The cool air of the newly moonlit night blew over Moon Blade’s ghostly white fur as he soared high over the streets and houses of Ponyville, looking down at the various parts of the destroyed down. His jet-black mane and tail skirt blew in the wind behind him, his Lunar armor shining in the light of the Moon as he soared through the air like a vulture scanning the ground for the body of a deceased creature. His crimson eyes gleamed in the darkness, scanning through the, scanning the town for any signs of the Tantabuses or any other creature that happened to be on the prowl for any pony wandering outside. The bat winged stallion’s wings gave slow gentle flaps as he continued to fly over the town, his ears perked as he listened out for any unusual sound he could pick up.

It had been more than three and a half hours since Moon Blade and the rest of his fellow Lunar Guards had come to Ponyville under the order of Queen Celestia, to protect the Ponyville civilians from the danger of Nightmare Moon. It was even less time since the fight since he and almost the entire Lunar Guard had been in the fight with the Tantabuses that flew their way into the town, and nothing much had happened after that. Moon Blade had to admit to himself, that while he was expecting to encounter some danger in the normal peaceful town, he certainly wasn’t expecting to encounter it the minute they set foot in the town. Especially to the degree that it was, as evident by just how many of the ethereal creatures there were. This didn’t stop him from going to the help of anypony that he had come across, savagely engaging with any Timberwolf that tried to attack him and anypony he was trying to protect.

For the majority of his time in Ponyville, this is what Moon Blade continuously found himself doing; engaging with the Tantabuses, and coming to the aid of anypony that he could, be it mare, stallion, or foal. He witnessed more than a few of them going onto their Adrenaline and Ascension Modes to engage the Tantabuses themselves if he weren’t able to get to them on time, with a few of them being no older than foals. While he knew that a good majority of the ponies in Ponyville were more than capable of defending themselves against a threat, he still held to his duty as a soldier to protect the innocent. Despite this, nothingcould have prepared him for the display of power that the Tantabuses showed when he and his squad had first run into them.

If Moon Blade had thought that things were intense when the Lunar Guards first came to town, then things reallygot crazy when the Lunar Captain fought the creatures. Moon Blade found himself more often than not trying to keep himself from getting his throat sliced open and his wings ripped off, or anything severe like that. There was even on one occasion where he had to go into his Bat Pony Adrenaline Mode just to keep up with the newly evolved canines, who at the time were much stronger than they were before. In the midst of the battle, he had taken notice of a Tantabus that was going after a mare and a couple of her foals.

Despite the surprise and initial shock that he felt, Moon Blade wasted no time coming to the mare and foals’ aid, slicing down any Timberwolf that dared tried to attack them while his soldiers acted as a shield to protect them. As relieved as he was to be able to save them in time, he was more than a little bit bothered that neither of the foals looked away from the battle, as he didn’t want to give them any severe mental scars. Thankfully, they didn’t look to be too disturbed by it, and after assigning a few of his guards with them, the Lunar Captain resumed his duty in protecting the village and the ponies in it.

This is where Moon Blade now currently found himself, soaring over the large village and keeping an eye out for any signs of danger below him. So far, he didn’t see anything that stood out, and as he latched on to his magical detection, he found none that belonged to that of a Timberwolf or any other creature that was out of the ordinary. That meant that the whole village was completely clear, and all the residents were now safe.

‘Although,’ He thought as a frown came to his face. ‘There are the ponies at the Town Square that need to be looked after. Though Captain Shining Armor has that taken care of…plus there are doctors and nurses to help, both from Ponyville and from the guard. Still, what about the ponies back at that farm?’ He looked over at the farm at the south western part of Ponyville sitting atop the hill. ‘Doesn’t look like there’s anything that’s out of place…but I should still go over there and check on it, just to be sure. It never hurts to do some extra investigating before anything else…’

Just as Moon Blade was about to change direction and head over to the farm, his sharp ears picked up the sound wings flapping behind him. Now on high alert, he stopped in mid-flap and whirled around, his ears pinning back and crimson eyes blazing as he bared his fangs at what, or rather, whowas behind him.

“Whoa, take it easy Captain! It’s just me!” Star Chaser exclaimed, holding his hooves out. “I wasn’t trying to sneak up on you and bite your neck, I swear!”

“Star Chaser….” Moon Blade whispered, his eyes widening as his ears perked back up. After he regained his composure, his ears pinned back again as a sigh escaped his lips. “My goodness my dear boy…how many times have I told you not to sneak up on me like that? You just about gave me a heart attack!”

“Eheheheheh, yeah, sorry about that Captain Blade…” Star Chaser replied, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. “I didn’t mean to sneak up on you like that. I thought you had sensed me coming…”

“You mean like the last two hundred times that you did?” Moon Blade asked flatly with a raised eyebrow. “I told you over and over that I don’t like it when ponies come up behind him like that so unexpectedly! What made you like it was okay this time?!”

“Absolutely nothing, that’s what.” Said another, more feminine voice, as Raven Moon came flying up to them a few seconds later. One she reached them, she looked over at her brother with a disapproving frown on her muzzle. “Honestly Big Bro, what were you thinking? You know how the Captain is about ponies sneaking up on him like that. Did you really think that he wasn’t going to flip out the way he did?

“No, of course I knew!” Star Chaser replied, glaring at his little sister. “And I was trying to deliberately sneak up on him! I was just going to tell him that we were able to get the ponies he left us with to safety!”

“Uh-huh, and you didn’t think to maybe shout it out to him or call his name?” Raven Moon asked, raising an eyebrow. “That way he wouldn’t have looked like he was going to tear your throat open?”

Star Chaser opened his mouth to retort, only to close it just a second later as the words died in his throat. He kept glaring at Raven Moon for a moment, before he merely huffed and turned away, crossing his forearms.

“Your sister is right; you know Star Chaser. You really have a habit of sneaking up on ponies when its least expected, which is why so many react the way I just did.” Moon Blade said. “I know that you don’t really mean it, but you really need to do something about it. If you don’t, its gonna get up to the point where nopony that’s not on duty is going to constantly be on their guard for anypony that’s not you trying to come up to them from behind. So, take some time to work on that, alright?”

“Yes Captain…” Star Chaser sighed, shoulder sagging as he hung his head. “Again, I’m sorry that I scared you.”

“Your apology is accepted Star.” Moon Blade said with a slight nod, before turning to Raven Moon. “Any who, is there something that you two need to tell me? Speaking of which, why are you here?”

“Well, I had just so happened to run into my big brother when I was fighting those Tantabus creatures.” Raven replied, gesturing around them to the Royal Guards and Tantabuses fighting. “And no, it wasn’t a coincidence; I saw him getting his lion-tailed ass kicked out there because he looked like was having too much fun. So, I decided to go in there and give him a little reminder in what he should be focusing on.”

Moon Blade raised an eyebrow. “And by doing that, you mean you gave him a nice good-sized lump on his head?”

“Yes.” Raven Moon replied giggling slightly. “And, like always, it did its job of getting that dense head of his back in the game.”

“Only you would think it would.” Star Chaser snorted, rubbing the back of his head. “It also served to give me one hay of a headache for the next five minutes!”

“Yes well, I believe that it’s not any less than you deserve for letting your excitement and thirst for battle get the better of you…again.” Moon Blade murmured. “Keep this up and you’re going to have a multitude of headaches in the future.”
Star Chaser merely snorted. “Assholes…” He muttered under his breath.

“Well, anyway…” Raven Moon said. “…we came to tell you that most of the civlians are either safe in their homes or back in the Town Square. So, there isn’t much of them that we need to see are safe before we go back to the main objective.” She added, gesturing up to the scene right above them.

“I see; good work you two. I’m impressed by your diligence in this mission, even if we are in such a large town.” Moon Blade praised, smiling slightly at his subordinates. It fell as soon as it came and was replaced with a serious frown. “Still though, I’d rather not take any chances in letting those few ponies that are still out and about on the trees run into one of those things when they least expect it. So, would you two-”

“As if we weren’t going to Captain!” Star Chaser interrupted, grinning widely. “Just give us the word and we’ll send those ethereal creeps flying!”

Raven Moon shot her brother an annoyed look. “I think what our Captain was going to ask is we could help him in making sure every last pony in this town gets to safety. Regardless of how little of them there are left.”

“Oh, right.” Star Chaser muttered, faltering for a moment. “That too, sorry Captain.”

“It’s alright Star, just-” Moon Blade said, only to stop as both of his ears perked, his whole body, minus his wings, going still. “Hold on a moment…”

“What’s the matter Captain?” Raven Moon asked. “Is there something the matter?”

The ghost white stallion whipped his head behind him, his eyes narrowed as his magic detector picked up something not too far away from him. Closing his eyes, he used his magic to pinpoint that of the one he had locked on, and locate where it was coming from. Seconds later, he felt another magical source coming from in front of him, this one being much closer away than the first one. His red eyes slowly opened, his bat-like ears pinning back as his lips curled back, a slight grimace making its way to his handsome features.

“Raven, Star, I had just picked up the magic of a pony from behind me.” Moon Blade said firmly, making the younger flyer’s eyes widen. “I would seem that we have another pony that we need to save.”

“Whoa, seriously?” Star Chaser asked. “What the hay are they doing all the way out her all by themselves?”

“I don’t know, but they’re either incredibly fearless or incredibly reckless if they think they’ll be alright out here.” Raven Moon replied, sighing. “Well, let’s go see who it is this time.”

“Aren’t I supposed to be the one to order that?” Moon Blade asked dryly. “Still though my dear Rave, you do have a point there; come on Star Chaser.”

“Don’t need to tell me twice!” Star Chaser smirked as they all headed in the direction of the magic source.

The flapping of Blossomforth’s wings could barely be heard over the sound of explosions and magical attacks being fired all around her. Her watermelon blew behind her as she zoomed through the streets as fast as she could, intent on getting to the Town Square as soon as she could and get to Captain Shining Armor. With each turn she made through the corners and streets, she stopped in her tracks, keeping a sharp eye out for any Tantabuses that may be nearby, or any Royal Guards. So far, there was no sign of either around them, much to the pinkish grey mare’s relief and dismay, thus leading her to continue on her lone journey.

‘This is bad; this is really really bad! I’m not even halfway to the Town Square and I haven’t caught sight of anypony else out here! Sure, there aren’t any of those things out here, but that doesn’t mean I don’t want anypony to be out here somewhere!’ Blossomforth thought as she continued to fly through town. ‘I’m powerful, yes, and I can fight but I can’t do it all of those creatures by myself! They’re loads more powerful than I am, and I need more than myself to save myself from being obliterated by them! Oh, if only I can find at least one pony who can help protect me, that’d be more than enough for me!’

It had been over twenty minutes since Blossomforth, Could Kicker, Dinky, and Amethyst had fought the white Tantabus and split after said fight had ended. During that time the Pegasus mare had been going left and right in search of the Town Square, desperate to get to Shining Armor and his Royal Guards. Throughout her flight, her mind was replaying to the battle, and what Amethyst had found out about the creatures, mainly on how to defeat them. The Royal Guards around town had been fighting with the Tantabuses for over two and a half hours now, and it didn’t look like either side was gaining the upper hoof. She knew that she had to get to Captain Shining Armor and tell him and the other guards what she had found out, or else the destroyed buildings and injured ponies wouldn’t be the only thing they all had to worry about.

Making a soft landing, Blossomforth quietly trotted through the streets, careful not to make a sound that’ll give her away until she was sure what and who was out there. Her beautiful blue eyes glowed, the magic behind them amplifying her vision as they scanned through the dark streets of the town, completely on the lookout for any danger. The mare’s ears were perked as she listened out for anything that happened to be anywhere near her, either waiting to attack her, or bring her to safety. So far, there still was nothing and nopony around her, thus leading the watermelon maned mare to continue onto her trek to the Town Square. As she did so, she began to look around her, at the devastation of the town left by the fight between the guards and the Tantabuses.

“My goodness, so many of the buildings and stands have been destroyed…and all of it in just one night.” Blossomforth murmured to herself. “So much has happened so quickly that it’s almost too much for me to take in. I really hope that something changes soon, or else things will only get even worse.” She paused, looking behind her in the direction of the library. ‘And not just for me either…’

As she began to go around a corner, she immediately picked up the magical presence of a Tantabus that was just behind the house she stopped next to. Every single muscle in her body froze as she went still, the fur on her neck standing upright as she began to sweat. Swallowing the fear that was creeping up within her, she very slowly looked from behind the house, and nearly squeaked when she saw a garnet colored Tantabus, stalking across the streets. The mare immediately pulled herself away and backed up against the wall, doing her best to control keep her breathing under control.

‘Oh dear…oh dear oh dear oh dear! There is another one of those pony monsters just around the corner from me! And here I thought that they were only in the air fighting the Royal Guards that came here!’ Blossomforth thought frantically. She shut her eyes as she took several breaths, all in an effort to keep her nerves under control. ‘Okay, okay, calm down Blossomforth…just calm down, everything’s going to be fine. You just have to get past that creature and make one last break to the Town Square, then you can tell Captain Shining Armor what you and Amethyst had found out, and they’ll finally be able to make those things go away for good! Piece of cake!’

As if to show Blossomforth just how futile that attempt was, a hiss made its way into her ears, and a gasp of fear came out of her throat. She slowly looked over to see the orange Tantabus standing in front of her, its glowing green eyes piercing into her own blue ones with what was an impossible amount of malice. Blossomforth only had enough time to open her mouth for a scream, before she felt the wind knocked out of her by a punch from the Tantabus. The next thig the pinkish grey mare knew, she was spinning and flying through the air, blood coming out of her mouth in a violent cough as she crashed through a house. Blossomforth moaned loudly as she struggled to get up, the wave of pain that course through making her fall back down.

“D…d-damn it! My stomach!” Blossomforth cried, one of her hooves reaching out to rub at her stomach. “I-I can’t even sit up…! How hard did he hit me?!”

The sound of a magic blast interrupted Blossomforth out of her thoughts, and she looked up to see a blast of green magic shooting towards her. Adrenaline coursed through Blossomforth and she flared her wings, shooting up into the air just as the magic blast went through the house. A hiss left Blossomforth as she clutched at her stomach again, but she ignored it as she glared at the Tantabus.

“Lightning Pegasus: Electric Explosion!” She shouted, shooting off another large wave of magic that clashed with a second magical blast form the orange Tantabus. The power struggle went on for a few moments, before they both exploded in midair, creating large dust cloud. A few seconds later, the Tantabus suddenly burst form the smoke, wings flared and its forelegs both stretched out in preparation for a fight.

“Bring it on!” Blossomforth shouted, lightning coating her body as she flew at the Tantabus. She shot her head to the side to avoid punch to the face, to which she delivered to the Tantabuses own face. The Pegasus then elbowed the creature in the back of the head, and went for a kick to the back, only for the Tantabus to lash its tail out and grab it. Blossomforth screamed as she was spun in the air and slammed into the ground, just before a magic blast struck her, sending her deeper into to the ground.

With a screech the Tantabus flew down towards the mare, fully intent on squishing her like a bug, but Blossomforth had other ideas. Inhaling sharply, she rolled herself out of the crater two seconds after the Tantabus slammed into the ground, causing to split in random directions. As the smoke covered the creature, Blossomforth immediately went on the offensive.

“Lightning Pegasus: Thunder Bullets!” She yelled, shooting her hooves out and shooting out multiple bolts of lightning into the smoke. The sound of explosions and screeching filled her ears, letting Blossomforth know that her target was being hit. Unfortunately, she wasn’t able to keep her attack up for long, for a few waves of orange magic burst out from the smoke.

“Oh cra-!” Blossomforth cried before she felt the wave of magic colliding into her and send her tumbling across the ground. Gritting her teeth, she shot to her hooves and squared up to the creature in front of her, only to find it right upon her in an instant. Blossomforth’s left cheek exploded with pain as she was once again sent flying away, but she fought through the pain and fire off another attack at the Tantabus.

“Lightning Pegasus: Whinny!” She yelled, shooting out a blast of magical lightning from her mouth. It hurled towards the Tantabus at lighting speed, and collided with the creature, volts of electricity bursting throughout its body. It some point, it struck at the metallic core centered where its chest would be, causing it to let out an ear-piercing screech before an explosion rang out.

Blossomforth stood where she was, waiting for the smoke to clear so she could determine the state of her enemy. When the smoke cleared, it revealed a darkened crater and there was no sign of the Tantabus anywhere. Alarm bells immediately went off in Blossomforth’s mind, and she looked around for the creature.

‘Oh no…where did it go?!’ She thought as her body tensed. ‘Behind me?! Above?!’

Suddenly, Blossomforth felt a searing pain burst through her left hind leg as something sharp sank into it. She snapped her head down to see the head of the Tantabus, its horn just inches form stabbing her stomach, and its teeth clamped on her leg. Before Blossomforth could try to do anything, a pillar of magic burst out from under them both.

Blossomforth screamed in agony as she was sent shooting into the air, the Tantabus’s waves of magic sending searing pain through her body. When it ended, the mare tried to look down to where the Tantabus was, only to feel and hear a crack from within her chest. She cried out as the creature slammed its hooves right into her chest, before grabbing her hindlegs and spinning around in the air, and throwing her to the ground. Blossomforth hit it with an echoing thud, and had no time to even absorb the pain before the Tantabus landed on top of her.

The watermelon maned mare did her best to get out of the Tantabuses hold, but had little success in getting away from the creature now hovering above her. All four of its hooves were pinned on top of her own, thus rendering her unable to really move, leaving her only able to watch as it ignited its horn. Her lip trembled with fear as the Tantabuses pointed its horn down at her, preparing to blast her head off.

‘Oh no, it’s going to kill me! He’s really going to kill me!’ Blossomforth thought frantically, tears beginning to form in her eyes. She struggled even harder only for the Tantabus to press her into the ground even harder. ‘I can’t move; I’m going to die! Somepony…anypony…please! Help me!’

Just as the Tantabus was about to fire at Blossomforth, a leonine roar burst out from within the streets, freezing the Tantabus dead in its tracks. It looked to the right, only to see an impossibly white bat winged stallion soaring towards it at breakneck speeds, misty purple swords grasped within both of his forehooves. It had no time to try to evade or dodge the incoming Thestral before it was kneed in the face with the force of an oncoming cart.

“STOP RIGHT THERE, YOU HETHEN!!!” Moon Blade bellowed, sending the Tantabus flying away from Blossomforth. With his blood red eyes blazing brightly, he swung his swords out, sending two powerful waves of misty magic at the creature, watching as they collided with his foe. The Lunar Guard Captain watched as the creature crashed into the house, the very same house that it had sent Blossomforth into as smoke enveloped it.

“W…what the…?” Blossomforth wheezed, staring in shock at the stallion before her. “Who…is that?”

“Madam, are you alright?!” Moon Blade asked, his swords vanishing as he rushed over to the downed mare. “Can you stand up?”

Blossomforth pursed her lips, before a few coughs left her throat. “I…I-I think so.” She said weakly, forcing her body to sit upright. She coughed out a glob of blood as she held her stomach, still feeling the pain from the punch within it. “O-ow…my stomach…”

“Don’t worry dear, everything is going to be alright now. I’m here, and I’ll keep you safe from that Tantabus.” Moon Blade said comfortingly, gingerly putting a hoof on the smaller flyer. “I promise, he’s not going to harm you anymore. Not while I’m here.”

“Don’t you mean, not while we’re here?”

Blossomforth’s ears perked at the new sensual voice, and for a moment, she thought that it was Cloud Kicker coming back for her. Turning her head, her eyes widened when she saw Raven Moon and Star chaser hovering in the air behind her and Moon Blade. They widened even further upon seeing the latter was a Thestral just like Moon Blade.

“Well Captain, looks like your little hunch was right.” Raven Moon murmured, staring down at Blossomforth. “There really was somepony here out and about…and from the looks of it, she was getting her cute little ass kicked.”

‘C-cute?!’ Blossomforth thought, her face flushing as her tail flicked. ‘Did she say that my butt was cute?’

“Hey! Just because she was getting her but kicked didn’t mean that she wasn’t reciprocating sis!” Star Chaser exclaimed, glaring at his younger sister. “I mean, look at this place! It clearly shows that they were both getting a fair amount of ass kicking!”

“True but…” Raven Moon said, holding her hoof out. “This mare here looks a lot beat up then the Tantabus. So, I don’t really think that it’s a fair fight as far as I’m standing.”

“Ahem, if you two are done bickering up there…” Moon Blade said firmly. “Could you help me with this young mare while I take care of the Tantabus that I just sent careening?”

“W-wait, you’re going to fight this thing?!” Blossomforth asked as Raven and Star came on either side of her. “A-all by yourself?!”

“I know it may seem crazy, but trust me, our Captain is a lot more powerful than he looks.” Star said, grinning toothily. “He’s faced opponents a lot more powerful in his day, so he won’t have any problem dealing with this starry pony.”

“Tantabus, Star Chaser, it’s called a Tantabus.” Raven Moon corrected casually, throwing one of Blossomforth’s forelegs over her shoulder. “But yes, I agree with you, Captain Moon Blade will be able to handle this creature with no problem.”

Blossomforth coughed again as she felt herself being hoisted onto her feet. “Are…are you sure that your Captain will be okay?”

“I think you should be wondering if this Tantabus will be okay with me here dear.” Moon Blade replied. “I will admit, he’s powerful in his own way, but today, he may meet his match.”

Right as he said this, a ruby red aura surrounded the handsome ghostly white stallion, making Blossomforth freeze in place, along with the other guards. It wasn’t the fact that there was an aura itself appearing on Moon Blade. It was amount of power the pinkish gray mare felt from the aura of Adrenaline Moon Blade was emitting.

‘Sweet Mother Natura almighty…this stallion’s power. It’s absolutely…it’s insane!’ She thought, a bead of sweat rolling down the side of her face. ‘And he’s only in his Adrenaline Mode…just how much power is he emitting?!’

“Yeah, you feel that hot stuff?” Star Chaser asked, gently nudging the mare. “What you’re seeing is out Captain about to throw down, and showing that big Tantabus over there how much he means it.”

“As much as I’d like to see our Captain fight Star…” Raven chimed in softly. “We need to get this mare back to where ever she came from before she gets caught up in this.” The light grey mare looked over at Blossomforth. “Speaking of which…what’s your name baby?”

“B-Blossomforth…” She replied weakly. “…m-my name is Blossomforth Kindheart Rosario.”

“Kindheart Rosario…” Star murmured, his lips pursing. “I see…looks like Canterlot isn’t the only place where Captain Violet Fire’s family is confining in.”

“What?” Blossomforth asked, her eyes widening slightly.

“Nothing, don’t worry about it.” Raven Moon replied. “Come on, let’s get you out of here!”

Before Blossomforth could protest, she felt herself being carried off away from Moon Blade and towards the direction of the Town Square. Moon Blade watched them all go, not taking his eyes off of them until they were out of sight, before turning back to the Tantabus. The stallion didn’t even blink as the monster’s hoof connected with his face, which should’ve sent him flying and skidding across the ground. Instead, all it accomplished was leaving dirt trails in the ground by his hooves, before he came to a stop.

“My my, that was quite a punch you gave me there.” Moon Blade asked, gingerly grabbing the Tantabuses foreleg. “However, that didn’t quite really hurt as much as it should’ve. Here, let me give you a little example.”

Before the Tantabus could stop him, Moon Blade’s right hoof slammed into the center of its face, sending it zooming away from him. He spread his wings and took to the air, watching as the creature burst through, not one, not two, not severalhouses in the process, before finally coming to a stop. Moon Blade flew over to where he had sent the Tantabus, and watched as it burst out form the smoke and flew up at her.

“Oh, I’m sorry, did I make you upset?” Moon Blade asked gently, as if he was talking to a foal he had unfairly upset. “Here, let me make you feel better!”

Shooting his right hoof out, a large ethereal purple sword with a handle as red as his feline eyes appeared in it, looking to be over five feet long. With a strong flap of his wings, he descended down towards the Tantabus, clashing his sword with his opponents horn and making sparks fly throughout the air. The Tantabus shot its wings out in an attempt to slice Moon Blade’s throat, only for the ghostly white stallion to counter them with his own bat wings. This clash of wings went on for a few moments, before Moon Blade flew up and swung his sword down, sending a wave of ethereal purple magic down at the Tantabus. It struck the orange pony-like creature right in its chest, and sending it diving down towards the earth, a large crater left in its wake as it collided with the ground.

“There, that should’ve bounced out your anger there.” Moon Blade murmured, blowing his long silky mane out of his face. “Did that make you feel better?”

All of a sudden, a flock of bright green magic blasts burst out form the smoke and head towards the Lunar Guard Thestral Captain. Moon merely lifted his sword up and blocked and sliced the magic blasts hurled at him, letting them explode behind him.

“I’ll take that as a no.” He murmured dryly, his fangs gleaming as he grinned.

This time, it was the stallion’s turn to hurl down towards the Tantabus before it had a chance to really try to strike again, and they once again met in the air. They blocked and countered each other’s strikes as they clashed swords and horns with one another. Sending magical waves of them in the process, which exploded in midair and sent shockwaves through the streets. The Tantabus fired off another flock of magic blasts at Moon Blade as he soared towards it, but it was all a futile effort. Before it knew it, the Tantabus was feeling Moon Blades sword strike it right in the center of its chest, right where the metallic core was.

“You fought well my worthy foe, but I am afraid that your time is up.” Moon Blade said softly, whispering where the Tantabus’s left ear was. “…and very soon, your Queen’s will as well.”

With those words, Moon Blade swung his sword upward, slicing the Tantabus in half from the chest up in one swift swing. The Tantabus screeched as the core containing it magic and life force was shattered into little tiny particles. Moon Blade watched passively as the creature slowly dissolved into tiny dust like particles, which rose into the air before vanishing in the night.

“Well now…I believe that takes care of that.” The ghostly white stallion said, his sword vanished in a flash of purple mist. “Now I just need to go and check up on Raven Moon and Star Chaser and see if they got that poor mare to safety.” He spread his wings again and took off towards the Town Square. ‘And after that, see where that other power source was coming from…’

Author's Notes:

Alright, for this chapter, I wanted to try to add Moon Blade some of his guards into the picture, since the only time that I did that was in chapter thirteen. I did it somewhat with Shining Armor when he and his own guards came to Ponyville and met Midnight and the others in the Town Square. So I was trying to think of a way that I could reintroduce him again in this story, since I was really failing at that from where I was standing, and only gave him a few or so scenes in the first version of this story. Just a heads up, I was having bit of trouble what to title this chapter so I could explain just what I was trying to do here, and in the end I was able to go with the one that I was trying to make this chapter as. For the next chapter, I don't know if I'm going to keep going a bit longer on what's going on in Ponyville, or head back to the girls, but from where things are now, I think I might go with the latter. I'm gonna have to think on it before I make my decision as to what the right th next chapter on.

Well, that's all for right now; this time I'm just gonna leave you all to guess on what the next chapter will be focused on. One thing I will say, is that it is gonna be quite the rollercoaster!