The Confrontation, Part II
Misty took the last dried dish from the rack, put it away in the cupboard below, and with that, the dishes from dinner were done, and her evening in the kitchen was complete. With that, she hung the dish towel on the handle of the oven, exited the kitchen out into the hall, and made her way down towards her bedroom. Opaline usually didn't like to be disturbed after dinner, so she was likely on her own for the rest of the evening.
Things had always been quiet here, save for when Opaline was spellcasting, but the past few days had been especially dull. Opaline barely paid her any attention lately as she had concentrated on searching a place called the 'dream realm' for something, or somepony.
Misty nearly jumped out of her hooves as a loud bang echoed off of the walls. She heard Opaline yelling a spell, followed by another explosion. The unicorn's heart began to race immediately, and she found the courage to start to take steps again, and was soon galloping down the hall, skidded to a halt at her bedroom door, fumbled with the door handle for a moment, got it open, and retreated inside as a third bang went off in the throne room. She dove for her bed, got under the covers, and waited.
Seconds passed as she listened carefully. Slowly, she poked the top half of her head out, eyeing her bedroom door. Not hearing anything else, she slowly got out from under the blanket, got off of her bed, and slowly stepped towards the door. Putting her ear to the door and hearing Opaline and the muffled voice of... Another pony, she held her breath to try and make out the words.
Her heart nearly leapt out of her chest when she heard another rush of magical energy come down the hall, and immediately afterward, she heard something she never had before that made her blood go cold.
She heard Opaline cry out in pain.
Misty felt something in her harden; an urge that pushed her to open the door and continue galloping down the hall towards the throne room. She tried to stop at the double doors, but couldn't due to the fact that ice had formed on the floor, coming from underneath the doors. Grabbing the closest half pillar on the wall to stop herself, she uneasily stepped and slid towards the doors, and tried to push them open, but finding them stuck. Finding very little leverage on the floor due to the ice, she pushed herself back to the far wall, where the ice had not yet spread across the floor. Nearly violently shoving herself across the wall, she slammed her entire body weight into the door, and there was a shattering sound as it opened. The unicorn continued sliding across the floor until she collided with the center pool.
Then she saw the glowing alicorn standing six feet from her, and quickly saw that the state of the throne room had no doubt originated from her. The unicorn's eyes widened, before she gaze fell down and to the right, not only seeing the entire throne room covered in ice and frost, and then her gaze fell further, where she saw Opaline, prone on the floor, barely breathing, and her entire body covered with frost. Pulling herself over, she positioned herself between Opaline and the other alicorn, fearfully looking up at the unfamiliar pony.
"Stop! What do you want?? Just take it and get out!" Misty yelled, most likely against her better judgement as her heart pounded against her chest.
Flurry Heart glared down at the young mare standing between her and her fallen opponent. Was she Opaline's student? Daughter? Minion?
"I don't know who you are, child, but I am here for her. Do you have any idea who she is? What she has done? What she plans to do?" Flurry asked.
The young mare did not move, nor did she answer, and slowly, Flurry felt her resolve begin to soften as she stared down at her, noting that she did not have a cutie mark.
"I-If you've come here to prove something, you've done it! Leave us alone!" The mare screamed up at her.
Flurry stood there in silence, trying to contemplate the young unicorn's situation.
Opaline had not moved, nor made a sound.
"I don't know what she has promised you, child. But she will never give it to you."
She took several steps forward, and the unicorn did not move, and she had to admire her determination. After another moment passed, the Crystal Princess knew she did not want to take a life in front of somepony so young.
"This young mare just saved your life, Arcana. I hope you reflect on that, and know that I won't hesitate to return and finish what I started if I ever sense you in the dream realm, or if you ever threaten Equestria's citizens again."
With that, she turned, leaving the prone alicorn and shivering unicorn where they laid and stood, leaving the throne room in a frozen silence.
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Oh shit! Flurry Heart kicked her scrawny butt. Good to see she is still at it, good job Flurry, you did so good with that.
Man, while Sunny shown some mercy of leaving Opaline Flurry on the other hoof was ready for the kill… Good job saving Opaline Misty! That’s bravery against the likely the most powerful Alicorn alive
I am also gonna have to say, I really enjoy seeing this more serious side of Flurry Heart now and then. She is a sweet mare whom has had love and joyous times with her new friends. But she was and still is an Alicorn Princess who has the skills of a warrior. Who knows what troubles she had to go through during her reign. (Aside from the endtimes.) She's likely had to make some really tough calls.
Princess Flurry Heart, ruler of the crystal empire and commander of the armies of the north. I like the title to be honest. Totally think she has some command knowledge again, her dad, Shining wouldn't want her unprepared. Or at the very least has some sword fighting skills.
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In the comics when Tempest Shadow asks Cadence why there isn't a princess of something more "practical" like Explosions Caddy feely admits that nickname could easily be given to Flurry.
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One of the best moments in that comic!
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So Flurry's cutie mark should just be a mushroom cloud then?
I think student or minion would be best than daughter imo. She doesn't deserve to call Opaline her mother!
So many things she's done to her
So basically Opaline you got lucky Misty was there but she will know the truth about you
Oh wow that was crazy so Misty was basically doing nothing until she heard a commotion going on she really wants to know what the heck was going on until she saw flurry heart and Opaline fighting each other and flurry was about to finish it until Misty stepped in and Save Opaline and flurry heart really don't want to do this in front of her so she let Opaline go for now and left so I wonder what's going to happen next guess we'll find out next time
Pretty much, Flurry just hooved Opaline an (off-screen) Curb-Stomp Battle (which makes sense as Flurry probably has had actual combat training and, unlike Opaline, was still at full strength) and only spared Opaline because Misty was there. Talk about a proper demonstration of Beware the Nice Ones (and she explicitly told Misty that Opaline would NOT give her what she was seeking [and Flurry is right - what Misty wants is something Misty is going to have to get herself]).
Definitely looking forward to more of this (especially Flurry telling her friends about Opaline's castle and the probable innocent therein [given this is hopefully before the majority of the Make Your Mark series - more importantly before Misty started committing any actual crimes] so that Sunny and her friends can give Misty the help she needs MUCH sooner). . Definitely appreciated the work going into the exchanges, characterizations and future chapter set-up.
Well, so much for sending her as a mole. Sunny and the others will see a deluded henchpony now.
So Opaline talks big, but then loses so badly (to somepony who, depending on the timeline, may still be a teenager) that she only survives do to her slave-child's protest?
I'm clapping.
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Though, glass half-full, they will be more likely to try to reason with Misty (probably eventually successfully) as well as show her what it is like to have actual friends. After all, they can't arrest her yet because she hasn't committed any crimes at this point. But they CAN be nice enough to give her much less reason to WANT to commit any crimes.
A couple of points, Flurry does NOT know Mist's name and while she does know Misty's coloration and that she is sans cutie mark, would that be enough to effect the 'Mark You Mark' series (how many unicorns have Misty's coloration?) ...
well that did not go quite as planed.
like the art work and i see it is Mist's old color sceam
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A heart shaped one that is or a sheild one with a heart in it
Flurry is clearly more experienced than Opaline.
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I was continuing the conversation with a joke...
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Knowing she exists helps them help her by getting them to ask where she comes from in the first place. Alphabittle can be asked if anypony with a filly of a certain age disappeared at some point.....
I hope misty learns the truth about opaline soon. I wonder how opaline will lie her way through this to misty.
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That is VERY true.
And Flurry has now entered the batman\joker realm. With ANY luck Flurry does NOT develop some sick NEED for Opaline to make her life worth while and over look all the lives Opaline takes or ruins.
Waiting to see how this works out