Battle 01: Meeting the Princesses, Explanations, & Familiar Faces
Twilight was understandably nervous as she walked through the streets of Canterlot. Looking around, she saw thing she thought were myths and some familiar species. Some of the people she saw, remembering what Sunset told her, included unicorns, pegasi, earth ponies, griffons, and zebras. "I can't believe I'm doing this," Twilight thought in astonishment.
"Are you ok?" Celestia asked in a motherly tone.
"Yes, just trying to understand the world I'm in now," Twilight explained, rubbing her head.
"Don't worry, we'll talk with my sister, see what we can do," Celestia said, putting a hand on Twilight's shoulder.
"Thank you, I really appreciate it," Twilight told her. Twilight continued on the road to the castle when Celestia stopped her.
"Do you want to try something magical?" Celestia asked curiously.
"What did you have in mind?" Twilight inquired curiously.
"I was thinking to teleport to get to the castle," Celestia explained.
Twilight thought about it for a minute before nodding her head in agreement. Celestia then grabbed her shoulder, concentrated, and teleported the two into the castle.
In Celestia's room, there was a flash of light as Celestia and Twilight appeared in the room. Twilight immediately leaned on the nearest thing for support, feeling a little sick to her stomach.
"Oh, that's what I forgot to mention," Celestia said in an embarrassed tone.
"That would have been helpful," Twilight said, feeling the need to vomit.
"If you need to throw up, the bathroom is over there," Celestia said, pointing towards the bathroom.
Twilight said nothing as she slowly walked toward the restroom. When Twilight entered the restroom, the door to Celestia's chambers opened and Luna walked in. Luna was wearing a long black dress with her normal princess items.
"Sister, what is the problem?" Celestia questioned, keeping an eye on the bathroom..
"I came to tell you that I felt a magical surge a few minutes ago, but I need you to investigate it," Luna explained to Celestia. Twilight, hearing the conversation, stayed in the bathroom.
"I already went and researched the surge, and I think was a interdimensional portal," Celestia told Luna.
"Really, do you have any evidence?" Luna asked in a calm tone.
"I do, but I need you to promise me not to get too excited," Celesta said, a playful smile forming on her face.
"I'll promise, but what do you mean by that?" Luna responded, being very cautious.
"Well, someone did end up coming through the portal and she looks like someone you know," Celestia explained.
"Who would that be?" Luna asked, now curious herself.
"You can come out now," Celestia called, turning Luna in the direction of the bathroom.
Taking that as her cue, Twilight stepped out of the bathroom. Luna's eyes widened in surprised and she turned back to Celestia. Celestia simply smiled as her horn glowed. Twilight felt something poke at her mind and, noticing Celestia's horn glowing, let that feeling in.
"Just going to warn you, my sister will hug you," Celestia told her telepathically.
Luna then turned back to Twilight and slowly walked towards her. Twilight decided to let whatever was about to happen occur. When Luna walked in front of Twilight, she simply looked at her.
"I know you may not be my Twilight Sparkle, but I just need to do this," Luna told Twilight in a tone of sadness. Luna then pulled Twilight into a deep hug, catching Twilight by surprise despite the warning. Although Twilight didn't understand, she returned the embrace when she felt Luna cry.
The two embraced in silence for a few moments, then Luna let go of her with tears in her eyes. "I'm sorry, I just needed to vent a little," Luna said, wiping the tears from her eyes.
"It's fine, I just didn't know what to expect," Twilight said.
"So, from what I understand, you're from an alternate universe?" Luna inquired as she stopped crying.
"I am, but before I explain my story, may I ask why you decided to embrace me?" Twilight asked curiously.
"Well, it's a long story, so do you mind a quick summary?" Luna responded.
"Sure, I don't mind," Twilight said as she sat down on one of the chairs.
"Well, a few years ago, I had a falling out with a student of mine named Twilight Sparkle. On the day that we had this falling out, she mysteriously disappeared. Now I would later find out where she went, but until then, I had no way of apologizing. A while later, I came across a very talented unicorn named Sunset Shimmer. I took her in as a student at the age of 5 and when she turned 16, she and five friends became known the Elements of Harmony. Two years have passed since that day, and since then, the Elements have faced several trials. Sunset even became Equestria's newest princess. But for me, the biggest thing she did was helping Twilight make amends with me."
Luna stayed silent as she let Twilight process the story. "Wait a second, I know that from somewhere," Twilight thought as she remembered Sunset's story.
"Well, now that that is out of the way, would you mind telling us where you're from?" Luna asked kindly.
"Well, I can tell you that I come from a universe similar to the one your Twilight is in," Twilight said, explaining in the best way she could.
"I have an idea that might be easier," Celestia commented.
"What would that be sister?" Luna asked.
"Would you mind if we read your memories?" Celestia asked Twilight.
Twilight stayed silent for a moment and then nodded in agreement. Luna then walked nest to Celestia and started to concentrate.
"Do you have any conditions?" Celestia asked as she started to concentrate.
"Just try not to look into my memories involving the Friendship Games," Twilight said, a hint of guilt in her voice.
"Ok, in that case we'll be back in about 20 minutes," Celestia told Twilight.
Celestia and Luna then started to concentrate, then jumped into Twilight's mind, making sure to follow Twilight's condition.
A few seconds after Celestia and Luna left, Twilight felt a strange presence in the room with her. "I know you're in here, so come out," Twilight called out.
"Oh, and what a shame, I wanted to hide a little longer," a familiar voice responded. Twilight's eyes widened at the voice.
"How are you here? You shouldn't even exist anymore!" Twilight called out.
"Well, I did exist, I was just in your head. All I needed was a way to get out," the voice explained.
Twilight started thinking of possibilities when she remembered the princesses. "You used the princesses' spell," Twilight said on a angry tone.
"Exactly. When Celestia and Luna went into your mind, it gave me a chance to escape," the voice explained happily.
"Where are you?" Twilight yelled, looking around the room.
She then felt a hand on her shoulder and a voice whispered, "Right behind you."
Twilight turned around and saw Midnight Sparkle standing there. Quickly putting on her belt, she got her IC card out when Midnight held her in place with magic.
"I see you're quick to judge," Midnight said.
"What do you want?" Twilight asked.
"Only to explain some things, I would rather wait for the princesses though," Midnight told Twilight.
"Why should I hear your explanation?" Twilight questioned, deciding not to attack but be on guard.
"Well, I'll wait to explain. For now, wait for the princesses. Later," Midnight told Twilight before she disappeared.
Twilight felt the magic holding her vanish and, against her better judgment, decided to listen to what Midnight told her.
After about fifteen more minutes, Celestia and Luna returned. The two looked at Twilight sitting down and instantly started to comfort her.
"You know, you didn't have to accept if you didn't want to," Celestia told Twilight.
"I know, but I wanted you to understand," Twilight responded.
"We understand, but can we ask about the Friendship Games?" Luna asked.
Before Twilight could answer, there was a sound of walking in the room. The princesses turned around and saw Midnight Sparkle standing there.
"I believe I can help explain that," Midnight said.
"Who are you?" Luna asked cautiously.
"Well, why don't you ask Twilight?" Midnight responded, gesturing to Twilight.
"What do she mean by that?" Celestia asked Twilight.
"It's a long story, you might want to sit down," Twilight responded, rubbing her head. With that, Twilight told Celestia and Luna about the Friendship Games, with Midnight sitting down and listening. When Twilight finished with her story, Celestia and Luna were shocked with what they had just heard.
"Wow, I can see why you wanted to explain it to us," Luna commented.
"I thought of something, if Midnight was the one who opened the portals to your Equestria, then how did a portal stay open when she was sealed away?" Celestia asked.
Twilight thought about the question and then realized something. "It wouldn't stay open, unless someone kept it open," Twilight said aloud.
"You figured that out fast, I'm impressed," Midnight told Twilight.
"What's going on Midnight, you said you had an explanation, and I want to hear it," Twilight said in a irritated tone.
"Calm down, I'll explain what is going on," Midnight told Twilight.
Before Midnight could continue, there was something that shook the castle. "What was that?" Twilight asked.
A guard came into the room with some urgent news. "Princess Luna, there's something attacking the city!" the guard exclaimed. Everyone in the room ran out to see what exactly was attacking Canterlot.
When Luna, Celestia, Twilight, and Midnight arrived outside the castle and looked around for what was attacking the city. "Where is this attacker?" Luna asked aloud. As if responding to Luna's question, a nearby building exploded and the attacker stepped out of it.
When the attacker came in to view, Twilight was shocked by who she saw. "Do you know who it is?" Celesta asked Twilight.
"Kamen Rider Decade," Twilight said, getting out her IC card and walking forward.
"Hey, are you going to fight it?" Luna asked.
"I'm not going to sit by and let him destroy innocent lives," Twilight said. As Twilight continued forward, Midnight looked at Twilight and smiled. "I may not be from this world, but I'll protect it, that's what a Kamen Rider does!" Twilight exclaimed.
"HENSHINE!"
"Ganbaride! Viral ON!"
As the armor formed on Twilight, Decade turned and pointed his blaster at her. Before he could get a shot of, Twilight quickly got in close and disarmed him. She delivered a few punches to him, before he rolled out of the way. Decade quickly retaliated, but Twilight dodged all of his punches. Twilight then quickly got out her Viral Katana and ran towards Decade.
Before she could reach him, Decade picked up the DekaBooker and blasted her. The shots forced her back and she had to hide behind something.
"Damn, I can't get close," Twilight said, crouching behind a wall. She looked down at the belt and noticed something she didn't the first time. Behind the slot for the IC Card, there was another slot for a card. "Wait, is it possible?" Twilight thought, getting out the Wing Sniper card. Getting up from her crouched position, she put the card in the second slot. The belt started to glow and she saw a light emanate from her arm.
"TUNE, VIRAL BAT!"
A familiar weapon materialized on her arm, the Wing Sniper. "Convenient," Twilight thought, running out from her cover. When she did, she quickly took aim and fired at Decade. The arrow struck Decade and made him stager back. "Good to see the training Sour Sweet gave me is paying off," Twilight said as she took aim again. Before she could fire, someone knocked her to the side.
"Who is here now?!" Twilight exclaimed as she recovered. when she looked up, she saw yet another familiar face. "Necrom," Twilight said as she looked at the green Kamen Rider in front of her. Necrom simply charged at her with Decade following behind. Before they could reach her, a blast of magic sent the two back. Turning around confused, she saw Midnight walking up to her with her palm extended.
"Why? Twilight asked as Midnight stood beside her.
"I may have been malicious before, but I want to help you," Midnight said. She then pulled out her own Mega Ulorder and put it on her arm.
"Why do you want to help me?" Twilight asked, slightly confused.
"Well, I'll explain later," Midnight told Twilight, as she pulled out a Ganma Eyecon and put it in the Mega Ulorder.
"KNIFE! Loading!"
A Parka Ghost came out of the Ganma Eyecon and equipped itself to Midnight. The Parka Ghost gave her eyes a red tint and two arm blades. "I'll handle Necrom, you take care of Decade," Midnight said as she rushed towards Necrom.
Twilight, who was completely confused and amazed at what just happened, followed Midnight's order. As she ran towards Decade, she took out the Wing Sniper card and replaced it with the Fang Spidey card.
"TUNE! VIRAL SPIDER!"
With the Fang Spidey now equipped, she started to attack Decade while Midnight assaulted Necrom. Twilight, while less experienced with fighting, did have the upper hand thanks to her weapon also being a shield. With the Fang Spidey, she was able disarm Decade again by grabbing the DekaBooker Sword Mode in the fangs and knocking Decade away. While she was holding the DekaBooker, she remembered something. Thinking quickly, she took out the Fang Spidey card and summoned her katana. With her katana, she concentrated on the DekaBooker momentarily and got a notification as a reward.
"RIDER LEARNING COMPLETE! NEW WEAPON/ACCESSORY UNLOCKED!"
"Sweet," Twilight said to herself as she charged forward.
Meanwhile with Midnight and Necrom, Midnight was easily taking care of Necrom. Bringing one of the blades down, she sliced Necrom again, which caused him to stager back. After recovering, Necrom took out the Sanzou Eyecon. Before he got a chance to do anything, Midnight quickly attacked Necrom, causing him to drop the Sanzou Eyecon.
"Don't mind if I borrow your power?" Midnight asked the Eyecon. The Eyecon blinked in response before showing a number 15 instead of an iris. "Thanks," Midnight said, before taking out the Ganma Eyecon and replacing it.
"Yes Sir!"
"HENSHINE!"
"TENGAN! SANZOU! MEGA ULORD! SAIYU ROAD!"
Armor formed on Midnight and the Parka Ghost of Sanzou then attached itself. "Now then, let's get going," Midnight said. Midnight charged at Necrom and proceeded to deliver several punches to him. After dodging a few of Necrom's punches, she kicked him towards Decade, who was getting slashed several times. Twilight, seeing Necrom coming towards her, got out of the way and let Necrom crash into Decade.
"Hey Twilight, want to finish this?" Midnight questioned.
"Couldn't agree more," Twilight responded. Twilight put away her two weapon before pushing the button on the right and the two activated their finishers.
"VIRAL! RIDER KICK!"
"DAI TENGAN! SANZOU! OMEGA ULORD!"
The two jumped as energy gathered at their feet. Decade and Necrom were barely getting up, when they saw the two riders hit them with their rider kicks. Midnight and Twilight kicked them both, which caused them to explode. "Deletion Complete!" Twilight said.
As Midnight took out the Sanzou Eyecon, data from the two riders emerged and was absorbed into Twilight's belt. The belt then blinked three times and four cards came out of the belt. The cards were for Decade and Necrom, as well as Necrom Grimm Damashii and Necrom Sanzou Damashii. While Twilight put away the cards in her new DekaBooker and untransformed, Midnight noticed something in the remains of Necrom.
"Hey Twilight, look what I found," Midnight commented.
Twilight turned around and saw Midnight standing over multiple Eyecons. Twilight instantly ran over and started to help Midnight when she noticed Celesta and Luna coming over. When the two got close, they simply smiled.
"Thank you two for defending this city, we really appreciate it," Luna told them.
"Don't mention it, protecting the people is what Kamen Riders do," Twilight said happily.
"Still though, there's one thing that needs explaining," Celestia said.
"That would be how I'm here and why I helped Twilight," Midnight commented.
"That's exactly what I'm wondering, why did you help me?" Twilight asked curiously.
"I'll explain at the castle, it's a long story," Midnight told them, as she got the last Eyecon. With that out of the way, the four headed back to the castle.
When they all got back to the castle, they immediately headed to Celestia's room. When they got there, Midnight put the Eyecons she had on a table and sat in a chair. "Let me get something out of the way, I'm going to summarize my story the best I can. If you need me to explain something, I'll be glad to," Midnight told the group.
"That's fine," Celestia said, with Luna and Twilight nodding in agreement.
"Ok, well then I suppose a good place to start is how I got here. Basically, when Twilight went through the portal, something tried to take over Twilight's mind. When it tried to, however, I was awakened from my sleep. When Twilight was purified by our Sunset, I was put into a sleep of sorts. When I awoke and saw that there was something trying to take over Twilight's mind, I fought it away. It was a tough thing to get rid of, but I did manage. After that, I noticed that Twilight was waking up and decided to see what exactly was going on. Seeing her battle as a Rider for the first time made me curious about something that I still need to confirm. Eventually, you two princesses went into Twilight's memories and I was able to leave."
Midnight finished her summary and waited while the princesses and Twilight processed what they had been told.
"So you've explained how you got here, but why did you protect me?" Twilight asked curiously.
"Simple, if you die, so do I," Midnight said simply.
It took a few seconds for Twilight to process what she heard and react accordingly. "Wait, so if I die at any point, you also vanish?" Twilight asked.
"Yes, that's right," Midnight told Twilight.
"Well, I suppose you have a deal for Twilight in that case," Luna commented.
"Yes, I do," Midnight said.
"What would this deal entail?" Twilight questioned curiously.
"Simply put, I'm offering to protect you, I just need to know what you want from me," Midnight explained.
Twilight thought about it and eventually decided on a interesting choice. "In that case, I ask you to at least try to make friends, but if any of my friends are in danger, you'll help them without any complaints," Twilight told Midnight.
"I'm fine with those terms, do we have a deal?" Midnight asked Twilight, extending her hand.
"We have a deal," Twilight said, shaking Midnight's hand. After the two finished shaking hands, Celestia walked up to them.
"Well, now that that's out of the way, I would like to request something of you Twilight," Celestia said.
"What is that Princess Celestia?" Twilight asked nervously.
"Just Celestia is fine, and what I would like to ask of you is, would you like to be my student?" Celestia asked in a motherly tone.
Twilight stayed silent as she was surprised by what Celestia had offered her. Midnight put a hand on her shoulder and gave Twilight a sincere smile. "I would be honored to be your student," Twilight said with some confidence. Celestia then smiled and hugged Twilight
"Thank you, Twilight, you have no idea how much this means to me," Celestia said, a hint of sadness in her voice. The two hugged for a while in silence before being broken up by Luna.
"Anyway, let me and my sister be the first to thank you for protecting out city," Luna told Twilight and Midnight. The two smiled in happiness about that recognition. "But, there is a request that I would like to ask of you two," Luna told the two in a serious tone.
"What is it?" Twilight asked curiously.
"I'm going to ask if you two can go to Ponyville to help protect the town," Luna told them.
"Protect it from what?" Twilight inquired curiously.
"Wait, I think I know what she wants us to protect Ponyville from," Midnight said when she realized what Luna was talking about.
"Well then, why don't you explain my theory Midnight?" Luna asked.
"What are you talking about Midnight?" Twilight asked.
"Think about it Twilight, are Decade and Necrom the end of the enemies we'll fight?" Midnight told her. Twilight stayed silent for a moment, then understood what Midnight was saying.
"I understand, you're saying that there might be other riders out there that are causing destruction," Twilight said.
"Who says it's just riders? We may also fight the rider's enemies, like Roidmudes for example," Midnight told Twilight.
"Exactly, so do you accept my proposal?" Luna asked the two.
"Of course we do, but why only Ponyville?" Twilight responded.
"Just trust me when I say that more often than not, that town has a crisis in some form or another. If we hear anything about attacks on another city, me or my sister will let you know," Luna explained.
Neither of them questioned it any further and nodded in agreement.
"Excellent, you'll leave tomorrow morning. For now, I would recommend you rest, you have a long trip ahead of you," Luna said with a smile on her face.
"Come you two, let us celebrate your victory for the time being," Celestia urged the two. Neither Twilight nor Midnight complained as they were both exhausted from their fights. The four of them left the room and relaxed as much as they could.