//------------------------------// // Chapter 4: Swordstruck Strucked! // Story: Enough of the Drama Queen // by JusSonic //------------------------------// Chapter 4: Swordstruck Strucked! "Awwwww," Pinkamena said, whimpering sadly for some reason. The others hear her and she sounded upset. Golden Heart says, "What's wrong little sister?" "The Button Mash and Sweetie Belle pair will not happen; she's going to be with somepony else called Tito Derek." "I see but they will still be very very close friends." Pinkamena gave a pouty face but then shrugs in understanding. She said, "You're right big brother; they will still be very very close friends but the Button Mash and Sweetie Belle pair will still be my fav always' besides Button knows Sweetie more than anypony and who knows? Button might become Sweetie Belles baby sitter." She giggles at that as they lightly nod puzzled but understand what she meant. ---------------- "Rarity could be anywhere! And so as Nyx! We need to find them!" Twilight exclaims in worry as the gang prepares to make their next move to find the others, once Drillmap get Armorspear's signal. Smartscar turned to Drillmap, who has the headphone on his ears, trying to detect the signal. He spoke, "Well?" Drillmap nod in responding. He spoke, "I found them. Master Armorspear found and rescued Mistress Rarity and the Cutie Mark Crusaders." "Really," Applejack asks hopefully. Her little sister is found and saved, "Howdy-a-loo!" "Great, awesome," Rainbow exclaims as the Dragon cheers on eagerly. "So where will we meet them at?" Ben asks Drillmap hopefully. "Armorspear said to meet up at the Black Forest." Drillmap explains to the others where Armorspear wants them to meet his group at. "Where is that?" Rainbow asks anxiously to Armorspear. Even if her college is a fake, the mare hates to lose some of her awesome students (and her friend). "Just due north." "Then, let's go!" Twilight neighs loudly as she quickly rushes up ahead. The others follow her, doing their best to keep up. That is one determined princess. -------------------------------- Within the deep of the dungeon, Armorspear and Wuzubu continued guiding and leading Rarity and the Cutie Mark Crusaders, all the way to the stairs. They bounced onto something when climbing up the stairs on the level. They gasped in shock and frightened as a couple of Rogue Mystic Soldiers are in the way. Rogue Mystic Soldier #1, noticing, yelps out, "What the - General Armorspear; you betrayed us?! You betrayed your father's work and effort?!" Rogue Mystic Soldier #2 yells out, "We must warn Swordstruck at once; quickly!" Two Rogue Mystic Soldiers quickly headed to the top of stairs, while shouting, "We have traitors; Prisoner Escape; Prisoner Escape!" "Oh dear," Sweetie exclaims frantically. "If they catch us, we're all done for!" Pipsqueak exclaims in a worried squee. "We got to stop those brutes!" Rarity exclaims frantically and worried. "Wuzubu, do your stuff!" Button Mash exclaims to his friend with a determined look. "I'm... Wuzubu! Wuzubu... SMASH!" Wuzubu growled, preparing to go after the two Rogue Mystic Soldiers. Armorspear however stops Wuzubu, saying, "No! We can't! We need to meet my brother at once. I can only hope he is safe from harm; quickly this way!" Armorspear guided and led Wuzubu, Rarity and the Cutie Mark Crusaders to the west than north. Through running in the long hallway, they arrived at the entrance. They stopped at once, encountering Swordstruck and his Rogue Mystic Soldiers arming themselves with their swords and spears at the hall. Looks like the two Rogue Mystic Soldiers from before had informed them. "Swordstruck," Armorspear exclaims with a frown. "I thought you would be smarter than this... I'd never thought that you and your little brother is much more foolish than this," Swordstruck said darkly and furious over this. "It appears you had betrayed your father's work." Armorspear groaned angrily, "Maybe... But I will not go down the wrong path! I will walk on the path of righteous! You will not stop me!" Swordstruck huffed, "We shall see. Take care of these fools at once. I must prepare my ambush against Smartscar and his rescue force." Armorspear gasped. Swordstruck smirked as he continues, "That is right. I knew you would do something like this. This is the perfect opportunity to get rid of him once and for all." Swordstruck turned and galloped off. The Rogue Mystic Soldiers begin charging and attacking Armorspear, Wuzubu, Rarity and the Cutie Mark Crusaders. "Everypony, stay back; this is going to be ugly!" Armorspear warns the others, knowing that this battle is about to get ugly. Wuzubu growled in anger, "Wuzubu... SMASH! Armorspear and Wuzubu charged in. The big guy punched and kicked the Rogue Mystic Soldiers one-by-one. Armorspear swung, stroke and thrust his spear against his enemies for a few times. The Rogue Mystic Soldiers stroke their enemies for a few times. Armorspear blocked and swung the attacks off from his back, and stroke back. Wuzubu blocked the punch with his bare hands before punching back. They fought hard against the soldiers for a few times. "My! These two are holding their own against these ruffians." Rarity said, impressed by how Armorspear and Wuzubu are fighting these guys. "Right, it's like they were fighting for a little." Dinky squeaks a bit. "Should I go into Battle Mode?" Nyx ask her friends hopefully. "Best not. If all else fails, we need you for a last resort." Button Mash insists to Nyx, knowing that her Battle Mode will be needed should the worst comes to happen. Armorspear swung his whirling spear on his left and right, before he swung his on his enemies' necks. He turned to his allies, calling out, "Quickly! We must escape!" Armorspear continued guiding his friends and allies to escape, while he and Wuzubu fought and dealt with a couples of their enemies, continuing to run from the hall to the second level, and then they all arrived at the animal cage room. They all stopped, encountering tigers blocking their ways, as well as attacking an orange Earth Pony with a brown mane in bun-shaped and short tail and his Cutie Mark is a pike and courage Chinese Symbol, he's blocking the attacks with his pike from the tigers. "Looks like those tigers don't know who on the other side either." Button Mash said in comment. "But who is he?" Scootaloo ask, glancing at the new pony. "Hopefully he is on our side." Rarity said, hoping that this new pony is on the good guy and not with Swordstruck. "Pikestar," Armorspear calls out to Pikestar, recognizing him. "Brother!" Pikestar exclaims as he automatically removed his silver mask off from his face, looking at his brother. "I'm okay!" "Hang on! I'll get rid of the tigers for you." "Wuzubu... will do..." Wuzubu growls as he jumps in, stopping the tigers. He made some tiger noises of his own, assuring the animals that Pikestar is not with the enemy and is on the hero side. The Tigers growls then back off of the pony. "Wow, Wuzubu has stopped them!" Sweetie exclaims in surprise. "Wuzubu is known and trusted by the animals of the Land of Dirt, their protector." Button Mash said with a smile. "But how did you get to know him?" Dinky ask, pondering how Button first met Wuzubu. "I will tell you when this is over." Pikestar approached to his older brother, Armorspear, saying, "Thank you, brother. I thought I was the goner." Armorspear smiled, responding, "I'm just glad that you are safe. We must escape at once! We can't let Swordstruck set the ambush on our allies." Pikestar nodded his head as he spoke, "Agreed. I brought some of our Rogue Mystic Soldiers." 20 Rogue Mystic Soldiers came out from the hiding, bowed before Armorspear. These ponies appear to be on the good side. "It's not much; Just 20 of them only." Armorspear nodded his head as he adds, "It doesn't matter. We must escape at once." Armorspear, Pikestar, Wuzubu, Rarity, the Cutie Mark Crusaders and the 20 Rogue Mystic Soldiers continued running while fought off against some couples of enemy troops through the animal cage room to the next level of the armory room, then the training hall and finally arriving out to the cave's entrance. They all stopped at once. They encountered the large arbalests, aiming at them. Rogue Mystic Soldiers aimed their archery bows and arrows at their enemies. "Now what," Rarity ask in worry, "There're too many of them to block!" "Shucks, we ain't going down without a fight!" Apple Bloom exclaims, preparing to fight if need be. "But I don't think we could fight them on our height." Pipsqueak said in a squeak, hiding behind Wuzubu. Armorspear turns to his brother, asking with a grin, "Pikestar, ready?" Pikestar nodded as he responds, "Ready when you are, brother." "Savage Spears Storm," Armorspear and Pikestar cried in anger, their bodies glowed in cyan. They charged at the enemies. The other side launched their arbalests and arrows against Armorspear and Pikestar who swung the arrows off from the spear and pike for few a times while running towards them. Upon reaching before the arbalests and archers, both Armorspear and Pikestar swung their spear and pikes against the enemies for a few times on both the left and the right, before they slammed their weapons against the last arbalests into pieces. "My goodness," Rarity exclaims in shock at this scene. "It's like those guys are nothing to them." "Luckily for me I didn't transform. I need the energy for the big battle later." Nyx said in agreement, still recovering from the fight with Warring Malice. "They are dang powerful!" Apple Bloom exclaims in amazement with her friends nodding in agreement. Armorspear sighed in relief, "That was close. But we're not out yet." Pikestar nodded his head as he spoke, "We must stop Swordstruck from ambushing our allies." "Indeed. And I would like to have a word with that - Uncouth and uncivilized officer! He shall feel the WRATH - OF - RARITY!" Rarity growl, getting dramatic and ticked off at the same time, making the CMC yelps in worry. Pikestar, with an awkward looks, ask his brother, "Is she always like that?" Armorspear sighed while shaking his head, "I can tell why Smartscar hate dramatic mares. Too much. Come on, let's move out!" --------------- Swordstruck smiles evilly. He knew that Smartscar and the ones with him are coming soon. For a moment, it looks like the perfect ambush...until a roar is heard, causing the enemy to turn, gasping as the former captives and the traitors arrive on the scene. "Not a step, Swordstruck!" Armorspear exclaims sternly to the villain. "What; how did -?!" Swordstruck startled by the appearance of his enemies. He calms down somewhat as the villain continues, "It appears I've underestimated you..." "It's over, traitor. You've lost." Armorspear said as he got his weapon out, ready to fight big time. "Not yet. Prepare yourself." Swordstruck declares as he armed his flying swords, preparing to fight against Armorspear. Armorspear charged in, swinging his spear against Swordstruck's magical swords, blocking the attacks from him for few times. Swordstruck fought back, swinging his multiple swords against Armorspear, who quickly and endured in blocking the attacks. Swordstruck jumped up high, waving and swinging his swords striking at Armorspear. He quickly swung his spear against the swords for a few times. Swordstruck came at Armorspear, swinging his swords onto Armorspear's hooves hard. Armorspear cringed in pain, making him difficult to stand still. He shook his head, glaring at Swordstruck. This monster is going down! He jumped up and threw his spear against Swordstruck. The villain swiped the sword away. Armorspear landed on the ground, summoned his spear to his call and preparing to attack. Swordstruck smirked as he announces the next attack, "Underworld Sword Strikes!" Swordstruck waved his hoof up high. Thousands Magical Flying Swords emerged from the ground and stroke against Armorspear for a few times. The hero panted in pain and tired. His enemy is beating him. "Mega Sword Blast," The villain exclaims. Swordstruck blasted his Large Sword, firing a blast against Armorspear's armor into pieces, pushing him to the ground towards his group. Swordstruck chuckled lightly, "Don't you value your officer? If so, then you fools shouldn't have sent him to fight me." "You are a jerk, you know that?!" Nyx snaps angrily to Swordstruck. "Right, we are no fools! He fought you under his own free will!" Twist exclaims in agreement. "Whereas you sent your men to their doom like a coward," Button Mash exclaims with a frown on his face at Swordstruck. "Well, somepony really need some manners to talk to!" Rarity growls in fury as she trots forward. No one harms a friend of hers on her watch, no one! "Rarity; DON'T!" Sweetie squeals in alarm. Her sister is actually thinking of fighting Swordstruck?! "Aunt Rarity! You don't even know who you're dealing with!" Nyx exclaims to Rarity in alarm. "Well! I certainly do! He is the WORST... PONY... I'VE... EVER... SEEN," Rarity snaps in both anger and in a dramatic way. Swordstruck groaned, "You dare insult me?! Me, the Chosen One; I am the worthy one! I am superior than any of you! I am the true one! I am the Wielder of the Triforce Elements!" Rarity huffed, "If so... Where is your proof?! You're the WORST...PONY...TO...HAVE...THAT POWER!!!" "SILENCE," Swordstruck exclaims in fury as he is wielding his Magical Swords up high. "You will pay for your stupidity and mockery!" The villains is serious, he is going to cut this white unicorn in two! Rarity huffed, "Please! Look at yourself! You call yourself the 'Chosen One', and yet you can't handle the criticism. You are NOTHING... BUT...A DISAPPOINTMENT! "You are the most pathetic, weakling and excusable pony that I ever met!" Swordstruck snapped, not about to let this unicorn get the upper hoof on him. "You are the most weakest Unicorn that I ever met!" Rarity glares at Swordstruck as she asks, "Oh... IS THAT SO?! Well, let me tell you something, you ungrateful brat! I will make you suffer so much that you will never forget it! Do you know why you always lose? BECAUSE... YOU... NEVER... HAD... FRIENDS... LIKE... MINE!!!" "Friendship is broken!" Swordstruck exclaims, having enough of Rarity. But Rarity will not let down. She insists to the villain, "It is our strength! IT... DEFEATED... YOU; AND...IT... WILL...AGAIN!!!" "I'm warning you! Keep on insulting me, and I will harm your sister!" Swordstruck exclaims, getting to the breaking point of this argument. Rarity gasped, "You wouldn't dare?!" "I will!" Swordstruck exclaims as he waved his sword right on Sweetie Belle. She yelped in shock, jumped back. Rarity groaned in anger, "SWORDSTRUCK! YOU... WILL... PAY... FOR...IT! IT... IS...ON!!!!!" Rarity screamed in anger, jumped up and slammed Swordstruck onto the ground. The white unicorn slapped and punched on Swordstruck's face while he screamed in pain and horrior. One major rule? Never get on Rarity's bad side. Everyone gasped in shock, leaving Pikestar, Nyx, Dinky and Sweetie Belle to heal Armorspear's wounded and injured status. "Whoa, Sweetie," Nyx gasps in surprise by what Rarity did. "Your sister's awesome!" "She sure is!" Sweetie agreed in amazement. It was by this time that Twilight's group show up, a bit shocked at they saw Swordstruck being beaten almost to a pulp. The Alicorn asked in shock, "Rarity?" "Busy beaten this jerk to death, darling!" Rarity said to Twilight as she kept on beating up Swordstruck like mad. "Give me a moment." "I give! I give! I surrender! Get that filthy witch out of me!" Swordstruck screams like a coward, much to the amusement of Terrorcreep. For a rough Rogue Mystic Pony, this traitor goes to pieces due to a mare beating the daylights out of him. Rarity groaned in anger as she hits him once more, "Who are you calling witch, you obnoxious brat!" Swordstruck screamed in fear, "Please!!!!!! Save me!!!!!!" Terrorcreep chuckled, "Pandora Box!" The Vampire Pony trapped Swordstruck into Pandora Box, as well as the Rogue Mystic Ponies that were hiding nearby, saving them from Rarity of all ponies. "Never mess with Miss Rarity the Drama Queen of Equestria!" Rarity scowls in annoyance. Smartscar chuckled lightly. "What's so funny?!" "Lady Rarity... You indeed possess amazing skills." Smartscar comments with a pleased look on his face as if seeing something...surprising. "I always thought you are annoying... But well done... Your dramatic abilities had saved your friends in time and capture Swordstruck single-handedly." "Wow, what you did was awesome!" Rainbow exclaims with a smile to Rarity. "Oh yes! You sure show that meanie-weenie!" Pinkie giggles, jumping up and down playfully. "I gotta admit, that was cool," Jan giggles in approval. "Hay yeah! You sure prove yourself big time!" Button Mash exclaims with a chuckle. "That's my big sister!" Sweetie giggles eagerly. "Oh yeah! Good work, Rare!" Spike exclaims, giving a thumbs up to Rarity. "Really? Why, thank you so much." Rarity said, pleased with the positive comments towards her. Wuzubu growls a bit, startling Arthur. He exclaims, "Whoa! Is that...Wuzubu?!" "Relax. He's my buddy." Button said, patting Wuzubu on the back. "Wuzubu has been ever since I came here." "But what were you doing here during your disappearance? Big Macintosh ask Button, pondering what the colt has been doing since his disappearance. "I will tell you later, I promise." At this moment in time, looks like everything would turn out alright, and with Button Mash to be included. The CMC members of Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Sweeite Belle, Nyx, Pipsqueak, Dinky Doo, & Twist were happily cheering. Spike & Phobos gave the other a high-five with their claws and tails. Big Mac & Ben saw how happy the Mane Six were especially from Rarity’s little achievement. Even those from the Mystic Ponies: Terrorcreep, Jenny, Arthur, his brother Smartscar & son Jan, even Rushstrike felt like this trip managed to turn out well to. “How foolish you’ve all simply played into this trap.” A new voice spoke off from afar, as cloak character was seen watching this from afar….but he seems to be in the middle of casting a strange spell, “Mystic Confinement!” He spoke this beginning words and then… “Wrrususfruvhmmm….” Suddenly, the entire Land Of Dirt was showing a strange dark violet spell circle as it was of giant size and grown to cover the entire field area of such a continent. But it was releasing a strange air mist around the area, many citizens began to feel worry and scared of what was happening. But so far, nothing was happening to the Equestrians, and even from the Mane Six group, they appeared to be fine. But another group seems troubled. “WHAT IS THIS!?” Terrorcreep yelled out loud from feeling something was way off and he announced it. “I can’t feel it! My Mystic Magic,” He was trying to feel his magic, the Mystic Magic stuff, but it was not acting. “Hey, what’s wrong?” Ben asked off in seeing and having a bad sense something was not right here. “Ben, something has happened, our source of magic….the Mystic Magic that makes us Mystic Ponies that stand higher than Equestrians…is sealed.” Arthur spoke with dreaded fear of what has taken shape here. “Sealed? Wait, you don’t mean…?” Twilight gasped in horror in realizing what this may mean here. “Yes. For any of us that had such strong & powerful magic that was tied in to our Mystic Magic factors, that which made us stronger than mortals, it’s all sealed off. And now we’re at a disadvantage of being cut down a large sum size.” Rushstrike stated the dire situation that has taken hold, they are now very weak here. “This is really bad. How this happened?” Jenny spoke in concern, how and when did this even occur. “This spell seen on the ground, it is the dark art known as; The Seal of Umbral.” Smartscar issued from seeing what was still seen on the ground they stand that spread all over this continent itself; a dark spell trap is what it is. “Wait. What’s that?” Phobos asked off in not knowing what the group is talking about. “The very spell we’re in. I’ve heard you encountered a similar spell trap that shut down your elements, but this powerful spell…can only be done by a truly powerful individual. And if not stop, we’ll be easy prey to any Dark Mystics that can kill us off with large quantities of our strength sealed.” Smartscar explained how this Seal Of Umbral works, it’s likely what the Mane Six’s group came across when saving the Clone Six, but on a far worse scale than imagined. “Oh man, can’t you just cast a spell to undo it?” Spike spoke in panicking that this seas really bad, what can they do? “It’s not that easy, either the user undoes it or another powerful spell caster performs this if they know the right words. And unless the other is stronger to undo the spell, it won’t go so easily.” Jan issued to say that this terrible spell is very hard to get rid of, because even if the user doesn’t remove it, it will take someone far stronger to stop the enemy’s spell it’s self; which they don’t have at this moment. “Great! What else can go wrong here?” Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes to say in what else could possibly go wrong here. Suddenly, there was the sudden noise of something heavy shaking the ground that earned everyone’s attention. “Hmmm,” Big Mac’s eyes flinched from hearing & feeling that, as did some of the others…what was that? Then a much of birds were seen flying off across the district, almost like they were scared. “Oh my, the birds seem to have acted terrified!” Fluttershy responded in seeing the creatures terrified expression, what was it that they were running from? “Ohohohooohhhh…..I’m feeling a major dizzy, like something BIG is coming!” Pinkie Pie responded The sounds of something like hoof-stomps is heard, but from the emptied town within the Land of Dirt, there was nothing. Many of those still around were left uncertain of what was going on, it sounded like thunder was approaching, but it was a clear sunny day. “What is it?” Nyx asked off in not knowing what that sound was that they are hearing. “Something is approaching…” Ben spoke off from his feeling that, something was coming here, it looks like their stated situation hasn’t been resolved ‘quite’ yet. The sounds of heavy noises on the ground continue as even Smartscar was narrowing his eyes to it. “Something that is tremendously large…” Smartscar addressed the sounds made; there are only a few creatures of large stature that make such noises. “Is it a Dragon?” Apple Bloom suggested what was coming here. “An Ursa Major,” Sweetie Belle spoke of another creature coming. “Or a Hydra,” Scootaloo asked off in what’s approaching them. The stomping sounds grew far louder as the more it approached the group. But it wasn’t long before what seems to be a large shadow was starting to overshadow them….as they all saw what it was. “Aaahhh….it’s ah….ah…..” Spike was nervously pointing his finger up in seeing the giant foe was not of any of the previous opponents, it was something…more unbelievable than anything else. “Ah-ha; so it seems you’re all still alive!” Spoke a voice that was blocked out by the sunlight while a giant size figure was entering, “How wonderful!” The voice came from a creature that was riding on the palm of what look like….the hoof of a stallion. Many of the Equestrians were suddenly gasping with wide eye shock of bear witnessing that which some found it hardest to believe. Even the Mystic Ponies group were left in almost being too stun to believe this as it was impossible to witness seeing such a creature in this present time. But it was true, there was what appeared like a giant horse figure creature and in the right hoof was none other than Winslow the Devious Troll as the troll was pulling his whisker mustache in seeing the situation. “It seems the two of us, allied members of the Apocalypse Ponies…can hog the prey all to ourselves.” Winslow decreed the issue of how things will be going for the two new enemies entering the picture. “Right, Fuji?” He looks upward in speaking towards the giant that he was with as a companion. Soon a large scale image is shown seeing who Fugi was from all around to even being a giant that was in the Land Of Dirt. It was a giant of an Earth stallion; he has waist-length white wavy mane and tail, tan color coat and tail. The outfit he wears; over his left hoof, arm and shoulder and across his chest, he wears a form-fitting green sleeve-like piece of clothing, wears a blue kilt skirt that's split across from the waist to the outer layer of the back legs with a belt. On both his back ankles, he wears purple bands and on his right hoof's edge he wears a white band. On his left hoof is a small piece of armor only reaching his bottom hoof edge; the armor he's seen wearing all together, the outfit is more heavily fitted; over his left hoof, leg and shoulder and across his chest he wears a form-fitting green sleeve-like piece of clothing. His waist contains a black piece of armor which is oddly shaped to accommodate on both sides, as well as down his left front leg are several half-ring like objects. His face is covered by a green samurai helmet with a skull design on the facial area. Even from the helmet, it looks like the color of his eyes is whited out for some reason. No questions asked, this character…was the one called…Fuji. Winslow was heard making a maniacal laughter with him and Fuji being the newest foes for the heroes to face, and by the looks of it…it’s big, Big….BIG kinds of trouble. Especially when even now the Mystic Ponies strength is sealed off. “Ye had ta ask fer trouble, Rainbow?” Applejack rolled her eyes in seeing her friend had to ask for something. “Uaaghhh,” This caused Rainbow Dash to groan in seeing that now she’ll be blamed for this.