"Sweetie, why did you run away?" Scootaloo asked, sitting on one end of a rock left by Discord's blast, Sweetie on the other.

"I-i was scared...I wanted to run away" Sweetie whimpered, holding her face in her hooves, shame running down her body. "I don't want to do this anymore, l-let's go back to Ponyville. They can handle themselves. I don't want to die....and I don't want to see you die" Sweetie admitted, her response being the night's silence. "We don't belong here"

Scootaloo jumped off her rock and pointed her finger at the sky, beginning to yell "Sweetie, your horn is supposed to point at the heavens. It's not for running away! Tomorrow is the final showdown! Let's get to bed!". With that, the pegasus gave a smile to the unicorn and turned, beginning to walk away. Sweetie sighed and looked at the ground, wondering if she was really worthy. As Scootaloo walked off, a brown hoof stopped her.

"Let me use the Element of Magic" Babs said, her face curled into a frown. Scootaloo paused at these words. "I'll use it instead of Sweetie Belle. If I don't, you'll die for sure. I'll get Zecora to make it work. When it comes to fighting, I know a lot more than miss crybaby" Babs explained, flinching as Scootaloo suddenly glared at her. "I mean,  Sweetie's not the fighting type, she can't handle it. She was running away!" Babs reiterated, pounding the ground with her leg to emphasize the point.

"Sweetie can pull through" Scootaloo responded, turning away from Babs, her glare dissipating. Babs's jaw dropped and she grabbed Scootaloo once more.

"What are you talking about?! Why do you believe in her so much?!" Babs sputtered.

"I believe in her because I believe in me, it's the same thing. And because I believe in her, I can believe in me. That's what partners are" Scootaloo replied, giving Babs a cocky smile before continuing her walk to the tent.

Celestia's shining Sun moved up, crossing the horizon, illuminating the rocky lands that the resistance was in. Hiding in the crags and overhangs were ponies of all sorts, all ready for a fight. In front of them all, was a massive, red avatar of a pony, Scootaloo sitting in the chest with her arms crossed. The silence was shattered as rocks began laughing, mouths that weren't there sprouting. An instant later, a massive draconequus materialized, right in front of Scootaloo. He spun around as he materialized before stopping, giving Scootaloo a cocky grin.

"I must say, I thought you'd scurry underground after the whooping I dealt you. I'm happy you didn't" Discord boasted, clasping his claws.

"And I'm happy you waited for me, you half pony freak" Scootaloo snapped back, causing a barrage of magic and arrows to fly at the draconequus, backup from her allies. Discord looked down at the assault, almost looking annoyed.

"Something itches, hold on a moment" Discord grinned, creating an energy ball in his left hand and preparing to destroy the group attacking him. Before he could fire, Scootaloo charged him, her shoulder ramming into his hand and deflecting the energy shot upwards. Discord merely snorted, turning his right arm into a writhing serpent and tripping Scootaloo with the snake's constriction. "You just don't learn, do you?" Discord snarled, punting Scootaloo into the air like a football.

"Plan B" Scootaloo called out as she hit the ground with a crash, prompting Babs to toss her powerful javelin. Discord's tail suddenly turned into a shield, taking the javelin head on and being unscratched. Once more, Scootaloo tried a charge, only for Discord to smash her over the head with a huge candy cane, bashing her to the ground. Discord let out a sadistic cackle, stomping Scootaloo and barraging her with a swarm of cotton candy clouds to pin her down.

"It's hopeless" Sweetie despaired from her position in a crevasse. "We have to give up"

"Oh, shut up! Do you see her!? She keeps getting back up!" Babs snapped, having had enough of the unicorn's whining. "Why can't you do the same thing?! She believes in you! Do you believe in her?!" Babs yelled, fully prepared to see Sweetie start crying. But Sweetie wasn't crying. She was gritting her teeth, magic sparking from her crown.

"Ohohoh, getting up again, are ya?" Discord chuckled, kicking Scootaloo in the gut with his goat hoof. "You really are stupid!" Discord laughed, grabbing the stunned avatar by the left leg and spinning around, tossing her like she was a weight in a hammer throw. Scootaloo's avatar crashed against the mountain side, stunned as Discord's mouth began glowing once more. Just as the energy was about to release, a purple drill shot forward, smashing through Discord's jaw and head with a sickening squelch, causing the energy to fly upward harmlessly.

"What took ya?" Scootaloo said with a grin, looking at the purple bubble Sweetie was in.

"I'm scared, really scared. But watching you die is even scarier!" Sweetie squeaked, power coursing through her body.

"Great! Time for the last resort!" Scootaloo laughed manically, grabbing Sweetie's bubble. "We're gonna combine!" Scootaloo roared, slamming the bubble into her avatar with a crack, replacing the head head with Sweetie's bubble.

Discord's regeneration of his face was interrupted by the crack and he gasped in horror. "Can it be true?" he muttered, voice slurred a bit. "It can't be!" Discord gasped, looking at the fusion, expecting to see rainbow light pouring out. But nothing happened. It looked rather silly, the two clashing energy constructs.

"See that? We're as tall as you now" Scootaloo boasted, the purple bubble on their head letting them stack up to the draconequus's size directly.

"....You're dumb through and through" Discord moaned, facepalming hard. "It's power, not size that makes the difference" Discord lectured, preparing another energy blast from his mouth. "NOW DIE!" Discord roared, the energy shooting forward with a crack, multicolored waves about to destroy the fusion. CRASH! "IMPOSSIBLE!" Discord shrieked, gaping like a fish as his energy shot collided against a mauve barrier and stopped completely.

"OH YEAH, WE COMBINED!" Scootaloo boasted as their avatar turned mauve, growing a fair bit so it was slightly taller than Discord, even making the fusion look smooth.

"That's impossible" Discord snapped, looking at the avatar in denial. "GO TO HELL!" he snapped, creating a candy cane and preparing to smash the avatar. The avatar ducked under it, uppercutting the spirit of chaos with a mighty thud.

"Listen here, fuzzball, combining is about friendly spirits smashing together!" Scootaloo growled, grabbing Discord's horns and tearing them off, causing the draconequus to reel back, screeching in pain. "That's team Scootabelle! Who the Hell do you think we are!?" Scootaloo boasted, placing the stolen horns on top of their avatar. "From now on, we're team Scootabelle!"

"You tore off my horns, you little brats!" Discord screamed, lunging forward, energy gathering in his hands.

"It's team Scootabelle!" Scootaloo responded, grabbing the spirit's hands and crushing them with a crunch. Discord pulled back, regenerating his mangled hands and gritting his teeth. He didn't have much time to react before a foot crashed into his sternum, staggering him back and causing him to gag.

"H-how did this happen?! They don't even have all 6 elements!" Discord sputtered, panic beginning to cross his face. In desperation, he fired energy from his tail wildly

"You'll never understand!" Scootaloo roared, walking straight through the barrage and socking the draconequus in the jaw with sickening crunch, causing his head to spin 180 degrees. The massive construct shattered to pieces, spitting Discord's normal sized form out.

"So much power" Discord panted, teleporting away before he was killed Next Chapter: Old and New Friends Estimated time remaining: 1 Hour, 51 Minutes