Discord's blade slashed down, the harmless looking sawgrass turned into a lethal weapon. Applebloom's hooves shot up, catching the blade, just barely. Sparks shot out as the blade grinded against the hooves of Applebloom's avatar.

"Hehe, such a pity, Scoots. Here I thought you'd be tougher than this" Discord taunted, still unaware of the fate that had befallen the pegasus.

"C'mon, I'm going to die as a misunderstanding?" Applebloom grunted, feeling her forelegs be forced back somewhat by the sword. The idea of giving up crossed her mind. They were outmatched, what was even the point? Before she could capitalize on it, she saw a flash of purple in the sky. Sweetie Belle. She couldn't hear the unicorn, but she knew what she was saying, solely by guess. Drawing on a reserve of strength, Applebloom shoved upwards, surprising the draconequus and knocking him away.

"HA, THAT'S MORE LIKE IT!" Discord cackled, landing on his feet and sliding a little. His eyes narrowed as he saw the red avatar was motionless. "What are you playing at?" he hissed, a third eye sprouting from his head. All the eyes widened as the draconequus realized the threat. "No, not again!" Discord wailed, leaping for cover as the purple orb slammed into the neck of the red avatar, blinding mauve light exploding in all directions as the two constructs fused together. Ethereal wings sprouted from the avatar's back and with one mighty flap, the newly completed Scootabelle hovered in front of Trixie's floating stage.

"W-what?!" Trixie sputtered, stumbling backwards in awe and horror. From the top of the avatar, a hole appeared and Sweetie climbed out, head bowed.

"Scootaloo is dead, she's gone! But in the Elements, in my heart, she lives on as a part of all of us!" Sweetie cried out, pounding a hoof across her chest to emphasize her point. A few tears were running, but she was no longer ashamed of them.

"Scootaloo...dead?" Discord questioned, looking up at the display with a dropped jaw.

"If you're going to dig, dig towards the sky! Even if there's no end, I'll keep digging! Because once I've broken though, I've won!" Sweetie declared, unaware that she was the center of attention now. The battle had lulled, enemies and friends alike gawking at the avatar in the sky with yelling unicorn on top of it. "Who the Hell do you think I am? I'm not Scootaloo, I'm me! Sweetie Belle!" Sweetie declared, getting back inside her orb and making the construct shine even brighter, the emotions powering it pure and powerful.

"Take this!" Trixie shrieked, eyes bulging in desperation as her horn sparked wildly, her amulet powering up to even greater extents. "Ultra Mega Trixie Su-" Trixie started, only to gag as Discord's horns slammed into her, much as had been done to Tirek. The horns spun and cut her, pinning her legs eventually and leaving her floating in the air. Her own ego had cost her. "W-wait! I'm sure we can make an agreement!" Trixe whined, knowing full well her end had come.

"GIGA DRILL BREAK!" Sweetie cried out, shaking off the last of her tears for Scootaloo as the horn of their avatar grew. All three ponies inside the avatar combined their spirits, thrusting the massive drill forward. Trixie could do little more than give off a pathetic squeal before she was utterly pulverized by the drill. Cheers rang out from Tirek's body, the low morale disappearing almost instantly as Trixie was taken out of the equation.

"So Scootaloo really is dead?!" Discord gasped, feeling a sense of loss for some reason. She had been fun to play with, he hadn't wanted her to die! He wanted to keep fighting her forever! Trapped in his thoughts, the draconequus was frozen. Diamond Tiara, meanwhile, was far less distraught.

"Hehe, I guess she was good for screaming in the end" Diamond Tiara chuckled as the remains of Trixie fluttered down. Her cruel mocking was interrupted by the smell of ozone and a shock running through her tail.

"Wonderbolt Deluxe!" the assembled Wonderbolts announced, flying in formation, their avatar practically attached. Soarin' and Fleetfoot charged up balls of electricity whilst Spitfire took hold of a shocked Diamond Tiara, making the bully shut up for once in her life.

"Sweetie's busting her flank out there, we can't sit back and do nothing!" Spitfire growled just as the lightning bolt came down, sending the armored Earth Pony flying with a scream of pain. Upon Tirek, scores of small soldiers along with the paralyzed Discord were sent flying by a sweep of Tirek's massive arm.

"It's all over!" Chysalis hissed, slashing Babs across the cheek with her crooked horn. The two hadn't paused to look at Sweetie's speech, instead brawling each other for the duration. The Changeling clearly had the edge, littering Babs with small cuts. However, growing up in Manehattan made you tough, so when Chrysalis over compensated with an attempted stab, Babs took her chance. Drawing out her last javelin, she brought it down, smashing the weapon through Chrysalis's horn and pinning the bug like creature to Tirek's body. Chrysalis bit her lip, avoiding a scream of pain as she tried to wrench herself free.

"I hate to break it to you, but this is our home now. She gave her life to let us have it, we aren't giving it up" Babs hissed, preparing to smash Chrysalis's skull. The insectoid pony let out a grunt as she leaped backward, letting her horn snap off and flying into the safety of  the Changeling horde. Just in time too, for Babs's avatar had finally manifested, a brown colored beast.

"Ugh, how did they get so dangerous all of a sudden?" Chrysalis moaned to herself, rubbing at the bleeding spot where her horn used to be.

"If this is how they want it, we have to fuse!" Diamond Tiara demanded, stroking her sore flank from her position on top of a dragon.

"But there's only two of us" Chrysalis noted, knowing that the fusion yielded now additional power unless it was three or more.

"I'll join you" Discord offered, the draconequus teleporting next to them. Nodding, the remaining generals began their prayer to Celestia.

"Great Orb of the Sky, please hear our cry, fuse our souls together, so we may serve you better! Envelop the land with your glow and cast your rage upon our foe! Unlock our powers from deep within so together we may win!" they declared, utter faith in the Solar Queen bleeding into their words.

"So, they require my help? Who am I to refuse?" Celestia murmured from her throne as she heard their prayer. A flash of her horn and back on the battlefield, the three generals were fused into a hideous monstrosity. Taller than Tirek, it had a thin body, blackened and covered in holes, with patches of pink fur.

"Take this!" the fusion bellowed with a mishappened mouth, firing a barrage of pink, yellow, and green blasts down at Tirek and the Freedom Friends. To make sure, they used all their energy, not even caring after they defused, the explosion was too satisfying.

"Haha! You weren't expecting that, huh?!" Diamond laughed from her position on her dragon steed.

"Riling up up this much is an achievement" Chrysalis added, licking her lips.

"Feel the burn!" Discord screamed, looking at the flaming wasteland, sand smelted into glass. The generals' mocking ceased in an instant as they saw a mauve shield in the smoke. Tirek was unharmed, courtesy of the camraderie of all on it. Friendship truly was magic.

"Stand firm everyone" Sweetie ordered, confident in her position now. As the creator of Scootabelle and owner of Magic, she was leader. None could disagree.

"Of course, with all these buddies here..." Flim started.

"Who are we to disagree?" Flam finished, the pair of salesponies riding on their newest contraption, a giant trebuchet. All ponies, minotaurs, gryphons, dragons, and buffalos gave a roar of agreement, willingly lending their power to Scootabelle.

"Let's do it!" Sweetie cried, leaping into the catapault and letting it shoot Scootabelle forward, super charged by the combined spirits of everyone in the Freedom Friends. The first to fall victim was Diamond Tiara, caught from below by the drill, she was unable to even react in time before she was torn apart.

"I won't let you!" Chrysalis howled, commanding her Changeling Hive to form a massive head and bite down on Scootabelle. The bite did nothing to slow them down, only make even more green blood fly. Chrysalis was able to see her impending death coming and spread herself, ready for it. It was true her heart had no room for love...but only because Tirek had taken it long ago. She would finally join him. And so the Changeling stayed silent as the drill flew through her, knocking aside Discord as he tried to stop it.

"It's finished"  Sweetie sighed as Scootabelle landed on the ground. The generals had been vanquished, their army crippled. Their was but one mission left...Celestia.

A rousing cheer rose up from the villages that Diamond Tiara had projected the battle upon. Instead of crushing their spirits, it had made them stronger.

Hours later, Discord crawled out of the sand, coughing and wheezing.

"Chrysalis? Diamond? Trixie?" he called, looking around the desolate wasteland. Nothing was alive, he was alone here. "Why? Why am I the only one left?...Why do they leave alone, with no friends?" Discord questioned, sniffling a little. Memories of Fluttershy leaving him flooded the draconequus as he fell to his knees, sobbing. He wasn't sure how much time had passed, but a hoof fell upon his shoulder.

"You have served me well. Come, let me reward you" Next Chapter: Supernova Estimated time remaining: 46 Minutes