//------------------------------// // Chapter 12 // Story: Kingdom in Peril // by R-Dashiefan20 //------------------------------// I turned to see that just a few feet from the castle was Sombra. He stood there with his black hair blowing in the wind and his horn glowing a fierce red. In his silver armor and red cape. Even from this distance, I could feel the evil presence emitting from him. I saw that he was laughing at something, no someone. Dash was pinned against the side if the castle, just by the crystal heart, by her throat. The only thing I could think of was how much I wanted to hurt him. I pulled out my phone and made a call. Then, I flew as fast as I could toward him. My ears popped as a sonic boom went off. I flew straight at him and kicked him in the side. He tumbled down the street several feet as I caught Dash before she hit the ground. As I held her in my arms, she looked up at me with those beautiful magenta eyes. "You came back." She said. "I couldn't let that piece of unicorn scum hurt you. I may never get to see you again, but that doesn't mean I'm going to stand by and let you be hurt." I said. "How sweet." Sombra said from behind me. I put Dash down and turned toward him. "You have no right to speak." I said. "Ooh. I'm so scared. Please don't hurt me. Feh!" He said as he waved his hand at me. He tried to use his horn, but it had been broken during his impact with the ground. "You will pay for this. You vile piece of filth. I will leave enough life in your body for you to watch as I kill your beloved pegasus." He said. "Come at me, brony." I said motioning with my hands. He charged and I side stepped. He smashed face first into the castle door. "Rargh! I'm going to kill you!" He yelled as he drew a giant purple crystal sword from his back. I drew mine as he swung straight down at me. Blocked his blade with no effort. With a sharp thrust, I pushed his blade away and struck, catching his arm. "Gah!" He yelled as my phone buzzed. I didn't need to check it. He swung at my side, but, I parried his swing. "I see we are evenly matched." He said. "Actually, I'm just biding my time." I said as I kicked him out into the open. "Now!" I yelled. He was immediately hit by a blue beam of light. "Agh!" He yelled as he dropped his sword. The others stepped out of the castle and came over to me. "We can't do this without Pinkie." Twilight said. "I know. That's why she's back." I said. "Where is she?" Twilight asked. "Hi guys, I'm right here." She said from behind me. "Gah! Damn it Pinkie." I said. She looked different. Her hair was no longer puffy like normal. It was now just a straightened mass of pink. "Pinkie, I'm sorry." Dash said. "What are you apologizin' fer?" AJ asked. "You have nothing to be sorry about, darling. This ruffian, on the other hand." Rarity said. "No. He covered for me. I was the one that yelled at Pinkie to quit sticking her nose in everyone's business." Dash said. "Is this true, Jet?" Twilight asked. "Yes. It's true. I didn't want you guys to blame her for this. So, I took the blame. But, we can talk about this later. We need to help Cadence." I said. "C'mon, Pinkie. We need you." I said. "Why? So Dash can just yell at me again when I mess up?" Pinkie asked. "No, I promise I won't yell at you ever again." Dash said. "Pinkie promise?" She asked. "Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye." Dash said.