Chapter 7: A Loving Mother
After the clouds of dust cleard, two alicorn pony figures were made out. One was laying were Solar was, and the other was next to her.
"Twilight," Celestia said, approaching the two. They both got up and it came clear to who they were.
"I'm... free," one said, "Solar Eclipse is finally free!" She was as big as Celestia, but had a black coat, navy blue mane that moved like Celestia's, dark purple eyes, and a moon in front of a sun as a cutie mark.
"But you failed to give rise Blackout," the one next to Solar said. It was Twilight... sort of.
"Did I? Look at yourself," Solar smirked, conjuring a mirror in front of Twilight.
"What are you talking... Oh My Gosh!"
Twilight's purple coat was changed into a black one like Solar's, her hair was no longer cut short but covered one of her purple eyes like Fluttershy's and was navy blue as well, and her tail was in curls. She still had her cutie mark, but was black and each of her little stars had a white shadow outlining each if them. The others just stared at her in amazement at this new Twilight.
"Welcome back, Blackout."
"Just because ya changed her look doesn't mean she is Blackout," Applejack defended, "ah bet ya anything she still knows how to use her Element of Harmony."
"Element of what," Twilight exclaimed, making everypony, except Solar who was grinning, gasped in shock.
"You don't know what the Elements of Harmony are?! Do you even know who we are," Rainbow exclaimed.
"Of course, don't be silly Rainbow," Twilight replied.
"Phew, thank goodness, I thought for a second..."
"Yeah, you five started hanging with me after my coronation. Then I met Flash... but we broke up,"
"You and Flash broke up," Solar exclaimed, glaring at the cowering Buzzard and Jack.
"Yeah... anyways, after we broke up this whole mess happened... funny, I don't remember anything before that... man, I must have had a boring life before that."
"No, Twilight," Applejack replied, starting to tear up, "You had a great life. Don't ya remember, defeating Nightmare Moon n' Discord, all of our adventures as friends? Please Twilight, don't you remember?"
"I'm sorry... I don't remember," Twilight said.
"Hmph," Solar chuckled, "My memory spell may haven't alter your memory, but at least it has made you forget your element. Now nothing can stop me!"
"Wrong," Celestia declared, "I will stop you!"
"So will we," the mane six yelled in unison.
"I'm in," Flash declared.
"And so will I," Chrysalis exclaimed, making everypony look at her in shock, "What? Can't take over Equestria if there is nothing to take over. Let's call this a temporary truce."
"Ha! Even with your combine might, none of you are strong enough to defeat me," Solar laughed, then froze the entire Changeling army in one spell.
"My children," Chrysalis exclaimed, getting angry and using her own version of the Canterlot royal voice, "How dare you freeze my children! You shall pay for this you bucking she-devil!" Chrysalis then charged at Solar, who just chuckled and vanished from thin air, startling Chrysalis to a stop. Solar then reappeared next to Chrysalis and hitting her with a beam that threw her across the cave and fall, down for the count.
"Anypony else," Solar smirked.
"I got this," Rainbow declared with a high level of ego... I mean confidence... yep, that is what I meant... confidence.
Rainbow charged at Solar at high flying speeds, but Solar just used the same dodging tactics, but simply held Rainbow in midair her magic and chuckled.
"Seriously, you make this too easy." Solar then flung her back to the group still standing.
"We still have our greatest means of defense," Celestia said, then conjured the Elements of Harmony and clipping them to their respective owners.
"Did you not hear Blackout? She has no idea how to use it."
"I highly doubt that... and her name is Twilight," Celestia replied, putting the crown on Twilight.
"What's this," Twilight asked.
"Y-You don't remember?"
"I'm sorry Princess... I don't."
"Then I will activate them," Celestia declared and put the crown on her head as she levitated the Elements around her.
"Please," Solar grinned, "your nothing even with your precious Elements."
"Well see about that."
Celestia and Solar stood on either side of the cave, glaring at each other and waiting for the other to make a move.
"Did anybrony see that tumble weed," Pinkie asked the ceiling.
"Shut up, Pinkie," Rainbow growled.
"Your time is up Celestia, it is to time for a new ruler, and that will be me," Solar exclaimed as her eyes turned a green with a purple mist.
"I'm sorry cousin, but I say no," Celestia replied.
"Like Tim Griffins said to the-"
"Just shut up, Pinkie," Rainbow interrupted, sticking her hoof in Pinkie's mouth.
Solar fired her dark beam while Celestia fired a white one in counter. The two beams met in the middle as they locked, pushing back and forward.
"Come on Celestia," Pinkie exclaimed, pushing Rainbow's hoof out of her mouth.
The two continued this battle of magic, one trying to outlast the other, until the pressure was too much and it exploded sending both of them flying backwards. The explosion was so big, that cave started to rumble.
"It's going to cave in," Pinkie yelled, "and anybronys who are wondering about the Changelings, they were unfrozen due to the lack of concentration from Solar and were able to escape with Chrysalis."
"Who are you yelling at, Pinkie," Rarity exclaimed.
"We don't have time," Pinkie replied, "even though we have have about eight or nine main characters in here, we shouldn't push our luck by just standing around, so everypony run to the exit!"
Rarity, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Celestia, Flash, and Solar all made it to the exit, but Twilight got her hoof stuck in a rock.
"Come on Twilight," Applejack exclaimed,
"I'm stuck!"
"I got you," Flash yelled, running back in.
"Flash, look out," Rainbow exclaimed.
Flash looked up and saw the entrance cave in. He rolled out of the way into the cave as the entrance was sealed.
"Twilight," everypony yelled.
"Blackout," Solar exclaimed, trying to move rocks out of the way with her magic.
"Solar stop. You don't know what you're doing," Celestia said trying to stop her.
"You don't know what you're doing," Solar defend, pushing her out of the way and trying to move the rocks by hoof, "I need to get to my Blackout."
"Solar, calm down. Twilight will be fine..."
"No Celestia," Solar replied, but started to slow down. She finally stopped and fell on top of the rocks crying.
"It's alright Solar," Celestia assured, "Twilight will be fine. I know her, she is a strong mare."
"But what if she isn't," Solar sobbed, "What if she is running out of air? Or is being crushed by a rock?! Or is dying of thirst?! I need to get to my daughter!"
Celestia approached Solar, who came up to Celestia and hugged her tightly as she cried on her shoulder.
"It's alright Solar," Celestia reassured and returning the hug and slowly stroking her head.
"I don't care what happens afterwards," Solar cried, "I just want my daughter back."
(To Be Continued...)