//------------------------------// // Chapter 6: The Chase, The Fight With the Old Sniper // Story: Sora's Hidden Motives // by khandmlpfan //------------------------------// Location: ???? P.O.V.: no one time: since the beginning of the events that were set in motion It was unsettling to find the presence had slipped through their grasp, only to show up in a place that they had not seen since they had set their plans in motion. Twelve hooded figures stared down at an orb that honed in on a cyan pegasus withe a black jacket, a silver crown chain necklace and that unmistakable aura of radiant light. It made them all sick to look upon the scene, as well as it intrigued them that this pony has found a way home. They had not foreseen this, and will plan to remedy it soon. They would force the pony to leave, and then trap the pony in their grasp, then turn the so called 'chosen one' into a tool of darkness. Sets of golden eyes stare into the orb and a single pair of red does as well, all with sinister plans in store, to push the boy to the edge, but it would take some time... so much time... One of them travels into the past to set the plans in motion, while the others waited. They had waited, and they were patient. All except one who smirked a bit behind his hood, planning on paying the keyblader a visit, to see that one look again. And also to experience the world for himself. The superior of them all just motions whit a white clad hand and a corridor to the world opens in front of the person, who smirks at the very old, very wise leader before he slips into the corridor of darkness, feeling the shadows slowly shift him and his weapons to fit the world. The only thought in his head as he brought up two specialized guns to his sides, that he was going to taunt the boy and show the ponies what was hidden behind all that light. Location: Northern half of ponyville P.O.V.: Sora's time: 5 minutes from ponyville square My hooves kicked up dirt as I ran, pegasi and unicorn royal guards are all rushing towards me on all sides. Each one looking as if they wanted to kill me. Well they would have a rough time trying to kill me since they didn't look like any of them had much battle experience. They could all gang up on me, but with the level of experience between me and them, it would be a one sided slaughter-fest. Though for some reason I felt as if Flash Kill would be my only real foe among their ranks. I don't have time to think about them, I just need to maneuver through the city, and run outside to where I won't have to hold back.With that thought in mind I pushed my body further, increasing the speed of my hooves. Buildings blurred by as I ran, the guards slowly falling behind, seeming to already tire out while I could go on for ages. Or so I thought at first. The pegasi picked up their speed as some gathered ahead of me with black clouds within their grasps, the ones ahead seeming to have something sinister in their minds for if I went that way. It was one of the only routes I could take, but it also ran the risk of me getting severely hurt by the pagasi. Steeling myself, I pushed my body more, feeling all four of my hooves pick up speed like a piston, my body slowly spreading apart in an after image as one of my old abilities from my wisdom form kicked in, letting me easily 'warp' past the darkened area caused by the clouds. They didn't react fast enough, because I could hear them buck something before a loud boom resonated from some impact, though I did not look back. As I ran, I could sense something wrong, slowly I stopped, skidding on my hooves and tearing up ground as in the middle of a large, empty square before me, stood one black cloaked pony wielding two guns besides it's head. My eyes hardened and I stopped, summoning the keyblade without hesitation as the pony threw back the hood and smirked to me. A grey coated unicorn pony with a black, tied back main that also had a grey coloring looked at me with one golden eye, the other eye covered in an eye-patch with a scar running form his forehead to his cheek where another scar, on the other side began at the cheek and ran down to his chin. The pony spoke to me as the guards ran and surrounded the both of us. "Long time no see Sora, you are truly one hoof-full of a troublemaker." "Braig, what are you doing here!?" I barked back at the stallion who acted as if he was hurt by putting a hoof to his chest and making a mock frown. "Ow, that hurt Sora. Can't a friend come and say hello?" His frown then turned into a smirk as he loaded his weapons. "Besides, I came to get you out of this place, now that you are so far away form the others, it would be a synch to corrupt you." He didn't care that the guards surrounded us heard and were mumbling between their selves. "Now be a good pony and come with me, or..." Braig then pointed his guns at me, the muzzles ready for shooting their target. "I will force you to come back" At this I tightened my grip on the keyblade and stared at him. "As if I would actually give myself up, find yourself another lackey!" Once again he acted as if he was sad. "Aw and I was hoping to deliver you unharmed..." After a second a sadistic smirk played its way across his muzzle and he got into a battle stance as I did. "Well, time to break you keyblader!!" Braig fired his guns as he teleported and hung form the air, continuing his assault. As his shots came closer, I struck them back at him and started to run around the battlefield that was provided for us by the guards. Keeping an eye on braig, wherever he went, I would run around, and deflect the shots. I need to get in closer to him! Suddenly he stops and goes to reload, and I rushed in, jumping and going to slash at him before his gun came to my head point-blank. My eyes widen as his muzzle grew a smirk, he was about to shoot, until a rainbow and cyan blur smashed into him, sending him flying. Well only for a bit before he shot at the blue blur, which was rainbow dash. Instinct took over and I tackled her, causing us to land on the ground and out of the way of the shot. Rainbow Dash kicked me off and in an agitated voice asked. "Hey what did you do that for!?" "If I hadn't done that then he would have pierced you all the way through with that shot!" I retorted back before we both looked at the direction of where as an agitated voice shouted at them. "You shouldn't have done that girl, now I will have to eliminate you and the keyblader..." Braig seemed really, really agitated, pure hate poring out of his one golden eye as he brought up the guns and pointed them at us. I could already sense the massive amount of power he was about to unleash on us, and I looked to dash, I could already feel something connecting for some reason. Is it like before with Pinkie Pie!? Quickly looking at Braig, I would gulp and hope it was like that before, and that we didn't die here. "Rainbow dash, you know that light when me and pinkie became one?" Rainbow looked up at me in confusion and blinks a bit. "What do you mean?" As we spoke, he started to charge up his guns, the soldiers that surrounded us, running to protect the citizens. "When I annihilated the heartless. Me and Pinkie became one, now I need your help to defeat this guy. Please, lend me your strength." She seemed to think it over a bit before she got up and smirked, nodding. "Well of course! You can count on 'THE Rainbow Dash'!" Letting out a chuckle, I would nod and closes my eyes, my heart connecting to hers. A chain of friendship surges form the darkness, binding hearts and increasing their strength, combining them into one being. The light shone through the darkness of nothingness and surrounded both friends in blinding light. The light stung the eyes of Braig, causing him to cancel his attack and shield the darkness filled eyes that was given to him by his master. The light slowly fades and I stood there, my mane taking a rainbow frost tip as I felt my speed increase past what my body was capable of. In my right hoof, the kingdom key shone, and in my left, a strange keyblade shone from a rainbow light. The blade was a rainbow beam that shot out from a rainbow ring that had a stone with Rainbow Dash's cutie mark on it. The beam lead into one cloud near the base, another cloud in the middle, and then to a small Rainbow Dash flowing through another cloud in front of the sun, the sun being the teeth of the keyblade. As Braig was trying to get rid of his blind status, I rushed in, in front of him in a matter of a single breathe and started an impossibly fast assault. I couldn't even keep up, I just let my body flow form slashes to slashes, all I could do was try to count how many I did...ten, twenty, thirty, fifty. Though as all good things, it came to an end, as Braig shot us away, and somehow his shot depleted my energy and we were both forced to separate. He activated his teleport ability and pointed the muzzle of his gun point blank at my head, about to shoot when it was shot away by a magic bolt coming form behind me. Craning my neck, I looked around to see a pissed off blue alicorn, who was staring at the grey unicorn with pure rage. "You spirited away our brother, and for that you will perish!!" Location: A few ponies away from the town square P.O.V.: Princess Luna time: A few minutes before she interrupted My eyes would gaze upon the light that was similar to my sister's, I dare even say that it was the same as I walked to the battlefield and witnessed that pony who took down my soldiers standing on his back hooves and facing.... My eyes widened at the black cloaked, grey unicorn. A flashback to a room I haven't been to in so long, baby toys for a newborn colt filled it and over a crib, one black cloaked figure stood, cradling a sleeping foal in his arms, the royal necklace that mine parent gave him hanging form the bundle our brother was in. My rage awakened, that one memory burned into my mind ever since that night. And now, I have the chance to get revenge. As the male was about to defeat the stallion that had dealt a fatal blow, I shot a magic arrow into the pony's weapon and glared. "You spirited away our bother! For that you will perish!" Not giving this strange unicorn any time for recover, I keep shooting my arrows over and over again, well really I call them arrows, but they were beams of pure magic. And each one seemed to not only hit but stun the pony, so I continued, blasting the pony over and over again until was sure there was nothing but a crater where he once stood. As dust cleared, I was angered and surprised to see the stallion still existed, but with a smirk as he back into a portal of darkness. "You win this round keyblader, but your princess won't save you next time." And with that, he was gone. giving out an order quickly, I have the guards escort the injured ponies I saw to the infirmary near here, well the hospital really. There were some questions that needed to be answered, and the cyan stallion would tell them to me.