//------------------------------// // Rescuing Magic and Kindness // Story: Death vs Harmony // by The Zebra Hybrid //------------------------------// Crystal Empire Luna stood on the balcony deep in thought about what would happen in tomorrow’s events, she stood there for hours until she heard footsteps behind her, she quickly turned around to see Death leaning against the opening of the door with his arms crossed. Luna gave a weak smile as Death nodded. "Can't sleep?" Death asked. "You could say that, I usually sleep during the day so I can watch the night." answered Luna as Death walked up to her side. "You should get some rest you need all your strength for tomorrow." "What about you? Don't you need sleep as well." asked Luna with a cocky grin. "I'm Death when do I sleep?" "Oh right, do you mind if I ask you a question." "Ask away." "Do you think we stand a chance?" Death just stayed silence, of course him and his brothers stood a chance, but what about Luna? What about Cadence and her husband, Shining Armor. There is no way they could stand a chance against Samael and his son, maybe Lilith would be a better opponent for them. Death was snapped from his thoughts as Luna coughed in her hoof. "So what do you think Death?" "I...don't know, a lot can happen." Death answered trying to make the truth sound a little soft. Luna just sighed in disappointment and looked down in shame. "I hope my sister and the other elements are alright." Luna whispered as she scooted closer to Death "Do you know what the plan is?" Death put a clawed glove to his chin and thought. "Well we can't just barge in to Canterlot, then they'll kill your sister and the elements and we don't want that. So we'll have to sneak in and see if they are still alive." "But the demons, will spot even if you do sneak in, most likely they are using the survivors as slaves, so maybe we could pretend to be one of them and slip easily inside without being noticed." "How are we going to pass as slaves as you can see we're not ponies and how do you know all of this?" "I have....dealt with this before, but that's for another time, to answer your concern we turn you into ponies." answered Luna as Death's eyes widened. Transformed in to a pony, yes it could work but how would the others react to this? Fury maybe would accept, War wouldn't care as long as the job gets done, and Strife would simply refuse without hesitation. "But there is a catch once you are transformed in to ponies you won't be able to turn back." continued Luna. "I'll do it." "R-r-really?! I mean if you don't want to go through with this-" "Luna, I have to. They are my friends too, so do it." Death said with a serious look under his mask, Luna gazed in to his yellow eyes she always admired and started to light up her horn. Death slowly started to be lifted up in the air and started to be consumed by a bright light. He closed his eyes and felt his body take form. Luna started to sweat as she finally finished the spell and dimming the light to reveal a gray earth pony stallion with a long black mane and tail laying on the ground with purple armor and cloths strapped on his body with two scythes halted on his sides and a white face with no mouth and nose but just small yellow eyes, the same ones Luna loved to look in to so much. The stallion stood up on his hooves, being about two inches taller than Luna, and inspected his new body that he had acquired. (Death's Pony Form) "Death? How do you feel?" asked Luna in a worried tone. "Fine, so this is what being a pony feels like, seems...different." answered Death, wondering how he could still talk without a mouth, "It seems that my mask has fused with my face, perfect." "I think you look rather handsome as a stallion." Luna blushed at the comment as Death grunted in annoyance, "Death I have something to tell you." "What is it?" "If we don't make it, tomorrow, I just want to say...um......I love being with you and hope that you stay by my side no matter what, and- and-" Luna then wrapped Death into an embrace and pressed her mouth on to where his was supposed to be. Death's eyes widened in surprise, even though he didn't have a mouth anymore he could still fill her lips against and melted in to the kiss. The two pulled apart and looked in to each other’s eyes. "I love you." whispered Luna in Death's ear as they still held the embrace. "I....love you too." Death forced out. Luna nuzzled Death's neck as the two looked at the stars, "Do you think my brothers and sister will approve changing into ponies." "I'm sure with you already a pony they would follow." Next Morning; Outside Crystal Palace "HELL NO!" screamed Strife as he glared at the ponified Death and Luna, "There is no way I'm becoming a pony!" "Strife this is the only way." pleaded Cadence. "No, I'm done! I'm leaving!" screamed Strife as he stomped away but Shining stepped in his way blocking the way glaring daggers at Strife, “Move." "You’re going through this, my sister is in there and you’re going to help if you like it or not." barked Shining Armor horn lighting up as Strife pulled out one of his pistols and pointed it at Shining’s forehead. "Enough of this!" yelled War as he stabbed his great sword to the ground and lifted Strife up by his throat, "You will become the damn pony and you will like it." "But it's permanent! Come one Fury I know you don't approve this!" argued Strife as Fury just shrugged and gave a light smile at her brother, "Oh come on! Fine! I'll be the stupid pony!" War chuckled at his brother's annoyance and nodded at Shining giving him a wink. "Thank you for considering this." thanked Cadence as Discord appeared in the group. "So, if I heard right these three want to be ponies." scoffed Discord, "I think I could be of help." "Let’s just get this over with." grunted Strife as Discord's talon glowed a bright yellow and a magical beam shooting out to the other three riders. The three then got consumed by the magic and started to change form. "Aaaaaaand done!" chanted discord as he bowed with a mustache putting a chef hat to his chest. Discord then pulled out a microphone as random smoke surrounded the three riders."Ladies and gentlecolts I give you...........THE PONYSIDERS!!!!!" screamed Discord as the smoke cleared showing War, Fury, Strife, and somehow Death on a random stage with spotlights shining on them. The three riders looked at their new bodies and nodded in approval. Fury glanced at Strife and gave him a smile. "What?" asked Strife cocking his head to the side? "So you like your new body?" she scoffed. "Ok, I admit it's pretty cool, but still bummed that we can't change back." answered Strife with a shrug. "Are you two coming with us." asked Fury as Cadence shook her head and in shame. "I'm sorry but it seems I am needed here, but I will wish you luck in saving my aunt and the rest of my friends, I don't know what I'll do if something would happen to them." "Don't worry we'll get them back safely." said Fury as Discord snapped his fingers as he the riders and Luna vanished in a flash of light. The group appeared in a flash of light in Canterlot and looked around to see if no demons were around, luckily there weren't any nearby. The group looked around to see charred buildings, debris spread across the ground, corpses lay in the streets, Luna spotted a lone doll on the ground with blood stains on she picked it up with tears in her eyes. Death came up behind Luna and put a hoof on her shoulder as Discord stretched his limbs and patted himself on the back."It seems my work is done, I'll see you guts when this is over, well if you survive." said Discord as he snapped his fingers. "Wait! You can't-" trailed Strife but Discord was already gone in a flash of light. Strife groaned in anger as he stomped on the ground with his hoof, "Now what do we do!?" "We start the objective, War, Strife, Fury, go and find the elements they might not look it but they are a valuable asset." commanded Death, "While you do that me and Luna will find Celestia, it'll be best for you guys to split up if I know Samael he knows they are stronger together so he probably split them up." "Death you know this is a trap right." asked Fury. "I know, but when has that stopped us?" "Good point." "Good luck my friends." said Luna as they all nodded and went their separate ways to rescue Celestia and the Elements. The Wrath of War War treaded through the ruin of what was once the great city of Canterlot; it pained him seeing the city like this. It reminded him when he was on Earth when the demon and angels brought their war to them. War then heard a crack from his side he quickly jumped behind a fallen piece of debris and peeked from behind it. Three demons touched down and scavenged through the rubble. "Keep looking! Lilith said she felt a disturbance over here." said one of the demons "That's not the only thing she felt." laughed another. "Shut up and get back to work." War chuckled and snuck around the three demons he didn't want to get caught and risk sounding the alarm so he stayed in the shadows and watched the three demons until they left. "Hey did you here?" one asked. "About what?" the other answered. "About those six ponies they captured down below, I think they were called 'Elements' or something but I heard two of them are in the dungeon." War smiled to himself at the information that was mistakenly given to him. He decided that the three demons have lived their usefulness and picked up a rock and threw it at a wall alerting the demons to go check it out. War slowly sneaked behind the three with his great sword in his mouth. When he was close enough he lunged and stuck the sword through the first demons back coming out from its chest making it cry out in pain. The other two turned around quickly, but only for War to cut them in half from the waist down. War looked at the carnage and sheathed his great sword. "So, two of them are in the dungeon." War said to himself, "Let’s not keep them waiting." Twilight and Fluttershy sat in silence. They had lost there is no hope now, Twilight's teacher and motherly figure is gone and the rest of her friends are separated. Twilight gave out a sad sigh as she began to cry again. Fluttershy noticing Twilight's behavior walked over to her and put a hoof around her shoulder comforting her. "Please don't cry Twilight, everything will be okay." cooed Fluttershy. "But that's just it." sniffed Twilight, "Everything is not okay, there is nothing we could do Fluttershy, nothing." "Well don't worry Death and Luna-" "Death and Luna aren't coming for us!" "Twilight, why would you say that?" "You saw how many of those things out there! They managed to kill Celestia and that was just one of them, so how can Death and Luna go against a whole army of those things!" snapped Twilight as Fluttershy whimpered back from Twilight from her sudden outburst, “Look I'm sorry, Fluttershy but let's face it noponys coming for us." Just as Twilight said that a demon came tumbling down the stone steps and slammed in to the cage Twilight and Fluttershy were in. They both shrieked in surprise, watching the demon slowly getting up blood slowly spewing from its mouth. As the demon got to its feet a long blade went straight through its skull and retracting. The girls grinned hoping to see Death, but it wasn't. Who they saw was a black stallion with a long white mane and tail, red hood, pure glowing white eyes, gray gauntlets and glowing red marks on his face with a long orange great sword with scriptures carved into it, sheathed on his back. Twilight and Fluttershy backpedaled to the back of the cell in fear as the black stallion tore the door off its hinges. The stallion walked in and cocked his head to the side in confusion. "Usually when someone gets saved they say thank you." said the black stallion in a deep voice. "Uh....t-t-thank you, um-." stuttered Twilight still in fear of the stallion. "War." Twilight and Fluttershy's eyes both widened upon hearing the name and they immediately recognized it. This was one of Death's brothers War that was supposed to be imprisoned, but why is he here? "War? Aren't you supposed to be in jail?" asked Twilight "Hmpf. It seems Death told you everything did he?" War responded with a grunt. "Death! Is he here? Where's Luna? Are we going to go get the others?" rushed Fluttershy in excitement. "Calm down yellow one, Death and that blue mare is here looking for Samael, while the rest of us are trying to find the rest of your friends." explained War. "What do you mean the rest of us?" "My other brother and sister, Strife and Fury, are looking for your friends as we speak, so if there is no further questions we are getting you two out of here quickly before more demons show up." "Wait!" Twilight yelled causing War to turn around in annoyance, "How are you a pony when Death is-" "Also a pony." War said cutting her off. "Wait what?" "Like I said all will be explained later, but we have to leave right no-" THERE THEY ARE!!!! Roared a group of demons from down the hall as they advanced on the trio. War motioned Twilight and Fluttershy to get behind him as he drew his Great sword from his sheath. War raised it up and slammed it in the ground causing red and black spikes to shoot up from the ground, impaling and crushing the group of demons. War put the sword back in his sheath and stared at the carnage. "Let's go." said War as Twilight and Fluttershy nodded and followed him up the stairs and on to the surface and disappearing in the ruin buildings of Canterlot as demons soared through the air in search of the escape prisoners and the Rider of War.