A New Flashlight

by Neroson40


Master

Master Chief Flash Sentry
I was finding it hard to understand everything I went through, and everything I felt about them was no longer a part of them. I waited for Flash and Twilight to come back as tears were constantly falling off my vacant eyed face. All the girls looked at me awkwardly or at Twilight with worry. I sat down folded my hand over my fist and prayed to whoever was listening that I would get everything back.
You’ll get a chance, I heard in my head. But I won’t fight you with an unfair advantage.
Dreamheart! I yelled in my head. Where are you!?
Nowhere of import, but isn’t there someone you’re waiting for? He reminded me. I looked up and saw Base in a small green jacket with a white t-shirt that was as blank as his… well flank. His jeans were long enough to cover his shoes except for the toes. There was another guy with a black leather vest and gloves. He looked cool… literally, with the light blue skin and creamy hair. Then I saw Twilight… her long violet hair cascading down her back, and the simple choice of clothes this world picked out for her… it made me feel like a black hole was ripping me apart from the inside.
“Flash!” she shouted as she wrapped her arms around me. I brought my arms up to wrap them around her too… but I couldn’t do it. “What’s wrong?” she pulled back but held onto my shoulders. The worry on her face had that ache worsening through my chest. I actually felt my hand grab at my chest when I finally looked away from her.
“I need to sit down,” I said. I tried to listen while Inferno explained what happened to me.
“Let’s… Let’s go see the Dazzlings.” He led them inside but I stayed at the door. I didn’t think Twilight would want to be anywhere near me a few seconds later Flash and Shining came carrying a sword… it looked familiar, but I couldn’t put my finger on why. Shining was looking a lot better than when I last saw him after getting injured by Tirek.
“Flash…” He huffed. “Run this through the area above your heart,” he tossed me the sword. I pulled it out of the silver scabbard and looked at it. It was a single edged katana with a blade that looked like it was made of amethyst. The hilt felt like it was wrapped in golden threaded string and the Tsuba looked like a gold amulet with emeralds and rubies studded into it.
“Why?” I asked apathetically.
“She needs a master,” Flash said. “And that’s the ceremony she goes with.”
“She?”
“You’ll see soon enough.” Shining said. I took their word for it and looked for a reflective surface. Using the tattoo on my eye, I found a red shiny spot on my chest in a mirror that Shining brought. I gripped the blade and thrust it through the spot it was glowing over, and I couldn’t even double over in pain. The sword pulled itself out of my chest, leaving not even a scar behind, and landed in my hands again… as the head of a girl popped out of the back of the blade.
“Thank goodness I found you, master!” she said cheerily… and then I freaked out and dropped it. “Jeez, that was uncalled for!” she said as she formed a body out of the rest of the sword. She was… weird just by looking at her. She had blond hair tied in a braid that was offset by her huge green eyes. She was wearing a black jumpsuit that hid her figure, though not how short she was, and cat-bell bracelets on each hand.
“What is that!?” I yelled.
“You mean ‘who,’ Master, my name is Tetsuya-no-Mura,” the girl said. “Call me Tsuya for short. I’m your uncle’s sword!”
“What?” I couldn’t feel my face going pale.
“Let me explain chief!” Flash said.


Flash Sentry
Shining had me drag him deep into a jungle-like area filled with thorns and dead brush until we reached a cave.
“This is the place!” Shining said with trouble. We went into the cave and found a few decorations and pieces of furniture in a shabby attempt to make the place look like a home. “It’s different from last time.”
“What’s different?” I asked.
“When Chief fought Kayen… it was a whole building on the inside.”
“Who’s Kayen?” Shining explained what happened between Chief and his uncle in this cave. “If that happened here, what are we looking for?” I asked, trying very hard to hide my horror.
“We left Kayen’s sword where it was when he died,” Shining said. “Flash need it, whether or not he’ll take it.”
“He probably won’t care,” I said before explaining what happened after he went to get help from Equestria.
“Councilor Gateway… how did he know this?”
“I can’t tell you.” I did find a sword, as I was searching the entire time and letting Shining rest and recover from the trip. I picked it up in my mouth and showed it to him.
“Yeah… that’s it alright.”
“Her!” we heard a voice say. “I’m a girl!” and a girl appeared out of the sword scaring me to the point where it took a full minute to learn I was airborne (I didn’t know I was a Pegasus, sue me!).
“Who are you!?” Shining said to flinch in pain.
“First let me help with that,” she offered. Despite his protests the girl touched the injury to Shining side and it came away healed. This convinced me to land.
“Who are you?” I asked.
“I am the Sacred Sword Spirit, Tetsuya-no-Mura!” she said. “You look like my Master, can you take me to him?” she got spunk, I’ll give her that.