Phantom War III: Insanity Returns

by Danny Eclipse


Element of Bloodlust

A few days later…

I was happy and annoyed to know that Endario was married to Rarifruit a month ago during her unleashed upon the world. They have been spending a lot of time together since they reunited. Applepills has been raiding our medical supplies a lot, mainly taking…well…pills. I had to lock away the pills now, me only having the key. I made it to the bridge and that was when I see Darkbine whooping everywhere. I looked at the others, Fluttershout and Applepills. I looked at the star map and the emerald was pointed a red beam at a place labeled “Bloody Valley”. I was confused to wonder why Darkbine was so excited so I went to talk to Fluttershout and Applepills.

“Why is he bouncing around like he had too much sugar?” I asked them.

Fluttershout replied to me “Well, you see. The color of the beam is the element. Darkbine located the Element of Bloodlust, Pinkis’s Element.”

“Pinkis…”

I closed my eyes, wondering where I’ve heard that name before…

[Flashback]

Darkbine said “I am Darkbine, Seeker of Insanity, Leader of the Dark Brotherhood, and Pinkis Cupcake’s Boyfriend.”

[Flashback ended]

“Pinkis Cupcake…his girlfriend?”

Applepills said “Indeed. How’d you know?”

“He told me when we first met.”

Fluttershout said “Pinkis is one of the most dangerous in the world, besides Rainbine and Brutalight.”

“I can’t wait to see them.”

Fluttershout replied “Well, there is also something else. Pinkis is considered the Daughter of Rarifruit since she has Rarifruit’s son inside her.”

“Spirit?”

Applepills confirmed “Yes.”

“Let’s go there then. The path is dangerous though, no wonder he wants to go quickly.”

We began to rush out and Darkbine came with us. We interrupted Rarifruit and Endario in the hallway.

Rarifruit asked us “What’s happening?”

“We found the Element of Bloodlust.”

Rarifruit shouted in shock “Pinkis!?”

Darkbine told her “I’m going to get her back and no pony is going to stop me!”

Rarifruit told him “I’ll come with you.”

Endario told us “I’ll stay here on the ship.”

“Alright. Trypticon, set course to Bloody Valley, full speed!”

Trypticon replied “UNDERSTOOD!”

The Nemesis changed course, heading to Bloody Valley, which was located in Griffin Territory.


We arrived, undetected. Me and the others, not including Endario, left the ship and began to travel across the Canyon.

“This may be a recovery mission, but we must focus on our guard. In this place, the animal life is more dangerous. There is a dragon here known as Screaming Death, known for killing anypony who dare enters this place. Discord wants to make sure this element was under heavy guard so the dragon will protect it like it was its treasure.”

Darkbine said “Let it come.” His right hoof morphs into his shotgun “It can taste my lead.”

I pulled out my lightsabers, ready to kill any uninvited dragons.


Later…

We had gotten deeper, our weapons still waiting for the attack of the Screaming Death. Finally, there was a giant roared of a dragon.

“Here it comes!” I warned them.

Sure enough, on cue, there was a giant white dragon coming right at us. We began to run, heading into a nearby cave and kept running. Darkbine’s ear buds began to beep.

Darkbine said “She’s nearby.”

“Darkbine, Rarifruit, and Applepills; you 3 head and recover the Element of Bloodlust. Shadow, Cynder, and Fluttershout; you 3 are with me. We need to buy them some time.”

Cynder told us “I’ve always wanted to fight a dragon.”

We split off. The Dragon gave chase to me and my four companions.


Team 2 had arrived to the target and sees the Element in the middle of room. Darkbine rushed over and grabbed the element. He uses his magic to recreate the Ritual of Recreation. He throws the Element of Bloodlust into the boiling watered cauldron. Next, he cuts himself and puts some of his blood into the cauldron.

Darkbine chanted “The Blood of the Servant, given willingly.”

He pulled out a container of Pinkie Pie’s Blood and pours it into the cauldron.

Darkbine chanted phase 2 “The Blood of the enemy, forcefully taken.”

Darkbine began to back off when the cauldron ignited in flames.

Darkbine shouted “The Element of Bloodlust’s bearer rises again.”

The Cauldron began to take form of a figure. When the transformation ended, the figure appearance was similar to Pinkie Pie when she was Pinkamena Diana Pie. Her coat was dark pink, her mane and tail were straight and blood red. Her eye color was teal and were insanely small. Her CM was 3 cupcakes, 2 red and 1 yellow. There was a trail of blood heading down like balloons. There was a Blood P on the top cupcake, the yellow cupcake. Her element was around her neck and the gold was black and her jewel was still a balloon but it was Blood Red. She opened her eyes and groaned a bit.

The Mare askes “Ugh…Where am I?”

Rarifruit and Darkbine said in unison “PINKIS!!”

Pinkis immediately sat up and sees Darkbine.

Pinkis shouted, happy “Darkbine!”

They embrace into a hug. They stop hugging and Rarifruit and Pinkis hugged each other.

Pinkis asked “How am I alive?”

Applepills replied “Darkbine brought you back to life with the Ritual of Recreation, as he did to us all.”

Pinkis turned to me and said “Thank you Darkbine.”

The two nuzzled each other but were interrupted when they heard Fluttershout’s screaming.

Pinkis asked “Fluttershout?”

Rarifruit gasped and remembered “Oh, we almost forgot the others! Pinkis, are you hungry?”

At the word “hungry”, she grinned and layed on the ground and left in a *click*


Back with me and the others…

I’ll admit, Fluttershout’s screaming was loud but wasn’t enough to stop the Screaming Death. I couldn’t get close without getting attack by fire.

“Well, looks like it’s the end of-“ I trailed off by-

*Click*

I looked and heard howling like a hunter from L4D. There, we see Pinkis jumping at the creature and managing to get on it. Pinkis held on and smiled evilly as she took a bite into the creature. The dragon roared in pain and we see the others here.

Darkbine said to us “That’s the Pinkis I know and love.”

“Come on! If we lure it to the outside, it will have to fight Trypticon!”

We nodded in agreement and Pinkis heard it. She got off and we began to run. The Screaming Death roared and gave chase. We managed to get into the opening and it came out.

“Trypticon, open fire on the dragon!” I ordered.

Trypticon replies “TRYPTICON ACKNOWLEDGES.”

Trypticon transformed and roared at the dragon then it fired the Triple Beam Cannon at the Dragon, blowing it up. When he finished, Trypticon transformed back into the Nemesis. We got back on board the Nemesis, now leaving 2 elements left to find.