rain to counter shadows attack. Clover the Clever utilizes her quick thinking to avoid attacks, choosing not to fight which was against her code, all Clover did was knock out soldiers. Shadow noted her weakness and flew down to challenge Clover the Clever. Clover looks behind her then turns all the way around to face Shadow whom had just landed, Clover backs away terrified as to hat may follow.

"S-Shadow..."

"Time to die half-breed." Shadow's front left hoof turns into a sword blade.

Shadow lunges at Clover with every intention to kill the pacifist and break the queen. Clover moves back, jumps out of the way, Shadow continues his assaults until Clover hits him with a wave of energy sending him backwards, Shadow sinks into the ground while stopping him from being pushed back, be breaks free of the soil and flies at Clover again  only to be rammed into by writing Glory who continues Clovers fight with. Shadow tries to land a few good hits but Writing Glory seems to be on guard more then usual, they land, Writing Glory bashes Shadow in the side of the helmet with her hoof only to be stopped and stuck by Shadow who gets a good look at her leg. 

"A wedding Bracelet? Congratulations alicorn." 

"Save it scum" The fausticorn uses her magic to break Shadows leg.

Shadow groans in pain and takes 2 steps back, he looks at his broken right leg then looks back up at the alicorn queen, he laughs and twists the legs rather quickly, fixing it and making it useful again. Shadow looks at Writing Glory as though he had a smile on his face though it isn't see able. Shadow charges at the princess prepared to tab her in the stomach.

"NO!!"

Writing Glory dodges then violently stomps shadow into the ground and tries breaking his horn, Shadow stops her and shoots a crimson beam into Writing Glories eyes temporarily blinding her. Shadow flies upward laughing.

"How foolish of you!! You are pregnant." Shadow laughs loudly as the queen glares at the evil alicorn. 

"You are risking your "precious cargo" by being in this battle Writing Glory. I will enjoy killing you AND SENDING YOU AND THAT FETUS INTO OBLIVION!!!!!!!"

Shadows body is enveloped into a red aura by The Alicorn Amulet. his wings get longer, his helmet splits in half down the middle becoming a set of jaws with needle like razor sharp. Shadow no longer resembled an alicorn he looked more like a demon. Shadow howls bestially and attacks Writing Glory with impressive speed, it became harder to fight the malevolent creature. Shadows attacks consisted of clawing with his new talons, his aim was Writing Glories womb. The queen would not allow the vile thing to touch her so she impaled shadow with her horn but this only allowed him to get close enough to strike her. Shadow however is not given that pleasure as he grabbed by a passing Clover and cast down onto the valley bellow.

"You okay your majesty?"

"I'm okay..." Writing Glory takes deep breath. "I'm okay..."

Clover goes back down to face Shadow, stopping him from getting up and using her hooves to damage Shadows armor. Clover continue to attack shadow until a beam of light stops the lavender alicorn and causes her to land on the grass around the crater. Shadow rises from it, looks down at Clover whom is trying to get up, and electrocutes her. Clover screams in agony as the dark Alicorn continues to force electricity into the weakening alicorn.  Writing Glory then lands beside shadow and kicks him with her hind legs stumbling the monster, but this only results in Shadow using his new teeth to bite down on the fausticorns neck, bringing a neigh of pain from her. Shadow forces the fausticorn down onto her front legs crushing her neck bones. Writing Glory is unable to break free of Shadows deathly grip.

"You will die before you ever see your beloved foal!" Shadow laughs.

Just before he can deliver the final crunch Clover the Clever stabs Shadow releasing writing Glory from his grip, the queens wounds heal fast leaving no scar. Clover continues stabbing Shadow with her horn until shadow kicks Clover on the lower jaw then thrusts his horn into her chest, finally he fires a crimson beam through her body shocking writing Glory. Shadow pulls his horn out and Clovers body falls to the ground almost lifelessly. Writing Glory stares in shock, Shadow charges at the queen only to be halted by the arrival of Dragons. Shadow watches as the Dragons wipe out the crystals armies, forcing them to retreat but even retreat is fatal. Shadow roars in anger and flies back to The Crystal Empire in rage, escaping the dragons and the possibility of capture.


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After the battle had subsided the sun began to set and it continued to rain. Writing Glory shakes her head and runs over to Clover.

"Clover!"

The fausticorn steps in a blood puddle, made from Clovers own wounds. ignoring it, Writing Glory get son her knees and cradles the dying alicorn. Clovers eyes had no light no reflection in them, they were cold and dead.

"W-writing Glory is that you?"

"Yes it's me..." Writing Glory gets some plants to stop the bleeding and to help Clover.

Clover tries looking around.

"W-where are you..?"

Writing Glory keeps trying to fix Clover up. 

"I'm right here... can't you see me??"

Clover tears up. "No... I-I can't see.... it's so dark." 

Writing Glory stops and looks at Clover still shocked, but in sadness.  

"I'm... not going to make it...."

"Don't say that... you're going to be fine.."

Clover shakes her head. 

"Don't lie to me... I can feel... my life slipping away.... my heart is beating slow.... I'm dying.... Writing Glory..."

The fausticorn starts to tear up. "I won't let that happen....  Medic i need help!!"

Clover starts to breath harder. Writing Glory holds her hoof.

"I'm...so scared... I don't want to do this to Destiny..." Clovers tears pour out more and more. "...I don't want to feel afraid....."

Writing Glory looks down also in tears, she raises her head again sniffling and looks up at the sky. She starts singing hoping to calm Clover down.

"Down... by the riverbed... I see a little filly, she runs to me... afraid.... what could be scaring you? what would make you cry..? Do you want... to follow me... somewhere safe and sound..."

Writing Glory starts to cry even more. 

"...Some..where.... you can call....home....."

As she was singing, Clover started to see her life flash before her eyes, she see's Destinies birth, their first picnic, Destinies first day of school, graduation, enrollment into Guard school, and Destiny becoming captain of the guard. 

After the fausticorn had stopped singing, Clover the Clever didn't move, or make a sound, her eyes were shut and heart beat no more. Writing Glory cried her eyes out. Destiny Charge ran over the hill to see only 120 survivors of the Canterlot army and the Dragons that came to help. But what catches Destinies eyes is the bodies of Dawning Sword and her own mother, Clover the Clever.

"No..." Destiny runs down the hill toward the queen. 

She stops centimeters away from them and breaks down in tears, screaming "no" over and over again as she lets all of her pain out screaming in sadness, dampening the ground in her tears. Writing Glory looks back down at the body of Clover all of her sadness turns into anger, Writing Glory looks up at The Crystal Empire with every intent on avenging Clover and defeating Shadow. The fires of revenge burned brightly inside of the fausticorn but her anger didn't last long, her sadness returned the moment they set out to return to Canterlot, the dragons transport the bodies. upon return the kingdom is shocked, and horrified at what has happened. Writing Glory walked up the castle steps a crowed gathering, the queen turned around and faced the kingdom and cleared her throat, shedding tears.


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