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// Chapter XI: The Musicians 
// Story: The Past Is Never Really Forgotten 
// by TrojanHorseWhisperer 
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Things began to get a little intense as Dark Shield and Miles fought each other. Thanks to the spell that had drained the energy of the four princesses, Dark Shield had become quadruple the power she was before. Even Miles, who was thrice as strong as Celestia herself couldn’t hold her back. He was knocked back.

Whilst all this was happening, Bass and Starlight were fighting off a horde of some kind of creature that Dark Shield had spawned to take over the palace.

Using their physical strength and magic, they were being overrun. Bass suddenly felt a tingling from his bass guitar on his back. He glanced at it, and as he fought, the guitar glowed a deep red colour. He grabbed it and stepped back. Starlight jumped out of the way and he hit one of strings. A visible pulse shot out of the guitar and slowed the horde down. The horde moved forward again, advancing towards them slowly. Bass hit another note, and another and soon, he was playing an epic bass solo which was blowing the horde back.

He opened his eyes to see the horde lying on the floor around him. He cheered and brohoofed Starlight.

As they were about to head to the throne room doors, Bass noticed that the hordes bodies were beginning to merge together. He gasped and they both stopped. The horde was growing with each body that merged into this new creature. The creature grew and grew and was beginning to grow as high as the ceiling. Another huge creature was forming next to the first one.

Bass grinned as he grabbed his guitar again. Starlight looked at him with inspiration. A glint shone in her eye as she got an idea.
Her horn lit up and around her, a DJ stack appeared, seemingly out of nowhere. A bass amp and amp lead appeared next to Bass. He plugged it in, nodded at Starlight and hit the strings.

The same pulses began shooting out of the guitar and only slowed the creatures. Starlight hit a switch on the stack, and an electronic beam shot into the air above Bass. Bass’ playing had stopped pulsing towards the creatures, and instead, was headed into a small ball of light above him. The creatures continued to advance slowly.

The two were playing in perfect harmony, with Bass providing an epic bass line and Starlight providing a wubbin’ good backtrack. The two energies were mixing and as the music began to get a little more intense, the two musicians’ horns began to glow. They slowly rose from the ground. They were lifted to the height of what can only be described as the creatures’ head.

The two musician’s eyes were closed as the creatures swung to hit them.  The two opened their eyes, and the ball of musical energy shot straight for the creatures.

The ball hit them, and the creatures writhed in agony as they were slowly dissipated until the only thing left, was a pile of ashes on the ground.

The two musicians dropped back onto their feet on the floor next to the ashes. They both smiled and hugged each other. Bass gazed into Starlight’s eyes and she did the same into Bass’ eyes. They moved in for a kiss when a royal guard rushed around the corner.

“You have to help us. Some kind of huge creature is running rampant in the city!” The guard said with a sense of urgency.
Bass and Starlight looked at each other and smiled. Bass grabbed his guitar and Starlight’s horn shone as they ran out of the palace, followed closely by a battalion of royal guards.