Inside a indoor firing range at the airforce base, the magic users are all training in using their powers. With the changelings on the loose all the magic users have to be ready to fight, as they're the only ones who are able to close the portals. They're learning how to use their powers to their fullest as it seems that the powers that the shards gave to the magic users isn't just limited to what they can do. As the rules of their powers, have no rules on them, no restrictions on how they work, no limits. As Zecora learn that she can produce any kind of chemical reaction, when she created dark matter without using a atomic super collide and is able to safely keep it in one of her beakers.
"Alright people looks like from what, I can figure the powers you all have are based around a word. From there you can exploit that word to the utmost, pushing it to its limits, and finding copious ways to exploit them. Don't just focus on the obvious usage of your powers. You all need to use your imaginations in how your powers work and surpass the logic of what you think is possible," Sunset spoke to the crowd in front of her.
"Like devil fruits from One Piece!" Pinkie Pie shouted out.
"You can think of it like that. But also use your required secondary powers that allows you to safely use your powers without hurting yourself," Sunset said.
"Like us!" Sonata spoke up. "We're like Aquaman in our magic forms."
"The guy who talks to fish?" Rainbow Dash ask.
"We can swim like a fish and punch like normal underwater while under 500+ atmospheres of pressure," Adagio stated.
"Why you think I can take on Applejack?" Aria said as she likes to train with Applejack matching her strength.
"Till, I go all out," Applejack said.
"What what about you?" Pinkie ask.
"I can use magic and use a wide range of spells that none of you can use and can use magic without having to transform to do it. And I'm the only one here who has the whole magic item instead of shards that all of you have," Sunset deadpanned.
"What about Celestia and Luna? They're pretty powerful," Pinkie ask again.
"We have green lantern powers. I can use light to make just about anything with my mind," Celestia said.
"My powers are just as powerful as my sisters," Luna said.
"With the Changlings being able to open portals and the ones here. All of us are going to have to train to master our powers," Spitfire said.
"Right mom!" Rainbow and Scootaloo shouted out.
"But how are we going to be doing that?" Trixie spoke up.
"Simple look online and look into fiction that has your power or close enough to it and see if you can't do the same," Sunset said.
"Wait that's it?" Spitfire ask.
"What you think training from hell like seen in fiction would really do anything in learning how to be creative with your powers?" Sunset ask.
"So no back breaking training and tearing you apart to build you up to become a soldier?" Chole ask.
"Of course not. You're all learning how to control and be creative in using your powers. The unicorns in the guard are very segregated in what spells they learn which is mostly just shield spells and attack beams. When there's something that needs magic to fix the unicorn guards are too limited in their magic to do much and specialized unicorn mages have to be called in. Of course most unicorns don't have very strong magic, so that also limits them in what field of magic they can learn and how many spells they can cast. My talent is magic so, I'm an exception," Sunset explains. (1)
"We just have to think and learn to be more creative with our powers? No army training?" Lyra ask.
"Well for you and the others who have guns as weapons you all need training at the firing range. But for now in learning to use your powers better just be creative," Sunset said. (2)
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A few days later -
The magic users followed Sunset's advice in learning to use their powers better. By turning to fiction for ideas and seeing if they couldn't do the same with their powers. And in many cases they could pull off what is found in fiction and others had to make do with close enough. Some like Magnet Rose a unicorn with the power of magnetism. She is learning to use her powers like Magneto, which her power allows her to copy what he does in fiction.
Spitfire with the power of impact allowing her to slam into anything without harming her. She learn that she can channel the impacts into her hands and feet instead of just body slamming herself into things.
Cheerilee with the power of bag of holding. She learned that there seems to be no limit to what she can put into her bag. Even letting her suck in attacks and let them out whenever she wants.
Big Mac has the power to put more power into just about anything from increasing size, speed and power. His weapon is a minigun that like the other guns fires energy blast instead of real bullets. He can use his power to increase others powers as well.
Maud Pie has the power to transform herself into any kind of stone. She's an earth pony who's weapon is a pair of gauntlets. She learn that she can mix her body with different stones and can merge her body into any kind of stone. Allowing her to travel through it like water.
Limestone Pie has the power to transform herself into sand. She's a earth pony who has a is a mace and shield. She can increase her size and power by taking in more sand into herself.
Marble Pie has the power to transform herself into clay. An Earth pony and her weapon is a ball and chain. She learn that she can like Clayface, morph her body into just about anything she wants.
Snips a unicorn has a pair of oversize scissors that allows him to cut just about anything. He's learning how to cut things so that it be in the shape he wants it to be.
Snails can fire beams of energy that cause anything to slow down. He's a unicorn and his weapon is a crossbow. He learn how to either fire a beam or a small fast ball of energy, and make a field around him that slows everything down within the effected area.
Diamond Tiara has the power over wind which she uses as a breath attack. Her weapon is a spinning shield and sword. She's a unicorn. And Silver Spoon power is gas which allows her to produce any kind of gas she wants. Her weapon is a backpack gas sprayer. She's a unicorn. Both of them being friends learn to use their powers together so that Silver Spoon's gas can travel further, by Diamond Tiara blowing it.
Trixie a unicorn can create explosions from fireworks to bigger one. And has a rocket launcher as a weapon. She learn how to control her explosions so that she won't be a danger to others on her side.
Lavender Lace is able to create illusions. Her weapon is a grenade launcher. She's an earth pony. She learn how to better control her illusions to the point where only by feeling the illusion you can tell it's not real.
Fuchsia Blush who is a shapeshifter. She has a shoulder bag that is full of bombs. She's a pesgasus. She found there's no limits to what she can change into, with the exception that she can't use the powers of those who she change into as she tried changing into Sunset but found she couldn't use any of her powers.
Photo Finish can hit anything once she spots it. The energy beams she fires from her camera, turn corners to hit its target. She's an earth pony. She learn that just about anything she aim to hit something with she can get it to hit. And she's learning from veteran snipers to improve her skills.
Pixel Pizzaz can reflect just about anything. Her weapon is an umbrella. She's a pesgasus. She learn that she can reflect herself away from objects and vice versus.
Violet Blurr can create portals to anyplace she has been to before. Her weapon is a double-barrel shotgun. She's an earth pony. She and Rover team up so that both of their powers short comings are covered by the other.
Maxine Caulfield has the power of time. Her weapon is her staff. She's a unicorn. She learn to use her other magic skill sets as her time powers are still too dangerous to use.
Chloe Price power is ramming in the form of her truck. Her truck once in motion can't be stop and can ram through anything in its path. She's an earth pony. She learn there's nothing that her truck can't ram into and break through and only while it's in motion that nothing can damage it.
Fido power is wrecking that allows him to break objects with his hammer. And a Earth pony. Learn to control his breaking so that only what he wants is broken and not the whole thing.
Rover has a drill that allows him to open holes to any part of the world. An Earth pony. Works with Violet Blurr as he can only take one person with him at a time.
Spot power is holes which that the form of portable holes. His weapon is a shovel. An earth pony. He learn that the holes he makes can make a hole into just about anything.
Little Strongheart is able to create earthquakes. Her weapon is an axe. An earth pony. She learn that she can create earthquakes in the air like Whitebeard from One Piece.
Derpy has the power of bubbles. Her weapon is a giant bubble wand. She's a pesgasus. She learn that she can create any kind of bubbles she wants, and can manipulate everything about bubbles. Including size, weight, and hardness, with what kind of bubble it is.
Bulk Biceps can increase his body mass and density by absorbing energy. His weapon is a claymore. He's a pesgasus. He learn that there seems to be no limit to how much energy he can absorb.
Flash Sentry is can create orbs that act as defense towers. That fire beams of energy at any target he sets it to fire at. His weapon is a handgun. He's a pesgasus. He learn the maximum number of orbs he can create, 20 at any one time without them just fading away after a few minutes if he created more.
Vinyl Scratch is able to control sound waves to microwave, which she amps up by using the speakers on her gauntlets. She is also powers up any kind of wave. She's a unicorn. Learn to use microwave energy to make beams of heat that can cook things till they blow up.
Octavia Melody can create strings of pure sound that allows her to cut just about anything. Her weapon is a spear. She's an earth pony. She learn she can use the sounds of her surroundings to make her strings stronger and use her stings to swing around with like Spider-Man. And by drawing in sound around her, she created a field around her that has no sound in it.
Lyra Heartstrings can make copies of herself. Her weapon is a submachine gun. She's a unicorn. She learn that what her copies learn she learns as well but if there are too many of her copies learning at once causes an information overload when all of them are reabsorb into her.
Bon Bon can turn herself invisible and make anything she's wants invisible too. Her weapon is a rifle. She's an earth pony. She learn she can with enough focus she can make others eyes invisible leaving them blind.
Apple Bloom is able to create a force field bubble around her. Her weapon is a baseball bat. She's an earth pony. Apple Bloom learn that nothing can get through her bubble, which is why she would need to use an air tank for drivers when she wants to use her power for a long time.
Sweetie Bell can make herself into slime. Her weapon is a Holu hoop. She's a unicorn. She learn that she in her slime form is like the blob and can't be destroyed, being able to reform herself. And she can shape shift her body to look like just about anyone but can't change her colors. Like the blob she can absorb things into her body mass to make herself bigger.
Scootaloo is able to shrink herself and other objects. Her weapon is a Sling Shot. She's a pesgasus. She learn she can shrink only one part of whatever she uses her magic on. And learn that what she has on her also shrinks with her but once she depowers all the stuff that shrank with her return back to normal size.
Mona Parker is a pesgasus but with bat wings, which Sunset said that the bat ponies are a subrace of pesgasus that live like bats. Her power is that of shadows. Which allows her to use her shadow as a weapon that can morph into just about anything she can think of. She learn that she can teleport from one shadow to another that's within her line of sight.
Charley Bones is an earth pony and power is to electrify his entire body which he channels into a energy gun that fires electric bolts. He learn that he gets stronger the more electricity he takes in, turning his body into a walking energy being with enough power but with the downside of him unable to touch anyone. He can release all of that power into his energy gun in one powerful blast.
Lily Duncan is also an earth pony with the power to make herself into a giant. She learn how to make only one part of her body when she transforms like Scootaloo. And like Scootaloo what she has on her when she grows big, grows with her and turns back to normal when she depowers.
Lightning Hussar who is a pesgasus with the power of lightning. She learn to control her powers so that on contact with water doesn't short her out, and channel all the ions in the sky creating lightning out of clear skies. She learning as fast as she can as her home country of Poland wants her to come back.
Wind Leaf a pesgasus with the power of healing. She learn that her power of healing can also be used on other things like restoring a Chole's old beat up truck back to prime condition like it just rolled off of the factory. (3)
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In Russia -
The Baba Yaga sisters turn out to be of the Yakuts people and after gaining their powers they went to live in the woods. There they train to use their powers using ancient shaman training to help them focus their new powers. Now after Fading Light found them, they have been taken back to the army base. And are now training along side with Fading Light and soldiers so that when the time comes to fight the Changelings again, they won't be a danger to the ones on their side.
Fading Light had trained for months along side with soldiers so that they work as a team. The soldiers could use Fading Light as a living shield as her giant armor form made her unstoppable to conventional weapons with only tank and artillery fire being able to knock her back or off of her feet. But with magic that the Changelings can use there might be a limit to her armor that magic attacks could wear down. So while Fading Light lead the attack the soldiers would back her up and protect her blind sides.
"The power that the shards give are base around a word?" General Ironwing ask as Jammer had come up to him with what he had learned.
"From what the American magic users have been posting online, they have been training themselves to use their powers by thinking outside the box. They have been sharing this with the magic users they're in contact with," Jammer said. "The girls should start training like that too, the sooner the better. There's no telling what the Changelings are doing with the Chinese magic user."
"The Party is doing what they can to cover that up but it's too late to cover it up. Not that will stop them from trying," General Ironwing said.
"Many countries are now trying to find or lure magic users to defend their countries. Seeing that it's been proven that a magic attack and destroy the portal," Jammer said.
"There are those two American magic users who are appearing all over the world at different countries US embassies," General Ironwing said. "We just have to prepare for the next attack."
"Or till we figure out how to open a portal to Equestria and go on the offense," Jammer said.
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