"But there MUST be something we can do!" Luna insisted as Celestia paced around the room in worry.
"I'm sorry sister.... I too wish there was something we could do, but this lies in the hands of fate, we cannot interfere..." Celestia said, though she knew deep inside there had to be a way.
"This isn't right.... It's far too early! The Elements of Harmony aren't ready yet!" Luna yelled in frustration. "Forget the laws, i cannot simply sit by while these four riders kill millions of innocent people!"
"Luna!" Celestia shouted.
But it was too late. Luna already made her way out of Celestia's window and flew to her own. She knew if she was going to try and stop the four riders, she she would have to make sure she wasn't recognized by the other citizens. She threw on a black cloak and raised her hood, grabbed the two Katana swords engraved with her moon-like design, and turned one last time to look at Celestia, who did nothing to try and stop her as she flew into the night.
"Luna..... Be careful...." Celestia whispered.
Celestia sat in her seat and sighed. She wanted dearly to try and stop the riders as well, but the laws of Fate prevented her from having to do anything.
"It's not fair.... I shouldn't have to sit back while this all unfolds..... Luna can't do it by herself! She's strong but she's not strong enough!" Celestia went on she she tried to argue with herself to forget the laws, much like Luna did.
"That's the problem Celestia, you play by the rules too often~" A familiar voice chuckled.
"Discord.....?" Celestia questioned.
Discord sat in the very window Luna had leaped from moments ago, sipping on a cup of Hot chocolate. "You know, rules were MADE to be broken~ That's what i do, i bend the rules until they snap."
"And look where that's gotten you, on a short leash, under watch by the entire Equestrian guard...." Celestia growled, not in the mood for his funny attitude.
"Ah, yes, the watchmen.... However, if i were to say, ooooh, i dunno, be untied from my leash, i'm sure i could find a few more big dogs that would rather NOT have their world come to an end~" Discord chuckled, taking another sip from his cup.
"You want me to release you? I'm desperate but not THAT desperate...." Celestia said.
"Or ARE you~?" Discord said with a sly smile.
"No...." Celestia said bluntly.
"Not even a little-" Discord started.
"NO!" Celestia yelled. "Odds are you'd lead them right to our front door!"
"Why would i need to do that when they're already there?" Discord questioned.
"What?" Celestia said, having a little trouble believing discord.
Discord pointed with his free hand to the gates of Canterlot. Celestia walked over to look and sure enough, the Four Riders were making their way across a field on their motorcycles, heading straight for the front gate. Celestia's eyes widened in panic. Her horn lit up as she sent a red light into the sky, exploding. The guards recognized this as an emergency signal to lock the gates, and alert all the guards. Shining armor immediately went to work, barking orders at the rest of the guards, telling them to take their positions and ready their weapons.
"Shit.... They spotted us!" War yelled.
"Well duh, we weren't exactly being stealthy!" Pestilence said as a smart remark.
As War flipped Pestilence the bird, Famine raised her hand in front of her and launched a large black fireball at the gate, blowing it off it's hinges. The blast caused several guards to fly back from the blast, and few were crushed by the gate doors. As they reach Canterlot, War and Pestilence jumped off of their rides and landed in the middle of the guard's swarm. Famine created a large wind that carried her and Death over the large army of guards and into the windows of the castle where they landed.
War and Pestilence stood back-to-back, facing the wave of guards that surrounded them.
"So, think you can handle yourself?" Pestilence joked to War.
"Heh, might be tough if a couple more show up." War responded with a grin
"So then we'll split it, half and half." Pestilence said, drawing her crossbows.
"What? You're fighting too~?" War said, taking out her sword.
"Smartass~" Pestilence laughed.
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Death and Famine made their way through the halls of Canterlot castle. Since there were so many guards outside fighting away at War and Pestilence, they were able to easily fight off the few guards that came their way, with the exception of one, blue haired unicorn who stood in their way of reaching their destination.
"And you are?" Death questioned the man.
"My name is Shining Armor. And just who do you think YOU are!?" Shining Armor shouted at the two trespassers.
"You mean you don't know already~?" Death giggled at the man's oblivious attitude. "Then please, allow us to give you a hint~"
At these words, two, short handled scythes appeared in the woman's hands. Realizing this as a challenge to battle, Shining Armor's horned glowed a bright blue, and in a flash, a sword and shield appeared in his hands. Death stepped forward while Famine placed a barrier around the two, making sure they wouldn't be interrupted.
"You made a big mistake coming here!" Shining Armor shouted.
"On the contrary," Death said soothingly, "Everything is going according to plan~"
And in a flash, Death appeared inches before him and swung her scythe in a downward motion, Shining reacted just barely quick enough to block the attack with his shield, but in another flash of black smoke, she appeared behind him, and gave him two hard slashes, the first knocking him into the air, and the second throwing him into the wall of the barrier. Shining cough up a little bit of blood and stood back up.
"I'm surprised, most people would be dead by now" Death mocked. "But then again, i'm sure you're the captain of the royal guards for a reason."
"Damn right...." Shinging said as his horn began to glow again.
Beneath death, a glowing circle began to appear, which exploded in a gust of fire. The blast surprised death and managed to knock her back far enough, but she stuck the landing as if she merely did a simple back flip. Shinging took this opportunity to make a run for Death, his sword raised high. Death merely stood as Shining came ever closer to her, and took a hard swing at her, but before the blade connected, she was gone.
"Too slow~" Death mocked as she appeared behind him, hovering several feet above the ground.
Shining turned around and blasted an energy orb from his horn at her. Once again, just before the orb landed, she disappeared and reappeared elsewhere, causing the orb to only cause collateral damage. He fired off several more rounds before she disappeared for good. cautiously, Shining armor scanned the room, only to find an empty hallway. Just when he thought she had retreated, his body suddenly dropped through a black portal that appeared beneath him. Inside he only saw darkness, as far as the eye could see.
"What-!?" Shining started.
Death appeared once again in front of him, but this time without her cloak. This time, in her true form. She was dressed in black and purple tatters, with skull-like mask and belt buckle.
"I've run out of time, no more playing around" Death said seriously.
She came forward and appeared as a giant version of the very being Shining armor previously saw. Her scythes appears once again and began to slash away at Shining armor. The slashes appeared all over his body, nothing that would kill him immediately, but soon he would bleed out. As soon as she was done with him, Death brought him back up into Canterlot castle, at the very place where they previously fought, and she returned as well, resuming her normal size.
Shining armor lay on the floor, practically torn to pieces. His sword and shield lay too far for him to muster up the strength to crawl to them. Once she saw that Death had won the battle, Famine lowered the barrier. She wandered over to Death, being sure to step across the destroyed captain, and stood in front of their destination; Princess Celestia's room. Death opened the door and walked in, ready for anything. But to her surprise, nothing happened, Princess Celestia didn't even appear to be in the room.
Famine wandered in and took a look around. There were certainly signs that she had been here only moments ago. That's when it hit her, after she hit her own forehead for being so stupid, Famine raised her scales and blasted an icy wind across the room, causing Princess Celestia, who had used the manipulation of light to turn herself invisible, to become encased in ice. Death pat Famine on the back in appreciation and walked over to the now defenseless Princess.
"Oh, poor Princess Celestia, such a mighty and power god, reduced to nothing but an ice cube~" Death mocked, dragging her finger across the ice that held her face.
Death nodded to Famine, who's scales turned into a Pendulum with an ax blade, and used it to hit Celestia out of the ice, also giving her a puncture wound in her chest. Celestia shouted in pain and help her chest where the ax pierced her. She looked up at the two riders, and she knew exactly what was about to follow. Death made her way toward Celestia and picked her up roughly by her dress and threw her through the glass door and onto her balcony.
"I'm.... Not afraid of you....." Celestia said through the pain.
"Pity...." Death said as she pulled out a knife, brought the princess up one more time and plunged the knife into her gut. "I love it when they show fear....."
Celestia coughed a spout of blood and whimpered as the knife burrowed itself in her gut. She looked into the eyes of Death, and muttered her final words. "Kill me if you want.... I'm not afraid to die. Twilight... She'll take my place, and she WILL save our world from you four....!"
"That's if she ever makes it out of the hospital. And even if she does, she'll be too busy trying to save her friend~" Death said.
Death grabbed Celestia's wings, placed her foot on Celestia's chest and ripped her wings from her body, while pushing her off the edge of her balcony. As Celestia fell from the tower, her final thought, and her very life began to play through her head. Luna, Discord, Twilight and the others, all of her best memories, good or bad, all finally started to play through in her mind, and she smiled one last time, just before she hit the ground.......