Twilight and Isaiah returned a few minutes later with two large caskets, one blue and one yellow. They placed down the boxes carefully and walked over to Cadence’s lifeless body. Twilight pulled her gun off of her back, aimed at the rope, and shot Cadence down. Her body fell right into Isaiah’s arms. He lowered her gently to the ground and walked over to the center of the room. When he got there, he spread his arms and closed his eyes, his horn glowing green. He thrust his palms downwards, bathing the room in a bright light. A casket the same size as the other two appeared beneath his hands, only this one was light pink. He pried it open and lifted Cadence into it. Twilight pointed her index finger at the ground in front of her and blew it open.
CRACK!
The ground cracked apart revealing a large body of water. The hole was about 10 feet wide and twice as long. Together, they lifted the three caskets into the water, closing Cadence’s slowly.
“I think we should say a few words, in honor of the princesses.” said Rarity quietly.
“Ooh, I’ll go!” exclaimed Pinkie. “While the princesses may have passed on, they will never pass from memory. They may be gone from this world physically, but they will never truly be gone, as long as we remember and love and cherish their existence. We must say not in sorrow that they are no more, but live in thankfulness that they once were.”
“Wow. That was actually really good, Pinkie. Deep and heartfelt. I’m proud.” said Twilight. “Where’d you get that from?”
“That was the speech I gave at my sister’s funeral. Me and Inky came up with it together. I haven’t spoken to Inky in ages. I have to get in touch with her…”
“Pinkie. Focus.” I said.
“What a marvelous speech, Pinkie Pie! You always were my favorite of the group.” said Discord, melting out from the ground.
“What are you doing here, Discord?” asked Twilight, more annoyed than angry.
“Paying my respects to the princesses, of course! You think I would miss the funeral of my best friends? What type of pony do you take me for?”
“Funny. All jokes aside, why are you here?” I asked, eager to move on.
“So linear, Silver. Linear and boring! But I know you can be spontaneous if you want. You can be interesting. Fun. Anywho, I’m just here because I thought you might want to know that King Sombra is attacking Earth in… I’d say, twenty minutes. Better get moving.”
“Before you leave, can you give us anymore information? We’ll need all we can get.” said Robert.
“Good question! Let’s see, Sombra knows all about you, so he’s probably going to attack family and loved ones. Might want to address that. Also, I do not want you to kill anypony unnecessarily. I’ve had enough death in my life.”
“Then why did you help them in the first place!?” asked Rainbow angrily.
“Sombra never said we would kill Celestia! How was I supposed to know it would end up like this?” shouted Discord angrily. He shook himself, regaining his composure, and continued. “My point is this: Everypony deserves another chance. So don’t kill Sombra and especially don’t kill Chrysalis. Celestia would never forgive you for that.”
“You keep talking about Celestia as if you two were close, but I know her better than you!” shouted Twilight.
“Is that so? Did you know her favorite color is lavender? Or that she is allergic to chestnuts? Or how about the fact that she loves bananas? See, me and Celestia have been old friends since before you were even a thought. Over a thousand years of rivalry and fighting later, I’m sure that I can safely say what Celestia would like to happen and what she would dislike to happen. Trust me when I say this, If you kill Chrysalis, you’ll be ending millions of lives and breaking Starswirl’s Shadow Proclamation, which outlawed inorganic weapons of mass destruction, unfair or unnecessary condemnation to a cruel fate and genocide. By killing Sombra, you wouldn’t be doing any of that, but I still think that Celestia would want you to find another way.”
“I’ll think about it. Will you come help us?” asked Twilight. “Unless you’re still working with them.”
“I’m not, but I won’t help you either. From henceforth, I will not directly interfere with Equestrian matters. I will watch from the comfort of my own realm. It’s for the best. Keeps things fair. But what are you still doing talking to me? Your friends and family have fifteen minutes before Sombra gets to them!”
“He’s right, girls.” I said opening the Rift again. “It’s time to go.” I pushed them through, one-by-one, walking through last. We stumbled out the other side into the middle of town. No time to stop back at base. I don’t think Discord was lying.
“I’m going to get my mom out.” said Isaiah. “Who has the cash?”
“I have it, darling.” said Rarity, reaching into her bag. She pulled out a large stack of bills and handed some to me, Isaiah, and Robert.
“Thanks. We’ll meet you at Jackson’s” said Robert turning away. They transformed into human in mid sprint and booked it to their parents, Pinkie and Twilight following close behind. Who did I have to warn? The Jacksons. I transformed to human and ran down the street until I approached the restaurant. I opened the door and stepped inside. It was packed, full-house. Of course it was. The one day I need it to be empty is the one day when it’s jam-packed. I had to get these people out. I looked at my friends for help.
“What are their names?” asked Rainbow Dash.
“Harrold, Veronica and Sarah Jackson.” I answered. She pulled out her pistols and aimed at the sky.
BOOM! BOOM!
“Unless you’re Veronica, Harrold or Sarah Jackson, get the hell out of here!” shouted Rainbow. “If you three move, I kill of a family business!” People scrambled out, screaming for help. Everyone left except for an older couple and a teenage girl.
“That was not cool, Rainbow Dash! How would you even know it was them?!” I shouted.
“Chris?” asked the teenager. “Is that you?” She walked over to me, twirling her bright red hair.
“Sarah? If you’re upset about all of the texts I must’ve missed, let me explain.” I said sheepishly. “To get to the point, you guys are about to be attacked by creatures with swords and guns and magic unless you get out right now. I know it doesn’t make any sense, but these guys are no joke. They killed me for three years. Hence why I haven’t seen you.”
“Chris. Start from the beginning, and say it in terms I can understand.” said Mr. J. “I can’t seem to comprehend your lingo.”
“Ok, let’s try something else. You three are going on a vacation. Here take a couple thousand dollars.” I said, tossing them the stack. “Leave now!”
“Why?” asked Mrs. Jackson. “Whatever you’re going through, we can help.”
“Mrs. J, I love you, but you’re wrong. It’s far too dangerous.” I said, checking the clock. 10 minutes, if Discord was accurate.
“How dangerous can it be?” Just then, Twilight, Pinkie, Robert, and Isaiah entered the restaurant.
“Did you warn my mom?” I asked.
“Of course.” said Robert. I looked him in the eyes, yanked Lunar from it’s hidden holster and shot him in the chest. I whipped my pistol to Twilight and shot her in the throat. Green blood covered the floor. I ran forward and pulled out Celestial, slicing Isaiah’s arm off. I kicked him to the ground and stabbed Pinkie through the heart.
“How dangerous could it be?” I asked. “So dangerous that that was the safest thing I’m gonna be doing all week.”
“Christian!” yelled Mrs. J in terror. Oops. Probably should’ve explained first.
“O-kay.” I said slowly. “I can see how that might look bad. They weren’t real. Well, they were real, but they weren’t Robert and Isaiah. They were… er… how do I… Isaiah!” I shouted as the real Isaiah, Robert, Pinkie and Twilight ran through. Hopefully they were the real ones.
“What’s up?” said Robert. “How are you, Sarah?”
“Did you get my mother?” I asked.
“No. Why would we?” said Isaiah.
“Ok. You’re good. We had a run in with the changelings.”
“Changelings? As in, from MLP?” asked Sarah.
“Yes. It’s a bit complex. I’ll simplify a little: We are fighting Sombra and Chrysalis, I was gone for three years, we just watched the princesses die, Sombra attacks in about 3 minutes, and he is coming for you. You have to leave. Take this money and go to… Puerto Rico, I guess. Just take a vacation. If we survive, well, I’ll let you know what to do if we get to that point.” I said, out of breath. She stepped over to me and grabbed me by shirt.
“Come on, Sarah, I’m tired of getting beaten up for things that aren’t my fault.” I said grumpily. “It’s becoming a habit.” Sarah pulled me in and kissed me angrily.
“Hey!” shouted Fluttershy. “Enough of that, Red! We don’t have time for this, so Chris, please stop swallowing her face. Unless you want her and her parents to die.”
“Sorry.” said Sarah. “I didn’t know you had a girlfriend. Fluttershy, right? Not surprising. Mom? Dad? Let’s go.”
“Um… Alright.” said Mr. Jackson unsure. “Uh… Don’t touch my daughter?”
“I’m sorry. I swear I didn’t mean to. We’ll work this out later.” I said, leading everyone out. I ushered everyone outside, except for Twilight. She held me back for a word.
“Silver. We have to talk.” she said sullenly. “I know you said that you don’t want to kill Sombra or Chrysalis, but we have to. There’s no way for us to do this without killing at least one of them.”
“I don’t care what you say Twi, we aren’t killing them. I know you want your revenge on Chrysalis, and I promise you she will pay for it, but she will not die today.” I replied.
“I never said kill Chrysalis. I was just saying that maybe it would be a bit easier on all of us if she were to disappear.” she said evilly.
“Twilight, I will say it one more time: We are not killing Chrysalis. She lives and goes to a fair trial, and eventually go to prison.”
“Maybe I don’t listen to you anymore.” she said angrily.
“Ya know what? Kill her.” I said. “Kill her. Go ahead and kill her.”
“Really?” she said happily. “Are you sure?”
“Oh yeah, go on.” I said, stepping towards Twilight. “Just know that when you eliminate that enemy, you’ll be gaining another. There’s an old Earth proverb, don’t know if you have it in Equestria, but it’s this: For those who seek revenge, remember to dig two graves. If Chrysalis dies by your hand, you will die by mine.”
“Don’t threaten me, Chris. I know you don’t have it in you to kill a friend.”
“The moment you kill Chrysalis, you cease being my friend. I’ll repeat: You can kill her, you really can. But when you do, I will not stop until you are buried right next to Celestia!” I said angrily.
Thud!
A woman ran past us, knocking a table over. She turned and looked me in the eyes, her bright green eyes piercing my soul. Was that…?
“We have a minute before Sombra attacks. I suggest we get moving.” I said.
“Fine.” she said bitterly. We left the restaurant and joined the others. Conjure stepped forward, placed his palm on the door, and closed his eyes. His horn glowed green and the entire building was enveloped in the same aura.
POP!
Jackson’s melted into the ground, disappearing. I looked at my adoptive family whose faces were lit up with terror.
“What the hell?!” shouted Mr. Jackson. “Isaiah, I am going to kill you!”
“Don’t worry, you can get it back after we win. Or die. Whichever comes first.” said Isaiah, with a smirk.
BOOM!
An explosion from a far reverberated throughout town. I turned, looking for the source of the noise. Slowly but surely, the Heavens Impaler collapsed to the ground. I watched in horror as hundreds of lives were extinguished, killed by the initial explosion or crushed by falling debris.
“We’re too late.” I said. “It’s starting. Listen, forget about Puerto Rico. I need you to go here.” I reached forward and opened a Rift. “Go through, find Scootaloo, and tell her that Silver sent you. She’ll take care of you.” I pushed them through, giving Sarah a smile. When they were in, I closed it and turned to my friends.
“Well.” I said. “Let’s do this.”