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Chapter 22: Blade and Dark Thunder

I flew just above Everfree forest. Searching for the clue where Dark Thunder was. I didn't know why but I had a terrible feeling in my stomach. I chose to ignore it and went on with the search when something got my attention. A strange, run down building. ''Bluestar probably knows what it is. I hope he is Okay.''
I flew down to the building, I didn't know why but I got the feeling like a pressure that originated in there. The same kind of pressure feeling that Dark Thunder gave me. I landed in front of the gate and looked inside. It looked ruined and probably wasn't entered in the last couple of years. I took some steps inside and noticed something. I jumped to the front and where I just stood a red thunderbolt came down. ''Well, no surprise visit then. Where are you Dark?''
There was no response but I knew I had to be careful. I could get attacked just like two seconds ago. ''This is too cliché… The final boss is in a castle…'' I sighed, it was almost too good to be true.

I reached a hall with a pillar in the middle. Dark Thunder stood there looking angry at me. ''So you're finally here?'' I noticed that his coat was lighter, a lighter shade of black. ''You humans always try to be the goodie good guys and ruin my plans. I will destroy you all!'' Mixed color thunder began coming out of his body. His coat turned to an even darker tint of black then before.
''Dark… Let me ask you one question. Why are you doing this?''
''Silence!'' Dark yelled and went straight for the attack, engulfing himself in thunderbolts. I didn't expect this and was hit, flew a few meters backwards and landed on my hooves. Only to be met by a hoof in my face that crashed me through a wall.
''Damn it, since when is he this strong? He wasn't nearly half this strong in Canterlot.'' While I stood up I noticed a blur coming at me. Expecting it to be Dark I fired up my wings and shot to the sky. ''Thunder Spear.'' I looked down and saw a thunderbolt with the same size as Icestorm's Javelin coming at me. I set my hoof aflame and hit the Javelin just like with Icestorm's. But there was a big difference. The spear wasn't solid and the shock's disabled my movements.
I fell down and crashed into the ground. ''What the hell… I need to get my focus again.''

''I ask again, why do you do this? Why killing everyone and rule a country?'' I had returned to my human speech like it was nothing. Inside my head I hit myself for that. Dark however didn't seem to mind. ''You really want to know? I'll give you a hint. Those other two are my children. But one pony can't get a child. Now what is missing in the picture!''
Dark yelled that last sentence and engulfed himself in electric charges again. However now they were yellow. I engulfed myself in flames and did the same attack.
We collided. Sparks and flames shot in every direction. Our hooves were the only things that touched each other. Eventually we gave each other a head-butt and an explosion occurred. It flung us both to the edges of the hall.

''Damn what power. I'm almost jealous.'' I joked while I still could. But then I heard wheels of a cart. I swiped the blood of my face and looked at the direction of the sound. 'Guards? No it can't be, Bluestar handled them.' I thought and looked at the doorway. Dark Thunder began to laugh, he could see clearly what came.
''Well doesn't this come handy. Blade, please welcome your fans.'' I got chills running down my spine. I looked through the doorway and saw Solar walking with a cart behind him. I was shocked about two things.
1. Solar had a blank look on his face and didn't respond.
2. The heap of ponies in the cart.
Solar walked in and went straight for Dark Thunder. ''Like you ordered…Master.'' I couldn't believe my own ears. Solar a spy? ''What is the meaning of this Dark?''
''Oh nothing special. I found him lost a few years ago and noticed he had potential. But not the willpower. So I had a delayed spell put on him that activated some time ago.'' I didn't believe it. This was my fault all along. I began to get mad but not at Dark Thunder, not to Solar. But at myself.
''Damn it! Why do this things always happen!'' Dark laughed and thought up something. ''Well Solar, fight your buddy Blade.''
''Yes…Master.''
''Don't let me do this Solar. If I do… I rather die than do something like that.''
I closed my eyes for a second and Solar was already in front of me. Hitting me hard with an uppercut. Out of reflex I kicked him in a dropkick but regretted it immediately. I hit the wall thanks to the combination of the uppercut and dropkick and Solar fell down from the dropkick.
As my eyes struggled to stay open after the last blow I saw Solar starting to move over to me. But his motions were slow and awkward. His eyes looked dazed and hazy, but clearer than last time. Could the hit have brought a part back?
He then got close to me and started to punch me. Each one getting harder as he continued but with his slow motion it was easy to stop the next hoof and send one of my own. As soon as I hit him he fell to the grounded and slumped over.
His eyes were shining in comparison. His mouth was moving but didn't speak. ''I'm sorry Solar…But here comes one more'' I concentrated a small amount of my power in one hoof, flamed it up, and punched Solar.
Solar flew back and hit Dark Thunder on its way. ''Damn you Dark! Forcing me to fight my friend.'' I began to cry. I hated myself for doing that. ''Blade… don't mind me… just take this guy.''
I looked up, Solar was alright, he's really tougher than he looks. But Dark Thunder was furious. ''Shut up. Shut up! SHUT UP!'' Dark fired a thunderbolt to all the ponies in the cart and Solar. After a bright flash they were all hanging besides the wall, locked up in an electric prison.
''Now Blade, if you don't want your friends hurt then…'' But he couldn't finish his sentence. I just threw a fireball straight at his face. Dark jumped back to defend himself when he saw another one falling from above. Just like before, the two balls collided and created an enormous explosion that was directed at Dark Thunder. ''I don't care what you were about to say.'' I got rid of my tears. ''But I will stop you. You hurt me, that's okay. But if you hurt my friends then it's war.''

Dark stood up and looked at me. ''Again you powered up… you aren't even in your rage mode…'' Dark charged his hoof and stomped on the ground creating an electric shockwave. Not seeing this coming I got hit and fell down. Electricity wasn't fun.
I tried to stand up but fell down again. My left front hoof was numb. I flapped my wings to have at least some movement but it was slow. I never thought electricity could hit me that hard.
''Well Blade, you're weak, you can't fight and you can't win. Why stand up?''
''I don't know…'' Dark looked shocked. I saw some movements behind dark and continued. ''I just don't know.''
''What do you mean you don't know?'' Dark was getting impatient. ''I'm just an idiot that came to this world. No friends, lost and hostile thoughts all around me.'' I stood on my hooves again. ''I fought and fell unconscious. Met some ponies, made friends with them…'' I began to feel dizzy again. ''I finally had friends in a long time…'' I then remembered how I regained my willpower, human style. I stood up, saw Dark Thunder coming at me slowly and noticed I had enough time for the trick. I jumped up and stomped with all four hooves on the ground Howling at the top of my longs like a wolf.
Dark didn't expected this and jumped back. All the ponies at the wall also regained conscious. ''Blade?'' Groggy sounds came from the wall but I didn't pay any attention to it. I fired up my wings and rushed to Dark, who responded with rushing towards me. ''Here comes a combo Dark!''

The ponies on the wall looked up. Bluestar was the first to have a good look. ''Wait…where are we?'' He looked around and saw that everyone hung on the wall, even Green Spectre and Space Rift.
''What is going on?'' when Bluestar looked in front of him again he saw Dark and me. We were both hitting away on each other in mid-air. ''Right, left, uppercut Right… oh wait a stomach hit damn… what a fight.'' Bluestar was mixed in the battle but his attention went to Icestorm. ''Solar…''
Solar woke up and looked at Icestorm. ''I'm sorry…'' Icestorm shook her head. ''Don't worry… I heard.'' Solar let it all hang. He was exhausted. Icestorm looked at the main six, who were also watching the fight. But her eyes fell on the two ponies at the far side. Green Spectre and Space Rift.
''Why the hell are those two also here?''
''Dark hit me in the face and I flew backwards against the same wall my friends hung. ''Why my children hang there? This is their punishment.'' Suddenly shocks went through the thunder prison and they all began to scream.
''Damn…you're possessed. You're more evil then last time.'' I shot towards Dark Thunder and began with a combo hit. After 5 consecutive hits I gave him a flaming uppercut and launched him in the air. I then went straight for him again, engulfing myself in flames. Like a spear I went for him but Dark saw it coming. With a quick jab he punched me in the ground, crashing into the wall. The wall broke and fell on top of me. ''Blade…Take that asshole down… If you're my friend… You at least need to be able to do that.'' I looked through the rubble and saw that Icestorm said that.

Dark walked in the direction of the wall. ''Well my dear… You will be the first one to die.'' He made a black thunderbolt between his hooves. But something was weird. It seemed like there were sparks coming from Dark himself.
''Don't you dare Dark'' Dark Thunder turned around. I just kicked away the last rocks that laid on top of me and turned to him. ''What can you do?'' He asked. I didn't know. I just couldn't give up.
dark didn't wait anymore and shot the thunder towards Bluestar and Icestorm. ''Don't do it Father!'' Green Spectre suddenly yelled but the thunder was almost on target. Just before they hit something blocked the shot. Bluestar couldn't believe it, well actually he did but still.
I had thrown my body in front of them.
''Damn it! It hurts like hell!'' I could manage to say between the screams of pain. After a few seconds the shocks disappeared and I laid down. Damn was I tired. I closed my eyes, I wanted to sleep. I was too weak….

With a small poof sound something fell on my head. With much pain I took it of me and saw it was the hat of Applejack. ''Blade… Don't you dare die on me… Look inside.'' I looked inside the hat. There were my shades. The ones I gave when we returned from Earth. I grabbed them and put it on. With a faint smile I joked. ''And? Do they look awesome on me?''
''Yeah, they do look awesome.'' Rainbow Dash said and I smiled. ''Damn you guys… Can't a guy go to sleep when he is tired.'' I stood up again. Dark didn't look happy. ''So you stand once more.''
Sparks came from Dark's body. I fired up and was again a fireball with wings. I shot forward with everything I had. Evaded a hoof of Dark and scratched him with the wing armor.
''You little pest.'' I heard him say but I ignored it. I flew up a pretty distance and made fireballs in my hooves. I let one go as I turned. ''He went berserk… I can only do that…'' With the second ball in my hoof I began to dive. Dark looked up and didn't know what he saw. The first ball was about to hit him when he saw my flaming body coming at him.
''Thunder Spear'' Dark Thunder made a spear that collided with the first ball, but to Dark and my surprise they went up against each other. I didn't saw that coming and sped up. ''How can you still have power in that body?'' I put the second ball in front of me and collided with the spear and ball, pushed it through and crashed down on Dark.

The explosion that occurred stopped Dark's concentration and the Electric prison broke free. ''Damn… What a blast.'' Solar said and looked at the smoke. It was clearing up but he couldn't see who won that time. ''Solar! Watch out!'' Icestorm yelled and Solar jumped back. A mix of thunder and flames shot by him into the wall. Solar rejoined with Bluestar and Twilight who were holding each other. ''What is that?'' Rarity asked and they saw some shape through the smoke.
Bluestar stepped back, almost falling on Twilight. ''No way… a draw?''

Both Dark and I stood straight against each other, trying to push each other away. I got a little overhand and fired up my tail. It became flexible and I wrapped it around Dark. I tried to throw him away when my grip slipped. ''Damn out of power…'' Instead I jumped towards him, trying to get him in some kind of hold. The struggle was hard and with every touch I got a shock from Dark.
''What are you trying to do Blade?'' Dark Thunder asked. ''I will help you with your problem.'' I said and the shock it caused made me found a way. I got on Dark Thunder's back and put my front hooves past his arms and around his head. Making us both stand on our hind legs. I was lucky I watched wrestling sometimes. This was the only submission hold I knew. A Sleeper hold.
Sparks began to rapidly exit Dark's body and began to float. The electric waves coming from him disrupted the magnetic fields. Stones around us began to hoover and I noticed flames came out of me like sparks at dark.

''Blade get out of there!'' I heard my friends yell but I knew if I let go, he would escape or try to kill them. I sighed and thought about the promise I made them. Making sure they won't get difficult lives because of missing friends. Going to the Grand Galloping Gala with everybody… Now it would be everybody but me. I knew the destructive force of the balls when they collided against each other but…
I sighed and looked towards the group. Green Spectre was loading his sister in the cart and Bluestar helped him. ''Friendship is such a grand thing isn't it.'' I said and They looked at me. With my wing I corrected my shades and smiled. ''But…Sometimes a man must risk his life… To keep a promise to his friends.''

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