Friendship is Magic:Equestrian Heroes
Chapter 90: The Attack on Twilight!
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She could feel the bile coming up her throat as she tried to steady herself. She felt drowsy, but she forced herself to stay focus. Be focus. She could barely move, she realized. It was getting hard to breathe as she inhaled sharply. The sensation on her neck made her want to touch that area, but her hooves didn't move.
She felt like there was a food cart on her back as her leg shook. She tried to focus on what was in front of her, but she couldn't. Everything was a big blur and she tried to blink for clarity to fall in
It had happened so fast the details were sketchy. The first thing that came was shock and fear, but it was quickly covered by anger and courage. She remembered fighting, using her magic. She remembered using her horn to slice at the creature and removing its claws from her.
She remembered the sting of its blade in her side and the venom that caused her to almost complete lose motor-control.
She could remember hearing its horrible shrieks.
She tried taking a deep breath only to feel that sting again. Coughing from the straining of her throat, she felt the blood drip down from her mane to her snout. There was a possibility she might have a concussion from that fall so she needed to stay awake.
Realization hit her. She was lost.
She was lost and was losing blood. She forced her legs to move. Like a mantra in her head, she egged herself to move. She needed to get back. She needed to get back to Ponyville. She needed to get back to the library.
She didn't finish that sentence willing herself to move. She felt her hoof twitch before it was firmly planted on the ground. Good. It was a start. She began willing her legs to move. Her friends and her family. She needed to get back to them. She needed to get back to... Home.
She clenched her jaw and shut her eyes. She had to get home. She had to see her friends, her parents, the princesses, everyone who has helped her become who she is. She still hadn't had a chance to fall in love yet.
It was something that Twilight never seriously considered. She was a mare of research and science after all. A dutiful student, who didn't want to be bogged down by such distractions. Taking a moment to contemplate not too long ago she thought friends were a distraction too, only to learn just how wonderful they were.
And now there was somepony to who she could see if such a thing was possibly with.
She carefully pushed her leg forward feeling the ground beneath her. She inwardly jumped like when she was younger. Like the time when she successful did the first spell Princess Celestia taught her. Putting pressure on her left leg she felt it. She felt the pain searing up her hip. She swore she could feel it in her bone. Feeling at a loss of air, she paused.
She paused to see where the pain was coming from. There lies a large gash from her knee up to mid-thigh. That bat creature had used some unnatural ability to inflict that wound. The last time Twilight had seen such dark power was during the battle with Nightmare Moon. Now more than ever Twilight was thankful for her teacher's great insight. Besides the three spells Celestia taught her the Sun Monarch had her learn some basic healing spells as well. Her magic went to work slowly mending some of the wounds only for it to stop halfway.
She was running extremely low on magic.
Twilight began thinking about the situation. If she healed her wounds, she would definitely be rendered unconscious. On the other hand if she didn't there was a distinct possibility that she would bleed out. Both were lose-lose situation for her. There was no way she would make it back unless she was able to heal herself. Glancing around her again, there was no one around and as far as she could tell the only other living thing was that creature that attacked her.
And he seemed to be nowhere in sight.
She figured it would be best for her to suffer through the pain and try to get back. If she fell unconscious, she wouldn't know how far she was from Ponyville. Praying by some divine miracle she would be found. After a few mental encouragements, she lifted the back leg inching it forward. It was making her lose her breath as she felt the leg was heavier than she expected. The pain shot all over her body.
Her hooves dragged against the cool dirt. She could feel the sweat mixing in the blood. The smell made her want to throw whatever she had in her up, but this was also not the time to think about that.
She could feel herself swaying as she tried to stay up.
Twilight could feel herself wanting to cry. She couldn't help but feel the urge to as she was going to die in a place she didn't recognize. She was not going to finish her assignment about learning about friendship. She was not going to see her friends. She was not going to see her parents anymore. Just as the tears were about to fall a familiar voice entered her head.
'Never give up. That's why my friendships are so strong and why I go so far for others. If there's anything I've learned Twilight that the more important something is the more you should fight for it.'
Naruto.
She smiled at the memory. If there was ever a pony who could do anything through sheer determination it was him. She couldn't give up here.
She wanted to be back at her library. She wanted to see her friends' smiles and she wanted to continue being taught by Princess Celestia. And she wanted to. She wanted to. See him again.
Her legs buckled and she didn't feel pain. She was numbed and she felt her body slumped to the side. Not moving, she continued blinking, but her blinks were becoming slower and slower. Her vision was getting hazy and she furrowed her brows lightly.
What was that? Was there somepony else here? For a moment, she felt fear hitting her. Blinking slowly, she tried to focus her eyes. She could hear the sound of something. She tried to sit up, but a limb rested against her side.
"It's ok Twilight. I'm here."
She tried to speak, but no words would leave her lips. What was he doing? How did he find her? How did he know to come? "Naruto," she breathed out softly feeling her chest fill with pain.
"I won't let anything happen to you." His voice was so soothing and his coat was farm. Twilight then passed out, her emotions and her injuries being too much to handle in her current state.
Naruto let his eyes roam over Twilight's body. Through her shredded clothing he could see fang and claw marks were abundant and she was bleeding badly. She needed medical attention as quickly as possible.
"Another Equine. Your kind is proving bothersome." Naruto looked up at the voice of the speaker. He could see a bruised midsection and cuts along the side of its neck. Those injuries on the creature matched those of one who had gotten into a fight with a unicorn. The fangs and claws the creature sported without any doubts were a distinct match for Twilight's injuries. "My master has no need for you Earth Pony. Leave the Unicorn and I'll spare your life." The bat screeched at him.
Naruto spared no words to the bat creature. He was angry. He was far angrier than he had been for quite some time. Even angrier than when that cretin attacked Fluttershy. Because this creature planned on offering Twilight up as some sort of meal to his master. As much as he wanted to give into that rage saving Twilight meant so much to him he was able to keep his emotions tranquil. With but a mere thought he created a kagebunshin as an unspoken order passed between them. The Kagebunshin picked up Twilight and disappeared in a swirl of leaves.
''You'll regret interfering.'' the figure spoke as he shot forward. Its flying speed easily in league of a top rate Pegasus athlete. It flung one of its wing's forward grazing Naruto's check leaving a cut on his cheek. Naruto twisted out of the way threw himself back and sent it flying into the air with a swift kick of booth his feet.
The creature flipped back over and dove towards Naruto. It spat some sort of muck black looking liquid towards the ground at which Naruto dodged. Moving to his hind legs Naruto jabbed the creature in the cheek and quickly spun around and back hand it. Before he could launch it again the creature slashed at his chest with one of its claws drawing blood. Then use its hind legs to scrape at Naruto's face causing him to cry out in pain and temporarily blinding him.
The creature took the air before flying towards him in a drilling formation. Naruto leaped out of the way as a crater formed from the creature's impact. 'For all its bragging this creature is yet another brawler with a few sneaky tricks. I need to wait for an opening.' He thought as the creature sent slash after slash at him with its wings.
"You might be quick creature, but I am far from done. Rise from the depths of the void." It commanded as the air around them grew cold. Naruto could hear the sound of chitterling and sense the presence of new life forms.
With what could only be described as garbled moans the creatures leaped at him. Naruto grabbed the first one, shoved it into his nearby companion and kicked two of them away. He flipped on to his hands as two more of the creature's torsos impacted his hooves. He flipped forward and did a sweep kick that sent him flying.
Several of them collided into the blond sending him to the ground. With a mighty cry chakra exploded from Naruto as the area was filled with copies of him. Naruto opened his recently healed eyes. With a gesture the Narutos shot forward. Fists, claws, and teeth made up the canopy of the wild brawl that took place.
As Naruto's clone contended with the horde he went on the offensive to attack the creature known as Vatrik. The creature took to the air to avoid the Rasengan.
"Flail all you want Equine. The sky is my domain." It taunted.
Naruto landed and without a break in his concentration immediately followed up by launching a fireball at the creature. The creature twisted out of the way as it once more came hurtling down like a drill. Naruto stood his ground bringing up both hooves as he caught the tunneling creature. He stood his ground as the force of the creature's attack causing the ground below him to begin to crackle from the pressure.
Naruto channeled his strength and suplex the creature causing it to let out a screech. Naruto turned over and quickly shoulder tackle the creature sending it tumbling along the ground. Vatrik tried to recover only to have the air knocked out of him by a blast of wind sending him further tumbling. His attempts to recover once again were met with another vicious attack, metal slicing through his wings followed by a brutal kick crushing his ribs. The damage to his intestines resulted in him vomiting up blood as he looked up at Naruto who was carrying a kunai. "Where is he? Where is Shadowfright?"
Vatrik looked up at the vengeful eyes of his attacker. Such vengeful eyes. With that the creature let out a chortle, hacking up some blood. "You aren't like the other equines. Those eyes are the eyes of a killer. " the creature let out a gargled cried as Naruto stamped his foot into the chest.
"Don't waste my time creature." He cooly remarked as Chakra began to emanate from Naruto. A bubbling red chakra that was reacting to his anger. "Tell me before I…rip you to pieces." He threatened as his eyes began to change color.
"Naruto!"
Naruto found himself brought back to his senses by Kurama's voice. 'What…what the hell was that just now?'
"Your negative feelings began to corrupt my chakra. Your dark emotions began to materialize and if such a thing were to happen…"
'I know.' Naruto mentally remarked. He suddenly found himself stepping back as the air picked up. The shadow creatures that his clones were fighting ripped through the force and converged onto the battered form of Vatrik. The blob soon took shape of a horned winged beast with glowing yellow eyes and jagged claws. 'And here I thought I was already done.' Naruto leaped out of the way of massive hand that slammed into the ground causing a miniature shockwave. Suddenly he received memories of from his kagebunshin. Twilight had made it safely back to town, but she was still critically injured. She needed him. "I don't have time to waste on you anymore creature." Naruto remarked as several sphere shaved blobs shot from its body. Naruto leaped over them and began charging forward. The creature began hurtling tendrils and other shaped objects as Naruto dodged them.
He leaped off a tree to which the creature crushed to pieces with his hand. It brought its other hand to swipe at Naruto who cleaved it right down the middle with his wind covered kunai. Using the great breakthrough he launched himself higher into the air.
He could feel his chakra gathering. He could feel the smooth flow of electric energy in his hand. The sound of chirping birds flickered to life.
The dark creature took to the air at him at frightening speeds. Would a creature this massive fall to the Chidori? No he would not think like that. He cannot and would not lose. "Chidori!" he angled out of the way of the creature's maw as the attack pierced its skull. The creature let out a shrill cry, yanking Naruto off its head. The creature tumbled down in the air while holding Naruto. He regains his balance and flies back up into the air while holding Naruto.
The creature then began crushing the life out of Naruto's body. Naruto let out a wail of pain as he could feel his bones threatening to snap. At the last second an idea came to Naruto's mind.
'Chidori Nagashi.'
The creature let out a shriek as the full body shock released the prisoner. 'Tch. As much as a pain in the ass Sasuke was at least his techniques prove useful.' Naruto thought as he landed on the ground.
"Refrain from being so reckless. We still don't know what triggered your ability to heal after that magic bomb incident." Neither had been conscious from the attack all they knew that something sparked the use of both their chakra to mend Naruto's injuries.
'Then I'll finish it with this next attack.' Naruto thought as he closed his eyes and began channeling his chakra. For a brief moment a bright emerald aura washed over him as a faint light glowed from his chest.
The beast out Vatrik began making its charge. Succumbing to the dark forces Vatrik was now nothing more than a mindless beast seeking to kill.
Naruto shot forward the force of his movement causing the ground under his to crack. He began galloping as the air rushed through his mane. His chakra began to pull together when he leaped into the air. He began rapidly spinning into the air as the air around him began to distort and take shape. His entire body became a rapidly spiraling sphere. The attack connected and tore a massive hole right through the creature. Naruto landed on all fours and turned back to the creature only for it to give one last wail and explode in a shower of light. Despite setting out doing what he did to do Naruto couldn't help but feel a bit hollow. Shadowfright was still out there and that put those in his life in danger. He shook his head, that wraith could wait until later. Right now nothing was more important than being by Twilight's side. He began making his way to Ponyville praying that he wasn't too late.
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