//------------------------------// // Winter Song VS. Tirek // Story: A Good Share of Lives // by Sea Pony //------------------------------// Two days has passed since my visit in the Crystal Empire and I had yet again to visit it. This time it wasn't for my job. Twilight was summoned by Celestia to greet the dignitaries of Maretonia. Everypony was surprise to find that the only role Twilight had was to smile and wave. Seriously you call one of the Princess and one of the greatest hero of Equestria just to smile and wave? What is Celestia thinking? Twilight just had to lower a banner and wave as the couple passed through. We stayed for a while but I decided to go back to Ponyville while Twiligh stayed in the Crystal Empire. Unfortunately I didn't get the chance to see Sweet Tooth for that visit but oh well. I don't know if it's me but Equestria seemed to have changed the last few months. I think all these attacks of the Soul Reaper made the ponies nervous and death is on our mind more than ever before. I hope the situation will die down soon. - - - - - Celestia had a vision that show her the streets of trottingham a stallion was seen carying a basket of apple but he was attacked by a hooded creature that absorbed his magic. - - - - - Celestia bolt upright and let out a gasp. Luna entered the room quickly. "Sister are you alright?" "I just had the most terrible dream." "Why do you think I'm here? You know as well as I that it's not a dream but a vision." "Then we don't have much time, the stronger he become the more we are all in danger." - - - - - Today I decided to relax in bed with Golden Pie. After a few hours thought I became hungry. Golden Pie was woken up by the smell of my cooking and came down to see what I did. When she saw what I was eating her eyes widden in shock and disgust. "Winter are you eating scrambled eggs with poutine sauce?" I looked at her expression confused as to why she was looking at me like that. "What? It's good." "If you continue to eat stuff like that ponies will think you're pregnant." Golden Pie responded. "Pffff ahahahaha! Yeah right they all know I'm a lesbian there no way I would ever be pregnant." My smile quickly turn into a frown as I realised we would never be able to expend our family. Golden Pie was about to reply but was interupted by a explosion that shook the ground. I quickly ran to the window and gasp as I saw smoke rising from where the library should be. I was bout to run out of the house but Golden Pie put herself in front of me. "Winter don't go! It could be dangerous." "If somepony attacking Ponyville my mom is sure to be here with my aunts I got to protect them!" "They are the elements bearers they can handle themself." Golden Pie said. Why was she so worried all of sudden? Maybe the attack of Stalliongrad hit her harder than I thought. "Sorry love but I got to go." Without another word I rushed and jumped out of the window and flew in direction of the library. When I arrived at the Golden Oak library my eyes widden in fear. The tree was just a sad remain of what it once was and books were scattered everywhere some of them were even on fire. In the distance I could hear the sound of spells being fired but the sound was different than usual and usually followed by an explosion. What the hay was happening here? I followed the sound and found my aunt Twilight in front of a giant red horned monster. The monster snap his fingers and all my aunts and Discord appeared in bubbles. "MOM!" I screamed but they didn't hear me. Suddenly Twilight magic was sucked out of her by the monster. It's uncomfortably remind me of Titiritero and his ghouls. Once he sucked out the magic the centaur grew biger and biger. Soon after to my rellief my mom, my aunts and even Discord was dropped to the ground. Soon after the element bearers tried to flee but Tirek was in hot pursuit behind them probably trying to stop their plans. "Oh no you don't." I flew as fast as I could in direction of the giant monster. 'Winter stop! It's suicide!' "Roxanne?" 'This thing absorbed the magic of not only thousands of ponies but he also have all the magic of Discord and the Alicorns. With this much magic he's comparable to a Elder God you will be killed instantly if you fight him!' "He's that powerful huh? Good this will be a good practice for when I will fight Gaia." 'Are you insane?! Do you really think you can survive against this centaur or even worse Gaia? You're way less powerful than me and you know who killed me? Gaia.' "Wait what? You never told me that." 'That because I didn't remember it t'ill recently it's hard to remember how you died I imagine it's the spark trying to protect us from the awful memories.' "So you say I should just let this thing attack my aunts and my mom?" 'No but you shouldn't fight him to win you should just try to disctract him while trying to survive. I'm sure the bearers have a plan so try to survive t'ill they come back' I nodded and charged at the centaur "Hey big horns! How about you let go my aunts and face a real opponent?" The red monster looked at me and grinned. "I feel a powerful magic coming from you. You must be the filly the captain of the Soul Reapers talked me about." So the Reapers are involve in this? Why am I not surprise? Without talking I threw a spike of ice at him. The centaur easily caught it in his hand and crushed it. "Is that all you can do? The purple Alicorn Princess was way more interesting to fight." I threw a giant ball of water in his face and flew in the opposite direction of the Everfree Forest where my family was. Tirek soon followed behind me and threw orbs of magic after me. I was able to escape them without much effort. But with me being focused on the balls of magic I didn't notice Tirek jumping from his position and landing in front of me.. 'Winter!' Roxanne screamed but it was too late. with one of his massive fists, Tirek punched me and without warning I exploded. Tirek looked at his damp fist in surprise. "The alicorns were more powerful than I thought just one punch and it made explode that filly like it was nothing, I must be careful thought I don't want to destroy my kingdom before my reign even begin." Then without warning a giant light emerge from the forest and the six ponies he thought he had beaten was standing before him. The rest as they say is history. Tirek lost all his power and Equestria regain it's magic. - - - - - If I still had a mouth I would probably be screaming my head off right now. My body just exploded! And now I could feel and see everything in the lake I had land in. It was too much at the same time and I didn't know where to focus my attention anymore. At the moment I could feel a fish passing throught a part of me. Ahhh! Get it off! Get it off!. 'Winter! You need to calm down or you will get a heart attack!' I don't even have a heart anymore, how the buck I am even alive?! 'This is not the time to explain use your magic and try to bring the piece of yourself together' I'm not even sure I can use magic like this but what can I lose at this point? A orb appeared in the middle of the lake and slowly but surely some water began to go toward it. The water shift and turn and slowly took the form of a pony when all the part were at the right places the water change from liquid to flesh and bones. I quickly swam to the surface an took a deep gasp of air. "What the buck was this shit Roxanne?! Since when can I survive being crushes like that?!" 'It was a spirit trade.' "...What?" 'it's when your spark sacrifice one of your abilities for another one that will make you survive an extreme situation like being crush to death for example.' "...You just made that up didn't you?" 'No I'm serious you gained the ability to turn your body into water but in exchange you lost your ability to mind control ponies when you sing.' "Aww seriously? I won't be able to prank Luna anymore what a bummer." '...I can't believe you're a reincarnation of me sometimes.' "Wait wasn't my body arleady turned into water one time in the tower of Discord?" 'It was because of me, I sacrificed a part of my memories to save you, that why I didn't remember how I died even now the details are still fuzzy. But it wasn't enough to make a permanent change, this time it will be.' "You sacrifice a part of yourself for me? Why? There wasn't even a soul catcher in there I would have simply been reborn!" 'Don't worry most of my memories only remind me of people I will never see again it isn't a big deal' "But it's part of you! You can't simply give away everything you are on a whim like that!" 'Winter, stop it I'm arleady dead, I died thousands of years ago my memories don't serve a purpose anymore I'm happy to live throught you, I want to see Fluttershy as my mother, enjoy my time with Meek Sky as a sister and love Golden Pie with you without being remind of the people I left behind when I died.' I stayed silent for a while before sighing in exasperation. "Fine don't listen to me, you probably think I'm too young and stupid to give good advices anyway." Roxanne stayed silent. "Let's go home, before mom worry too much, at least she don't know I exploded she would freak out so bad." With that I made my way to my home not noticing the rising castle behind me.