Destiny looked her ancestor with stun surprised.  She looked older than the pictures she saw, her purple coat had a gray shine to them, and her mane had streaks of gray. Her face had wrinkles of old age as well, as well as glasses to help her see, giving her the image of an elderly librarian.

“Twilight Sparkle?”

“That’s me dear, or at least a copy of the original Twilight, to inform the next bearer. Tea?” Twilight ask as she floated a cup to her.

“Um….thank you?” Destiny responded hesitantly, “Uh….how-“

“Did you get here?” Twilight chuckled , “You can thank the elements for that, specifically the Element of Magic.”

“What?”

“It chose you as its bearer, dear.” Twilight said, floating a small crown and placing it down before Destiny.  “You…..um…oh dear. I never got your name.” Twilight chuckled, scratching her head.

“Its Destiny…..Destiny Sparkle…..Your granddaughter.” Twilight’s eyes widen getting up and checking her over.

“Oh my! Grand daughter! Wait, Seafare never told me he had another filly. Oh! You must be FreeRunner’s daughter, making you my great granddaughter!”

“Not….really, grandmother.”

“Then…whose?”

“My parents are Greensburg Sparkle and Glady Garns…..the year is 3178…..and I am in the middle of a vicious battle with my close friend  for our lives.”

-Shepard Mindscape-

Shepard looked around confused and irritated.  He recognized where he was at, Mindoir, the burn out husks of homes and businesses surrounding him.

“What the hell!” he shouted at the sky. He looked around, trying figure out why he was there when he felt the hairs on his neck raised. He dropped onto his stomach, feeling the wind pass where his head was at a second ago. He looked up and his jaw dropped.

“Master!” The familiar cloaked figure of Commander General stood in front of him, his personal swords drawn. “What the hell! You almost took my head off!”

CG turned, raising his swords to an offensive position, tilting his head, “That was the point.”

Shepard’s eyes widen, muttering under his breath. “Aw…shit.”

-Destiny Mindscape-

“I…..see.” Twilight murmured, looking at Destiny with sadness. Destiny had just finished telling her about the last 1000 years.

“It appears Ramirez was right….we will find conflict whether we want it or not.”

“I’m sorry….who?” Destiny asked, looking confused at the name. Twilight scoffed at this.

“Ramirez, Oscar Ramirez. Your Commander General. I recognized him by your description of his stance, language, and body motion. Always on guard, crass, and jumpy. To a T. Plus he started wearing that cloak near the end of my life. I am surprise he is still alive after all this time. But….his paranoia  paid off I suppose. We would have never been ready for something like the Council if we were on our own.”

Destiny sat back, taking in the information. She shook her head, “Anyways….why was I chosen for the Element of Magic?”

“Cause within you, you hold the spark that makes the Elements of Harmony. You are the glue that will hold them together. And if the galaxy was anything to go by, you will need it to in the future.”

“What! Why?”

“Its….hard to explain.” Twilight stated, looking somewhat disturbed. “My friends and I were having dreams….awful dreams, near the end of our lives. They got worse the closer to death we got. We saw….cuttlefish? Flying through the sky, shooting what look like beams of light at the ground. We saw death and destruction. We didn’t know what we were looking at….and it scared us.”

Destiny looked somewhat put off. “Cuttlefish? Really?”

“Cuttlefish that were miles long and made of metal.”

“Oh….”

-Shepard Mindscape-

“GAH! STOP IT!” Shepard yelled before receiving a kick to the chest, sending him flying into a building. Shepard groan, pushing off debris that covered him. “The hell did I do to piss you of-GAK!”

Shepard choked as he was lifted from his neck, before bodily thrown outside…..through another wall.

“Could….you at least….throw me through a window….so it doesn’t hurt as much.” Shepard groan as he was grabbed again and lifted to his Master’s face.

“No.” he set Shepard on his feet, but before Shepard could get his bearings, he blasted by magic, sending him flying through the air.

‘Ok…..at least he answered me.’ Shepard thought as he flew through the air.

-Destiny Mindscape-

“Well….as nice as this is….it is a little too late….I am about to die.”

“Oh, don’t think like that dear. The Element of Magic, nay, all the Elements hold power in itself to help its bearer. I wouldn’t have survived half of the stuff I went through without it.” Twilight said, a small smile on her face. “I barely even scratch the surface when it came to using it. I believe you will be surprised on what you can do.”

-Shepard Mindscape-

“Ready to die, little one?”

“Yeah….yeah just give me a minute, I like to see death when standing up.” Shepard groaned, he struggle to his feet.

“Like a true soldier.”

“Yeah….” Shepard watched as his Master raised his sword. He watched as the sword plunged forward, there was a flash of light and saw Destiny stand before him, waiting to take the blow.

“NO!” he shouted, grabbing Destiny and throwing her away before getting stabbed in the back.

Shepard blinked, looking around; he was no longer surrounded by the burn husks of Mindoir. All he saw was white.

“What?” he asked numbly.

“You sacrificed yourself to save a friend.” A voice rang out, Shepard looked around, but was unable to find the source.

“I wasn’t going to let her take my place. She was innocent.”

“And what if it was Balak?”

“Save him….it be hard….but I will save him. Besides, that blade was too beautiful to be stained with his blood.” Shepard joked.  There was a flash of blue light and his sword appeared before him.

“Take the blade, use our power to protect those around you. The power to sever life is an easy power to obtain, but to wield it out for your fellow partners and people is another. Use this power to end your enemies, take heed, this power will only work in dire need.”

“Got it, can’t use it all the time and only if something like this damn assault happens.”

-Real World-

An explosion of bright white light erupted from the two down System Alliance soldiers, the blast knocking the invaders off their feet. The light reached to the heavens, piercing the smoke clog sky, reports were coming that it could be even seen in space.

“What the hell!”

“By the spirits!”

“Shoot them damnit!” Bullets poured from everywhere, but there was no indication that they were hitting something. For a full minute, they fired, hoping that they would stop whatever this was. The pillar of light slowly descended from the sky and formed a dome around the the two soldiers. The human’s eyes were glowing a deep blue; he was holding his sword with two hands, with the blade pointing at the ground. The pony on the other hand had glowing white eyes, along with a crown on her head, floating behind the human. The pony lift her head and her horn exploded, white light raced across the ground covering everything.

“GAH! What is this! I can’t move!”

“Tanks are frozen to the ground! What is this crap!”

“Are you kidding me, even the shuttles are frozen! IN THE DAMN AIR! What is going on!” All across the city, the white light raced across the besieged city, before shaping into a dome. All across the sky and ground, every single invader found themselves unable to move a muscle. Shepard moved the blade, swiftly stabbing the glowing object deep into the ground. The invaders were confused at first, before a scream tore out through the comms, then another, and another. They soon saw what was happening themselves. A blade of white appeared, swiftly stabbing into the invaders, but that wasn’t what terrified them, it was what was attached at the end of the blade.

It was the ghostly outline of the stab victim, withering at the end of the blade, struggling in attempt to pull itself out.

Thousands of blades appeared in the Capital of Illyria, taking the lives of the invaders with surprising speed.

It would be 5 minutes until the screaming stop. Shepard pulled the blade out the ground, and all the white blades withdrew, taking the ghostly image with them. Destiny slowly floated back onto the ground, the white dome receded back towards her.

As one, the bodies drop to the ground, life torn away from them.

“Ground teams…..Ground Teams repot! Shit! They are all dead, all lifesigns are red across the board!”

“DAMNIT! LEVEL THE CITY!”

“Negative! Retreat to the Relay! This is a lost cause!”

“W-what! SHIT! THE ALLIAN-“

“RETREAT! GET THE HELL OUT OF  HERE!”

“Shit, they are taking no prisoners! Pilot, gets us the hell out of here!”

“FUCK! THEY EVERYWHERE!”

-Several Hours later-

Shepard laid in the medical tent, by his side was Destiny. Both of them were order to be off their feet for several weeks. He looked to the side, smiling as he saw the pout on Destiny’s face as she slept.

“How do you feel, little one?” a voice rang out.

“Good Master.” Shepard said, sitting up somewhat.

“That’s a lie if I ever saw one.” Commander General sitting down next to him. “Tell me how you really feel.”

“Well I would….. But there is royalty present.” Indicating to the dark blue alicorn sitting next to him.

“I am hardly royalty, Commander.” Luna said, “I gave that up to pursue something else.”

“Ok princess…..wait. Commander?”

“You didn’t think you will save the day and ‘not’ get promoted, did you?” CG stated. “Sergeant Major Sparkle as well.”

“Nice…” Shepard said quietly as he laid his head down. “What….exactly did I do?”

“You severed their lifeforce from their bodies. A somewhat painful process if the sight is anything.”

“That’s…pretty brutal.”

“Do not expect this to happen all the time, little one. It took a lot power just to use it. Its….an ace in the hole if you will.” Commander General stated.

“So….until I find myself in shitter again, I got to get by on my own skills.”

“Yes.” Luna answered. “You were willing gave your life up to save another. And you received a great power for it.”

“What power?”

“The Element of Sacrifice.” CG grunted. “Only those willingly give themselves for someone else would be granted its power. Like I did.”

“Who did you give your life up for Master?”

“Equestria. Her ideals….her very soul. I willingly face chaos itself for her, just to insure she survives.”

“Granted, Commander, you only received a portion of its power.” Luna stated. “As there is 2 more elements for you to

receive until you are the new bearer of Victory.”

“The Elements of Valor and Honor. I received those when I face chaos even when I knew I was going to lose, and when it tried to corrupt me to its side, I refused that as well. You will be tested in the future, you are the next bearer…..you were always the next bearer.” CG stare into him, almost looking into soul itself. “You are capable great things Shepard….it is practically in your given name. Shepard…To guide and guard….just like you did today.” CG stood up and began to walk out of the tent.

“Master! Where are you going!” CG stop at the entrance, he turned back to Luna and Shepard.

“To go hunting. I heard Torfan just got an influx of some rabid animals.”

End of Skyllian Blitz

Next Chapter: The Underworld and the Normandy

Sorry about this short chap, my laptop is on the blitz and I am using my cousin’s.  Hope you like it.