Left With A Feather

by Silver Octave


Chapter 10: End To It All/To The End Part 3

"BLAZE BOLT!! Your time has come!" The earth under the group of ponies standing around Blaze atop the same mountain Fluttershy scolded a dragon.

Fluttershy pounced behind a rock crying. Rarity tried to calm her down, but even Rainbow Dash and Apple Jack were shaking in their proverbial boots. Twilight stood, shaking herself, in front of Blaze with her crown on top of her head. The rest of their elements still in the Tree of Harmony. Twilight knew that for the elements to work that only one element is needed to use their power.

"Twilight, I'm scared..." Blaze said hiding under his wing.

Twilight rubbed his head trying to give him some comfort. "I think we all are bud..." She replied.

"Twilight!" Called a voice. She looked up, and saw four alicorns flying towards them.

"Huh?" Blaze and the rest joined Twilight, and saw the alicorns as well.

"Say hello to my best!" Jupiter waved her hoof over to the other three alicorns. "This is Mara princess of the sands of Saddle Arabia and the planet Mars, this is Pluto prince of death and the planet Pluto, and this is Neptune princess of the Sea and the planet Neptune."

"Greetings, we've heard you needed our help." Neptune smiled. "My magic is yours."

"Sister, is this the princess of magic?" Pluto asked.

"Yes, a lot has changed in five hundred years brother."

"Was he banished?" Twilight asked.

"No, I spend years torturing the souls of the evil. Thanks to you six, I can resume my fun with king Somber."

"Don't mind him, he enjoys pain.." Mara said rolling her eyes. She focused on Blaze and smiled. "Aren't you cute?"

"I'm taken..." Blaze said. "So, why are you here Jupiter?"

"I've come to save your flank again Blaze!"

A lightning bolt descended from the sky, impacting the cliff below them, a shadow stood from the crater.

"Looks like we're on time too!"

"Don't get in my way, or you'll feel pain beyond normal." Ender said

"Pain?" Pluto's ears perked up, and he began to smile. "Did you say, pain? I love pain...I love it when souls cry for mercy! Oh mercy, MERCY! Ah-hahahahahha!" Pluto jumped ahead, blasting Ender with all of his magic. "DIE MOTHER FUCKER! DIE! SCREAM!"

Ender grunted as he grew larger, almost as tall as the mountain they stood on, but this didn't stop Pluto from his hysteria. He laughed as the god grunted, trying to shake away the ash-gray alicorn. Soon though he finally slapped Pluto, and his body shot to the ground. Pluto continued to laugh as he passed out.

"Is he really like that?" Twilight asked, generally confused on Pluto's mentality.

"Years in tartarus do a number on his brain. Just be lucky he wasn't after you..." Neptune said, as magical armor flashed over her. "You dare harm my brother!?"

Lord Ender laughed, his voice shook the mountain with every exhale. "You challenge me? Your pitiful brother hardy touched me!"

Neptune's eyes flashed blue, and she bolted head on. When Ender went to block, Neptune turned into water, and back again, thrusting her spear into his eye. Ender lashed back in pain as he pulled the spear out. It turned into water as soon as Neptune retreated to the others.

"This is bullshit..." Rainbow Dash grunted. She shot upwards, and did a sonic rainboom. The wave pushed back Ender to his side.

"Damn you ponies! You anger me more than you should've!" He pointed his finger at Rainbow Dash, and a dark orb surrounded her. "Because I'm only after Blaze, I shall spare your lives if you choose to leave, now!"

"No way!" Fluttershy said, flying up to Ender. She glared into his eyes with a long frown. "You threaten my friends, and my friend's friend? I don't like your attitude Mr. Ender!" She whittled, and a ominous roar echoed. Ender turned around and saw a large army of all kinds of creatures. Fluttershy began to scream louder than she ever before. All the ponies fell to the ground covering their ears as at least two dozen dragons flew over head, breathing fire on the god.

Ender started to laugh again. "Animals? Really all you've got is a tiny ground of animals? Tisk-tisk-tisk...I thought you were kind too...you die first!" Ender grabbed Fluttershy and threw her into the face of the cliff. Fluttershy began to cry in pain, and that's when Twilight began to surrounded them all in a shield. "You think that'll save you?"

"Yes, but not from you..." Twilight smiled.

"HOW DARE YOU HURT MY FRIEND FLUTTERSHY!?"

"Who said that?" Ender asked.

"You hurt her, and hurt my other friends as well. I don't like you anymore Lord Ender..." Discord said as his body shifted into existence. He grew to match Ender's size, a stern frown across his face. He looked down at Fluttershy, and a tear fell across his face. Back to Fluttershy, his vision now on Ender. "I...hate...YOU!"

Discord punched Ender in the throat so hard you could hear a snap. Ender fell to the ground as Discord continued to punch him. This was until Ender began to pick up the other god by his throat. He whispered something into Discord's ear before throwing him a good distance away.

Ender glared down at the remaining ponies and smiled. "At least you're giving me somewhat of a challenge, but if you could, get out of my way!"

"NEVER!" Jupiter stomped her hoof into the ground. "I'll fight until my last breath!"

"Us too!" Everypony said in unison, but Blaze.

Blaze didn't know why everypony was trying to help him. He was just a colt, not as young as he was, but during his years here he found himself to be thankful for the new friends he's made. A smile grew on his face. Friendship, that's why, he'd figured it out only seconds ago, but knew it all along. It was friendship that got him away from Celestia, it was friendship that brought Scootaloo closer to him.

Blaze stood up, and matched in front of the rest of the group. "Blaze no!" Twilight said. "We've got this!"

He looked back and smiled. "Use them, now..."

Twilight raised an eyebrow. "Huh?"

"Use the elements...not on him, but me."

"You don't know what it'll do to you!" Jupiter said running up to him. "Look we've got this! Look he's starting to look weak!"

Blaze's horn lit up, and moved Jupiter to the back of the group. "Twilight, do as I say."

"But Fluttershy..."

"I-I'm alright..." Fluttershy said crawling up to them. Her wings looked like they'd been through hell and back. "We...need to help...him."

Twilight nodded, and activated the elements. One-by-one the mane six flew into the air. Once they started to glow their colors, Twilight pointed her hoof at Blaze.

"I hope you know what you're doing."

Blaze shook his head with a smile. "Beats going out by him." He looked up to Ender and narrowed his eyes. "I'm not going down without a fight Lord Ender!"

Ender nodded, and a blade impacted the ground in front of Blaze. "Then fight me Blaze Bolt, Prince of Forever, and Immortals."

"No need for titles Ender!" Blaze laughed pulling the blade out of the ground. "Twilight, now!"

I am Blaze Bolt, I am nine years old, I killed a god, not alone however. Blaze flew upwards as a trail of fire and swirled colors of the rainbow towards Ender. He screamed as he flew, but it wasn't in fear, it was his battle cry. I am Blaze Bolt! I am nine years old, and I killed a god! He flew around and cut Ender's ears off in one swing. My Blade is called the Shining Beacon! It serves as a beacon of hope, life, and happiness. I wield it with friendship in my right hoof, and I hold my shield in my left. It doesn't protect me, instead it protects Scootaloo! One-by-one the god cried out in pain as his legs were sliced off.

Blaze landed back on the mountain as his mane flicked about wildly. He looked down at Ender who was starting to regenerate his limbs.

"I give you one chance to leave Lord Ender....Admit defeat by my hoof, and I shall spare thee!"

"ENOUGH! " Blaze's sword vanished, as did the world around him.


When Blaze awoke in a different world, not the starry plane, or Equestria. He stood up on nothing which caused him to panic. Blaze looked around for anyone, but all he saw was a white alicorn standing in front of him. It's eyes where blue as the ocean, and glowed white. A pale gray aura surrounded the deity.

"Blaze Bolt..." It said to him. "I give you only two options, so choose wisely. You can return to Equestria as a unicorn or pegasus, but not your form now. Or you may stay here, to remain immortal until time stops moving. "

"Why? Why must I choose? I've beaten Ender, I should remain how I am in Equestria!" Blaze asked.

The alicorn smiled. "Because young one, this is your chance to become normal. Isn't this what you've wished for the time you've been alive?"

Blaze nodded. "Yes, but I've come to accept who I am! I like myself, because I am the only one that is me. If I return I won't be me anymore. Being me, its a right!"

"So you wish to return to Equestria as an Equininix, Blaze Bolt?"

"I do!"

"Fine, as a reward for showing that you are as powerful as I or my brother, you shall remain as an Equininix. However...You must spare my brother."

Blaze raised his hoof with a smile at the white alicorn. "I will."


"Twilight! Tell me why he isn't waking up!" Scootaloo shouted as she cried over Blaze's chest in the Canterlot Hospital. "TELL ME!"

Twilight took a step back wincing. "I...I don't know Scootaloo..."

"It's been six months...I don't get it." Sunny said wiping away a few tears of her own.

"As I see it, he used the elements to enhance his natural magic limit to that of a god." Jupiter said.

Everypony stopped moving as Blaze began to move in his sleep.

"You think?" Neptune asked.

"Blaze Bolt!" Scootaloo shouted. "WAKE THE BUCK UP NOW!"

Blaze shot upwards, head butting Scootaloo with his horn. He looked around the room realizing he wasn't on the mountain cliff side anymore while he rubbed his head.

"How did I get here?" He asked after a few minutes.

"You've been out for six months Blaze, we had to put you on life support while you were in your coma." Twilight explained. "Welcome back!" She smiled.

"Don't do something like that again, or you can look for anyother mare friend!" Scootaloo said angerly, but her frown was replaced with a lighter smile. "But I'm glad you're back..."

"Can we have a party now?!" Pinkie Pie asked. "I've kept his cake in the deep freeze for this moment."

"Lets give him some time to rest Pinkie." Apple Jack said.

"So, is it over?" He asked.

"Yeah..."

Before I part from this world, I accept my defeat, and will never threaten to attack this world again. I shall find a different soul to balance the world with. Tell him, he is a great warrior Twilight Sparkle.

"That's it..."

"I see...so, now what?"

"We look forward, but every now and then glance back to that day when you nearly killed a god in order to protect yourself and your friends." Celestia said walking into the room. "Blaze, I wish to apologize for my actions against you."

Blaze waved his hoof. "Forget about it princess."

"Then lets go to the castle, we shall have the first victory feast in one thousand years!"