As Twilight and Rainbow Dash progressed through the ghost-infested hallways of the Cloudsdale prison, fighting off angered ghost after angered ghost that tried to attack them in an attempt to exact revenge for their deaths, without their spear and book no less, they couldn't help but think of Fluttershy's current position. Besides the area being tough without a White Mage to heal them when necessary, Fluttershy was a nice woman and a wonderful addition to the team.

"This hallway has got to end eventually, right?" Rainbow spoke up "Jeez, Fluttershy must be scared out of her wits by now..."

"Don't worry, Rainbow" Twilight assured "She's a strong woman, so I'm sure she'll get through it."

"I'm not exactly sure strong and Fluttershy are two words that go together like cookies and milk" Rainbow playfully smirked, causing her friend to roll her eyes. Suddenly, another ghost appeared, moaning and crying for help. The duo punched it in the face before making a run for it.

"Wait, how'd we even touch it if it's a spirit?" Twilight questioned.

"Who cares?! That was awesome!" Rainbow laughed as they continued down the hall, finally making it to the end.

At the end of the hallway was a fork in the road. On the left was a extremely short corridor that went towards an iron door, while the other one was a much longer corridor that appeared to lead to many cell doors. Twilight and Rainbow assumed that, since there was no other place to go in the prison, that their weapons and pet were hidden away in one of the cells.

"I say we check out the door first" suggested Twilight.

"What?!" Rainbow argued "We've been running away from battles without our weapons, and frankly, I'm getting pretty sick and tired of it. Our weapons HAVE to be down there, so we'll go and get them first!"

"And what if they're not?" Twilight argued back "They could be anywhere by now! Thrown out, burned, buried, sent to another dimension, so on and so forth!"

"Ugh! Why do you always have to be such a goddamn nerd all the time?!"

"Well why do you always have to be such a goddamn asshole all the time?!"

Unbeknownst to them, the door on the short corridor had slowly opened up to reveal that Fluttershy had found her way out. She silently watched the two argue, eventually having enough of their bickering and attempting to speak up.

"Hello? Girls, I don't think-" she began. Unfortunately, the others never heard her.

"Ugh... Can't we just agree on one thing?!"

"Sure! As soon as you stop thinking everything's already laid out for you! Be logical for once!"

"Um... girls?" Fluttershy attempted again, to no avail.

"And another thing, I-" Rainbow started up again before stopping suddenly. Her eyes widened and her head turned toward the short corridor, only to see Fluttershy shyly standing there, clutching her staff nervously. Soon enough, Twilight did the same, a smile appearing on her face the moment she noticed her friend.

"Fluttershy!" Twilight gasped before rushing over and hugging her friend "We missed you so much! Are you okay?"

"T-Twilight..." Fluttershy hugged back, smiling all the while "Yes, I'm fine. In fact, I think I may have found a new reason to make sure Wind Fury pays for what he did."

"Hey, where'd you get the stick?" Rainbow asked, still happy her friend was back but wanting to get to the point "Are our other weapons in there? Is Spike in there with you?"

"No, unfortunately..." Fluttershy sadly said "Only this. But I have a feeling our items are close by."

"How close?" Twilight asked.

"Kaw!" shouted an echoed cry for help. The trio quickly turned their heads down the other hallway. Without speaking a word, they all nodded at each other and raced to help the trapped Bahamut.

After following the sounds of his crying, they eventually found his cell made of, once again, the unbreakable and apparently fireproof mythril. Inside the cell was also.

"Our stuff!" Rainbow exclaimed before cockily looking down at Twilight, who gave an annoyed groan. Nonetheless, she was still overjoyed that they found their items.

"Hang on, Spike, we'll get you out of there!" Twilight assure before turning to her friends and sighing "Okay, any ideas?"

"Twilight, Dragoons are stupid, remember?" Rainbow grinned before kicking the wall and reaching out her hand. A moment later, a ring of keys dropped in her hand, surprising Twilight and Fluttershy. Without saying a word, Rainbow unlocked the cell and allowed her team to get back what was right fully them. Immediately, Twilight went to snuggle with her baby Bahamut.

"Ohhh, I missed you so much, Spike!" she hugged him, much to his slight reluctance. Nonetheless, he seemed to appreciate the gesture. As Rainbow was watching them hug, she noticed that Fluttershy's staff was in here as well. Confused, she turned to her to ask her, but it seemed as if Fluttershy was already a step ahead of her.

"I prefer this one" she simply said "With it holds my promise to someone, and I intend to uphold that promise."

"Wow... Whatever happened to scared and helpless Fluttershy?" Rainbow laughed a bit.

"That Fluttershy is gone for good now!" she confidently stated.

(Music Stop)

"Hold it right there!" a strong voice from behind the trio spoke, causing Fluttershy to jump a bit and scream in terror. They all turned around to see three knights in standard iron armor awaiting them.

"We're having a nice moment here, do you mind?" Twilight crossly stated.

"How the hell did you get your stuff back?!" the first knight, apparently the leader, asked angrily "I suppose it doesn't matter; my men and I will die before we let you touch the high commander."

"Wait, we will?" asked the second knight.

"Yes, you idiot!" the third knight lightly punched the second. On that, all three knights pulled out their swords and aimed them at the women in the cell.

"So you boys wanna fight us, huh?" Rainbow smiled, fully taking off her broken helmet and letting loose her long, messy, rainbow colored hair. She pulled out her spear from its resting place and twirled it around a bit before aiming it at the knights.

"Then just try!" Twilight opened her book and flipped to her desired page.

"If y-you want to, of course..." Fluttershy spoke softly, hiding herself behind her staff.

"Your high commander has done some horrid things, and we intend to make him atone for his actions" Twilight nodded "So if you wanna take us on, just remember that not only did we fight our way through countless restless souls without weapons, not only did we find our stuff without help, but we..." she swallowed her pain for a moment to make a point "...felled your city. If that doesn't speak volumes of what we're capable of, then I don't know what will."

"That being said, wanna fight us now?" Rainbow smirked.

"...retreat, sir?" the third knight asked.

"...retreat" the knight leader nodded before all three of them dropped their swords and ran away, flailing their arms up into the air. As the trio stepped out of the cell and saw the knights running down the hall, Rainbow simply looked at Fluttershy, the latter knowing exactly what to do. She raised her staff up and blew a great force of wind at the fleeing knights, knocking them all against the wall and more than likely knocking them out.

"Oh, sorry!" Fluttershy genuinely apologized.

"Fluttershy, don't apologize, they're the enemy!" Twilight mentioned.

"Oh... sorry..." she hung her head in shame.

"Okay, now that we have our stuff back, we should get going" Rainbow insisted "I'm pretty sure Wind Fury is behind that door over there, because LOGICALLY SPEAKING," Twilight nodded "there are no other doors around. So everyone get ready!"

"Wait, what about your helmet?" Twilight wondered "Won't you need it for protection?"

"That old thing? Nah" Rainbow shrugged "It was broken anyway. Don't need something that's just going to get in my way."

"Alright then, let's get going" Twilight nodded before the three began their walk to face-off against the man who has caused so much pain for the people of Cloudsdale for so long.

As they went down the hallway, they noticed that the fire in the torches had begun to dim out. This of course frightened Fluttershy, but nonetheless continued on with her friends. By the time they reached the door, the lights had gone completely out. This had annoyed Rainbow Dash because she was well aware of who, or rather what, was causing it all.

"Look, spirits, I know you're trying to set the mood for this battle, but I can't see shit" she crossly spoke to the ghosts roaming the halls "Turn those lights back on or something!"

Just like that, the torches regained their fires once more. Pleased, Rainbow reached for the door. Before she could touch the handle, however, Twilight stopped her.

"I hear voices..." she mentioned "Maybe we should listen to whoever is behind that door before we barge right in there. We could learn some valuable information."

"Fine..." Rainbow rolled her eyes and, along with Twilight and Fluttershy, opened the door up just a creak to allow the sound to flow through, as well as glimpse as to what was inside the room. There, Wind Fury sat on an iron throne, still with his Dragoon armor on, with none other than the brightly dressed Discord standing right next to him, unsurprising to the trio.

"And how is the king of Cloudsdale today, hmm?" Discord began with a smile on his face "Does that have a nice ring to it? Ohohohoho!"

"Yes, I quite like it..." Wind Fury grinned before raising his arms and quoting the bounty hunter "Wind Fury: King of Cloudsdale! Yes, I rather like the sound of that."

"Now, sorry to trample on your parade, but..." Discord extended a hand and curled his fingers multiple times. Wind sighed and snapped his fingers, summoning two knights that were positioned beside his throne. The knights brought up two briefcases and opened them, revealing what appeared to be hundreds upon thousands of bits. Discord chuckled in glee as he closed both cases and snatched them from the knights' grasps.

"I must thank you again, Discord, for completing your mission and making me the man I am today" Wind Fury grinned "With Cloudsdale soon to be under my reign, I can soon make every Pegasus in a soldier! Then, I'll use my army to conquer the land, nay, the world! I'll be indestructible!"

"Who says you aren't already?" Discord laughed.

"That dirty bastard..." Rainbow whispered.

"What cruelty..." Fluttershy quietly gasped.

"True, my friend" Wind laughed "By the way, did you ever recover the wind crystal?"

"No, those fools still alive from Ms. Dash's quote unquote 'survey team' are recovering it as we speak" Discord confirmed.

"Good, good" Wind nodded "It is unfortunate she never realized I knew all along about her little secret. She thinks she's smart, but she is about as stupid as the Dragoon team gets. Unfortunate about her father, it is. I quite liked him."

"Everything I did... was a lie?" was what Rainbow got from that sentence.

"At the very least he didn't kill your parents..." Twilight patted her friend on the back.

"Doesn't help he still killed all those innocent people under everyone's noses..." Rainbow scoffed.

"Well, this has been a pleasure, your highness, but I must take my leave" Discord grinned "Other places to be, more money to get. You know, the usual."

"Until we meet again, Discord..." Wind nodded. This was around the moment the trio thought it was best to barge into the large, steel, cube-like room.

(Music Stop)

"Stop this, Wind Fury!" Twilight shouted as she burst open the door with help from Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash "Your reign of tyranny as king will end before it even begins!"

"What the- You?!" Wind was in shock "How did you escape?!"

"Let's just say a good friend helped us out" Rainbow smirked "But Twilight's right; you've killed innocent people unbeknownst to the true king, you've tortured the ones who have gone up against you, and worst of all you've had someone else do it for you. You are a coward, Wind Fury, and with all your evidence scattered about this place, I can safely say that by the Cloudsdale law, I hear-by place you under arrest and sentenced..." she whipped out her spear, twirled it around and pointed right at the high commander "...to death!"

"Oooooh! This is getting good!" Discord giggled, watching intently.

(Music Stop)

"The law, you say?" Wind Fury chuckled before he stood up from his seat and lowered his Dragoon mask, pulling out his own spear which looked more akin to a scythe than a spear with sharp blades all over the staff except for the handle "Foolish girl. Foolish people! You seem to forget that I AM the law!"

Without warning, Wind rushed forward at Rainbow Dash and attempted to strike her down quickly and silently. Fortunately, all that training as a quick, agile Dragoon paid off as she was able to completely block it as well as hold him in place long enough for one of her teammates to do something.

"Summon! Chocobo Lv.1!" Twilight flipped through her book and once again summoned the yellow flightless bird again. It immediately ran forward and kicked the false king in the side, knocking him down onto the ground. In a revenge move, he threw his spear like a boomerang and sliced the Chocobo's head clean off. It soon faded away into purple light before the spear came flying right back into Wind Fury's hand.

"Hiya!" Rainbow shouted, thrusting her spear down into Wind's chest. Learning from last time, he blocked the spear and used it to knock Rainbow to the ground, where he was now about to end her life this time.

"Aero!" Fluttershy called out, sending a burst of wind right at the high commander, flinging him against the wall of the room. As he recovered, he grinned behind his mask before jumping up into the air.

"It's a jump attack!" Rainbow warned "Spread out! Spread out!"

"Spike, knock 'em down!" Twilight commanded. From his perch on her shoulder he spewed forth a steady stream of flames right at the airborne Dragoon. With quick movements he managed to dodge it all and fall back down onto Twilight, wounding her arm and causing her to cry out in pain.

"Twilight!" Fluttershy called out before focusing and casting her healing magic on her "Cure!"

To her surprise and horror, Wind kicked Twilight out of the way and forced the magic to heal him instead. He laughed before turning back to Twilight and attempting to finish her.

"Now, you shall be the first of your pathetic team to perish by my hand..." he said, raising his spear to strike Twilight in her chest "Don't feel bad. Even if you won, I would still find a way to make your life a living he- AHHGGGG!!"

"Jeez, you talk way too much, asshole!" Rainbow smiled as she thrust her spear right through Wind Fury's shoulder pad, apparently damaging him. He then looked over at his guards and shouted at them.

"You fools! Why have you just stayed there this entire time?! Help me!"

"Sorry, dear 'friend'," Discord laughed "but I'm afraid they won't be working for you any longer. Puppets, help the young women and kill high commander Wind Fury."

"Discord, you traitor!" Wind yelled "After everything I did for you?"

"You? Doing anything for me? Ohohohoho! Don't make me laugh!" Discord laughed anyway "Besides giving me that money, which those lovely knights of yours did for you by the way, you haven't done a single thing in my favor. Now that I've gotten my pay, I have no use for you anymore. I don't care about your ambitions, I just care about how much cash I can rack in!"

"Discord, I can't believe I'm saying this but..." Twilight sighed, clutching her arm and wincing in slight pain "Thank you. Now, could you please hold him down for us?"

"But of course, dear Twilight" Discord smiled. After snapping his fingers, several shadowy tendrils emerged from the ground and wrapped themselves around his arms and legs.

(Music Stop)

Without a hint of remorse or mercy, Rainbow Dash swung her spear over her head before, with both her hands and all her might, drove the blade at the tip right through his helmet and skull, killing him without a sound. Never did he cry in agony, nor did he beg for mercy. It was almost as if it was one final laugh from him; never giving his enemies a rewarding victory.

"Even in death, you're an asshole" Rainbow grumbled before taking her now bloody spear out of his skull and letting him fall limp. Not long after, the tendrils seeped back into the ground, releasing Wind's body and letting it collapse onto the ground, his blood now spilling out onto the floor.

"It's... It's over..." Fluttershy gave a smile "The spirits can now rest in peace!"

"Y-Yeah..." Twilight chuckled, still injured "Hey, do you mind if you give me some peace as well?"

"Oh, sorry, Twilight!" Fluttershy rushed over to her friend and began healing her.

As she did, one by one, multiple spirits of many different people all appeared within the room. Fluttershy almost gasped in horror until she saw the blue ghost of little Melody, and soon gave a soft smile. Soon, another spirit came up next to the young girl; lieutenant Blitz. Only now, he no longer wore his Dragoon armor, but a t-shirt and a pair of pants.

"Blitz?" Rainbow wondered "I thought you were confined to the hallway."

"Oh, I was" Blitz smiled "But after you and your friends killed Wind Fury, our souls were finally released from our curse. Me and my sister here are now able to finally find peace."

"Your sister?" Fluttershy gasped "Melody, you..."

"She was a part of the protest against the woman's rights in Cloudsdale" Blitz admitted "I saw Wind torture and eventually kill my sister, and I was forced to work for him and keep everything a secret less I wanted the same fate. At the time, my mother was sick, so I had to obtain as much money as I could. But now, we are finally able to see her again."

"Blitz..." Rainbow gave a sad smile before giving her past comrade a thumbs up "If you see Wind Fury in the waiting line to god, give him a good punch for me, okay?"

"Hahaha... Of course, commander" Blitz saluted before taking his sister's hand and slowly rising from the ground, the other spirits soon following him "Farewell, my friends. It was an honor to have met you."

And with that, he vanished into thin air, along with the other spirits, never to be seen again.

"Heh... That's actually kinda heartwarming..." Discord grinned, snapping his fingers and knocking his mind-controlled knights unconscious "Alright, this is getting too sappy for me. I'll let you three off the hook for now. There's a maintenance shaft behind the Wind Fury's throne going down into the depths of the city. I'll bet you buckles to pineapples that the crystal is down there. Besides, it's a little tricky to actually shatter a world crystal."

"Yeah, thanks..." Rainbow, not impressed with Discord's actions, walked off to where he said the crystal might be.

"If you're still angry about what I did, remember that I'm a bounty hunter" Discord laughed "I work for anyone with the highest bid, and I complete my actions without question. Who knows; maybe I'll work for you one day? Ohohohoho!"

With a laugh, he teleported away.

(Music Stop)

"Discord's right, Rainbow" Twilight, now completely healed, agreed with the man's words "He could be our enemy, but he could also be a great ally as well. Just think about it, okay?"

"Well..." Rainbow wanted to say no, but her friend did bring up a good point "...alright."

"Come along, Fluttershy" Twilight motioned her other friend to come along with her.

"Oh, of course" she nodded and joined her partners. As Rainbow opened the hatch, she grinned devilishly, a small blush appearing on her face.

"Ladies first, which means I can go first as well" she pointed out. Unfortunately for her, Twilight caught on immediately and had begun blushing herself, although for different reasons.

"Ugh! You are such a perv!" Twilight hopped down the hatch first, followed by Fluttershy. Rainbow just rolled her eyes and followed her team into the bottom pits of Cloudsdale city, closing the hatch above her for good measure.

What they never realized, however, was that Wind Fury's blood had begun seeping into the cracks of the floor, all the way into the bottom of the city.

Author's Notes:

Slightly shorter chapter, but I think everyone got what they wanted, and in the end, I think I did my job as an author and stuff.

I have changed a LOT of stuff in these past chapters thanks to a good friend of mine, Timeline. He has helped me make my story the way it is today, and I thank him SO much for that! Please go and follow him on FIMfiction! But don't ignore this AN, or Nana will get mad...

Discord will, of course, be appearing in many moments in the story, always with that goofy Kefka theme and that kick-ass Gilgamesh battle music! AW YEAH!!

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