//------------------------------// // New Allies // Story: Phantom War III: Insanity Returns // by Danny Eclipse //------------------------------// The next day… I was near Twilight’s New Castle. For a place this big, there were literally no guards. However, there were a lot of soldiers in Ponyville for some odd reason. I managed to get past security without being detected and got into the castle. When I got inside, I noticed the magic mirror and smiled. I used my telekinesis to levitate the book that Twilight used to talk with Sunset and put it on the devise that Twilight had made for the dimensional travel. When I finished, I smiled and walked into the mirror. Hopefully, no pony will notice the book on the mirror. I came out of the other side of the mirror and looked at myself through the reflection of the mirror. I was a teenage boy now. I wore a white shirt that had my medallion’s symbol of it on the front of it. I had a black hoodie on with my CM on the back of it. I wore black pants and wore black and white shoes. I looked at my hands and saw they had black biker gloves that were fingerless. My medallion was still around my neck, thankfully. I checked the pouch I had with me and it still had the Sphere of Insanity inside it. I also had a dagger with me for the ritual of recreation. All there is now was to find Sunset Shimmer. I check my pelt and saw my lightsabers were still there. I smiled evilly and began to make my way to the school in front of me. A female’s voice said in anger “We are a disgrace!” I had entered a hallway and hid immediately. I peeked around the corner and see 3 girls. Adagio Dazzle, Aria Blaze, and Sonata Dusk; The Dazzlings. I stayed quiet to see what the fuss was all about. Aria said “All because that teenager stopped us! And not to mention, Charming and Twilight got rid of our necklaces! The only thing that kept us as Sirens!” I was shocked. The Sirens, here! After so many years, they been here! I smiled evilly, knowing that this trip was more worth it than I previously thought. But Charming Thunder destroyed their powers, that I had to fix. I began to clap and they went into alert. I came out of the shadows, my eyes glowing but they couldn’t tell. Adagio demanded “Who are you!?” “Don’t worry, I’m not here to cause trouble. As a matter of fact, I’m here to help you.” I replied Aria demand “What do you know about us!?” “Enough to know that this trip was worth it.” Sonata asked “Trip?” “Oh yes, you don’t know me. Well, I’m from Equestria, ladies.” The 3 gasped but kept to their guard. “From what I heard of your argument and fit, you are angry at Charming for ruining your lives and powers.” Adagio said “You heard right…” “Well, I’m from Equestria. I’m the only one among us who can truly take you back to Equestria. But first, I must have a deal made.” Aria started to say “Why would we-“ Adagio said “Wait Aria! Continue, we want to hear your proposal.” I smiled evilly and replied “Allow me to introduce myself.” I bow to them “My name is Danny Eclipse, Son of Princess Luna and King Sombra, and Brother to Charming Thunder. But unlike my foolish brother, my allegiance is to the Dark Side and Unicron alone.” Sonata asked “Unicron?” My medallion began to glow and they were taken back in surprise. They see my eyes had changed to purple. “Unicron the Destroyer, the living being inside my medallion. He and I don’t get along well, but together, we are unstoppable. Most call me a Sith, bringer of evil. But I call myself a hero. ‘Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Through passion, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken. The Force shall free me.’ That is the code of the Sith, unlike the Jedi. My masters, mighty sith lords, taught me everything I know now.” Adagio said, intrigued “Interesting…” “Indeed. But for now, do you want to be my allies or not?” The girls left to think about it and came back. Adagio said “We need our necklaces back to normal.” “Where are they at?” Sonata said “In the main office, with Principle Celestia.” Hearing the name “Celestia” made me grin. “I’ll take care of it. Meet me at the stage outside where band goes to play, I’ll get those necklaces back.” Adagio asked “How?” Suddenly, a mask appeared in front of me. “The Mask of Darth Revan. It disguises my appearance and alter my voice to sound dark and evil.” Aria said “Well, see you later then.” They left and I put on the mask. A black aura surrounded me and I changed. I wore a black cloak, my mask showing and not my face. My hood was up and I wore everything Revan looked like. I began to walk to the main office, ready to take what belongs to my friends. Celestia was minding her own business. That was, until the door opened and she looked and saw a black figure enter the room. She tried to greet her but she felt something grab her throat and she began to grab her throat, trying to breath. Voice dark and evil and I asked “Where might I find those broken necklaces of the Dazzlings?” Celestia pointed to a box and it suddenly began to lift off the ground and into the arms of the figure. Celestia felt the pressure let go and she fell to the ground, gasping for breath. “Thank you for your cooperation.” I suddenly disappears in a flash. She knew this was going to bite her later. She touched the speaker button. Celestia said on the speaker “All members of the Rainbooms please come to the office. It’s an emergency.” The Dazzlings came to the show stage and remember that dreadful night when Charming and the Rainbooms defeated them. That was when they see me coming around the corner with a box. Sonata said to me “We heard what happened. A cloaked figure comes into the main office, does some voodoo magic, and takes the box containing out necklaces. The Rainbooms are after me.” “Good.” Adagio demanded “How is that good!?” “Because I’m after Sunset Shimmer. I’m after her blood to help perform the Ritual of Recreation.” Aria asked “What’s the ritual of recreation?” “Something in the darkest deeps of the Dark Side. Something no pony would dare use.” That made them shiver. I took out my right lightsaber and cut the lock off. I opened the box and the broken pieces of the necklaces were there. I smiled and turned around, performing the spell to summon the requirements of the Ritual of Recreation. I turned to the necklaces and my medallion began to glow. “I’ll fix and modify them.” I raised my hands into the air and purple lightning began to radiate from there, igniting the sky with blood red clouds. Sunset and the other girls were in the park. Sunset shouted in frustration “We looked everywhere but couldn’t find that masked figure!” Fluttershy said, trying to calm Sunset down “We shouldn’t give up Sunset.” Rainbow said “What doesn’t make sense is why some figure would come into the school office and take the necklaces like that.” Rarity replied “You’re right Rainbow. That makes no sense.” Suddenly, they heard thundering and looked to the sky. Then they see purple lightning and red clouds swirling around the show stage where the Dazzlings were defeated at. Sunset said “Girls, I think I know where he or she went…” Pinkie shouted “To the Stage!” They took off in a run. When after some lightning conquering, a giant purple lightning bolt hit me and my eyes turned purple and white. I aimed my dark energy hands to the necklaces and they began to fix right up. When they finished fixing up, the red jewel was purple instead. The necklaces went around their owners’ necks and they were energized into the power. When I finished, me and the Dazzlings landed back on the stage. They opened their eyes and they were normal but their necklaces were glowing. They looked at them. Adagio asked “What did you do to our necklaces?” “I repaired them and modified them a bit. They can not only allow you to absorb negative energy but you can absorb ANY nearby negative energy. Plus, your singing is at full power now. You are more like unstoppable now.” I told them and smiled evilly. Sonata said “I feel so….powerful.” “Good. Now, you are bounded to serve me forever. Those necklaces make sure you do follow me now, without question.” Adagio said to me “Of course, a deal’s a deal.” Sunset shouted “STOP RIGHT THERE!!!” We looked at the Rainbooms as they came to the Stage Audience. They gasped when they saw the necklaces repaired and around the Dazzlings necks. Adagio said “Sunset Shimmer…” Aria shouted “Time for payback!” They were about to attack until I motion them to stop. They wanted to protest but they knew if they did so they stopped. “Hello Sunset Shimmer…” Sunset asked “Who are you?” “Aw, you don’t remember me? I’m hurt, you know.” Rainbow said “Sunset, what is he talking about?” Sunset replied “I have no idea…” “Maybe I should refresh your mind…” I smiled evilly and showed her my medallion. She was curious about it. “Remember me? ‘The dark side of Magic is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural…’ and your response was ‘Is it possible to learn such power?’ and I replied-“ Sunset said, remember that encounter of the stranger the same night she left Equestia "Not from Celestia…" I smiled evilly as her eyes narrowed. Sunset said, fearful “You…” “Ah, you DO remember. Good…” Rainbow asked again “Sunset, who is he!?” Sunset said “He’s…the one who turned me to the dark side…” The Rainbooms and Dazzlings gasped, realizing that I had a part in this. “Good…you remember.” Sunset shouted at me “I learned from my mistakes, you must see that the dark side is nothing but evil and cruel!” “Charming is weak! He knows nothing of true power! I use this power to protect Equestria!” I put my hand into the pouch and pulled out the dagger. Sunset said “What? Are you going to kill me?” “Oh, you sadly mistaken…” I pulled out a red sphere from my pouch and drop it into the boiling cauldron. I took out a container of blood and poured it into the cauldron. “Blood of the servant, given willingly.” I used the force to grab Sunset and lifted her to me. She panicked and I cut her left arm, making the other Rainbooms gasped in horror. I dripped the blood into the cauldron and healed Sunset’s wound before sending her to the others. “Blood of the enemy, forcefully taken.” The cauldron ignited into flames and I backed away. “The Recreation of Insanity Rises!” A figure began to form from the cauldron. When the figure finished transforming and landed on the ground. It was a female teenager human who looked a lot like Sunset. She had red and blue hair, red shirt with some sort of symbol on her center of the shirt. She wore a black jacket, blue skirt where her shorts were at. Her boots were black and red. She had peach skin with blue markings everywhere on her body. She opened her eyes, revealing her left eye was green while the other was blood red. She began to look at me. The Girl asked “Wha-Where am I?” “Welcome back to the land of the living…Painset Shimmercakes...” Sunset gasped at Painset as Painset began to remember what happened to her and smiled evilly as she began to laugh like a maniac. Painset shouted gleefully “Oh yes, I remember it all now! That cursed Discord ridding of my existence! I’ll show him!” “Revenge is for later. For now, we must return to Equestria.” Sunset said “You are not going anywhere!” “Says you.” My medallion began to glow and unleashed a burst that pushed the girls back. “We would love to stay and chat, but we must return to Equestia!” We began to run to the mirror portal and we went inside it. When we came from the other side, I sealed off the way there. I put the book back and teleported us to the Nemesis.