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// Chapter 5 
// Story: Fire and Ice 
// by X3n0heart 
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Chapter 5: Eye of the Storm


"What are we going to do, Fenix? What are we going to do?" panicked the mare as she looked back and forth hovering next to him. Fenix slammed his shoulder into the force field once again with no effect on it. He tried bucking it, hitting it, even biting it but nothing he did seemed to make even the slightest scratch in it. 
"Excuse me..." called a soft quiet voice.
"Fenix I'm scared...we need to get out of here!" Sunflower turned and watched him give up in vain at his attempt to try and get through. 
"Umm hello up there?"
Turning to her he flapped his way over and put his hoofs on her shoulders. "Yes I know and we will find a way out of here but right now we need to find a place to hide and get out of sight from that crazy ass unicorn." he told her.
"Pardon for interrupting but could you two..."
"But where are you supposed to go? Where are we going to hide safely from Twilight?" Sunflower's eyes were dark with fear that any moment she was going to appear and just kill both of them. Fenix steadied the pegasus and smiled to her which seemed to calm her slightly. 
"Don't worry. I will get you away from her and out of this place." 
"COME DOWN HERE!" the voice on the ground yelled up at the floating pegasi. Both of them jumped back in shock and almost fell out of the sky before looking at the ground below them. Fenix saw that it was the pale yellow pegasus that was arguing with Rainbow Dash the other day and the last time he saw her she was following sadly behind Twilight. Sunflower and Fenix looked at each other and then came down to ground level landing a few feet away from the other pegasus.
"Oh dear, I'm very sorry if I scared you." she said shyly as she hoofed the ground in front of her.
"What do you want?" Fenix questioned cautiously. 
"Please I don't want any trouble," she stated as she took a step back from him. "I can help you find a place to hide...if you need one."
"Why should we trust you?" he glared at her. "You were with Twilight last time I saw you."
"Yes I know, but I don't want to be around her anymore. She has changed and it frightens me." she said quietly.
"But what about your promise?" Sunflower asked from behind Fenix.
"I won't help her with it!" Fluttershy stated stomping a hoof to the ground.
"So you're going to break a Pinky promise?" she gasped as she took a step forward standing next to Fenix.
"If that's what it takes then yes I will. She needs to be stopped before anypony else gets hurt or even worse." Fenix took a few steps towards Fluttershy and she made herself small and laid close to the ground looking up at the strange pegasus hoping he wasn't going to hurt her.
"What do you have in mind?" he asked her has he held out a hoof to her. Fenix helped her up and motioned for her to lead the way. Fluttershy trotted away with the two pegasi right behind her as she lead them through the back alleys and around the farthest buildings. Eventually they reached a normal looking place and took them around to the back end of it which was only a few feet from the force field. Opening the door which lead downstairs into the basement, Fluttershy made her way down as Sunflower closed the door behind them. Reaching the last stair Fenix could barely see in the dimly lit room but he could still notice Fluttershy from the wings as she walked over towards another pony laying in the corner. 
"Who's that other pony?" Sunflower whispered as she stepped down and stopped next to Fenix. He just shrugged and kept his eyes on the two ponies in the corner. A few moments later Fluttershy came back over and waved for them to come with her. Upon closer inspection Fenix noticed the pony in the corner was that pink one from the day before who came running out of Sugar Cube Corner. Her hair was laying down flat against her face as well as her tail was not as poofy as it was the last time he saw her.
"This is Pinky Pie." Fluttershy said pointing a hoof in her direction. Fenix stepped over to her and laid down in front of her looking into her eyes. They would have almost been as blue as his but there was a grayish tint to them as she made no reaction to him at all.
"Pinky Pie." Fenix said as she blinked and looked at him. He sat up and her eyes followed him as they stayed locked onto his. "Pinky Pie." he repeated as she lifted her head slightly to get a better look at him. "My name is Fenix Fire. I come from lands way to the south. I was brought here against my will by Twilight Sparkle." Pinkie Pie flinched at the mention of her name as he continued, "I believe I was brought here for a purpose. One that is different than what she may thought it would be." As he spoke to her Pinkie Pie sat up somewhat still hunched over filled with sadness and sorrow from the loss of her friend. 
Fluttershy stepped over and stood next to Fenix as Pinkie looked to her. "Our friends are dying," she said softly to her and touched her shoulder with a hoof. "We must stop Twilight before anypony else is hurt. Will you help us Pinky?" she asked her. Sunflower made her way over and stood on the other side of Fenix and looked down at the sad pink pony. 
"I believe that he is here to help stop her as well." she added as she smiled at her. Looking from pegasus to pegasus, Pinkie's eyes finally rested on Fenix and she sat up strait and did the motion for the "Pinkie promise" and nodded to him. He looked at Fluttershy who explained that she just Pinky promised him that she'll help in any way possible. 
"Thank you Pinkie Pie." he said quietly as he wrapped his hooves around her and gave her a hug. Pinkie just seemed to melt in his hooves as she silently wept for a few minutes. Releasing her Fenix turned his attention to Fluttershy and asked, "So what did you have in mind?"
"We don't have much time before this storm hits Ponyville," she started as they all sat down and listened to Fluttershy's idea. "We will be useless in the air so we need to get her trapped inside some place where we can get her to use up all her magic. Once she depletes it she will be exhausted and then we will be able to take her down."
"But isn't that dangerous?" Sunflower asked. "Because we'll be basically trapped inside with her as well. No pony would be able to survive very long outside in that storm."
"Yes it will be and she will have the advantage." Fluttershy noticed the despair in Sunflower's eyes and went on to add, "but there are 4 of us now and I believe in our strength." Fenix looked at the white and yellow pegasus and smiled towards her before turning back to Pinkie Pie.
"Pinkie what are your thoughts?" he asked her. Pinkie just started waving her hooves around doing what looked like random motions. 
"After what happened she has lost her voice and can no longer speak..." Fluttershy told them. Fenix looked back towards Pinkie who was still acting out her ideas that no pony could make sense of.  "You don't have to worry about Pinkie Pie. She knows what to do." Fluttershy beamed at her good friend.
"Very well. Please continue Fluttershy." Fenix nodded.
"Well I'm not sure after that. I was hoping maybe, if you didn't mind, that you would take care of the rest." 
"I understand. If we make it that far I will take care of Twilight Sparkle and end the madness that has consumed her." he stated with stomping a hoof on the wooden floor. "Just one question: how and where are we going to get her trapped when the storm comes?"
"We will use the town hall and I will bring her there myself saying that I have found you and that you two are hiding out inside town hall. Don't worry, I'll bring her right before the storm hits." she explained. Fenix and Sunflower both nodded to her as his icy blue eyes locked back onto Pinky Pie.
"You up for this?" She just stared back intently and gave him a slight nod. "Good. It's getting close now. Fluttershy please go out first and make sure the coast is clear. When it is tap on the door twice and we will head strait for the town hall and wait for your arrival." He told her as she got up started for the door. "Good luck, Fluttershy." he called to her as she started up the stairs and opened the door closing it behind her. It wasn't long before there was a slight tap on the door followed by another one. 
"It's time to go." Fenix said as he got up. Sunflower and Pinkie Pie stood up as well and followed after him towards the stairs. Pushing past him Pinkie shot up the stairs and out the door before he could react. 
"Pinky!" both of them shouted as they ran up the stairs and then stopped before going out. Fenix looked outside cautiously in every direction before stepping out himself. Sunflower shortly appeared right behind him and closed the door quietly. The wind had picked up and was getting stronger with each passing minute. 
"We must hurry." he told Sunflower as they made their way to the town hall. They had to pass the center square to get to their destination. Luckily no pony was around for they were starting to take shelter from the building weather. Rarity's body was still laying there against the side of the fountain the snow around her still soaked with her blood as the fresh flurry that was coming started to fall on her cold corpse. The two pegasi quickly made their way across the square and towards the town hall. Reaching the doors Fenix found them unlocked and ushered Sunflower inside before going in himself and shutting the doors behind him.
"Now we just gotta wait for Fluttershy to get here with Twilight." he told her. "Find a place to hide..." he said as he looked around himself. "I don't want you involved in this fight." he told her. Sunflower made her way over and stood in front of him before throwing her hooves around his neck and holding him close.
"Please be careful..." she whispered as a tear rolled down her cheek and onto his shoulder. She gave him a small kiss on the cheek and then galloped away looking for the best spot to hide herself away. Fenix watched her go before making his way to the center of the main room and turned to face the door wings out, legs bent and ready to face Twilight and hopefully undo all the wrong that she has created.
He didn't have to wait very long before the double doors flew open and a raging purple unicorn stood in their midst with an evil grin on her face. Fenix could see Fluttershy right behind her trying to catch her breath as the storm began to howl outside blowing snow into the hall as the winds ripped at their manes and tails. Twilight started to step forward slowly as he expression turned from rage and hatred to calm and cocky. 
"You did well Fluttershy." she called back as the pale yellow pegasus did her best to shut the doors against the tormenting wind. She slumped down against the doors and just watched not really wanting to hurt her good friend. "Well there's one here, so where is the other?" Twilight asked as she stopped within 15 feet of Fenix.
"Don't concern yourself with her. I am the only one you should worry about." he snorted at her.
"You?" Twilight laughed and couldn't contain herself. "What makes you think you can beat me?" she taunted the strange pegasus. "You won't be able to get near me, especially in a place like this." she waved a hoof to the surrounding area.
"Well let's see just how good you claim to be." Fenix taunted back. He could see Fluttershy trying to crawl off and find herself a hiding spot. 
"Don't go anywhere, Fluttershy, for this will be over very shortly." Twilight said to her without even turning her head.
"Okay." she said quietly.
"Don't listen to her! She doesn't control you!" Fenix shouted glaring at the unicorn.
"Okay." she squeaked even quieter. 
"Ugghhh you pegasi think you're allll that. Controlling the weather, moving clouds here and there, thinking you can just do whatever you want whenever YOU want." Twilight spat slamming her hooves into the flooring. 
"And you unicorns try to control everypony with your damn magic thinking you are above all of us, yet you can't fly!" he growled back at her. Fenix's icy blue eyes flared with anger as he remembered what she did to her very good friends. Twilight bent low and growled back at him seeming very pissed off at that statement. Good it's working, Fenix thought as he continued taunting her. 
"You couldn't keep this pegasus caged up and the other two I was able to free as well. So much for your superior so called "magic". I bet you couldn't even keep a little bird locked up now that everypony knows that your prisoners are free." Twilight was seeing red now and let out a demonic roar which shook even the foundations of town hall. Fenix actually took a step back at her sudden rage and blinked thinking maybe he pushed her a bit to far.


"YOU. WILL. FUCKING. DIE!"