Dan Vs. The Magic of Friendship(Season 1)

by Barrobroadcaster

Central: Spoonful of Treachery

Silver Spoon smiled maliciously, the frightened faces of Dan and Phoenix mirrored in the reflection of her jewel-encrusted glasses. "Kill the Canadian first. Then the Jap."

"HEY! I'm from L.A! Screw you and your knockoff jewelry armor!"

Lightning aimed his horn at Dan. "By your command."

"Dan!" Phoenix yelled, raising his rifle, "Shoot him!"

Dan smacked down the barrel of Phoenix's gun. "What?! We can't shoot him; he's our friend!"

Phoenix looked back and fourth frantically from Dan and Lightning. "He's trying to kill us!"

"I've tried to hurt people I like, too! That's normal!"

"THAT'S NOT NORMAL, IT'S INSANE!!"

"IT'S NORMAL FOR US!!" Dan shouted.

Phoenix shook his head in frustration. As Lightning's horn crackled in front of them, the lawyer took his own Pulse Rifle, grabbing it lengthwise and chucked it as fast as he could. A white surge of electricity so bright it was almost blinding launched from Lightning's horn and collided with the rifle in midair. The gun seemed to catch the electricity, its metal absorbing it and transforming it into a ball of electricity. A ball that went right over Lightning's head, still propelled by Phoenix's throw, and right at Silver Spoon and Diamond Tiara.

"OH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-" The electrically-charged projectile would have hit both the enhanced mares... if one of them hadn't shoved the other in the way.

"Silver Spoon! Wha- BLRRRWRRWWWRRRRZZZZRRRRRRRGGG!! Diamond Tiara felt the sting of betrayal just before the 1.21 gigawatts of electricity hit her in the face. The pink pony was electrified and knocked backwards, her friend stepping out of the way as not to be hit by her charred form.

"Woah... maybe I should get rubber shoes to go with this outfit," Silver Spoon remarked at the sight of her blackened BFF.

Diamond Tiara looked up as Silver Spoon walked by. Weak and covered in ash, she managed to ask, "Silver Spoon... wheyey?"

Silver Spoon offered her a half-concerted smirk. "It's nothing personal, Diam. Like you said, "progress waits for nopony." She picked up the now-discharged rifle and stepped over her like she was nothing.

Lightning advanced on his captives, his horn quickly charging again. "Stars..."

Dan drew his cane. Knowing it had the ability to absorb electricity, he held it up more as a defense than a weapon. "Lightning, buddy, it's Dan. And Nicky, remember?"

"He might know me as Phoenix."

"STARS!" Lightning unleashed a blast of lightning at Dan. The white electricity split into multiple streams at its point, like a claw. It wrapped around the cane and ripped out of Dan's hands. The electricity exploded, breaking the cane in half.

"Sorry Dan," Silver chuckled, "Lightning's new programming might have a few bugs in it, but he still has enough conditioning to obey only us." His horn began to crackle and glow again as he charged to full power. "Kill them all at once this time. This game is over."

"By your command." Lightning stepped closer, cornering them all. He backed them into the tram room again, forcing them up against the wall. Silver Spoon brandished the Pulse Rifle, which matched her armor.

Dan felt his back touch the wall through the suit. "I'm sorry, Nick. I had to... I had to try."

Phoenix swallowed. "I'm... I'm glad you did. It's what I would've... would've done." (Is it really? What more was there I could have done? How did we get into this? How did my life, my whole entire life lead to this one moment? Is this... is this it? Is this the end?) And as Phoenix Wright asked himself these questions, he thought he saw something just past Lightning Claw's shoulder. "Mia...?"

"You are broken." Stepping in front of the group and their attacker, Marksaline seemed to phase through her hazmat suit and the danger itself to come between Dan, Phoenix, the CMC, the Blasties and Lightning Claw. "I can fix you."

"STARRRSSS!!" Lightning launched a blast of electricity that might as well have been a star in the underground chamber. It flew overhead like a bomb, threatening to flash-fry them where they stood, leaving behind only their shadows frozen in the wall and floor behind them.

But it never had a chance. Marksaline's double-helix horn loosed a stream of red-black magic that wrapped around Lightning's lightning. Her magic absorbed his energy, swirling around it and drawing it back to her horn. Her eyes glowed briefly but quickly returned to normal. "You are missing something."

Lightning snarled. "STARRRSSSS!! STARRRRRSSSSS!!" He stomped the ground, causing sparks to explode from his hooves. He advanced on Dan.

Until Marksaline stopped him. She put both hooves on his shoulders and stared into his eyes. "Make us whole again."

"Nicole..." Twin spears of red and black enveloped the two ponies. The air around the room began to rush, swirling around them.

"What... what is this?!" Silver Spoon struggled to keep her glasses on.

"What are you doing?! Nicky, what is new girl doing?!"

"I don't know!!

The Blast Sisters looked on in wide-eyed amazement. "This is so awesome."

The two spears began to bend, twisting around each other. The air swirled faster, forming a cone that molded the twin magical shapes together. They formed a double-helix that began to glow red, then brighter and brighter until it filled the corridor beyond with red-white light. Silver Spoon lost the grip on her weapon and it flew around the room.

Just when they thought they couldn't take it any more, the magical shape exploded in a flash of light. Tiny embers of magic descended as twinkles of red and black that cascaded to the floor before being absorbed by the elements.

Dan and Phoenix had averted their eyes before the flash. They looked back to see Marksaline standing over Lightning who was collapsed on the floor... and back to his normal size.

"I... I'm back," Lightning muttered, dazed on the ground. "I... I remember." He felt his forehead to find his horn was regular-sized again and fixed. "I'm back! I'm back!! You... you fixed my horn."

Marksaline smiled a sharp-toothed grin at him. She reached up at him with her hoof. "Boop."

Lightning stood up again, steadying himself on his healer. "Thank you... thank you so much." Marksaline nuzzled him, causing him to giggle.

"She un-brainwashed him! YES!!" Dan exclaimed. He grabbed Phoenix's hands and began dancing, "We got one back! We got one back!"

"We did it! We did it!" The Blasties danced with the CMC.

"We knew she could do that the whole time..." Scootaloo said.

Sweetie Belle nodded while the bomb mares held them. "Yeah, but now all we need to do is have her use it on Diamond Tiara and Silver-"

"Good for you, you got your friend back," Silver Spoon said, raising the gun. "As if that amounts to anything. I have an empire and soon, the Silver Consortium will rule over Earth, Equestria and everything in between, ahahahaha! Friends are a nice thing to have but in the end..." she aimed right at them. "They're just disposable income." She fired.

The Pulse Rifle's rounds were absorbed by Diamond Tiara's armor as she jumped in front of Dan and company. "DIA!!" Silver Spoon yelled, a mixture of rage and concern in her voice. The pink pony collapsed as she landed, unable to stand.

"Diamond Tiara!!!" the CMC yelled together. Along with Dan, they rushed to her side.

Diamond Tiara's face was bruised and blackened, her armor was penetrated and her tiara was melted into her charred mane. But through her beaten expression shown a genuinely happy smile. "Apple Bloom..."

Dan held her. "This is... um, this is really sad but... I don't really know you."

"Dan!" Phoenix chastised him.

"Uhh-ummm," he held her up to Marksaline, "Fix her! Fix her, please!" Marksaline looked over the pony. And she shook her head. "No..."

Diamond Tiara smiled at Dan. "It's okay. I've learned..." She lay her head back. "Some things are... are worth it." And she was gone.

Dan stood up instantaneously. His fists balled, he threw them to the air and yelled, "SILVER SPOOOOOOOOOOOOONNN!!!!!!NA."

"Shhh," Diamond Tiara said, tapping Dan's chin. "I'm okay, just gonna take a breather."

"Freaking drama queen," Blast Fuse said.

"Well, be sure to make it a short one. Cuz now, I'm gonna kill all of you," Silver Spoon said, raising the gun again. "Say goodbye to your worthless flanks!" She pulled the trigger. And the gun jammed. "What? What's wrong with this thing?!"

"Your gun's jammed by my electricity, genius!" Lightning said. "Now here comes another shocking idea!" He unleashed a blast of lightning from his now-repaired horn. And Silver Spoon was quick to chuck the gun over Lightning's head, absorbing the lightning and sending it back into Dan and Phoenix again.

"GYARRRBLLRRRZZZZERRRLLLLGAAAABLLLZZZZZZ!!

AAAAGGAGAGGGGAAAAAA" Dan and Phoenix were both blasted by the voltage.

"Later losers!" Silver Spoon took advantage of their disorientation to jump into the tram and zip down the tube in it. But Dan and Phoenix were both quick to recover.

"That's it! I'm gonna break that spoon in half with my bare hands!" Dan jumped to his feet and ran to the tube. "Nicky! Lightning! Pink one I don't know! How do we get another tram?"

"She's unconscious, Dan," Blast Powder said.

"Why are you wearing her tiara?" Phoenix asked.

Powdy kicked her hooves shyly. "Because I'm a pretty pony princess..."

Her sister nodded and rubbed her shoulders. "We have special wants, Nicko. Not special needs; special wants."

"I-I wasn't insinuating..."

And before they could ask anything more, another tram entered the room from the tube.

"Ah-ha!" Captain Springer announced, stopping the tram. "I thought I'd find you here! I knew it was you from the moment you- WOOOAHH!"

"Fuck you, Luigi!" Dan punched her, grabbed and threw her out of the tram. "Nicky! Get in the bumper car!"

"Okay, but what about them?" Phoenix asked. He gathered up the pieces of Dan's cane and the two guns and hopped in the car.

"The rest of you, find a way to blow up this place. We're going after Silver Spoon!" Dan said. He engaged the tram and it shot through the tube.

When they were gone, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Blast Fuse and Blast Powder all helped take off Diamond Tiara's armor, patch her up as best they could and put her on Marksaline's back. Exiting via the corridor, they began their own journey deeper into the facility.

"So... you're an alicorn?" Sweetie Belle asked Lightning.

"Yes," he answered, somewhat sternly because it was an obvious question. The horn and wings should've made it obvious, to him, anyway. "I was experimenting and there was an accident. I became an alicorn when I mixed the wrong potions."

"Ohhh," Sweetie Belle said, acting like she understood. "So... you're not a princess?"

Lightning looked over at her. "Do I look like Blueblood to you?"

"The story's beginning to reference itself," Apple Bloom commented. "I'm not sure whether I should be excited or frightened."

"We're both!!" the Blasties exclaimed. The door closed behind them and they traveled into the command center.

When they were gone, another tram entered the room and ran over Captain Springer.

"Springy? Springy?" Spinner called out, looking around. She finally found her wingpony, flattened behind her tram. "Oh... crap, sorry boss."

Springer lifted up her head. "Go... weegeeeeeee..." she muttered, before passing out again.

Spinner shook her head. "What's a weegee?"

Comments

[The REAL Mister Pkmn]

Dan wasted a rage-cry? Didn't think I'd see the day.

[Barrobroadcaster]

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How is it wasted? He's still going after her.

[Dustchu]

"STARS!" Lightning unleashed a blast of lightning at Dan.

Barro... did you just reference what I think you just reference? If so, I am incredibly happy.

"She's unconscious, Dan," Blast Powder said.
"Why are you wearing her tiara?" Phoenix asked.
Powdy kicked her hooves shyly. "Because I'm a pretty pony princess..."

Awww, of course you are~ You and Fusey both bb.

Good work Barro! :D

[LadyLeomon]

A new chapter means it's ~Sunday~

Now lemme see here *puts on Clark Kent-style glasses* WHat-the-what?! Is Lightning actually channeling the greatest Nemesis in the history of gaming?! Ohhh hell no! Run Dan (and Phoenix and the Blasties! ... and the CMC I guess)!

Wait *reads Marksaline's magic scene* ... We got him back? We actually got Lightning back?! YEEESSS!!! I wuv you Marksy

Wow, DT got punked by her (former) bestie? Can't decide if I should feel pity or not ... *remembers the events of Crusaders of the Lost Mark haven't occurred in this universe* Nah and Dan got to know out Springer McMinty too? Truly Mr Author you spoil us! Now for my favourite quotes!

"He's trying to kill us!"

"I've tried to hurt people I like, too! That's normal!"

"THAT'S NOT NORMAL, IT'S INSANE!!"

"IT'S NORMAL FOR US!!" Dan shouted.

*Shakes head while tutting* Oh Phoenix, you've been with the D-Team for how long and you haven't learned this yet?

"STARRRSSS!"

Amazing how a single word conjures up (several) truckloads of nostalgia! I knew who it was right away

"You are broken. I can fix you."

I wuv you Marksy (It's okay if I call her Marksy right?) Just curious, can she only unwash peoples' brains instead of Necro-tizing their bodies or can she do both? ... Uh-oh! Anyway:

"She un-brainwashed him! YES!!" Dan exclaimed. He grabbed Phoenix's hands and began dancing, "We got one back! We got one back!"
"We did it! We did it!" The Blasties danced with the CMC.

Once more, I wuv you Marksy

"Freaking drama queen," Blast Fuse said.

Ditto Fusey, ditto

And of course:

"Why are you wearing her tiara?" Phoenix asked.
Powdy kicked her hooves shyly. "Because I'm a pretty pony princess..."
Her sister nodded and rubbed her shoulders. "We have special wants, Nicko. Not special needs; special wants."
"I-I wasn't insinuating..."

Dunno why but I found this part particularly hilarious ... Kick-ass Blasty Ponies can be princesses too Phoenix! Don't be a ... ponyist! There I said it! Shame on you Mr Wright

Hehe, this chapter was awe~some! Just sorry it took so long to write (had it all typed out then my tablet decided to die ... Plus much as I love the Google Chrome app it takesforever to write a review on FimFiction for some reason)!

Thank you for making my Sunday like always and I'll see you ~next time~

Your Eternal Fan ^_^

[Booster Spice]

And heres me thnking what with all that silicone rubber, SS and DT were totally insulated from Lightnings attacks.

[The REAL Mister Pkmn]

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Well it seemed wasted when I read it the first time. Ah well, I can live with being wrong.

[Razzy]

Yay, Lightning is back.

Marksy is cool.

Stars!

[Warrior Kitten]

"I am whole! Happy faec!"

Cool to see Marksaline has Marker abilities that she can consciously control. Makes sense considering her horn IS a Marker.

[proto20]

Dan smacked down the barrel of Phoenix's gun. "What?! We can't shoot him; he's our friend!"

Phoenix looked back and fourth frantically from Dan and Lightning. "He's trying to kill us!"

"I've tried to hurt people I like, too! That's normal!"

"THAT'S NOT NORMAL, IT'S INSANE!!"

"IT'S NORMAL FOR US!!" Dan shouted.

When your friend makes a good point in an argument:
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"Ohhh," Sweetie Belle said, acting like she understood. "So... you're not a princess?"

Lightning looked over at her. "Do I look like Blueblood to you?"

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[CroisSunnyPlay]

Shadow: Obey WEEGEE!!!

[Psyco Josho]

So is no one talking about how Phoenix apparently saw Mia? And how there was Marksaline there instead?

No? Well okay then.