Charming Thunder's shuttle flew safely through the enemy fleet and arrive at the Dark Forge. Its defenses opened fire and the shuttle took evasive action. It then stopped firing and the shuttle safely docked in the station's hangar bay. Charming Thunder and the rest of the team exited the shuttle and sees three Saber Guards arrive in the hangar. Charming Thunder, Celestia, and Sombra took on each of the guards. The fight took about five minutes and the room was clear. "I welcome you to the Dark Forge," a voice said on the speaker. "My name is Cyber Eclipse; formally known as Danny Eclipse, and I am the ruler of the Station. I see the players have been arranged."
"Say what?" Geo said.
"So he knows we're here," Phantom said. "He could be lurking anywhere in the station, waiting for us."
"I'm delighted you come all this way to see me," Cyber continued. "Shall we play a round of Tartarus' Game?"
"I don't want to play your games!" Charming Thunder shouted.
"What do you mean Cyber?" Sunset asked.
"The rules are really quite simple," Cyber replied. "I wish to free Mephiles from his prison. If I succeed, the Gates of Tartarus will open, crowning my victory. However, if you manage to find a way to stop me, you will be the winners of the game. To make things a little more interesting, I've enlisted three knights to battle on my behalf as well as the Nightmare Sisters."
"Three Knights and the Nightmare Sisters?" Phantom replied. "We know who the Nightmare Sisters are, but who are the Three Knights?"
"The only way to get to me is if you can defeat them. In other words; seven to thirteen battle royal. And there is one more surprise, Admiral Octavia is planning to use her Star Destroyers to destroy the Dark Forge stabilizer, resulting to the destruction of the Dark Forge. At this very moment; the Star Destroyers are slowly making their way to the stabilizers as we speak. And all contact outside this station is disabled. There is no telling how much time left. Should they destroy the main stabilizer, total annihilation, no players left to win... Game Over."
"What kind of mess up game is this!?" Starlight demanded.
"That makes no sense to me," Celestia said. "Why would Octavia go to such extreme measures?"
"Now then, let the game begin." The group began to run out of the hangar bay chopping down droids and Saber Guards in their path.
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Charming Thunder and his allies have been running around the station for thirty minutes and arrived into a certain chamber and see it was a massive room. In the center of the room of a massive hologram of the Dark Forge and the visual of the assault fleet as well as the defense fleet. The room was not empty however. Meditating in front of the hologram, in front of the door the team opened, was none other than Twilight. She was meditating until she stopped and got up, turned around to them, and smirked. "Charming, I knew you'd come for me," Twilight greeted.
"I'll never give up on you, Twilight," Charming Thunder replied. "I know you can be saved, just like how we saved Sunset." Suddenly, Rarity, Rainbow, and Applejack came from behind the hologram and came to them.
"You are wasting your time," Rarity said. "We have seen Celestia for what she is; weak and afraid. Charming, you are the true King of Equestria. You have forgotten that you are the son of King Sombra."
"Now you must pay the price," Applejack added. "Here on the Dark Forge, the power of the dark side is at its strongest. This time you will not win!" Twilight used her force powers and put Geo, Sombra, Starswirl, Pinkie, Fluttershy, Silver, and Shadow into stasis while the others were unaffected. The Nightmare Sisters pulled out their lightsabers. Several beams of purple lightning hit the Nightmare Sisters; fueling them with power. Charming, Phantom, and Sunset pulled out their lightsabers and they began to fight. Charming had blocked and countered Nightmare Twilight. Phantom took on Nightmare Rainbow, Celestia took on Rarity, and Sunset took on Applejack. Charming Thunder blocked another attack and both Twilight and Charming Thunder used a Lightning Spell and they were equal, but Twilight began to increase power and it pushed Charming Thunder back and hits the bottom of the floor.
Phantom blocked an attack from Rainbow. He does a backflip and fires Force Lightning at her. Rainbow blocked the attack and reflected it back at him; causing him to hit the wall. Phantom gets up and charges. He crosses blades with Rainbow and knocked her lightsaber away and he used Force Push on the ground; knocking Rainbow off the ground. Next, Phantom uses Force Push at Rainbow, causing her to hit the roof and fall down to the ground, unarmed.
Celestia pulled a Lightning Spell from Rarity. She then fires a Magic Bolt at Rarity; causing her to deflect it away. She took her chance and came in the charge and knocked Rarity into the table of the hologram image of the Dark Forge.
Sunset was locked in Applejack; both were pushed at their hardest but was having a hard time winning. Finally; Sunset used a soft Force Push at Applejack, causing her to go off balance and she took Applejack’s lightsaber and went into a killing blow position to Applejack; her lightsaber behind her neck and Sunset’s lightsaber at Applejack’s throat.
Charming Thunder was pushed back by Twilight; who was winning. Before Twilight could lend a knocking blow, a blaster bolt hit Twilight's lightsaber away and Charming looked; seeing Phantom holding one of his blaster pistols. Charming Thunder took this chance and used his magic to push Twilight away. Then; he jumped up to his comrades. The Nightmare Sisters except Applejack grouped up and looked at the Heroes of the Light. "I see now why Celestia brainwashed you," Rainbow said. "Even though you are only a shell of your former self, you are still a formidable opponent. I can’t even imagine the power you must have wielded when you were back then. You were a fool to give it all up and follow the light side."
"I am as strong in the light as I ever was following the dark side," Charming Thunder replied.
"The dark side made us stronger than we ever was before!" Twilight said. "We have a greater command of the Force than all but you and Cyber."
"As Cyber teaches us the greatest secrets of the Sith, we will unlock more of our potential," Rarity added. "Eventually; there will be no limit to what we can accomplish with the Force!"
"Cyber will never let you become that powerful," Celestia replied. "He will kill you first."
"Have you forgotten the ways of the Sith already, Celestia?" Applejack asked. "Eventually, we will challenge our master. If we are worthy, he will die by our hoof and we will become the new Sith Master."
"Then we will take on our own apprentices and the cycle will begin again," Twilight added. "This is the way of the Sith, it is how we assure our leaders are always the strongest and most worthy!"
"You’re dooming yourselves to an endless cycle of death and betrayal," Charming Thunder said.
"No, Charming," Rarity shouted. "It is you who is doomed!" Once again, several beams of purple lightning shot at the Nightmare Sisters. Twilight force pushes Sunset away from Applejack. Then, all four sisters attempted to use Force Lightning against the four heroes. Charming Thunder raises a shield to block it. The Nightmare Sisters fire their united Force Lightning against the shield. The shield held the pressure. Soon, their attack died down and Charming Thunder threw his wall at them and they fall to the ground. They slowly get up; looking clearly injured.
"You are growing weary," Twilight shouted. " I can sense it! Your strength falters, the light side is failing you while the power of the Dark Forge re-energizes us! Soon, this will all be over!"
"I have not faltered, Twilight," Charming Thunder replied. "You have been misled by the dark side."
"The Dark Side will always triumph over the light!" Rarity shouted. "Cyber has assured us of victory! You can’t defeat us here on the Dark Forge! YOU CAN’T!!" Once more, several beams of purple lightning hit them. The Nightmare Sisters began to hover over the ground and they fired unleashed a mighty Force Push. Phantom gets in front of Charming Thunder.
"Enough!!!" Phantom shouted. Phantom manages to catch it and he threw it back at them. The Nightmare Sisters attempted to catch it but it was all failure. They fell to the ground; completely weak from that counter attack.
"No, this is not possible!" Twilight shouted. "You have rejected the dark side, you are weak and pathetic servant of the light! How can you still stand against us? Why can’t we defeat you?"
"Now you see the dark side is not stronger than the light," Charming Thunder said.
"Yes, we see you speak the truth," Applejack said. "We are no match for you…"
"Please, for the sake of what we once shared, do not make us suffer," Twilight asked. "End our life quickly. There is no other way."
"I could never kill you, Twilight," Charming Thunder said. "I couldn’t bear to do it."
"What other choice do you have? I have fallen to the dark side. I am the apprentice to Cyber himself. You cannot let me live."
"You can reject the dark side, Twilight, Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow. Return to the light."
"No," Applejack said. "We are not strong enough."
"There is too much anger inside us now," Rainbow added. "Too much hatred and fear. We can no longer find peace in the Force or Magic."
"Use our love and friendship, then," Charming Thunder said. "Take your strength from me."
"You…always had more strength than I did," Twilight said. "I told you that. I felt so…helpless before your destiny. You were Charming Thunder; Son of Sombra and I couldn’t tell you…it was agonizing! Even worse when I began to…feel closer to you. I despised myself for it. And even now I…feel your strength. It…does help me. Thank you, I think I can face the end, now. If you are the one to end it for me."
"I love you, Twilight. I can’t abandon you, ever."
"I love you, too. Cyber knew how I felt. Any part of the light that was within me would be extinguished when I killed you. But what good is love? It cannot save me from the sea of blackness I am drowning in. I have betrayed everything I ever believed in! How can I atone for that?"
"Help us defeat Cyber, Twilight. This will atone for what you have done."
"Yes, I…could join you in your battle against Cyber. That alone would not make up for all I have done, yet…it would be a step in the right direction. But how would you be able to trust me? How do you know I wouldn’t turn on you when you face Cyber? How do you know the dark side wouldn’t make me betray you again?"
"I trust you enough to leave myself open to your attack, Twilight."
"You play a dangerous game. Are you certain you wish to take this risk? I could end your life and gain Cyber’s favor with a single stroke of my lightsaber."
"You won’t, Twilight. Because I love you and I believe in you."
"You are brave…and some would say foolish. But you are also right. The dark side has not wholly consumed me. I cannot raise my blade against you. And…and you said you loved me. This may not be the best time to say it, but…I love you, too. With all my heart."
"I know you do." The Nightmare Sisters began to revert to their normal form. The allies who were in stasis began to wake up from it. Charming Thunder then ran over to Twilight and Applejack and gave them a hug.
"We should go. Cyber awaits. This isn’t over, yet...for any of us." Charming nodded and everyone began to walk away, but they were interrupted when they see a door open and they see the EOI along with Khem, Trixie, Sonata, and Cadence.
"We lost communication with you so we came here as fast as we could," Brutalight said.
"Come on," Charming Thunder said. "We still need to fight Cyber."
"I hate to be the bearer of bad news but aren’t you forgetting the three knights that Cyber mentioned?" Geo said.
"He’s right," Sombra said. "Where are they?"
"It doesn't matter," Twilight said. "We must keep going." Everyone nodded and everyone began to make their way to the nearby corridor.