//------------------------------// // Chaos Control // Story: Project Ultimate Life // by chaoswisp1000 //------------------------------// When Twilight and her friends saw the cure, they were as shocked as the princess had been. "Interesting" Twilight said. Examining Shadow closely. "So you six are the Elements Of Harmony?" Shadow asked, his voice still very low. "Yes, we each represent an individual element. Applejack is honesty, Fluttershy is kindness, Pinkie Pie is laughter, Rarity is generosity, Rainbow Dash is loyalty, and I am the element of Magic. My name is Twilight Sparkle." "I see" Shadow responded, a troubled look had crept onto his face. "Whats wrong?" the purple unicorn asked. In response Shadow turned his face away from the unicorn and growled. "Nothing, lets get moving" Shadow said. Starting off down the ruined pathway. "Shadow wait a moment!" Shadow whirled around to see one of the lab workers running up to him. 4 objects being carried in the unicorns magic aura. "Take these, they're prototype rocket hoof-skates. These will allow you to outpace even the fastest of ponies" the lab worker said as Shadow put on his new hoof-wear. "Pieces of metal make a pony move faster. HA! Thats a good one!" The element of loyalty hooted. Shadow started off at a slow pace, then he began to gallop. Once he reached his personal limit there was a slight "whoosh" as the skates whirred to life. Soon he was at the shield that protected the city of Canterlot from the corruption. "O-kay, maybe I did under estimate those skates, mind if I borrow them?" the cyan pegasus asked sheepishly as she touched down next to Shadow. "Oh Rainbow Dash" Twilight sighed. Landing unsteadily next to her friend. "Incoming!" The call of alert from the guard was as clear as day, the group of 7 ponies raced towards the call, Shadow in the lead. *** When Shadow and the 6 elements arrived at the source of the call, they were confronted with the sight of a huge army of corrupted being held off by the guards. "Looks like its time to even the odds a bit" Shadow chuckled, a sinister grin forming on his face. Before any of the elements of harmony could stop him or ask him what he was so happy about, he was already in the fight. The 6 ponies watched in half amazement half shock as the red and black unicorn darted through the air, even with his lack of wings, smashing into corrupted like a cannon ball and then leaping off of them and repeating the process over again. From his horn lanced red bolts of energy that decimated the corrupted on contact with their now black coats. Twilight was the first to snap out of her shock. "Come on girls lets go!" she said, lighting up her horn and readying her wings. The 6 mares charged into the fray together, under a protection spell from Twilight, of course. *** Several hours into the fight, the group was starting to grow tired. Except for Shadow, he kept on fighting like he was born to do it. His powerful attacks of arcane magic scattered the corrupted like dust in a sandstorm. "Twilight, ah don't think we can risk exhaustion in this fight. We should retreat!" Applejack yelled over the clatter of the battle. "You're right Applejack, round up everypony, I'll try and pass the word to the soldiers." Twilight called back. She didn't want to retreat, but the wear of battle had take its toll on her. Using magic was becoming exhausting, even the simplest of defensive spells made her vision blur. "wait a minute" Twilight suddenly said, looking around frantically. As the realization of an absence of a group member dawned on her. "Wheres Fluttershy!?" She yelled. A loud scream quickly answered her questions. Turning around to locate the source of the scream she saw the yellow animal caretaker, with several strongly built, bulky corrupted stallions advancing on her. One of the Pegasus's wings was hanging lazily at her side, an indication that it might have been broken. "Fluttershy!" Twilight yelled. She was too far away for the purple alicorn to reach, by running or flying, and too far away for a simple shield spell to be cast on her. Twilight could only watch as the corrupted stallions reared up, preparing to end the pegasus's life. Suddenly a orange streak struck one of the stallions and bounced back off. The corrupted stallion fell to the ground, off balance from the sudden attack. As he tried to get up though a red bolt of energy struck his body and sent him flying. "You stay away from her" Shadow said. Leaping up again and turning into an orange blur once more. This time though the corrupted were ready for him; as he was about to smash into them they all lashed out with their rear legs in a strong coordinated buck. Shadow landed with a loud crash, forming a trench as he skidded along the ground. "Shadow!" Fluttershy called out. Unfortunately this brought the attention of the corrupted stallions right back to her. They advanced on her once more preparing to take her life, and corrupt her corpse. Suddenly a loud thunderclap shook the battlefield. Corrupted and guards alike stopped their conflicts and watched as a large orb of red energy rose up into the air. From within the sphere Shadow roared. "BEHOLD THE ULTIMATE POWER, OF CHAOS CONTROL!" Shadow's coat was now not black, instead it was a glowing red-orange. His eyes were like pearls; a glowing white that intimidated his foes. He had an aura of energy that would cause even the bravest of ponies to shudder in fear of his tremendous power. The black and red unicorn disappeared in a flash of blue, and re-appeared an instant later directly in front of the corrupted stallions, who all had very scared looks on their muzzles. "CHAOS - BLAST!" Shadow bellowed. His aura flared and then exploded, the bubble of red energy ripped through the corrupted like a knife through water. When it hit the Twilight, her friends, or the guards though it simply made them shudder violently. Shadow laughed a sinister laugh, this was true power.