Chapter 13: End of the World
Twilight, Rarity, Ponville, even me, were all gone. But then why could I still feel the heat?
I opened my eyes to find I had draped myself over Rarity. She looked up at me, tears in her eyes.
“Ella, are we dead?”
I lifted my head and looked around. We were still in the manor, but it was completely burned out, save a small area where me, Rarity, Winter and Luna were standing.
“Mom,” I said, realizing what this might mean. I quickly ran out the gap where the door used to be an ran though the burning forest towanrd Ponyville.
I arrived to a sight from hell.
Every building in Ponyville, including Twilight’s treehouse, was burning.
There were bodies of dead ponies littering the streets, all charred beyond recognition. I looked around to see Othelia emerge from the burning hospital with a magical shield around her. She had Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo and Trixie with her. I galloped over.
“Mom, you’re alright,” I said, embracing her.
“I’m sorry I can’t say the same for everypony else,” She replied.
We looked around at the carnage, and saw Spike dragging Twilight out of the treehoue, still in one piece. We ran over to help him wake Twilight up.
Winter, Luna and Rarity arrived, and Winter checked Twilight’s pulse.
“She’s still alive,” Winter said, lifting a hand to heal her.
“What happened,” I asked.
“It was never Starlight who was transforming humans,” Rarity said, “She was saving the transformed ponies from being controlled by the person who was transforming them, her sister, Darklight.”
“How do you know this,” asked Winter.
“She rescued me,” Rarity replied cautiously, “I was really with her brother and other sister before I came to Canterlot.”
“I see,” said Winter, “So Sunlight is the brother?” Rarity nodded.
“Anyway, Darklight used them to make an army and attacked the Winter Tower,” Luna said, resuming the earlier conversation, “Winter called in his Russian friends, but they never made it.”
“There was a force left on Sanctuary to stop them,” Winter said.
“So, it’s over,” I said, “Equestria is gone.”
“Not nessisarily,” said Twilight as she woke up.
“What do you mean,” asked Winter, “Are you really proposing...”
“The Time Spell,” Twilight finished for Winter, “Yes I am. It is the only way.”
“But you know only a pony can use that spell, and none of you have enough mana except Ella.”
“Exactly my point,” Twilight said, turning to me, “Ella, we can still save Equestria, but it will come at a cost. Do you know the time travel spell?” I nodded.
“You will be able to go back to stop Darklight from using the Winter Spire with that spell,” Winter said with concern, “But you will more than likely be a one way trip, erasing you from history in the process.”
I looked around at the desolation around me. It took me only a moment to decide. “For Equestria,” I said, casting the spell.
~~~~~~~~~~
A strange room suddenly appeared around me.
I saw Winter and a strange black pony on a sort of stage in the center of this large room. I realized I must be near the top of the Winter Spire.
“This is madness, Darlight,” Winter yelled above the wind, “You would destroy your own kind, and for what, a bit of cruel fun?!”
“Yes, I would,and I am,” She fired a magic bolt at Winter as he attempted to raise a shield, sending him flying off the tower. “I suppose you want some to,” She said, firing a bolt at me. I reflected it back at her, throwing her back.
“I will not let you do this,” I yelled defiantly.
“How did you do that,” said Darklight, “It’s impossible!”
“Impossible,” I yelled, “I was a human girl a few days ago. Try me.” I jumped onto the center of the stage and fired the most powerful magic beam I could right through the core of the spire, causing a small fracture in the crystal focus gem.
“NOOOOOOOO,” Darklight screamed as she was disentegrated by the blast from the explosion. I closed my eyes and let whatever happened next happen unhindered.
A bright light bloomed from the top of the Winter Spire. The tower and ground around it began to shake as the magical energy from the crystal poured out. After a few seconds, a massive wave of energy was discharged from the crystal as the fracture repaired itself. Below, as the wave passed over them, Darklight’s servants slumped and fell, all dead. Their minds had been wiped and linked to Darklight’s, so when she died, so did they.
~~~~~~~~~~
Rarity sat in Twilight's Treehouse, talking with her and Spike. They had been waiting for Ella. She had just come into Twilight’s treehouse after talking to the Cutiemark Crusaders when she suddenly vanished. At the same time, Rarity and Twilight’s memories flooded with the events that had happened between then and the time Ella had traveled back to stop Darklight, Starlight’s evil sister.
But that meant she was gone, erased from existence!
But, then why did Rarity and Twilight still remember?