Disclaimer: I own nothing in this story. My Little Pony belongs to Hasbro. Thor, Loki, Odin, and Frigga belong to Marvel. I also don't own Thor and Loki's pony designs, they belong to lizzytheviking from Deviantart. I also don't own Rune, he belongs to Ascaerdoth on Deviantart. I also don't own Nexus, he belongs to PenStroke, the writer of Past Sins. I also don't own the songs Last Boss Cackletta and the Super Smash Bros. Brawl Main Theme.

”How much longer until we get back to the ruins? I feel like I’ve been walking for ages!” Spike whined while the group continued walking back to the ruins. “It’s only a few more miles.” Twilight reassured him. “If I believe so, the Resistance’s hideout is five hills away or so from where we are to the ruins.” “Twilight, couldn’t ya just use your teleportation spell to get us there?” Applejack asked Twilight curiously. “The battle against the Black Devil had tired me out. I need to recover before I could try that. No worries, it shouldn’t take long.” Twilight explained to Applejack. “I can only hope Shining Armor, Private Katoptris, and the others get out of the ruins.” Pinkie said in concern. “That place is super scary even worse than how I noticed a mark on Scootaloo’s cheek that was probably Loki’s doing.”

“WHAT?!” Rainbow gasped in shock. “She didn’t even tell me that happened to her?!” “She was saying that he said that you never cared for her and that she was a pest.” Pinkie explained nervously.

“That Loki is a pack of lies! I do care for her! Oh, I’m so kicking his flank for what he did to her!”

“Oh dear, would things ever go back to the way they were?” Fluttershy asked nervously. “I don’t know, Fluttershy. I just don’t…” Twilight sighed sadly. Who knows what events will unfold? Within one room, Loki had just got to the ruins, only to witness what happened while he was gone, from what his clone (that he fused back with) had told him. And seeing much of the soldiers either defeated by combat or magic, the villain wasn’t too pleased with this and was now in discussion with three soldiers from the army. The two were a Pegasus and a Unicorn and the other seemed to be the captain who reported the situation of the escapes.

“So, let me understand this…” Loki grumbled in annoyance. “You, Captain Rune and your squadron of highly trained soldiers, wisely chosen by the strongest warrior in all of Equestria, mind you, could not even catch six abominations, foals, and a baby dragon?”

“Well, My Lord, the pink one…” Captain Rune began to protest, but was cut off when…STAB! Without warning, a silver knife pierced through his chest that Loki was levitating. “Ugh…” Captain Rune gasped to look up at his other commander aside from General Shield Strike before he removed the knife. CLUMP! The captain smacked to the floor, breathing deeply from the near death experience.

“Captain!” The other two soldiers yelped in shock before Loki gave them the death glare. “How can it be that such mere ponies could outwit you all is beyond me. And to lose to the Element of Laughter, it is like THEY ARE MAKING A MOCKERY OF US!!!” Loki snarled in pure hatred. “But…but…but she was under Private Katoptris’s spell!” The Pegasus soldier stammered nervously.

“WHAT?! Katoptris was here? He is part of this plan as well?!” Loki snapped back with a surprised expression. “And we got a word that Flim and Flam’s inventions were missing.” The unicorn soldier stated. “Plus, the Elements of Harmony are missing…” “So…it makes sense. Private Katoptris led some Resistance despite losing hope, then my fight with Shining Armor, Big Macintosh, and even Spike from what my clone has told me was merely a distraction.” Loki muttered under his breath in near fury. “But I have to admit, that was a good dance number.” The Pegasus soldier said as he remembered Pinkie’s dance number from way earlier.

“The song was kind of catchy to me.” The Unicorn soldier shrugged. “WHAT?! Are you starting to believe that being with ponies is ENJOYABLE?!” Loki demanded angrily. “Have you forgotten what they did to you all?! And now you wish to forgive and forget?!” “Well…” The two soldiers muttered nervously. “Get out! OUT! LET ME BE!” Loki snapped at the soldiers. “And while you are at it, take the captain to the medical bay to get fixed to fight again! I am feeling a small bit of kindness to need him.”

The evil Alicorn pointed at the still breathing Captain Rune who was still alive and listening the whole time, but had no strength to speak. “Y-Y-Yes, sir.” The two soldiers nodded before the unicorn soldier levitated the captain onto his back and quickly going out the doors, leaving Loki alone.

Outside, when the doors were slammed in their faces, there was some chattering going on. “You ever wondered how we got into this gig again?” The Unicorn soldier asked his friend. “I think it had to do something about being superior over all ponies.” The Pegasus soldier shrugged.

“That’s what General Shield Strike told us.” Captain Rune coughed while being carried by the Unicorn Soldier. “After the mass murder, the general was put in prison while we were banished onto the moon, we still held the same devotion for our cause, but now…It’s up for debate.” “Like if all ponies really are our enemies?” The Pegasus soldier guessed in curiosity.

“Yes, I’m Shield Strike’s successful soldier as well as his friend. The rank of captain was given to me after he killed that griffin with his bare hooves and I soon…followed down the same path as our commander.” Captain Rune sighed in a disappointed tone. “Then…what do we do for now?” The Unicorn soldier asked his captain.

“For now, we follow orders and see what fate lies ahead of us, soldiers.” Captain Rune answered. “In a way, Loki looked like he was ready to kill me, but he missed my heart by a few inches. I wonder…is he anything like what his real father was?” Many questions remained unanswered as Captain Rune was taken to the nearest medical bay to get treated.

Private Katoptris’s group returned to their secret hideaway with their new weapons. Caramel grinned and said, “Looks like things are turning in our favor!” “Yes. Mayor!” Private Katoptris called out to the Mayor who was working on a strategy. “Oh! Private Katoptris, you and your team are back.” The Mayor said, glancing at the objects they brought along with them. “And those are?”

“Machines we stole from Flim and Flam. We’ll use them to help us fight back and save Equestria.”

“I see…how did the rescue mission go?”

Dr. Hooves, getting out of the Lizard Giant 6000, explained, “Well, we got Twilight and her friends out and they escaped; I believe they should be on their way to our hideout to help.” “I suppose it had something to do with that earthquake and yelling earlier.” The Mayor said with a worried expression. “Yes, that was the Red Devil whom Twilight, Spike, and the others managed to stop.” Dr. Hooves nodded. “But where’s Shining Armor’s group? And will Twilight and her friends know where we are?”

“They haven’t gotten back yet…and neither did Twilight’s.”

“You mean they aren’t back yet?” Derpy asked as she got worried. “Princess Celestia knows what will happen between the Everfree Forest and here. Loki probably caught on as to what happened this time. I doubt he fell for it twice.”

“No worries anymore. Mayor, get everypony in the secret hideaway. We’re taking back Equestria!” Private Katoptris said sternly. “Everypony? Even the foals?” The Mayor gasped.

“Loki and his army are stealing our home; it’s time we take it back!”

Meanwhile, at this time, Loki was left alone in his hideaway, grumbling over the events that happened. The army had been planning an escape for all of them just in case the Royal Guards showed up to arrest them as he was told by one of the soldiers. Loki had won and had everything and then yet the ponies…the Princesses, the Main Six, Shining Armor, everypony, Spike, and even the inclusion of Thor, foiled his plans.

“GRAAAAAAAAAH!” Loki roared out in anger before blasting a spell across the room to let off some steam. “HOW IS IT THAT THEY CANNOT JUST LOSE?! I HAVE WON, HAVE I NOT?!?! EVEN WHEN GENERAL SHIELD STRIKE LOST HIS TEMPER FROM LOSING, HE LOST TO THOSE FOOLISH PONIES!!! RAAAAARGH!!! Is there NOTHING that can END MY ENEMIES FOR GOOD?! JUST ONE PUSH TO…Wait! There is ONE force I have not tried to finally end this, ugh! But that means I must acquire HIS service.” He had stopped his tantrum when he thought about something. From the tiny hesitation and hissing in his voice when he said ‘his’, Loki sounded like he had an idea, but it wasn’t one he was fond of.

Later, he was seen leaving the room he was in to exit an empty hallway that was deserted of any life. His steps echoed in the halls as he was headed for a place hidden only for he himself knows of the location and knowledge of it’s use. After a few minutes of walking down several hallways, Loki came to a chamber room that was completely lit by candle light. The only thing within the room was some grey mirror with a demonic design with a gargoyle bat on top. The only pony in the room approached the mirror as his horn glowed with dark green energy before unleashing it on the mirror.

“Let my message be clear, reach to he that resigns in the deepest imprisonment in Tartarus! Reach he whose very power quakes the earth he walks on, whose breath creates storms of destruction, whose single hoof can shatter mountains! I call you, heed my word and answer my darkest need of your power…APPEAR NOW!!!” Loki chanted out loud before his magic soon completely lightened the mirror’s statue’s eyes to change the mirror center’s appearance by his will.

Then, without warning, strange background music that sounded sinister. It was ‘Last Boss Cackletta’ from Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga, but back to the story while the music of the fitting theme. From within the mirror, flames burst around the surroundings as from the middle came a strange figure. Loki could actually be seen sweating from his near twitching eyes as the figure stared at him with a bored expression. It was a unicorn stallion with light blue eyes with black cat like irises, a white mane, a light blue coat, and a black circle with a sun and a moon in the middle as a cutie mark.

“Well, well, well, if it isn’t…Loki, god of Lies and Mischief.” The figure mused with a diabolical smile in a British accent. “Nexus, the Overlord King…How I rue the day to meet your gaze again.” Loki sneered. “Then, tell me…why do you risk casting a secret spell to pierce the gates of Tartarus to speak to me?” Nexus asked. “All I require is your aid!” Loki snapped in annoyance. “My army has failed to finish off those…miserable ponies! Even though I freed those soldiers, it is still not enough, especially since I lost the Elements and my prisoners!”

“So, even with all the power you wield…it’s not enough, now is it?” Nexus questioned, staring at the villain with slight amusement. “Which is why you ask my aid; to do what they or you couldn’t do.” “Do not speak of that! I am more than capable of handling those ponies!” Loki snapped angrily. “Yet here you stand, reaching out for me. I would love to aid you, but my army and I are as seen…imprisoned in Tartarus. And while even placed under here, MY WILL RULES HERE.” Nexus smiled with a sly remark.

“So, that is it? You are not even going to lift a hoof after I had to put away my pride to just speak to somepony more terrible than myself?!” Loki asked in annoyance. “Humph! Flattery will get you anywhere, I see…” Nexus huffed. But then, a strange glowing sphere appeared from his horn and went through the mirror into the reality of the room Loki is in.

“What is this?” Loki asked with a puzzled expression as he reached his hoof out to touch the sphere. “A gift…it’s my way of wishing you ‘good luck’ as it shall help you in your hour of need.” Nexus answered. “It takes on the darkness within you, shapes it into what’s inside your heart, and will follow your deepest will. Once that’s done, it can level lands, dry seas, and cause destruction to life itself.” “Like…destroying Equestria and killing those ponies?” Loki asked curiously. “And what do you seek?” “Let’s say that you shall learn the answer…soon enough.” Nexus smirked. Loki didn’t know what to say, but seeing the glowing sphere made him think that Nexus’s powers were just as powerful as his own.

“Then, I shall go! Farwell!” Loki said before turning around and leaving while his horn glowed and canceled the spell on the mirror. As Loki was leaving, the image was fading into nothingness, except as it slowly crept over Nexus’s image; the Overlord King spoke these words out of Loki’s absence, “Farewell indeed, Loki…Farewell.”

Soon afterward, his image faded away while the background song ended at the right time. All the questions couldn’t be answered until it was…too little too late. “Ok, we’re almost there.” Spike nodded to his friends, gesturing to them as they were almost out of the ruins. “After this hill, we would be almost to the Resistance’s hideout.”

“Thank goodness! I can’t stand this place!” Fluttershy shuttered. “Right, the Everfree Forest…brr! Why did Loki choose the ruins here as his hideout?” Rarity asked with a shiver. “Probably because it’s a fitting hideout for villains like him.” Pinkie shrugged. “Spike, once we find your clone, I’m gonna fuse you two back together, ok?” Twilight asked her assistant with a stern expression.

“Sure, Twilight.” Spike nodded. Suddenly, a flash appeared, knocking Spike back. The baby dragon got back up and gasped as he saw a familiar place: the ruins! “What? Oh no!” Spike gasped in shock and alarm. “How did the ruins…what?” Worst yet, Twilight and her friends were stuck at the ruins! “Captain, take a look at this!” A Royal Guard exclaimed as he pointed his hoof at something. The army was almost to the Resistance’s hideout when something alerted them.

Shining Armor took a look and gasped at what he saw, “The ruins where the Elements of Harmony were once stored?!”

“No! It can’t be!” Another Royal Guard shouted. “How did it get here? I thought we left it!” Shining Armor demanded with a frustrated expression. One thing’s for sure; this spell was trouble! “How did we end up back here?” Rainbow asked in shock and alarm while the other members of the Main Six and Spike found themselves in the main room at the ruins. “Didn’t we leave this place behind?!” “What’s going on?!” Twilight demanded. Familiar evil laughter was heard as Loki appeared with his army, along with the Cutie Mark Crusaders and the Spike Clone.

“Marvelous trick, is it not? It is nice what one can do with teleportation nowadays.” The evil Alicorn remarked. “You again? Go away! We don’t have time to deal with you!” Spike shouted angrily. “Silence! I am the master of these ruins, not you!” Loki snapped at Spike in annoyance.

“Come on, we can take him!” Rainbow exclaimed to her friends. “No, we can’t.” Fluttershy sighed sadly in remembering what happened the last two times they tried to take down Loki.

“Please! We took on the Black Devil and won!” Rainbow scoffed, charging at Loki…only to be bucked in the face by him. “Ow!”

“Do you not see it, Scootaloo?” Loki asked the young Pegasus in amusement. “She only cares for her image! In fact, she remains oblivious to the mark on your cheek.”

“Ya leave Scootaloo outta this, ya big bully!” Apple Bloom snapped as she glared at Loki. “Besides, I told Pinkie to tell Rainbow Dash about what happened to me while we were stuck in the jail cell and now that she found out, she isn’t happy about it!” Scootaloo growled angrily to Loki.

“Not one bit!” Rainbow added as she recovered and swooped in to grab the Cutie Mark Crusaders while dropping them beside the others and Spike. “Oooooh, so the two saw through my lies…how cute.” Loki taunted. “Give it up! You have the advantage temporarily , but the war is still mine!” “No, it isn’t! You may lead an entire army, but the forces of good will always win over evil, even if good loses temporarily!” The Spike Clone snapped at Loki, making him glare.

“Silence, you pathetic clone!” Loki retorted madly. The villain then did the horrible: he fired a knife at the Spike Clone, instantly killing it. “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” The Main Six, Spike (the real one), and The Cutie Mark Crusaders gasped as they rushed over to the Spike Clone while Loki smirked at the scene. “Stay with us, Spike! Stay with us!” Twilight pleaded, holding back a sob.

“I have had enough of this game. Time to do what I should have done in the first place!” Loki exclaimed before turning to his army. “Kill them all! They cannot use the Elements because my spell still has them corrupted and nopony else can save them now. Equestria belongs to me!”

“WHAT IS THIS MADNESS THOU SPEAKTH OF?!” A familiar voice demanded in the Royal Canterlot Voice. Everypony looked up to see two familiar Alicorns appearing in the sky, landing in front of the heroes and glaring at Loki. “Princess Celestia! Princess Luna!” Twilight exclaimed happily. “Ah, the Princesses; you saved me some trouble hunting you two down. Now, you can both die with your subjects.” Loki smiled evilly. “I think not.” Celestia said sternly.

“We saw your ruins appearing while we were battling your army. You made a foolish move by doing so. Odin and Frigga have sent a signal to Ponyheim’s army, so they can help us.” “And now, we’ll stop this madness you’ve created.” Luna added to Loki.

“Ha, ha, ha, very funny.” Loki grumbled sarcastically. “You two princesses are fools! Princess Celestia lost to Queen Chrysalis…and who knew what Princess Luna was doing during that? Do you not see that stepping in here, you two are doomed?”

“No, this isn’t over yet. If you want to kill our subjects, you have to go through my sister and I. Please stop this, do it for Thor! If he were in your place, he would end this!” Luna pleaded. “Do not dare mention his name around me!” Loki snapped madly to Luna. “You ponies have no right to! I am not his brother, I never was! Well, no more! I shall be glad when all of you are dead, including Thor!” Luna kept pleading, “Stop this! You can leave and start over with Thor, just like I did with Celestia! I had a similar issue, but it’s solved!”

“I cannot.” Loki snarled.

“Then, you leave me no choice!” Celestia snapped as she flew and fired a spell from her horn at Loki, but it bounced off the villain as he fired a blast of his own. The ponies and baby dragon watched on as both fighters got into a struggle with both blasts…but Loki triumphed, sending Celestia to the ground, but not enough to knock her out.

“Princess Celestia!” Twilight cried out with a worried expression. “Oh yes, it looks like you are still a weakling, you should have been more prepared, everypony.” Loki remarked evilly. “I won’t let you hurt my sister!” Luna shouted in anger, flying to Loki.

“SILENCE!” Loki roared as he bucked Luna to the ground. “Stop this, leave Princess Luna alone!” Rarity shouted. “YOU PONIES TURNED AGAINST ME!” Loki exclaimed madly, pointing to the Main Six and the Cutie Mark Crusaders. “You did that yourself because he didn’t tell you about your true parentage!” Spike snapped to Loki. “You’re getting out of control!” “No…I AM in control here, I am always in control! It is all of you who have lost control! Control I shall make sure that you will never regain again!” Loki said darkly to his enemies. The situation seemed almost hopeless in what Loki was going to do next. It would take a miracle to stop this villain and his evil army, but what?

“LOKI! I’M STOPPING YOU RIGHT HERE AND RIGHT NOW!” A familiar voice shouted that got the villainous Alicorn’s attention to face the owner. It was Shining Armor and his Royal Guards. “Shining Armor!” Twilight gasped in relief as she saw her brother again. “Clonie!” Spike exclaimed, running to his clone’s side. “Is he—“

“No, he’s still breathing, Spike.” Sweetie Belle reassured him. “Quick, Twilight! Fuse them back quickly!”

Twilight nodded and fired a spell at the clone as a flash of light appeared. Soon, the clone disappeared, fusing back with the original baby dragon though he stretched his claws. “You ok?” Fluttershy asked Spike in concern. “Yeah…I’m gonna need a little time to recover; my body feels like some jerk fired a knife at me.” Spike admitted with an uneasy expression.

“Somepony did and his name is Loki.”

“Captain Shining, how amusing it must be for you...” Loki spoke casually in seeing Twilight’s older brother again. “Are you here for a second match after our previous one?” “In case you’ve forgotten, that time I wasn’t intending on winning! This time, it’ll be different!” Shining Armor declared with a determined expression. “And just ‘how’ will this be different now?” Loki smirked evilly. POW! Then, without warning, some bucking sound was heard and it happened…right behind the evil Alicorn.

“GRAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!” Loki yelped as he was bucked across the ground and looked up to see…another pony there. “I’m not fighting alone once more.” Shining Armor smiled, watching the one who caught Loki by surprise come out of a corner and it was none other than…Big Macintosh.

“Eeyup!” Big Macintosh nodded in determination. “Oh, this is too much! We clashed horns twice before, Shining Armor and you are relying on a muscle bound stallion that only gives out ‘yes’ or ‘no’ responses. He may be a military veteran, but he is careless!” Loki cackled under his breath. “Eenope!” Big Macintosh responded. “I’m relying on a good friend to aid me in stopping you!” Shining Armor declared to the villain. “Then, let us see you both…try!” Loki exclaimed before his horn glowed and fired a spell at them which they dodged while his armor appeared on his body. “Oh doggy, this maybe either different or somethin’ else.” Applejack mumbled.

“You ok, Spike?” Scootaloo asked. “Your clone took quite a hit there.”

“I’m ok, I just need a little time for my body to stop hurting.” Spike cringed. “Twily, when this is over, we’re gonna talk about your clone magic later!” Shining Armor called out to Twilight sternly.

“Shining Armor, not now, ok?”

It was around this time when things were beginning to quiet down for the battle. It was Shining Armor and Big Macintosh vs. Loki; one side was good, the other was evil. If it wasn’t enough, the Super Smash Bros. Brawl Main Theme began playing in the background to move the suspense of the situation on.

“Nice music, but is this place appropriate enough for this song from Super Smash Bros. Brawl?” Pinkie asked her friends curiously. “You care to fight me, then fight me you shall in these ruins.” Loki declared, waving his hoof in the air. “Nopony can enter and nopony can help you now.” “Do believe that if we win this, we’ll get out of this situation, Big Mac?” Shining Armor whispered to Big Macintosh. “Eeyup, I reckon so!” Big Macintosh nodded. “Then, if you stallions are ready…” Loki began while taunting his enemies. “Let our battle…begin!” Then, either side began attacking which Loki making the first move by surrounding himself in a dark green magic barrier.

“RAAAAARGH!” Loki shouted as he fired spells from his barrier to which Shining Armor and Big Macintosh had charged away to dodge. Or was it? “GAH!” Shining Armor cried out, getting surrounded by three diamond shaped objects producing some electricity to seal him in. “Shining Armor!” The Main Six yelled in horror.

“What happened?” Big Macintosh asked in concern as he saw that Loki did something when they weren’t looking. “It’s a trap spell…ugh…the longer I’m in it, the more it hurts me!” Shining Armor answered from inside the trap. “I always found you struggling entertaining…” Loki commented from behind the heroes. “Let’s get ‘im!” Big Macintosh declared, charging at Loki and only to go right through him. “What the?” He heard somepony clear his or her throat and turned to see…Loki standing near him. “Are you not ever going to fall for that?” He asked evilly. “It’s a ploy! He’s using magic to distract us!” Shining Armor warned urgently. “But…ARGGGGGGGGGGH!” BAM! With enough strength, he broke through the trap and was free from being injured.

“Where’s Loki now?” Rainbow asked in curiosity. She had noticed that the villain had vanished again. “He seems to be a fast one.” Luna sighed, getting up with Celestia.

And so it was seen that both ponies looked up to see on the top of one of the columns, Loki had flew up and landed on it where his horn glowed with energy. “If you want me, come and get me!” He taunted to his enemies below. “Ok, Big Mac, standby and at the right moment, attack him while I go out!” Shining Armor commanded before he charged and jumped onto the wall’s side and ran up the column while Loki watched from above.

“It is about time I increase…the odds!” Loki declared as his horn glowed and he began firing even more spells from above. “Shining Armor, look out!” Spike warned in alarm. And then, the evil Alicorn dove off from the column and directly towards Shining Armor who dashed up at the last moment. At an instance, both fighters passed over each other with Loki spinning around in the air to make his hooves face forward and Shining Armor ceased attacking to stare at the villainous Alicorn’s stylish maneuver. “At this point, the fight could go either way.” Celestia said grimly. “I just hope it goes our way.”

“I don’t think Loki would let that happen!” Luna exclaimed to her sister with a worried expression. “I’m not giving up!” Shining Armor snapped, levitating himself back onto the ground.

“Oh, you will.” Loki remarked before being surrounded by the barrier again which Shining Armor attacked, but bounced off of. “Come back here!” Shining Armor called out before dashing towards Loki (he was out of his barrier) who was standing in the center of the area. “I am here, but you cannot touch me!” The villain proclaimed with a creepy evil grin on his face just when Shining Armor was a few feet away from him. POW! He fired a spell in Shining Armor’s direction which sent the Captain of the Royal Guards flying.

“GAHHHHH!” Shining Armor yelped. Just as he was about to attack again, he hit Loki, but was bounced back from the barrier again. “Oh come on!” Rainbow complained. “Like it? I use my spells to keep pests like you from stopping me!” Loki taunted his foe.

“Eenope!” Big Macintosh yelled with a determined expression as he came out of nowhere. POW! He delivered a buck behind Loki. “GRAAAAAGH!” Loki yelped, getting tackled from behind. “Gotcha! Now, back off!” Shining Armor yelled as he fired a few spells while the villain was distracted until Loki skidded away from Shining Armor and Big Macintosh.

“You will pay for that stunt! GRAHHHHH!” Loki roared out, charging at Shining Armor and Big Macintosh. “Wow, Loki seems really angry!” Sweetie Belle commented. “I agree, Sweetie Belle!” Rarity nodded nervously. “Big Mac, slash him with your hooves when he comes closer!” Shining Armor commanded to Big Macintosh. “Eeyup!” Big Macintosh nodded. The fighters clashed hooves or horns, but even if it was two against one, Loki managed to still push back his opponents. Then, Loki summoned clones to sneak behind and attack his enemies when they were distracted before making them vanish.

“ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGH!” The two pony fighters cried out as they charged towards their enemy. “Now’s our chance!” Shining Armor yelled. “Fooled you!” Loki laughed insanely, firing another spell at Shining Armor and Big Macintosh. “GAHHHHHHHHHHH!” Shining Armor and Big Macintosh yelped from the surprise attack. “Time for you to be defeated!” Shining Armor declared. He jumped over Loki’s barrier and began firing spells from behind. “GRAAAAAGH!” Loki yelped from trying to brace himself from Shining Armor’s attacks. “Back off!” Big Macintosh exclaimed before he head-butted the villain. “GRAAAAAGH!” Loki yelped.

“YEEHAW! Good work, Big Mac!” Apple Bloom cheered. “We may win this time!” Fluttershy exclaimed happily. “I don’t know, Fluttershy…Loki isn’t the kind of pony who wouldn’t go down easier. We can all agree on that.” Twilight said with a worried expression.

Then, Loki surrounded himself in the barrier again to trick his foes again. “Don’t let him have a moment’s rest!” Shining Armor commanded to Big Macintosh. “Eeyup!” Big Macintosh nodded before the two ponies attacked their enemy. “I rather cease your actions!” Loki snarled while firing another spell. “GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” Shining Armor and Big Macintosh yelped.

“Wow! Loki keeps attacking!” Scootaloo commented. “This isn’t good…” Spike sighed in agreement. “Now I have you both, RAAAAAAARGH!” Loki smiled evilly as he went on offence to strike the ponies. “Oh no you don’t! Back off!” Shining Armor snapped before he clashed horns with Loki again which wounded him a bit. “GRAAAAAGH!” Loki yelped again from the attack. “This is it!” Big Macintosh shouted while he delivered punches left and right that caught Loki off guard.

“GRAAAAAGH!” Loki groaned, getting hit back in forth by Big Macintosh’s hooves and bucked by him after the attack was over. “We got him!” Shining Armor declared as he dashed to attack the enemy. “Oh no you do not!” Loki snapped, getting on the offense side again with his horn clashing with Shining Armor’s horn and Big Macintosh’s hooves. “You are mine!” He fired another spell again which bashed the two ponies away.

“You cannot defeat me!” Loki roared while the two ponies clashed their horn or hooves, but weren’t being careful since he summoned the barrier again. “They’re losing!” Rarity exclaimed in horror.

“Not unless they do somethin’!” Applejack yelled in alarm. “Big Mac, give me boost!” Shining Armor commanded. “Eeyup!” Big Macintosh nodded as he bent down while Shining Armor ran towards him from behind. When Shining Armor jumped onto his back, Big Macintosh launched his head up which his friend jumped over. POW! POW! POW! Loki was caught by surprise, his barrier spell dropping when Shining Armor began firing spells at him. The villain was shot against a wall, but his time to recover was short when…Big Macintosh began hitting him with his hooves again. “Ha! Looks like we’re winnin’!” Apple Bloom cheered. Or it seemed until Loki vanished again to escape his attackers and then reappeared some feet away.

“Get him!” Shining Armor commanded to Big Macintosh before they were charging towards the evil Alicorn. “Do not be getting cocky!” Loki taunted, surrounding himself in the barrier again and attacking his opponents. “GRAHHHHH!”

“ARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH!” Big Macintosh cried out as he began slashing Loki with his hooves again. “It’s over!” Shining Armor roared out before firing a strong spell that sent Loki a bit distant and that looked like it hurt. “Not yet, THIS IS NOT YET!” Loki yelled with an annoyed expression. He then charged at Big Macintosh and attacked him, sending the Earth Pony flying.

“Big Mac!” Applejack and Apple Bloom gasped. “Big Mac, NO!” Shining Armor shouted until Loki fired a spell at him while he was distracted. “The faith in your friends is weakness for you ponies.” Loki taunted with a sneer. “Take this! Zecora made it for just this occasion!” Big Macintosh yelled, throwing a healing potion at Shining Armor which he drank.

“My injuries are healing…” Shining Armor gasped, feeling his strength returning. But then, Loki fired a spell at him for not paying too much attention. “Well, aren’t you rude, Loki!” Shining Armor commented sarcastically before attacking him again.

“Sorry, but that is just me.” Loki smirked as he vanished and reappeared while firing another spell. “GAH!” Shining Armor yelped, dodging the attack and giving Loki a determined expression. “Payback time!” He began attacking Loki by surprise.

“GRAAAAAGH!” Loki yelped as he was now taking damage now, but Shining Armor wasn’t quitting. “It’s over!” Shining Armor shouted before firing a spell at Loki who skidded across the ground with more injuries. “TAKE THIS!” Big Macintosh shouted, suddenly healed by another one of Zecora’s healing potions while charging into battle.

POW! The stallion smacked Loki from behind. “Ha! Loki’s getting his flank kicked!” Spike laughed eagerly. “Right, Twilight?” “Right, we may win this…I hope.” Twilight sighed. Then, the villain vanished to dodge his two enemies going after him. “RAAAAAAARGH!” Loki roared as he fired a spell at Shining Armor from behind. “You’re not gettin’ away that easily!” Big Macintosh yelled before charging at him, but Loki vanished again to dodge the pony’s attack.

“HOLD IT!” Shining Armor shouted. Just when Loki reappeared, the two were clashing their horns in midair. “GRAAAAAGH!” Loki snarled, struggling from the surprise attack while Shining Armor bucked him and sent the villain flying backwards. “Let’s see you back off from this!” Shining Armor yelled before attacking again. “I believe I shall!” Loki retorted before summoning the barrier again and vanishing. “Watch out! He’s behind you!” Big Macintosh warned in shock while Loki reappeared with the barrier vanishing just as the alicorn’s horn glowed.

“You think they can win this?” Twilight asked Celestia and Luna. “Maybe, but Loki is a powerful foe indeed.” Celestia answered grimly. “He won’t give up, we may need more than tricks and surprise attacks to save Equestria.”

“The best we can do is arrest Loki…I hope Thor, Odin, or Frigga would talk some sense into him.” Luna sighed.

“Do you believe that having his adoptive brother and parents talking to him would help, Luna?”

“I just don’t know…but I don’t think it’s going to work. As the old saying goes, ‘some ponies just want to watch the world burn’ and that’s what Loki wants to watch: our kingdom getting destroyed.”

Soon, Shining Armor was clashing horns with Loki still. “You have improved, but it is still not enough!” Loki snapped. “Then, I’ll keep surprising you!” Shining Armor grunted as the villain backed off while looking strangely calm. Loki then fired a spell at him suddenly.

“GAHHHHHHHH!” Shining Armor yelped, getting blasted back. But Loki was no fool this time as he ceased the barrier spell before the enemy made contact with him again. POW! Shining Armor tried firing a spell at him which backfired. “I am not gullible to fall for that trick twice!” Loki remarked with a sly smile in seeing Shining Armor trying to get up.

“Shining Armor!” Spike yelled in worry for his boss’s older brother. “Then, try me!” Big Macintosh exclaimed, charging at Loki. “Now ya just BACK OFF!!!” He then launched a few more surprise attacks which knocked Loki off his balance. “Such strength from a brute…” Loki cringed from the attacks. “NOW HAVE ANOTHER!” Big Macintosh yelled as he punched the villain while he tried to block his hooves. But then, Loki vanished and then reappeared to attack the Earth Pony stallion. But it was him who was underestimating Big Macintosh as the stallion blocked the enemy’s attacks before punching to knock the Alicorn away from him with some damages.

“Go, Big Mac, Go!” The Cutie Mark Crusaders and Spike cheered on. “I do not think you can win with brute strength alone!” Loki exclaimed to the red stallion before summoning his barrier and attacking…but somepony got in the way. “No, that’s when I come in!” Shining Armor declared, revealing himself to Loki while the barrier vanished and firing spells at him.

“GRAAAAAGH! Maybe you remember…THIS!” Loki growled, unleashing a spell to keep Shining Armor away. “Ugh…” Shining Armor groaned as he was surrounded by a familiar spell. “Not this again!” “He’s headin’ for that column again!” Big Macintosh pointed out.

“Déjà vu, huh? ARGGGGGGGGGGH! He must have gone back on the top of that column!” Shining Armor remarked, breaking the trap spell again. “Eeyup!” Big Macintosh nodded. And so it was seen that both ponies looked to the top of one of the columns where Loki had landed with his horn glowing. “As stated, come and get me, Captain Shining!” Loki taunted from above.

“Hey! Only the Princesses and the Royal Guards are allowed to call him that!” Spike snapped at Loki in annoyance. “Yeah, who the hay do you think you are?!” Rainbow demanded to Loki. “Big Mac, I know what to do here, but hopefully our secret moment to strike won’t go unnoticed.” Shining Armor stated to his friend.

“Eenope! It ain’t, now go get ‘im!” Big Macintosh answered. Then, Shining Armor, with his horn glowing, was dashing over to the column and jumping onto it and running upwards. “Wow, how does he do that?” Pinkie asked with a smile as she ate some popcorn. “It looks like something that would come out of a video game!” “Uh…what, Pinkie?” Twilight questioned. “You are a fool! You will never learn anything, Shining Armor!” Loki declared to the captain of the Royal Guards. And then the villainous Alicorn dove down from the top to head directly towards Shining Armor who dashed up at the last moment.

“I DISAGREE!!!” Shining Armor shouted out, clashing his horn against Loki’s horn quickly which surprised the evil Alicorn. “What?” Loki gasped in surprise. “Alright, go Shining Armor!” Twilight cheered wildly. Then, Shining Armor flipped in the air while Loki flew below and the unicorn charged at him before…POW! He fired a spell at Loki that sent him flying downwards.

“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” Loki screamed out from losing his balance to fly straight from descending down. “Looks like Captain Shining’s training has paid off here. We can only hope that this is enough.” Celestia said with a slight smile. Then, Shining Armor pushed against the column to dive down faster to approach the villain. It was here that while Loki was able to stand up and Shining Armor landed in front of him as both fighters gazed at each other before…they quickly clashed horns again. Loki managed to push Shining Armor away long enough to be in midair while the unicorn landed with grace in front of the column that the two fighters ran up on.

“I cannot believe you managed to outdo me after going through that stage just once!” The villain exclaimed in anger. “Well, now you have! ARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGH!” Shining Armor yelled out before rushing off to add in more injuries since Loki was distracted. “GRAAAAAGH!” Loki yelped from the attacks. “It’s nearly over, Loki!” Shining Armor declared as he fired a spell at the villain which sent him flying a distance. “You are right…FOR YOU!” Loki yelled, teleporting away to avoid another hit again. “Quit that!” Shining Armor complained as he chased the pony every time he reappeared. Loki stopped teleporting to fire a spell.

“That won’t keep me from doing this!” Shining Armor yelled, blocking the spell by summoning a barrier. “Your resistance is getting me more irritated!” Loki snarled at his opponent. Shining Armor tried to clash horns with him, but Loki summoned the barrier which separated both of the fighters.

“I will not be made a fool by anypony!” Loki roared out as he teleported away again and reappeared to fire another spell. Shining Armor summoned his barrier and began firing spells at the villain. “Oh no you do not, Shining Armor!” Loki snapped while attempting to block the attacks. “IT’S OVER, LOKI!” Shining Armor snapped, firing a spell at him.

“I WILL NOT LOSE!” Loki roared out as he teleported away and reappeared after he avoided the pony’s attack. Then, he began running towards Shining Armor to tackle him down. “Shining Armor, look out!” Twilight and her friends cried out. “GAH!” Shining Armor yelped. “I shall tear you apart, PIECE BY PIECE!” Loki declared evilly, preparing to attack until…”NOOOOOOOOO!” Big Macintosh shouted as he blocked the attack with his hooves and tossed another healing potion to Shining Armor. “I was wondering where you have run off to.” Loki smirked.

Then, Shining Armor used the potion to regain his strength and health to aid Big Macintosh. “Yay! Alright!” Sweetie Belle cheered happily. “IMPOSSIBLE!” Loki gasped while he summoned the barrier, only to have it be broken by the two ponies. “I WILL NOT BE DEFEATED BY TWO PETTY PONIES!”

“So far, they’ve been kickin’ your flank.” Applejack commented. “Yeah, just give up!” Apple Bloom added. “Never! I will not be beaten by those two!” Loki exclaimed madly to the two sisters. “Too bad, we’ve been kicking your flank pretty hard.” Shining Armor commented with a cocky smile.

“What?” Loki asked with a puzzled expression. Then, the two bucked him and sent him flying while the background music faded and Loki’s armor vanished from his body. “Captain Shining…nice work.” Celestia commented, impressed at Shining Armor. “Thanks, I’m glad Big Mac and I finished this or else Loki would’ve beaten us.” Shining Armor said with a smile.

“The battle isn’t over yet, Captain Shining.” Luna told him as she noticed the scene. “How impressive…to think you have managed to gain this much power now!” Loki exclaimed. “Surrender, Loki. Your overconfidence is your weakness!” Celestia said sternly. “Oh my, it seems I have underestimated you ponies not once, not twice, but three times!” Loki mused, his horn glowing again. “But I am far from being out! Once I finish you off, Shining Armor, Big Macintosh, I wonder how your sisters will react in losing their loved ones!”

“Leave Shining Armor and Big Mac alone!” Twilight exclaimed furiously. “That won’t happen for Twilight and I’m certainly not going to live through what you did to her friend in Canterlot!” Shining Armor snapped back at the villain. “Eenope! Applejack, Apple Bloom, and Granny Smith are too important that I can’t leave ‘em!” Big Macintosh declared. “And Cheerilee of course!”

“We shall see about that!” Loki smirked as he fired a spell at Big Macintosh. “Big Mac, be careful!” Rarity warned to Big Macintosh. Before Big Macintosh could block the spell, something unexpected happened. A familiar silver hammer with a brown handle came flying out of nowhere, making the spell dissolve. Then, a wall of lightning cut off the two stallions from the villainous Alicorn, but this wasn’t his doing and it was another’s. Loki turned to his right while the ponies and Spike turned to their left with wide eyes to see who was coming. It was the last pony anypony expected to see walking up slowly while levitating the hammer with a determined expression and gazing at the battle was…Thor.

“Thor!” The Main Six and the Cutie Mark Crusaders gasped in happiness. “If you do not mind, I like to interrupt this battle.” Thor stated while looking at the ponies on the other side of the lightning wall. “Wait a second, Thor!” Shining Armor shouted to stop the alicorn, but the lightning was not letting approach without getting electrocuted slightly. “Ow! Man, when did he learn to produce lightning to a wall structure?”

“Eeyup, that he did!” Big Macintosh nodded. “Must be the training given to him by Odin! But Thor, what are you doing here while Shining Armor and Big Mac were trying to beat your brother?” Spike asked in concern from the side the Main Six and the Cutie Mark Crusaders were which answered Shining Armor and Big Macintosh’s question.

“Because it is something I decided to intervene here.” Thor answered with a serious expression and his voice full of sorrow and anger as he turned to his adoptive brother. “Loki…”

“Well, Thor…what do I owe the honor of you gracing me and cutting those ponies off from my wrath?” Loki asked slyly.

“That is just it; They are not the ones you should be dealing with…” Thor began. “It is ME!” The alicorn gazed at Loki with determination in his eyes which made Loki step back with the smirk never leaving his face. Big Macintosh and Shining Armor couldn’t express their words in what they heard what Thor just said. He’s the one who was going to settle things with Loki, his own adoptive brother, but what will that mean and how will things end…will remain a mystery until later on.