"I...I..." Semper mumbles as I continue to hold my blade in front of her.

"Whoa, don't you think you're being a little harsh Miles?" Dust Devil asks nervously as she eyes the two of us.

"No, choose." I say as she looks down to the blade.

"Would Theimara die as well?"

"There is no way of telling. Either work something out between the two of you, or opt out."

"I'll choose to stay then. What about you Theimara? Hmm... no, I volunteered... what about.... but he... oh.... yeah that could work, for now at least. OK, we've worked something out." She says as she stands up. I let go of the blade in my hand, having it turn back to the Elements of Harmony. As I stand up they reattach to my arm, wrapping my forearm up nice and tight.

"So its life then. Great. Here's my theory on whats going on. The time capsules were a completely failure. I think they were feeding energy into the people instead of the spells. From there, without time killing them, they just grew in power until... well, that."

"What about that little boy?" Dust Devil asks.

"Him... he didn't have magic. Because of that, the energy just built up inside him until it just burnt him from the inside out. Too much energy without a way out... I'm surprised he made it this long."

"How do you know that? What if..."

"I know because it's happening to me." I say, silencing them. "Mines growing slower, but the results the same." I look away from them ans stare out to the city. "We need to get moving, meet up with the others."

"There are more of you?"

"Do you know where they are?"

"I know where Camo, Twilight, Shy and Pinkie are. They were held up in a apartment building..."

"Apartment? That would be the eastern district...

"Then lets get going." They both nod to me and follow as I head east.

"Is this what it really came to?" Semper asks as we walk through the destroyed city.

"Believe it or not, this is way better then Topaz. Actually, this is all new. When we first got here the city was perfectly fine. No damage, no bones, just a few eager bots and some over powered people."

"That's not how I remember it" she says as she continues to glance towards every building and alley. "There were screams everywhere. Units were dispatched all over as they broke in through air shafts and busted down bulkheads. I remember sending my little brother... my... oh no."

"I'm sure he made it out." I say, stopping her from freaking out. "I had a friend tell me they were heading to Jasper next. I'm sure they took him along with them."

"But, that was three thousand years ago. He was only six, what if he got lost or tried to run away? I need to know what happened. I need to..."

"I'm sorry, but that's impossible. This was over three thousand years ago, there is no way of knowing what happened..."

"But, what about your friends? How do you know they were going to Jasper?"

"I know because they left me a trail to follow. That's why I'm here now. I'm trying to figure out what happened to them. If they made it out alive, if we eventually won the fight, if there are any humans left, all of it. I'm sorry, but your question is too specific to know for sure." I say, getting a slap upside the head from Dust Devil.

"What was his name?" Dust Devil asks as she flies over to Semper and pats her back.

""*sniff* Esse."

"I'm sure Esse made it out safe. The Spartans would never leave a child behind like that, right Miles?"

"Never." I say as I stare at Dust Devil.

"I'm sure he made it to Jasper, grew up, found love, and missed you every day." She says as she pulls her in for a hug. They hold each other for awhile, silently crying into each others shoulders. I wait patiently on the side until they finally break their hug. "Gum?" Dust Devil offers as she pulls out a pink sliver of food.

"Um.. no thank you." She says as she looks over to me. "Lets get going. I want to know what happened too."

"Alright then." I say as I lead them down the street again.

We make it the freeway in almost an uproar. Dust Devil and Semper have quickly become friends, talking about almost everything I could imagine two women talk about. Dust Devil seemed to ask most of the questions, having thousands upon thousands of questions about everything Terradisian. Semper would tell her everything, why Amethyst is called Amethyst, what she did for a living, what her mark was. Some of these questions would confuse Semper, so I would jump in to answer.

"So Miles... are you still single?" Semper asks as she walks up beside me, holding her hands behind her back.

"Nope."

"WHAT!? Awww. Oh well, I doubt I could do anything like this. Who is the lucky girl?"

"Her name is Luna..."

"YOU MARRIED PRINCESS LUNA!?" Dust Devil screams, dropping out of the air. "When did that happen?"

"You married a Princess? Nice..."

"Didn't your group already know this?" I ask as I continue to walk on.

"... that explains a lot of the conversations now." Dust Devils says as she thinks abut it. "So... I guess you're the king now..."

"I'm Terradisian before Equestrian... but yes. I am technically your king."

"Is she pretty?"

"Beautiful." I correct.

"Aww... can I meet her?" She asks, making me pause.

"Well... yes, but things are... complicated. Us being married is a secret."

"What? Why?" Dust Devil asks. I stare at her until she finally puts one and one together. "Celestia..."

"Yeah."

"Who?"

"Her sister. She... kind of hates me. There's a lot of history behind it, but... yeah... she doesn't know about us yet."

"You banged her sister and she doesn't even know... that's hard core stuff. Why don't you just tell her and get that fight over with?"

"Luna doesn't want to yet. She want to break it to her gently. So, we're waiting." I say as I continue down the street. Why am I telling them all of this? I must really suck at keeping secrets.

"Well... I'd tell you not to lie, but listening to your woman is a little more important. At least in my opinion." Semper says as she nudges me a bit.

"So... if you're the king, and Luna is now Queen, what would that mean for Terradisians?" Dust Devils asks. "I mean, you hold them over Equestrians, does that mean they would become higher citizens?"

"Uh... well... I never thought about it like that. I guess, with my death, they would become equal citizens. But, if I were to be alive, I guess they would get that bias opinion. At least for the time being."

KRA-BOBOOM

PEWPEWPEWPEWPEW

PEPEPEPEPEPEPEPEW

KRA-BOBOBOBOOM

We all look to one another before running down the street. The closer we get to the next block, the louder the gun fire and explosions get. We come to a stop at the end of the street and look down to see an office building under attack by five people. They seem to be flying around around the structure, crashing into the ground and popping up on the other side. I can see some energy bolts being fired from the roof, as well as some black energy slashes.

"Dust Devil, get up there and see what you can do. Semper, take this and keep your distance." I say as I shove my rifle into her arms. "Be careful, you only have one clip."

"Why do I have to keep my distance? I don't think they can..."

"How did you get in that body?" I ask, making her understand. "Stay back. Keep your fire under control, and let me do most of the fighting."

"Right. Stay safe." I nod to her before running down the street.

BISSHHHHZZZ

I stop in my tracks and drop as one of the people crash down in front of me, turning the road to sand. When I hit the street below I hear the sound of something heavy flying through the air. I quickly roll forward as a sharp column of earth pierces the ground. I try to move up, but whenever I try to move to the opening a new spear of stone tries to stab me.

I jump, roll and dodge as best I can, but when I crash into one of the other columns I take a hit in my shoulder. I scream out in pain as I grab the spear and yank it out, a flood of blood pouring out after it.

"FINALLY!" I look up to see the five over powered people land before me, twitching in anticipation. "FEED US!" They yell as they begin to walk towards me. I reach down to my pistol and quick draw it, trying to shoot the center most one.

CLICK

OK... I go to pull out my sword, only to stop when a column of stone wraps itself around me, locking me up. I twist and shake as I try to break free, but I can't seem to be able to. When the closest one reaches me, he lifts up a hand, lifting me in the air.

"Thank you..."

"I could use some help down here!" I yell, trying to get anyone down here.

"But now, we must feed."

"ANYONE! HURRY UP! COME O..." I try to yell as I feel the energy from within begin to drain. I begin to twist and shake violently as I try any last attempts of breaking free. The pain is immeasurable. Its as if my souls being drained from me via tearing my flesh off and scrapping it away. I scream out as I feel the others begin to latch on as well, sucking the energy from within. "GAAAAHHHH!"

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..... why does Dust Devil look so scared... are we flying together.....

.... Doc? Twi? Why are they looking at me like that......

..... Luna... you're so beautiful...

.... its her again... but who's behind that hood.....

.... War? He looks so...

.... Twilight and Doc again, looks like they have a rock... why is it so bloody....

.... Shinning, thank you....

.... Pinkies sad... we should do something....

.... why are True Will and Dust Devil yelling at each other....

.... Doc? Healing flames? Whose hurt....

.... sorry Rainbow, I can't hear you....

.... Fluttershy put the rifle down. I can pull through, just put it down....

.... Dolum, I'm so sorry I failed you....

.... girls stay out of the forest, its not safe for you....

.... Tempus....

.... Storm, try again. You can do it, we all can....

.... why are Applejack and Big Mac crying...

... hang in there little guy, I'll save you...

.... Luna... you're so beautiful.... please stop crying....

.... Susurrans... why didn't you tell me...

.... whats so funny Regina? Why are you laughing so hard...

.... Celestia, I can explain...

.... Spike, keep trying man. I know you can do it....

.... Miles? Shut off your magic man, staying maxed out is dangerous...

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I wake up violently, gasping for air as I grab onto everything around me. I try to get my bearings, but everything turn fuzzy as I try to sit up.

"Whoa, take it easy there. Ya took a big hit Miles. Ya need ta relax." I hear Big Mac say.

"Wh... what happened? Where am I? Whats going on? How long have I been out?" I ask as my vision begins to clear. I'm in what looks like a waiting room to an office, laying on an old couch. All of the girls are here, along side with True Will, Dust Devil, Camo Flash. Easy and Doc.

"Easy there. Everything's alright. You're safe. You've been unconscious fer three days now. Here, drink sum water an ah'll tell ya what happened." He says as he offers me a canteen. I look to everyone before taking the canteen and drinking down all of the water. My throat feels as if I haven't had something to drink in weeks.

"So, I take it one of you saved me." I say before taking another long drink.

"Well, not exactly." Big Mac starts. "Uh... well..."

"Semper saved you." True Will says bluntly as he takes a step forward. "Now you have to kill her." I nearly choke on my water when he says this. After a few seconds of coughing I finally look up to see the saddened looks on everyone.

"What? What happened? Why do I need to kill Semper? What's going on?" I ask frantically.

"I'll tell him. Semper was my friend after all." Dust Devil says as she walks over and takes a seat beside me. "Well, basically she sacrificed herself foe all of us. She...."

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"Dust Devil, get up there and see what you can do. Semper, take this and keep your distance." Miles orders me. I nod and jump into the air, trying my best to avoid the blue people as I make my way to the roof.

"DD! Get over here!" Will yells out as I race towards him. Crash before him as all of the blue people slam into the ground, silencing the area around me.

"I'm back." I say with a weak smile. Will just shakes his head and helps me back to my hooves. "Where are the others?" I ask as I look over to Camo Flash. He just shakes is head and looks down as the other run over to the edge of the roof.

"Where did Miles go?" Twilight asks.

"Down there!" Fluttershy says exclaims as she points towards the massive hole in the ground. I see Semper run over to it and try to use her weapon, but something goes wrong. She points and tries to use it, but ends up tossing it aside before jumping into the hole.

"NO SEMPER!" I yell as I take off into the air. I race down to see her walk up to the group of people sucking some green energy from Miles.

"LET HIM GO!" Semper yells, gaining their attention. "What happened to your humanity? Why are you doing this!?" She yells as she marches straight towards them. "The fight is over, we need to rebuild, not kill each other. Fight whatever's making you like this and come back to us. Terradisia can still live, please...

"SEMPER! STAY BACK!" I yell as I try to fly after her.

"Dust Devil!" I glance back in time to see Rainbow Dash crash into me and start to pull me back. "You can't go down there, they'll kill you!"

"SEMPER!" I yell as I try to get out of her hooves. I look back to see all of them circle around her as she begins to twist and shake. "NOO! SEMPER!"

"I AM EARTH!" She yells out before all of them jump her.

"NNOOO!"

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"Once they all were sucked into her... she changed. She won't stop mumbling to herself and has been shaking violently for the past few days.

"Dammit Semper!" I yell as I toss the canteen aside. "How bad is the mumbling?"

"With that many souls in one body, how bad do you think it is?" Camo says as he walks over and puts an arm around Dust Devil. She latches onto him and begins to sob, murmuring about Semper.

"Fuck." I mutter as I sit up. I grab my chest as a slight pain numbs my chest. I look down and find myself wrapped in bloody bandages. "Where is she?"

"She hasn't moved from the spot where it happened."Rarity informs me as she stares out the window.

"Alright. I'll deal with this. After that We'll leave this place. Got it?" I ask as I force myself up. Silent nods fill the room as I walk through the door. I walk out to the edge of the whole and look down. Sure enough, there she is. Sitting on her heels as she twitches from side to side. I go o jump down, but stop at the last second.

Is my magic even working right now? I try to turn my magic on, but find it impossible to use. No matter how hard I shake, it simply will not come out.

"Hey...."

FLASH

"Need help?" Twilight asks as we appear on the street below. "I figured you wouldn't have your magic right now. I'll give you a moment..."

"No. I might need you here." I say as I walk over to Semper and kneel before her. "Semper are you there?"

"... feed... never... yes... I found him... where is it.... are they... because... hahaha... forever FOREVER... we can't... just a little..." She mumbles as she rocks back and forth. I look over to my arm and stare at the Elements. Can I even use these without magic?

"... kill us... so many dead... I want my boy... end the pain... she can't live without me... I told him to wait... they never said goodbye... tell me... give us death... deverto pulvis...

"Et salutant mortuus." I say before I hold out my arm and feel for the Elements. I feel a wave of energy wash over me as Laminis Lux takes form in my hands. Simultaneously I feel myself max out as the blade feed energy into my body, healing all of my wounds instantly.

"...yes, do it.... my hero, our savior... do it, do it now.... we want this, we all want this... please.... quickly...

I shove the blade into the chest, aiming where the heart would be. I see tendrils of different colors reach out as the skeleton arches back and looks straight up. I reach out and hold them as the colored tendrils begin to fade out, slowly disappearing.

"I'm sorry I couldn't save you." I whisper as I hold them close.

"I'm sorry we didn't get to talk more. Can you do me a favor." Semper asks clearly as she leans forward and holds onto me lightly.

"Anything."

"Live."

A/N: In case you didn't notice, this was suppose to be the ending for the last chapter. I posted too soon, and I am sorry for that. So here are two things to make up for that. One: Skip to 25:00. And another update on the Misadventures of Tb. Enjoy and brony on.

"O-O-OPPA GANGNAM STYLE! HEEEEEY SEXY LADY." We all yell as we dance down the street. Cheesus moves to scream at Pinkies butt, only to get slapped.

"Hey! I'm a pony!" She yells as we continue on, giggling and somewhat dancing.

"I accept this." Cheesus says, only to get slapped again. "Why?"

"Anyway, anyone else find it odd that no one is questioning that we're walking down the street with a talking pony?" I ask.

"I'd like to believe that our neighbors have already seen us do stupid and weird shit, so no one cares." Cheesus says, getting a methodical nod from Squishy.

"LEAP!" Squishy yells as he leaps towards Pinkie in an attempt to ride her.

TWITCHY TAIL

THUD

"Are you going to try this every time?" Pinkie asks as Squishy lays face down on the ground.

"Until I succeed." He grumbles into the ground.

"So how many people do you think will recognize us at Equestria L.A.?" I ask as I help Squishy up.

"NOBODY!" Squishy exclaims, then gets saddened.

"Now because you said that we're going to get swarmed by people going: OH MY GOD YOU'RE THE AUTHOR OF MAN OF WAR..."

"But because you said THAT, nopony will recognize anypony... unless they do..." Pinkie says, thinking deeply about the probability of someone meeting us.

"So yes, unless no?" Cheesus asks.

"How does that work?" I ask. From out of no where, Pinkie pulls out an isle and flips to a pie chart.

"You see, it is as possible as it is improbable..."

"I CONKER!" Squishy says as he rubs his goatee.

"Its a fancy scientific way of saying maybe." Cheesus informs me as we walk past the isle.

"Right.... so anyway, I've had a good week. After touch made me that cool cover, Sin Wave is editing..."

"SH!" Pinkie yells.

"Sin Wave did what?" Squishy asks.

"He's helping with..."

"SH!" Pinkie shushes again, glaring at me the whole time.

"What's he doing?"

"Its with..."

"SH!"

"FINE!" I yell as I throw my arms up. "Asshole... wont let me ruin shit..." I grumble. Cheesus and Squishy walk up beside me and glance to one another...

"Red."

"SON OF A BITCH!" I yells as I quicken my pace.

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