Episode 27: "Grogar's Endgame, Part 1"
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Grogar could feel the powers of his bell growing to their fullest potential. Standing outside the walls and on the drawbridge of King Vorak's former castle, his recent assumption of both Midnight Sparkle and Sendak had left him with nothing but confidence that his greatest conquest was upon him.
"My emperor," A voice called and Grogar turned to see Sombra stepping out of the castle. "The army is in position, hungry for victory."
Snickering, Grogar looked back down to his bell. "Good, very good," He chuckled. "And my pet?"
"Same as he always is, ready for his next meal," Sombra said with a devious smile. "I can assure you that he will be satisfied when all is said and done."
Turning back around, Grogar watched as the rest of his generals followed: Clones of Tirek, Chrysalis and Cozy Glow. And Arabus himself. Behind them, attached on a leash held by Lieutenant Bray, was Scarface.
"This is a day of honor, my friends!" Grogar declared, raising his right foreleg in confidence. "A day when we will take what is rightfully ours! When it is over, the princesses of Equestria will be no more!"
"Your will be done, master." The Chrysalis clone said, bowing to Grogar in respect, much to his delight.
"Now, do you all know your assignments and your targets?" Grogar questioned as a strong gust of wind blew on the bridge, nearly sending the clone of Cozy Glow into the moat below.
"Yeah, Grogar, sir," Cozy replied while hastily keeping her balance in check. "I'll ensure that I take out Twilight and the others!"
"Good," Grogar replied, before turning to Tirek's clone. "Tirek, you will take your squadron and eliminate the Pillars!"
"As you command, master." Tirek acknowledged.
Then Grogar turned to the Chrysalis clone. "You! Chrysalis!" He commanded. "You and your squadron are to take out the School of Friendship's headmare! Her magic is extremely powerful, so be on your guard!"
"With pleasure, master." Chrysalis replied while licking her lips.
"Sombra, you are to eliminate any threat the citizens of Ponyville pose," Grogar ordered. "Show no mercy to any who would resist!"
Sombra chuckled quietly to himself, delighted with the task that had been given to him.
"Now, all of you carry out your assignments," Grogar declared as he charged up his horns. "And together, Equestria will be ours!" Letting out a loud laugh, Grogar unleashed a teleportation spell on himself and his forces out of Vorak's kingdom and to an area in the Everfree Forest. The mere presence of Grogar was enough to make even the most fearsome creatures of the Everfree Forest cower in fear.
From her hut in the Everfree Forest, Zecora saw the advancing army and grabbed a spear as she prepared to defend herself. Stepping outside, she ran towards Grogar, determined to stop him from advancing any further. "Halt!" She shouted, pointing the spear straight at Grogar. "Get back, get back you evil folk! What you are doing is not a joke!"
But Grogar didn't take Zecora's warning seriously and fired a shot of magic at Zecora, sending her flying into a tree and knocking her unconscious without breaking a sweat. "Forward!" He called and his army advanced through the forest, inching closer and closer to their target.
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In her bedroom at the Castle of Friendship, Twilight stood in front of a mirror as her servants...the same ones who'd dressed her for her coronation were now dressing her for battle against Grogar. "Make haste." She ordered to one of the servants as she fastened Twilight's armor.
"It's difficult with these small laces, it warrants an old mare's hooves." The servant replied.
"A young mare's hooves are better today, Greensleeves." Twilight suggested.
From the right corner of the bedroom, Spike stood and held Twilight's battle helmet, amazed that his big sister was actually donning battle armor.
"Spike," Twilight asked upon seeing him in the reflection of the mirror. "Has any more intelligence come in yet?"
Taking a gulp, Spike stepped forward and approached his superior. "Well," He hesitantly replied. "The latest reports are that Grogar has already left Vorak's kingdom."
"Are they going to still be using the horns of the buffalo?" Twilight questioned.
Spike gulped. "Well…"
"Are they or are they not, Spike?" Twilight asked in a firm voice as Greensleeves finished fastening Twilight's armor.
"I..I don't know, Twilight," Spike confessed. "Grogar is probably going to come up with something surprising, given his nature. He's probably on his way here as we speak."
As she stood in the mirror, Twilight couldn't but think of the last time she'd fought Grogar. King Vorak had turned down her help and as a result, the Distant Lands had fallen to the evil goat. "Spike, I want to make things quite clear once and for all," She declared while turning around to face her royal advisor. "Nopony or nocreature even thinks about backing out of this. If they choose to fight, it's their commitment to this battle!"
Having heard those words, Spike handed Twilight her helmet.
Taking the helmet with her magic, Twilight placed it on her head as Greensleeves backed away, allowing Twilight to look in the mirror.
"Vorak must be on your mind, Twilight," Spike remarked. "What happened last time…"
"...is in the past," Twilight interrupted. "It's clear that Starswirl and the Pillars failed to reform him, so we can't dwell on him now."
Just then, there was a knock on the door and in stepped Celestia, dressed in gold battle armor from her time as a Princess. In her aura, she carried a long sword with a silver blade.
"Celestia," Twilight acknowledged, seeing her mother figure in her own battle armor to the point where she bowed her head in respect. "I trust that is the legendary Excalibur you have in your aura?"
"It is, Twilight," Celestia replied with a hint of anxiety in her voice as she hoofed the sword over to Twilight. Standing back, Celestia watched as Twilight drew the sword in her aura. "Excalibur has been an instrument of last resort in war since the founding of Equestria. Now, you are the one who will wield it against Grogar."
Holding the sword, Twilight could feel the overbearing responsibility of her entire nation squarely on her shoulders. "Make no mistake, Celestia, my friends and I will not let my subjects down. Together, we'll prove that we are stronger than Grogar!"
Taking Excalibur, Twilight placed the sword in a jeweled scabbard that was attached to her armor.
At that moment, Tempest Shadow came into the room wearing her royal captain's armor. "Princess Twilight," She declared while bowing to her fellow mare. "Intelligence has come in from Starswirl and the Pillars."
"And what do they say?" Twilight asked.
"Grogar is making his way through the Everfree Forest as we speak," Tempest explained while looking up to Twilight. "He has already attacked one creature...a zebra."
Immediately, an angered look came onto Twilight's face as she now learned that one of her other friends had already been attacked. "Are my friends here now?" She sternly inquired..
"Yes. They are down in the throne room waiting for you." Tempest confirmed with a nod.
"Good. Come on, Spike," Twilight said firmly as she left her bedroom, leaving Tempest and Celestia alone, but not before giving her royal guard captain one last instruction. "Tempest, I want every single square inch of border between our capitals and the Everfree Forest guarded. Grogar and his forces will not get past us. Understand?"
Obediently, Tempest acknowledged the order and went to carry out Twilight's orders.
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Making her way down to the throne room, Twilight saw her friends gathered in the throne room along with Gusty the Great. All of them were wearing their own battle armor reflective of their respective elements.
"No time to waste, girls," Twilight declared urgently as she made her way over to her throne along with Spike. "The action will begin with the rising of the sun at dawn. I've already come up with a strategy based on the latest intelligence."
Activating the map, Twilight produced the plans with each princesses' cutie mark in each location and the regiment that she would each be facing. "Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy," She instructed. "I want you to face off against Arabus and his regiment."
"That blowhard won't get by us, Twilight," Rainbow Dash eagerly replied as she brought her front hooves together! "He needs to pay for what he did to Griffonstone!"
"Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity," Twilight ordered. "I want you to focus on dealing with the combined strength of Chrysalis, Tirek and Cozy Glow. No doubt they will be at the same strength or even stronger than the last time we faced them."
"They won't get by us, Twi!" Applejack firmly declared. "Even if they're strong. We're just as strong as they are!"
"Um, what about us, Twilight?" Spike asked, causing Twilight to look at him. "What are we going to do?"
"Grogar will be coming for us, or at least me specifically since I'm Equestria's chief ruler," Twilight told Spike. "But if we each do our part, we can reconvene on my position in Canterlot and together we can take him on the moment he steps inside. Until then, I'll do my best to hold him off"
"It seems foolproof, but I think it's manageable, man," Gusty suggested while pointing her sword at Grogar's current location "Besides, you aren't doing this alone, are you?"
"No, no I'm not. We are all doing this together, right?" Twilight questioned. "All of Equestria's allies are on standby and willing to lay down their lives for us. And I suggest we do the same. I'm pretty confident it won't come to that, but we must be ready for any possibility."
All of Twilight's fellow princesses acknowledged the declaration. "Mark my words, everypony," Twilight then said. "Grogar will not in any way take back what we now possess, and that is Equestria itself. If he's going to take it, he'll have to take it…" Reaching into her jeweled scabbard, Twilight drew Excalibur and raised it high over her head in an impressive manner. "FROM OUR COLD, DEAD HOOVES!" She shouted and the rest of her friends swore their loyalty to Twilight and her decision.
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Outside the throne room, Celestia and Luna were listening into what was going on and both sisters had their own thoughts on the strategy.
"I don't think I've ever heard Twilight so determined," Luna remarked, dressed in her own armor matching the darkness of the night. "Sister, I can't let Twilight go at this alone with Gusty."
"Neither can I, Luna," Celestia nodded in agreement. Not with Sombra at Grogar's side along with that bear of his. Twilight and Gusty won't stand a chance in a fair fight, and Grogar most certainly won't make it a fair fight if he can help it."
"What are you saying?" Luna asked, immediately sensing what Celestia wanted to do. "Are you thinking...?"
Silently nodding, Celestia was just about to knock on the door when Starlight Glimmer appeared on the scene along with Trixie. Each of them were in their own protective armor.
"Celestia, Luna," Starlight greeted, sounding nearly out of breath. "I was just going to let Twilight know that the School of Friendship is officially locked down."
"Although, Trixie doesn't see why it should be locked down," Trixie added. "Isn't the barrier you two put up strong enough?"
"Not forever, Trixie," Celestia explained. "The barrier will fade eventually.
"Yeah, just like what happened at Cadence and Shining Armor's wedding from what I heard," Starlight added. "Besides, Chrysalis will be coming for me just like last time. She will not get inside the school and go after our important artifacts to use against us. And most importantly, she won't go after our students now that they've all safely been evacuated."
"Not all your students. There are some who want to fight!" A familiar male voice declared and the two unicorns and two alicorns saw Gallus and the rest of his friends standing behind them wearing their own hastily made armor. All four mares were stunned by what they were seeing before them.
"I tried to talk him out of it." Silverstream said with a sheepish look on her face.
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"Guys, I appreciate that you're willing to lay your lives on the line," Starlight nervously replied. "But this is not safe for you all. Don't your leaders know where you are?"
"They were fine with it. They're all joining the fight anyways so it's not like we wouldn't be in danger if we stayed with them," Smolder shrugged. "Besides, we belong here...with you guys!"
"We can each contribute in our own way," Sandbar added. "You know that, Headmare Starlight. We defeated Cozy Glow almost entirely by ourselves. And Equestria is going to need all the help it can get."
Starlight found herself conflicted over how to react to this sudden situation. "Yeah, but this is different. You could all get hurt or worse, killed! I don't know how I'd explain that to your leaders, or to Twilight!"
"If we did get killed, then at least we'd die as heroes!" Gallus declared while puffing out his chest. "Besides, I need to get back at Arabus for destroying Griffonstone! If it's the last thing I do, I'll make him pay!" And to prove his point, Gallus drew a small sword out of his holster and raised it up over his head.
"Celestia, Luna, aren't you going to say something?" Starlight asked in a shocked voice, turning around to face the princesses turned professors.
"No," Luna firmly replied to Starlight. "If anything, they want to protect Equestria as much as we do. Most importantly, they will want to protect the school."
"Of course we want to protect the school," Smolder eagerly proclaimed while taking to the air. "It's our home away from home! We'll defend it to our last breath if we have to!"
At that moment, the doors to the throne room opened and Twilight along with her friends stepped out. But seeing the six students standing in the doorway caused Twilight to stop suddenly in her tracks.
"They're going to help fight," Celestia explained to Twilight, but Twilight wasn't convinced. In her mind, these six were putting themselves in great (and perhaps mortal) danger. "Twilight, please!"
"Whose idea was this?!" Twilight icily demanded while glaring at them. "Well? Whose was it?! Tell me!"
Undeterred, Gallus raised his claw causing Twilight to direct all of her attention to him.
"Gallus, if I warned you once, I have warned you a million times…" Twilight started to say to him.
"Twilight!" Luna cried in a sharp voice, causing Twilight to turn to her fellow alicorn. "They want to fight, and nothing is going to change their minds."
"Luna is right, Twilight," Celestia added. "If we fight, we fight together. If we die...then we die together."
Taking a deep breath, Twilight knew that she couldn't pick an argument with anycreature. "All right, if you really want to fight," She sighed in defeat, addressing the students. "Then assist Headmare Starlight and Counselor Trixie in defending the School of Friendship from Chrysalis. But you do as you are told, and that means running away if you must."
As the rest of the students walked over to join Starlight and Trixie, however, Gallus stayed behind.
"Gallus, aren't you coming with us?" Silverstream asked, but Gallus turned all of his attention to Rainbow Dash.
"No, Silverstream," Gallus replied to his girlfriend. "There's something I need to take care of. Something personal."
Taking to the air, Gallus flew over to Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy and right away, the two pegasi realized what was on Gallus' mind.
"You sure you want to do this?" Fluttershy asked. "It's going to be extremely dangerous. Arabus is not to be underestimated."
"I'm well aware of that, Princess Fluttershy," Gallus answered. "But I want to avenge my home. Griffonstone didn't have a chance, and I'll see to it that he doesn't have a chance either!" Extending his claw out to Rainbow Dash, Gallus was showing his commitment to the impending fight.
Taking a deep sigh, Rainbow Dash extended her foreleg out and accepted the help that Gallus would be giving them. "Guess we both are on the same page, aren't we?" Rainbow Dash asked and Gallus replied with a small nod.
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Meanwhile, Starswirl and the rest of the Pillars were at the borders to Ponyville and Canterlot with a small regiment of royal guards. They knew very well that Grogar was getting closer and closer to their location. Using his telescope, Starswirl looked out to see if Grogar and his army were in range, but he could find nothing.
"Starswirl," Flash Magnus asked, landing next to him. "You doing okay?"
Sighing, Starswirl turned to his fellow pillar. "I just can't understand it, Flash," He said while lowering his head in shame. "He just wouldn't listen to us."
"Hey, Vorak was beyond help," Flash Magnus replied. "We all knew that, you just gotta move on. We did the best we could under the circumstances."
Still, Starswirl had his reasonings and feelings. "I know, I know. But it's Twilight that I'm worried about, for her sake more than mine."
"Twilight will be fine," Mage Meadowbrook added as she approached the Pillar of Sorcery. "She's got her friends and family to help her fight, Starswirl."
"But her mental health, her ability to lead," Starswirl nervously replied. "It's all going to be tested."
"Hey, didn't you worry about Celestia and Luna before we went into Limbo?" Flash reminded the old sorcerer.
"I...I suppose you are right, Flash," Starswirl nervously chuckled. "I'm just...anxious, I guess."
"We're all a little anxious," Mistmane remarked with a small smile on her face. "This is the greatest battle Equestria has ever faced, right?"
Starswirl couldn't help but feel anxious at what his fellow pillars were reminding him. Still, the events with Twilight's mental health were still fresh in his mind.
Suddenly, they heard a voice cry out.
"He's coming!" Somnambula shouted, hovering overhead while holding a pair of binoculars. "Battle stations!"
"All right, gang! Battle stations, let's move!" Flash Magnus ordered as the border patrol prepared for the impending arrival of Grogar's forces, forming a barrier covering all areas of the border line!
"Remember, friends," Starswirl declared as he tried to put his anxieties aside. "They got by us once, but they won't get by us again! We won't let them!"
And so, the Pillars anticipated the arrival of Grogar. But little did they know that from inside the Everfree Forest, Grogar was planning a move of his own.
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Standing at the edge of the Everfree Forest, Grogar couldn't help but chuckle in amusement at what was happening in front of him. "They never learn," He laughed, seeing the Pillars and the royal guards standing in front of the magic barrier over Ponyville. "Such a pity."
"Give me the order, my emperor and I shall crush them!" Sombra declared, but Grogar had other ideas. "My emperor?"
"I have something different in mind for you, Sombra." Grogar said as he motioned for Lieutenant Bray to move several donkey soldiers up to the front with wands in their hooves.
"They are ready, my emperor." Lieutenant Bray declared.
Closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, Grogar slowly focused on the first wave in front of them. "Begin!" He commanded and the donkeys fired beams of magic towards the Pillars!
As they rained down, the Pillars and the guards began to fight back, firing magic and spears through the air!
"Counter attack, my friends!" Starswirl cried as he fired beams of magic at the advancing donkey soldiers! "This is the calling card of Grogar!"
Hearing his name being called, Grogar stepped forward with Sombra to his right and Scarface to his left. His eyes were focused right on Starswirl and a small, evil smile came onto his face.
Charging his horn, Starswirl prepared to unleash a powerful spell on Grogar. "YOU...SHALL NOT...PASS!" He shouted as he fired a powerful blast of magic at Grogar!
But Sombra had expected this. Activating his own dark magic, Sombra lifted himself, Grogar and Scarface by creating a tower of dark crystals. "You're going to have to do better than that." He taunted as Grogar motioned for the clone of Tirek to come forward.
"Oh no, not again!" Starswirl gasped as the Tirek clone advanced on him, causing him to get flashbacks to the last time he and the Pillars were in this position. "Somnambula!"
Her attention being caught, the pillar of hope flew down to Starswirl. "Go to the Castle of Friendship, now!" Starswirl ordered. "Warn Twilight and the others that Grogar is here! We must ensure our message is not intercepted this time."
"I'll do as you wish," Somnambula replied. "Be careful, Starswirl!" Then, Somnambula flew away through a small opening in the barrier.
But Grogar had expected this to happen, and from high above he motioned for the bulk of his army to move towards Ponyville.
"The rest of you," He shouted down to the remaining donkey soldiers. "Prepare to break down the barrier!" And he watched as the soldiers obeyed
"You and your friends can't hide from me forever, Princess Twilight!" Grogar cried in a loud voice as he watched Somnambula fly towards the Castle of Friendship. "Once this barrier is destroyed, there will be no use hiding from me!"
As Grogar spoke, his bewitching bell began to activate and emulate a smoky substance that began to erode the magic barrier and speed up its fall.
Very soon, Grogar would be inside!
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i guess if Twilight can Stoned a child,she can accept a child Solider too,right?
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you should ask Discord for that
too bad that Grogar decide to fight Equestria right now,i still want to see him fight Changeling land first,changeling are Equestria supported,so that make more sense instead of seaquestria and Griffin
This is it!
And so it begins, the final showdown!
After nearly two years its about to end. I look forward to this.
😁 Nice reference to Lord of the Rings.
Will this be the true final battle? And will it be superior in any way to the lacklustre climax in "The Ending of the End — Part 2"? 🤨
Lord of Rings reference, nice.
And so the final battle has begun. This is going to be wild.
Really hope Luna and Celestia don't get taken out(nor needing rescue).
And hoping there's something with Spike too here.