The Milky Way Galaxy: the one remaining bit of the universe. There was nothing else left; all had been obliterated, and the void was already starting to consume the rest of the galaxy.

Nekard and Beast Boy helped accelerate the destruction by using their malicious powers to destroy more. The two dragons breathed huge bursts of flames at a whole load of planets and stars, blowing them all to dust.

Draken was by himself with wicked glee, “I haven’t had this much fun in centuries!” he thundered with evil joy, and he watched as Beast Boy, still under his control, obliterated more worlds!

“Yes, wipe it out. Wipe it all out!” sneered Draken “As soon as these stupid worlds are gone, I can begin my newer, perfect world of darkness and power!”

“Think again!” snapped Robin. Draken gasped, “Tell me I didn’t just hear that!”

He turned and saw all the heroes, actually standing in the void of space, and glowing with a mystical light.

“Your reign of terror is about to end, Draken!” said Celestia.

“You’re all too late!” growled Draken “Nothing can stop me now!”

“Nothing except us!” snapped Mento. “And that’s just what we’re going to do.” added Elasti-Girl. All the others nodded in strong agreement, and the glowing around their bodies became brighter.

“That glow! It can’t be…!” Draken thought “The full power of the Light Prognosticus?! No matter, I still hold the upper-hand.”

He glared at the heroes and sneered “By the time I’m finished with all of you, you’re going to be wishing you had stayed on the Earth and gone with it!” he turned to Beast Boy, “Attack them, my slave!”

Beast Boy roared loudly as he stared the others down.

“We must fight him!” said Copione. He looked at Terra, “I realize how you feel, but we must defend ourselves.”

Terra reluctantly agreed, “Just don’t kill him. That’s all I ask.”

“Okay then…” said Robin “Everyone, go!”

With that, all the heroes rushed forth. “We’ll handle Beast Boy…!” Robin said “The rest of you go after Draken.”

The Doom Patrol, The Ponies, and Copione agreed, and the teams split up, with The Titans and Terra going after Beast Boy.

Beast Boy growled fiercely and blasted a fiery wave at them all, forcing them all to swerve. “Man, what a hothead!” said Cyborg.

“Let us get him!” shouted Starfire, and she unleased a wave of her super-enhanced starbolts, powered up by the light, but Beast Boy shielded himself with his wings and swung his massive tail, hitting her hard and knocking her into Raven and Terra, but Robin and Cyborg made it through, and Cyborg punched him hard in the gut, actually hurting him while Robin threw his disc-bombs at the dragon’s huge face!

This only made Beast Boy angrier as he burst through the smoke with a loud roar.

Draken laughed, “Not good enough, kiddies! Now let me show you REAL POWER!!” The Dark Prognosticus glowed from his chest, and he unleashed a great wave of dark magic from his massive claws blasting the heroes and ponies away from him.

“Get him!” thundered Twilight. She and the other three princesses surrounded him, and unleashed magical binds from their horns, lassoing him and holding him down hard.

“Is that the best you can do?” thundered Draken, and gave a huge pull, actually throwing the four ponies hard and away.

“Attack him!” shouted Mento, and he and all the others blasted him hard with powerful light pulses, making him roar in agony, but he was far from beaten. “My turn!” he hissed, and rather than breathing fire out of his mouth, he unleashed a wave of flaming dark energy.

KAPOW!! Everyone was hit hard and flew off in all directions. Thanks to their newer, stronger powers, they were hurt… not badly anyway.

“This guy’s like a rock!” groaned Rainbow.

“Don’t give up! We gotta’ keep tryin’” said Applejack.

Meanwhile, the Titans were still battling hard with Beast Boy, blows and attacks were exchanged like crazy, but neither side seemed willing to give in.

“Beast Boy, please…!” Starfire called “I know that you are in there! Please, let us help you!”

The dragon only growled and swiped his claws at her, but Robin swooped in and saved his girlfriend just in time. “It’s no good, Star. He can’t hear us.”

“That Draken must’ve done some super-duper brainwashing.” said Cyborg “I don’t think we’ll ever get through to him.”

“No! I won’t believe that!” said Terra.

“And just what do you suggest we try?” snapped Raven.

The dragon roared and prepared to breathe more fire at them. “Look out!” Robin shouted, and he and all the titans combined their powers together and fired, just as Beast Boy unleashed his fire at them. The two forces met with perfect equality in strength and exploded, knocking both The Titans and Beast Boy back hard.

The strong light even blinded the other fighters and Draken for a brief moment.

The entire galaxy seemed to quiver, but not because of the blast itself, but rather now that the galaxy itself was just moments away from total annihilation!

“The void…! It’s expanding!” cried Elasti-Girl.

Draken laughed, “Of course it is! Don’t you realize that the combined force of our powers attacking one another strengthens it?!”

Everyone gasped and gawked in shock, “So you’re saying, that our fighting you is only making things worse?” asked Pinkie.

“That’s what I pretty much said...” Draken taunted “Soon, this blasted galaxy will be no more. The entire universe as you know it will be gone, and from its ashes, I will construct my new world! A world that I will rule as the Lord of all Darkness, and where the Light shall never seep forth again!”

Everyone dreaded at such a horrible thought.

“Oh, but first…” hissed Draken “I need to take out the trash!” and by trash he referred to the heroes, wanting to wipe them out once and for all so they’d never stand up to him again!

With that he swung round hard, “Look out!” screamed Luna, but the dragon already unleashed his dark magic hitting the heroes hard and knocking them all about, as did Beast Boy to the Titans.

“What are we going to do?” asked Raven “We can’t fight them, or we’ll accelerate the destruction.”

“Yes, but if he don’t fight them, the destruction will still win.” said Rarity.

“You see?” hissed Draken “No matter which way you choose, I win!” He and Beast Boy then unleashed more dark power on the heroes, firing blasts of magic and flames all around. Some of the heroes dodged the blasts, while others got hit, and were weakened, but could still fight.

“We cannot go on like this!” said Copione “We must fight. We must beat Draken before it is too late!”

The others agreed, despite the dangers involved, they stood a better chance by trying to beat Draken anyway than giving up and losing for sure!

“Pity…” hissed Draken “You should have just quit.” and he lunged at the heroes, attacking them mercilessly, and with Beast Boy backing him up, the heroes were beaten up even more and were growing weaker, and the more the battle raged on, the faster the void expanded and destroyed more of what was left of the galaxy.

“It’s no good! They’re too strong!” cried Robot-Man.

“We need a little more power!” shouted Luna.

“Nothing you say or do will save you now!” hissed Draken “Say goodbye, heroes…!”

“NOT SO FAST!!” shouted a familiar voice. Everyone turned and saw the Beast Boy’s other three minions-- Kamica, Sir. Elik and Pyrus all standing together-- having returned from their previous duties of destroying more worlds.

“Ah, you-three…” hissed Draken “Just in time to help.”

“Oh, we’re here to help, alright.” said Kamica.

“Yes…” said Elik “Help the heroes destroy you for good!”

“WHAT?!!” snapped Draken.

“GET HIM!!” shouted Pyrus, and she and her comrades jumped in to fight their former comrade!

Pryus fired a barrage of flames, which Draken dodged, allowed Kamica to slash him hard with her sword, making a big explosion. Their dark powers were still as strong as ever, and able to damage him.

The heroes couldn’t believe this! “They’re fighting on our side?” asked Rainbow.

“You DARE turn against me?!” thundered Draken.

“It is YOU who is the traitor!” snarled Elik.

“I knew I smelled you were up to something!” added Kamica “You turned against the Count, you will pay!”

The trio continued to battle Draken, harming him more, and Beast Boy stopped and actually gazed at them. It was as if their battling Draken and showing loyalty to him was starting to awaken something deep inside.

Terra saw this, and figured, “This might be the only way to get through to him, with compassion!” and with that, she dashed forth, straight at him.

“Terra, No!” called Twilight.

“Terra… Come back!” shouted Robin, but Terra wouldn’t go back.

Beast Boy saw her coming at him, and he grabbed her in his huge claws. To him, she was about the size of an egg, and could be as easily crushed like one too, and he began to tighten his grip around her, making her scream!

“No…!! Terra…!!” shouted Robin, and he rushed in to try and attack Beast Boy, but Applejack held him back, “Don’t! If you open fire, you may hit Terra too!”

“Don’t worry, I’ll get her out.” said Twilight, and she tried to teleport Terra out of Beast Boy’s claws, but Terra, though under extreme pressure, used her powers to block out Twilight’s magic. “No!!” she cried, “Let me do this!”

“Is she crazy?” asked Negative-Man.

The others could only watch as Beast Boy continued to try and crush Terra in his grip, but Terra, managed to resist it thanks to her enhanced strength for as long as she could.

“Beast Boy!!” she called to him “I know you’re in there… Just listen to me!” The dragon growled right at her, blowing her hair in the winds hard. “Beast Boy, please…!” Terra cried “I want to help you…! I LOVE YOU!!”

The dragon just froze and gawked squarely at her.

“Beast Boy, I love you! I always have! I’m sorry for everything I put you through! I don’t care what you’ve done! You were just lost and angry, and you felt alone, like I did! I know how it feels!”

The dragon began to loosen his grip.

“I think it’s working!” cried Cadance “I can sense the love growing!”

Everyone felt hopeful.

The Dragon began to quiver softly, as horrible images clouded his mind. Beast Boy was starting to remember, all the times he was abused and mistreated by all, even by Terra herself, but for some reason, they weren’t hurting him as much anymore, not after what Terra had just said.

Instead of squeezing her, he held her up over his huge face and looked her right in the eyes. “Beast Boy…” Terra cried, with tears in her eyes, “…I love you!”

Two of her tears fell from her eyes and right onto his face, and that did it! The dragon let her go, and held his head while growling in frustration, and in a bright flash, his eyes were no longer glowing with evil rage.

“She did it!” cried Starfire.

“Her love and honesty actually got to him!” added Twilight.

Draken tail swapped the trio of minions away from him and he saw what was happening, “No! This can’t be! You DARE turn against me?!!”

Beast Boy roared at his former controller and charged at him, crashing into him hard, and the two dragons began to brawl ever so fiercely.

The heroes dashed over to Terra. “Are you okay?” Robin asked.

“I’m fine.” replied Terra, but she, the other heroes, even the trio of minions watched the dragons as they brawled, unable to believe it!

The two brute bit and clawed at one another, and exchanged powerful blasts, really injuring one another, but of course, their brawling made the void and destruction speed up, and the galaxy was almost completely gone!

Draken then bit into Beast Boy hard, much to the horrors of the others. “BEAST BOY…!!” Terra screamed.

The trio of minions were livid, and decided enough was enough! “This ends here!” shouted Kamica. Her comrades agreed, and their bodies began to go really, really dark, as they transformed themselves into dark soul like versions of themselves-- the very darkness that they were made of, and then then magically surrounded Draken, like tight binds, so he couldn’t move or defend himself.

“Hey! What are you doing?!” Draken shouted “Let me go!” but the minions would not let go! “Heroes!” called Elik, “We can’t hold him very long! You must finish him off now!”

The heroes all felt worried. “We can’t!” cried Fluttershy “If we attack, we’ll wipe you out too!”

“We know!” cried Pyrus, “But this is your best and only chance. Help the Count destroy this traitor!”

Before anyone could even question them about Beast Boy and his own lies to them about building new worlds, the minions still didn’t mind. “Count Logan created us,” said Kamica “We are made of Darkness just as he is. We understand how it feels.”

“He may have deceived us,” said Elik “But he was still always there for us, and he showed that he cared for us.”

Pyrus added, “We would gladly give our existence for The Count, just as he was willing to give his own for us!”

Beast Boy gazed at his minions, actually feeling sorrowfully touched by their loyalties to him!

Draken continued to struggle, “Release me!” he demanded “I’ll destroy you all!!”

The minions put on all they had to keep him bound tight. “Please, hurry!” shouted Kamica! “Destroy him now!!”

“Okay then.” said Robin.

“Let’s do this!” added Mento.

“For all the worlds and all life.” agreed Twilight.

Everyone all stood together, and combined their magic together into the biggest and brightest blast of light they could possibly create. Beast Boy added some fire to boost it’s power as well. “FIRE…!!” shouted Copione.

POW!! The blast was fired!!

“AH…!!!” Draken shouted “NOOOOOOOOOOOOO…!!!”

KAPOW!! He was struck hard, enveloped in the light, and he and the minions all disintegrated into complete and total nothingness. In the midst of the light, The Dark Prognosticus began to crack, and it actual shattered! It was finally gone!

With its destruction, the void suddenly stopped before it could engulf the absolute last bit of existence left. Its center began to flare up and burst in a huge big bang of light that swept the gang away… falling through the blast.

The Light was actually not fatal. As the light spread across the entire realm, everything was restored-- every galaxy, star, planet, the lives that were lost-- All the dimensions beyond were restored as well, including Equestria and every pony and other creature that was killed, including Flurry Heart and Shining Armor.

The heroes and Beast Boy, still a dragon, were all transported to Titan’s Tower roof on the newly restored Earth.

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“Wow!” cried Pinkie “Everyone’s come back!”

“I can’t believe it!” cried Robot-Man “We really did it!”

Starfire looked up at the sky, “Look!” she cried. Everyone looked up in the sky, “The void…! It is closing!” said Copione. The void grew smaller, and smaller, and it shattered and was gone, leaving nothing but clean empty space.

“It is a sign…” said a voice, and that’s when Shimmerlock’s spirit appeared again, “It is proof that The Prophecy of Darkness has not come to be, and life shall resume as it always has; all thanks to all of you.

Well done, heroes. Thanks to you, my spirit is now free to move on.”

“You’re leaving us?” asked Celestia.

“The Darkness has been dispelled; there is no need for me to exist anymore.”

“And… our powers of Light?” Negative-Man asked.

Shimmerlock looked regretful, “I’m afraid those powers have been exhausted, but just as well as they are no longer needed either.”

“Yeah, but what if the darkness comes back again?” asked Rainbow “We won’t have anything to fight it with.”

Celestia didn’t believe that though, “Light and Darkness are two sides of the same coin. The constantly try to blight out the opposing force, and yet neither one can exist without the other.”

Luna agreed with her sister, “Even the purest of light can create a shadow, and yet even the darkest of shadows will have some ray of light at the end, and with these, we will always know which way to follow.”

Shimerlock nodded at the sisters, and then he took one last glance at everyone, “May the spirits of light watch over you…

…Farewell.”

He vanished into a million upon millions of sparkles of light, and vanished into nothingness, leaving behind The Light Prognosticus; its pages were all blank and its powers were no more.

While it was sad for the heroes to have lost a power they truly admired and came to respect so well, that was just how it ended, and they were able to accept this.

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