The world was not ready for such a threat to the human existence. Empress hated everything about these people. The way they looked the way they talked. The made her more enraged than Celestia or Twilight ever could. Something so powerless had aided in her defeat when she had first taken over the delicate mind of sunset Shimmer.
“Listen men at exactly 9:00 am a small town became under attack by an unknown force.” The general said as he paced before his men. “It managed to take out several jets and turn the town into nothing but monsters, Today it is your turn to take down this thing before it moves forward to any other countries and or states.” He sniffed the air as the smell of smoke was nearing the military base. The large hill in the distance nearly engulfed in flames. “Now get ready and move out men~!” At his command this base would fall victim to the she demons force. The military rushed for their most advanced weapons such as unmanned drones and Rocket propelled grenades. Empress stood on the burning hill with her deformed demon army standing by her side. She hovered the badly burned Flash sentry next to her. She had not yet turned him into a Demon. A tank slowly turned it’s turret in her direction firing dead center for her. Empress held out a hand slowing the projectile to a complete stop before melting it where it floated.
“Let us show this base what we got.” She pointed at the base as armor appeared on her. The armor was a red tinted gold. “Then we will take over the rest of this pitiful world. Now go~!” Empress yelled to her mind controlled army who was willing to die for her. The hundred upon thousands of demonically deformed people rushed down the hill for the military base. Right as her demonic army collided with the humans fire began to slowly engulf the base they were attacking. Empress’s eyes showed nothing but hate, within those eyes Sunset shimmer was forced to watch helplessly. She saw what she was doing but was powerless to do anything about it. She felt like crying but tears would not form. Empress had complete control it seemed. Empress finally decided she should join the battle below. One of the men fighting her demons saw her coming and yelled out.
“The big one is coming; everyone get read faze one is a go!” He said as he shot a bullet into the head of one of the demons. Empress landed on a runway where planes would land and take off. Upon landing flames appeared where she stepped. Her spiked high heels making indents and cracks in the runway, she was tapping her foot to a nonexistent song. She looked as she saw some tanks were approaching her. One fired and the large bullet smacked her shoulder knocking her to the ground as her arm quickly reformed.
“No more mercy shots men, shoot to kill~!” The turrets pointed for her vitals as dust and rock started to revolve and float around her. Empress stood up as one tank shot after another. All shells were sucked into some kind of swirling ball of energy that was slowly heating up causing the lead to melt and revolve around her. Empress’s eyes began to glow in a cyan color of rage. The tanker reloaded and fired twice more. Empress readied herself as she unleased the ball of molten lead upon the tanks. The tanks now had clogged barrels as she approached them.
“No mercy~! No mercccccccy~! Fine now I show no mercy~!” She closed her hand and her magic followed through. All five of the tanks slowly crushed within themselves. The then clapped her hands together to force the crushed tanks into one ball of metal. Her eyes flashed and metal started to build into something new. Empress stood there as a dragon looking head started to form. Flame making up its eyes. The metal pieces were forming around Empress as she was now the controller of this metallic looking dragon head. More metal began to fly towards her to make up the body as the military began to notice the turned their guns from her army like fools. The metal dragon was two legged and had wings for where the arms would be. Empress made the head point towards the men as it opened flame shot from the mouth engulfing their men and vehicle. The tail had a large spiked ball on it. She used this to crush several vehicles approaching from the back. Jets flew overhead, this time they were equipped with heat seeking missiles.
“This is eagle one with eagle 2-6 reporting, We have visual on the dragon, Where is the demon located?” Eagle one of the squadron asked over the intercom.
She appears to be within the head of that metal beast, unleash hell~!” Base yelled over the intercom. Their command was soon gargled over by their deaths as flame engulfed the building they were in. The squadron circled around as their heat seeker were now armed and aimed for the head of the metallic beast. Empress saw them coming and she knew exactly what she had planned. The squadron unleashed their missiles, each one smacking the head of the beast. Empress flew out of the head and the dragon immediately started to crumble. Empress flapped her wings as she was now at the level of the planes. They flew by her right as she flapped her wings. 5 of the squad members were suddenly overcome with the urge to fire upon their fellow members.
This is eagle two requesting that you prepare yourself for missile breach eagles.” Eagle one unleashed his heat seekers upon his own men three being unable to escape as the missiles plowed into them. Eagle three then took over and shot missiles at eagle two and the rest, upon destroying them he cut the engine and let himself sharply decline in altitude. The jet made a screeching sound through the air before impact. The flames shot out covering much of the surrounding area. The more fire the more powerful Empress felt. Empress looked out and saw her army was overwhelming the military. Empress couldn’t help the feeling of emotion she was feeling as she heard their screams. Empress knew now that there was no way for this world to defend itself. Then something hit her. The elements of harmony were only missing it’s loyalty in one world. If twilight came here she would have means to stop her. Empress growled at the thought.
Rainbow Dash was in the broken down Canterlot high with other survivors of the first attack. She was helping gather food with Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy. Rainbow didn’t get to see the cause of this but all she knew is something dark had happened. She was rummaging through a cabinet and managed to find a couple cans of beans. She had a feeling that anyone who was still alive was going to come very accustom to eating these. Pinkie began to feel uneasy.
“Hey Dashy I’m not feeling alright… Something is wrong.” Pinkie was beginning to feel the twitch of her pony counterpart. Something bad was headed their way; it was headed right for Rainbow dash. “We need to hide~!” Pinkie yelled out right upon Empresses landing on the crumbling roof above them. Rainbow das duct under a desk that was visible through a hole above. Empress could smell someone was near so she poked her head through the hole.
“Rainbow Dash I need you….” She said as she reached for the desk she was under.
“Hey you big Meany~!” Pinkie said as she came out from around a corner. “You want a piece of me~!” Pinkie said without fear as Empresses dark eyes now looked at her. She came down through the hold and hissed at Pinkie who now stood brave in front of her. Rainbow dash watched form under the desk. She felt a tingling sensation on her own shoulder blades as she watched. Empress was now bent down face to face with the lady of pink.
“I would cut the chatter if I were you, Don’t want everyone to hear your screams.” Empress reached out quickly picking Pinkie pie up by the throat. Rainbow dash felt a feeling she had never felt before as bright blue wings form on her back. This was feeling her counterpart had felt before her death.
“Leave her alone~!” Rainbow flew out from under the desk as she sonic rainboomed. Time felt like it had slowed down. Had Rainbow foolishly acted like her counterpart had? Rainbow tackled Empress at full force. Rainbow cause Empress to lose her grip on her friend. Pinkie fell to the ground as the two of them were flying higher and higher up into the air. The clouds now rushed by them as they had made it just above them. Empress pushed away from Rainbow flying in place in front of her, both beings hovered in midair watching and anticipating each other moves. Rainbow was about to make the same mistake as her pony version, Sunset didn’t want to see it again. She felt like screaming, nothing unfortunately came out. Rainbow was watching Empress closely with her violet eyes. Empress was simply grinning waiting for the foolish blue human to make a move. Rainbow started to flap her wings fast. She flew forward at lighting speed. Time felt like it had slowed down. Empress reached out grabbing her by the wing, her mouth wide open as she sunk her fangs into the neck of Rainbow. Rainbow screamed out as she struggled to get away from her. Empress growled as her hands began to glow. She let go of Rainbow whose wings turned into a blue pixy like dust. Lighting stuck around Rainbow as she flew through the clouds. Her wings gone and her consciousness fading, Rainbow was plummeting to a similar death to her pony version. Rainbow closed her eyes as her life began to flash before her eyes.
She saw herself hanging upside down on a jungle gym with pinkie pie as they both giggled at Fluttershy who had fallen. Then they soon got down and lovingly gave her a band aid for her scratched knee. She then saw a flash of her getting her hair braided by Rarity. Rainbow was not thrilled but let it happen to please her friend. She then saw her friends all arguing as Sunset Shimmer stood in the background laughing. That memory was soon followed by a group hug at the end of the fall formal. She remembered all her soccer games, wins and losses. Memories of her friendship were flashing rapidly through her head as Blue light started to form on her shoulder blades. The rain above now patting her body as she continued to fall, Rainbow felt tears begin to swell in her eyes at the thought of possibly losing her friends. The light on her shoulder blades began to sparkle as more memories flooded her mind. She saw the heart shape her friends had made upon using magic for the first time. The time one of her soccer mates had asked her out in front of rarity embarrassing her. Her first party where she had drank underage. Her first closet kisses her first friendship, all this flashing before her in an instant. Rainbow was now only a thousand feet from impact when the memory that changed it all flashed in her mind. Rainbow was holding Fluttershy close as she cried from the loss of her closest pet. Who was going to watch over her if she died? Rainbow let the tears flow as wings shot from her back once again. Her eyes shot open as her wings franticly flapped to slow her terminal velocity. Rainbow smashed right through a window and hit a desk nearly brushing her ribs instead of breaking them. She laid stomach first on the ground as Empress landed before her. Rainbow was limp momentarily. Rainbow made a fist with her right hand as she used it to help her stand. Her violet eyes were glowing with magic this time. A necklace began to form around Rainbows neck. The Element of Loyalty no longer had a possessor in Equestria so it had materialized its way around her neck from there.
“W-what~!” empress yelled out angrily as flames formed on her hands. “You’re supposed to die from that.” She was getting very aggravated as she Saw Rainbow dash alive. Empress flapped her wings in anger as she looked Rainbow in the eyes. “You want to put up a fight then a real fight you shall receive.” Empress said as two balls of fire formed floating above her palms. Rainbow dash still had tears in her eyes as her element began to glow.
“I will not be destroyed, Sunset Shimmer I know your still in there. We were friends~!” Rainbow said as she tried to use the magic of Friendship to sway someone who was not currently present. Rainbow felt a power she never knew she had begun to flow through her veins. Empress was listening to rainbow but was trying her best not to laugh.
“Sorry but your amber friend is no more, She relinquished her control to me~!” Empress said as her hand began to glow picking up Rainbow. “I have no choice but to kill what could aid in my defeat… You have to go now Rainbow Dash.” Empress used her magic to throw the light blue girl into a wall. Rainbow hit with a hard thud as she let out a small scream for air that had been knocked out of her. Rainbow watched as Empress now slowly approached. Rainbow Dash wasn’t going to go down this way either. Rainbow jumped at Empress Air kicking her across the face. Rainbow kicked her as her foot moved at a sonic rainboom pace. Empress was knocked back but not down. Empress on the other hand had a cut cheek and a bleeding nose from that kick. Empress flapped her wings and every time she did the world around them seemed to fade. Her wings had brought them to some kind of white dimension briefly before the world around them reappeared. Empress was quickly in front of Rainbow trying to grab her by the throat. Rainbow threw out her arms causing a small blast wave of energy. This knocked Empress back who proceeded to shoot to beams of magic from her hands. Rainbow held out her hand. The beams hit her hands and she was holding back any harm. Empress kept the magic flowing knowing that eventually Rainbow would not be able to hold her back.
“Please Sunset your there I know you are, you need to wake up your hurting people.” Rainbow said as she collapsed to her knees still holding back the two beams with her hands. Sunset watched hopelessly through her own eyes as she saw Rainbow Dash pleading with her. Rainbow looked to her own right and saw the hazy image of a blue winged pony. The pony looked at her and she felt a sudden boost of courage and energy. Rainbow slowly stood up as a beam of energy was now also shooting into the two beams of empress’s magic. The beams were resonating from the emblem on Rainbows necklace. “Come on Shimer you wanted change you wanted a new day, why are you doing this?” Rainbows eyes filled with tears. This sight sent a shockwave through the magic Empress was shooting at Rainbow. Empress’s eyes changed to sunset’s eye. Empress held her own head in pain as Sunsets voice came from her mouth.
“Run Rainbow run before she hurts you.” sunset said from the mouth of Empress “Run now~!” Empress held her head in pain as Sunset was using all her strength to restrain her. Rainbow stood there for a moment but soon took notice as to what was happening. She was unfortunately to loyal to leave.
“No Sunset you can do this I can’t just leave you to die inside.” Rainbow said reaching out towards Empress who was flailing from the pain in her head. Her screams were separate from Sunsets voice.
“No you need to go, you need to run now. She will kill you I c-can’t hold h-her much l-longer~!” Sunset said as her voice was sounding strained now. Rainbow knew she should have left but if she died trying to help a friend it was for the best.
“Sunset you’re not a monster you’re my friend and you always will be!” Rainbow yelled to her as the whites of Empresses eyes were starting to slowly turn black again. Sunset was losing her grip upon Empresses control. Flames started to form on Empresses arms now as she was yelling in pain from Sunset still slightly restraining her.
“Rainbow I won’t be able to live with myself if she hurts you now go~!” Sunsets voice and soul seemed to almost fade again as the whites of Empresses eyes were now fully black again. Rainbow tried sprinting for the door but was cut short when a bar of metal came flying through her chest pinning her to a nearby wall. Her wings fading immediately from the impact, some blood was now leaking from her mouth.
“Tell me Rainbow dash. Was being loyal so worth it this time.” Empress said as she placed a finger on top of the dying girls head. All of her facial veins turned black. Empress force nothing but negativity into her head. “Things don’t have to be this way.” She said as she used magic to remove the necklace from Rainbows head. “You could stay pinned to this wall and die orrrr, you can join me and live.” Empress said as she was now face to face with Rainbow who could hardly choke out words due to the pipe in her chest. As Rainbow was deciding whether or not to abandon loyalty and friendship a flash of a spark sparkled in her eye.