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The End of Two Chapters
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Aurora and Trixie stood together, back in their proper body, surrounded by endless white space, about to move on to their surprise attack, to hopefully save Twilight from the entity inside of her.
“So, using the same spell that I’ve used to jump in to everypony’s head, I’ll go into Twilight,” Aurora explained to her friend, who was avoiding eye contact, “Then… I purge her of the chaos.”
Trixie sighed. She had cried over her friend’s death so many times at this point. She wouldn’t have been surprised if that number had exceeded a hundred. Could even be two. Now… she was out of tears. The last couple of hours they had spent saving their friends had given her a chance to accept what was happening. Her friend had clearly accepted it, so it only made sense that she do the same.
“Trixie?” Aurora asked, not sure if she was truly listening.
“Yeah?” She asked, looking over to her friend, for what was probably the last time, “Is it time?”
She nodded in response, “When we get up there, you’ll need to use every ounce of your power to help your friends.”
“I’m not even an Element of Harmony,” Trixie said, shaking her head, “They’re all a lot stronger than I am. Plus… how can I even get in there in time? I couldn’t have a proper teleportation spell cast quick enough.”
“I’ll... take care of that,” Aurora said.
“Okay, but are you sure I shouldn’t just focus on supporting you, instead of wasting magic?” She asked.
“No,” She responded, shaking her head quickly, “You could be the straw that breaks the camels back. Everything you have has to be directed at her. I only need to break through.”
“Okay.” Trixie said, nodding to her friend, “I’ll just use my—“
Trixie was cut off as Aurora lunched forward, and wrapped her arms around her neck.
“I’m sorry I have to do this,” Aurora said into her chest, “Earlier… when I said that living inside of you wasn’t like living at all, I… I was just lying.”
Trixie inhaled softly, and brought a hoof up to the back of her head, softly stroking her mane.
“I would have been happy to stay with you until you died of old age.” She said, her voice still muffled by Trixie’s chest fluff, “I don’t want to leave you again…”
Trixie smiled. Relieved that she wasn’t the only one that was petrified of being left alone.
“I know…” She whispered.
“But… this needs to happen,” She said, “As much as I want to be here with you, I want to save Twilight, her baby, and… all of our friends even more.”
Trixie leaned down and kissed Aurora’s forehead, while tightening the grip she had on her, “I’ll never forget you, Aurora. You… you made me a better mare.”
She sniffled back to him.
“You were the sister I always wished I had… and you made my life worth something, even if it was only for a little while.” She returned, looking up to her best friend, her eyes shimmering, “I wouldn’t have traded it for anything.”
“Neither would I have.” She returned, sniffling lightly, “Not for anything.”
Suddenly, their white void began to shake.
“This is it.” Aurora whispered, “I love you, Trixie.”
“I love you too, Aurora.” She said, her voice shaking.
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Thirty seconds earlier
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Twilight laughed as she watched the Elements of Harmony writhe in their dreams. “It’s only a matter of time before I break each and every one of them.”
The Elements were arranged in a large circle around Twilight, and the princesses, who were now in the center of the floor.
Twilight walked over to Alex and tilted her head, “Hmm. This dream doesn’t seem to have been working. Maybe I’ll… ramp things up a bit for him. A dead parent or two ought to fix his rebellious attitude.”
“You monster…” Luna growled, out of breath from trying to break free of her shackles, “I’ll stop you myself if I have to!”
“Oh please,” Twilight rolled her eyes, turning around to face the Princess, “You’re going to stop me? Ha! You and what ar—“
Suddenly, a deafening explosion went off, as a wave of magic tore through the entire tower, sending Twilight tumbling toward Luna.
“What the—“ she began, before seeing the events unfold in front of her.
Each of the Elements of Harmony began to glow, before they opened their eyes in unison.
”Now!”
Instantly, white beams of harmonious magic were blasted from each pony, and directed right to the center of the room.
Twilight gasped in surprise, before instantly she letting out a blood curdling shriek.
Then, Trixie came soaring through the window with a pair of glowing white wings, just as she used the last time she fought Twilight.
“You should have killed me when you had the chance!” Aurora shouted through Trixie’s mouth, as the unicorn added her own beam of magic to the mix.
Then, finally, a single gold beam, no thicker than a blade of grass fired from Trixie’s horn, and impacted Twilight, causing her to collapse.
“Go in now!” Trixie shouted, seeing that Twilight was vulnerable.
”I-I’m trying!” Aurora struggled, her voice horribly strained, “She’s still keeping me out!”
“We need you guys attacking more!” Trixie shouted, looking around the room at the already weakened Elements of Harmony.
“I-I can’t!” Fluttershy gasped, just loud enough to be heard over the magic beams, “It burns!”
“She’s right!” Dash added raggedly, “Any more magic is going to burn us non-unicorns out!”
“Alex? Rarity?” Trixie shouted, as she watched Twilight begin to open her eyes, glaring at the blue mare.
“I’m giving it everything she’s got, captain!” Alex shouted, his horn visibly turning red from the amount of magic pouring from it.
“As am I!” Rarity called, in the same situation, “Any more and I may ignite!”
Twilight’s blood red eyes, narrowed as she began to stand up.
“Aurora!” Trixie shouted, “You have to push in!”
”I can’t!” She shouted back, “She’s putting every ounce of her power into blocking my entrance!”
“You’re right.” Twilight growled, making her way back on to her four legs, “I should have killed you when I had the chance.”
Twilight began walking toward Trixie, closing the small gap between them with small steps, as she managed to survive the onslaught of magic burning into her body.
”I-I don’t know what to do!” Aurora shouted, “I can’t get in! She’s pushing back against me just as hard as I’m pushing into her! It’s a tug-of-war I can’t win!”
Trixie swallowed, as Twilight came to within an inch of her face, her horn glowing dark red.
But, instead of attacking right away, Twilight began to speak.
“You’re stronger than I thought,” Twilight laughed, a smile spreading across her lips, “But it’s time to let go, and let the strong inherit the world.”
“No!” Pinkie shouted, as Twilight raised her hoof.
“Trixie, run!” Applejack screamed, “Git’ outta’ here!”
Everypony started yelling at once for her to do something, as Twilight wound up her attack, ready to kill her in front of her friends.
But, one voice pierced through the rest.
“I’m sorry, Trixie.”
At first, the unicorn thought that her best friend was apologizing for having failed. But she was soon proven wrong.
The gold beam that had been firmly connected to Twilight, suddenly turned red.
“W-what?!” Twilight shouted, staggering back instantly, “No! You- you can’t do that! Let go of me!”
Then, red energy began pouring out of Twilight’s chest, being pulled along the red beam of magic, and into Trixie’s body.
”If I can’t beat you at tug-of war, I’ll just let go of the rope that you’re pulling so hard on!”
The process was faster than anypony had anticipated, as Aurora instantly reversed the direction of her spell, catching Twilight off guard, pulling the chaotic mare into Trixie.
The energy blasting out of her was so strong, it was blowing Trixie’s mane far behind her, as she was filled with the red magic that had once inhabited Twilight. It all absorbed into her body, as both mares collapsed on to their knees.
Trixie couldn’t say anything. She only felt an intense burning throughout her body, as the corruption spread like wildfire through her.
Then, as quickly as it started, it stopped, as the original Twilight fell over, out cold.
“I’m sorry if they hate you for this…” Aurora’s voice rung out.
”Noooooooooo! A demonic voice shouted through her mouth, as a beam of white light shot out of her mouth, and both of her eyes.
Everypony could only watch in shock.
Then it all went black.
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Trixie groaned as she opened her eyes weakly.
She was back in her mindscape. Surrounded by endless white.
“A-Aurora?” Trixie asked softly, her body drained of all desire to move, “A-are you still here?”
“Shh…” Her voice came softly, as she leaned over Trixie’s body, “It’s all over. Just relax.”
She felt her heart leap at the voice, as she looked to the mare. But, she instantly saw that her body wasn’t right. It was… transparent.
“I don’t have long before I disappear,” Aurora said softly, “But I need you to understand what I did.”
“You beat her!” Trixie said, mustering enough energy to smile, “You saved us!”
“Not… exactly.” She said, shaking her head.
“What do you mean?” She asked.
“To beat Twilight, I had to draw the corrupted amalgamation of the Elements of Harmony within you,” She said, looking away guiltily for a moment, “But once the Element was purified, it latched on to your soul. It can’t go back.”
Trixie blinked a couple of times, as she tried to process what Aurora had just said.
“What are you saying?” She asked.
“You’re the Element of Magic now, Trixie.” She said, “I took it away from Twilight to save Equestria.”
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“What?!” Trixie shouted, sitting up in her bed, shocked to find that she was inside of an infirmary, alone in the dark.
“I left you with a final gift, as well,” Aurora’s voice said, so quiet that it was almost unintelligible, “I hope you think of me while you’re using them.”
Suddenly, Trixie became instantly aware of two uncomfortable pressures about half way down her back. Looking over her shoulder, she saw two wings, folded against her body.
”I love you, Trixie.” A final whisper echoed through her head.
“I love you too!” Trixie shouted, forgetting about the wings instantly, afraid that Aurora might be too far to hear her, as her chest tightened, “I… I love you too…”
Before she could even process another thought, she passed out once again.
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I am not sure I like where this went.
7977247 exactly, I like how Trixie ascended, but I don't like taking away from Twilight.
Very unexpected, I like it.
7977312
Unfortunately, this has been planned for like... years.
It's one of the final boxes to check before the finale, and it's one of the most important ones. Sorry bud, you've just gotta trust me. ;P
7977318 well I never said I was going to leave. But, won't this make Twilight have a false or unfulfilled cutie mark leading to extreme depression?
7977326
She may even resent Trixie for years to come. Who knows?
7977330 So what you are saying is that Twilight either summons, makes, or is the great darkness that is coming; as she seeks to take vengeance on a world that screwed her over. At least from her perspective.
7977330 unsure of why taking the element away would steal her wings as well, if thats what it did. the element of magic wouldnt take away her immense power or that she ascended under her own abilities.
Holy crap. Trixie answers magic. No! And Yes! And finally WOW!
Twilight is no longer an Element and she lost her wings as well?
I want to both scream yes and no at the same time.
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... the FUCK?
That was one fuck of a doozy, but I like where this is going.
7977330 SHE'S AN ALICORN! I CALLED IT! I FUCKING CALLED IT!
7977524 Twilight never HAD wings in this story
7977454 Twilight never had wings i this story
7977440
While that would be a great twist, it's not quite what I'm going for. Twilight is done being the bad guy now.
7977921
Sure did. Think you'll be two for two?
7978655 I forgot the OTHER thing I said lol
Time will tell how the rest will react! I actually think Twilight might even be a bit relieved. After all, being an element puts quite the pressure on her. Maybe she'll now settle down nicely and calm with Alpha in the library! Start a family!
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Wow.
~ Super-Brony12
oh shit i wasnt expecting that
Huh, so after all that, the original scenario ended up happening anyway.
I'm a touch dissapointed.
7981936
I mean, yeah. She did get wings, but isn't a princess or anything. I really only put them there to make her more versatile in the finale.
7977247 I can't see your image.
7982299 So, Twilight is no longer the Element of Magic. Trixie now has wings as a final gift from Aurora, so Trixie isn't a princess? I hope they realize that it was Aurora that made the decision and she did it to save everyone, as well as Equestria itself. They probably still going to be pissed though.
Twilight is probably going to be more depressed about everything she has done than be upset at Trixie. Speaking of, is Twilight's baby okay? What about Alpha (I can't remember his real name for crap), is he okay? What is going to happen to Celestia since she had her wings torn off (another thing for Twilight to feel bad about)? In any case, Twilight is going to need a helluva lot of support after all this.
7982448
In a perfect world, 3-5 chapters remain in this story. Then I write the final side story.
I'll answer the lingering questions people have in the remaining chapters, but leave the 'final boss' for the finale.
It's about time for this story to come to a close.
7982637
Beware the Beast that will be unleashed (you already had a 64K side story, I can't imagine how bigger the final one will be)!
7982299 oh, I wasn't referring to the wings, I meant Luna and Discords original plan regarding Twilight's chaotic side.
From Discords commentary on the sidelines I wondered if Aurora might alter the course since she seemed to be an unknown variable.
7982654
Oooooooohhh.
Yeah, I made the extra variable just to give people false hope. This was always the plan. I'm not a very nice person.
7982650
It'll be like 64k... 3 or 4 times?
Well, those wings in the previous chapter, however ethereal, should have given this away. But damn if I did not see that coming.
7982747
If that is the case then the finale itself will be longer than the whole main story (sides not counted). That'd be the day
Don't take it as a challenge - I don't mind a good read, but there is such a thing as too much as well.
Hah that was an awesome twist. Sorry Twilight, no world saving for you, gotta focus on poping the kid out.
well, plan a8 is fine too.