Travelling Nation
Equestria. Magehold. Magehold Chamber. Day.
"Ngh!" Twilight slid on the ground, winded from what she did. All of her magic had returned though after the Necropillars were finally destroyed. A most stunning turnaround has been made. With all the Necropillars destroyed, Equestrian Magic was brought back to the Equestrians who showed up in Magehold. And the first to feel that change was Twilight Sparkle. But that didn't change the fact that she was injured. Magic recovery couldn't fix that. The vampires who stood in front of the Necropillars had been knocked aside thanks ot all the charging Tauros that came in, either plastered against the walls or slumped over on the floor.
"It can't be! All of them have been destroyed?!" Opal said with disbelief in her voice. Remnants of the Necropillars appeared as rubble and cheap objections and nothing more than that. "Twilight Sparkle...!"
"My magic's back...but I'm still in pain here." Twilight laughed, finding solace in all of this. The destruction of the Necropillars was just the start.
"Let me add to that pain then." Opal angered by this, turned all of her rage towards Twilight Sparkle while she was on the floor, struggling to get back up. Standing in front of Twilight were her Pokemon along with Galaxy Master's many Tauros and Gengar. Here to back Opal Vivacity up were some more Despair Plants who were showing up from behind and the sides. "This is the last time you mess with your plans! You should've perished the moment your Emerald friend blew herself up! All of this is just luck!"
"And that massive mane of yours isn't?" Twilight groaned as she was helped up by Espeon's Psychic. "That belongs to my friend Bayleef. And it also belongs to the Rift. You didn't earn that. Just like all the other powers you stole with that Parasite Demon. Everything me and my friends accomplish that seem impossible is by our own bond and skill."
"Why you...!" Opal could only growl, snarl and hiss at Twilight, knowing she was right. And that angered Opal Vivacity, who was running out of patience with the Equestrians. But Twilight wasn't the only Equestrian she would have to deal with. Not when the rest of them plus a Kantonian were about to make a reappearance.
The walls would light up as the fist of Ash Ketchum would fly straight out of it. And following that fist was Ash himself as he had been freed from the Despair Plant's inner area. The same goes for Pikachu and all those who found themselves pulled in. One by one, they were reemerging. And the closest to Twilight was Rarity.
"Freedom!" Ash shouted after bursting out of the walls, making a splendid comeback by jumping through the walls with all of his friends. And they made a ruckus once more, yelling at the top of their lungs upon entry plus the Equestrians had their magic back so they were re-energized.
"Pi-Pikachu!"
"I-Impossible! They freed themselves?!" Opal Vivacity gasped.
"Ash! Everyone!" Twilight bellowed with joy in her heart and eyes.
"Hehehe!" Rarity giggled and grinned, eyeing down Opal Vivacity. Just when Opal thought she could escape Rarity, she came back yet again. "Zap Cannon!"
"Ampharos!" And without wasting any time, Ampharos threw out a Zap Cannon at Opal Vivacity, unleashing an orb of electricity that was guaranteed to paralyze.
"Twilight, darling! Are you doing alright?!" Rarity asked.
"I'm fine! I've destroyed all the Necropillars so our magic should be back!"
"It's back for me, that's for sure." Rainbow Dash said with high exuberance.
"Curses! This is all spiralling out of control so quickly!" Opal would then gallop away, seeing how out of control things were getting. But Rarity, once again, would not let her out of her sights. Pheromosa made a powerful landing despite her supple body as Rarity was on her back for easy travelling. Pheromosa eyed down the beautiful vampire, ready to jet away.
"Everything's okay now, Twilight! All we gotta do is defeat a lot of those Despair Plants and they'll become weaker!" Rainbow Dash bellowed. "All those souls are gonna leave them and it'll be A-Okay!"
"I-I don't understand." Twilight stuttered, unsure about what Rainbow Dash was telling her. But she was confident that she would be filled up on the rest. "What I do know is this. Now all we have to do is get Yveltal back from the Lich Queen and rescue Fantina." Twilight said. "Wait for us, Fantina."
Magehold Contest Hall.
Speaking of Fantina, while watching the contest continue as it was currently in its Battle Stage, a part of her felt like something wild was going on outside. While everyone else were too busy focused on the contest, Fantina was also paying attention to the outside.
She already heard some sounds go off and a majority of them sounded very familiar. The sound of Pokemon Moves met her ears as she stood near the windows. Even though her memory was not at its prime anymore, she still recalled certain moves and how they go. As a Coordinator, that was only natural.
Reappearing into the scene was none other than Fractured Note. He had recently been with Ash's group, speaking with them and revealing that he was on their side. After gaining their trust and counting on them, the former Lich King who once went by Greyvine in a previous life, walked up to Fantina in a hurry.
"Fantina. We might have to call it a day eventually."
"Hm? Why? It's just getting good now. Is something wrong."
"Things are spiralling out of control back at the chamber. The way I see it, the Black Crusade is about to take a major hit. And your friends are finally coming back for you. This might be the time when you finally return to how you were."
"Oh, really? Hmm..." Fantina paused for a moment. From what Fractured Note was saying, the time for her to return home and gain her memories back was close. And at the same time, the most recent battle had just come to an end.
"Isn't...that what you wanted?"
"It is what I would like. My true self. But I still feel so compelled with this place, even after everything that has happened. When this is all over, I'm afraid I might leave this place behind forever."
"You're afraid that because you were kidnapped you'll never want to return here?" Fractured Note answered. "I understand if you wouldn't want anything to do with this place anymore. Magehold will change once this is all over but I'm not sure what might come from the ashes."
"Well...if this is my final day here, I'd like to leave with everyone satisfied at least. And when I do get my memories back, I hope that I will continue loving this. I know it's not perfect but the ponies I've met here and bonded with are wonderful." A graceful smile met Fantina's face as she was already reminiscing about her time here. "I'd love to come back here as many times as I want, no matter how far we are.
"Fantina..." Fractured Note's jaw dropped at the words Fantina was spouting. Nothing could phase her at all. Originally, the Lich Queen brought Fantina over for her own personal gain. But in the end, Fantina found a new life here, making new friends and earning the respect of the vampires. And it showed based on the Pokemon Contest, which was about to enter its final moments.
Eccentrick made it to the very end as the final battle was about to begin. She could be seen walking through the curtains, ready to face her final opponent and claim that final ribbon. Eccentrick was just one part of all of this that Fantina absolutely loved.
"I wish I was still the Lich King." Fractured Note thought to himself. "The Magehold I sought to craft could come into fruition at last. But that's not possible. Not anymore. Thanks to that cycle, I can't be the Lich King like I used to be. But perhaps..." His eyes would then slowly shift, looking over at Fantina as something was brewing in his mind.
Right before he could finish that thought, he sensed a powerful magical presence re-entering Magehold. It was too familiar and too strong. Fractured Note sensed the magic of Rosa Maledicta, who was recently within the Despair Plant when trying to take out Ash and his friends.
"The Lich Queen!" He gasped. "She's back!"
Magehold Castle. Lich Queen's Throne Room.
"Foolish spirits...I'll make sure to crush your souls after this. To think they could contain the Lich in that realm." Rosa Maledicta freed herself and it was by her own power. Now that she was out and her victims were continuing to run havoc in her chamber as well as the destruction of the Necropillars, the Lich Queen saw that the tides might shift.
They were already shifting at this rate. The Necropillars were meant to be the crux that greatly weakened Equestria and the Despair Plant was supposed to trap them all. But since both of those plans have been shut down, Rosa Maledicta had to think ahead and come up with something as soon as possible.
"If this continues, Celestia and her forces will all show up here. Galaxy Master has already made his appearance at the worst possible time too." She pondered while looking over at Yveltal. "Magehold's location is no longer protected thanks to those traitorous Windigos. The Black Crusade must succeed...No matter what."
She lowered her head as her Dark Magic was building up around her. She used her magic to view the events in the Chamber, seeing how it was turning out. Ash and his friends were once again starting a fierce ruckus and fighting back with high guts and spirit, refusing to go down. Their spirits were not crushed. Not in the slightest. Not even the Despair Plants were enough to intimidate them. Not since they learned about how they were made up of many souls.
"I have no choice. I'm going to move Magehold." Rosa Maledicta made up her mind and decided on something. Truly wild that no one else would expect, aside from the Vampires.
From her horn, she would cast a spell that would shoot up and hit the ceiling and quickly spread across the ceiling as if paint had been splashed on it. But it would do more than just hit the ceiling. The magic pierced the ceiling, going even higher and leaving the castle. It flew as high as it could, reaching the clouds the same way Galaxy Master did when making his entrance.
However, this was greater than that. Greater than what the Necropillars achieved. Much like the Necropillars, this would affect the entirety of Magehold but instead of draining away any traces of Equestrian Magic, it would affect the entirety of Magehold down every last piece of dirt that exists here.
The dark skies were overshadowed by Rosa Maledicta's black and green magic which would form a large circle. This circle reached every possible building that could be found, enveloping it and the soil that was right beneath it. No one was living inside their homes right now, too busy enjoying the Contest or partaking in the Black Crusade. But one thing was for sure.
Everyone would feel it.
"Woah!" Ash, who was running through the halls, nearly tripped over from a sudden disturbance. A great disturbance. This was unlike anything he's felt before while in Magehold. He never felt the Dark Magic around Magehold simply because he didn't have Equestrian Magic at all. "What is this?" But with this, he didn't need any Equestrian Magic or even Aura to let him know that something was very wrong here. Something unusual was happening.
"P-Pika?"
"M-M-M-M-Mosa?!" Pheromosa nearly crashed into a wall thanks to this sudden change in momentum. She was lucky to stop at the right time before things could get ugly.
"Oh, dear! What is all of this?!" Rarity held on tightly to Pheromosa. Even though she was on Pheromosa's back, she could feel the vibrations and the sudden change in the atmosphere.
"This feeling...Surely she's not doing what I think she's doing!" Opal Vivacity was just as surprised as everyone else. She knew exactly what the Lich Queen was doing as this was not the first time something has been done.
"Great Galaxies! It feels like something is rising around here!" said Galaxy Master while in the middle of dealing with two Despair Plant Chimeras. "Could it be...that the chamber is moving?! No. This is different. It feels like it's happening from beyond the chamber.
Galaxy Master's hunch was correct. Below everyone, the foundations of Magehold's buildings were being ripped out of the ground but that also meant some of the ground was being brought along. It wasn't all of it but a huge chunk of it that kept the nation intact. The Heavenly Maiden Tree that Fantina planted was brought along as well. It was a part of Magehold after all but despite the tremors, the tree didn't look like it was budging at all.
Naturally, this also disrupted the Pokemon Contest. Eccentrick was just now having her final battle with her opponent, ready to claim the Magehold Ribbon. Only for the focus of everyone to shift to something else.
"H-Hey! What's going on here?!" Eccentrick stammered, feeling herself stumble. Inkay was surprisingly fine despite being upside down at the moment but everyone else felt themselves rock. They wobbled and wiggled in their seats, trying to stay steady as the rising nation was testing their balance.
This entire time, they've been so focused and infatuated with the Pokemon Contest that they couldn't pay attention to what was happening outside. But now, their attention went elsewhere and it was at the time where it affected them as well. Fractured Note already knew what this was since he had a conversation with Rosa Maledicta earlier.
"I don't believe it...She's raising Magehold!"
Magehold in its entirety had left the ground. The result was a massive crater underneath the land in the shape of the nation that once sat here. Now it was airborne, taking flight thanks to the power of the Lich Queen. And with Magehold at such a high place, the destination was wherever Rosa Maledicta decided. With her power, she would move it as it was now a travelling nation
"I could drop Magehold somewhere and crush them. And I'll make sure a rain of destruction will come down on them! And since Celestia's on the move...I'll pay Canterlot a visit!" Rosa Maledicta cackled as she had another way of spreading destruction. This time, it would be destruction from above as Magehold was now a flying weapon.
Her current destination was Canterlot as she knew Celestia was on the move. However, Rosa Maledicta knew she could do a lot more while on the way to Canterlot and that was by raining destruction on other locations.
"Woah! We're flying!" A young vampire exclaimed, being the first to point it out. Soon, everyone else would rush to the windows, seeing their current predicament. Indeed, they were now all airborne.
"We're flying?! Just like before?!" And of course, the vampires knew about this. This has most definitely happened before. Whether once or twice unknown but judging by their reactions and how shocked they were, it doesn't happen often.
"Your majesty! Why are you-" Fractured Note decided to speak with Rosa Maledicta from afar with telepathy, wondering why she was going for this approach.
"I already spoke about it with you, Fractured Note. Those pesky Equestrians and that Kantonian have been growing more troublesome by the moment. Eventually, all of Equestria's forces will come here and make it worse, especially since Galax Master is here."
"Wait! We're being attacked?!" The news would reach the vampires in the Contest Hall at last. Rosa Maledicta finally spoke to them all as her voice echoed across the area. Now that they learned that they were under attack by their current enemy Equestria, the joyous nature they were carrying would soon shift.
The most common reactions to something like this had arrived. Fear, worry and panic. All three of them would sprout in response to this attack. Equestria and everything else beyond it was still seen as dangerous. Fantina and all the others secretly working for Fractured Note couldn't do anything to stop this since the Lich Queen herself has confirmed this.
The seats here at the contest hall were not so full anymore. There were still ponies next to them but a majority of them weren't seated at all. They were just scurrying and moving all over the place, unsure of what to do now that their homes were under attack.
"Stay calm. All of you. You will stay within this Contest Hall and not go outside under any means." Rosa Maledicta continued to speak, ordering them not to leave the Contest Hall under any means. They were essentially forced to be stuck here until this all keels over and comes to an end. It was slightly favourable to Fantina's side but now their entertainment had been disrupted now that they knew what was outside.
"Well. I suppose I should get going." Fractured Note said. "Now that we're moving, a lot is bound to happen. Magehold's location will change and those approaching it won't give up just because it left the scene." Fractured Note would leave the Contest Hall as he wasn't an average citizen. Being part of the Dread League, gave him this benefit as he would rush off while Fantina stayed behind, watching the ponies all scatter in fear.
As Magehold moved away from its original location, it was already nearing one of its first locations. And that was the Hyperborean Island, where many Windigos could be found. Rosa Maledicta already knew what the Windigos did. They were the ones who allowed Shining Armor and his forces to enter Magehold, refusing to freeze them.
The height of Magehold was incredibly high. So high that the land below lost some of its detail as the castle and the Heavenly Maiden Tree almost touched the clouds themselves. The Maiden's hair, which was made out of beautiful cherry blossoms, would gracefully move with the wind, dropping some of its petals from above. The three was the only welcoming thing here compared to the menacing nation that was travelling the skies.
"You would dare bring my enemies to me. Just because of one boy? Pathetic." Rosa Maledicta spoke, already knowing what she wanted to destroy first. "Yveltal...Prepare yourself. Your Oblivion Wing will strike the land below you." The Windigos were Rosa Maledicta's next target as she refused to let traitors get away with their actions.
Rosa Maledicta would stand at the balcony of the castle which was also found at the top. The cold weather would hit her but it did not seem to bother the Lich Queen at all. She could already hear the howling of the Windigos, prepared to speak with them. And of course, obliterate them.
"Oh, man! What's happening there?!" Ash would look outside by standing on one of the destroyed walls which showed the rest of the world. Enough destruction had finally made it to where the outside could finally be seen.
"Ash! Pikachu!" Rushing to Ash's side as fast as she could with the biggest smile on her face was Princess Twilight Sparkle. Despite what was happening, she was relieved and happy to see her friends once more, especially Ash.
"Twilight! Are you alright?"
"I should be asking you that question. I was so worried when you all got pulled in..." Twilight breathed in and out. "A lot happened...and nothing's slowing down for a moment."
"Yeah." Ash looked back outside as his eyes were locked onto the Castle. And at the castle, he saw a huge flux of Dark Magic coming from it as it was very visible to the eyes. Impossible to miss if someone wishes to look outside. "Check it out. Whatever's going on over there, it's carrying Magehold."
"Carrying Magehold?" Twilight took a step further, standing next to Ash to see what his eyes caught before anyone else. Twilight's reaction said it all. Right below them was the land of the Hyperborean Island. And right in front of them were the skies themselves as the clouds were closer than usual. "W-What?! Magehold's in the air! That's what that feeling was?"
"Espeon?!"
"Yeah. And it looks like it's coming from over there!" The King of the Sea pointed at the castle where the most amount of Dark Magic was coming from. Twilight would soon see it as its presence was too great to ignore. Rosa Maledicta put a chunk of Dark Magic into Magehold after all to make something like this possible. It was just another testament to how powerful she is.
"I know what we're gonna do. Since that's where most of the Dark Magic is, the Lich Queen's gonna be there too! No doubt about it!" Ash already had a clear idea of where Rosa Maledicta could be. He knew she was capable of producing that much Dark Magic and was capable of doing this. "We're going straight for the castle!"
"Straight for the castle, huh? Alright then..." Twilight slowly nodded. "I'm with that approach. I sense her magic there too so she's definitely there. If we stop Rosa Maledicta there, all of this will come to an end. And...we'll fix all the damage she's done during the Black Crusade."
"Okay! Let's head for the castle! We'll need a bunch of our friends to storm it!" Ash clenched his fist, ready to tackle the one in charge and finally end this once and for all.
"I dare you to storm my castle." Speaking to Ash and Twilight was Rosa Maledicta. "You can try but you'll run into your demise. I invite you all to foolishly approach my castle and throw away your lives."
She made this clear to everyone within the chamber, speaking to them and even encouraging them. The Lich Queen was still aggravated but a part of her was eager to crush all hope that the intruders had. She desperately wanted to see all of their spirit and spunk demolished.
"But before that...for anyone who can see this, watch as I bring down destruction on the Hyperborean Island!" Rosa Maledicta would then turn her attention to the island, going through with her paln to obliterate it. Yveltal already appeared above the balcony, keeping up with the floating nation.
The Windigos obviously took notice of this, showing themselves the moment Rosa Maledicta declared that she would attack one of their homes. These spectral ponies emerged out of thin air, already on high alert since they themselves were threatened. Never before have the Windigos been threatened since they were the ones who usually attack during conflicting times. The roles have been reversed but in this case, Rosa Maledicta was doing this out of anger since the Windigos helped her enemies.
"Rosa Maledicta." The Windigos spoke in unison as their voice was powerful to reach everyone here. "You would dare attack us even when we agreed to assist you. We agreed to assist the Dread League in exchange for us being fed for a lifetime."
"Don't talk to me about that, you transparent traitors." Rosa scoffed at the Windigos. "You are the ones who broke that promise by letting those Crystal Empire ponies pass through and enter Magehold. You are merely getting what you deserve unless you have an excuse good enough for me."
"We put our trust in the boy. Our conversation back at the Crystal Empire is what mattered. For centuries, no one has ever attempted to converse with us in such way. If he vows that he will attempt to know us better, far past what many know us for, then we will take his word on it. We do not sense a hint of malice in him. Nothing that would ever summon us."
"Is that so..." Rosa closed her eyes. "So, you just got touchy, eh? Pathetic. For such powerful beings, the fact that the words of Kid from Kanto were enough is honestly disappointing. It also does not excuse what you did. I will guarantee destruction on you and next, the Crystal Empire."
"She's going for the Crystal Empire next?!" Twilight gasped.
"I'll wipe your entire species out! And it'll start here! Yveltal! Oblivion Wing!" Making up her mind and refusing to trust the Windigos, Rosa Maledicta would choose to bring this species to extinction. And it would all start here. Yveltal, who was crying inside, would generate the most heinous and violent ball of energy that was pulsating with such ferocity, waiting to obliterate something.
They had only one way to defend themselves and that was by whipping up a cold storm, hoping that it would be enough to stop Yveltal's attack. The Windigos all howled, prepared to face this incoming wave of destruction in the best way they can, refusing to let themselves go extinct.
"Oh, no you don't! Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!" However, something intercepted Yveltal's Oblivion Wing once it came roaring out. 100,000 Volts of lightning came crashing in, moving through the sounds which summoned the sound of thunder. With the sound of thunder booming across the sky, Yveltal's Oblivion Wing was suddenly stopped, failing to reach the Windigos. Thunderbolt and Oblivion Wing cancelled each other out, resulting in a large explosion that blew away some of the clouds while causing thunder to boom once more.
The Windigos collectively turned their heads, facing the area where Ash and Twilight stood at. There, they saw the boy who gave them a promise back at the Crystal Empire. Lo and behold, he was keeping to that promise by absolutely refusing to let them perish.
"No way you're taking them out! Not when I've made a promise I'm gonna keep!" Ash yelled as his loud voice travelled through the cold atmosphere. His eyes would meet with Rosa Maledicta from this distance as the two of them stared intensively at each other.
"Tch!" Rosa Maledicta kissed her teeth out of annoyance. "Very well. If you wish to take me on here from this distance, be my guest, King of the Sea."
A battle in the air was about to ensue from a distance that was rather here. Here and now, Ash and the Lich Queen were about to engage in battle, above the skies and on the flying nation of Magehold while the Windigos watched. The Black Crusade may be intensifying but those fighting to stop it were turning up the heat as well.
As the journey continues.
Chapter 180 End.
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Ok. I give up
WHEN THIS STUPID LEAGUE WILL FALL?
Come on, Ash! You can do it
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Dude, you’re sounding kinda impatient and sounds like you want this arc to rush by and be over with.
The Dread League will fall but it will take time and can’t be rush. Even when are heroes got their magic back doesn’t mean things will turn over THAT fast.
Rose and the other vampires are still very dangerous and Yveltal still under Rose control.
They’re still a dangerous threat that won’t go down easily
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The movie and season 8 its soo close
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Will get to them when the time comes.
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I will say this though. We're reaching the end considering how things are going.
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Nice, can’t wait to see how well you wrap up this current season. This has been one heck of a ride Amar for S7 and the Dread League
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Yeah. Plus 7 is my favourite number, so there's some bias there to why it's the longest season yet. The next ones won't be as long. They'll still be long but, not on the level of Season 7.
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Yeah, that’s understandable for S8 not being as long as this one.
Plus, base on what you’ve given us for S7, I can safely say it would also have to be one of my top fav seasons you’ve done as well
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Phew....
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what about the mlp movie
also will you be doing the new pokemon series
also will you be doing g5 in this
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I'll tackle the movie. The rest, I'm not so sure on right now.