//------------------------------// // Chapter 4: Battle of the Bands pt 2 (EG:RR) // Story: My Little Pony Dimensions // by PhantomSage21098 //------------------------------// In some part of the school, Wrath was within a dark room, in front of a glowing mirror. "You wanted to see me, brother?" He asked the mirror. "Not a brother anymore." a female voice came from the mirror. Wrath was confused about who that voice was. "Obeseius?" "It's Gluttonous now. I asked the doctor to change my gender because we're all males in our order ya know. I just thought there would be females too. Simply cannot believe you forgot." "The Master would certainly think that's amusing, but enough of the new you. We have a bigger problem." "What?" "It's the prince, he's here, in this school." "There too? How many times must we get rid of this kid? We've already killed his counterparts." "I'm not sure if he's from this Equestria. He is probably from ours. Get the doctor." "Alright." a few minutes later a male voice came in through the mirror. "What is it?" the voice said in a Russian accent. "I was busy making the spell you requested." the voice said. "Dr. RNA, the prince is here in the school, and he's trying to ruin our chances of getting magic." "Prince, you mean Watcher's kin?" "Yes, the same foal. He thinks he's the...never mind, he doesn't remember anything from his past!" "Well, he was young after all." Wrath was getting agitated. "Now, don't get mad. Remember your treatment." Wrath then snapped his fingers, more crystal balls materialized in his hand, and he started spinning them. He calmed down right then and there. "Thanks, send in Natasha." Back in the gym, in the backstage area. "Alright girls," Jacob began, "this is the last show. There won't be any students trying to sabotage ya. And Rainbow, please promise you'll play one of Fluttershy's songs when we're in the finals." "Yeah, yeah OK." She replied, clearly didn't listen to what he said as she tunes her guitar. Trixie and her band had finished their song, which sounded cool, but it was all about her and just her. She left the stage and stopped in front of the Rainbooms. "You're never gonna top that performance, Rain-goons." Trixie said, "You shouldn't be allowed to when you have such a bit advantage over the rest of us." "My superior guitar playing and off the charts awesome singing voice?" "Oh please, I mean her." Trixie points to Twilight, who started feeling uneasy, then Jacob stepped in front of her. "Leave her out of this, Trixie." He said, "Just smoke bomb out of here, please. I'm already tired from your lullaby you call rock song." She growled at his insult. "Very, well." Then she threw a smoke bomb to the ground and the group got covered by a blanket of smoke. Everyone was coughing and gagging, then the smoke died down, and Trixie... "She's gone!" Pinkie exclaimed, then she looked over to the drum set and saw her. "Oh wait, there she is." Trixie dashed away when she had seen her. Jacob chuckles from this, Trixie never changes. They then heard Celestia on the speaker. "Next up, the Rainbooms." The band left for the stage, but Jacob stopped Rainbow Dash. "Hold up, Dash." He said, catching up to her. "Don't do that solo of yours at an amazing level, if you do, your magic will show. If you start showing off, I'll unplug your amp. Remember, 20% less cool." She gave him the OK sign then left. 'Let's just hope that they don't fall apart.' They begin the Song. Hey ×6 Awesome as I want to be Hey ×6 Awesome as I want to be First you see me riding or a sonic boom Got my guitar, shredding up my latest tune There is nothing you do, to beat me I'm so good that you can't defeat me (yeah) I'm awesome, take caution, watch out for me I'm awesome as I want to be.(yeah) I'm awesome, take caution, watch out for me I'm awesome as I want to be. The guitar solo was cut short by a teenage girl wearing a blue porcelain mask, she also wore a hoodie to conceal her hair and blue jeans. The stage lights came on, Fluttershy ran away, and everyone was staring at her. The girl stood back up and stared back at them. Jacob and Sunset, still backstage, were surprised by this turn of event. Jacob took a closer look at her and noticed her mask wasn't fused to her face, meaning she's human. The girl ran towards and exited through the left stage doors, Jacob did the same, but through the doors behind him. Meanwhile, with Wrath and the Dazzlings. "Who was that?" Sonata asked. "That was Natasha," Wrath replied, "she's a trained fighter, loyal to us, and she gets the job done." In the halls, Natasha was still running, heading for the exit, but was tackled by Jacob. She struggled to escape his grasp but failed. Jacob then grabbed her by the collar of her hoodie, lifted her up, and pressed her against the wall. "Alright," he began, "who are you? Answer." She didn't. "I'm not gonna ask you again." She still remained silent, then she whispered. "Natasha." Then she sprayed him in the eyes with pepper spray. Now that's a way of letting go of someone. Jacob screamed in pain because of the sting in his eyes and it was an opportunity her Natasha to escape. A blue rift opened and she jumped through. Twilight and her friends caught up with him, they saw him writhing in pain, and went over to him. "Hey, you OK?" Rainbow asked. "Not exactly." He replied, "She pepper-sprayed me." "Pepper sprayed? That sounded delicious." Pinkie commented and was ignored. "Do you know who she was?" Sunset asked. "She said her name was Natasha, that's all I heard." His eyes opened and they were bloodshot, with tears flowing and dripping from them. "So, did Trixie and the Illusions win?" Rarity handed him a tissue. "That's the strangest thing, darling." She said, "We were the ones chosen to be in the finals." "Really, that's no surprise. I think I know why she, Natasha, stopped Rainbow Dash, mid guitar solo, is because of that guy, Wrath. He knows I'm trying to help you. She might be working with him. So, he sent her in to stop Rainbow. If I wasn't here, it would've been Sunset trying to stop Rainbow from showing off, and you guys would be mad at her." "This is starting to get annoying." Twilight spoke up, "How do you know something that never happened?" "I just do, alright." "Hey," Rainbow said, "let's just go and practice for the finals." "Alright, where exactly?" "The concert stage, behind the school." They left for the stage, but unknown to them, a certain fiery-haired character was listening in with his crystal ball. "Cleaver boy, but not clever enough." Wrath said. Later at the concert stage, the Rainbooms were getting ready while Twilight was working on the spell and Jacob was putting eye drops on. "Check one, two. Testing. Testing." Rainbow spoke into the mic. Then Sunset turned up the volume and Rainbow spoke into the mic. "Testing." Then the feedback blasted them and Sunset quickly turned it off. "This doesn't make any sense." Fluttershy said, "We were interrupted by the masked girl. Doesn't anybody else think it's strange that we're the ones that made it to the finals?" "Very strange." A new voice spoke up, they turned to see who it was, none other than Trixie and the Illusions. "What are you doing here, Trixie?" Asked Rainbow Dash, "Pretty sure the losers are supposed to be up there in the cheap seats." "The Great and Powerful Trixie is the most talented girl at Canterlot High. It is I who deserve to be in the finals. And I will not be denied." She snaps her fingers and her other two band members pulled a lever, which opened a trapdoor beneath the Rainbooms, trapping them all, except Spike. He was playing with a rope and he saw what happened. The Rainbooms landed in the basement area of the stage, Trixie gave out a maniacal laugh, and Spike ran off to get help. "See you never." The doors closed, leaving the band in the dark. At a far distance from the stage, Wrath and the Dazzlings saw the whole thing. "You were right." Adagio said, "Someone would give them a shove." "She didn't shove them." Sonata said, "She pulled a lever." Aria and Wrath groaned about her stupidity and Adagio did a facepalm, followed by an irritated groaned sentence from Aria. "Go back to sleep, Sonata." "Please do." Wrath said after. Later, after dark, the finals began and Trixie's band was up first, playing 'Tricks up my sleeves.' During the song, the Rainbooms were still trapped in the basement. All, mostly Rainbow and Jacob, were trying to escape by trying to break the door down. "Give it up, you two." Applejack said, "You've been trying at this for hours. It's not gonna open." "But we have to get out." Jacob said, "Our future depends on all of you." "Jacob," Twilight spoke up, "it doesn't even matter that we're trapped down here. Maybe the counterspell wouldn't have worked." "Twilight, you sound like you're giving up." He walks over to her and places his hand on her shoulder. "Never lose hope. The counterspell will work." "Of course it will." Applejack said, "Assuming a certain band member didn't try to hog the spotlight the time we were trying to play it." She looks over to Rainbow. "Hey," Rainbow said, "if you want to tell Twilight she's getting too caught up trying to be the new leader of this band, you don't have too so cryptic about it." "She was talking about you, Rainbow Dash." Rarity said, and both Twilight and Jacob backed away. "Me!? I'm just trying to make sure my band rocks as hard as it needs to." "OUR BAND!" They, minus Sunset, Jacob, and Twilight, shouted. "But why wasn't it working?" Twilight questioned herself, "I should know what to do. How can I not know what to do? How can I have failed like this?" "This is not good," Jacob said. "Not in the slightest." "What?" Asked Sunset, then he points to the Rainbooms, and she looks to them. "It might have been your idea to start a band," AJ said, "but it's not just your band, Rainbow Dash." Rainbow spoke back. "I'm the one who writes all the songs." "I write songs." Fluttershy spoke up, "You just never let us play any of them." As they were arguing, Sunset and Jacob just stood there and watched the whole thing. "Aren't you going to stop them?" Sunset asked. "No," Jacob said. "I'm sorry." "Why?" "I'm not gonna alter the story any longer. It has to be you to stop them, and to explain why you never said anything. I'm not supposed to be here and Equestria. I don't have a place in your stories." Sunset was about to speak but was interrupted by unfriendly words. "I wish I'd never asked any of you to be in my band!!" Rainbow said. "I wish I'd never agreed to be in it!!!" Rarity shouted. "Me, neither!!!" Fluttershy and AJ simultaneously said, then it happened, the green mist started to evaporate from the Rainbooms as they were arguing. Twisting at twirling upwards towards the floor above everyone. Meanwhile, in the backstage area, while Trixie was finishing up her song. Wrath and the Dazzlings, who were looking their best, awaited their turn, then Trixie left the stage and passed them. "Try to top that!" She mocked. "Oh, gosh," Adagio says sarcastically, "I don't know if we can!" The three of them laughed sinisterly. "Silence." Wrath said, and they did. Then they noticed the mist coming from the floor. Then Wrath used his crystals to absorb some of the magic at full capacity and vanished. "You three have done well." He turned to face them. "The master will be pleased." "Who's this master?" "No time to explain, you're on." He summoned new crystal balls and started spinning them. "Remember the gift I gave each of you?" They nodded. "Well, it also multiplies the magic, you'll have, tenfold." They smirked at that. The Dazzlings then walked on stage and began vocalizing the beginning of their song. While doing that, they absorbed the mist. Back down in the basement area, the Rainbooms were still arguing with each other, while Sunset was looking up in disbelief. Jacob spoke which made her snap of it. "Now's your cue, stop them." Sunset then runs up to the band. "Stop!" She shouted to them, "You have to stop!" They did and she ran over to them. "This is what they've been after all along. Their feeding off of the magic inside you!" "How can they be using our magic?" Applejack asked, "It's the Magic of Friendship." Sunset then glanced back at Jacob, who mouthed 'tell them', at Twilight, then back to them. "Ever since you started this band, you've been letting little things get to you. I never said anything because I didn't feel like it was my place. Not when I was so new to this whole friendship thing. I still have a lot to learn, but I do know that if you don't work out even the smallest problems right at the start, the Magic of Friendship can be turned into something else." As she told them, they all started to feel guilty about the time they were arguing over nothing. Jacob walked up to the group. "This whole time, I knew you would fall apart." He said, "I came here, to make sure that doesn't happen. Boy, I messed up. I just remembered that there are some rules that are meant to be broken and others aren't. I was just trying to be a reliable friend." "And you did, Jacob," Twilight spoke up behind him, and he stood aside. "I can't believe all this tension was happening right under my nose and I didn't realize it. I'm supposed to be the one with all the answers and all I've done since we got here is let you down." Sunset then placed her hand on her shoulder. "I don't think anyone is supposed to have all the answers. But you can count on your friends to help you find them." Then she gestured to their friends, who all had smiles. "I think you already have. Come on! We need to get out of here." Then they all started pushing against the door, then fell back. A few knocks came from the door. Then it opened to reveal... "Spike!" They hugged each other. "Sorry I took so long." Spike said, "I had to find somebody who wasn't under the Siren's spell to help me get you out." He points to the door, and Vinyl was there, wearing headphones. "Why isn't she under their spell?" "Never takes off her headphones." The DJ then gave a thumbs up. The boy kneels to purple canine "Nice thinking, you doggone dragon." He offers a high five with to Spike, which he quickly accepts. "Come on, Y'all, time to prove we've still got the Magic of Friendship inside us." Applejack spoke up. "And there's only one way to do it," Twilight said. "We're getting the band back together?" Pinkie asked. "We're getting our band back together." Rainbow corrected. "Wheee!" "Ooh!" Rarity spoke up, "What version of the counter-spell are we going to play?" "I don't think it matters what song we play." Twilight replies, "As long as we play it together. As friends." "I know just the song," Rainbow said and walks over to Fluttershy. "Fluttershy's written a really good one." The Fluttershy gave the 'thank you' look. "You girls are about to save the world. Why not do it in style? Rares?" Jacob asked. "I thought you'd never ask." Rarity then pulled out a rack of rock and roll outfits, custom for them, except for Sunset and Jacob. Back on the stage with the Dazzlings, the crowd watches in awe and not knowing their fate. Welcome to the show, we're here to let you know. Our time is now, your time is running out. Unknown to them, the Rainbooms (including Jacob and Sunset) stood on a hilltop, overlooking the stage and the audience. "How are we supposed to play over them from up here?" Rainbow asked, then her answer came driving in. Vinyl stopped her car, pushed a button on her remote, and her car transformed into a DJ player. The group was surprised, but back at the stage, things were starting to get worse. feel the wave of sound, As it crashes down You can't turn away, We'll make you want to stay. Then a purple aura covered their bodies and they, in this case, sirened up. Ears, tails, even wings appeared. We will be adored, Tell us, that you want us. We won't be ignored, It's time for our reward. Now you need us, Come and heed us. Nothing can stop us now. What seemed like a victory, but wasn't to be. Their song was interrupted by the Rainbooms counter-spell. Oh, oh wha-oh. I've got the music in me Oh, oh wha-oh. Don't need to hear a crowd, cheering out my name I didn't come here seeking infamy or fame The one and only thing That I am here to bring Is music, is the music Is the music in my soul Then they rainbow ponied up. Gonna break out Out! Set myself free, yeah Let it all go Go! Just let it be, yeah! Find the music your heart, Let the music make you start To set yourself apart "So the Rainbooms want to turn this into a real battle of the bands?" Adagio said, "Then let's battle." What we have in store, All we want and more We will break on through Now it's time to finish you! While still in the backstage area, Wrath heard what she sang. "What!?" He said, sounding really ticked. Then he crushed his crystals in his bare hands. Then the Dazzlings eyes glowed red, then they summoned their siren spirits through their amulets. They revealed their true forms. They charged at the Rainbooms, circling them, then dove in for an attack. But the Rainbooms fought back with a full blast off the counter-spell, but that didn't work. When the sirens hit them back, it was stronger than the last time you readers saw the original movie. It knocked them back and broke Twilight's mic in the process. It landed at Sunset's feet and she picked it up, she and Jacob saw the top of it broken completely off. You may want to stop playing the music readers. "They broke the mic!?" Sunset exclaimed. "Calm down Sunset," Jacob began, "I think I know why this is happening." She looks at him. "It must be Wrath; I mean he's not supposed to be here." "You're saying that Wrath made them stronger?" Spike asked. "Somehow, someway, I don't know, but yes." Twilight got up on one knee and looked over to her two friends. "Sunset, Jacob, we need you!" They turned to see her. He gets up and dusts himself. "We have to help them." Sunset followed behind. "But you don't have magic and you said you not into... bands." "Then I'll die trying, but I'll do anything to protect you and your friends. Till my last breath." Unknown to them, Jacob's ring shimmered a bit. Shimmer gave the broken mic to Vinyl and she gave them two new ones. Jacob and Sunset stood amongst their friends; Sunset took off her leather jacket. "You go first, Sunset and by the way, not to brag, I sing well." Then he nods to the DJ and the music starts again. You're never going to bring me down You're never going to break this part of me My friends are here to bring me 'round Not singing just for popularity we're here to let you know, that we won't let it go we're here to let you know, that we won't let it go Our music is a bomb and it's about to blow The Dazzlings' spirits charged in for another attack. and you can try to fight, but we have got the light of friendship on our side! got the music in our hearts, we're here to blow this thing apart and together we will never be afraid of the dark The Rainbooms sent a rainbow pulse wave and broke the Sirens' spell. Here to sing our song out loud get you dancing with the crowd, Then Sunset and Jacob ponied up, but Jacob's was a bit different, sure he got the ears and the tail, but his ring glowed with magic. then his mic turned into a sword. As the music of our friendship survives, survives Got the music in our hearts we're here to blow this thing apart and together we will never be afraid of the dark The Rainbooms, minus Jacob, levitated and a rainbow sphere formed above them, wings formed from it. At the stage, everyone was dancing and singing to the awesome some. Here to sing our song out loud get you dancing with a crowd The Dazzlings looked upon the crowd in anger but looked up at the Rainbooms in panic. Jacob looked at where they were looking and saw it too. A giant alicorn made of pure light with a rainbow mane. It aimed its horn at the Sirens and Jacob's sword did the same on its own, but he still had it in his grip. As the music of our friendship survives, survives... survives! Then the alicorn shot a rainbow blast and the sword shot a non-rainbow blast at them, which destroyed the spirits and their amulets in the process. To make it simple, it was finally over. The Dazzlings laid on the ground after the blast, then Adagio grabbed the fragments of her enchanted accessory and they all quickly got up. They were about to sing until... "Don't you dare!" They were stopped by Wrath, who seemed at the point of exploding in real wrath. "You failed us." He growled, "You got what we needed and you betrayed us." Then the audience started to boo at them, which made Wrath more ticked, so he roared an inhuman roar at them. That got them to shut up. "You will die." Pulls out a laser gun and aims it at the Dazzlings. He was about to pull the trigger, but his hand was cut off by Jacob's sword. He gripped his stub in pain and looked up at his attacker. "You, we shall meet again." He turns and runs off. "Hey, get back here!" Rainbow shouted, but Jacob stopped her. "Let him go." He said, "I think he needs some time to cool down." He turns and walks over to the Dazzlings. "Now, I have some questions that need answers. Could you answer them?" She agreed, and she explained that their amulets gave them the power to sing and to get people to do what they want and Wrath had enhanced them, they came to Canterlot High to find Equestrian magic, Wrath including. He didn't tell them why he needed it. He didn't tell them anything else, he just needed magic. "That's all, you can go now." The Dazzlings left the stage. "Jacob," Twilight began, "how did you do that?" "What?" "That's Princess Luna's sword," she points out. "How did you get it? Only she can summon it." "I don't know and I didn't know." The sword then vanishes and Jacob's pony side disappears too. Rarity then notices his ring. "Darling," She began, "where did you get that lovely accessory?" "My ring? It's my class ring, got it for eight weeks of my senior year of high school." "Rainbooms rule!" Flash shouted, then hugs Twilight. "That was amazing!" "Yeah, it was, wasn't it?" Flash looks over to who said it, which was Jacob. He lets go of Twilight and walks over to him. When he was in front of him, they were the same height. "Hey there, I didn't catch your name. I'm Flash Sentry." "Jacob." "That sword of yours was really cool, where did you get it?" "Oh, from the Baltimare blacksmith. It just appeared in my hand, duh. Let's just have a look at the blaster Wrath had." And he did, once he got there, the hand disintegrated into dust. Jacob picks up the weapon and analyzes it. "This must be some kind of ion energy blaster. Like the Institue Pistol. How did he get his hands on this?" He opens the battery compartment and finds a battery shaped energy capsule. "Ah, fusion cell. This will work well for Frost." Then Trixie appeared out of nowhere and no one was happy to see her. "You may have vanquished the Dazzlings," She began, "but you will never have the amazing, show-stopping ability of the Great and Powerful Trixie." She threw another smoke bomb and then this happened. "She's gone!" Pinkie exclaims, then she looks over to find her escape over a wall. "Oh wait, there she is." Then Trixie fell over it. "Trixie's OK!" And Jacob tried to hold back a laugh. "You know..." Rainbow began, "Twilight is going back to Equestria soon. The Rainbooms could really use someone to help Fluttershy on backup vocals." She looks over to Sunset, who smirked and looks over to a nearby guitar. She picks it up and plays it like an expert and stops. "I also play guitar." She said and everyone, minus Jacob, was slack-jawed. "We'll see." Then they all hugged Sunset, all except Jacob. "This is an example of a happy ending." He said to himself, but he wasn't in their hug but did not go unnoticed. "Jacob." Twilight said, he looked over and saw her motion of one finger 'Come here.' Rolled his eyes, smirks, and joined in the hug. The next morning, it was time to say goodbye. The group stood in front of the portal. "Sure, wish you could stay longer." Applejack said. "Us, too," Jacob said, "But we have responsibilities in Equestria that we have to get back to. I have the training to get started on and its citizens need their princess. But now she or I can go through the portal whenever we need to." "So, this isn't goodbye." Twilight said, "It's just goodbye till next time." She looks at Jacob. "Ready?" Jacob gives her a one minute sign then she looks to Spike then he and Twilight left through the portal. Jacob stayed behind. "So," Sunset said. "So and so," He said, "I'm really going to miss being human. Being there, in Equestria, I'll just be getting used to being on all fours again." "But you'll come back, you said so yourself." "I know, but when I'm here, I feel like I'm home. Back in my world. It looks like I won't see it again." "Jacob, you just need to remember that home is where the heart is. Not just a house." Jacob then smiles at her. "Thanks for reminding me." He then turns and walks to the portal, but stops and looks back at Sunset. "By the way, make sure to have an umbrella by the time I come back. Just in case it rains." He then left through the portal, leaving Sunset confused. Back in Equestria, Jacob just came through the portal and then... "SURPRISE!!!" The whole town of Ponyville celebrates him. It's a party Pinkie planned for him. She could've been more specific about where the party was. During the whole party, Jacob snuck out. He found Frostbite looking out a window. Jacob walked over to him, stood beside him, and looked out the same window. Jacob still had his ring, but it was on his horn. He levitated the battery to Frost. "Is this what you're looking for?" Jacob said, Frost looks at it, smiles, and takes it. "Yes, it is." he said, "Thank you. Quick question, why do you want to be a Mystic?" "I want to protect Twilight and her friends, to do something I couldn't. I want to make up for the mistakes I made." "Any other reason?" "I want to protect them because they are the future of Equestria and because they're something special to me." "And what is that?" "They're my friends." "That's the answer I'm looking for." Frost then left the window, Leaving Jacob. "Expect your first lesson tomorrow mourning. Don't be late." "Okay." Jacob was alone at the window, looking down. 'I'll make you all proud.'