//------------------------------// // Chapter 2: Tirek's Reign of Terror begins! Return to Canterlot // Story: Tirek's Revenge // by darkmage1997 //------------------------------// After banishing the Elements of Harmony and their friends, Tirek went on to draining everypony in Equestria of every ounce of magic they have. He started in Manehatten, and started draining ponies on main street, then he went on to parks, and so on until he had every bit of magic in the city, "HAHAHAHAHA! These foolish ponies are quite the feast, but where should I go next?" Tirek wondered, when it hit him, "Maybe that backwater town of Appaloosa," he said as he made his way to the desert. While watching over all the children, Eris shuddered again, "Oh dear," she said fearfully. "What's wrong?" Eris turned to see Silver and the other children. "I just felt a major loss of magic. I think Tirek won against Daddy and the rest," Eris replied fearfully, which made the others gasp in fear. "Take us back to Canterlot!" Nathan cried. "No, I was tasked with keeping you all safe, and I'm making sure it stays that way," Eris replied. "But Ah... no, we should try to stop that monster! Please, Ah' going to take Daddy's place as Captain of the Royal Guard, so now's a good a time to start leading!" Nathan begged, not backing down, with fierce determination. Upon seeing this determination, Eris sighed, "Alright, but I want to know your plan before I ever snap my talon," she demanded, crossing her arms. "Well, the first thing we need to do is try to stall Tirek for time, by putting a force field around the city. That should buy us enough time for us to get the guards ready to defend the citizens. Then, from there, we, uh..." Nathan stammered as he tried think of the next phase in his plan. "We'll think of the next step when we get there," Silver said. "Alright, but the force field can only stay up for about three hours, which isn't a lot of time," Eris said. "Then lets go!" Nyx said. "No Nyx, you better stay here. If Tirek gets your magic, you'll disappear forever," Eris replied. "Why will she disappear?" Brian asked. "Because, she wasn't born like other ponies, she was created. The magic she has is what keeps her in this world. If she looses all her magic, she'll perish," Eris explained. "Sorry we have to leave you Nyx," Conner said. "Don't worry sweetie, just make sure you stay safe!" Nyx said as she kissed Conner. "Don't worry, we'll stop Tirek," Silver said, as the other children teleported away. Teleporting into the throne room of Canterlot Castle, the children were soon met with a very shocked guard, "Guard, has Tirek come to the city?" Nathan asked. "No, but he will come here sooner or later," the guard replied. "Alright, mah Daddy's been defeated by that monster, so as your future captain, Ah'll give y'all your orders," Nathan explained. "In these times, we need all the help we can get," the guard replied. "Ok, round up every guard you can find, and have them report to the training grounds!" Nathan instructed. With a salute, the guard rushed off, "Ok, Cory, you and the titans go and tell the citizens to stay in their houses until further notice. Josh, Crystal, and Eris, you guys are on the force field. When the guards come and tell you Tirek is coming, raise the barrier, and try to keep it up as long as possible, and as for the rest of you, find any books relating to Tirek, anything and everything. Now lets hurry!" Nathan said as everyone broke to go do their own separate assignment. Tirek continued to drain magic from everypony he saw. He sapped the magic from all cities except one: Canterlot, "I always save the best for last," he snarled as he now made his way towards the high class city. What he didn't notice was a Pegasus guard was standing look out. When he saw Tirek making his way towards Canterlot, he shot off like a rocket. The guard made his way quickly to Nathan, who was going over the plan with the other children, "Prince Nathan! Tirek is on his way here!" the guard said. "Ok, thank you," Nathan said, turning to Eris, Josh and Crystal, "Ok guys, get the shield up when you see Tirek coming, and try to keep it up as long as you can. We'll go take care of our part of the plan," Nathan instructed. With a nod, Eris teleported the three away, "Is everypony in Canterlot safe?" Nathan asked Cory. "Yes, we told them to stay inside," Cory replied, as a force field engulfed the city. "He's here," Heiru said, as he and the others ran outside, and were shocked to see that Tirek was the size of at least two castles. "Oh mah," Nathan said, as Tirek started blasting the shield. Just then, Eris came back. "Uh, remember when I said we only have three hours for the shield to protect us? Yeah, at this rate, it'll be destroyed in half the time," Eris said, scratching the back of her head, as the force field rippled, "Maybe less," Eris said, as the monstrous centaur continued to blast the shield.