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// The Return of Brevity Thrash 
// Story: Terror in Equestria 5:  One Thousand Years Later 
// by StormLuna 
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Colgate woke up early the following morning ready and raring to go.  She brushed her mane and then headed down to the dining hall.  She was not the earliest to rise, as her generals and Scootaloo were already waiting for her.  Scootaloo asked, "Colgate, when do you want to go and get Rainbow Dash?  Should we get her now or should we wait until after breakfast?"

Colgate replied, "I think we need to have her present for breakfast and she has to be here for our meeting before we get going.  Could you go get her?  I think she is still up in Cloudsdale."

Scootaloo said, "Of course!  I will be back shortly."

Scootaloo left the black tower and flew with great haste up to Cloudsdale.  She found Rainbow sleeping on her favorite cloud.  Scootaloo nudged her shoulder and said, "Rainbow Dash, Colgate needs to speak with you."

Rainbow asked, "Scoots, can't you tell I am resting?  Can't it wait?"

Scootaloo replied, "Well no, it can't.  This involves going and getting an ally that will help us defeat Twilight."

Rainbow got up and growled, "Oh fine.  This better be as important as you are making it out to be."

The two flew back down to Colgate's black tower and headed into the dining hall.  Rainbow asked, "Colgate, what is this Scootaloo is talking about regarding some ally that will help us defeat Twilight?"

Colgate glared at her and said, "Rainbow, we will discuss this AFTER breakfast.  Here comes our food, let's eat!"

They had a larger than normal breakfast that morning so that they would have plenty of stamina to get to Alicorn Island and back without getting tired.  After breakfast they headed to the throne room.  Once they got there Rainbow asked, "Ok Colgate, what is this about an ally that will help us defeat Twilight?"

Colgate replied, "Well, I have done some studying and I have discovered a secret that was contained in the oldest scroll of the Faustica collection.  LaurFa, who for so long was believed to be the only "Goddess Pony," had a sister.  Long ago LaurFa and her sister, Brevity Thrash, went to war for control of Alicorn Island.  They waged this war because LaurFa would not transform Brevity's star student into an Alicorn."

Rainbow asked, "Wait a minute?  Are you talking about Brevity Thrash as the pony that Fluttershy transformed into when she got really angry so long ago?"

Colgate replied, "I am not sure but from what I have read Brevity Thrash was a lot like Fluttershy.  Ok, back to where we were earlier.  Brevity could not get the transformation spell right but LaurFa would not transform her start student into an Alicorn even though he wrote more magic than anypony else in history."

Scootaloo's eyes grew wide and she asked, "Was her student Starswirl the Bearded?"

Colgate replied, "Yes, he was.  It was finally Twilight that transformed him.  Ok, back to their war.  Both sides gathered huge armies and went to war.  After a battle that lasted for days, Brevity's forces were finally wiped out as were a majority of LaurFa's.  LaurFa banished her sister to Saturn's moon Titan."

General Dark Night asked, "Colgate, how will you release her?"

Colgate replied, "Good question Dark Night.  On the back of one of the scrolls I found the spell to release her.  It must be recited at her temple."

Rainbow Dash asked, "And why do we have to go do this now?  Can't it wait?"

Colgate replied, "No, it can not wait.  I want to get her back here so we can train her and have her ready for battle.  Alright everypony, let's do this!"

Dark Night asked, "Will anypony be staying behind to keep an eye on things?"

Colgate replied, "Yes.  Scootaloo, I need you along with the majors, captains and lieutenants to stay here.  I along with Rainbow Dash and the generals and colonels will be headed to Alicorn Island.  Alright everypony, do you know what your role will be?"

Everypony shouted, "Yes Ma'am!"

They all flew down to the base of the tower so Colgate could cast the spells she needed to cast.  First she must create a time bubble.  She began to glow very brightly, her eyes began to shine blue, her horn began to glow and her cutie mark began to glow as she recited,  "A bubble is what we need, so from frozen time we can be freed, in this bubble we can move fast, while everything else is stuck in the past, it is frozen time which through we must pass so we will never be late to class."

Colgate, Rainbow Dash, the generals and the colonels were now inside the time bubble.  Colgate poked the edge of her horn through the time bubble.  She began to glow brightly, her horn began to glow, her eyes were shining blue and her cutie mark began to glow as she recited, "Tick tock, tick tock, look at the racing clock, what is short is time and being late is a crime, we must finish on top so it is time I must stop, with time froze, it is my enemies I shall bulldoze."

Time was no frozen.  Colgate said to those in the time bubble with her, "Ok everypony, let's get going.  Let's get those wings flapping!"

Everypony began flapping their wings and very quickly they had their time bubble moving so fast that they broke the sound barrier.  They were racing towards Alicorn Island and within what was three minutes in the time bubble the island appeared on the horizon.  Colgate then shouted at them to stop.

Colgate had to unfreeze time before she could undo the time bubble.  She began to grow very brightly, her eyes began to shine blue, her horn was glowing and her cutie mark was shining as she recited, "Look at the clock, it is stuck in place, with this there can be no pace, everything is still but that does not fit the bill, for now the clock shall again run so everypony can have fun."

Suddenly time was running again and there was movement outside of the time bubble.  Colgate then proceeded to undo the time bubble.  She began to glow brightly, her eyes were shining blue, her horn was glowing and her cutie mark was shining as she recited, "In the bubble time continues to run, but now the time outside runs and allows fun, the bubble must burst so we can quench our thirst, from the bubble we are now free and everything we can clearly see."

The time bubble was now gone and they proceeded to fly to the south end of the island.  Colgate said, "Look, we can't get too close to the island until we reach the south end of it."

Colonel Green Toxin asked, "Why?"

Colgate replied, "Because we do not want to get caught by Galaxia or Cosmos, that is why.  Yes we are more powerful than they are but still, I do not want them discovering what we are doing and then warning Twilight."

Green Toxin said, "Oh, ok.  I understand that."

They circled down to the south end of the island and then proceeded northwards until they reached the Temple of Brevity Thrash.  When they landed they saw an older pony, an Alicorn laying a raw steak on the altar.  He said, "Oh Great Goddess and Dearest Teacher Brevity Thrash, I ask that you please aid in stopping the Sparkle Siblings from retaking the world and casting everypony into chains."

The old Alicorn kneeled at the altar for about a minute before turning around and running into Colgate and her envoy.  He asked, "Oh hi Colgate.  What are you doing here?  You aren't a spy for Twilight are you?"

Colgate replied, "No, I am not a spy for Twilight.  We are here for the same reason you are, to ask Brevity for her aid in our cause.  Wait a minute, you're Starswirl the Bearded aren't you?"

Starswirl replied, "Yes, I am.  Where is your offering to her?  You do know that she won't help you unless you bring her an offering don't you?"

Colgate replied, "Yes, I know that but there is something you need to see.  I am about to do something that no offering can do."

Starswirl was getting agitated as he felt that Colgate was disrespecting his former teacher.  He growled, "WHAT?"

Colgate walked up to the altar.  She began to glow very brightly, her eyes were shining like blue laser beams, her horn was glowing and her cutie mark was glowing as she recited, "She was banished long ago, but her power she will not forego, it is revenge she wants, it is her sister she shall taunt, for Brevity Thrash shall return once more and be more than just long lost lore."

As she finished this a great ball of energy shot out of her horn.  Then a bright ball of energy that was yellow and pink in color descended from the sky and was levitating above the altar.  Finally an Alicorn emerged from this ball of energy, she was yellow with a pink mane and tail and had three butterflies for a cutie mark. Brevity Thrash had returned.

Before she asked who released her she saw Starswirl and ran to him.  She said with excitement, "Starswirl, my prize pupil!  It has been too long, way too long!"

Starswirl nuzzled her and said, "Oh Dear Teacher, I am so happy to see you!  I never dreamed this day would arrive!  Oh thank you Colgate for freeing her, thank you!"

Brevity looked at the ponies and asked, "Which one of you is Colgate?"

Colgate replied, "I am Colgate.  I am the pony who freed you."

Brevity asked, "How did you know what the spell was to free Brevity?"

Before Colgate could say anything Rainbow Dash asked, "Wait a minute, do you speak in the third pony?"

Brevity glared at her and said, "Yes, we do.  Do you have a problem with how Brevity speaks?"

Colgate interrupted and said, "No, Rainbow has no problem with how you speak Goddess Brevity.  I am just happy that you have returned."

Brevity looked down and ate the steak that Starswirl had brought to her.  She said, "Well Colgate, since you have freed Brevity from her banishment, she will aid you in any quest you may have."

Colgate replied, "Well the whole planet is in danger of being bound in chains.  A powerful pony that goes by the name of Twilight Sparkle has enlisted the help of not just her brother, but your sister, LaurFa, to aid her in reconquering the world and casting everypony into subservience to her."

Brevity slammed her hoof into the ground and shouted, "LAURFA?  OH BREVITY HAS SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS WITH HER.  ANYPONY SHE AIDS IS OUR ENEMY!"

Colgate replied, "Well I think we should wait to discuss this any further until we get back to my capitol.  I do not want us getting spotted by the royal family here."

Brevity asked, "Where is your capitol?"

Colgate saw what looked like changelings flying around in the sky.  She said, "COME ON, WE HAVE TO GET GOING!  WE HAVE BEEN SPOTTED!"

Colgate cast the time bubble spell around herself, Brevity, Starswirl, Rainbow and their generals and colonels.  She then cast the time freezing spell and they then sped off to the northeast at a great rate of speed.  Within what was three minutes in the bubble, they arrived in Ponyville where Colgate unfroze time and undid the time bubble.

They all landed on the ground and Brevity asked, "Who were we spotted by that we had to get out of there so quickly and are you a Time Lady?"

Colgate replied, "Yes I am a Time Lady and we had to get out of there quickly because those were the changeling lookouts that Queen Galaxia and King Cosmos send out to do patrols."

Brevity got a scowl on her face and said, "Queen Galaxia, King Cosmos?  Oh how Brevity loathes those two.  They never wrote any magic yet our tyrant sister transforms them into Alicorns but not our star student."

Starswirl asked, "Do you know why she would never transform me?"

Brevity replied, "Well she would never transform you because she always claimed you did not understand friendship.  Well I know you understood friendship, it was just that you were a shy pony like me."

Rainbow interrupted, "Wait, you speak in the first pony to Starswirl but third pony to the rest of us?  Why is that?"

Brevity growled, "We do that because we know Starswirl very well.  He was our student at the time and Brevity thought of him as almost like a son."

Starswirl asked, "Really?  You thought of me as almost like a son?  I always looked up to you like you were a mother to me."

Brevity replied, "Yes Starswirl, I thought of you as like a son to me.  I do have a question, how did you finally become an Alicorn?"

Starswirl said, "Well, before she turned evil it was Twilight Sparkle who transformed me into one.  It was interesting really.  I was working on a spell after you were banished that would connect different ponies based on their cutie marks to create a force so powerful that it could defeat any evil.  I could never get it right and I ultimately went mad and became a draconequus.  LaurFa gave me the name Discord."

Brevity shotued, "HOW DARE SHE GIVE YOU A DIFFERENT NAME!  WHEN I GET MY HOOVES ON HER, SHE WILL BE THE ONE WHO GETS BANISHED!"

Starswirl continued, "Well for thousands of years I did what draconeqqueses do, I made everypony's lives miserable and also I spent a lot of time being turned to stone as well.  Celestia finally had Twilight free me and one of her friends, Fluttershy, reformed me."

Brevity looked stunned and asked, "Fl-Fl-Fluttershy?"

Starswirl replied, "Yes, she looks a lot like you, except that she is not as large as you.  She is the same color, has the exact same mane and tail, the same eye color and she even has the same cutie mark."

Brevity said, "Wait a minute, I remember possessing her when I did manage to escape Titan for a little while.  I remember it was you who reminded her that it was her kindness that reformed you."

Starswirl said, "I hope you're not mad at me for causing her to return to being her normal self."

Brevity replied, "No, not at all.  I commend you for helping a dear friend remember her true self, especially when she was not very approachable."

Colgate interrupted, "Uh, do you two think you could reminisce more later?  We have a major meeting we have to have at the base and I will need to round everypony up.  There you will meet the pony who looks so much like you."

Brevity said with excitement, "We will get to meet Fluttershy?  Brevity looks forward to meeting her."

Colgate headed to round everypony up while Brevity and Starswirl continued to discuss everything from the past.  Brevity was happy to be free and Starswirl was ecstatic to have his teacher back.

Meanwhile in Faustica the two lookouts returned to the palace.  One of them said, "Galaxia, Cosmos, we have some very bad news."

Galaxia had a look of concern on her face and asked, "What is this bad news you have?"

The lookout replied, "SHE has returned."

Galaxia jumped off of her throne and said, "What?  Brevity Thrash has returned?  LaurFa needs to be notified immediately.  Do you know where she is?"

Cosmos replied, "Yes.  She is probably in Maredrid with the Dark Goddess Twilight Sparkle and her brother Shining Armor.  I believe it is best if we notify her when they arrive here.  They can then stay here longer and prepare for what we need to do."

The lookout added, "There was this blue Alicorn that has the ability to freeze and unfreeze time that came and got her.  An older, bearded Alicorn, an Alicorn with rainbow colored mane, two dark Alicorns and two changelings accompanied this blue Alicorn and Brevity Thrash back to the east."

Galaxia replied, "Oh great.  That blue Alicorn is the Supreme Commander of Equestria, Colgate.  She is a Time Lady and she can use time manipulation to her advantage.  I should have known when we were frozen in place twice for a few minutes twice, that she was using her magic to do something to harm Twilight's cause.  Well they stand no chance as we will have LaurFa and Twilight on our side."