Final Battle that determents the fate of the world.
(Warning: To read this, please watch the movie Infinity War. Also, characters such as the Young six from MLP season 8-9 is added!Enjoy.) It had been a year since Storm King (Thanos)snapped his finger with the Infinity Gauntlet, he wiped out half or the lives not only from Equestria, but the entire universe. The mane six and the Young six were the only heroes that survived the attack. But they knew that it's not over. Storm King will come back a wipe them out once and for all. Mane six and Young Six will have to revolve and solve this situation quick, before the time runs out... This is it, this is the endgame, the future of Equestria and the universe is in their hooves/claws. It's now or never.....
"You don't need to do that," Discord said, concentrating on the task at hand. He was sitting at a table inside Capper's ship. He had just flicked a small piece of silver paper , folded up in a triangle across the table, and in between Tempest's hoofs.
Goal.
With her swift reflexes, however, Tempest had caught the paper football. She grunted, and looked at Discord. "Because, uh, you're just holding the position, " he explained. Then he put his paw/claw on the table, outstretched and touching. Both paw/claw pointed upward. He nodded for Tempest to take her shot.
Balancing the football on one pointed end, Tempest flicked the piece of paper with her hoof, and watched as it sailed through the air over the table, missing the goal completely. It landed on Discord's arm. "Oh, yeah," Discord championed her attempt. "That was close,"
Tempest grunted. She took the paper football in her hand, and set it up once more. This time, she flicked the football a little more toward the right. It sailed over the table, right between Discord 's paw/claw.
"That's a goal," Discord confirmed, a smile in his voice.
Tempest straightened visibly, and put both of her hoofs on the table.
"We are now one apiece," Discord proclaimed, keeping score of the game.
"I would like to try again," Tempest determined. She was fascinated with something so simple as a game, in particular one that didn't involve actively trying to defeat a foe by pummeling them into submission in an ill-fated attempt to please her ex-master Storm king. But her life history also provoked her competitive nature.
She flicked the paper football again, missing the goal. Then Discord took another "kick". The football went through the "goalposts".
Discord was ahead,
But Tempest was a swift learner. Another flick of the football, and she made another goal.
"We're tied up," Discord stated for her benefit.
Tempest placed her hoofs on the table to form the goal again. She looks down at her hoofs, then across the table at her adversary, assessing her.
"Feel the tension? It's fun." Discord noted, playfully. Then he flicked the football, watching his shot go horribly away. "That was terrible. Now you have a chance to win." he explained gently, if a bit patronizing.
Taking the football once more, Tempest placed it on the table, flicked it. The piece of paper went right on between Discord's paw/claw, landing on his lap.
"And you've won." he smiled.
Tempest sat back. The words "And you've won" were not ones her ears were usually hearing.
"Congratulations! fair game."
Then Discord did something that both surprised and baffled Tempest. He extended a paw across table, and held it there. She thought... does he expect me to take his paw? To what, smash it?
Then she thought better, and extended her hoof slowly in kind. Then she grasped Discord 's pae Following his lead, the two shook.
"Good sport," Discord said. "Did you have fun?"
"That was fun," Tempest admitted, and she couldn't believe it.
(~)
Another game of football later, and Discord had retired to the flight deck of the spaceship. He was sitting on the cold, metal floor, holding his Iron Draconequus helmet. The headpiece was battle damaged from the war a year ago with Storm King. He had to enact some major-league repairs. But his resources in space were limited.
Discord putted the helmet aside, he felt so lonely. He missed his friends.
Sadly, Storm King snapped that stupid finger of his an wiped out changelings, dragons, hippogriff/sea ponies, Yaks, and their leaders. Almost half of the world's living beings were gone. Discord felt a tear rolled down his eyes, how's Fluttershy, how's her students back at the School of friendship? And most important of all----- are they still there.....
These are not the only problem he's facing; the spaceship's fuel cells were running low, and the oxygen could only last one day. Foods were getting lower each day, so are the water.
He thought about the lack of food aboard the ship. They had used some of their rations just this morning. Discord had offered them to Tempest, but she refused, giving her's to Discord instead. Maybe she was being kind, or they just tasted terrible.
"Oxygen will run out tomorrow morning, and that'll be it. Fluttershy, my friends, I'm so sorry...." the depressed earth draconequus confessed, sounding saddened in his tone. He pulled out a picture of his girlfriend, Fluttershy, and he let out a long, sad sigh.
Tired beyond words, Discord reached out for his jacket,, put it on. Using his arms as pillow, Discord closed his eyes, and drifted into an uncomfortable, unsettled slumber.
Tempest walked onto the flight deck, and saw Discord asleep on the floor. She stood over him, rolled Discord onto his back. Then she got him to his legs and put him bodily into the captain's chair of the ship.
Discord did not waken through it all.
Tempest touched Discord's shoulder in a rare gesture camaraderie and comfort, then moved away, walking toward the interior of the ship. But behind her, she realized something glowing outside the ship's cockpit.
An attack? That was her immediate thought. but when nothing immediately collided with the ship, she wondered if perhaps it was a comet,
The light grew brighter, and Tempest saw Discord was now awake, and trying to shield his eyes with his paw/claw.
Both were stunned when they saw the source of the bright light---- a pony, floating in space, her hair was both red and golden yellow, and her skin is a color of orange.
Discord felt like the pony just brightened his hope.
It was only a year. Or maybe it just seemed that way. And now here she was, standing over a sink at her crystal castle, a towel on her hoof. She used her magic to put the towel into the warm water and then squashed it, then she wiped her face a few time before washing it again. Then she put the towel back where it belong.
Suddenly, the mirror begin to shake, then the bathroom begin to rock. "Huh?" Twilight thought, she quickly ran to the castle front and saw the mane 6 and the young 6 gazed into the night sky, as an aircraft, the likes of which none had seen before hovered above.
No, not hovered.
It was being held aloft.
By Sunset Shimmer.
They had met the mysterious pony only a few months ago, when she stole Twilight Sparkle's crown and ran into the mirror world, or known as the human world. But later, she became friends with the mane six and helped them most of the time. But not until a few weeks ago, she disappeared.
She discovered a strange element known as Titanium in the human world and brought it back to this world for research. She then was blasted by a Gamma Ray and was given this strange and yet strong power. She was in outer space searching for more extraterrestrial metals until she received an SOS from her amulet that was sent by Princess Celestia a year ago, and had traveled from the furthest reaches of space to answer the Celestia's distress call. When she arrived, she didn't find Princess Celestia, or Luna, nor everybody else. But she found the mane 6 and the young 6.
Sunset set the ship down on the lawn outside the castle, where Fluttershy was waiting. A moment later, the hatch opened, and a dark purple female pony with a broken horn emerged, helping Discord carefully walk down to the ground below. Twilight bolted to help her friend.
Twilight thought she heard Discord say something, but his voice was so weak. "Couldn't stop him," it sounded like.
"Neither can I." Twilight replied. She simply didn't know what else to say.
For a moment, they stopped walking, and Fluttershy rushed to Discord's side. She wrapped her arms around him, hugging him close.
"I lost the kid." Discord was angry and guilt-ridden. Twilight knew that he meant Terramar.
"Discord, we lost." Twilight answered. "So very much."
As Fluttershy led Discord away from the spacecraft, Twilight turned to see the broken-horn pony sit down on the stair coming out of the ship. Angel the rabbit approached and sat down next to her.
They clasped hands grieved together in silent understanding.
(~)
Discord didn't look like himself, not at all. The battle with Storm King, the infection and illness from his wounds, and the deprivations of deep-space travel on limited resources had all taken their toll. He look gaunt , skin stretched over bone, eyes sunken on their sockets. He was pale, and seemed almost paranoid. He sat in a wheelchair, hooked up to an IV to replenish fluids and nutrition as quickly as possible. But clearly had no patience for the time it would take to heal his physical wounds, The mental ones would take even longer.
He looked up from his wheelchair, recognized that he was inside one of the lounges inside Twilight's castle. Around him were his friends. Well, some of them.
And hovering above them on holographic displays were the faces of Discord's other friends, as well as his creature friends that he had only just come to know. Beneath each photo was a name. And next to each name, a word that Discord had come to loathe.
THORAX (MISSING)
TERRAMAR (MISSING)
STARSWRIL (MISSING)
STARLIGHT GLIMMER (MISSING)
ROCKHOOF (MISSING)
MAGE MEADOWBROOK (MISSING)
FLASH MANGUS (MISSING)
SOMNAMBULA (MISSING)
MISTMANE (MISSING)
STYGIAN (MISSING)
CELESTIA & LUNA (MISSING)
CADANCE, SHINING ARMOR & FLURRY HEART (MISSING)
EMBER (MISSING)
(LOTS OF MISSING)
The moment when Storm King snapped his fingers and unleashed a full potential of the Infinity Gauntlet, those creatures and ponies --- and trillions of others across Equestria----- simply ceased to exist.
Discord was lost in the world of the missing, when he heard the voice of his friend, Applejack----- A.J, to his friends. "It's been 23 days since Storm King came to Equestria," Applejack said solemnly.
"World government are in pieces," Rarity added. "The parts that are still working are trying to take a census and it looks like he did...he did exactly what he said he was gonna do. Storm King wiped out 50% percent of all living creatures." She tried to stay matter-of fact about this revelation as the truth was just too overwhelming even for her encouraging nature to fully absorb.
Silverstream, the only hippogriff currently in the world, and part of the young 6 begin to sob. "I... I can't believe it..." she sobbed as her boyfriend, Gallus the Griffen hugged her in confront and sympathy, "He... he wiped out my entire tribe...." "I know, " Gallus said , trying his best to confront his love, "I swear on my parents... I will NOT rest until I have Storm King's head."
Discord looked away from the holographic images and over his friends. He noticed that one of them wasn't inside the room. Rather, he was outside, brooding.
Rainbow Dash
"Where is he now?" Discord wanted to know about Storm King. "Where?"
Twilight sighed. "We don't know. He just opened a portal and walked through."
Discord bit the inside of his cheek nervously, and pushed his wheelchair. Staring in Dash's direction, he inquired, "What's wrong with her?" Besides the obvious.
Even though he wasn't in the room, Dash looked up, through the window, at Discord,
"Well, she's pissed," Angel the rabbit observed, sitting with his back against the wall. "She thinks he failed. Which, of course, she did. Spitfire and Gilda is her best friends, dead. How can she be un-pissed? But, you know, there's a lot of that going around, ain't there?" They all felt it.
Discord stared at Angel, then without missing a beat, said, "Honestly, until this exact second I thought you were a Build-a-Bunny."
"Maybe I am," Angel replied. He enjoyed defying expectations. HIs life was a testament to it, in fact.
Discord wasn't sure what to do with that.
Rather than debate the merits of Angel's Build-a-Bunny-ness, Twilight continued the briefing. "We've been hunting Storm King for three weeks now. Deep space scans, satellites, and we got nothing. Discord, you fought him."
Discord whipped his head around to look at Twilight. "Who told you that? I didn't fight him. No, he wiped my face with a planet while The Bearded-face magician gave away the element. That's what happened. There was no fight, 'cause he's not... he's not beatable." He couldn't hide the bitterness. Or defeat.
The Breaded-face magician' was Starswirl the breaded. Discord was still reeling from the way the sorcerer had just given away the Element of Magic----- the element of harmony entrusted to his protection----- to Storm King. Just to save Discord's life. Making it somehow doubly Discord's fault that they lost.
"Okay," Twilight tried to figure out a next step rather than focus on the negative. "Did he give you any clues, any coordinates, anything?"
Discord looked at Twilight, then touched his paw to his temple as if he was thinking of something. Then he blew a loud raspberry,
Rarity and Twilight exchanged concerned glances. This wasn't the Discord they knew. Would he be able to come back from his dark place?
"I saw this coming a few years back," Discord complained, his voice taking on the tone of a rant. "I had a vision. I didn't wanna believe it. Thought I was dreaming."
"Discord, I'm gonna need you to focus," Twilight said gently.
"And I needed you!" Discord snapped. "As in past time tense. That trumps what you need. it's too late, Princess.Sorry."
Discord leaned over the table, sniffing a bowl of food. He reached a paw out, and knocked the bowl to the floor. Then he stood up from the wheelchair.
"You know what I need? I need a shave." Discord declared, ripping the IV right out of his arm.
'Discord! Discord! Discord!" Applejack called out. Her friend was going over the edge fast.
"and I believe I remember telling all of you that what we needed was a suit of armor around the world. Remember that? Whether it impacted our precious freedoms or not. That's what we needed." Discord was growing manic in his misery.
"Well, that didn't work out, did it?" Twilight reminded him.
"I said we'd lose. You said, 'We'll do that together, too.' And guess what, Twi? We lost. And you weren't there. But that's what we do right' Our best work after the fact?" His voice continued to rise in an accusatory tone.
"Discord, you're sick. Sit down." Applejack urged.
"We're 'the protecters of Equestria'. We're 'the protecters of Equestria,' not the garbage and wastes of Equestria. Right?!" Discord was consumed by what they hadn't done. "YOU COULD'VE SAVED THEM!!!" he's now in rage, yelling at Twilight while pointing at the holographic photos.
"You made ya point," Applejack said to her friend, "Just sit down, okay?"
"Bunch of tired old mules," Discord snarled. everyone in the room gasped in shock, Fluttershy looked hurt, the Young 6 just all staring at him with wide eyes. "I got nothing for you. Twilight Sparkle. I got no coordinates. No clues, no strategies, no options. Zero. Zip.Nada. NO TRUST."
And then he condemned his former friends in a harsh whisper, "Liars."
"Discord! That's enough!" Applejack warned.
That was it, this is the breaking point.
Discord tore the housing from his chest that contained the Iron Draconequus armor, ripped it clean off. and he handed it over to Twilight.
"here, take this," Discord insisted, nearly losing his balance. "You find him, you put that on. You hide, hide like a COWARD!!!"
Then the lord of the chaos collapsed to the floor.
Applejack was standing beside the unconscious form of Discord. Following his collapse, Discord was taken to the healing hud. Applejack had been with him every minute, along with Fluttershy, who sat on the other side of the bed, sobbing quietly.
She took off Discord's eyeglasses, and set them carefully on the small table next to the healing hub's bed. Then she left the room. standing outside were Twilight, Sunset, and Rarity.
"Spike gave him a sedative," Applejack told them. "he's gonna probably be out for the rest of the day."
"You guys take care of him, and I'll bring him a Xorrian elixir when I come back." Sunset promised.
"Applejack had no idea what a "Xorrian elixir" was, but she bet it was probably something beneficial.
"Where are you going?" Twilight asked.
"To kill Storm King." Sunset answered, matter of fact. It was the logical course of action.
she started to leave, when Rarity blocked her path.
"Darling, you know, we usually work as a team here," Rarity explained to the newcomer. "And between you and I, morale's a little fragile."
she glanced upward. "We realize up there is more your territory, but this is our fight, too."
"You even know where he is?" Applejack wondered.
Sunset looked at Applejack, then down at the hall at Tempest. "I know people who might."
Suddenly, Spike came running in, "Got emergency report," he said, "we found him."
(~)
In the briefing room, all of the ponies, including the Young six, were standing there. Tempest was leaning on a table in the lounge. She looked over her shoulder, and saw Spike looking at her. No, not her. He stared at the table, as a hologram projector turned on, showing an image of the Earth.
Angel was standing on the table, near the hologram. "When Storm King snapped his fingers, ears became ground zero for a power surge of ridiculously cosmic proportions," he noted. "No one's ever seen anything like it. Until two days ago."
Tempest watched as a blast of energy emanated from the holographic Earth, slicing out to the cosmos. Soon, Earth was replaced by an image of space, as the holograph bounced from planet to planet, before coming to rest on another world with a similar burst of energy. Smaller than the one they had seen on Earth, but so very much like it.
"On this planet," Angel said, pointing at the hologram.
"Storm king is there," Silverstream declared. Her tone was cold, but she bristled with angry energy. It doesn't sound like her at all.
Applejack looked at the hologram, as Twilight paced behind her. "He used the elements again," she determined.
Dash sat at the table, not reacting to Applejack, not noticing the hologram. It was like she wasn't even in the room. There was a bowl of food on the table, and a drink next to her. And she just sat there, not saying a word.
"Hey, Hey, Hey," Spike jump in, putting the brakes on the conversation."We'd be going in short-handed, you know?" He didn't want them to take on a suicide mission.
"Look, he's still got the elements, so..." Twilight began.
"So, let's get 'em," Silverstream decided, ready for action. "Use them to bring everyone back." Smolder added. Simple plans were the best, she thought. Less room for mistakes.
"Just like that?" Spike asked, his voice coated in skepticism.
"Yeah," Twilight concluded. "Just like that," She was ready to do something. sitting and waiting won't accomplish anything,
At last, Silverstearm rose from her seat. She walked around the table, and stood directly in front of Sunset. She looked at her right in her eyes, as Silverstearm held her claw out next to her. There was the sound of rushing wind, and then suddenly Silverstrearm's weapon, Riptide, flew into the room, seeking silverstearm's claws. This legendary weapon soared so close to Sunset's head that it blew back her hair, coming within millimeters of her skull.
She didn't flinch.
She only smiled.
"I like this one." Dash suddenly decided, she stood up and walked in front of her, her hoofs out stretched right next to her. Another gust of wind and the Dash's mythical weapon, Stonebreaker charged onto Dash's hoof.
Once again, no flinch, only smile.
"Intersecting ." she said as she, Silverstearm, and the Young six walked out, into the spaceship parked outside.
Twilight turned her attention way from her friends, to the garden planet in the holographic display. She took a deep breath, and said, "Let's go get this son of a toad."
The dawn sky was clear when the Guardians of Harmony's ship pierced the veil of the clouds that encircled Earth. As the ship exited the planetary atmosphere, retrorockets fired to align the vehicle for its injection into the void of space. Flames erupting from the engine changed from orange to blue. It's tail repositioned, the spaceship began the voyage to the garden planet.
To Storm King.
On the flight deck, Spike, Rarity, Twilight, Dash, Young Six, Applejack, and Tempest sat bucked into their seats. Sunset and Angel occupied the command chairs, and were co-piloting the craft.
"Okay," Angel initiated his new crew, sounding like a school teacher. "Who's here hasn't been to space?"
Twilight, Applejack, and Rarity raised their hands.
"Why?" Applejack asked, suddenly unsure of what was about to happen.
Sunset laughed in anticipation.
"You better don't throw up on my ship." Angel warned, as he lowered his hands to adjust the ship controls.
Tempest eyed a console and noted, Approaching to Hyper Space Jump in three..."
Instinctively, Twilight grabbed the armrests on her chair, digging in her hoofs.
"...two..."
Spike looked outside, as Applejack and Rarity exchanged nervous glances. This was out of their world---- literally.
"...one..."
Bracing herself, Twilight was suddenly forced back in her chair by the pressure and motion. The Guardians of Galaxy's ship was now hurtling toward the jump point, a gateway inspire that allowed for faster travel across the galaxy. Though the cockpit, Twilight could see a hexagonal shape appear in the distance, and the ship flew right on through.
(~)
No sooner had they entered the jump point, then the spaceship exited another hexagonal jump point. The engine cut out promptly, and the ship was now drifting in space.
Rarity had no concept of exactly how long the trip had taken. An hour? Minutes? A few seconds? It was entirely disorienting.
Ahead of them is the Garden Planet.
The ship soar into the planet's atmosphere, so fast that it created a sonic boom. When the spaceship detected its max attitude, the booster rockets turned and faced the ground, orange flames roared to slow the ship down. "Landed." Announced Angel. "I recorded that energy blast's location, we just have to follow the tracker. Then finding him would not be a problem." "Gears up!" Silverstream snarled, "Off for the #$%**!"
The Young six just stared at her in surprised. "This is not her. No. Definily not her." Smolder said to Gallus, "I understand." the Griffon said, "Last time Storm king snapped, it wiped out her entire tribe." "Well she's pissed." Smolder said. The Young six and the others got off he ship, with full gears and weapons, they're off the finish the Storm King.
(~)
Storm King sighed as he looked through the mirror, he had been here every since the last battle with the mane 6 and their friends. Dash stabbed her axe through his chest, nearly killing him. But at the last second, Storm King is managed to snap his fingers. When he teleported here, the villain decided to take some time off and hide. Because he knew what would happen if the mane six and the young six finds him; especially that hippogriff, he wiped out her tribe right in front of Silverstream.
He does not expect them to let him live.
He walked outside, at his garden, then he bend down to harvest a purple, weird looking fruit. He then got it inside and threw it in the boiled water. Storm King sat down onto his Woden chair, closing his eyes.
For a moment he thought he heard wood cracking, maybe it just this cranky old shelter, he thought. Then he heard something flying through the air, screaming. Louder and louder. "Shoot!" Storm King turned and tried to block the shot. Stonebreaker broke into his shelter, it was suppose to chop hi in his chest, but instead it got his arms.
With a painful scream, he lost both arms.
Then, another explosion, sending him flying. He then landed head-first on the ground. He grunted.
But when he glanced up, he's face turned pale.
The angry mane six and young six is above him. The hippogriff that he last saw raised her Riptide and slashed towards him. Then a Griffin stopped and pulled her aside.
"Storm King," Twilight warned, "The elements."
Storm King just started to laugh, evilly.
Angel and the others rushed to the gauntlet, in which the elements of harmony themselves were to be set.
Except there was one problem.
The elements of harmony were gone.
"Oh, no."Angel muttered. Twilight looked at the gauntlet, and saw the complication in their plan.
"Where are they?!" she demanded of Storm King, who was held in place by Applejack, Sunset, and Spike.
Storm king grunted in reply.
Silverstream couldn't take it anymore, she slashed her sword towards Storm King's neck, but stopped at the distant of less then one millimeter. "Answer the question." She snarled.
Storm King let out a small chuckle, then he told her, "The universe required correction. After that, the elements served no purpose beyond temptation."
"You murdered trillions!!!" Spike erupted. How could this monster be so calm in the face of his action?
"You should be grateful," Storm King responded, convinced of his righteousness.
Rarity took a step forward to look Storm king in the eye. "Where are the elements?"
"Gone," Storm King uttered. "Reduced to atoms."
Spike was seething now. "You used them two days ago!" he yelled. They couldn't have missed the elements by such a short amount of time---- the thought was horrifying.
Storm King explained, "I used the elements to destroy the elements. It nearly killed me. But the work is done. It always will be. I am inevitable." And he was content, even in his pain.
Applejack continued to grip Storm king's right shoulder with her ropes. "We have to tear this place apart,"Applejack suggested. "He has to be lying!"
Tempest, who had entered the shelter almost unnoticed, suddenly spoke, "My father is many things," she stated calmly. "A liar is not one of them."
The mane and young six gasped in horror, Silverstream was about to explode.
"Ahhh," Storm King acknowledged, "Thank you Tempest. Perhaps I should have fixed your horn."
Tempest's eyes narrowed. Now, she thought, Now he sees her?
While Storm King is paying full attention to Tempest, Silverstream stepped forward silently, weapon in claw.
Storm King never saw Silverstream's sword coming.
(~)
The attack was swift, the stroke clean, the blow killing instantly.
The sad and angry hippogriff's sword hit Storm King's neck, slicing right on the through. The head then hit the floor of the dwelling, and rolled. The headless body of Storm King then collapsed in a heap on the floor.
It was over.
Tempest stared at the body. It was something she had long lived for, but never quite thought she would see. Before, she used to see Storm King as a ruler of everything, but as time went by, she slowly began to see evil and cruel in him. There are moment she'd say she would kill him. But there's also times when she meant it. And the other when she don't.
Now, in the harsh light of the day, that was exactly, precisely what had occurred. And she didn't quite know how to feel.
Tempest felt something warm on her cheek, she reached a hoof and touched it. But it wasn't a tear,
Blood.
Storm King's blood.
"What?" Spike asked, shocked, from the once kind, gently, caring, hyperactive but now a killer Silverstream.
"Silverstream...." Gallus reached for her wings. "It's done... my friends, my families, my tribe.... Gone...."she then dropped her sword onto the ground. She broke into a sob and put her head in Gallus's warm chest.
She's crying, heartbrokened. Not from the killing she've done.
But the result that her friends and family... gone...Forever......
It had been one year and two months since Storm King snapped his finger, the world seemed like it was finally at peace.
Equestria... once a crowded place, now it was just gone. With half of the population wiped out, the only ponies and creatures in charge of it were the mane 6, young 6, spike, Discord, and Sunset.
Twilight is at her castle, talking to Spike. While the others have their business: After a year of mental healing, both Discord and Silverstream were back to themselves again. Which was both a relief for Fluttershy and Gallus. However, there's something wrong; obviously, loneness.
Many populated cities in the world had became ghost towns, and it seemed like the tree of harmony was affected by the energy when Storm King snapped his fingers, too. The Everfree Forest began to grow, later out of control. Twilight have to use her magic to create a force field around the castle so vines and plants won't get in.
"Silver, I know you're still thinking about what happened before..." said Gallus, trying to snap his girlfriend out of the darkness, "Gone.... He just.... wiped everyone out...." Silverstream said in sadness, "I know, but we need to get a future, a better one." Gallus said, but later he felt funny about what he'd said, A better future, he laughed at himself, as if there's one... "Look, we gotta move on." he said, hugging his sad girlfriend, "Gotta move on. The world is in our claws. It's left to us, hon. Otherwise... Storm King would've killed all of us..."
The words seemed to echo in their tiny room...
(~)
The warehouse was filthy. For a year, this particular Canterlot warehouse had sat, collecting dusts, dirt, rodents, insects, and who knows what else. For a long time, ponies' stuff had sat unclaimed, and the managers haven't done a thing about it. No one's left, wiped out.
The warehouse was comprised of fenced-in pens, each belongs to a different ranter. But only one pen had rat that crawled across the dusty table.
And that rat was the one that stepped on the control panel for the Quantum Tunnel resting on the other side of the table. At once, the Quantum Tunnel came back to life, its internal mechanisms spinning. Then there was a bright flash of light, and then the table cracked and broke down by a lone figure that came flew out of the the machine---- it seemed impossibly tiny at first, like a size of an ant.
Then it grew, revealing the blue and red-emerald eyed form of Ember, the dragon lord.
Ember crashed into some boxes inside the storage pan, and a large stack of boxes crushed on her. She pushed the boxes away. Panting, she sat up, looking at her surroundings, trying to het her bearings.
"What the hay?" Ember exclaimed, she took a deep breath of the stale, warehouse air. "Spike?"
(~)
Outside the storage, Ember was glad to breathe some actual fresh air. Though it seemed to quiet around her. She felt disoriented, strangely alone. What happened to Spike? Here's everybody else? And why is she in Canterlot? Ember clearly remembered last time she's at the dragon land. The most important of all, why did her people and friends abandoned her inside the Quantum Realm?
No, not abandoned. She thought, something must have happened.
But she had no idea what.
She walked outside the storage, shocked to found that this once crowded city became a ghost town. "HELLO?! ANY PONY?!" she cried. No responds. "Where did. everyone go?" she muttered.
She checked every single buildings in Canterlot, even the castle, but she was surprised to found that both Celestia and Luna were not there.
She thought about who she'd ask to find out what happened.She thought of Twilight. Ember then lifted into the air, and flew towards Twilight's castle. But on the way there, she spotted a hologram that shown faces... faces of her FRIENDS! She immediately flew down and ran towards the hologram. She was shocked to found that under each of their names were a single uncomfortable word: MISSING.
When she saw her photo that also marked with MISSING, she knew immediately that something terrible had happened, she then flew toward Twilight's castle quick as possible.
(~)
Twilight was drinking when Spike came running in, gasping for air.
"What's wrong Spike?" she asked.
"You...you won't.... believe this..." the little dragon panted.
"What?" Twilight was confused.
"Remember the hologram of creatures that were missing?" Spiked exclaimed, "Well one of them just came back."
A few minutes later, the mane six and the young six, including Discord and Sunset cam crushing at the door. But before they can open it, the door flew opened and pushed everyone onto the ground.
"Twilight?! Is Twilight Sparkle here?!" a familiar voice asked in concern.
Spike couldn't believe his ears, this voice, this tone, he'd never forget.
"Em...Ember?" he asked hesitantly.
"Spike?!" the figure also gasped.
"Ember! You're... you're back?!" Spike exclaimed.
The little dragon then tackled the dragon lord onto the ground, hugging her, "Ember! So glad to see you again!" Spike begin to tear up, happy tears.
"Uh... thanks?" Ember said, sounding confused as stood up and patted Spike's head. "Uh...You can let go of me now." But the purple little dragon just ignored her, kept hugging her.
"Spike?"
No answer.
"SPIKE!"
"Huh?!" the little dragon woke up from his excitement.
"What are you doing?!" Ember asked, "I was only out for a day!"
She then realized everyone is staring at her. "What?"
""I think we'll have to talk." Twilight said, while others were just staring at Ember as she walked into the main room with Twilight. An uneasy feeling shot her.
(~)
"WHAT?!" Ember exclaimed, "YOU SAID I WAS GONE FOR A YEAR?!?!"
"Yes, didn't you know that Storm King snapped his fingers and wiped out almost everyone?" Twilight asked.
"No, wait Storm King did WHAT?"
Twilight then explained everything to her.
"I still couldn't believe it," She lowered her head, "I thought I was gone into the Quantum Realm for a day only... so much happened...."
"Ember, don't blame yourself, it was the Storm King." Twilight comforted her, but Ember seemed to just sank into her thoughts. Then she looked up. "You said the Storm King destroyed the Elements right?"
Twilight nodded.
"Well we can still get it back," Ember said, "Quantum Realm has a very different time and space from our normal world. For example, one minute in there is like an hour in the physical realm. Since the elements were destroyed, how bout going back to the time when it's still there?" She suggested.
"Wait, you mean time traveling?" Twilight asked. Ember nodded.
"I don't think..." Twilight begin, but was cut short by Ember. "Look, I time traveled for a year," she said, "Think about this, if we can sent a team through the Quantum Realm and return to the past, then get all the elements, when they come back all we have to do is to build a gauntlet, snatch the elements in, and snap again. Poof! Everyone's back!" Ember said as she used a paper and a pen to draw her plan.
"So what do you think?" She asked.
"A bit risky," Twilight said, "If the team went back to the past and did anything wrong, then it'll affect the future."
"Okay. Do you rather have your friends back, or just do nothing?" Ember asked.
Twilight thought about it.
"Okay."
"Sunset'll go to the mirror world and get supplies to build the time machine." Ember started, but was cut when she thought about a problem, "What about the team? You guys can't just go back and let the younger version of you all to see you."
"Don't worry," Twilight smiled, "I know just the team."
In the briefing room, everyone was called to attend this meeting, "Ember will demonstrate her plan to receive the elements." Twilight said as she backs off. Ember stood up and got into the middle of the room. She turned on the hologram and begin to explain her plan.
"Ok, first we'll build up a time machine that can travel back long enough for you guys to grab the elements." Ember said to the Young Six. "Also, there's one thing that you guys NEEDED to know," Ember said in a really serious tone, "Whatever you do, DO NOT take or change anything in the past on purpose or an accident."
"Of course, lord Ember," Gallus promised, "you can count on us."
"After the machine I on, group yourselves into three, each will have a partner. There's six elements, and there's three groups, so each time one of your group takes a element, press this contact button on your helmet; so we can sent you two the other element's location. But make sure you use your time wisely, time machine can only keep you in for one and a half hours, if any of you don't make it back in time, bye bye!" Ember said in a half-joke half-serious tone, which gave the Young Six shivers by hearing 'If any of you don't make it back in time, bye bye!'
"When all of you got the elements, we'll get you guys back. Discord and Spike would be building another gauntlet, gather up the elements onto gauntlet and snap it. POOF! We're back in action!" Ember said, "But I repeat this one more time; it's very, very important."
The Young Six lifted their ears.
While you guys are in the Quantum Realm, be very careful, there's many worm holes in there. Don't fall into them, or you'll end up in some where else. Just follow the element locators and you'll be fine." said Ember as she toss each of them a card-sized little machine. "And DON'T lose them; Sunset used up all her money and MY gems to get em."
She then paused for a moment, "Understood?!" she suddenly asked.
"Yes ma'am!" The Young Six all stood up and saluted.
"Alright, get on gears and head to the hanger! Move it, move it!"
(~)
Ten minutes later, the Young Six were all ready. They wears Anti-radiation, nano-tech suits and recon helmets. In front of them was a huge machine. There's three worm hole gateways, each can fit two creatures. And on top of every gateways hanged a three-legged Gamma-generator. In right in the center of the machine lies a multi-level electro-spinner.
"Get this thing started." Twilight said to Spike.
Spike nodded and grabbed the handle, turned it right and pressed it down. The dead machine immediately came back to life. The electro-spinner started to spin in crazy speeds, and the Gamma-generators begin to glow.
"Last check! Is every creature ready?" Ember asked the Young Six.
"Always!" They said in union.
The Young six got into three groups: Silverstream and Gallus, Sandbar and Ocellus, Smolder and Yona.
"Bring em home, kids!" Discord called.
"We'll mister lord of chaos!" Smolder said before she and the others closed their helmets.
"Send em." Ember nodded at Spike.
"Good Luck." Spike said to them before pressing the 'GO' button.
Then the Young Six disappeared in a flash of light.
(~)
All Gallus can see is a swirling tunnel made from purple, pinkish, and white bright light. They moved faster and faster. "YONA NOT LIKE TIME TRAVELING!!!" He heard Yona cried in the radio.
Suddenly, he felt a warm claw held on to his, he turned and saw Silverstream holding his talon, smiled sweetly at him, he smiled back at her before saying in the radio, "Let's do this."
A moment later, the six saw three worm holes in front of them. "Alright! You all knew where're to go right?" Gallus said in the radio. "Got it!" it was Ocellus's voice. "Affirmative !" Then it was Smolder's.
The three groups then dived into the three separate worm holes.
(~)
Above the castle of the two sisters, a worm hole opened and two figures flew out of it, then the worm hole vanished. As the figures got closer and closer to the ground, their looks became clear------ Gallus and Silverstream. Their helmets warned them about the attitude, then the couple spread their wings and glided down.
"This is the Two Sister's castle, about 30 Moons ago." Gallus said, "According to the element locator, it seemed like that the element of Magic is under the castle."
They arrived the castle's center hall. The locator immediately responded, "It's right below us." Silverstream said, they smirked and pull out a automatic digger. The moment the digger touched the ground it begin to dig in incredible speed. Just a minute later, a big hole appeared. The two jumped in, using their wings as parachutes.
About 2 minutes later, they landed on the ground. "There it is, said Gallus as he pointed to a statue of Starswril the bearded. And the element of Magic is on his chest. "Sorry Starswril!" Silverstream said to the statue before climbing up and snatched the element out from the statue's chest.
"Got it." she said to her boyfriend. Gallus nodded and pressed the button on his helmet. A moment later, the two disappeared in a flash of light, so did the tunnel.
(~)
Smolder and Yona got into the castle of Canterlot 3 moons ago, the time when the mane six is fighting Discord. "Okay, the element of Honesty should be in that locked room." said Smolder as she pointed towards a pair of huge metal door. "I'll burn down the lock, but it'll take a moment."
"No need dragon to burn!" Yona said, "Yona RAM!!!"
Then she charged toward the lock, her horns easily destroyed the lock and slammed the doors open. But in the meantime, two royal guards saw them and ran towards them. "Shoot!" Smolder saw the element of Honesty and snatched it out of the box that contains it. "HALT!" then she heard the guard's booming voice. "Ember! Sent us off!" Smolder said as she clicked on her helmet. The guards was confused for a second when they saw their unusual outfits. but a second later, both Smolder and Yona disappeared in a bright light, leaving two shocked guards lying on the flor.
(~)
While the others where having easy missions, Sandbar and Ocellus weren't that lucky. They went for the element of Kindness in the Everfree Forest 1000 moons ago, they successfully snatched the element but ended up getting chased by the natives.
"Em...Ember!!!" Sandbar yelped as he dodged an incoming spear and pressed on his helmet.
They got away in bright light before getting stabbed into cheese.
(~)
Back at the hanger in Twilight's castle, Ember, Spike, Discord, and the mane 6 waited, Ember is walking around the room, worrying about Smolder. "uh... Ember?" Spike nudged her, "there's only 10 minutes left." "I know," she said, "Let's hope they're almost done."
Just as she finished her sentence, a bright light flashed and there stood Silverstream and Gallus.
"We got em." said Gallus as he and Sliverstream got out the elements of Magic and Laughter.
Then, Sandbar and Ocellus appeared, in their hoofs were the element of kindness and generosity.
At the last second, Smolder and Yona made it back, everyone sighed in relief.
"Don't worry, we got Honesty and Loyalty." Smolder said.
"Discord! Is the gauntlet ready?" Twilight asked.
"Ready to roll!" Discord said as he gave a 'OK' sign to Twilight. "Alright guys, give the elements to Discord, he'll insert them into the gauntlet." Twilight said to the Young Six as they ran towards the gauntlet and placed the elements to Discord's paw. Then the dragonconequus put the elements to six robotic arms. When the elements were placed onto the gauntlet , it let out a blinding rainbow lights and was charged with over-powered sparks.
"Who's going to snap it?" Twilight asked. Ember sighed, "I should've thought it more carefully, only the Storm King can touch the gauntlet with the elements. Otherwise, it would kill you."
"I'll snap." suddenly, Spike stepped forward.
"WHAT?! NO!" Twilight yelled, "Spike!!! STEP AWAY FROM THAT THING!!!"
Ember looked hurt, she felt guilty for not telling them the truth. Because she worried that if they knew, then no one would get the elements.
"Spike! Stay back!" Smolder said as she pushed Spike aside, "I'll go."
But before Smolder can get to the charged Gauntlet, Spike rammed her aside and stuffed his whole arm into the Gauntlet. The Sparks turned into lighting bolts when it made contact with Spike's scales. Spike screamed in pain as he fell onto the floor. "SPIKY!!!" Rarity cried, tears in her eyes. "I...I got it...." Spike groaned in pain, the bolts pierced through his scales and cooking his arm alive. "AAAAGH!!!" Spike's scream filled the room. Smolder is crying for the first time. Ember is looking away, but tears formed in her eyes as she heard Spike's painful screams.
Twilight is crying as she tried to run to her baby dragon, but was pulled back by Applejack and Pinkie Pie, both of them teared up.
"Must....MUST....SNAP!!!" Spike roared in both pain and anger as he tried to control his middle claw to snap with his thumb.
The Young Six was covering their eyes, but tears filled their eyes, Silverstream was crying in Gallus's arms. And Gallus is trying hard to hold back tears, but failed when Spike screamed again.
Finally, Spike got his claws together and let out a stunning roar. Then.
*SNAP!*
A bright light flashed, and a rainbow shock wave spread through out the castle, Ponyville, Equestria, to the world, and into the universe.
Spike's eyes rolled upward, and his massive body fell to the floor, as the Infinity Gauntlet slipped from his right claw. As he hit the floor, he passed out. His Right arm was burned badly.
"Spike!" Twilight cried as she rushed to her dragon.
Gallus was right behind him, kicking the gauntlet away. Discord crouched down beside Spike, as every pony/creatures raced over as well.
"Don't move him." Discord instructed them.
The effects of the Infinity Gauntlet were ongoing, as Spike's arms was still blistering hot to the touch. Discord lifted his armored claw, and shot cooling jets from the fingers of his Iron Dragonconequss suit. The foam covered the arm, immediately lowering the temperature around his limb. Spike suddenly came to, and he grabbed Twilight's hooves.
Dash smiled, and touched Spike's head with her hooves. He would be all right. But had he done his task? Had it all been worth the cost?
Above the group of friends, the sound of crystal panels that had been lowered for Barn-Door Protocol retracted, and the light of day poured into the room.
"Did it work?" Spike asked, his voice weak but his intent need clear.
"we're not sure," Dash responded. "It's o----it's okay." And she hoped more than okay.
"As the friends gathered around Spike, Ember walked by a now-opened window. She thought she saw something in the trees.
"You're okay," dash comforted her friend.
Spike groaned, he didn't feel okay.
Ember walked through the door, and out into a hallway to get a better look. She was right. She had seen something.
Birds.
She hadn't seen birds since he had returned from the Quantum Realm inside the storage back in Canterlot. Was this a sign?
(~)
The phone vibrated.
Gallus stared at the table in the lab, watching it vibrate.
His phone.
"Did it work?" Spike asked again, delirious.
"we're not sure." Dash repeated. she waited for someone else to have a different answer.
Unsure what to expect, Gallus walked over to the cellphone. On the screen, he saw a picture.
Of Gabby the griffin.
Beneath the picture it said:
Call from
Gabby
MOBILE
Screen call
Reply
Swipe up to answer.
His lip quivered, and the palms of his talons felt cold and clammy. He picked up the phone, swiped the screen, and held it to his ear.
"Gabriella," Gallus said, hopefully.
"Gallus?"
"Gabby," Gallus repeated, overcome with emotion.
Before the conversation could continue, Gallus screamed from the hallway, "Guys... I THINK IT WORKED!!!"
From the floor, Spike looked up through the skylight above. A shadow moved across the sky, blocking out the sun, and the room went dark.
(~)
The Mane six, Young Six, and their friends never had a chance.
The shape might have tipped off Spike, but even he didn't see the Storm Airship----- only its sun-obstructing shadow.
Ember was looking out a window, and noticed flashes only seconds before.
That's when the missile strikes began.
The explosions were everywhere, hitting the various building of the Friendship school near by the castle and shaking the ground beneath them.
Ember immediately ducked t avoid the worst of the explosion, but she was still thrown into the air by the shockwaves.
From the sky above, Storm Airship continued to fire missiles, one after another. The attack was relentless as it was without mercy.
Somme of the missiles soared past the castle, landing in the lake near the friendship school. Most, however, found their target. The throne room collapsed from the latest volley.
Inside Discord's lab, the building shook, as the room came apart. A fissure cracked the floor beneath them, and Angel, along with Applejack and Spike, slid across the floor, and down to a gaping hole that had opened.
(~)
After the air raid was over, the Storm Airship slowly landed. Then, as the hatch opened, a tall, armed figure with a staff in his hand walked out. Behind him was a army of mind-consoled drones and the unchanged Changeling army.
Twilight, Dash, and Discord was the firsts to make it out of the rubble. The three heroes faced the Storm Army, weapons in their hands, they're ready to denounce Equestria with all cost.
Storm King saw them, he let out a laugh, "By the hell, Princess, that's nice 'army' out there." he said half sarcastically.
"You may knock us down, but we'll always stands up!" Twilight yelled at the Storm King, "No matter how many times you knock us down, we'll always stands up, again and again!"
"Such big speech for a little pony with, how many? Two?" Storm King growled, "I'm gonna deny my mercy I had on you guys last time and wipe all of you out!"
"Once you finds the gauntlet." Dash snarled, "I did said that you're gonna get killed for Gilda and Spitfire, did I?"
"We'll see." The evil king smirked, "You and your pathetic little group should've surrendered in the first place; Instead, you fought back." He then walked towards them, "Mercy denied."
Dash let out a furious roar before she flew towards Storm King with Stormbreaker in her hooves.
She swang the legendary weapon towards the Storm King's head. "I'M GOING FOR THE HEAD THIS TIME!!!"
But Storm King just simply raised his staff with one arm. Then the crystal in the end of it begin to glow, then lighting bolt shot out from it and pinned Dash onto the ground. "Your little axe is useless against the Magic of all Equestria and the other powers in the universe." he snarled,. He then whacked Dash away with his staff and pointed it to a stabbing position.
"Since you missed your pony and griffin friend so much," he let out an evil smirk, "I'll let you join them."
Right before the spear got her, a Titanium shield came in and hit Storm King square in his chest, it send him flying and crashed in a pile of rubbles.
Then the shield returned to Twilight's hooves, "You mess with one of us," she said, "You mess with ALL of us!"
Then both Twilight and Discord charged towards Storm King.
Storm King snarled and got his staff, he saw Dash rising to climb out from a pile of rubbles and put a stop to that. He used the power of the staff to move a piece of stone and crushed it on top of Dash. "Stay right there." he smirked as he ran toward Twilight and Discord.
Discord shot a beam of laser at him, but it only tickled the Storm King. He then grabbed Discord's leg and slammed him against the wall. Twilight jumped up and slammed her shield against the Storm King's head, but the villain dodged it, as if he knew it was coming.
He then grabbed Twilight in the mid-air and smashed her onto the ground before turn into a spin and threw her against a pile of ruins.
He then charged towards her, spear raised.
Twilight raised her shield to black his shots.
The bolts met her shield.
So Storm king hit a again.
And again.
And again.
Until the Titanium shield, the strongest metal known to ponies, slowly---some might say inevitably----started to shatter.
Piece after piece was shed as Storm King continued his merciless attack.
Soon, Twilight was holding only a fragment of the shield in her hooves, using it to protect herself from the unceasing swings of Storm King's staff.
Another blow knocked Twilight onto her back hooves.
She looked up at Storm King, unbroken still.
Storm King shrugged and launched another blow at her, which sends her flying across the battlefield. "I could do this all day!" he laughed.
Twilight crashed into a felled tree.
Tumbling along the ground, Twilight came to a rest on her back, the wind knocked out of him. Trying to sit up, she found that her body simply couldn't. He collapsed, falling back down to the ground.
Still she tried to push herself up.
"In all my years of conquest, violence, slaughter.... it was never personal," Storm King admitted it truthfully, while smirking evilly, "but I'll tell you now, what I'm about to do to your stubborn, annoying little planet. I'm gonna enjoy it, very very much." Maybe they were finally getting under his skin.
From Storm Airship, beams of energy flickered from the Airship to the ground. Twilight saw the forms of of the allies of Storm King------ Tirek, Chrysalis, Cozy, and Sombra---- take form on the ground.
They were followed by the terrifying unchanged changelings, which they've fought during the battle of Canterlot one year ago.
There were tanks, ships, weapons everywhere.
The pony of shadow were rampaging along the ground, and Twilight thought she saw a Timberwolf, terrifying log wolves that hunts in packs in the Everfree Forest.
Again, Twilight struggled against the odds, forcing herself to her hooves and back legs. From there, she forced herself to her feet.
What remained of her shield was in her hooves. She pulled on the strap, tightening her grip.
More changelings and Timberwolves filled the battlefield.
Undeterred, Twilight slowly walked forward across the battlefield.
It was one-pony army against a literal army.
And Twilight was determined to fight until her very last breath if needed to be.
Bracing herself for what was to come, Twilight titled her head as he heard a burst of static over the cos in her helmet.
"Hey, Twily, you read me?"
Twilight was just stood there, in shock. She recognized that voice immediately.
"Twily, it's Cadence. Can you hear me?" It was the sound of hope.
Then, words that were better than any words Twilight had ever heard: "On your left."
Behind her, she saw a portal opening. Twilight Sparkle couldn't believe her eyes.
From the glowing light of the Portal, a familiar zebra and two familiar alicorns walked out. "Celestia?! Luna?! Zecora?!" Twilight gasped. It really worked!!!
The two princesses grinned. Behind them, a pinkish alicorn with colorful manes flew out and whooshed by her. Princess Cadence!
Twilight watched as an army of Royal Guards raced out of it from the Canterlot castle, and onto the battlefield outside of the ruins of Twilight's castle ruins.
Turning her head, she saw more portals appeared around the battlefield.
One of them opened to reveal the city of Klugetwon, through which Starswril the breaded appeared. He was wearing his cloak a with magics in his hooves, hovering above the battlefield. He winked at Twilight, "Good to see you again, Twilight Sparkle." He was joined by Autumn Blaze the Kirin, who jumped through the portal, ready to fight. Above them, Capper---- the so called----star lord----flew, landing to the ground next to his fellow guardians of galaxy--- Captain Celaeno, the pirates's captain. She helped the mane six to fight Storm King a year ago. Behind her was her fellow pirates, "Let's show those little ponies how it's done!" She called, while pulling out her sword.
And then there was Silverstream with her father, mother, Terramar, Queen Novo, and the Hippogriff Navy. Thorax, Ocellus, Pharynix, and the changelings army. Starlight Glimmer appeared through the portal too, her horn glowing with energy. Another portal opened as Gallus, Gabby , Griffin army, and the Wonderbolt flew out of it, including a few Airships. The cutie mark crusaders dashes out of the portal, each ready to fight.
Then two more portals appeared, Pillars of the past appeared with the Egyptian army lead by Somnambula. Princess Skystar also flew out from it. Then, Tempest, Chancellor Neighsay, and all unicorns, Pegasuses, Earthponies, Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, even Fluttershy showed up as she landed in front of Discord with his iron Pony Suit.
From the ruins and rubbles, emerges Big Mac, he's a size of a giant. He released his hooves, Spike and Ember jumped out from it. Ember was wearing the War Machine suit made by Discord, while Angel was on her shoulder, a blaster in his hand, ready to fire.
A few more portals appeared, every creatures in the world came to help! Garble and Smolder jumped out of a portal, behind them was Torch, the former dragon lord and Ember's father, and the entire dragon army. "Hey Twilight," said Applejack as she stood beside her, "Just like you said in the first day of the friendship school: more creatures knows about friendship, safer the world will be." Twilight couldn't agree more to that.
"What the hay is happening?!" Storm King growled as he stood tall, raised his staff, ready to give his order to attack.
"For Equestia!" Celestia and Luna cried together, "FOR EQUESTRIA!!!" "FOR THE WORLD!!!" every creatures roared.
Dash got out of the rubble, lifted her hooves, and stormbreaker returned to her.
Discord also got up and joined the Equestrian/Creature Army. He stood besides Fluttershy, "I did told you where my factory is right honey?" he asked Fluttershy, "Yes, you did. Ember was able to find it with her dragon sense." she said.
"Is that everyone?" Starswril asked Thorax, who's currently taking form as a Ura Major. "What? You wanted more?" he asked, a bit surprised.
The portal were still opening, allowing creatures and their army to walk from their land onto the battlefield.
It was, simply, mind-blowing.
The whole world's army was nw in place.
Twilight looked at everyone, and found renewed hope. She used her magic to call Dash's old hammer, an dit came flying towards her, then seized by her magic. The mane six and Young six came by her side.
"Guardians of Equesria," she called out. And then, for perhaps the last time, "ASSEMBLE!!!"
Dash yelled, venting his frustration and fury on the army of Storm King.
Celestia and Luna, leading their fellow Royal Army into battle, together with Zecora and her mirage ponies which she created with her potions.
Gabby, ridding the winds atop her flying steed, taking the Griffins into the fray.
The armored Fluttershy, Discord, Ember, with Spike on her shoulder, flew towards the battlefield , towards Storm King and his army.
The absolutely ginormous Big Mac, trading over the ruins of Twilight's castle.
The Griffin airships, fighting in the skies.
Thorax and his brother Pharyax ordered their fellow changelings to turn int their attack forms to battle their common enemy, take him and his cohorts down.
Lifting his staff, Storm King give the order to his army to press the attack.
The opposing sides met on the battlefield. The outcome was far from certain, and the fate of the universe hung in the balance. Storm King could not be allowed to regain the gauntlet.
Tirek went for Twilight, as the alicorn threw the hammer at her opponent's face, knocking his tooth out while he slammed on the ground.
Elsewhere, Dash swung Stormbreaker striking it against the ground to generate lighting. The blast took out several changelings and Timberwolves, hurling them aloft. Smolder took out an entire platoon of the shadow ponies with her own special attack, which she called a 'Great Fire Annihilation.' She's like a living flamethrower. Meanwhile, Sandbar led a group of royal guards into a herd of Changelings with Shining Armor, and they're kickin the battle off.
Capper dropped to the ground, weapons blazing at their opponents, while Terramar slashed his trident towards their enemies. To be honest, Queen Novo and Ocean Flow were pretty good at battle too, they unleashed a wave of tsunami to slam the changelings using the magic pearl.
Chrysalis is busy fighting Tempest, while Cozy was distracted by Thorax and Pharyax. Sombra is fighting Cadence and Shining Armor. Oh, and Flurry Heart, too. Tirek is also too focused to Twilight, that left only Storm King himself to regain the gauntlet. He raced towards it.
"GUYS!!!' Twilight was the first to notice, her scream caught everyone's attention, including Storm King, "THE GAUNTLET!!! DON"T LET STORM KING GET IT!!!"
The Young six was put to immediate action. They all dashed through the battlefield, racing towards the gauntlet.
"Silverstream was the first to get to the gauntlet, she kicked it towards Gallus, "GO TO TWILIGHT !!!" she yelled. Then she turned to face the Storm King. Without a second thought, she raised her trident and entered rampage mode. She stabbed towards the villain again and again, finally pinning him onto the ground. "THIS, is for Terramar!" she roared as she send another blow, "THIS is for my parents!" Another shot. "THIS is for my aunt!" Then another.
lastly, her trident was broken so she'll have to claw Storm King, she raised her claws and slashed towards Storm King's face, "THIS IS FOR MY FRIENDS!!!"
The claws shed some flesh away from Storm King's face, he roared in pain. Silverstream then went for another slice, but before she could react, Storm King grabbed her in the neck and begin to squeeze it.
Silver was about to die when suddenly a trident stabbed Storm King's arm that's holding her.
It was Terramar.
"NO ONE TOUCHES MY SISTER!!!" he scowled and launched another strike towards the Storm King. He then turned to Silverstream, who is sitting on he ground, gasping for air, "Sis! Go with Gallus! I'll cover you!" Silverstream nodded and grabbed a random sword from the ground, then she lifted for Gallus.
"PATHEIC!!!" Storm King roared as he grabbed Terramar by the neck and slammed him onto the ground, choking him.
Suddenly, a gust of water smashed Storm King and sent him flying.
"No one messes with the Novo family." It was Novo and Ocean Flow. Sky beak landed infront of them as they all charged toward the Storm King, hoping to buy some time for Gallus and their daughter.
Discord was in the thick of it as a changeling lunged for him. Whirling around, he activated the energy beam on his chest, which sliced straight through the creature. Another changeling took its place, anded Discord blasted that one, too.
Others approached, as distracted Discord was hit from behind by Tirek, who escaped Twilight and went for Discord instead.
Thrown to the ground, Discord whirled around and fired his repulsers at Tirek. Undeterred, Tirek had his weapon in his hands, and was about to give Discord a final blow when his arm was yanked backward by a trident.
Tirek went flying, then the giant Big Mac stepped on him, ending the centaur.
The next thing Discord knew, Terramar was right before him, helping him stand.
"Hey! Holy Cow!" Terramar exclaimed, bursting with excitements, "You will not believe what's been going on. Do you remember when we're in space? And I must've passed out, because I woke up, and you were gone. But Starswril is there, right? And he was like, 'It's been a year. Come n, they needed us.'"
Terrarmar was confused and enthused simultaneously.
"And then he started doing the yellow sparkly thing that he does all the time." Terrarmar went on, while he started to make circles with his right claw, mimicking the motions of Starswril using his magic to open the portal.
"Oh, he did?" Discord responded, watching Terrarmar with nothing but pure joy.
This was what it had all been about. The endearing, exuberant boy was alive.
Discord took a step forward.
"What are you doing?" Terramar asked.
Discord embraced Terramar in a bear hug, and wouldn't let go. The hug lasted seemingly forever, as the battle raged around them.
"Oh," Terramar said, "that's nice."
(~)
Applejack decided that she didn't like holding the Infinity Gauntlet very much.
Ever since he found it in the maintenance tunnel beneath Twilight's castle, Storm King's goons had been trying to kill her to get it.
The whole thing was getting really tired.
After another round of death runs, Applejack finally couldn't run anymore. She stopped in front of a giant debris of the castle, around her were the changelings, hissing and scowling at her as them continued to advance. Before, Applejack could react, a dream of high pressure water cannon blasted them away, then a familiar voice shout from above, "Hey there A.J!" Applejack looked up and saw Princess Skystar with a water cannon on her shoulder, "hand me the gauntlet and run!" Applejack threw her the gauntlet and asked, "Will you be ok?" The hippogriff just simply blasted another group of changelings with her water cannon, "Does that answer your question?"
"Good, just be careful!" Applejack said before running off to help fight the Storm King. Skystar then lifted into the air and flew away, little did she know, that a plasma cannon was aiming at her. Chrysalis let out a evil grin, without mercy she switched the power level into max, then she squeezed the trigger.
Skystar was in the air, dodging shots. She turned and saw a bright purple beam coming at her. She immediately dived down, but still not faster than the beam. It got her in the left wing and she yelped in pain before falling down.
She crashed onto the ground, gauntlet still in her claws, but when she tries to fly, her left wing started to sting like a knife was stabbed in it. Great, can't fly. She thought, that shot was really lucky, it only pierced through feathers and burned it. At least my wing are still in one piece.
She saw Thorax and Phrayax was fighting off a few changelings, "Thorax!" she yelled, "Catch!" she then tossed the gauntlet, Thorax nodded at his brother before leaped into the air and snatched the gauntlet. But immediately he became everyone's target.
"Just go!" Phrayax yelled, I'll hold them off!" He then transformed his hooves into a shredder and began to shred the changelings.
Without a second thought, Thorax had the gauntlet in his mouth and flew towards Twilight.
Twilight saw him coming, but gasped in horror when she saw a beam hit him and knocked him straight off. He rolled under a stone and passed out.
Storm King's staff is smoking, he got Thorax, "THAT"S MINE!!!" he snarled as he lunged towards the gauntlet.
Twilight also started to race towards the fallen gauntlet. Storm King saw her and tries to zap her with his staff, but Twilight kept zig-zagging, which made his every shot missed. Storm King got there first, he was about to snatch the gauntlet when he saw Twilight came in and rammed him aside.
The two enemies rolled onto the ground, Twilight began to blast him with her magic, but Storm King reached his staff and smacked it against Twilight, she fell off. Storm King had enough with her, he grabbed her and yanked her up. Then he threw Twilight against a giant boulder.
But then he was shot by a water cannon. Skystar had her water cannon, firing it like a machine gun. Each shot made Storm King steps back. But later, he got used of it and rushed towards the princess, grabbing her in the neck and smashed her against the ground.
He then reached for the Infinity Gauntlet.
But before he could touch it, a shadow swing through the air with a spider web and grabbed the gauntlet. "Terrarmar!" Skystar warned, "Careful!"
Storm King growled as he picked up a spear from the ground and aimed at the flying Hippogriff, this time he's not showing any mercy, he aimed for Terramar's body.
The spear flew out. Towards the flying hippogriff, he saw it coming but couldn't dodge it. But somehow, it missed his body and pierced through his leg. "AAGH!!!" Terramar screamed in massive pain as he fell onto the ground.
"NOOOO!!!" Silverstream, Novo, Skystar, and their parent heard his scream and turn back in horror. Their son landed hard on a stone brick with a nasty "CLLLACK!" sound of bone breaking. He was unconscious.
Storm King let a a smirk, "Pathetic." he spit at the unconscious hippogriff. He reached out his hands and picked up the gauntlet. He stuffed it onto his hand. The elements glow and released rainbow lighting bolts, but the Storm King had wrist armor on, so the bolts did nothing but leaving scratches.
"I have gave each of you creatures a chance, to bow to me. But instead you decided to fight back." He smirked as he continued his speech, "So I'll just have to...wipe out everyone instead of leaving a few. NO MERCY THIS TIME." he slowly placed his thumb and middle finger together, preparing for a final snap.
Suddenly, Storm King spotted something unusual; his airships was firing missiles at the sky. "What are you fools doing?!" he bellowed through the transmitter. "Your majesty, we have spotted an object moving in from space in the speed of of light." The transmitter answered. Right after it finished, every creature saw it.
It was a glowing orb.
No.
It was a pony.
It's Sunset Shimmer.
(~)
The power pony slammed across airships, piercing through them as if they're made of papers. Within a minute, Storm King's airship fleet was destroyed. The villain nearly lost his temper. "THAT"S IT!!!" he roared as he pressed hard on his middle finger. Before he can snap, Sunset came in in incredible speed and grabbed the gauntlet. She glared at him.
Storm King give off a few powerful punches, but the power pony didn't even flinch.
Storm King's eyes touched down on the Element of Generosity(Power), he ripped it offf and had it on his fist, then his fist begin to glow in purple color. Sunset's eyes widened as she saw it coming.
That punch sent her flying across the battlefield.
He then placed it back to his gauntlet. "As I said," he growled, "mercy denied."
Suddenly, Discord let out an angry roar and grabbed Storm King's leg. "GET OFF YOU BASTERD!!!" he bellowed.
But no matter how many times did Storm King punched him, he flinched but wouldn't let go.
He grabbed onto the gauntlet. But Storm King swing his arm and threw Discord aside.
"I, am, inevitable" He smirked as he pressed his middle finger onto his thumb. Now no one can save them.
*SNAP*
No Glows.
*SNAP*
Nothing.
"What?!" he's shocked to see that all the elements on his gauntlet were gone.
"Hey... Monkey face..." he heard Discord grunted behind him, "Looking for this?"
Everyone turned to look at Discord, their eyes widened.
The six elements were on the back of Discord's own paw.
Storm King took a step back, "You...you FOOL!" he bellowed.
"Yes...I am." Discord said, while panting. "And....I am....Chaos."
Angel was shooting plasma towards the pony of shadows, but before the evil creature can bite him. It turned into ashes.
Storm King looked around, shocked. His army were turning into ashes, one by one. Until Finally, Storm King is the last one standing.
"WHY?! WHY?!" He bellowed, "I"M INEVITABLE!!! I"M A GOD!!!!"
"No, you're wrong." Twilight said as she stepped forward. "You lost."
Right after she finished her word, Storm King was also turning into ashes. "NO! NO! YOU'LL PAY-----" he turned into a pile of ashes.
The battlefield was silence for a moment.
"We won," Twilight said in a small, unbelievable voice at first, then she turned to her friends, "WE WON!!!" The Creatures begin to cheer, they roared and celebrated.
Until...
Until Fluttershy ran towards Discord. Crying.
When everyone fixed their gazes on the dragonconequus, they fell silence.
That snap used up all the lord of Chao's life energy. Which also turned him mortal. Since he's a mortal, he bleeds. If he bleeds, he dies.
The weak and badly injured Discord was lying in Fluttershy's hooves, breathing weakly. "Did....did...we....win?" he asked in a weak voice, so weak that everyone would have to surround him to hear it. "Yes dear...we won." Fluttershy was choked up. "Hey...hey!" Terrarmar was awake, he was helped by his family. Terramar was lucky enough, that spear didn't scratch his bone, only muscle. And he broke his wings. But at least the wounded young hippogriff is breathing.
"Hey...Mister Discord, can you hear me...." he ran towards the dying dragonconequus. Fell to his side, "Mister Discord?" he also choked up, "We...we won. We won. Storm King and his army were gone. We won."
The dragonconequus struggles to breathe, he used his last energy to say, "Put...the....elements...back....where they....belong......" he smiled. After that, he took a last breath before he's eyes drifted away. Staring blankly at the sky.
He passed.
Fluttershy and Terrarmar broke into a sob. Everyone us is standing around them and the body of Discord, their heads down, mourning.
"Fluttershy..." Twilight said as she put one of her hooves onto her friend's shoulder. "I'm...sorry...."
The Guardians of Equestria won.... but with a terrible cost.... the life of Discord.
(~)
TWO WEEKS LATER...
Equestria was back in business again, ponies and creatures were back were they belong. Canterlot was once again, folded with ponies and creatures.
But while the world is filled with joy, at the lake behind the Canterlot Castle, instead, was sadness.
Everyone that joined the battle two weeks ago came, all dressed in black. This is Discord's Farewell Ceremony. "Our great friend, ally, and god of chaos, has fallen." Celestia begin the ceremony, "In life, he was a great and helpful character, a great friend to us, and a love to Fluttershy... We mourn the glorious pass of Discord the dragonconequus... Now, he may be buried....May the dragonconequus....rest in peace..." the Princess finished, tears in her eyes.
Though Discord did caused lots of trouble before, he also helped them. More than they can think.
Discord's coffee lies peacefully in the burial hole that had been dug up. Then they began to cover it up with dirts. Until finally it was completely buried.
On his gravestone it wrote:
HERE LIES DISCORD THE DRAGONCONEQUUS
LORD OF CHAOS
A FRIEND, A FAMILY, AND A LOVE TO US
MAY HIS SOUL BE IN PEACE
(~)
EPILOGUE, FIVE YEARS LATER...
In Fluttershy's house, it was crowded with guests that battled Storm King five years ago, they're here to celebrate the defeat of Storm King.
Outside the yard, Fluttershy sat on the branch with her daughter, Screwball.
"Mom, can you tell me the story of dad?" she asked.
Fluttershy smiled sweetly at her daughter. "Why of course fuzzleball."
"Mom!"
Screwball has the same color skin and a pair of beautiful eyes like her mother, and her lower body was like Discord's.
"Dad was a hero," she began, as Screwball listened, "he saved Equestria and the world."
'Well, where's he now?" Screwball asked curiously.
Fluttershy remained silence for a very long time.
"Mom?"
"Oh, sorry dear." Fluttershy quickly recovered, "Daddy's at a better place."
"Well, can I see him?" Screwball asked, "Of course," Fluttershy smiled, "Close you eyes and think about daddy..."
Screwball closed her eyes. A few moment later...
"Mommy, I...saw him."
"Yes, because he had always been living with us." Fluttershy explained.
"Where?"
"Here." said Fluttershy as she pointed her and Screwball's heart.
As a hero to the world, especially to Equestria, Discord was honored by building a statue of him snapping in the center of Canterlot.
And it stayed there as a spirit of courage for many, many, many, many moons....
