The next morning, Celestias was awoken like usual; by the light piercing through the small cracks in the walls.
“You slept all night… big girl.” She whispered to herself looking down in the makeshift playpen. Twilight was still asleep, twitching slightly as she was having a dream. Celestias looked towards the small bedroom and could see that the couple was still asleep as well. She thought hard about what childish prank that she could play on them. However, the tranquil scene had the best of her, as she again closed her eyes.
Suddenly… everyone shot awake because of a massive booming sound outside.
“STARSWIRL! COME OUT AND FACE ME!”
Starswirl fell out of the bed and hit the floor hard.
“The enmity! It’s here! Quickly, grab Twilight and go through the escape, into the caves!
I… I will meet you there after the charges are set. Now GO!” Starswirl ordered in a panic.
“No…” Lunasis firmly said.
“I’ll have time to gather up what we need…” Starswirl continued without paying any attention.
“NO!” Queen Lunasis bellowed as she snatched up her daughter from the playpen.
“But… my barrier spell. Our lives…”
“No… Starswirl! No more running! We make our stand here!”–Lunasis demanded with a look of anger. She all of a sudden, handed over Twilight to her husband. “Here… take Twilight and DO IT. You’re right! THIS is the only way to keep her safe from that lunatic!!!”
“I have no control over how long… how far into the future it will send her.” Starswirl said with a somber look
“I would wait forever…” Lunasis said as tears began to form in her eyes.
“I know… and so would I.” Starswirl said with a great sigh.
The parents were both filled with sorrow and tears as they beheld their precious foal for the last time.
“I love you Twilight Sparkle. Daddy will miss you.”
“I love you Twilight… I will hold you again real soon my love… love you.”
Their tears dropped in procession as if they were raindrops falling from a great cloud burst.
“Shut… shut all the inner doors and do not enter while I do this.” Starswirl said as he slowly walked away.
“Bye… my precious angel.” Lunasis said with a howling scream of pain, as she closed the doors behind them.
He quickly sat Twilight down upon a small table and began his enchantment. The room was filled with hues of crimson and orange as Starswirl deeply concentrated. His horn radiated with lightning-like electricity that pulsed with great intensity. With such power, the babe started to levitate in the air, towards the center of the room. She cooed with delight as she started to spin faster and faster. The hues of color began to grow in magnitude and deepen in complexity. Suddenly, a great eye-piercing light appeared in the midst and slowly enveloped the child.
“I LOVE YOU!” Starswirl cried out as the light fully engulfed her.
With a great blast of illumination, the portal closed and Twilight Sparkle disappeared. Abruptly, all of the colors in the room vanished as well. Within moments, everything was as before except for Starswirl’s broken heart.
“It is finished… now, no one can harm her. And… and we will all reunite one day.” Starswirl spoke with great sadness as he opened the door. Celestias and Lunasis were huddled into the corner, crying and trying to console one another. However, their tears of sadness morphed into tears of rage, as once again they could hear the sadistic call of what awaited them just outside.
“STARSWIRL!!! COME AND FACE ME, COWARD!!!” the Enmity again bellowed.
In a rage, Starswirl quickly unbolted the heavy entrance door and kicked it open, hard enough that one of the hinges broke from the force.
“TODAY… THE KING RUNS NO MORE!!!” He screamed with authority.
Suddenly, a twinge of great fear overtook Starswirl as he could fully see the forces gathered outside. There were thousands of armed combatants, all under the Enmity’s dark control. Each one was poised to strike with a mere wave of its hand.
“This is your final warning Starswirl… I grow tired of your exodus. Bow in obeisance and pledge your throne and crown eternally to me, and I will let you live!” the Enmity echoed.
“NEVER!!!”—Starswirl bellowed with rage, stomping the ground.
“THEN… YOU SHALL DIE!!!”
Suddenly, the great Alicorns of the Southern Kingdom appeared over the horizon.
“ENMITY! WE END THIS NOW!!!” King Stallionius screamed with a battle cry of the ages.
The Enmity and it legions quickly turned to engage the onslaught of armored Alicorn Warriors.
“How?!” Starswirl cried out in astonishment.
“You’re not the ONLY one who can use magic! I CALLED DADDY! Don’t just stand there… ATTACK!!!” Celestias squalled in rage and she flew into the battle.
Lunasis emitted a howl of fire as she rushed past Celestias.
“FOR TWILIGHT!!!” she cried.
The Enmity and its forces fought with sheer brutality, being enhanced by its dark power. King Stallionius and his brave warriors relentlessly attacked with swords drawn. They were continually beaten back, not able to advance. Starswirl engaged the Enmity itself with a massive flurry of storm-like charges. Lunasis and Celestias did the same with intensity.
Parry after parry, they flew and discharged their magical artillery at the Enmity and its legions. Sadly, they did not fall or even flinch into their direction. In spite of great power, they dismissed the trio without harm, and were still preoccupied with King Stallionius and his men.
“NOTHING’S WORKING!!!” Lunasis screamed in the midst of the battle to her husband.
“COMBINE!!!” he shouted with military precision.
The three quickly departed from the heat of the warfare and huddled together.
“Do it… just like I taught you!” Starswirl demanded.
The three touched their horns together, and began to shimmer with great illumination. Above their heads, an enormous ball of energy began to grow larger and larger.
“I can’t… I can’t hold it” Celestias said in fear
“YES YOU CAN! JUST A FEW MORE SECONDS!” Starswirl shouted.
“NOW!!!” He screamed, as they all three released their magical grip.
The ball of pure energy flew with breakneck speed through the air.
It radiated its electricity with intense velocity and created a massive shockwave of sound.
Suddenly, it breached its defenses, and hit the Enmity hard into its back. It knocked it, in so much that it flipped end over end; slamming hard to the ground below.
“ATTACK!!!” The three howled in unison. They rushed as fast as they could, and reengaged the dark forces of the enmity. Now unprotected, one by one they fell at the hand of King Stallionius and his valiant warriors. After a short time, what once seemed like a blistering display of military might was utterly decimated at the hands of Equestria.
“COWARDS!!!” King Stallionius shouted as many of those left, began to run in fright. The forces of evil were rocked to their foundation by the wake of such passion and valor. Stallonius laughed with delight as several of his men pursued those fleeing. This was a victorious campaign for all of Equestria.
“Where were you during all of this?” Stallonius said to his son-in-law with a smile, as he emerged.
“Hey! We blasted the stuffing out of that fool!” Starswirl said with a flustered look.
“My daughters blasted that ‘fool’ as you say… you merely assisted.” Stallonius said with a bellowing of deep laughter. Starswirl could only shake his head with a smile. “This is a great day for all of Equestria.” King Stallionius said, as he surveyed the entire battle field.
“Daddy!” Lunasis shouted with joy as she came near.
Without warning, a sword flew at Starswirl with great speed.
“WATCH… OU…” King Stallionius shouted as he pushed Starswirl to the ground. Suddenly, he slumped forward as the sword stuck into his chest.
“DADDY!!!” Lunasis screamed with all her might.
Just then, the Enmity re-emerged and magically retrieved the sword from his chest.
“YOU SHOULD HAVE LISTENED, STARSWIRL!!!” The Enmity shouted.
Starswirl and Lunasis quickly retreated in fear. The wicked one menacingly followed, with the sword hovering in the air.
“I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU, STARSWIRL… AND YOUR WIFE!!!” it said with great sadism and calculation, seemingly enjoying the situation.
Seeing the commotion from a distance, Celestias dashed to her Father’s side.
“Daddy… Daddy… NO!” she said with great tears.
“I love you and Lunasis so much… You knew this day would eventually come…” King Stallionius said with a gurgle of blood.
“NO Daddy… I can’t…” Celestias said with frailty.
“No Celestias… no time for tears.” King Stallionius said, wiping her cheek.
With a labored breath he tensed his entire body for one last call.
“FOR EQUESTRIA!!!” he shouted, and then passed away.
Celestias grabbed him tightly and softly cried. Within seconds, her tears became vehement fire. She was filled with great anger as she looked down at her father’s fallen sword. She then turned and could see in the distance the Enmity moving ever closer to the trapped couple. She all of a sudden, gently pushed aside her father and grabbed his sword with a swipe of intensity.
With the Enmity’s back exposed and its forces of evil diminished, Celestias could see her opportunity. She wielded with mighty rage, her father’s fallen sword. Quickly, she dashed into the air with everything in her being. She flew with mind-numbing speed by a charge of enormous inner power. And with a primal scream and a heave of brute strength, she thrust her father’s sword with all of her might deeply into its back. She did it, with so much fury; that it went completely through its blackened form and penetrated the other side.
Suddenly, a massive concussive force knocked Celestias hard to the ground.
“AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!”—the Enmity screamed with the ear-piercing wail of a mythological siren. Its entire body convulsed violently as a flurry of charges shot from its frame like lighting. Without warning, the sky filled with a spirit of blistering flame that blocked the entire Equestrian sun. All the land of Equestria trembled with the shudder of a massive earthquake. The Great buildings crumbled with ease, in the wake of such chaotic power. The entire heavens were suddenly scrambled as mind-numbing energy was released all at once. Without warning, Enmity was fully engulfed with hellfire and destroyed once and for all.
And with its destruction, all of Equestria’s frail balance went with it. The whole of Equestria was left barren and ravaged. Such dark power left the entire kingdom devastated, with no balance of harmony. Its tender precision was rocked hard to the point that neither sun nor moon would rise. All the land was left in a dangerous state of flux, that if ignored would cause total annihilation.