//------------------------------// // Great Hunt Champion, Restoring Memories, and Rescue Plan // Story: Phantom War VI: Bounty Hunter Saga // by Danny Eclipse //------------------------------// The next day… I began to enter the Ponylorian Enclave, not even alerting the Royal Guard. When I was sure I was safe, I went inside and see Starlight greeting me. Starlight shouted “The hunter returns a hero! It sure is good to see you all in one piece!” “I’m sure there are bits missing here and there.” Starlight replied “We can check for those later. The Huntmaster’s waiting for you in the main room. Go on in. Oh, and hunter? Great job.” I nodded and began to walk to the main room. When I walked in, I was greeted with the Huntmaster’s assistant, Lek. Lek greeted “You’ve made quite a name for yourself in victory, hunter. Ponylore himself requested your presence aboard his flagship. He wants to congratulate his champion personally.” “We’re getting an audience with Ponylore? You gotta be kidding! I can hardly believe it.” Mako said in shock. “That makes two of us, Mako.” We see Lek looking at his wrist and pressing some buttons. He had us hold position and when a few minutes passed, he stopped and looked at us. Lek said “The Huntmaster will address you now.” I nodded and I began to walk to the main room. There, I see a line of armored ponylorians on the left and right side. I walked down through the center and walked up to the Huntmaster. Huntmaster declared “You come before me again, whole and strong. You have emerged from the fire a tempered, honed and deadly weapon. I welcome you as one worthy to fight alongside any of us as an equal.” “I can’t wait for the opportunity to do so.” Huntmaster continued “Shoulder to shoulder in war or alone in the hunt, you will always fight alongside us, champion. Your name will be listed alongside such legendary hunters as Soongh the Cunning, Bloodworthy, the Defenstrator, Jewl’a Nightbringer, and Ponylore himself. It is with great pride that I name you the Grand Champion of the Great Hunt! Ponylorians, salute Ponylore’s champion!” I turned around and see the Ponylorians cheering and saluting to me. I felt great pride and began to walk down the center line. When I came back into the enclave, I see my crew there, cheering for me. I smiled and that was when I was tackled to the ground. I see it was Nyx and she had her necklace around her neck. The purple gemstone began to glow and a blue sphere hit me square in the chest. I began to shake and glow and after a few minutes, there was a bright light. When the light dimmed, I was standing there with all my memories before and during my time in the shared dream. However, beside me was Phantom Lord himself. We gasped and looked at each other. Phantom took off his helmet, revealing his face. He looked exactly like me but he had Blood Red eyes instead. His hair was flaming as well but he wasn’t exactly Dark Eclipse. He even had a scar over his right eye. We began to examine each other. “I’m not seeing things, am I?” Phantom shouted “You’re me!?” “And I’m you!?” Phantom shouted in confusion “But how is that possible?” “I don’t know! I thought I was the only true Danny.” We began to examine each other more carefully and we were exactly alike. But I was wearing my medallion and Phantom took off his chest piece armor and revealed a whole different medallion symbol. It was green and I knew that symbol anywhere. “That medallion is the Cybertronian symbol for the Space Pirates. Come on outside, I want to see your transformer form.” Phantom nodded and we began to walk outside. Nyx smiled with happiness and the crew followed us. We were on the training ground. “Now transform into your Transformer Form.” Phantom nodded and green markings began to appear all around his body. Soon enough, there was a great white light that lit the sky. When the light ended, Phantom was now in his transformer’s form. He looked like Galvatron from AOE, but instead of silver color, he was Black. His eyes were neon green. I smiled at it. “Impressive…even without Unicron and Primus, you can transform and can use the inner power as well.” Phantom asked “Alright, so what are we going to do now?” “Well,” I turned to Nyx “Nyx, how long has it been since I have been gone?” Nyx replied “More than a month. My mother was kidnapped and turned into an evil alicorn named Twivine Sparkle. Charming was going to head to confront Twivine and Omega Brony with Delta Brony.” “What about the Mane 6!?” I demanded. “They were kidnapped as well and turned evil as well. Twivine is only after Charming now, she has no idea you are now back!” Nyx answered “I may love Charming as a brother but he can’t stop them!” Phantom changed back into his normal form. Phantom asked “How about we fight them?” “What, how!?” “We have the element of surprise! They don’t know that I am now separate from you. We can go and confront Twivine with our crew.” Phantom explained. “You’re right. We need a team.” HK-47 said “Request: Master Danny, with your permission, can me, T3-M4, and the battalion of HK-50s be Phantom Lord’s droids.” I began to think about it and nodded. “We are going to need Team Insanity. Nyx, you are coming with me.” Nyx shouted with joy “Yay! Dad told me not to go but I want to go with you.” “Let’s go get Team Insanity.” They nodded and we began to walk away, heading to the Castle. Team Insanity were leaving the Castle to head back to their HQ. However, before they were even almost there, I came to them and stopped them. “Princess Brutalight, I require your services.” Demented 6 and Darkbine shouted in unison “Danny!?” “Silence. Yes, it’s me and Nyx restored my memories. She filled me in on what has happened during my Amnesia State and I’m going after Charming Thunder for recklessly going to confront Twivine. I need your help to help him.” Brutalight replied “We are ready to save him. We also got allies known as the Akatsuki, they are a group of mercenaries who don’t take normal jobs. Pain is a friend of ours and he will work with us.” “Alright, contact them and tell them to go help Charming. They will probably be fighting at the giant lake in the middle of the Everfree Forest. There was a training temple there, used by the Princesses when they were young.” Brutalight replied “Alright. Let’s go help Charming.” I nodded and Brutalight contacted the Akatsuki and Pain agreed to do the job we took off, knowing we were going to be late but we send reinforcements to help Charming.