Terror in Equestria 5: One Thousand Years Later

by StormLuna

Further Preparations

The next day arrived in Ponyville and Colgate headed down to the blacksmith to discuss with him the need for spears. Steel Mane saw her coming and asked, "Colgate, how is everything going? I take it you need me to make some more armor?"

Colgate replied, "No, this is something far more serious. Twilight will be launching an attack on us within a month or so and she is bringing a dragon with her."

Steel Mane gasped and replied, "Wow, that does not sound good. What do you think will work? I have heard that dragons are impossible to kill."

Colgate replied, "Well there is one little secret about dragons that not many ponies know. There is a tiny spot on their underside where there is not a scale protecting their skin. If we can penetrate that with a long, sharp object we will be able to bring him down."

Steel Mane asked, "I take it you need spears?"

Colgate replied, "Yes. I am thinking we need 1,000 spears and I believe that titanium tips that are so sharp they would break anypony's skin if it is even touched will do the trick."

Steel Mane said, "Well you are in luck. I just got a shipment of titanium in yesterday. I don't know why but something kept telling me to order some. My apprentices and I will get to work on this right away. Oh, and what do you want the rest of the spear to me made of?"

Colgate replied, "Steel if it is possible. I want these spears to be as strong as possible."

Steel Mane said, "Well we have plenty of steel so this won't be a problem. Given that I have ten apprentices right now these should be ready in a week."

Colgate replied, "Thanks for the confidence in me but I'm sure anypony in my army could bring it down. My second in command and I will be here in a week to pick them up."

As Colgate headed back to her black tower Colgate was kind of worried that Twilight and her minions might leave Faustica sooner than that and they would have no spears to use against the dragon yet she realized that spears aren't easy to make. As she entered the black tower she ran into Scootaloo. Scootaloo could sense the nervousness within her.

Scootaloo asked, "Colgate, what is wrong? You seem really nervous."

Colgate replied, "I am kind nervous right now. Steel Mane said it would take him and his apprentices a week to make the spears we will need."

Scootaloo had a nervous look and asked, "I don't know if we will have enough time to prepare for the attack. What if they decide to leave Faustica early and attack before then?"

Colgate replied, "That is what I am worried about. The best we can hope for is that Twilight and her minions take time to clear their minds over there for a while and then sail east instead of using a lot of energy flying here."

Scootaloo asked, "Do you think we better call a meeting and let everypony know about this?"

Colgate replied, "I do believe they need to be notified but I don't think we need a long meeting to tell them about this. All we need is a brief get together after supper. Nothing serious."

Scootaloo and Colgate headed to the black tower to discuss other matters regarding the attack as Spike isn't the only threat. In Faustica the sun is rising and Twilight wakes up with her mane and tail in a mess. She rushes down to the dining hall before brushing it as she had overslept.

Everypony else saw her come down in that state and Celestia asked, "Twilight, what happened? You didn't even bother to brush your mane or tail this morning."

Twilight replied, "Well I didn't want to be late for breakfast. You know how I feel about tardiness."

Galaxia stood up and said, "Well everypony, I am not sure if we are quite ready to attack them at this time, what is your thoughts on this?"

Twilight growled, "Galaxia, you know I don't like to discuss battle plans during meals. Besides, I like to focus on my meal when I am eating."

Galaxia could tell Twilight was not pleased, but then again Twilight tends to be an unpleasant pony to be around a majority of the time. Finally after breakfast they head to the throne room to discuss the upcoming attack.

Twilight addressed them, "Alright everypony, as you all know that within the month we will be going to attack Ponyville so that I may retake the world and control everything once more."

Celestia asked, "Twilight, what sorts of preparations do you think that they will be making to prepare for us?"

Twilight replied, "Well I do know that Colgate will be working on some sort of spell to protect their forces from dragon fire."

Cosmos asked, "Twilight, how do you know that she will be preparing for Spike?"

This angered Twilight greatly. She screamed, "Cosmos, don't you remember how she can see what we are doing? I know that she will have them preparing for Spike. For all we know she might be having spears made to fire at him."

General Ice Wind asked, "Twilight, wouldn't that be rather wasteful on their part since dragons can't be killed?"

Twilight replied, "Actually general, it might not be wasteful on their part. There is an old legend about an extremely small bare spot on a dragon's underside. However, for the spear to penetrate the dragon's skin, it has to be made out of titanium and be extremely sharp, not to mention be fired with an extremely high amount of energy."

Galaxia commented, "Wow, I didn't know that dragons had any kind of weakness."

Twilight replied, "Unfortunately yes, they do. Luckily that is the only soft spot and it is next to impossible to hit."

LaurFa asked, "What if they were to get their hooves on titanium tipped spears?"

Twilight replied, "I'm not worried about it, I don't think there ever has been much in the way of titanium in Equestria and even if they did get some, it would be in a small quantity and there is no way their blacksmith could get it sharp enough to penetrate that tiny small spot. Besides, the chances of an Alicorn launching one of those and hitting that spot is one in a billion, and that is if they have been practicing for weeks and has perfect eyesight."

Galaxia had a look of concern on her face as she thought that Twilight was underestimating the enemy. She asked, "Twilight, I don't think we should so easily underestimate our enemy. Aren't you worried that one of them might get a lucky shot or that they might have more titanium than you think?"

This sent Twilight into a rage. She shouted, "You know what Galaxia, I think secretly you are on the side of the enemy! You wouldn't be questioning me if you weren't. Maybe I should banish you to the void right now. I can't have tyrants among my ranks."

Cosmos got in between the two. He said, "Twilight, if she were on the side of the enemy, she would not say a word and just let us go into battle unprepared. No disrespect but I don't see any logic in your attack on her."

Twilight growled, "Ok, you are right. I just want to make sure that everything goes according to plan."

Twilight was irritated, as always, when her suggestions and thoughts were proven to be illogical. She headed up to her sleeping quarters and pouted. She was worried that she was starting to lose focus and had to get her thoughts rational again.

In Ponyville Colgate was watching this and she was thrilled. She said to herself, "If Twily can continue to blow up like this and pout like a spoiled filly, she won't be all that focused when she comes here and our victory will be guaranteed!"

Author's Note:

Invisibility----"Whether it be one or a bunch of ones, nopony needs to see so that we don't have to flee, invisibility is the treat of not having to retreat."

Visibility---"The unseen shall now be seen, with their friends being present, hiding only shows resent, those who have disappeared shall now appear."

Duplication---"From one to two, two to four and so much more, when one is simple mere, more and more shall appear."

Banish to void--- "You have committed treason and that is not in season, you are a threat to me and I simply can not let that be, I can no longer be annoyed so you shall be cast into the void."

Loyalty spell---"From another to me, that is where your allegiance will now be, you thought your old commander loved you like pie when all they wanted was for you to die. With me all shall be great, there shall be no hate."

Giving drones a mind of their own---"those without a mind are in a bind, no longer shall they just be, but they will still be loyal to me, for officers they are now but they don't ask how."

Unbanish---"The one who has been banished has done their time, they are now forgiven for their crime, their time has come, now they need to contribute some, it is Equestria that they must serve or into the spiral of the void they shall curve."

Transform unicorn to Alicorn--- "The unicorn who has no wings is bound to the ground, they can not really get around, their smarts are great yet without flight they will be late, with these wings they will be great and they shall never have a bad fate."

Transform multiple unicorns to Alicorns--- "The unicorns who have no wings are bound to the ground, they can not really get around, their smarts are great yet without flight they will be late, with these wings they will be great and they shall never have a bad fate."

Transform Pegasus to Alicorn---"The one who can fly likes to fly free desires the powers that allow the unicorn to be, he/she wishes so much to levitate and create, rather than berate, for the winged one now has magic, without that it would be tragic."

Transform Earth Pony to Alicorn---"The pony without magic or flight is in a bind, for they feel like they have fallen behind, they work themselves to death, even to their very last breath, for now with magic and wings, great things shall be what life brings."

Increase size of pony---"The small one wishes they were tall so that they won't have to crawl, with height their future is bright and everything will be alright, for the small one is small no more, with height their happiness shall be galore."

Mature pony--"The innocent pony is unsure of who she wants to be, that may be cute but it is not what is good for me, she needs to mature if she is to be strong for without maturity she won't last for long, the naive one shall be so no more, for her maturity will carry her into lore."

Strengthen Armor---"The one without armor does not stand a chance, so it is what we must enhance, the unarmed one will likely receive death, with armor he shall continue to draw breath, without armor he will be torn to shreds like a rag but with armor victory is in the bag."

Activate Jade Alicorn---"The jade Alicorn will help me see all, without it I might miss a brawl, while the distances are great, I can see all the hate, wisdom is what comes along with the eye so that overthrowing me nopony will try."

Hurricane spell--- "The nice weather must come to an end, for without a storm the enemy will not bend, the wind shall be strong and my enemies won't last for long, a hurricane is a must so the tyrants will sink and go bust."

Fixing spell--- "The city was devastated by a storm, which is not the norm, their suffering is great yet we can not allow normalcy to be late, the city must be restored to the way it was before so they can pay taxes like they did before.

COLGATE'S SPELLS

Unlock---"The door is locked, but from me my information is blocked, a lot of learning I have to do, but with this locked I won't have a clue, now the door is open for me and infinite knowledge for me shall now be."

Lock---"Right now the door is not locked, from others the information is not blocked, the others must not be allowed to learn, for this is not theirs to earn, the door is now closed for all but me because infinite knowledge is not free."

Shatter Armor---"Our foes' armor is great, that is something I hate, with their armor they are strong, but them having armor is just plain wrong, now their armor is gone and it is time for them to say bye as they are struck by energy and die."

Return Blue sky---"The sky is purple which is ok for some, but it just makes me numb, for I miss the way it used to be, blue is beautiful to me, the normal sky shall be back and everything will return on track."

Drain pony---"The large pony is too big for me, for smaller the pony shall be, the size and knowledge will become mine, but the negative qualities is where I draw the line, for what must grow is my power, so that I may remain in the tower."

Change eye blue---"The green eye is not for me, for blue is what it shall be, the evil shall be banished as the good can not vanish, what shall return will be an eye of blue as it is the perfect hue."

Freeze time---"Tick tock, tick tock, look at the racing clock, what is short is time and being late is a crime, we must finish on top so it is time I must stop, with time froze, it is my enemies I shall bulldoze."

Unfreeze time---"Look at the clock, it is stuck in place, with this there can be no pace, everything is still but that does not fit the bill, for now the clock shall again run so everypony can have fun."

Time bubble---"A bubble is what we need, so from frozen time we can be freed, in this bubble we can move fast, while everything else is stuck in the past, it is frozen time which through we must pass so we will never be late to class."

Undo time bubble---"In the bubble time continues to run, but now the time outside runs and allows fun, the bubble must burst so we can quench our thirst, from the bubble we are now free and everything we can clearly see."

Release Brevity Thrash--- "She was banished long ago, but her power she will not forego, it is revenge she wants, it is her sister she shall taunt, for Brevity Thrash shall return once more and be more than just long lost lore."

PINKIE'S SPELL

"The changeling's power is good, but not great, they can fire ooze but not enough to make their foes lose, for them to be great, they must fire bolts of hate, the energy shall be strong so their enemies won't last for long."

Twily's dark Alicorns

General Ice Wind
Colonel Dark Sky

Colgate's dark Alicorns

General Dark Night
Colonel Black Mist
Major Frigid Wind
Captain Black Ice
Lieutenant Dark Crystal

Changelings

General Lightning Storm
Colonel Green Toxin
Major Deadly Cloud
Captain Green Storm
Lieutenant Southern Haze