Friendship is Magic:Equestrian Heroes
Chapter 112: RoH: Reharmonizing Loyalty! The Bearers reunited!
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Equestrian Heroes
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Naruto x Rarity x Twilight x Fluttershy x Applejack x Pinkie Pie x Rainbow Dash x Ditzy x Luna x ? x ?
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Luna was holding her own. He didn't know how or why, but the power radiating off Luna surpassed that of even Eternal Blaze.
And what made an already annoying fight difficult was the appearance of another Alicorn.
It made sense he missed this, only picking out the things from their minds he deemed as relevant. Any personal or happy memories he dismissed, only learning what he would need to break them and seeing as he knew Luna and Celestia there was no need to learn anything more about them
How he had been proven wrong. Luna's boosted magic had already been proven to be a pain, his healing factor just above her ability to damage him, but an Alicorn wielding power based on love, something so foreign to him only made this all the more annoying.
That was when he sensed it. The imbalance his Chaos was causing was weakening in Ponyville. It appears leaving Twilight Sparkle uncorrupted was a mistake. He would have to rectify that.
A massive inferno piercing the sky signaled that Celestia had finally recovered and was in quite the mood.
"Sorry ladies, something else calls my attention. I'll deal with you later." With a snap of his finger he was gone.
"Auntie, where do you suppose he's gone?" Cadance asked as her battle aura faded. Having sensed the fight from the city the Deity of love could not simply sit back while her aunts fought for their lives. Intervening when Luna found herself in a tough spot during the course of the fight.
"There is only one place the monster could be heading to. Ponyville." Suddenly the arm turned into dust and crumpled away as the gemstone disappeared.
Luna's mane now a silvery white while still radiated the power of her transformation, had weakened with the gem's departure making it more in line from what she sensed when Celestia first ascended.
They didn't have time to waste. The three of them needed to get to Ponyville while there was still time.
With the use of the cloud walking spell the group made their way into Rainbow's home. The group began with their usual back and forth with the corrupted element.
"Rainbow Dash this is not you. The mare that stood by her friends would not be so uncaring to what is happening around her. You got to remember, you got to fight Discord's influence."
"It doesn't matter. None of it matters. Because Loyalty doesn't get you anything." She spat out bitterly as she proceeded to try and pack only for her friends to use their magic or strength to restrain the Pegasus.
"Let me go. If you don't let me go I'll kick all your flanks." She gnashed her teeth and fought against the hold she was in to no avail.
"Why Dash? Why doesn't it matter to you?" Naruto asked her as an ugly sneer formed on her face.
"Because me being loyal has destroyed us all." She whispered before she began to break down.
So like with all the others it was heart breaking to see her like this. As she was now Rainbow wasn't coherent enough to continue the spell.
"Twilight the spell."
"Already on it." She replied as she guessed what Naruto was going to suggest. The spell eee to be modified so they could see what would happen.
The dark void filled with nothing but silence and a sense of weightlessness was soon replaced by a memory.
A memory of a caged Rainbow Dash. Helpless on the cloud as Discord had summoned the entirety of Cloudsdale. Suspended them in the air by strings like helpless puppets. "CITIZENS OF CLOUDSDALE!" Has making a spectacle of it. Summoning a podium and using a megaphone. "For those who don't know me I am THE GREAT DISCORD! GOD OF CHAOS AND DISHARMONY! I DO IT ALL! EXCEPT HARMONY AND WINDOWS OF COURSE! Now here," He snapped his fingers as Rainbow's cage floated up next to him. "Is one of the Elements of Harmony your very own RAINBOW DASH!
"STOP IT! DAMN YOU DISCORD LEAVE THEM OUT OF THIS!' She was helpless. Completely powerless. "For the sake of your safety she has doomed the rest of the planet to eternal chaos under my rule. ISN'T THAT WONDERFUL?'
For as long as Rainbow Dash lived she would never forget their faces. The fear, the horror, the confusion. The looks they gave her.
The looks of betrayal.
'How could you?'
'Why?'
'Why would you do that?'
"THREE CHEERS FOR THE BRINGER OF THE END!"
The accusations would not end. She had betrayed them. Ponyville. Her friends. When the world needed her most she failed. She had betrayed everything she stood for.
And what made it worse was as she could only watch as chaos dribbled down the strings and poisoned the mind and hearts of everypony.
"Oh my I suppose I never promised I wouldn't do anything to the citizens now did I?" He remarked casually as Rainbow could only watch in horror. The only thought playing through her mind was that it was her fault.
The memory faded as the others turned to the Pegasus. Discord didn't just invert her like the others. He had used her element against her. By putting lives on the line he had forced her to betray her very own virtue.
Pinkie Pie was the first to appear hugging Rainbow Dash from behind.
"Dashie you would never betray us on your own. Discord is to blame not you."
Appearing across from her sat Applejack, one leg raised and her arm rested on it. "Sugarcube yer not the only one who has messed up, but ya have a chance to make things right."
Rarity appeared to her left. "Rainbow Dash we need you. The Element of Loyalty chose you for a reason. Only a pony of outstanding character can have the will to do what we need to do."
Fluttershy appeared to her right." We have been friends for years Rainbow and I know that you are loyal through and through."
A spark of Loyalty began to emerge. Rainbow's voice cracked as she began to speak. "How can you trust me not to let you down again?"
Appearing to the far front of her Twilight and Naruto appeared.
"You really are an amazing mare Rainbow. Even if you are rough around the edges no one will ever question your dedication to your friends. We all make mistakes and that is a part of living. It is what makes us ponies."
"Rain, our family is not complete without you. I once questioned what kind of world could we live in without joy, but I had forgotten something very valuable. Would we all still be here if not for what you embody? Being a herd. Standing by each other. Supporting each other. So much of what we do for each other is out of Loyalty Rain. We trust you with our lives and now we ask you to trust us as well. Come back to us. With you we'll defeat Discord and save everypony."
The positive memories of her life played right before her. Her friends. Her friends needed her. Ponyville. All of Equesnia, no the world and this time she would make the right choice.
"I will not let you guys down again. I am with you no matter what. Even to the end becauseā¦I am the Element of Loyalty."
The last of the Elements sparkled back to life as they all returned to the waking world. Loyalty began its transformation as Rainbow's armor began to take form.
This armor featured few armored parts. Its breastplate takes the form of a very revealing, armored prismatic-patterned top, with some bare armor protruding from the upper part of it, in correspondence to Rainbow's breasts, and some fur lining the lower edges. There's no waist guard, with the armor instead sporting a pair of revealing black shorts, with a belt holding a cloth hanging over Rainbow's left leg attached to them; the arms are covered by dark armbands reaching up just below Rainbow's shoulders, with Rainbow's left arm being protected by Prismatic-patterned armor, consisting of a single pauldron and a wide arm guard. Her legs are covered in similar stockings reaching up to her thighs, with armored, asymmetric high-heeled boots over them: yet again, the left leg is the more armored one, with the boot reaching up to the knee, which is protected by a prismatic-patterned knee guard; the right leg, on the other hand, is covered by a boot only reaching up to part of Rainbow's calf. The outfit is completed by her element and necklace hanging around her neck.
This was Loyalty's armor.
The Lightspeed Flight Armor.
The group shared an embrace and welcomed Rainbow Dash back. Like the others before it the armor faded. "Alright guys, let's go quick Discord's ass."
"You ponies have proven quite the pest." Discord's voice sounded all around them putting the group on guard.
"Show yourself Discord!" Twilight commanded as her horn and hands lit up with magic.
"Like teacher like student. I should have realized you would have been a thorn in my side, but in my previous state of mind I toyed around too much. That won't be an issue here."
"It's over! We've won!" Naruto shouted as the roof of Rainbow's home was torn through. The Draconquus peered down his expression shocking the girls. They hadn't been prepared to see the chaotic buffoon from before look so menacing, especially now that he dwarfed them in size.
"Still alive eh boy? You are proving to be quite the nuisance as well."
While they were all distracted they didn't notice Discord's tail make its way into the house. It happened so fast they didn't have time to react.
Twilight's scream filled the air as she was violently torn out of the house by the limb.
"Twilight!"
"Hang on!"
"We're coming!"
The cries of her friends grew softer the farther she was pulled. They chased after the demon god, traveling along the clouds until they were stopped by a purple barrier.
"Now my little ponies, let's see you survive this." In seconds a massive spear of chaos energy appeared in his hand. At a rapid rate it continue to grow as he raised his paw until it was about the size of a small mansion radiating with more than enough power to end everything for miles.
Twilight could only wail in despair as the sphere was dropped on her friends. Along with the mad god she had disappeared into parts unknown as the rest of herd found themselves ground zero at the epicenter of a mountain destroying blast.
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